Nicholas Reed's Capstone

Over the past year Zivia and I have been planning our a mini course that we taught to the freshman at SLA, showing them how properly to create a mural from start to finish. The full class lasted 8 weeks, where the students were learning and working to create a set of murals that reflected the SLA student body as well as the 5 core values at SLA: Inquiry, Research, Collaboration, Presentation, & Reflection. We began at the beginning of 2023, after researching and preparing for several months, by teaching the students the basics on sketching and color theory to make sure they understood how to design and create a mural. We touched topics such as simplifying forms, movement, texture, and Layers. We worked together to come up with designs that fit our space and painted them on the 4 columns in the SLA common area. The final Mural that sits along the short staircase at the entrance of the school displays a road map of the current SLA seniors and all the bumps in the road that affect each and everyone of us. On each column is roughly a 4x4 ft design that reflects the SLA core values.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vCuZiNh7mWozYv0qQmnuGGULsa51qMiKDBy7N3MHKhI/edit?usp=sharing

Hadiyah Ross Capstone

For my capstone project, I decided to make a crochet club for elementary school. I started this idea because I wanted to give back to my community. Being a black person in America while also attending public school I wanted to give back to other black students in public schooling. I know not a lot of public schools don’t offer extracurriculars or many clubs for the kids to join and I got lucky with a school that was big in clubs and things for students to join. It was a very important part of my education and how my development as a person. My goal with this club was to teach the students a skill they can use throughout their lives while also creating a safe environment for them to express themselves and hold open communication with me and my volunteers. I held my capstone project at Martha Washington and I had two volunteers along with my mentor and me. We taught eleven students how to crochet. The club lasted for seven weeks once a week on Tuesdays from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. I taught the students how to crochet a hat and gave them a crochet starter kit to continue crocheting once the program was over. The proudest thing I achieved from this club was being able to know that the students enjoyed the club and would do it again. It made an impact on their lives they hopefully remember.

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Bibliography Link below https://docs.google.com/document/d/14aGsoWFM_FXXVMkQJP1S4nCF_zZICza_kJjUSKujPY8/edit?usp=sharing

Oluwadamola Akinboro Capstone

Over the past school year, I have made a video game podcast. The number of episodes I have produced is twenty videos, each ten to twenty-five minutes long. The reason why I chose this podcast was that I was inspired by a previous capstone last year on a student who made a Batman podcast. The reason why I like doing this style of project is because I know a lot about video games and I felt as though this medium would be the best outlet of choice. When making this capstone I went through a lot of trial and error with my first idea involving my love of comic books but after much thought, I wanted to talk about a topic that more general people knew about. Despite the base idea of having a video game podcast sounds easy at a glance I put a lot of effort into all of my videos. Some episodes took hours of research and finding time to record and edit was hard due to scheduling mishaps. That being said I still had fun with my podcast and I learned a lot through myself and made sure it envisioned SLA core values and made me happy.

(Link to playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOdwi7XiJ9ZHi5nvfZOG6I-ifns8aMXJA L

( Annotated Bibliography ) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gNVFczFOl-68xD4iRF8X3EYKizqJyhrBA7D0I5PZ_18/edit?usp=sharing

Capstone Annotated Bibliography

Kayla Parlin (Shauna Vs. The Ten Toed Freaks) -Capstone

Creating my capstone was a challenge, but one that I powered through. The process involved many interviews—one involving an author, others from students, Instagram, and a plethora of books. I made myself a schedule to work on the book, which included three hours a week of writing and two mentor meetings a month with my capstone mentor. All of which led me to be successful in completing my capstone on time. My final product is a novel about a Black teenage Mer and her life as she is shoved into a mission to save her city, Resirea. The main character, Shauna, is an awkward-unlikely hero. What I learned by creating my capstone was how prevalent racism is throughout literature. Despite many books having characters of color, many of the people I interviewed as part of my research for my capstone reported that there weren’t any characters that they related to nor any main characters that were people of color. Although there is a rise in people of color in books now, I wanted to write my book in a way to not make it centered around racism or anything that children of color have to shoulder on a regular basis. I chose to do this as a way to have a fun escape from reality that kids could see themselves in. All in all, I created my capstone with the purpose of bringing entertainment and joy to children of color at a time when it is desperately needed.

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Lucía Galper Capstone

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My capstone is about donating to kids in poverty/in need. During my research, I learned about the crisis of poverty in Philadelphia and made a decision to focus on this topic for my project. First, I reached out to many different organizations before choosing Cradles to Crayons, which is a non profit organization that has been around since 2002 and it still running strong. They serve kids birth to age 12 and their families. It was the best fit for my project. They were also well organized and responsive, providing information about items they needed and how to drop them off. Once I selected the organization, I sent out emails to my neighbors, friends and family about donating items. I asked people to drop off their donations at my house, where I had set out a big box. I kept it out for about two weeks. I collected about 50 of each item. I also had to arrange with the manager of Cradles to Crayons to drop off the items at the site, where they had a huge bin outside for all the donations.

I learned a lot from this process and project. I learned that it takes time and effort to finish and accomplish something that others will benefit from, but it is worth doing it. It was clear that the community wanted to help out and that made me feel that I am part of a community were people actually care about what is going on in our city.

Link to bibliography below

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJa3Q07sqE8w0kxC5EBLfXZGyf5w39jHmbq26x-SdG4/edit?usp=sharing

Anna Flenner Capstone

For my capstone, I worked on and created a “Freshman’s Guide to SLA”. To do this, I collected input from other seniors about information they wanted to share with the freshman. After that, I started drafting the written part of the book. I had to figure out how to make the information as helpful as possible without making it too overwhelming and content heavy. Then I finalized my writing and transferred it over to the Procreate app to format it as a book. In Procreate, I illustrated the cover page and added drawings throughout the guide to make it more fun and engaging. I learned a lot throughout the creation process of this capstone. I had to really put myself back into the shoes of a freshman, and consider what would have been helpful for me to know as a freshman. My overall goal of this project was to help new SLA students make the most of their freshman year, and I believe I was able to achieve that.

Bibliography

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F0JIoe3bZG6RIZHkUVVdrFTOhXLTIn66hJ9lqYz5VrE/edit?usp=sharing

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Cire Ross: THROUGH MY LITTLE EYES

A child’s environment and community play a heavy role in a child’s development. For my senior capstone I knew I wanted to create something close to home, something that can reach out and connect with kids in Philadelphia. I came up with the idea to create a children’s book titled “Through my Little Eyes,” which is an Illustration book that shows numerous characters and plenty of murals and graffiti around Philadelphia. This gives children the chance to recognize artwork and to highlight the artist who created these famous art pieces that make our city unique. I felt like this capstone was necessary to let kids know about the community around them and tell them the good parts of Philadelphia that are often overshadowed by the bad parts. I felt the best way to educate them was through books and to keep a vague topic, being careful not to go into too much detail about race and culture but to stick to a general focus which is the community of Philadelphia. Even though my capstone is not even near finished, I am happy that I have found new ventures through creating illustrations. Thanks to Braskem I have a great start to create something great in the future. This project was a bigger task than I thought it would be and I am proud of the progress I made throughout my senior year.

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Annotated Bibliography(Cire Ross)

Daniel Medlock Capstone

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For my capstone project, I created my own tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) called Secure the Wastes. This was a primarily creative project, so after doing my initial research into how to make a TTRPG, the bulk of the process was thinking of fun and interesting game mechanics and balancing said mechanics. For anyone who doesn’t know, a TTRPG is a game in which most of the players take on the role of characters in a fictional world and play through a story set up by another player, the game master. The game works on a 2d6 system, meaning that whenever you want to accomplish a difficult task, you have to roll two six-sided dice and use the result to see how successful you were. A lot of the time spent on this project involved playing the game with friends and refining the existing mechanics after seeing what worked and what didn’t, so a huge thanks to everyone who helped with reading over the rules and playing the game. I’m extremely happy with how the game turned out, especially the combat system, which I consider to be the most interesting and creatively made part of the game. I learned a lot during this project, mostly concerning what makes fun and balanced game mechanics, but also things relating to statistics and document editing. Overall making this project was fun experienced which I really enjoyed, and I hope people enjoy my game!

The game rules can be found here.

And the Bibliography here.

Cover Page (Thank you for the art Ben!)
Cover Page (Thank you for the art Ben!)
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Phoebe Cole Capstone

For my capstone, I created baking videos and posted them on Instagram representing the five core values. For the first couple of months, I did research on a lot of different baking tips and I put it all together in a Google Document. I also did a lot of research to find the recipes I wanted to bake. For inquiry, I asked how can baking videos impact the SLA community. My reflection was that I should have researched how to get good angles for making baking videos for Instagram. Through this project, I learned how important it is to measure correctly and not miss any details when it comes to filming a video on baking. It’s also important to take your time when you are editing the videos so that it turns out well. That’s something that I learned from this project. When you slow down, you have a better outcome with anything that you do but it was really important for my project because you have to measure everything correctly and you have to film the videos right or else you would have to start all over again.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PithCDC7kjRAPfPb91GFixPNNFGhBvHe9SPSVoBQqi4/edit

Diana Escobar's Capstone

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For my capstone project, I wanted to create something that would directly impact my community. As someone who walks around the city, whether to hang out with friends, to get out of my house, or to get to and from places, something that I and many others have noticed is Philly’s trash issue. It’s become such an enormous issue in the city, where streets are unwalkable and unsanitary.

Being a young student, I wanted to do something to tackle this issue. By creating a multi-day clean-up event throughout the city, I helped tackle this issue in any way a young person could. The majority of volunteers that were involved had been to the places we cleaned up in. As I planned these events, I tried to think of locations that I am frequently and familiar with. This led me to plan events at FDR Park, South Philly, Temple University, and here at SLA!

Although not all of the dates went as planned, being involved and connecting with people was something that will forever stick with me. Creating this project not only showed me that a “regular” student can do something for a change but also helped many other young volunteers to do their own thing for their communities as well. In the end, there are several different issues that go into the Trash Issue in Philly, but as long as we are being proactive and wanting change, that change can happen. I am happy that I could do something with my power for others.

Final Product:

  • A [Photo Essay] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-O9rI608bHDpuN7FcTP8t3kIpPqmZQawRQ72evOKYg/edit?usp=sharing) visualizing The PHILLY: Clean-Up

Sasha Charles Capstone

Since I was a freshman here, I’ve hoped to see the music room become a quality space where myself and others could play and record music. After the unfortunate circumstances of my first two years at the school, I realized that the way to make this hope come true is to take it into my own hands. For my capstone, I wanted to explore the different ways in which I could improve Science Leadership Academy’s music room, specifically the studio. I wanted to create a space that SLA students could use more freely and create music they’re really proud of. Music education is incredibly important, especially in public schools, and I wanted to highlight that with my capstone project. To do this, I gathered and installed equipment that would make the room better, acquired donations from the SLA community, and sought to find ways to ensure that the space is used appropriately.

Annotated Bibliography Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aT0CBQp_ZCwyl2NAElCq7cxZXM-R3R55bBZoQUR17tg/edit?usp=sharing

MORE/BETTER PICTURES COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Newly installed foam paneling (more to come)
Newly installed foam paneling (more to come)
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New microphone with stand and shield

Lev Burstein Capstone

I started a hot sauce company called Hot Sauce for Heat based on my emerging interest in social impact through entrepreneurship. I chose this name for the business because a portion of the proceeds from the sale of my hot sauce pays the heating bills of people who can not afford heat in the winter in my hometown of Philadelphia. In our city, there are approximately 19,000 households that struggle to pay their annual heating bills. My mission is to reduce that number each year and one day get it to 0. I began selling my hot sauce at farmers’ markets and street fairs in different neighborhoods across the city. Originally Hot Sauce For Heat was just hot sauce I made in a blender at home with my father, an experiment to see what we could create that would be better than what we could find at that time. Over time people became very excited about my company and way too many orders (for our capacity at that point) were placed quickly which made it challenging to keep pace. Because of this, we made the choice to use a co-packer to exponential the pace and quantity of my outputs. Fast forward 5 years, and I am bringing back my company for my capstone by selling bottles to my peers.

Evidence: https://hotsauceforheat.com/

Bibliography:

Greer, Quinn. “The Journey of Getting My Hot Sauce into Stores.” Craft Hot Sauce, Craft Hot Sauce, 4 Feb. 2020, https://crafthotsauce.com/blogs/blog/how-to-sell-certified-hot-sauces-to-stores. I find this source useful because it teaches me to sell my hot sauce in stores. I have always wanted to sell in stores and resruaraunts but I don’t really know how to get to that point. This website can and will get me in that direction. I like how detailed the article is overall. “How to Sell Hot Sauce Online.” Shopify, https://www.shopify.com/success-stories/hotmaple-foods. Selling online would be a gold mine for me but shipping just simply costs too much in these times. This website will help me learn more about the nitty and gritty details of shippin online and it will hopefully stear me into the right direction. I also do know that shopify is a great website and is reputable. “How to Bottle and Sell Your Own Sauce.” WebstaurantStore, https://www.webstaurantstore.com/article/676/how-to-bottle-and-sell-your-own-sauces.html.
How to bottle hot sauce for shipping. This shows me how to not only bottle my sauce (which I already know) but to ship it out to people. I have a few article that cover this topic but I feel that it is crucial to have a balanced perspective and an array of different opinions put out to me so I can decide/know how exactly to do this. “How to Sell Anything to Any Audience.” Mailchimp, https://mailchimp.com/resources/how-to-sell/. How to sell someone something. The skill of selling someone something is not only helpful got my capstone but it is one of the best skills to have as an entrepreneur. For my capstone though I will have to make sales and this website can be somewhat of a handbook for me if I ever need help with this specific skill. Forsey, Caroline. “What Is Marketing, and What’s Its Purpose?” HubSpot Blog, HubSpot, 24 Jan. 2022, https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/what-is-marketing. What is marketing. Marketing is a crucial part of selling things. I am quite unfamiliar with what marketing is so this article will show me that. It also shows different kinds of marketing and what they are used for. I can figure out which one is the best for me through trial and error. “8 Steps to Marketing Your Business.” Small Business Development Corporation, https://www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au/marketing/8-steps-to-marketing. How to do marketing. This will walk me through the steps of marketing. I can use this as a handbook in a way. Throughout the process of my marketing I can refer back to this article to see the next steps or just for guidance in a broader sense. “Farmers Markets.” Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/consumer_protection/FoodSafety/Retail%20Food/Pages/Farmers-Markets.aspx.
How to get into a farmers market. This is one of the biggest challenges I am facing for my capstone and it will be a re-accuring problem. I need to get into markets to sell bottles and make good profit. This article will help me with the first steps of that. “The Cheapest Way to Ship Liquids and Beverages.” Shipping School, 21 Nov. 2020, https://www.shippingschool.com/the-cheapest-way-to-ship-liquids-and-beverages/. Cheaper ways to ship liquids. This is another huge problem that I have encountered. When i sell my bottles online I lose money, while bumping the prices up due to expensive shipping. This article starts to help me on way to liit the costs of shipping Cressida, by. “Reduce Your Shipping Costs with Flexitanks: Sia Flexitanks.” SIA Flexitanks | Flexitank Manufacturer and Supplier, 2 Feb. 2022, https://siaflexitanks.com/news/reduce-your-shipping-costs-with-flexitanks.
Here is another website that is about reducing shipping costs for liquids. Once again this is a huge problem for me. If I can get the shipping cheap enough to where the profit margins are beneficial then this capstone will do amazing because I won’t necessarily have to go to a bunch of farmers markets. Decker, Allie. “The Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship.” HubSpot Blog, HubSpot, 21 Dec. 2021, https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial guidance. My capstone is entrepreneurial, so throughout my process I thought it would be worth while to learn more about entrepreneurship. This website teaches me about entrepreneurship and steps/tips to be a better one. This is not only helpful for this capstone but for my whole life.

Zivia Avelin Capstone

For my capstone, I along with Nick Reed, another senior, created five murals in the SLA commons representing the five core values. The first four core values, inquiry, research, collaboration, and presentation, are represented on the four support columns and designed in collaboration with freshmen in the mini-course we ran. Reflection was designed and painted, primarily by me, on the wall alongside the steps leading up to the rest of the SLA building. Unlike the others reflection is intended to be continued by every future senior class. In order to complete this project Nick and I spent the first half of the year researching. We pitched to Braskem and received full funding. We ran a quarter-long mini-course. We spent the last quarter of the year completing what we began during the mini-course with a dedicated team of freshmen and a handful of volunteers. Through this project, I thought myself how to make murals and teach an art class two things I had never done before. I learned how to work very closely with someone equally passionate but with different ideas about what we were doing and how we should do it. I learned that even after the chaos of my high school experience I can still make a positive change to my community, and more importantly I taught the next generation of SLA students the same.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ez-xhTJfIlssHBEEAvR4jEJuiUYYB3pXce87BnxVRAk/edit?usp=sharing
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Freya Sewell Capstone

Over the course of the year I started, maintained, and developed a small school library for SLA with a grant from the Laura Bush Foundation. Our small library aims to give our students a space for leisure and serendipitous discovery. Pursuing that goal led me to numerous strategies with varied sub-goals, which slowly built together into an unachievable ideal of what I wanted to leave behind after my time in SLA. However, the continued achievement of that goal isn’t all up to me, it’s a task for all future members of the SLA community to uphold, maintaining cleanliness and organization is crucial, and encouraging that without being in the building has been one of my biggest goals. Read all about the simultaneously slow and panicked rapid struggle that established SLA’s library, and when you’re done, stop in, look at the books, and enjoy the bean bag chairs— and remember to throw away your trash and put your books back where they belong. :)

Part of the cataloging spreadsheet I made for the library. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u_BqU27OrElOSyY9_vLSJ3mr7-tCg9W-Khv6guLtwlw/edit?usp=sharing
Part of the cataloging spreadsheet I made for the library. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u_BqU27OrElOSyY9_vLSJ3mr7-tCg9W-Khv6guLtwlw/edit?usp=sharing
Part of the final purchasing list. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W4DJd6YzhuRd1Neo8KWOrdWFIeLsr_fAyknsjBNRTU0/edit?usp=sharing
Part of the final purchasing list. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W4DJd6YzhuRd1Neo8KWOrdWFIeLsr_fAyknsjBNRTU0/edit?usp=sharing
A picture of the end shelf early in the year, just starting to get filled in with books.
A picture of the end shelf early in the year, just starting to get filled in with books.
An example of fully organized shelves in the library
An example of fully organized shelves in the library

Bibliography

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15C1srdgnyDYzfr7hlJ5QTlWx-3DW0-gpfhL1skcIOWs/edit?usp=sharing

fsewell Capstone Annotated Bibliography (1)

If anyone decides to continue working on the library in the future, here are my basic thoughts and plans. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pbZ2xOVqKuJXPFMHZDHuOQC0Q8LsYQyElESTZl3tuIU/edit?usp=sharing

Spring 2023 Keystone Schedule: 5/15 - 5/23

The Spring 2023 Keystone testing window is here! Beginning on Wednesday, 5/15, and ending on Tuesday, 5/23, SLA will operate under modified schedules. Please reference the below information for critical dates and times of tests and abbreviated classes.

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Wednesday, 5/17 – No classes: Work period in Commons and Cafe

Thursday, 5/18

11:00 - 11:45 X1 Band
11:45 - 12:25 Y1 Band
12:30 - 01:10 C1 Band
01:15 - 01:55 D1 Band
02:00 - 02:40 E1 Band
02:45 - 03:25 A2 Band
03:30 - 03:45 Advisory

Friday, 5/19

11:00 - 11:30 Y2 Band
11:30 - 12:00 X2 Band
12:05 - 12:35 B2 Band
12:40 - 01:10 C2 Band
01:15 - 01:45 D2 Band
01:50 - 02:20 E2 Band
02:30 - Student/Staff Basketball Game

Monday, 5/22

11:00 - 11:45 X1 Band
11:45 - 12:25 Y1 Band
12:30 - 01:10 A1 Band
01:15 - 01:55 B1 Band
02:00 - 02:40 C1 Band
02:45 - 03:25 D1 Band
03:30 - 03:45 Advisory

Tuesday, 5/23

11:00 - 11:40 Y2 Band
11:45 - 12:25 X2 Band
12:30 - 01:05 E1 Band
01:10 - 01:45 A2 Band
01:50 - 02:25 B2 Band
02:30 - 03:05 C2 Band

Ryan Tucker Capstone

For my capstone project, I made the decision to teach a Career Exploration Mini-Course for freshmen at SLA. My motivation for teaching this mini-course stemmed from two primary reasons. First, I recognized that a mini-course would enable me to have a direct impact on the students at SLA, which was a key objective of mine. Secondly, I wanted to create something that would have a lasting impact beyond my time at SLA, which was my primary objective.

To begin my journey toward becoming a teacher, I researched what Career Exploration Course Curriculums typically look like to further brainstorm how I would model mine. Drawing inspiration from the sources I found online, I was able to develop my own curriculum. The process of creating my curriculum took me approximately two months, and once it was approved, I was ready to begin teaching.

During the course of my mini-course, I realized that students do not have sufficient access to college readiness classes. Planning for life after high school can be an overwhelming experience for many students, and I observed that some students were genuinely interested in learning how to navigate this process and the possible opportunities that are out there. Ultimately, my capstone project proved to be a highly rewarding experience, as I was able to contribute towards improving the SLA community.

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Q3 Report Card Conference Half-Day Schedules, 3/29-3/31

SLA will follow the below half-day schedules during Q3 report card conference days.

Wednesday, 3/29

08:15 - 09:05 D2 Band

09:10 - 10:00 E2 Band

10:05 - 10:55 A1 Band

11:00 - 11:55 B1 Band

12:00 - 12:30 Dismissal/Lunch

04:00 - 07:00 Conferences

Thursday, 3/30

08:15 - 08:55 C1 Band

09:00 - 09:40 D1 Band

09:45 - 10:25 E1 Band

10:30 - 11:10 A2 Band

11:15 - 11:55 X1/Y1

12:00 - 12:30 Dismissal/Lunch

01:00 - 04:00 Conferences

Friday, 3/31

08:15 - 08:55 B2 Band

09:00 - 09:40 C2 Band

09:45 - 10:25 D2 Band

10:30 - 11:10 E2 Band

11:15 - 11:55 X2/Y2 Band

12:00 - 12:30 Dismissal/Lunch Happy Spring Break!

Filmshelf

Bridge to Terabithia

This film had a big impact on me as a child. I usually don’t get emotional during films but I felt as if the story was created very well to make it be able to be realistic and so the audience could relate to points in the film. Even though the main character Jesse is very young and likes to live in an imaginary world with his best friend Leslie. Even though he was poor he was able to use his imagination to get through the hard times. The film hits a sharp plot twist when his best friend Leslie passes away. He felt as if the passing of her was his fault because he introduced her to the forest. Now he has to try and cope with the loss of his only friend. This movie showed me a valuable lesson to enjoy the time you have with the people around you. Also it shows how valuable our time is in this world and to enjoy every time with the loved ones you have. This hit lesson never really had an impact on me until I lost a friend in my country that I grew up with. I remembered how me and him grew up together the same way Jesse and his friend did by using our imagination and acting like we were WWE characters. After hearing the news about his death I broke apart and specifically remembered this film and how Jesse felt.

The Giver

In this film Jonas lives in a utopian world where everything is perfect. After spending time with the giver he was assigned the job as the receiver and realized that in the perfect little world he lives in isn’t as perfect as he thought. Throughout the film the movie was black and white to show that the people in the future can not see color or have feelings among many other things. Once the main character(Jonas) has the power to have the memories of the past to see how the real world is he starts to see color and act differently from everyone else. He then escapes to see the outside world. This taught me a valuable lesson of how the world I live in can never be perfect and to be glad of the blessings I have. Immigrating over to America was a big change because seeing the country from an outside view this country was full of promises of being the perfect land as if it was a utopia. Once I grew up in this so on ¨Utopia¨ my view on this country became more clear like Jonas started color. The perfect things that I was told of weren’t as perfect as I thought. I still was very grateful for everything I had and the opportunity the country gave me.

Creed series

This movie is about a boxer that lives under the shadow of his father who used to be one of the best professional boxers. After working hard and putting in so much effort he was able to go above the expectations everyone gave him and shine above the rest. This taught me a valuable lesson that I use everyday of how when I’m at my lowest I need to keep my head up and work harder than anyone else, so that one day I will have my shining moment and make everyone proud. This was also one of the inspirations of how I first got into the gym. I grew up with a lot of expectations from my family because of how I was able to come over to this country instead of them. Growing up I never really saw the importance of it but it was when I was around 16 when the switch in me flicked and I realized I needed to change my life set and work harder than everyone else because I have gone through more than everyone else. The movie was very motivational that it helped me flip that switch and become addicted to winning and progressing through the challenges.

The wolf of walnut street

Growing up my family never had a lot of money to buy me and my siblings the things we needed. Watching the main actor Leonardo dicaprio build his business up to become one of the most known brokerage firms had a very big impact on me. This shows me a valuable lesson that anyone in this country has the chance to become a millionaire. After watching the movie I wanted to be able to do the same thing and run around with my close friends spending money and not caring about how much something cost. This movie gave me the richman mindset of never being comfortable in the situation I am in and always trying to achieve more. To always try to raise the high income in the society we live in the world revolves around money and if you have money at the end of the day you have power to make change. Watching the main character build a company and then putting his friends on to his way of making money

Charlie and the chocolate factory

In this film, a child that grew up in poverty was lucky and won an invitation to get a tour of the chocolate factory. A bunch of other kids were also invited but all had some type of flaw and misbehaved during the tour. The other children were spoiled and impatient with the tour guild for when he gave instruction. The one boy ended up winning the whole thing because he was patient and behaved and at the end of the day he was rewarded for behaving. This taught me a very valuable lesson at a young age of how kids that misbehave don’t get rewarded anything. As a young child i always behaved but never expected an award for my behavior because if i keep expecting something for something that is expected of me then i’ll be disappointed when i don’t get anything. The movie overall had a big message that a lot of younger audience watchers could be affected by and I was a part of the audience.

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