In this unit, I watched two movies, Edward Scissorhands by the world-renowned director Tim Burton, as well as The Banker, a historical film that was among the first movies that were released on a brand new streaming platform Apple TV+. Even though these films were released 30 years apart from each other, there were some […]
Tag: Summative
From Perseverance to Transition
What do transitions, policies, and elections have in common? Watch the video below to find out! “I had a dream, I got everything I wanted” — Billie Eilish // This unit has allowed me to dig into my life and find out what has reshaped my personality and changed my insight into my life in […]
The Full Truth behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Actually, this unit regarding The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks was extremely fascinating. The story of this book was already fascinating enough, but the tasks that were completed further enhanced this feeling. In fact, the most interesting task was the creation of a verbal analysis video to summarize the events of ILOHL and its connection to […]
Personal Integrity… Are we following our own values?
Image by John Hain from Pixabay It’s an arduous task for us to truly follow our values (also known as Personal Integrity), and the characters inside Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is no other. In fact, one can see that the characters inside The Crucible have to give up their personal integrity to save the ones they love […]
Public Safety in Taiwan! Should it be Improved? 🤔
My Speech “Taiwan is safe enough, but do you think that this beautiful country is free of hazards?” This is the speech that I have delivered a few days ago, with a shout out to the Taiwanese government to deal with crime and the safety of public infrastructures more seriously. Using a super useful and […]
The Best Script and Storyboard are right HERE!
Have you guys gone to the theater to see the Dark Tower movie when it was released 2 years ago? In my own opinion, that film was pretty awesome with a lot of intense action and suspense as well as a lot of killings made throughout the film. However, I’m not here to discuss further […]
iPads replacing MacBooks? (Purposeful Personal Portfolio 6)
After spending so much time talking about school-related topics, let’s switch some gears and talk about a more personal topic. Switching gears now… “Opening the switch cover” by NASARobonaut via Flickr. CC BY 2.0 Many people is saying that iPads (especially iPad “PROs”) can replace regular notebooks. Its performance is way better than notebooks and […]
Relationship & Identity of Sunny Lewin
In this blog post, I will be discussing the relationship and identity of Sunny Lewin, the main character in the book Sunny Side Up by Jennifer & Matthew Holm. As this story went along, she developed several important relationships between her family and her trip to Florida that have shaped her identity and defined who […]
Poetry – 15 Min of Fame: Summative Report
The poetry unit, overall, was the funnest unit of all times. We created a bunch of interesting poems, and analyzed figurative language in music recently. For the summative, I created 2 poems, 1 about my hope and 1 on inspirational poem. Recordings are also included. I hope that these poems will let you enjoy the […]
Instruments and Sound — Reflection
What is my instrument? A banjo with 22 strings… So in this experiment, using Tonescope to measure the frequency and pitch note is the most difficult part. I was having difficulties on correctly measuring the exact frequency and pitch plus there were too many interferences nearby. I even borrowed a microphone from the IT department […]