The Pro-Eagler

*For this section in my Bioneers class we wanted to re-create something and make it better. That something could mean anything from improved house roofs to better car engines, and from new fishing nets to better scuba diving equipment. When we were brain storming on better designs and newer re-creations using Animal Adaptations as our examples. An Animal Adaptation is a form or structure modified to fit in a changed environment. For example, my Animal Adaptation is a bald eagles wingspan. I wanted to change something netter for everybody, and that is new airplane propellers. Below will be showing a collage of an "eagle" and sketches of the new airplane propeller I redesigned. 

                  DS, (November 22, 2013). Wreck It Money Eagle

               DS, (November 22, 2013). The Pro-Eagler 

The two images above are my creations of an eagle, and the new design of a propeller that I took from an eagle. When creating the collage I kept in mind a design and an actual look of an eagle. On the sketches below the collage, I drew out the comparison of an eagles wingspan, and a propellers length. I drew out how thin an actual eagles wings are, and I drew how thin I wanted my propellers. Then I sketched out how it would work without being fueld by an engine but by a motor. I also drew the propeller in a way that it's so long that when the motor stops the propeller adjusts it's self as if it were wings (straight) and it lets the airplane glide to the ground safely as if it were an eagle. 

Swadeshi In Bronzeville

*In my Global Peace class for this section we learned about his term called Swadeshi. Swadeshi means ones self location. Ones self location is literally where somebody is, whether it's indoors or outdoors. So we are writing letters to our local community centers, our aldermans, and our somebody in our specific community that has control of it. I live in the Bronzeville community, so I dedicated my letter to the Alderman who runs the community and makes sure everything is copacetic. The 3rd Ward Alderman, Pat Dowell. 

Pat Dowell 3rd Ward Alderman
5046 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60609

       Dear, 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell

     My name is Darrion Sutton, and I live in the Bronzeville Community. I am currently attending GCE (Global Citizenship Experience) High School north of Downtown Chicago. I am currently learning this term called Swadeshi. Meaning "One's self location." I have sent you this letter becasue there is a problem in my community that I see through my eyes. There are High School, and College dropouts. There are gangs, and unemployment and even kids that aren't even attending school. I see more and more of these problems growing every day in my neighborhood. My concern about this overall is the Violence in my neighborhood, becasue there are many children where I live at also. I have a little brother and he's 13 years old. He attends Mollison Grammar School and even he has experienced violence around our home and his school.

             This problem affects this local economy harshly, because with businesses being around gang territories, it's hard for people to go shopping for clothes, groceries, many other things without "others" harassing them. This problem also affects the local economy because even  though there are Safe Passages around the neighborhood bad things can still happen. For example, a police officer may sit on the corner of 47th and King, but he/she cannot see all the way down the block (47th - 43rd) where worse things could be happening.

I have a solution to most of the violence that I've been seeing lately. Even though there are many centers where kids can go if they're out of school or if they're not even attending school, I think there should be a center that has activities and clubs that kids actually wants to do. Such as poetry clubs, music and engineering, basketball, cooking clubs, and stuff that kids like to do. Most of the centers has little to none of these activities, and if they do the centers aren’t usually serious about the clubs that are going on anyways. 

  If this plan goes can go over well I think there will be less youth on the streets and more of them doing things that shows their true talents. Thank you for at least reading this letter and taking in the information that somebody wants to change. 

Darrion Sutton

Global Citizenship Experience High School

The Yellow Weed You Always Step On

Friday, November 8, 2013

Bioneers AP1: Learning About-From-To A Plant

The Yellow Weed You Always Step On

*My Bioneers class had came up with the idea of expressing the knowledge of certain plants that we chose. Even though nobody knows what species is fully evolved yet, we chose certain plants in nature and brought out their uniqueness about it. I am proud of my plant the Taraxacum (Dandelion Weed), because it's one of the most unique overlooked plants on earth. We see it in our gardens, and in grassy fields. We yank them out of the ground from their roots, not knowing how much they mean to some people on earth. What I learned was that it's important to some people on earth, like in Belgium. I learned that Belgium grows Dandelions as a crop in their country for a living. Dandelions in their country are used in recipes such as, soups, salads, and even spices. 

     Sean Mcmenemy, June 2013. Dandelion Plant

The organism I am studying about is the Taraxacum, and or Dandelion Weed. The dandelion is unique for many different reasons and I will elaborate on it. The origin of the place, the way it provides nutrients for humans, and the special abilities it has within it. The Taraxacum could teach human to be the underdog in the environment we live in. The Dandelion is stepped on and looked over but in reality the Dandelion is the underdog. For example, now-a-days there are people in society that are over looked as "the thing that is not wanted." So one of the ways humans can apply a dandelion's skill to their everyday life is to bring out the "nutritious" side of us. Meaning to apply one of our many talents that can help others and benefit us in certain areas and region. (Like a dandelion being used in other places on earth.) 

The Dandelion is native in Eurasia, & North and South America around the year 1363. The name Dandelion comes from the French term "Lions Tooth". The English interpretation of the Dandelion is a weedy composite plant, Taraxacum officinale, having edible, deeply toothed or notched leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and rounded clusters of white, hairy seeds. In Belgium Dandelions are grown as an edible crop to humans and other species. There are multiple dishes from soups, to salads and all are very nutritious for you also. Inside the Dandelion plant there is a liquid called White Blood. The white blood can be consumed to detect the pregnancy of other plant seed. 

In conclusion Dandelions are the most overlooked plant and or weed that many people need but do not realize. Dandelions are very helpful all across the world we just have to think about it. This is my Like A Tree Project.

  Darrion Sutton, (November 2013). Taraxacum 

Sources:

-Mifflin  (Houghton ) 'N.p' [Online] Available from http://free dictionary.com [2013]

-Sean    (Mcmenenemy) 'N.p' [Online] Available from http://dandelion plant.com [2013]

-Wikipedia [Online] 'Taraxacum, Dandelion Weed' [2013] 

Who Am I Poem

*In this first chapter of Global Peace, I have written a poem about my Freedom and out look on it. I spoke about how I'm looked at in this society, and what I'm trying to do in this society. Within this poem you will see that I talk about past history and what I think about it. I wrote a poem because in my Global Peace class because we were chosen to make a Freedom song and or some sort of musical composition. Poetry is in the category so I chose what I'm good at. Also Global Peace is about literal peace I'm the world. We are researching on Peace in this nation and world, and seeing how we can improve on things envolving everybody (Sarvodaya). Enjoy

D.S. 

Global Peace
November 7, 2012

Who Am I

A young black man smacking society back in place with the back of my black hand, understanding that Sarvodaya begins with one man. Indian, Mexican, Buddhist & Christian our understanding and beliefs are all so very distant, and also I want to elaborate that freedom was for everybody even back in the day. Even back in those days when we had MLK, Malcolm X but the Government put a hex on their bodies so it's hard to embody somebody whose been bodied (killed). 

I'm inspired by the by the foulness of our youth today, They used to use the N Word, now it's used today, it's Not useful or fruitful we're all delusional in a torn apart society so now we think it's just the usual. 

Thank you for your time...

                        (John Beldose, August 20, 1959) Segregation Photo