Life of Pi

After reading Life of Pi there are many things that I have learned. The struggles that Pi went threw have so many life lessons in them. When Pi gets on lifeboat he has to struggle with both physical and mental issues. You learn about the animals that Pi must deal with. I learned about the true nature of the hyenas, which is absolutely disgusting. I learned a lot about the tiger and the whole alpha male concept. I also learned from Pi's mental struggles on his journey. He had to deal with losing his family and being stranded in the Pacific Ocean. I learned from his behavior and the way he acted from the beginning to the end. At first he was all about faith and he was sure that someone would come and save him. As the story goes on it almost seems that Pi has lost his mind, and your not sure what to believe. I think that the biggest thing that I learned from Life of Pi was about religion. This is odd to because I'm not the religious type. His perspective on religion was very interesting to me. He studied three different religions and just wanted to love god. Throughout the book Pi stays faithful to god. Pi also teaches about how religion and zoology intertwine. There are many different things that I took from Life of Pi it was a good book.

Seat Belt vs. Text Message

After watching the two videos on text messaging and driving and wearing your seat belt I am impressed with both. Both give a very important message and I think both are done very well. Even though the text message video was very good and got the point across I loved the seat belt video. I believe that this video was the more effective of the two. The seat belt video had more of a positive feel where the text message video took more of a realistic gory view. I think that viewers would rather see the positive video. The seat belt video was so touching and so well done. The impact was so amazing it had such wow effect. This video really makes you think about not only the car accident, but it makes you think about the people that you are leaving behind. It was like the mans wife and daughter was the reason he wore his seat belt. They were his support or his "seat belt". I also believe that the seat belt video got the point across better it was again with the wow factor. This video had such a extremely powerful effect on viewers.

Story

Cassie and I wrote this together hope you like it:

"Okay, we're coming back from the commercial in five," said the man with the headset, "just act naturally and remember, you're choosing Kayla to go home." Todd, the moderately attractive man of the show, was torn; he truly like Kayla even though she was not the sharpest tool in the box. She was a kind person, had legs that went for miles, and was certainly nicer than Ashley. Ashley, you see, was already destined for the top three. This rose ceremony, and all the ones before it, were planned. Ashley was only chosen because she brought good television, she had a heart of stone, and the personality of a cactus. Poor Kayla, Todd thought, she was going to go home, unaware that this whole stupid show was scripited.

"And we're on in five...four...three...," The man with the headset counted the rest on his fingers. "Welcome back to The Bachelor, where our lucky leading man will chose one lady to go home." the host said like a wannabe Ryan Secrest. "So Todd, who is going to go home?" Todd grabs three roses, one for Ashley, one for Rachel, and one for Carolynn. All four ladies stand, asphyxiating in their too-tight couture dresses. Todd goes through the script, as planned, handing a rose dramatically to Rachel, then to Carolynn. As he holds the final rose, he looks towards the cameramen. The man in the headset is standing there, glad he's taking his sweet time. Todd looks at Kayla, then Ashley, back to Kayla, then the man in the headset. Finally, he hands the rose to Kayla. Ashley bursts into predictable tears, and runs off.

"What did you do?!" The producer, the man in the headset, and Todd are all in the conference room. "You went off-script! You ruined the show!" The producer is sitting calmy as the man in the headset is slowly losing his mind. Todd doesn't let it phase him. "What," said the producer, "do you have to say for yourself?" Todd stands up, a god among mere mortals. "Gentlemen, I have seen the true side of love. You brought me here for ratings, yet I found my soulmate. Kayla is a wonderful human, beautiful, and has a kind heart. Ashley was good for being the villian of the show, but who said we need a villian? Isn't this show about trying to find the perfect person? You only see money and beauty, yet I see heart. That, gentlemen, is all I came to find." Todd walks out of the room, and down to the stage, where the entire production is in damage control mode. Ashley is screaming for his blood, yet Todd walks right past her. He stops at Kayla, swoops her into his arms dramatically, and gives her a big kiss. "What are you doing?!" Kayla looks at Todd in shock, and smacks him. "Uhm," Todd stutters, "I love you?" Kayla starts laughing so hard she's practically in tears. "I'm not real, you moron! I'm an actress!" Todd looks Kayla in the eyes and then walks off the set. He scolded himself for thinking he would find true love on a stupid reality television show. Oh well, he can always try again on The Bachelorette.

Teacher Tips

After being in school for twelve years there are so many tips that I would give teachers. If I had to pull out my top five these would be it:

1. Make it easy to understand- Don't make your work difficult to understand or to do. Many students will learn better if you just get to the point and tell them what to do without all the fancy directions.

2. Don't be mean- If your students don't feel comfortable around you, then they won't want to get any help from you. Be more of a friend but keep your back bone. Make sure you build a relationship with your students.

3. Don't do all bookwork- Most students don't like bookwork. Make your lesson plans full of fun projects, students learn better with class discussion and projects that will make them remember the lesson.

4. Listen to students- If your students don't like something your doing they will tell you. Make sure you really listen to your students wants and needs. They may even be helpful with your lesson plans.

5. Don't yell- You are not your students parent so don't act like it. Keep your clam in a diffcult situations. If needed pull the student out of the room talk to them about there problem in a calm manner. Most students just want to be listened to. If the problem cannot be solved then take further action by getting there parents involved.

These are my tips to teachers.

Limericks

There was a young girl of Spain

who was in love with a boy named Shane

he was is love with a lama

whose was full of drama

So she decided to leave him for Wayne

There once was a girl of France

she loved to sing and dance

she jumped and twirled

but then she hurled

So she decided to take a new stance

There is a old man of brazil

He had a ton of big bills

he gave his love

to a beautiful dove

Finally had someone to put in his will

There once was a boy who loved the beaches

and he loved to eat peaches

he swam in the sea

and had nothing but glee

The boy would never leave beaches that had peaches

There once was a boy who lived in China

He dreamed of moving to South Carolina

so he jumped on a boat

but it didn't stay afloat

so he swam the rest of the way to South Carolina

Text and Drive

There are many people that text and drive. I must confess I am guilty of this act myself. I often try to wait until I'm at a red light, but even then I am still distracted and at high risk of having a accident. Most of my friends text and drive also, most say that they can text without looking so its ok. Even if you can text without looking your brain is on the text message not on the road where it should be. When I'm in a car with someone who is texting it is very scary to say the least. When the passenger is paying more attention than the driver you know there is a problem. Oprah is having a no text pledge that she is having her guest stars sign and you can sign it on her website. She had a whole show on the subject, and also has many commercials. If anyone can get threw to people it's Oprah. I think that they should pass a law that states that you cannot be on your phone at all while driving. I believe that they should put more commercials and advertisements on television and out for the public to see. I believe with a little bit of effort there would be great changes.

Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Everyone has their own personal philosophy of life, and that is the way that they live their life.

After searching through many quotes I believe that I have found one that I would use as guidelines for my life. The quote I picked is: Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros... I picked this quote because it is the way that I live my life. Give thanks for what you have today, because it could always be worse. Someone in the world always has it worse than you do. So we should be thankful for what we have and who we have. All this shapes us as a person. With this you should never stop fighting for what you believe in and what you want to accomplish in life. Life will always be better tomorrow. If you believe it will get better it will.

The picture I chose was a picture of the northern lights. I picked this picture not only because of its obvious beauty, but because of what it means to me. I have always wanted to see the northern lights and I will someday. Its on my bucket list. My quote states keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.

My poem