Has Mr. Logsdon asked a bunch of children to define good and evil? Does the prompt ask about something you have no experience with? Do you just not care about the subject enough to have formed an opinion? Well, thanks to me, you can finally have a slightly easier time doing an already pretty easy assignment.
1. Interpret the prompt as loosely as needed. Do you think I consider writing blog posts a talent? If so, well, no. But it is something I can do, which means it's good enough. Some of us just don't have enough life experience to answer the question the way it was meant to, so just do what you need to. If you try to answer a prompt about your favorite pirate when you didn't even think pirates were real until reading the prompt ten minutes ago, you can't write all that much. So just stretch the definition of "pirate", "favorite" or "your" until you can!
2. Don't let the fear of making a mediocre post paralyze you. If you can't make a thoughtful yet engaging remark on the nature of morality, don't worry. Almost nobody can. You need to look inside yourself and ask "What am I capable of?" Sometimes the answer is "not very much, but I need to do something."
3. When all else fails, make something up. You probably don't want to do this, but what's the alternative? Just take a zero? I think all of us would prefer not to live in that timeline. Besides, worst case scenario, Mr. Logsdon thinks something about you that is not actually true.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Aditi Lohe Blog #20
How to: Make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I'm not really the best cook, but the one thing I can do for sure is make a pretty mean grilled cheese sandwich. Here are the steps, and if you follow them, you're all set.
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Butter
- Tomatoes
- Pepper and Salt
- A pan
- A stove
- A kitchen
- Cheese
Steps:
1) Turn the stove on and start heating the pan.
2) Take two pieces of bread out and set it on a plate.
3) Spread a layer of butter on to only one of the two sides of each of the bread slices.
4) Put cheese on to the opposite side on which you put butter on of one piece of bread. Use one and a half slices of cheese to completely cover the piece of bread all the way to the edges.
5) Cut the tomato into thin slices and then place five pieces onto the other piece of bread (again: on the opposite side from which you spread butter on).
6) Sprinkle a slight amount of pepper and salt onto the tomatoes.
7) Put the two halves of the sandwich together and place on the heated pan with the buttered-sides out.
8) Let the sandwich cook until its a medium to dark golden-brown color. Be very careful to not over or under cook the sandwich.
9) Flip the sandwich to the other side and repeat step 8.
10) Carefully lift the sandwich from the pan and place onto a plate.
11) Cut the sandwich diagonally across the middle to create two triangles. Triangles taste better.
12) Savor the taste.
I hope you can master my recipe because if you do, it'll probably carry you through college.
I'm not really the best cook, but the one thing I can do for sure is make a pretty mean grilled cheese sandwich. Here are the steps, and if you follow them, you're all set.
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Butter
- Tomatoes
- Pepper and Salt
- A pan
- A stove
- A kitchen
- Cheese
Steps:
1) Turn the stove on and start heating the pan.
2) Take two pieces of bread out and set it on a plate.
3) Spread a layer of butter on to only one of the two sides of each of the bread slices.
4) Put cheese on to the opposite side on which you put butter on of one piece of bread. Use one and a half slices of cheese to completely cover the piece of bread all the way to the edges.
5) Cut the tomato into thin slices and then place five pieces onto the other piece of bread (again: on the opposite side from which you spread butter on).
6) Sprinkle a slight amount of pepper and salt onto the tomatoes.
7) Put the two halves of the sandwich together and place on the heated pan with the buttered-sides out.
8) Let the sandwich cook until its a medium to dark golden-brown color. Be very careful to not over or under cook the sandwich.
9) Flip the sandwich to the other side and repeat step 8.
10) Carefully lift the sandwich from the pan and place onto a plate.
11) Cut the sandwich diagonally across the middle to create two triangles. Triangles taste better.
12) Savor the taste.
I hope you can master my recipe because if you do, it'll probably carry you through college.
Andrew Reese Assignment 19
Monty Oum's death hit me hard. For those who don't know, he got internet famous for 3-D animated shorts with amazing fight choreography with little help from anyone else. By far his most impressive project is the web series RWBY, which consistently blows me away with its incredible fights.
I'm telling you this so that you know why this advice meant so much to me. The advice in question was this post from Arin Hanson-rapper, let's player, and former animator:
"If you’re an artist and you’re struggling with the thought that you’re not good enough to pull off what you want, don’t wait. Just do it. Do it now. Make time for it. Nobody cares that you got 8 hours of sleep instead of 6 when you’re gone. Nobody cares that you kept up to date on your Facebook feed every day when you’re gone. What transcends you is your work and the impression you left behind."
I know it wasn't diercted to me specifically, but still had a huge impact. My search for direction started with this quote, Since then, I've though a lot about what I want to do with my life. These words drive me to do more with myself. I won't live forever, and I want this life to count for something. Then maybe, I can be a fraction as incredible as Monty Oum.
I'm telling you this so that you know why this advice meant so much to me. The advice in question was this post from Arin Hanson-rapper, let's player, and former animator:
"If you’re an artist and you’re struggling with the thought that you’re not good enough to pull off what you want, don’t wait. Just do it. Do it now. Make time for it. Nobody cares that you got 8 hours of sleep instead of 6 when you’re gone. Nobody cares that you kept up to date on your Facebook feed every day when you’re gone. What transcends you is your work and the impression you left behind."
I know it wasn't diercted to me specifically, but still had a huge impact. My search for direction started with this quote, Since then, I've though a lot about what I want to do with my life. These words drive me to do more with myself. I won't live forever, and I want this life to count for something. Then maybe, I can be a fraction as incredible as Monty Oum.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
19 YKK
We either idolize or we love.
This comes from my dad, who dishes out wry and bitter wisdom by the pitcher (cup? bowlful? there’s a real idiom there but my head is to muddled to figure it out). Relationships - of any sort - are built on love. Friends love each other, lovers love each other, parents love their children, and so on. But it’s easy for people to get attached to other people and then to define themselves by their relationships to these people. And that usually ends up with a feeling like what Prometheus must have experienced chained to the rock. Not good. People aren’t perfect and guess what? It’s not because they want to intentionally hurt us, but they will. After that a lot of people separate themselves from their connections and relationships because it seems hopeless. Do you like pain? I know I don’t. So it’s important to give your time, ears, consideration, smiles, laughter, love people, build relationships (because they’re one of few meaningful things) but never to define yourself by someone else, because you don't want to tie all your self worth on a flawed being. I guess it’s sort of related to peer pressure: if you idolize the people you hang out with, then you’ll define yourself by what they think of you. This piece of advice (I think) is super applicable and I wish I had the concept down, but I don’t.
This comes from my dad, who dishes out wry and bitter wisdom by the pitcher (cup? bowlful? there’s a real idiom there but my head is to muddled to figure it out). Relationships - of any sort - are built on love. Friends love each other, lovers love each other, parents love their children, and so on. But it’s easy for people to get attached to other people and then to define themselves by their relationships to these people. And that usually ends up with a feeling like what Prometheus must have experienced chained to the rock. Not good. People aren’t perfect and guess what? It’s not because they want to intentionally hurt us, but they will. After that a lot of people separate themselves from their connections and relationships because it seems hopeless. Do you like pain? I know I don’t. So it’s important to give your time, ears, consideration, smiles, laughter, love people, build relationships (because they’re one of few meaningful things) but never to define yourself by someone else, because you don't want to tie all your self worth on a flawed being. I guess it’s sort of related to peer pressure: if you idolize the people you hang out with, then you’ll define yourself by what they think of you. This piece of advice (I think) is super applicable and I wish I had the concept down, but I don’t.
Assignment 20- Hannah Price
How to make .... Banana Pudding
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Follow the each of the steps on the Vanilla Pudding mix box. After you follow the instructions on the vanilla pudding box, you should make sure to put it in the fridge over night or at least a couple of hours so it can be chilled.
The next day take a big container and then start layering your ingredients. Before you should make sure to chop bananas. Then, alternate between putting on the pudding, putting on vanilla wafers, and putting on the bananas. Once your finished you can place whip cream on. Then for extra decoration you can crush up the extra vanilla wafers and sprinkle them on top. Place the container back into the fridge and the whole thing will be chilled in about 2 hrs. Then one it's cooled your finished.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla Pudding Mix
- Whip Cream
- Vanilla wafers
- Bananas
- Milk
Instructions:
Follow the each of the steps on the Vanilla Pudding mix box. After you follow the instructions on the vanilla pudding box, you should make sure to put it in the fridge over night or at least a couple of hours so it can be chilled.
The next day take a big container and then start layering your ingredients. Before you should make sure to chop bananas. Then, alternate between putting on the pudding, putting on vanilla wafers, and putting on the bananas. Once your finished you can place whip cream on. Then for extra decoration you can crush up the extra vanilla wafers and sprinkle them on top. Place the container back into the fridge and the whole thing will be chilled in about 2 hrs. Then one it's cooled your finished.
Assignment 19- Hannah Price
One piece of advice I have been given, especially by my mom, is when you have a lot of work or alot of anything start early and do a little at a time. This has helped me when I just know I'm going to have a bunch of quizzes, tests, or homework. This actually has been especially helpful in dealing with the ACT. Just breaking it up and doing a little each day, you'll gradually start to improve. Basically the advice is to never procrastinate and if you start early and span it out over time it will seem and be a whole lot easier for you. Another piece of advice I was given, but still have a hard time doing, is asking for help when you need it. Sometimes you have to lean that asking for help when your stressed or overwhelmed can be so helpful. I know this seems like easy advice that most follow, but I think a lot of people don't it unknowingly,
Assignment 18- Hannah Price
High-school Goals:
My main goal for High-school is just getting good grades and getting my needed score on my ACT.
I want to keep volunteering/tutoring. The main priority is maintaining my grades and the ACT because it effects where I'm getting into college, which in turn effects my college goals.
College Goals:
My college goals are to join a sorority, maintain good grades, and do well on the MCATs. The MCAT is the most important because this is a step to becoming what i ultimately want to become in life, which is a doctor. MCATs and grades in college are imperative to getting into medical school. I still would like to be volunteering or helping inner city kids.
Life Goals:
My life goals are to travel all over the world, get married, and have children. This is a priority because i want to be able to experience all sorts of different cultures and understand the world.
My main goal for High-school is just getting good grades and getting my needed score on my ACT.
I want to keep volunteering/tutoring. The main priority is maintaining my grades and the ACT because it effects where I'm getting into college, which in turn effects my college goals.
College Goals:
My college goals are to join a sorority, maintain good grades, and do well on the MCATs. The MCAT is the most important because this is a step to becoming what i ultimately want to become in life, which is a doctor. MCATs and grades in college are imperative to getting into medical school. I still would like to be volunteering or helping inner city kids.
Life Goals:
My life goals are to travel all over the world, get married, and have children. This is a priority because i want to be able to experience all sorts of different cultures and understand the world.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
18 YKK
High school?
1. Figure out who I am, before I start college, before I start a different life-era. Yeah, I’ve tried personality tests and all that but they don’t really help when you can’t answer the questions that directly ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY.
It gets exasperating.
But life is already confusing enough without understanding yourself, the things you do, like, think…and I’d just like knowing what I really really want to do before I dive into decisions recklessly. It's definitely possible for you to have ulterior motives for your own actions. I feel like you should know everything about yourself because you are yourself, but it turns out most people don’t know what they’re doing either, or think/pretend they do but actually don’t.
This is also the reason why I slightly obsess over handwriting. For some reason my fingers/brain/eyes keep on changing my handwriting style. Somewhere, having established handwriting correlates with knowing thyself. And this is all rambling but…I like rambling. Finally.
College?
2. finish finish finish for real my book
3. Graduate from a school I love in a major that I love and want to pursue in a career (precisely why #1 is important - I mean, if you don’t know who you are you can’t have a major or even a bucket list that’s meaningful…so is this right now meaningful? I don’t think it matters)
4. Learn how to dance, play guitar
5. Travel. everywhere. Jupiter, other dimensions, inside minds, back to Israel, Peru so that I can surf one of those giant tsunamis
6. Get a Pensieve so that I remember all my travels. Heck, so I remember life. My memory’s wacky and I’d like to meet little me
7. Meaningful relationships - also meet everyone from previous life-eras, God
Life?
8. Actually fall in love with someone. marry him. Live joyfully ever after. For some reason the idea of actually loving someone who loves you back is very foreign but I hope it does happen.
9. go skiing!!!
10. Accompany NatGeo photographer/writer. Wherever they go it seems to be absolutely gorgeous.
11. Vacation to a remote island, for at least a month
12. Knit a scarf (with that free time. scarves are very time-consuming)
13. Fly a plane! I think it would be cool to actually be flying, without the sense of vertigo and fear of heights.
14. Write write write read read read read read read write sing (badly)
15. Be an ambassador and do something for world peace - and if it involves fast action adventures in a foreign country, even better.
I told you I liked rambling.
Some of these are just random goals from off the top of my head that wanted to be included. It could never be three goals.
1. Figure out who I am, before I start college, before I start a different life-era. Yeah, I’ve tried personality tests and all that but they don’t really help when you can’t answer the questions that directly ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY.
It gets exasperating.
But life is already confusing enough without understanding yourself, the things you do, like, think…and I’d just like knowing what I really really want to do before I dive into decisions recklessly. It's definitely possible for you to have ulterior motives for your own actions. I feel like you should know everything about yourself because you are yourself, but it turns out most people don’t know what they’re doing either, or think/pretend they do but actually don’t.
This is also the reason why I slightly obsess over handwriting. For some reason my fingers/brain/eyes keep on changing my handwriting style. Somewhere, having established handwriting correlates with knowing thyself. And this is all rambling but…I like rambling. Finally.
College?
2. finish finish finish for real my book
3. Graduate from a school I love in a major that I love and want to pursue in a career (precisely why #1 is important - I mean, if you don’t know who you are you can’t have a major or even a bucket list that’s meaningful…so is this right now meaningful? I don’t think it matters)
4. Learn how to dance, play guitar
5. Travel. everywhere. Jupiter, other dimensions, inside minds, back to Israel, Peru so that I can surf one of those giant tsunamis
6. Get a Pensieve so that I remember all my travels. Heck, so I remember life. My memory’s wacky and I’d like to meet little me
7. Meaningful relationships - also meet everyone from previous life-eras, God
Life?
8. Actually fall in love with someone. marry him. Live joyfully ever after. For some reason the idea of actually loving someone who loves you back is very foreign but I hope it does happen.
9. go skiing!!!
10. Accompany NatGeo photographer/writer. Wherever they go it seems to be absolutely gorgeous.
11. Vacation to a remote island, for at least a month
12. Knit a scarf (with that free time. scarves are very time-consuming)
13. Fly a plane! I think it would be cool to actually be flying, without the sense of vertigo and fear of heights.
14. Write write write read read read read read read write sing (badly)
15. Be an ambassador and do something for world peace - and if it involves fast action adventures in a foreign country, even better.
I told you I liked rambling.
Some of these are just random goals from off the top of my head that wanted to be included. It could never be three goals.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
blog post 20: Isabel Bandoroff
How to make a pretty dank omelet:
This may just be one of those things I do well, but can't explain how I do it. I'll try my best though.
Step 1: Gather all the ingredients:
Step 2: Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk with a fork. Add salt and pepper. (milk at this time if you want)
Step 3: Prepare the ingredients. Dice the tomato, cut the spinach, cook the bacon. Whatever you need to do.
Step 4: Put the pan on the stove on medium heat. You should adjust the heat as you see fit throughout the cooking.
Step 5: Pour the eggs into the pan. When the edges begin to cook, push them in with the spatula and tilt the pan so the runny parts take their place and begin to cook.
Step 6: Sprinkle the ingredients evenly al over the flat egg. Once the cheese begins to melt and the egg is cooked, put the spatula under half of the omelet and flip it onto the other so it is folded like a hotdog style piece of paper.
Step 7: Enjoy!! Pair with more salt and pepper, cheese, or green pepper tabasco sauce. Juice to drink.
This one isn't an omelet really but
still very good.
This may just be one of those things I do well, but can't explain how I do it. I'll try my best though.
Step 1: Gather all the ingredients:
- non-stick pan or regular pan with Pam
- 2+ eggs depending on how hungry you are
- A bowl, fork, and a spatula
- milk if you like it but I make mine without
- Salt & pepper
- Toppings/fillings!! My go to's are cheese, spinach, bacon, and tomato. I've also made one with sausage that was very good. (Pics below)
Step 2: Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk with a fork. Add salt and pepper. (milk at this time if you want)
Step 3: Prepare the ingredients. Dice the tomato, cut the spinach, cook the bacon. Whatever you need to do.
Step 4: Put the pan on the stove on medium heat. You should adjust the heat as you see fit throughout the cooking.
Step 5: Pour the eggs into the pan. When the edges begin to cook, push them in with the spatula and tilt the pan so the runny parts take their place and begin to cook.
Step 6: Sprinkle the ingredients evenly al over the flat egg. Once the cheese begins to melt and the egg is cooked, put the spatula under half of the omelet and flip it onto the other so it is folded like a hotdog style piece of paper.
Step 7: Enjoy!! Pair with more salt and pepper, cheese, or green pepper tabasco sauce. Juice to drink.
This one isn't an omelet really but
still very good.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Robert Hancock Blog 19
"Never Start a fight, but always be ready to end one."
My fathers advice that has always stuck with me, a "fight" isn't always physical. My father would often say this to me and it wasn't until I was older that I grasped my fathers meaning behind this phrase, I used to take it at face value as advice on an actual hand to face fight. But now I know it is advice on how to deal with almost any adversary. I should never actively seek conflict of any nature, verbal, physical, or other. But instead be ready to cope with the situation and put an end to the problem quickly and soundly. My father was teaching me what it was to be a man, to never be the ruckus but be the one who snuffs out the ruckus.
My fathers advice that has always stuck with me, a "fight" isn't always physical. My father would often say this to me and it wasn't until I was older that I grasped my fathers meaning behind this phrase, I used to take it at face value as advice on an actual hand to face fight. But now I know it is advice on how to deal with almost any adversary. I should never actively seek conflict of any nature, verbal, physical, or other. But instead be ready to cope with the situation and put an end to the problem quickly and soundly. My father was teaching me what it was to be a man, to never be the ruckus but be the one who snuffs out the ruckus.
Robert Hancock Blog 18
1. High School Bucket List Priority
Spending time with friends:
this is a pretty lame priority I know, but an important one non the less. The likely hood that I will know any of my high school friends in a couple of years is slim. I don't have forever with them and soon the tides of life will bring us apart. The time we have now is likely the last we will have together. Spending time together even if it is just a Friday night of video games, is incredibly important, make the best out of my current relationships, they don't last forever.
2. College Bucket List Priority
Become Independent:
I want to become my own person, a sentiment shared by most high schoolers i know but It is what I want most out of College. I want to begin my life on my own to feet. Live in my own house and make my own decisions on who I will marry and where I will work. Independence from my parents is a priority above all in my college years, I want only to become the successful independent person they hope for me to be( I realize wanting to become independent partially to please your parents seems ironic but it still is an aspiration)
3. Before I Die
Travel the world:
Once I have made myself the stable independent person I want nothing more to travel the world and sea the beauties of the world. Europe to the Far East, I want to see it. I want to visit holy sites in the Middle East, see the Cathedrals and castles of Europe, Historical sights of Asia and visit major battle grounds too. Traveling the world at the end of a nice stable life seems peaceful and pleasant, and that's exactly what I want.
Spending time with friends:
this is a pretty lame priority I know, but an important one non the less. The likely hood that I will know any of my high school friends in a couple of years is slim. I don't have forever with them and soon the tides of life will bring us apart. The time we have now is likely the last we will have together. Spending time together even if it is just a Friday night of video games, is incredibly important, make the best out of my current relationships, they don't last forever.
2. College Bucket List Priority
Become Independent:
I want to become my own person, a sentiment shared by most high schoolers i know but It is what I want most out of College. I want to begin my life on my own to feet. Live in my own house and make my own decisions on who I will marry and where I will work. Independence from my parents is a priority above all in my college years, I want only to become the successful independent person they hope for me to be( I realize wanting to become independent partially to please your parents seems ironic but it still is an aspiration)
3. Before I Die
Travel the world:
Once I have made myself the stable independent person I want nothing more to travel the world and sea the beauties of the world. Europe to the Far East, I want to see it. I want to visit holy sites in the Middle East, see the Cathedrals and castles of Europe, Historical sights of Asia and visit major battle grounds too. Traveling the world at the end of a nice stable life seems peaceful and pleasant, and that's exactly what I want.
Robert Hancock blog 17
Peter Jackson is well known for both the Lord of the Rings Saga and The Hobit saga, one of which I love to watch(the other is the Hobit) but there are some key differences in these two movies that really stood out to me. The Lord of the Rings is a gritty medieval fantasy land that doesn't shy to away from blood, depicting mass slaughter and dismemberment without a second thought. Every desperate struggle left us breathless and silently praying our heroes will make it through the battles and conflicts. The setting was fantastical but the characters where still grounded in reality. They still moved like people would and the fights were intense but realistic. In the Hobit the characters seemed more cartoon like and would straight up defy physics if Jackson wanted them to(That river and barrel scene comes to mind). And I think the reason this changed from these movies was that Jackson seemed to rely more on CGI in the Hobit and it consequently ended up looking quite bad. In the LotR saga, CGI was used sparsely and wasn't so obviously in your face that it could often fade out behind the cast and the amazing practical effects. The Hobit's liberal use of CGI gave the movie a very childish appearance and I often forgot that this was a movie targeted at people 20 and up, the people who would have remembered the originals and maybe even the book. But instead it played out with the movie seemingly meant to appeal to a demographic of 12 and below. I love the LotR movies and was quite disappointed by the Hobit movies and I think it goes to show how some directors can become lazy and leave the beauty of practical effects and acting for cheap computer digitized garbage.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Assignment 20: How to...
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
--Benjamin Franklin
--Benjamin Franklin
Ben makes a good point. For this week, put your gifts and skills on display by developing a "how-to."Choose something that you have a level of expertise in and explain step by step how it is done.
No repeats though! If two people are both really talented at making ice and one beats the other to the post on "How to make ice..." then, second person - you need to reflect upon your other talents.
So, stop standing in the shade and astound us!
(Last day to make up posts 17-20)
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Blog #19 - Allie Gregory
As I sat down to answer this prompt, I decided to ask my family, "Hey, what's the best advice you've ever given me?" This managed to leave both of my parents rather flustered, my father answering, "Well it must not have been very good if you can't remember it on your own." My ten-year-old little brother piped in, "I have some advice for you. Don't die." Understand, he thinks he's hilarious.
So deeming them all useless, I returned to my computer screen and thought about it some more. And though a variety of things did eventually come to mind, I decided to go with one that I could give specific and more importantly interesting examples for. It's something my dad has preached for years, but I have recently learned to be very true: "the cool head prevails." It sounds rather lame, but over the years it has certainly become part of who I am. And I can think of multiple instances that make this a fortunate occurrence.
To begin my example, I need provide some rather interesting background information. In eighth grade, my brother and I both began taking classes at the Y to become Scuba certified. We practiced all the necessary skills in the calm, controlled environment of the YMCA pool and as such encountered virtually no problems. However, then we had to go on our certification trip, the dive that in essence was our final. It was a test and it would determine whether or not we would become licensed. And it went, all in all, rather flawlessly. Which was wonderful. But as we began to explore the spring in which we were diving, finally a problem ensued. We were not deep, maybe 20 feet under and just inside the lip of a great cavern. My excited little brother enthusiastically swam past me, which would have been fine had he any sense for where his giant fins were and what they were doing. When he kicked the hose at my side, I felt it instantly, the regulator allowing me to breath being yanked from my mouth. And an undeniable wave of fear swept over me. It was dark, I could no longer see my brother, and quite obviously, I had the slight problem of not being able to breath. But I knew better than to panic, because panicing does not fix a situation. It took several horrifying seconds, but I did as I had been taught. As calmly as I could, I swung my arm in a complete circle, beginning at my knee and revolving over my head. Sure enough, the regulator cord latched to my arm, floating somewhere in the vicinity of my swing, and I groped for it, shoving it back in my mouth. Worse even was the moment when I remembered that it was now filled with water, but again I followed procedure, purging my mouth piece of salt water and finally regaining my air supply.
I recognize perfectly well that there were multiple ways to have remedied the situation; had I been unable to find my regulator, I had enough air in my lungs to return me to the surface either way. But the point of the matter stands that someone who panicked in that situation would not have had the sense to do either. As such, I appreciate the upbringing that keeps me level-headed in a stressful situation. I have other examples and can think of a multitude of ways this advice applies to life, but I'm pretty sure no one cares at this point. So I'll leave it with my few seconds underwater that taught me the value of a cool head.
So deeming them all useless, I returned to my computer screen and thought about it some more. And though a variety of things did eventually come to mind, I decided to go with one that I could give specific and more importantly interesting examples for. It's something my dad has preached for years, but I have recently learned to be very true: "the cool head prevails." It sounds rather lame, but over the years it has certainly become part of who I am. And I can think of multiple instances that make this a fortunate occurrence.
To begin my example, I need provide some rather interesting background information. In eighth grade, my brother and I both began taking classes at the Y to become Scuba certified. We practiced all the necessary skills in the calm, controlled environment of the YMCA pool and as such encountered virtually no problems. However, then we had to go on our certification trip, the dive that in essence was our final. It was a test and it would determine whether or not we would become licensed. And it went, all in all, rather flawlessly. Which was wonderful. But as we began to explore the spring in which we were diving, finally a problem ensued. We were not deep, maybe 20 feet under and just inside the lip of a great cavern. My excited little brother enthusiastically swam past me, which would have been fine had he any sense for where his giant fins were and what they were doing. When he kicked the hose at my side, I felt it instantly, the regulator allowing me to breath being yanked from my mouth. And an undeniable wave of fear swept over me. It was dark, I could no longer see my brother, and quite obviously, I had the slight problem of not being able to breath. But I knew better than to panic, because panicing does not fix a situation. It took several horrifying seconds, but I did as I had been taught. As calmly as I could, I swung my arm in a complete circle, beginning at my knee and revolving over my head. Sure enough, the regulator cord latched to my arm, floating somewhere in the vicinity of my swing, and I groped for it, shoving it back in my mouth. Worse even was the moment when I remembered that it was now filled with water, but again I followed procedure, purging my mouth piece of salt water and finally regaining my air supply.
I recognize perfectly well that there were multiple ways to have remedied the situation; had I been unable to find my regulator, I had enough air in my lungs to return me to the surface either way. But the point of the matter stands that someone who panicked in that situation would not have had the sense to do either. As such, I appreciate the upbringing that keeps me level-headed in a stressful situation. I have other examples and can think of a multitude of ways this advice applies to life, but I'm pretty sure no one cares at this point. So I'll leave it with my few seconds underwater that taught me the value of a cool head.
Nathan Dutch Assignment 19
The best piece of advice I got from someone wasn't actually a piece of advice; and I didn't receive it, but rather I discovered it. It was an account by former President Jimmy Carter about his interview with Admiral Rickover from the U.S. Navy for a position aboard a nuclear submarine. The interview went fine until Rickover asked Carter a simple question, "Did you do you best?" Initially Carter responded, "Yes sir," but couldn't keep the truth from spilling out. "No, sir I didn't always do my best." Rickover simply questioned, "Why not?" Just like that, Carter slowly eased out of his seat and walked out. So whenever I do anything, I give a whole-hearted effort, no half-assing. Sometimes it's hard, and my best changes from day to day. Sometimes my best isn't even good enough. But some time down the road when I get asked, "Did you do your best," I want to look the questioner in the eye and say, "Yes sir."
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Blog Post 19: Isabel Bandoroff
The best advice I have ever received isn't advice at all, it's a quote. I honestly have no idea where I heard this and I've been google searching it for years so if you know, please comment. The quote is: "You cannot be brave if you are not afraid". I think this quote hits the nail right on the head, and bravery is immensely misunderstood. Being brave isn't being fearless. Having courage is not knowing what will happen, or knowing that you're risking it all, but taking the first step anyway. It is not blindly and foolishly carrying on in the dark. This quote has stuck with me when I'm anxious or afraid. Rather than getting down on myself for being scared, I recognize you can't have courage if you're not afraid of anything. That's just being stupid and reckless. I repurpose my fear into bravery and whalla no more problems.
Blog Post 18: Isabel Bandoroff
1. Hmm high school... it feels like you're kinda stuck. All of these cool things you want to do but it's kind of hard to do them. You're just not old enough or there isn't enough time. Something fairly realistic I want to do before I finish high school would have to be to revisit Haiti and continue to do mission work there. I'd also love to keep running the Haiti Ministry Team, start a food club w CVT, and be the VP of Young Republicans.
2. Skydiving. Easiest question of my life. If I go to Sewanee I'll be super close to a place that does it and posts a video on youtube so you can check me out *sunglasses emoji*
3. I want to travel to every continent. So far I've been to 3 of the 7. But I basically want to travel everywhere and multiple times. yeahhh life
2. Skydiving. Easiest question of my life. If I go to Sewanee I'll be super close to a place that does it and posts a video on youtube so you can check me out *sunglasses emoji*
3. I want to travel to every continent. So far I've been to 3 of the 7. But I basically want to travel everywhere and multiple times. yeahhh life
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Blog Post 20 (Gloria Pulley)
I don’t find myself particularly talented I guess. I can run, I cook, I draw. I have absolutely no musical ability. I can’t dance. I’m too uncoordinated to do any sports, or
any physical activity besides walking and running. I can’t even paint. I suck at all things painting, and I accept
that. So anyway, I thought I would choose
cooking and leave the art to Abi because I know she’s really awesome at it.
So
anyway I’m going to teach you my method of cooking soup.
1. Sit
down, shut up, and watch your mama. During
college my mom lived with the Dewees family (a different Dewees), and helped
raise their three children. After a
while, she became really awesome at cooking for picky pallets. Especially with soup. When she does make soup I like to sit in the
kitchen and watch her. If your mom isn’t
that good of a cook, watch your dad, your granny, aunt, or just the cooking
channel.
2. First
you start by cutting your vegetables. Onion,
celery and carrots are the standard for most soups. Use a big knife that looks like this:
When cutting your onions, slice off
the ugly ends and take off the nasty flaky layer by cutting a small slit from
the top to bottom. Then lay the onion on
the cut end and chop in half. Cut slits
going from one end of the hemisphere to almost the other end. Then cut across in the oppose direction. Take a moment to cry because onions are evil.
Repeat with other half. Cut carrots and
celery from top to bottom. When chopping,
use a circular type motion with your knife and arm and then you get to the end
put your hand on top of the knife so you don’t cut off your fingers.
3. Stick
your ish in a large pot with melted butter or olive oil. Sauté on low to medium heat until the onions
look kinda see through. In terms of
quantities just kinda wing it. Cooking
isn’t about being perfect.
4. Okay
so we are just going to make vegetable soup because that’s easy. Pour two cartons of vegetable broth in, add a
can of kidney beans (drained), a can of chickpeas (drained) a can of mushrooms (drained),
two cans of any type of tomato you like, and two bags of frozen soup vegetables
mix.
5. For
spices, eye ball it again and adjust later.
Stick in two bay leaves (make sure to take those out later). Take some
mixed herbs and spices (trader joe’s has a 21 seasoning salute which is good)
and lightly sprinkle that across the top of the soup. Do the same with the salt. Mix it up.
6. Stick
a lid on that thing and turn the temperature to the lowest setting you have. Let it simmer for an hour stirring about every
ten minutes so it doesn’t burn on the bottom.
When this yellowy-orange foam starts to form on top, that’s how you know
it’s almost done.
7. Serve
it up (perhaps with a nice and toasty piece of whole grain baguette, or not. it’s
your soup)
8. Be
adventurous. Look on the internet for
variations on soups. Experiment with
stuff in the spice cabinet like curry powder, cumin, coriander, etc. Go to the store and look at different grains,
beans, legumes (lentils and split peas), vegetables that you can stick in a pot
and boil into something tasty. Try adding meat if you like dealing with that
stuff (I don’t simply because I’m afraid of food borne illness and meat juice
all over my kitchen). Don’t be afraid. Make
something that’s all your own or just copy someone’s recipe. If it’s actually nasty, feed it to the
dog. Eyeball stuff. Spill things.
Make a mess or don’t. Throw stuff
if you need to (I’m looking at you Rachel Gilbert. You make me question whether I should ever
let you cook in my kitchen again).
Tips for what you should do while you wait:
·
Dance a bit. Or a bunch.
Really move and grove even if you suck at dancing.
·
Listen to loud music.
·
Wash some dishes that you dirtied in the
process.
·
Read a book.
·
Watch some Netflix.
·
Draw a pretty picture reflecting upon your
cooking experience.
·
Please don’t leave the kitchen for too
long because a stove is a pain in the ass to have to clean (especially gas stoves
with those raised grates).
·
Write a blog post.
·
Do some other homework, like physics web
homework (by the way, perfect for procrastinating on a Sunday afternoon).
·
Inform your parents that you are now ready
to be a responsible adult that can fend for yourself in the real world.
·
File your taxes like an adult.
·
Invest in a 401k or IRA.
·
Catch up on current events with some CNN
or Fox or whatever.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Assignment 19: plastics
Most of the advice we receive in our lives is unsolicited and quite frankly inane. However, every once in a while we get a real gem and changes our trajectory. What is the one piece of advice given to you that has stuck? Explain its effect.
Minimum of 150 words - due Sunday, February 7th at 11:59 pm
Minimum of 150 words - due Sunday, February 7th at 11:59 pm
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Nathan Dutch Blog Post 18
1. Honestly I don't really have any bucket list type goals for high school. Besides for working hard on schoolwork, I really just want to enjoy life before I get to real life and things start to suck. If I was going to put something on my high school list I guess it would be maybe making the basketball team. Senior year there won't be nearly as many players meaning I could possibly get a scrub spot, but I don't know if I really want to put in all that work just to watch people who are actually good play in games.
2. My college bucket list is mostly inspired by my brother. He has used time in college to explore as much as possible and actually completely changed his career trajectory along the way as he discovered new topics that he never thought would interest him. So I'm making a vow to take at least one class per semester which is completely unrelated to my major that sounds interesting to me. Hopefully, I can find out what I really want to do.
3. I have a much more organized bucket list for my life. First I would like to get married and have kids at some point in my life. This just seems like a common part of life for me though and not really like a bucket list goal. I would like to live in many locations during my life. I would like to live in at least 3 different European countries and hopefully several different states in the U.S. It would also be really cool to visit every state and capital but that might be slightly more difficult.
2. My college bucket list is mostly inspired by my brother. He has used time in college to explore as much as possible and actually completely changed his career trajectory along the way as he discovered new topics that he never thought would interest him. So I'm making a vow to take at least one class per semester which is completely unrelated to my major that sounds interesting to me. Hopefully, I can find out what I really want to do.
3. I have a much more organized bucket list for my life. First I would like to get married and have kids at some point in my life. This just seems like a common part of life for me though and not really like a bucket list goal. I would like to live in many locations during my life. I would like to live in at least 3 different European countries and hopefully several different states in the U.S. It would also be really cool to visit every state and capital but that might be slightly more difficult.
Post 18 - Allie Gregory
1. The number one thing I aspire to accomplish by the end of high school is getting my book published. I've been telling myself for years that I'm going to finish it. "Finish before I turn 16." Nope. "Finish by the end of sophomore year." Didn't happen. "Finish by Christmas of Junior year," oh what a joke. I'll do really well for like a week and I'll think that I'm really gonna do it this time then life gets in the way and aaaaagggghhh. So I don't know. But I'm determined to make it happen. By he time I graduate, I not only want to have finished the book to full length, but to have it edited and ready for publishing, if not in the process of being published. Lofty goals, I know, but eh. I'll work on it.
2. By the time I finish college I want to have a solid base set for what I'm actually going to do with my life. I know a bunch of things I'd like to do, but I'm not all that sure how to do them. I want to work in movies, but I can't exactly just apply to direct the new Star Wars movie straight out of school. Unfortunately. And I'm afraid I don't want to sit around until I'm 40, working prop design for commercials and waiting on an opportunity to arise. That's why I like James Cameron so much. He didn't work his way up; all he did was write a script. He wrote Terminator, and he sold the entire thing for a dollar with one caviot: they had to let him direct. It's bold, I like it. But if I'm going to do that I'll need really good material, which is something I'm willing to devote myself to in college. And if this doesn't work out for me? I'll find another way. But whatever I do, I don't want to leave college without some inkling of a plan.
3. I have a lot of ideas and plans, but the honest truth of them is that I don't know how life will turn out. Maybe I won't be a director or an author or even an engineer (that's my other option). Maybe I'll determine that my true calling is being a lawyer and I'll move to Australia, adopt twelve kids, and never marry. (I really don't like the sound of any of this but you never know...) So I'm not going to build my bucket list on goals that might change. (Even though I now I'll always want to get married). Instead, I'm going to give the rather stereotypical answer: whatever I'm doing, I want to be satisfied. And for me a big part of satisfaction is never being bored. I can't have a job I hate, and a life that doesn't excite me. Even being rich and never having to work ever wouldn't do it for me, because I want to live an adventure. Every day. I want excitement and joy and a day where I randomly decide to leave work, find my way to Florida, and meet my friend Helena there so we can fulfill our lifelong goal of wearing Minnie Mouse ears at universal, even if neither of us really have the money to do so. So yes, I want to be happy. But for me, happiness isn't a secure, boring job that dictates how I live my life. Maybe I need to work on feasibility... But for now I like my goals.
2. By the time I finish college I want to have a solid base set for what I'm actually going to do with my life. I know a bunch of things I'd like to do, but I'm not all that sure how to do them. I want to work in movies, but I can't exactly just apply to direct the new Star Wars movie straight out of school. Unfortunately. And I'm afraid I don't want to sit around until I'm 40, working prop design for commercials and waiting on an opportunity to arise. That's why I like James Cameron so much. He didn't work his way up; all he did was write a script. He wrote Terminator, and he sold the entire thing for a dollar with one caviot: they had to let him direct. It's bold, I like it. But if I'm going to do that I'll need really good material, which is something I'm willing to devote myself to in college. And if this doesn't work out for me? I'll find another way. But whatever I do, I don't want to leave college without some inkling of a plan.
3. I have a lot of ideas and plans, but the honest truth of them is that I don't know how life will turn out. Maybe I won't be a director or an author or even an engineer (that's my other option). Maybe I'll determine that my true calling is being a lawyer and I'll move to Australia, adopt twelve kids, and never marry. (I really don't like the sound of any of this but you never know...) So I'm not going to build my bucket list on goals that might change. (Even though I now I'll always want to get married). Instead, I'm going to give the rather stereotypical answer: whatever I'm doing, I want to be satisfied. And for me a big part of satisfaction is never being bored. I can't have a job I hate, and a life that doesn't excite me. Even being rich and never having to work ever wouldn't do it for me, because I want to live an adventure. Every day. I want excitement and joy and a day where I randomly decide to leave work, find my way to Florida, and meet my friend Helena there so we can fulfill our lifelong goal of wearing Minnie Mouse ears at universal, even if neither of us really have the money to do so. So yes, I want to be happy. But for me, happiness isn't a secure, boring job that dictates how I live my life. Maybe I need to work on feasibility... But for now I like my goals.
Holden Huffman Blog Post #19
One piece of advice that has always stuck with me is something my mom always tells me, which is "Why walk with turkeys when you can fly with eagles?" By this, she means to choose carefully who you surround yourself with. Don't surround yourself with people who are corrupt or try to corrupt you, but people who support you and make good life decisions. My mother is a firm believer in the idea that who you choose to be friends with really effects you and your life style, so she tells me this piece of advice all the time. I think it is a great piece of advice. I will always remeber her telling me this and it will truly effect the life choices that I make.
Blog Post 19 (Gloria Pulley)
Some of the best advice I’ve
ever gotten was from a very cool lady who shall remain anonymous because that’s
unimportant right now. But anyway, she
told me that thoughts are stupid. By this
she meant that there are some thoughts that you would rather not have, but they
occasionally pop up. You probably realize
that these thoughts mean nothing, but they are the kind that are on constant
replay in your head because they are actually evil. These are the things that
keep you awake at night and make you want to do stupid things. I am very familiar with these thoughts.
But she also told me that the best way to
avoid being consumed is to just go for a walk. That’s right, go for a walk. Doesn’t matter if it’s the middle of the
night or negative fifty degrees outside, just find somewhere to go for a walk,
and while you’re walking pay attention to something. Maybe how vibrant or dull the colors around
you are. Close your eyes and listen to
noises and try to separate them from each other. If you prefer to listen to music and don’t have
your glasses, just stand still and pay attention to how the air feels on your
skin. Focus on anything besides those
stupid thoughts. Then go home and do
something. Do some homework. Listen to
some more music. Learn to make a soufflé.
Learn Chinese. Watch Netflix. Anything.
Blog Post 18 (Gloria Pulley)
High school: Ohhhhh
lordy, so before I finish high school I would actually like to find a place to
go to college. I’m sure most of you
already have some idea of what you looking for in a college, and what you want
to study, and all that jazz. I have not been on one college visit. I have not picked any colleges to
consider. I haven’t even decided on what
I want to study (medicine? Biology? Art? History? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO
IDEA). So yeah, I should probably get
started on that (along with learning how to drive so I can drive to college and
so my mom will get off my case about it). I know I would like to go to a fairly
selective college in Washington that is near water (so I can get into
competitive paddle boarding of course). Idk. I like clouds and rain and cold,
so Washington is great. I want to feel
like I tried to actually get accepted to a college. Hopefully I can find one
with honors courses, and a major I won’t regret later on. I guess I should get searching.
College: By the end of college I would like to know
what kind of career I want. At this
point, I’ve narrowed it down to a few areas… neuroscience,
pathology/bacteriology, zoology, or historical anthropology. So lots of options. While in college, I would like to get A’s and
B’s because good grades make me feel like I’ve got it together. Honestly, my
dream job would be to work at the CDC because who doesn’t love highly
contagious diseases. But I’m not really
sure what all I need to do yet to get to that point, so hopefully I’ll figure
that out by the end of college. During
college, I also want to get into competitive paddle boarding because I found
out I’m actually really good at paddle boarding (not paddle board yoga though,
still working on that). Also, I want to continue running cross country. Lastly,
this is a bit off topic but I want to grow my hair out and have majestic princess
hair… this is hard because I have to overcome the impulse to chop it all off
again. I’m working on it right now and I
look like Kiki with my red hairband.
Life:
“Get your shit together.” – strange rock on Northwestern’s
campus that I found relevant
How poetic. But
yes, I would actually like to get my shit together when I go to adult life
after college. What does this mean? I want to get my mental/emotion ish under
control. I would like to find a
boyfriend/girlfriend and marry that person forever. I want my own apartment with lots of house
plants, pillows (for pillow fighting), and a gas stove. I would like to learn how to cook decent
ramen. I want to look forward to going to
work at a job I love (and not feel like I just wasted hundreds of thousands of
dollars and 4-10 years of my life). I want
to adopt a herd of munchkin cats. I want to hug Paul Meany (who isn’t actually
that mean). I would like to be financially
independent because I will never give into my grandfather’s advice to “find a
man (could be a woman, they are great too) who is generous with his money” (umm
no… imma have my own money thank you very much). He’s just bitter because his wife controls
his money and he’s stuck in the 50’s. I want
to go volunteer every week with the humane society because animals are most
important. I want to be fluent in a
kickass language. I want to run
marathons. I want to know how to invest money, do my taxes, pay my bills, all
the adult stuff. I want to look back on
my life when I’m on my deathbed and be like “damn I done good.” I guess that’s kinda everyone’s goal.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Andrew Reese Assignment 18
High School: Before I finish high school, I want to get good
at a fighting game. I know it sounds unimportant, but I just want to be good at
something. I also think a lot about getting good grades and becoming college
ready, but that just shows that I can function as a normal human being. I want
to have an actual skill. Winning in a fighting game shows that you are actually
good at something, plus it would mean I regularly interact with friends.
College: I want to be at least a decent artist. I had an art class at my old school, but I never really tried. So much of it was just extremely basic stuff like one-point perspective, so I never got far. Also I never care much about what I was drawing since we always had to make boring stuff like houses and animals. Now, I can draw whatever I want, though I mostly stick to character art. And now that I care about what I make, I notice that what I make is not very good. I want to change that and create something I can be proud of.
Life: I want to be good at something, enough to impress people. Maybe that will be my art, but it could be something else. I just want the ability to do something impressive.
Holden Huffman Blog #18
1. For high school, I am really just focused on getting good grades and figuring out my career goals. I don't really have anything bucket list worthy that i plan to do in highschool.
2. In college, my main goal for my bucket list, besides getting an awesome degree and living it up, is to start a university club that becomes super popular. I'm not sure what the club will be based on or who I will start it with, but it's gonna be pretty cool.
3. For life, my main goal on my bucket list is something that can continue to be worked on throughout all my life, which is growing closer to God. Being a Christian, I find it very important that I learn more about God and do as Jesus would do in as many aspects of life as I can. Doing this during my lifetime beats all other goals I have.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
#goals; Annie Deitz, blog post 18
Yeah you see, this blog SOUNDS fun, but I don't even know what I'm planning on wearing to school tomorrow, let alone what I want to accomplish with my life. Commitment. Ahhhhh. Future. Ahhhh. Adulthood. AhhhhhhhhhhhhH.
Anyways, I'll give 'er a shot.
1.) By the time I finish high school, I'd like to teach myself sign language. For seminar, we had to generate a few different goals for the end of the school year. My main one was to teach myself sign language. Supposedly I was to measure this by signing the Harry Potter books to my dog, but I'm assuming the goals for our blog don't necessarily need to be measurable. Sorry Mrs. Jaquith, but odds are against that ever happening. I really do want to learn sign language though. I've been trying, but all of the YouTube videos either have elevator music playing in the background or a host whose voice annoys me almost as much as Donald Trump.
2.) Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm college. I have no idea. COllege. Coooollegeeee. Although I have no idea where I want to go for college or even exactly what I want to do, I want to study abroad. I think it would be an awesome experience. But not so awesome if it meant paying five gazillion dollars. A lot of schools that I am looking in don't charge extra tuition for studying abroad, but still.
3.) Before I finish living, and really every single day for the rest of my life, I aspire to be happy. I know that's not at all possible or plausible, even if I died tomorrow. And I know that "happy" is a really broad term. But honestly I think that being happy is the most important thing. And I may not be happy all of the time currently, but hey, I'm a moody teen, and that's just what happens.
Anyways, I'll give 'er a shot.
1.) By the time I finish high school, I'd like to teach myself sign language. For seminar, we had to generate a few different goals for the end of the school year. My main one was to teach myself sign language. Supposedly I was to measure this by signing the Harry Potter books to my dog, but I'm assuming the goals for our blog don't necessarily need to be measurable. Sorry Mrs. Jaquith, but odds are against that ever happening. I really do want to learn sign language though. I've been trying, but all of the YouTube videos either have elevator music playing in the background or a host whose voice annoys me almost as much as Donald Trump.
2.) Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm college. I have no idea. COllege. Coooollegeeee. Although I have no idea where I want to go for college or even exactly what I want to do, I want to study abroad. I think it would be an awesome experience. But not so awesome if it meant paying five gazillion dollars. A lot of schools that I am looking in don't charge extra tuition for studying abroad, but still.
3.) Before I finish living, and really every single day for the rest of my life, I aspire to be happy. I know that's not at all possible or plausible, even if I died tomorrow. And I know that "happy" is a really broad term. But honestly I think that being happy is the most important thing. And I may not be happy all of the time currently, but hey, I'm a moody teen, and that's just what happens.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Assignment 18: Buckets and Buckets - Matthew Logsdon
Welcome to your first blog prompt for 2015! Yay!
A bucket list is a list of everything you want to accomplish before you kick the bucket. That doesn't mean you can't have such a list for specific aspects of your life as well.
To begin the year, generate your own bucket lists - one for high school, one for college, and one for life. Then, write about the priority on each list.
- What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish high school?
- What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish college?
- What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish living?
(This blog is inspired by Axel Liimatta - former academy teacher - my friend and former colleague that inspires me to live every day more fully)
Minimum of 150 words - due Sunday, January 24th at 11:59 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Allie Gregory Post #17
While I actually have my own movie/book review blog, I'm far more intrigued by the first option this week. I aspire to be a director, and as such I have given directors a lot of thought. My personal favorite, and the career I've decided to follow, would be James Cameron. I definitely realize how far fetched it is to say "I'm going to be the next James Cameron" but eh I'm just going to go for it and see what happens. The two movies I'm going with are Terminator and Avatar. They are both excellent films. They are both futuristic with excellent technology for what was required. James Cameron invented much of the effects himself which is awesome. They both have very strong leads, with Sarah Conner and Jake Sully being two very determined individuals. They both had a central romance, some tragic deaths, and robots were actually pretty important all around.
Differences include a distinct lack of blue people in Terminator. Also they took place on different planets. But in general they are both amazing and I have a great respect for both.
Differences include a distinct lack of blue people in Terminator. Also they took place on different planets. But in general they are both amazing and I have a great respect for both.
Andrew Reese Blog Post 17
I only ever heard of Snowpiercer because of a podcast, and boy am I glad for it. This movie blew my mind every ten minutes. Sometimes, that came from a riveting and clever action sequence, and sometimes it was the smart dialogue and social commentary. The movie focuses on a lower-class uprising, trying to move up in their society's rigid hierarchy, but it doesn't fall into cliches. Why? Because this time, it takes place on a moving train in a world where the outside is too cold to live. The train reaches a few miles long, but it only goes about fifteen feet wide. The setting elevates the movie immensely in three ways. The tight spaces create compelling crowd fight scenes, where the space is way too cramped for much movement. It also means that the audience sees every single corner of the fascinating setting, and the movie will sometimes stop to let you take it all in, but never for too long. Going further, you always have a concrete idea of what the plot is - get to the front of the train. The performances also help. Chris Evans did a pretty good job as the main character, but the real stand-out performances come from Kang-ho Song and Ah-sung Ko. These characters always act like they're a little bit ahead and hiding something. I won't spoil what it is, but you will not be disappointed. That's why I think this movie is awesome.
Link to the post: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973011872/ratings
( I know that's not my real name but it is registered to my email.)
movie review- annie deitz blog post 17
Like usual, I probably failed, once again, at using technology correctly. But here's the link to what is supposed to be my review, but I'm also going to copy and paste it because I am 56% sure that it did not work and 100% sure that if I didn't do correctly the first time that there is no way I'll be able to do it this time without decreasing my lifetime by a day and a half due to anxiety. So sorry. I did Mockingjay PT 2, by the way. Not Star Wars.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games_mockingjay_part_2/#
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games_mockingjay_part_2/#
While this movie was
certainly entertaining, it pales in comparison with the book. Similar to the
other parts of the movie adaptation, it leaves out important- although admittedly
not necessarily integral- details. As a big fan of the books however, I was
seriously disappointed that any of those details were missing. The soundtrack
wasn’t horrible, but I think it could have been better. And also, a few key moments seemed rushed. One
of my more favorite parts of the movie was the wedding, and I don’t think that
they spent nearly enough time on it. However, as always, the acting was phenomenal.
If Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t win an Oscar for scenes near the end I will be
completely astonished. Overall, I left the theatre slightly disappointed.
However, I think it’s worthwhile to watch, it’s entertaining. A bit gruesome at
times, but that comes with the nature of such a story.
Blog Post 17: Isabel Bandoroff
Alright so I know several people in our English class (including Mr. Logsdon) will want to shoot me in the head for what I'm about to say, so here it goes...Before this weekend I had never seen Star Wars. I mean when I was little I remembering playing with my toys in the family room while my brother watched it, but I wasn't paying attention. So I decided that needed to change, and this weekend I watched episode 4 and 5 and will likely watch 6 today. I don't know if anyone is familiar with IMDb, but the critics on it are pretty harsh and anything about a 6.5 is a decent movie, 7 and 8+ is fantastic. To put it in perspective, The Shawshank Redemption got a 9.3 - and that is the highest score that has ever been given in IMDb history. Before or after every movie I watch, I look up the score on IMDb. Episode 4 got an 8.7 and episode 5 got an 8.8, so I'll be contrasting the two movies (episode 4 being directed by George Lucas and 5 directed by Irvin Kershner) trying to determine why one scored .1 higher than the other. Or if 4 is actually a better movie, why did it get a lower score? My theory is 5 got a better score because of the big reveal. "Luke I am your father" must have blown everyone's mind back in 1980, and continues to blow them today when kids (or 16 year old girls) watch them for the first time. Everybody loves a plot twist, possibly resulting in higher scores. Also, technology likely improved during the 3 year gap between movies, so maybe 5 has better, more realistic graphics. Han solo, Chewy, Leia, R2, C-3PO, and Luke get into more near death experiences during the second movie. Luke has a fight scene with Darth Vader and hangs off the bottom of his ship. Likely most girls were intrigued by Han Solo and Leia's romance, but it's so obvious that Luke likes Leia and she's kissed him before so we'll see who she chooses...Yoda is introduced (who is super cute). We are left with a cliff hanger of whether or not Han Solo will be okay. Episode 5 is, based on IMDb, the best Star Wars movie out of all 7. And it is due to those several small events: a plot twist, better graphics, more drama, a love triangle??, Yoda, and a cliff hanger. So thank you Star Wars, you did not disappoint.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Abi Peck- How I deal with stress
I am a highly anxious person, so of course I must have an arsenal of coping skills. My go to stress relieving activity is shooting, whether its archery or a gun its so meditative and relaxing to hear a projectile thwack against a target. If I am unable to shoot, I weave. All I have currently is a small laptop loom, I am more accustomed a large floor loom but this will have to do. I like to weave tartans and wall tapestries. I may not do deep breathing or go for long walks like others do but I think my methods are just as effective.
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