Sonnet 116

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

slide 1: Welcome, Thursday May 6th , 2010
slide 2: Past Event: Relay for Life w/ Kiwanis
Slide 3: Up Coming Events
slide 4: St. Josephs Food Pantry: when, info
slide 5: Directions, map
slide 6: Shift, sign up, food for volunteers
slide 7: Road Clean Up: info
slide 8: Follow Bayshore Key Club:
Question, suggestions, and concerns?
Send us an E-mail at bayshorekeyclub@gmail.com
Get update on up coming events!
Add us on Facebook: Bayshore High School Key Club
slide 9: Officer Information
slide 10: Pleadge: “I pledge on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International, to build my home, school, and community, to serve my nation and God, and to combat all forces, which tend to undermine these institutions.”

Key Club Meeting Agenda
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
“I wondered why somebody didn't do something. Then I realized: I AM SOMEBODY.”
I.Welcome!

II.Old Business
1.Relay for Life w/ Kiwanis (Anna Maria Island, FL)
1.May 1st , 2010 @ Coquina Gulfside Park

III.New Business
1.Service Projects
1.St. Joseph's Food Pantry
1.May 8th, 2010; St. Joseph Catholic Church 3100 26th Street West Bradenton, FL 34205
2.Lend a hand at the St. Joesph's Food Pantry during the Post Office Food Drive and Food will be provided for volunteers :D
3.Sign up will be in shifts of 3!
1.10:30 am – 1:30 pm
2.1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
3.3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

2.Fundraiser
1.Kiss a Senior Goodbye!
2.Send a Senior a bag of Hershey kisses with a personalized note!

IV.Closing
1.Questions, Suggestions, Concerns?
1.Send us an E-mail at bayshorekeyclub@gmail.com
2.Add us on Facebook: Bayshore High School Key Club

2.Pleadge: “I pledge on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International, to build my home, school, and community, to serve my nation and God, and to combat all forces, which tend to undermine these institutions.”

Jennifer Luong
Block 4
April 4, 2010
Death of a Salesman: Willy Loman Analysis

Willy Loman a traveling salesman who has worked for the Wagner firm for thirty-four years. He is now sixty-one years old and has been cruelly taken off salary and put on commission. He has a wife, Linda, and two sons, Biff and Happy. Willy Loman is a open and hardworking man with a great desire to succeed. However, after thirty-five years working as a traveling salesman throughout New England, Willy Loman feels defeated by his lack of success and difficult family life. Although he has a supportive wife and two loyal sons. Willy instills his beliefs into his sons. His relationship with his oldest son, Biff, is strained by Biff's constant failures and his youngest son Happy isn't much better off and following down the same path as his father.
As a salesman, Willy Loman focuses on personal details and believes that it is personality and not education that will lead to success in the business world. His controversial philosophy of success lead to his life's many contradicts. He says “the key to success is being good looking”. He states how himself and Biff have that attribute and yet at one point he says that he is fat and ugly. Willy does not live in the present. The majority of the events he talks about are things that happened long ago. He lives in the past and that is why he contradicts himself. Willy does not pay attention to what is happening in the present. It seems as though Willy's misplaced priorities shortens his life. Willy is a victim of "The American Dream" . He is depressed and tries to kill himself throughout the play and succeeded in the end. An insecure, self-deluded man, Willy truly believes in the American Dream of quick success and wealth, but he never achieves his goal.

Key Club Survey

A survey on what YOU think Key Club Should do! 

Have meetings
A) Every week 
B) Every other week 
C) Once a month

Football Ticket-taking
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

Stadium Clean Up
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

Road Clean Up
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested 

Have a road clean up
A) Ounce a month
B) Every other month
C) Once a quarter 

Beach clean up
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

Have beach clean up
A) Ounce a month
B) Every other month
C) Ounce a quarter 

Walk for Life
A) Very interested
B) interested
C) not interested

March of Dimes
A) Very interested
B) interested
C) not interested

Relay for Life
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

AIDS Walk
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

Trick-or-treat for Unicef
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

BHS Easter Egg Hunt
A) Very interested
B) Interested
C) Not interested

What time would you prefer Clean Ups?
A) 7am-8am
B) 9am-10am
C) 11pm-12pm
D) Other:

What is your favorite charity/organization?




Fundraising ideas?



What was your favorite event of this year?



Please write EVENT suggestions and COMMMENTS below : )

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Jennifer Luong

Block 4

April 20, 2010

William Blake, 'London'

In William Blakes poem 'London' he writes a poem to display how he sees the city of London. In the lines “And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down palace walls (11,12)” William Blake tries to convey how the soldiers were unwilling to fight in the war. The Soldiers of London thought it was unfair they had to fight in a war while the upper class did not. William Blake symbolisis the place walls was the upper class citizens of London. The citizens in the city are suppressed and exploited by those in authority and power.

He describes London and society as corrupt, weak, dark and troubled. It is overly controlled and everyone is suffering from all the poor conditions. This poet is set in an unpleasent tone. The tone was very angry about the new restrictions of the city and the people of England don't stand up and rebel. William Blake wants the reader to think of London as a place of restriction and bans.

We must not not that the 18th century was the time when the industrial revolution happened, and industrial revolution led to the growth of capitalism which led to the huge rift between the rich and the poor and that could be a reason causing London to be like that at that time. Blake's disappointment with the changes he has seen in his London.
This poem is about industrialised London and how it had become. 'Charter'd street' is an example of this. Chartered means to be given over to use of business/rent. Even though the poem was wrote years ago it reminds me about how it is now. There are so many rules laws bans and boundaries.

William Blake reflects on the poverty faced by the lower class of modern, industrialized London, and he can find no hope of consolation or the future. The oppressed lower class is forced to live William Blake uses sounds, symbolism, and an ironic twist of words in the last line that expresses Blake's ultimate belief in the hopelessness of the situation. The first stanza begins with the poet describing himself walking through the "charter'd" streets of the city near the "charter'd" Thames-every aspect of the city has been separated and organized by class.

Jennifer Luong

Block 4

April 20, 2010

Marge Piercy, 'Barbie Doll'

Marge Piercy's 'Barbie Doll' displays woman's suffering about her appearance. She explains, "So she cut off her nose and legs and offer them up"(17). This line shows how woman sacrifices their lives to look beautiful. The Barbie Doll symbolisis is the image of how a woman should look. In the beginning of the poem, the girl is givin a Barbie Doll. The author write this to show how impressionable young girls can be and continues to develop this idea thorughout the rest of the poem. The girl's personality starts to develop on what she recieves and seeing in her childhood. The girl sacrifices her life to look like a Barbie Doll which is impossible. This poor girl starts to suffer, and she develops an anxiety, depression, and self-concerned. She sees the image of a society that enforces woman should be embodied. Through the poe, the girl loses her self confident and becomes inferior and weak.

The poem shows that if we do not conform to our society we will be excluded and wont fit in. The only way to fix that would be to change the way we look so that we can accept ourselves as well as be accepted. We have to change ourselves to live a happy life. When young, beauty is not essential. However, when a young girl developes into puberty she is very self conscious about her looks and when someone frankly says that she is ugly, the girl will think that and will do anything to change that.

In line 6 it states the “Everyone saw a fat nose and thick legs.” Once she becomes a woman, it is then she preceives herself as ugly. Although she is strong and smart, none of these things are valued. Because beauty is ideal with young girls the fact of her womanhood was nothing without 'beauty' distoryed her. So she decided to choose beauty over her strength and health. The poem potrays that for woman it is thought better to die beautiful than to live non-beautiful. The message of the poem is that she is getting plastic surgery to please others. She would do anything to have the "ideal" beauty portrayed by the Barbie. Even if it means destroying herself.

The "casket displayed on satin" could not only be a symbol of the death and destruction caused by gender stereotypes, but it could also represent a giant Barbie packaging box. I believe it was written on purpose in this way so that the casket could have more than one meaning. Concluding that in a way, society's pressures either force women to conform or kill their selves in the process. Unless a woman doesn't conform, then in that case it is a social death in the eyes of society, even if the nonconformist doesn't see it that way. All in all, the sum is that society's idea of beauty is unrealistic and only causes pain no matter how you look at it. The word casket sticks out the most. She's not really in a casket or dead- she's getting some sort of cosmetic surgery to improve her looks. The speaker of the poem is relating that to death by using the word casket.

This poem has a pretty extreme outlook on the subject of perfection. I think the author is trying to say that the standards of how a woman should look are set impossibly high, and therefore many women have low self esteem and depression. The girl in the poem fatally hurts herself to live up to the expectations of the world. She cuts off her legs and nose and therefore, dies. This poem is a way too depressing and extremist for me.

For the most part
they carried themselves with poise,
a kind of dignity.
you can see it in the way they walk
it can be heard when they talk.
Brave as brave can be,
but courage wavers in time of need
Now and then,
however, there were times of panic,
when they squealed or wanted to squeal but couldn't.
They would force themselves to stand.
As if in slow motion,
frame by frame,
the world would take on the old logic-absolute silence,
then the wind, then sunlight, then voices.
It was the burden of being alive.
But courage reappears in the silence
they would squint into the dense, oppressive sunlight.
For a few moments, perhaps, they would fall silent,
lighting a joint and tracking its passage from man to man,
inhaling, holding in the humiliation.
Scary stuff, one of them might say.
But then someone else would grin or flick his eyebrows and say,
Roger-dodger, almost cut me a new asshole, almost.

What is Offered?

Annual Achievement Report—required of all clubs (even if you are not attending convention you should mail a completed form into Contests Office by April 1st)
Club Poster Contest
Club Project Display Contest
Club T-Shirt Contest
Club Video Contest
Club Award Major Emphasis Project
Oratorical Contest
Single Service Project
Talent Contest
Year in Review Contest: Scrapbook Non Traditional, Scrapbook Traditional
Forms and Downloads

* Annual Achievement Report 2009-10
* How to: Fill Out Annual Achievement Report
* Poster Contest Entry Form 2010
* Single Service Award 2010
* Video Contest Entry Form 2010
* Year in Review Contest Entry (Scrapbook) 2010
* Project Display Contest Form
* Contest Score Sheets 2010

Guidelines for Each Contest
ORATORICAL CONTEST

A. The subject for all orations is to be predetermined and distributed to the clubs via general mailing. This year’s topic (2010) is: ”What is the biggest challenge facing servant leaders today and what is the key to overcoming it?”

Servant Leader is a person who believes in putting the other person and organization first, helping them to become more autonomous, stronger, and independent. A Servant Leader is serving for service’s sake. The Servant Leader is a person who is ever growing and changing, improving self while providing help and assistance to others.

B. The subject matter of the oration and the presentation must be original and completely developed by each orator. These factors will be considered equally in determining who is to receive the awards.

C. Each orator will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for his/her presentation. Exceeding the time limit may result in a penalty.

D. Each orator must be an official member in good standing with Key Club International and his/her local club.

E. Judging and awarding points will be based on the following criteria:

SPEECH – 75 Points

Clarity of message & projection of idea.20 Points

Depth……………………………………………………… 10 Points

Originality……………………………………………….. 10 Points

Organization…………………………………………… 20 Points

Reference……………………………………………….. 5 Points

Grammar/word choice………………………….. 10 Points

DELIVERY – 25 Points

Posture (composure and gestures)…………… 10 Points

Voice (tone, effectiveness/pronunciation)….10 Points

Attention of audience……………………………….. 5 Points

F. During the convention, elimination trials will be held (time and place to be announced in the convention program), and no more than three orators may be selected to appear before the entire convention.

G. The three outstanding orators will receive suitable awards and recognition for their excellence in public speaking.

H. Oratorical finalists will be expected to address the convention.

I. The decision of the judges is final and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Contests, and the Board Counselor of this contest.

J. If the Oratorical finalist wishes to compete on the International Level, they must submit the required form to Key Club International by June 1st. (See KCI Guidebook for details) (11/94)
TALENT CONTEST

A. The Florida District Key Club International Convention Talent Contest will be conducted according to the following rules.

B. Each Key Club may participate in no more than one act entered in the Talent Contest.

C. A talent contest entry may take any form as long as it is entertaining and in good taste.

D. All participants in an act must be official members of a Key Club in good standing with Key Club International. In the case of a group act, all members must be from the same club or district.

E. All acts entered in the District Talent Contest will be required to demonstrate their ability and entertainment appeal at preliminary auditions (time and place to be announced in the convention program). At this time, the most entertaining six to eight acts will be selected to appear in the District Talent Show as finalists.

F. Selection of acts by the judges at the preliminary auditions, in so far as they are consistent with high quality performance, will be final.

G. Suitable awards will be presented finalist acts.

H. The time limit on each performance of the acts at a general session of the convention should not exceed six minutes.

I. Any materials (props, instruments, costumes, etc.) that are needed for each performance must be supplied by the contestants who participate in that performance.

J. Any Key Club entertainment on the convention program prior to the District Talent Show cannot participate as a judged act.

K. Judging for this contest will be based on the following criteria and point values:

Content……………………………………………………….. 20 Points

Performance………………………………………………… 20 Points

Poise…………………………………………………………… 20 Points

Audience response…………………………………………20 Points

Personal evaluation………………………………………. 20 Points

L. The decisions of the judges are final and no changes, alterations or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Judges, and the Board Counselor of this contest. (1/01)
CLUB POSTER CONTEST

The Florida District Club Poster Contest will be conducted by the following rules

A. The Key Club District Poster Contest will be conducted according to the following rules.

B. The first and second place Key Club Poster contest winners from each of the organized Key Club districts will be eligible to compete in the contest. In the case a district does not hold a district contest using the prescribed rules of this contest, the district may select an entry by other means and so certify by signature of the district administrator. Clubs existing within a non-districted area shall submit their entries to Key Club International. (10/02)

C. The poster should be designed to recruit new members for Key Club, and should not bear the name of any school, community, or district.

D. The poster dimensions should be 17 inches by 22 inches, with the actual height and width not varying more than one-half inch for the prescribed contest dimensions. The poster should not measure more than one-eighth inch in thickness.

E. The following information must be submitted with each entry:

1. Name of the Key Club and district.

2. Contact name and information for the artist producing the poster. The artist must be a Key Club member.

F. Posters will be judged according to the following criteria:

Originality……………………………………………………..10 points

Creativity………………………………………………………10 points

Artistic ability…………………………………………………10 points

Promotion of Key Club……………………………………15 points

Effectiveness for membership recruitment………..15 points

Ability to reproduce the poster via printing………..10 points

Overall appearance………………………………………..30 points

G. Suitable awards will be presented to first, second, and third places.

H. Winning entries will become the property of Key Club International, and will not be returned to clubs. Key Club International reserves the right to reproduce any contest winners, providing appropriate credit to the Key Club and artist.

I. All entries shall be in good taste and appropriate to the standards set by the Objects of Key Club International.

J. The decision of the judges is final and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Contests, and Board Counselor of this contest. (1/01)


CLUB VIDEO CONTEST

A. The Florida District Key Club International Club Video Contest will be conducted according to the following rules.

B. The first and second place Club Video Contest winners from each of the organized Key Club districts will be eligible to compete in the contest. In the case a district does not hold a district contest using the prescribed rules of this contest, the district may select an entry by other means and so certify by signature of the district administrator. Clubs existing within a non-districted area shall submit their entries to Key Club International. (10/02)

C. The video must be produced by club members only at a cost not to exceed US$250.

D. The video should be promotional for Key Club as an organization and/or the Key Club within its respective school/community.

E. The length of the completed video/DVD segment should be no more than 60 seconds.

F. The video must be submitted on a DVD.

G. The following information must be submitted with each entry using the Video Entry Contest Form:

1. Name of the Key Club and district.

2. Contact name and information for a Key Club member responsible for the submission.

3. Itemized listing of all costs associated with the video/DVD production, including cost of the cassette or DVD.

H. Videos/DVDs will be judged according to the following criteria:

Originality……………………………………………………..10 points

Creativity………………………………………………………10 points

Promotion of Key Club……………………………………20 points

Clarity of message…………………………………………10 points

Quality of production

a. Projection of idea……………………………………….10 points

b. Sound quality…………………………………………….10 points

c. Picture quality……………………………………………10 points

Overall impression…………………………………………20 points

I. Suitable awards will be presented to first, second, and third place.

J. All entries will become the property of Key Club International, and will not be returned to clubs. Key Club International reserves the right to reproduce or broadcast any contest entries.

K. All entries shall be in good taste and appropriate to the standards set by the Objects of Key Club International.

L. The decision of the judges is final and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Contest, and the Board Counselor of this contest. (1/01)
DISTINGUISHED CLUB AWARD

The Distinguished Club Award program shall provide recognition to individual Key Clubs for their overall performance in the combined areas of club administration, membership and leadership development, Kiwanis family involvement, service and fund-raising as judged against a pre-established standard of excellence.

A. Entries shall use the official Annual Achievement Report form. All entries in the Club Achievement Awards program shall be dually entered in the Distinguished Club program.

B. Entries shall be judged based upon achieving a percentage of accumulated points in the categories of the club Annual Achievement Report. Clubs achieving a predetermined score shall be designated as a “Distinguished Club.” The Key Club International Board shall set the minimum number of points required for this designation.

C. Only activities which occurred during the district administrative year shall be included on the report. Clubs existing within a non-districted area shall report activities occurring between May 1 and the following April 30.

D. Judging of each entry in the Club Achievement Awards program shall determine the point total upon which recognition shall be provided as a Distinguished Club.

E. Disqualification from the Club Achievement Award program shall also constitute disqualification from the Distinguished Club Award program.

F. Suitable recognition will be provided by Key Club International to each district for presentation to Distinguished Clubs at the district convention. The decision of the judges is final.

G. The point value to achieve the Distinguished Club – Diamond Level shall be a pre-determined number set by the Key Club International Board of Trustees. (6/99)

MAJOR EMPHASIS PROGRAM AWARD

The Major Emphasis Program Award is given to the Key Club which, through its unselfish efforts, has produced during the year the best Major Emphasis Program Project.

A. Only one winner in the district contest will be eligible for entry in the International competition.

B. Report must be typed. Each section found in Section G must begin on a new page and each page must have a heading specifying the section being described. There is no word limit. The official Major Emphasis Involvement report cover sheet must accompany all entries. It must be completed in its entirety.

C. The activity described can cover any phase of Key Club Major Emphasis Involvement specifically highlighting personal development and social interaction of children, during the year from district convention to district convention. The report may include newspaper clippings, substantiating photographs, or other pertinent information. Projects acceptable for this award may include both hands-on service and fundraising efforts (11/08)

D. Reports will be judged according to the amount of Major Emphasis Program activity described in Section G. Suitable recognition and awards will be presented to the Key Club filing the best Major Emphasis Program Report in compliance with these rules. This award will be given at the International Convention. There are no platinum, silver, gold, or bronze divisions in this contest; instead there are first, second, and third place awards.

E. To be eligible for the International contest, the report that wins the district contest must be received by the Key Club International Office, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196, no later than the first Friday in May.

F. The decisions of the judges are final, and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges.

G. The section to be described and the points for each are indicated below:

1. THE NEED - To qualify for judging, a statement must establish in what way the project deals with the MEP.

2. THE PLAN (10 points) - Describe how the project was organized.

3. IMPLEMENTATION (20 points) - Describe the steps taken to implement the plan.

4. FINAL RESULTS (25 points) - Describe the benefits of the service rendered.

5. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE KIWANIS FAMILY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

(10 points) – Describe actions and partnerships formed. Describe how the project was publicized.

6. PERCENTAGE OF CLUB MEMBERS PARTICIPATING (10 points)

01-09% = 1 point 50-59% = 6 points

10-19% = 2 points 60-69% = 7 points

20-29% = 3 points 70-79% = 8 points

30-39% = 4 points 80-89% = 9 points

40-49% = 5 points 90-100% = 10 points

7. CLUB’S OVERALL PROGRAM DEALING WITH MEP (25 points)

Describe any other projects/ programs your club implemented to address the Major Emphasis Program. Describe how your club worked with MEP during other parts of the year. (5/95)

PARTNERS IN SERVICE AWARD

The Partners in Service Award is given to each Key Club which, through its unselfish service efforts, has participated in at least one project with each official partner during an administrative year.

A. The report must be typed and properly certified utilizing the official Partners in Service Award form.

B. The projects must be completed between district convention and district convention.

C. Suitable recognition shall be provided to each club that participates fully in the program.

D. If a club is unable to participate with one of the official partners, a signed statement from the club president and faculty advisor should accompany the official form with an explanation. The explanation should include a description of a project that takes the place of a project related to the partner in question.

E. To be eligible for the award, the report must be received by the Key Club International Office, no later than the first Friday in May.

F. The decision of the judges is final, and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges. (1/01)

YEAR IN REVIEW CONTEST

Each Key Club may enter one of the two following contests.

1. Traditional Scrapbook

A. A Key Club may enter a scrapbook containing pictures, souvenirs, examples, newspaper clippings, etc. of its activities during the club administrative year (defined as being from district convention to district convention). Each scrapbook must be subdivided into the following categories: Service to School, Service to Community, Fundraising Projects, Assistance to Kiwanis Projects, involvement with the Major Emphasis Program, and Miscellaneous. Each category must be tabbed accordingly. The pages must also be numbered with a table of contents included at the beginning. Only the first and second place district winners in each category will be eligible to compete in the International contest. (10/02)

B. Each entry is required to be submitted in a scrapbook binder measuring no larger than 14 inches wide and 14 inches high. The cover may be decorated.

C. Judging of the scrapbook will be on a point system as follows:

FORMAT – 50 Points

Cover artwork……………………………………………… 10 Points

Interior artwork…………………………………………….. 20 Points

News clippings and photographs…………………… 20 Points

GENERAL CONTENT – 60 Points

Service to school…………………………………………. 10 Points

Service to community…………………………………… 10 Points

Fundraising projects…………………………………….. 10 Points

Assistance to Kiwanis projects………………………. 10 Points

Involvement with Major Emphasis Program…….. 10 Points

Miscellaneous………………………………………………. 10 Points

(10/02)

D. A sheet of paper must be affixed to the inside front cover of the scrapbook containing the following: Key Club name, city, state/province, district and an itemized statement of the total expenditures and donations. If this sheet of paper is not affixed to the inside front cover of the scrapbook, the judges will deduct ten points. This statement must be signed by the

Key Club president and faculty advisor, stating the scrapbook’s retail cost value (including photographic materials) does not exceed the amount of US$200. Work done by Key Club members such as hand-lettering, artwork, etc., need not be included as cost items. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification.

E. Each scrapbook being judged at the International Convention MUST is the exact same scrapbook judged at the district convention. Any alterations in the scrapbook will result in disqualification.

F. Entries shall be submitted to the Key Club Convention Contest Office during specified hours as listed in the convention program.

G. Suitable prizes will be awarded for scrapbooks judged best on the basis of format and general content.

H. The decisions of the judges are final and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Contest, and the Board Counselor of this contest.

I. No audio, visual, or computer equipment will be allowed as part of the entry. (10/00)

2. Non-Traditional Scrapbook

A. Key Club may enter a non-traditional scrapbook or composition of other media containing pictures, souvenirs, examples, newspaper clippings, or other representations of its activities during the club administrative year (defined as being from district convention to district convention). (10/02)

B. Each entry should adequately portray the following categories: Service to school, Service to community, Fundraising projects, Assistance to Kiwanis projects, Involvement with Major Emphasis Program and Miscellaneous.

C. Judging of the entry will be on a point system as follows:

CREATIVITY – 50 Points

Uniqueness of project presentation……………..….10 Points

Artistic value………………………………………………… 20 Points

Participation by club members……………………….. 20 Points

GENERAL CONTENT – 60 Points

Service to school…………………………………………. 10 Points

Service to community………………………………….. 10 Points

Fundraising projects…………………………………….. 10 Points

Assistance to Kiwanis projects………………………10 Points

Involvement with Major Emphasis Program……10 Points

Miscellaneous………………………………………………. 10 Points (10/02)

D. A sheet of paper must be submitted with the entry and contain the following: Key Club name, city, state/province, district, and an itemized statement of the total expenditures

and donations. This statement must be signed by the Key Club president and faculty advisor, stating the entry’s retail cost value (including photographic materials) does not exceed the amount of US$300. Work done by Key Club

members such as hand-lettering, artwork, etc., need not be included as cost items. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification.

E. Entries shall be submitted to the Key Club Convention Office during specified hours as listed in the convention program.

F. Suitable prizes will be awarded for entries judged best on the basis of creativity and general content.

G. The decisions of the judges are final and no changes, alterations, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of the Contest, and the Board Counselor of this contest.

H. No audio, visual, or computer equipment will be allowed as part of the entry. The entry must be sturdy to allow handling by judges as necessary. (10/00)
SINGLE SERVICE AWARD

The Club Single Service Award program shall provide recognition to individual Key Clubs for their single best service project.

A. A qualifying single service project shall be defined as a club service project, planned, organized and produced by the Key Club occurring on a single day or consecutive days,

or recurring on different days. Projects acceptable for this award may include both hands-on service projects and fundraising efforts. In the case of a recurring project, it is the same project that must be repeated for the purpose of achieving the same service goal.

B. Entries shall use the official Single Service Report form and shall be submitted to the district for competition according to the guidelines as set by the district. Clubs existing within a non-districted area shall submit their entries to Key Club International.

C. Clubs shall compete with other clubs of similar size within four membership categories: Bronze, being 35 members or less; Silver, being 36 to 60 members; Gold, being 61 to 85 members; and Platinum, being 86 members or more.

D. Entries shall be judged based upon an accumulated total of points allocated to the following categories:

Service need……………………………………………….. 10 Points

Project plan…………………………………………………. 20 Points

Project implementation………………………………….. 20 Points

Final results…………………………………………………. 25 Points

Public awareness…………………………………………. 15 Points

Members participation…………………………………… 10 Points

E. Only activities which occurred during the district administrative year shall be included on the report. Clubs existing within a non-districted area shall report activities occurring between May 1 and the following April 30.

F. Judging of all entries within each district shall determine one first place winner, and other levels of recognition as deemed appropriate, in each membership category. Each first place report should be forwarded to Key Club International for competition with other first place winners. No changes may be made in the report by the club, district or judging committee. Reports must be received by the first Friday in May.

G. All entries from non-districted clubs shall be judged to also produce a first place winner in each category. Reports must be received by the first Friday in May.

H. An entry may be disqualified by the judges for reporting incorrect or false information or failure to submit a report according to the rules of the district’s competition. Any disqualification at the district level requires the approval of the district administrator or his/her designee. An entry may be disqualified by the judges at the International level for the same reasons, and any disqualification requires the approval of the International Director.

I. Suitable recognition should be provided to clubs achieving first place and other places at district and International levels of competition. At each level of judging, the decisions of the judges are final. No changes, alterations or regrading will take place after the results have been certified by the judges. (9/99)
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARD

The Club Membership Growth Award program shall provide recognition to individual Key Clubs for exhibiting outstanding club membership growth in a single year.

A. A qualifying club shall be defined as a Key Club in good standing for at least two years.

B. A report on growth will be produced on April 15 to analyze club growth percentages over a one year period.

C. Clubs shall compete with other clubs of similar size within four membership categories based upon membership from the previous year: Bronze, being 35 members or less; Silver, being 46 to 60 members; Gold, being 61 to 85 members, and Platinum, being 86 members or more.

D. The club with the largest growth percentage in each of the membership categories shall be deemed the first place winner. Suitable recognition should be provided to clubs

achieving first place at International Convention. No changes, alterations, or regrading will take place after the

growth report has been produced.
CLUB PROJECT DISPLAY CONTEST

A. During District Convention registration, any Key Club may submit one display board of a favorite or most significant project completed during the Key Club year by the members of the Key Club.

B. Project display boards should be the size of standard science fair” display boards. A tri-fold, self-standing poster display board is recommended.

C. Display boards will be judged on creativity and over-all presentation.

D. The form entitled “Project Display Contest Entry Form” should be attached to the back of the display board.

E. The District will present a first, second, and third place awards to the clubs with the winning display boards.

F. All display boards will be exhibited during the service fair at the District Convention. All display boards should be picked up no later than 11 a.m. on Sunday. Project Display Boards that are not picked up at this time will be discarded.

G. All entries shall be in good taste and appropriate to the standards set by the Objects of Key Club International.

H. The decision of the judges is final and no changes, alteration, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of Contests, and Board Counselor of this contest.
CLUB T-SHIRT CONTEST

A. Any Key Club may submit one of its club shirts for judging during Convention registration.

B. Shirts will be judged on creativity, spirit, and appropriateness.

C. The District will present a first, second, and third place award to the clubs with the winning T-shirt.

D. All entries must be in good taste and appropriate to the standards set by the Objects of Key Club International.

E. The entry form entitled “Club T-Shirt Contest Entry Form” should be pinned to the front label of the t-shirt.

F. All t-shirts should be picked up from the contest office no later than 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

G. The decisions of the judges are final and no changes, alteration, or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges, the Chair of Contests, and the Board Counselor of this Contest.

Theme: The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket by Yasunari Kawabata highlights the theme of innocence, hope, and love.

Characters: Fujio and Kyo
Setting: Set in Japan. The narrator is on a bridge, watching children engage in an insect chase. The insect chase is viewed by an outsider looking in on the children in a simple yet captivating way.
Plot: A university student watches a group of children with lanterns, searching for insects. While the children are hunting insects, a boy finds a ‘grasshopper’, and continues to ask if anyone would like a ‘grasshopper’, until the voice of a certain girl exclaims that, "Yes", she wants the grasshopper. The boy captures the insect and gives it to the girl. Surprisingly, the grasshopper is actually a special bell cricket. This new discovery delights the little girl. The narrator realizes that the little boy must have known all along that he had found a ‘bell cricket’, and was saving it for that particular girl.

The narrator witnesses what they do not: “The boy’s lantern, which he held up alongside the girl’s insect cage, inscribed his name, cut out in the green papered aperture, onto her white cotton kimono. The girl’s lantern, which dangled loosely from her wrist, did not project its pattern so clearly, but still one could make out, in a trembling patch of red on the boy’s waist, the name ‘Kiyoko.’”
The narrator reflects about his own experiences and silently encourages Fujio to look deeper than the surface, to not let the assumption that one seemingly unattractive, will not be a much loved ‘bell cricket’.
Favorite Quote: “even if you have the wit to look by yourself in a bush away from the other children, there are not many bell crickets in the world. Should the day come, when it seems to you that the world is full of grasshoppers.”


Tone: Innocence and youth. "The bobbing lanterns, the coming together of children on this lonely slope—surely it was a scene from a fairy tale?". “Each day, with cardboard, paper, brush, scissors, pen-knife and glue, the children made new lanterns out of their hearts and minds.”

Bell cricket is the top singer on an autumn night. The chirp of a bell cricket is clear and loud. Its beautifully decorated golden wings vibrate to produce a ringing of an alarm bell. The chirp impresses the people so much that people feel as if they are looking for an ancient treasure.

I'm sure many of us have had more than our share of grasshoppers. I have. It can make you cynical sometimes, and make you think that all the people out there are grasshoppers. Let's hope that we find the right bell crickets.

Opposite Stance: A Lasting Bond

Jennifer Luong
Block 4
ECN 1102
February 24, 2010
Opposite Stance: A Lasting Bond
Recitatif is a story of two young girls who share a room in an orphanage. Through their similarities, these girls quickly begin to connect with one another. As they get older, each girl moves to different towns, marries, and have children, and during their lives, the girls continue to meet many times. Near the end of the story, they take opposing sides in a protest to promote racial integration. Although Morrison tells us that one girl is white and the other is black, she never assigns a specific racial identity to either of them. Roberta and Twyla's relationship is determined by their race, power, and social class. Even though these girls cannot change their race or social stance, they always connect through their old friendships and memories.
The girls' relationship is greatly affected by their social status. People can be powerful, and sometimes they are powerless. People with more power do not always treat those who are under them very well. This also applies to the Roberta and Twyla. At the orphanage, Bozo is at the top, then the big girls, then the real orphans who have beautiful dead parents in the sky, and then at the bottom are the dumped kids like Roberta and Twyla. Bellow Roberta and Twyla is Maggie who has a disability and is even picked by Roberta and Twyla. The people who have high power always mistreats those who are under them. This is also displayed when the girls are older and become young women.
When the girls get older, Twyla works at a restaurant and Roberta is traveling to see a famous musician, Jimi Hendrix. During their encounter at the diner, Twyla is looked down upon by Roberta because of her lower social stance. Roberta is at a higher position and wears a halter top, matching shorts, and huge earrings and a lot of makeup. While Twyla wears her waitress uniform hairnet and apron. Twyla is serving food, and Roberta is a customer at the diner. This if very different from when Roberta and Twyla were at the orphanage. At the orphanage they were at the same level, both of them were near the bottom of the hierarchy. When they were that the same social level they understood each other better, got along, and had a great friendship.
When they meet as young women, the balance of power has changed which causes their relationship to change. At the diner, when Twyla is mistreated by Roberta. Twyla says, “I was dismissed without anyone saying goodbye, so I thought I would do it for her.” When Twyla says goodbye provokes Roberta by asking, “How is your mother?” This upset Roberta very much and she leaves angry. Twyla asked that question to put them both on the same level. To bring Roberta back to the orphanage when the two girl were no different from each other. When Twyla and Roberta first meet, they talk about their mothers and bond because of this connection. This is the basis for their friendship at the orphanage. They know that their mothers are a very sensitive topic and it is something sacred they share together. Through out the story when they encounter each other, they continue to ask questions about their mothers and reconnect. When Roberta meets Twyla she asks, “Did your mother ever stop dancing?” and Twyla replies, “No,” and in returns asks, “Did yours ever get well?” and Roberta answers, “She never did.” At each encounter, the girls always bring up their mothers, reconnect on the same level.
At the end of the story, Twyla and Roberta get into a conflict during a protest to promote racial integration. Twyla does not want to speak to Roberta, but Roberta apologizes for what she has said to Twyla about Maggie in the past. Twyla accepts her apology and thanks her. As they are saying goodbye, Twyla brings up their mothers and they two girls reconnect again. Twyla asks “Did I tell you? My mother, she never stopped dancing.” Roberta answers, “You told me. And mine, she never got well.” In the end, even after a conflict, they are still able to connect with each other and have an understanding due to their relationship that they formed at the orphanage when they were children and need each other the most.
Also, in the story, there is a mystery of the girls’ race. Throughout the story, Roberta and twyla's characters develop substantially, but reveals whether Twyla or Roberta was black or white. Morrison suggest that the girls come from different ethnic backgrounds, but many of the traits could be a characteristic of either a black or white girl. This leads the reader to form their own opinion of which character traits belong to a white girl and those that match with a black girl. These important detail motivates the readers to solve the mystery and fill in the missing pieces and complete the story themselves.
Roberta and Twyla race, power, and social class greatly effected their friendship. When they had similar status, the girl bonded quickly and related to one another on a great level, As their social status changed as they got older, their relationship altered. Even though Roberta and Twyla race and status determine their place in society, it was their common bond that always connected them together.

Life Patterns : Crossed Paths

Jennifer Luong
ENC1102
Block 4
February 23, 2010

There are many types of patterns, from the pattern of the Earth's years, months, and days to the pattern of the same routine people go through in their daily jobs that consists of working, eating and sleeping. In the story William struggles to break his pattern of his career, and this pattern that he is in is creating a barrier that disrupts him from truly expressing himself and loving his family to his greatest potential. William's inability to address and conquer what he lacks holds him back from truly expressing himself. Also in the story, Fedaku, William's new friend, is stuck in a pattern that enables him to be with his family. In Flight Patterns, William and Fedaku find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads. These challenges test their loyalties, their limits, and who they are as people and who they love.
Flight Patterns is a very influential yet comical story that will keep the reader entertain throughout the whole story. Since it is written in a third person point of view, the story allows the reader access to William's emotions, thoughts, and memories. By using this format, the reader is required to follow the story more attentively. In addition, Alexie makes the story more interesting by shaping the plot of the story with William's flashbacks and old dreams throughout the story.
Flight Patterns by Sherman Alexie, tells the story of William, a Spokane Indian and traveling salesman. On many occasions he has to leave his wife and daughter for this job. William feels guilty about leaving his wife and young daughter behind while he travels, but parts with them every time despite his unwillingness . In the story, William has created for him self the patterns of an 'obsessive-compulsive workaholic'. He is so stuck in his work pattern that no matter how unwilling he is to leave him family, he always rationalizes with himself and always leaves.
On a particular day, William encounters a taxi driver and the they share stories about their families, hopes, and fears. At first William is skeptical of the taxi driver and has trouble believing if the stories he tells are true or not. The more interesting and captivating his stories get, William becomes more and more fascinated and soon does not care whether the stories are true or not. In the end, the William and Fedaku find common ground because of their experiences and shared laughs. Fedaku tells William about his life pattern that has kept him away from his family. Fedaku's life story is hardly in his hands and the barrier between himself and his family is nearly impossible to overcome. William is very inspired and enlightened by Fedaku. Their strong connection allows Fedaku to William really think about his family and follow his heart. He realizes he is lucky and that he can change is family's fate unlike Fedaku, and William takes this realization and calls his family and express himself to them.
Also, in Flight Patterns, Alexie weaves many stereotypical thoughts and ironies throughout the story. For example, when William explains how wrong it is for white men in the airport to search him saying, “ I am a Native American and therefore have ten thousand more reasons to terrorize the U.S.”. But at the same time, William himself contradicts himself he says tat he wants these men to protect him and the country, but he would not eat dinner with them. Alexie also uses Fedaku as an example of a tragic irony. Fedaku is a runaway Ethiopian. He was a genius that had worked for the government. He had no choice but to work for the government to protect his family and while he worked them them had to kill may innocent people even though it was against his will. However when the current government is overthrown, the new government decided to punish all who worked under the previous dictatorship. Now to save himself and his family, Fedaku has to flee from his country. This is a great tragic irony in story. This irony has helped William open his eyes. William had came to a realization with the help of his new found friend.
I also found Alexie's narrative of the story to be very interesting and unique from what I am used to reading. One of the things I thought was interesting was how the view point played such a big role in the story. It was written in third person, so the reader create their own perceptions of William's thoughts and feeling. His thoughts were sometimes familiar and relatable and at other times provocative but interesting at the same time. The way the story was written at times made it seem that for a moment everything that was happening was paused while the reader explored the narrator’s inner most feelings. Some which at times you could relate and at other times seem outlandish. I thought the view point Alexie choose added a lot of depth to the story. I also found the theme to be very thought controversial and provoking. The writer explored topics such as racism, rage, sexism, terrorism, and many others. What made all of these so familiar and real was that it was written about current historical and impacting events such as September 11th, which was not very long ago. I was shocked when I read,“but shouldn’t every husband seek to objectify his wife at least once a day?” I thought that’s kind of sexist, but at the same time it makes you think. "Flight Patterns" incorporates sexual contents, social context, and the theme of self-identity. The story keeps the reader enthusiastic and thinking. The sexual scenes with William's wife and his thoughts about objectifying this wife brings much conflict. Moreover, the story deals with the huge problem of stereotypes and racial profiling throughout the society. To elaborate, there are several occurrences in which William faces racism and its negative comments. However, he disregards the remarks by laughing and joking about them which he does in a very witty and humorous way.
Most importantly, the story particularly confronts the denial of one’s identity. William's identity crisis and the contrast between his modern lifestyle and his Native Indian culture is very interesting. William, is a very interesting character in the story he changes from an uncompassionate man to a sympathetic character. William is a character that I can identify with. I am constantly changing and struggling to find their own self-identity and can relate in some way with William and the different characters throughout the story. Overall, Flight Patterns prove to be an engaging story with a very important message.
Flight Patterns is a very captivating story. With an engaging plot and relatable characters, Alexie fills the story with humor and real-life controversial topics. The story shows two different people with two different patterns. These patterns cross and William and Fedaku each impact each others lives greatly and positively. Also, because the story is narrated in third person with flashbacks and old dreams it's made the reader and William more connected throughout the story. Having this connection makes the story more interesting. William’s thoughts and insight along with the different themes explored cause the reader to think and analyze each character, major and minor. And explore their lives and different life patterns. William and Fedaku are who different people with different cultures but both lives emphasizes on the importance of family and love. Patterns cross and collide, sometimes unexpectedly, but can greatly impact both courses immensely.

Ch 18 Writing Assignment

The Myth of the Robber Barons Response
In Professor Folsom's lecture, he explains how great business men succeed in the economy. Folsom demonstrates how each businessmen took a product or service that was available to high class citizens because of high cost and made it available to everyone at greatly reduced cost. He uncover how great me worked. Life Cornelius Vanderbilt in the steamship industry, Andrew Carnegie in the steel industry, and John Rockefeller in the oil industry. Great men like previous became extremely wealthy by increasing quality, reducing prices, and contributing to social good.
With the private sectors controlling trade rather than the government, everything works more efficiently and effectively. Folsom explains capitalism can succeed in economic matters where government cannot. The government is a nationalization of force and their major source of income is from enforcing taxation from it's citizens. The government is good at controlling a force and excel in commanding wars. This force is used to protect property and not not very good when it comes to social issues. And when governmental force is used in areas where force is not required like economics, the result will most likely always be negative and very often disastrous. This is the point that Folsom tries to make in this lecture and he succeeds.
The political entrepreneurs generally mistreated their position and government favors, providing high prices, and lower quality goods because government subsidies and privileges made it unnecessary for them to compete more effectively. The political entrepreneurs are the ones who gave capitalism a bad name by requesting these subsidies, convincing governments to grant them monopolies and in result was poor quality products and excessive prices.
In contrast, the market entrepreneurs made their money by taking on the political entrepreneurs and their government advantages and succeeding with cost control and higher quality which allowed them to reduce cost compared to their the monopolists and subsidy while supplying a superior product at a lower price. The market entrepreneurs generally reduced the prices of their products while increasing the quality of them in an attempt to eliminate their competitors. Remarkably when market entrepreneurs won the battle and drove their competitors into bankruptcy, they did not respond as by raising prices for their selfish wants. Instead they continued to cut their costs and cut their prices, while at the same time earning steady profits. Even the most successful businessman, like Rockefeller, never raised the prices of their products back to their earlier levels. Even when they were successful, market entrepreneurs always left the markets they entered with remarkably higher quality and lower prices than when they entered. Folsom's treatment towards entrepreneurs is clearly understood and his unquestionable bias in favor of capitalism does not come across as prejudice, given his clear use of factual evidence and detailed explanation.
Folsom uses Commodore Vanderbilt as an example. Vanderbilt made an enormous fortune by taking on monopolists in both the steamship and railroad industries, in the process making travel for the poor both safer and more affordable. Carnegie made fortunes in the steel industry by producing superior products at lower costs and John D. Rockefeller made one of the greatest fortunes ever by cutting costs thus making petroleum products more affordable to the poor.
Folsom's lecture put a fresh perspective on free enterprise. He uses different examples to illustrate market place innovation and government influence. Folsom points out that the negative attributes of the "robber baron" stereotype apply only to the political entrepreneur, rather than the market entrepreneur. Folsom states that market entrepreneurs should not be labeled as robber barons at all and argues that those who compete by seeking favorable government aids are considered robber barons and those who compete by producing new and better products at lower costs are entrepreneurs and add to the social good. These entrepreneurs create wealth for themselves and others, create new and different jobs, and improve the overall quality of life. Market entrepreneurs were behind the growth of America. As Folsom shows, the market entrepreneurs tended to be more successful and efficient, while political entrepreneurs were usually inefficient and corrupt and only survived by feeding on taxes and special favors from the government which gave them advantages over their market competitors. Folsom divides American businessmen into two categories, political entrepreneurs, who rely on government monopolies, favors, and subsidies in order to succeed, and market entrepreneurs, who succeed only by providing a superior product or service to the consumer at the lowest price. These two groups are very different from each other, and often battle each other.

The Earth was full of life and there were dandelions growing out the window, thick as thieves, already seeded, fat as big yellow plungers. She let my hand go. I got up. “I'll go out and dig a few dandelions,” I told her.

"Behind the wall of death, he'd watched the living eat and cry and get drunk. He was lonesome, but I understood he meant no harm."

Love Medicine

In the beginning, it is said that Lipsha has the power to heal but is unexperienced. He states, “ I know the tricks of mind and body inside out without ever having trained for it,, because I got the touch”.Lipsha has not yet managed to control his special power. For his grandmother, he tries to make the love medicine that would revive the passion between his grandparents, Marie and Nector. When he finds that the ancient prescription is too difficult to follow and create, he improvises with turkey hearts instead of geese and the outcome is disastrous. Lipsha's alterations with tradition has unexpecting consequences, when it results in Grandpa Nector's death.
After his grandfather's death Lipsha changes. Lipsha's growth begins after a spiritual visit from this deceased grandfather. The following day he says, “ Your life feels different on you, once you greet death and understanding your heart's position”. At the end of the story, Lipsha has a clearer view of life. He has realized the values of life and comes to cherish life even more.