Who Am I poem

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                                  2/1/12 Search for Idntity12/5A-B                                                                                                          Mr. Beatty

Who Am I poem.

Who am I?

Just who exactly?

A filmmaker,

A novelist,

A poet,

A dreamer,

A man with imagination,

Maybe I’m all of the above.

Who am I?

A good question asked,

And with so many answers!

Who am I?

Someone who has so many ideas,

And the same amount of dreams,

Along with wishes!

Who am I?

A caring person,

A loving person,

I’m a man, who wants challenges,

A guy who wants to work harder and harder,

Is that what I am?

Who am I?

I’m not Humphrey Bogart,

Or Marlon Brando,

I know I’m not James Patterson.

Who am I?

Definitely not Bruce Wayne,

Or even Jason Voorhees.

Who am I?

I am my own person.

I am me!

Me is just fine,

It’s definitely fine with me.

Who am I?

I could be a clown,

I could be insane,

Maybe I could be a jerk.

But that’s not me.

It’s definitely not me!

At all!

Who am I?

I’m someone who could be better.

Someone who learns,

Maybe from mistakes,

Maybe from others!

Who am I?

Maybe perfect?

I don’t think so,

That’s hard to believe.

I’m not perfect.

Who am I?

I’m me,

Someone who works hard to succeed,

The kind of person, who will change something,

And for the better!

That’s who I am!

When the Rock fell poem

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                         10/20/11

When the Rock Fell poem.

The rock has fallen,

It fell to the ground with no noise.

The rock has fallen,

No one is picking it up.

The rock has fallen,

Why won’t anyone help it?

The rock has fallen,

It is clear that no one will help it.

The rock has fallen,

I will help it then if no one else will.

Stuntmen

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                              11/25/11

Stuntmen.

            Since the invention of film, one thing that has been common in most films, but mostly action oriented films, are stuntmen. A stuntman, double, or performer, is someone who does the dangerous stunts seen in many films that are considered too dangerous for the actor to do. These include the parkour chase, where you move around objects very quickly, in 2006s Casino Royale, the helicopter in the freeway chase in 1991s Terminator 2, and Buster Keaton not moving when a part of a house falls on him and there’s an open window where he was standing in 1928s Steamboat Bill, Jr.

            Although these stunts are dangerous to do, there are a lot of safety mechanisms in place to make sure that the stuntman is safe. It is easier to do all this in movies, shows, and other media as opposed to doing it with a live audience since of the safety concerns and the clever editing to hide out the fact that the actor isn’t doing his own stunt.

            Some famous stuntmen in films include Jim Ford, who performed stunts in 2010’s Knight and Day and The Bounty Hunter, Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in the 8^th to 10^th Friday The 13^th films, and Bob Simmons, who performed the stunts in many of the early James Bond films and was the one who played Bond in the gun barrel opening sequence in the first three films. Even though it’s recommended to have a stuntman, many actors like to do their own stunts. Jackie Chan was given the Guinness World Record for performing the most stunts as an actor. Recently he’s done less because of his age and the injuries he incurred from doing these stunts. Steve McQueen performed many stunts in his films that involved vehicles. Other actors include silent film stars Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, and Angelina Jolie.

            Even though there are numerous precautions and attempts to make sure that stunts are safe and okay to do, there are times when stunts go wrong and certain people, whether the stuntman, actor, or anyone, can get hurt or even killed. Stunts gone wrong include a 1984 Pepsi commercial where Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire and he suffered 2^nd degree burns on his scalp, A flood scene in 1928’s Noah’s Ark where three people died and others were injured, and recently a stuntman was killed in The Expendables 2.

            Even through all dangers that they have to face, and the risks involved in doing it, stuntmen keep doing what they do. To them being a stuntman is very exciting but at the same time can be a very dangerous career for anyone to do.

Dead Oscar categories

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                                1/19/12

Dead Oscar categories.

            Throughout the eighty three year history of the Academy Awards, there have been numerous award categories that have been introduced throughout the years. Some of these categories however were retired after some years of use or only used one year and never awarded to films again.

            One of these retired award categories includes one which only lasted the first Academy Awards and to the first film that was Awarded Best Picture, Wings. The award was for Best Engineering Effects, which was one of only two awards that Wings won that year including its Best Picture win.

            Another award category now retired is for Best Assistant Director which was first introduced in 1933 and ended in 1937. The first time the category was first awarded it went to specific film but instead went to various different film assistant directors who each worked for a different film studio like Paramount and Warner Bros. The last time the award was handed out was when Robert Webb won for the 1937 drama In Old Chicago, directed by Henry King.

            The Academy Award for Best Dance Direction is another Oscar category now retired, which only lasted from 1935 to 1937. This award of course would go to a mostly musical film that had large musical numbers with a lot of people dancing. The three films that won it in the three years it was used were the two MGM musicals 1935s Broadway Melody of 1936 and 1936s The Great Ziegfeld and RKOs 1937 English themed musical comedy A Damsel in Distress.

            One of the longest lasting Academy Award Oscar categories was the Award for Best Original Story which lasted from the first Oscars in 1927 to 1956 where it was replaced with the award for Best Original Screenplay. The first winner was the silent crime 1927 film Underworld and the last film to earn it was the 1956 drama The Brave One. In between, films that have won it include the Best Picture winning 1952s The Greatest Show on Earth, 1947s Miracle on 34^th Street, and the 1939 classic drama Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

            In all there have been eleven Academy Award Oscar categories which are now retired either a long time ago or recently. The other retired awards are Best Original Musical or Comedy Score from ’95-’99, Best Adapted or Treated Score from 1962 to 1969 and again in 1973, Best Color Short Film in 1936 and ’37, Best Live Action 2 Reeled Short Film 1936 to 1956, Best Novelty Short Film from ’32-’35, and for only the first Oscars Best Title Writing and Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production.

10 Facts on pickleball

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                              10/20/11 Gym12/6-B                                                                                                                            Mr. Patrovich

10 facts on pickle ball.

1. Was first thought up in 1965.

2. Made up by Congressman Joel Pritchard and two friends.

3. Named after Pritchard’s dog, Pickles.

4. Combination of tennis, badminton, and table tennis.

5. The ball is slower than the tennis ball.

6. First permanent court made in 1967.

7. Corporation to protect creation made five years later.

8. By 1990 it was played all over the U.S.

9. First tournament in 1976 took place in Washington.

10. 40 tournaments each year.