http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/
I couln't link this because I was having too much trouble with it so I just pasted the site.
For this website I found even though it isn't about today and and how it talks about the lasting effects of the American Civil war it still represents that we are a completely free country. It talks about how we for the longest time had conflicts in the north and south and we still have some today, in things like politics. One of them is the whole deal on illegeal immagration. In a broad aspect of my thoughts and opinions I believe that the civil war means a lot of things, everything from african american rights to, conflics in immagration rights.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Constitution, The News & You
I found this article interesting in the sense that the government is taking down several thousands of blogs contrary to the first amendment.
Amendment 1:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
The article basically is about how the government (they were not specified) had several thousand blogs taken down by the FBI but the Government never saw any of these blogs and so could not prove that these blogs went against the first amendment. It greatly interests me because for one I myself as I write this have a blog and two I begin to think will by blog may also be attacked for pointless reasons. It may be removed for the most pointless reasons such as expressing my opinion on some politics or even saying that the presidents nose looked funny. By removing ones blog for that reason makes it so we feel that we don't have the freedom of speech or the exercise of thereof. Still today the government baffles me in it's strict ways.
Here is the link to the article
http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/update-new-info-on-blogetery-takedown/
Amendment 1:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
The article basically is about how the government (they were not specified) had several thousand blogs taken down by the FBI but the Government never saw any of these blogs and so could not prove that these blogs went against the first amendment. It greatly interests me because for one I myself as I write this have a blog and two I begin to think will by blog may also be attacked for pointless reasons. It may be removed for the most pointless reasons such as expressing my opinion on some politics or even saying that the presidents nose looked funny. By removing ones blog for that reason makes it so we feel that we don't have the freedom of speech or the exercise of thereof. Still today the government baffles me in it's strict ways.
Here is the link to the article
http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/update-new-info-on-blogetery-takedown/
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
What stands out so far?
1. What stands out to you in your learning?
Something that stands out to me in my learning is how my old perspective of our world history is gradually changing everyday, because there are things in history that I have never know about until now. An example would be about things like not all of the colonist were American and not all were in America to start anew.
What is working well in this class?
Something that is working well in this class is staying up dated or at least knowing someone who knows the work we have for that night.
What can you do to build upon your successes?
Something that I can do to build up on my succes is to have more people critique my drafts so that my papers are better and make more sense.
What very specific, concrete & manageable steps can you take to make the most of your opportunities to learn in this class?
Some specific steps that can be taken to make the most of the oppertunities in class like: whenever the teacher gives you the opertunity to raise your grades go to the teacher after class or during break and see if you can get any information about the work.
What are your goals for the next few weeks in class?
Some goals for the next few weeks are one I want to get ahead on my honors reading(yes I am taking honors), two to be more active during class in class participation, and three to take advantage of extra credit oppertunities.
Something that stands out to me in my learning is how my old perspective of our world history is gradually changing everyday, because there are things in history that I have never know about until now. An example would be about things like not all of the colonist were American and not all were in America to start anew.
What is working well in this class?
Something that is working well in this class is staying up dated or at least knowing someone who knows the work we have for that night.
What can you do to build upon your successes?
Something that I can do to build up on my succes is to have more people critique my drafts so that my papers are better and make more sense.
What very specific, concrete & manageable steps can you take to make the most of your opportunities to learn in this class?
Some specific steps that can be taken to make the most of the oppertunities in class like: whenever the teacher gives you the opertunity to raise your grades go to the teacher after class or during break and see if you can get any information about the work.
What are your goals for the next few weeks in class?
Some goals for the next few weeks are one I want to get ahead on my honors reading(yes I am taking honors), two to be more active during class in class participation, and three to take advantage of extra credit oppertunities.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
American Icon Final
Big blue eyes stare at a TV screen full of excitement, as honey-blonde hair hangs around a young, excited face. All day I had begged my mom to let me watch my favorite animated movie, “My Neighbor Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki, a classic animated movie of two young girls who venture through their new home. They meet a mysterious creature named Totoro who is the guardian of the forest near their home. As the plot grows, I get closer and closer to the edge of my seat. Even though I have seen the movie before, I still feel as if it was my first time seeing it. Finally, as the credits role, I began to think about the movie, about how every scene had captivated me and how I wanted to know what would happen next even though I already knew what would happen. I wanted to be like that, to be like Hayao Miyazaki I wanted to draw.
I would sit in class, my notepad out and my mind would wander. Sometimes I got bored so I would pick up my pencil and draw. Whenever my art teacher would come I would get him to look at my pictures. He told me his favorite part was the birds. He taught me how to draw birds with stencils. It was fun creating new pictures of birds, now when I can’t think of what to draw next I just draw birds. Another person who helped me to really advance in my drawing was a substitute teacher, who taught me how draw people’s proportion more properly one day when I had spaced out and had begun to draw. Without him, it may have taken more time to advance to my level today. These people have really inspired me and have taught me so much.
The reason that this is such an inspiration to me is because, I have grown to love art and have become more skilled as an artist. Because of Hayao Miyazaki’s inspiration towards me, I have decided to build my future around art. Like any other human-being I was never a good artist, but with time I begun to understand and improve my skills as an artist. At first, my art consisted of everything, people, plants, and animals but I eventually got to the point were I liked to draw people. I slowly worked on that until I got better and I even still draw people but I have started to have more of a variety of things now. With time I hope to pass on my skills and my passion for art to others.
Now that I am older, my art style has changed and I have become better as an artist. I write my own stories and I have watched more of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies such as Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and a recent release Ponyo. I have become more experienced in art and have learned about more art styles. Thanks to Hayao Miyazaki, I have been inspired to pass on my knowledge and skills of art to the next generation by through my stories, comics, or even through becoming an art teacher so that I can teach kids all about art. The reason I chose Hayao Miyazaki is because his art has influenced me throughout the years to become an artist. When ideas wouldn’t come or I needed a break I would watch one of his movies and just look at his style and how he thinks, really taking in what was going on. The reason is because of all the culture and art in the movie and how there is so much imagination and creativity. My hope is to inspire young minds through my art and pass the baton or the pencil in this case to the next generation.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Questions about our writing
1. An aspect that has been most successful about my artist statement is my ending because I feel that I have ended the story while satisfying the reader or in this case completing the loop on a high.
2. Some writing tips that are very useful are ones like changing one of my paragraphs so that the writing is more about me than my Icon, Because if I didn't people would think it's about Hayao Miyazaki and not me.
3. The most challenging part of the artist statement was to keep writing because at points I had no idea what to write.
4. The most challeneging writing tip I have had is when I was told to extend it because it was hard to find topics and things to talk about.
5. 1st and 2nd paragraph of story.
Big blue eyes stare at a TV screen full of excitement, as honey blonde hair hangs around a young, excited face. All day I had been begging my mom to let me watch my favorite animated movie “My Neighbor Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki. A classic animated movie of two young girls who venture through their new home, and meet a mysterious creature named Totoro who is the guardian of the forest near their home. As the plot grows I get closer and closer to the edge of my seat. Even though I have seen the movie before I still feel like it’s my first time seeing it. Finally as the credits role I began to think about the movie. About how every scene had captivated me how I wanted to know what would happen next even though I knew what would happen. I wanted to be like that, to be like Hayao Miyazaki, I, wanted to draw.
I would sit in class, my notepad out and my mind wandering. Whenever I got bored I would pick up my pencil and draw. Whenever my art teacher would come I would get him to look at my pictures. He told me his favorite part were the birds. He taught me to draw birds with stencils. It was fun creating new pictures of birds, now whenever I can’t think of what to draw next I just draw birds. Another person who helped me to really advance in my drawing was a substitute teacher, who taught me how draw people’s proportion more properly one day when I had spaced out and had started drawing. Without him it may have taken more time to advance to my level today. These people have really been inspiring to me and have taught me so much.
2. Some writing tips that are very useful are ones like changing one of my paragraphs so that the writing is more about me than my Icon, Because if I didn't people would think it's about Hayao Miyazaki and not me.
3. The most challenging part of the artist statement was to keep writing because at points I had no idea what to write.
4. The most challeneging writing tip I have had is when I was told to extend it because it was hard to find topics and things to talk about.
5. 1st and 2nd paragraph of story.
Big blue eyes stare at a TV screen full of excitement, as honey blonde hair hangs around a young, excited face. All day I had been begging my mom to let me watch my favorite animated movie “My Neighbor Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki. A classic animated movie of two young girls who venture through their new home, and meet a mysterious creature named Totoro who is the guardian of the forest near their home. As the plot grows I get closer and closer to the edge of my seat. Even though I have seen the movie before I still feel like it’s my first time seeing it. Finally as the credits role I began to think about the movie. About how every scene had captivated me how I wanted to know what would happen next even though I knew what would happen. I wanted to be like that, to be like Hayao Miyazaki, I, wanted to draw.
I would sit in class, my notepad out and my mind wandering. Whenever I got bored I would pick up my pencil and draw. Whenever my art teacher would come I would get him to look at my pictures. He told me his favorite part were the birds. He taught me to draw birds with stencils. It was fun creating new pictures of birds, now whenever I can’t think of what to draw next I just draw birds. Another person who helped me to really advance in my drawing was a substitute teacher, who taught me how draw people’s proportion more properly one day when I had spaced out and had started drawing. Without him it may have taken more time to advance to my level today. These people have really been inspiring to me and have taught me so much.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Icons Loop
Big blue eyes stare at a TV screen full of excitement, as honey blonde hair hangs around a young, excited face. All day I had been begging my mom to let me watch my favorite animated movie “My Neighbor Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki. A classic animated movie of two young girls who venture through their new home, and meet a mysterious creature named Totoro who is the guardian of the forest near their home. As the plot grows I get closer and closer to the edge of my seat. Even though I have seen the movie before I still feel like it’s my first time seeing it. Finally as the credits role I began to think about the movie. About how every scene had captivated me how I wanted to know what would happen next even though I knew what would happen. I wanted to be like that, to be like Hayao Miyazaki, I, wanted to draw.
Now that I am older my art style has changed and I have become better as an artist. I write my own stories and I have watched more of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies such as “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, “Princess Mononoke”, “Spirited Away”, and a recent release “Ponyo”. I have become more experienced in art and have learned about more art styles. Thanks to Hayao Miyazaki I have been inspired to pass on my knowledge and skills of art to the next generation by making stories, comics, or even becoming an art teacher so that I can teach kids all about art. The reason I choose Hayao Miyazaki is because his art has influenced me throughout the years to become an artist. When ideas wouldn’t come or I needed a break I would watch one of his movies and just look at his style and how he thinks really taking in what is going on. One of my most favorite movies is Spirited Away. The reason is because of all the culture and art in the movie and how there is so much imagination and creativity. My hope is to inspire young minds through my art and pass the baton or the pencil in this case to the next generation.
The reason why I choose this opening and this ending is because it is the starting scene to show about how I came to find Hayao Miyazaki as my Icon, and the ending scene it to talk about my achievements since then. This ties into the big idea that I want to become a great artist who has their book or their movie read or watched over and over again. I hope my reader is really intrigued by my work and that they support me and cheer me on as I go and grow towards my dream.
Now that I am older my art style has changed and I have become better as an artist. I write my own stories and I have watched more of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies such as “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, “Princess Mononoke”, “Spirited Away”, and a recent release “Ponyo”. I have become more experienced in art and have learned about more art styles. Thanks to Hayao Miyazaki I have been inspired to pass on my knowledge and skills of art to the next generation by making stories, comics, or even becoming an art teacher so that I can teach kids all about art. The reason I choose Hayao Miyazaki is because his art has influenced me throughout the years to become an artist. When ideas wouldn’t come or I needed a break I would watch one of his movies and just look at his style and how he thinks really taking in what is going on. One of my most favorite movies is Spirited Away. The reason is because of all the culture and art in the movie and how there is so much imagination and creativity. My hope is to inspire young minds through my art and pass the baton or the pencil in this case to the next generation.
The reason why I choose this opening and this ending is because it is the starting scene to show about how I came to find Hayao Miyazaki as my Icon, and the ending scene it to talk about my achievements since then. This ties into the big idea that I want to become a great artist who has their book or their movie read or watched over and over again. I hope my reader is really intrigued by my work and that they support me and cheer me on as I go and grow towards my dream.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
American Icons & Resources
Part 1: Icons
Think of all of the Icons—people, places, things & events—that you plan to include in your Artist Statement. Then...
Choose two and explain how they are connected. Describe what ideas they represent. Describe how they might represent variations on a theme and/or different relationships with you.
Two Icons that I have put in my artist statement are the movie "My Neighbor Totoro", and Hayao Miyazaki. They connect because Hayao Miyazaki is the creator of the movie. Hayao Miyazaki is the reason I wrote the artist statement and he represents my inspiration for becoming an artist. "My Neighbor Totoro" is what introduced me to Hayao Miyazaki so without it I may never have become an artist.
Part 2: Resources
Post an annotated list of resources that you are using to create your artist statement. For each resource, post as much of the following as you can:
1. Name of the resource (book, article, photo, interview, etc.).
2. Link to it (for a photo or video, please embed it).
3. Description/explanation of how & why it is useful to you. Remember, some resources might provide info that you could include in your writing, while others might be a good example of the style of writing that you'd like to emulate.
For my resources I already know a lot about Hayao Miyazaki so I don't need as much help to create my artist statement.
Wikipedia
This website is useful for basic information.
Think of all of the Icons—people, places, things & events—that you plan to include in your Artist Statement. Then...
Choose two and explain how they are connected. Describe what ideas they represent. Describe how they might represent variations on a theme and/or different relationships with you.
Two Icons that I have put in my artist statement are the movie "My Neighbor Totoro", and Hayao Miyazaki. They connect because Hayao Miyazaki is the creator of the movie. Hayao Miyazaki is the reason I wrote the artist statement and he represents my inspiration for becoming an artist. "My Neighbor Totoro" is what introduced me to Hayao Miyazaki so without it I may never have become an artist.
Part 2: Resources
Post an annotated list of resources that you are using to create your artist statement. For each resource, post as much of the following as you can:
1. Name of the resource (book, article, photo, interview, etc.).
2. Link to it (for a photo or video, please embed it).
3. Description/explanation of how & why it is useful to you. Remember, some resources might provide info that you could include in your writing, while others might be a good example of the style of writing that you'd like to emulate.
For my resources I already know a lot about Hayao Miyazaki so I don't need as much help to create my artist statement.
Wikipedia
This website is useful for basic information.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
American Icon
The first project for Humanities this year is a project called American Icon. For this project we have to pick someone who is an icon in our lives that has something to do with America. I have three people whom is an icon in my life.
The first person that I choose is Hayao Miyazaki. I choose him because he represents an artistic fictional side of myself much like many of his wonderful movies. This icon is important to me because he helps influence a childlike side of me. This Icon has become important in American culture by creating many wonderful movies for children like the new award winning film "Ponyo", although the correct name is "Gake no Ue no Ponyo". As a child I use to watch the movies all the time and they were important to me because the hero was always a girl so I was able to feel that I could be as strong as the girls in the movies. The movies have inspired me to do drawings like Hayao Miyazaki and show the childlike fantasy behind everything. I plan to make drawing my career even if it means being an illustrator because I love to draw with all my heart.
The second person who is my Icon I is Masashi Kishimoto who is the creator of Naruto a very famous and my favorite comic. This comic is very well know throughout America and you can ask just about any kid what Naruto is and they will say it's about ninjas. It is important to me because this is what helped inspired me to start my hobby of drawing ( this also includes Yu-gi-oh and Pokemon which I grew up on). This Icon became important to me because it helped me to get a firm knowledge and understanding of how to draw people of course over the years I gain my own style of drawing with out the help of art classes.
My third and final icon that I chose to write about is J.K.Roweling. The reason for this is because she wrote my favorite book series "Harry Potter" and like me she has an interest for fantasy. She is important to American culture because her books are very commonly read and they have even been made into movies which is very popular. This Icon has inspired me to do more writing and have an open mind when creating stories and my imapination has expanded due to reading her wonderful work.
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