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Compare/Contrast
Compare & Contrast “Huck Finn & Road Not Taken”

I think the title “The Road Not Taken” can apply to both situations. Robert Frost takes the path not taken and because of it expands his learning & what he has seen by taking the different road. The same thing can be said of Huck Finn in the fact that he took the road not taken by the rest of his family which involved school, learning and domesticating himself. At first he didn’t much like the lifestyle, but the more he immersed himself in the more comfortable he became living that lifestyle. That is, until he decided it bored him, in which case he wandered back to the road he used to travel.

Robert Frost wasn’t as hesitant in the poem about which road to take, but whenever one is asked to make a choice, there is always a lot of thinking involved, and a lot of times conformity is the normal action, but a lot of people do tend to choose the road less taken because it is not clear what you will find down a previously unknown path. Ones thirst for adventure that comes with the unknown is a powerful selling point to get you walking down that unknown path instead of the one less traveled. This similarity is evident as we see Huck constantly wanting to do something new as repetition constantly bores him. The same lifestyle day in and day out is what pushes Huck to become a wanderer. He doesn’t seem to be moved by money since he has a lot and willingly will get rid of it to stop his dad from getting it. He feels much more at home in the woods, camping out, but the adventure of the unknown is what convinces him to try the life in town. School even became something he could get used to as we see in this excerpt : “At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it. Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got the next day done me good and cheered me up.”

I can see how him and Tom Sawyer became friends, with Tom always searching for adventure, and more often than not, inventing his own fantasies which at first Huck didn’t mind, but when the gang they started went without adventure they all grew bored and left the gang. An Example of the adventure Tom creates is when they create there gang, they’re talking about what they will do for there first robbery, and Tom refers to his books so they can conform to proper gang format and Huck just listens because it is new and interesting to him since he ain’t read no books of that sort. This excerpt shows of the conformity:

“Must we Always kill people? “ “Oh, certainly. It’s best. Some authorities think different, but mostly its considered best to kill them--except some that you bring to the cave here, and keep them till they’re ransomed.” “Ransomed? What’s That?” “I don’t know. But that’s what they do. I’ve seen it in books; and so of course that’s what we’ve got to do.”  I think that this shows that even in new adventures, conformity still appears quite often. While something like creating a gang and robbing is new and adventurous at first thought, it still in this way follows conformity to the norm of what you do when you rob a coach or something that a gang does. In the end, this goes nowhere because Tom is so content on setting up parameters and rules that everyone just seems to wander away from the idea.

Now that I think about it, Huck tries a lot of different new paths, but because of his simple ways that were inherited from his drunk dad he tends to take things people say to literally and when that new path doesn’t work, he pretty much gives up on it from lack of it working the way he wants. One time this happens is when he is taught to pray by Miss Watson. “She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it wasn’t so. I tried it. Once I got a fish=line, but no hooks. It wasn’t any good to me without hooks. I tried for the hooks three or four times, but somehow I couldn’t make it work. By and by, one day, I asked Miss Watson to try for me, but she said I was a fool.”  From listening to Huck there, he tends to take a lot of stuff literally, and not quite keep interest if it doesn’t do what he thinks it should. When comparing this to Robert Frosts’ Poem “The Road Not Taken” we see Huck has constantly tried to take the road that from his point of view is the one less take, but in fact is the one more traveled from the view of Miss Watson. He tries to do as Robert frost did, by trying something different but unlike Frost, Huck will take that path and then go back to the other path once he’s explored the different path. He often does this many times with religion, living in a civilized fashion, and even living the simple life in the woods.

When I compare both men, I tend to draw the conclusion that while both are looking for a change to something new, Huck seems to be more of the wanderer with not much thought involved. He is more inquired to just take the path for the hell of it. Robert Frost on the other hand seems to be more of the thinker of the two. He describes both paths, and even considers taking the same path he’s taken before, but in the end, persuades himself to take the road less taken. In this following passage from the poem, you see where he comes to a decision, you can tell there is considerable thought involved in his decision.

“And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.”

So in the end we must ask ourselves, which road will we take when the choice comes to us? Will we jump in without thought of consequence, just ready for the change in our normal everyday life, or will we put considerable thought into our decision to change our lives, knowing that we might never be able to return to the old ways? Will you be The Huck and just jump in, or will you consider what you’re giving up before you take the new path? Or will you forsake both ways and conform to the normal and just take the path you are most comfortable with? “Two Roads diverge in a wood” Which one will you choose?

Ekphrastic
CASE FILE # 446321

Unidentified Object: Frank James -- (Area 51: Special Projects Investigator assigned to case)

The Following is the case study received one week ago from the Seattle investigation concerning an unknown event that took place 2 days ago right off the waters of the Puget Sound.

May 20th, 2009

I’ve never seen anything like it. At first glance it appeared to be just another sculpture in the sculpture park that was put together, but according to authorities and the director of the sculpture project, no one can figure out how this object arrived here, and how something so big was moved in seemingly overnight. According to local authorities the night in question was foggy and limited visibility due to the fog aided in the lack of witnesses of the aforementioned event. The director of the park assures me that this is not some hoax to draw attention to the new park, and has provided me with documentation proving that all other works are part of the project except the one I am here to investigate. The object seems to be of a mineral I have never come across in any of my previous geological studies. Upon first sight it looks to be possibly a polished metal, or even the texture of a cut marble, but upon examination of the samples we took from the structure, the metal contains no elements that we have cataloged as being of this earth to date. It is also unclear what the exact size of this object is. Upon first observation we thought that the only piece was the large structure nearest to the street. It is a hard shape to describe. Its shape is a diamond, but it extrudes outward and forms a square that seems to form the outer wall that then turns in on itself. The entire length keeps the diamond shape in tack, and stands about 7ft tall from the ground skyward. The weird thing about this artifact is not just the Shape and material it is made of, but it seems to also emit a chemical or some kind of regenerative ability that allows for advanced growth of plant life around the object. Whether this is to camouflage itself or just a side effect I can’t determine, but the area around the object seems to have a small forest of saplings that appear to be in there 3rd year of growth. The director of the park assures us that the area along the road had yet to be created and that neither the object or the plants around it were here two days ago. It is very strange indeed, and just keeps getting stranger. Upon inspection of the surrounding area we came upon more of this unidentified material protruding from the ground not more than thirty yards from the main Structure. There is continued tree and plant growth continuing from the original structure all the way to the area containing the protruding fragments. I’ve sent samples of the material along with soil samples so that we can have hope of making light of this strange situation. There is no telling how far down this object goes into the earth or if what we see is all there is to it. I am requesting an excavation team to accompany me and resume an exhumation of what I think could just be the tip of the iceberg of something much bigger. Scorch marks appear around the top edge of the main square shaped part of this artifact possibly leading me to believe that what we have here is not the completed artifact, but possibly just one part, possibly a landing dock of sorts. It is too early to tell, but strange things have happened the night after I arrived and was doing a fact finding mission during another of the cities many foggy nights. The object appears to emit a low level hum accompanied by a slight vibration I almost didn’t sense,  It only is felt during the fog as the following day, I sense nothing with the equipment I brought along. Please reply immediately as to whether a team will be sent to accompany me. According to the local weather forecast, a fog is due to roll into the park area tomorrow evening and I am curious to find out whether the hum will again appear. I have a feeling about this, Something just isn’t right, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. The vibration seemed to have come from deep down in the earth. Almost as if something beyond my guess of size were buried below us. Possibly in comparison to the Great pyramids that were once buried below the sands in Egypt.

I await your reply,

Frank James (special Operations Investigator)

This was the only report from our agent as the team was approved to excavate and was sent to Seattle only to find out that all of Mr. James luggage was still packed in his suitcase inside his hotel, but no whereabouts have been made as to where exactly Mr. James himself actually is. A search of the area has picked up nothing. It is as if he just vanished into thin air. Last sightings were by the valet who pulled Mr. James rental around for him the evening he mentioned concerning going back during the fog that was supposed to take place.

Suggestions: Case #446321 appears to be much more than meets the eye, excavation to determine the extent of this formation is due to begin next week, The area has been sealed off and construction is underway to cover up any ongoing dig we partake in. What has happened to our agent is as baffling as the report he sent.

Case Status: OPEN

Sequel/Prequel
The GoonDocks

Journal Entry #360

Its been almost a year since that unfortunate day that we were sealed here in our tomb to become father times latest casualties. We were chased in here as we sought escape from the British. If I would have known now what would have become of us, the others and I would have surely chosen to stay and fight. I am the lone surviving crew member from a crew of more than 50. Willie and I were the only two to last into the 10th month of imprisonment and about a month ago I made good on my one promise that I made to my friend and leader, I buried him in the captains Dining hall. It wasn’t just any burial, but buried in the looted booty that was to become our nest egg. Little were we to know it would seal our doom and become the burial dirt of our leader. At first we thought to escape and began extensive digging on multiple systems of tunnels that we hoped would someday lead out of this god forsaken Cave. The cave was like a small lagoon enclosed inside a rock shell. Our ship had been supplied well, but not for such a duration as we ended up enduring. As the last of my crew died off, the tunnels had gone for miles, but to no avail. We are close to daylight, or I should say “I” am close to it. The air in one of my tunnels has become moister somehow, not as stale as we have become used to. Along this certain tunnel we have layed out many traps and tricks to protect our treasure should someone ever stumble upon the entrance to our tunnel system. You would not believe the ingenius ideas some of our crew had. A set of pulley’s that held up enormous boulders that would sequentially drop on any unsuspecting person who happened across a hidden trip wire. One man even went so far as to set up a Piano/Organ made of human bones. After many months inside, I don’t know if I am hallucinating or just reaching the end of my time here as well.

Journal Entry #361

This could be my last entry in captivity if all goes well. I’m almost out of food, and have decided to see where that tunnel leads out to if an exit does loom close. I have gathered my extensive collection of drawn tunnel maps and information needed should I have to find my way back through the many traps. I also have taken enough loot to ensure that should I manage to escape I can live my life without ever having to revert back to piracy. I’ve heard these lands around us are open and uninhabited for the most part, and I wouldn’t mind making a life where no one knew my past or what I’d done in my youth. Should I make it out alive, I think I will settle myself into my own little Oceanside town and name it after my beloved wife who passed away years ago, Astore. Astoria, yes, that sounds like a good name for a town. It’s time to get going, I never much believed in luck, but I’ll wish for some now….Godspeed

 (this was the only page found among many interesting maps and jumbled papers. Other pages survived, but wear and tear have made them impossible to read until further restoration has been made.)

Analysis
Self Analysis:

I think the biggexst thing i took out of the literature class was to have a little patience with the things you don't understand and use that patience to duelve deeper into what the author is trying to express. Alot of things i might originally pass over because of their complex language and tricky wording could have a solid story if you only take time to look deeper.

I truthfully don't believe that my writings did or will contribute to the knowledge of my fellow students only because of the "Fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants" style with which i write. Unless i'm writing a structured paper, hits paper as quick as it shows up in my mind. I just write about what i feel and make slight adjustments along the way. I think that if i could learn something else that i would like to be able to write a strong piece of literature with the powerful underlying meaning that the more famous writers of the past and present can achieve.

I thank our teacher for making us slow down and look deeper into what a particular writing is really saying at its core.

Personal
This is a link When Was I Last Really, Really Cold?

Thinking about the cold immediately takes me back to two years previous when I was rounding out the end of my trip to Europe. It was October of 2007, and summer was ending with winter right around the corner. We had been in Norway for about a day and the next part of our trip took us far north and out into the fjords to a city called “A” on the Lofoten Islands. This string of islands are located in the Arctic Circle, and just by where it’s located you can guess what the weather was like.

The day started out rainy and overly windy as we began our walk from the airport through town to the ferry terminal on the mainland which would take us on the 4 ½ hour boat ride to our destination. The weather on the ride out left our boat bobbing in the ocean like a pair of pants put into a dryer and set on tumble. This was a giant boat which resembled a large cargo ship because of the fact that truckers and there trade goods often made this trip.

Four and a half hours later we arrived half sick in the small port some half hours drive from the town of “A”. It was now pitch black out. Being as unfamiliar as we were with the place, we thought we could just find a taxi to our destination. This left us standing in what felt like a monsoon of bone chilling wind and sideways rain with no clue how long we would be walking to our destination in this odd desolate place. It turned out that nothing close to buses or taxis were anywhere to be found this time of night. Once it goes dark here, everything shuts down. As we hefted up all of our full luggage, we started through the pounding raind towards the main road, wondering how long it would take when our savior arrived. A group of guys that had been on there way home from the mainland pulled up next to us seeing us about to walk away from the pier and asked where we were headed. Luckily they offered us a ride because they told us that the trip was more like a half hour drive down the coast, and more like a 1 ½ hour walk or more down to “A”.

We arrived at a town that resemble more of a few huts and one big 2 level house on the road than a town. The town was arranged on rock slabs jutting out from the mountains into the water. We thanked the men for the ride and made our way through the pouring rain to the door marked office. After 10 minutes we were able to get in touch with the owner, since most places were closed when the sun went down. We were shown to our room which ended up making us the only ones in the inn. That night, we tried to recover from the bonechilling cold that we had experienced earlier that day. Little did we know that both of us had come down with the flu or a viral infection. To go along with that, the bump on my back that I was told by the doctor was nothing but a calcium deposit and nothing to worry about ended up being a cyst, which had begun to swell up and ended up being where the infection got into my system (and that is a whole other story for another time). We both sat there that night sweating through the chills of remembering that day, coupled with the onset of major colds runninug through us.

Normally when you have a cold like we did you stay in and rest, but being one of our destinations that a lot of planning went into, and the ancestrial home of my friend, we couldn’t just lay around and so we woke up early the next day to check out the area. We hoped that the weather from the day before had left, but we were not so fortunate. We headed out into the familiar pounding of the rain accompanied by the wind which felt like if we lost balance would push us right off our feet. Because this trip involved so much traveling, neither of us had thought to pack a large cold weathered coat, so we both had on our windbreakers which in minutes had been completely drenched and of no use for keeping out the wind or stopping the rain from soaking our clothing underneath. Not a soul seemed to be outside, and for good reason. I can only imagine what they thought of these strange people walking around town. As we made our way along the coastal road to find a bus stop and a schedule, we fought the feeling of our sickness setting in and finally found a schedule. We had originally planned to stay 2 days and leave the next morning so we wanted to get to the other side of the island and see the old Viking town that re-enacted what times were like back in the days. It turned out there was only one bus, and it traveled only 2 times that day and the second would get there after the place closed.

Our colds set in hard core that next evening, and we finally gave into them and as we walked back to the inn, we felt like popsicles that never would though. We got back and called down for some extra blankets and commenced to bundle up as much as we could to stifle this unending cold that felt like it coursed through our veins. We made a few calls and found out that the next day there was only one boat going out to the mainland, and no buses ran early enough to get us there, so we were forced to spend one extra day confining ourselves to our room.

Needless to say the trip back on the boat the next day was one of the worst rides I have ever had to endure, due to the infection that was reaching its pinnacle and my friends flu, we both felt like death had truly come to take us away. And if that wasn’t enough, it was still a 2 mile walk back to the airport and wouldn’t you guess, it had started up again, and the storm we got on the island must have followed us back. When we arrived at the airport, we pretty much were down to our last pair of clean clothing, and it now held water like a sponge.

This short stop on our European vacation would have been a beautiful place to see and even with what happened was still a site to see, but it made us long for the warmth of Seattle (as hard as that is to believe). Now just imagine 1 day later having to fly a total of 4 flights lasting 18 hours, with a 6 hour layover in Chicago because of a late flight arrival. But that is a different story for another time. All I can say is if you plan on going to the Arctic circle, remember why it’s called that and pack accordingly.

Perspective
Dear Minister of Magic:

I am writing this most humble letter in the hopes that after the turn of events that have reshapen the wizarding world and repelled the attack of the group known as the "Death Eaters", that the ministry may have changed their views on the discipline policies that must be administered here at Hogwarts. For a long time I have lived as a squib in a world where magic and the use of it defines a person. Being a staff member of Hogwarts, i can also attest to the length at which young miscrients without proper discipline will go to torment the half breeds and squibs such as myself, if not shown the sharp edge of discipline.

When discipline was prompt and swift at Hogwarts there was order from the chaos that free-weilding, undeducated wizards possessed. nowadays, students like those Weasley twins have free run of the castle and the adhoration for what? For being Rulebreakers! There is nothing that can't be fixed by being strung up by your thumbs down in the dungeons for a day or two. I believe that the switch along with the shackles and a solidly built stretch rack are just what this school needs.

I have appealed my case to the new headmaster but believe that she has a clouded view of what is acceptable punishment because of her many years of service under our previous headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. i await your response and eagerly hope to see ministry action in the near future, as i believe this is the only way to halt the abundant miss-use of magic that goes on beneath our noses here at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft & wizardry.

I have also attached an updated list of banned items from Hogwarts grounds and would urge that the ministries "Miss-use of Muggle Artifacts" & "Miss-use of Magic" offices should take swift action against the culprits listed below.

Your humble servants:

Argis Filch & Ms. Norris

Memorization
My Memorization piece is going to be From Lewis Carroll. Titled "Jaborwaki" Sorry bout the spelling. I'm gonna revise this, just doing it while i'm near the comp. I talked about this one with you in class and you said it should be a good size. and there are quite a few tough words to remember so should be interesting..lol <>

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Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic glaze and fire ceramics

 * Research Component

 * week 1 Research history of painted ceramics

 * week 2 Research history of painted ceramics

 * week 3 Research history of painted ceramics

 * week 4 Paint

 * week 5 Paint

 * week 6 Paint

 * week 7 Organize information for presentation

 * week 8 Organize information for presentation

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Mark di Suvero’s Bunyon’s Chess sculpture was not a winning first impression for me. Walking toward the sculpture, from a distance it simply looked as if the artist strung a few logs together which made it difficult for me to appreciate. At a glance, usually bright colors and easy, flowing compositions are typical elements that catch my attention. So with this piece, it was the lack of color and smooth lines that initially turned me off.

When I began to research di Suvero I found a pattern among his works. I discovered that all of his sculptures were very architectural, often using steel or wood. His sculptures look as if they are colliding in a windstorm caught in a still photo. Yet it stands firmly in front of you, each part securely fastened. One of his other pieces, Che Faro Senza Eurydice, is a perfect example of that. The sculpture consists of multiple pieces of weathered wood strung together with rope. Although these are basic materials you could find on a beach, di Suvero has constructed those natural elements to push and pull against each other to look as if they defy gravity. Di Suvero quotes, “that's why I like to suspend elements from the beams of my works, so they can interact with the wind and other forces.”

Although di Suvero’s sculpture in the park didn’t instantly read as beautiful to me, after researching his thought process, now it does. Not only can I now appreciate the raw, basic materials di Suvero has thoughtfully structured to show movement and interesting spatial techniques, but it’s an admirable feat that he was able to assemble these massive logs and steel bars together and still create a beautiful work of art.

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Spanish 2/Chapter 11 (Television)

Sports events

 * aficionado(a) - fan
 * al final - at the end
 * aplaudir - to applause
 * atleta - athlete
 * campeón, campeona - champion
 * campeonato - championship
 * competencia - competition
 * competir - to compete
 * empate - tie
 * entrenador, entrenadora - coach, trainer
 * fenomenal - phenomenal
 * jugador, jugadora - player
 * liga - league
 * meter un gol - to score a goal
 * perder - to lose
 * por...vez - for the...time
 * resultar - to result, to turn out
 * tanteo - score
 * último(a) - last, final

Note: Atleta is both a masculine and feminine noun. Competir is a stem-changing verb from e to i. Perder is a stem-changing verb from e to ie.

Contests

 * auditorio - auditorium
 * comentario - commentary
 * concurso de belleza - beauty contest
 * entrevista - interview
 * entrevistar - to interview
 * un millón/millones de - a million/millions of
 * premio - prize
 * presentador, presentadora - presenter
 * público - audience
 * reina - queen

Feelings

 * aburrirse - to get bored
 * agitado(a) - agitated
 * alegre - happy
 * emocionado(a) - excited, emotional
 * enojado(a) - angry
 * enojarse - to get angry
 * furioso(a) - furious
 * ponerse + adjective - to become
 * volverse loco(a) - to go crazy

Note: Volverse has a stem-change of o to ue.

Other words

 * dormirse - to fall asleep
 * morirse - to die

Note: Both verbs have stem-changes of o to ue and o to u.

Preterite of -ir stem-changing verbs
In the preterite, the -ir verbs preferir, pedir, and dormir also have stem changes, but only in the Ud./él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms. In these forms e changes to i and o changes to u.

Preferir
 * preferí - I prefered
 * preferiste - you prefered (singular)
 * prefirió - he/she prefered
 * preferimos - we prefered
 * preferisteis - you prefered (plural)
 * prefirieron - they prefered

Pedir
 * pedí - I asked
 * pediste - you asked (singular)
 * pidió - he/she asked
 * pedimos - we asked
 * pedisteis - you asked (plural)
 * pidieron - they asked

Dormir
 * dormí - I slept
 * dormiste - you slept (singular)
 * durmió - he/she slept
 * dormimos - we slept
 * dormisteis - you slept (plural)
 * durmieron - they slept

Vocabulario adicional

 * atletismo - track and field
 * carrera - race
 * corona - crown
 * empatar - to tie
 * meta - finish line
 * resultado - score
 * torneo - tournament
 * trofeo - trophy
 * vencer - to defeat, to conquer

Note: Vencer has a stem-change of c to z.

Cultural Insight (Guías de la tele)
Now days, Television guides are not as popular as they just to be 8-10 years ago. Television guide were one of the most read magazines in the Spanish-speaking world. Readers always wanted to know what upcoming programs there would be on TV not only on the same day, but also same week or for next week. Spanish TV guides are similar to those in the English-speaking world, with information on the programs, their times and day, and the channel they will be aired on. Many newspapers also published TV guides for the upcoming week. Now days people watch their TV in YouTube, Netflix, or any other internet channel.

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Spanish 2/Chapter 12 (Movies)

Movies

 * alquilar - to rent
 * amor - love
 * arrestar - to arrest
 * capturar - to capture
 * crimen - crime
 * criminal - criminal
 * crítico(a) - critic
 * detective - detective
 * enamorarse - to fall in love
 * enamorado(a) de - in love with
 * estrella - star
 * extraterrestre - alien
 * fascinar - to fascinate
 * fracaso - failure
 * galán - leading man
 * he visto - I have seen
 * has visto - you have seen
 * ladrón, ladrona - thief
 * matar - to kill
 * película de acción - action film
 * ¿Qué tal es...? - How is...?
 * recomendar - to recommend
 * robar - to rob, to steal
 * será - he/she/it will be
 * tener éxito - to succeed, to be successful
 * tratar de - to be about
 * víctima - victim
 * violencia - violence

Note: Criminal, detective, and extraterrestre are either masculine or feminine nouns. Recomendar has a stem-change of e to ie.

Making movies

 * actuación - acting
 * argumento - plot
 * dirección - direction
 * director, directora - director
 * efectos especiales - special effects
 * escena - scene
 * estar basado(a) - to be based on
 * guión - script
 * guionista - screenwriter
 * papel - role
 * hacer el papel de - to play the role of
 * personaje principal - main character

Other words

 * no...todavía - not yet

Indirect object pronouns
Verbs like aburrir, doler, encantar, fascinar, gustar, importar, and molestar are verbs that use indirect object pronouns. These verbs all use the structure: indrect object pronoun + verb + subject.

examples: Les encantan los efectos especiales en la película. Nos aburre mucho esa película.

A + a noun or pronoun is often used with the verbs above for emphasis or clarification. The pronouns must agree with and clarify the indirect object pronoun.

 * me - me
 * te - you (singular)
 * le - him, her, you (formal)
 * nos - we
 * os - you (plural)
 * les - them, you (formal/plural)

examples: A mí me importan mucho los efectos especiales en una película. A Juana le fascinan las películas de acción.

Present perfect tense
The present perfect tense is used to say what a person has done. To form the present present tense, use the present-tense forms of haber + the past participle.

 * he estudiado - I have studied
 * has estudiado - you have studied (singular)
 * ha estudiado - he/she has studied / you have studied (Ud. form)
 * hemos estudiado - we have studied
 * habéis estudiado - you have studied (plural)
 * han estudiado - they have studied / you have studied (Uds. form)

example: Recientemente hemos alquilado muchas películas.

Verbs ending in -er or -ir that have two vowels together in the infinitive such as caer, oír, leer, and traer have an accent on the í of the past participle.

When you use object or reflexive pronouns with the present perfect, the pronoun goes immediately before the form of haber.

Past participles
To form the past participle of a verb, drop the ending of the infinitive and add -ado for -ar verbs and -ido for er and ir verbs.

 * hablar → hablado (has/have talked)
 * comer → comido (has/have eaten)
 * vivir → vivido (has/have lived)

Irregular past participles
Some verbs have irregular past participles.

 * bendecir: bendito (blessed)
 * decir: dicho (said)
 * devolver: devuelto (returned)
 * escribir: escrito (written)
 * hacer: hecho (made)
 * maldecir: maldito (cursed/damned)
 * morir: muerto (died)
 * poner: puesto (placed)
 * romper: roto (broken)
 * ver: visto (watched)
 * volver: vuelto (returned)

Vocabulario adicional

 * bandido(a) - bandit
 * culpable - guilty person
 * delincuente - delinquent
 * documental - documentary
 * festival de cine - film festival
 * filmar - to film
 * monstruo - monster
 * subtítulos - subtitles

Cultural Insight (Películas en otros idiomas)
Movies from Mexico, Italy, and Japan are popular the United States, but in order to understand what the actors and actresses are saying, the movies have to be subtitled or dubbed into English for those who can't understand the original language of the movie. With these subtitles it is much easier to understand the movie's plot. When there are subtitles, it is important to concentrate a little more on what's happening rather than the subtitles to get a better view of what's going on. Another solution is having the movie dubbed into the language of choice to avoid the distractions of the subtitles.

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User talk:Francinepalmerbenjamin

Hello Former Student!

I'm writing to you because you took a class from me in the past few years at the Art Institute. As of Spring, 2010, I'll not be teaching further classes at AIS for the foreseeable future. (We're parting ways on good terms!) Until now, you've been able to reach my Wikiversity educational resources from my website, but I've decided to delete that link. You can still reach all of those materials here.

If you're interested in what I'm up to in the future (which will include an album in 2010 and a novel in 2011) you can friend my facebook page or drop me an email at info@stevenarntson.info and you'll receive a periodic update about performances, classes, and publications.

If you know any current or former students of mine who might be interested in any of this, please forward this information if you have a moment.

I hope all is well for you.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

Assignment1:Fallacy Committed On Purpose: I remember that when I traveled to Europe,I heard many fallacies regarding the the French,such as;The French People Hate Americans.This generally is completely untrue.The French,in fact,do a much better job than Americans separating the idea of the American people from the American government.If anything,certainly since the French opposed the war in Iraq,one could more easily argue that Americans hate the French.There may some French people who dislike Americans,but most are very friendly and polite.The French love to talk about Josephine Baker and her famous Banana skirt,and how she took France by storm.In fact,the French are like most Europeans that dislike the fact Americans who automatically start talking to them in english,rather than making an effort before coming to French and learning some basic French terms before travelling to Europe. Assignment 2:Fallacy Committed By Accident: On May 5,2009 was Cinco De Mayo and for many Americans they think it was in celebration of Mexico Independence Day,which is not true.Cinco de Mayo is a date of great inportance for the Mexican and Chicano communties.It actually marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla.Pueble was the name of the town where the battle took place,now it is named Batalla de Puebla.Because the Mexican Army defeated the greatest army in the world at the time,Cinco de Mayo represents not only the battle that took place,but also it represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.Mexican gained their Independence from Spain on September 16,1810,which is nearly a fifty(50)year difference from Cinco de Mayo(May 5,1862).

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User:MICHELEDO'NEAL

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic.

*I've always wanted to tell my story. I think it would make a great movie. *My goal is to have the story written by the end of the 8 weeks.
 * Research Component

*Calling my family for information *Calling the sreen writer's guild to find out how to become a member *Calling the patent office to find out how to get patented
 * week 1

*FORFIT*
 * week 2

*Begin recording my past memories.
 * week 3

*Interview my family members. *Record the information.
 * week 4

*Call sreen writers guild to get information. *Try to join SWG *Begin writing chapters
 * week 5

*Finish writing Chapters
 * week 6

*Turn story into a script
 * week 7

*Get finished Script patented
 * week 8

Bring in a finished script.

Why Do I Like What I Like?
I'm fascinated with a way to create different sounds with in instrument by just using samples of other music. Finding new ways to change or add to some of my favorite songs in the past and feel like I'm contributing in a way to the types of music I love.

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User:SamHoeng

Bio
My name is Samnang Hoeng, most people who know me call me Sam. I was born and raised in Seattle, WA and lived here my whole life. Im 22 years old turning 23 on July 24th. When im not working i enjoy playing and watching sports. I also like hanging out with friends and going out. I currently work full time, usually six days a week at the Boeing factory in Everett.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

Gain 5 lbs. of muscle.

 * Research Component

 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

Weigh myself
 * week 4

schedule my workouts and meals.
 * week 5

Find supplements that will help me achieve my goal.
 * week 6

Start easing myself into my workouts.
 * week 7

Eat healthy along with taking supplements and workout.
 * week 8

Continue working out then check my weight and see my results

Why Do I Like What I Like?
The sculture that i chose to write about was the Bunyun's Chess, created by the artist Mark di Suvero. What i didn't like about this sculpture was that it looked just like what it was, hanging logs. I couldn't get no ideas or creativeness from it. Using a different type of metal to me would of made this sculpture look better. The metal poles he used look kind of weak, using solid steel beams or stronger metal would of made it look like the logs were better supported. Other sculptures he created were the famous 1966 Peace Tower in L.A, that was created as a symbol of protest against the Vietnam War at the time. He also did a second sculpture years later for the protest of the Iraq War. Mark di Suvero was an idealist and philosopher and i think it's cool that he used art to express his views of the world. I found an artist who had a similar style of art like Mark name John Searles. His work was pretty good and creative with using shapes and flow with metal. Taking a look back at the Bunyan Chess sculpture i see that maybe he wanted to make it seem like the logs were floating in the air. I can see why he used thin beams because from far away you wouldn't be able to seem them good so all you'll see is the logs suspended in the air. Before i wasn't able to see the thought but now that i learn about him and his art, i can see where he was going with this so i was able to change my mind about the piece. It was creative, i just had to take a different look at it.

How Am I Manipulated?
Bridgestone Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNKsdhF49M0

"For drivers who want to get the most out of their cars, it's Bridgestone or nothing."

The vehicle is in outerspace hopping around on jagged rocks with the two guys inside enjoying the ride. It shows them having fun but when the tires are stolen off the vehicle, the party stops. In reality the vehicle wouldn't be able to do that although it's true that a vehicle needs its tires but not exactly Bridgestone tires. It's telling the viewers without Bridgestone tires your not getting the most out of your car and only with Bridgestone you would be able to. People want the most out of not just cars but life and the commercial gets the viewer thinking that their car is not giving it's best so some go out and buy them to feel that they are getting the most out of their cars.

My cousin Navy at my brother's girlfriend b-day party last Friday.

"White people can't dance"

One of my friend's girlfriend was dancing in the livingroom, drunk of course and my cousin Navy blurts out "White people can't dance" which sometimes isn't true. You don't have to be white to not know how to dance, it doesn't take one's race to determine that. Yea she couldn't dance but i've seen some white people get down. I've also seen some Asian, Black, and other race of people who couldn't dance and who were off and looked like they were stuck on their own beat. I heard that saying many times and it isn't fully true. Im not the greatest dancer but i do what i can do.

Self-Assessment
Some things i learned in class was there was a secret society of philosophers in Rome. I didn't know that they had to be secretive about their thoughts and writings. I also learned that there are alot of talented people in the class. I learned that the firepit that they use for glass blowing is called a glory hole. I always knew that advertisments were made to help convice or trick someone into buying something but i didn't know what a fallacy was. I still have a lot much more to learn and i hope from now till the time i graduate i'll gain more knowlegde, muturity and confidence. I have to get use to speaking in front of people and presenting. Somethings i did well was come to class, and doing each assignment. I could of spoken more and participated in class discussions. I don't really feel more prepared but it got me kind of use of going to school again and getting the feel of things. I've been out of school for five years and i think its great that im starting my education again. Makes me feel young again. Working sixty hours a week at Boeing gets you feeling old and tired.

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personal page
You can edit your userpage to share personal info about yourself. "Phoriels page" was in the main namespace so it was deleted. --Gbaor 10:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

reply
Thanks, but we prefer to write here at wiki only. We are currently on a long vacation. If you need help, ask here please: Colloquium, --Vicky-Verity 16:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I can just say the same as our twins :-) Glad you are here Phoriel. --Percy 16:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

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contribute to a school aimed at discussing olympiads
visit Topic:Discrete_Maths_for_Olympiads/Number-Theory our base: national level olympiads for IMO selection our limit: Putnam, IITJEE, etc.

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Msamy. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Msamy~enwikiversity that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:44, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:BillBell~enwikiversity

 Hello BillBell, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --Countrymike 10:47, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome! Do feel free to leave any questions for me as you learn your way around wikiversity. You can also post a request for help at Colloquium which is our general discussion area. --mikeu talk 14:41, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

slide show
Hi, I'm not sure how I would go about including a slide show here at wv. It might be a bit tricky to incorporate deck.js as I suspect that it would require integration with the MediaWiki installation on the server. Please take a look at Commons:User:Dschwen/Slideshow to see if it might meet your needs. This would be easier and quicker for one of our support staff to install. The drawback of this method is that each person who wishes to use the slide show feature would have to go to Special:Preferences and check enable before it would work. There might be other ways to incorporate slides. I'll ask one of our techs if there are other options. --mikeu talk 14:35, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

 * I've quickly put together the basic skeleton for slideshows. It doesn't provide any basic styling or effects though.

Slideshow:  Welcome to our Slideshow!!!

 * You have to click a slideshow once to give it focus before any clicks will switch slides. You should also be able to use the left and right arrow keys to goto the previous and next slides. I hope this is what you had in mind. -- dark lama  22:56, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

dark lama : Thanks! That might just do it for me. Would it be possible for you to say what code I might put behind 'previous' and 'next' to emulate the corresponding button clicks? Thanks in any case. BillBell 13:15, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

 * Can you please clarify the question? Do you mean:

 * -- dark lama  14:08, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

"Can 'previous' and 'next' buttons be added to the slideshow?"

This is what I would like, please.

It also appears that you have sweetened the syntax for slide shows. Or at least showed how to embed them in some existing facility in wikiversity. Very nice!

BillBell 15:14, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

 * I'll add some buttons, as soon as I can find some decent copyleft graphical buttons to use. Yes I showed how to embed them in an existing facility. -- dark lama  17:59, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Copyright problem with File:Subscribing Shot 00031.png

 * This has been deleted, but if you need it back, please let me know. --Abd 23:26, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

News feeds
There are some serious copyright issues with this resource. All of the screenshots are of copyrighted software, and should have a fair use rationale attached. If no claim of fair use is added to the files in the next week, the files will be deleted. Thanks. -- Simone 20:13, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Copyright is a serious issue. I'm sorry if my message sounded terse, but it's very important that our content complies with copyright law. Just placing a unsupported claim of fair use doesn't constitute an appropriate fair use license. I suggest that you add Template:Non-free use rationale and Template:Fairuse to each image, and fill in all the relevant fields of the first for each (the rationales should be fairly similar for each). You might want to lower the resolution of the images: there can be issues with using high-resolution fair-use images of software. Thanks. -- Simone 06:49, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It's our duty as administrators to assist users with tasks like these. The user has donated certain content, in apparent good faith. If it needs some technical touches, it behooves us, if possible, to help. We are all volunteers.
 * Unfortunately, the area of copyright law and fair use can be thorny, and, it seems to me, there are misconceptions rampant. So it can take some time to sort it. --Abd 16:22, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your work, but please remember to be civil
. S Larctia did not initiate action against the files you uploaded, the deleted file was tagged by Crochet.David, who is not an administrator, but who does a lot of clean-up. The problem is that WMF policy is fairly strict about fair use, it's allowed only under some narrow technical conditions. S Larctia was merely enforcing common practice. Now, my view is that we can establish a relatively open fair use policy here, because of the educational purpose, but the niceties required by the WMF will remain, I'm sure. I tagged one of the files you uploaded, File:Google Reader Shot 00009.png, with the templates S Larctia suggested; if that's acceptable, the rest of the pages used can be so tagged as well.

S Larctia is not attempting to destroy your educational resource, so your comments were unfair and uncivil. "Tone" is only unreliably present in text; what S Larctia wrote was simply advice and a warning of the likelihood of deletion if the requirements were not met. I think we can do better than that, but S Larctia is a volunteer just like you and I. Please respect the work this user is doing as a new (probationary) custodian, and I'll do my part to help the user to improve public relations; but please understand that many sysops on WMF projects would not be so patient, those files would have been gone in a flash.

Instead, S Larctia went to the trouble of setting up fair use templates, attempting to help you.

Please remember that Wikiversity is a community, and we have diverse users, each doing their part.

My expectation is that the images you provided will prove to be usable, and the way will have been paved for similar future educational resources. Thanks for your consideration. --Abd 00:32, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called BillBell. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name BillBell~enwikiversity that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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User talk:Rego b

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User:Nickelliott

Bio Nick Elliott Always Wanted To... Schedule

 * Topic

Learn how to use a mixer board

 * Research Component

Research the most effective learning methods, and decide which one I will use. Read or be taught how all the knobs on the board actually work and what they do.
 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

Research learning types
 * week 4

research how mixer boards work at the manufacturers websites
 * week 5

observe a board in use and try some mixing myself
 * week 6

find a song or set of songs that would work to be mixed
 * week 7

record what i have learned how to do
 * week 8

write about what i learned to do.

Why Do I Like What I Like? On Tuesday, I went to the Olympic Sculpture Park and found a piece, by an artist named Tony Smith, that I just do not like. It’s called “Wandering Rocks”, and was created from 1967-1974. The piece is made of painted steel, and is located on a footpath through a grove of trees. My first reason for not liking it is that it does not match its environment. The surroundings are so organic, and this piece is just not. My first thought about the artist was that he was an idiot. After having looked up the artist, I found that he is not just an average idiot, he is totally insane. Every one of his sculptures is made of the same materials and only a couple are not painted black. Tony Smith’s work must be seen differently by other people though. His work is on display in many sculpture parks around the country, even “Wandering Rocks”. After some more research, I discovered that it is one of three pieces that are called “Wandering Rocks.” From the pictures though it is not possible for me to determine if they are all identical. In my research I found that Smith is part of a movement called the Minimalist Movement which emerged in the 1960’s. This movement is associated with objects that are stripped down to their elemental, geometric forms, and are presented in an impersonal manner. Most artists that follow the minimalist movement, are sculptors, though some are painters. A few of Tony Smith’s contemporaries are: John Graham, Ellsworth Kelly :), Frank Stella, and Richard Serra.	Not only was Tony Smith a sculptor, but he was also a painter. His paintings also follow the same theme of un-originality as I think his sculptures carry.  Every painting I was able to locate by Smith, is entitled “Untitled.”  In name, they are all the same, whereas his sculptures are all the same in material and basic composition.  	Upon returning to the sculpture park on Saturday, I revisited my least favorite piece, “Wandering Rocks.”  After reflecting on the information I had learned, I cleared all my ideas away, and looked at it again as if I had never seen it before.  Again my first thought was that the sculpture is odd, and created by a lunatic.  But I understand more about the workings and ideas of the lunatic.  I still don’t like “Wandering Rocks.”  They don’t even seem to be wandering, but perhaps in time, I may be able to overcome my dislike for it. I don’t find it depressing at all that I was not able to manipulate myself into liking Smith’s sculpture. I do think that one week is not enough time for anything to grow on me enough to change my mind and thoughts about something. Don’t get me wrong about hating this sculpture…I DO respect the artist…I DO see where he is coming from…I DO consider it art…I just DON’T like it. There have been things that I didn’t like at all to start out with, but I have found that with the more I look at them or learn about them, the more I understand them, I find myself begin to like them.

How Am I Manipulated? Intentional Manipulation: Comcast Cable is putting on an ad that has Ben Stien and Shaquille O'Neal saying that they will handcuff themselves together for as long as Comcast's rates are low. This is supposed to be a year. The fallacy in use here is the Dubious Authority Fallacy. These two celebrities may be in the commercial, which would make one think that they are plugging for Comcast. They do not actually say anything about using the services Comcast provides, so any thoughts of the viewer that pertain to Ben or Shaq using Comcast are false. The viewer in this case has been manipulated by the fact that they see Ben and Shaq. Unintentional Manipulation: "Were you able to manipulate yourself into changing your mind, or not? If so, how does that feel? If not, is it depressing to know that you can’t control your own brain?" This is an example of the False Dilemma Fallacy.

Self-Assessment

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User:Jasonsmith~enwikiversity

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Jason Smith

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How to be a better, more consistent turntablist.

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Start a plan of what I want to accomplish and how far I want to go with "Turntablism." Since, there are so many different way's to be a turntablist, I should limit how far I should go for now. Maybe, just some of the basic scratches to begin with.
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Research the history of the turntable. Study others who have inspired me. Watch my tutorial vids. Begin practicing the different scratch techniques. Film progress.
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Try some battles on the vid. Practice more advanced techniques.
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Start to record some battles and begin more techniques to practice.
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Practice... See if I can use Editing class to work with the vids I've create.
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Prepare for final video and freestyle battle using what I've learned.
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Have video ready of over progress. Hopefully with a better understanding of beginning to intermediate and some advanced techniques.

Why Do I Like What I Like?
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I've believed that to be true in art especially. The first time I saw, what looked to me like bits of a shipwreck frozen in time, my thoughts were, what am I looking at? And why? So, it was this piece of art I had in mind when this assignment came up. "Bunyon's Chess" was the name which Berkley trained sculpture, Mark di Suvero, gave to this particular piece. After reading about Suvero's past, I found that after a construction accident left him critically injured, he learned to be an arc welder. He used what had nearly killed him to explore his interest in sculpting art with various different types of metals. It made me realize that art isn't always created for particular person, but more for the artist themselves. I also noticed that the sculpture was created in a way to look like brush strokes suspended in time (so I read) and gained a little more perspective on it. Although, not completely enthralled by this form of art work, I do have more of an appreciation for it, as well as his other pieces, and I like the symmetry involved. I will say it's probably my least favorite out of all his work. It just seems too thrown together and simple compared to some of his other sculptures.

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User:Jenschenck

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Jen Schenck Web Design and Interactive Media

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Getting to know Seattle. Research local Seattle area points of interest and visit a minimum of three, documenting my experience. Utilize the Seattle area public transportation and gather any relevant physical mementos (pictures, literature, etc.) to be included in my experience journal.

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Research information on the history of Seattle. Discover landmarks, local favorites, museums, galleries, restaurants, etc. Make a list of my favorites.

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Further research my top picks and decide on my top three. Think about and record reasons as to why these places took priority over others.

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Confirm dates and times that I will attend/visit each location. Set approximate times such as dates, transportation, things to take with me, a list of some of the specific things I would like to see or experience at each place.

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Visit location one.

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Location two

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Location three

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Begin to turn notes into summary for each trip and experience.

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Complete summaries which log my experiences. Consider which other Seattle attractions I would like to visit in the future. Create a journal/scrapbook with my summaries or journal entries and any pictures, literature, souvenirs, etc.

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Jen Schenck General Education, Steven Arnston
Monday 8:00am-12:00pm May 4, 2009

In a time of custom, made-to-order computers, personalized Nike shoes, and daily (perhaps hourly!) coffee couture a la Starbucks, being forced to accept something “as is” becomes challenging. It even seems that letting something disliked or unenjoyable into one’s “world” borders masochism. Why choose to surround yourself with anything you did not create or at least have a say in some aspect of the finished product?

I embarked upon a new journey to visit the Olympic Sculpture Park intent on finding some displayed sculpture that would, by natural reflex, produce the rolling eyes, raising of a single eyebrow, thoughts of text message lingo/acronym, “WTF” suddenly making my list of the top 10 things technology has offered society. Some challenge. Ha. Not for a lifelong, world-class cynic. Proudly, I took the liberty of granting myself this title long ago. Years ago. In fact, let’s just say I was born with the title. Moving along.

Arrival : Sure the scale of the works and exhibited pieces turned out to be a bit, perhaps a very notable bit, underestimated on my part. However, this alone produced not an ounce of awe. Expected. Anticipated. My assumptions confirmed. Thou’s ego? Check. Thou’s confidence? Check. Thou’s comfortable and, might I add very common, sense of superiority? Double check.

I scan Terminator style and target some cartoon-looking exhibit of... ridiculousness. It’s calling for my constructive criticism! Immediate conclusion: Dr. Seusse’s Thing 1 and Thing 2 had a baby with the incredible Hulk and a box of old-school Crayola’s. This is the offspring. This is what would be produced. The artist wanted to put this picture into a tangible form. Next thought: What a waste of material, space, and, above all else, my time!

There it is. My chosen piece of unpleasant and pointless. I jot down the name and brief information about the... eh, “sculpture”, and depart with negative thoughts about the entire idea of sculpture in general.

Generally, when I invest time and a portion of my brain’s prime real estate to a matter, I desire to and succeed in finding pleasure, enjoyment in whatever it may be. For the sake of three credits and need to fulfill assignments and class requirements, I move on to the next step of researching and educating myself about the “Typewriter Eraser, Scale X” mass of mess.

Research, ho! Right off the bat I find an infinite amount of information on this sculpture by Claes Oldenburg. Wikipedia, Google, Art lovers and haters who blog, photographers, even my design class textbook! Suddenly, WTF has a new, positive flare of excitement! Intrigued cynic I have suddenly become.

I confirm The Typewriter Eraser, Scale X is “pop culture”. I’ve seen the term, used it, diagnosed objects with the description, pretended I knew what the term actually meant. Now, in the midst of curiosity, was the time to live up to those claims. What is pop art? How is this massive, intrusive structure fitting under the term’s umbrella of meaning?

Pop Art covers an era in which art was created using everyday, modern, otherwise mundane subject matter. Yes, Andy Warhol comes to my mind. The soup can! That, much like Oldenburg’s sculpture, is an everyday piece of culture. Problem is that I have never actually know about typewriter erasers. My mind shifts gears away from physical ideas and matters to conceptual thoughts, realizations, and brain-food.

I grew up in the realm of Word Processing, where dictionaries are obsolete thanks to Spell Check, mistakes are corrected without trace by pressing a singel computer key, and the ability to pick up, take a break, etc. is undetectible wiht the elimination of ink and handwriting.

This convenience doubles as a hinderance. Reading other’s views on The Typewriter Eraser, exemplifies this idea. Though I easily type this report utilizing modern technology, I’m reminded that these luxuries were not always part of everyday life. I begin to feel reminiscent despite never having been granted the opportunity to use a good-ol’ typewriter. Thoughts of cassette tapes, VCR’s, Ataries, evolving in to CD’s, DVD’s, and Play Stations are lured to my conscious. I can relate to this irrelative object! I love pop culture and I will get more.

I scoped out Olympic Sculpture Park like an ignorant dumb-downed citizen... Such a “VIP”, “couture” demanding society which ironically manages to determine the status quo. Let me out!

The reunion one week later. This sculpture, The Typewriter Eraser took guts, beliefe, determination. The idea of everyday tools or objects becoming mundane and in need of people’s attention in order to maintain the idea of art and design, is already impressive. To carry it out in a way that speaks to those willing to listen (or learn!) is fascinating. Oh yeah, so that’s what fascination felt like as a kid. Thanks, Oldenburg!

Notes: I have since explored typewriter erasers, which are currently nearly exclusively sold in the form/shape of a pencil with a paint brush like end. Much to my delight I happened upon a vintage version which resembles Typewriter Eraser Sale X the sculpture. WIth my new found knowledge, I actually wanted the item and responded to the item, offering the asking price plus additional shipping and handling costs. I thought, I would greatly enjoy having this small “replica” of the statue. Then I smiled remembering that, in fact, the sculpture was a large replica of this near-exact vintage find.

Conclusion: The sculpture Typewriter Eraser, Scale X by Claes Oldenburg is a work of art reflecting the era of circa 1960. It also reflects modernism, nastalgia, and confirms there will always be an element of unknown in the future.

Self-Assessment
I went in to this course with an open mind and no rigid expectations which helped tremendously in the quality of my experience in class. The open discussion and constant interaction with the instructor and other students allowed me to become familiar and comfortable in the campus and classroom environment.

I was presented and took advantage of the opportunity to analyze myself. Having to stick to a plan leading to my final presentation brought to light that I have a tendency to dive in to projects quickly. Taking the time to plan and create a process isn’t a waste of time, but rather, a key element in achieving of my goals.

My instructor was very encouraging and seemed to always find a way to view new and/or different opinions and ideas as positive. This set the tone for a supportive, encouraging class. The relationships formed in this class are surprisingly of the strongest which has a lot to do with the tone set by the course and Steven. The presentations were extremely helpful. As a result I am much more prepared and confident as I look to the future with AIS. Jenschenck

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User talk:Tonyaengst

 Hello Tonyaengst, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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User:Milbarisini

Welcome.

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User:Jarrett,patterson

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User:Esther widjaja

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Hi everyone, My name is Esther, I am from Indonesia and I am currently attending culinary arts program at AI.

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 * Topic : I always wanted to become an expert in culinary arts

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- Knowing what are the exact reasons of me wanting to do this? + i see people who are happy with what they eat (lunch, dinner, breakfast), they will positively all feel good about themselves and the environment around them. think about it! if you just had some crappy $20 lunch, you won't feel happy about it aren't you? and you are most likely won't have a very good day to yourself, and that affects the whole day. + there's nothing else more happier for me than seeing people turned happy as they go through the food i cook

- what is cooking to you?

+ it's an art, it's the time where you can go create something that you can surprised people with

+ it's an endless experiment, there are tons of ingredients out there you can mix and match, and you'll never know how it'll turned out to be.

- why you think this is what you always wanted to do? + i've always loved to cook since i was in elementary, i was horrible before, since i had no experience before and i mostly just do all by my self, and learn a lot from traveling with my dad while he was on business trip.

+ i've seen some friends actually enjoyed my cooking and how thrilled i am whenever i saw them go home with full stomach and happy face, and that's why i think that if I can make those people happy, why can't i do that to the others?

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- practice the methodology, improves cutting and cooking skills - take notes from what you've learned before in or out the class, and do better than you did before.

 * week 5

- do some sort of group cooking work so that you can do some comparison to yours.

 * week 6

- be proactive in class, don't wait until the chef ask you, make a move. it's better to make mistakes at the beginning than ruin it in the very last minute.

 * week 7

- attend cooking seminars where they have experienced chef's showing up there. you'll learn a lot from the seminars based from these people's experienced.

 * week 8

- review all the recipes and methodology you've learned in class, putting all the notes together in one folder neatly is recomended.

 * Week 9

- I have finally completed all the steps required

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Eagle, 1971 - painted steel, by Alexander Calder. At a glance, this steel sculpture looks like an llama, but then, it started to looks like a person posing in a ballet position. However, among the other sculptures, this one attracts me the most with its own kind of characteristic. It grabbed my attention quite a while, but then I started to dislike it. I am personally don't like any object with no edges. like this sculpture, it has round edges. I don't know why but it's bothering me. I read some article about the designer. Alexander Calder was a quite enormous artist and I saw some of his creation and they were all pretty interesting, especially his wire sculpture works. those are creatively better than his painted steel at the park. Although most of his works were all put in together abstractly.

How Am I Manipulated?
This Durex advertisement is really smart. It was trying to tell the audience that this product is almost 101% safe, but I found this somehow misleading. More inexperienced people will trapped in free sex and involved in bigger problem like let's say, unexpected pregnancy? And still I was somehow attached and quite impressed of this commercial. and i think this is can be categorized as Negative-proof fallacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bizJWtJ0xXo

For the fallacy, I can;t believe I actually heard this from my dad sometime last year when I met this family for holiday. I know this family are one of those family who dedicated too much of their life to church, they're just too much, then my dad was like trying to make a joke and said to me, "hang out as much as possible with the church community, other than that, you're considered as the weirdo'". I was like shocked and actually he got a point there, sucks but true though.

Self-Assessment
05/18 - I went to the sculpture park and actually had hard time choosing which sculpture I should dislike there. I had difficulties in not liking things, because they're art, and most arts are supposed to be look weird and unique.

06/01 - I still have problems contacting Stevens. I did found the information about his links sometimes ago and I couldn;t find it anymore now.

06/06 - now I'm confused about the presentation. I have no idea at all about what am I going to do with the "what i'd like to be" presentation.

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User:Kevinmarrese

Link to Tape: Link to Beats:

Always Wanted To Schedule

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I'm attempting to put together a mixtape/ep with around 8-12 tracks of rap and perhaps instrumentals in order to gain a larger presence in the seattle music community.

 * Research Component

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Find everything I'll need to record. At the bare minimum, a rough list of beats/instrumentals, people to assist in the recording process, and equpment to record on.
 * week 2

Sift through the selected music and slim it down to a rougher list by brainstorming songs and intent, in turn creating a     rougher track listing. I don't want 400 songs on my plate, but I'd like a good selection to write to.
 * week 3

Start writing 16 bars, good or bad, each bus ride. Continue this up until week 11.
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Prioritize songs. Start to think about which ones I'd really like on the tape and start finishing those. The others can be finished in between recordings.
 * week 5

Promote/let people know it's coming. Spread word by mouth, online social networks, blogs, etc. Start to find elements needed for finalizing the project, such as, art, a presser, and other materials for producing a hard copy of the mixtape.
 * week 6

Record songs/finish instrumentals. Honestly evaluate the material, then re-record or scrap the ones that don't sound up to par.
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Press copies, package, and distribute.
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Finish

Why Do I Like What I Like?
I chose to try and make myself like the Eagle sculpture by Alexander Calder. I began by looking at his other works, trying to separate the ones I didn't like from the ones I did, hopefully spotting a common thread which would help me identify what I dislike/like about his sculpture, and work as a whole. He had some interesting works, but for the most part it all shared his strong style, a style that didn't appeal to me much. I went back to the park and looked for sculptures that I enjoyed, and compared Alexander Calder's Eagle to those, still looking for a common thread in what I did and didn't like. I found that the sculptures I liked most were the more angled, pointy sculptures, while the others sort of fell into the background, not garnering any real response for or against it. This helped me understand my dislike for the Eagle a bit more. It's a huge, obnoxious pile of curves jutting out of the ground, not leading my eye anywhere but away. This made me think of all the similar statues in my hometown of Anchorage, AK. The exact same style of abstract, curved explosion, with some reference to animals. The same blaring red color. I despised these horribly, and they were inescapable. It even kind of annoyed me that a little piece of that hometown hideousness had followed me to Washington. So, I sort of came to terms that I wasn't gonna erase a lifetime's worth of hatred with a week of trying to understand my distaste for that style. Once I figured this way wasn't going to work, I tried to trick myself into liking the sculpture. I went and did fun things with my friends all day, and ate lunch in front of the sculpture. I thought it'd help to just have the sculpture be a part of my great, sunny day. We ended up talking about how the sculpture sucked. So later that week I took a girl to the sculpture, thinking maybe somehow things in my brain would get cross-wired and maybe feelings of affection from another source would somehow attach itself to the statue and make it a little bit more enjoyable by association. We did homework, ate lunch and smoked under the sculpture, and I came out of it all feeling pretty much the same about the sculpture, but appreciating it's shade. At this point I'm not sure if I'm going to like Alexander Calder's Eagle.

How Am I Manipulated?
I think the biggest thing I realized in this class is no one's going to want you to accomplish something anymore than you yourself do. The class was extremely laid back, and in that sense, self-motivated. I could see a lot of kids not taking the class seriously, and I wasn't taking it very seriously either until I realized our one real assignment in class was to better ourselves. Our final project was, I feel, like a complete reflection of the person presenting it. So I didn't want to reflect that I was a half-ass.

The whole experience of doing my project's also taught me that people not wanting you to succeed more than you yourself do, also works the other way around. Even if you're an okay kid, doing okay things, if you're really into whatever you're doing, for some reason or another, people really dig that, and are usually more than willing to help. Even if they just want a piece because they think they might benefit from you one day, just recognizing that people believe in you for whatever reason, is a huge motivator and really helped me in staying focused.

I think I could've participated in class a lot more, and I think I need to stop worrying about rubbing people the wrong way. Not to say anything about the character of any of the other students, but by the end of the quarter I was sort of wondering, "why was I so apprehensive about saying something to these people?".

Overall, I walked away from the class with a better understanding of my work ethic, and ways to motivate that work ethic, as well as a knowledge of how to use the skills I already have to better the skills that aren't so sharp.

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Algebra/Solving Equations

Solving Equations
Solving equations is very easy. Take any ordinary equation, such as:

2x+7=13

It may look tough, but when broken down, it is very simple. All you have to do is take it step-by-step, and perform opposite operations on each side. Opposite operations are operations that cancel each other out, such as addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division. So, the first step would be to get rid of that annoying "+7", so you subtract seven from both sides, like so:

2x+7-7=13-7 2x=6

(You may leave out the first step shown in the gap above as you get better, but beginners may want to add that step in.) Now you have a fairly simple equation. What number multiplied by two will give you six? Why, three, of course! If you didn't get that, you may want to go backward a few years. But how did you get that? Think. You divided six by two. And that's what you do:

2x/2=6/2 x=3

The goal of solving one equation is leave the variable alone. Solving equation is possible by using 1 step (+, - *, /) or 2 step ( a math operation combination) or more than 2 steps.

Once you get good at some basic equations, you may want to tackle equations with variables on both sides, like this:

7x+3=5x+7

To do that, simply bring all the x's over to one side and solve like a normal equation.

7x-5x+3=5x-5x+7 2x+3=7 2x+3-3=7-3 2x=4 2x/2=4/2 x=2

Well, good luck!

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