Month: April 2018

Experiencing Empathy

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Showing empathy towards others can be life-changing for the one who is experiencing it. In LA class, we are reading A Long Walk to Water. 

In the book, we are taken through two 11 year olds’ POV on living in Southern Sudan in 1985 and 2008. Each with their own struggles, they have never known anything else. Salva is separated from his family in the middle of a Sudan War. Nya takes the long walk each day to get water for her family.

The project for this book was an Empathy Challenge. The challenge I accepted was walking in my backyard to get to the creek and collecting water in a 2 gallon bucket. The amount of water I collected was the amount that I could use on Thursday. Walking down was difficult, as my backyard is extremely steep and downhill. So, I definitely felt the empathy there. I only collected around 1 gallon, cheating in .5 gallons extra for a sum of 1.5 gallons. Yes! I know that it was technically failing and I am NOT sorry. You’d understand if you did this project.

How my Thursday went? Pretty darn ok. I don’t have that dramatic tale of how I was practically hallucinating because I was SO thirsty. I took my shower and by the end, still had almost all my water I’d collected. I take very short showers when not washing my hair, but when I do have to wash it, that’s a different story. Drinking was a bit more hard. I’m not someone who doesn’t enjoy eating food. I don’t even know anyone who dislikes eating food! Plus, I just got a new bag of Salt and Vinegar Lays. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO IGNORE THAT? Anyways, the more I ate the thirstier I was and if you’ve ever had those Lays, you know the struggle of always needing water. Don’t worry, I DID flush. It was an ok from our teacher Ms. Mack. Yet, I did include the washing hands part and that’s when I lost a majority of my water. I will add a side note that it sort of sucked because I wasn’t able to get my full hour of Essential Oil Diffusing.

This project really made me feel the empathy. As a Slytherin (blog post coming about Harry Potter and My Connections soon), I still have a bit of myself that didn’t completely feel ‘empathized’. Nya had no idea that there was a world other than that which made me feel like our idea of showing empathy wasn’t true to the tale.

Follow Up Questions Like They Have At The End Of Novels:

-If you are in my class, what did you do?

-Would you do this?

-What would you do?

-Do you think doing this is enough?

Totally let me know, I’d appreciate it! That’s a good comment starter that I’ll try and add at the end of posts.

Photo By My Dad. This is when I fell in.
Photo By My Dad. The amount of water I got and my dirty shoes.
Photo By My Dad. Walking down to get water.

Can A Gif Work Better Than Words?

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Ahh, Graphics Interchange Format. Mainly known as a GIF, you’ve probably received a couple in your life time. Invented in 1987, GIF earned a ‘word of the year’ award. Texters everywhere were referring to GIFs as a third language, instead of emojis. So, do they work better than words if they’re so popular? Why are they even so popular?

I believe that GIFs are great for those who may dislike talking, are lazy, or have Social Anxiety. Yet, what do others think they are good for? Since I am NOT a huge texter, I prefer words. I’m sure if you had more experience texting, if that is even a thing, you would be grateful for GIFs.

Contrary to the fact that I use words more than a GIF, I believe that GIFs are more beneficial and work better than words. In the world of digital communication, statements can be misread or understood all the time. That isn’t going to happen with GIFs because of the moving image’s expression or ‘story’.

If you read this article, you can get professional writers’ points of view in a way like many others. The author tells the story of Ms. Dikeou‘s experience with the moving story telling pictures. She uses GIFs to say things to others that she didn’t feel comfortable writing. “I’m able to express these really complex emotions in the span of two seconds,” said Ms. Dikeou. She wasn’t using GIFS until October of 2015.

You’ve heard my POV, what’s yours? Make sure you check out New York Times to see where I get post ideas!

Phobias and What They Mean

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We all have fears that make us feel quite alone in this small, small world. I’m here to give you a list of 93 Phobias so that you can realize that it exists and that if someone has named it, it exists.

  1. Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders affects women four times more (48% women and 12% men).
  2. Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes. Phobics avoid certain cities because they have more snakes.
  3. Acrophobia – The fear of heights. Five percent of the general population suffer from this phobia.
  4. Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces. People with this fear often wont leave home.
  5. Cynophobia – The fear of dogs. This includes everything from small Poodles to large Great Danes.
  6. Astraphobia – The fear of thunder/lightning AKA Brontophobia, Tonitrophobia, Ceraunophobia.
  7. Claustrophobia – The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.
  8. Mysophobia – The fear of germs. It is also rightly termed as Germophobia or Bacterophobia.
  9. Aerophobia – The fear of flying. 25 million Americans share a fear of flying.
  10. Trypophobia – The fear of holes is an unusual but pretty common phobia.
  11. Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer. People with this develop extreme diets.
  12. Thanatophobia – The fear of death. Even talking about death can be hard.
  13. Glossophobia – The fear of public speaking. Not being able to do speeches.
  14. Monophobia – The fear of being alone. Even while eating and/or sleeping.
  15. Atychiphobia – The fear of failure. It is the single greatest barrier to success.
  16. Ornithophobia – The fear of birds. Individuals suffering from this may only fear certain species.
  17. Alektorophobia – The fear of chickens. You may have this phobia if chickens make you panic.
  18. Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds is closely related to Ochlophobia and Demophobia.
  19. Trypanophobia – The fear of needles. I used to fear needles (that and death).
  20. Anthropophobia – The fear of people. Being afraid of people in all situations.
  21. Aquaphobia – The fear of water. Being afraid of water or being near water.
  22. Autophobia – The fear of abandonment and being abandoned by someone.
  23. Hemophobia – The fear of blood. Even the sight of blood can cause fainting.
  24. Gamophobia – The fear of commitment or sticking with someone to the end.
  25. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – The fear of long words. Believe it or not, it’s real.
  26. Xenophobia – The fear of the unknown. Fearing anything or anyone that is strange or foreign.
  27. Vehophobia – The fear of driving. This phobia affects personal and work life.
  28. Basiphobia – The fear of falling. Some may even refuse to walk or stand up.
  29. Achievemephobia – The fear of success. The opposite to the fear of failure.
  30. Theophobia – The fear of God causes an irrational fear of God or religion.
  31. Ailurophobia – The fear of cats. This phobia is also known as Gatophobia.
  32. Metathesiophobia – The fear of change. Sometimes change is a good thing.
  33. Globophobia – The fear of balloons. They should be fun, but not for phobics.
  34. Nyctophobia – The fear of darkness. Being afraid of the dark or the night is common for kids.
  35. Phobophobia – The fear of fear. The thought of being afraid of objects/situations.
  36. Triskaidekaphobia – The fear of the number 13 or the bad luck that follows.
  37. Emetophobia – The fear of vomiting and the fear of loss of your self control.
  38. Gephyrophobia – The fear of bridges and crossing even the smallest bridge.
  39. Entomophobia – The fear of bugs and insects, also related to Acarophobia.
  40. Lepidopterophobia – The fear of butterflies and often most winged insects.
  41. Panophobia – The fear of everything or fear that terrible things will happen.
  42. Podophobia – The fear of feet. Some people fear touching or looking at feet, even their own.
  43. Paraskevidekatriaphobia – The fear of Friday the 13th. About 8% of Americans have this phobia.
  44. Somniphobia – The fear of sleep. Being terrified of what might happen right after you fall asleep.
  45. Apiphobia – The fear of bees. Many people fear being stung by angry bees.
  46. Koumpounophobia – The fear of buttons. Clothes with buttons are avoided.
  47. Anatidaephobia – The fear of ducks. Somewhere, a duck is watching you.
  48. Pyrophobia – The fear of fire. A natural/primal fear that can be debilitating.
  49. Ranidaphobia – The fear of frogs. Often caused by episodes from childhood.
  50. Galeophobia – The fear of sharks in the ocean or even in swimming pools.
  51. Athazagoraphobia – The fear of being forgotten or not remembering things.
  52. Katsaridaphobia – The fear of cockroaches. This can easily lead to an excessive cleaning disorder.
  53. Iatrophobia – The fear of doctors. Do you delay doctor visits? You may have this.
  54. Pediophobia – The fear of dolls. This phobia could well be Chucky-induced.
  55. Ichthyophobia – The fear of fish. Includes small, large, dead and living fish.
  56. Mottephobia – The fear of moths. These insects are only beautiful to some.
  57. Zoophobia – The fear of animals. Applies to both vile and harmless animals.
  58. Bananaphobia – The fear of bananas. If you have this phobia, they are scary.
  59. Sidonglobophobia – The fear of cotton balls or plastic foams. Oh that sound.
  60. Scelerophobia – The fear of crime involves being afraid of burglars, attackers or crime in general.
  61. Cibophobia – The fear of food. The phobia may come from a bad episode while eating, like choking.
  62. Phasmophobia – The fear of ghosts. AKA Spectrophobia. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
  63. Equinophobia – The fear of horses. Animal phobias are pretty common, especially for women.
  64. Musophobia – The fear of mice. Some people find mice cute, but phobics don’t.
  65. Catoptrophobia – The fear of mirrors. Being afraid of what you might see.
  66. Agliophobia – The fear of pain. Being afraid something painful will happen.
  67. Telephonophobia – The fear of talking on the phone. Phobics prefer texting.
  68. Pogonophobia – The fear of beards or being scared of/around bearded men.
  69. Omphalophobia – The fear of belly buttons. Touching and looking at navels.
  70. Pseudodysphagia – The fear of choking often after a bad eating experience.
  71. Bathophobia – The fear of depths can be anything associated with depth (lakes, tunnels, caves).
  72. Gerascophobia – The fear of getting old. Aging is the most natural thing, yet many of us fear it.
  73. Chaetophobia – The fear of hair. Phobics tend to be afraid of other peoples hair.
  74. Nosocomephobia – The fear of hospitals. Let’s face it, no one likes hospitals.
  75. Ligyrophobia – The fear of loud noises. More than the instinctive noise fear.
  76. Didaskaleinophobia – The fear of school. This phobia affects kids mostly.
  77. Technophobia – The fear of technology is often induced by culture/religion.
  78. Chronophobia – The fear of the future. A persistent fear of what is to come.
  79. Spheksophobia – The fear of wasps. You panic and fear getting stung by it.
  80. Ergophobia – The fear of work. Often due to social or performance anxiety.
  81. Coulrophobia – The fear of clowns. Some people find clowns funny, coulrophobics certainly don’t.
  82. Allodoxaphobia – The fear of opinions. Being afraid of hearing what others are thinking of you.
  83. Samhainophobia – The fear of Halloween affects children/superstitious people.
  84. Photophobia – The fear of light caused by something medical or traumatic.
  85. Disposophobia – The fear of getting rid of stuff triggers extreme hoarding.
  86. Numerophobia – The fear of numbers and the mere thought of calculations.
  87. Ombrophobia – The fear of rain. Many fear the rain due to stormy weather.
  88. Coasterphobia – The fear of roller coasters. Ever seen Final Destination 3?
  89. Thalassophobia – The fear of the ocean. Water, waves and unknown spaces.
  90. Scoleciphobia – The fear of worms. Often because of unhygienic conditions.
  91. Kinemortophobia – The fear of zombies. Being afraid that zombies attack and turn you into them.
  92. Myrmecophobia – The fear of ants. Not as common as Arachnophobia, but may feel just as intense.
  93. Taphophobia – The fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking up in a coffin underground.

LET ME GASP FOR AIR. That was a load of typing, and I just realized I could have copied and pasted. I’ve collected this information over the years and was in a play featuring children with various phobias. The play was written for the camp by the directors (apologies, I do not remember the name). It was a piece was called Camp Phobia amount children going to a camp that would soften the fears. I played Violet, a 9 year old with a twin known as Scarlett, we were scared of boys. This was a Campbell Hall school summer camp The girl in the blue tie dye was pretending to be a counselor! I had so much fun. Also, note multiple phobias were left out.

Do you think you have one of these phobias? Do you have an idea of ones that may be necessary to add to this list?

Screenshot taken by me on dictionary.com

 

Hero Book Rundown

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Welcome lovely readers to the Hero Book Rundown! We’re going from a post about philosophy to a post on a school project. At my school, 6th Grade’s “big project” is making a book for those we admire, aka our heroes. What is a hero? A hero is a person that you look up to and are inspired by. They have probably impacted your life in some way or form. Who was my hero? My hero was none other than my aunt, Shelley. She is an author and award winning screenwriter. I chose her because she’s inspired me to take part in creative writing, which I have found a major passion for.  What was this project known as the Hero Book? With artist Peg Gignoux, students put their creative minds to work and created paper, collage-ish books that would later hold our writing and tales of the hero. With the editing help of our peers and Ms. Mack, we wrote 3 tales of experiences where our hero became more of a hero. Once our books were finished, we showed them at the Frank Gallery. My aunt lives in California, so she wasn’t there, which is why I did not enjoy the gallery. Who is your hero? What makes them your hero?

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Moving Forwards For The Better

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And…my whole gallery just deleted itself, so that’s what I’ll be writing about instead of the gallery.

I love History class. Right now we’re discussing government and wrote about a specific question. What does the government do for people? My answer? It provides people opportunities to better themselves FOR themselves and opportunities for a better future. To me, opportunity means change. Change means moving forward. Example, I had to change this blog post from Aesthetic Photos to Moving Forwards For The Better. Meaning I had to change the post.

When 2018 started, I had a goal of New Year New Lily. I tried so hard, it was basically my catchphrase. It wasn’t a total flop, as I did change. But, what if I change the wrong things? I change how I was living. My skincare routine for the night, WHICH WAS LITERALLY JUST WATER. Also, check out https://24avaroset.edublogs.org/2018/04/18/just-plain-water/. My friend is an AMAZING writer and deserves comments on her post about water. Not suggested if you currently have to go to the bathroom. Anyways, I started doing yoga, lighting candles, basically working on my 2018 aesthetic new lifestyle. What I needed to change were my motives for changing, and how I changed.

I’m working on changing how I think, and I’m glad to say that I think I’ve found my own sort of style which is philosophical. Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. This philosophical perspective makes me think deeper and I actually have SO much fun experimenting with this thought. My motives are how this will benefit my future. I want to either work in government or be an actor. Yet, what if I don’t go that way? I believe philosophy can help me in everything.

How do you want to change yourself for the better? Do you? I hope you enjoyed hearing my thoughts and letting me go on about my thoughts. By the end of writing this, I have decided that I will be devoting myself to philosophy and becoming a philosopher. Not to shabby for something other than a picture gallery, eh?

 

Cheats and Must Have Mods For The Sims 4

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The Sims 4 is not only my favorite game in the world, it is also popular among a wide amount of people all across the world. That means that, to sound scientific falsely, 47 people purchase Sims 4 PER DAY. Thats 47 clueless people a day on cheats, mods, and cc. I’M HERE TO HELP THOSE 47 PEOPLE. This will be a whopping 3 paragraphs of all that good information that 47 people are currently clueless about. Let’s go go go!

CC. To start off, there are two different types of custom content. You can choose Maxis Match (the good route) and use custom content that looks exactly like EA’s clothing and genetics.  There’s also Alpha cc, which I don’t suggest because it could totally crash your game. Alpha is for those who prefer to have their Sims be a bit more realistic than the cartoon looking Sims of Sims 4. You’d enjoy Alpha if you are nostalgic for that classic Sims 3 vibe. Where do I get cc? I get all my Maxis Match custom content by searching ‘Sims 4 mm cc’ on Tumblr, Pinterest, and rarely, the stone cold internet. Tumblr provides me with blogs of those who post their favorite Maxis Match custom content.

Mods. There’s two types of mods, the ones to enhance the experience and others to adjust or cheat your way into an easier way of playing. If you don’t have MC Command Center, your game sucks, guaranteed. MC Command Center provides you with cheats, and is something you need if you’re a lazy simmer, which almost all 47 of you are.  Enhancing the experience could be things that let your sims gain hygiene via swimming. I get a majority of my mods from Modthesims.com, Tumblr, and Pinterest.

Cheats. I suggest you look it up. There is something called the forums for Simmers. It is people who play the Sims 4 giving advice and chatting with others who play the Sims 4. You can get money cheats to make your sims rich such as motherlode or rosebud. Cheats are mostly for those who don’t have MC Command Center, so again, please get this. If you enjoy building more than creating sims in CAS, you should use bb.moveobjects on. It lets you move objects in places that you normally couldn’t. Before you spend time searching for cheats, YOU NEED MC Command Center. Get it. NOW.

That’s all! I hope you use this to the best of your simmer ability. If you used any of these, Eliza Pancakes and I say hello.