just got back from the concert!
My Chemical Romance was awesome!!!
I'm only half deaf now.
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I'm only half deaf now.
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Q4 Art Pieces
One of the assignment that we had to do was to create a sculpture. I chose to make a duct tape wallet. At first, I thought it was hard but, it really wasn't. The materials that I used were duct tape,a ruler, a heavy book, and a highlighter. [It doesn't matter what type of pen you have] One of the problems I had making this wallet was the measurements. For an example, the cutting wasn't straight so as the duct tape decreases, the less of a chance I can actually put money in there. For future reference, I would measure it a quarter of a inch more than it should be so if I make any mistakes, it's easy to fix. Overall, this took me about an hour. So it wasn't as hard as I thought.
The next assignment that we had to do was to edit pictures in Photoshop. I'm pretty good at Photshop but not as much as I want to be. In these pictures, all I did was change the color levels, color balance, curves, focus on one part of the picture, etc. I didn't have a hard time doing this because it was just me playing around with the application and trying to create a better contrast picture.
Before:
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After:
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Original:
Original art piece by: ______
A duplicate art piece by me. It was difficult for me to draw and paint this at first but as soon I started to get the rhythm, I was able to do it smoothly. The reason why I chose this art piece is because it drew my attention. I decided to paint the side of the house red because I didn't think you could see the white, but it turns out that you could. So I couldn't change it back to white. My colors in my drawing are a lot lighter than the original because I didn't have those dark water colors. All in all, it was kind of hard to draw this piece because you had to get the right measurements in order for it to look proportional.
Bike Drawing: It's unfinished.
Scholarships
Interview for the Ryan Howard Scholarship in the morning. Hopefully it comes through, 17 grand remaining to get.
Human Stuff
I'm sleepy. I think I'll go to sleep.
ComPROMises.
Chargers
Seriously my charger had to die on me. I did not do the smart thing of putting my draft on a google doc...just my luck
And tonight is...
"There once was pirate named Gold Roger, who was the King of the Pirates. He had fame, power and wealth beyond your wildest dreams. Before they hung him from the gallows, these were the final words he said. "My fortune is yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first. I left everything I own in One Piece. Ever since, pirates from all over the world set sail for the Grand Line searching for One Piece the treasure that will make their dreams come true."
Delish!
Crispy calamari salad + spinach ravioli + thai chicken lettuce wraps + avocado gelato = perfect dinner out with mom!
Shrine
Whatever Freda posts don't believe it. All her information is false.
Today I got made my mom a shrine for mother's day. I apologize for the bad pictures.
Today I got made my mom a shrine for mother's day. I apologize for the bad pictures.
Day in the Life of a Marshallese 12-Year-Old
Here is my project
When I was 12, my day from 7:00am-2:00am was about the same. The only difference was that I was taking SEPTA to school rather than walking. When I came home, I didn't have to pick coconuts or go sell fishes I had just caught, I would just have to clean my room, and maybe sweep the house. However, when I turned 13, I started helping my father with his business a couple times per week. I stopped attending church when I was about ten, and those are the main differences in our day to day lives.
I expected most of the poverty I saw while I was researching because most indigenous people are on the lower end of their new societies. I didn't expect the boys and girls to have equal schooling opportunities from first grade to high-school. The poor children usually don't make it to high-school, but there is no real difference between boys and girls.
There are no real opportunities for indigenous children of the Marshall Islands. In order for a child's education to continue past eighth grade, they need to pay for school. The indigenous population usually can't afford to send their children to high-school, so they stay at home and their lives turn into whatever their mother/fathers life is. Eventually the male will choose a wife from another tribe (usually a distant cousin) and the cycle of life will continue.
When I was 12, my day from 7:00am-2:00am was about the same. The only difference was that I was taking SEPTA to school rather than walking. When I came home, I didn't have to pick coconuts or go sell fishes I had just caught, I would just have to clean my room, and maybe sweep the house. However, when I turned 13, I started helping my father with his business a couple times per week. I stopped attending church when I was about ten, and those are the main differences in our day to day lives.
I expected most of the poverty I saw while I was researching because most indigenous people are on the lower end of their new societies. I didn't expect the boys and girls to have equal schooling opportunities from first grade to high-school. The poor children usually don't make it to high-school, but there is no real difference between boys and girls.
There are no real opportunities for indigenous children of the Marshall Islands. In order for a child's education to continue past eighth grade, they need to pay for school. The indigenous population usually can't afford to send their children to high-school, so they stay at home and their lives turn into whatever their mother/fathers life is. Eventually the male will choose a wife from another tribe (usually a distant cousin) and the cycle of life will continue.
I Love You
I'm the girl who would run to the street and dance in endless circles
as the rain poured down. I wouldn't think twice about the fact that
it's cold, I could catch pneumonia, I look a mess or that the world
looks at me as crazy. I love the rain, but I would never wish it upon
you. I'm the girl that cries through everything, anger, sadness,
happiness, love, but I would never wish for any warm tears to fall from
your eyes regardless of the cause. If parts of my skin become blue and
purple than it's just another day living the life of a klutz and I
enjoy the pretty colors that mark up the paleness of my skin because it
means that I did something and had a laugh (yes I laugh at my own
physical pain sometimes), but I would destroy the table that left a
bump on your head even though you're the one that hit the table. If I
get hit by someone that found a reason to use physical force because of
a disagreement, I would accept it and walk away to avoid anymore
conflict, but if you were to be hurt by anyone they would cower away
from even the slightest of my touches because everyone fears the fires
of hell. The world can turn against me, but as long as I have you by my
side I'm where I want to be. As for you, if you should ever need me
I'll never be more than a phone call, a hug, a tear, a heartbeat away.
I Love You
I'm the girl who would run to the street and dance in endless circles as the rain poured down. I wouldn't think twice about the fact that it's cold, I could catch pneumonia, I look a mess or that the world looks at me as crazy. I love the rain, but I would never wish it upon you. I'm the girl that cries through everything, anger, sadness, happiness, love, but I would never wish for any warm tears to fall from your eyes regardless of the cause. If parts of my skin become blue and purple than it's just another day living the life of a klutz and I enjoy the pretty colors that mark up the paleness of my skin because it means that I did something and had a laugh (yes I laugh at my own physical pain sometimes), but I would destroy the table that left a bump on your head even though you're the one that hit the table. If I get hit by someone that found a reason to use physical force because of a disagreement, I would accept it and walk away to avoid anymore conflict, but if you were to be hurt by anyone they would cower away from even the slightest of my touches because everyone fears the fires of hell. The world can turn against me, but as long as I have you by my side I'm where I want to be. As for you, if you should ever need me I'll never be more than a phone call, a hug, a tear, a heartbeat away.
My Computer Hates Me
Or is haunted. Either way that's not a good thing.
May 6, 2011
Day in the live of a 12 yr. El Salvador girl.
Day in the live of a 12 yr. El Salvador girl.
Lust for life
So what I tend to do is to think
of today as the past
Its funny when you comin in first
but you hope...
that it last
you just hope....
that it lasts.
of today as the past
Its funny when you comin in first
but you hope...
that it last
you just hope....
that it lasts.
Capstone
It's been established that my artists won't be able to draw what I originally intended by the deadline. So i'm gonna finish out my script till the end of the first arc and make a presentation for that and the pages that are already done (and those that will be done by that point.
Edit pic
These are the picture I took with in the week. I like them because they were about some of the things I like. But I couldn't do much with photoshop im still a beginner so I did what I could with them. I really like what I did with car i think it looks so much better. Also with the food one. I really think it just looks funny to me but im sorry the words didn't come out bigger I had a problem with it.
A Day in the Life - New Zealand
I made a timeline showing a day in the life of an average 12 year old girl living in New Zealand.
This isn't very similar to my life when I was 12, but it's not so vastly different that I can't understand it. I've never lived in a coastal area, so right there are some differences, because I would never have had the chance to do many of the activities people in New Zealand can in their free time. I also have always lived in the United States, so some things like free public health care are completely alien to me, but pretty typical for the average New Zealander.
Many of the things will have stayed the same even at 40 that they were at 12. However, a typical person in New Zealand will have been long out of school by 40, and they will be working instead of going to class. Other than that the health care still applies, as do many of the activities available.
This isn't very similar to my life when I was 12, but it's not so vastly different that I can't understand it. I've never lived in a coastal area, so right there are some differences, because I would never have had the chance to do many of the activities people in New Zealand can in their free time. I also have always lived in the United States, so some things like free public health care are completely alien to me, but pretty typical for the average New Zealander.
Many of the things will have stayed the same even at 40 that they were at 12. However, a typical person in New Zealand will have been long out of school by 40, and they will be working instead of going to class. Other than that the health care still applies, as do many of the activities available.
ManipulateMe.
In this project, we are supposed to use an editing software and manipulate our pictures. I used Picasa.
I took some of my pictures from my iPhoto but also some from my Flickr page.
I took some of my pictures from my iPhoto but also some from my Flickr page.
My 3 Photos.
For this project we were to take 3 simple photos and photoshop them. For all the pictures I edited I basically added a blue & pink type of gradient and dimmed it down. I also added lens flare, and different filters to each.
200 Photos Ian McClendon
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Captured by: Ian McClendon, with help from Maura McClendon, and thanks to Catherine McClendon for letting me use her camera.
Captured by: Ian McClendon, with help from Maura McClendon, and thanks to Catherine McClendon for letting me use her camera.
Day In A Life: Fiji
I think a day in the life of a 12 yo girl in Fiji would be a bit tough because Fiji has been a source of children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and also a place for a few women from China and India to be trafficked too. They're forced to do labor and also sexual exploitation. I'm not exactly sure how old these women are or how old is too young for a person to be trafficked but I can imagine it not even being a problem.
If the child was going to school instead, I could imagine it still being a bit rough, even though the ministry of education is steadily trying to uplift Fiji's education system. The Fiji Education System is taken care of by the government, so is health care. "The Ministry of Education in Fiji is taking major steps to subsidize the educational fees and other costs related to it and hence bringing it under the affordability of everyone." But Fiji's economy is totally decreasing because tourism is down and sugar exports are in danger. And most kids usually miss out on primary schooling.
Die Bilder hier
The pictures below are probably my favorite simply because they are of my Harley. The top picture is the original and the on below this is the one I edited using an app called Pixelmator.
