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1. I'm understanding the play pretty well now that we have finished Act 1.

2. I am able to follow the plot very well when we read it during class.

3. Both watching and reading the play, having class discussions, group discussions, and assignments about the play have all been helpful to me in understanding this play. There hasn't really been anything that was not helpful so far. I think everything we've done in the class so far has some significance to it.

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Our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation.

So let us leave behind a country better than the one we left.

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In the first stanza, the symbolism we found was, "we carry, a sea we must wade"; "braved the belly of the beast"; and "we find light- in this never ending shade". The impact of this symbolism is that it paints a better picture of the story expressed in this poem. For the message of the poem, it helps the reader bring out more patriotic feelings.

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The alliteration in this stanza along with the word choice shows the importance of the meaning of the paragraph. It shapes the poem because it shows patriotism and strength in being united in our country. The tone of this stanza is very emotional and makes the reader empathize more with the meaning. The mood of this stanza is relatively serious because it talks about our legacy and the future of this country.

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We located ethos when Amanda refers to certain Scripture. For example, Amanda mentions the Bible to establish credibility.

Amanda uses pathos to help the audience understand the accomplishment that was occurring before them. Specifically, she uses pathos when she describes her upbringing and the obstacles she went through, "a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one". This statement appeals to emotions.

We found logos when Amanda says, "We are striving to forge a union with purpose, to compose a country commited"

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Corruption hurts everyone.

The impact of corruption goes beyond the corrupt individuals, the innocent colleagues who are implicated, or the reputation of the organisations they work for. Ultimately, Victorians are the ones who lose out.

Corruption erodes the trust we have in the public sector to act in our best interests. It also wastes our taxes or rates that have been earmarked for important community projects - meaning we have to put up with poor quality services or infrastructure, or we miss out altogether.
It is in everyone's interest to report corruption and misconduct.
Organisational impacts of corruption

financial loss

damage to employee morale

damage to organisation's reputation

organisational focus and resources diverted away from delivering core business and services to the community

increased scrutiny, oversight and regulation.

Individual impacts of corruption

disciplinary action

termination of employment

criminal charges

may affect relationships with family, friends and colleagues.

Community impacts of corruption

wasted taxpayer funds

loss of goods and services

lower community confidence in public authorities

disadvantage to honest business that miss out on government contracts.

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Corruption hurts everyone. The impact of corruption goes beyond the corrupt individuals, the innocent colleagues who are implicated, or the reputation of the organisations they work for. Ultimately, Victorians are the ones who lose out. Corruption erodes the trust we have in the public sector to act in our best interests.

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Our essential question is connected to our character analysis of the boy because as more corruption occurs, there is a larger class gap. This leads to a greater population of poor people, like the boy, who have harsh backgrounds and are more inclined to committing crimes for their survival.

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1. Juror 3 stood out to me because it was brought up that he was abused as a child, giving reasoning to why he is abusing now since he is a parent.

2. I felt that people were more willing to speak up since it wasn't to the rest of the class and not all eyes were on you. I knew I was a bit more comfortable with sharing.

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1. One thing I learned about another character was that all the other characters had roles that did not dramatically change the storyline so far. Only Juror 8 (our juror) had a completely different perspective. From the group I was in, we could agree that Juror 3 was a side character. Juror 6 is also a side character.

2. I felt like the discussion was more immersed because I was able to share more without being worried about others sharing over me, or waiting for the right moment to share.

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1. I learned that juror 7 has his mind set on going to the ball game and he wants to leave as soon as possible. He doesn’t really care about the outcome or the boy.

2. I feel like I did a lot better in this discussion as opposed to the campfire because there are less people so it gave me more opportunities to say my input.

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1. I learned that the 3rd Juror was someone who worked hard to build up his career and his business, and would lead him to be more assertive in his decisions and ideas on the case.

2. I liked this discussion setting better, because it was a lot easier to talk about my ideas. I felt more comfortable in the small table discussion because I was also able to voice my thoughts as I came up with them- rather than waiting for many people to speak first.

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part1)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part1)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part2)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part2)

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1. I've understood the play well so far, there hasn't been multiple moments where I was completely lost in the sauce. The story is up to my reading level and I've enjoyed the story so far.

2. In class, the popcorn reading and each student having their own 'juror' really helped me differentiate between the jurors so I've been able to keep up.

3. Small group discussions really helped me though the Soapstone chart haven't really came in handy though.

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part3)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #1 (part3)

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1. After this discussion, I feel like I understand the play more because more contest was given during this discussion.

2. I am able to refer to the plot while we read pretty well now because I can keep a little summary of the part that we have read so far, and I am able to see the differences in the storyline as more dialogue is said.

3. Something that has been helpful was re-reading the story because it allowed me to connect pieces together that were stuck in my head. Something that had me confused was the name of the Jurors and how they act. It is confusing for me because I can only talk about Juror 3 and Juror 8 because they stand out compared to the other Jurors. The other Jurors just agree with whoever makes a better statement.

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #2 (part1)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #2 (part1)

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1. I understand the play pretty well now that we've completed Act 1.
2. I am able to follow the plot relatively well when we read in class.
3. I think watching the movie really helps me understand the plot of the play. I think everything we do is useful, I really like reading it as a class and then watching it. I like the whole class discussions because I have an opportunity to hear the whole class's opinions.

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0:25: Steven's Part

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #2 (part2)

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Karun Pai Dialectical Journal #2 (part2)

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What 2 lines would you post to Twitter? -Karun Pai

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What 2 lines would you post to Twitter? -Karun Pai

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"We are striving to form a union that is perfect"
And
"we'll forever be tied together victorious"

I chose these quotes because they show us that everyone tries to make the world or wherever they are living, a better place.

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1. I understand the play well enough to have inferences for the future of the plot. I know what is happening throughout the play.

2. I am able to follow the plot very well when we read in class. I think it is the best way to keep everyone engaged.

3. Small group discussions have been the most helpful to me to understand the play. Dialectic Journals and campfires are not my favorite and have been less effective.

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Pranit Agrawal:
1. Something I learned about Juror 10 is that he is an antagonist and likes to dispute whoever is talking. We all believe that Juror 10 is the main antagonist in the story.

2. I feel as if this type of discussion is better than a campfire because it allows everyone to participate without the pressure of interrupting someone else.

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- Quiet doesn't mean peace
- Diction contains a lot of word that sounds the same but has differing meanings or sometimes the same meanings
- A lot of words here are synonyms of each other to add depth to the text
- References the future and the past in the same sentence many times, adding even more depth to the text with lines like "for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us".

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Skinny black girl: unfiltered

Far from polished, far from pristine: shows formality

Striving to forge a union: patriotism

Committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man: alliteration

It shows that this has a formal tone, however the vocabulary used is what we use in our everyday lives.

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Manu - Poetry Station #9 (Personal Reading)

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Manu - Poetry Station #9 (Personal Reading)

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Manu - Poetry Station #9 (Authorial Reading)

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Manu - Poetry Station #9 (Authorial Reading)

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C. In "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman, I think Gorman is very optimistic about humanity. Throughout the entire poem, Gorman is constantly talking about the problems we have in the world today and how they are effecting society in a bad way. However, after each problem she states she goes on to talk about how there is hope to fix it and become a better and just society. Furthermore, the entire poem as a whole is emphasizing how there is hope for the future even though not everything is ideal in today's world.

D. Gorman's worldview both compares and contrasts to Rose's. They are similar because they both talk about some of the problems in the world, while also expressing signals of hope. Gorman does this by stating one of the problems we are facing, and then directly proceeds to talk about how we can overcome this problem in the future and how there is hope. Rose expresses some of the problems in the world by showing corruption in the jurors, but also signifying that there is hope through people such as Juror 8. However, Gorman and Rose are also different in a way because although both of them talk about the problems and hope in the world, Gorman tends to focus a lot more on the side of hope, and Rose tends to focus more on the corruption and "dark" areas of the world.

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Steven - Poetry Station 9 (Personal Reading)

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Steven - Poetry Station 9 (Personal Reading)

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Steven - Poetry Station 9 (Parts C and D)

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Steven - Poetry Station 9 (Parts C and D)

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C: In "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman, she expresses both pessimistic and optimistic views on the United States. But personally, I believe that overall, Amanda has a more optimistic view on the future of America rather than pessimistic. The fact that every time there is a negative take on an aspect of America in her speech, it is swiftly followed up with a hopeful statement trying to inspire others on how hope is just lost, not yet gone; Leads me to believe that Amanda is trying to be uplifting while still being realistic on the state of our nation in her stanzas.

D: I think that Gorman's views directly contrast with Rose's views because while Gorman's speech includes both the bad and corrupted side as well as the triumphant side of America, she seems to be more focused on inspiring people in her stanza, with the main idea of America can still be improved if we came together and unite as a nation. Rose's media in the form of the 12 Angry Men play, focuses on the more dark and corrupted side of America, where people who are in trusted with the privilege to decide the fate of another person's life just think of the whole process as a waste of time. Rose's views are more pessimistic than Gorman's because 12 Angry Men shows how corrupt America really is and how a 'fair trial' advertised to the rest of the world isn't how it really is if you look a little closer.

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C. I think Gorman is optimistic in her poem ¨The Hill We Climb¨ because she uses key words that are positive. Overall, she talks about building a better country and the progress we have made up to this point. She uses certain words like laughter, pride, brave, and legacy which all portray a hopeful mindset by the author. Although at times Gorman talks about negative topics like burdens and blunders, she uses them to signify our country's room to grow.

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Pranit - Poetry Station #9: Personal Reading

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Pranit - Poetry Station #9: Personal Reading

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D. I believe that Gorman's worldview both compares and contrasts with Rose's since they both show the positives and negatives in the world at this time. Specifically, Rose shows the flaws in certain peoples' mindsets and personalities, which could cause huge problems/mistakes in the world, all through the representations made by her jurors. Gorman talks about our past and the mistakes we have made in history and what consequences they led to. On the other hand, Gorman talks about the rebuilding of the future and how we plan on improving in the near future as a country. Rose shows that there are still good people in this world through her portrayal of the 8th Juror.

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Karun Pai Poetry Station 9 - Personal Reading

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Karun Pai Poetry Station 9 - Personal Reading

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C) I think Gorman is very optimistic because in her writing “The Hill We Climb,” she writes very positively overall. Based of her writing, I can see that she sees the good in people and she wants everyone to grow as a person. Even though she writes about some negatives like “…a country that is bruised..” which shows weakness to the people, she continues writing positively showing what people could do by the use of figurative language throughout the writing.

D) I think Gorman’s view and Rose’s view are contrasting because in Gorman’s writing, she is asking people to improve themselves. But in Rose’s play, the judges are convinced after multiple argument that the boy is not guilty which shows that people can change once they are convinced. But, the play by Rose and the writing by Gorman have different ways of conveying their message and the end result are to show people allowing people to realize what they are doing and how they could change for the better.

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What 2 Lines Would You Post To Twitter - Manu

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What 2 Lines Would You Post To Twitter - Manu

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"When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade" (Gorman 1). I chose this quote because it signifies the start of the poem and it is always what people will first remember when they think of this speech.

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"If we're to live up to our own time, then victory won't lie in the blade, but in in all of the bridges we've made."

"if we merge mercy with migh and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright"

Caption: The future generation will carry us forward, and make our foundation stronger.

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What 2 lines would you post to Twitter? - Pranit

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What 2 lines would you post to Twitter? - Pranit

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"So we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us. We close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside."

I chose these 2 lines because I think it is a message that needs to be spread, especially to social media. On the internet, there are a lot of people that try to pick apart good people, instead of focusing on the real problems at hand.

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This shows the corruption that lies in college admissions and exams for students. It's very relatable and relevant to our status- as being current high school students.

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Palo Alto parents are sentenced for bribing son’s SAT proctor in ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal

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A Palo Alto mother and father who paid $25,000 to facilitate cheating on their son’s SAT exams were each sentenced to eight weeks in prison on Thursday, federal prosecutors said.

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This shows how health care is corrupt for the poorer populations. It clearly shows how corruption affects the normal people- especially those living in worse conditions.

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Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.

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This talks about how corruption is very prevelant in hiring for jobs.

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Suggested control measures

Agencies should take a risk-based approach in adopting any control measures, based on a solid understanding of the corruption and misconduct risks faced by their agency, as well as the risks associated with particular positions.

Thoroughly check candidate background

Consider pre-employment screening services

Conduct web and social media searches

Candidate declarations

Requiring prospective public sector employees to complete a statutory declaration in relation to prior work history, including whether they have ever been the subject of an investigation for a criminal or disciplinary matter

Requiring candidates to sign a waiver allowing employers to check up on prior discipline history across the public sector (while concerns may be raised about the application of privacy principles, provided a prospective public sector employee consents to providing information about their employment history and to that information being shared between agencies, there is no breach of privacy legislation)

Integrate mandatory reporting of declarable associations/conflicts of interest into the recruitment process and during periodic checks on employees' personal particulars

Introduce clear consequences for staff failing to declare an association

Revalidating employees

Supervise new-starters

Revalidate employees security clearances at regular and or random intervals

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Corruption risks in recruitment and employment | IBAC

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Agencies should take a risk-based approach in adopting any control measures, based on a solid understanding of the corruption and misconduct risks faced by their agency, as well as the risks associated with particular positions.

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Manu Gorantla - Copy SOAPSTONE (nonfiction) outline

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Khoi Dang - Copy SOAPSTONE (nonfiction) outline

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