Friday, March 11, 2011
Secret Hallway
In this secret hallway, there is not a lot going on. It is secluded and quiet, no one is roaming around or making any sort of noises and the walls are a creamy light brown, with hints of green here or there. It is peaceful; a nice haven for the people who would like to get away from the chaos of the bigger and noisier hallways. As I approached one of the rooms, I was cautious and almost tip-toed my way inside. It had a very nice layout: a cubical looking place for a teacher, a TV, a white board, and desks fitted perfectly in four rows. I wish I could take class in the secret hallway.
Secret Hallway
In this secret hallway it is very quiet you could hear a pin drop. There is a creamy light brown color on the walls, with hints of green here or there. There isn't much going on, but as I peak in the classrooms they look like they keep them nice and well organized. As I approach one room at the end of the hallway, I am cautiously standing on my tip-toes opening the door ever so slighty. I walk inside and see a cubical like station where a teacher would be seated, a TV, a white board freshly erased, and four rows of desks lined out neatly. It looks very clean and nice, making me wish I could have class in one of the secret hallway classrooms.
Wake Me Up
Perfect Day- Hoku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHybxGEcbZY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
What The Hell- Avril Lavigne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
American Honey- Lady Antebellum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzzr7RbzUTs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHybxGEcbZY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
What The Hell- Avril Lavigne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
American Honey- Lady Antebellum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzzr7RbzUTs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A soundtrack to my life
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8Ect3Xn7w&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Meaningful Lyrics:
Laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey
Skippin' and a-jumpin'
In the misty mornin' fog
With our, our hearts a-thumpin'
And you, my brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Association 1: This was my dad's favorite song and these 60's songs quickly became known as "Rob's Tunes," which consisted of many songs by Van Morrison as well as The McCoys, Blues Traveler, Brooks and Dunn, etc. He loved to listen to these songs and soon enough my sisters and I started to love them too. We would listen to them all the time and my dad would always be jamming out to them. He loved to dance and so did my mom so they would always be dancing to these songs and it just got me really interested in music as a whole.
Association 2: It is a tradition in our family to listen to 106.7 wjjy on the way to our cabin in Crosslake and these kinds of songs would always be playing. "Rob's Tunes" is a huge hit to all of our family and friends and at our cabin we always have them playing on our surround sound. This just reminds me of how important it is to incorporate music into one's life.
Association 3: My dad would also sing these songs all the time. He would (attempt to) sing these songs to my sisters and I, but replace the "brown eyed girl" with "blue eyed girl" because we all have blue eyes. This made us feel really special and it is just a great memory to have of my dad and every time I listen to the song I always say "blue eyed girl" instead of "browned eyed girl" and my dad would also say this to my mom, so it is just a significant and memorable moment that I will always remember.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8Ect3Xn7w&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Meaningful Lyrics:
Laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey
Skippin' and a-jumpin'
In the misty mornin' fog
With our, our hearts a-thumpin'
And you, my brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Association 1: This was my dad's favorite song and these 60's songs quickly became known as "Rob's Tunes," which consisted of many songs by Van Morrison as well as The McCoys, Blues Traveler, Brooks and Dunn, etc. He loved to listen to these songs and soon enough my sisters and I started to love them too. We would listen to them all the time and my dad would always be jamming out to them. He loved to dance and so did my mom so they would always be dancing to these songs and it just got me really interested in music as a whole.
Association 2: It is a tradition in our family to listen to 106.7 wjjy on the way to our cabin in Crosslake and these kinds of songs would always be playing. "Rob's Tunes" is a huge hit to all of our family and friends and at our cabin we always have them playing on our surround sound. This just reminds me of how important it is to incorporate music into one's life.
Association 3: My dad would also sing these songs all the time. He would (attempt to) sing these songs to my sisters and I, but replace the "brown eyed girl" with "blue eyed girl" because we all have blue eyes. This made us feel really special and it is just a great memory to have of my dad and every time I listen to the song I always say "blue eyed girl" instead of "browned eyed girl" and my dad would also say this to my mom, so it is just a significant and memorable moment that I will always remember.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Basketball Video Response
That video was very decieving. I think that it relates to creativity because it is trying to make you see every aspect- mainly focusing on the gorilla and the people in white shirts passing the ball- while having to deal with the destractions of the people in the black shirts. This requires a wide range of abstract thinking and being aware of your surroundings.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Character Sketch
Sketch I
I walk up to the back of the classroom steady and certain. I am ready to present. My nerves rush away and I have excitement flowing through my bones. I quickly form myself into a comfortable position-leaning against the wall with my legs crossed and hands behind my back. I look up for reassurance from the crowd; bewildering at the smiling faces gleaming against the bright, flourescent light. My presentation is quick, but heartfelt. I introduce a small necklace laced with pearls that was given to me from my grandma on a very special occassion. I stretch my hands out to show the audience my meaningful gift and twirl it slightly around my fingers before returning to my desk.
Explaination I
Descriptive language-flowing through my bones, smiling faces, twirl it slightly around my fingers
action-leaning against the wall, legs crossed, hands behind my back, stretch my hands out
verbs-"leaning," "gleaming," "flowing"
Sketch II
Bonet walked up to the front of the room, quickly halted, and stood in a comfortable spot. She seemed a little nervous, admitting she was shakey and scared to present her personal life in front of the class. You could see the glimpse of sadness spread across her face as she began her troubling story about being diagnosed with Tuberculosis and how she overcame the disease, showing strength in her words. This presented a reflective feeling to her talk, symbolizing her life of sickness and her childhood as a whole. Bonet was fearful of her classmates' thoughts, but she was calm and collected, giving everyone a change to process the information. She then concluded her speech and left the audience in a curious stare.
Explaination II
sense words-nervous, shakey, scared, fearful, calm, collected
imagery-quickly halted, showing strength, symboling her life of sickness, curious stare
Sketch III
Devin walked up to the front of the classroom in a confident demeanor. He slowly swayed from side to side, using his hands as an easy tool to talk. He seemed dazed; wandering off into his own thoughts about the sport of football, maybe thinking of the great memories locked in his mind. He picked up the special football, being sure to tell the class that this had, in fact, been his first time touching it, showing his sense of respect and possessiveness to the object. As his speech came to an end, he left the class wide-eyed and wondering, as if the only thing to do was to stare and "clap" our hands gently.
Explaination II
Alliteration- wide-eyed and wondering
imagery- confident demeanor, slowly swayed, used his hands to talk, touched the football
symbolism-football represented how important it is in his life
I walk up to the back of the classroom steady and certain. I am ready to present. My nerves rush away and I have excitement flowing through my bones. I quickly form myself into a comfortable position-leaning against the wall with my legs crossed and hands behind my back. I look up for reassurance from the crowd; bewildering at the smiling faces gleaming against the bright, flourescent light. My presentation is quick, but heartfelt. I introduce a small necklace laced with pearls that was given to me from my grandma on a very special occassion. I stretch my hands out to show the audience my meaningful gift and twirl it slightly around my fingers before returning to my desk.
Explaination I
Descriptive language-flowing through my bones, smiling faces, twirl it slightly around my fingers
action-leaning against the wall, legs crossed, hands behind my back, stretch my hands out
verbs-"leaning," "gleaming," "flowing"
Sketch II
Bonet walked up to the front of the room, quickly halted, and stood in a comfortable spot. She seemed a little nervous, admitting she was shakey and scared to present her personal life in front of the class. You could see the glimpse of sadness spread across her face as she began her troubling story about being diagnosed with Tuberculosis and how she overcame the disease, showing strength in her words. This presented a reflective feeling to her talk, symbolizing her life of sickness and her childhood as a whole. Bonet was fearful of her classmates' thoughts, but she was calm and collected, giving everyone a change to process the information. She then concluded her speech and left the audience in a curious stare.
Explaination II
sense words-nervous, shakey, scared, fearful, calm, collected
imagery-quickly halted, showing strength, symboling her life of sickness, curious stare
Sketch III
Devin walked up to the front of the classroom in a confident demeanor. He slowly swayed from side to side, using his hands as an easy tool to talk. He seemed dazed; wandering off into his own thoughts about the sport of football, maybe thinking of the great memories locked in his mind. He picked up the special football, being sure to tell the class that this had, in fact, been his first time touching it, showing his sense of respect and possessiveness to the object. As his speech came to an end, he left the class wide-eyed and wondering, as if the only thing to do was to stare and "clap" our hands gently.
Explaination II
Alliteration- wide-eyed and wondering
imagery- confident demeanor, slowly swayed, used his hands to talk, touched the football
symbolism-football represented how important it is in his life
Monday, February 21, 2011
Accidental Lessons
Part I
1. Sleepover
2. Cross Country/Running
3. 7th Grade Band
4. Lord of the Rings
5. Dad
6. 6th Grade Talent Show
7. Vacation
8. My 3 Sisters
9. Singing/Choir
10. Pets
A. Everything happens for a reason/became thankful for all that I have.
B. Do things that make you happy.
C. Be yourself; don't fall into the status quo.
D. Don't take things for granted.
E. Don't let anyone get in the way of what you want to do.
F. Treasure what means the most to you.
G. Grow up and stop being immature.
H. I love reading fiction.
I. I still rely strongly on my mom.
J. It is a great stress reliever.
Answers: 1. G 2. J 3. E 4. H 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. F 9. B 10. I
Part II
Don't take things for granted-When I was little, I always acted like I never got enough. I never had enough material things and I wasn't cool enough. Now that I'm older, I realize that I have SO much and I never realized how much my mom does for me. I am extremely fortunate for a loving family and caring mom, and I now know that I have a lot more than most people do growing up.
Learn to appreciate the small things-My mom has always been the backbone of our family and always thinks of others before herself. Everyone thinks of my mom as the "nice" mom because of her always-happy personality and kind nature. She has done so many little things for me that add up in the end, like buying me breakfast, going out of her way to pick me up from school, taking me on trips, etc.
Love your life and have fun-My mom's motto in life is to "live it up, but be safe" and I truely live by that. Whenever I'm down in the dumps, I always look to my mom or my sisters for advice and they always cheer me up and remind me what a great life I really have.
Be who you want to be and create your own life-When I was in middle school, I always gave into my peers and went along with what they did. Now that I'm older and more mature, I've realized that I can't follow in other peoples' footsteps. I am my own person now and I do what I want to do; whether that applys to the public or not.
Treat others how you would treat yourself-I sometimes forget to think of how I myself would like to be treated, and go ahead and treat others poorly. I am a pretty generous person and tend to try to do more for others than myself, but if it's a bad day, I sometimes get caught up in my own world and forget that I am being rude or mean to someone. I don't mean any harm, but I learned the hard way that you always have to be kind to others because karma truely does come back around.
1. Sleepover
2. Cross Country/Running
3. 7th Grade Band
4. Lord of the Rings
5. Dad
6. 6th Grade Talent Show
7. Vacation
8. My 3 Sisters
9. Singing/Choir
10. Pets
A. Everything happens for a reason/became thankful for all that I have.
B. Do things that make you happy.
C. Be yourself; don't fall into the status quo.
D. Don't take things for granted.
E. Don't let anyone get in the way of what you want to do.
F. Treasure what means the most to you.
G. Grow up and stop being immature.
H. I love reading fiction.
I. I still rely strongly on my mom.
J. It is a great stress reliever.
Answers: 1. G 2. J 3. E 4. H 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. F 9. B 10. I
Part II
Don't take things for granted-When I was little, I always acted like I never got enough. I never had enough material things and I wasn't cool enough. Now that I'm older, I realize that I have SO much and I never realized how much my mom does for me. I am extremely fortunate for a loving family and caring mom, and I now know that I have a lot more than most people do growing up.
Learn to appreciate the small things-My mom has always been the backbone of our family and always thinks of others before herself. Everyone thinks of my mom as the "nice" mom because of her always-happy personality and kind nature. She has done so many little things for me that add up in the end, like buying me breakfast, going out of her way to pick me up from school, taking me on trips, etc.
Love your life and have fun-My mom's motto in life is to "live it up, but be safe" and I truely live by that. Whenever I'm down in the dumps, I always look to my mom or my sisters for advice and they always cheer me up and remind me what a great life I really have.
Be who you want to be and create your own life-When I was in middle school, I always gave into my peers and went along with what they did. Now that I'm older and more mature, I've realized that I can't follow in other peoples' footsteps. I am my own person now and I do what I want to do; whether that applys to the public or not.
Treat others how you would treat yourself-I sometimes forget to think of how I myself would like to be treated, and go ahead and treat others poorly. I am a pretty generous person and tend to try to do more for others than myself, but if it's a bad day, I sometimes get caught up in my own world and forget that I am being rude or mean to someone. I don't mean any harm, but I learned the hard way that you always have to be kind to others because karma truely does come back around.
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