January 30

Underwatch

Hey everyone! Another post! Wow! Instead of theories, today, I am going to be talking about one of my favorite video games, Overwatch!  I’m not too sure if I talked about this before…I don’t think I have.  Let’s get into it!

Overwatch is a first person shooting game.  Each regular game is a 6v6 battle.  There are 4 game modes.  There is assault, control, escort, and hybrid.  In assault, the attacking team needs to claim two capture points.  The defending team just needs to prevent them from taking the points until the time runs out.  In control, both teams battle to take control for one point.  Whichever team gets the capture point to 100% first wins that round.  The first team to get to two wins.  Unlike the other game modes, this mode doesn’t have a time limit.  It’s just whoever gets to 100% first.  In escort, the attacking team needs to move a payload from one point to another.  The payload moves when the attacking team is standing on it or is near it.  Hybrid is a combination of the modes assault and escort.  You have to capture on point.  Once you do that, you escort a payload.

An important piece of the game is the characters.  Currently, there is 29 heroes.  There are three categories; Tank, Damage, and Support.  Damage is the category that has the most heroes.  There are seven tanks, 16 damage, and six support.  Each hero has different abilities that they can use to help them in battle.  Each hero also has an ultimate.  They need to deal damage or heal teammates to fill up the gauge.  You need to get it up to 100%.  Each hero fills up their gauge at different speeds.

The first hero I will be talking about is Ana.  Ana is a support character.  Her full name is Ana Amari.  She was sent on a mission, and she was believed to have been killed by Widowmaker.  In reality, she survived the attack.  Ana’s weapon is a Biotic Rifle.  Her abilities are Sleep Dart and Biotic Grenade.  If you hit an enemy with Sleep Dart, it will put them to sleep for a small amount of time.  When they are asleep, they are unable to do anything.  Biotic Grenade heals allies and damages enemies.  It also prevents them from healing for a short amount of time.  Finally, her ultimate is Nano Boost.  Nano Boost can be applied to any teammate.  As soon as it is applied, it heals them.  It causes hem to deal more damage, and they take less damage from enemies’.

The next hero I will be talking about is D.va.  D.va is a tank.  D.va’s real name is Hana Song.  Hana is a professional gamer who uses her skill to pilot a mech.  D.va’s weapons are called Fusion Cannons.  Unlike other heroes, her weapon has infinite ammo.  Outside of her mech, D.va’s weapon is a Light Gun.  All of D.va’s abilities can only be used when she is in her mech.  Her abilities are Boosters, Defense Matrix, and Micro Missiles.  Boosters launch D.va in the direction she is looking.  She is able to boost into enemies to knock them back.  Defense Matrix is a target shaped array that can stop projectiles coming at D.va.  Micro Missiles are a bunch of tiny missiles that D.va can shoot at an enemy.  Finally, D.va’s ultimate is Self-Destruct.  She ejects from her mech and causes it to explode.  It deals a ton of damage to enemies.

The final person I will be talking about is Genji.  Genji’s real name is Genji Shimada.  Genji is a cyborg.  His brother, Hanzo, and him got into an argument which caused Hanzo to “kill” Genji.  Genji’s weapon are Shurikens.  His abilities are Deflect and Swift Strike.  When Genji uses deflect, all projectiles coming at him are deflected back at the enemy.  When using Swift Strike, Genji dashes at an enemy while slashing them with his katana.  If he kills somebody while this ability is on cool down, he gets it back immediately.  Genji’s ultimate is Dragonblade.  Genji uses his katana for a brief amount of time to deal high damaging strikes to opponents.

That is all I will be talking about for today! I will probably make a post in the future about my experiences in Overwatch w/ Sarah. 😛 I hope you enjoyed this post! Later!

January 30

Theories. . . Again

Hey everyone! I cut the last post short because it was getting a bit long.  Actually, it wasn’t THAT long.  Oh well. I ended off the last post when RM left his friends because he was moving.  I guess I’ll continue from there :P.  WAIT ONE MORE THING! In the last post, I accidentally only said the HYYH series was apart of it.  I meant to put a lot more albums because the story is VERY big.  The albums are…

Yeah…I missed like 4 albums :/ Well then, let’s continue!

After Namjoon Left

Taehyung came home to his father abusing his sister.  He can’t control himself and ends up…I don’t know if I can say this…stabby stabbying him.  He calls RM and says that he wants to see him.  In the next scene, you see a telephone box chained up.  RM is trying to get inside of it, but he can’t.  It resembles how RM lived too far away, so he couldn’t help Taehyung.  Taehyung’s sister took the blame for stabby stabbying their father.  In Stigma, Taehyung’s solo, the lyrics are, “You who was punished in my stead. You who were only delicate and fragile,” and, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry my sister. Even if I try to hide it or conceal it, it can’t be erased.”  Jungkook and Suga were at their secret meeting place during a “Visiting Day” for parents.  A teacher suddenly barged into the room and slapped Jungkook so hard that he fell to the ground.  The teacher started to yell at him, but Suga pushed them back and protected Jungkook.  When Suga was at home, he took out a piano key from inside the desk.  It was from his mom’s piano.  He threw it out the window and said that he will never play piano again.  After that, he never wen’t to school for 10 days since he was suspended.  Jungkook tried to play the piano, but it never sounds like how Suga plays.  Jungkook blames himself for what happened.  Jimin and J-Hope still hang out, but instead of walking, they take the bus.  One day at the bus stop, Jimin had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital. J-Hope never knew about Jimin’s condition.  Jimin’s mom blames J-Hope for everything that happened.  Jimin stopped going school after that.  He was still in the hospital.  One day, Jimin told his first lie.  He told the doctor that he couldn’t remember anything.

End of High School

J-Hope still dances at the studio.  “I smile; even if I’m sad, I smile.” Suga was walking around a town drunk.  He closes his eyes and hears the sound of a piano. “I opened my eyes at the sudden sound of a horn just as a car grazed narrowly past me.”  He runs towards a music shop, and there was someone sitting in front of a piano.  Memories came back.  The person in front of the piano lifted their head up.  It was Jungkook.  Jin went back to the ocean.  It’s been 2 years and 10 months since they all came to the ocean. J-Hope, Suga, and Taehyung decide they should visit RM.  Taehyung was late because he was being chased by the police for spraying graffiti.  His shirt was torn, so he changed into one of RM’s shirts.  While he ws changing, RM saw the bruises on his back.  Jungkook purposely found thugs and tried to provoke them.  He ended up getting beat up by them (To cheer up the mood, Jungkook had a hard time filming the scene and would always laugh because the thugs were some of his friends :D).  “I climbed up to the roof of the construction site.  I walked on top of the railing holding out both my hands for balance.  That gave me the idea that I could “fall” if I just took one more step.  But would death bring the end of anything?”  Later on, Jungkook wandered the streets aimlessly.  He ended up getting into a car crash while crossing the street.   J-Hope was practicing dance with Jimin and his friend.  All of a sudden, J-Hope couldn’t look at the face of his friend.  He goes to the corner of a room to try and calm down.  He ends up realizing that his friend reminds him of his mother.  Jin ends up getting a call from J-Hope.  “Hyung, Jungkook had a car accident that night.”

Time Skip UWU <3

It’s two months after Jungkook’s car accident.  By the way, Jungkook is still alive <3.  RM sees a girl passing out flyers on a bridge.  The girls drops some, so he helps her pick them up. He notices that she has a yellow rubber band.  Taehyung witnesses a girl stealing at a store, but helps her pay for it.  It was the 3rd time he met the girl at the store.  She tried to hide from him and follow him quietly.  He caught her following and got her to talk to him.  RM was in an elevator.  He saw a person that had the same yellow rubber band as the girl on the bridge.  “I raised my head and made eye contact with them through the mirror.  They looked away.  There were many moments like this.”  Jimin and J-Hope are dancing in the studio.  Jimin is trying his best to keep up with J-Hope, but he’s just not as good.  Jimin is quite jealous of J-Hope’s dancing ability.  He wants to be able to dance just like him.  Jin sees a girl running across train tracks.  While running past him, she dropped her diary.  While in the hospital, Jungkook made a friend.  He started to write songs.  He’s been practicing for a long time.  His friend said that they liked it because they were pretty.  Jin was driving one night when he saw a flower shop.  He had visited several flower shops and no one knew about a Smeraldo.  Jin had another note that stated, “‘Why do you need that flower of all flowers?’ he asked.  Jin thought, “Because I wanted to make that person happy. Because I wanted to make that person smile. Because I wanted to see that person enjoy it. Because I wanted to be a good person.”  It turns out, that in the girl’s diary, there is a checklist.  On the checklist, Smeraldo is one of the flowers she wants.  Jin is getting ready to meet the girl.  Finally, he picked up the flowers.  While the girl was crossing the street when she was suddenly hit by a car.

“I thought, If only I could turn back time.  Can anyone remember the moment they fall in love.  Can anyone predict the moment their love will end?  What could be the reason that humans don’t have the ability to recognize those moments?  And why was I given the power to return all of those things?” ~Seokjin

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I apologize because this post is litersally EVERYWHERE.  Maybe in the future when all of the theories and stuff are done, I will make a post explaining it better :P.  Well…That was a lot of writing…If you are confused about this/Want to know more, you can talk to me or leave a comment, and I will try my best to help you understand this very, very complicated series.  This is such a big story that I had a hard time understanding.  There is a Webtoon for BTS called Save Me.  That adds SO MUCH more to the story!  BUT! I do recommend reading the Webtoon.  It is amazing! Finally, thank you for reading! I don’t think anyone would read this entire thing, but I had fun writing it, so that’s fine! Bye Bye! Saranghae! <3333

January 30

HYYH Era/I Need U – BTS

Hey everyone !! I am not writing this post on my own volition, but at least I get to write about something I enjoy.  Today, or whenever you read this, I am going to be talking about the HYYH Era.  It is also known as The Most Beautiful Moment In Life by BTS.  HYYH stands for 화양연화 (Hwa Yong Yeon Hwa).  

This is the album cover for HYYH Part 1.  This album includes songs such as I NEED U, Dope, Hold Me Tight, Converse High, and much more.

This is the album cover for HYYH Part 2.  This album includes songs such as Run, Butterfly, Silver Spoon, Autumn Leaves, and a ton of others.

*DISCLAIMER* Even though I have only listed two albums, there is a theory about the third, but I will get back to that later.

The HYYH trilogy is about the struggles the boys face from growing up.  People have compared it to a caterpillar growing into a butterfly.  This whole story is mainly about Jin.  Jin is struggling with his “metamorphosis.”  He is trying to reconnect with his younger self.

Everything would make more sense if you watch the video, but I would like to warn you that there is a bit of violence and stuff.  If you don’t want to see this version, there is a cleaner one here.

The next theory I will be going into is connected to more music videos.  I NEED U, Run, and The Prologue are just all reoccurring events but from a different perspective and timeline.  BTS has released many, many songs.  People have believed that they all somehow connect.  If you don’t want to watch a bunch of videos, I understand.  I will try my best to sum it up (in chronological order).

DISCLAIMER!! THIS IS A STORY LINE!! NOT REAL LIFE!! (Also, names aren’t really important. You don’t need to know who the people are. You just need to know their story.)

Before High School

J-Hope’s mom abandoned him at a theme park.  He lived in an orphanage for 10 years.  Taehyung’s dad came home after being gone for a long time.  He ran to give his dad a hug, but he smelt alcohol on him.  This was the first time his father mistreated him.  Suga’s house caught on fire, and unfortunately, his mother got caught in it and passed away.  At this time, J-Hope is no longer in the orphanage. Jimin gets discharged from the hospital and transfers school.  RM lives in a trailer.

High School

Jin arrives from America and is brought to a school.  His father is very strict.  After the start of the semester, Jimin met J-Hope. All of the 7 boys became close friends (Jungkook, Taehyung, Jimin, J-Hope, Suga, Jin, and RM).  They would always hang out in a empty classroom.  All the boys met up out of school.  After, they went to RM’s house.  Jin holds up a picture of the ocean and shows J-Hope.  He asks him, “We…Should we go here?”  The next day, they all went to the ocean together.  They went to a gas station that RM may work at in the future.  You see it in the I Need U MV.  The next morning, Taehyung decided to jump off a platform into the ocean.  After that, many arguments and disagreements came. You can see a note left by Jin that says, “Taehyung’s eyes that shone like a flame, the way they looked at me as though they had heard something unbelievable. Namjoon’s hand that tried to stop Taehyung, and I who couldn’t take it and ended up swinging at Taehyung with my fist. Failing to find Taehyung who ran out, I returned to the dorm near the beach and no one was there.”  Ever since then, they never met up as a group.  Jimin and J-Hope were still good friends though.  They would always walk home from school together.  It was RM’s last day at school.  He was moving away.  He left a message for the boys, “We need to survive.”  He changed his mind and crumpled the paper.  Instead, he wrote, “We’ll meet again.”

OK!! That is all I will be writing for this post! Part 2 is coming very soon, and I can promise that! 🙂 Thanks for reading.

December 15

Casting Back ~ SBC Week 10

Hello everyone!  The Student Blogging Challenge is coming to an end.  I am going to answer a lot of questions, so yeah.  Enjoy 😀

How many weeks of the challenge did you participate in?

I participated in all 10 😀

How many posts did you write in the ten week period?

I have wrote 13 posts!

How many comments did you receive from classmates, teachers, or other videos?

I have received two comments.

Which posts did you enjoy writing the most and why?

The post that I enjoyed most writing was the free week.  I enjoyed writing this one because I got to write whatever I wanted.  I wasn’t forced to write on a certain topic.  I was free to write whatever I wanted to.

Which web tools did you use to show creativity on your blog?

I have a flag counter and a translator.

What are your plans for your blog now? Will you keep posting?

I think that I am going to try and post every week.  Maybe every Friday?  Who knows 😛 I never keep these kinds of promises.

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That is all of the questions that I am answering! Now I am asking my sister for an opinion of my blog 😀

What were your first impressions of this blog?

I thought that it looked very colorful.  I THINK that it’s BTS as the background.  There are a lot of pictures on some of the posts.

What captured your attention?

The pictures in the posts really grabbed my attention.  Some of the titles were very creative.

What distracted you on the blog?

The moving background distracted me a little bit.

What suggestions can you give me to improve my blog?

I don’t think that there is much to change.   Maybe just make your background a little less distracting. That’s it 🙂

I take this all as constructive criticism 🙂  Thank you all for reading! It was nice going on this short journey of challenges with you all! Bye!

December 8

30 Minutes of Code

Hey everyone!  I am going to be talking about my experience with coding games.  The title is “30 minutes” because I didn’t play the games for an hour.  At most, 30 minutes :P.

I did Gumball’s Coding Adventure! I took interest in this game because I actually watch the TV show.

I learned many many many things from just the introduction video haha.  Before this, I had almost no clue about how to code, but now, I can say that I know a LITTLE TINY bit.  I learned that computer science uses computers to make projects called programs.  Programs can help people solve problems, do work, entertain others, and save time.  When computer scientists write instructions in a programming language, it is called coding.  I also learned what sequencing and loops are.

I learned SO much in just 30 minutes!  I highly recommend this game.  You learn a lot while having fun.  (If you would like to try this game, click HERE <3)

That is all I have for this post!  I would write more, but sadly, I am sick :(.  I am feeling a bit tired, so this post isn’t too long.  Thank you for reading though!  I’ll see you in the next post!  Bye!

 

November 29

Good Ol’ Celebrations ~ SBC Week 8

I’m back with another post! Today, I am going to be talking about family celebrations. Yay! Just a heads up, my family doesn’t really do anything special haha.

My family doesn’t have too many celebrations, so I am just going to go into detail about one of them! 😀 I will be doing Christmas. Yes, I know, this is very boring, but like I said earlier, my family doesn’t really do anything special. Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Christmas is a time of giving and receiving. You give presents…then you receive some. That’s Christmas for you!

Bing Free to Share and Use Images Have a cute dog because why not! (Mostly) Everyone loves dogs uwu :3

On Christmas Eve, we get together with a bunch of family members and have a big party. I think that it is at the Okinawan Center.  We have games and prizes that you can win. It’s really fun, and at the end, we all play bingo. Whenever you get a bingo, you get $1, so of course, I’m going to play for that money :P. Even though it’s not a lot, money is money. Every dollar counts!!

After the Christmas Eve party, we go straight home. By the time we get home, it’s already like 2AM, so I want to go to sleep. I need sleep like a normal person 🙂 because I am a normal person…I think.

You would normally think kids would want to wake up early and peek into presents. That’s totally NOT me. I wake up late because sleep is #1 priority. Once I wake up, I go outside and sit on my couch. My dad records me and my sister opening presents every year, so I always have to wait for my sister to wake up. Once she is up, we open presents and all that jazz.

My Christmas is basically like everyone else’s. Go to a party, go home, sleep, wake up, then open presents…simple. The only thing is that my sister has been gone for Christmas 3 years in a row (Going to be 4), so the videos are just be sitting…ripping…smiling…yeah. It’s pretty boring without her. To all those people out there with siblings! Without them, your life is boring!

Thank you for reading my post! I will see you all later! Goodbye!!!!!

November 25

One Of The Most Triggering Games Ever A.K.A. Monster Hunter World ~ SBC Week 7

Hey everyone! The week has come where I am able to write whatever I want! Well, I am able to do that every week…but now it is mandatory, so I GOTTA DO IT! Ok, back on topic! Today, I am going to be talking about the most triggering game, in my opinion. That game is Monster Hunter World. The game is about hunting monsters, hence the title of the game. There have been 4 games before this one. I have played all 0 of them :3. Ok i’m going to stop talking about all the boring stuff now.

Monster Hunter World starts off with you on a boat. Big boat. In the middle of an ocean. Big ocean. Your boat is headed to the NEW WORLD! A new land filled with a lot of new monsters. On the ride there, you run into an elder dragon, Zorah Magdaros. He is basically a huge rock with a volcano on his back. When I say huge rock…I mean huge rock. He is literally a walking volcano.

After going through the tutorial and all that jazz, you end up in a big…town…city…place (?) called Astera. It is like the main HQ for all hunters. As quick as you came, you leave to do your first quest. You need to hunt 7 Jagras. Very simple…next quest. Now, you need to hunt 5 Female Kestodon and 3 Male Kestodon. Again, simple. (I’m just kidding…I died once on this quest because they cornered me, and I was a noob.) Ok, this is the first…boss…quest. You have to fight a Great Jagras.

I don’t want to spoil too many things, so now I am going to talk about more monster because WHY NOT!

I already mentioned the Great Jagras, so onto the Kulu-Ya-Ku.

Kulu is a big bird dinosaur.  You have to hunt him/her because she is known for taking items. You want to start a camp, but you know the Kulu is going to steal things. That can’t happen…so yeah…

ONTO THE NEXT MONSTER! This monster is called the Barroth. Barroth is a mud t-rex.

Me and Sarah (go look at her page :3) consider Barroth a mud puppy. If he was shrunk down in size to a little puppy, I think he would be cute. Barroth can be VERY annoying to fight though. I have fought him about…8 times…and I am so done lol. I get triggered when a Bazelgeuse come SWOOPING IN DROPPING HIS EXPLODING SCALE THINGIES. I have died so many times because of it. Also I hate it when a Diablos joins  this giant mess of a fight. I just have to run for my life.

Next up is Tobi-Kadachi. Tobi-Kadachi is one of my favorite monsters.

Tobi-Kadachi is like an electric squirrel gone hyper. I have Tobi-Kadachi Pulsar Blades, and I recommend them for any hunter :)))

The final monster(s) that I will be talking about is the Rathian and the Rathalos. I can’t find any QUALITY photos, so you have to look up what they look like. Rathian is a green dragon while on the other hand, Rathalos is a red dragon. Rathians are female while on the other hand, Rathalos’ are male. Rathian tend to stay on the ground more while on the other hand, Rathalos tends to fly more. Both have spiked at the ends of their tails which can poison you. It can get VERY VERY annoying.

I am currently fighting a Pink Rathian, and I’m getting triggered. 🙂

THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS POST! I WAS GOING TO INCLUDE WEAPONS, BUT I RAN OUT OF TIME! Here are a few links if you are interested in more information 🙂

Thank you for reading! I’ll see you in the next post! Buh-bye!

November 18

A B C . . . It’s Easy As 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ~ SBC Week 6😛

Hey everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today, I will be doing the sCIENCE aLPHABET! I hope you all enjoy! Let’s begin!

A . . . is for Aurora – Illumination of the sky caused when electrons and protons from space collide with atoms and molecules of air in Earth’s upper atmosphere

B . . . is for Big Bang Theory (Not the TV show) – Most accepted theory to describe the origin and evolution of the universe

C . . . is for Climatology – Study of Climate; humidity, temperature, winds, etc.

D . . . is for Dark Matter – Matter that can’t be detected by current instruments, although its existence can be inferred by its gravitational interactions

E . . . is for Ethane – Colorless and odorless gas that belongs to the alkane series of hydrocarbons

F . . . is for Frequency – Rate at which a wave moves: number of full cycles performed by the wave in a second

G . . . is for Galaxy – Structure formed by an assembly of thousands of millions of stars together with gas and dust

H . . . is for Hydrazine – Storable liquid propellant used on spacecraft

I . . . is for Igneous Rock – Rock that has been crystalized from a molten state

J . . . is for Jupiter – Fifth planet out from the sun and the first and largest of the gas giants

K . . . is for Kuiper Belt – Spherical region of the outer Solar System populated by numerous “ice dwarfs”

L . . . is for Leonids – Meteor shower which occurs around November 17 each year

M . . . is for Magnetosphere – Region surrounding a planet which contains charged particles controlled by the planet’s magnetic field

N . . . is for Nebula – Cloud of dust and gas in space

O . . . is for Occultation – Complete or partial eclipsing of one astronomical object by another

P . . . is for Perihelion – Point in a planet’s orbit when it is nearest to the sun

Q . . . is for Quark – Elemental particle which is believed to be the fundamental structural unit from which all other particles are made

R . . . is for Red Giant – An old star that has used up all the hydrogen in its nucleus and uses other elements as fuel to keep shining

S . . . is for Solar Flare – Sudden violent explosion on the sun which occurs above complex active regions in the photosphere

T . . . is for Thermal Gradient – Rate at which the temperature changes with position

U . . . is for Ultra Luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRG) – Type of galaxy which is very bright when observed at infrared wavelengths

V . . . is for Voyager Satellite – Name of two NASA spacecrafts designed to study the outer planets

W . . . is for White Dwarf – A very dense star with a mass below 1.4 solar masses that is no longer burning nuclear fuel

X . . . is for XEUS Mission – Future global x-ray astronomy mission

Y . . . is for Yttrium – Metallic element usually included in the rare-earth group that occurs usually with other rare elements in minerals

Z . . . is for Zonal Wind – Atmospheric wind component which flows along the latitude

I got all of the words and definitions from Science Glossary and Merriam-Webster(Only for Y)! I learned a lot of things from doing this. I learned how an aurora is formed. I also learned that solar flares are just little explosions on the surface of the sun. I hope you learned as much as I did!

I had TONS of fun finding all these picture…for some reason.  It took me about 30 minutes to put all of them in though :P. Maybe it was because I kept on getting distracted, but that’s off topic.  I really hope you all enjoyed this post! See you all next week!

November 14

My AMAZING WORK!! ~ Library Research

Hey everyone! This is the last post for my “Best Work” category!  It will include two pieces of work like the language arts one.  This time, I am going to be talking about my work from library research. Enjoy!

The first piece of work that I am going to be talking about is my September 11 Remembrance Research.  I had to write about what I researched about it, so I wrote about a lot of different memorials.  Here it is:

Whenever I think about September 11, I feel sad and depressed.  So many people lost their lives. Even though it happened 17 years ago, many people are still affected by it.  There are two of the largest manmade waterfalls where the towers used to be. The names of nearly 3,000 people who died are engraved there.  The waterfalls are meant to be a “powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history.  In Bayonne Harbor, New Jersey, artist Zurab Tsereteli found a way to express the pain and grief of 9/11 survivors. A 100-foot tall bronze monument with a 4-ton nickel teardrop was built. From far away, the Twin Towers looked like one building, which is why Tsereteli’s memorial is one larger tower with a tear in the middle to represent the grief.  There is another memorial that isn’t as well known. It is two piers that have 110 boards to represent the 110 floors in the World Trade Center. There is a steel sculpture that reads, “In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.” There is another sculpture in Battery Park, New York City. The sculpture is called The Sphere, and it is meant to symbolize world peace through world trade.  It was built for the opening of the World Trade Centers in 1971. It was damaged during the 9/11 attack, but it manage to survive. After 9/11, two items were found inside of it. There was a Bible and an airplane seat. Currently, the sphere isn’t just a sculpture. It is, “an icon of hope and indestructible spirit of this country.” The next structure is on Staten Island in New York City. On 9/11, Staten Island faced a loss of 274 people.  It was one of the hardest hits the community took. The memorial was built for members to come and reflect the lives of loved ones. The structure is made of two thin, white structures. They represent postcards to the loved ones. The last memorial is at Boston-Logan International Airport in Massachusetts. This memorial is made to represent the lives lost on American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 to Los Angeles on 9/11. A Place of Remembrance was created through a public design contest.  This memorial is a glass cube with the victims’ names etched on the walls. The ceiling of the memorial looks like a “fractured sky” because the creator said that no one ever looked at the sky the same way again.

I chose this piece of (amazing) work because I spent almost an ENTIRE period researching, taking notes, and writing this out.  It was tiring hehehhe.  I think it turned out good! (I hope I have no spelling mistakes…)

The F I N A L piece of work that I will be showing is my Here I Am writing.  Here I Am is a picture book, so our teacher gave us an assignment to give the book words! It was really fun and creative! Here is my work:

Today is the day, the day I never wanted to come. This miserable day that may ruin my entire life. I feared that this day would come eventually. Today is the day that I move from my home to New York.The plane is a crowded space. The aisles filled with people of different height and ages. All of those people took a seat when the plane was about to take off. The whole flight was long and dreadful. I felt the need to stretch the entire flight. Eventually, I found myself drifting to sleep for most of the flight. At least I found something to take up time with.  The airport was massive with many people inside. I felt like such a small person amongst the wide variety of people.   We soon entered a yellow vehicle known as a taxi. It took us around the entire city. After about 15 minutes, it dropped us off in front of many random apartments. It took us some time, but we finally found our apartment. When we went inside, I felt this feeling of emptiness, but when I reached inside my pocket, I realized that maybe things would be alright.  I decided to take a little walk outside. There was a little pond near a restaurant. I stood there for a bit deciding what to do. Eventually, I reached into my pocket and took out a tiny seed. It was the only thing I had that reminded me of home. I carefully held the seed in my hands. It started to glow a bright red. Instantaneously, the scent of my home started to emit. It started to feel a bit like home.  Within minutes, I had to head back to the apartment. I layed down on the bed in between my parents. They were already asleep, but I couldn’t get myself to doze off. I stuck my hand in my pocket and took out the little seed again. This time, my whole imagination was released. Leaves and birds emerged from the small seed. Anything was possible with this tiny seed.  I spent most of my days inside the apartment. If I wasn’t in the apartment, I was wandering around the city discovering new things. Everything seemed pretty boring. I started school a few days later, but nothing seemed to be of my interest. Things just seem to be getting duller and duller.  My mom asked if I wanted to go for a walk, but I had to decline. I wasn’t in the mood to do anything. As soon as she left, I saw a mysterious figure outside of my window. I opened the window and looked down. It was a little girl jumproping. While I was looking down, I accidentally dropped my seed. It hit the girl on the head and fell to the floor. She noticed and picked the seed up, but she started to jump away. I called out for her, but I guess she couldn’t hear me. I ran down the stairs in hopes to catch her before she gets away.  We raced through crowded streets and past busy shops. After running for what seemed like forever, I lost sight of her. I thought the world was over, but it was just merely the beginning. After letting go of that seed, I started to become more attached to my new home. I realized that moving may not have been so bad after all.   While walking through the park one day, I spotted the same girl near a tree. I walked over, and she handed me back the seed. I showed her what this seed resembles, and I started to lead her to a dirt patch. We squatted down and buried the seed together. In an instant, the seed grew into a big and healthy tree. To me, the seed resembled a new start to life.  The girl and I soon became good friends. Our little siblings became friends as well.  As I walked onto the bridge, I looked at my reflection and thought, “Here I am.”

I chose this (also amazing) piece of work because it took me SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO LONG to do.  I had to literally read the book 20 times.  It’s seems like an easy picture book but NO! There is so many things to look at and write about. I thought that the end product was good considering that I sometimes stayed up till 10:00 doing it. Yeah…I hope you enjoyed!

 

November 14

My AMAZING WORK!! ~ Language Arts

Hello! Now, I am going to be talking about my best work for language arts! This will include two pieces of work because I am really proud of these two things!

The first thing is an essay about the book, Outsider.  We had to explain what a character meant in his quote.  It was really fun to look deeper into what the character meant.  Here is the essay:

In chapter 9, Johnny tells Ponyboy to “stay gold.”  It is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recited to Johnny when they were at the hideout in Windrixville Church.  I think that Johnny also means to “stay innocent.” Johnny applied this to youth and innocence. Nobody can be unaffected by the harshness of life.  Johnny seems to realize how useless fighting is, so he tells Ponyboy to stay innocent. He could have great qualities that set him apart from the rest of his group.  

“Nothing gold can stay,” means that all good thing must come to an end.  The name of the Robert Frost poem is Nothing Gold Can Stay. The poem says, “Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold.  Her early leaf’s a flower; but only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden sank to grief, so dawn goes down to day, nothing gold can stay.”  You cannot be untouched by the harshness of life. Eventually, everything will lose its innocence, but Johnny wants Ponyboy to keep his innocence for as long as he can.  

Johnny want Ponyboy to keeps his innocence.  He wants his golden traits to set him apart from the rest of the Greasers.  Johnny knows very well that Ponyboy is better than the regular Greaser. To Johnny, fighting is useless.  Compared to Greasers such as Dally, Ponyboy seems like a person who wouldn’t hurt a fly. Ponyboy becoming like Dally is the last thing Johnny would want.  Ponyboy has many qualities that make him unique compared to the average hoodlums.

In the quote, Johnny applied youth to what he meant in his quote.  Nobody can stay innocent for their entire life. Everyone is affected by the roughness of society.  Johnny wants Ponyboy to stay the smart and intelligent boy he is. He should always be able to look at sunsets, movies, and books to find happiness.  

All good things must come to an end.  You can’t avoid what life has coming. Johnny has and always did want the best for Ponyboy.  He saw the good in him when everyone else didn’t.

I chose this because I was REALLY proud.  I spent a lot of time and thinking to make this.

The next piece of work that I am going to show is my Challenger Mission Resume.  It is just a cover letter, but I was really proud of it.  It took me a LONG LONG LONG time to think about what I was going to write.  Here it is:

Dear Ms. Kojima,

My name is Raya, and I am writing to apply for the Remote and Life Support position at the Challenger Mission.  I work well with others, and I am a quick thinker. I can solve problems quickly. I think that I would be a good fit for both of these jobs.

My first choice is Remote.  I have the skills needed to do well for this job.  I have good teamwork skills and I can work really well with people. One of the roles of Remote is to identify and solve emergencies.  I have good critical thinking skills and can work with others to find the best solution to a problem.

My second choice is Life Support.  Again, I have good teamwork skills, so I would be able to work well with my partner.  One of the roles of Life Support is to conduct test and record results. I am meticulous in work and believe I would excel in making sure that tests are accurate. Another one of the roles in Life Support is to work well under stress. During my 6 years of playing golf, I have had my fair share of stressful situations, and I have learned how to excel in those scenarios.

Sincerely,

Raya