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Jueni Austin Capstone -21

Posted by Hasciya Austin in CTE Senior Capstone · Ugworji/Walker-Roberts · Wed on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 5:21 am

For my capstone project I chose to make a small parody film about what goes on in the mind of a procrastinator. Throughout the year my capstone goal had been changed around a lot, from me wanting to make a full professional film to me just wanting to make something silly and amusing. I decided to take out a small part of the film that I initially scripted since this scene had included both the stereotypes of your average procrastinator while also contradicting some of them. Most procrastinators are seen as lazy and unproductive, so I decided to show said procrastinator being productive despite it not being what the procrastinator initially wanted to do. Throughout the school year it was very difficult to focus on school due to in-home responsibilities, so there were many times when the need to focus on my home responsibilities overpowered school. My film was mostly an opportunity to toy around with premiere since past years I didn’t get much experience with it.

film: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iltO1knBW2U2Ht55H-T8RCBgfuEd35mk/view?usp=sharing

Bibliography:

Professional Development Procrastination Perks

https://blog.dce.harvard.edu/professional-development/perks-procrastination#:~:text=Procrastination%20gives%20you%20time%20to,think%20about%20them%20in%20depth.

Perks of procrastination

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/3046120/the-five-hidden-benefits-of-procrastination

Cons of Procrastination

https://claritychi.com/the-pros-cons-of-procrastination/#:~:text=Drawbacks%20of%20Procrastination&text=When%20individuals%20put%20things%20off,and%20tension%20in%20the%20body.

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Hasciya Austin// What is control?

Posted by Hasciya Austin in English 3 · Block · Y Band on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 9:16 pm

My goal was to come face-to-face with myself and my indecisiveness. Although I know that I can’t help myself choose just by writing it down, it’s a good way to voice it out privately. I’m proud of my reflection, as I felt like I could be truthful to myself. It made me more self-aware of my feelings towards specific things, and hopefully being able to assess that normally can help me in the future.

Another day, another awful drawing. One by one, another page is flipped, or thrown away depending on my mood. I tell myself to just give up, but my ambition says otherwise. Despite my negative thoughts, I chose not to put my pencil down. My hand was cramping and as much as I wanted to continue, I had to put the pencil down. After stretching my hand for a good three minutes, I picked up my pencil once more. Once I started to write, my hand cramped again.

I had a good two weeks before school started, but that was the least of my worries. I wanted to get this drawing done. After erasing many times, I thought the image was done for. So as a way to hide my embarrassment, I called it a “draft”. Four trapezoids, two of them facing towards each other and the other two facing away. Each had a different sketch inside of them. The day before, my cousin had asked me to just draw a logo of our favorite boy group, but I decided to add onto it.

I was somewhat proud of the first trapezoid, which had four different circles, each one representing a different story. One looked like it was melting, another looked like a feather. One was covered in stripes, but each line was never a match to the other. The final circle was simply black, as the original album cover had, I tried my best to recreate it, and I believe that I did it to the best of my ability. I was finished that part, but I never got to finish the other three trapezoids. I had done the rough sketches, but I never got to shading them in.

I knew sketching wasn’t something I wanted to pursue as a career…do I? I truly am not sure at this point. I do prefer to stick with the art department, I just never knew which category I wanted to stick to. Everyone has their own paths chosen, why can’t I choose mine? Of course everyone has a specific talent, everyone but me. I try to do anything I can but I feel as though I fail miserably. I have the greatest ideas in mind, but it seems like time has other plans for me. I can never get them done, and most times I barely get to start them.

Although all of these mishaps, I am determined to figure out what I want to do, and how to get them under control. I am the only one who knows what I want, but do I really? I know what I can and cannot do, but how can I use that knowledge to benefit me? Does anyone know what they want, honestly? I am like a tangled pair of earbuds, once I get things back on track, they somehow get jumbled up once more as soon as I turn my back away,

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Element Cutout: Sulfur

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 6:13 pm
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My Element is Sulfir, and its atomic number is 16. You can find it in coulum 16 of the periodic table. Sulfur was first discovered in prehistoric times, but it was said that it was first discovered in 1777, by a french scientist named Antoine Lavoisier. Sulfur was officially and element in 1787, but it was known as a compound until 1867 when it was discovered that it was not a compound of anything. 
Sulfur is used in many things such as black gun powder, fertilizers, sulfuric acid for batteries, as well as fireworks, paper, and in some medicines.
I had gotten my idea of drawing a cracked egg for my print-out because I found out that Sulfur is used in eggs. I had thought that Sulfur wasn't edible, but when I realized that Sulfur is in the food we eat, I had decided to choose the most common food where Sulfur is found.
First, I had 3 different drawings for Sulfur, one was like a Sulfur terminal, another was a bar of soap because Sulfur is also found in face soap I then drew the egg and I felt like that this drawing looked way netter than the others, as well as giving a small image of the fact that Sulfur is found in the food we eat. 
Second, I had traced my image onto some wax paper, so I could use it as a stencil for when I had to put it into my foam plate in order to roll the ink on top to print it onto normal paper. I then used a ruler to rip the sides off of the image to give it a bit of a jagged look. I had measuered a piece of construction paper to be a 1-inch border around the printed image(the egg) and then gluded it onto the paper once I was satified.
If I could do this a second time, I would want to mix colors to give it a more unique look, as well as took my time with the tearing, because as you can see, some of the image is ripped.
I enjoyed the tearing part the most of this project. I had to put a ruler on around the edges of my images to rip the excess paper around it to give it that jagged look. I enjoyed this the most because not only did it feel satisfying to rip the paper off, it inspired me to try to make images with jagged images.

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Bringing Back Our Sleep!

Posted by Hasciya Austin in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9:41 pm

In my last 2 blog posts, I had provided extra information on my topic. In my first blog post, I spoke of the importance of sleep for teenagers, as well as in my second blog post I spoke about how technology affected Sleep in teenagers. I also included interviews from some of my friends who were in my stream,  lived in other states, as well as a friend who lived in another country.



Things that have been done to spread awareness of my issue were Some websites that spoke about my issue,  me speaking to my peers about my topic, along with a few facts that I have learned about it. So I haven’t done much to spread awareness. Although I have completed my Agent of Change, I plan to spread awareness on social media, such as creating a Tumblr blog, posting it on my instagram, posting facts and helpful guides on my snapchat story, and even possibly creating a Youtube Channel specifically for ways to help you in school and everyday life.



I think these are the good ways to spread awareness, but not the best way to spread it. I understand using professional websites have great  information on the topic, but I think they could have did it in a less scientific and professional way, I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing, but nowadays, Teenagers won’t really know much about this information, unless if for a school project, or that they are interested in learning about sleep.



For my Agent Of Change, I had went to my old school and did a presentation to the 7th graders there, since I knew that they will be the ones who start preparing to apply to high schools. Originally, I wanted to have a small pajama party here at SLA, but then I realized that it’s better to present to younger people who are on their way to high school, so they know what Freshman year was like for me, and how to have a great 1st year in high school. I also wanted to present to the 8th grade, but since they were preparing for their graduation I was unable to.

Here are some pictures of me presenting to the 7th grade class


When I was on my way to present, I was actually very nervous to go back to my old school. I kept thinking about backing out the last minute, but I had to keep reminding myself that it was for a great cause. Once I got there, I had a calming sense of nostalgia of being at my old school.


When I  had presented, there were a few disruptive students, but overall, the presentation was fine. I had lots of the 7th graders asking about my school, which I did answer thoroughly. The presentation lasted 40-45 minutes, which was longer than I expected.


I felt very prepared and excited for my presentation, since I had done lots of research, as well as I had practiced how to speak in front of the class, so I had written a transcript.  What I learned from this project was that my sleeping pattern changes frequently. I also learned how to be prepared for the rest of high school, which I know is something that I’ll need for the next three years of high school.


I feel like I could have presented better, since at some points I had spoken too fast or I had stumbled over my words. I wish I had more time to present, because the schoolchad a half day, which means that I didn’t really have much time to present everything.


I think what’s still left to do is to spread more awareness on social media, so that  it will be more visible to Teenagers, as well as all scholars who are on their way to high school.


Tags: You and the World, Red streas, Agent of Change
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Hasciya Austin// Negative space cut-out

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 10:40 am
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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 opposite of positive space while positve space is th e main focus of the image, negative space is the background oof the image.

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

I found the negative space by putting the backgroud of the yellow onto the read, and seeing that red is more prominate color, I knew that it was the negative space.

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

It helps define the boundaries of the image, which allows the artists to find balance withing the image

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

Yes, It gives more of a 3D effect, which  I think is nice to look at
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Camerica Talk Show

Posted by Hasciya Austin in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on Monday, April 9, 2018 at 12:42 am

Alaska - Hasciya

Toni with and I - Eden

Pudge- Michaela

Jake - Bella

Camera dude- Ethan Chen


Toni with an I (TI)- Hi everybody! Welcome back to Camerica. I’m your host: Toni with an I. Today we have some very “special” guests for you. From John Green’s book, Looking for Alaska; here are Milo and Alabama!

~Studio audience applause and boos~

Alaska (A)- *Under her breath* It’s Alaska

Pudge (P)- Um, It’s Miles, but you can call me Pudge.

TI- Ok Pooj! I have some questions for you two about your love life.

A- Oh, we don’t have a love life. We never had a love life. HE does not have a love life. I do.

P- *exasperated* Hey!

TI- Tell us about that Arizona.

A- *through gritted teeth* Alaska. Well, I have a boyfriend. I love him very much. We actually had a nice date last night. I mean, sometimes I flirt with Pudge. It is just a joke though.

~Studio audience goes “ooooooooh”~

TI- Oh goodness. What are your thoughts on this Fudge?

P- Sure it was a joke. If it was a joke, why’d you make out with me?

~Studio audience gasps~

TI- *le gasps* Seems like there is some romantic tension. Let’s bring Jack, Agnes’s boyfriend, in now!

A- What? N--

Jake (J)- (enters) ~studio audience WILD applause~

J- It’s Jake. *winks at camera*

~cue fangirl sounds~

TI- So, Jek, what is your opinion on this matter?

J- What matter?

~studio audience gasps~

TI- He doesn’t know!!! Alexa, would you like to tell Jay?

P- *whispers through gritted teeth* Nooooo…

TI- What was that Puddle?

P- Nothing.

TI- It’s your turn Ally.

A- *Deep breath. Sigh.* Before I say anything, Jake, I want you to know that I love you so much. Um… Pudge and I… We may have made out last night.

~Studio Audience boos~

J- *Angry shouts* What?!?

A- Jake, I--

TI- *Looking into the camera* Ooh. The tension is growing. We just found out Aska is cheating on Joe, with her friend Mark.

A- Cheating? No. It was a dare. We were drunk.

J- *Glares at Pudge* What do you have to say about this?

P- I… Uh… What she said. Drunk. Dare. Yeah

J- Alaska. When was this? Where was I?

A- It was last night. You were with your parents for the weekend.

J- But we had a date that night!

A- I know… This is too much. I need a smoke. *Pulls out a fake cigarette*

TI- Woah woah woah. No smoking on this set Ava. Er, if you need to smoke, please go outside.

A- I don’t give a *beep* what you say *in a mocking voice* Toni with an I. *Leaves*

*Toni with an I, Jake, and Pudge sit there awkwardly for 5 seconds.*

*Cricket noises*

TI- Well, uh, we’ll see you after this quick break.


CUE COMMERCIAL BREAK


Static

Announcer- Are you sick and tired of plain old good food? Well we have something for you! Now at McInedibles, we have a new McInedible meal! Complete with our new fries that have more sodium than ever! You also get a triple double woohoo burger with meat from- uh... TBD- and a high calorie bun! Get yours for $6.90 today!

*Fast voice* Only available at participating stores. Not yet FDA approved. Side effects may include vomiting, nausea, extreme migraines, feeling stoned, type 3 diabetes, and death.


*Show Jake* “Uh, what am I doing here?”

State farm logo and jingle.



A arguing with TI, low sound, beeps

TI looks at camera, fixes her mic

TI- Annnndddd we are back!

A- *Grumbles under breath*

TI-  So Moss, what do you have to say for yourself?

P- I uh… It was a dare? *scoff from Jake* I mean we were both very drunk and didn’t think much of it. Looking back at it now, it probably wasn’t the best idea

J- Ya think?????

A- Jake, calm down. It didn’t mean anything, I promise. I still love you.

P- Well-

*le argue*

Sound fades out

TI- Well that’s all for today folks! Tune in next time as we answer the age old question: is King Duncan Macbeth?
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Sleep for teenagers world wide: Is it us?

Posted by Hasciya Austin in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 9:52 pm

In my original post, I introduced the issue of the sleep schedules of teenagers and how electronics and the abundant amount of homework affects the way students sleep. I provided information from various sources, such as statistics from different reliable sources that speaks of this issue. In this post, I will speak of new information I have received from different sources.


This image shows scholars using electronics in school.



From my new research, I’ve found out that the use of electronic devices affects sleep in a negative way. Teenagers are on their phones in the middle of the night, which distracts them from actually sleeping. As said from this website, it say the that two issues about the temptation of teenagers using their devices is the bright screens and the stimulation from using the electronics.


This image represents how children in general use their electronics before bed.


In the article, Kristen Knutson, who is the PhD assistant professor if the University of Chicago Department of Medicine, said that the light of electronics suppresses melatonin; which is a hormone that is involved in the sleeping/reproductive cycles in mammals. She also stated that it causes the brain to mix up the time of day it is, because when a bright light is on, the brain automatically thinks it should be awake and alert because something is happening at that exact moment.


How much time should teenagers be on their electronics?



According to The Guardian, it is said that teenagers should have a maximum of 2 hours a day on their electronics. Which I think is completely wrong. Yes, most teenagers use their devices for ridiculous things, but most scholars use their electronic devices in order to keep up with tasks and other things. I mostly use my phone to set alarms, read books, and text occasionally. But with 2 hours a day, I can at most just read a book. I feel like 2 hours is a ridiculous amount of time, but I also agree that teenagers should be more smarter on how long they use their electronics.


Going onto my original research. For my original research, I had interviewed a few of my friends. One friend from London, another from Tennessee, and two of my friends from my stream.


From the information I have gotten, procrastination and sleeping late had came up a few times. They have said the they mostly get distracted by their electronics, but still get their work done at the last minute. Another thing I have heard frequently was that a few do sleep late and don’t get enough sleep, but some other say that they do get enough sleep. With the information I was given, I’m starting to go towards the side that it’s the schools that have affected our sleep schedules, but then again, in some cases, I believe that it sometimes us ourselves that ruins our sleep schedules. In other words, there should be a way where we can find out how to use both our electronics responsibly and effcetively.


My annotated Bibliography is here








Tags: You and the World, English 1
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Lack of Sleep for Students: Is It The Schools Or Ourselves??

Posted by Hasciya Austin in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8:47 pm

Usually when a teacher asks the class if you’ve had a great night’s sleep, they would most likely be expecting “yes”. But nowadays, the only response teachers get are “meh” or just a plain, simple, “no.”

As a teenager who currently goes to school, I have gotten less sleep than I have ever gotten since I have started high school. Usually I would go to sleep around  9:00-9:30 pm and wake up at 7:20 am, which would be about 8 hours of sleep. Nowadays I would sleep around 12:30-12:50 pm, and wake up at 3:00-3:10 am. That’s roughly about 3 hours of sleep.

I believe that this is a very important topic to discuss because there are many scholars that are lacking sleep because of electronics and/or sleep issues in general. Most people say the reason that teenagers get so little sleep is because of how we get distracted by our electronics, but we say that it’s the schools.


This image shows the recommended amount of sleep each age group should have.


According to The Atlantic, it is said that “teenagers need a least nine and a half hours of sleep each night.” But on a poll from the National Sleep Foundation, it is said that less than 50% of American students get at least nine hours of sleep each night, and that 58% of teenagers from the ages of 15-17 usually get less than 7 hours of sleep on a daily basis.


This graph shows the amount of sleep each different age group gets on a regular basis from the year 2014

This image shows how much do people use their electronics in their bedroom and how much do people leave their electronics on at night.


Now, I know that nowadays teenagers get so distracted by electronics that they lose track of time and sleep, which results in the teen coming into school late and tired. In all honesty I am on my electronics at night, but I usually leave on my electronics more frequently than I am using it. But back to my main topic. It is really the students’ fault, or the schools’ fault? In my defense, it’s the school’s fault. Sure, I’ll admit I am on my phone late at night sometimes, but even so I still managed to get enough sleep for school.

This image represents the different proportions of children and adults who experienced difficulty getting a good night's sleep due to various factors at least once in previous weeks in 2014


Now why is that? Most people would say it’s the amount of time I spend on my electronics, I say that it’s the school’s fault.  I say this because of the early start times and the amount of homework we get daily. To me, it’s not really the start time of school, but its the homework. But of course, it’s the early start times as well. It’s is said that the teenager’s mind is fully active around 10am. But back to my main issue, homework. The average time to spend working on homework is a 3 hours. According to U.S. news, it is says after surveying 1,000 teachers, it has been confirmed that most students are spending 17.5 hours on homework each week. The teachers think that the time spent doing homework is worth it, but I believe the students beg to differ. As said from teenink, homework can cause students’ mental and physical health to worsen. We as the students are putting our health at risk trying to finish our homework on time. “Teens who have more homework than they can handle may become disillusioned with school and may lose the motivation to work hard,” says Gerald LeTendre, the head of Penn State’s Education Policy Studies department.

Let’s work hard but not too much, this is a serious issue for both parents and teenagers who are suffering from lack of sleep, like me.


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Initials//Hasciya Austin

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 4:29 pm
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Boxes Pt.1 Persective//Hasciya Autin

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 4:28 pm
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Hasciya Austin//Practice room//Window//Door//floor

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 4:27 pm
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Hasciya Austin Slide

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7:55 pm



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What I learned from the critique of my slide is to prepare early and go over my explanation before I present. I should make my slide eye-catching and easy to read for the audience to avoid confusion. I also learned that the less the better because no one wants to read a long boring slide with a lot of words, it ruins the point of having a script to explain the slide if all of the information is all on the slide.
I was told that the words should be bigger and centered, so I increased the size of the letters and put it in the center of the side so it would be easier to read. I was also told that the words were hard to read, so I dimmed down the brightness of the background and made it a bit more transparent so the words would be easier to read and to take off too much attention to my slide. The research helped me create a better slide by making the colors contrast each other so they won’t all be the same color, so I used a color wheel to see what colors would blend in a bit better, making the entire slide seem less dull and interesting to look at. I also looked at multiple youtube videos with the font so it would be easier to read. It helped a lot to make my slide more presentable and eye-catching.
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Hasciya Austin Slide

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 8:57 am
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My slide represents my goal in life. I chose this theme because the themes on google slides were nothing that represented me. I chose an aesthetic background to symbolize my calmness and the way I feel about hard work and success.  The colors in the background were green and black, since I believe that green is a soothing color. The contrast in color between the green and black so It won’t be the same shade of green because I believe that normal is boring, and that I should be my own person and not who others think I am. The quote, “Not all Art will go down in history” Isn’t a quote that I made myself, but a quote I believe created by Maria Anwander.  I believe this quote means that not everyone’s hard work will be noticed by the whole world, but it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t hard because of it. I chose to work hard now so I can achieve my goal of becoming a computer programmer and no matter if I get a lot of recognition or a  little recognition, I wouldn’t care because I reached my goal and hope to reach more goals in the future.


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E1U1 Hasciya Williams Tyshon Josh -Alfabeto / Pronunciación-

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Spanish 1 · Hernandez · B Band on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 12:02 pm
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E1U1 Hasciya Tyshon williams Josh- Numeros

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Spanish 1 · Hernandez · B Band on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:57 am
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Home Network- Hasciya Austin

Posted by Hasciya Austin in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 1:10 pm
A. The devices on my LAN are 4 smartphones that are all associated by T-Mobile, 3 Roku Smart televisions that all but one is connected to my Xfinity wifi router, and one television is connected to my Netgear router, 2 Amazon Kindle fire tablets that belong to my little brother and Sister, and a couple of gaming consoles that connects to the Xfinity wifi router

B. I learned about how my home internet works and how everything is connected.

C. I suggest everyone should be careful on the amount of things that the have on one internet source or it the connection wil slow down or even get a virus on your netowrk.
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