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​Here is the link to my research on Jamaica and the 5 point framework

Here is the link to my research on Somalia and the 5 point framework

Here is the link to my presentation on both countries and their "Collapseibility" 

The drawings that I had to do for the third quarter were more difficult when I had to do them on  a larger scale.  I am used to drawing on paper that is 8x11 or smaller.  The drawings that I like best are the one of my hand and the still life.  I like the drawing of my hand because I felt more in control while I was drawing it, and it was on a scale that I was used to.  The still life drawing was also something that I was more familiar with. I've done still life's in other art classes, so I knew what to expect as far as perspective and scale.  The things that gave me the most trouble were working with charcoal and the 24x36 drawings.  Charcoal is much messier than pencil, and it is harder to erase.  Even when I did get some of it erased there were marks left on the paper.  The fact that it didn't erase as cleanly as pencil became frustrating.  I didn't mind doing a drawing a week, especially since I did something similar during the second quarter.


These are My Drawings:

Drawing of hand(8x11)
Self Portrait(8x11)
Self portrait(24x36)
Clear bottle(12x18)
Clear bottle(24x36)
Full figure drawing(24x36)
Still life(24x36):

A presentation on the Italian Renaissance 
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2205990/Art%20Presentation_Thenry_SDinvil.key

He walked with a slight limp in his right leg.

There had been a boy in his elementary school class who had dared him to jump over the school's fence and confront the crazed madman's whose property rested on the other side. Invigorated by the prospect of heroism and school-wide acclaim for encountering what most were almost certain was a wizard, he undertook the dare with a suspicious amount of eagerness that caused the classmate to doubt the severity of his choice. The aspiring hero then climbed up the fence with ease and sat at the top, preparing himself for the battle to come. Sure of his noble purpose, he jumped down from the fence realizing only a moment before touching the ground that the fence was much to high to be dismounted in this fashion. He should have climbed down. The next moment he reached the ground and felt the effects of this lack of foresight. He had broken his ankle. Now, some forty years later, the limp remains from that childhood accident. Now, some forty years later, he looks both ways twice before crossing a street. Now, some forty years later, he quietly tells disheartened children that being a knight is not for everyone. Selling insurance can be just as fun. Now, some forty years later, a girl is walking onto the train behind him wondering how he got that limp. Wondering if it had been the result of something heroic. Something bold. 



*The title is so wonderfully cheesy. Please take a moment to frown and lament at the humor.  

      ​For my benchmark, I chose to compare New Zealand and Brazil. In order to fulfill the requirements of the project, I needed to research each of the five provided components of collapsibility for both countries, assign a score, and give my reasoning. I chose to research the five points for each country individually, focusing my investigation on one nation at any given time. I found this approach terribly helpful, particularly in the initial stagesl because it allowed me to acquaint myself with the country while also providing me the opportunity to throw in fun, relevant tidbits I happened upon while looking the nation.
     While completing my benchmark, one thing I found wonderfully helpful was the five point framework. It created a relatively open structure around which to build my project. It was just grand! However, I cannot highlight only the good things… there are things I would have liked to change about my project, namely its submission time. I once again turned in this benchmark late which I find has sullied the whole process for me. I wish, if given an opportunity to do this project again, I would have the good sense to finish it on time.

Tasha and Henry ended their love on a bad note. Henry knew that they weren’t perfect but he refused to not believe that he made their world and he didn’t understand how she couldn’t notice. Maybe she was just in denial because she was used to losing. Putting Henry through grief was her answer to it. There were nights when he would just put on his vans and take a walk to cool it. Tasha was like a test and Henry was the student that couldn’t pass it. He tried his best plenty of times but he could never get the right solutions. It was also one thing after another one. Henry remembered times when his mom told him that he was too young. He responded by saying, “Well what that mean?” He took a chance on the game of love and now it’s never ending. Steady forever chasing that first feeling. It was like he was forever on the quest for a women’s treasure that she kept hidden. When Henry and Tasha broke up, he vowed to find love even if it killed him. He could run into it any day. One day Henry was in the house about to lie down. Henry sat on his bed forgetting that his phone was in his back pocket. His iPhone accidentally called Tasha. They both said hello, then there was a silent moment. “Man I been missing you, and I know you miss me too” said Henry. Tasha sighed then replied, “I thought we would be together until the end, and this is the end. We can’t be friends anymore.” Then she hung up the phone. Henry, still on the other end of the line sat with his jaw dropped and all he could say was “Damn.”

This weekend I shadowed an employee and my potential future job, Watermark. Watermark is a retirement home. My job is to be a waiter. I shadowed a female employee named Tyanna. She was very nice and she showed me the ins and outs of the job and everything that I would be expected to do. The other employees were nice as well. They were very informative schooled me on how to be the best employee I can be while putting my own style to the way I work. I stayed there for two hours following Tyanna around observing the way she worked and asking various questions. I also got the chance to talk to Amira, who actually put me on the job and gave me the application. All in all, I had a good time and learned a lot of thing and met some interesting old people. On Monday, I have to call Watermark back and ask to schedule for my PDD’s (physical). After that’s complete, they’ll schedule me to train. When my week of training is up, they will make the decision to keep me or not. I hope everything can turn out in my favor. This job is very good look, and even though it looks like there is a lot of work that you have to put into the job, I look forward to doing it.

I had a good time at Laurn’s party on Friday night. There were a lot of people there. People from SLA, Temple, and other people that I didn’t know attended the party. All in all I didn’t get into the house until 4:00 in the morning, so that pretty much sums up the night that I had. Good times, goooddd timmmesss.

Everything I’m not made me everything I am.

Gotta help my friends some how :)

I don't know how or why, but I missed stories 3 days in a row. 

Today someone was calling at me for a good 30 seconds, and their voice just did not register. It was awkward apologizing and not have a reason.

I'm at the point wher ei'm quite unsure if i will pass calculus. i'm kind of sad now.

I helped my sister make food and take orders at her house party last night. It made me feel like a chef at a fast paced restaurant. 

It's never a dull moment when we are together :)

So I was pretty sick on Thursday and Friday which is the reason why I was not in school those days for anyone who is interested. I am sure that literally no one cares or probably even noticed that I was no in school, but I figured I might as well make it known some where and tell the story of my sickness here. So I came up with some sort of virus but it was not the usual virus. My skin was heated up but I did not have a high fever. It felt like I was burning up but in reality everything seemed fine. I was getting light headed at some times and then my head felt like a rock, dropping like one too. It was really weird and I was about to go to the emergency room but as soon as the thought came to my head I felt better again. Then after some nice rest I felt fine during the night, slept well, wake up and it starts all over again. I felt like this for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Today I felt better. It was really weird. Meh. 

I feel accomplished. 

I feel accomplished. 

Here is the link. 

Reflection: 

I don't really have a story to tell today. its ten at night and I'm more tired than I should be. Today was alright, I went running and had pancakes for dinner. And now I'm going to go to sleep and wake up at 6 am for a longgg monday.

For this marking period are art class became more structured. Instead of our normal on big art project we were acted to do a couple of different task such as, still life drawings, self portraits, clear figure drawling and more. When first learning how to draw real life figures I want to good at it because it wasn't something I was used to. But as the period progressed I began to get better and you can notice that in my work as well. This picture of mine that I like the most is the still life. I feel like I took the most time on it and it really captured what it would look like in real life. Below are pictures of my art work.

For our last project of the marking period we were asked to ​do something involving art history.Whether it be inspired by a artist or a style of art we had to create something that could represent it. We were  given a varity of choices as to how we are going to present and I chose to pick 3-6 pieces from art history and create a 6 hour drawing that reflects the inspiration and the theme of spring. And the artist I was inspired by was Vincent Van Gogh. When looking through his paintings I noticed a lot of flowers and art work that reminded me of spring. So I decided to do my own painting of flowers inspired by 3 different pieces of Vabn Gogh's work. Below are his paintings that inspired me and mine as well.

I had my music on blast, crossing the street listening to Wale. I was trapped into the lyrics. The music had me in my own little world. Nothing around me seemed real and then I heard a loud horn. A Chrysler 300 was coming at me. I didn't know what to do but stand back. As i jumped backwards the Chrysler swerved in front of me hitting the Dodge Charger in the lane with traffic going the opposite direction. The impact was intense having my ears ringing after the accident.