HW # 2 25 Questions History (digital)

Name: Devin Morgan

Section: 1a

Birthdate: December 25th 1993

Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn

Favorite musicians: Lupe Fiasco, Drake, Maroon 5, One Republic

Favorite films: Spirited Away, Stomp The Yard, Glory Road

Favorite books: Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

3 students you already know and like in this section:
a. Marc R. b. Omar O. c. Mahogany V.

Main things you do when not at school:
Soccer- BW Gottschee Academy Team
Dance training- Elliot Feld’s school and company
Basketball
Running

Average daily amount of time you use for TV-IMin-/websurfing/social networking (Facebook)/videogames (in hours) – 1.5 hours per day

Guardians’ names and what they do for a living or an interesting hobby:
Linda Morgan, works at the Pen American Center, an international nonprofit organization that promotes literature, defends freedom expression wherever it is threatened, and helps free imprisoned writers and journalists around the world.
John Morgan

Favorite teachers from SOF and why:
Mr.Whelton because we great sports arguments
Mr.Wexler because he teaches gym class
Mrs.Godshall because she connects with her students and makes class fun

The 3 main reasons, in order of importance, that you come to school:
1st: To learn academically
2nd: To make friends
3rd: To go to a good college

List 1-3 talents you have:
1st: Can spin a basketball on my finger (plus tricks)
2nd: Can juggle 3 objects (plus tricks)
3rd : Can juggle a soccer ball (plus tricks)

What’s one of the main questions you think about intellectually?
Is there a god?
Your email address: bwgdevin@yahoo.com
Your cell phone # (or home phone): 1-718-608-5757 (cellphone)
Your guardians’ phone numbers and email addresses:
Linda Morgan: 1-347-668-2676 (cellphone) 1-212-334-1660 ex113 (work)
Linda@pen.org
John Morgan: 1-347-756-0731 (cellphone) 1-718-965-2848 (homephone)
Jmorgan66@aol.com

Are there very good reasons to avoid bothering your family unless necessary? No

What are your academic strengths? My work ethic and competitiveness

What are your academic weaknesses? My time management

Why did you sign up for this course (or if you didn’t, why did you sign up for what you signed up for, and how upset are you)?
I have heard that this class is entertaining.

What are a few interesting ideas you have about the digital/electronic environment of teenagers in NYC today?
Too many teenagers are overweight due to spending too much time with electronic games and other devices and not getting enough physical exercise. Social networking can be a good thing and communicating with people from other parts of the world to get new points of view can be a very good thing, but spending too much time on the computer can keep you from developing talents, getting exercise, and socializing in person.

What are a few interesting ideas you have about the tendency of people to make masks for themselves for daily life – do you think most people are masked even to themselves?
I think that teenagers especially put on masks because the care so much about what opinion their peers have of them. I think that when people act independently, most other people respect them. Teenagers are often afraid to act independently because they want to protect themselves so badly from feelings being considered different.

What are a few interesting ideas you have about how school has shaped how you see the world?
Ms.Godshall, my 9th grade environmental studies teacher, had a big influence on my understanding the critical need for living in a greener world.
The SOF school motto “ The future belongs to those who prepare for it” inspires me to work hard now to accomplish my goals.
Whenever I have some success in school, it makes me feel better about my life in general.