First Post of 2015

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I like this photo because at first when you look at it you would think it is very harsh rain or something along those lines but after i read the caption, I learned it was in fact hail. This is quite shocking and very interesting because you would think since it's not cold because they are at the beach swimming so how is it hailing. The whole concept of it dramatically hailing in the summer is quite interesting.

I like this picture because honestly, who wouldn't. It captures a lot of emotion with all the smiling and the happiness just radiates out of everyone. Also includes a lot of celebrities that everyone likes. Also selfies were the thing of 2014 so it was very iconic in the celebrity world.

I chose this photo because it was very fascinating and beautiful. The way it has both the light created by man (the fireworks) and the light by nature (the moon) were both in the same picture is quite significant in my eyes. I was like it because it triggers memories of the fireworks I was able to see in London this New Years Eve. 

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Best Song: "Home" by Jack Johnson

I chose this song because not only is it by Jack Johnson, one of my favorite artists, who is a great person and musician but it is a good song. It is very well written and unlike the rest of music these days that give off bad messages, this song gives off a very positive vibe. Whenever I am in a bad mood, I can just listen to this song and it puts me in a better mood because of the message and the well written song with amazing lyrics, voice and acoustics. In general, this song is very amazing.

Best Movie: Divergent

I chose Divergent because everything about that movie was great. The original books, actors, acting and everything was well thought out. Personally that had always been one of my favorite book series and when the first movie came out, I was very happy that the scenes of the book were all very similar to the movie for the most part. Although there were some things that were not the same, I found that some scenes in the movie could line up exactly to the same exact scene in the book.

Biggest News Story: Ebola

In my opinion, Ebola was the biggest news story and the reason I chose this is I heard about the other important news stories but for my generation, this was the biggest. While going on all different kinds of social media, all I saw for days and weeks were people worrying about Ebola. The very first day it became viral to our society, I had many people come up to me the next day and ask me "did you hear about ebola?" and we discussed it in both social studies and biology. Although the other news stories were big, this one happened to be the biggest in my generation along with the ALS ice bucket challenge.

Most Important Person: Beyonce

As it silly as it may sound, Beyonce is an important person and played an important role in 2014. After being popular many years ago, everyone assumed her fame kind of faded away. Everyone was quite surprised when she came back with a new album and came back stronger than before. She is able to step on stage and captivate everyone in the room no matter who they are with her talented voice that sold to many with her album that broke records.  

Best Entertainment Story: ''Coke Put Your Name on the Label''

I chose this story because it entertains me very as to how it could go viral for simply putting your name on a plastic bottle. It also makes me happy because people can become happy with the smallest of things in life. I shall be a party pooper and say I did in fact learn something from this craze for personalized sodas. I learned anyone can find the smallest of things and this small thing is enough to make you happy.

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1. My break was very special because I was able to go to London. Not only was I able to go with my family but the marching band and we had a once in a lifetime opportunity of marching in the New Years Parade there which most people in marching band cannot experience. It was one of the best weeks of my life because I was doing what I was doing what I love most, band and traveling, with some of my closest friends for a week.

2. I personally do not set New Years Resolutions or believe in them because I believe you do not need a new year to set goals for yourself and you should start whenever you want to start your goals and start now but I have a lot of resolutions this year but my two main ones are less procrastination because this will lead to many other things such as more sleep, less stress and better grades. Also I want to be a better person this year. Not that I'm a bad person but I want to appreciate more things, do more volunteer work and be healthier.

3. I am looking forward to new memories this year. In fact, not all of them have to be good because I can learn and build off the bad ones. I look forward to new friendships, laughs and memories. I look forward to 2015 as another to grow, learn and discover who I am.