Academics/ Awards:
* Honor Roll 7th-8th Grade
*Golden Warrior 9th-11th Grade
*3.6 weighted GPA
\Volunteer:
*Youth Teacher
*Feeding the homeless
*Church Pianist/Drummer/ Dancer
*Childrens' praise dance/ flagging teacher
Skills:
*Great with children
*Quick learner
*Communication skills
*Team Player
*Reliable
*Confident
*Hardworking
Travel:
*DC, Washington
*Atlanta, Georgia
*South Carolina
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gonzo
First thought that came to my mind when I begun to read this was how strange the font was, some of the letters were pushed together and the font made it a small struggle to process it all.
The second thing i noticed was, this story makes the bare minimum of sense, disorganized and no solid foundation for a theme, these things made it difficult to even want to continue the story.
There will be some quotes i read that i won't be posting due to the fact that half of it is full of nothing but vulgar language and the ones i tend to comment on don't seem to have a censored word in the entire sentence.
"Say," he said, "you look like you might be in the horse business. . . am i right?"
Out of all the things. . he felt that he was in the horse business? Okay. . .
He laughed, "Well damn What're you gonna take pictures of- -nekkid horses?"
Either this character is lacking excessive amounts of grammar or he is beyond belligerent.
"I almost crushed a Volkswagen full of nuns when I swerved to catch the right exit."
Hmm. . .
The second thing i noticed was, this story makes the bare minimum of sense, disorganized and no solid foundation for a theme, these things made it difficult to even want to continue the story.
There will be some quotes i read that i won't be posting due to the fact that half of it is full of nothing but vulgar language and the ones i tend to comment on don't seem to have a censored word in the entire sentence.
"Say," he said, "you look like you might be in the horse business. . . am i right?"
Out of all the things. . he felt that he was in the horse business? Okay. . .
He laughed, "Well damn What're you gonna take pictures of- -nekkid horses?"
Either this character is lacking excessive amounts of grammar or he is beyond belligerent.
"I almost crushed a Volkswagen full of nuns when I swerved to catch the right exit."
Hmm. . .
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Johnny Cyberpunk
Okay so this wasn't exactly a genre I was feeling too much due to the fact that as much as i love technology i can't stand it at the same time. It's so useful yet it can be so stupid at the same time. So "Cyberpunk" definitely isn't a genre I'm about to go dropping $5 for on amazon.
This story was about a man named Johnny who has important information stored into his head that he's unable to retrieve. The man who has placed this information in his head (Ralfi) basically want's Johnny dead which i found rather strange due to the fact he's the only one able to retrieve it. . . anyways ! Instead of making things simple Ralfi hires Yazuka assassins to kill Johnny and extract the information placed in his heads with devices called squids, the story didn't go into detail but I'm assuming the squids are used to extract information. After that it all seemed EXTREMELY long so i started to skim, due to my superb skimming skills i can tell you that Johnny was rescued by a woman named Molly and from what i saw she was made out of blades? Then the story gets a kinda violent after Molly saved Johnny, mainly due to the fact that after she saves him and takes custody of Ralfi the assassins he hired end up cutting him into pieces , after Johnny realized how much danger he's in he asks Molly to get him a squid so he can completely remove the implanted information out of head. Later on into my skimming i stumbled across the word heroine ? That threw me off a bit but i managed to see that in the end The assasins cut their hands off and the "Lo Tek" (I have no idea who that is guys) is killed. Johnny becomes the new Lo Tek and works on getting his memories back.
I know that was a terrible description, but in my defense my doctor diagnosed me with Junior Itis and it's very severe. The daily dose of learning he's prescribed has yet to cease any of the symptoms so I'm hoping for a full recovery over the summer ! Thank you for understanding (:
This story was about a man named Johnny who has important information stored into his head that he's unable to retrieve. The man who has placed this information in his head (Ralfi) basically want's Johnny dead which i found rather strange due to the fact he's the only one able to retrieve it. . . anyways ! Instead of making things simple Ralfi hires Yazuka assassins to kill Johnny and extract the information placed in his heads with devices called squids, the story didn't go into detail but I'm assuming the squids are used to extract information. After that it all seemed EXTREMELY long so i started to skim, due to my superb skimming skills i can tell you that Johnny was rescued by a woman named Molly and from what i saw she was made out of blades? Then the story gets a kinda violent after Molly saved Johnny, mainly due to the fact that after she saves him and takes custody of Ralfi the assassins he hired end up cutting him into pieces , after Johnny realized how much danger he's in he asks Molly to get him a squid so he can completely remove the implanted information out of head. Later on into my skimming i stumbled across the word heroine ? That threw me off a bit but i managed to see that in the end The assasins cut their hands off and the "Lo Tek" (I have no idea who that is guys) is killed. Johnny becomes the new Lo Tek and works on getting his memories back.
I know that was a terrible description, but in my defense my doctor diagnosed me with Junior Itis and it's very severe. The daily dose of learning he's prescribed has yet to cease any of the symptoms so I'm hoping for a full recovery over the summer ! Thank you for understanding (:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Postmodern who?
Sorry guys! I realized i never posted my groups project video . Shelbi Nunes, Danny George and i created a hacked/remixed version to the movie trailer "The Purge." Please enjoy (:
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
My Slaughterhouse.
There are many ways and forms of postmodernism, and even more examples of postmodernism that can be given. Postmodernism is the act of denying the existence of lifes principals and breaking it's fourth wall. It's pretty much the same thing as hacking but with more opportunities and options. Because there are really no "Do's" or "Don'ts" in postmodernism, Slaughterhouse-Five is a great example of postmodernism and what it's really about.
Vonnegut's novel is a great example of postmodernism because it has no limits. The book is chock full of unexpected events and unthinkable surprises that fill the readers head with limitless questions. Slaughterhouse-Five is consistently breaking the fourth wall of traditional literature throughout the entire novel. Most authors make an effort to have a set structure and order laid out for their novels before they're published but Vonnegut strays away from the normal novel structure and decides to chop and screw or "hack" the chronological order of traditional novels and change it into something that show's the readers who he really is. At that note, that brings up another important key to executing postmodernism, self expression.
Self expression is one of the main elements to postmodernism, theres really no point in denying the existence of principals if you're not denying your own principals. Postmodernism isn't breaking the rules of others, it's breaking your own, thats why Vonnegut's novel is so unique. He achieved breaking the walls through his own standards and because of that the walls will never be broken in that same way again. The beauty of Postmodernism is that it's never the same. Due to the fact that self expression is one of the main ingredients needed to stew up a good pot of post modernism strew, every expression of it is different.
The last thing needed to succeed in creating a nice batch of postmodernism is to break away from the "do's" and "don'ts". There really are no limits to postmodernism, if Vonnegut were to have stayed in the few limits traditional literature had to offer when he was publishing the book it would be similar to any other book. The
"do's" and "don'ts" are restrictions to full self expression, when one is told what they can and cannot do they can only allow themselves to think and create within the small boundaries provided. Breaking away from what society does and does not approve of opens endless possibilities onto the creativity table, it's what's needed for complete self-expression.
"do's" and "don'ts" are restrictions to full self expression, when one is told what they can and cannot do they can only allow themselves to think and create within the small boundaries provided. Breaking away from what society does and does not approve of opens endless possibilities onto the creativity table, it's what's needed for complete self-expression.
Vonnegut is Postmodernism, and a great inspiration to other postmodernist. His works are not only inspiring but eye opening, the postmodernism used in Slaughterhouse-five was so compelling that it was able to leave even some of the most serious readers in awe. Vonnegut concocted the perfect recipe to postmodernism, and it will continued to be passed down for many generations to come.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
SCHLACHTOF VIER, FÜNF UND SECHS.
Chapter 4:
On the night of Billys daughters wedding night, Billy can't sleep because he is aware he is going to be abducted again by the Tralfalmadorians. He asks why he's being abducted and the aliens explain their is no reasoning why.( This scene reminds me of the movie Dark Skies, it was a movie about Aliens called the greys abducting random humans for no reason. Great movie, highly recommend it by the way.) Billy ends up time traveling back to the war then time travels again back to his childhood.
Chapter 5:
In this chapter, Billy goes back to his childhood again but later ends up back in the war where he is welcomed by some British soldiers. After they realize how pathetic Billy's war group is he time travels to a mental hospital then back to Tralfalmadore. Billy also travels to his wedding night and back to the war where he encounters Kurt Vonnegut. (The rest of the chapter is a little blurry and awkward from then on . .)
Chapter 6:
This chapter is still in the progress of being understood. . .
On the night of Billys daughters wedding night, Billy can't sleep because he is aware he is going to be abducted again by the Tralfalmadorians. He asks why he's being abducted and the aliens explain their is no reasoning why.( This scene reminds me of the movie Dark Skies, it was a movie about Aliens called the greys abducting random humans for no reason. Great movie, highly recommend it by the way.) Billy ends up time traveling back to the war then time travels again back to his childhood.
Chapter 5:
In this chapter, Billy goes back to his childhood again but later ends up back in the war where he is welcomed by some British soldiers. After they realize how pathetic Billy's war group is he time travels to a mental hospital then back to Tralfalmadore. Billy also travels to his wedding night and back to the war where he encounters Kurt Vonnegut. (The rest of the chapter is a little blurry and awkward from then on . .)
Chapter 6:
This chapter is still in the progress of being understood. . .
Monday, April 29, 2013
SCHLACHTOF DREI & SCHLACHTOF VEIR
"The dog, who had sounded so ferocious in the inter distances, was a female German shepherd. She was shivering. Her tail was between her legs."
-The dog named princess appeared to be strong and frightening but was kind of a scaredy cat when it came to the war. Her names Princess, the hell did you expect ?
"And Weary, bug-eyed with terror, was being disarmed."
-Yeah Karmas a bitch ain't it? You can't go around acting like a pompous asshole then expect life to flow the way you want it.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, courage to change the things i can, and wisdom always to tell the difference."
-This scripture has helped me deal with a lot of people in the 805, one of my favorites and very pleasant to run into in the book.
"Bill crashed into Weary;s shoulder, and Weary cried out sobbingly. "Walk Right! Walk Right!"
-Weary all i gotta say is MAN UP! MAN UP! You're representing your country in the war and so far the only thing i can remember about you is that you're overweight and you like to bully people. Crying isn't adding good things to my perception of you.
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-The dog named princess appeared to be strong and frightening but was kind of a scaredy cat when it came to the war. Her names Princess, the hell did you expect ?
"And Weary, bug-eyed with terror, was being disarmed."
-Yeah Karmas a bitch ain't it? You can't go around acting like a pompous asshole then expect life to flow the way you want it.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, courage to change the things i can, and wisdom always to tell the difference."
-This scripture has helped me deal with a lot of people in the 805, one of my favorites and very pleasant to run into in the book.
"Bill crashed into Weary;s shoulder, and Weary cried out sobbingly. "Walk Right! Walk Right!"
-Weary all i gotta say is MAN UP! MAN UP! You're representing your country in the war and so far the only thing i can remember about you is that you're overweight and you like to bully people. Crying isn't adding good things to my perception of you.
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