Joyas Voladoras

I thought it was terribly amazing except for the part where the cat with the broken spine dragged itself into the forest to die. Up until I read that I really didn't feel a connection with the essay. Even when I read that sentence the first time it didn't click but now I get the meaning of the whole essay. I can't really explain it to you in words because the essay touches everyone differently but the closest way is to say that it was about how love can cause pain. For example I believe the essay was optimistic because I love the cat but you sometimes need to let nature take its course in order to continue to love or I didn't know it was happening.It really made me think of the world around me and how much pain goes on to have love take its course.

Waste Land Documentary Response

The most memorable part of the Waste Land documentary for me was the people themselves. It was very memorable to see the people go from day to day to the Landfill to collect recycle. Also, they made so little I don't know if I would be able to do that and be proud about it. From this I will take away the feeling that no matter what job I have it could still be worse.

I think it felt great for the people in the movie to have their jobs turned into something much larger than just picking up recycle. It must have given them a sense of pride, a sense of accomplishment, and a sense of fame. It definitely helped the people want to get out of the Landfill and want to work harder to make more money so they can get out.

I think I would feel good if I was the subject of a film. It definitely would make me feel like I am making a change in the world and my community. Maybe the academic aspect of my life would lend me to that kind of art. If anything that is what I excel at. 

The Day Outside

Photo challenge looking in

This is the inside of the recycle bin in our rogate room. It fits the common things that you would think would be in a recycle bin.

Color Photo

This is a picture of my hand it is multiple colors.

Texture Photo

This is a picture of the back of my Rogate notebook. I thought it was interesting because from a far it kind of looks rough but it definitely mooth when you touch it.

Underneath Photo

This is a picture of UNDERNEATH my garbage lid. That's it. A pizza box under a garbage lid.

20%

At first me and Sai were just going to make a simple game for our 20% project. However after many combinations and roadblocks we have teamed up with Jeff, Tom, Shaun, Taher, and Flynt to make an app, game, and show, plus the sound track all based on Charlie the Cheerio.

For this project we will definitely need a bunch of creativity and patience along the way to make and learn how to do everything. We may encounter some bumps in the road but in the end we will make it awesome.

2012 Reflection

I can't believe 2012 is already over it all just went by so fast. Throughout the year I learned a lot about myself, the world, and life in general.

What I learned about myself is that I really don't know everything and that I still have a lot to learn about the world, myself, and life in general. I used to think that I did know everything and there was nothing left to learn. What changed my mind was when I started 8th grade. It was a lot harder than any other grade I realized that I would have to study more to get the A's I am used to.

The thing I learned about the world is that the people you are around a can change in the blink of an eye. One second they are your best friend the next second they are your worst enemy. I realized this when my sister's best friend seemed to change on and off weekly. I now know that you should always keep the people you want to be around close.

The thing I learned about life is that you can't take anything for granted it could change in an instant. Take a shore house for example. This year lots of people's shore houses got wiped out. This taught me that things could change in an instant.

From all this I have decided to make a New Years revolution to always be myself and keep the people I care about the most closest to me.