Merger Photo

Graffiti or Found Object HW!!

Architecture Photos

Details

Surroundings

Angles

Pattern

Light

Architecture Shoot Preview

1. Details

This picture meets the details because it is taken close up where the details and features shown.

2. Light  

 The light is reflecting against the building which produces the brightness and shiny of the building.

3. Patterns

 The repetition of the columns on the left wall creates patterns as well as the vases.

4. Angles and shapes

This picture meets angles and shapes because the shape of the buildings are ANGLES!

5. Surroundings   

 This picture meets surroundings because the picture includes the details and what's around and surrounding it.

Action Shoot Final

Photo 1: Focus Photo

Junior Luis Vuitton is enjoying his Friday afternoon at the park playing Frisbee with his friends.

Photo 2: Panning

Photo 3: Free choice

Architecture Preview

Habitat 67, Canada

1. Who is the architect?
Moshe Safdie
2. When was it built?
1985
3. Where is it located?
Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River at 2600, Pierre Dupuy Avenue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
You can visit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It was designed to integrate the variety and diversity of scattered private homes with the economics and density of a modern apartment building
7. Why did you pick this building?
I picked this building because of its architecture that creates the uniqueness. I also picked this because it was designed to create affordable housing and to illustrate the new lifestyle that people would live in in such crowded cities. I like the fact like its build as if thousands of boxes laying on top of each other. One of the most interesting facts to me is that there is a garden equipped to each of the private houses which is very cool.

Guggenheim Museum, Spain

1. Who is the architect?
Frank Gehry
2. When was it built?
October 18, 1997
3. Where is it located?
Abando, Bilbao, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
You can visit.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
NO
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
it is intended to resemble a ship. the building has been hailed as a "single moment in the architectural culture" because it represents "one of those rare moments when critics, academics, and the general public were all completely united about something."
7. Why did you pick this building?
I picked this building because I feel that it is an aspect of education.The fact that it is a museum, it is a place where people learn about other things around the world. It's a place for people to come and obtain knowledge from. The most interesting thing is that it shapes like a ship and it looks very modernized in nowadays compared to new technologies around the world.

Atomium, Belgium

1. Who is the architect?
André Waterkeyn
2. When was it built?
1958
3. Where is it located?
Brussels, Belgium
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
It contains exhibit halls and other public spaces where you can visit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
NO
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It was originally built for Expo '58. The monument was originally planned to stand there for six months. However, it became a symbol not only of the World's Fair, but of modern architecture and the city of Brussels and of Belgium. It received monument status and stayed on the former exhibition grounds for over 50 years. It is now one of Brussels' main attractions.
7. Why did you pick this building?
I picked this building because of the fact that the spheres connected together to form a unit cell. This is very unique and special because it proves how great of the technology in Belgium is and that no one should miss it. This would be a cool place to visit because I wonder how it looks inside and how you could walk around inside of the spheres.


National Centre for the Performing Arts, China

1. Who is the architect?
Paul Andreu
2. When was it built?
July 2007
3. Where is it located?
Beijing, China
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Can visit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
2.688 million Renminbi
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
Not really. The building is an opera house.
7. Why did you pick this building?
I picked this building because it shapes an egg which is really cool. I also like this building because it is an opera house where major performances in China are held. It would be amazing to be in such a place like this and to experience its techniques and structures. The most interesting part of this building is that it is surrounded by an artificial lake.




La Pedrera, Spain

1. Who is the architect ?
Antoni Gaudí
2. When was it built?
1912
3. Where is it located?
Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Can cisit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It was built for the married couple, Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà
7. Why did you pick this building?
I picked this building because it is very antique and vintage. The fact that it was built in 1912 makes it a valuable property in Spain. I think it is very cool to have a building which still exists from many years ago. This might be one of the most treasured heritage of Spain. It would be a great place to visit at. I also like this building because of the history behind it. There is actually a story behind it about a married couple.

Writing a news lead

Article 1

Who - 2 orphans
What - lied about their parents were spys
When - 1953
Where - America
Why - They wanted their family back
How - They confessed to the public

Lead - They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

Lead in own words: Two 6 and 10 years old boys became the most well known orphan during the period of the cold  war in 1953 when their parents were executed for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.


Article 2

Who - Comic book collectors and fans
What - a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book is being released after many years hidden and will be auctioned
When - Feb 27th, 2009
Where - in America
Why - Because people want the untouched copy of this comic book
How - by auctioning. people even gave up their prized possessions.

Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.

Lead in own words: A copy of the original famous comic book "Action Comics No. 1" worth about $400,000 will be releasing after being hidden for many years. 

Inverted Pyramid

WARM UPP CAPTION!

Ian Loyd is enthusiastically exercising his goat, Dexter, on a sunny Friday afternoon in the backyard at Akins High School. His goat was very exciting especially when Ian did the skipping around the yard.

Photo Compositions
Merger
Leading lines
Balance

Caption Writing Practice

Caption Rules

1st sentence

• There's only 2 sentences in a quality caption
• Caption answers Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
• It needs to be in present tense as in the action in the photo is still happening

2nd sentence 

• Past tense
• should have info that you cannot get by looking at the photo 
• If there are 3 people or less, must identify who they are 

Ex: Courtney is having fun at the football game with her friends on a friday night. She was wearing shorts with a black jacket when the weather was pretty cold.

Ex: Brandon Watson looks intensely trying to throw the ball into the basket against team Bowie. He scored a 3 points at the last minute which lead to their victory.

Aspects of photograph:
This picture is cropped to where only the main subject is visible. The background is simple because there's nothing that's blocking the view of the subject.

Ex: An amateur artist concentrates intensely on his tremendous piece of art with little detail by detail.

Ex: A baby owl is sitting in the palm of an anonymous person's hand in science class. The anonymous person was trying to examine the owl

This picture consists of merger because the lady in the back is growing out of the owl. There is also leading line. The little leaf is leading toward the owl.

Spring Photo Shooooot

Spring

Blue 

Angle

Open

 

Africa Black and White

1. I think the photos are great, both subjects and photo compositions. It is pretty impressive how the photographer was able to take the pictures of all kinds of animals everywhere.  I like how he made them black and white because it develops emotional appeals.

2. My favorite photo was the back of the giraffe standing next to the tree. I really like this picture both its subject and composition. The photo looks great. It created feelings when I was looking at the picture.

3.
a. wide angle lens
b. He loves animals
c.  He wants to reveal animals' personality. He believes that animals deserve the right to live.
d. "This world is under terrible threat, all of it caused by us"

News Elements

• Proximity:
 http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2011/04/05/woman_killed_in_hays_county_mo.html













• Prominence:
 http://omg.yahoo.com/news/christina-aguilera-i-can-laugh-about-messy-personal-life/59817
 
• Timeliness:
 http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/highereducation/entries/2011/04/05/acc_tuition_rising_15_per_cour.html


• Oddity:
 http://www.nbc.com/news/2011/04/04/the-celebrity-apprentice-breaks-series-record-with-over-16-million-raised-for-charity-in-a-single-no/
 
• Consequence:
 http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/7-secrets-slim-people


• Conflict:
 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110405/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake
 
• Human interest:
 http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/7-secrets-slim-people

5W1H

Who? OBAMAAAAAAAASAN

What? Obama launches bid for re-election

Where? Chicago

When? He will host his first re-election on April 14th

Why? Obama wants to run for president again.

How? Obama's team has been fund raising.

Basic News Writing

Austin district holds community budget forum tonight

• Who?

Who is involved?  
School board, parents and employees
Who does/did the situation affect?
Employees and schools
Who said so?
School board, officials

• What?

What is happening?
The district's cutting 1,153 jobs. The state could cut Austin's funding by more than $79 million
What did happen?
we approximately have $94.4 million shortfall
What are the consequences?
 Many people will lose their jobs. There will also possibly be school closures.
What are the choices?
Cut jobs, close schools

• When?

When did or will this happen?
 2011-12 budget will be presented to trustees on April 11.
When was this discovered?
Since the economy was down.

• Where?

Where did or will this happen?
State of Texas

• Why?

Why did this happen or will it happen?
Jobs will be cut to help close an anticipated $94.4 million shortfall and to balance the proposed $688 million 2011-12 operating budget

• How?

How did it or will it happen?
School board will propose 2011-12 budget.
How many people does this affect?
1,153 because those are the ones will lose their jobs.
How do you feel about this?
Sad people many people are gona lose their jobs and that could lead to family financial issues. 

Velarde testifies he received HGH injections from Bonds' trainer

• Who?

Who is involved? Barry Bonds, Randy Velarde, Greg Anderson
Who does/did the situation affect? Barry Bonds
Who said so? The court

• What?

What is happening? Barry Bonds has been using performance-enhancing drugs
What did happen? Barry Bonds was tested positive for the steroid Tetrahydrogestrinone in 2004
What are the consequences? Barry Bonds is charged with four counts of lying and one count of obstruction for telling a grand jury in 2003 that he didn't knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs

• When?

When did or will this happen? March 30th

• Where?

Where did or will this happen? San Francisco

• Why?

Why did this happen or will it happen? Because Barry Bonds used performance enhancing drugs

• How?

How many people does this affect? Barry Bonds and Greg Anderson
How do you feel about this? Barry Bonds is cheating for using the drug because he's supposed to use his own skills and talents he has.

 

Tens of thousands of evacuees can't head home for months

• Who?

Who is involved? People, government, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano
Who does/did the situation affect? Japanese people who live near the radiation affected areas
Who said so? Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano

• What?

What is happening? People who live near the radiation affected areas will have to stay away from homes longer than expected time. The evacuation period will be longer. There are concerns about radiation levels on beef, seawater and groundwater.
What did happen? People have evacuated but the time has extended.
What are the consequences? The disaster could get worsen. Radiation has been found in beef from Fukushina prefecture. Cesium are spreading through out the ocean waters which will affect the fish.
What are the choices? Meat will not be sold and will be tested

• When?

When did or will this happen? After the earthquake in Japan
When was this discovered? Recently

• Where?

Where did or will this happen? Japan

• Why?

Why did this happen or will it happen? Because of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan

• How?

How did it or will it happen? The radiation is spreading around. Cesium 137 levels have spiked in ocean waters off the nuclear plant. Once the cesium is exposed under water, plankton will absorb cesium which will be eaten by fish.
How do you feel about this? This will be a tragic event because the radiation affects so many things that could cause death to people. 

My interview with Mark

1. How do you feel being the student of the month? Accomplished
2. Was this one of your goals? No
3. How did you accomplish it? By getting good grades
4. Do you think you deserve to be in this position? Yes
5. Has this ever been within your expectation? No
6. What do you think you should do to be a role model? Be a leader
7. How do you represent yourself as the student of the month? By bragging
8. Describe some of your leadership skills. Not following a crowd
9. Who has the biggest influence or impact on you? My parents
10. What is your motivation? My mom
11. How will you maintain yourself as being the student of the month? Keep up with good grades and good work
12. Did you think this was competitive?  Yes
13. What part of you that you think you deserve to be student of the month? Be myself
14. What was your first thought when you were chosen as the student of the month? I was shocked because I didn't think I would win it
15. What were some of the challenges that you came across with?Keeping my grades high
16. What do you think is the most important part of being the student of the month? You earn more respects
17. What do you think are your responsibilities? Be nice to people
18. What are some of the achievements in the past years? Not that I could think of it
19. Would you want to be the student of the month again? Yes
20. If yes, what would you do to achieve your goal? Keep my grades high 

 Rewritten Questions 

2) How does that make you feel you have succeeded in something?
4) Do you think you deserve this position? Why or why not?
5) How do you think people will look at you differently?
12) Do you consider this was one of your most challenging goals? Why or why not?

Student of the Month Interview

Student of the Month Questions

1. How do you feel being the student of the month?
2. Was this one of your goals?
3. How did you accomplish it?
4. Do you think you deserve to be in this position?
5. Has this even been within your expectation?
6. What do you think you should do to be a role model?
7. How do you represent yourself as the student of the month?
8. Describe some of your leadership skills.
9. Who has the biggest influence or impact on you?
10. What is your motivation?
11. How will you maintain yourself as being the student of the month?
12. Did you think this was competitive? 
13. What part of you that you think you deserve to be student of the month?
14. What was your first thought when you were chosen as the student of the month? 
15. What were some of the challenges that you came across with?
16. What do you think is the most important part of being the student of the month? 
17. What do you think are your responsibilities?
18. What are some of the achievements in the past years?
19. Would you want to be the student of the month again?
20. If yes, what would you do to achieve your goal?

Interviewing skills

Assignment #1
Topic: School uniforms
1) Sources: Teachers, school principal, students
2) Interview Questions
The school board has decided to create a district wide policy of enforcing school uniforms. Who would you need to interview to find out more information about this topic? What are some good questions to ask?   

1. What will the uniforms look like?
2. What are the rules or restrictions to types of clothes students are supposed to wear?
3. What level of school will be enforced with this? For ex: elementary, middle school etc.
4. How would the students react to this new policy?
5. What would be done if students including parents oppose to this?
6. What solutions would be made if there are students violating the policy?
7. What would the punishments be? Or warnings?
8. How are teachers involved to have control of students violating the policy?
9. Why should we have a school uniform policy?
10. What is the main purpose?
11. How strict should this be?
12. Are there any exceptions? For ex: Hair, shoes etc..
13. Are there any facial restrictions? Ex: piercings, or hair etc..
14. How are uniforms provided? How do students get their uniforms?
15. When will the policy be enforced?
16. What were some of the problems that the school board were encountered with in order to come up with a consensus?
17. What actions would be done if a student comes to school without their uniform?
18. What if students can't afford uniforms?
19. How will the uniforms be relative to certain weathers?
20. Finally, do you think this will be effective toward school board or schools expectations?

Sports/Action more details

PART 1 - Portfolios 

1)

Video 1
Name of photographer - Nick Adams
General focus - Stories
List three problems  -out of focus, badly framed, common topics
List two things the judges like- Headless cheerleader, silhouette
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
This portfolio was boring because the topics were common and there was nothing interesting. I didn't like the first picture of the portfolio because it was nasty and disgusted!!


Video 2
Name of photographer - Jordan Murph
General focus -Sports & stories
3 Problems -several same topics (point of views), merger, some pictures were boring and stupid
2 things judges like - strong graphics, great compositions
I mostly like the sport photos because they had great compositions

Video 3
Name of photographer - Sam Adams
General focus -stories
3 probs - some bad compositions, too much photoshop in one picture, some pictures could've been better if there was action.
2 things judges like - upside down silhouette, simple shadow
 Some of the pictures were boring and plain but the rest are pretty interesting.

Video 4
Name of photographer - Melissa Golden
General focus - Stories
3 problems - out of focus on motion, too much going on in a picture, some pictures are messy
2 things judges like - nice portrait
I don't really like this portfolio because most of the story pictures are common topic. The one that I like most if a portrait of an old man's face.

2)  Winner  - Dustin Snipes

What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
-Compositions, colors, subject of the picture, action/motion in the picture, creativity,
What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
The strengths that I see are he combined a lot of compositions in the photos and the pictures aren't boring because they have at least some motion in there. The weakness that I see is several pictures are common topic.

3) Deciding the winner process

First they go through all the picture portfolios again and make additional comments to which portfolio they could eliminate. They also discuss with each other about the good features and flaws as well about the pictures. Once they've come to the portfolio they feel the stronger, they go in more details about discussing about it.


PART 2 - Individual Images

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
The picture that I agree with the judges is on Part 2 video. The photographer captured the moment of a woman soccer player looks like shes screaming at the top of her lungs. It shows the intensity of a player when they made a goal. The composition is also neat.
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
The picture that I disagree with the judges is the picture of a woman and a sumo wrestler on the escalators. I think they should have eliminated it because it's inappropriate and gross to show someone's butts!!!!!!!!!!!

Japanese Earthquake

I feel that this disaster has brought so much pain to the people in Japan. The feeling of losing family could tear them down and not knowing how their lives gona start again is gona be a bigger challenge to them.
I think cropping rule of photo compositions was in the picture.

I feel that this is such a sad scene because there could be more people waiting to be rescued under those houses that have been swept away. There probably be little kids finding their parents also. It is tragic that so many innocent people died from this disaster.
I think the photographer used balancing rule of photo composition. The rescue workers are balancing to the smoke

 

I feel that it is so sad that people are losing their houses and family. They would have no place to stay and everything that they have had was swept away. It is such a pain to start your life over with nothing. 

I think the photographer used balancing because the houses are balanced to the ship. 

Touching People

1. It's cool because you get to explore what's new out there and it's kind of weird at the same time because in the pictures, most of the people don't look comfortable at all. You can't even see the connection between them through these pictures even though they are strangers. But a picture would look better if there's a little emotion in it. Like you could actually feel something by looking at the picture.

2. I would feel awkward because obviously I don't know the stranger and why would I touch them. But I would still participate just to be nice :)

3. An unusual photo shoot that would be fun to shoot is taking pictures of seashells at the beach.


4. I think he wasn't really focusing on the rules of photo composition because all of the pictures look the same.

Advertising Blog

I like this advertiser because it looks incredibly creative. They use hands to create this master piece but you can't really see the hands. It's hard to identify that they are hands.

I would buy an AT&T phone because the way they advertise their products is cool, attractive and it would capture the consumers' attentions.

1. Pictures
2. Words
3. Page numbers
4. Titles / Topics
5. Quotes from people. Interviews. Opinions
6. Captions
7. Titles for certain categories
8. Names of people 
9. Colors
10. Fonts/Texture 
11. Senior Pages
12. Design 

Things that should be in every good year book:

•  Cover: School name, year, theme

• Theme : Reinvent
• In sheet: School name,  Table of Contents, Theme elements
• Back sheet: Blank

Title Page

• School name, school address, school website, phone number, volume, enrollment, staff, principal name

Spread: 2 pages side by side that work together


Index, team and club pictures, senior directory, advertisements, people,

 Colophon
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Happy, Akins, Building

Akins
This is an excellent example which relates to the theme words because it has the name of the school on the building

Building
This is an excellent example of the theme words because theres building in the picture.

Happy
This is an excellent example of the theme words because the picture is happy. Everybody's smiling and it shows that they are happy.

Magazine Cover NOTES

Cover Types:

1. Early Magazine Covers 

•  No photo
• Mainly paintings or drawings
• Big color spots, big areas of colors
• No date line, price tag, barcode
• Simple
• Subjects are mostly ethical related such as church, life, nature.

     2.  The Poster Cover

• Small words/not much texts
• No barcode (Some do and some don't)
• Plain
• Date
• Price 
• Just a photograph and a title basically
• Great photo 
• Disadvantage: photo has to be good or people won't buy it

  
     3.  Pictures Married to Type

•  Less words/texts
• Words are mostly on one side/corner
• Words are wrapped around subject 
• Text is involved(engaged) in the photo. (inside the photo) 
• Words go along with the topic
• Disadvantage:  a little boring, not much to spark people's interests, not as many entry points 

      4.  In the Forest of Words

• A lot of words are all over the place
• different subjects, fonts, sizes, colors
•  Disadvantage: distracting & sometimes you don't see the full photograph

Stuff that should be in my magazine cover: 

• A title
• Photograph
• Bar code
• Price
• Date line

Best Covers

# of cover that features a portrait: 1-Informal, 2-formal, 3-informal, 9-formal, 10-environmental, 11-informal, 13-Environmental, 15-environmental/informal, 19-formal, 21-informal, 22-formal, 23-formal, 26-formal, 29(playboy)-informal, 29(fortune)-environmental, 31-formal/environmental, 32-formal, 36-formal, 37(details)-formal, 37(Glamour)-formal,  37(National geographic)-informal, 37(Time)-informal



FAVORITE:

#11 LIFE (April 30, 1965)
The fetus became widely recognized after LIFE published Linnart Nilssons photograph of an 18-week-old fetus inside the womb on its April 30, 1965 cover. Swedish photographer Nilsson used an endoscope with an electronic flash to capture both the cover picture and pictures appearing inside the magazine to chronicle the beginning of human life. These pictures are part of Nilssons book, A Child is Born, which sold eight million copies in the first four days after publication.

5 things for magazine cover

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue

2. Emotionally irresistible

3. Arousing curiosity

4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting

5. Worth the investment of money and time

Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideassssssss

My best tips:

1. Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
2. Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit.
3. Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.

Environmental Portraits:

 

What i like about this picture is the background and the place of the picture was taken. It looks very fresh and relaxing. I could imagine what the feeling would be laying down on the beautiful grass. I like how this picture make me feel. Its just very green and it makes me happy :] 

What i like about this picture is everything about it. It's simplicity and a sense of nature. I also love how the picture was taken during sunset. It looks beautiful and flawless. It looks like the giraffe is waiting for the sun to come down and enjoying the moment. 

Photography self portrait:

I like this picture because it looks like it was taken naturally. Like the women didn't have to set it up or anything. She probably just passed by and snapped it. It's a cool picture and it looks like someone took it from above but its actually just the reflection of the person taking it.

I like this picture because it looks very mysterious. It brings me the curiosity of how the picture was taken. It also looks scary at the same time. The loneliness of the street gives me chills and the girl looks like shes flying or something. Its a very cool picture 

Casual portrait:

This picture gives me a feeling of family love. I really like this picture because it would make you smile by just looking at it. The picture looks so simple but yet shows a sense of love and being together is happiness. 

I really like this picture because of the couple, the scene and the perfection of the picture. There's some kind of emotional feelings that this picture brings to me and I think it's love because the couple is walking together happily hand in hand. There's no worry look on their face because they are enjoying the moment that they're together. The background of the picture is beautiful. It is filled with sunshine and relaxation. 

My plan for the portrait assignment: 

My plan for the portrait assignment is I am going to take a portrait of my friend Ashley. The place that I want to take the picture would be somewhere near grass or on the grass and the sky as part of my background as well. Before taking the picture, I will make sure that I know which rules of photo composition to focus in order for my picture to come out the way I want it to be and also good quality.

Welcome Back Blawwwggg!

I like this photo because of the appearance of the little kid holding on to his father. This picture gives me a lot of emotions. The look on his face seems like he's very scared or maybe he's afraid that if he lets go of his father's hand, he will be gone. The way his eyes look totally change the appearance of this picture as a whole. It gives more emotional feelings toward the audience.

 

This is a beautiful scenery that caught my full attention. I think it's the colors that give it a sense of unique and very complex. It also looks very sophisticated by the architecture of the buildings and all the lights.  

I think this picture is very cool. It is simple but the photographer captured a posture that makes the picture very special and unique as well. The reflection makes the picture even more catchy and it digs the curiosity of the audience.



1. What was the best song of 2010?
-To me, the best song of 2010 is Just the way you are by Bruno Mars.  It is the best song because it is a very meaningful song. I love the lyrics from the point of view of a guy, how he looks at his lover. I just love the way this song gives me the emotional feelings. I think this song deserves to be the best song of 2010 because it is appropriate for everyone and the story could apply to anyone :)

2. What was the best movie of 2010?
-The best movie of 2010 would be Step Up 3 because it's an amazing movie. The movie was awesomely amazing with all the dance moves come along with a love story. I think it is a very cute movie as well. It is also an inspirational movie. Those who love to dance should really watch this movie because it inspires you. The movie is also great in another way such as its technology, how they put together all the moves, details in the movie, etc.

3. What was the most important news story of the year?
-I think the most important news story of 2010 would have to be Haiti Earthquake. It is important because it had caused so many damages and injuries to the people and mostly a huge number amount of people that died. It brought grieves and sorrows to so many people in the country. It is also pathetic for the people who lost their families or have people in their family died. I think it is an event that people should remember and put in mind that they should appreciate for what they have because there are people out there who have nothing at all.

4. Who was the most important person of 2010?
-I think the most important person of 2010 would have to be President Barack Obama because he is the leader of our country. He's been trying to do his best to give us peace and to bring what us people deserve to have. President Obama is the one who takes care of our country. We should be appreciative toward his actions for our country. Without him, there would be no one to lead this country and things would go wrong because he is the current president.

1. Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something fun.
-One thing that I will remember is when everyone in my family include my cousins were counting down to my birthday. I was very appreciative for their presence on my most important date. I will be very grateful for what they have done to be. I think that is the only event that is worth remembering in my whole entire year of 2010.

2. What are your resolutions for the 2011 year?
My resolutions for the year of 2011 are to lose weight(hahahaha), to be good, to maintain my relationship status strong and finally to make everybody around me happy :)

3. What are you looking forward to in 2011?
-I am looking forward to going to California in the summer with my whole family. I hope we will have a lot of fun and I really can't wait to see my other part of family over there :)