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HIV/AIDS: Not a Laughing Matter

Posted by Shyann Davis in English 1 · Giknis · E Band on

Hello, my name is Shyann Davis and I am going to Science Leadership Academy. For my You & The World project I want to speak on the topic of HIV/AIDs. HIV is also known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDs are known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. They are both transmitted through unprotected sex. This can be through anal and vaginal sex. Having oral sex isn’t very common to give someone HIV/AIDs but it is still strongly recommended to have protection and make sure you are checked to see if you have HIV/AIDs. This is a very serious topic that not many people know about. Some know much, but others know very little. Many people would feel uncomfortable talking about protection, sex, and the risks of unprotected sex, so my goal for this project is to spread awareness of HIV/AIDs   so people can learn some of the risks of having unprotected sex.


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What is HIV and How Can You Test For Prevention

An STD is a sexually transmitted disease that you can get from having unprotected or underprotected sex. HIV/AIDS are different types of STDs. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Over 1.2 million people that live in the United States have HIV or AIDS but only 156,300 don’t even know they have it. People from ages 13 to 64 are tested for HIV and AIDS only once, during a routine check up. 45,000 people are diagnosed, and 30% of them live with people who are undiagnosed.  If someone is infected, they can get a treatment called “antiretroviral therapy”, or ART for short. This treatment clears away almost 96% of the transmitted HIV. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get rid of the disease completely, but it does slow it downes long enough to stop it from spreading with a combination of pills to eventually stop it from spreading. Knowing what HIV is is important because many people don’t even know what HIV/AIDS are. They thought that if they had sex with a person who had HIV/AIDS that they wouldn’t get it either. Some even thought having oral sex doesn’t give them HIV/AIDS but it can create many problems even if it’s at a very low risk. Making sure everyone is aware of what HIV/AIDS are and how to prevent them from happening, or if they already have them can learn the treatment is very important.

Increased and Decreasing The Risk

Having unprotected sex is one way to increase the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. Another way would be sharing needles with someone. This means after someone has used a needle and you use it after them. This can higher the risk of getting other fattail infections as well. Some ways to decrease the risk would be abstinence. This means waiting a while before going into something. The longer you wait to have sexual intercourse, the less partners you have, and the less likely you will get HIV/AIDS. Other ways you can lower the risk is if you use a condom with lubricants, taking medicine to prevent HIV/AIDS, and simply getting tested to make sure you don’t have it. Knowing how the risk of getting HIV/AIDS can increase and decrease is very important. If someone is sexually active they need to know how to use protection and getting tested. If they don’t know this they have a great risk of passing or receiving HIV/AIDS. They need to know what they can do to prevent them from getting HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS are spread through semen (the male reproductive fluid), breast milk, blood, vaginal and rectal fluids, and pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum). It is also spread by being with someone who has HIV/AIDS, sharing food with someone with HIV/AIDS, deep open mouth kissing, and touching broken skin. It is not spread by water or air, insects, sharing a toilet, touching your “social” kissing your partner, and sharing water fountains.

This is important to know so many people can prevent themselves from getting this. They can stay even safer than they are now. If you have ever had an open wound, someone else had an open wound, and they both touch, there was a chance you could have gotten HIV/AIDS. People need to know this information. Like if someone doesn’t know that oral sex could get you HIV/AIDS because they didn’t know it could be transferred through rectal and vaginal fluids. This is very important.

What Are AIDS

AIDS are known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and just like HIV they are a type of STD. It is a late stage of HIV. Just like for HIV, AIDS have no cure but the same treatment as any STD. If someone has AIDS their body is much too weak to be immune to the disease because this STD has already destroyed your immune system.

It is good to know about this because then you can know both about HIV and AIDS and not just one. Knowing about the different side effects of AIDS and what it can do is just as important as knowing the side effects of HIV. These types of STD are very similar, but have very different consequences.

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Littering-- Killing us from the inside out

Posted by Andrew Cheatley in English 1 · Giknis · E Band on

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Look at this concept of Earth. Try and name Differences between that planet and planet Earth.


This is planet Earth in the movie WALL-E. As you can see, it is showing North America but look at all the trash in the atmosphere and how there's no green anywhere on that planet. You can also notice how there is no polar ice cap in the north of the planet, Because of all the trash and pollution Global Warming took it's course and the ice caps most likely melted. As some of you probably know WALL-E is set in the future, and that future can be set in motion for us as well. Our Earth will look all but the same as WALL-E’s version, all because of us littering. The heaps of trash I see now will soon become the towers trash in our future. The pictures below are too compare the differences between a cartoon and a street in India. It isn’t right that people have to see that in our world. People having to clean YOUR trash. This is showing that if we keep going down the path we’re going down. I t will look the same as WALL-E’s


  


As of right now the earth isn’t where it should be with the trash problem. In india there is really bad places filled with trash and litter. Information about this street is here.


As you can see what this littering is doing to certain people and countries in this world.


How I Try as of Now to Prevent Littering


There is too much litter in the world for one person to clean themselves. So whenever I see someone drop litter onto the ground You’ll always see me pick it up no matter what. And once I pick it up I tell them the same speech I said above about WALL-E. Maybe not word for word but still. My mother always told me to never let go of trash and let it go in the streets. She always said, “Bad people make the world Ugly, there's lots of bad people here, which is why it's so dirty.” I guess when I was younger I saw that as, if I let the trash go I’m a bad person which is true.


What I am Going to do in the Future


For this project I’m gonna see how many people litter in my neighborhood in a park. I will see their age, and gender, and make a conclusion to see which type of people litter the most. Also see what they litter. Is it mainly small pieces of trash or larger things.

Week 3 - Day 2 - blog - negative/positive space - cut out

Posted by Nasya Ie in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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Negative space in art, is space around the object/Subject. Negative made you focus on the background instead of the object/subject.

I found my negative space in my cut out by looking at my first cut out then basically flipping it on the other side. You can see the darker background which is negative and the lighter background, which is positive.

Negative space can help an artist by making illusions. For example, you can see two different things in one. I think negative space is good for illusions, seeing in different perspective.

Seeing in negative space does and does not enhance the drawings. I say that because negative space does take away some details, but also you can make negative space in as a illusion.


Week 3 - Day 2 blog - negative space

Posted by Niya Petty in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on

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Negative space is the space around and between the subject.The subject would be your picture. You can find the negative space by the different color which help me get a better understanding of everything about negative space and to me the colors make it pop out more. How I figured out the negative space for my picture was basically just putting the excess paper cut on the other side. You pay more attention to the action what is going on in the picture. It does enhance the drawing because you can tell the difference from a regular drawing.

Week 3 - Day 2 - Blog - Negative/Positive Space - Cut Out

Posted by Sarah Son in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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Negative space is the space surrounding the subject. I cut the outline of the objects and then cut the insides. The ones with no shape inside is the positive space. You can also think of it as dark or light. It helps an artist to see negative space because it can create illusions. Seeing negative space does enhance drawings. You can see different kinds of perspectives. Also, there can be a possibility that you can see one thing or the other.  

Negative/Positive Space

Posted by Ruby Ginsburg in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Negative space is something that appears in many drawings, prints, and other works of art. In a piece of artwork, there is a subject. The subject is the main point of the drawing and it is the thing that you focus on. The negative space is what surrounds the subject.
It my cutout, I found the negative space by looking at where the subject is dark on one side, and the background is light. On the other side, the cutout is the opposite with the subject light and the background dark. The light part is positive space while the dark color is negative space.
​ It helps an artist to see negative space because it is possible to make illusions using negative space. There is one example of a vase drawn in positive space, and the sides of the vase create the illusion of two faces using negative space.
Seeing in negative space enhances drawings in my opinion because sometimes it allows you to see two different perspectives within the drawing. It gives complexity to a work of art.

Negative Space

Posted by Amira Gouri in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Negative space is the space that surrounds an object in an image. In other words, negative space focuses on the background instead of the main focus of the image. Negative space helps to define the boundaries of positive space and brings balance to a composition.
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How did I find the negative space?
It’s the left side of the paper, because that side is where it focuses on the background. Negative space art helps an artist to focus on the backgrounds. Negative space does enhance drawings because it makes illusions. It makes it seem as if the background is also a main focus.

Week 3 - Day 2 - blog - negative/positive space - cut out: Elijah Afrifa

Posted by Elijah Afrifa on
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Negative space, in art, is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. The way to find negative space is by looking at the outside of the image. To the right of my which is surrounded in black is my negative space. Negative Space helps artists to see the subjects in their work. This enhances the artwork because it brings out the illusion of just having a subject with no details.


Negative space cut out

Posted by Benjamin Rivera in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on

The used of two colors one light and one dark to create a picture. I looked at the cut out and realized that the yellow and green was just like the black and white on the original paper. I put the half green and half yellow after I created a full owl by connecting three pieces and put them on the yellow side and put the rest of the green side. I can create a picture that makes a full owl without using colored asymmetry. Negative space enhances drawing because it is pleasing to the viewers eye.

Negative space reflection - Sam Gualtieri

Posted by Thomas Gualtieri in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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Negative space is the part of a drawing or picture in which there is nothing. If there's a picture of a person's silhouette against a white background, the silhouette would be positive space, because there's something within that space (a person). And the background would be negative space because that part of the image is empty. In the picture I cut out, negative space is used a little more freely. Winged animals don't really have floating inner wings unconnected to an outline of their bodies. In this, negative space is used to represent detail in this image. On one side of the page, the bird is red and the background is purple, on the other  side, those colors switch. The positive space has been made negative and vice versa. It's helpful for artists to understand and see negative space because when using it correctly, they can put focus on the main elements by utilizing the negative space around them. Negative space doesn't enhance drawings but it helps clarify the focus points in messy and complex art.

Negative Space

Posted by Kishara Erwin in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Negative space is the space between and around an object. I identified the negative space in my cutout because my background was white and my cut out was in gray. To me there was a color difference that made me identify the negative space easier. It helps an artists to see negative space because it lets them pay more attention to the object they are working on. Negative space does enhance drawings because it brings out the main subject of any drawing. 
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W3 D2 Negative Space - Ossowski

Posted by Karen Ossowski on

Negative space is the background of a picture. For example, say you have a picture of a tree, the background would be behind it, like the sky. That is all negative space. I fould negative space in my picture by looking at it symmetrically. The background in this is black, that is the negative space. I find negative space a representative for what could be there. For example, in this picture, if we zoomed out, we could add a background to make it look like a flag on a flagpole. It helps to see in negative space for an artist so they can show emotion in their work. If you look into a picture and it has a dark snowy background, you can assume it’s winter and that something is sad. Negative space can enhance pictures depending how big the negative space is. For example, back to the flagpole picture, that will enhance the picture. However, if you look at the picture below, the negative space does not enhance the picture because it’s so small.



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Negative Space Cut Out

Posted by Mackenzie Hopkins in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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I found the negative space in my picture by tracing the lines of the picture with the blunt end of a pencil, then following the lines, I used the razor to cut out the pieces. I glued the positive space down first, then I used the pieces left over to make the negative side.


It helps artists to see into negative space so they can see the outlines of drawings, and it's a unique form of art.


Negative space can enhance drawings if used in the correct way. If the picture is mostly negative, then the darkness drowns out the picture and you can't see it correctly. If it's a good mixture or negative and positive space, the artwork can really be enhanced.


This is Unconstitutional Needs to Stop

Posted by Kyle Thomas in English 1 · Giknis · E Band on

Hello my name is Kyle Thomas and I go to Science Leadership Academy. I had been assigned a project that is supposed to be talking about problems in the world. I had to choose a topic that I had to do research on and had to do a agent of change which basically is like how was I going to get people's opinions.

My topic that I am going to be talking about is stop and frisk. Stop and frisk is when the police can stop you and pat you down on the outside of your clothing when the police officers believe that you are armed and dangerous. This topic is important to me because I think that it is unconstitutional. This  violates the Fourth Amendment because  the amendment is talking about the rights of the people. One part says “shall not be violated” and stop and frisk goes against that. It’s  a problem right now because it makes people not feel like they are free. For example take a look at this picture right here.



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This picture is from  The spokesman review  and it shows a African American being stop and frisk for no reason. You see Donald Trump and basically  when he was talking about stop and frisk in the presidential debate he wanted to make the stop and frisk law be enforced even more in urban areas. So, like it would make African Americans feel uncomfortable/ not safe anymore because now the cops will be checking them for no reason. Also, I believe that this shouldn't be enforced more because that will make kids not be safe no more if they see cops stopping people and checking they probably  will make  them think “Will this happen to me?”



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This picture is from Pinterest and it shows the race percentage of stop and frisk. Young Black Men is 25.6%, Young Latino Men 16%, Young White Men 3.8%. So, there is a big difference in which race gets it the most. I think that this needs to change because I don’t think that cops should assume that African Americans are guilty or up to something the most.


For my agent of chance I would like to interview a cop about this law and ask him some questions to see his/her opinion on this. It would be interesting to me because it will let me see how cops really think about this.

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negative/positive space - cut out

Posted by Dalnick Matos in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on
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A. Negative space is an art the incorporates the space between subjects in an image. Negative can be used to show to different images. We can look at the positive space and see an image, and then focus on the negative space and see a completely different image. Usually, for these type of images, we use two colors black and white. The subject in the picture is usually white and everything around it is white creating a silhouette.

B. I found the negative space in this picture by looking for the dark spots in my pictures. These spots created the image of a bat and defined the image I was trying to portray.

C. It helps an artist to see negative space in an image because negative space gives an image definition and brings balance to a composition. Also negative space should not distract from the main subject.

D. Seeing negative space does enhance the drawing. The dark space makes an image more intense and clear to see. Also the negative image is there so we can see multiple images in one. Negative space is also not constricted to only one form of art. It can be found in photography, painting, and graphic designs.

Negative Space

Posted by Edwin Ortiz in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on

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Negative space is all the empty space around an image or object. It doesn’t take interest away from the central drawing or idea, instead it adds on to the idea and compliments. On the right side the red in the background is the negative space because the black section is the main focus of the image. On the left side the black side of the image is the negative space because the red is the main purpose.


It is important for artist to see the negative space because it gives the image a main focal point instead of having everything be positive space and not knowing what to focus on. This helps artists know the difference between main points and backgrounds. It helps to see in negative space because it really helps differentiate the main parts from other things. Also negative space usually adds to the meaning of the image.  

Negative and Positive Cut Out

Posted by Jeremiah Butler in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on
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The negative space in the picture above is the brown region on the owl. Think of negative space as a brighter color different from the darker color in a drawing. Negative space most times is the drawing rather than the background in a picture. So if you were to draw a apple dropping from a tree. The tree would be in the center shaded completely in and so would the apple dropping. Everything that's not shaded in around it would be blank, white or a different color being the positive space. 

In my cut the spaces that were not cut out was the positive so it was easy to see that what was darker than the other spaces is negative. The spaces were easier to see after the final product that it was actually the negative space. Negatives pace can easier to find as long as your focus is clear and know how your positive space would look without it.

It helps to an artist to see in negative space so that you can see what the focus is. Like in my example before with the tree and dropping apple they were what eye is drawn to finally. The background added to it, a.k.a the positive space, is additional  to the picture to look at depth in the image. If we were just looking at the negative space in the owl picture then all we would see is the brown parts, that would be our focus. 

Seeing in negative space does enhance drawings mainly because the viewer won't have to be scrambling to look for the main focus in a picture. The picture would have just positive space, which would not be that much of an image, unless you could work around that fact. On the other hand a picture with more negative space than positive, could be a picture just not showing the environment around the focus space. 

Negative/Positive space - cut out

Posted by Mamadou Samassa in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

To easily see negative space you need to use two color to tell one from another, for instance if you look at the image above the part with the most space is the negative space, so the black, and whatever pops out so the green would be the positive space. If you want the negative space if you look at the streets and traffic would be the streets, and the positive space would be the cars.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out? In my cut out you can find negative space by looking at which color is dominant, and has a taste of tension. The black appears more, and if you look at the middle it is jointed.  

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps the artist visually see the tree, so that the image is not overcrowded, space ables your eyes to stay focus.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not? Yes, it helps have a guide that is strict enough to prevent mistakes, but has enough flexibility when it comes to you imagination as an artist. Negative space is a healthy guideline, which will enhance the respect and dignity art work needs.


Negative Space

Posted by Kai Bradley-Gutierrez de Teran in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on
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A.

Negative space is the area between the things in the drawing or photograph. In this photo it would be the purple on the left and the green on the right. As you can see it is not the image that I want you to see but it is the space around it.

B.

I found it by looking at the object, the owl in this case, and then paying attention to the space that is not the point of interest. I then cut out that area and the inside, the positive space, out of the purple.

C.

Negative space is important because it can help you highlight certain areas and it can also allow you to hide images inside an image. It can help us see an image more clearly. It also helps you show two things in one.

D.

Yes, because it can bring compensation to the image and help contrast the subject(s) of the image. You can use negative space to highlight positive space and make your subject(s) clear.

Negative Space Cut Out

Posted by Christina Eng in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on

What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

  • Negative space is something to do with art. It is the space behind or the background of an image or a object.

Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

  • The negative space in my cut out was the darker part of the picture and it was also the background too.

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

  • Yes it helps an artist to see the negative space because it is the background and the the darkest part of the image in it.

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

  • Yes negative space enhances the drawings because it brings out the main picture or the object or item. It puts that object at the center of attention when it needs to be.
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Week 3 - Day 2- negative/positive space - cut out

Posted by Clari Herrera in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on


A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the space around the subject of an image. It's the outside.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I realized that all the outsides gets cut out becuase its surrounding the outside of the subject.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

You can understand the composition of the work of art. You can have a far better understanding of art.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Yes, it helps you focus on the subject of the picture. The negative space and positive space is viewed differently.

2FER #7

Posted by Zoe Khan in English 3 · Pahomov · B Band on

Sunflowers hold the meanings of adoration, loyalty and longevity. Yellow, the common colour of sunflowers, has many meanings; freshness, happiness, positivity, clarity, energy, optimism, enlightenment, remembrance, intellect, honor, loyalty, and joy. Sunflowers are meant to lift spirits, and bring happiness and joy to any person who sees them. They’re named after the sun, which is often associated with happiness and smiles all on its own. They’ve also been used a food source for thousands of years. Taking this into account, sunflowers should be recognized as the best, and most important flower.

Sunflowers, having originated in the Americas sometime in 1,000B.C., were used to supply food for anybody who needed it. When European explorers discovered the flower, they spread it throughout Europe and eventually the rest of the world. Everywhere across the entire world was talking about the beauty and usefulness of sunflowers. Today, the flowers seeds are used for cooking oil and margarine making, as well as being edible on their own. Their seeds alone provide a quick, cheap foodsource to people who need it. They’re nontoxic to the environment, and help prevent pollution while still producing food.

In some native cultures, Sunflowers have been used as religious symbols. They hold many meanings to different people, and their importance is worldwide. Sunflowers are known to help fight depression, as well. Not only are they the symbol of happiness, and the sun, the nutrients in their seeds raise Serotonin levels, which helps nerve function. It’s not clear if they can fully cure depression, as no one really knows if curing depression is fully possible, but they do help. Even if they’re not curing depression, in some organizations they’re used as a symbol of the fight against depression.

Sunflower seeds are also really great for physical health. While being nutrient and vitamin enriched, they’re full of healthy fats that help fight many diseases. They help reduce the risk of heart diseases, certain types of cancer, balances blood pressure, and combats bone conditions like osteoporosis. Their high vitamin E content also helps with skin health, and keeps the body healthy for much longer.

Sunflowers are beneficial in many ways, especially in a person’s mental and physical health. They have ties to religion, and provide natural and safe food sources with their seeds. People all over the world have been benefiting from the flower for thousands of years. For these reasons, they deserve to be recognized as the most important flower.


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Project, Start, Jennifer Bourn, and Jennifer Bourn. "Meaning Of The Color Yellow |". Bourn Creative. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

"Want To Help Fight Depression? Plant Sunflowers". Choices. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

"Sunflower Seeds Are Answer From Nature To Antidepressant Drugs". NaturalNews. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

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This is my best 2Fer because it's about a topic I actually enjoyed writing about. Most of the 2Fer's have been written last minute, or in the moment, on topics I didn't really care about, or they were so rushed it didn't even make sense as to why I was writing them. This time, though, I actually enjoyed writing it, and I feel like I still could've done better but I'm happy with the end result.


Negative Space

Posted by Georjelis Rujano in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on
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Negative space is the piece of part you use to cut out the image you are cutting. It like creating the second part of the tree. I found my negative space by knowing that the image I’m doing a cut out off is the other part of the image, so it’s the opposite. It helps the artist by visualizing the opposite space of an image. I feel like it does help when artist sees the negative because you see the other side of the image and shows theirs a lot of ways to see a image.

Negative Space Reflection: NEGATIVE SPACE

Posted by Alexis Sweeney on
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​A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)
Negative Space is the space around and between an object. It is not the object of concentration in the picture, but the space around the object of concentration. For example, a picture may contain a garden background and a single pink flower in the middle. The flower does not count as the negative space. It is the positive space. The negative space would be the garden background.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I found the negative space in my cut out by the colors. I was given an ordinary black and grey and white printed photograph and cut out the parts without dark colors. The primary image in the picture was something indescribable, so I dubbed that my positive space. I cut around that image for the outlines.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

Negative space entails, most times, the placement of the main picture, or the positive space. 

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Positive space enhances an image. I say this because the importance of a balanced image relies on how much positive or negative space is there. Say you have an image of a big tree, taking up most of the page. The positive space will be vast while the negative space would have lessened due to the size of the tree. It a very give and take scenario.