Keith+K.

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

What really makes up my identity are my choices in life. My past choices whether it be playing baseball or quitting baseball, getting my license or not getting it, they all make up who i am today. Small or big choices all make me who i am, everyday i make choices and everyday they affect my own personal being. My sense of place is on the baseball field. I love baseball and when im on the field, pitching, i feel at home. The feeling of being untouchable is very invigorating. But also because it is a team sport. You either win as a team or lose a team there are no individual wins. This is where i am most comfortable.
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?
 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

The role my identity and sense of place play when i work with others in a group is that im a cooperative person, i make contribution to the group, and i will never slack. When im in a group, its like baseball, we do good as a group or we do bad as a group, there is no pointing fingers on who to blame. I like working in groups because you can bounce ideas off one another which makes things go by faster.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

Some qualities i bring are determination, hard working, and intelligence. I am always determined to finish the task at hand, i work hard to make sure that the task will be completed, and i have been in honors since the six grade.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

I believe a local problem is littering. People just toss their trash anywhere and it hurts everyone including the person who littered wether he knows it or not. A step that i can take to solve is the "pay it forward" plan. Its when you tell two people about the issue and how they shouldnt contribute to the issue and then they tell two people and so forth.
 * 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?

I believe the first quality would be motivation to even begin the process of stepping up. Then determination to solve the problem and make sure that others uderstand the problem and why it needs to be fixed. Lastly would be humbleness because gloating about fixing a problem will only make it worse.
 * 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?

Phase II: Sense of Place

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Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you. Yes because it shows little kaneohe on a normal day, sunny, perfect weather, slighly cloudy. It is perfect. Yes because of the people in Kaneohe are friendly and show aloha. Not in Kaneohe, but in other parts of Oahu yes. There is the kaneohe Christmas parade we have every year which many people in our town participate in.
 * 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)

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? My local issue is homelessness. It is a big issue in Hawaii. Housing in Hawaii is quite expensive. Finding a job in Hawaii is also hard. Hawaii has the third-highest ratio of homeless people to residents of any state, better only than Nevada and Oregon, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Most of Hawaii's unsheltered live in Honolulu, including those who spend their days and nights on the beaches, parks and streets of Waikiki, the famed neighborhood of white sand and hotels. "We still are focused on solving this problem because it's our moral obligation to solve this problem. On the other hand, it's a handy deadline before which we want to have some progress to show our community and the international community," Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz said. "I'm sure Obama won't want to see a bunch of them around. It's not going to impress other world leaders," Ivan Tandberg said, a visitor from Calgary, Alberta. [] What can you do to be address the issue? I think that if everyone realized how much homelessness effects them in a bigger way than they believe, then, and only then will people take homelessness seriously. Many people don't feel bad for homeless people because they think its easy to get a job, but when you have no home, shower, anything, then getting a job can be quite difficult. What is the global impact of your local issue? Homelessness does not only take place in Hawaii, but around the world. More and more people get laid off since the semi- economic depression America faced a few years ago. Many people are homeless and not enough people care to make an effort to help out. Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues