3/31/12

test prep #3


the article was mostly about how hoodies are related to so many things. they can be a fad, a way to blend in, to not be seen, being a gangster or a bad person, someone mysteries.  How hoodies signify that you are going to do something bad.  that wearing hoodies is apart of a sort of street culture and you are look at as a gangster.  also on how clothing is used for profiling.  plus how the hoodie is profiled on people and it is most likely profiled under a dangerous person.  

in the article i think the main idea was that people shouldnt be profiled on what they are wearing.  through out the article the author keeps bring back that hoodies make you look bad, or a gangster.  in the text it says "The hoodie is the uniform of the troublemaker" a perfect example of people profiling people wearing the hoodie.  when tyron jakeson was wearing a hoodie he was completely harmless and didnt want involvement with anyone at the time.  “We—the people in suits—often see hoodies as aggressive, the uniform of a rebel army of young gangsters" another quote from the article, this own was said by the prime minister and him and his people are profiling people that wear hoodies to be gangsters.  how does a sweatshirt with a hood make someone so dangerous? By covering there hair and keeping them warm makes someone harmful.  thats what hoodies do keep people warm but then they are taken for dangerous people makes no sense.

this whole thing is just wrong, people shouldnt be judged and claim dangerous for wearing a simple piece of clothing.  a hoodie is just like wearing a fleece jacket or coat, it keeps you warm and cozy outside.  if people are profiled for covering their head then if people wear hats then are they considered dangerous too or are they just normal people.  Also just because someone is a minority and wears a hoodie makes them lethal is for one thing racist and two profiling.  thats 2 major things rolled into one, thats a major problem in my book .  plus just the thought of it is sicking how people can think so wrongly about others.  

3/27/12

test prep #2


in the book legend by Marie Lu a boy named day is the number one criminal and is finally captured and will be killed.  he was captured by a sibling of a person day supposedly killed so now the girl got her revenge.  but after time she begins to figure out things and now doesn't hate day but actually likes him.  in real life just because you hate someone doesnt mean its forever.  people change and so do emotions so one can hate someone then love them and vice versa.  but over all emotions are some times people so your emotions toward some one is what you judge them by.

in the book june was thinking about day and she thought some thing that wasnt there was triggered by him so heres the real proof "... something that wasn't there before".  what she means by that is an emotion changed in her.  that emotion was love that she just figured out what she has for him.  she went from hating his guts to loving him and worrying deeply about him.  another line was days dad saying "its more proof" its so vague but so meaningful.  proof for anything life, death, happiness, money, and anything.  
also prof is all you need to make something reality.  proof that emotions change and love is in everyone.  

in really life people find proof about things every day.  like the creation of the earth and new planets that are like earth.  proof is everything now a days for people to believe anything.  then for emotions everyone has emotions and has them toward everyone like i like my parents and like my friends i dont like dogs and insects.  and emotions change so i might like dogs in the future or i may not so they are unpredictable anytime.  they can be strong emotions like love and hate or just emotions like friend and person i know.  it varies from person to person.

3/24/12

test prep #1

in the book Legend by marie Lu a young boy who is the number one criminal is just trying to survive in his plague infested world.  while on the other side a young wealthy girl is trying to find the boy and kill him to get revenge.  the boy's name is day and the girl is june.  with a series of untimely events they meet and they work together but they don't who each other really are.  in this story both characters are facing tough conflicts.  Day is trying to get medicine to cure his family of the plague.  while june is trying to kill day because of what he did.

day is handling his problem well because he is trying his best just to get medicine.  street gambling, robbing, and trading.  he is taking risks to get the money fast but still not giving up hope.  while on the other hand june is doing alright she is still really sad about here brother and just the thought of him most of the time makes her cry.  although finding day she is spot on because she is doing her best to blend in with the people around here even if she has to eat from the garbage.  she is going around trying to find clues or hints of day anywhere.

in conclusion if people put there minds to things they can get them done. In real life construction workers have to make buildings and they don't give up they build it till its done they don,t give up because then there are consequences.  even in the book there are consequences so anyone has to get it done but if not then something bad will probably happen.   i can relate to that because every time i have a project my mind is only thinking about getting it done and planing it out.  and not just projects but things in general like time management or just school in general.

3/6/12

there is only one way to put it vampires


in the book Peeps by scott westerfeld is about a guy named cal who is infected with this weird disease.   the disease turns anyone that comes in contact with a carrier of the disease in this case cal so if you are a carrier you are sane but have some super powers.  if you get infected you turn into a man eating crazy freaky monster that hides from society.  then if you are a carrier like cal you work for this underground government called the night watch and they take care of the crazed infected a.k.a peeps.  then cal gets into this big investigation on who infected him and the destruction of civilization.

in the book it is very interesting how the conflict works, it is like real life case the conflict is always changing.  throughout the book the conflict was always changing.  in the beginning it was finding all of cals infected ex's then went to finding his infector.  then it went to finding the new strain and this girl he met quiet.  then it went to saving the world from mass destruction and keeping the same girl sane after being infected.  it never stopped changing it is like a clock every second is a new minute and a new problem rising.

this also doesn't just happen in cases this happens in everyday lives like a fight or a small breakup.  but there are always problems waiting right around the corner.  anything can be a problem from killing an ant to messing up a nuclear war head with a chemical bomb.  problems are problems and they always will come up and they do have resolutions and some may be drastic but they still resolve it.