What is a stereotype. A stereotype is a preconceived idea about someone or a group of people. They can be positive or negative but most are negatives. Some examples are, all Mexicans are gardeners, all people who wear glasses are geeks, and only girls like pink. But one in particular that we talked was all adolescents are irresponsible, unintelligent, lazy, disrespectful, and uncaring. In a way this is true but not really. Adolescents want to be free before they receive responsibility. They want a sense of independence without the responsibilities that come with it. But when they keep getting pushed down by others, they become these stereotypes. It doesn't help if they keep getting yelled at or nobody has faith in them. Also especially when others believe what they say isn't important. Soon they become too hurt and blinded by self hatred to operate properly. The good voice in their head is being outmatched by the bad voice. It keeps saying why even try, your stupid, worthless, not good enough, nobody cares and nobody will. You're just an annoyance, you're never going to be good enough, everybody hates you, you made everyone disappointed, fat, stupid ugly, and should die.
That's what their mind says. It feels like your drowning and every time you try to come up you get pushed back down. It's never ending and you feel like nobody's there for you. You feel alone, depressed, and abandoned. And it's never ending cycle if people being disappointing of you, you feeling down, and the thoughts overflow the brain so much that that's all it knows what to do. But all they need is is someone to reach out to them, break the wall they've built, and comfort them and let them know their not worthless, stupid ugly. To let them know that their useful, smart, amazing, and beautiful in every single way. A little encouragement goes a long way and that's all they need.
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Today, on March 29, 2017, fans all over the world are bidding farewell to the famed Club Penguin game made by Disney. This evening, at 12:01 am, Disney will be shutting down the famed and well-loved game in pacific time. All players, past and present, are paying their respects in many ways. Some have gone to posting on social media while others have created art. One person went as far as making a video about it's 'death'. Disney has even declared their replacing the famed Club Penguin with mobile game of the name Club Penguin Island but it didn't do anything for the saddened fans including me. Many of the fans that went to social media left their condolences and such in 140 characters or less. "Rest In Peace my dear child #RIPClubPenguin @clubpenguin", "@clubpenguin thank you so much for the experience. a brilliant game that will always have a special place in my heart #RIPClubPenguin", "jdksj this is the last time i waddle im so sad", "on the announcements today they mentioned that club penguin closes down today n i swear my heart broke", and "why you are closing club penguin because im crying right now about it! me and my friend have been paying it for 3 years ;(". A person on Reddit, Vajazle, even posted a pic of said person's very old penguin.This player has been playing for 3839 days before it's cancellation today. The redditor posted this as well, "With Club Penguin shutting down tomorrow I thought I’d log onto my account I created over 10 years ago for one last time. Thank you to the developers for creating a game that really helped me get through some of the toughest times during childhood." As the game ends and Disney makes the new upcoming game, people all over the world will be grieving, including me. We just hope those who loved the game can move on and find solace in the new game soon coming out. And with that we say farewell to the amazing game Club Penguin.
This week i learned all about the principle parts of Verbs. A verb is used to show action or state of being or to be. An example of a verb being used as an action is in this sentence. 'We read Mexican folktales.' An example of it being used in the to be form is'Folktales are traditional stories of people.' One verb is burn and it's past is burned. It's past participle is had burned and in to be form, burning. Another verb is sin and it's past is sinned. It's past participle is had sinned and it's to be form is sinning. Then comes the irregular verbs. Irregular verbs often have different forms and you should check a dictionary. One irregular verb is bear and it's past is the same, bear. It's past participle is is had bore and it's to be form is bearing. Another irregular verb is choose and it's past form is chose. It's past participle is had chosen and it's to be form is choosing. A verb phrase is two or more verbs that work together together as a unit. A verb phrase may have one or more auxiliary verbs and a main verb. Some auxiliary verbs are be and have in all forms. Some others are do, did, can, may, might, should, could, and will. An example is 'The volcano has emitted smoke for years.'
This week, last Tuesday SJE had a mock trial for a tell tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe. We learned what it's like to be in court and learned terms. Everyone in the class got a part to do. I was the clerk. The clerk basically writes everything down that happens during the trial. It's quite a lot, especially for someone like me because I type very, very slow. I wore dress pant, my cueca dance shoes, a white button-up with a gryffindor tie, and a gray sweater. What's cool also is that Mr. Jones, the 8th grade science teacher was the Judge. Judge Jones, it suits him. During the trial, it was very tied over which side would win but in the end Aiden, the psychopath was innocent with pleads of insanity which is not true. The jury was a hung jury because one person didn't agree who was innocent. The notes or evidence that we used were from a tell tale heart and the portrait of a psychopath. Portrait of a psychopath explained about behaviors, achievements, and the history of psychopaths. A tell tale heart on the other hand, talked about a murder told from a murderer's point of view. It was very detailed and had many things repeated for effect. The defense team was emily, ela, xavier, davin, and tyler. On the other team was jeanette, kiana, jared, adrian, and alex. Even though the trial was quite boring it was also quite interesting which why I decided to never go into law unless necessary even my grandpa says to just because it gives you a lot money. Even with the outcome of the trial it was pretty dull and i'm pretty sure I'm doing that again. And that is how the mock trial went this week.
What makes commercials, projects, or service announcements good? Ethos, Pathos, and Logos! Their the rhetorical strategies that we use almost every day. Some of use them everyday and don't even know what they are. Say your watching a commercial for a product and you want to buy it, that's ethos, pathos, and logos. If you did buy the product then they have successfully used ethos, pathos, and logos in persuading you to buy their product. The history of Rhetorical or Rhetoric and the history of ethos, pathos, and logos began in Greece. Where Aristotle created the concept while studying the art of persuasion. Ethos is related to the person, commercial, or writing credibility, believably, or likability. Pathos relates to the story, scenario, or statements created to get an emotional response. It makes you feel something, it pulls at your heartstrings. You can be persuaded by fear, love, joy, love, humor, and guilt. The use of pathos is effective but also manipulative. Logos appeals to the logic or reason behind the commercial, writing, etc. It refers to any use of intellect. It appeals to the left side of our brain, the side most associated with numbers and patterns. Numbers, polls, facts, and statistics are a few ways logos can be used. Effective persuasion requires all three to be effective. And that's how you make good commercials, projects, and public service announcements.
During the week of January, we had to finish a Living Museum Project. We were assigned a word that we had dress up and become. My word was Assonance. It is the repetition of vowel sounds in words near one another. Examples can come from anywhere. Mostly from songs and poems though. Some songs you could find assonance is ins Trumpets by Derulo, Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, Demons by Imagine Dragons, and others. Poems that have assonance are The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe and a Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. People often mistake this word for Alliteration, which is the repetition of consonant sounds in words near one another.
=(^- . -^)= Psychopaths. What comes to mind? Loner, antisocial,...unable to to maintain any relationships even. Yes and no. They may have these traits but it's mostly stereotypical. Nearly 5% of people display psychopathic or sociopathic personality disorders and they appear mostly successful and 'normal'. Most, if not all, will wear the mask of sanity cause' if not they would have been apprehended almost immediately. One psychopath who in his eyes was 'successful', was Dennis Rader. Rader, or BTK ("blind, torture, kill") as he refers to himself, is passionate in his work and takes pride from it. In court for his 10 murders, he displayed a cool and dispassionate attitude, not surprising for someone in his line of work. Beyond Rader, most psychopaths cannot be cured, even if taken to therapy because they'll learn what to tell the therapist to make it seem as if they have improved.
On January 18, 2017, the 8th grade class of St. John Eudes payed a visit to the Norton Simon Museum. But before visiting any place, it's best to know the history behind it all. At first, Norton Simon was nothing. He didn't like school and dropped out of college in his first week. With a million dollars in his pocket, he purchased an unused lot and made it into a successful packaging business. He knew how to fix any problem, even when he had a billion other things on his mind. He only started collecting paintings in his later years. At first, he collected maybe once a month, then he bought them one after a another. He had so many he bought, a plot of land to make a museum. He even had so many, he lent to other museums. We learned the different types of art, the different types of mediums they used, and the preferred surface of painting over the years. First it was wood with gold backgrounds, then simple backgrounds came into play, and then more elaborate backgrounds gained popularity over the years. A popular medium they would use was oil. Almost everything was made with oil paints. My favorite artist of them all though is Edgar Degas. His interpretations and paintings of the dancers were exquisitely beautiful. The way he added pops of color to the dancer and the costume and darkened the backgrounds was just amazing. How he made the skirt of the costume with light feathery strokes to get the light and feathery feel. The many different ways he portrayed them was unique. He also made sculptures and sketches of them which was also very cool. I also liked some of Picasso's as well. The way he sketched his art in stages was just amazing. The way he used the charcoal was uniquely his own as he drew in his very own way. It's amazing what an artist can do with his own hands.
What typically makes the grade for an eighth grade worthy essay? First you start off with immediate tension or foreshadowing so story can progress quickly. You don't introduction to be long or slow. Another thing that makes the essay is allusion, whether it be a TV or cartoon character of a live person. This will allow comparison between the character to form while also conflict. As well include hints and build up to the climax of your story line. You don't want to spring suddenly to your climax which would result in a very short narrative. Expanded moment may be used to help with this. Also including glimpses of the character's past or backstory can help move the story line further even more.Including other important moments or conflicts is good too. Showing more than one problem proves to be successful too, though they can be solved at any time not all at once. Dialogue or dialect can be used too show specific traits or emotions the character might have. Rising tension can be built by explaining the character's problems and different relationships. Giving clues to upcoming events is good through character's thinking and the atmosphere you create. You could also use verb tense to indicate shifts in time and to bring out the meaning of the story. Wherever the climax is, or any important event, it's important to slow it down and elaborate on it. Details, Details, Details. Make the lesson clear that you want too convey clear. The ending should echo it's beginning to convey the lesson. Using the character's inner thinking, reflect on the story. And that's what makes up an eighth grade story.
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