PechaKUcha

A Journey into the Virtual World

 

This PechaKucha is about making virtual worlds in the computer for people to go in with avatars. The guy talks about how he try to make these worlds he creates different from reality. The virtual worlds that are shown during the video are very different. So different I don't understand how a character would be able to live in them. They are very artistic and abstract. He explains how people can make an income by playing on line and creating worlds. In the virtual world it is kind of like real life, because they have to by the space to build in these online worlds.

Mandatory Military Training

      

Mandatory Military Training

           When I first received my letter from my pin-pal in China, I read that her was in military training. So I asked him how long he was in the training and he would be going into the military after the training. He then responded to me "It lasted for a week. Our training is boring. I have to stand in the sun. We cannot talk and practice marching." I was curious why the training only lasted or a week, so I researched and found out that all freshmen of the right requirements were to attend military training. Once in high school and another as a freshmen in college.
           I found a website, called Latimes.com, that explains all about the training, how it makes parents and teachers feel, and a personal story of a girl who went into the training with the belief that the military is scary and changed her mind saying that the training will protect their territory.
         Military training was first introduced for students in 1955. There are people asking if the training is relevant or even necessary. During the year 2014 military instructors left 42 people injured in Hunan province, including two adults. Two other reports say a boy had collapsed and died during their regular drills and a girl, after being scolded by her instructor, committed suicide.
        I believe that the training would be useful for unexpected or harsh circumstances, but the training is not as useful as it would be and maybe to irrelevant. I think that if America were to be attacked, there would be a great amount of people would not know what to do or how to protect themselves an others. So maybe basic training would be useful everywhere to prepare for violent situations.

 

 

 http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-military-students-20141012-story.html

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The Help #3

The Help #3

 

 

 

After Abilene starts helping Skeeter write her story about the point of views of African American maids, Minny starts helping write the story by telling her story. Skeeters friend, Hilly who is very against blacks and whites being integration. She finds a book that Skeeter is using to write her story and Hilly does not approve, she takes the book and says nothing to Skeeter about but knows that Hilly is on to her. An African American gets killed by the KKK, which scares all Africans and Skeeter, so they have to be more carful about their meetings. In the image is Skeeter, Minny, and Abilene telling their stories as Skeeter writes them down. Minny is giving Skeeter attitude like always for asking certain questions, she doesn't want to answer, or getting too personal. Abilene starts to write down her stories for its not so difficult to talk to a white women. "Hang on", Miss Skeeter would say to Abilene as she would go into deep details about her life. I think that having Skeeter have to say hang on means that their stories are really wanting to be told and they are ready to get them out.

 

 

 

 



The Help #2

The Help

          This book is about a young girl recently out of college trying to become a writer. She wants to write something that has never been done before, which is how blacks feel about working for white family's and raising their children. She is wanting to write this during a really bad time for the whole subject of black rights, so it is very dangerous. The maid she asks named Abilene, is very hesitate to help her write the story, saying no several times before telling Sceeter her story.  The beginning really shows how blacks were treated during this time and how the white family's were completely oblivious to what was being done to the African American community.

101 Things about me

I have an extra bone.
I love climbing.
Traveling is all I want to do in the future.
My favorite color is purple.
I love shopping.
I work at Pizza Hut and am a home heath care aid.
I am a very fast runner.
I love eating. (very good cook)
I have one sister and two half brothers.
I love telling stories.
I love going to the movies.
I have always wanted to be an archaeologist.
I love history.
I'm not allergic to anything.
I love sleeping.