Book

     I have finished my book, The Art of Up. It is mostly made up of pictures so I feel like I will need to get a better book because it mostly only consists of information specifically on the designs of Up. I have ordered another book on stop motion animation (which is, I think, the way that I am creating my animations).

Contact

     Last week, I emailed Pixar studios but now I feel that that was a sort of crazy idea because, as I found out and should have suspected, they receive too many emails to be able to respond to each and every one of them. 
     So now, I am searching for another person/ group of people to contact.

Arthur :D

     So, lately i've been watching Arthur. It brings back so many memories... :')

ANIMATED EDUCATIONAL SHOWS

Main Audience: Young kids and children

Why: It is appealing and attractive in its' colorful colors and gentle/ playful fun and happy              

          positiveness

Factors: -Characters:

               _Attractive

               _Relatable

               _Original

               _Friendly

               _Unique

               _Funny

               _Memorable

               

               -Plot

               _The plot should be something easy for kids to relate to

MORE INFORMATIONAL: More visuals, less writing (more speaking if possible...) --> easier

                                                   for young, young children to comprehend

General: Types=

                            -Entertaining (pure amusement that's extremely unrealistic; impossible, no real 

                             advantageous or useful information provided

                            -Educational (teaches kids, be it how to socialize, or nonfiction)

                            

Why? Because...

     -They are a good way for adults to occupy their children while they are trying to get work done

     -It teaches them, even if it's not ENTIRELY educational because it teaches about life issues 

      like:

             _Respect

             _Bullying

             _Integrity

             _Responsibilities

             _Friendship

             _And More!

               

Outliers Whole Book Review part 2

     In the chapter titled, "The Three Life Lessons of Joe Flom," it is said that "Those three things--autonomy, complexity, and a connection between the effort and reward--are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying." That last part, "...the connection between effort and reward," is probably, at least in my opinion, of of the most meaningful phrases in the whole book. This is because it demonstrates pride. Now, i'm not saying that I am extremely self-obsessed, and that I need EVERYTHING to be PERFECT (even though I do admit I can be a perfectionist sometimes). I am just saying that in order to be satisfied with what work one has done, they need to have that connection between their efforts and the reward. Take me  for example; I am a MAJOR procrastinator and wait until the LAST POSSIBLE DAY to accomplish everything. But I do say that even though I am doing it in a shorter amount of time (and maybe under more pressure) I still do a good job on it. I will SERIOUSLY stay up until 1:00 a.m to finish a project or assignment, and I have done that. But that's only because I am trying my very hardest at it. I probably could have finished it in half the time, but I kept fixing things and trying to make it better. And by the time I have finished it, I know that I will be able go to sleep feeling very accomplished. This would be the EXTREME amount of effort that I am putting in. On the other side, the reward, I would have to say that I would not be receiving AS MUCH because of my still being a student and that just about every piece of work I accomplish is for the sake of my own education. So, in a way, i am being rewarded through what I have learned. But also, if one is a student (such as myself), they are also rewarded with a grade to basically act as proof of their hard work and effort.

Outliers Whole Book Review part 1

•      In the chapter, Rice Paddies and Math Tests, I think that if someone who doesn't speak chinese reads this chapter, they won't really understand that numbers are literaly means "two ten one". 
•      In the chapter, Marita's Bargain, I think that Mr. Gladwell is trying to say that even if someone is born and raised in a poorer area (like Marita), they are still able to acheive what the kids in public schools (us) if they are just given the chance to do it

Outliers

     In class, our first response question to Outliers was:
10,000 hours =
 417 total days.
 at hours/day of dedicated practice/ concentration you would have reached 10,000 hours if you had practiced one thing every day since birth.

    What thing have you spent the most time doing in your life to this point? How much time have you spent doing this thing? Are you still actively pursuing this thing?

As a response, I think the one thing I spent the most time doing in my free time would be making and editing powerpoint presentations. I usually spend what time I have when I don’t need to do homework or work on something for my mom or dad. One summer, when I truly discovered it, I must have spent at least half or more of my summer on making my powerpoint. After that point, though, I  began doing it less because I started school again and even less in junior high. I am still pursuing this because sometimes in school, I will make another one (and improve my skills) for a school project.