Edublog

I had barely reviewed for any of the subjects, so I had some difficulty in grasping the tests. Hopefully this experience will encourage me into actually doing some proper reviewing for the final exams. Also I think I need to get more sleep before exams so I don’t fall asleep during them and I think I need to greatly improve my exam time management because I ran out of time for some of the subject. However, I like the idea of being able to leave early during the exam, as long as you stay for an hour.

One of my goals were to get to school on time almost everyday, which I am doing horribly at the moment; I managed pretty well during the exam week. I didn’t get late for a single exam. Now I hope to apply that to most days of school.

What would you do if you were trapped in a barren wasteland? This manga series might give you an idea.

Here is a fake trailer I made to fit the manga series.

I chose this video because It made me think a lot more about the ocean, the fact that it is roughly two thirds of the planet, yet less discovered than the surface of the moon. But what I liked about it the most was his beautiful and powerful images that conveyed his message clearly.

This story is a book about a high school journalist for the school newspaper, who is named Hildy Biddle. Through her journalism, she tries the uncover the truth about her town, Banesville, trying to reveal what is really behind all the rumors.

The main problem in the town is that there is a ghost haunting citizens near by in an abandoned house. As the fear spreads through the town, Hildy fights against the local newspaper whom is trying to spread the fear. For what purpose?…

I’ll have to say that I didn’t like this book too much, since it featured a ghost plot which has been seen in previous stories a trillion times. I found the first two thirds of the book a bit dull, without much action put into it, although the last part of the book had an interesting plot and it was unexpectable which made the ending interesting. That was great partly because the ending of most books I read were trashy. Otherwise, I liked the simple storyline of this book.

I think that the theme of the book is to not trust everyone just because they look trustworthy. This trusting theme was shown in the scenes when Hildy, the school paper journalist negotiated with workers of the  actual newspaper press to get accurate information. Also it teaches how fear can spread so quickly; like a disease. I found that theme interesting.

Which character do you want to play and why?

I chose the character Quince because he is very demanding to the performing group he is involved in. His language was also very interesting.

What do you think are the important features of this character and how would you go about showing these?

Quince is a carpenter in his workmen group, and it is also stated that he is the most intelligent in the group. Therefore, I will try to approach his personality with a serious tone.

What is, in your opinion, the funniest moment that your character is involved in? How would you make sure this scene worked?

I don’t know what is the funniest part that this character has been involved in, but what I found a little humorous was the part when Quince demanded Snug to act as a lion, and Snug asked Quince if he had the Lion’s part written, since he was slow of study. Quince replied “You may do it extempore; for it is nothing but roaring”.  ottom added that he also wanted to take part of the roaring, however Quince replied that “And you should do it too terribly, you would fright the duchess and the ladies that they would shriek; and that were enough to hang us all”. I would make this scene work so that Snug would properly reveal his disability of slow learning and Bottom would reveal how terrible his voice is.

What do you think is the most important speech or single line that your character has in the first three acts? Please explain why this line is important.

I think the line “Marry, our play is ‘the most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe’” is the most important line because it gives a brief description of his opinion towards the play he is about to audition.

Having read the first two acts what do you think the themes of this play are and what is Shakespeare saying about those themes?

I think the theme of this book is that romance, can be very easily disturbed and changed completely, shown throughout the lovers of the story. Shakespeare might of wanted to convey how serious, yet so humorous romance can be.

Public Transportation, private transportation, and walking. Yet, there is something in between; cycling. Cycles are brilliant vehicles for traveling distances too far for walking, and too wasteful to drive. But what are the costs? What are the dangers of this mode of transportation? And why am I not impressed with the respect upon cyclists?

Well first of all, I think the idea of “bicycles” being in the same vehicle group of “cars” is a little over describing. Due to this idea, bicycles are forced to go on the road, which is good news for the pedestrians but is very dangerous for the cyclists themselves. Even though roads leave small lane spaces for bikes, this is usually ignored because there are so much cars that selfishly park on the side of the road. Since it is dangerous for cyclers to cycle next to pedestrians, we should either make more cycling roads or make more cheap parking spaces for cars. Maybe we should even have bicycle highways!

According to my opinion, this book had a very unusual structure and the plot was peculiar. Here is the overall beginning of the plot.

The story basically describes a teen ager named Andy Crockett, known as “Alamo” for short and his life in school. The story describes his relationships, and frequently refers to his social studies teacher, Mr. Retzlaff. Mr. Retzlaff is Alamo’s favorite teacher of all time, however, there seeks to be a bizarre connection between Mr. Retzlaff and an old woman named “Numbers”. It all has something to do with an explosion in a power plant 60 years ago…

I think this book has a unique, descriptive touch to it, and best of all, I found it really easy to understand in the way it was written. Although this book tends to have consistent slang, I would recommend this book to middle to high school students interested in stories about school life and relation ships.

Another thing I liked about this book was the interesting and descriptive characters, and the text was written in a smooth flow. I also like the unique way the book ended with the numbers “85239″.

One of the downsides of this book is that the dramatic scenarios weren’t very detailed in text, and a lot of the scenes were written short and choppy. At least they were all easy to understand. Also another thing was the peak of the the book needed a little more tension and excitement. Otherwise, I liked the complex structure of this book.

Everyone wants to enjoy their own, quiet ride, their own music, their very own seats and leg space, with their own pride in transportation. However, which would be more relevant to the future of transportation?

In non densely populated countries like the United States, most people prefer to ride cars as their main source of getting around. Why? because in the mainland USA everything is so far apart and their is barely any other way to transport. On the other hand, in Japan, Public transportation is much more prevalent, especially in the metropolitan areas. This is because of the density of population relative to the small sized land. Even though the United States is roughly a dozen times the size of Japan, the country covers up to half the population of the United States, which is incredible for its small size and lack of flatland. If everyone in Japan traveled by car, the traffic would probably be twice as heavy as it is now, which is hard to imagine since Japan’s roads are already crowded enough.

Since cars have to supply an engine for each owner, it would be very inefficient if everyone used it as their main source of transportation- it would become a mess! However, with trains, which carry multiple passengers, are very efficient in handling dense population. Plus with trains, you don’t have to worry much about traffic jams even though they may screw up and become late. Also, with cars, only certain people can drive, obviously people with licenses. Driving also requires bravery and trust. No matter how careful you are, you do not know how much caution other drivers around you are taking. With trains, people with any age, any occupation can ride on it, including people who have trauma of driving cars.

Trains may be noisy, uncomfortable, stressing and irritating, but to handle the growing population of the world, I think public transportation will have to take the main role in the future of transportation.