Friday, May 31, 2013

Assignment # 26

One of the greatest movies of all time is Scar Face.  Scar Face is the story of Tony Montana, a cuban immigrant that came to america. Tony went from the bottom to the top with a little help from drugs. Tony became one of the most feared drug dealers of all time and gained a massive fortune. This is my favorite movies of all time and I know a lot of people who think no different.

One of the strong points of the movie is all of the really well done characters. You have Tony Montana a cuban immigrant who used his brutal and his not caring attitude to get to the top, he is one of the toughest villains ever, he is one guy I would never mess with and the movie does a good job of showing that he is a bad ass, he also has a noble side as he refused to kill the children and the wife on this one job. You also have his partner Manny Rivera, he was also a cuban immigrant and very good friends with Tony, he has more of a carefree attitude although not as terrifying as tony he still can pull the trigger on anyone he needs to.

Another this I like about this movie are the lines that he says in the movie. " Say hello to my little friend" when he opens fire on a bunch of cartel members was a famous line indeed. I also like how he calls people "Cockroach" or screams " do you know who you are messing with? I am Tony Montana!" Those lines are what make Tony so cool.

Lastly, I love the sheer thrill of the movie. This movie will never have you bored as usually Tony is either trying to kill or trying to get killed in this action packed movie.

I think this is the greatest crime film of all time and deserves its popularity. I give it a 10/10


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Assignment # 25

One of my favorite things to do in todays culture is watch anime. Anime is almost like a cartoon but the whole show is following a story, not just one episode after another. Anime is made by the japanese so it's not as popular he as it is in japan. There are a bunch of different anime but some of my favorites are Naruto, Fairy Tail, and Death Note. These ones are some of the most popular but there is a bunch of anime that is just as good. An anime's length varies a lot, like Naruto has over 400 episodes and still going, while Death Note had 37 episodes and has ended. Usually anime is about a person who is gifted some kind of power and uses this power to protect friends, family etc. Usually there will be others who have this power and people who are stronger with this power so he will try to surpass all of those people whether they be friend or foe. What I really like about anime is watching all the characters develop from episode 1 - episode 400 and so on, I really like the art style and the look of a lot of the characters, and of course the fight scenes are really cool looking. Anime is really good for killing time since episodes are only usually 20 minutes long.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Assignment # 24

I play a lot of video games so that has probably affected my typing skills. I also took an adventure type typing game in elementary school.

Learn 2 Type.com has plenty to offer for the beginner typer. They have a free typing test so you can evaluate your skills as a typer. They also have a typing tutor to teach you about typing. Lastly they have typing games so you can enjoy yourself while you are learning how to type, My favorite is Pac-man.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Assignment # 22 - smoking


1. Peer pressure

2. Social rewards

3. Risk-taking behavior

4. Parental influence

5. Misinformation

6. Genetic disposition

7. Advertising

8. Self - medication

9. Media influences

10. Stress relief.



I think smoking wastes time and money. I personally do not smoke because I think it is a waste, it does not taste very good, and I don't need a stress reliever. Also I have a lot of friends and family that smoke that want to quit more than anything. The risk is too great, you are telling me I could get cancer, heart disease, and all sorts of other health issues if I smoke this stick everyday? why is it worth it? it's not. I also don't want to hurt others around me from second hand smoke, it isn't fair that other people suffer for other's choices.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Assignment #20 - free choice

Jiu Jitsu is a sport that I like to play. Jiu Jitsu is a style of martial arts that is mostly "on the ground fighting" it is similar to wrestling but the goal is to make your opponent tap out from pain, not to just get them on the ground.

 I train at Tomacelli academy on newport blvd. It is a school that has been around since 2006, the coach there is Mike Tomacelli, he is a black belt instructor who has won many tournaments and also guided many students to victory as well. He was trained by Joe Moreira a famous fighter who is an 8th degree coral belt.

I was introduced to this sport from my friend Taylor about a year ago. I barely convinced my grandma to sign me up but when she did I was really happy. The gym is a lot like a family rather than a gym, everyone there is really nice and are not full of themselves like a lot of those guys. They work hard to be the best they can be and to help the lower levels as well. I love going there every day and I want to be the best ever, it takes a lot of hard
work though to even get past the beginner stage where I am at but I will do it.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

assignment#16-expertise

I am interested in a lot of things but lately most of my time goes to a game called League of Legends. League of Legends is a 5v5 team based game, I really enjoy this game because of the strategy put into it and the overall fun of it, also the competitiveness of this game is huge, often times people will say they are "better than you" because they have a higher rating, but when that happens and you happen to beat them you feel awesome.

There are  5 positions played in this game and they either go in the 3 lanes or the jungle, the top lane played by bruiser champions are usually melee that do damage but can survive fairly wrong,the jungler played by usually a tanky champion with alot of cc, cc means crowd control stuff like stuns, slows stuff like that. they are very hard to kill but do not do a lot of damage. The middle lane is played by the Ability power carry, they do the most burst damage through out the game but rely on cool downs and mana(resource) to do their damage. the bottom lane is played by the attack damage carry and the support, the attack damage carry does the most attack damage so he constantly does alot of damage not as much burst damage as the ability power carry but overall does more damage cause he can keep attacking with no cost, The support is there to keep the adc alive, he buys sight wards which are things that give vision on the map. In fights the champions who are hard to kill are usually in the front protecting the carries. I personally play attack damage carry most of the time.

The main objective of the game is to destroy the enemy's nexus; a big purple thing in the base. how you do this is you keep winning fights to get the other players out of the way so you can get a chance to attack the turrets defending the nexus. There is a lot of ways to go about doing this but overall teamwork is the thing your team must have or your team will lose. This is just the basics to the game there is much more to the game.









Assignment#17- stranded

If I were stranded on a island I would first bring a laptop, to go on the internet, play games on. I would play blackjack, warcraft games that don't need an internet connection. I would bring one with exceptional battery life and bring back up generators for the laptop.

 I would bring a pencil to write about my time on the island. I would write on tree bark, leaves and mayby even rocks. I would write about my time on the island and how I survived.

Lastly, I would bring a first aid kit. I will probaly need this because who knows the dangers of the island, if I injure myself the only way to save myself may be the first aid kit. I could probaly use the first aid kit mayby even for use beyond medical needs like bandages to wrap wood together or something.


Thursday, May 9, 2013

Assignment #19 being charitable

The charity I have chosen is the Save the Children Federation. Save the Children is an organization that  wants to create change in the lives of not only children from the U.S. but from all around the world. When disaster strikes Save the Children will be there to save lives by giving out food, medical care, shelter and even education. They are constantly working to save children from poverty, starvation etc.

I like this charity so much because they have such a noble cause. Saving kid's lives all over the world is as noble as it gets. What really gets to me is when they talk about on the news how their are children in 3rd world countries dyeing from lack of resource and illness. This organization gives hope to all of those kids.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Assignment - #18

1. I want to be a black belt in jiu jistu.  I want to do this because I really do enjoy the sport and I want to be at top level and being on the same level as my coach would be pretty cool.

2. I want to be at tournament level with the game I play League of Legends. I play everyday to improve my skills and I think it would be fun to be able to compete at tournament level maybe even win a few.

3. I want to travel the world and write a book on my travels. I really like those story of people who travel the world and get into strange and scary situation, sounds really fun.

4. I want to be able to fight for the country. I don't care if it's army, marines, navy, or air force as long as I can serve like my dad and his dad, I would rather not kill anyone though.

5. I want to skydive. I have always wanted to do this since I was little, I don't know why.