I want to read Huck Finn because I've heard so many good things about the book. I know Mark Twain was a genius and anything his is worth reading. Our next section in humanities covers the American Civil War and slavery in the south. Reading Huck Finn while learning about slavery will be interesting. Learning the true facts and then a fictional story based off of it.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Free Read Book Choice: The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn
I want to read Huck Finn because I've heard so many good things about the book. I know Mark Twain was a genius and anything his is worth reading. Our next section in humanities covers the American Civil War and slavery in the south. Reading Huck Finn while learning about slavery will be interesting. Learning the true facts and then a fictional story based off of it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
One Minute Movie Reflection
1. My partner came up with the main idea and I envisioned and elaborated on it in the writing of the script.
2. The biggest challenge during the writing process was learning the correct script writing format.
3. We revised our script 4 times.
4. Our biggest challenges during pre-production were figuring out how we were going to link together the shots and ho to get all the scenes we wanted to fit into the movie.
5. No. We didn't follow the storyboard.
6. The biggest problem during filming was setting up our props and background.
7. The fact that for a shot only a few seconds long you have to reposition the camera came as a surprise to me.
8. If I could do this project again I would design props that are easier to set up.
9. A challenge we had while editing our movie was that the computer was slow.
10. No we didn't have to re-record any of our scenes.
11. The movie was very different compared to the script so we wrote the script to match the movie.
12. Our movie also strayed from the storyboard so we re-drew it to match the movie.
13. The final challenge we had was that we didn't know how to save our movie project into a movie format.
14. My advice to other amateur film makers is before you attempt perfection perfect simplicity.
2. The biggest challenge during the writing process was learning the correct script writing format.
3. We revised our script 4 times.
4. Our biggest challenges during pre-production were figuring out how we were going to link together the shots and ho to get all the scenes we wanted to fit into the movie.
5. No. We didn't follow the storyboard.
6. The biggest problem during filming was setting up our props and background.
7. The fact that for a shot only a few seconds long you have to reposition the camera came as a surprise to me.
8. If I could do this project again I would design props that are easier to set up.
9. A challenge we had while editing our movie was that the computer was slow.
10. No we didn't have to re-record any of our scenes.
11. The movie was very different compared to the script so we wrote the script to match the movie.
12. Our movie also strayed from the storyboard so we re-drew it to match the movie.
13. The final challenge we had was that we didn't know how to save our movie project into a movie format.
14. My advice to other amateur film makers is before you attempt perfection perfect simplicity.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Outsider's Review
The movie of the Outsiders and the book version were refreshingly similar. The accuracy of many movies to their book originals is something that is too often overlooked in modern movie making. The Outsiders in the fact that they remained true to the book was great.
The major difference between the movie and book was that the book is narrated by Ponyboy while in the movie we miss out on some of Ponyboy's thoughts and his background knowledge of some of the characters.
One flaw I thought was the placement of the music. Its appearence I thought was misplaced and hurt the ambiance of the film.
I thought the teenage actors were a bit weak in their roles. I really didn't believe that they were actually in the position they are set in in the script.
I'd rate it at about 2.5 stars although to some people my rating would be tremendously low. This is only because the actual story didn't really pull me in at any point. I suggest it to people learning about society and money.
The major difference between the movie and book was that the book is narrated by Ponyboy while in the movie we miss out on some of Ponyboy's thoughts and his background knowledge of some of the characters.
One flaw I thought was the placement of the music. Its appearence I thought was misplaced and hurt the ambiance of the film.
I thought the teenage actors were a bit weak in their roles. I really didn't believe that they were actually in the position they are set in in the script.
I'd rate it at about 2.5 stars although to some people my rating would be tremendously low. This is only because the actual story didn't really pull me in at any point. I suggest it to people learning about society and money.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Moral Courage Project
Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey was the owner and manger of the LA Dodgers.
Branch Rickey planned to integrate Major League Baseball by finding an African American baseball player who was so good no one could say he didn't belong in the major league.
Branch Rickey saw the opportunity in the minor leaguer, Jackie Robinson. He bought Robinson's contract from the minor league.
Jackie Robinson was an instant hit with baseball fans and people soon came to love him.
Branch Rickey's success with Jackie Robinson led to more owners and managers hiring African American players.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Alex Barnes
10-7-08
Think tac toe
The book the Wave is set in 1969 in Alto, California. The book is about a teacher who tries to give his high school class a taste of what Nazi Germany would have been like. He creates a movement called the Wave which gets out of hand. The movement spreads to the rest of the school and non-Wave members are threatened and even hurt by Wave members. The teacher realizes he must end the Wave and calls an assembly. He turns on a projector that shows a giant image of Adolf Hitler. He talks about how they all would have made great Nazis. The students feel awful and the Wave ends.
How does the time and place people live in affect the events that happen and how they are affected?
The book the Wave is a great example of how the time and place people live in affect the events that happen and how they are affected. The experiment the Wave never would have happened before Adolf Hitler or the Holocaust. This is how the importance of the time one lives in is shown. The place the book happens in probably wouldn’t have mattered as much. The Wave could have taken place in any city or country and would have been stopped before something extremely bad happened. When the Wave ends in the book the students see how the Wave was making them lose their freedom as individuals. After their experience with the Wave the students would be more careful about joining movements and groups.
10-7-08
Think tac toe
The book the Wave is set in 1969 in Alto, California. The book is about a teacher who tries to give his high school class a taste of what Nazi Germany would have been like. He creates a movement called the Wave which gets out of hand. The movement spreads to the rest of the school and non-Wave members are threatened and even hurt by Wave members. The teacher realizes he must end the Wave and calls an assembly. He turns on a projector that shows a giant image of Adolf Hitler. He talks about how they all would have made great Nazis. The students feel awful and the Wave ends.
How does the time and place people live in affect the events that happen and how they are affected?
The book the Wave is a great example of how the time and place people live in affect the events that happen and how they are affected. The experiment the Wave never would have happened before Adolf Hitler or the Holocaust. This is how the importance of the time one lives in is shown. The place the book happens in probably wouldn’t have mattered as much. The Wave could have taken place in any city or country and would have been stopped before something extremely bad happened. When the Wave ends in the book the students see how the Wave was making them lose their freedom as individuals. After their experience with the Wave the students would be more careful about joining movements and groups.
Alex B.
10-7-08
Tic Tac Toe
Alex Cooper Coming to TV
Famous long time comedian Alex Cooper is coming to TV. After 13 years of great stand up comedy Alex Cooper will now host his own TV show called Mad World. The live series will premier on Comedy Central on the 22nd of this month and will parody current events and political figures.
Environmental Leader Alex Barnes Taken into Custody
Alex Barnes, an environmental leader was arrested along with 532 followers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They refused to move when bulldozers came to plow down a small forest. The police were eventually called and arrested all 533 members of the protest. They are to stand trial on the 29th of this month in the Pennsylvania Superior Court House.
Marshall Applewhite
Alex B.
10-7-08
Novel Think Tac-Toe
Marshall Applewhite was the leader of a UFO religion called Heaven’s Gate. It was Heaven’s Gate’s belief that the world was about to be wiped of human life and then repopulated by God. They believed the only way to escape the destruction was to commit suicide. Their souls would then drift up to a waiting spaceship behind the comet Hale-Bopp which was visible at the time. The spaceship would then take them to Heaven which they called The Next Level. There they would live with the next evolution of humans.
On March 26, 1997, 39 of the 40 Heaven’s Gate members killed themselves by drinking Vodka mixed with a heavy sedative. They also put plastic bags over their heads which prevented them from breathing. They were all dressed alike in black sweat pants and shirts and curiously wore brand new Nike running shoes. The member who did not commit suicide took a video of the dead which he kept secret up until recently.
Although it seems highly unlikely the 39 members of Heaven’s Gate did go to some Next Level. We can never disprove it because you can’t disprove something just because there is no evidence of it.
Link to Marshall Applewhite speaking about Heaven’s Gate beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1RwoHale-BoppHal dd
10-7-08
Novel Think Tac-Toe
Marshall Applewhite was the leader of a UFO religion called Heaven’s Gate. It was Heaven’s Gate’s belief that the world was about to be wiped of human life and then repopulated by God. They believed the only way to escape the destruction was to commit suicide. Their souls would then drift up to a waiting spaceship behind the comet Hale-Bopp which was visible at the time. The spaceship would then take them to Heaven which they called The Next Level. There they would live with the next evolution of humans.
On March 26, 1997, 39 of the 40 Heaven’s Gate members killed themselves by drinking Vodka mixed with a heavy sedative. They also put plastic bags over their heads which prevented them from breathing. They were all dressed alike in black sweat pants and shirts and curiously wore brand new Nike running shoes. The member who did not commit suicide took a video of the dead which he kept secret up until recently.
Although it seems highly unlikely the 39 members of Heaven’s Gate did go to some Next Level. We can never disprove it because you can’t disprove something just because there is no evidence of it.
Link to Marshall Applewhite speaking about Heaven’s Gate beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1RwoHale-BoppHal dd
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