Emma A.

Hi! Please check out my voki message!

                Voki is a website where you can create a talking avatar. You can create your own avatar’s appearance. You can also customize the background and the clothing on a Voki avatar. First, you go to www.voki.com, and click Voki. This should take you to where you can customize your own Voki.

                First you chose you Voki appearance, after you click the voki tab, then it will automatically randomize an appearance for you. If you dislike it though you can change it. First, you go to the person tab, under customize your character. Choose one of the categories, such as, dogs. If you picked dogs, then pick a dog out of the dogs’ section. After you pick a character you can add things to it. If you do not want to pay for your voki, do not click on the graduation capped voki.

                You can add or change the clothing, bling, color, size, facial hair, and background. To change the colors of the skin and hair or the size, just look below your voki picture, and mess around with it. Go to the other tabs by the person tab to look at clothing, bling, and facial changes (lips, hair, etc). Exit out of customize your character to find the backgrounds tab at the bottom.

                You can make your Voki talk in several different voices, and make it say whatever you want it to. There are male and female voices, British, Chinese, and numerous other voices. To make your Voki talk, after you have set the appearance, you can use the microphone, type text, record by phone, or upload an audio file.  

                In conclusion, there are several cool voki you can make and save. Voki is a great site to have fun or put on your website to welcome someone. You can change the appearance, sound, and background on your own customized character!

 

                I used Tagxedo to create this. On Tagxedo, you can pick a shape or upload your own (I uploaded my photograph). You can change the theme and colors of it to make it look better. You then type in all the words that you want and Tagxedo puts them in the darker parts of the photograph for you.

            I chose words that would describe me, loyal, independent, and creative. You can pick any words you want. But I chose these words to describe me. I am creative because I love drawing and creating things.

            I really think this picture describes me. All the words closely describe me and make sense. This is a very expressive portrait that describes me very well. I think I have even learned a few new words that describe me.

            

 

                The color wheel has many purposes and can be used for artwork. If you look at the color wheel and draw a line directly across from one color to the other, you have complimentary colors. For example, red and green or yellow and violet, would be complimentary colors. The complimentary colors are supposed to compliment artwork and make it look nicer. Contrasting colors, another name for complimentary colors, help something stand out more. For example, if you have a picture of lemons and you want them to stand out more, you would put them against a blue background.

            Vincent Van Gogh used the complementary and contrast colors when he painted Café Terrance at Night. Two main colors in his painting, yellow and violet, are complimentary colors. Also orange and purple, two darker shades from yellow and violet, are included in his painting. The effect of using these colors made the painting livelier, even though it was at night, which is exactly what he intended.

 

            Graffiti is a form of art. They people who do graffiti spray paint on old buildings. They usually make words, but sometimes, designs. Some people illegally to defy they police, but others do it to express their originality.

            After we used a graffiti name maker site, and got 6 graffiti words to describe us, we used GIMP. In it we added the words and erased the white background. Then, we sized and rotated them.

            I chose those words because I feel they describe me best. I chose them because of the quizzes I took on personality. Also my friends think they describe me too.

 

 

                Acrimboldo wanted to show his connection of humans and nature in his paintings. He was a Mannerist. He probably chose to use food, because the foods he used were found in nature. He made the faces human-like to show the connection.

                The food items I used were fruits and vegetables. I chose these specific ones to represent certain parts of the face. For example, I used a split pea for the smile. I tried to make my food face look like one of Acrimboldo’s. 

 

T Shirt Design:

 

 

Gimp Edits:

                Jezebel kept her head down as she walked into her school. She heard laughter. People snickered and pointed. “Hey Jezebel! You look awful,” someone shouted. The hall erupted in laughter. Finally, a teacher came out in the hall and told everyone to get to class. Everyone scattered as Jezebel pried her locker open.

                At home, Jezebel asked her mother a question she had asked for years. “Why do I look like this?” Her mother quickly changed the subject. “MOM! Please just tell me.” “Honey, there’s nothing wrong with you. Those kids who bully you are just trying to make themselves feel better. Ignore them.” Jezebel stared at her mother with her huge, out-of-proportion face and stormed upstairs.

The next day at school, Jezebel hid her face all morning. Finally, the day was almost over, but then the principal came on the loudspeaker. Sounding panicked, he told everyone the school was on lockdown. Jezebel was already in the corner. At least in the dark no one could see her ugly face.

                Then a loud whizzing noise slammed the door open. A man, well a very strange, ugly man, entered the room. Everyone screamed pressing against the wall. Jezebel was intrigued by the strange man though. He looked just like her. “Dad?” she asked. “My Jezebel!” he yelled picking up his daughter.

                They went home in a strange contraption. At home, Jezebel’s mom yelled, “I thought you left, what do you want?” Jezebel’s dad frantically apologized. “I’m so sorry, but I couldn’t stay. Now Jezebel must go. You see, she is not like you.” Jezebel’s mom sadly agreed. Jezebel’s dad explained that she was part of an alien species and that her home was out in the galaxy. Excited, Jezebel prepared for her journey to a world beyond.

            I was born on August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. My father was a blacksmith and my mother was a teacher. I was orphaned at age nine, so I was raised by my uncle. I graduated from Stanford University with a degree in geology. Then my career started as a mining engineer. Because I traveled over the globe to find rare minerals, I was soon a millionaire. I married Lou Henry in 1899 and we had two sons. During World War 1, I started humanitarian work. In 1917, president Woodrow Wilson appointed me head of the food administration. I became Secretary of Commerce under Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Also, I started work on the Hoover Dam in 1920.

            In the presidential election of 1928, I ran for the republican party and won over Alfred E. Smith. I had 40 states over democratic candidate and governor of New York, Alfred E. Smith and defeated him by a record margin of 444-87 electoral votes. I wanted peace and prosperity for our nation and I believe we have no fears for our country.

            A little while after I became president, a huge drop in the stock market brought the economy down and started the Great Depression. There was so much unemployment and business failures and homeless people starving. I tried to help these struggling Americans as best as I could by introducing new relief efforts. I am sad to say that the depression worsened and I became unpopular. By the time of the 1932 presidential election, I lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt, only carrying six states. 

            All over the world, children and teens are being kidnapped and most likely tortured by other people. This is a big problem and a major social injustice. 800,000 children are reported missing a year, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That’s more than 2,000 a day with even more unreported. So, this is important to try to fix this horrible problem.

            A good solution would be to create a program which you can volunteer or get paid to join and work in. It would be called The Order. The Order’s job would be to try and find kids who have been missing or kidnapped. Once they have been found, The Order would return them safely to their families. Also, the kidnappers would be reported to the police and taken to jail.

            People trying out for a job in The Order would have to go through hard training to be ready for the job. They would complete a year of hard course training. Including mental training, patience, and fighting. People trying out for this should be totally focused on the job with no distractions such as family and friends. There will be several tests for this job including intelligence, fighting, and mental torture.

            At the Order, it is important to be very passionate about your job here. All lives of young children are important and must be cared for. At the Order, the mission is to rescue every single missing kid and bring them to safety. Even though, this sounds like an impossible goal, nothing is impossible at The Order. We try our best to achieve this mission.

            Kids’ lives are important. That is why the Order was created. To rescue all missing kids and get them to safety. You must be prepared for anything when working for The Order. No distractions would be allowed. This job is not for everyone, but for some it is, who are passionate about children and their precious lives.

The Search for Lilianna


Characters:

  • Siri
  • Lilianna
  • Remis
  • Sora
  • Jamie
  • Peter
  • Narrator

 

Narrator: Snow falls slowly in the purple twilight sky, covering the ground and trees. Siri runs fast through the snow, tears streaming down her face.

Siri: Lili, Lili! Where are you?!

Narrator: Siri was part of a half-wolf pack. They threw out her twin sister, thinking she was too weak to survive. Siri has left the old pack who threw out her sister, and formed her own pack. Now, Siri has set out to find her lost sister, Lilianna and reunite her with her new pack.

Remis: Siri, stop it! The pack must rest for the night. We will look for Lilianna in the morning.

Sora: Yes, Remis is right. We have been searching all day, we need to rest.

Siri: Ok. Fine. But we look for her first thing in the morning.

Remis and Jamie and Sora: Okay.

Narrator: The night passes slowly for Siri, who is restless to find her sister. Finally, morning comes.

Siri: *getting up* Everyone! Get up! We must find Lili!

Narrator: Remis, Jamie, and Sora all get up and join Siri in the search for Lilianna. They keep searching for several weeks. Remis, Jamie, and Sora try to convince Siri to give up. But, as their Alpha wolf, Siri refuses, she is desperate to find her sister. One night as they are walking, Siri hears screaming.

Siri: Lili, LILI! Is that you?!

Narrator: Siri and her pack race to where Lillianna is being held down by a human, named Peter, holding a knife against her throat. Siri races to the scene with Remis, Sora, and Jamie all behind her.

Peter: You horrid half-wolves! Don’t you see why the humans hate you? Can you not see why we attack you? Liliana was foolish for not seeing what I was up to from the beginning!  

Narrator: Sora and Jamie hold Peter as Lili gets away from him.

Jamie:What should we do with him, Alpha?

Siri: Kill him, but make it slow and painful.

Narrator: Sora, Remis, and Jamie take him into the bushes to dispose of him. Siri cannot believe she has found her lost sister.

Liliana: Siri I can’t believe you found me! That was perfect timing!

Siri: I heard your cries for help and thought it was you, so I came as quickly as I could. He didn’t hurt you did he?

Liliana: No, I’m fine.

Narrator: Lili and Siri embrace for a long minute. Siri wonders if Lilianna will want to join the new pack.

Siri: Hey, Lili I was wondering if you would be willing to join my new Pack. I separated from the old one that kicked you out and formed my own. The other wolves are Remis, Sora, and Jamie.

Narrator: Siri starts to worry as Lilianna takes a long time to answer her. She wonders what she will do if her sister refuses to join.

Liliana: Okay, I’ll join you. But only if you promise that your pack will never hurt me.

Siri: Remis! Jamie! Sora! Come here!

Sora: Yes, Alpha? We have thoroughly disposed of the traitor.

Siri: You all must agree not to hurt Lili.

Remis, Sora, and Jamie: We would never do that, and we promise, Alpha.

Siri: You better, because my sister has been through a lot. It is hard for her to trust people.

Jamie: Of course Alpha, we will.

Narrator: Liliana and Siri’s pack lived in peace for many years to come.

 

Camp catastrophe!

Number of players

Age Range

2-4

8+

Fluff Text or Back Story

Welcome to Camp Catastrophe! Once, Camp Catastrophe was a happy and fun camp for children of all ages, but lately strange things have been happening. The counselors have disappeared! Dangerous “threats” have been popping up all over camp and the campers have turned against each other in their efforts to survive. As a new camper, perhaps this just sounds like a ghost story? Find out for yourself…

Game Objective

You will move around the camp (There is no end to the game board, so you go around infinitely until only one player remains) facing threats and gaining or losing health tokens. Your health tokens will symbolize how healthy you are (Each player starts with 5 health tokens). If you lose them all, you are out of the game. If you are the final survivor, you win.

Game Contents

25 Mystery Cards

20 Health Tokens

1 Camp Ground Board

2 Six-Sided Dice

4 Campers (Playing Pieces)

 Game setup

Put the Camp Grounds board between the players. Shuffle the mystery cards and place them in the designated section in the center of the board. Each player takes five health tokens regardless of the number of players. These are your tokens that will be lost and gained as you face threats or attacks from other players.

 Game Play

Place all players on the START space. To start play, all players roll one die. The player who rolls the highest number goes first. Play proceeds to the left.

Turn Sequence - On your turn, roll both dice. Add the total on both and move that many spaces. Perform the action listed on the square and your turn ends. If your play causes you to lose all your health tokens, you are out of the game.

Special conditions

If two players land on the same space, before anything else is done, each player on the space rolls a dice. The player who rolls the lower number loses a health token and the losing player moves backward to the nearest empty space.

Board Spaces – There are a variety of spaces that cause players to lose or gain their five health tokens. These spaces list the name of a threat such as fire, bear, or drowning. If you land on one of these spaces, lose health accordingly. If you land on a gain health square such as medicine or nurse, gain health accordingly. Empty and start squares do nothing. There are other squares labeled “draw mystery card.” If you land on one of these squares, draw a mystery card and perform the action listed.

Mystery Cards – These cards have a variety of different actions. Some of them are similar to the board spaces, such as losing and gaining health from threats or medicine. Another type of card you can draw allows you to attack another player forcing them to lose health. The last different type of mystery card can provide immunity to one type of threat. For example: If you draw the mystery card “bear spray,” you now have immunity every time you land on the bear space of draw a mystery card involving a bear attack. You cannot lose these immunity cards, so they help you for the whole game.

Winning the game

To win the game, you must be the last player alive. This means you still have at least one health token while every other player has lost theirs and been removed from the game. 

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