Yani Ye's Blog

 Last weekend, I learned t he purpose of studying history ranges from learning about human ancestry and generations, to learning how to solve problems to minimize war, there are so many reasons why humans study history. One reason to study history is to have a greater understanding of one’s personal history, ancestors, and more information about the current generation they are living in. For example, I have learned about my background & ethnicity, which overall has helped me discover and realize more about myself and how to live my daily life. I have also learned that I am the third generation of my ancestry to be born in the United States, as both my mom, my grandma on her side, and my dad, my grandpa on his side were all born here before me. Another purpose to study history would be to help our current generation and government learn from mistakes in the past to help prevent unnecessary events from being caused. To expand, using a timeline of events and what led up to those ...

 It has nearly been two months into my final year of middle school! Many things have changed since 8th grade and the start of the new school year, and I have grown to become much more comfortable with all of my new teachers and classes, and the material we are learning. Along with all that, I have joined new clubs and found new interests, made new friends, and attended many school events.

 Recently, I had my first DBQ "test" in history, and we were assigned to write a 6-part paragraph, answering the following question,  What events, documents, movements, ideas and or people were  responsible for colonist’s Revolutionary Thinking and did it encourage them to become change makers that prepared them for civic engagement before the Declaration of Independence? Documents such as the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and movements such as the House of Burgesses were the main events which introduced revolutionary thinking to the colonists, and helped their daily lifestyle become more civically engaged.  According to Document #4, "...the framework for their government needed to be written and approved by representatives of the people...the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut stated the powers and limits of government." As the Fundamental Orders listed the laws and rules that the  community  had to follow, and different people helped put tog...

 On the past Thursday, I had another figure skating competition! Being on a weekday and me having school, this competition was a little different than others, but still was a great opportunity for me and I had a lot of fun. This was my 5th competition this year, so I had a decent amount of experience being out alone on the ice. Just like all the others, I competed at the level Excel Preliminary Plus, and am planning to move up levels in the next few competitions. I skated to the same music, Minor Swing, from Chocolat, a swingy, Spanish style song. My elements also stayed the same, a basic camel spin level 1, single axel, single flip single axel combination, combination spin level 1, choreographic sequence, single lutz, single lutz, and a single flip single toe single loop combination. The level 1's on my spins indicate a high amount of revolutions, and this is the first competition where I achieved level 1 on both my spins. Luckily, the day of my competition was a minimum day at sc...

For my history class, we were recently learned about the Americans, Natives, Europeans, and different ways on how they affected each other. At the end of all the learning, we were told to put together a paragraph explaining who the first American settlers were, and how Europeans affected them. The first Americans of the Northeast were those who were extremely weak in the metabolism, and very prone to getting sick and catching illnesses. According to Excerpt 1, “ Most of the villages of the New England tribes were semipermanent; when the agricultural land was depleted of nutrients, groups would move to settle nearby areas…Historians believe the clearing where the Pilgrims settled was the site of a Pawtuxet village that had been wiped out by disease.” Based on this evidence, one can conclude that the New England tribes were the first American settlers of the Northeast, and their society constantly transformed and changed over time. As a result of their tribes being semipermanent, they ...