Jenelle W

Welcome to my page! Please check out my first assignment here!

            Voki is an online avatar creator used to make and show different avatars for different things. Voki allows you to make and customize different avatars that can look like anything you want. You can make your Voki look like almost anything like a cat, dog, politician, or even a fairy. Anyone can make a Voki all they have to do is go to Voki.com and click create.  

            To create a Voki avatar is easy first you have to go the website www.voki.com and click the create button on the top page. Once you clicked the create button it will take you to the page in which you will use to create your Voki, it should have a random avatar on the left side of the screen and customize buttons on the right. This is when you will be able to start to create and customize your avatar.

            If you followed the other instructions correctly, then you should see a character on the left hand side of the screen. That is your character that you can customize, to customize it all you have to do is click on the options on the right hand side of the screen and you can make it look like you or almost anything, heck you can make it look like a political leader. Once you are done customizing your character you can make it talk

            If you want your Voki to talk all you have to do is click the button that looks like a keyboard key. Once you click on it you can type the paragraph that describes you or your character and make it say whatever you want it to. You can also change the voice of your Voki so it can sound like an old man or a little girl. It’s your decision. Once you’re done with the voice hit publish and your Voki is done.

            Voki is a cool and different way to tell people about yourself and welcome them to a website. It’s great for almost any occasion and all ages can and are allowed to use it. All you have to do to get started is click create and open up a world of fun.

            The other day we created Tagxedo pictures. To make these portraits we first took a personality test to see what our personalities are. Then we took pictures of ourselves in front of a white background. After that we thought of and we typed in thirty words that we would use to describe ourselves into the website and uploaded the pictures we took of ourselves. Then we adjusted the colors and size of the words and picture and we posted it onto our yola webpage.

            To create these portraits, we had to type in thirty words that we use to describe ourselves. The reason I chose the words that are in it is because those are the things I would use to describe myself. The words that I feel describe me most are introverted, because I don’t like being social, caring, because I care for everyone no matter who they are, and thoughtful, because I think about everything and everyone.   

           These tagxedos were very fun to make and I believe that they reflect our personalities and show off who we really are better than any photograph we could ever take. My reasoning for this is because by making pictures with words we describe who we think we are. A normal photo that is taken only shows what’s on the outside of the person and their appearance by using words we are able to see what we look like (kind of) and we can see into someone’s personality. Thanks for visiting me website and looking at my tagxedo.  

 

                The color wheel is used in many different ways in art. People use it to mix colors and decide which colors contrasts. A famous artist who used the colors from the color wheel in their artwork is Nicolas Poussin.

                Nicolas Poussin used many bright and contrasting colors in his artwork that make his pictures pop. In many of his paintings he has neutral colors with a few contrasting colors that make his paintings have different focal points. He usually used different blues, reds, and yellows against soft colors like brown and grey.

                Nicolas Poussin used many different color combinations that made features in his artwork stand out against the backgrounds. If he can use colors off of the color wheel, then so can we. We can make art that is able to stand out and be bright. If Nicolas Poussin can use the colors from the color wheel so can we.

                Graffiti is the writing or drawings sprayed or drawn on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti is illegal in some circumstances but most of the time it is perfectly legal. People create graffiti to make art or maybe put it in shows.

            To create a graffiti wall you first have to go to the graffiti creator and make as many words as you want. After you have saved the words you go onto gimp and put the brick background on it and start adding the words as layers. After you have put your words on and made them the way you want them you save and you’re done.

            The words I chose describes me because those are the characteristics that my friends would use to describe me. I also chose them because the words are what I think of myself and who I think I am. The last reason why I chose those words is because those are the top five words I would use to describe myself.

            This week we created faces using food like the famous artist Acrimboldo. Acrimboldo was creative and used food along with other materials to make faces because he wanted to be creative and payed huge attention to detail. I think that he wanted to show people that not everything is what it seems and wanted people to look closely at his paintings to see what he was trying to show.

            I used the food I did because I though they went together well and made the face look like a semi-real looking face. I tried to be creative and use foods that some people might not have thought of even. I also tried to make it to where people could see the differences between each and every different food.

Hi. My name is Samantha Waller. I am photographer with a huge photography company in Huntsville, Alabama. A school called Mountain Gap P-8 hired me to take pictures of their school to upload onto their website. They want to try something new and let professionals take photos instead of the students. I walk in to the school and look around. It seems to be some kind of event going on called Red Ribbon week. I remember doing that as a kid.

            I meet the principal then start walking around. I decide to go to the middle school art room first. I knock on the door and the teacher called Mrs. Wilson opens the door. I talk to her about taking pictures and she allows me to take some of her students. I walk into the classroom and see the students buzzing around working on some kind of project. I see they are trying to change the color of an eyeball. Some of the eyes looked super cool.

            I remembered what I was there for and started snapping pictures of the children working. Some of the students were interested in what I was doing. I let them look at my extra camera and take pictures with it. One of them took a sneaky photo of me taking a picture of another student. The kids were nice and their artwork was amazing. They showed me some more of their artwork which was amazing. I could never make something like that.

            Eventually I left and let the students get back to their work. I walk around the school some more and I stumble upon some kindergartners playing outside. It looked like they were playing tag. I decided to put my camera in sports mode and snap some action shots. The pictures I took of them looked great. I went back inside and took a couple more photos before I finished.

            I met with the principal and she paid me the money the school owed me before I left to send her the pictures through email. When I got back to the office I put the SD card in my computer and looked at the pictures. I loved them all. The kids looked like they were having fun with school with their friends. They looked like they loved being there. I love my job and this is one of the reasons why. I get to see kids enjoying life while they can.

            Hello. My name is William Henry Harrison. I was the ninth president of the United states. Now before I became president I had actually studied to be a doctor, but the war got in the way of that. During the War of 1812 I commanded the army in the Northwest, defeating the British and Indian forces. That is how I got such a high reputation for myself. That’s one of the reasons I was able to become president.

            Now you may be wondering how in the world did I become president. Well I had already worked many jobs in the government like at the house of representatives and many other things. By having such a good reputation, I was able to go into office at the age of 67. I became the oldest president elected in history! I was happy to finally become president even after I lost to Martin Van Buren in 1836.

            I was excited to finally start my presidency but just after one month of being president I came down with pneumonia. I didn’t get much anything done because of this. Unfortunately, after being sick for a week or two, I died. I was not happy that I didn’t get anything done with my president but my life was fulfilling and that’s all that matters.

 

     One injustice that is faced by many people throughout the United States of America are veterans who are homeless. Many young and old people who have served the US country are currently homeless as we speak. They helped protect this country from the terrors that we face in this world, but they are not thanked. Many veterans have been rejected by people in this country and that is horrible for the people who risked their lives for the US. But with some help citizens can help give these veterans what they deserve.

     The time for change is now. Many veterans who have returned to the country have come home to nothing, or are rejected of the rights they deserve. Many veterans don't get there pension checks that are supposed to be given to them for serving our country. Most veterans don't even have a job to come back to. Without a job or these checks many veterans go homeless and may not be able to find a job.

     The citizens need to stand up and help these veterans get the respect that they deserve from all he people in this country. To help these people they should start a charity. This charity could help give and provide the things that these veterans need to survive in this world. By doing this veterans could get back onto their feet. They could be able to get their life back.

     You may be wondering how you could help. By forming a charity people could donate money, or clothes, or soap to help. People can volunteer and help veterans find homes, or apartments or jobs that they can actually hold. If this charity is formed than veterans would finally be able to pick up the broken pieces of their life. This charity could help many veterans get their life together.

      Hundreds of veterans are denied rights everyday and this needs to stop. People need to stand against this social injustice and help these people who worked so hard to protect. The people are in debt of these brave warriors who worked so hard to keep up safe. The least we can do is help them get their life together. This is one social injustice that I believe that we can change by doing just a little bit more work.


(SCENE 2)  

(Enter Ayaka, Myata,Hotaru,Satomi)       

 Hotaru: OK guys we need to plan out how we are gonna take down the monarchy.

Ayaka: Nah. We can just wing it!

Myata: We need a plan Ayaka, They have increased their security and we need a plan. Satomi do you have any idea what kind of security measures they have at their castle?                               

Ayaka: She probably doesn’t but I do I helped set up some of the-   

Narrator: Now you all are probably really confused here. Let me explain. Our heroes here Ayaka, Satomi, Hotaru, and Myata all have different backgrounds. Each one has a different power. Myata controls air, Ayaka is able to manipulate fire, Satomi is able to move the earth to her will, and Hotaru is able to work. Each one has lost something in some way shape or form. Myata’s parents were executed for wielding powers. Hotaru’s father was executed for wielding water powers and her mother was arrested. Hotaru and Myata have been in hiding together for quite some time. Ayaka lived with Satomi in the castle. When it was found Ayaka had powers she was disowned by her parents and Satomi’s parents were the king and queen who she was able to run away from with Ayaka. I would explain how our four heroes met but it would be better explained through flashback.


 

Book flop
Ages-10 and up 
Players-4

In this game each player must pick their own selected character and get them to your ending depending on your character. A book that is included in the packet will hold questions in which the player must answer. Depending on if you get it right will determine how many spaces you move. Each page has three questions that another player can choose for the player to answer. Each player will move the amount of spaces that the page says so, (Depending on if the player got it right or wrong) and if you get a freestyle page, that character will get to do something special like skip a player from moving. Each player has a chance of one good and two bad endings for your character and you must get to the ending before the others. Whoever ends up first and has landed at the good ending wins. Each player has a choice to start over to get a good ending and win the game if the other characters are behind.


Directions


• Each player must pick their individual characters and put them at the start of the adventure, the starting point is in the middle of the board.
• The first one to roll the dice is the youngest (optional) to the group and then they go counter clockwise.
• The player must spin a wheel to decide if they are rolling the dice once or twice.
• The player - if they get two - will roll the dice two times to find out the page number they flip too. For example, if you roll a one and a two it will become three (this starts at one and goes up to 12).
• Each page in the provided book has either numbers on which way the character must move or it could make the player go on a specific path.
• The player’s ending determines what direction they go, there are three endings: one good and two bad.
• Now get going on your story and finish first to win!!!

Rules

• If you are a certain character you must use your own path. Example Harry Potter can only travel on the Harry Potter paths.
• If you get freestyle pages, then you must be the character to do the things it asks and if you are not the character then you must move the amount of spaces that it says and ignore the freestyle portion of the page.
• You must roll the dice the amount of times the wheel says to.
• While playing one player must read the question to the person who has just rolled.
• Depending on whether or not the player gets the question correct determines if they move forward, stay in place, or move backwards. 
• The order of the players stays the same throughout the game.