Car Raid

The bright white shined off the car releasing piping heat waves. Diana slumps down into the white mazda 6. Diana Guszak is a tidy 74 year old woman. She drives a mazda 6 with dark tinted windows. She always carries a bottle of baby wipes because “you never know when you’re going to need to clean something up.”Diana said.  Along with her wipes she carries hand sanitizer so she never gets any germs and gets sick. Diana is kind of a clean freak who is also a germaphobe. It’s easy to see how a person acts based on a few items they posses in their car. It becomes harder to see what they they believe. After closely analysing and studying her car there were items supporting her beliefs. The bumper sticker on the back of her car stated “Tea parties are for little girls and their imaginary friends.” This shows Diana is against the republican party and supports the democratic party. She shares her thoughts so “people can see who I am and what I believe in.” Diana said. But the most interesting feature was found dangling from the rear view mirror. Swaying back and forth was which looked to be a small copper face. When being asked about this object, Diana responded with “I have this safety, It makes me feel secure and protected when it is hanging, but when it falls I feel in danger and hazardous.” Immediately connecting back to the St. Christopher medals people hang in their cars in the 1970s. This medal was important for Catholics who believed St. Christopher was born to a heathen king from land of Canaan or possibly Arabia. He was supposedly a man of extraordinary size and strength and died a martyr in the 3rd century, after converting thousands to Christianity. People felt the importance in having him in their cars at all times. Diana is a superstitious person having a copper face for good luck in her car.

C.E. 6.3

1. What has been Whole Foods' response to an issue with one of their cakes? Page A1 "Whole Foods cake..."
In response to issue at Whole Foods, none of the employees would've ever written that they have stuck with that throughout the case. And after they were sued, they mad a $100,000 defamation countersuit and released a video.
2. What happened to the baby bison? Page A6 "Baby bison..." Make sure to answer WHY???
The baby bison had died. People tried to help the bison because it looked cold, but only interfering with it, and mother then rejecting it.
3. What is a geofilter? Page B2 "Hendrickson student creates...."
A geofilter is a design or icon that can be added to photos or videos on snapchat. You can use them to show where you are.
4. Why is it significant that Warren Buffett bought stocks of Apple? Page B6 "Berkshire makes unusual...."
It is significant because hr always avoided technology companies when investing money since you never now what will happen in stocks.
5. What are the top-5 grossing movies this week? Page D2 "Money Monsters...."
The top-5 grossing movies this week was "Captain America: Civil War," "The Jungle Book," "Money Monster," "The Darkness," "Mother's Day."
Short Answer:

Read the story on page SA2 about Harry Potter World.

I think I would rather go to Harry Potter World than Disney World. Even though I have never been to either one I feel like Disney World is done to death and I am more of a fan of Harry Potter and I love themed stores and places that make me feel like I am in the movies. The competition might be heating up because Harry Potter World is a lot newer than Disney World and people might want to try something new. There are bigger castles and more rides making people want to go to Harry Potter World more interesting. Oh my gosh, my favorite Disney character, I not sure if I can pick one but I do really love Mulan. Mulan is so brave and never stepped down from a challenge, she always inspired me to be brave and not be afraid of life's challenges. I always felt like hufflepuff. I am not sure why but I always liked the people there and never felt like I fit anywhere else.

Car raid

1. Who will your do your car raid with (who is your subject)?
My subject will be my grandma, Diana Guszak. 
2. When will you do this car raid?
I will do this car raid this weekend on Sunday the 22.
3. Write 4-5 questions you can use to start this interview?
- Have you had any amazing experiences in this car?
- Have you ever gotten into a car wreck in this car?
- Was there any reason you wanted to buy this kind of car?
- Did anyone influence you to buy this car?
4. What kind of details should your expect to write down to help advance the story line?
I should write down the reasons they have certain things in there car and why they wanted there kind of car.

HDR

Merger Photo

Merger Photo

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully.
The shadows and the wind could be a problem in the picture.
2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus?
Somewhere with a plain background and flat surface.
3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours?
I could be jumping in the air in different ones or spell my name.
4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo?
Maybe you could be wearing a different color shirt each time you took a different picture.

Final Exam warm up

1. When will you shoot this assignment?

Over this weekend 

2. Where will you shoot?

On the way and in College Station 

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about?

My sister's trip to state

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished?

a camera

5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc?

I will be taking pictures of us on our way to state, while using my voice and then I'm going to take a video of them playing and our time there.

HDR Photography

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?
To create a HDR image you will need to take multiple pictures at different exposure levels then when mashed together with software to create a better picture.
2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?
The equipment you need to take this type of image is a camera, preferably with an Auto Exposure Bracketing function, a tripod, and HDR photo-blending software.
3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?
One reason someone might want to take a HDR image is that it makes the photo more focused, well lit, and shows the colorful parts of the scene.
4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo?
We have more exposure to the light and the color of the picture, brightening it up.

Movie Review

'Captain Phillips' WHALE he make it out alive?

       'Captain Phillips' is a movies based on a real life events staring Tom Hank as Captain Phillips and his dangerous journey through the Horn of Africa. Captain Phillips was directed by Paul Greengrass and producer by Dana Brunetti, Micheal De Luca and Scott Rudin. This film had many action and suspenseful scenes some including violence and intense language, rated PG 13.

        Tom Hanks playing a terrific role as Captain Phillips, playing a completely believable Captain of a ship, as well as the crew members. The pirates, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Barkhad Abdirahman did an excellent job playing their roles, especially Barkhad Abdi as his role of Adbuwali Muse, the main pirate throughout the movie. They had done a great of casting.

         This movie began with Captain Phillips saying goodbye to his wife and getting the cargo ship ready to sail around the Horn of Africa. Shortly after deporting trouble strikes the ship, Maersk Alabama. Two small skiffs approach the ship following there moves. Phillips made a fake call driving one skiff away but leaving one. Then creating waves the second skiff finally leaves. Captain Phillips sure of his tactics, came sailing the next day, but sure enough the skiff appeared again, this time more determined than the before. The crew had was all working together to prepare the ship before the pirates invaded. The ship trying all they can was not enough, letting the four pirates invade the ship and find the Captain. The crew had been hiding in the engine room until it was safe to come up. Captain Phillips, Having a gun to his head was forced to show the pirates around the ship looking for the rest of the crew. Phillips and his crew planning clever tricks to keep them away for the crew. The crew eventually captures Muse, the head pirate, in exchange for Captain Phillips back and to send them back on the life boat. The pirates capture Phillips and take off leaving the ship and the crew. 

           I enjoyed watching this movie a lot, it was thrilling and exciting and I always love watching movies when you never know what's going to happen. I wouldn't recommend kids under the age of 13 watching this, it could get intense and contain some explicit language that wouldn't be best for children. But if you are older than 12 than I am sure you will really enjoy this movie like I did. And also it teaches you why you need to always be prepared for emergencies. Overall I would rate this as a 9 out of 10 stars. 

CE 6.2

1. What was the percentage of voters who rejected Proposition 1 regarding ride sharing in Austin? Page A1 "Prop 1 defeat sparks..."
There was nearly 56 percent of the voters on Saturday rejected Proposition 1.

2. What provision of the campus carry gun laws is UT-Austin planning to implement that other schools do not plan to do? Page A1 "UT gun rules likely...." HINT: the answer is on this page, not on the jump
A provision that says a license holder carrying a semiautomatic handgun on campus cannot have a chambered round of ammunition.

3. Why do experts say "El Chapo's" new prison a bad place to hold him? Page A8 "El Chapo's new prison..."
Experts think that it's a bad place to keep him because it's a less secure prison that's in territory firmly controlled by "El Chapos" Sinaloa cartel.4. What is Petcube? page B5 "It's like Skype for Fido"

A Petcube is a smart camera that allows user to watch their pets in real time and talk and play with them remotely using a laser pointer.
 
5. Who won the Kentucky Derby yesterday? Page C1 "Nyquist could face...."
Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Short Answer:

 I have never personally used Lyft or Uber because my parents drive me everywhere and I don't have any money anyways. But my sister and my mom have before, and they both like it a lot and they think it is very convenient. I would definitely use it in the future because well one I can't drive so I need transportation and when I am a lot older and I need a ride home from like down town it would be very helpful. Yes, I think it is perfect for a community like Austin. We have so many people coming down town that fly here without cars and they need a car to drive somewhere that could be too  far to walk. I actually don't know the differences between ride sharing an taxi companies. I thought they were the same thing.

Yes, I think that have the same safety issues and should be treated the same. But I probably don't know enough about them both to say anything or for people to be listening to me.