Blog Kick Off: 2nd Quarter

So here we go again, second quarter and blogging again. I didn't get such a good grade last time but I'm hoping to do better this time. Although i didn't the grade i would've preferred but i still did somethings right. According to my teacher, I had good writing, compared to some of my class mates. I made sure to type my blogs like i was typing a paper which turned out to be a good choice instead of writing like some people text or talk on Facebook. Somethings I could have definitely done better were things like, having more paragraphs when necessary. Also, my animoto didn't make the viewer really want to watch the movie like it was supposed to. My goals for this quarter are to try to pay more attention to what the blog prompt is actually asking me to do and to enjoy blogging more.
   My feelings about blogging are kind of back and forth. I do enjoy the break from class work it gives us and how it is something completely different from something I've done before since i have never blogged before. I also do enjoy how the blogs are different every week and apparently this quarter is going to be different then the last so that is something to look forward to. There are some things about blogging that i don't enjoy. Like how each blog requires you to have multiple long paragraphs like the ones i am typing right now. Also if you fall behind on your blogging it can be very time consuming but we do get class time to do it, it's just sometimes i don't get it done in class.
   The book I am reading right now is called Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi. It seems like a pretty interesting book so far. My friends who read it last quarter seemed to of really enjoyed it up to the end but i am not that far yet so i wouldn't know. As to what people can expect to see on my blog this quarter is what i basically said in my first paragraph. I plan to go more in depth with what my blog prompt is asking of me and i plan to enjoy blogging more and try to keep up with it better.

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Around the World in 80 DaysTrailer

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This is my trailer for Around the world in 80 Days. It shows who the main characters are and what the point of the book is and with a stumper at the end. I feel it portraits the book very well.

Insightful Comments

I started following Jacob, Macie, and Alex.

Greetings Jacob. i have no idea why i am even bothering to comment on this post of yours seeing as how two people that are obviously much greater than myself have already blessed you with there glorious words. But i agree with Macie and Richard in that you sir are a good writer. You can definitely tell that you wrote this because it matches you attitude so well. But I'm sure you are like me in that by the end of the year you will find blogging interesting and fun... maybe... probably not.

Wow Macie, I am surprised to see that no one has already commented on your blog because of how awesome you are but I am honored to be the first one! Your blog was very amusing to me and I enjoyed every second that I was reading it. Your writing style really matches your personality which is a good thing. You should not be worried about writing these blogs because you are a natural in my opinion. But as the year progresses I am sure that you will enjoy blogging more and more!

Salutations Alex. You should not worry about your blogging skills because this was very well written. You say you are scared but there really is nothing to be scared of, after all Mrs. Hayes gives us plenty of time to do them so you can get them done. I hope you feel the same as i do when i say that blogging is not as foreign to me now and is actually kind of a good alternative to class work. Well stick in there Alex, you will be fine.

Story Through Links

http://www.london.gov.uk/
-There adventure starts in London. This is where they will depart and return on rail and steamboats. This website tells all about London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez
-From London they go to Suez. They arrive via Mont Cenis. This website tells all about Suez 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brindisi
-From Suez it's to Brindisi. They arrive in Brindisi by steamer. This website tells all about Brindisi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai
-From Brindisi it's to Mumbai. Mumbai is also called Bombay. This website tells all about Mumbai

http://www.calcuttaweb.com/
-From Mumbai it's  to Calcutta. They are supposed to arrive in Calcutta by rail. This website tells all about Calcutta.

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/login.html
 -From Calcutta it's to Hong Kong. They are supposed to arrive in Hong Kong by Steamer. This website tells all about Hong Kong

http://www.jnto.go.jp/-From Hong Kong it's to Japan. They call Japan Yokohama in  the book. This website tells all about Japan

http://www.sfgov.org/
-From Japan it's to San Francisco. They are supposed to arrive in San Francisco by Steamer. This website tells all about San Francisco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
-From San Francisco it's to New York. They are supposed to arrive in New York by rail. this website tells all about New York.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Steamer&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=LYz&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=837&tbm=isch&tbnid=6Lrb7_GeF8vUAM:&imgrefurl=http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/scientific-american/sup7/The-Newfoundland-And-Nova-Scotia-Passenger-Steamer-Bruce.html&docid=vPKrYuqwnXhhWM&w=500&h=328&ei=5JiETp7CJeilsAKe05mcDw&zoom=1
-This is a picture of a steamer. The steamer is also know as a boat. This is a very common way of travel in the book.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=1800s+train&num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=EV0&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=MnaVnnsZMNDtIM:&imgrefurl=http://www.peoriacountyillinois.info/photos/transportation.html&docid=zTN7jPDuxnSBJM&w=900&h=486&ei=VyONTsXGJuSQsQK7xZXNAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=933&vpy=215&dur=634&hovh=165&hovw=306&tx=163&ty=141&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=112&tbnw=207&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0
-This is a picture of a train. They just say rail in the book when referring to the train in the book. This is also a very common way of travel in the book.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=london+castles&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=ftPv-TAJ8TJREM:&imgrefurl=http://www.destination360.com/europe/uk/london/castles&docid=rWcRB5anAdQqEM&w=415&h=332&ei=xTuNTtmlIaPnsQKH-7GfAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=211&vpy=198&dur=2879&hovh=201&hovw=251&tx=181&ty=125&page=1&tbnh=166&tbnw=233&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
-This is a picture of a castle in London. I imagine these were the type of castles that were around in the book. His house might have even been intended to look like this.

http://coinmill.com/GBP_USD.html#GBP=20000
this is a link to a currency conversion. In the book the bet is 20000 pounds which is different in American currency. So this link converts the pounds into dollars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAycChNq-Is
-This is a movie trailer for the book. it is some what accurate but at the same time not so much. I have seen it before and it does help develop the picture and setting of the book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days
-This link is to the Wikipedia page for the book. It goes over a lot of major details. It can help you understand the book more.

 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=around+the+world+in+80+days+book+cover&num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=wExYiwe9ZsT4vM:&imgrefurl=http://www.experienceplus.com/blog/%3Fp%3D277&docid=4hLxPs5b_GMgFM&w=260&h=350&ei=FDWNTu_ZA4WDtgeitvygDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=294&vpy=208&dur=1062&hovh=261&hovw=193&tx=128&ty=153&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=136&tbnw=101&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
-This is a picture of the book cover. There are very different book covers for this particular book. I find this important because it just starts off the book with adventure.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=monopoly+guy&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=TybSXamqQbt0aM:&imgrefurl=http://allthingsd.com/20091123/while-microsoft-is-talking-to-publishers-paying-a-lot-to-rent-content-for-bing-to-thwart-google-is-unlikely/&docid=bQQhs_7xlC4naM&w=321&h=345&ei=_zWNTpuQA8uDsgKzwIy6AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=192&vpy=185&dur=4134&hovh=233&hovw=217&tx=79&ty=117&page=1&tbnh=172&tbnw=160&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
-This is an image of the monopoly guy. i imagine this is the type of people he is betting with. So it helps with imagining snobby Englishmen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison
-This is a link of Prison on the Wikipedia site. If Phileas gets caught he will get sent to prison. It is significant because there is a segment over English prisons.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=1800s+british+law+detective&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=DTM&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=V1hxBdcr1GYkEM:&imgrefurl=http://clothesonfilm.com/sherlock-holmes-downey-jr-law-new-poster-clothes/1884/&docid=zdNNon8PlD9qQM&w=846&h=472&ei=3DaNToe0H6eIsgLdu-iHAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=927&vpy=222&dur=5913&hovh=168&hovw=301&tx=121&ty=95&page=2&tbnh=108&tbnw=144&start=24&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:24
-This is a picture of Watson who is a detective. This is what i imagine the detective who is following Phileas to look like. So it helps me develop the scene.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pocket+watch&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=583&tbm=isch&tbnid=1eM18q0k3VmRbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.pocketwatchcentral.com/&docid=uqmTLa19PFW5rM&w=300&h=300&ei=VjeNTpm8AfT2sQKlpcXLAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=167&vpy=244&dur=1232&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=115&ty=195&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=118&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
-This is an image of a pocket watch. In the book time is the most crucial  component. So Phileas Fogg is checking the time and day constantly.

Classical Connect

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Toccata, by Gideon Rubin is a very close match to the what i think the sound track of the book would be like at times. it is a very upbeat song and has its dramatic moments. The upbeat parts of the song remind me of when the main character, Phileas Fogg, is traveling frantically venturing around the world. The dramatic parts of the song go perfectly for when Phileas finds out he is being accused as a robber and is being chased by the police while still trying to make it around the world in 80 days.

Picture Post

Book Cover

 Setting

 Setting

 Character in Movie



Main Character in Movie



Action

Comedy

Traveling around Earth in 80 days

Main Character has Ocd

Suspense

Main Character is always on time

Adventure

Movie tkaes place in 1800s

Phileas Fogg is very rich

Bets that he can travel around world in 80 days

The police get involved later in movie

Form of travel in book

Form of travel in book

Form of travel in book

Form of travel in book