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Dylan Long's Capstone

Posted by Dylan Long in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on

Student Name:

Dylan Long


In-school mentor’s name:

Douglas Herman


Out-of-school mentor’s name and affiliation:

Dan Long; Father & mentor photographer


Topic Summary:

The goal of this project was to develop and explore a deeper understanding & skill in the art of photography and photo editing, while building up a professional portfolio and letting new photographic styles and techniques evolve.


Abstract:

The inspiration behind this project was ultimately rooted in my passion for photography and visual art. I wanted to develop and improve my skills as a photographer, capture and create art that I would be proud to call mine, and develop a professional portfolio of work to help launch me into professional opportunities. I had been shooting live music for years prior to this project, and I felt I was ready for this next step in my career. I conducted extensive research on the mechanics of cameras and how to manipulate them to achieve the results I wanted, with the help of my mentor Mr. Douglas Herman and my father Dan Long, both professional photographers/artists. As a result of this project, I have an extensive body of work that reflects my growth as a photographer, I have loads of more experience and work under my belt, and I have an intensely deeper understanding of the functionality and artistry behind photography. I aspire to continue making art and capturing beautiful images of live music when I go off to college, while saving up for more professional gear and hopefully landing paying gigs with reputable outlets. I found this project very successful & rewarding by applying SLA’s system of core values to my process from start to finish.


Bibliography:


Nikon. "Digitutor D5100 | Nikon." Digitutor D5100 | Nikon. Nikon Corporation. <http://www.nikonusa.com/en_US/o/fMZVV67lYK5ioJrwanFGgpduihI/Video/Digitutor/index.html>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into how to use my specific camera, the Nikon 5100. I found it extremely reliable because this extensive interactive walkthrough was provided by the very maker of my camera, Nikon. From this source I refreshed myself on the specific features of my camera and how to apply these features to my work to come up with the best images that I can be taking.


Nikon. "Shooting a Rock Concert." Concert Photogaphy Tips. Nikon Corporation. <http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/fyui3bsa/shooting-a-rock-concert.html>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into how to use a professional camera in a live music setting. I found it extremely reliable because this extensive article on concert photography offered visual examples along with the settings information for each image, and also included was an extensive article talking about both a logistic and artistic standpoint on concert photography, along with a comments section that offered further collaboration among fellow photographers. From this source I was able to draw more knowledge and inspiration in my photography.


"Nightclub Photography Tips: Camera and Flash Settings." Nightclub Photography Tips: Camera and Flash Settings. The Nightclub Photographer, n.d. Web. <http://www.nightclubphotographytips.info/p/nightclub-photography-tips-camera.html>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into how to use a camera and flash effectively in a nightclub/darkly lit setting, which is where I am often doing concert photography. I found it fairly reliable because the information on the website is consistent with photographic settings and techniques. From this source I was able to draw lots more knowledge concerning lighting in a darkly lit environment, which is essential to be adept in when it comes to low-light concert photography.


"Concert Review." Concert Review. Twp.duke.edu. Duke University. <https://twp.duke.edu/uploads/assets/concert.pdf>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into how to write a concise, well-written concert review. Part of my job with the blog Phawker along with taking pictures of the show is writing a 150-200 word review of the show as well. It’s a very demanding job as a teenager because I have to write with the quality of an adult journalist. I found this source extremely reliable because it is a document offered by Duke University in North Carolina. From this source


Bray, Simon. "10 Steps for Building a Photography Portfolio to Be Proud Of - Tuts+ Photo & Video Article." Photo & Video Tuts+. Tuts. <http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/10-steps-for-building-a-photography-portfolio-to-be-proud-of--photo-3991>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into the process of building up a professional portfolio of photography. My project primarily consists of various different mediums of showcasing my work, and thus I decided to do some professional research on the best way to go about it. From this source, I learned a lot about what looks good to the eye when it comes to preparing pieces of art. I learned about storylines with images, color schemes, and other interesting ways to arrange and isolate images.


"HOW TO PLAN AN ART EXHIBITION: TO DO/ CHECKLIST." HOW TO PLAN AN ART EXHIBITION: TO DO/ CHECKLIST. Ketchikan Arts. Ketchikan Arts. Web. <http://ketchikanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/HOW-TO-PLAN-AN-ART-EXHIBITION.pdf>.


I selected this source because it gives a professional insight into the process of planning and executing a professional art gallery. I think it is a very trustworthy and legitimate source because the ideas explain in this article are extremely helpful and insightful, and relevant to the topic. From this source I gathered a potential game plan for the end of the year show for all of the photography students and I am now far more aware about how to orchestrate an art gallery and collaborate with others to make it even better.


Photo Book Girl. "How to Make Your Own Digital Photo Book - Digital Photography School." Digital Photography School RSS. Digital Photography School, n.d. Web. <http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-your-own-digital-photo-book/>.



King, Julie Adair. Digital Photography for Dummies. New York, NY: Wiley Pub., 2002. Print.


I selected this book because I own it and it is an extremely reliable source of information. Inside of this book is quite literally everything you need know on how to become extremely adept at handling DSLR’s (digital single-lens reflex camera), which is one of my goals in this capstone. From this source, I learned various new techniques and tricks that have helped me and will continue to help me explore and advance my skills in photography.


Interview: Dan Long

“I am a professional concert photographer who has been photographing concerts for over thirty years. I have used various different cameras and shot shows in various different ways, and I have been my son’s primary life mentor since he first picked up his Nikon D3100. I have taught Dylan almost everything he knows about photography and have guided him through many projects and new experiences with his camera. I am continuing to do the same thing to this day.”



Interview: Douglas Herman

“I am Dylan’s in-school mentor. For this year, Dylan and his other classmates are going to be helping prepare another annual SLA Photolab student gallery. I am going to be helping both the students as a whole with this art gallery, and Dylan individually. I am going to be giving Dylan guidance on executive decisions to make about his photography and how he portrays it, tips and advice on how to improve the quality of his work and his work ethic, and anything else he needs along the way.” 


Visual representation of my capstone is available via the PDF uploaded with the post!




Capstone-final

Project #1: Dylan Long & Brian Birkmire

Posted by Dylan Long in Anatomy and Physiology - Best - E on

Toxoplasmosis: An infection disease that is caused by contact with a parasitic organisms called Toxoplasm gondii. It can be either acquired or be present at birth. “The congenital type is a result of a maternal infection during pregnancy that is transmitted to the fetus and involves lesions of the central nervous system. These lesions may lead to blindness, brain defects and more serious conditions. The disorder may be most severe when it is transmitted to the fetus during the second through sixth month of pregnancy.” WebMD.


A. Skeletal System

  1. The skeletal system is the internal framework that supports the body and cradles its organs. The skeletal system is responsible for the body’s various movement abilities. The skeletal system is responsible for fat storage.

  2. At a microscopic level, the bone is extremely complicated structure. It is filled with various different types of passageways and tunnels, carrying nerves, blood vessels, and other nutrients for the bone cells among other characteristics.

  3. In embryos, the skeletal system is primarily comprised of hyaline cartilage. It does not contain any nerves or blood. Once the baby is born and becomes a small child, the cartilage will be almost fully replaced by bone. This process of bone formation is called ossification. Once cartilage has concreted itself at certain spots and joints in the skeletal system, bones begin to both lengthen and widen simultaneously, eventually growing into full adult-sized bones.

  4. Fracture types: Comminuted, Compression, Depressed, Impacted, Spiral, and Greenstick.The healing process is a 4 step process. In order, the steps towards a bone healing are: Hematoma formation, fibrocartilage callus formation, bony callus formation, bone remodeling.

  5. A newborn infant’s skull is very flexible, and can contort to the birth canal if necessary during birth. The adult skull is hardened and cannot slide or move around. The fontanels are the gaps that are first in our skulls when the major parts of our skull are still sliding around.

  6. The spine serves as the axial support for the body. It extends from the skull to the pelvis, where it transmits the weight of the body to the lower limbs. Before a human born, the spine instead consists of 33 bones called vertebrae. Vertebrae are designed to minimize shock while offering the spine maximum flexibility.

  7. The three main types of joints are synarthroses, amphiarthroses and diarthroses. Those joints are in order from least movable to most movable.


B. Nervous System

  1. The nervous system is the master controlling and communicating system of the human body. From head to toe, your body is aligned and connected with nerves. Every thought, act, or emotion is reflected by the nervous system.

  2. The general function of the nervous system is to communicate what you see (sensory input) with what you do correctly (motor output.) For example, when you see a stop sign while driving, your sensory input then processes through the brain the memory and meaning of what you see, resulting the motor output of using your muscles to brake the pedal. This means that the nerves in your eyes communicated with the nerves by your muscles to make you put your foot on the pedal and stop.

  3. Central nervous system is the system responsible for integrating sensory information and responding to that

  4. The tree-like structures that comprise neurons are called dendrites, and they are enabled to function and interact by synapses.

  5. Exteroceptors - Near the surface of the skin and are responsible for tactile sensations such as; touch, pain, temperature, and also for vision, hearing, smell, and taste.

    1. Interoceptors - Respond to stimulations internally like organs and blood vessels

    2. Proprioceptors - These are responsible for stimulations within the skeletal muscles; ligaments, tendons, and joints.

  6. A nerve impulse is a hit or miss situation. When it happens, it’s either over the entire axon or doesn’t happen at all. (this one is long lol)

  7. Reflex arc - the pathways in which reflexes occur. Reflexes are quick, rapid, involuntary responses to stimuli.

  8. Cerebral Hemispheres: Divided into two parts, the left and right hemispheres. Each hemisphere is made of an outer gray matter, cerebrum, and an inner white matter. In mammals, the hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum, a bundle or large nerve fibers. Smaller commissures, the anterior commissures, posterior commissures, and the hippocampal commissure also join the hemispheres and are present in other vertebrates along the spinal cord. These commissures transfer information between the two hemispheres to coordinate local functions.

  • Spinal Cord: A long tube extending from the medulla oblongata to the pelvic region of the spinal column. It is made up of bundles of nerve tissues and support cells for the body. The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system. The spinal cord’s primary function is to transfer neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body. It also contains neural circuits that can independently control reflexes. The cord has three major functions: a conduit for motor information, where the signals travel down the spinal cord, as a conduit for sensory information in the reverse direction, and lastly as a center for coordinating certain reflexes.

  • Diencephalon: The region of the embryonic vertebrate neural tube that helps rear forebrain structures. It is made up of four parts; the thalamus, the subthalamus, the hypothalamus, and the epithalamus. The optic nerve attaches to the diencephalon and it runs through the optic canal to the eye, the optic nerve is responsible for vision.

  • Brain stem: Posterior part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. In humans, it usually is said to include the medulla oblongata, pons, and part of the midbrain. It provides the the main motor and sensory information to the face and neck by the cranial nerves, and of those twelve nerves there are ten that come from the brainstem. Although it is small, it is very important because this is where the nerve connections of the motor and sensory systems from the main part of the brain pass through to the rest of the body.

  • Cerebellum: Part of the brain that plays a massive role in motor control. It also is involved in cognitive function and language/attention, and regulating fear/pleasuring responses. The cerebellum is not responsible for the actual movement but instead about precise timing, coordination, and precision. It receives information from sensory systems in the spinal cord and finely tunes the motor skills that will be the outcome. Cerebellum damage can cause disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning.

9. Well any injuries that have the potential to mess up your brains proper growth can be harmful. Also, any injury that has the chance to puncture nerves can mess the system. For example, if you break your back, sometimes people break a certain spot and the result is paralyzation in their lower body or another body part.


C. Digestive System

  1. The digestive system is the key factor of where our body receives its nutrients and energy. The parts of the system include; the mouth where you intake food and break it down with your teeth and saliva so it’s easier for the body to digest, the esophagus where the food is transferred from the mouth to the stomach, the stomach where the process of digestion occurs when acids (enzymes) break down the crushed food so that the nutrients can be absorbed, the small intestines where the three parted 22-foot muscle tube releases more enzymes to further break down foods from the pancreas and bile from the liver, the pancreas where it secretes enzymes into the first part of the small intestines called the duodenum, the liver where it processes the nutrients absorbed from the small intestines, the gallbladder where it stores bile then releases it into the duodenum to absorb and digest fats, the large intestines (colon) where the broken down matter is passed through as water is extracted and the food and debris/bacteria then gets pushed into the rectum usually once or twice a day, the rectum which is an 8-inch chamber that connects to the anus which receives the stool from the colon and holds it until it’s time to be released, and finally the anus where the muscles help release the waste from your body, and there are two types of muscles doing this (internal/external sphincters) that tell you what’s coming out is either liquid, gas, or solid.

  2. It is released by the salivary glands and it consists of about 99.5% of water and the remaining 0.5% is electrolytes, mucus, enzymes, glycoproteins, and antibacterial compounds that break down the foods by chemical reactions.

  3. The small finger-like tentacles provide a larger surface area for the intestines and while matter passes through, the special cells are able to transport substances into the bloodstream. The villi don’t help with digestion, but instead help with nutrition absorption.

  4. The muscular walls of the stomach churn and mix the contents, almost as if they were a washing machine. Food is typically mixed and churned for 2-3 hours before moving into the intestines. Also, while the process is happening, the stomach walls release enzymes that help break down the food more at a microscopic level.

  5. Amylase: in the saliva and it helps break down carbohydrates

  • Gastric Juice: made up of multiple chemicals including; pepsin which breaks down proteins, and gastric lipase which breaks down certain lipids

  • Pancreatic lipase/amylase

  • Nucleases: helps digest nucleic acids

  • Bile salts: helps digestion of dietary fats

  • Peptidases: break down smaller proteins

  • Sucrase:  this breaks sucrose into monosaccharides.

  • Maltase:  this breaks maltose into monosaccharides.

  • Lactase:  this breaks lactose into monosaccharides.

6. Water, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins & Minerals



Science Q3 BM Scrapbook

Q2 Benchmark

Posted by Dylan Long in Science and Society - Best - E on

Dylan Long

Science & Society Q2 Benchmark


Ingredients

(1 serving)

2 Fresh Avocados

1 Lime

1 Package of Cilantro

1 Onion

Garlic

Salt


Tools

1 cutting board

1 sharp cutting knife (large)

1 spoon (large)

2 bowls (1 large 1 small)

1 tupperware


Directions

  1. Take your avocados and split them open by cutting the outer shell open in a 360 fashion around the entire shell. Once you have completed the cut, twist the avocado open into two halves. Take your knife and whack the center of it onto the pit so your knife is wedged in the pit, turn your knife 90 degrees and remove your knife; the pit will come with it!

  2. Use your spoon to scoop out the avocado from each of the halves and empty it into your large bowl.

  3. Once all your avocado is in your bowl, throw out the shells and pits and mix your avocados to a pasty texture.

  4. Take out your cutting board, large knife, cilantro, onion and lime.

  5. Chop up your cilantro and onion into small diced pieces and dump them into your large bowl.

  6. Cut your lime into eighths and squeeze anywhere from 1-8 pieces of lime into your guacamole at your preference.

  7. Use your spoon to stir your bowl thoroughly so that all of the ingredients mix together with the avocado.

  8. At your own discretion/preference, add a couple sprinkles of salt to your guacamole.

  9. Use your spoon to scoop your guacamole out of the bowl and into your tupperware.

  10. Enjoy your fresh all-natural guacamole with some chips or tacos!


Analysis


The ingredients that I used in my recipe are simple, all-natural, healthy and can be found in the local grocery market or supermarket. All 100% of this food is whole food and not a single ingredient is processed; only vegetables, herbs and fruits! With my dish, there is no need to worry about any added sugars, fats, preservatives or artificial additives. Unless you have an allergic reaction with one of the ingredients, this is a healthy meal that will yield only good things for your body! In addition to being a great standalone dish, my guacamole is a fantastic way to increase both the flavor and nutrition of many common dinner meals! Going to a party and need to bring something along? My guacamole takes a quick ten minutes to concoct and tastes delicious. It can also be added onto tacos, enchiladas and more.


The ingredients that go into this guacamole (there are few) all come from the local grocery, which likely comes from all over the place. What I do know is that these fresh ingredients are not mass produced with artificial additives and preservatives. My ingredients come from real plantations and farms, and are transported to the local markets while retaining their fresh and authentic essence.


This meal does not cost much at all! With the finer ingredients, this meal falls under the $10 range. In comparison with fast food, guacamole and chips is far more healthy, filling and budget-friendly than fast food. In addition, you can make it in your own home! No need to make any side-tracked pit stops on the way home, guacamole is easy to make it under ten minutes! The thing that I enjoy the most which is another comparison that can be made between guac and fast food is that buying fast food supports massively corrupt corporations, and buying the ingredients for guacamole supports small, local businesses!


There are very few (if any at all) social ramifications of my guacamole. The economy prospers from the buying and selling of the ingredients, the one(s) consuming the guacamole are obviously extremely satisfied, and the ingredients are all natural! The avocados and cilantro come from the farmers market around my home, specifically in the 9th Street Market. Natural ingredients are sold there in the masses by Spanish families. The ingredients presumably come from all over the world! Avocados grow on trees, cilantro grows on farms, et cetera! Once all of these ingredients are combined, you are in for an absolute treat.


I learned a lot about nutrition this quarter! I learned about the various body parts and how many different ingredients and nutrients affect our body. I learned that sugar and fat are the leading cause for obesity, and that a LOT of America is obese. Even more of America is destined to become obese in the near future too! I learned that exercise is only half of staying in shape, you must have a healthy balanced diet on a consistent basis. The biggest problem for nutrition in America is the fact that we make consistently poor decisions about our nutrition and we feed ourselves pure garbage. I am very eager to continue making positive changes towards a better and healthier diet and lifestyle as time goes on.


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The Thief Of Always Book Review

Posted by Dylan Long in English 3 - Rami - D on
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Clive Barker, horror and fiction mastermind, tells a riveting journey that delves deep into the themes of utopia and mystery in the work of fiction “The Thief of Always”. Clive finds a unique balance between paradox and ordinary as 10 year old Harvey Swick lives out a wondrous life in his own utopia, called the Holiday House. However, sheer perfection has its low points, as for what Harvey will soon find out, utopia cannot truly exist, and behind all good, there is some bad. The Holiday House serves as a true test to Harvey’s wisdom and knowledge as he is subjected to the countless illusions that comprise this phenomenal tale.

The concept of the Holiday House seems very simple and direct: The house serves as a safe haven from all that isn’t what it shouldn’t be, offering homemade cookies made fresh from the oven, a couple nice children who serve as the ideal buddies, and endless activities and fun. The somewhat chilling effect that is given off by the story is the severity of the perfection occurring in this reality. For every day that passes by at the Holiday House, back in reality, an entire year passes. This goes hand in hand with the fact that for each day that passes at the house, all four seasons occur throughout each day. The Holiday House’s extremely deceiving facade is a perfect challenge for the mature and wise mind of Harvey Swick. The seemingly perfect environment, where every morning is Christmas, everything has purpose, and not a dull moment exists, was simply too perfect to trick Harvey. After consulting with a fellow resident around his age named Lulu, he realizes that she isn’t really happy, at all. He discovers that the owner of the house, Mr. Hood, is imprisoning the children with this false utopia. The fact that Harvey is so intelligent and can process such mature and adult-level thoughts makes the read very satisfying, as rarely do we see a ten year old doing the things Harvey did.


The recurring theme in this story is the comparison between what is real and what is illusion. These main topics incite deep thought and deeper meanings under the plot. The sense of otherworldliness within this seemingly ever so normal environment is a prime example of paradox and illusion. This characteristic of the book makes it only more alluring, as it becomes almost effortless to lose yourself in the realms and layers of the story. This strong trait that the book possesses makes it a fantastic read for the more mature audience. This asset brings along another powerful comparison to the novel, which is the comparison of audiences. The book remains simple enough for rather young individuals to thoroughly enjoy the plot, while the deeper meanings will satisfy the needs of the more mature, deep thinking reader.


Low points in this story are scarce. The only ones realistically fathomable are the writing tense (the story is written in third person, some people may much rather prefer first person), the fact that the book had no successor or series along with it, or, complimenting that flaw, that the book was just too short. However, it is still an impressive accomplishment to fit a story of such thought provoking themes into 225 rather small pages. The writing is superb and has a classic flow that allows the reader to forget their surroundings and find themselves immersed in the plot. Clive is a very naturally gifted writer; having been a writer since the 1980’s it’s an understatement to say he’s had some experience in the field. Being an adept horror writer, this novel is strongly influenced by that trait of Mr. Barker. The vibe that is given off throughout the story is a chilling, eerie vibe, and I believe that comes directly from the author’s past experiences in writing.


I would recommend this book to just about any reader who is looking for a great, well rounded story. The length is suitable for most audiences, and within this length are incredible new thoughts and ideas to be explored. Clive Barker has done a fantastic job weaving and intertwining realities in this book. The blend of what is real and what is illusion will captivate any reader, age seven or seventy, and leave them reflecting upon their own reality, what is real and what is not, and other philosophical theories. This thought provoking novel is a wonderful read, but beware, just like Harvey, you may lose track of time after entering the realms of the thief of always.



Title: The Thief Of Always

Author: Clive Barker

Publisher: HarperCollins

Date of Publication: Nov. 18th, 1992

Number of pages: 225 (first edition), 240 (newer edition)

Genre: = Fiction



 My creative piece is a drawing made by myself. When reading this book, I got a sense of trippyness, mystery and illusion. In this picture, I drew the house (one of the main subjects of the story), and incorporated many trippy images and designs. On the bottom in the pathway towards the house, I have a double headed creature. The top is a monster and the bottom is a perfect girl. I used this to show the comparison between the good and bad that comprises the Holiday House.

How does writing allow me to connect?

Posted by Dylan Long in English 3 - Rami - D on
Writing lets me convey my inner deepest thoughts into something tangible that people can understand and find inspiration from. I personally don't write that much but I deeply admire the writing that inspires me. I love inspiring quotes and poems and short literary pieces because I feel they bring me new ideas and thoughts that I had not previously had. I feel like writing opens my mind.

Q4 Benchmark: Othello Journals

Posted by Dylan Long in English 2 - Pahomov on

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English Journals


English Journal #1

The entire time, Iago is speaking to both Desdemona and Cassio. His soliloquy will be cut off by Desdemona.

IAGO

"She that was ever fair and never proud,

Had tongue at will and yet was never loud,

Never lacked gold and yet went never gay,

Fled from her wish and yet said “Now I may,”

She that being angered, her revenge being nigh,

Bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly,

She that in wisdom never was so frail

To change the cod’s head for the salmon’s tail,

She that could think and ne'er disclose her mind,

See suitors following and not look behind,

She was a wight, if ever such wights were—"

I believe him to be speaking in a smooth and passionate voice, with possible slight hand gestures. He is also speaking towards the audience, so his body would be half facing the audience and half facing the two other characters. On stage, an actor can  never have his back turned to the audience because then the audience both cannot see his expression or gestures, but more importantly can't hear them. Iago could possibly be slowly walking about the stage while he describes to Desdemona the woman he would praise. During this soliloquy, he does not change emotion or mood, he sticks to his suave tone. He might gaze up to the sky or do something deep because he is talking very passionately. When Desdemona cuts him off (in the context), he will turn to face directly her to hear what she is saying.


English Journal #2


In Act II, Scene I. Cassio gets rather flirty and hands on with Desdemona.

In Act II, Scene III. Cassio gets in a brawl with Montano and stabs him.

Cassio observes first hand that everything is alright. He is not confronted about flirting with Desdemona, and he can't even think straight when he's extremely drunk and fighting Montano. However, after the brawl, he becomes deeply ashamed because he loses his lieutenancy.

Up until the brawl, Cassio observes that he is apparently doing a good job being Othello's lieutenant, as he is still receiving praise from him. Iago either doesn't talk to him or lies to him so that he doesn't blow him plan. Cassio also observes a lack of being told to stop flirting with Desdemona, so he continues to do so. Iago does notices it, but does not tell him. This is because he can use it against Cassio as part of his plan.

I think in Cassio's instance, we can see that he honestly is inexperienced and a little oblivious to his surroundings in general. Sure, all the characters are being either sneaky or non-confrontational, but he is making very bold mistakes. His motivation is geared towards being a good lieutenant but we can better understand that he is too immature and foolish to be a good lieutenant.


English Journal #3


Michael Cassio was the protege of a famous war veteran named Armin Van Buuren. Armin had won many battles all throughout Venice during his adulthood, and Venice needed a new powerhouse war soldier. Armin spotted Michael on the streets of Venice and had the gut feeling that he would make an amazing soldier. He took Michael under his wing and taught him everything that a soldier needed to know. Michael was then released into the streets of Venice being a freelancing lieutenant. Othello spotted Michael and had the same gut feeling that Armin first had about Michael. Othello took Michael under his wing just like Armin did and Michael became his lieutenant. However, as the years passed with Michael being Othello's lieutenant, Michael became cocky and began to try less and less. He still remained a high-ranked lieutenant, but he eventually lost all of his experience and skills and became an inexperienced lieutenant. This is how he starts out in the play, and this is why.



English Journal #4


For Cassio, I am going to try to do some things the entire time, and other at only certain times. For the entire duration of my scene, I want to try to use not a full on british accent, but I want to use an accent other than my normal accent. I want to make myself into an actual character, so I want to use a different voice. I also want to not slouch and sit there and do nothing. I am a lieutenant so I will stand straight and stand tall.

I am going to be wielding either small pieces of armor or a dagger.


Our group is going to stand out from the others in terms of level of intensity. There is a very intense fight scene between Roderigo and I, and it will be stunning and captivating throughout. In addition, we are going to own our characters and make sure that the audience can't get enough of us.


English Journal #5


"You rogue! you rascal! A knave teach me my duty! I'll beat the knave into a twiggen bottle!" {Striking Roderigo}. This line (and sequence if you may) is important to the play. Specifically, it is key to the development of Iago's plan to gain revenge on Othello. Before this line, Iago sends Roderigo charging at a drunk Michael Cassio, causing them to get into a very intimate altercation. This is important to the play because with Cassio being the instrument of revenge against Othello, Iago sets Cassio up to be frowned upon by everybody, to be mistrusted. Othello is the one who handpicked Cassio, and by making Cassio look like a fool, he is also making Othello's judgement look very flawed. This is just another piece of the puzzle in Iago's plan. This line is important, and the importance was shown in how I delivered it. I made Cassio extremely intoxicated and extremely aggressive, so that I could make sure he would be frowned upon.


Our group's performance went exactly as we had rehearsed it. I am very proud of how we delivered our lines, stayed in character the entire time, and how structured and prepared our entire scene was. Personally, if I were to do something different, I would choose to have brought in a more obvious prop. I don't think many people saw my fake dagger.


Performing the play helped me understand more in-depth of Iago's individual sections of his plan, and how they came together. Specifically, in my scene, acting it out helped me realize what was going on, the alibis, and motives behind everything. When you experience something first hand, it makes everything much more clear.


Crossing Boundaries by Dylan Long

Posted by Dylan Long in English 2 - Pahomov on
Ever been judged for doing something you like to do? So has my mom. She used to go see certain types of music that her friends thought was terrible, and they judged her for it. However, not even that was getting in the way of my mom and her love for doing what she loved. 


For me, crossing boundaries is one of the major keys to succeeding in life. Whether it be a boundary that is holding you back, a chance you are going to take, or a social norm you are going to defy, good will come from crossing this boundary. However, if it is a boundary that if crossed, directly offends or hurts someone, that is not ok. Boundaries of respect, personal space, identity, are boundaries that are meant to be respected and protected. Crossing a boundary in this way should be in no way tolerable. Overall, crossing boundaries depends on what boundary you are crossing. 

I loved doing this interview; I found out a ton of cool stuff about my mom that I never knew before. It was very interesting for me and I really connected with the content; I related to it. It was great to hear my mom's story of overcoming the opinions of others and being a motivator for others to do the same.
Mom Interview #1

What language is to me

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“I’m done my homework, Dad.”

“I’m sorry, what?”

“I said I’m done my homework...”

“What? I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”

“....I’m finished with my homework.” I grumble as I realize he’s only pretending not to

hear me so that I’ll use correct grammar. Let this paint a picture of how I have been taught the English language growing up. My English is proper, which entails correct grammar, not much slang, and a rather advanced vocabulary for a guy my age. Yes, I talk sarcastically improper and use tons of slang when I’m being casual or weird with my friends, but that is on purpose and aside from my actual persona. Growing up, my parents helped me learn proper grammar and what difficult words meant by simply educating me on proper English on a consistent basis as I learned the language. They didn’t stop at having me know how to communicate with words and speak basic English, they felt that since proper English was a part of their identity, that they should raise me with the same characteristic. Aside from how they wanted to raise me, I do agree with them that proper English is a good thing to be educated on.
“Hola negro! What’s up?”
“Chillin doe, you?”
“Herpin’ to the derp.”
If someone heard me talking with my friends, they probably wouldn’t know what to think of it. It’s a weird system that us teenagers have developed, talking with such strange slang. However, that’s honestly what conversation among me and my friends like. I see it as the definition of casual, which is what my general language with friends has evolved into. If for example one of my parents of teachers saw just how casual I can make certain words or topics seem, they’d probably be shocked. For instance, the word ‘negro’. I use it quite casually; I call most of my friends that. Personally, I have adapted to not thinking much of it. However, if somebody finds it offensive, I won’t use it to address them, or use it around them. However, most of my friends see it and it doesn’t affect them at all. It’s become such a casual term, which can sometimes be a bad thing. This is because the word has ties and roots to hatred. When it comes to edgy terms like “negro”, there is honestly such a fine line between okay and not okay. It’s a common occurrence today that words that root from hatred are used casually, and the speaker becomes numb to what they are really saying.

What I have noticed with myself is that I am aware of the history of the words I use, and instead of finding myself numb to what I’m saying, I am aware of what I’m saying, but I treat the word very casually and with no undertone of hate, (which painfully, is still arguable that I have become numb to what I’m saying). However, I do refrain from using words that stem from hatred and are still commonly used to talk down on someone or something. I do not treat these words casually, because they are words that severely damage the identity and emotions of individuals. Through being exposed to all different forms of speaking and slang, I have developed my own boundaries in terms of what is casual speaking and what is offensive.


“Yo, how you been brah?”
“Pretty good bro, you?”
“Chillin man. You tryna go chill today?”
“Yeah bro definitely.”

I have some friends who have very douchey ways of talking, like this for example. In the essay, “If Black English Isn’t A Language, Then Tell Me What Is?” by James Baldwin, he states that “People evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances or in order not to be submerged by a reality that they cannot articulate. (And if they cannot articulate it, they are submerged.)”. I’ve noticed that people sort of live in their own reality and they create or adapt the language that is appropriate with their world. For example, if there is a guy who really likes to party on the beach and loves longboarding and surfing, he might start using the words “dude”, “bro”, “brah”, “gnarly”, et cetera, because those are the word associated with his environment and activities. Thus, he incorporates those words into his language to help define and control his circumstances.

I have noticed with myself that whenever I am approached by a certain form of speaking, I quickly conform and talk like they talk. I do this because if the speaker hears me speaking how they speak, they will be more open about themselves because they will feel comfortable talking the way they do. I don’t really ever look down on people based on how they speak (unless they’re being extremely offensive.) However, because of all this, I’ve learned that a speaker’s language does not always affect their own identity, but can affect the identities of others. All in all, instead of making fun of someone’s language because I don’t know how to relate to it, I respect people for how they speak. I like when people know they like to talk, and I respect that because I can relate to it myself.


How I speak and my choice of vocabulary has basically always been accepted and not questioned mostly because I speak in Standard English and use proper grammar. Whenever I talk to people in strange yet casual slang, it’s a sign that I like them, because I know that they will embrace it and that I can be extremely casual and down to earth with them. My language means a lot to me and, if I think about it, although it doesn’t represent my views/opinions, the way I talk does represent who I am. My language intersects with my identity.

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Green Card

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Avocado is sitting there all sad, and a fly comes along and lands next to him.*
Hola, little fly, I’m Bob. Nice to meet you. Ju know, I have a lot on my mind and I’d really appreciate it if you’d hear me out. You will? Gracias, señor. *deep breath, exhale* Well,  It’s been a couple weeks since I first arrived at this Whole Foods, and I mean, things were looking muy bueno. I wasn’t worried about a thing. Let me give you a little background on how I got here, little fly. My life began on an avocado tree not too long ago, maybe a month ago. Things were looking good m’hijo, really good. I had successfully snuck into the transportation box that I had spotted not too far from the avocado tree I dangled from. I felt my little avocado hairs stand on end as I fell from the tree to the box as the box loaded up the truck. All without any harm being done to me! I was on my way to Whole Foods! Hahaha, I couldn’t wait for the driver of the truck to start up his engine and drive me to the promised land. *pauses, sad look slowly developes* Sadly though, from the excitement I passed out unconscious and ended up here. I woke up and.. I looked around... and.. none of it even looked familiar. Yet I suddenly realized just what was happening. I had made it to the Whole Foods! Across the border! Freedom! ¡He escapado, he escapado! I almost let out a shriek but I can’t because there are customers peering into the box I’m chilling in, and I can’t just freak out at a human, you know, ‘cause like.... I’m a fuckin’ avocado! We can’t talk. Instead, my eyes fill with water as I feel the chills overcome my whole body. Freedom. It’s all real. Suddenly, I hear “Mommy? Why is that avocado so ugly? It’s all bruised up and looks like a little green turd.” Still smiling, I looked around at all of the flawless green fresh avocados and thought, “Who could she be talking about?” *pause, smile turns to blank face* I felt my smile slowly fade into a blank expression as I realize, ‘Ay dios mio, back on that stupid truck ride, the impact must have beaten me up a little. And, being beat up just a little is enough for me to become the avocado that nobody wants, the reject. What am I going to do..... ay dios mio... What shall it be like for me, sitting here as the ugly avocado of the group? Shall it be that day after day, people take one look at me and move right on along because they know there’s no way they’d want to give me a chance? Do I not meet the stupid standards of all the great fresh avocados that they sell here? This simply cannot be. It’s just not fair. But, hell mister fly, you’re just a little critter. You’ve got your own problems. Don’t worry about me, amigo. Fly on, litle fly. Fly on.

FIN

You and the World Blog Post #3

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​This is my third and final blog post. Throughout my first and second posts, I addressed the issue of gay marriage. The goal was to educate both myself and others about the topic. Now, it is time to take a step forward in terms of change.

Many groups have been formed to help educate their communities about the issue, including one in my school (the Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA for short).

Community members have written letters to their governors to educate the governors on why they should legalize gay marriage.

Recently, the daughter of Raul Castro (Mariela Castro, a sexologist) helped organize a gay rights march, and Raul Castro openly supported the march.

I have chosen to bring awareness to the topic of homosexuality in general by giving out 5” by 4” stickers with a design titled “I support gay rights.”


This design will be placed onto a 5” by 4” rectangular sticker and given out to students in SLA.

My dad has been working in the printing business for more than twenty years, and has helped me out with school projects in the past.

I made the design for the sticker and sent it to my dad. He printed 100 stickers with that design on it, and I handed them out to students at my school.

Prior to handing them out, I had very high expectations about how the students would run with the idea and the materials.

The students put them on many of their belongings, like their laptop cases, backpacks, even books and binders.

I think the stickers were a great success. So do other people. I talked to some of my friends about the idea of having the “I support gay rights” sticker, and here is one of my friends said about the idea:

“I think the stickers were a great idea. Publicly displaying your support for gay rights could help relieve a gay person of their stress, because they know that someone supports them.” - Ray Albarouki, SLA 9th Grader.

To conclude my blog, I would like to thank my english teacher, Ms. Dunn, for helping me out tons with my blog posts, our student assistant teacher Emma Hersh for giving me lots of great advice to enhance my blogs, and my dad for helping me print out my stickers.

I’d also like to thank you the readers for taking the time to educate yourself with the research that I have uncovered. Thank you so much. To see where I got all of my research, my bibliography is here. All three blog posts are included in the bibliography.




You and the World Blog Post #2

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​Throughout my first blog post, I addressed the issue of gay marriage. This blog will go further in depth on the new research conducted.

Many different factors play roles in the debate over gay marriage, such as religion, beliefs, the Government, pride.

Some religions view homosexuality as a sin. Some go so far as to protest the funerals of gays with signs that read, “God Hates Fags”.

On political terms, recently Vice President Joe Biden came out in strong favor of gay marriage.

President Obama soon also came out in favor, stating that his view on gay marriage has been evolving.

Reports say that Biden apologized to Obama for the timing of his statements.

Now that I have talked about political and religious standpoints, let’s talk social standpoints.

I created a Google Forum asking four questions; two were multiple choice, and two were text response questions.

A total of 60 legitimate responses were given over a two day span. Here are the results:



As shown above, the mass majority of those who participated in the survey are those who are in favor of gay marriage and homosexuality in general.




Of those who took the survey, the majority of them are teenagers. The majority of the teenagers in today's society favor homosexuality and unions between gay couples.


A survey on homosexuality from an online quiz website shows that the majority of those who took the survey favor gay marriage, and are teenagers.



As shown in the screenshot above, over 80% of the participants in the
survey favor gay marriage.





As shown in the screenshot above, 54% of the participants are ages 14-16, and 23% are ages 11-13.

The information and data presented thus far has a great effect on someone’s opinion on the topic, and this has happened with me.

As I said in my first blog post, I fully support gay rights, gay marriage, and all forms of unions between same sex couples, because I think every human being should be able to be happy without other people's beliefs getting in the way.

As I delved deeper into the topic of gay marriage and gay rights, I noticed that the debate over whether to legalize gay marriage is very similar to the debate over whether to legalize rights Civil Rights.

Both topics have similarities:

  • When Civil Rights among African Americans were finally acknowledged and respected, it had a huge impact on America, both positive and negative. It is better known for its positive impact. Gay marriage is argued to have a huge negative impact on America, but many believe gay marriage being legalized we would become an overall more accepting country.

  • America became more of an accepting country once Civil Rights were legalized. Gay marriage being legalized would likely result in the same.

  • I believe that the worst things that would come from the legalization of gay marriage are merely some tax increases and tension. This is similar to what happened when Civil Rights were legalized.

  • Both issues violate our human rights.

The religious aspect of hatred among homosexuals confuses me. Sure, someone has the right to have an opinion, but why must that opinion interfere with those being judged?

Yes, those who believe in that are entitled to their beliefs, but should they have say in the beliefs and decisions of those who think and feel differently?

The answer is no. To elaborate, here’s a quote I found on the internet.

“Claiming that someone else’s marriage is against your religion is like being angry at someone for eating a donut because you’re on a diet.” - Anonymous

Thank you so much for reading. Feel free to take a look at where I got all of my information for the first blog post and this one here.

Stay tuned for my third and final blog post, this time on how we can start to make a change. Thanks!

E4U8 Dylan Long y Alex Johnson

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Reseño de Dylan:

La película que vimos este quarto se llama “En el tiempo de las mariposas”. Se toma lugar en el República Dominicana. Trata de cuatro hermanas (las hermanas Mirabal) que estan tratando a luchar contra la tirania del dictador Rafael Trujillo (con el apodo El Jefe). Una de las cuatro hermanas, Minerva, se encuentra en un situación muy complicado, cuando el Jefe se toma interés en ella. Sin embargo, las hermanas continuan a desafiar a Trujillo. Minerva conoce a Leo, un maestro de universidad. Él es un activista, y el es la primera persona que informe a las hermanas Mirabal que esta pasando con Trujillo y su tirania. El es la inspiración de las hermanas y su viaje a parar Trujillo. A lo largo de la pelicula, Minerva y sus hermanas fueron metiendo en problemas con Trujillo, e incluso fueron detenidos en un carcel. Fueron liberados por Trujillo porque el pensaría que merecieron una oportunidad segunda. Pero, continuan a defiár a Trujillo, y las hermanas de Minerva mueren en un “acidente”, pero la mayoría del mundo piensa que las muertes de las hermanas era la culpa de Trujillo.

Primero, voy a hablar sobre la actuación. Para mí, la actuación podría ser mucho mejor. Por ejemplo, cuando Minerva descubrió que Leo se falló, su tristeza no era muy realistica. Tambien, cuando presentaban las escenas cuando Minerva estaba cerrado en su celular, la actuación era un poquito estupido, y no era convincente para nada. Sin embargo, Leo era un buen actór. Pero en totalidad, la actuación era mas o menos. Ahora voy a hablar del guión de la película. Yo pienso que hicieron un buen trabajo con el guión. El diálogo entre Minerva y Leo era muy bueno porque ellos estan enamorado y el dialogo es apropiado para dos personas que estan enamorados. Tambien era bueno cuando Minerva y el Jefe estaban hablando, porque hicieron un buen trabajo haciéndole el jefe parecer como un pervertir. El significado histórico es muy preciso en la película, con excepción del fin de la película. Es obvio que los muertes de las hermanas Mirabal no era “acidente”, pero no sabemos que pasó. La película representa las hermanas siendo golpeados hasta que mueren, y no sabemos si esto es preciso. Pero para todo lo demás, era preciso y interesante. En mi opinión, este película era género. Como lo veo yo, los aspectos buenos eran la precision histórica y el seleción de actores. Los aspectos malos de la pelicula eran la actuación y que la pelicula era poco realistica. En este unidad, yo aprendí mucho de la tirania de Trujillo, el Masacre Perejil, y la historia del gobierno del República Dominicana. Aprendí que casi 30,000 haitiános eran matados por Trujillo, solo porque eran haitianos.

Reseño de Alex:

"En El Tiempo de las Mariposas" es un película que se trata de tiranía, miedo, revolución, y amor. Se trata de la mujer principal, Minerva Mirabal, una revolucionista del República Dominicana. Ella luchó por justicia yliberación desde el gobierno de el Presidente Trujillo, el dictador y jefe.

En mi opinión, este película es promedio. Si, hay partes sobre los acciones de Las Mariposas. Sin embargo, mucha de la película es un cuento de amor. No gusto los opciones del consejo directivo de la película. Las escenas parecían estar cortados en conjunto.

El significado histórico de este película es el "Masacre de Perejil" y la tiranía, opresión, y régimen de Trujillo en los 1930s. El jefe, Trujillo, les ordenó que matar la gente que no hablan "perejil" correcto.​





Canción y Artista

Escena

Razon que escogimos esta cancion

Enchanted - Taylor SwiftEsta escena es cuando Minerva conoce Leo por primer vez. Leo se llega en un carro y sale del carro. Esta introducído a las hermanas Mirabal. Inmediatamente, hay química entre Minerva y Leo. Hablen mucho, y casi besan, pero son interrumpidon. Las líricas tienen mucha relación con que esta pasando, porque la cancion trata de conocer una persona muy especial por primer vez, y esto es exactamente que esta pasando entre Minerva y Leo. Hay mucha química entre los dos al principio de cuando se conocen.
She’s so hard - The JezabelsEsta escena es con Minerva, y la familia. Ellos hablan de la educacion de Minerva y los hijas. El padre piensa que ellas no necesita educación pero Minerva luchó por la libertad para estudiar. La familia esta de acuerdo. Entonces ella va a el viaje por tren y salir. Este canción tiene relación con que esta pasando. Ella es tanto a la mujer en el canción. Ella esta muy dura y la situación no se mové ella. Tambien, este canción es un ejemplo de la determinación de Minerva a estudiar y derrocar el gobierno de Trujillo.
Time - Hans ZimmerEsta escena es con Minerva y el Jefe. El jefe he ofrecido dos opciónes para Minerva, pero Minerva ofreció dos de suyos. Minerva va a ruedar los dados en la oficina del Jefe, y si gane, puede ir a la escuela del ley. Se gane el rueda.El sensación de esta canción es muy épico, y el sensación del escena es muy intenso. El canción ajuste la escena perfectamente, porque la escena tiene mucha importancia, y es un punto de inflexión en la parcela.
Rise - FlobotsEsta escena es el anuncio con los revolucionistas. Ellos estan en un circulo y hablan sobre la tiranía de la régimen y cosas que ellos pueden hacer para ayudar para la revolución.Pienso que este canción se representa el poder de las/los revolucionistas/os, porque las líricas expresan el situación muy bueno.
To Build a Home (Edit) - The Cinematic OrchestraEsta escena cuando Minerva leye el artículo a la asesinato de Leo. Ni puede creer que se falló. Se parece en un estado de shock.

La canción que eligimos es muy triste. Tambien, musica que es tocado por piano puede ser muy triste por el mayor del tiempo, porque Minerva esta destrozada al saber que Leo se falló

Chasing Pavements - AdeleEsta escena es cuando Minerva esta muy triste y desesperadoPienso que este canción se representa los frustraciones de ella. Ella piensa que no es justa para nada.
Voice of the Voiceless - LowkeyEsta escena es cuando las hermanas Mirabal fueron atacados y capturados. El régimen capturaron las hermanas y se moviéronlos a un carcel.  Era muy miedoso y rapido, y esto se añadí un buen efecto de tensión y suspense en la pelicula.Nosotros usamos este canción porque se representa la idea que no puedes (avoid) la voz de la gente que esta en opresión y tambien que ellos va a luchan por libertad, derechos y justicia.
Words I Never Said - Lupe FiascoEsta escena es cuando Minerva realiza que el dominación del Jefe es una sistema de tirania. Ella se ataque el foto de Presidente Trujillo y lo destruye.Esta cancion esta expresando frustración y enojo con el gobierno. Minerva esta haciendo la misma cosa en esta escena con sus emociones.
Architects - Rise Against Esta escena es cuando la familia esta en la casa y ellos lean el periódico sobre las palabras de Trujillo sobre los revolucionistas.Pensamos que las líricas se ajustan bueno las cosas y eventos que estan occuriendo en esta escena.
Superhero -FlobotsEsta escena es el proximo parte de la pelicula, cuando Minerva se sentía que "Yo soy oprimido en esta casa y no es justa para mis hermanas y yo."

Las líricas en el chorus se ajustan casi perfectamente con la escena y las emociones y pensamientos de Minerva. Por ejemplo: “And I wouldn't be imprisoned wherever you take me”. Se habla de ser encarcelado y oprimido, tambien como se siente Minerva.





En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas
En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas

You and the World Blog Post #1

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My name is Dylan Long and I am part of the freshman English class at Science Leadership Academy.

For our final quarter project, we were designated to choose a world issue, develop a passion for researching and gathering information about said issue, convey that knowledge to others, and seek to educate ourselves and others about said issue.

For my project, I chose the world issue of gay marriage. Gay marriage is a very biased and argued topic. It is rejected by the majority of society.

It is such a heated and discussed topic because religion and politics play an enormous role in the issue. Many religions find homosexuality to be a sin, and do not accept it by any means.

Others who do not see being gay as something bad (whether they are religious or not) believe that every human being deserves to be happy, and that love is love, no matter the gender.

I fully support gay marriage because I believe every human deserves to be able to pursue happiness and experience love, regardless of gender.

A more close and dear reason for my support of homosexuality is that one of my closest family friends, George (who was my little sister’s Godfather) who was openly gay and in a relationship with another man. George passed away from cancer.

When George passed, his partner, Chris, was devastated, as were my entire family and I. When George died, I took it upon myself as my duty to fully and openly support all forms of relationships between same sex couples.

The main issue I am researching is gay marriage in the United States. The majority of the states in the U.S. do not approve of gay marriage. Only 8 of 50 states have legalized gay marriage, while 30 states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage.

There have been amendments that have been presented in recent years that were aimed directly towards eradicating gay marriage once and for all in the United States.

The Marriage Protection Amendment was an amendment that if it had passed, would have confined unions of any type (including marriage), only if said unions were comprised of one man and one woman.

Very recently, North Carolina passed an amendment to their state constitution that will enforce that "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State."

Since marriage is already banned in North Carolina, this amendment bans literally all forms of relationships between same-sex couples. It is evident that the majority of America opposes gay marriage.

The support for gay marriage among major political figures has been strongly among democrats.

The two presidents who have openly supported gay marriage (Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton) were both democrats, as are 13 of 14 current governors that support gay
marriage.

However very recently the current president, Barack Obama, made a very bold move and came out in favor of same-sex marriage.

Obama’s bold statements have sparked an international discussion over same-sex marriage.

His excuses for not initially coming out in favor of gay marriage are: he believed that a civil union would suffice, also if he came out in favor of it he would get too much criticism, considering homosexuality is disapproved of so harshly in the U.S.

Those who view gay marriage as something wrong or a sin are retaliating with reiterating their belief that marriage should only be between one man and one woman.

Those who have the more humane approach to the situation are favoring his decision to come out in favor, saying it is a great move forward in the fight for same-sex marriage.

In addition to the newly passed amendment in North Carolina, Obama’s statements have pushed the debate over gay marriage into a full forced discussion, as it has exploded all over the news media.

On May 10, 2012, gay marriage was the topic of the front page article on CNN’s website, in addition to a side section titled “Same-Sex Marriage”, offering many other links to the international discussion that has now unfolded, as seen here:



(Front page of CNN showing the links of stories being reported over gay marriage)

Thus far, I am questioning the legitimacy of the cons of gay marriage. The majority of the research is either debatable, biased, or false.

As my research progresses throughout the project, I wish to learn more about the theories of how gay marriage would negatively impact the United States. I wish to learn more about this because I am very skeptical towards gay marriage having a harsh impact on the U.S.

To see my bibliography, click here



Negative Space Drawings

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​What is negative space?
Negative space is the empty space that is around and inside the drawing, it is whatever the drawing isn't.
Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.
First, the entire shape has to be drawn. From there, you shade in all of the empty space that the shape does not cover. Everything you shade in is the negative space.
Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?
I think it does, because it is a simple concept yet it allows the drawing to be seen in a completely different way, and it looks really cool.
Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?
It helps the artist because it lets the artist see the entire drawing as a whole, including the space that is not being used. It could inspire unique ideas to alter the negative space, and gives the artist a different perspective that could give the artist a whole different view on future projects.

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El Secreto de la Cabra por Dylan Long

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PARTE 1

Había una familia en un hueco de swag de China. Había un papá, una mamá, un hijo, y una hija. La familia vivía en un hueco de swag. La familia tenía una cabra. Era una cabra especial. La cabra era bastante importante. La cabra tenía un secreto. La cabra estaba preocupadísima. La cabra lloraba. La cabra le sollozó al papá. “El mar, Mamacocha, está furioso. Mamacocha va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo.”  Había un problema. Era una problema grave.

La cabra le mandó al papá, “Escala el arbol de swag más alta con tu familia.” La familia caminó hacia el arbol de swag más alta con la cabra. El arbol de swag más alta se llamaba Pedro Machuca. 

PARTE 2

Había un sandwich. La cabra le dijo al sandwich, “Hay una problema. ¡El mar, Mamacocha, está furioso! El mar va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo. Sube al arbol de swag más alta con nosotros.” El sandwich no respondió, pero la cabra lo aggaró. El sandwich intentó a volar lejos de la cabra, pero la cabra lo cojió.

Había un chaval. La cabra le exclamó al chaval, “Hay un problema, ¡El mar está enojadísimo! El mar va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo. Escala el arbol de swag más alto con nosotros.” El chaval comprendió bien. El chaval no caminaba con el grupo. El chaval voló.

Había una piedra. La cabra le dijo a piedra, ‘Hay un problema. ¡El mar, Mamacocha, está enfadado! El mar va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo. Escala el arbol de swag más alto con nosotros.” La piedra nó respondió, pero la cabra lo agarró sin embargo.

Había un pikachu. La cabra le explicó al pikachu, “Hay un problema. ¡El mar, Mamacocha, está furioso! El mar va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo. Escala el arbol de swag más alto con nosotros.” El pikachu comprendió. El pikachu no caminó con el grupo. El pikachu voló. 

Había una cuy. La cabra le dijo, “Hay un problema. ¡El mar, Mamacocha, está furioso! El Mar va a destruir todos los McDonalds en el mundo. Sube el arbol de swag más alto con nosotros.” La cuy no les hizo csao. La cuy no se fue con el grupo. La cuy era demasiado perezoso.

PARTE 3

El grupo subió el arbol de swag más alto. La familia, la cabra, el sandwich, y la piedra subieron Pedro Machuca, el arbol de swag más alto. El chaval y el pikachu volaron a Pedro Machuca. 

El mar subió. El mar subió con furia. Había un problema. Era una problema grave. La cuy no estaba con el grupo. La cuy corrió. La cuy no caminó. La cuy no voló. La cuy corrió rápido. El zorro subió el arbol de swag más alto. La cuy estaba feliz. 

Por fin el mar, Mamacocha, estaba contento y no subió más. El mar bajó. La familia bajó. La cabra bajó. Los otros animales y objetos bajaron. Y todos estaban felices. Y ya no había problemas.

Dylan Long Correos Electronicos

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Introducción:

Yo estoy escribiendo un e-mail como la madre del Bola (y la esposa de Mariano). Voy a escribirlo como asi: Aurora va a denunciar lo que está pasando entre Pablo y su padre, porque quiere que Mariano deje de maltratar a Pablo tan pronto como sea posible. Después, va a mandar un correo electronico hacia las autoridades, por que piense que haciendo esto es la mejor opción. El Bola se trata de un chaval llamado Pablo, pero su apodo es El Bola, porque siempre lleva una bola de plata. Los temas de la película son: el padre de Pablo le maltrata constantemente, y que nadie lo denuncia ni promueve el prevencion de que esta pasando entre Pablo y su papá. A mi me gusta la pelicula, porque representa la realidad de la situación, porque casi todas los testigos eligen a ocultar lo que saben.

Primer Correo Electronico:

Hacia oficialpedro@lapolicia.org

Tema El maltrato infantil

Querido Oficial Pedro,

Me llamo Aurora. Yo vivo con mi mama, esposo y hijo. Estoy hablando con usted porque hay un tema muy serio que quiero discutir sobre. El maltrato infantil está pasando dentro mi casa, y no sé como tratar la situación. Así es que necesito la ayuda de la policia. Casi cada dia, mi esposo se pega a mi hijo, dejandole con cicatrizes y moratónes. La negligencia que toma lugar es demasiado preocupante, y la mayoria de los tiempos cuando Mariano le maltrata a Pablo, tengo que ir a buscar mi vecino para que el puede separar Mariano de Pablo. “¡Pare ahora mismo! ¡Deja te maltratar a mi hijo! ” le grite, hasta que Mariano se pare de azotar a Pablo. El maltrato no solo afecta a Pablo dentro la casa, pero tambien el la sociedad. Él dice que todos sus compañeros en la escuela saben que su papa le pega. Todos pueden reconocer los indicios del maltrato cuando vean a Pablo. Estudié estadísticas del maltrato infantil, y las cosas que leyó me hagan muy preocupante. Yo aprendí que casi 30 por ciento de los niños que son maltratado van a crecer a maltratar sus propios hijos. Pero no pienso que mi chaval va a lograr 30 años de edad si el maltrato no se para. Si tu verías a Pablo, tuviera ni un segundo para tener la prueba suficiente que la crueldad esta llevando a cabo. Yo soy pidiendo tu ayuda porque yo se que tu y el resto de los oficiales son capaz de ayudarme. Soy extenuado de toda la drama, y quiero que la policia termina el maltrato de mi hijo. Por favor, ayudenme en parar mi esposo de maltratar mi chaval, porque si no para ahora, nunca se dejará. Gracias por su tiempo.

Segundo Correo Electronico:

Hacia aurora123@aol.com

Tema Re: El maltrato infantil

Querida Señora Aurora,

Gracias por denunciar esta problema. Haciendo la vista gorda es la decisión más malo que podrías hacer, y te agradezco por denunciar que esta pasando en tu casa. Si tu niño tiene algunas heridas y nadie sabe donde lo sacó, esto es una señal muy grave que el sufrió de la negligencia. Si tu estas diciendoVamos a tener que detener su esposo. El maltrato, en cualquier forma, es contra la ley, y por eso, voy a asignar dos oficiales a venir a tu casa para detener su esposo. Somos deteniendole porque tenemos la prueba suficiente que esta maltratando a tu chaval. El comportamiento de su esposo esta poniendo todos en esta casa en peligro. Ahora que he descrito que va a pasar esta noche, ayudame a hacer este plan un gran exito. Por favor, quedate tranquila; emite ningun señal que algo va a pasar. Pasate la dia como cada otro, y tranquilate. Todo va a ser bueno. Preocúpate de ninguna cosa, porque de que tu me dijiste, sabemos que tenemos una oportunidad muy bueno de lograr a acusárlo del maltrato infantíl. Vamos a hacer todo que podemos hacer para proteger su niño de su padre. Soy muy impresionádo con Pablo, y su habilidad de sobrevivir todo el abuso que esta recibiendo, es muy valiente de el. Bueno, ahorita soy manando el jefe del estacion de la policia un correo electronico para que el me da permiso para mandar oficiales a tu casa para detener tu esposo. Gracias por denunciar que esta pasando en tu casa.

Bibliografía: http://columbiachildpsychologist.blogspot.com/2009/10/depression-in-pre-schoolers.html







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¡Soy de la Oposición!

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1. Antes de la unidad, cuando pensabas en Hugo Chávez, ¿cuáles palabras de llegaban a mente? Para ti ¿era una figura positiva o negativa?


Antes de empezar la unidad, yo no sabía mucho sobre Chavez. He oído su nombre, pero no sabía mucho sobre su historia y posición politico. Para mi, no tenía un opinion de Chavez antes de empezar la unidad, porque sabía casi nada sobre el.



2. ¿Qué aprendiste sobre él?


He aprendido que Chavez es casi un dictadór. Fue elegído democraticamente, pero el toma su presidencía como una dictadura. El es muy muy agresívo, y eso podría dar alguien un impresión muy mala. Tambien, no se calla. El habla y habla y habla. Eso es muy, muy molestoso. El ayudaba los pobre antes de ser elegido, pero despues de ser elegido, paró a ayudar los pobres.



3. Ahora ¿Eres Chavista u Oposición? ¿Votarías por él si fueras Venezolan@? Explica tu respuesta / da evidencia.


Yo soy de la oposición. Yo no votaría para Chávez si fuera un Venezolano. Cuando él es presidente, hay muchísimo violencia y muertos. También, está tratando a introducír a la socialismo en una manera muy malo. 



4. ¿Qué fue lo que más te gustó de esta unidad?


A mí me gustaba que aprendimos mucha historia de una país hispanica. Era muy interesante, y soy muy feliz que ahora tengo mas conicimiento con la historia politica de Venezuela y Chávez.

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La Perspectiva de Father McEnroe (Guernica por Pablo Picasso)

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Me llamo Father McEnroe. Yo soy un cura/ el sacerdote en la clase media. Mis valores son que soy el director de una escuela católica para niños. Mis creencias son que todos deberian recibir los derechos y privelegios mismos. Para mi, deberían recibirlos sin embargo la raza, la origen étnico, el género, ó las creencias. En otras palabras, soy un igualitario. Soy un católico, y creo en dios. Soy el cura/ el sacerdote de una iglesia en Chile. Los realidades de mi época son muy feas. El gobierno es muy inestable, y los razones detras del caos en Chile estan causando tensión entre los Chileanos y el gobierno/ el militario. Entonces, esta época esta resultando en una época muy violenta y miedoso.

Como lo veo yo, cuando Pablo Picasso usó solo blanco, negro y gris, estaba omitiendo el detalle del color, porque ya hay muchísimo detalle con las personajes. Si tendría muchísmo detalle con las personas y el color, sería bastante. Estoy de acuerdo con su decisión a no usar muchos colores. Casi todos los seres humanos y animales en este mural no son muy normál, y son muy feos. Hay unas cosas ordinarios, como una bela, una ventana, una espada, una bombilla, y tambien hay animales y personas. Sin embargo, las partes del cuerpo de la mayoria de las personas en este pedazo de arte son muy extraños; no son la forma correcta, no son del tamaño correcto, las uñas de los pies y manos no son de la forma o tamaño correcto, y sus caras son muy muy feas. Hay unas animales que miran como dos o tres animales. Los cuellos de casi todos las personajes son alterados y torcido. Hay mucho detalle, pero falta mucha color.

En Chile durante el año 1973, Pinochet inició un golpe de estádo hacia Allende, con el permiso del E.E.U.U. Antes que eso, todo de Chile estaban protestando con manifestaciónes. El gobierno de Allende luchába para contener los manifestaciónes, y el ganó. Aunque ganó contra los Chileános, usó metodos horibles para ganar. Sería mejor si usó unos tácticos menos horíbles. Torturabanlos, matabanlos, y en generál, uso violencia para ganar.  Así lo ve Allende: No importa como nosotros eliminanlos, Lo más importante es que eliminamos los partidarios. Cuando yo pienso del golpe de estado de 1973, la cosa que viene a mente primero es tristesa. La guerra se desgarra todo la comunidad, y destruye la paz. Es una verguenza. Ahora, voy a hablar de que representa o simboliza los objetos en el cuadro de arte Guernica, por Pablo Picasso. Veo muchas personas y animales que son muy tristes y en la anguista. Estos emociónes podrían ser causados por el hecho que hay muchas cosas muy miedosos pasando en Chile en esta epoca. Las personajes que miren muy tristes podrian ser tan tristes porque son muy agitados con la situacion politico en Chile. Pablo Picasso podría haber pintado esta obra para expresar sus opiniones sobre muchas temas diferentes, como el gobierno, los clases economicas (la clase alta, la clase obrera, etc.), y sus creencias religiosas. La obra me hace sentir muy triste. 

Pienso que Guernica por Pablo Picasso es una obra fantastica, y que transmite unas mensajes muy interesantes. Escogé a Guernica porque ya sabía un poco sobre la obra antes de escribir esta analisis. Me llama la atención porque hay unas personajes muy extraños. Soy en acuerdo con el pintor.

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Determinación, La calle Beulah (entre 7mo y 8vo)

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Me llamo Dylan Long, y soy un estudiante del primer año en SLA. Yo vivo en un barrio fantástico. Se llama “Bella Vista”, que significa “Vista hermosa” en Italiano. Bella Vista esta ubicádo en el Sur de Filadelfia. Uno de los murales más famosos de mi comunidad está en el centro del Mercado Italiano. El mural es una autorretrato del ex-alcalde de Filadelfia, Frank Rizzo. Mi comunidád no solo tenemos murales en el Mercado Italiano. Tenemos un festivál anuál, “el Festival del Mercado Italiano”. Hay apenas crimen y delito en mi comunidad, y eso significa que no hay casi ninguna marca en la mayoría de los murales. Sería peor para los murales si teníamos mas delitos en el comunidad.

Mi murál representa el tema de siguiendo tus sueños, y que nunca deberías para de intentar a lograr esos sueños. Soy de acuerdo con esa mensaje. Para mí, hacer eso es tocar mis instrumentos consistentemente (los tambores, bass, y guitarra). El propósito de tocar musica es cuando yo no puedo expresar mis emociones, puedo expresarles con la musica. Hacer eso es ser enamorado con tocar mis instrumentos, y ser feliz y energetico cuando soy tocando en conciertos. Para mí, mis instrumentos tienen una significancia enórme en mi vida. Yo usé colores diferentes, porque un solo colór puede ser muy aburrido. Usé letras de tamaños, diseñosm y colores diferentes, porque como lo veo yo, si todo es lo mismo, no es muy interesante. La tema de mi murál es usar ejemplos de mi interés y vida con musica para mandar una mensáje a otros. Esta mensaje es que sí, va a ser deficil, pero si tu sigues tus sueños, vas a tener una vida muy feliz. Yo escogé el ubicación del mural porque es solo unos metros de mi casa, y es un pared desnudo.

El papel del arte público es para personas que quieren expresarse con arte, pero quieren que todos vean su arte. Pienso que los leyes que estan en su lugar ahora son buenos, útiles, y deben quedar como son. Como yo lo entiendo, muralistas deberían solo poder pintar murales si tienen permiso. Si pintan un mural sin permiso, deben ser castigados. Pienso que voy a hacer un buen trabajo con hacer esto con mi mural. Mi mural es arte expresivo. tyEs imagenes y una mensaje, y esto puede ser considerado arte. Pienso que mi pedazo manda un mensaje muy bueno, y es muy artistica. Soy orgulloso de mi murál, y no podría pedir para nada mas.

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Malcom X por Ernel Martinez

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Este mural esta ubicado en el Norte de Filadelfia.
3 cosas que este mural revela sobre la comunidad:
1. Que la mayoría de ese comunidad quiere que sus futuros serían buenos, y preparan para eso con tener un educación bueno.
2. Que entienden la importancia de la educación.
3. Que la comunidad admira a Malcolm X.
2 frases o imagenes encontrados en el mural:
1."Education is a passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X.
2. Un retrato de Malcolm X.
1 razón que es significativo para esta comunidad:
Para las personas que no hagan decisiones buenos, este mural es un recordatorio que deberían hacer decisiones mas buenos.
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Mar Adentro

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​MAR ADENTRO
Nombre: Dylan Long
You have been commissioned to write a review for El País about Alejandro Amenábar’s movie “Mar Adentro.” Your piece has four pa==rts:
I) A synopsis
II) A presentation of the questions raised in the movie.
III) A presentation of your position on those issues
IV) Your opinion of the movie
Use your Mar Adentro and ¿Quién va a sobrevivir? vocabulary to present and defend your position on the polemic issues raised in the movie.

I) Sinopsis: La película "Mar Adentro", se trata de un tetrapléjico llamado Ramón Sampedro, quien ha estado luchando por su derecho a morir durante los últimos 28 años. La decisión de que quiere hacer con el apoyo de sus seres queridos, pero no por la ley. Quitarse la vida en España es un crimen. Ramón pasa su tiempo en su cama, mirando fuera la ventana a la vida que el deseaba tener otra vez. En sus 28 años en cama, hace nuevos amigos y amigas. Sin embargo, cada minuto de cada hora de cada día que estaba en su cama, el se quería quitarse la vida. Pensó que viviendo en el estado que estaba en (tetraplegico) no era digna para nada. Después de arreglar un caso para presentar a los jueces en Barcelona (que era un viaje largo desde Galicia), solo a ser rechazado por los jueces. Ni habló Ramón. Eventualmente, Ramón Sampedro se quitó la vida en una manera que nadie va a ser acusado por asesinato. No murió una muerte pacífica. Era en   el dolor más peor que podría ser en para unos 20 minutes antes que murió. Ese película ha inspirado muchos tetrapléjicos, y muchísimas personas que tienen opiniones sobre la tema.

II)
¿Debe ser la eutanasia/ quitarse la vida legál en España?
¿La vida de un tetrapléjico es digna?
¿La muerte de una tetrapléjico es digna?

III)
La eutanasia y quitandose la vida debe ser legál, pero solo para personas que lo necesítan. Si hay una persona que está triste, eso no es suficiente razón para dejarle quitarse su vida. Debe ser una situacion como lo de Ramón. Eso sería un situación donde dejándole quitarse la vida tendría razón. Yo pienso eso porque si hay alguien que esta viviendo una vida que piensan que no es digna, todos deberían respetar la decisión/el deseo de el/ella. Si la decision es quitarse la vida, que así sea.

IV)
Yo pienso que la pelicula era fantástico. La actuación era increíble. Entiendo que es una tema polémico, ademas era controvertido, pero aunque eso tiene razon, era conmovedora. Por un lado, alguien pensaría que era ofensiva y no tenía sentido la pelicula. Por otro lado, alguien pensaría que era conmovedora y que vale o nó vale la pena.
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Dylan Long - Q2 Media Fluency

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Dylan Long

11/23/11

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In this slide, I used what I learned from the articles provided by Ms Hull. I learned to keep it simple, don’t use anything that is distracting the audience from the topic, and get the point across rather quickly. I think I did a pretty good job with using that knowledge and applying to my slide. I posted my name, lots of pictures of things that describe me and that I do, and my favorite quote.

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¡Ay ay ay! ¡Susana era infiel con Pedro!

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Antes de tomar acción, tomaría un foto de ellos besando. Luego, correría a donde Susana y el primo eran besando, introduciríame a ellos (y mi relacion con Pedro, que somos mejores amigos). Luego, amenazaría a decir a Pedro que pasó con su novia y primo, si Susana no le diría a el que paso si mismo. Si ella diría que sí quería decirle a Pedro que paso si mismo, le llamaría a Pedro y pondría Susana en el telefono. Si diría que nó le hablaría a Pedro de que paso, lo haríalo yó, y mostraría a Pedro el foto de Susana y su primo besando.

La Abeja: Dylan Long

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​The project that was our Spanish 4 benchmark was making a mask out of paper maché, writing an essay, and putting the essay onto the mask. The purpose was to learn more spanish, and learn about the lives of others, in an interactive and fun way. The essay consisted of 2 parts. The things that are obvious about us, and the things that are not so obvious. For my culture, masks are not all that important or symbolic. But in other societies and religions, they are a necessity. 
Aqui es mi ensayo, los dos partes:

Dylan:
Soy una persona que le puedes confiar. Valgo mucho de mi vida musical (toco los tambores y el bass). 

Yo empezó a tocar las tambores cuando solo era 8 años de edad.

Me gustó los tambores tan mucho que pregunté a mis padres que si pudriera tomar lecciónes de tocar.

Despues de hablar y discutar, ellos dicieron si. Despues de eso, practicó para 6 años, hasta ahora. 

Sigo con pracitcando todas las dias que puedo Me amo tocar los tambores.

Tengo una hermanita que es muy especiál y cariñosa. En el futuro, quisiera tocar musica para una vida. Me molesta mucho las personas que mienten. 

No creo en Santa Claus, porque yo sé que solo es mi padres. 

Sueño con cualquier cosa, pero casi nunca es una cosa mala. 

Tengo miedo de los espiritos, porque he vísto peliculas de ellos. 

Yo siento un sentimiento que no puede ser explicado con palabras cuando me toco los tambores, es magicál. 

Yo soy un hombre muy flaco, solo soy no mas de 120 libras. 

Ser flaco me hace ser mas feliz y confidente que si yo era gordo. 

Tambien puedo ser mas atletico, y jugando deportes me ayuda quedar en forma y saludable. 

Me influye en como yo relaciono con los demas ser flaco en muchas maneras. 

Puedo jugar deportes , y con esto, yo puedo conocer nuevas personas y hacer mas amig@s. 

Soy una persona chistoso.

 Me influye en mi vida porque cuando soy chistoso, me ayuda con captuando la atencion de mis amigos. 

Me influye con como yo soy con los demas en una manera muy bueno. 

A mi me gusta hacer personas reír, porque me haga sentir bueno cuando otros son felizes porque yo le hicieron ser felizes. 

Me gusta hacer otros ser felizes.

 Yo soy cariñoso. 

Yo siento muy bueno cuando soy cariñoso a otras personas. 

Tengo una hermanita que llama Juliana que yo amo muchísimo. 

Ella me influye mi vida muchísimo. 

Yo no sé como sería yo si no tenia una hermanita. 

Yo recuerdo cuando miré ella por la primera vez. 

Yo pregunté a mi mama, “Es ella mi hermanita?” Mi mama dijo que sí. 

Yo la sostuvé en mis brazos y miró a ella. No podía creerlo! Tenía una hermanita. 

Ella es una de las cosas mas importantes en mi vida. 

Si, podemos tener unas peleas (no fisicas, solo con palabras), pero le ama muchisima. No hago/ digo cosas malas cuando estoy con ella y eso me ayude con decisions cuando no estoy con ella, pero con mis amigos. 

Ella me influye con mis relaciones con los demas porque yo hé conocido el hermano mayor de las amigas de mi hermanita. 

Yo toco los tambores. 

Los tambores me influyen mi vida muchisimo, porque tocando musica es una de las cosas mas buenos en mi vida. 

Hé conocido muchos nuevos amig@s que tambien tocan intstrumentos. 

Yo amo a todos de ellos, son como mi segundo familia,

A mi me gusta los videojuegos. 

No me ayuda progresar en vida, pero son un buen manera de descansar. 

A menudo me siento frustrado con los videojuegos, porque solo juego los videojuegos que son muy dificiles. 

Cuando juego videojuegos, personas piensen que no soy sociable, que la sola vida que tengo es con mi Playstation. 

Eso es la razon que nunca mas voy a jugar videojuegos. 

Yo no hé comprado muchisimos videojuegos porque no los jugaríanlos mucho.

Solo tengo 3 juegos. 

Si yo jugué videojuegos todo el tiempo, no podría hacer mi tarea, ir afuera con mis amigos, no podría ser nada producitvo, porque cuando juego videojuegos mucho, no puedo parar de jugar. 

No quiero ser un adicto. 

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