It is a stereotype that Tongans are “big”. It hurts but there are some truth behind it. The obesity rates among Tongan people will only increase because of the cultural eating habits . They encourage eating fatt

Some articles on  the issue of obesity in the Tongan Community:

“Obesity Risk Factors.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 10 June 2015. Web. 17 May 2017.

Aacap. Obesity In

The topic of my 30 second hook was about the risk of obesity in the Tongan Community. I was trying to present the issue with obesity being a struggle for the Tongan people.
I probably recorded myself for

These are my questions on the social inequity issue topic that I chose to research:

What are the foods Tongan people eat?
What can we do to help and educate the obesity rates in the Tongan Community?

The names of the 3 videos I have watched and listened are called Anthony Hopkins Reads “The Lovesong Of J.Alfred Prufrock”, James Baldwin reads from “Another Country”, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adi

Daily Routines:

I wake up at 7 am in the morning.
I get up out of bed and go to the bathroom.
*I go and brush my teeth and/or take a shower.
I get ready for school.
I brush/do my hair.
*I

My thoughts on this video and song were how much of the lyrics were actually true. How the composer has written the song in a way to make you think about it and go into depth. The lyrics speak for themselves,

My Observations:

1st Image- What I noticed once when I saw this image was how it was color coded to black and white. How the words were bolded in black. I think mostly to show and have others see these bolded

My Observations:

Well first off, I instantly noticed how the words were color coded (red and black). The words were what this person who is holding the poster feels. I feel like she is trying to say that her and

What I noticed about the image of the Women’s March on Washington was the color. I noticed how it was color coded as black and white with patches of pink orange and navy blue. 

I think that the person who did th

I had many questions through this process. I had to try and figure out how I am going to create this scene and how I am going to portray it. I answered that with a simple creation of a stage. T

Close Readings — Act 5

“BIANCA: I am no strumpet, but of life as honest

                    As you that thus abuse me.” (V.I.134 & 135)

Bianca plays the role of Cassio’s lover and is portrayed as

I have chosen the play “Othello,” Act IV. II. 175-184. The character I play is Desdemona.

What I learned from being this character was how to speak, how to pace, and what my tone should sound like in this

Some of the reasons as to why Shakespeare is still studied today are because of its language and how profoundly the words are. The words Shakespeare uses are what amazes people today. His words and stories like in

When I viewed the billboard, instantly I thought of immigrants. I thought of immigrants because usually, immigrants have a first language that’s not English. I was thinking that this billboard was targeting i

My instant reaction was the big bold words, “TEXT AND DRIVE”. What I thought was that this billboard is sending the message that it is okay to do both things at the same time. And then I thought of this one sho

Well, actually I only used my technique once which was playing basketball for almost an hour. But the other techniques that I used were surprisingly helpful. I enjoyed not being about to think about what is

If I am going to be honest with myself, working out is the best way for me to release stress or get things off my mind. I started working out last year during the summer and stopped around October. I actually was