Jonah

Entry 1: First day of class, still got here late. Awesome. I'll be writing entries at the beginning of class for this week. The other kids seem quiet. Grouping us all up seems to be the plan but I'm not sure how well that'll work. I'm just kind of rambling to myself as i write

So, today Alyssa and I discussed her name. Alyssa means "princess" in Italian. Her Dad named her and though she likes her name she wanted to be named "Aurora" by her mom

Brain reflect: Originally I thought the brain was a vault that holds all of the information in a person's life. It seems odd to me though that the brain is more of an item that leaks memories. Apparently forgetting something, such as an event or maybe a person's name, is due to the brain learning too much, like if it was out of room in your head. Brain functions are a bit out my league though. I'm not really interested in it but random info like this would explain why I don't remember much.

My neighborhood is constantly under construction that hinders drivers and endangers passer-bys. There is is also a notable graffiti artist tagging public property. My neighbor's dogs get out often and chase after cars and jitters. It's never quiet either. Construction vehicles, dogs, and loud, obnoxious people. Many of the neighbors are hostile and condescending as most are over privileged rich kids with too much time and money on their hands.

Entry 2: So with a complete lack of sleep, I start the second journal entry. Between drifting in and out of consciousness, I realize that I am certainly not a morning person. I find myself completely perplexed as to how some people have the ability to smile, move, or go to work at this hour. Good for them I suppose. But, really, they can keep the morning with it's chirping birds, sunrise, and other things I'm sure it has that I've slept through. I'll gleefully keep my night owl status for now. At least then I don't have much much to do. Geez, I'm barely functioning right now.

Reflect on "Tea with milk": A young girl moves from the United States back to her homeland in Japan and notices the difference. It's rather interesting to see the opposite side of the common "American Dream". Most books set in this fashion are about an immigrant moving TO the states rather than AWAY from it and I praise the author for experimenting with a dry formula. Later, the young girl uses her English that she was taught in the U.S. to help some English speaking tourists in Japan. Through this, she gets a promotion and meets a man, whom at the very end, she decides to start a family with. At first I thought about how it was too storybook an ending until I remembered that this was a children's book.

Entry 3: This morning I remembered why I don't eat breakfast. I feel awful. My stomach is full of cheap "chicken"

Compare and contrast: Washington D.C. The capital of the United States of America. Some of the greatest things about D.C. is it's people, the architecture and the glorious monuments, and the scenery, D.C. is a beautiful place after all. A couple of creative minds at Bethesda decided to envision D.C. after a nuclear attack. And their accuracy is astounding. In the popular fallout series, the world is a victim of global nuclear strikes, with America being one of the center targets. In the video game "Fallout 3" Washington D.C. is the setting. Right out of exiting the beginning area, the player stares down the wasteland, with the Washington monument still standing in the distance, albeit with much of it's concrete missing. Many famous attractions still populate D.C. in this alternate universe, such as the white house, the Lincoln memorial, the museums of Technology and History. The white house is the palace of the president, probably the first thing that pops into a person's head when they hear "America" and "president" in the same sentence. Now, it would be great to go on about the fantastic detail put into the white house to make it realistic however, it's destroyed. Not a few pillars or so missing, as in direct hit by a nuclear missile destroyed. An irradiated crater. The Lincoln Memorial in both reality and Fallout is a large statue dedicated to the Former President. In reality, the monument has tourists and weird conspiracies containing the back of the statue's head. In the Fallout Universe however, the monument has angry people that shoot at you and statue is missing it's head which you can restore. The museums of Technology and History have been made as accurately as possible to the real world equivalents. However a few mutants and ghouls populate the museums to add a little variety to the mix. That brings us to the citizens of post-apocalyptic D.C. Now the fine men and women of America in our nation's Capitol in reality are relatively nice people I presume. But a game would not be much if a challenge without something to go against. So Bethesda added in gun toting, giant, monster men and fire breathing ants for good measure. Of course there are SOME regular people in the Capitol wasteland. Good, old, normal citizens of the United States still inhabit the lands, just like in real life. People are still trying to live a nice life even when life gets them down. A nice lesson. Now, D.C. Is a beautiful place. Lovely to look at. In both universes. Whether it's the majestic buildings or maybe just watching the sunrise in the morning and set in the evening, D.C. Is just great to look at. Even after it's been bathed in atomic fire. Bethesda game studios pain stakingly took the real life Capitol and copied it into their game. an amazing feat.

Favorite person: Levni Yilmaz is an Internet celebrity, creator of the "Tales of Mere Existence" series and quite probably the best person I have ever heard. his series is a collection of shorts in which he narrates topics such as politics and a conversation with his mom, and draws small cartoons of himself and others as he talks. His ability to speak about complicated problems with comedy and simplicity with a hilarious monotone voice earned him a television show and my admiration. But I think it's ability to connect with common problems and some of the more far out ones that make him my favorite person. He makes realistic and thoughtful ideas. He embodies the common persons thoughts that never really get said. I encourage others to follow the messages he makes Movie Questions Kayanna - In the airport, did the officers search him because he was distracted or because he was of a different race? Why was Khan's brother against the marriage even though they were raised by an accepting mother? Aristeo - What you think Khan really wants to tell the president of the USA? Why do you think the other muslims did not pray with Rizvan on the bus? Aubrey - Why do they presume that Khan is a terriorist? Why did Khan give $500 to a different religion(christian only event)? Augusta - Why does he have such a hard time talking to people? Why are people so amazed by the way Khan prays? Ivy - Why does he want to fly all the way to DC to tell the president that he was not a terrorist? Why was Mandira mad at her sister-in-law? Julianna - How does autism affect someone's ability to communicate? Why was Khan willing to go through so much pain/struggle to tell the president that he was a not a terroist? Why was Mandira so mad at Khan after the killing and why does she leave him? Josh - What is he playing with in the airport? Will khan be with his wife Mandira again? Jonah - Why does Khan want to meet the president? What happens to the kids who killed Sam? Alyssa - Why didn't Reese tell the cops about who killed Sam? Sydney - Will Reeses ever tell the truth and regret?