Noor.J

Saying that I was dissappointed when I first heard of this Tumblr project would be a major understatement. I grew up as an absolute bookworm, once I toutched a book I wouldn't set it down until I've read front to back. Naturally I didn't care about social media and infact despised it for no aparent reason. However, as I matured into the young lady I am today I learned of the importance of social media, its marvelous opportunities and wide connections. Yet I still regarded it with loath and hatred. Thus my apparent "enthusiasim" upon hearing of our assigned assignment. As day passed, I grew more and more into this project and I started wnjoying the tasks. I started exploring the positive side of social media and recognizing its upps rather than its downs. By the time we neared the end of the project, my view on social media completley transformed from frowned upon to encouraged and supported. This project opened my eyes to a whole new universe of ideas, cultures, beliefes and emotions. It was the door to a new life of ease and awareness. I am thankfull that my view of social media has changed to a better one. However, I am sure that many poeople out there still abide by their own negative view, my old view. They just need to open their eyes to the world around and explore the possibilities. For social media can be a source of unlimited knowledge and education if used carefully. It is a world of vast knowledge and a meeting point of numerous cultures and ideas. It can be the start of a new Age of Enlightnment and the cure for the world. It can be life in its past present and future and what's beyond. But don't forget that its a double-edged sword; use it well and it will be the start of a new life, misuse it and it will be the destruction of another. Noor Kosaji 10B

Reply to one of the following Tumblr Prompts. Use your imagination. - Write a 10 line poem that describes you. (don't mention your name) - If you could change ONE thing in the entire world, what would you do? - If you were given the opportunity to create your own subject (Ex. Math, Science, English), what would it be? Noor Kosaji 10B

Justice and the lack of justice have been portrayed in the play "The Piano Lesson" in several and various occasions. Since the play was actually based on the historical events of the 1980s when discrimination and racial injustice was common, it is expected that the plot of the play will talk about exactly that. The way the grandparents of the main characters, aka Berniece and Boy Willie, were treated in the past with extreme injustice and tyranny morphed the theme justice into the present where Boy Willie pursued closure. He believed that the only way to bring justice to his family and to pay off for his father's death was through buying Sutter's land, the one his family worked on a long time ago. Another scene in which justice was represented was when Berniece broke down crying at the end of Act1 Scene2, where she kept on hitting Boy Willie for what she saw as injustice. She viewed the situation as extreme injustice, for Boy Willie to live and her husband to die a horrible painful death. How was it fair that he didn't get to live! All in all justice has been represented and portrayed throughout the entire play. Noor Kosaji 10B

This scene from the very well-known movie and book series twilight clearly demonstrates the theme reputation. Right from the beginning when the girls were talking to the moment Edward breaks eye contact with Bella and even after that. When Bella asked about the identity of the new comers, her friend's reply was solely based upon what the society knows and thinks of them, whether as individuals or as a group. The apparent judgment in Bella's friend's word choice when she mentioned how "apparently nobody here is good enough" for Edward, was supported with her own opinion combined with other's. "The Cullens" have a reputation in which they "kind of keep to themselves" and are "all together". This doesn't stop there, as each one of "The Cullens" has their own reputation, starting from the "really weird" "little dark-girl Alice" to the "totally gorgeous" Edward. Reputation occurs multiple times throughout the entire movie as a main theme, such as in the scene where Bella arrives to school with Edward. Here Edward in fact doesn't live up to his reputation, but rather breaks the stereotypical social judgment. In general, reputation plays a major role in the movie as one of the main themes. Noor Kosaji 10B

This musical piece perfectly matches the scene where Boy Willie describes his encounter with the "Ghosts of the Yellow Dog". Pg.34 Act1 Scene2 This scene is so eerie, creepy, and tense. You could probably cut the tension in the air with a butter knife. The mystery, suspicion, disbelieves and fear is crackling in the air. As Boy Willie goes on with his story you could feel all these emotions growing into a pile of mass confusion. This song complements that. Imagine Boy Willie sitting there surrounded by other men leaning forward in excitement and huddled close together. Imagine him telling his story with a dark and mysterious voice as he describes the events of that night. Imagine all the other men wide eyed with fear as they hang to every word Boy Willie says. Finally, imagine all this accompanied with the musical piece above playing softly in the background. Whet an enchanting scene. Noor Kosaji 10B