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That Tug of War Between Two Dictators.

The Cuban Revolution was a pivotal event in the history of Cuba that took place from 1953 to 1962, resulting in the overthrow of the dictator Fulgencio Batista and the establishment of a communist government led by Fidel Castro. The revolution was driven by a complex set of factors, including economic inequality, political corruption, and social unrest, as well as Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The revolution was also influenced by Cuba’s history of colonialism, slavery, and political instability, as well as Fidel Castro’s charismatic leadership and his vision of a socialist Cuba. Ultimately, the Cuban Revolution had a profound impact not only on Cuba but also on the wider world, shaping global politics for decades to come.

Unbroken in my Broken Notebook

January 19, 2023 / Darren / 0 Comments

In Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken, the book describes the adventure of Louie throughout World War II.

The story first starts in a small town of Torrance, California in 1917 but for most of the book it was focused on 1941-1945 during World WarII. Louie transforms from a kid that likes to play pranks in the neighborhood to a bombardier that flew in the heaviest plane at that time, the B-24. He experienced many interesting things in the prison camps and on the way to prison camps. Read the book to find how louie and his crew survive the most extreme physical, mental, and psychological hardships that they face everyday.

On this page I first found the central idea that the author was trying to get to us, that was not all enemies are evil. I found evidence and quotes in the book to support this and also did some research on the most brutal Japanese unit during World War II.

Reading through the book, I noticed a repeating word, b-29. I came to a conclusion that this was a central idea that the author wanted us to realize. It was that the b-29 was a huge advantage to the US during World War II.

On this page I first looked through my book for a very descriptive paragraph. I then saw two central ideas, The Japanese were treating the Pows poorly and that they don’t care about the international laws set to protect Pows.

I was done with my book. But when started to reread the book I got really interested with the bomber plane that they were flying, the b-24. There was a model on the book however my curiosity was not yet satisfied. I then did some research on google and got many specific data about the b-24 bomber.

Am i a humanist?

October 19, 2022 / Darren / 0 Comments

Even though i have some slight disagreements with what they believed and philosophy however, overall i pretty much am a humanist myself.

Love before life

September 13, 2022 / Darren / 0 Comments

The found poem above was taken from page four of “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” written by W. D. Whetherell. It shows an internal conflict of the main character struggling to decide who is more important, the giant bass or his crush Sheila Mant. This is the biggest bass he has ever hooked, and Sheila Mant is his crush so both are very tempting to him however if he chooses one then he will lose the other. Therefore, this is the biggest conflict in this story. “The proud, alert tilt of her head, and all these things were as a tug on my heart” “the strain of the bass, steadier now, growing weaker, and this was another tug on my heart” these two lines show how both of them were a big part of his life. Until he finally decided to let go of the bass. My art work shows what is happening inside of his Brian. The hard decision between his two favorite things.

Speaker summative blog post.

January 18, 2022 / Darren / 0 Comments

I struggled most on the scanning part of my speaker. I was planing to make my speakers gold spray painted parts scanned from the laser cutter but the wood would bent and crack since it was to thin and the laser cutter was to hot. I recutted it but it still cracked and bend so I spray painted it with gold.

I am proud of the holes for my buttons because they are almost perfect. There are barely any extra space I can easily access it. I made two cardboard prototypes so I can get the measurements for the holes more accurate.

If I could restart I would try to find a way to fix the problem of the wood bending since I feel like scanning would look really nice on my speaker. I would also make the legs a bit bigger since I tried to hard on making the legs and body contrast stand out, I can barely see the legs now.

I improved on the skill of using Affinity, i also learnt how to spray paint and use casting tape so the spray paint is not going out of where I want it to be.

Im going to listen never gonna give you up and see how loud it could get.

(The photos wasn’t working so I sent you a email with my photos in it.)

Design project turn in.

January 14, 2022 / Darren / 0 Comments

turn in project

Design Summative food waste reflect and share.

October 20, 2021 / Darren / 0 Comments

My biggest success was having the right measurement in the first place so I had more time to make more details on my project. My biggest obstacle was designing my prototype, it took me a pretty long time for me to know what I want to make. One piece of feedback I got on my prototype was to add more detail to make it more realistic. Overall I think my prototype was a success because my prototype ended up like how I wanted it to be.

Design for pets

June 18, 2021 / Darren / 1 Comment

My biggest obstacle was time. I didn’t have enough time to add the stairs for my design. My biggest success was that the whole thing was really strong and it could even hold my body weight. One thing I’d like to change is to add on the stairs and have the seat for my dog more comfortable. Overall I think it was pretty successful even though I didn’t have time to add on the stairs but I changed that into a place that humans can sit on.

Cup insulator Reflection.

November 10, 2020 / Darren / 0 Comments

Problem: It’s getting cold and the hot drinks get cold easily in the mug. We have to make a thing to stop the hot drink from getting cold easily, the thing has to look nice and can’t bother the user from drinking from the mug.

Process: Our group first made a design. After we all agreed on it, we got our first model. We then used the model to trace out our final product. We soon found out a problem. The handle was blocking the cap from covering up the mug, so we made a new one and cute a sided of it, so it fits perfectly.

C.E.R: Our product worked really well because due to our data the temperature of the hot water only dropped 11.1 degrees and without our product, it dropped 20.9 degrees. It kept the heat well because we added a lot of tin foil and the foam held the tin foil from being squashed.

Conclusion: I am proud of our product and design because it was a success. The hardest part was figuring out how to stabilize the tinfoil and not being crushed all the time. But at last, we still got it right.

Here are a photo of our product:

Welcome to Your New Blog!

October 26, 2020 / Darren / 0 Comments

When you blog you create posts and posts are categorised according to your subject. Some categories have already been set up for you. If you need more categories you can add them as needed. It’s important that your posts have the following:

An engaging title – this should not include the name of the subject since this is referenced in the category.
Body – this is where you share your learning. This can include text, images, embedded videos from Dragons’ Tube or elsewhere. You should always consider how your post looks to your audience. Is it engaging? Do they want to keep reading?
Category – select one that has been set for you or add a new category. Posts can have more than one category e.g. Humanities and Myself as a Learner

Click on the images below to learn more about blogging:

: How do I make a Post?

: How do I upload media?

: How do I embed Media from Dragons’ Tube?

: How do I add new categories?

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein