Final Proposal

I want to take pictures of the airport I shot for my 1 mile project. I want to show a 'normal' day at the airport. Since i cant be there for a full day straight I would go at different times through out the next month shooting the different things that they have going on. The weather will also determine that since the planes will be going up less and less as it gets colder. I want to follow a student and the instructor on their course of training. Since i have a connection with the airport already i know that i will have an easy time following around and being able to go up in the air and maybe following another plane. I want to show the planes being repaired. I want to show how they are preparing them for winter storage. I want to show what goes on at this airport from the business to personal hobbies to student/instructor training. I already have some shots but I want to get those money shots. Now that i have the time to spend i want to find those shots and take the opportunity to make this project better. I know you were a little concerned about what other shots i could get. so if you think it would be better to do another project i have a plan B. let me know if you are wanting to hear that one instead

what i have been working on:

3 places

The Start Up Candy Co:

Wiliam Startup started up his candy business in the 1830's in Manchester, England. Little did he dream his descendants would continue his buisness in America into the Millenium. In Utah his grandsons created the very first candy bar, as well as the predecessor of breath-sweeteners.

At present Harry and Jon's next goal is to establish a candy museum in the factory building. They want customers and groups to be able to understand more about candy making over the past 160 years since Harry's great-grandfather William Startup "started up" his candy business in England. Jon teaches and trains family members, along with other employees. Some day another descendant, with sweet blood, will be skilled and trained to carry their special treats into the sixth generation of Startups.

The Reed O. Smoot House:

"The Smoots were one of Utah's leading Mormon families, and Reed was the child of one of his father's several wives. After receiving his basic education in church schools, he entered Brigham Young Academy (later University) as a member of its first class in 1877. Upon graduation in 1879, Reed joined his father's business in Provo. By the time he was 18, he was manager of the Provo Co-op Institute, a general store, and 5 years later was managing the Provo Woolen Mills. Within a few years he had acquired widespread business and agricultural interests, and by the time he was 35, Smoot had accumulated a considerable fortune. At the same time, he advanced in the hierarchy of the Mormon Church. In 1900 he was ordained as one of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, a position in the church second only to the presidency."

Along with the important position of senator, smoot also was advisor to five presidents, dean of the U.S. Senate, and an apostle in the LDS Church. This latter role proved to be a tough one, not only because of the responsibilities it entailed, but because Smoot's involvement with the LDS church jeopardized his involvement with the U.S. senate. From the year 1903 to 1907, there was a nationwide campaign to unseat Senator Reed, including a movement backed by petitions bearing more than one million signatures claiming that he was a high official in an orginzation that endorsed polygamy and violated the constitutional tenet of separation of church and state.

This campaign was a significant event, and according to historian Thomas F. O'Dea, the "last major flareup of the Mormon-gentile conflict on a national scale.After four thousand pages of testimony, numerous witnesses, and hearings occurring from the year 1904 to 1907, the senate, under pressure from Theodore Roosevelt, refused to expel Smoot from the Senate. Smoot biographer Milton R. Merrill claimed that "No one did more than he in changing the public's opinion from one of scorn and obloquy for the despised Mormons to one of respectful admiration.

Containing many of the original furnishing, including the family China, collection of pitchers, and the collection of paintings by Lee Green, the house still stands strong today. Smoot lived in his home until his death in 1941, and since that time his descendants have retained the home and kept it in excellent condition.

Jesse Knight House:

perhaps the wealthiest man in Provo at the time, Jesse Knight was born in the year 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Jessie’s family migrated west, and reached Utah in the year 1857. Following an impression that he had, Jessie began a mining operation in the Eureka area and became rich. He subsequently bought other mines, founded a bank, purchased real estate in Provo, bought the Provo Woolen Mills, and started farming and cattle interests in Canada. Throughout all of these efforts Jessie remained an active supporter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and his mines were called the “cleanest mining camps in the west." Jessie Knight died in 1921, designating much of his amassed fortune to B.Y.U. and various other institutions.

The house has been remodeled to serve as a mortuary since 1948.

Stop Abuse

Last week I went to a meeting at the library for Utah's Coalition Against Domestic Violence. I've never attended anything the city has put on before, but because of my most recent assignment I had a chance to experience something so sweet. I wasn't touched by so much what was said but more of what I saw. It broke my heart and my eyes were swelling up with tears in no time. After the candles had been lit I was able to talk to some of the women and I quickly became so grateful for my loving family and environment that I have in my life. Im really happy I was able to be apart of this sweet meeting. If you want to learn more about what you can do to help check it out here.

Jocelyn-

She's a friend of mine who is a victim of sexual assault.

'On August 28, 2009, as I was walking to my car, I never thought I would become a victim of sexual assault. At that moment, when an African-American man came up behind me, time stood still. I was kidnapped and raped, then in a high-speed chase until the cops ran us down in someone's front yard. The man ran away, leaving me there with the police. I was taken to the emergency room and my life was forever changed. Over two years later I have done what I could to not let this event define who I am. I have chosen to use my story to help others. They have since found the person who raped me and I have pressed charges. I am currently waiting to see if he takes a plea bargain, or if I have to go back to Arkansas and testify in court. It has brought all of the feelings back and I feel like I'm reliving it again, but I can get through this. I know that it will all be over soon, one way or another, and that I can continue using my story to help strengthen others. '

One Mile

Spanish Fork Airport:

September 11th: Where were you?

Judith:
'I remember it was an ordinary day and I was sitting on my bed folding laundry and watching TV. On the news they were talking about a plane flying without clearance. No one seemed to know what was going on and I thought maybe I had stumbled onto a “War of the Worlds” type program. It felt unreal. I called my sister to tell her to watch and to see what she might know about the situation. Even as I watched the plane hit the building I thought it must be a mistake. They must have wandered off course--it must have been an accident–unbelief was the strongest feeling.

After the second plane hit and the buildings crumbled, I felt sad for all the families who had loved ones in the building. I about wondered the horror they must be feeling. I was sad on a broad level for our country but a part of there world was cut from them. My sadness was mixed with fear as more planes were reported. I feared this was the beginning of a major war on American soil. 911 marked a turning point in America. We use to feel safe and then the world crashed in on our peace.'

Christina:
‘I was eating breakfast in my kitchen before school. My mom came running in and told me what had happened. We then rushed into the living room to watch the news. We watched as the second plane hit and began to worry for the safety of my dad, he was a pilot. We checked what airline it was and were so grateful that it wasn’t my dad’s plane he was flying that day, but were devastated by the loss of life.'


Devereaux:

'September 11, 2001 started off as any regular day for me. I was a junior at Spanish Fork High School and was hurrying from my calculus class to my AP history class. I was in a particular hurry that day as we were having a quiz and I hadn't studied for it all. As I entered Mr. Moody's AP history class, I saw my classmates staring at a TV that was in the front of the room. Unaware of the events that were happening, I asked a girl what was going on and if the quiz had been postponed. She looked back at me with a twisted face of disgust. Pointing to the TV, she then said: "What? Are you an idiot? Have you not been watching the news?" Puzzled and a bit embarrassed I turned to the TV to see a news reporter reporting on an airplane hitting one of the twin towers. A split second later, as the camera was filming the first tower, a second plane slammed into the second world tower! I was blown away and felt like someone had just knocked the wind out of me. I quickly slumped into a chair with my eyes fixed in dismay on the TV. As we watched the rest of the morning unfold and the towers crumble, I kept thinking: "Is this really happening? How? Why? We are the United States of America, who would want to do this? Where is the military?" From that day forth I became painfully aware that despite the richness and grandness of the United States, we are still very vulnerable to the acts of men who conspire for power and wealth without regard for life. Seeing the sacrifice that so many people made, both public workers and civilians, in those attacks has made me thankful for my country, the people that I share it with, and most importantly for the understanding that when Americans unite no matter what the challenge they can overcome it.'