Week of March 27th

This week we finished filming the majority of our narrative film. We began shooting at the beginning of the week at one of our members' home. Once we got those shots we filmed our actor walking through the streets of the city of Bell as we made our way down to Veteran's Park. We ended filming there and the rest of the week consisted of editing our clips to what we have now: which is about half of our entire film.

What Music Means to Me

For me personally, music is my personal escape from the world around me. I listen to music in between classes when I need to relax a bit and forget about quizzes, tests, mid-terms, and final exams. I also like listen to music when I exercise. If I do not listen to music while I exercise, I am not putting my whole effort into the exercise because I may get distracted by something that is happening around me. I alternate between listening to rap and rock music. I enjoy listening to rock music because majority of the time, it is very loud and it allows me to get away. However, I also listen to rap music because the majority of rappers talk about their own personal experiences in their songs. One of my favorite rap artists is Logic because he talks about the struggles he had to overcome before he became a successful artist. For example, in his latest album he speaks about how he and his family used to live off of welfare  when he was young. Also he speaks about how he is self made, because put up $500,000 of his own money in order to produce his album.

Problems and Struggles

Teachers, administrators, and other students themselves may see a student at Bell High School and they will have no idea what problems that student may face when they are outside of the classroom. Additionally, the students themselves who might be facing problems at home, won't speak about them publicly for fear that they would be ridiculed or pitied. Some problems that the student may be facing is poverty. The parents of the student may not be well educated thus preventing them from acquiring a job  that pays more. As a result, the student may be prevented from attending school events, such as a dance, because their family cannot afford to spend money on something that isn't a necessity but rather a luxury. Also the student may not be able to afford to buy expensive name brand clothes which will lower their self-esteem because the sad truth in high school is that your image is important. Aside from financial issues, the student may also have an abusive parent. This will greatly affect the student both physically and mentally and thus affect their performance or interactions with others at school.

The most Interesting person In the World!

  The most interesting person i know, would have to be my friend named Edgar. He is very interesting because he is very spontaneous an you can talk to him, and hold a conversation with him, with ease. Also he has very interesting stories about the times he has gone to the Burger King tat is near is home. For example, one time he was there, he saw a man walk into the restroom but he never saw him walk out. Also when he went inside to use the restroom himself, he was expecting to see the man inside but he was no where to be found. He is also an interesting individual, because he takes interest in things that most people would not take interest in. For example, he is teaching himself how to speak Russian and he can speak it fairly well; also he has a vast knowledge about computers and the way in which it runs: he built his own desktop.