Monday, June 8, 2015

Day 9

 The Journey
Trunks has a big trunk. He is big and gray. He likes to eat a lot of food. He likes to live in the savannah. Trunks is very friendly and nice. He is a mammal. Trunks has big huge ears. He lives in the zoo. He saw many people taking pictures of him. Trunks was trying to pose. He wanted to be a male model. Trunks had to escape from this prison so he can have a job and become a real model. It was now night time. Trunks was ready with his plan. He jumped out of the cage, and he was out! He then ran out without being seen by the security guard. Trunks is finally out of the zoo. But the security guard came running back to trunks and caught him. Trunks tried to fight back. He then walked over to Model Studios. He walked up to the backdrop and told the camera person to take a picture of him.
One week later he got his picture back.  He had to go back to the zoo, because the security guard called him on Trunk’s new iPhone 6. Trunks then went back to the zoo. During his journey he met many animal and made lots of new friends. He had a great time. He was also very satisfied with his modeling picture. Then he got call from Model Studios and they want his to walk on runway. He agreed. As he was waking to get food, he tripped and broke his leg. He can’t do runway modeling now. He is very disappointed. But he can still pose for the visitors. After a few months his leg heals and he is now able to do his runway modeling. However, it created a permanent scar that is going to stay forever. He is still very happy.
As he is growing up, he gets more and more offers and opportunities to meet different fashion designers and walk on different runways. He loved his new job. Every day the security guard would let him go out and audition for different magazines and companies. Trunks is getting more and more rich. Trunks loves his new life. He bought a big mansion and married a panther. He now has another problem. He is getting old and needs to have a plastic surgery. He has lots of wrinkles now and Trunks is on the verge of losing his job. He goes to his plastic surgeon and gets the surgery a few days later. He starts getting more offers after a few months he is back on track. He has a lot of friends now. Trunks is becoming more and more popular. He is very proud of himself. After many years, he was ready to die. He was thinking about how he lived his life. He had a dream and he made it come true. He learned so many things from his journey. He learned how much pressure people put on models, especially the new and upcoming ones. He also learned that you have to be perfect both inside and out. He is now dead, buried under the thick soil in the cemetery. Trunks will always be remembered for what he did.


Thursday, June 4, 2015

Day 8

Canoeing
When I was canoeing I heard many things,
I heard lots of bugs buzzing around me.
I heard the water swishing making beautiful ripple in the water, as the canoe is moving.
I heard the canoe crash into the fallen trees

To make a river

To make a river, it takes billions of gallons of water,
millions of rocks and pebbles, and finally loads of fish if ducks are few.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Day 7

Vignettes
A Vignette is a brief description of a small snapshot in a scenery or picture.


The Hidden Bear-Practice
Water, water everywhere
Flowing from the waterfall, into the river
Big, bulky rocks surrounding the flowing river
Fishes swimming in the river
Bright colors everywhere                  
Trees covered in deep greens
Small plants with a pinch of reds, oranges, and yellows
Pure white snow covering the big, rocky mountain

The big trees, where the hidden bear stands.
                                             
Creature Vignette: Snake

Hungry, looking for food. Slithering in the plants. Hsssssssssss! Even more Hungry. Black and white stripes stand out from the green nature. Finds people taking picture. Tries to hide. Shiny scales glint in the bright sun. This beautiful reptile now becomes scared. Slithering away from the dangerous people, looking for lunch. Found a small pretty rabbit hopping here and there. Bites the rabbit with its fangs as sharp as a knife. Finishes off the rabbit leaving nothing but bones. No more hunger. No more rabbit.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Day 6

Kayaking
Today went kayaking at the Dayton Eastwwod Metro Parks. Here is my observation for the kayak.

See: Looked like a giant yellow banana floating in the water

Hear: Sounded like a big bang when hitting something

Smell: Smelled like fresh leaves and trees surrounding the water

Taste: Tasted liked dirty water with a hint of saltiness

Felt: Felt like an uncomfortable piece of plastic

This is one of the plants that we learned at the park. It is called Yellow Wing Stem Plant. 

Monday, June 1, 2015

Day 5

Planning a Hike
Today, the main thing that we did was plan a hike with our partner. We had to write the place, distance, number of days, the item we wanted to pack/quantity/weight, and finally we got an chance to put the total amount of weight into a backpack using weights, then try it on.
We decided to choose the Buckeye Trail because it wasn't too long and it wasn't too short.
We decided to go in the fall
We wanted to walk about 722( half of the trail) in about 92 days. So we would have to walk 7 to 8 miles per day.

These are the list of item we choose, including the quantity, and weight/total weight:

Item
Quantity
Weight (pounds)
Water bottles
2
4.3 lbs.
Compass
1
0.23 lbs.
Tent
1
0.91 lbs.
Granola bars
10
0.93 lbs.
Unsalted Nuts
2
2.5 lbs.
Fruit bars
 10
0.93 lbs.
Smooth Peanut Butter
1
2.5 lbs.
Mess Kit
2
0.8 lbs.
Turkey Jerky
2
0.8 lbs.
Dried fruit
4
4 lbs.
Jacket
1
4 lbs.
Blanket/sleeping bag
1
14 lbs.
Pants
6
 9 lbs.
Shirts
4
4 lbs.
Toiletries
1
5 lbs.
Swiss army knife
1
0.1 lbs.
Pot/pan
1
0.1 lbs.
First aid kit
1
0.6 lbs.
The tota;l weight was 56 lbs.

This process was very collaborative. We worked together to decided what we both needed. we had some arguments here and there, but we solved them. For example, when we deciding on whether to bring a journal or not, we were arguing about it for a while. Then we just decided to not use it, because it wouldn't be as necessary as the other items. For choosing the items, we first listed the main important things, then listed the least important things.