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

Who I am as a person, how i think, where I come from, the people who have helped me along the way to make me who I am. My looks, traits, characteristics, how I dress and present myself, although others tend to judge me and they think they know me, but they really don't know me at all.
 * What __really__  makes up your identity?

My sense of place to me is in my room. I feel safe in my room where no one can bother me or hurt me. I can work on my computer, listen to music, do my art work and just be myself and relax, and my room is where i go to get away from everyone and everything.
 * What __really__  makes up your sense of place?

Truthfully, my identity and sense of place will not help me when working in a group project because I don't work well in a group. But the roles your identity and sense of place should play are, your identity is supposed to help you get along and be able to try and work with others because we all have different personalities. my sense of place, i don't know how that would fit in.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

All I have to contribute is my opinion on how I see things as far as the people around me, the world we live in and the society we live in. I see everything that's wrong with the world and I don't understand why we it can't be fixed.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

One local problem we have is "**BULLYING**", it is a huge problem and so many lives are lost or ruined because of this. Parents need to be held accountable for their children's behavior, parents need to correct their children's behavior. Teachers need to enforce the rules in the classroom that students need to be respectful or be removed by security. School staff and principals need to enforce "**NO BULLYING**" and have the bullies removed from school,so the students who are in school to learn, can learn, and the trouble makers can be removed and sent them to Olomana (school for bad kids). The problem is, the bullies get away with their bad behavior and don't get disciplined, they get away with all the bad stuff they do, and the victims are told,"it will get better..." **FIX THE PROBLEM NOW!**
 * 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?

We need someone who is not afraid of the politics and the bad adults who are sweeping the problems under the rug and saying "keep people quiet". we need someone who will enforce the law and the rules, and if you disrespect someone else, you're out! and not afraid to do it. Look at all the fights at school, they do it for attention, and the bad kids get all the attention when they fight and bully other kids. The victims get teased and the adults don't do anything about it.
 * 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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http://www.discoverhawaiitours.com/media/articles/historyofpali.html The link to check out the Pali and It's history. Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you. Yes. The top picture shows Kaneohe Town. It shows us the clear Pacific Ocean of Oahu, the beautiful green landscape of hills, forest,and trees, the roads the golf course down below, and the overall natural beauty that the Windward side has to offer. As for the bottom picture which shows the Pali Lookout which is one of Hawaii's most popular tourist attraction. This cliff over looks Kaneohe and it still has one of the old dirt roads that the people back in the day us to drive on from one side of the island to the other.. But be careful, for the winds up here are pretty strong.
 * 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)

I believe that my images address the question completely good about our home in Hawaii and what we see.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue: What is your local issue? A local issue we have here is bullying.

What can you do to be address the issue? Make people aware it. Have fliers, posters and ads everywhere that shows people the things that that go on around us when were not looking.

What is the global impact of your local issue? April 25, 2011 -- Children who are bullies and children who are victims of bullying both tend to visit the school nurse more often, according to a new study. "Kids who either are relatively frequent targets of other peers' victimization or who act aggressively themselves toward their peers both are at risk for having more visits to the school nurse and more health complaints," researcher Eric Vernberg, PhD, a professor of [|psychology] and applied behavior science at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, tells WebMD.For more information go to khon2.com.

Lady Gaga, remembers when she was bullied in high school. She returned from gym class and discovered profanity scrawled across her locker. "It sticks with you and it hurts. And I went home and cried. I didn't want to go to school," she said. Her story isn't unique. On any given day, 160,000 students opt to stay home because they are afraid of being bullied.

Today, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Lady Gaga is officially launching her Born This Way Foundation, which will inspire bravery and kindness in young people. As one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, Lady Gaga has repeatedly encouraged her fans to "be someone that nurtures." With her new foundation, she is poised to do much more. For more information go to kitv.com and see her interview with Oprah on her Born This Way Foundation at bornthiswayfoundation.org

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