books

I love fall into books conference I get to meet famous authors which makes me super happy brandon mull athor of fable haven has a great weired laugh and awesome books

daily to do list thank you ashley for helping with this one

• Gratitude meditation focus on breathing and counting air control think what your thankful for.

• Attend the temple

• no comics, TV or movies ever

• Journal writing

• Exercise

• Eat 3 real meals
  

• Sleep
• Shower
• Take medication
  
• Pray

• Yoga
  

• Tea
  

I dont feel like crying any more

OK i knew knew i was confused and i didn't understand the format so i am going to retake the test hurray for teachers who are nice because they get that there format was confusing so hurray for a new understanding

Michelle Lanae walker

Hello everybody,

My name is Her Royal Highness Michelle Lanae Walker , I say that's because everyone deserves to be royalty. This is a blog about random thoughts from my random life if it doesn't seem to make much sense that's why. I have two siblings an older brother and a younger sister . I have a dog named Mac E. Mouse and I used to have a cat but she died . I really like books you can find links to my bookshelf on another website called shelfari where I rate the books I have read . My favorite color is pink because its so light . I love roses and peonies because they are such luscious flowers. I don't normally have too many visitors on this blog so it's mainly for stress release. I am sitting in a huge library in salt lake city at the moment feeling a bit out of place ,I am used to hanging out in busy loud libraries full of people who know me or in Corvallis where there are lots of loud children talking to the puss and boot sculpture . in general though i feel at home in libraries and rose gardens . some of my favorites books are Ella Enchanted,Narnia,
Holes, Running Out of Time and Horton Sits on an Egg. some of my favorite movies are the princess bride , the princess and the frog , Up and Emperors New Groove .

notes from ed physch

English is weird ghoti is fish that is hard dough rough laugh because in rough gh makes the F sound . what is sheltered instruction? prepare with a lot of supplementary materials lots of visuals use manipulative's. adapting of content of all levels meaningful activities

I feel like crying

I think I just failed my ed lit test I didn't even understand what it wanted . why didnt i know what position ment what on the earth did it mean by that

Money

I still don't know how I do it but I spend money like a crazy person. 100 dollars one week latter gone what did i spend it on mostly sandwiches . food on campus is expensive other things i randomly spend money on groceries i don't need. I really need to cook food more often lets see I could plan food in advance.... then i would know what to eat.

Utah trip!

Wow I'm going on a road trip to Utah hooray. I get to play with baby Kaitlyn and See my friend Karyn from Corvallis who I miss so much. I get to hang with Carly and chelsea . I am really excited to see Scott I just miss my brother . I am also excited to go to conference.

FHE

So far I'm not a great family home evening group leader . I'm bossy boring old and impatient how can i make this fhe a success if everybody thinks I'm uptight and boring . Was i so annoying it will be a miracle if I can make friends. also are attendance was like fifty percent that feels like an F too me . I don't know what to do knock on their door every Monday and ask them to come how annoying would that be ? Look the most fun I had FHE was definitely in Corvallis at institute . i mean there so many people and pool and ping pong and other actives and food and dozens of cool people not freshmen who hate each other . and after wards people watch movies or go to open mike night at artsy bars for heavens sake. its just so cool there how can give them something cool . plus people keep telling me how i should do in a non friendly advice way at least it feels like that. maybe they are friendly. man until I came here I thought people would tell me what they were really thinking but no apparently in some cultures no one says any thing they are really thinking till they want explode and because no body else is talking I'm bottling up too. ...... deep breaths slow and count and release breathing deep and slow is so is not just for pregnant people trust me i am not pregnant and it keeps me sane

I HAVE A JOB

my life is so much better because I have a great job!

I am getting paid to give tours of BYUI how awesome is that . I get to take elementary all over campus

school

school is just starting up between educational psychology and literacy and world civ . I'm swamped the important thing now is really not to forgot my other classes have hwk too. im not swamped yet because i have hardly any assignments so far but i will be swamped soon

gutair time

my new roommate named Heidi is an excellent musician i don't think life around here will ever get too quite or too boring . we have started a quote wall so far Heidi's quotes follow as such

"I get lipstick on everyone"

"I love green peppers if peppers were men i would marry one"

my dog the dumbest dog this ever was. he pooped on the floor again.

pop art dahlias

im having fun creating grapic designs with photo tunning they look a little pop art dont you think

im going to have quit a lot of things cold turkey cartoons and comics . here it gets even toufgher you tube television pointless novels ie pern romance any thing I havent been waiting for almost a year aka no new books . no rereading old books

my sister is so wonderful

photos for fun

My favorite living artist

Wow, that artist is so awesome. How can I speak to her? Well below is her email and I also have a link that takes you to her pretty web site

erintaylorillustrator@gmail.com

I love this artist

Black and white photos

dahlia man is giving away dahlias

Tea party!

I'm having a mad tea party brunch . hmm what should I feed people . muffins "biscuits" quiche and little sandwiches . That is a lot of cooking for one tea party. since I am a Mormon there will however be no actual tea. Since this is a mad tea party I hope to get away with lack of tea.

beauty

Visual Art.

Form is the shape of the piece it can be 2d, 3d, or even in between with relief sculpture that is neither quite flat but is still not visible in the full round.

Value of light this is what makes Rembrandt famous his art to makes things glow.

Lines have a power in art to influence the viewer and gain their attention. The lines actually point to the focus of the piece . they give the impression of movement or stillness. Lines also give an emotion feel restful or active . The s cure is seen as the curve that is most attractive to the human eye especially when used as the golden measurement. The golden mean is the golden rule of art .it more attractive to the human eye than any other equation .we see it all around us in modern day and in classic art. the best example I have noticed is the Parthenon it is designed in measurements appealing to the eye the golden mean.

Perspective, is used to create the illusion of depth and realism in art. Lets use The Parthenon as an example again. the perspective of the Parthenon is so that the lines look strait, but there isn't actually a strait vertical or horizontal line on the whole structure. isn't that incredible that the perspective can trick the eye into believing its seeing something else.

Medium is the components used to create the part the type of paint or materials stone wood excreta all mediums can be used to create a masterpiece.

Ever since a man and woman first saw the sun

Dance

I love the performing arts but I had not known much about the history of dance a religious connection. Ritual dances teach through movement. Remembering the motions teaches to remember the meaning of the ritual. Story telling dances in every culture teaches people about their legends, heroes, history and religion Ballet in is seen in opera and it own performances of pure ballet. Ballet is about line and traditional forms ruling in ballet is Pointe the suspension of standing perfectly on the toes. The Russian and French school focuses on strict forms that create beautiful lines and motions that tell a story. Modern school choreography is about breaking free of ballet and crating an emotional free form dance these dance are often barefoot and closer to the dancer's soul expression .courting and social dances are a way to meet other people and have fun. Social fads such as the solja or the twist do not last as long as cultural dances that tell stories because they aren't important they don't hold meaning their just for fun.

(Ok ay I could not resist I always think of the killers' song that goes "are we human or are we dancers" humans dance its what people do even animals dance Einstein had it down pat. the whole universe is dancing because its alive. because everybody dances people love to move to the beat. Which also reminds me (hairspray "you can't stop the beat" everybody keeps on dancing you can't stop them . I remember learning to dance at family weddings where you jumped up and down then twirled around. Everyone dance little kids, old people, awkward teens, and confident twenty five year olds.

Fa 100

Music

 

Music has mediums too what makes the sound is the type of medium. Vocal medium is People singing. Instrumental medium is people playing instruments. Of course, sometimes people even do both together instruments and singing.

The elements of music are Rhythm, melody, harmony and texture, and tempo and dynamics.

Folk music speaks about a culture it enables people to connect to their culture or learn what it means to be part of that culture.

Art music nicknamed Classical music is considered a complex higher art form. Art music seeks to change the way we think and transcend the listener. It is the hardest music to listen to because it is not as easy to understand.

Popular music is made to cater the masses, to entertain. The message is not designed to change the world but to communicate on a personal level. Popular music tends to kiss ups to the listener. It is not that it is not important it is just that all it does is make money or entertain

 

once again the deer are evil invaders who look pretty

all things alice

fa 100

upside down

FA 100

This is it !

Michelle Walker

Basic Writing

I Hated Writing

 

    I have always hated writing. Focusing my hatred on something so important to my success in college has hurt my performance a lot. The problem is I do not just hate writing I am afraid of writing. I am afraid of failing no matter how hard I try. so why should I? My GPA has suffered because I get so nervous that I cannot think straight, and then I panic and give up. One professor pointed out to me that college was about writing papers. They said, "If you could not handle it maybe, you should try something else, like driving garbage trucks." It is depressing that I have always hated writing .I cannot go on hating writing; it will only hold me back. I do not want drive garbage trucks. I want to teach kids to like books. If I am ever going to write my own book, I am going to need to learn how to write. Putting my own Ideas on paper has always been a struggle for me, it was too frustrating to have a huge idea in my head but not know how to write it down.

 

    In fourth grade, I remember the state test that ended up taking forever to write. The test requirements were to write a story on a single piece of paper. I really wanted to tell the complicated story inside my head. I was so frustrated because I could not write it down. Writing was difficult because of my dysgraphia and dyslexia. Even though the teacher explained how to write the assignment, I was so frustrated that I could not write, I did not pay attention to the instructions. I did not finish the assignment within the allotted time. Therefore, everyone in the class was able to go do the fun class projects and I worked on the paper everyday for a week. I had to sit at my desk all alone in the dark hallway with a teacher standing over me making sure I was 'on task'.

The paper I wrote was "Tink the Fairy". It did not have the plot I planned. Halfway through the story I ran out of room because my handwriting was so bad. I wrote "The End" without any real conclusion to the story. It took me hours to complete that meager one page story. Being frustrated and angry that I could not make it the story I wanted to be, I was resentful that I lost break time and class time. I could not complete my work because my own incompetence made me angry. I wasted all that time only to get a poor score. It was disappointing. All of my writing followed in this pattern for several years. Teachers continued to teach me English that I only found incomprehensible and frustrating. I did gain an elementary grasp of the principals eventually and my writing improved but I was still unable to express what I wanted to write.

My ability to write was blocked by my
dysgraphia. Dysgraphia is a learning disorder that does not have anything to do with the person's IQ or their ability to read. The physical act of writing is difficult for anyone with dysgraphia. Handwriting is illegible, copying is laborious and frustrating, spelling, and spacing, capitalization, and script are confused and jumbled. No one actually understands the cause of dysgraphia because there has not been much research or studies conducted on it. It is very common to have both dysgraphia and dyslexia but they often exist without the other. I have both plus attention deficit hyperactive disorders. Dyslexia is misunderstood as a disability that makes people see things backwards. It is actually more complicated than that, but backwards works for a basic explanation. The simplified version most people can understand is dyslexia is about input and dysgraphia is about output. This is not correct exactly but it does make sense to people. There is not a cure to dyslexia or dysgraphia. The only solution is to practice a lot. There are alterative teaching methods that work better for dyslexics and dysgraphics. It is important to start as early as possible because. The older a child gets the harder it is to change.

The stories in my head did not turn out the way I wanted them too. I had a difficult time grasping a thesis or grammar. My spelling was atrocious and the physical act of writing was still difficult. I made more attempts and made my stories and ideas shorter but the whole idea was completely frustrating.

Sister Gee's English class at freshman academy brought me back to basics that I could understand. She had us do in class essays with prompts that focused the themes from the reading. My tutor Leana helped me to learn what a thesis was and how to write a paper with a structured thesis. This basic writing class taught me more about grammar than I possibly ever noticed before. This class has also helped me developed a little more complex ideas in my papers. One thing that has helped more than I could have believed is my blog. I love writing on my blog and since there is no pressure, I can write about whatever I want. I do not think it is challenging my writing or improving my style. It is however changing my attitude about writing. I worry every time I write for school that I will struggle in vain and never complete the assignment. Then I will get a poor score anyway. Right now, I am so tense I feel like screaming or hiding or completely eating a chocolate cake and then choking on it. Good grief if cannot even calm down enough to write how can I ever improve or progress. How can I think when I can barley breathe. Why is it that when the pressure is on I turn off? I really need to think of something to do that is productive writing. How can I write when I cannot can I think strait. I am afraid of writing I am anxious I am angry I hate myself for being a failure. I cannot go on living with hatred and suffering I need to learn to write instead of avoiding progress. I am going to face writing head on. So that someday what I hated has become what I love.

 

 

pictures by charls c prince photograpy

Theater

I love the performing arts but I hadn't know much about the history of drama as a religious connection tragedies end with a death

Comedies end with a wedding

Outside of Hollywood in foreign and art flims flim is its own art art form whereas within Hollywood big screen flim is tailoried to make mony off the pop culture masses not art.

I thought what Robert cohen said in the model is absolutely true. Thetater is a complete series of paradoxes and irony it contradicts its slef all the time reacting and acting reahearseing and improving the up and down of the forth wall theater brakes all its own rules so often the paradox it the rule.

Props are a strange thing I know our town very well and lack of props is harder than you would think it equal more detailed blocking than you could image. But the over all imprsion of only seeing the characters is incredible .

The director sets the tone nothing has ever been more true the directors attitude will influence every one around them. Because they control everything

Art.

Form

Value of light this is what makes Rembrandt famous his art to makes things glow

Lines have a power in art to influence the viewer and gain their attention the s cure is seen as the curve that is most attractive to the human eye

The golden measurement is the golden rule of art it more attractive to the human eye than any other equation we see it all around us the best example I noticed it's the Parthenon

Perspective,

Medium

Dance '

Story telling in every culture

Ballet in opera and traditional forms Russian and French strict form

Modern school choreography and expression courting social

Music

Rhythm beat

Notes

Types

Orchestra

Classical or art form complex higher music thinks a lot of its ability to express thoughts or feelings

Popular made to the masses doesn't really speak popular to kiss ups to the listener types

Work in progress

Michelle Walker

Basic Writing

I Hated Writing

 

    In fourth grade, I remember the state test that ended up taking forever to write. The test requirements are to write a story on a single piece of paper. I really wanted to tell the complicated story inside my head. I was so frustrated because I could not write it down. Writing was difficult because of my dysgraphia and dyslexia. Even though the teacher explained how to write the assignment, I was so frustrated that I could not write, I did not pay attention to the instructions. I did not finish the assignment within the allotted time. Therefore, everyone in the class was able to go do the fun class projects and I worked on the paper everyday for a week. I had to sit at my desk all alone in the dark hallway with a teacher standing over me making sure I was 'on task'.

The paper I wrote was "tink the fairy". It did not have the plot I planned. Halfway through the story I ran out of room because my handwriting was so bad. I wrote "The End" without any real conclusion to the story. It took me hours to complete that meager one page story. Being frustrated and angry that I could not make it the story I wanted to be, I was Resentful that I lost break time and class time. I could not complete my work because my own incompetence made me angry. I wasted all that time only to get a poor score it was disappointing. All of my writing followed in this pattern for several years. Teachers continued to teach me English that I only found incomprehensible and frustrating. I did gain an elementary grasp of the principals eventually and my writing improved but I was still unable to express what I wanted to write.

My ability to write was blocked by my
dysgraphia. Dysgraphia is a learning disorder that does not have anything to do with the persons I Q or their ability to read . The physical act of writing is difficult for anyone with dysgraphia. Handwriting is illegible, copying is laborious and frustrating, spelling, and spacing capitalization and script are confused and jumbled. No one actually understands the cause of dysgraphia because there has not been much research or studies conducted on it. It is very common to have both Dysgraphia and dyslexia but they often exist without the other. I have both plus attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Dyslexia is misunderstood as a disability that makes people see things backwards. It is actually more complicated than that but backwards works for a basic explanation. The simplified version most people can understand is dyslexia is about input and dysgraphia is about output. This is not correct exactly but it does make sense to people. There is not a cure to dyslexia or dysgraphia. The only solution is to practice a lot. There are alterative teaching methods that work better for dyslexics and dysgraphics. It is important to start theses as early as possible because. The older a child gets the harder it is to change.

The stories in my head did not turn out the way I wanted them too. I had a difficult time grasping a thesis or grammar. My spelling was atrocious and the physical act of writing was still difficult. I made more attempts and made my stories and ideas shorter but the whole idea was completely frustrating.

Sister Gee's English class at freshman academy brought me back to basics I could understand. In class essays with a prompt that focused the themes from the reading. My tutor Leana helped me to learn what a thesis was and how to write a paper with a structured thesis one. This basic writing class taught me more about grammar than I possibly ever noticed before. This class has also helped me developed a little more complex ideas in my papers. One thing that has helped more than I could have believed is the blog. I love writing on my blog and since there is no pressure, I can write about whatever I want. I worry every time I write for school that I will struggle in vain never compleat the asssigment and get a poor score anyway. It is deppersing that I have always hated writing I cant go hating writing it will only hold me back.

 

One pharagraph- explain the difference between dysgraphia, dyslexia, how to overcome both

music theater visual arts and dance

so I have to write these bits on visual arts performing arts dance and so on but im not quite sure what to do
things I learned
theater was once a way to reanact or perform reliougies rites

dance everybody dances dances tell stories or are socail or courting dances

visual arts the golden meauserment mediums types

music rythem meter tune notes technical terminaology
all art is used as form of expression

Personal narrative essay

Should be a personal life changing experience here is a list of ideas from the class

 

"You may write about a…

-turning point in life—an event that changed you for better or worse.

-significant person who had a major impact in your life.

-painful experience you are still trying to come to terms with.

-conversion experience when you learned some spiritual principle.

-"rite of passage"—a major event that marked the beginning of new phase in life.

(first love, college, mission, marriage, etc…)"

 

So no, pressure no, nothing huge at all. I feel nervous just looking at it.

 

Here it is again with personalized options

You may write about a…

-turning point in life—an event that changed you for better or worse.

Reading , breakdowns , the GPA drop or plunge,

-significant person who had a major impact in your life.

Susan, Mom ,Dad , Family

-painful experience you are still trying to come to terms with.

Breakdown GpA depression anxiety adhd medication school self loathing

-conversion experience when you learned some spiritual principle.

Long term realization over time this is the path to happiness

-"rite of passage"—a major event that marked the beginning of new phase in life.

(first love, college, mission, marriage, etc…)"

College the ups and downs

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