Emilia+M.

Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?

**What really makes up your identity?** My name is Emilia Migliaccio I am 12 years old and I am in 7th grade. I am 1st chair in the flute. I love soccer and golf and hanging out with my friends. I am smart and I'm part Swedish and part Italian.

**What really makes up your sense of place?** What really makes up my sense of place is when I’m with my friends who do things. I have one friend who does gymnastics, a few who do dance, one plays hockey and another who went to goalie training with me.

**What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?** With my identity and sense of place, I feel I am a leader and an organizer and I like to think of ideas. When someone else has an idea I like to expand that idea.

**What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?** I will ask questions and be interested in what they have to say.

**What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it?** School overcrowdings is a local problem. Some steps we could to solve this problem are: The government could set up knew schools. If we to that, that would bring more people jobs as teachers. It would also bring the stress level down for the teachers who already work their because they won't have to control and teach so many kids.

**Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them?** Problems that need to be addressed are pollution, littering, poverty, starvation, civil rights, and injustice. The qualities a person must have for these problems is determination. If you say you are going to do something you will do it. that is true determination. The person must also have perseverance. When something doesn't work out they have to keep trying and believe the problem can be solved. They also need to be a good organizer. If they want other people to help you have to know who is the right people and who is the wrong people.

Emilia, I am very impressed with your responses to the final two questions. Overcrowding in public schools is such a huge problem! You were right on point when you said that new schools would bring down student population, as well as create more jobs for future teachers. You discussed the need for more jobs in our area without even having to say so. I would love to discuss this problem more with you and would also be very eager to find a good solution! - Mr. Gore

Phase II: Sense of Place

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I picked people walking and helping eachother because i think people in my home town is very friendly. If someone has a question or needs help they would be happy to. Some important places in my home town is we have three big colleges in North Carolina. NC State, UNC,and Duke. Because we have those colleges in one state then more people will come over here and that will bring more money for the colleges. NC State Duke UNC

We also have other places that are interesting. You can go to the history museum and learn all about the first settelers, the different wars such as the Civil War, the Native Americans and so much more. __3 facts about North Carolina__ The first Pepsi was created and served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898. The first known miniature golf course was in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The first English child born in America, Virginia Dare Roanoke North Carolina in 1587.

A group or project that gives support and resourses in to North Carolina is the Skin Cancer Foundation. Of course they help raise money to stop skin cancer. I am on the website if you click on the link get involved. It talks about how i play golf and every birdie i make people pledge a dollar or more.

Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you.
 * Does a scenic picture represent the beauty you believe that your town has?
 * Does a picture of a group of people represent and show a warmth and friendliness that your town has?
 * Does a statue or building convey the feeling of history that makes your place important and unique?
 * Is there a cultural event that represents the values of your home location?

What are your initial thoughts about how your image addresses the questions above? Later, you will be working with the members of your group to create a travel package that includes visits to each group member's home location (see Phase II)

Emilia, I really enjoy the pictures you included in this section. I really do think you hit on the generosity of people living in the South. I also like the inclusion of the three major universities in the area as education is a very important part of North Carolina. Excellent start! Your group will appreciate and benefit from all of your hard work! - Mr. Gore

Emilia, thanks so much for posting pictures and your descriptions! I live in Durham and went to Duke and now attend NC State, so I liked the inclusion of the universities. I also enjoyed reading your sense of place posting. My daughter plays the flute and I am have Swedish. Thanks for sharing about yourself so we could make connections. Laura

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

**What is your local issue?** ---The local issues that i picked was overcrowding of the schools.

More and more schools have gotten over crowded and it has created a big problem for the schools and Wake County. The schools don't want to expand there school because it is to much money so the y try to squeeze in more lockersin the hallways and more students in the classroom. Like i said in phase one it creates so much more stress for teachers because they are not used to teaching so much more kids.

**What can you do to be address the issue?** We could write a letter to Wake County explaining how the over crowding of schools is a problem and how it would help people and the economy. Like i said in phase one again it would create more jobs for people and teachers would have a better time teaching the students because they wouldn't have to teach as much kids.

The global impact of the over crowding of schools is if this keeps happening and we don't start building more schools. The schools might get so over crowded people might not even get into school. Then they will have to go find other schools that have enough room.
 * What is the global impact of your local issue? **

Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues