assignment 20

Of all the movie on this website, to me I think the movie "Blow" is one of the most interesting. Its a crazy story about how George Jung claims that he smuggled 85% of americas cocaine in the late 1970's. In Robert Ebert's passage he claims that George Jung life is monotonous and disappointing. In my opinion his life is exciting and all over the place he just get caught up. By the rate of stars Robert gave this movie, I can tell he didn't like it as much as I did, I think it deserves 3 and a half stars.

assignment 19

If I were a celebrity with a lot of money the charity I would choose to donate to would be (MADD)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Candy Lightner founded MADD in 1980 after her daughter Cari, was killed by a repeat drunk driving offender. MADD has done numbers thing for our country such as changing the drinking age to 21 and they started the victim impact panel program.

    This organization is important to me because my cousin was killed in a drunk driving accident when he was just 22, and I would like to help out the organization and make it possible to drive without drunk people on the road. Again why I would like to give money to them is because MADD has evolved into one of the most widely supported and well liked non profit organization in the world.

assingment 18 being charitable

I would donate my 1 million dollars on the Marijuana Policy Project foundation. MPP pursues its work along two paths, making medical marijuana medically available to patients in need, and taxing and regulating marijuana for general adult use.

   This organization is important for me because my uncle has Glaucoma and he used medical marijuana daily for his condition. This organization makes it possible for those who need their medicine to get it.In my opinion California need to change state law to legalize medical marijuana and or regulate marijuana.

assignment 17

I do not smoke cigarettes. I have a ton of friends who smoke cigarettes but I will never choose to start myself on smoking cigarettes. Both my Aunt and Uncle have smoked basically their whole lives. They started when they were 16 or 17, and have just now been able to quit 40 some odd years later. They have showed me how bad it is long term on your body and how it effects your skin and teeth. My overall opinion of cigarette smoking is its over- rated and too many people of the new generation have started already.

assignment 16

I found the article very interesting on how the crime and violence rate dropped 3% in Maine in 2011. A lot of these facts surprise me such as how people pay 3,257 per year on violence and violence containment. When Im choosing a place to live I will be sure to look into the crime rate, death rate and etc. I would never consider living in Maine after knowing these facts about the violence rate. I wouldn't want to live there because of how many people dying a year and the crime rate for sure.

Assignment 14

If I chose anywhere in the world where I wanted to go right this second, It would probably be Barcelona. I would choose to travel there because they have some of the greatest skateboard spots in the world!

      All formed into unique marble or concrete structures. If I were with Richard Branson I would have him pay the city off so I can skate the city. Barcelona has been one of the worlds skate capitals for as long as skateboarding has been around I'm sure. Every surface or object in Barcelona  is made either out of smooth marble or concrete which is more than perfect for skateboarding.

     Barcelona has always been one of the places I've wanted to travel too. In every skate video that I see that's takes place in Barcelona has some of the most unique things to skate. Another reason I would want to go there is because the drinking age is 18. Barcelona is located in Spain and the drinking age anywhere in Europe is 18.
   In all I probably couldn't think of anywhere else I would want to go where id have more fun than in Barcelona. While I was over there I would want Mr. Branson to tour me all over Europe too. Those are some reasons why I would want to go to Barcelona.

Assignment 13 - My spring break

During my nine day break from school I did quite a lot. The three things I did was went skateboarding, went to LA, and hung out at friends houses, and slept in a bunch!

         First, one of the funnest things I did over my break was going skateboarding. Over the nine days I've gone to Volcom skatepark, venice beach skatepark, and mariners skatepark and all three were amazingly fun. Every time I went skating I always had a good time because id be with all of my friends. Over the break I also helped my friend make a manuel pad and a quarter pipe to skate at his house which was very time consuming. I basically didn't go anywhere this break without my skateboard.

         Secondly, Me and about 4 of my good friends drove up to LA and went to Roscoes chicken and waffles. We all woke up that morning and thought there would be nothing better to do so we did it! It ended up taking two hours to get there because of rain, and two and a half to get back. So going to eat basically took all whole day of sunlight. But very worth it.

         At last, the remainder of the time of this break I was either at a friends house or my house. Everyday at around 7 or 8 I would end up at someones house to hangout. By then I probably had already been skating all day so id just hangout for the rest of the night with my friends until I have to go home around midnight. Then I would make sure to sleep in a lot because I usually wake up very early.

assignment 9 My dream school

After High School my dream college would probably be San Francisco Art Institute. The reason I would choose this school Is because I want to take up either printmaking or painting. Ever since I was very little my mom has been into printmaking and making her own pictures. I have watched her over the years and it has for sure grown onto me. Second I love painting pictures. I have been drawing/painting for as long as I can remember. I love expressing myself with colors and pictures.