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20% Project Update

During this last week working on the 20% project, I finally finished going through all the videos my partner and I took and started the editing process and finally finished. Then I put together the rest of my Powerpoint presentation.

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TED Talks Approach for 20% Project

This is a way that I anticipate on approaching for my project on car-seat safety for children. Showing passion for the subject yet very factual and informing.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_senior_for_parents_happiness_is_a_very_high_bar

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Serena Post #5

After reading through the rest of the book, I've realized that yes, Serena isn't the typical woman you would come across during the time frame the book takes place but she also isn't exactly the character you would think she would be. Throughout the book, her character somewhat changed to becoming nicer but then went right back to the evil and conniving woman she really is. Yes, she is an independent and great woman but she also was not happy at that fact that Pemberton already had another child. Serena wanted some type of closure as she couldn't have her own children and yet she was also angry at Pemberton for not taking care of the ultimate problem: Rachel and her son, Jacob. So therefore, that led to his demise. After thinking throughout that book that Serena will change. That change never actually really occurred. She masked her feelings to make you believe that she partially changed. Although it may be weird to say, I feel like it was wise for her to go after Pemberton after her plot to kill Rachel and Jacob went downhill. Afterall, all her anger was overall towards Pemberton and the lies he told her.

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Serena Post #4

Turns out I was wrong about Serena growing as a person, she was just hiding her feelings until she could actually lash them out. She may be independent and a determined woman but truly has a sick mind. She knows she's killed and Pemberton's killed which in her mind keeps them together as being like a power couple.

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Serena Post #3

Although Serena seems to be a controlling woman at times, I feel like there still is some part of her that really wants children. As I later read, she did have a complication with the birth of her child as it had died and that she can no longer have children. Although it took her into shock for a while, her determination showed by going back to work as soon as possible. Therefore, I feel that Serena has grown as a person even though she may still have a devious mind. I feel like if she still had that child, her family would have started to come first because that's all she really wanted and work wouldn't be as important but now her focus is towards her work, Rachel, and Rachel's baby by Pemberton.

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Serena Post #2

While reading through Serena, I feel like Serena is a very confident and independent woman that definitely knows what she wants and after finding out about Pemberton having a child with Rachel she's been bottling up her emotions. I feel like deep down Serena is a really nice and generous woman but she's holding a grudge against Pemberton because she thought he loved her and now kind of has a feeling to want him dead because of his reckless actions and behavior.

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Serena Post #1

When I first read the beginning of Serena, I was thinking 'wow this is a great story with one crazy background'. At first, I didn't really like Serena as she seemed to be a devious woman hiding secrets. My hopes were that she would eventually change like in any other story I've read with an evil character usually change after only a few chapters and start to become a very great person after a while. But apparently, she has not changed whatsoever in her character and I still question whether I should like her as a character or not.

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Tumblr Tuesday: Women’s History Month

Who Needs Feminism? All of us.

Equality for HER Health Educational Rights (HER) has been celebrating WHM (Women’s History Month) with biographical snippets and minimalistic portraits of influential women past and present.

Women of Library History Name some badasses. “The Navy SEALS?” Sure. “B-613?” Maybe. “The Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association?” Fuck yes. Shout out to our Tumblarians.

Cool Chicks from History Chicks have been cool since forever.

Stop Telling Women to Smile An art series letting you know that it’s not okay to tell women to smile.

Photo via Who Needs Feminism?

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20% Project Update

On Monday, I got together with my partner as we had filmed some of the scenes over the weekend. We talked about what else we want to include in the video and what should be presented in the presentation. We also talked about filming the rest of the scenes over Easter Break.

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20% Project Update

Today I worked on watching the videos that I chose to help with child safety and took some notes on them. Later I will discuss more safety precautions with my partner and when we will begin on filming. 

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20% Project Progress

For the 20% project on Monday, I worked with my friend on looking up video tutorials based on child safety on Youtube to help make ideas of what we will include in our presentation.

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Absolutely had tons of fun at the Demi Lovato Concert this year.

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So glad that I was able to be apart of the amazing experience of yet another Demi Lovato concert and I can't wait to attend another one #charlotte #neonlightstour 

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1. Date a boy who makes you happy, but marry him only if he makes you laugh deep-belly rumbles that hurt your ribs as they expand outwards. Date him when he sees that you’re hurting and he gives you a moment to feel that pain like a handprint spreading across your consciousness, marry him only if he can make you smile even while you’re gross sobbing. The world is not a kind place. You will feel a lot of pain. Make sure you are with someone who makes it all bearable. Humor is an excellent gauge of intelligence. Life gets boring. Find someone who makes the banal interesting. 2. Make sure he has scars on the back of his hands, it’s a good sign he has experience either fighting or making things - creation is an act of selflessness and bruised knuckles are a good sign he knows how to defend himself. You’ve got too much soul to be handled by someone who has never been passionate. If he’s never thrown a punch, let him at least have tasted the insanity of bringing an idea into existence. Rough palms are better than soft ones, they have been salted by this earth and made into leather. Callouses are evidence he has lived, that he has broken skin and been in pain over and over and over again and still came back to the source of it. People rub against each other. Don’t marry him if he can’t handle even a little blister. 3. Before you say yes, get him angry. See him scared, see him wanting,see him sick. Stress changes a person. Find out if he drinks and if he does, get him drunk - you’ll learn more about his sober thoughts. Discover his addictions. See if he puts you in front of them. You can’t change people, baby girl. If they are made one way, it doesn’t just wear off. If you hate how he acts when he’s out of it now, you’re going to hate it much worse eight years down the road. You might love him to bits but it doesn’t change that some people just don’t fit. 4. Trust your instincts. If he ever makes you feel unsafe, don’t make excuses, just get up and leave. That’s all there is to it. It’s better to be safe than sorry. 5. If he puts money before you, he’ll keep pushing you to the bottom of the pile until you become his last priority. It’s one thing if he can’t afford what you want, it’s another if he has the cash but won’t spring for a box of chicken mcnuggets. Money and love are arch enemies. 62% of divorces occur due to economic strain. Make sure keeping you is more important than his 401k. 6. How a man treats animals is a good indicator of how he treats children. If you see him raise a hand to a dog, pack your things into a little black bag. Animals at their worst are only half as annoying as a toddler on their best behaviour. Your kids will be beautiful, but they will also misbehave. Same goes for waiters and hotel maids - if he’s rude to those who are working for minimum wage, it says a lot about how he sees himself. Patience is rare and so important. If he’s not forgiving to a dog, he’s not good for your kids. 7. If he isn’t in awe of you, he doesn’t deserve you. You are my little girl and you were born perfect. If he can’t see that, it’s his loss. There is someone who thinks your flaws power his heart. Be strong. If he asks you to change, be like like rock of your birthstone, do not waver. You are wondrous just the way that you are.

My father’s recipe for the man I should marry (part 1/2 of a series)  (via maddieshattuck)

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Bird by Bird...

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