Masterpiece Academy Continuation

Apolinar's Presentation
' If man evolved from apes , then why are there still apes? '
* Charles Darwin - natural selection
* So do we really come from > humans & apes evolved from an extinct ancestor

Edgar's Presentation
How does life change with a child?
* Good & bad things > they were happy , felt more love
less money , stressed
* Statistics : 3 out of 10 teenage girls get pregnant
* Having a baby > true meaning of joy
* Wasn't scared > felt different > didn't have a feeling at all - Son is two years old now .
* Change isn't bad > happier now
* " Little kids .. they're crazy "

Angel's Presentation
* While using the web , we don't have our own privacy
* Your search engine's are all kept in records > you think it's private
*Its bad to search yourself up > gives them an advantage

Maria's Presentation
' Should abortion b legal? '
* There are two types of abortion > abortion pill - medical abortion & clinical abortion
* " Abortion is murder "
* People support abortion because it's a " fundamental right "
* A baby shouldn't come to the world if it's not wanted .
(Strongly disagree > but that's just my opinion .)

Master Piece Academy

Angel's Presentation
* Immigrant Farm Workers should be recognized for what they do
* Shocking tragedy : Cousin passed away ( car accident ) ' Caucasian man hit & left like if nothing happened > Us Mexicans get no justice .
* Talking about family experiences ; his family coming to the United States
* Dad taken from I.C.E , three days before his birthday > dad got treated way worse than how prisoners get treated > had to deal with discrimination .

Madison's Presentation
" What does it mean to have a voice? "
* Let's people know what you want & what you need .
* example : Spongebob Movie
* Video > found his true identity -

Axel's Presentation
* Tupac Murder Conspiracy
* The Notorious B.I.G murder
- " FBI killed both of them to end the bad things but it didn't work out "

Joseph's Presentation
* " What is Magic? " - Magic is a lot of things to a lot of people ; To a Magician , Magic is the emotions to them
* Presentation in Magic is a whole new thing
* The way a Magician practices is truly profound
* Sight , Sound & Sync

Gladis's Presentation
* ' A senior's guide to college '
- Major's : a main field of specialization
- Only UC applications require personal insert questions
* Letters of recommendation
- mostly used when your applying for scholarships
* UC - research based
CSU - hands on > job right after easy access commuter school

Daniel's Presentation
* You can never fix the past ( crumple a paper , no matter what you can't bring the regular paper back to how it was )
- Flash
- Dragon Ball Z
* You think time is simple > but it isn't
* Time is pretty confusing

Mayra's Presentation
* Giving up hobbies
* Putting people behind
* Put your life at risk
* Changing your life style
                ^  SACRIFICES ^
* " Was it worth it? " > ' I changed my life into something better '


Esperanza's Presentation
* express creativity > cooking
* School does kill creativity
* " Who is creative? " > anyone can be creative

MGOM

* During the time in class , I don't really concentrate so I hardly get any work done , so when I get home I start doing some research . My ' Big Question ' has really increased in work , now that I have another topic to compare it to , it'll help me understand the real explanation on what exactly is Sleep Paralysis . I haven't shared any work with anybody so far , just keeping it to myself , but I eventually intend to share it . I plan to present my work with a compare and contrast form : Sleep Paralysis vs Locked In Syndrome .
* In my opinion , I feel like the MGOM is absolutely a great idea , we are able to learn about something were actually interested in , and I absolutely love it .

Ignite Talks

My big question is ' Why does sleep paralysis usually have you experience a demonic presence / in other words why do you only experience sleep paralysis with demonic spirits? '

So over the break , I couldn't really explore anything about my big question because I just thought about it yesterday .

One thing I learned by exploring yesterday was that people believe that sleep paralysis is actually a spiritual attack by a witch or a demon : its also known as Witch Hag Syndrome . No matter what , you will always get a feeling that something from the underworld is watching you .

The connection I can make with this course is when Dr Preston asks a question & none of us answer him , by that I mean that during sleep paralysis ; your not able to move nor speak but you can look at your surroundings , that's what Dr Preston experiences almost every day ; he looks around but gets nothing back .

One thing that I'm doing next is to Ask people that have experienced Sleep paralysis ; and jot dot their experience with it & make comparisons .

The Digital Divide

My use of technology is not helping me get ahead with my goals : in other words it's holding me back because of all the social media . Snapchat , Instagram , Facebook : you name it . When people search me up , nothing good nor bad pops up , just the usual my social media and what not , but other than that nothing impressing to get me into a high job or anything like that . High schoolers now a days let social media take over their real life , and choose their life basically .

yes I know my last post isn't an essay BUT I did say from the start analyzing was never my thing . Also , adding on to my blog since January 26 , 2017 was pretty nice to see .

The Essay ..

Analyzing has never been my thing , ever since from the start , but here goes nothing .

The essay that Dr. Preston wrote had a pretty good ' go with the flow ' type of structure , and I love go with the flow . To start off exactly how Dr. Preston felt the night before trying to put a decent essay , is how I feel right now .The fact that Dr. Preston used sayings that important people used , really added up more and more importance into his essay ."  the first thing I noticed about Ray Bradbury’s writing was his strong, visceral sense of time and place " - Dr. Preston , besides the fact that you used words that I can say more than half of us don't understand , it was in handy that you put a little key , at the end to help us out . When Montag says to Faber, “We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy." , hit me deep ,you may have too little or too much , nothing in between . One question during the Socratic seminar that I had in mind was " How would it turn out to be if the story had a flip to it , books were never burned , the bombings never happened , neither the negative , but what if it was still called " Fahrenheit 451 . " No one really looks at a book and thinks the other way . By putting real life stories helps us understand more and more about situations like the ones in the book  ." It’s in Montag’s hands. He literally takes his life into his own hands.[9] " , if it wasn't for the notes you left at the end , I wouldn't have understand what you meant by " It's in Montag's hands . " . After explaining it in deeper meaning , basically after explaining everything in deeper meaning , shows that books have way more to offer than just an on the side thang .

 " ..... the future is in our hands " - Dr. Preston .

Everything Is A Remix

Remix - To combine or edit existing materials to produce something new

• The term " Remix " originally applied to music .

Anyone is able to Remix anything basically , you don't need expensive tools , you don't even need skills .

" You can even say everything is a Remix . "


Remix is a good metaphor for any kind of creation .

Original ideas are now considered " property "

You can't steal an idea , you can copy an idea , but you can't take credit because it's still their idea .

• " Ideas contain other ideas "

MUSIC AS LITERATURE

In my opinion , I think we can consider music to be literature because there's different types of music that can either rhyme or be educational too . When music contributes to literature some songs use poetry .

Big Question ..

Chapter 1 . GENESIS : The Background Of My Big Question

 

My big question happens to be " Why is it that children hurt the most during family problems? " . This is the question I've had in my head for a while now , the reason why this question interested me is due to the fact that I , myself dealt with family problems last year , and no I'm not a child anymore , but then again I'm not an adult , but I am old enough to realize what's the truth behind everything . Throughout the time that I was dealing with issues in my home , I felt like it was never going to stop . Why was it that I felt the most pain when it had nothing to do with me? Ever since then , I've always been wondering , why is it that we have to deal with depression , self harm , etc , when it doesn't involve us . It's " adult problems , you wouldn't understand " , according to the whole world . I feel that this topic should matter to everyone because you either went through it at least once in your life , or don't you ever wonder how your kids feel when you and your loved one argue in the same house as them , divorce? It's not as easy , children have feelings too , they see things way differently than how everyone thinks . In my opinion , I don't think there's a true answer to this question , due to the fact that people think " divorce " , when parents aren't on good terms , but what if they don't get a divorce? What if they're just trying to hold on for their children? , but they don't realize their own kids want them to separate instead of being in a house of lies . Like I said above , this question matters to me so much because I need an answer on  why I felt like I was the one hurting the most with issues between my mom and dad , and I know I'm not the only one that feels like this .



Vocabulary List #6

• meme - an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means , especially imitation
• virus - a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect , such as corrupting the system or destroying data
• viral - relating to or involving an image , video , piece of information , etc that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another
• blog - a regularly updated website or web page , typically one turn by an individual or small group , that is written in an informal or conversational style
• wiki - a website or database developed collaboratively by a community of users , allowing any users , allowing any user to add and edit content
• URL - an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference to resource on the Internet , has two main components
• website - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more web pages
• www - World Wide Web is a network for online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP
• Internet - a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocals
• 2.0 - used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept , product , service , etc
• open source - denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

Vocabulary List #5

• venomous -capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting
• stolid - calm , dependable , and showing little emotion or animation
• hypnotized - fascinate , capture the whole attention of someone
• suspended - temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force/effect
• transformed - to make through or a dramatic change in form
• accused - a person or group of people changed with or on trial of a crime
• anticipate - expect
• fringe - an ornamental border of threads left loose
• melancholy - a feeling of pensive sadness
• earnestly - purposeful
• dissolve - to be incorporated into a liquid
• aggravate - make worse
• illuminate - light up
• capillary - a tube that has an internal diameter
• proboscis - a nose of a mammal

Vocabulary List #4

• intermittent - stopping or ceasing for a time , starts and stops irregularly
• ebb - the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea
• regress - to move backward ; go back
• tendency - a natural or prevailing disposition to move , proceed , or act in some direction or toward some point
• antiseptic - pertaining to or affecting antisepsis

Vocabulary List #3

• coherent - logically connected ; consistent
• belabor - to explain
• eschew - to abstain or keep away from
• acquisitive - tending or seeking to acquire and own
• emulate - to try , to equal or excel
• banal - originality
• excoriation - to denounce or berate severly
• congeal - to change from soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state
• carping - characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding
• substantiate - to establish by proof or competent evidence
• temporize - to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting
• largesse - generous bestowal of gifts
• tenable - capable of being held
• insatiable - incapable of being satisfied
• reconnaissance - a search made for useful military information in the field , especially by examining the ground
• germane - closely or significantly related
• ramify - to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts
• intransigent - refusing to agree or compromise
• tacitum - inclined to silence