Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Color


"The Pure Flowers"
When I got the lead in the middle school play, my wonderful aunt decided to get me some flowers.  Since they were one of the most colorful things I've ever seen, they were perfect for my photo.

Underneath

 

"Me and My Shadow"
In this photo, I decided to take a photo of my shadow.  Since there is a constant shadow under my foot, I figured that the appropriate place to take the shot would be my foot. 

Cold


"Cold as Ice"
I decided to take a photo of an ice cube for this challenge, but when i bulled out one of them, the rest followed.  Because of its similarity to a duck, I decided that a better photo opportunity presented itself, and I took a photo of the "duck."

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Life in a Day

Life in a Day is a unique move.  Why is it unique?  It was fillmed in a day, on July 24, 2010.  The producers told the whole world to record their everyday life.  Almost every country was represented in this full length feature.  The producers wanted to show how similar and different everyone's life is.
The most memroble moment in the film was when the Chinese man and child paid their respects to the child's mother.  Their house was rediculicely small and over crouded. even though they had almost nothing, they still respected their dead loved ones. It was the most touching scene in the movie.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Time's 100 Most Influential

My first person is Chris Christie, who has been a strong political figure in a state where government is, according to Time magazine, "as bad as it gets." As the governor, he has made great strides towards a better state government. I think he is doing a great job because our state is getting better, and our unemployment rate has gone down. He should run for president!
My second person is Mark Zuckerburg, who invented Facebook. I am not a user of this site, but many happy users are sending him letters about finding love on Facebook. In my personal opinion, he did the world a service because many kids are saying Facebook rocks.
My last person is Nathan Wolfe  who is the director of the GVFI, the CIA of germs. His job is to find diseases that are deadly before there is an outbreak. He has spent time in Africa to do this and almost died from Malaria himself.  He deserves to be admired because he is saving multiple lives every day.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

In this court case, several kids decided to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam war. The time was near Christmas and they wanted to see their fathers, who were fighting in the war. They were suspended  because the school didn't want them to protest the war. The kids sued the school for restricting their freedom of speech and won in the supreme court 7:2. As a result, kids today have more freedom of expression. We can wear and protest more things in school as long as it doesn't become a distraction. It has impacted me because I now have a right to protest things that I believe are wrong, even in school. I am glad we are protected by the constitution in school because many places in the world don't believe children should have rights.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

My Six word memoirs

Too many Jerseys; so little time.
Define who is a real friend.
I'm an only child, spoiled rotten.
Conflicted.  What's the meaning of life?
Gifts, Gifts, Gifts and more Gifts.
Hate computers; but good with them.
Old baseball cards; I'm sports obsessed.
Derek Jeter is not a cheater.
1: I lie.  2: Quite often.
Crazy!?  You're just not keeping up!