Student of The Month Interview

This month a new kid on the block was chosen for his outstanding work this year. This kid is kind of quiet and wouldn't think it was him but he really stood out on the inside and is actions. His name is Caden Barrera, he is a freshman at James Bowie High School.

When I started to figure out this student and some of his hobbies, interests and what he took part in, it became very clear as to why he was the student of the month.

Caden is a straight A student, but he made it clear everyone makes mistakes and sometimes he does with his grades, and they aren't the best. Caden is also part of the Bowie lacrosse team. He really enjoys that in his free time. He is on the freshman team, and hopes to make the JV team, or even better the Varsity team.

Then I started to ask Caden what he thought he did to deserve this award and he started to explain how he volunteers a lot, and it's all about if you stand out to your teachers and peers. He also to make sure you volunteer a lot at your school. It doesn't have to be just at charities but around your teacher's classroom.

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Outside Prompt Shoot

Opinion Story

Compulsive Lying

“Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck.” This is google's definition of a compulsive liar. I’m going to writing all about how people feel the need to always lie. Does it make you feel good? Why do you do it? I'm going to try and comprehend this act many people do.

I have came across so many people who will be talking to me and just the stuff that comes out there mouth I can't believe they would make stuff up like that. Like how does one's brain come up with that? Its gotten to the point I am impressed. Truly, impressed. Your brain is 15 centimeters and weighs about 3 pounds. And in that all that brain you generate a “cool” story, or something that you think will make you look cool. Little do you know, it's not. It's doing the exact opposite.

In Google’s brain it told me someone lies, on average, 3 times every 10 mins. But I swear some people will be lying at least 3 times in 2 minutes. Even though half of those lies are white lies like, “Wow, Love that shirt girl!!”  Even though that's half of lies people say on the daily. Thats where it starts, and from there it just goes up. Lies just grow. You start to get better at it and you feel like it boosts your confidence and that it makes you look cool or more likeable.

When I write this I’m not saying I dont lie at all. But there is a different type of lying I am talking about. This type is so extra and not needed it really drives me crazy when people feel the need to lie that much. When people are looking me in the eye, (well sometimes, because studies show when people they have the mannerism of not making eye contact), but when people do look at me and just completely make up something, i am truly impressed. And a lot of people will ask, “well how do you know they are lying?” I'm like think about this person and what they just said. This girl is saying she was on a private jet with simone biles, but isn't it the olympics, like she's competing right now, so that doesn't even make sense.

Another way you can tell they are making up some, is when you ask for the receipts, it suddenly doesn't add up. You ask to see pictures or something that you would usually ask a person, just to be nice and listen to them, they lowkey freak out and don't want to talk about this amazing thing they did or vs verus.

The way I deal with this act is usually just act super sarcastic. That's how I deal with most things. You are going to be that extra then I will too. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed me ranting about something that bugs me more than anything. :)

HDR Photography Preview

1. You will need to adjust shutter speed and aperture as well as exposure bracketing.
2. You will need a tripod to stabilize your camera to keep it from moving, also it is recommended to have HDR blending software.3. Someone might take an HDR photo to capture creative and neat photos that aren't just a snapshot that doesn't have anything really to it. It is also capture something that is going to stay in place for a while.
4. The shadows, clouds in the dark sky, more lights and colored lights will contrast with the dark scenery. 

Final Exam Preview Activity

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14696?locale=en_US

1) In this website I read about different things you can do with iMovie. The different effects and editing skills you can use. Along with what it can do, it shows you how to use it and how you can use each effect to its full potential. 

Some of the specific things iMovie can do is like make one clip as long as you want. You can also like select a certain part of the clip and right click and there are a couple other things you can do along with the overall video layout. iMove has an infinity amount of effects you can use to edit your film, that seems very easy to use. 

2) I already knew how to move clips in the timeline. 

3) I didn't know that there is a precision editor for you to use. 

4) I am concerned that I won't finish in time or I will forget how to do something. 

5) I think I wouldn't complete it early but I could get it done. 
6) If I was asked to make a video I would make like a bunch of clips of my dog like doing tricks and then put affects and edits on the clips.