Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Oprah Winfrey : Death Camp
What details about the Holocaust experience became clearer or more vivid for you because of the video?
As they wandered around the site of Oschwitz, He would remember vivid events in his h ead and you can sort of feel what he's feelign as he walks where he once walked 50 yearsago.
Describe the video techniques used to tell this story:
Camera angles
They would use numerous angles to get the view of the entire setting around them. They would use worms eye, Exreme wide to get the depth of field of their surroundings, and close ups to show the emotion on both Oprahs and Elies face.
Graphics
They would use very disturbing pictures to get that sort of emotion and sense of fear and an idea of what they were doing inside the camps.
Interviewing
It would be a back and forth conversation with Elie making a statement of what he felt int he past and how it hurts him to enter the same grounds while Oprah agrees. Here and there, she would ask a question and he would answer silently.
Excerpts from the book
Since the book is a fiction/non fiction book, the excerpts only read to his perception and view of the history he saw. The scarign and traumatizing images that cannot be put into words.
What is the "madness" the Oprah and Elie Wiesel speak of at the end of this section?
The Madness refers to the inhumanity to their fellow man. how one can simply kill because they want to. And how many people died because of boredom to the S.S. Officers and how they all simply idsposed of the bodies.
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As they wandered around the site of Oschwitz, He would remember vivid events in his h ead and you can sort of feel what he's feelign as he walks where he once walked 50 yearsago.
Describe the video techniques used to tell this story:
Camera angles
They would use numerous angles to get the view of the entire setting around them. They would use worms eye, Exreme wide to get the depth of field of their surroundings, and close ups to show the emotion on both Oprahs and Elies face.
Graphics
They would use very disturbing pictures to get that sort of emotion and sense of fear and an idea of what they were doing inside the camps.
Interviewing
It would be a back and forth conversation with Elie making a statement of what he felt int he past and how it hurts him to enter the same grounds while Oprah agrees. Here and there, she would ask a question and he would answer silently.
Excerpts from the book
Since the book is a fiction/non fiction book, the excerpts only read to his perception and view of the history he saw. The scarign and traumatizing images that cannot be put into words.
What is the "madness" the Oprah and Elie Wiesel speak of at the end of this section?
The Madness refers to the inhumanity to their fellow man. how one can simply kill because they want to. And how many people died because of boredom to the S.S. Officers and how they all simply idsposed of the bodies.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Project: Icarus: Okinawan Taiko
Topic: Okinawan Taiko
I want to do my project icarus on Okinawan taiko. it's just somethin gi enjoy doing and i've been doing for the past 2 years. I can talk to my senseis and my senpais( teachers and instructors) as resources and people who can acknowledge i've been doing this.
So...
TOPIC: Okinawan Taiko
PASSION & STRETCH: I've been doing this for over 2 years and i love it. it empties all of my energy, it's a good workout and i can keep up the neighbors ;3
People are serious about this as am I and i meet wonderful new people every year so it make me want to keep coming back and make new friends.
RESOURCES & RESEARCH:
My senseis can tell alot about okinawan history and okinawan culture. Taiko is a celebration of the dead being brought back to dance at the end of every lunar year (usually during the end of summer, called 'Bon') and it lasts 3 days. So it's tradition that you make as much spiritual noise through the taiko to call the dead to come back. In Okinawa, if you play the taiko on days where the Bon isn't on, you're basically sending older people to their graves early. That's how important it is. But we're not in Okinawa and cultures and traditions aren't exactly strong here. and so people changed the tradition into a summer celebration. however, some people still believe the okinawan tradition.
PROCESS & PRODUCT: I will document the practices held every thursday. film and record the practices of the dancing and the drumming. I would like to make sort of a documentary with interviews and the such. Detailed interviews that would explain the purpose of the taiko prganization.
I want to do my project icarus on Okinawan taiko. it's just somethin gi enjoy doing and i've been doing for the past 2 years. I can talk to my senseis and my senpais( teachers and instructors) as resources and people who can acknowledge i've been doing this.
So...
TOPIC: Okinawan Taiko
PASSION & STRETCH: I've been doing this for over 2 years and i love it. it empties all of my energy, it's a good workout and i can keep up the neighbors ;3
People are serious about this as am I and i meet wonderful new people every year so it make me want to keep coming back and make new friends.
RESOURCES & RESEARCH:
My senseis can tell alot about okinawan history and okinawan culture. Taiko is a celebration of the dead being brought back to dance at the end of every lunar year (usually during the end of summer, called 'Bon') and it lasts 3 days. So it's tradition that you make as much spiritual noise through the taiko to call the dead to come back. In Okinawa, if you play the taiko on days where the Bon isn't on, you're basically sending older people to their graves early. That's how important it is. But we're not in Okinawa and cultures and traditions aren't exactly strong here. and so people changed the tradition into a summer celebration. however, some people still believe the okinawan tradition.
PROCESS & PRODUCT: I will document the practices held every thursday. film and record the practices of the dancing and the drumming. I would like to make sort of a documentary with interviews and the such. Detailed interviews that would explain the purpose of the taiko prganization.
Friday, March 4, 2011
This I Believe - A Dogs best friend
You've always heard the phrase "A mans best friend" to describe a dog. Truth is, it's very true. You have your girlfriend; you have your best buddy you've spent your life with. You have your family. But the minute you lock eyes in that puppy store, the minute you hold him and the minute you take him home, it was destiny. That little fragile puppy will always have a special place in your heart. You shower him with love and affection and time and everything a puppy would want. And they give back in ways you would never see at a first glance. You don't even think about it... until you think about it.
I am an average teenager with an extraordinary personality. And, as a teenager, I was suffering from the number one plague diagnosed to teenagers. Failure. I wasn't ever doing my homework. I was only acing Geometry, because homework didn't count as the grade, and Art, which doesn't even have homework. This homework was putting grades which would be a B into a C, D, or an F. In fact, I had 2. I was into a total panic attack, thinking "dead god, what am I to do? Is there any hope for me left?” I had piles and piles of homework that had to be done in 3 weeks. I stayed late up at night working and re-learning how much force is applied to a rope suspending 10 kilograms of rocks. This was living hell. I had no social life. It was go to school, get more on my workload, go home, do work, shower and sleep. I guess I do deserve this and I don't expect pity or anything but this was hard, but better yet, this was helping me prepare for the future.
After going through so much late work, I went outside. And the first thing I hear is the pitter patter of nails hitting concrete coming from my dog, tail wagging, tongue hanging out, and a face that you can't scold, coming my way. The second he had a good look at me, his tail went down, his head tilted to the side, and he sat. It felt so good to talk to someone. Or something. And even though they don't talk back, they make you think for yourself, finding the best solution just by looking into your heart. And he knows it's filled to the brim with good intentions. After I found the right thing to do, there's nothing more rewarding than a dog licking you in the face. Later that quarter, I got a 3.0 G.P.A.
That is what a dog is supposed to do. And I love him. Now every day, I come home to a happy dog, sitting outside, waiting for me to come home. And I just make sure he has too much attention from me. He taught me about life and he helped me go through a problem that without him, I would still be suffering from. He is the cure. And this, I believe.
I am an average teenager with an extraordinary personality. And, as a teenager, I was suffering from the number one plague diagnosed to teenagers. Failure. I wasn't ever doing my homework. I was only acing Geometry, because homework didn't count as the grade, and Art, which doesn't even have homework. This homework was putting grades which would be a B into a C, D, or an F. In fact, I had 2. I was into a total panic attack, thinking "dead god, what am I to do? Is there any hope for me left?” I had piles and piles of homework that had to be done in 3 weeks. I stayed late up at night working and re-learning how much force is applied to a rope suspending 10 kilograms of rocks. This was living hell. I had no social life. It was go to school, get more on my workload, go home, do work, shower and sleep. I guess I do deserve this and I don't expect pity or anything but this was hard, but better yet, this was helping me prepare for the future.
After going through so much late work, I went outside. And the first thing I hear is the pitter patter of nails hitting concrete coming from my dog, tail wagging, tongue hanging out, and a face that you can't scold, coming my way. The second he had a good look at me, his tail went down, his head tilted to the side, and he sat. It felt so good to talk to someone. Or something. And even though they don't talk back, they make you think for yourself, finding the best solution just by looking into your heart. And he knows it's filled to the brim with good intentions. After I found the right thing to do, there's nothing more rewarding than a dog licking you in the face. Later that quarter, I got a 3.0 G.P.A.
That is what a dog is supposed to do. And I love him. Now every day, I come home to a happy dog, sitting outside, waiting for me to come home. And I just make sure he has too much attention from me. He taught me about life and he helped me go through a problem that without him, I would still be suffering from. He is the cure. And this, I believe.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Alliteration FINAL
My Alliteration: Hephaestus
Home away from home.
My feelings are strong like the fire burning in the forge
Burning of passion, roaring through the wind
Combining ordinary objects to make the extraordinary gives
Me a sense of….
Accomplishment.
Confidence, I guess you could say.
I can create anything. I feel I can create life.
Wisdom. Strength. Power.
Every day I seize a new challenge and I can decide how to craft it.
How to fashion it and how to decipher it.
Utilizing my creations.
Robotics is almost second nature to me.
Releasing my birth, my children
To be used and be trashed. Seeing my projects perform their purpose
And simply be taken apart and destroyed.
I turn my head and, for better or for worse, ignore it
For I know it will be re-made superior to mine by others another day.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
My Alliteration: Hephestus
Home away from home.
My feelings are strong like the fire burning in the forge
Burning of passion, roaring through the wind
Combining ordinary objects to make the extraordinary gives
Me a sense of….
Accomplishment.
Confidence, I guess you could say.
I can create anything. I feel I can create life.
Ultimatum. Strength. Power.
Every day I seize a new challenge and I can decide how to craft it.
How to fashion them and how to decipher them.
Utilizing my creations.
Robotics is almost second nature to me.
Releasing my birth, my children
To be used and be trashed. Seeing my projects perform their purpose
And simply be smashed; recycled.
I turn my head and, for better or for worse, ignore it
For I know it will be re-made superior to mine by others another day.
My feelings are strong like the fire burning in the forge
Burning of passion, roaring through the wind
Combining ordinary objects to make the extraordinary gives
Me a sense of….
Accomplishment.
Confidence, I guess you could say.
I can create anything. I feel I can create life.
Ultimatum. Strength. Power.
Every day I seize a new challenge and I can decide how to craft it.
How to fashion them and how to decipher them.
Utilizing my creations.
Robotics is almost second nature to me.
Releasing my birth, my children
To be used and be trashed. Seeing my projects perform their purpose
And simply be smashed; recycled.
I turn my head and, for better or for worse, ignore it
For I know it will be re-made superior to mine by others another day.
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