Las Meninas

               The Las Meninas is an oil painting of a large room of the Madrid palace. The painter, Valazquez, painted himself along with the king, queen, their daughter (the princess), her maids of honor, two dwarfs, and their dog. This painting shows all of these people staring at a large canvas. Valazquez painted himself in the painting looking out at the viewer. He is standing in the back behind the canvas, admiring his work. In the middle is the princess. She is a young girl with fine golden hair, rosy cheeks and porcelain skin. She is also looking out at the viewer. Along side her are her two maids of honor, which are neither looking at the painting but looking at the princess. Next are two dwarfs. They are the closest to the viewer, and both looking out at me. They are standing next to the dog who is taking a nap on the floor. Behind them, are the king and queen. They are examining the painting with Valazquez. In the very back is a man, who I am not sure who he is. He looks like he has a suspicious look on his face, like he isn't supposed to be there.  It is said that the painting inside the painting is either of the princess or of her parents but it has never been confirmed.

ENFJ

The Jung Typology Test was spot on with how I perceive myself. I am classified as an ENFJ. ENFJ stands for extrovert, intuition, feeling, and judging. I would completely agree that I am an extrovert. This doesn't mean that I am just a social butterfly and like to talk a lot but it means that I am energized by being around others. Many believe that I am very shy but I am not. I am quiet at times because I like to observe others, the way they act and react to things.

This is followed by intuition and judging. I am very intuitive. I follow my instinct and have a great charterer judgment. It is easy for me to categorize characteristics of others by observing their actions. I am almost always right when I follow my instinct and judgment.

Next is feeling. I am not so much of a thinker as I am a feeler. This is completely accurate. My whole life throughout school I have always learned better through hands on activities vs. Visual and auditory. I often tend to make decisions off of my emotions and the way that I am feeling. This can help me to communicate very well with others.

This test states that I tend to use figurative or conversational language when I write, which is true. I often find myself writing about things that can relate to me personally or others around me. I use insight and creativity when writing and I easily generate topics to write about. I try to persuasively present my thoughts in the clearest manner possible. Sometimes I can struggle writing about impersonal issues. This test has been very helpful to me by showing me how to improve as a writer.

Pigeon Impossible

“Mission complete,” I whispered to myself as I passed on the suitcase. I had waited all day to pass it on just so I wouldn’t have the great responsibility that it carries with it. It really can make a day stressful but luckily now I get to go home and relax. Just as I get ready to turn the corner of the street, I see the suitcase lying on the ground, from the corner of my eye. Then all of a sudden, the suitcase leaps into the air. I try not to stare, lest I draw attention but I am clueless as to why the suitcase is jumping.

 I suddenly feel a cool breeze. The suitcase had lifted from the ground and started to fly straight towards me, missing me by just a few inches. I watched like a cat following a laser pointer. It’s flying upside down, side to side and anyway you could possibly think of. This is completely out of control I thought to myself while looking around, seeing how many others have noticed by now. What is wrong with this suitcase?

Now the suitcase is heading right towards the Washington Monument. When pressed, the red button inside the suitcase activates the missile within the monument.. I need to inform the agency before it goes off. I spoke too soon. The monument is taking off heading straight for the moon. Suddenly, there is a loud crashing sound and the monument has been blown into smithereens.  The suitcase floats back down with its agent and is safe once again.

The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea

In a letter I received from Isabel, she talked about a story that is common in China, called, ”The eight immortal cross the sea.” This story is about  eight  immortals that  found themselves by the Eastern Sea. Lu Dongbi, one of the immortals, suggested to the others that they all travel across it. Rather than using the traditional way to travel on a cloud, he asked that they each use their magical powers to cross the sea.  

So, Lu Dongbin tossed  his sword into the seaand it became a boat. Tieguai Li used his crutch to use as a board to stand on.  Han Xiangzi had a basket whichgrew bigger to become a boat and He Xiangu did the same with her lotus. Lan Caihe turned his jade board into a canoe and Cao Guojiu turned his “imperial tablets,” into a raft. Zhongli Quanj used his banana leaf and Zhang Guolao used his magical donkey.

 The eight immortals set off to sea creating a blinding light that attracted the Dragon prince, who was beneath the water. He abducted an immortal to steal his magical power. The other immortals set off after him creating a war beneath the sea. The immortals declaired a victory after throwing a mountain into the middle of the sea, which is now called Penglai fairy land. This is now a beautiful city in China!

Primary Source: Isabel

Secondary Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals

Child Safety Presentation

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B85K6dZoY0b_ZV81N0JOaVJvRGs/edit?usp=sharing
Madison, Hannah, and I created this for our service learning project.

Global Perspectives

The first presentation I went to on Thursday was called "Can the Eutopia of the world withour poverty be acheived?" There were four speakers who all spoke to persuade us to help end poverty. These speaches all complimented one another, while leaving a strong point. They stated what poverty is, statistics, and how to help.
The second presentation was a video that was made by Peter Carolla. He presented to us, "The One Who Builds." This film was about a Sudanese refugee, named, Dr. Omer Omer. He was a refugee many years ago and now that he has came to America, he has became a director of a refugee resettlment organization. This film was very eye opening, showing what these refugees go through just to be in our country.
Unfortunately I was not able to stay for any more presentations but I really enjoyed the ones that I was able to see.

Reading Response: Letters from China

I was suprised at how suprised they were of the lives we live! Some of the letters asked me questions about soccer and telling me that it is a boy sport to them. They were really suprised that I play this sport. They were also really interested in my child development class. they told me they wished they had a class like it. These response letters made me realize how different our cultures are but how alike our personalities can still be. I have so many questions to ask them! I would like to ask them what they do in their free time or if they ever have free time, since they study so much. This has been such a great experience and I am looking forward to the letters and responses to come!

Project Proposal

This past week has been very difficult for many people in Springfield. Hailey Owens, a 10 year old girl, was kidnapped and killed within a nights time. It breaks my heart thinking of how scared this little girl must have been during this time period. This terrible thing has encouraged me to help kids become more aware of safety awareness.

When I was a little kid, my mom drilled this into my head. She made up games that taught me the importance of being aware of my surroundings, never talking to strangers, etc. Many children don’t know the importance of this and many parents don’t either.  Often, people think that incident’s like Hailey’s won’t happen to them because it seems so unlikely.

I intern at Macedonia daycare and I am going to find a way to help these children become aware of how important safety is!

60 Minutes

This video talks mainly about a boy named, Jack Andraka. Jack, at the age of 15, created a early test to find pancreatic cancer. His drive to find a test for this was from the loss of a family member due to this cancer. Hiss loss made him determined to help others before it's too late. Jack has traveled across the world, speaking about his discovery and how he came about it. He claims he is not smart, but It's not very common to see a 15 year old accomplish something so big! Jack's family supported him along the way, letting him experiment whenever possible. It has surely paid off! It's truly amazing what Jack has done, and I hope many others are inspired just as I am. Hopefully, others will believe in themselves to accomplish things they never thought they could before. 

My Passion

My passion is to work with children. I have looked into careers that have to do with children and there are so many to choose from. I have also looked into the medical field and I have decided I would love to be a physical therapist and specialize in children. Every morning I get to spend my time with kids. I am taking a child developement class and every other day we get to intern at a daycare of our choice. It is a great experience! The days that I am not interning, I spend my time tutoring at Rountree elementary school. I tutor back and forth between the kindergarton and 1st grade classrooms. I thouroughly enjoy it! The children are always able to put me in a good mood. I am also joining a program called medical explorers. This program allows you to shadow people in the medical field, such as, shadowing in an ambulance, or seeing a live birth. These are all great experiences and I am hoping they will help me later on with my career.