11/20-11/24 1

While sitting in this class we call online publishing many things happen and are accomplished. I try to get my work done as quickly as possible so i have time to work on other things, but this never works. I always find myself slacking and getting caught up in things rather than completing my assignments for the day. Things that are easy to distract me are games and videos. Games are always fun to play and it is difficult to access them because the school decides to block them. So, most of the time I like to search for games which can take a while and since YouTube is also blocked most of the time it is very hard to watch videos you’d like. But we still find them somehow and i get caught up in the moment. Music is the number one thing that distracts me because i am always updating my playlist. I have to make sure i have the music going the entire time or else i have to stop what I’m working on to visit the groove shark webpage and search for a song i like. But when I’m not losing track of time by things on the computer, I am simple distracted by the conversations going on in the classroom. Where i sit, Brian gets bullied very often and it is interesting to see his reaction. He has started to become more abusive and is taking revenge by relieving his anger on Nate Baily and his brother Tyler Stoldt. Occasionally there are arguments and many incidents of complaining. It is very easy to be picked on in this class because anything you say can be turned against you. Mr. Currin likes to give his opinion often and makes the class interesting by creating moments. This is what consists of my day in online publishing and the reasons why I fall behind during the week.

11/20-11/24 Blog 2

Cell phones are a major part of life in America today. Everywhere you look someone is walking around with their phone out and is talking to someone else. It is easy to see younger generations are starting to become more informed with technology. All the cell phones are more compact and smaller, which makes them easier to carry; this is a lot more convenient for the customers and creates more sales. Now every phone is equipped with a camera so it is easy to take pictures and record video at any moment. This is more convenient because now extra luggage such as cameras and video cameras are not needed; you can have three simple tasks in one item. Cell phones have many features which make them very attractive to others. In case you want to communicate with others you can instantly send a text message or give them a call. Also, sending a picture or video is very nice because you can show a friend or family something from long distance. The phones are also equipped with features such as gps to navigate your way around. This is popular for many people who are interested in traveling and spend much of their time out and about. Cell phones have increased extremely over the past few years and will continue to be popular for a long time. They have made many tasks easy and improved means of communication significantly. Many people believe cell phones are no good but the pros definitely over power the cons. No one is going to turn down a device that can easily fit inside your hand and can almost do the things a basic desktop computer can do. There is no way cell phone use will decrease any time soon and will continue to thrive for years.

12/20-12/24 #3

This past weekend I drove with a few friends out to RIT. I have been waiting all winter for their open track meets to start so I can have a chance to run. Since we don’t have indoor track here it is a great opportunity and simulates an indoor meet. I like the meets because it gets me in shape and lets me practice on my form and technique. I mainly focus on the hurdles at these meets. The hurdles are my best individual event and have been improving my time over the years. Last year at this meet my best time was an 8.4 and this year I ran a 7.9 already for the first week with 6 months off. That is great improvement and can be better with more practice leading into the outdoor season. I am extremely excited for the upcoming track season and can’t wait to be together with my friends. Our 4x100 relay of me Jordan, Alex and Dakota has been extremely successful over the years and only lost one race last year. We are looking to improve our times and win every race we attend. It will be a great season and I am excited to see how the state meet goes. Last year our 4x100 relay made it so we are hoping to attend it again. I am also intending to participate in the hurdles at the state meet which is likely going to happen. I know I have improved and wasn’t far off last year. It will be a wonderful year. To improve my speed and technique I am going to continue attending the weight room and lift for my legs. I need to work on some cardio so I can have some endurance, and also practice with a hurdle to improve my flexibility and form. Form is one of the most important things in running or any event and can a significant effect on your performance.

12/13-12/17 Blog 3

Smile Virus
By Russel H. Conwell

Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling, too.

I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
when he smiled, I realized I'd passed it on to him!

I thought about that smile and then realized its worth,
a single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected,
let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

I find this poem very interesting. I really enjoy it because it makes me laugh. The poem is very true in my eyes that this actually does happen. The poem is describing how smiles are seen throughout the day and whenever you see them you are instantly happy. The poem continues in saying it is a wonderful thing and you should not ignore it, while passing it around to others. The end rhyme is very catchy and amusing to me. The idea is very true because I experience this all the time. I occasionally will walk down the hall throughout the day in school and come across a friend who says hello and smiles. It is almost impossible to not smile after seeing someone so happy towards you. This can only be done if you are in an extremely terrible mood and are not going to be nice to anyone. I enjoy the excitement throughout the poem and the bright mood it portrays. It is important to show happiness towards people to give them a general positive idea of you. Imagine the world if no one walked around and said hello while smiling. There would be no happiness and many more people would be depressed. This poem also makes me think about how great these things make me feel. I love when someone approaches me in a great mood and has something to talk about. There wonderful moods definitely brush off onto me and so on. The poem is definitely true in my eyes.

12/13-12/17 Blog 2

Beauty is a universal definition that can be identified in many different ways. The eyes of everyone find beauty in a significant way. It is something that captures their attention and attracts them to it. Beauty can be found in an object animals, or even people. A person gets attracted by an overall look and finds it perfect. When I think of beauty I think of a wonderful view and atmosphere. Such as looking out to the sky with a perfect sunset and the temperature is perfect and everything surrounding the day is perfect. Beauty is not something that is just pure looks. You can make anything look great and means nothing. Beauty is shown when you don’t have to change or alter anything while it remains perfect and significantly great while untouched. Things that are beautiful that people often agree on are another person, like a new born baby. They find it perfect and innocent. Also people see beauty in art work. They look at the piece of art and are attracted to all the elements of it. This is completely what I feel beauty is. It has to have every distinguishing quality you find interesting and appealing to you. I find it that beauty can be found anywhere and is a great thing to see. It makes you happy because it is something that is attractive to you. There has to be perfection and many features that attribute to the overall group. It is a psychological perspective that is different for everyone, and is dependent on your likes and dislikes. Beauty is a wonderful gift and should be portrayed in many ways to all sorts of people. It is commonly compared to ugliness which is the opposite. Ugliness is less attractive things that are not pleasant to be around.

12/13-12/17 Blog 1

While being a part of this online publishing class we have created many individual pieces or writing. Most of these pieces are featured in the blogs we right every week. We are assigned three blogs each week on different topics. Also, we are given to articles to write on a topic based off the school activities or programs which are shown on the school website called the Bulldog. While being in this class I have learned much about me as a writer. I have learned that I am much more interested in writing about topics I am interested in. I have also noticed it is much easier to think of topics when you get to choose. We are able to pick most of the topics we write about and the blogs are ideas that most of us students would think about. My writing process is pretty simple. I brainstorm what I would like to write so I get a basic idea laid out. After that I start to write the paper and be as creative as possible. This can be done by using a wide variety of words and vocabulary. After writing I quickly revise be reading it over and see if there are any mistakes. Once done I finalize it and no further changes are made. I enjoy writing about anything that relates to me. This can be sports or holidays or anything dealing with school. Things I don’t like to write about are boring topics such as lawn gnomes, flowers, and art. This class has increased my ability to be productive with writing. Since we are writing for the bulldog which is a link on the school web page, other people are allowed to access this site and view the articles. This is great because it gets our writing out to the public where people can complement and comment on your thoughts.

lawn gnomes

It was just an ordinary day when I was outside gardening. I was in the back yard on my hands and knees planting seeds. I was doing a wonderful job until I was interrupted by a little faint whisper. I looked over and was frightened when I saw a little garden gnome staring at me. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. But as I wiped my eyes repeatedly I realized he was actually standing there. All of a sudden his mouth began to move and I could hear his faint voice start to explain his issue. He started by apologizing because he and his buddy gnomes have been messing around in the garden and ruining my famous crops. They were very sorry that they have ruined some of my amazing vegetables and that most of my garden was ruined. He continued to go on and ask if there was anything they could do to help because they want to give credit back to the garden. I forgave them and agreed with them that it was best if they help me finish planting. So they reached into the bag of seeds and went down the line planting the seeds one by one. They did a wonderful job in helping and definitely made it go by faster. I was pleased with their effort and they were happy that I forgave them. I told them that they can come around whenever they like and can help out whenever. The gnome took off and my garden was complete.

12/6-12-10 Game

As a child and growing up my friends and I would get together and play many games. One of the games I enjoyed the most is hide and seek. Everyone knows how to play hide and seek and it is a lot of fun. We would all get together at my house and wait until it got dark outside. Once it was nighttime we would begin to play. We would pick someone to be “it” first and have them go into the center of the yard and count to 50. This gave everyone else enough time to run away and find a descent place to hide. It was important to make sure the counter was not peeking because that would ruin the game and not be fair to the rest. Once the person was done counting they would get up and start searching for the friends. But in this hide and seek, once you were found it wasn’t over. You had time to run to the safe spot where you couldn’t be tagged by the person looking. The safe spot was in the center of the yard and was a tree. If you made it to the tree before you got tagged it was great because you didn’t have to be it. Who ever got tagged would be it and have to repeat it all over again. This was a lot of fun as a child while hanging out with my friends and having so much time in the summer. It would be very interesting to play now and see how it would turn out.

12/6-12-10 TV Show

While growing up there were many shows I enjoyed watching that I think back to now. It seems like i would really enjoy watching them now and if they were on television again. All the shows and cartoons in my childhood were creative and funny. The one that stuck out the most to me was "Rocket Power". This show was about a group of four kids who go through everyday activities. Most of their lives consist of sports and school. They go to school and face all the problems in the world as being a younger kid. But once they are free they enjoy participating in all their sports such as rollerblading, skateboarding, mountain biking, louge, and hockey. Otto, the main character is a cocky boy who is very confident in his skills in sports. He is very talented and the best of the friends and in that area of town. The group of friends live in California and hangout on the ocean shores. Many of the episodes featured them surfing and doing many things on the beach. I used to spend a lot of time watching these episodes because I was very interested in all the extreme sports they competed in. Also, the characters faced many challenges any individual faces in real life which relates it to your own. This made it more interesting and added to the action of the show. I’m kind of disappointed that the show no longer airs on television because I would definitely enjoy watching it again.

11/29-12/3 Whats art?

Art is everywhere. It simply can be in any form and almost anything you’d like. To many it’s defined as a drawing or a sculpture, but art can be represented in many other things. Some of these being photos, collage, or just some stuff you gathered to make something that looks creative. Art is not simply drawing a picture but showing your creativity through objects. It's interesting to see all the things and materials artists use to make something. Some of the materials you may have never thought could be used in that. This is why so many people who have liking for art are so into it. There are so many different ways to present it and to make it your own. When you can make art work that has meaning to yourself it is more intriguing to others. Many people have different views of what art is to them. Some could see a piece of artwork that is worth hundreds of dollars and think it's junk. To create art people have many different ways that suit them best. Some people like to just wander around the streets and just see what kind of art is in everyday public. While others would rather sit at home or in a room and listen to music and go with the flow of what they are hearing. Art is all in the mind and how creative you are. You need to use your imagination to put together some sort of idea or picture with whatever materials you would like. You don’t even have to have a nice flow to create art and be smooth. Sculptures and collages are all considered wonderful pieces of art and have jagged edges and texture. Different elements such as texture color and gradient and even shade are all essential to your work.

11/29-12/3 pic 2

The reason I chose this picture is that I have no idea what is going on in this picture. It looks to me as if some people had way too much time on their hands. Or maybe there is simply just something wrong with this man. What could possibly be going on in your mind to make you construct some sort of piece for this activity? You can tell it is poorly made and is very dangerous for the spectators who must have no life which came to watch. What attracted me was how the man was crazy enough to hang out the window of this car somehow balancing on the make shift wall built. There must be some reason for this activity going on but the world may never find out. I feel this picture is very amusing and would be even better to see in person. This guy obviously looks very hilarious and could easily entertain you. There is a large enough audience to show that it draws attention and is a popular event. I’m not sure the purpose but it sure looks as if it is going to fall apart. I wish there was some sort of inspection for this bowl of some sort because I fear for the safety of the viewers. All there is to save them is some rickety old fence that is about to fall over. I find myself interested in how he manages to get the car started to perform in some position like that because the wooden bowl he is driving in is fairly small. It looks like the car could not start from the bottom so it must always be on an angle driving. This man might be like one of those carnival workers, that have all those secrets to their games and the whole thing is fake. We may never know the truth to this picture