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Angry Letter (final)

YouTube, LLC

901 Cherry Ave.

San Bruno, CA 94066

USA

1559 Laumaile St

Honolulu, HI

96819

Dear YouTube,

Your video sharing website has been my pop culture for quite some time now. Having that excitement of some of my favorite youtubers upload a video has been a weekly (almost daily) routine for me. It pleases me to say that that your website is one of my favorite websites to visit.

However, just recently, while I was on another video spree on my subscription list, I noticed that you have updated the comment section as well as the likes/dislikes bar. Although some of the features of the comment section are useful, such as the part where you can now see every reply to a certain comment, the thing that bugs me is the fact that when you click the link to a comment that is a reply to another comment it will just open another link to the same video. Another part of your update that that needs to be pointed out is the likes/dislikes bar. Before the update the colors of the bar were green and red (green for likes and red for dislikes). Now that it is blue and white (blue for likes and white for dislikes) its not only less visually appealing, but also much harder to determine how many dislikes the video gets as the white part of the bar tends to blend in with the background

            I understand that you are only doing these updates to further improve your website, but I’m not the only one having the same problem. After reading through the comments of some of the videos I was watching that day, some people mentioned how “the updates were anything but useful” and “just makes things harder”. Some youtubers also have the same complaint and try to make petitions on having the old version back. I suggest that fixing the links on the comment section and changing the colors of the likes/dislikes bar would be a good solution

           

            I hope you get a the chance to read this letter and hopefully take my suggestion into consideration since I love youtube with passion and its upsetting that these updates make it difficult for me to enjoy it more.

            From,

            Florencio Sipalay

Risky Business Essay (rough draft)

                        Everyday teens are struggling of trying to perfect their physical features. Whether it’s the way they look or they way their body is shaped, all they want is to be accepted by society. Some teens would be so desperate as to go on irrelevant diet, which would cause most of them to obtain an eating disorder. Teen eating disorders is a major dilemma in todays society that is usually caused by a disapproval of someone’s self image, and that is why not only teens but parents should watch on the amount of food their teens eat weather it be too much or to little.

                        Although watching your diet could be a good thing, some teens take dieting to severely even though it is inappropriate for then to be doing it. That’s why teens need to start watching on the amount of food that they eat rather then limiting it to a certain extent. In an article about eating disorders, its says, “to not worry if your body isn’t perfect”. If teens were to think about this before dieting, then there it would decrease the amount of teen eating disorders. It would also be a more healthy way of accepting your own self-image. In the same article, its states that “severe dieting for teens could lead to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia”.  Teens might want to reconsider dieting if its not necessary after knowing this. It might also change the minds of other people who think that major dieting or inappropriate isn’t a big issue, which brings me to my second reason why it is necessary.

                        Some people may argue that if you think that you are under weight, then there are no limitations to how much you eat or if you think that you are over weight, then a great restriction to how much you eat is a good thing and that and that being neglectful on making sure that you have a healthy diet is not a big deal. Studies state, “Dieting to extremes may cause anorexia nervosa”.  This shows that dieting isn’t always a good thing. Hopefully it would change the minds of people who think that not eating is a good way to loose weight. According to Carre Otis, a victim of an eating disorder who recovered, “I decided if I ate less I could somehow postpone not only my bodily changes but perhaps I could avoid greater unknown”. If she kept thinking this then she might not have had recovered from her eating disorder. Its also shows that not only teens but their parents should worry about their kids diet because if someone haven’t helped her, then she would still be on that strict diet causing her eating disorder and this also brings me to another topic.

                        Usually when teens get over an eating disorder, they usually don’t go through it alone but there are times when they are the cause of the eating disorder. That is why parents should help their teens with their eating disorder. An article from shepellfgi.com says, “Guardians or relatives critical of a young person’s weight or body shape can lead to low self-esteem”. Low self-esteem is one of the major causes of getting an eating disorder. If the parents where to be more sensitive about he young persons weight or body then they would have avoided the young person having low self-esteem. From the same article, it states, “there are genetic links to anorexia, bulimia, and bing eating“. If this is true then having a parent or anyone would help teens go through the trouble of having an eating disorder in there genetics. Parents are also responsible for their teen’s health.

                        That is why teen eating disorders is a major dilemma in todays society that is usually caused by a disapproval of someone’s self image, and that is why not only teens but parents should watch on the amount of food their teens eat weather it be too much or to little. Some teens would do anything to have a body that society would accept. And that is the reason why teens would do anything to perfect their physical features.

1.
 For 4 years now, not seeing his own children, not even being able to be there for the youngest son’s 1st birthday, it was now the time. As he raced across the basketball field, the only thing in his mind was how ecstatic his children will be for the next few weeks. All he can think about is how long he has never seen them how not even thinking of leaving.

2.
  After all the training that the docile team went through, they never want the outcome to be insipid as their last game. As the crowed jeered for the game winning point, the team couldn’t afford to be on their temerity side. It ended with the team captains spiking towards the opponent’s face and that’s when crowds rear took over the gigantic stadium.

3.
 After giving her victim an alcoholic libation, it was now time to get her wrathful revenge. Her victim, being the dogmatic person he is, refused to stay still. So she taped his babbling mouth shut. Then, without hesitation, he shot him across the temple of his mouth. she then just sat their seeing his light red blood seeping down his face.

4.
 After all the training that the docile went through, they couldn't afford to lose this one game. Every play that the team has executed, the crowd jeered to see who would win the finals. But one player has changed the outcome of the game. With 6 seconds remaining and the scores tied, Kobe Bryant took the final shot. The game ended with the opponent team who suddenly went on their temerity side. Kobe Bryant made history with his historical peformance.



5. When night came abroad, Jessica couldn't sleep right away. The ignominy tended to be on her mind. A libration made her emaciated. Jessica pushed her friend off the balcony without knowing what she was doing. After this happened, that is when Jessica became castigated. The thought that her friend has unfortunately passed corrupted her mind so bad that even the alcoholic beverage wasn't strong enough to make her forget. As she lays down on her bed to a sleepless night, her eyes replayed the the memory that will scar her for life. 

Coming of Age Essay Prompts

UCLA

Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.

EMERSON UNIVERSITY 

1.    Discuss your body of creative work up to this point, specifically what you have submitted as your portfolio. Articulate the context of your work, describe your creative process, and critique your strengths and weaknesses. Why have you chosen this work to present to the committee?

2.     What do you see as the trajectory of your work at Emerson and beyond?

NEWYORK UNIVERSITY 

In the year 2050, a movie is being made of your life. Please tell us the name of your movie and briefly summarize the story line.

Coming of Age Poster

Coming of Age (Final Draft)

     Even if i think about it now, I can already say that I wasn't the type of person to say "Hi" when I see a familiar face, nor am i the type of person to be sitting with a large group of people and having very large conversations. I am none of theses things. I am always that person who would be sitting in the corner of the room with little to nobody to talk to just like a wall flower. Although im not always lonely,  I am also not the one to be bragging of how popular I am (not that i wanted to be).

     Already having a bad summer, I had the first day of high school to look forward to. hearing about how freshmen's are considered as "freshmeat" did not help with my anxiety at all. It also didn't help with the fact that I am going to a high school that was out of my district, meaning that i would be alone with nobody to talk to which now I understand how hard it is to be a new student at a new school. "was this going to be a good way to start off the first year of high school?" I asked myself. well, one could only hope. After a brief pep talk from my dad, I took a deep breath and got ready for what was lying ahead of me that day
     The first step i took off my dads car, anxiety has already taken over my body. It was as if i was just one person in this large arena of high school students. The worst part about it was that people had their own groups of friends so it felt as if I was going to be the loner in the corner yet again. I didn't let that bother me though. I was just going to get through the day with no problems go home and repeat the process. Although, i found out that that wasn't going to be the case which is actually going to be a good thing.
     After the first day half way passed and I decided that maybe this time i wont need to be that loner in the corner that nobody talks to. It also wouldn't need to be necessary that i would be someone popular in this jungle they call high school but, i could probably change myself and be a bit more social so that i wont have to be a loner for 4 years. So i took the initiative and made that one of my main goals and to my surprise, it worked out better than i thought it would. I started by talking to some of my MeneMAC freshmen classmate that way it wouldn't be awkward when I work with them in the future. Then I decided to make small steps such a sitting with them during lunch or listening to there problems. now i feel as if i have a close relationship with them.
     I did not regret one bit of how I decided to change because change could be a good thing. From being the loner and having nobody to talk to, I can now say that I have friends in high school that I can count on so that i wouldn't need to go through high school alone. If i didn't take that initiative on the first day of school then I don't know how I would be able to survive high school. I can't say that I have changed into a popular person that everybody knows but i can say that i did change a lot since the first day of school.

Coming of Age (rough draft)

     Even if I think about it now, I already can say that i wasn't the most social person. I am not the type of person to say "hi" when i see a familiar face, nor am i the type of person to be sitting with a large group of people and having very loud conversations. I am none of theses things. I am always that person who would be sitting in the corner of the room with little to nobody to talk to. Although im not always lonely,  I am also not the one to be bragging of how popular I am (not that i wanted to be).
     Already having a bad summer, I had the first day of high school to look forward to. hearing about how freshmen's are considered as "freshmeat" did not help with my anxiety at all. it also didn't help with the fact that i am going to a high school that was out of my district, meaning that i would be alone with nobody to talk to which now i understand how hard it is to be a new student at a new school. "was this going to be a good way to start off the first year of high school?" I asked myself. well, one could only hope. After a brief pep talk from my dad, I took a deep breath and got ready for what was lying ahead of me that day
     The first step i took off my dads car, anxiety has already taken over my body. It was as if i was just one person in this large arena of high school students. The worst part about it was that people had their own groups of friends so it felt as if I was going to be the loner in the corner yet again. I didn't let that bother me though. I was just going to get through the day with no problems go home and repeat the process. Although, i found out that that wasn't going to be the case which is actually going to be a good thing.
     A few days passed and i come to think that maybe this time i wont need to be that loner in the corner that nobody talks to. It also wouldn't need to be necessary that i would be someone popular in this jungle they call high school but, i could probably change myself and be a bit more social so that i do have people i could talk to for 4 years. So i took the initiative and made that one of my main goals and to my surprise, it worked out better than i thought it would. I did not regret one bit of how i decided to change because change could be a good thing
     Looking back to the first day of school, i came to realize how much i changed. Although i have only   plan to change this small issue of mines that has brought me down for the majority of my life, i found out that taking a small step's to something that you want to happen can be more effective then you think. At first i thought that change usually a bad thing and that is why i tried to avoid it, I now think that if you change for the better it will all be worth it in the end          

Individual Position Statement

     Although the state may at fault for not spreading as much awareness to the tourist, I still feel that the tourist has more fault on this then the state does. In the article is says that the man was dancing on the site where the incident happened which I feel is just disrespectful to the site, I also feel that they need to be more aware of the dangers before coming here to to visit the states, Finally, I think that its just common scene to not be dancing on the cliff near the blowhole.
     If the man were to use just a bit of common sense then there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. in the article, it states that the man was dancing causing him to loose his balance and fall off the cliff. If this man were to be carful then he wouldn't have fallen off and loose his life. This man was also clearly not looking at the sign that warns him to be carful. Another thing is that the family should have been more aware of the dangers before coming here to visit hawaii. Just because the islands are known for the beauty and paradise, it doesn't mean that its always safe. The family should have also been more respectful because they are the ones visiting.
     Even though the state still does have a fault in this incident, I still feel that it was the tourist fault. they need to be more respecting, have more common sense, and be more aware of the dangers before coming to the island. If they did all theses things then I feel that this incident would have had happened in the first place
 
  
                    

personal statement

Florencio, Mimi, Tyler, Kaori

       

Position Statement

 -The tourists are at fault

            -Disrespectful to the site

            -Needs to be aware of the dangers before visiting

            - It’s common sense to be careful

- The government’s fault

            - There needs to be more signs

            - Block off dangerous places

            -  Have more authority to prevent tourists

-Nature’s fault

            - No one is really at fault because it could be a freak accident

            - Bad day for nature

            - Wrong place at the wrong time