You won't be happy with more until you're happy with what you've got.-- Viki King
Ten Things I’m Thankful For
My religion. I’m so thankful I have God there for my protection and my help. God helps me through everything and when I’m not doing well I go to him. Even though I don’t always obey his rules I still am thankful for God.
My family. Without them I would have nothing. I love them and they love me. My family is so important to me because they are the ones that help me succeed in life. My family means everything to me.
My friends. I always look to them for advice. They cheer me up when i’m sad and they comfort me when I’m not feeling well. I tell them everything and I am always with them.
My education. Without my education I would not be able to excel in life. Without a good education you cannot get a good career so, I’m thankful I have a good education.
My home. I know that not everyone in the world has a nice warm home to go to so I’m thankful for mine.
The food that I have. Some people do not have a lot of food and some people in the world are starving. I am grateful that I have enough food to keep me well.
That I am healthy. If I were not as healthy as I am I would not be able to function and I would not be able to be normal.
My adorable dog Charlie. Without Charlie I would be bored at home and a lot less responsible. I look forward to coming home and seeing his white fluffy tail wagging every day.
My sports. I am thankful for my skating coach Kerri. Without her I would not be good at figure skating. I am thankful for my cheer teammates also. Without them we would not be a team.
My cell phone :). I know we shouldn’t favor technology but I am really thankful for my phone. I am always texting and calling my friends. I really don’t think I could live without it. Not everyone can have a cell phone so I am lucky to have one.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
The Art of Film Making
From the movie Rabbit-Proof Fence, I have learned many facts about film making. Phillip Noyce, the witty director of Rabbit Proof Fence, shows how he picks his actors for the movie. He wanted his characters to be convincing, so he chose three girls from the area who not only looked the part, but could also play the part. To make Noyce’s three immature actors more comfortably with acting, Phillip brought in a real Aborigine actor who could relate to the girls culturally. Noyce was a perfect fit to direct this movie. He was described as “an excellent director and an Australian who understood the material” (Walkabout to Freedom). Film making is not always manageable. For instance: when the hair dresser cut the actor who plays Molly’s hair, she became furious. She stormed off and ran away from the set. Noyce had to cooperate with her and comfort her to get her to regain her self-confidence.
Film making can be used to raise awareness about a certain issue. For example: Invisible Children uses their movies as a way to educate people of the issue in Uganda. Rabbit-Proof Fence educates people on the half-caste Aborigines being removed from their native lands. Typically, more people tend to watch movies, rather than read a book or a magazine. So film making is a popular to raise awareness. The story of these children in the “stolen generation” outraged critics. The country of Australia wanted to apologize to its indigenous people. “Sir Ronald Wilson, president of Human Rights Commission, should be the one apologizing, not to Aboriginals but to all Australians for the falsehoods contained in his report” (Walkabout to Freedom). The art of film making is an important way to share the knowledge of an unknown culture.
From the movie Rabbit-Proof Fence, I have learned many facts about film making. Phillip Noyce, the witty director of Rabbit Proof Fence, shows how he picks his actors for the movie. He wanted his characters to be convincing, so he chose three girls from the area who not only looked the part, but could also play the part. To make Noyce’s three immature actors more comfortably with acting, Phillip brought in a real Aborigine actor who could relate to the girls culturally. Noyce was a perfect fit to direct this movie. He was described as “an excellent director and an Australian who understood the material” (Walkabout to Freedom). Film making is not always manageable. For instance: when the hair dresser cut the actor who plays Molly’s hair, she became furious. She stormed off and ran away from the set. Noyce had to cooperate with her and comfort her to get her to regain her self-confidence.
Film making can be used to raise awareness about a certain issue. For example: Invisible Children uses their movies as a way to educate people of the issue in Uganda. Rabbit-Proof Fence educates people on the half-caste Aborigines being removed from their native lands. Typically, more people tend to watch movies, rather than read a book or a magazine. So film making is a popular to raise awareness. The story of these children in the “stolen generation” outraged critics. The country of Australia wanted to apologize to its indigenous people. “Sir Ronald Wilson, president of Human Rights Commission, should be the one apologizing, not to Aboriginals but to all Australians for the falsehoods contained in his report” (Walkabout to Freedom). The art of film making is an important way to share the knowledge of an unknown culture.
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