Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Student of the Month Story
Who - Charlie Ferguson
What - Student of the MonthWhere - James Bowie High SchoolWhen - 2017Why - He was the best nominee, and the school would be losing money if they didn't choose him.
The freshman known as Charlie Ferguson has recently been awarded "Student of the Month" at James Bowie High School. To obtain a Student of the Month award, you must be a hard-working student with a good reputation, and also be involved with an extra curricular. The student is chosen by teachers by means of voting.
Charlie Ferguson is one of the friendliest students you can find at Bowie High School.
"I just want to be someone that people can go to whenever they need help and support. Considering what I've been through, I feel like I could use my past experiences to offer advice to anyone going through similar things," Ferguson said.
Charlie manages to balance his social life with his classes.
"Interacting with other human beings gives me a lot of joy, but I know how important my schoolwork is. I tend to try to get it done before engaging in social activities," Ferguson said.
Charlie also attends SAGA, also known as Sexuality And Gender Acceptance club.
"I would give everything just to stand up for the club. All sexualities and preferences deserve representation, and the club is a great way to represent it in our school," Ferguson said.
He has said that his life at school has impacted him more than anything, whether it be the social aspects or academic aspects.
"My social life takes place entirely at school. Or, at least, all of the most important people in said social life are people who I met at school. All of the schoolwork that has been stacked upon me over the years has greatly increased my ability to manage time, and the things I've learned in my classes will undoubtably impact me in the future," Ferguson said.
Charlie has dreams of becoming a musician, but he has yet to decide what he shall do beforehand.
"Being a musician is one of my ultimate goals. I love music, and I feel like making my own music would be a great way to express myself and my emotions. I also plan on having an acting career, and possibly a photographer, director, and digital artist. Of course, these are big goals, and I will most likely need to start with a simpler job in order to work towards my goals. The only problem is that I haven't thought about what I should do for a normal job. I will decide when the time comes, though," Ferguson said.
What - Student of the MonthWhere - James Bowie High SchoolWhen - 2017Why - He was the best nominee, and the school would be losing money if they didn't choose him.
The freshman known as Charlie Ferguson has recently been awarded "Student of the Month" at James Bowie High School. To obtain a Student of the Month award, you must be a hard-working student with a good reputation, and also be involved with an extra curricular. The student is chosen by teachers by means of voting.
Charlie Ferguson is one of the friendliest students you can find at Bowie High School.
"I just want to be someone that people can go to whenever they need help and support. Considering what I've been through, I feel like I could use my past experiences to offer advice to anyone going through similar things," Ferguson said.
Charlie manages to balance his social life with his classes.
"Interacting with other human beings gives me a lot of joy, but I know how important my schoolwork is. I tend to try to get it done before engaging in social activities," Ferguson said.
Charlie also attends SAGA, also known as Sexuality And Gender Acceptance club.
"I would give everything just to stand up for the club. All sexualities and preferences deserve representation, and the club is a great way to represent it in our school," Ferguson said.
He has said that his life at school has impacted him more than anything, whether it be the social aspects or academic aspects.
"My social life takes place entirely at school. Or, at least, all of the most important people in said social life are people who I met at school. All of the schoolwork that has been stacked upon me over the years has greatly increased my ability to manage time, and the things I've learned in my classes will undoubtably impact me in the future," Ferguson said.
Charlie has dreams of becoming a musician, but he has yet to decide what he shall do beforehand.
"Being a musician is one of my ultimate goals. I love music, and I feel like making my own music would be a great way to express myself and my emotions. I also plan on having an acting career, and possibly a photographer, director, and digital artist. Of course, these are big goals, and I will most likely need to start with a simpler job in order to work towards my goals. The only problem is that I haven't thought about what I should do for a normal job. I will decide when the time comes, though," Ferguson said.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
My Opinions Story
It's starting to seem like the platform known as YouTube is a witchhunt at this point. For those who aren't in the know, the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time, Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (better known by his username, PewDiePie), recently got his channel temporarily banned and lost a lot of deals with big companies due to a controversial statement his made, as exposed by the Wall Street Journal. What are my opinions on this? Well, I have a lot of things to say.
First of all, I'm not the biggest fan of PewDiePie's channel. I have a load of respect for him, though. He's very loyal to his fans and seems like an all-around respectable person. A few months ago, one of his videos popped up in my recommended videos section on YouTube. The title of the video was "I'VE DISCOVERED THE GREATEST THING ONLINE YET...". With such a hyperbole of a title, it caught my attention. I decided to sit down and watch it. In the video, he discussed a website called Fiverr, in which people submit ads where you can pay them to do something. It's mainly meant for making advertisements. It's a very odd website, with content raging from a channel in which you can pay someone to write anything on a chalkboard, a man dressed up as Jesus who will say whatever you want him to, and a pair of kids in the jungle who act out a skit and then hold up a sign with whatever text you want.
PewDiePie decided to go around the site and goof off. It was a pretty funny video. However, at one point, he did something that caught my attention in a negative way. You're able to make people write or say WHATEVER you want, and he used this in a not-so-wise way. He paid the aforementioned kids in the jungle to hold up a sign that read "DEATH TO ALL JEWS". He didn't expect them to actually do it, so he was shocked. It was in bad taste, but it was clearly a joke, and didn't reflect any of his views.
A few weeks later, I found a story on the Wall Street Journal accusing Felix of being a Nazi. As a result, he lost his deals with Disney, YouTubeRed, and even had his channel shut down for 3 days. I was confused until I saw what exactly the accusations were from. I realized that they mentioned the video that I had seen, and I was shocked. It was then that I realized that they were going out of their way to falsely accuse him by taking a tasteless joke out of context.
Now, I do NOT support anti-semitism in any way, shape, or form. I don't stand for prejudice, and I'd go out of my way to stand against it. But if a well-trusted newspaper is writing articles falsely accusing an innocent YouTube channel of being a Nazi, I personally think that's BS. Not only did they take a joke out of context, but they took screenshots from his other videos and used them as further "evidence". They took a picture of him putting his hand in the air, and they pretended it was a Nazi salute. After the accusations, Felix dressed up in a Hitler outfit and acted like a stereotypical Nazi just to make fun of how ridiculous the accusations were. Of course, WSJ used this as well.
Maybe it was a tasteless joke. Maybe he was immature for saying that kind of stuff. But if PewDiePie is getting in so much hot water for a joke that doesn't represent his views in any way, then explain why Filthy Frank isn't getting any slander. FilthyFrankTV is an uber-controversial YouTube channel created by Joji Miller, which involves a character by the name of Filthy Frank, who goes on various rants, tangents, and adventures. His videos are EXTREMELY controversial due to Joji's vulgar sense of humor and some of the incredibly edgy things he says. However, his channel is clearly a joke, and his statements are meant to make fun of people who actually have those prejudiced views. His entire channel is dedicated to what PewDiePie did, so explain why he's not in any trouble. I'll tell you why: attention.
Wall Street Journal knew that if they targeted a popular channel it would get far more buzz. Filthy Frank has about 5,000,000 subscribers at the moment. Meanwhile, PewDiePie has about 54,000,000. They aimed for the bigger target to cause more of a stir. This simply proves that YouTube is turning into one big witchhunt where you can't live without being accused of the most ridiculous things, because drama is what's popular nowadays.
First of all, I'm not the biggest fan of PewDiePie's channel. I have a load of respect for him, though. He's very loyal to his fans and seems like an all-around respectable person. A few months ago, one of his videos popped up in my recommended videos section on YouTube. The title of the video was "I'VE DISCOVERED THE GREATEST THING ONLINE YET...". With such a hyperbole of a title, it caught my attention. I decided to sit down and watch it. In the video, he discussed a website called Fiverr, in which people submit ads where you can pay them to do something. It's mainly meant for making advertisements. It's a very odd website, with content raging from a channel in which you can pay someone to write anything on a chalkboard, a man dressed up as Jesus who will say whatever you want him to, and a pair of kids in the jungle who act out a skit and then hold up a sign with whatever text you want.
PewDiePie decided to go around the site and goof off. It was a pretty funny video. However, at one point, he did something that caught my attention in a negative way. You're able to make people write or say WHATEVER you want, and he used this in a not-so-wise way. He paid the aforementioned kids in the jungle to hold up a sign that read "DEATH TO ALL JEWS". He didn't expect them to actually do it, so he was shocked. It was in bad taste, but it was clearly a joke, and didn't reflect any of his views.
A few weeks later, I found a story on the Wall Street Journal accusing Felix of being a Nazi. As a result, he lost his deals with Disney, YouTubeRed, and even had his channel shut down for 3 days. I was confused until I saw what exactly the accusations were from. I realized that they mentioned the video that I had seen, and I was shocked. It was then that I realized that they were going out of their way to falsely accuse him by taking a tasteless joke out of context.
Now, I do NOT support anti-semitism in any way, shape, or form. I don't stand for prejudice, and I'd go out of my way to stand against it. But if a well-trusted newspaper is writing articles falsely accusing an innocent YouTube channel of being a Nazi, I personally think that's BS. Not only did they take a joke out of context, but they took screenshots from his other videos and used them as further "evidence". They took a picture of him putting his hand in the air, and they pretended it was a Nazi salute. After the accusations, Felix dressed up in a Hitler outfit and acted like a stereotypical Nazi just to make fun of how ridiculous the accusations were. Of course, WSJ used this as well.
Maybe it was a tasteless joke. Maybe he was immature for saying that kind of stuff. But if PewDiePie is getting in so much hot water for a joke that doesn't represent his views in any way, then explain why Filthy Frank isn't getting any slander. FilthyFrankTV is an uber-controversial YouTube channel created by Joji Miller, which involves a character by the name of Filthy Frank, who goes on various rants, tangents, and adventures. His videos are EXTREMELY controversial due to Joji's vulgar sense of humor and some of the incredibly edgy things he says. However, his channel is clearly a joke, and his statements are meant to make fun of people who actually have those prejudiced views. His entire channel is dedicated to what PewDiePie did, so explain why he's not in any trouble. I'll tell you why: attention.
Wall Street Journal knew that if they targeted a popular channel it would get far more buzz. Filthy Frank has about 5,000,000 subscribers at the moment. Meanwhile, PewDiePie has about 54,000,000. They aimed for the bigger target to cause more of a stir. This simply proves that YouTube is turning into one big witchhunt where you can't live without being accused of the most ridiculous things, because drama is what's popular nowadays.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Sports Portfolio Evaluation
1. a. Alyssa Schukar
b. Unclear
c. The concept wasn't clear, some shots were extremely blurry, and some shots were just plain unnecessary.
d. The angles were good, and the better photographs were good.
e. I agree with the judges. There were a few highlights, but some pictures were just poorly shot or uninteresting.
c. A few of the shots could have been done better, some shots had a bit too much unnecessary details, and the angles could have been worked on.
d. A lot of the ideas behind the photographs were very creative, and the photographer did a great job at capturing perfect moments.
e. I did not notice any flaws in particular. Most of what I saw was fantastic.
c. One shot in particular had a judge respond simply with "...No.", some shots had very odd angles, and other shots felt pretentious at times.
d. There were some major highlights, and the angles were good for the most part.
e. I agree with the judges when they say some shots felt extremely pretentious and over-confident. Also, the photoshop was a bit too much. Still, the ideas behind each shot were very good in my opinion. A diamond in the rough, if you will.
a. In the shot with the female players sitting on the bench, I agree with the judges mentioning that everyone in the shot is doing something.
b. The first shot with the smiling guy in the bowtie was extremely awkward and silly in my opinion. I think he could have left that one out.
b. Unclear
c. The concept wasn't clear, some shots were extremely blurry, and some shots were just plain unnecessary.
d. The angles were good, and the better photographs were good.
e. I agree with the judges. There were a few highlights, but some pictures were just poorly shot or uninteresting.
2. a. Sam Adams
b. Actionc. A few of the shots could have been done better, some shots had a bit too much unnecessary details, and the angles could have been worked on.
d. A lot of the ideas behind the photographs were very creative, and the photographer did a great job at capturing perfect moments.
e. I did not notice any flaws in particular. Most of what I saw was fantastic.
3. a. Travis Haughton
b. Unclearc. One shot in particular had a judge respond simply with "...No.", some shots had very odd angles, and other shots felt pretentious at times.
d. There were some major highlights, and the angles were good for the most part.
e. I agree with the judges when they say some shots felt extremely pretentious and over-confident. Also, the photoshop was a bit too much. Still, the ideas behind each shot were very good in my opinion. A diamond in the rough, if you will.
a. In the shot with the female players sitting on the bench, I agree with the judges mentioning that everyone in the shot is doing something.
b. The first shot with the smiling guy in the bowtie was extremely awkward and silly in my opinion. I think he could have left that one out.
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