The concept behind Ian rushing to Oswald rather than to Julia is because it’s easy to tell that Oswald will listen and understand what Ian is saying whereas Julia would take it as a jab to stop the uniforms. Ian was probably keeping this in mind as he discovered the fiasco with the brand. Although we know that Oswald is one to joke, it was portrayed in the book that he listened to every word Ian was saying, Julia on the other hand wouldn’t care much of the fact that they were made with child labour but would rather care that there’s something guilty about the uniforms. We can see that this is why it would be better for Ian if he went with Oswald because the both of them see what’s at fault. This is showed in the book, when Ian and Julia were arguing and it was the debate on why uniforms were such a big deal. I believe Ian exclaimed about how it wasn’t a big deal when there are children working for pennies and nothing is being done. “People make a big deal out of nothing and make nothing of a big deal.” Mr. Roberts. All in all, the reason why he’ll go for Oswald over Julia is because Oswald understood what Ian was trying to say and understands what’s wrong about it.

            Now, answering the actual question, why it was a benefit to go straight to Mr. Roberts was because

Prints!

In art, our latest assignment was to create 5 prints. We were able to select our prints which was exciting! I'll be explaining step by step on how to make a print!

Step one, decide on a picture. Make sure that it is easy to do, not something complicated. Be sure to keep an eraser near you when you trace. 

Step two, begin to trace the picture on to some paper. 

Step three, cut out the part of the picture and reuse or recycle the remaining paper.

Step four, ask an adult, or in my case Marshall to cut out the a rectangle piece of cardboard. 

Step five, using a wooden pencil, pressing firmly, trace over the back of your design. After this, place it onto your cardboard and clip it using large paper clips. 

Step six, once again trace over the lines, this'll print your print onto the cardboard making it easier for you to see where to cut. Begin to cut on the lines, first cut through the first layer of cardboard, leave the second for later. 

Step seven, after you're done cutting through the first layer, cut through the second. 

Step eight, glue the pieces of card board, in my case, either the top two or bottom two, onto card stock. This will be your stamp. I put tape and glue just to be secure, but it's up to you! Then, glue them on!

Step nine, now, you would decide on the colour paint(s) you would want on your print. 

(In the picture above you can see black paint being applied to the cardboard, this will make the prints black on any kind of paper.)

Step ten, continue making all the prints you want! You can change colours, papers, even stamps! This is a project you can personalize!

Step eleven, this is completely optional, but you can now put it onto any board to present it. 

Here are some pictures I took on 05/23/2015

Over the weekend my mom decided we were going to go to wonderland, and so, I took pictures!

Song of the week 05/26/2015

Song of the week! 05/26/2015

The song of the week is...  What Would You Do? covered by Bastille! I came across this song only a couple of days ago and I really do like this beats and sound. I feel as if the singers voice is giving the song more depth, more meaning, more vibrancy, and more life.

https://youtu.be/ZDPCuUcT170

Song Of The Week 05/19/2015

Song of the week! 05/19/2015

The song of the week is... No Control by One Direction! I know many of you dislike one direction, which is tragic, but this song is one of my favourites. The reason to as why I decided to choose this song was because I think that one of the singers voices was heard more, he was more prominent in the song and I liked that. His voice is unique and I enjoy how it carries most of the song. Enjoy if you can! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq3B2NRWpro

Quote Of The Day

“To light a light is to cast a shadow. One cannot exist without the other.”

What does this quote mean? (It is symbolic - it has nothing to do with candles and flames). What shadow have you cast on yourself? Describe how a character in a text you have read has experienced the same thing. 

What this quote means is that when you get something good or wish to have something good, there has to be a negative side to it. It means, in order to get success, you have to sacrifice something. In our case, success would be the flame or the light, and the sacrifice that's taken place would be the shadow. I hypothesize this because in this applicable to many situations, it can be used to describe a character trait or an event. 

A shadow I would say I've cast on myself is accepting the MST Program at West Humber. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited, I'm jubilant, I'm jovial, I can't complain because I had accepted, it's just that when I accepted the request, I had put many of my friendships on the line. Many of my friends, are going to go to West Humber too, and when i accepted, I kept in mind that I could be jeopardizing the current friendship we have. When I had gone to the MST Open house I was told that the classes would be separate from the regular program classes. The time I "lit the light" was by accepting this program, accepting it now would later on in my life open up a portal to help support me and get me somewhere. The shadow that came with this lit light, was losing my friends. 

555 for Nepal!

As we all know, the earthquake in Nepal had affected hundreds of thousands of people and families. Beaumonde came together to create 555 for Nepal. What this is, is basically on May 5th, (the fifth month and the fifth day), we would bring $5 to help support families. But what can $5 do? It can help support families get something to eat, and help with getting them safe shelter. UNICEF had announced that nearly 1 million children were severely affected by the disaster. Hundreds of people are missing and more than 450,000 are displaced. Some other countries which were affected were India, China and Bangladesh. The reward is not only the feeling of helping but having a small Nepalese Flag in the front of the school with your name to show visitors and parents Beaumonde cares!  

Here are the names of many students who had helped the cause!