Thursday, December 16, 2010
Victim Impact Statement
Friday, December 17th
By: Aaron Vukelic
Victim Impact Statement
Your honour, my daughter Dawn-Marie Wesley was victimized by 3 girls who had been her friends. In the past few years, she was bullied in school, outside of school, and even in her own home. The 3 girls sent threatening messages over the phone, and even threatened her at school. One of the threats the girls had said to my daughter Dawn was, “your f---ing dead!” The 3 girl’s continued calling Dawn name’s and threatening her up to the point until she felt that there was only one way out for her. This was to kill herself in her room by hanging herself with a dog leash. She thought if she were to ask for help it would only cause more problems for her and it would only get worse day by day.
My daughter Dawn-Marie was bullied to the point where she committed suicide. When my daughter Dawn-Marie came home, she looked very sullen and quiet. She seemed quite upset and I asked her if she wanted to talk about it. Dawn replied “no” and she went upstairs to her room quietly. Later I sent my son upstairs to go get Dawn down for dinner, moments later I heard a loud scream coming from upstairs. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could to see what my son was screaming about. I found him crying and pointing to Dawn’s bedroom. I went inside not knowing what to expect and there I saw my daughter hanging in her closet by the dog’s leash. I was so traumatized that I ran downstairs and quickly phoned “911”. Dawn-Marie left a note before she had killed herself saying “if I try to ask for help, it will only get worse. They are always looking for a new person to beat up and they are the toughest girls. If I ratted, they would get suspended and there would be no stopping them. I love you all so much”. Those were my Daughter Dawn-Marie’s last word’s before she decided to hang herself. The death of my daughter will never be forgotten by the family and friends of the Wesley’s. It had affected me, my husband and son greatly with depression and longing, because we have lost a very much loved one that could have easily been saved if we had only known of her problems that she was facing every day. Dawn Marie was a well loved member of our community who everyone cared about.
In my opinion the girl’s involved in this horrible event should be separated from their classmates and friends so that this will never happen again. I think they should all have to go to classes about bullying and behaviour modification focused on bullying of other’s so that they will be able to act appropriately and never cause other’s to have suicidal thoughts. These girls need to be made to realize that there action’s can cause real harm and anguish to those they are targeting as their victim’s when they are bullying. I also think they should be banned from ways of communication such as texting, online websites like FaceBook, Twitter and MSN until they have passed their classes and proven they can act appropriately.
So in closing your honour... I feel that although these girls were responsible for the death of my only daughter, deep inside, I feel that these girls did not mean any harm. How were they to have known that my daughter would take her own life? I have talked to these girls and they are deeply sorry for their actions and bad choices and they are sad for the loss of my daughter. For this reason I have decided to forgive them for their actions. I feel that it is best to forgive them so that they may learn from their mistakes and go on with their lives and be better individuals in this world. We need to get on with our lives as well and may Dawn rest in peace.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Summary on Bullying
Dead Girl’s Mother Hugs Bully B.C. Teenager
Ian Bailey
We need to learn to stop bullying.
17 year old girl bullied a 14 year old girl to her death whose name was Dawn-Marie. The 17 year old girl is at a sentencing circle 75km north of Vancouver. The 17 year old girl’s punishment is 18month’s of probation and a six month ban from her cell phone, the judge had also ordered a 750 word essay on bullying, also the judge ordered her to attend counselling and to perform 20 hours of community service. She did not get sent to jail because they felt she would not learn her lesson there. The crown noted that the offender was being held accountable for her words not the suicide. Her little brother had found Dawn-Marie in her closet hung by a dog leash. They had gone to a sentencing circle to discuss the bullies’ punishment because Dawn-Marie’s father is Native
Bullying hurts more than people’s feelings or body
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Amazing Floating Egg Lab
The Amazing Floating Egg Lab
By: Aaron VukelicIngredients | Observation of egg in water before adding ingredients | # of teaspoons added | Observations when ingredient added | Observation when water carefully added |
Salt | It Sinks. | 3 | It starts to rise. | It Lowered in altitude. |
Epsom Salt | It Sinks. | 4 | It starts to rise. | It Lowered in altitude. |
Sugar | It Sinks. | 8 | It starts to rise. | It Lowered in altitude. |
Baking Soda | It Sinks. | 3 | It starts to rise. | It Lowered in altitude. |
Diagram
Conclusion
· What did you notice while using each ingredient?
· Why do you think this occurred (use scientific language)?
· Did everything go well during the lab? If no, what would you change next time?
1. I noticed that even though all of the ingredients were different it still increased the density of the water until the water was more dense then the egg causing it to float.
2. I think this occurred because the ingredients increased the density until the water became more dense then the egg causing it to float.
3. No everything did not go well in the lab because a past student from Fairhaven school came to help and talk to Mr.Catton and he broke an egg and it splattered everywhere.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Buoyant Force and Submarines Slide at OneTrueMedia.com
Buoyant Force and Submarines Slide at OneTrueMedia.com
Progress Reports Reflections
- What do you think of your progress report? What are you happy with? Why are you not happy with?
- What can you do during term 2 in order to improve your progress report?
2. I can behave better so i do not need to be sent out of the room or be talked to or get bad comments from the teachers on my progress report. Hopefully my grades will not lower next report card on go higher so i can get into Tommy Douglas Collegiate without any troubles.
By: Aaron Vukelic
Friday, November 19, 2010
When I form an impression...
1. When you form impressions or opinions about people you people you first meet, what kinds of things do you consider: their looks, clothing, where they are, what they are doing, etc.?
When I meet someone for the first time many things go through my head. The first thing i notice when i meet someone for the first time is how they look. I notice first of all what they wear and what there features are. I notice what there face looks like how well they are in sports and if they are friendly. I notice if they have a good sense of humour and how they act, if they are nice and humorous I enjoy being around them and hanging with them. If they have a poor sense of humour and are mean and rude I will try to avoid them. I notice if they are annoying or just act idiotic i do avoid going near them. That is how i judge the people i meet.
2.How would you answer the question Who are you?.
If i were to describe myself to someone I would tell them I am tall and big I white with brown eyes and brown hair I am Partially deaf and I wear glasses because i and far sighted so i can’t see far away objects as well. I enjoy playing sports such as Volleyball, Football, Kickball, Badminton, Dodge ball.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Holocaust-Expository Writing
By: Aaron Vukelic
Holocaust-Expository Writing
Directions:
Imagine Erica, Peter or Daniel's mother are still alive. Pick one of the three characters and ask yourself, "What questions would you like to ask the character?” Explain why your questions are important to you. Tell the character what you've learned and how you feel after hearing their story. If you can relate her experiences to any conditions facing your generation, explain those connections. Describe for the character what you will do to teach future generations the lessons you've learned from studying the Holocaust.
The person I chose to do is Daniel’s mother. The first question I would like to ask is how does it feel to lose a loved one to the likes of Hitler? Another question I would like to ask Daniel’s mother is how do you feel about the German race today? One more question I would like to ask is how did it feel to watch all those people die? My last question is what were you thinking when you were split apart from Daniel and Daniel’s father? These questions are important to me because I have wanted someone to answer these questions since I have read “Daniel’s Story”. I feel these are the most important questions to know the answers to. I have learned about one of the darkest times in history known as the Holocaust. I have learned how Adolf Hitler took over many countries and how he discriminated the Jewish population from the German race forcing them into ghetto’s, death camps, and work camps with no one to rescue them until the day had come that the Russian’s had gotten enough information to form an attack on the Germans to free what was left of the Jewish population. I have learned how Jewish people were killed and tortured and how cruel the guards were. I have learned that the guards were not mean people but were normal people who only did it because they needed to provide food for their families. I learned what the swastika meant and I had learned why the Holocaust had started and how it ended. I feel that I am quite happy and sad because Daniel and his father and Rosa had escaped but his loved ones and friends did not. I will teach the younger generation by telling them stories, showing them pictures and videos and reading them novel’s about the Holocaust. I will show them what happened in the camps and even outside the camps. That is how I will teach the future generations.
Holocaust-Expository Writing
Directions:
Imagine Erica, Peter or Daniel's mother are still alive. Pick one of the three characters and ask yourself, "What questions would you like to ask the character?” Explain why your questions are important to you. Tell the character what you've learned and how you feel after hearing their story. If you can relate her experiences to any conditions facing your generation, explain those connections. Describe for the character what you will do to teach future generations the lessons you've learned from studying the Holocaust.
The person I chose to do is Daniel’s mother. The first question I would like to ask is how does it feel to lose a loved one to the likes of Hitler? Another question I would like to ask Daniel’s mother is how do you feel about the German race today? One more question I would like to ask is how did it feel to watch all those people die? My last question is what were you thinking when you were split apart from Daniel and Daniel’s father? These questions are important to me because I have wanted someone to answer these questions since I have read “Daniel’s Story”. I feel these are the most important questions to know the answers to. I have learned about one of the darkest times in history known as the Holocaust. I have learned how Adolf Hitler took over many countries and how he discriminated the Jewish population from the German race forcing them into ghetto’s, death camps, and work camps with no one to rescue them until the day had come that the Russian’s had gotten enough information to form an attack on the Germans to free what was left of the Jewish population. I have learned how Jewish people were killed and tortured and how cruel the guards were. I have learned that the guards were not mean people but were normal people who only did it because they needed to provide food for their families. I learned what the swastika meant and I had learned why the Holocaust had started and how it ended. I feel that I am quite happy and sad because Daniel and his father and Rosa had escaped but his loved ones and friends did not. I will teach the younger generation by telling them stories, showing them pictures and videos and reading them novel’s about the Holocaust. I will show them what happened in the camps and even outside the camps. That is how I will teach the future generations.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Leopard Seal Ending
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
By Aaron Vukelic
Leopard Seal Story Ending
..... was a leopard seal tooth sticking out of my leg! It was big and sharp. I started pulling it out slowly but it was very painful! Once the tooth was out, we examined my leg, it was horribly mangled and bleeding. Tim said “we need to wrap his leg tight with something to stop the bleeding.” We went through our bags, grabbed clothing and started ripping them into strips and tied off Carl’s leg as tight as we could and the bleeding stopped. This would help for now but we needed to get Carl back to the hut as soon as we could. I (me) couldn't walk so Steve and Tim had a brilliant idea to cut and rip their backpacks apart to make a makeshift support to drag me back to our science hut.
Tim and Steve started walking while dragging me. We have been walking for an hour and suddenly we see a leopard seal. We were scared! It’s like we couldn’t move, we were so afraid of another attack but we knew we had to try to get away. We tried to hurry past the leopard seal when suddenly we hear a loud CRACK! We looked at each other, and then suddenly Tim falls into the icy Atlantic waters! Tim screams and yells! “Help! Help! Get me out of here!” Steve pushes me out of the way, gets down on his stomach and slowly starts moving towards Tim who is frantically fighting to keep his head above the freezing waters. Steve yells “calm down Tim, you’ve got to stay calm.” “I’m coming to help you.” He eases his way to Tim as slowly and carefully as he can. Steve grabs Tim’s hand and slowly pulls him out of the water and immediately tries to think of how to get him warm.
Steve grabs their sleeping bags and begins bundling Tim up with them. They need to find shelter and get a fire going to get Tim dry and warm. Tim was shivering and shaking but he still tried to walk and even help to pull Carl. Steve was feeling very overwhelmed and worried for the lives of his two friends. Suddenly, Tim dropped to his knees. He couldn't go any further. He just sat there shivering. His face was pale and his lips were blue. We knew that Tim likely had hypothermia. Tim said “you need to go on and get Carl (me) to the hut before he dies of blood loss.” We covered Tim up and told him that we would send help as soon as we got back. Carl said “be strong and hold on Tim, we’ll be back before you know it.” Deep down inside we both knew that he probably wouldn’t be alive when we got back to him. Steve struggled pulling Carl (me) by himself and all he could think about was that he may lose a valuable partner, friend and co-worker. We didn’t want to leave Tim behind but there was nothing else we could do for him.
Steve and I continued on and after a few miles had passed, we spotted a man with a dog sled team in the distance. We started yelling, screaming and waving our arms frantically trying to get his attention. He finally noticed us and we were so relieved to feel that there was someone coming to help us. We told him what’s happened to us so far, he realized this was a very serious situation. He told us his name was Peter Rook and that he was a wild life biologist. He agreed to help us so we moved Carl (me) onto Peter’s dog sled and made the journey back to camp. Peter said that it was more than likely that hypothermia had set in and taken Tim’s life by now and that we needed to get help for Carl (me) before he bled to death.
It was getting dark and Peter said” we need to set up camp for the night there was a storm blowing in.” We needed to seek shelter. I said “where do we find shelter in the middle of nowhere?” Peter said” I know where a cave is not too far away,” and he took us there. It seemed like we were there in no time at all. We went over to the cave and went inside. Peter immediately began to make a fire from moss and kindling. In a very short time, we could hear the winds blowing and we knew the storm was coming. We blocked the opening and soon the fire was roaring and we felt warm and comfortable for the first time that day. Peter pulled some canned goods such as beans and soups from his bag and cooked them on the fire. We were feeling so warm and comfortable, we began to talk more about our journey when Peter had noticed that the bandaging of Carl’s leg was not very good. He asked if he could see it. Peter could see that the big gaping wound was still oozing a lot of blood. He had an idea to use the metal rod from his tent, heat it red hot in the fire and burn all of the blood vessel endings of the wound to stop the bleeding. I (Carl) was feeling quite weak at this time because of all the blood loss already and knew that it could help me to live so I agreed to it. I don’t think I (Carl) had ever experienced so much pain in my life but it worked. When Peter was done, he wrapped it very well, confident that the bleeding had stopped. Now that they knew I (Carl) was going to make it through the night, they lay down, exhausted and fell asleep.
Morning came and as we cleared the opening to the cave, we saw that the storm had passed and the sun was shining. We packed up our things into Peters sled and went on our way. As we headed towards camp, we noticed the beautiful sunrise and it was the most amazing thing we had ever seen. Steve and I were very happy to be getting home after our experience but we couldn’t help but think about Tim and wonder if he had survived the storm. We were sledding for about an hour when I heard Steve yell “There it is! We’re back! “We were so happy we could have cried. When we arrived, there were so many people that came running to greet us. They had been worried that we all had died in the storm. As soon as Peter dropped us off, he headed out to find Tim. Steve rushed to the radio to call an emergency helicopter for Carl (me).
Fortunately, I was okay, thanks to Peter stopping the bleeding when he did. I will never forget my encounter with the leopard seal. I will always have my souvenir of the leopard seal tooth and the scars from it in my leg. Unfortunately, when Peter found Tim, he has already passed on. He will always be remembered for his courage and strength on this journey.
The End
By Aaron Vukelic
Leopard Seal Story Ending
..... was a leopard seal tooth sticking out of my leg! It was big and sharp. I started pulling it out slowly but it was very painful! Once the tooth was out, we examined my leg, it was horribly mangled and bleeding. Tim said “we need to wrap his leg tight with something to stop the bleeding.” We went through our bags, grabbed clothing and started ripping them into strips and tied off Carl’s leg as tight as we could and the bleeding stopped. This would help for now but we needed to get Carl back to the hut as soon as we could. I (me) couldn't walk so Steve and Tim had a brilliant idea to cut and rip their backpacks apart to make a makeshift support to drag me back to our science hut.
Tim and Steve started walking while dragging me. We have been walking for an hour and suddenly we see a leopard seal. We were scared! It’s like we couldn’t move, we were so afraid of another attack but we knew we had to try to get away. We tried to hurry past the leopard seal when suddenly we hear a loud CRACK! We looked at each other, and then suddenly Tim falls into the icy Atlantic waters! Tim screams and yells! “Help! Help! Get me out of here!” Steve pushes me out of the way, gets down on his stomach and slowly starts moving towards Tim who is frantically fighting to keep his head above the freezing waters. Steve yells “calm down Tim, you’ve got to stay calm.” “I’m coming to help you.” He eases his way to Tim as slowly and carefully as he can. Steve grabs Tim’s hand and slowly pulls him out of the water and immediately tries to think of how to get him warm.
Steve grabs their sleeping bags and begins bundling Tim up with them. They need to find shelter and get a fire going to get Tim dry and warm. Tim was shivering and shaking but he still tried to walk and even help to pull Carl. Steve was feeling very overwhelmed and worried for the lives of his two friends. Suddenly, Tim dropped to his knees. He couldn't go any further. He just sat there shivering. His face was pale and his lips were blue. We knew that Tim likely had hypothermia. Tim said “you need to go on and get Carl (me) to the hut before he dies of blood loss.” We covered Tim up and told him that we would send help as soon as we got back. Carl said “be strong and hold on Tim, we’ll be back before you know it.” Deep down inside we both knew that he probably wouldn’t be alive when we got back to him. Steve struggled pulling Carl (me) by himself and all he could think about was that he may lose a valuable partner, friend and co-worker. We didn’t want to leave Tim behind but there was nothing else we could do for him.
Steve and I continued on and after a few miles had passed, we spotted a man with a dog sled team in the distance. We started yelling, screaming and waving our arms frantically trying to get his attention. He finally noticed us and we were so relieved to feel that there was someone coming to help us. We told him what’s happened to us so far, he realized this was a very serious situation. He told us his name was Peter Rook and that he was a wild life biologist. He agreed to help us so we moved Carl (me) onto Peter’s dog sled and made the journey back to camp. Peter said that it was more than likely that hypothermia had set in and taken Tim’s life by now and that we needed to get help for Carl (me) before he bled to death.
It was getting dark and Peter said” we need to set up camp for the night there was a storm blowing in.” We needed to seek shelter. I said “where do we find shelter in the middle of nowhere?” Peter said” I know where a cave is not too far away,” and he took us there. It seemed like we were there in no time at all. We went over to the cave and went inside. Peter immediately began to make a fire from moss and kindling. In a very short time, we could hear the winds blowing and we knew the storm was coming. We blocked the opening and soon the fire was roaring and we felt warm and comfortable for the first time that day. Peter pulled some canned goods such as beans and soups from his bag and cooked them on the fire. We were feeling so warm and comfortable, we began to talk more about our journey when Peter had noticed that the bandaging of Carl’s leg was not very good. He asked if he could see it. Peter could see that the big gaping wound was still oozing a lot of blood. He had an idea to use the metal rod from his tent, heat it red hot in the fire and burn all of the blood vessel endings of the wound to stop the bleeding. I (Carl) was feeling quite weak at this time because of all the blood loss already and knew that it could help me to live so I agreed to it. I don’t think I (Carl) had ever experienced so much pain in my life but it worked. When Peter was done, he wrapped it very well, confident that the bleeding had stopped. Now that they knew I (Carl) was going to make it through the night, they lay down, exhausted and fell asleep.
Morning came and as we cleared the opening to the cave, we saw that the storm had passed and the sun was shining. We packed up our things into Peters sled and went on our way. As we headed towards camp, we noticed the beautiful sunrise and it was the most amazing thing we had ever seen. Steve and I were very happy to be getting home after our experience but we couldn’t help but think about Tim and wonder if he had survived the storm. We were sledding for about an hour when I heard Steve yell “There it is! We’re back! “We were so happy we could have cried. When we arrived, there were so many people that came running to greet us. They had been worried that we all had died in the storm. As soon as Peter dropped us off, he headed out to find Tim. Steve rushed to the radio to call an emergency helicopter for Carl (me).
Fortunately, I was okay, thanks to Peter stopping the bleeding when he did. I will never forget my encounter with the leopard seal. I will always have my souvenir of the leopard seal tooth and the scars from it in my leg. Unfortunately, when Peter found Tim, he has already passed on. He will always be remembered for his courage and strength on this journey.
The End
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Daniel's story -HOPE-
In chapter 5, Daniel's father said that the radio was really important to the family. He said that it gave them hope and...
"Hope was more important than bread."
What did he mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I think Daniel's father meant that the radio was their hope and their hope was escaping from the work camp. Escaping is much more important than bread (food) because they would have a better chance of survival without food then staying at the work camps. I agree with this statement because if they do not escape the work camps they will have a small chance of survival. They would die by disease, cold, starvation,and they would most likely die sooner than later. The gaurds would most likely kill them if they started to look to unhealthy or sick.
By: me Aaron ^.^
"Hope was more important than bread."
What did he mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I think Daniel's father meant that the radio was their hope and their hope was escaping from the work camp. Escaping is much more important than bread (food) because they would have a better chance of survival without food then staying at the work camps. I agree with this statement because if they do not escape the work camps they will have a small chance of survival. They would die by disease, cold, starvation,and they would most likely die sooner than later. The gaurds would most likely kill them if they started to look to unhealthy or sick.
By: me Aaron ^.^
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
VIDEO GAMES !
Video games can be bad and good depends how you look at it. Video games can be good because they entertain you and keep your kids less annoying.Video games let you make new friends and interact with the same friends you already know possibly class mates online. they give you something to do on a rainy day and they give you something to do when your friends are away.Video games can be bad though because they can keep you away from making new friends in the un video game world.Video games can also be bad cause eventually they can damage your eye sight especially if you don't like carrots. Video games can take up too much electricity and money. video games these days can effect the way younger children think especaily the voilent games.
By: Aaron .V
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By: Aaron .V
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Holocaust Disease-LICE
I liked doing this project because i learned more about different kinds of lice and how to get rid of them.
Next time i would probably change the background color to something more appropriate for insects and parasites.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Importance Of Literacy
Literacy should be important to everybody. Literacy can be used for so many things like reading, studying, learning, and discovering new ideas. Without literacy you wouldn't be able to find places on maps, read signs, follow directions or something as simple as reading a newspaper about current events. Without literacy we wouldn’t be able to read books without asking somebody "what does this word mean?" or consulting a dictionary. Literacy is probably one of the most important things in our lives. We need literacy to get a good job, to teach our kids how to read and to help our kids with their homework. Without literacy the world would be horrible because nobody would know what most words meant. To me without literacy the world wouldn’t go around because I enjoy reading so much.
By: me Aaron ^.^
By: me Aaron ^.^
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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