1. My friend Zane
2. This weekend hopefully
3. What kind of car is this?
When did you buy it?
If you could get any other car than this, what would it be?
How often do you drive?
Who else uses this car?
4. weird things they keep in their car and why
Friday, April 28, 2017
HDR photography
2. tripod, hdr photo blending software
3. to get a more jaw-dropping, national geographic kind of photo
4. perfect contrast and not washed out
movie review
Captain Phillips: exaggerated?
2013's Captain Phillips featuring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips and Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the head hijacker is told to be based off of a true story, though some characters feel their story hasn't been told. Even one of Phillips' crew who goes by ATM, says he alerted Phillips about the pirates only to have Phillips walk away and tell him it could be a fishing boat. Phillips denies this.
The question is, whose story is being told in this movie? Is the movie exaggerated to make some seem innocent and some guilty?
In the movie, Phillips received news about recent hijackings in the surrounding waters, but chose to keep his course. The Alabama sailed 300 to 400 miles from the Somali coast, in order to maintain a faster, more direct route, even though at least one warning cautioned that “vessels should consider maintaining a distance of more than 600 miles from Somalia coastline.” Phillips did not listen. The warnings were directed at all the ships in the area, but one was sent directly to Phillips.
The crew's efforts to take the ship back are also largely accurate, though some details are perceived as made up. The book never describes a barefoot pirate stumbling on a field of broken glass left by the crew as a booby trap. They all had sandals in the book.
Though he was made a hero by ensuing media reports, Phillips doesn't call himself a hero for these actions. In the movie, Phillips says things like, "If want to shoot someone, shoot me!" But Phillips says that he never meant to sacrifice himself for the crew, which is where the movie was exaggerated.
In real life, Phillips was on the rescue boat for almost five days, whereas in the movie it seems more like 36 hours or so.
In the movie, things got much worse after Phillips tried to escape, while one of the pirates was urinating off the boat. They asked him if he wanted beer, thinking that all Americans loved beer.
Overall, this movie seems slightly exaggerated and there are pieces that were missing and added in, but I would give this movie a rating of a 9 out of 10. I do recommend this movie for older ages just because there are very violent scenes and some bad words.
I loved this movie and I think it can teach many life lessons throughout it.
2013's Captain Phillips featuring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips and Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the head hijacker is told to be based off of a true story, though some characters feel their story hasn't been told. Even one of Phillips' crew who goes by ATM, says he alerted Phillips about the pirates only to have Phillips walk away and tell him it could be a fishing boat. Phillips denies this.
The question is, whose story is being told in this movie? Is the movie exaggerated to make some seem innocent and some guilty?
In the movie, Phillips received news about recent hijackings in the surrounding waters, but chose to keep his course. The Alabama sailed 300 to 400 miles from the Somali coast, in order to maintain a faster, more direct route, even though at least one warning cautioned that “vessels should consider maintaining a distance of more than 600 miles from Somalia coastline.” Phillips did not listen. The warnings were directed at all the ships in the area, but one was sent directly to Phillips.
The crew's efforts to take the ship back are also largely accurate, though some details are perceived as made up. The book never describes a barefoot pirate stumbling on a field of broken glass left by the crew as a booby trap. They all had sandals in the book.
Though he was made a hero by ensuing media reports, Phillips doesn't call himself a hero for these actions. In the movie, Phillips says things like, "If want to shoot someone, shoot me!" But Phillips says that he never meant to sacrifice himself for the crew, which is where the movie was exaggerated.
In real life, Phillips was on the rescue boat for almost five days, whereas in the movie it seems more like 36 hours or so.
In the movie, things got much worse after Phillips tried to escape, while one of the pirates was urinating off the boat. They asked him if he wanted beer, thinking that all Americans loved beer.
Overall, this movie seems slightly exaggerated and there are pieces that were missing and added in, but I would give this movie a rating of a 9 out of 10. I do recommend this movie for older ages just because there are very violent scenes and some bad words.
I loved this movie and I think it can teach many life lessons throughout it.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
C.E. #6.2
1. 10 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent
2. budgetary, enrollment and equity
3. lawnstarter, favor, snapsitter, tipcow, burro
4. cleveland browns, san fransisco 49ers, chicago bear
5. shade area?
long response:
i think a sanctuary city is a sacred city? I think they could be bad for the US.
SB4 will impact immigrants. 90 - 52. I think we will lose a lot of our population. This will cause rage.
2. budgetary, enrollment and equity
3. lawnstarter, favor, snapsitter, tipcow, burro
4. cleveland browns, san fransisco 49ers, chicago bear
5. shade area?
long response:
i think a sanctuary city is a sacred city? I think they could be bad for the US.
SB4 will impact immigrants. 90 - 52. I think we will lose a lot of our population. This will cause rage.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
CE#6.1
1. 1127 and 1205 E. 52nd St
2. The measure would prohibit transgender people from using the bathroom in public schools and universities and in government buildings that conforms with their gender identity. SB 6 also would overturn city and county regulations requiring transgender-friendly bathrooms.
3. ArtStartArt says it plans to “curate and sell the best work coming out of studio art programs around the country” at artstartart.com.
4. Rangers 2, Canadiens 0 (N.Y. leads series 1-0)
2. The measure would prohibit transgender people from using the bathroom in public schools and universities and in government buildings that conforms with their gender identity. SB 6 also would overturn city and county regulations requiring transgender-friendly bathrooms.
3. ArtStartArt says it plans to “curate and sell the best work coming out of studio art programs around the country” at artstartart.com.
4. Rangers 2, Canadiens 0 (N.Y. leads series 1-0)
■ Bruins 2, Senators 1 (Boston leads series 1-0)
■ Penguins 3, Blue Jackets 1 (Pittsburgh leads 1-
■ Sharks 3, Oilers 2, OT (San Jose leads 1-0)
■ Blues 2, Wild 1, OT (St. Louis leads 1-0)
5. Tony Conrad: Completely in the present
long response: I think that trump has completely changed. he's getting involved in a war that doesn't even involve us. I think he's going crazy. I think this could affect me personally because it's putting my whole country at risk.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
lone star dispatch issue #5
"new leader takes first steps" is about mr. robinson becoming bowie's new head of staff position and he past experiences so inform the students on who is now the new principal for the 2017-18 year and forward.
who? bowie high school principal
what? debate over who should fill the spot
where? bowie high school
when? this past month
why? he is a responsible person with lots of experience
how? they hired him!
who was quoted in the story? Mark Robinson, Brad Lancaster, Amanda Toon, Ruth Ann Widner, Susan Leos.
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I know that Bowie is an outstanding school with great students and a phenomenal faculty. I understand that high expectations are placed on a school with so many strengths and I'm confident that we will continue to cultivate a culture of excellence.
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"thumb-prints bring awareness to bullying" is about a no place for hate campaign and to bring awareness and prevent bullying.
who? bowie high school students
what? bullying awareness
where? bowie high school
when? the week of feb 27
why? to prevent bullying
how? posters
who was quoted in the story? Jimmy Counihan, Hannah Wolfson, Vickie Benson,
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? "You sign your name on a million things, but you don't really thumb-print everything so I like that piece of the project."
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"day in a life: junior lieutenant" is about junior Morgan Andrews and how she becomes lieutenant of 2017-18 year.
who? Morgan Andrews
what? becomes lieutenant
where? bowie high school
when? this year
why? she was responsible and a great leader
how? elected? im guessing
who was quoted in the story? Morgan Andrews, Courtney Allison, Hannah Parsons
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? the last one
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"the never ending fight to stay on top" is about the bowie wrestling teams goal to win state. Christian Moreno and Grace Lemm are on the team and they talked about their season.
who? the wrestling team
what? just finished their season
where? bowie high school
when? 2017
why? because they're graduating
how? practicing hard
who was quoted in the story? Grace Lemm, Glen Lewis, Christian Morenowhat was the strongest quote? " what inspires me the most in watching the other wrestlers in big matches"
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? a statement
"juniors guide students to perform under the spotlight" is about how last month the juniors directed a play called "The laramie project" and they directed the underclassmen. They did this show to help the underclassmen experience acting and help the juniors experience directing.
who? Juniors, sophomores and freshmen
what? The juniors are directing underclassmen in their show
where? bowie high school
when? march 27 and 28
why? their show
how? through monologue
who was quoted in the story? Blake Moyer, Emily Robinett, Anika Scomawhat was the strongest quote?"thats truly want it is: the preservation and presentation of a culture."
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
what the last sentence a question or a statement? a statement
"our great tree is worth saving" is about the tree in the courtyard of bowie is dying. a lot of money and time has been put into saving that tree by the school and the student leadership committee.
who? the tree
what? is dying
where? bowie
when? this year
why? it is old
how? people are raising money to save it
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
no quotes
was the last sentence a question or a statement? statement
who? bowie high school principal
what? debate over who should fill the spot
where? bowie high school
when? this past month
why? he is a responsible person with lots of experience
how? they hired him!
who was quoted in the story? Mark Robinson, Brad Lancaster, Amanda Toon, Ruth Ann Widner, Susan Leos.
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I know that Bowie is an outstanding school with great students and a phenomenal faculty. I understand that high expectations are placed on a school with so many strengths and I'm confident that we will continue to cultivate a culture of excellence.
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"thumb-prints bring awareness to bullying" is about a no place for hate campaign and to bring awareness and prevent bullying.
who? bowie high school students
what? bullying awareness
where? bowie high school
when? the week of feb 27
why? to prevent bullying
how? posters
who was quoted in the story? Jimmy Counihan, Hannah Wolfson, Vickie Benson,
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? "You sign your name on a million things, but you don't really thumb-print everything so I like that piece of the project."
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"day in a life: junior lieutenant" is about junior Morgan Andrews and how she becomes lieutenant of 2017-18 year.
who? Morgan Andrews
what? becomes lieutenant
where? bowie high school
when? this year
why? she was responsible and a great leader
how? elected? im guessing
who was quoted in the story? Morgan Andrews, Courtney Allison, Hannah Parsons
what quote was the strongest in your opinion? the last one
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? statement
"the never ending fight to stay on top" is about the bowie wrestling teams goal to win state. Christian Moreno and Grace Lemm are on the team and they talked about their season.
who? the wrestling team
what? just finished their season
where? bowie high school
when? 2017
why? because they're graduating
how? practicing hard
who was quoted in the story? Grace Lemm, Glen Lewis, Christian Morenowhat was the strongest quote? " what inspires me the most in watching the other wrestlers in big matches"
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
was the conclusion a question or a statement? a statement
"juniors guide students to perform under the spotlight" is about how last month the juniors directed a play called "The laramie project" and they directed the underclassmen. They did this show to help the underclassmen experience acting and help the juniors experience directing.
who? Juniors, sophomores and freshmen
what? The juniors are directing underclassmen in their show
where? bowie high school
when? march 27 and 28
why? their show
how? through monologue
who was quoted in the story? Blake Moyer, Emily Robinett, Anika Scomawhat was the strongest quote?"thats truly want it is: the preservation and presentation of a culture."
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
what the last sentence a question or a statement? a statement
"our great tree is worth saving" is about the tree in the courtyard of bowie is dying. a lot of money and time has been put into saving that tree by the school and the student leadership committee.
who? the tree
what? is dying
where? bowie
when? this year
why? it is old
how? people are raising money to save it
did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
no quotes
was the last sentence a question or a statement? statement
Friday, April 7, 2017
movie reviews
Smurfs - lost village
1. Peyo
2. J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
3. 9
4. the high points are that it supports feminism and girl power
5. low points are that adults arent very interested in it
6. "Sony Pictures Animation has gone back to the well and unapologetically left adults behind for the third entry in their Smurfs franchise. Discarding the combination of live-action and animation that marked the first two efforts, Smurfs: The Lost Village is strictly animated and geared only for younger viewers. The reboot directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) should please its target audience while providing little entertainment value to any adult chaperones who appreciated Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria’s enjoyably over-the-top turns in the first two films."
Rogue One: Star Wars
1. Disney?
2. Tony Gilroy, Chris Weitz
3. 10
4. the high points, again, it has a strong female lead
5. the low points are that it isn't connected to the old movies at all
6. "What the film really lacks is a strong and vigorous male lead (such as Han Solo or John Boyega's Finn in The Force Awakens) to balance more equally with Jyn and supply a sparring partner. None of the men here has real physical or vocal stature, nor any scenes in which they can decisively emerge from the pack in a way that engages audience enthusiasm. Both Luna and Ahmed have proved themselves repeatedly in big-screen and television performances, but their characters never pop here, to the film's detriment. And given that Jyn is rather less gung-ho and imposing than was Ridley's Rey, there's an overall feel of less physical capacity on the part of the main characters."
1. Peyo
2. J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
3. 9
4. the high points are that it supports feminism and girl power
5. low points are that adults arent very interested in it
6. "Sony Pictures Animation has gone back to the well and unapologetically left adults behind for the third entry in their Smurfs franchise. Discarding the combination of live-action and animation that marked the first two efforts, Smurfs: The Lost Village is strictly animated and geared only for younger viewers. The reboot directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) should please its target audience while providing little entertainment value to any adult chaperones who appreciated Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria’s enjoyably over-the-top turns in the first two films."
Rogue One: Star Wars
1. Disney?
2. Tony Gilroy, Chris Weitz
3. 10
4. the high points, again, it has a strong female lead
5. the low points are that it isn't connected to the old movies at all
6. "What the film really lacks is a strong and vigorous male lead (such as Han Solo or John Boyega's Finn in The Force Awakens) to balance more equally with Jyn and supply a sparring partner. None of the men here has real physical or vocal stature, nor any scenes in which they can decisively emerge from the pack in a way that engages audience enthusiasm. Both Luna and Ahmed have proved themselves repeatedly in big-screen and television performances, but their characters never pop here, to the film's detriment. And given that Jyn is rather less gung-ho and imposing than was Ridley's Rey, there's an overall feel of less physical capacity on the part of the main characters."
Thursday, April 6, 2017
sports current event
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/AfterLogin.ashx?Reader=%2FOlive%2FODN%2FAustinAmericanStatesmanNIE%2Fdefault%2Easpx&Id=1215&d=2017-04-06&r=none&c=ec5f6cf06a1bd85c2fd201dc0224beff
Headline: "Tigers runner competes at Texas relays"
it's about the runners competing at last weekend's Texas Relays at Myers Stadium.
jargon: anchor leg: the final position in a relay race
N/A
recap- discusses the recent track meet and how the runners did.
number of players- the article groups the girls together as a whole teamed lists a couple of the male runners as individuals.
Headline: "Tigers runner competes at Texas relays"
it's about the runners competing at last weekend's Texas Relays at Myers Stadium.
jargon: anchor leg: the final position in a relay race
N/A
recap- discusses the recent track meet and how the runners did.
number of players- the article groups the girls together as a whole teamed lists a couple of the male runners as individuals.
sports exploration activity
The top swimmer for USA Olympic Swimming is Michael Phelps breaking 5 world records, including his own, and owns 28 olympic medals; 23 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. The next four are Mark Spitz with 11 medals; 9 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, Matt Biondi with 11 medals; 8 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze, Ryan Lochte with 12 medals; 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze and finally Gary Hall with 10 medals; 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
Michael Phelps won eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and six of those were gold. This brought him up to a tie for the record for medals at a single Olympics. In 2008, Phelps won eight gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won another four gold and two silver. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Phelps won five gold medals and one silver. In total he has won 28 Olympic medals, a record. 23 of these are gold medals.
In backstroke, you cannot flip onto your stomach. In butterfly, your feet cannot separate. In breaststroke, you may not flutter kick.
In competitive swimming, there are some words that may confuse non-swimmers like flip-turn, DQ and what 200, 400, 1600, etc mean.
A flip-turn is the turn a swimmer does when they touch the wall and turn their body (and flip it) to continue onto their next lap. The faster you can do this, the faster your race will be.
A DQ or (disqualification) is when you do something against the rules in the middle of your race, so judges can "DQ" you. This means that your time will not change no matter if you broke a world record or if you won the race, they cannot count your time or position in the race.
The numbers in the title of a race are the distances the swimmers are going. The higher the number, the longer the distance the swimmer is swimming. It can be measured in yards or meters.
A cliche that my coaches always told me about was "swim like a shark is chasing you"
which literally means, swim like a shark is chasing you. Swim as fast as you can.
Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 and attended University of Michigan. He swims for the Olympic team.
Michael Phelps won eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and six of those were gold. This brought him up to a tie for the record for medals at a single Olympics. In 2008, Phelps won eight gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won another four gold and two silver. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Phelps won five gold medals and one silver. In total he has won 28 Olympic medals, a record. 23 of these are gold medals.
In backstroke, you cannot flip onto your stomach. In butterfly, your feet cannot separate. In breaststroke, you may not flutter kick.
In competitive swimming, there are some words that may confuse non-swimmers like flip-turn, DQ and what 200, 400, 1600, etc mean.
A flip-turn is the turn a swimmer does when they touch the wall and turn their body (and flip it) to continue onto their next lap. The faster you can do this, the faster your race will be.
A DQ or (disqualification) is when you do something against the rules in the middle of your race, so judges can "DQ" you. This means that your time will not change no matter if you broke a world record or if you won the race, they cannot count your time or position in the race.
The numbers in the title of a race are the distances the swimmers are going. The higher the number, the longer the distance the swimmer is swimming. It can be measured in yards or meters.
A cliche that my coaches always told me about was "swim like a shark is chasing you"
which literally means, swim like a shark is chasing you. Swim as fast as you can.
Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 and attended University of Michigan. He swims for the Olympic team.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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