View each of the four pictures for your group and write a one-paragraph narrative describing the risky behavior displayed in the picture. Do not simply divide up the pictures. You need to collaborate. This means, discuss and formulate your narrative together. Follow the "See, Think, Wonder" format modeled in class. Post each of your narratives here, labeling your post with "Group 2, and your class period, and each member's last name". If you fail to do this, your group will not get credit.
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Group 2: Baker, Christiansen, Rott, Smiley, Thesisens
ReplyDeletePicture 3: There is a large group of people that appear to be protesting something about AIDs and HIV. These people appear to have AIDs or HIV based on signs that say they are HIV positive. There are risks about protesting that just go along with being a protester such as getting arrested, violent behavior or outbursts, the SWAT team and other government officials interfering. But there is a greater risk because if anyone that has AIDs or is HIV positive starts bleeding or possibly trampled, the threat of AIDs and HIV spreading gets amplified. We are wondering what exactly they are protesting. It could be they want more medical help and treatment options or government help.
Class 4A
DeleteGroup 2: Baker, Christiansen, Rott, Smiley, Thesisens
ReplyDeletePicture 1: A young woman in car is demonstrating a variety of risky behaviors by drinking a beverage, putting on makeup, and talking on a cell phone while driving. She’s clearly not paying attention to the road which is essential to being safe while driving. She seems to be in a hurry because she is doing all of these things simultaneously and trying to make up time she has lost. The visor that is pulled down to use as a mirror could be obstructing her view of the road. She also has none or very little control of the steering wheel because one hand is putting on mascara and the other is holding her drink. Is she drinking a hot beverage? If she abruptly jerked, moved, or crashed her car, would her drink burn her if it spilled, causing more injuries and adding to the risky behavior?
Class 4A
DeleteGroup 2 (4A): Baker, Christiansen, Rott, Smiley, Thesisens
ReplyDeletePicture 2: On the side of a huge cliff we see people walking along a small wooden plank that is attached to the cliff. There is a gap on the walkway leading to a very long and deadly drop below. One person seems to be attempting to try and cross the gap to the other side where there are two more people. We’re wondering how secure the walkway is to the cliff and how much weight it can withstand. These people appear to be wearing climbing gear and safety equipment but from what we can see a drop or fall would still be fatal. What could be worth such a huge risk?
Group 2 (4A): Baker, Christiansen, Rott, Smiley, Thesisens
ReplyDeletePicture 4: A small mouse with a red helmet stands near an ominous mousetrap loaded with cheese. The impeding risk here is that the mouse could be caught in the trap and killed instead of getting the cheese. If he was not killed he could be found by the owner of the trap and then exterminated. However since the mouse has a helmet, scientists could be experimenting on the mouse to try and make it still get the cheese successfully. We are wondering where exactly did he get the helmet from and how did the mouse manage to get it on his head or did he have help. There could be a risk for whoever had the mouse in their house because the mouse could have gotten into food and contaminated it, or the mouse could have bitten someone and spread disease.
(Group 2; Tipton, Bovis, Parker, Skinner, Anderson, Fitzwater, Crystal; 1B)
ReplyDeleteIn this picture it looks like three people are climbing a mountain, with only rotten boards beneath their feet. The first guy in the lead is scaling the side of the rock in order to get over a missing section of a rotten platform. Two other people are following just a few feet behind. The wooden platforms look to be thousands of feet up. The photographer of the picture appears to be on the same path as the three men, but hundreds of feet down the trail. The photographer and the three people look to be hundreds of feet apart, maybe even more, from each other across a large gap between rock surfaces. The three people on the other side higher up appear to be wearing rock climbing gear in order for them to scale the rock in places where the platform is missing.
The trail itself appears to be going up a steep orange rock surface. The picture itself has a bubble coming out of the section of the picture where the three people are. The bubble is a zoomed in section of the picture demonstrating how far away the subjects are from the photographer. Obviously the described scene is extremely dangerous. Entire sections of platforms are missing forcing the travelers to scale the rock. One slip and you aren't gonna make it.
Group 2(4B):Bovis, Tipton, Parker, Fitzwater, skinner, Anderson, Crystal-
ReplyDeleteIn the first picture we see a women driving her car while doing multiple things. She seems to be doing her makeup in her mirror, talking on her phone, and holding a coffee cup which she is probably drinking. This could be dangerous be she is paying more attention to her face and talking on the phone than the road. This is dangerous because she could hurt herself or somebody else, because she wouldn't be paying attention to what she is doing.
Group 2 1B Anderson, Crystal, Fitzwater, Skinner, Bolvis, Parker, Tipton
ReplyDeleteIn the picture we saw a group of people holding signs appearing to be protesting. A sign read “I am HIV positive” or another that said something about AIDS. From the look of some signs it appears they want to stop the “drug war”. The drug war is when the availability of clean syringes is limited, so they are reused without being sterilized. Some signs read that they got HIV/AIDS but we could assume it wasn’t their fault. Some dangers we see would be that first they are protesting and there’s always a level of danger while protesting, such as arguments or fights. The second is this subject is a very controversial subject. This picture led to a lot of questions including what caused the protest. Was it to find a cure? What did they anticipate the outcome would be? Are they all protesting the same thing?
Group 2 (1B): Crystal, Tipton, Anderson, Skinner, Bovis, Fitzwater, Parker
ReplyDeleteThis picture focuses on a small mouse wearing a little red helmet. It’s standing in front of a mouse trap with a piece of cheese on it. The helmet made the mouse seem like a daredevil that was going to try to survive the trap. This is really unsafe for the mouse even though it’s wearing a helmet because mouse traps are designed to break the neck, not the head. Why did they put the helmet on it if it wasn't going to help? In the background we can see what we presume to be a mouse hole. This photo was obviously staged, but we believe that the photographer had a purpose. Even though we think that, we couldn’t figure out what the purpose was. Was it just someone playing with their pet mouse?
Group 2 2B Thomas, Groom, Kehr, Sappington, Nunnally, Neiwert, Seberson, Boyd
ReplyDeleteThis is an example of hazardous behavior while driving. The young woman is demonstrating multiple examples of inattentive driving including using her cell phone, not paying attention to the road, and not keeping complete control of the wheel. She is looking at the mirror in her visor instead of the road which is extremely dangerous because driving requires complete attention. Any number of things could happen that would end in severe consequences for her and any other victims, or is she actually parked and not risking her life?
The trail that these three hikers are following has been unkempt and has several dangerous spots. The specific part they are crossing has no trail and requires them to climb the rock wall without proper equipment. This is life-threatening because the slightest mishap could end one of their lives in an instant. They are not showing proper caution that the situation requires. Do they have parachutes in their backpacks? Would their helmets really make a difference if they fell?
This protest is perilous behavior in that it’s not peaceful. The crowd is very worked up about their cause and violence could break out at any time. Their motive for the protest is about human rights and human safety. There is a possibility that police officers could come out to take action against the protestors. Another example of extremely dangerous behavior is that the protestors could start a riot, and trample people in the riots. Is this confined? Is this in a capital city? Are police officers taking action off camera against the protestors?
This is an example of precarious behavior because a mouse is apparently inching towards a mouse trap loaded with cheese, with the intent of receiving the cheese unharmed. The mouse is wearing a red helmet, to give the illusion of safety. The helmet won’t aid in the mouse’s safety if he goes through with the plan. Will the mouse retrieve the cheese unharmed? Is the mouse’s intention to get the cheese?
Group 2 (4B) Lenn, Gopalakrishnan, Walker, Willits, Gulley, Soper, White, Spear
ReplyDeleteA young girl can be seen in the driver’s seat of a car with some sort of hot beverage in one hand, applying makeup with the other and a cellular phone tucked between her chin and shoulder, talking on it. She is clearly not paying attention to the road. She could possibly be behind schedule, because of the many tasks she is preforming at once. Doing so many tasks at once greatly increases the risk of an accident, and on a smaller scale, she could spill the drink, burning herself, make a mistake with her makeup, affecting first impressions with colleges, or drop the phone.
Three rock climbers are on a sheer cliff with what appears to be a narrow wooden walkway to maneuver along. One person is either coming off or going on from a break in the walkway, with the other two on the side furthest away from the person crossing. Their direction, skill, emotions, or equipment is not entirely clear, as the picture is taken from quite a distance. It appears that they are wearing helmets and have some sort of harness, but with no clear point of attachment to a solid object. They seem to be wearing backpack but we do not know what, if anything, is inside them. The height of the ledge cannot be exactly determined, but if one fell from it, it would clearly be fatal. In addition, the walkway appears to be made out of only wood, and we do not know the structural integrity, or condition due to rot and wearing.
There is a sizable crowd, both protesting and demonstrating HIV and AIDS. The buildings in the background imply that this took place in a fairly large city. There are many possible dangerous outcomes that could take place, such as violence, riots, and disputes between opposing views. There is also a danger of someone being trampled due to the large amount of people gathered. This is most likely a demonstration for the purpose of equal rights, and disbanding stereotypes.
A small, grey mouse is approaching a loaded mouse trap, with what appears to be cheese as the bait. The mouse is wearing a small, red, stuntman fashion helmet, and the mouse’s hole is visible in the background. He is approaching the trap with a sense of confidence, and carelessness. Due to its recklessness, it could slip on the polished hardwood floor and fall into the mouse trap, or while attempting to swipe the cheese be caught or killed by the mouse trap.