Assignment #9

One thing that I would have done differently during my high school career would have been switching schools during year 10. I would have rather switched to Internationale Ecole De Geneve, Campus des Nations during year 9 because it wouldn't have screwed up my French credit during that time. The biggest problem when I switched was the fact that i missed two years of learning French.

I moved to France and I didn't know enough to get by. Ironically I learned how to pronunciate french words so much better than anyone I knew in Canada, they just knew more words than me.

Its probably my biggest regret mostly because I didn't get the credit for a French 11, and majority of my schools that I applied to need a French 11 credit. No one, even when I dropped the class, informed me that this could later be a problem. I was really furious for a long time.

Assignment #6

On my Springs Break my mother and I headed off to Palm Springs for a week of relaxation in the sun. My grandparents live down there half of the year because they don't really like the cold during winter in Osoyoos. One of the things that surprised me a lot when i got there was that it is literally in the middle of no where, with rugged mountains surrounding the city on each side. Palm Springs is located in the plain below. As we drove down the streets towards my grandparents trailer park i also noticed that all the buildings werent that high at all. The only taller building I saw was a casino way down the plain, my mother and I both assumed that they had to have some band on building higher than three stories in the city.

Palm Springs is located in California and is home to some of the most natural lemon tree's around. The city literally smells like lemons and hot air. It would be a great place to retire to just like my grandparents friends had. The city is mostly full of elders and very few younger people but the atmosphere is pleasant and people are very kind there.

We spent majority of the time lounging around the pool, eating old people food (bran muffins) and walking around. My grandparents took us out to one of the golf course neighborhoods, this is where all the extremely rich people live in Palm Springs. The community is surrounded by many gold courses with little houses nestled in between the grasses, all of the places are held together so very perfectly.

Another great thing i encountered on my vacation was thrift stores. I have always loved thrift stores because they have really great stuff that people seem to find bad and they give them to the shop owner. When i move out all the things that i find in the thrift store are going to go into my home. I got a couple sweaters from Universities i don't go to (for the laughs) and some cool knick knacks here and there that are treasurable. They say that someone's just is someone else's treasure.

Overall i had a really relaxing vacation and did not much but sleep and eat. It was well worth the time that i needed.

Assignment #5

Regarding the loss of language through text messages, facebook or even twitter, I don't believe that the language is really being lost. Every year new words are created for new things. For example back in the 80's did anyone know what a hard drive was? or a memory-stick? No. Language is created for invention, because without a name it is really nothing.

The amount of words in the English language has at least doubled since the 1800's. In '1894' by George Orwell, the government is creating 'New Speak' which is a form of words that will replace older words. The book also tells how the society is trying to reduce the amount of words in the language, this is totally contradictory to our society. Words are being created and used everyday that didn't exist in the past. Some may argue that the words are not really considered proper words but words used to describe how you feel such as "Meh" have recently been added to Websters Dictionary. 

If i had to describe how words change i would use the term Evolution, this is because only the strongest in evolution will survive through the next generation. This has already happened, in the 60's people, teenagers mostly, used terms like 'mint' which is an British word for cool. We no longer use that word in North America. 

Recently there was a scientific study about our language, it was found out that people recognize words based upon the first and last letters of a word, if you had the correct amount of spaces of a word, but in completely different order the human mind still recognizes the work. For example Aplpe would be Apple. Things are not changing for the worst, I believe that people in the modern day are just more rushed in their day. 

I personally don't believe that our language is diminishing, it is just changing. Ben Machintyre says that it isn't our language that is shrinking but our literacy level. I think this is depending upon where you live, being Canadian we have a higher literacy rate than American's. Personally being dyslexic I cannot say whether or not I am learning to spell better or not as a teenager but I would say that 'chat speak' has diminished towards adulthood for me. I believe that trying to spell or expressing something correctly through Instant Messaging is important as an adult, it shows intelligence and no mistake can be made in the conversation. 

Assignment #4

I will be attending University in Vancouver under the faculty of Arts programs: Anthropology and creative writing. Im going to have a part time job and be attending school part time aswell. I've already got a place to stay, but that may be temporary depending on which school i choose.

Assignment #4

What will I be doing after I graduate?

Well, first off I'm going to be working really hard during the summer to get as much money as i can for  university.

After that i will be moving down to Vancouver for University. Not too sure which one i will be attending yet but I'm still excited. Hopefully i will be moving in with a couple good friends and starting my life. I'll be getting a part time job and attending school part time. I will be under the English program for creative writing and Anthropology.

Assignment #3

Ke$ha : AnimalReleased on Jan 1 2010
by RCA Records
Producers and writers include;
kesha Rose Sebert
Dr. Luke
Benny Blanco
David Gamson
Greg Kurstin
Max Martins

None of the Album Nominee's of the Year in my personal opinion deserved to be really nominated for album of the year. 


Arcade Fire - The Suburbs, in  my opinion should not have been nominated at all, considering that this album and songs on the album were not given much radio play at all. 


Eminem - Recovery also doesn't fit the award category because from the very beginning the album wasn't given good reviews, the only song a nobody to the music industry would recognize would be "Love the way you lie" by Eminem & Rhianna. 


Lady Antebellum - Need You Now also doesn't fit the award standards because the band only had three songs that were given radio play. Their only memorable song was, "Need You Now" their debut single. The single debuted at #50 on the billboard charts and eventually reached its peak at #1 for a week. 


Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster was one of the only albums I considered for the award at the Grammies. The only problem with the album is that the album its self is not an actual album release. Its an EP (Extended Play) of her debut album Fame, therefore it cannot be nominated for a Grammy due to the fact that it is not categorized as a proper album release. The album topped at #5 on the billboard charts, only gaining three tracks to the top of the charts, "Alejandro", "Bad Romance" and "Telephone".


Katy Perry - Teenage Dream was also another album I considered, released three tracks, a debuted at #1 on the charts, but didn't stay for long.


The only person I believe should have won that Grammy is Ke$ha. Animal was released on Jan 1 2010, debuted at #1. "Tik Tok" the debut single, was a summer time hit, and stayed #1 on the charts for 9 consecutive weeks in 11 countries, breaking records that Elvis had been the holder of. "Blah Blah Blah" and "Your Love is My Drug" the second and third released tracts also were given similar success and topped the top 10. "Take it Off" was the albums final released single.  It topped charts in Canada, the US and the UK before even being announced as a single. 


Ke$ha has always been given mixed reviews about the Album Animal, but the reason I believe that the album deserves to be considered for the Grammy "Album of the Year" is because the album was given so much success of a debut artist out of all new artists in 2010. The term overnight success would be labeled to Ke$ha in my opinion, having 4 tracks officially released and all of them debuting on the top ten put her in the place of earning a Grammy. Ke$ha had been writing the album for over 2 years and produced over 200 songs for the album.


These are the reasons why those people who won, or were nominated didn't deserve to be or win, and why Kesha Rose Sebert's debut album, Animal really did deserve to win.

Write the End assignment #2

Suddenly, an infernal flame ignites the buffalo Wings N' Ranch flavored chips, with a howl that can only be related to that of a train stopping. It Crisps its remainders to nothing but ash.  The older man cry's out, "No!" as the entire device he holds is ignited into everlasting flame. The man is taken by the guards to be caged as the failure for all eternity, while the younger man is brought out into the upper stadium and the crowd roars to his accomplishment.

Assignment #1... Emergency

Hayley Williams lead singer of Punk / Rock band 

Paramore

"When we think we know people inside out and we think we know what's best for them we should try to remember we don't even know what's best for ourselves." 

"What motivates me is seeing people in the crowd and wondering what they're going home to and what they're dealing with, and knowing that for the time being we're (Paramore) their escape." 

I think one of the things that society seems to forget is that music has a very powerful affect on people. Whether its Pop music, Electro-pop, House (Haus), or even Gospel music, songs emotionally effect a person. A melody creates a feeling inside of the mindset, sometimes this can be good for a person or bad; In psychology it has been proven that negative things around you cause negativity in your own mindset, therefor forming depression or even suicidal thoughts. A therapist will tell you to remove the negative things around you from your life (if possible), and stop the negative thoughts from affecting what you do in your daily life and decisions. 

One of the reasons why I am a fan of the band Paramore, the band name meaning 'A lovers mistress' or from direct French translation 'For Love', is because of the positivity of the band's music. Not only are they not one of the sell out bands or artists of today but they create music and write lyrics that actually mean something. 

The song 'Emergency' is actually a tragic song, it details the lives of the young band mates watching their parents divorce. Lyrics like; 'This is an Emergency, so are you listening? It's really not your fault, that no one cares to talk about it.' details how the singer dealt with being the eldest in siblings and explaining what was happening, being a form of answer when she herself didn't understand what was going on.

The bands latest album, 'Brand New Eyes' was about seeing the world through eyes that aren't your own. Songs like, 'Misguided Ghosts' and 'Turn it off' were about how society has lost its own sense of life, and enjoyment, instead gained a sense of shameful cruelty. Other songs such as, "Looking up" voice the lyricists views on the way things had been solved between herself and some other people. The album contains songs that have dark meanings but carry a form of confidence about the outcome and how you deal with the issue.

Music is inspirational and something of a gift to people, and those out there who have the gift should be the ones expressing things that are important and uplifting with a sense of hope. Hayley Williams is one of these role models, lyricists and the true term: artist.

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