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Weapons Ever After

In the story, Alyx fell from the sky and met with the Hunter Mice, got trapped in vines, fought the Jabberwalker and got her knife stolen by a Talking Racoon.

Alyx too gets her weapon stolen by Jinxy and has to offer both her saddest and happiest memories to get it back. In other wrods, she needs her whole self to find her knife once again.

This ties with something we have known for a while now:

Just weapons? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool.

Weapons are symbolic of individuality, so it makes sense their price is a part of the person themself. Not only that, but what happens to them is indicative of what is going on with their user's inner world.

This is especially true for the Atlas Arc, which opens up with RWBY + JNR all receiving power-ups:

The teams' weapons are modified and enhanced because the kids are growing up. And yet, by the end of the arc, they all lose their weapons or have them damaged because of their crushing defeat at Cinder's hands.

Let's analyze each character and how their weapon comments their arc in the current volume.

BLAKE - SELF-REPAIRING BOW

Gambol Shroud describes Blake perfectly:

gambol means to move around playfully

shroud is a cloth used to cover things up

This name refers to our cat girl's tendency to run away (gambol) and to hide her true self (shroud). Initially, she herself is a little bow that moves around. As her arc unfolds, Gambol Shroud comments it faithfully.

Like its wielder, it is broken by Adam, but even if fragmented it keeps being useful and flexible. Blake has its pieces turn into a gun, a hook, a cleaver, a whip. They still work well enough to kill Adam:

Blake is hurt by her ex-partner multiple times, but she is strong and resourceful enough not to let it define who she is. She is more than just her relationship with her abuser and is made of multiple wonderful parts. Just like Gambol Shroud is a katana, but also 2 swords, but also a sickle and his sheat can be used to steal an opponent's weapon. It is as variegated as Blake herself is.

In Atlas, Gambol Shroud is fixed with a technique similar to Kintsugi. This method uses powered gold, silver or platinum to mend breakages, so that they become part of the beauty of an object, rather than something to disguise. This is Blake's development in a nutshell: she accepts her past mistakes and shows a brand new self with no shame.

Blake and Gambol Shroud go through a process of death and rebirth and learn how to heal. Maybe this is why she seems to whitstand her defeat and fall slightly better than her teammates. She has built the inner mechanisms to keep moving forward without being completely crushed.

Similarly, Gambol Shroud is burnt by Cinder, but this time the damage doesn't reach its core. Not only that, but the weapon keeps being used even after Blake's fall. It briefly becomes a memento for Weiss, who wields it as if she were holding the hands of her teammates:

Poignantly Blake finds it rather easily in Ever After precisely because Weiss has an idea of where it may be.

So, Gambol Shroud becomes symbolic of Blake's relationships with her teammates (Yang and Weiss especially). This is interesting because Blake is currently trying to guide the group and to keep it together.

Finally, Blake has to face the Hunter Mice to get her weapon back:

Mouse Leader: And on this day, we were not the prey, but the hunters!

Isn't it amusing that a Huntress's weapon is used as bait by a bunch of mice to trap a cat? Maybe the Ever After is trying to challenge Blake and her friends on what being Huntresses truly means and how it is easy to turn from hunter to prey, from human to monster.

YANG - DISARMING LOVE

Ember Celica convey Yang's many layers:

they appear as bracelets, as Yang is an eye-candy hot girl

they turn into gauntlets, as Yang is a hot-blooded fighter

they become asymmetrical, as Yang loses an arm because of her hot-headedness

This last point is the most important and the focus in Ever After.

Little: Steal? Never! They just take the things we are not looking at. Fair is fair.

According to Little, Jinxy doesn't steal, but takes things which are not looked at. In other words, they go after whatever is neglected. It is then meaningful they choose to collect Yang's arm of all things. After all, our Goldilocks has had her arm stolen twice now and both times for the same reason. She loses an arm because she protects a loved one.

In Beacon, Adam cuts her arm off when she tries to save Blake. In the Ever After, Jinxy grabs her prosthetic when she is consciousless after protecting Ruby. This is probably why the price to get it back is:

Jinxy: Knowing what it is to feel loved. A fair price for some, I'd say.

Jinxy's request can mean 2 different things for Yang's character:

Yang lost her arm to save both Blake and Ruby's lives. Then what if she did not do it? She may still have her arm, but maybe Blake and Ruby would be dead. Is Yang ready to sacrifice her loved ones for her arm?

Yang is ready to jump into harm's way for Blake and Ruby. Does she do it because she loves them or because she is scared they would not love her back if she doesn't? Is love that needs her to give an arm for others true love?

This is the conflict the auction lies out for Yang. It makes sense for her not to give up on the feeling to be loved for a mechanical arm, right? And yet, why should she leave behind her arm so that she can be loved?

What is the right choice? And is there really no other choice?

As you can see, Jinxy's words highlight Yang's complex. She unconsciously sees love as conditional:

Yang: Do you… think she thinks less of me… for not helping out with Amity?

What if Blake stops loving her because they disagree? What if Ruby gets hurt in Mistral while Tai is looking after Yang? Would Tai love her any less?

In a volume which is clearly going to explore Yang's relationship with both Ruby and Blake this complex is bound to surface. Only in this way she can start working through it.

WEISS - EMPTY FLOWER

Myrtenaster represents Weiss's duality:

It is a sword because Weiss is a knight

It works like a wand because Weiss is a magical girl

She is warrior and queen, male and female, anima and animus. At the same time, her weapon also shows her ice and sugar personality. It is apparently stiff (gray) and rigid, as it doesn't change form. Inside, though, it is full of colors and can be used in multiple ways thanks to Glyphs. Similarly, Weiss appears cold, but has a rich interior world, made of dreams and feelings.

This double side of Weiss can be found even in Dust, which is the key element of her fighting style. Dust represents Weiss's versatility, but also the privilege she was born in. And yet, the latter is gone right now:

Weiss: It's... it's all gone... There is nothing left for me to go back to.

And Weiss is out of Dust:

Weiss: Well, good news, I’m low on Dust.

For better or worse Atlas and the SDC are a big part of Weiss's life, but they are both gone. In this situation, it is interesting Weiss is the only one who so far has not lost her weapon. This can be read in 2 different ways:

Weiss's identity has grown strong enough not to be tied to Atlas and the SDC anymore. Obviously, she is shaken, but not completely broken.

Weiss is currently clinging to an empty vessel of herself. This may be why she thightly grabs Myrtenaster the moment she admits how much she lost:

Should she do it or should she just let go?

This conflict may tie with Weiss's weapon being the only one, which doesn't get modified in Atlas. It is because Weiss's fighting style is already perfect, but there may be another explanation. Weiss doesn't change in Atlas because she already has all that Atlas has to offer. Her real challenge is then to transform now that Atlas is gone. She is empty, but by letting go she can re-invent herself.

JAUNE - BREAKING DEATH

Crocea Mors is linked to legacy in 2 different ways:

It is an object Jaune inherited from his great-great-grandfather, so it symbolizes the Arcs' history

It is later modified by using Pyrrha's metal, so it comes to embody what Pyrrha represents in Jaune's life

So, Crocea Mors is two legacies combined. Two people Jaune wants to become more similar to. At the same time, it parallels Jaune's development. As he grows, the weapon changes, as well. It is introduced as a lame hand-me-down, but both its attack and power (Mistral) and its defence and versatility (Atlas) get enhanced. Basically, as Jaune's identity becomes rounder and rounder, so does Crocea Mors.

It slowly transforms into the perfect weapon for a Knight. A sword and a shield ready to fight for the people. And yet, in the volume 8 climax, Jaune uses it to kill Penny. So, Jaune's identity as a Knight shatters, just like his sword.

What now?

If Jaune is indeed the Rusted Knight, then it may be he is stubbornly clinging to an already broken identity:

Curious Cat: Time changes, you know? And so do we when it's our time to change, don't you?

In order to evolve, you must accept death,grief and destruction. Only if you do, you can be remade.

At the same time, the idea of a Knight trapped inside a rusted armor ties with Jaune's metal motif. In alchemy there is a scale of 7 metals: lead, tin, iron, copper, mercury, silver and gold. The objective is to transform the lead into gold. This is Jaune's arc in a nutshell.

He starts off as lead. He is inexperienced, ignorant and unrefined, but then he meets Pyrrha. Pyrrha is already gold by the beginning of the series. Hence why her golden armor, which contrasts with Jaune's white and gray one:

Not only that, but Pyrrha's semblance is literally about manipulating metals. So, she sees Jaune's raw potential and decides to turn the lead into gold. She is the one who starts the process.

After her death, Jaune keeps on evolving:

He goes from lead to tin in Mistral, when he changes his armor

He strenghtens his sense of self and blooms into iron in Atlas, where he also gains more golden details

However, he then kills Penny, who represents the properties of Copper (love and beauty)

As a result, I would not be surprised if he were now stuck. Symbolically trapped inside an armour because he can't stop being iron, while he should keep on going to reach gold. In order to change, though, he should face what he has done and let go of his current knight identity. It used to fit him, but has right now grown too small, just like his previous armor. It may be time to look for something else.

Speaking of which, isn't this golden woman interesting?

As @blue-cheeseinmyoffwhites noticed she is a blacksmith and may be the reason why Jaune is trapped inside an armor. In general, the idea of a golden woman, who is also a blacksmith (aka that works metals) reminds me of Pyrrha. Since Little may be in the story to help Ruby face her grief over Penny and her child-self, then this woman may have a similar function for Jaune. What if she is there to help him work through his guilt over Pyrrha's death and his hero complex?

We'll see how it goes, but so far Jaune is the only one whose weapon has been shattered and this might be his chance to build it anew. He might even make his own weapon instead of relying on someone else's legacy.

NEOPOLITAN - SELF MADE PARASOL

Hush represents who Neo is: Hush is a parasol that can be used as a shield and with a blade inside. It is the perfect weapon for a student of an Academy that superficially teaches girls how to be ladies and secretely trains spies. It combines the elegance of an accessory with the lethality of a weapon.

At the same time, Hush is clearly complementary to Melodic Cudgel. The former is a silent blade, while the latter is a flashy and noisy gun. The former is Neo’s message to the world to shut up. The latter is Roman’s enjoyment of the pain of others that sounds like a melody. So, Hush is perfect for the partner in crime of Roman Torchwick.

It is a weapon that fits both Lady Beat’s spy and Roman’s friend. The point is that Neo can’t keep being both. She can’t keep being Trivia Vanille and Neopolitan. She must choose.

Neo's parasol is symbolic of Neo's real self and it combines her many layers. It is also something Roman gifted her with, so, together with his hat, it is part of his legacy to her. Just like Neo herself is Roman's legacy. She is a person Roman loved and helped grow. The key to overcoming her grief is for Neo to realize this. Yet, she can't and maybe this is why she doesn't look for her weapon, but simply makes a new version of it by using her semblance (or so it seems tbh).

This may very well be because Neo is not trying to change or to self-reflect, but is projecting her anger and sadness over other people. This is why she immediately transforms into the 2 people she hates the most: Ruby and Cinder. Then, she lets her semblance out and... be it because it naturally evolves or be it because of the place she is... a tons of Neo immediately pop up...

And yet, who is the real one?

The Ever After may be at the same time the best and the worst place for Neo, right now. It is the best fit for her semblance. Overactive Imagination is about projecting the inside out, after all. It is about letting everything she represses take a real shape in the outside world. So, it makes sense that the Ever After amplifies its effect. However, letting our emotions go rampant without filtering them may lead to a disaster.

Symbolically, Neo may very well lose her real self. Just like she has lost her weapon and is replacing it with an illusion. Will Neo find herself again or will she stay in the Ever After forever?

(On an unrelated note, I am looking forward to how Neo's semblance is going to influence the Ever After:

Like, are these shadows all "characters" Neo creates? Is she gonna materialize the younger Ruby illusion on the bridge? Does it mean her semblance has evolved so that now her illusions can talk?

If Ruby and the others are stepping into the role of protagonists, then Neo may very well be using her semblance to step into the role of a writer:

I would not be surprised if she conquers the Ever After, at least temporally. It would be fun to see if the Ever After conquers her in return.)

RUBY - GROWING MOON

Crescent rose means "A growing-up Ruby". After all, Ruby herself is a rose (Ruby Rose) and crescent means "to grow up". So, her weapon describes Ruby herself: a young child, who grows up stronger and stronger... or does she?

It is obvious Ruby is not a smiling growing up child anymore. But then, who is she? There is no answer and this is why Crescent Rose is still missing.

Apart from this, Crescent Rose is interesting because it is one of the many things that tie Ruby to the moon. After all, the moon has 3 phases (well, 4, but we only need 3 :P):

Crescent Moon

Full Moon

Falling Moon

These 3 phases are linked to the life of a person. The crescent moon is youth, the full moon is maturity and the falling moon is old age. So, Ruby is a crescent moon (crescent rose) because she is still in her youth.

An interesting thing is that all these ideas are expressed by the so called Triple Goddess:

The Triple Goddess is a deity archetype revered in many Neopagan religious and spiritual traditions. She is viewed as a triunity of three distinct aspects or figures united in one being. These three figures are often described as the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone, each of which symbolizes both a separate stage in the female life cycle and a phase of the Moon.

Guess who is an example of a Triple Goddess?

Exactly, Trivia/Hecate is often considered a Triple Goddess :P And when she falls together with Ruby, she very conveniently turns into 3 people: Oscar, Yang and Penny.

Neo is supposedly Ruby's mirror, so these three characters should not only be important for Ruby's arc, but also represent part of who she is. As for now, several interpretations are possible. For example, Oscar, Yang and Penny are the protagonists of Ruby's major conflicts in the last 3 volumes.

In volume 7, Ruby and Oscar have a disagreement over telling or not Ironwood the truth. In volume 8, Yang decides not to follow Ruby's leadership and to take another path. So far, volume 9 focuses on Ruby's feelings over Penny's death. All these conflicts have built over each other until Ruby can't ignore them anymore.

They can also foreshadow future focus. Right now, Ruby is struggling with Penny's death, but later on she may also have to experience a shift in her and Yang's dynamic, as Yang enters a relationship with Blake:

Weiss: About time. Ruby: About time for what?

It may be nothing, but it is interesting Ruby seems oblivious to Bumbleby's clearly blossoming romance.

Similarly, once RWBY + J goes back, Ruby might share some focus with Oscar, since the 2 of them have clear parallel arcs.

Finally, these 3 people might also represent past, present and future:

Oscar is waiting for Ruby outside, in the future. Maybe this is why in this shot, Neo gets far away from Ruby when she transforms into him. He is a person, who did not fall and one of the loved ones, who are looking forward to Ruby's return.

Yang is with Ruby in Ever After. Neo closes up on Ruby, when she looks like her sister. Yang is a person who fell with Ruby and who is sharing her journey to go back home.

Penny died. Neo goes behind Ruby while being Penny and tries to drag her down. Penny is a precious friend, who is now lost and also a symbol of Ruby's inner child.

Whatever the case, the metaphor is clear... all these conflicts and Ruby's past self are dragging her down. She needs to face all what is repressed to climb back up.

Maybe this is why even before Ruby can start looking for Crescent Rose, she has to solve her feelings over another weapon:

Penny's sword symbolically works as a mirror for Ruby. By taking it, Ruby has the chance to grieve, to let her feelings out and to look at who she is. And yet, a couple of minutes after getting it, she is already moving forward. She is stepping into Alyx's role and getting a new purpose. Not only that, but her whole plan revolves around giving Penny's sword away.

The meaning is clear, Ruby is still not ready to let all her grief out. She chooses to ignore it and to start moving again. And yet, we know the sword is coming back for her:

Who knows? Maybe, just like Pyrrha's metal, Penny's jade sword is going to get integrated into Ruby's weapon or attire, as well. As stated above, we have a blacksmith, after all.

What is sure is that Ruby can't hope to find Crescent Rose until she decides what to do with Penny's sword.

THE AUCTION - ITEMS AND PAYMENTS

Little: Hugs are very valuable!

Let's go back to the Auction. Jinxy is presented as a thief and as a crook. However, I think the story makes clear there is a meaning to their actions. Specifically, Jinxy looks after things people disreguard and makes them look valuable, so that people would try to get them back.

At the same time, Jinxy's prices are nothing, but what the person truly needs to get what they want. The price is the truly important thing in Jinxy's auction, not the item, which is a fake anyway.

The first item looks like a bunny made of diamonds, but it is actually a small mouse like Little. It is then a representation of the child self. And what should one do with a child-self, if not to hug it thightly and nurture it?

Let's look then at what Jinxy asks our 2 sisters:

They ask Yang's feeling of being loved in exchange of her arm. They do not ask for the love Yang receives, but for her inner perception of it because it is unhealthy. Yang will always sacrifice parts of herself in exchange of affection, unless she lets go of the idea love is conditional. She needs to build a new idea of love or she will keep on losing pieces.

They ask Ruby's hope in exchange of Penny's sword. This is because Ruby needs hope in order to overcome her grief over Penny. It is meaningful Little steals the doll, so that it can reveal itself to Ruby before she has the price to pay for it. Interestingly, she gets the sword, but still can't properly process it and gives it away 2 minutes later.

Ruby and Yang need to nurture their inner hope and self-love if they truly want what the 2 weapons represent aka a whole self.

#rwby #rwby volume 9 #rwby spoilers #rwby meta #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #jaune arc #neopolitan #my meta #this post is one week late #but i really had no time to finish it before

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Devoir de Synthèse 1 Anglais 2ème Lettres

The text - Mohammad Manan is 14 years old and comes from the village of Samsahiriya,;Mumbai . He began working in a mine at the age of eight in the district of Koderma, one of the poorest in the Tomorrow he will tell his story at a gathering of the International Labour Organisation on the day dedicated to the fight against child labour.   - Manan’s story is like that of many other children; like theirs but not the same as their because he is able to talk about it in the past thanks to the action of an Indian NGO, the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), which convinced his parents to take the boy out of the mine and put him into a rehabilitation centre in Jaipur to study.   - “More than half the children of our village are engaged in mica mining and so are their The youngest are 6-7 years old,” Manan said. For Manan a working day would begin at 10 am and last until 6 pm. His life was like this until four years ago when the BBA got him to school   - Since then he has been on a mission to defend children’s rights. Whenever he visited his family, he tried to convince other families to let their children go to school instead of the mine. So far eight “I would tell them that if they didn't allow their kids to study, the next generation too will suffer,” he said. Even though “it took many attempts” in the end “they were convinced.       http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Child-labour:-An-Indian-boy-tells-his-story-to-the-ILO-in-Geneva-15489.html   Raccada S School   Term test no 1 2019/2020 Mrs .Abbessi / Mrs.Rahmeni 2 hours   Student's name……………………… Class : 2nd forms   Reading comprehension 15 mks   - Tick the most appropriate option 2 mks   The text is mainly about   - A child working in a mine  b) A child who escaped exploitation - c) A child who escaped from his family   The purpose of the text is   - a) to encourage children to learn b) to encourage children to work - c) to encourage children to drop out of school - complete the table with information from the text 3mks   Name Country of origin Problem Help offered Mohammad Manan          3) complete the summary with wrods frm the text without making any changes to them .one word per blank     3mks   A 14-year-old boy, Mohammad Manan, talks about how he was saved from working at a mica mine during an international conference held on the day dedicated to the                                     against child labour. He is doing his best to .                                              parents to send their children to school .He believed that without education children of the future generations will                         - for each of the following statements ,pick out a complete sentence from the text showing that it is false 2mks - In Samsahiriya's village only children have to work in mines ( p3 )   .........................................................................................................................................................   - After many attempts with parents ; Mohamed received no positive response .( p 4)   .........................................................................................................................................................   - what do the underlined words refer to 2mks   Theirs ( p 2)=...........................................................   Him ( p 3)=.............................................................   - Find synonyms to the following words 2mks   To combat (p1) =.............................................................   To endure ( p4) =....................................................................   - Give a personal justified answer to the following question 1mk   Do you think that poverty is the only reason for child labour ?   I think that ..............................................................................................................................   .because ..................................................................................................................................                  Language 10 MKS Task no 1) tick the most appropriate option 3 mks   Our phones can do so much these days that some people have trouble tearing themselves away long enough to reconnect 1-(at / with / off) the real world. You’ve likely seen them around town, on public transportation, and in stores with their eyes and fingers glued to their mobile device. (Even though / Instead / But ) of interacting with the people around them, they 3-(remember / look / forget ) face-to-face conversation for virtual ones. Many believe that our younger generation is actually 4-(many / less / least) capable of normal socializing because of this. They’ve gotten so little practice that they’re simply not comfortable with chatting with someone they meet out in public. Since humans are social creatures by nature 5-(which / whom / who) need real life connections, this runs the risk of becoming a 6-(small / huge / old) problem for society. Task no 2) put the bracketed words in the appropriate tense / form    3mks   I have many friends at and outside the school but my best friend is my classmate. She and I ( to be)                                             studying together since we entered school in kindergarten. We have studied together all these years. We also travel by the school bus together because we stay close to each other. ( she)               home is only a ten minute walk from my place. My friend is kindly and sweet-natured. We are always happy to be with each other. We enjoy studying, playing and ( to eat)                                                                              together. If I am sad she (do)                                all she can to make me smile and feel happy. When I have difficulties and doubts in my studies she teaches me( patient)                                            . She never expects anything of me, but shares all that she has. She has always been kind and ( help)                                    to me. When I miss school because I am unwell she comes to my place to share with me all that has been done at school. When she misses school I too help her. We also play badminton together in the evenings.   Task no 3) fill in the paragraph with words from the box ( there are two extra words ) 4mks     Families are supposed to be caring and loving towards one another. They are the people you should feel most 1-                                 and secure with. It can be normal for families not to get 2-    . with each other sometimes. Every family has problems from time to time, even if they are usually happy and don't often 3-                       . Young people often talk to Child Line about their families. Some people talk about how much they 4                             being with their family, but others sometimes talk about feeling left out or that they don’t get on with them. The Child Line message boards are a good place to find out how other people feel about their family. The boards can help you see that you are not 5-                                                    and can be a great way to get tips on how to get through 6-                                 times with your family. I'm glad that I have a peaceful relationship with my family. I can't say we have an extremely good 7 but at least we don't fight very often. We communicate quite well and sometimes we do sit 8                                       to talk about what has happened recently. We .have family gatherings as well. Although the gatherings are not frequent, I do enjoy them.   Writing   15mks   - Read then insert the following parts in their initial positions in the paragraph 5mks   - he knew Ashley very well b) from his home in Britain    / c) go back to computer love - d) why do not we get married ? / e) great to see him   They exchanged computer messages. Soon they realized they were in love. Then one day john sent a message to Ashley. it said ,I love you (1)                    ? On the other side of the Atlantic ocean she typed her answer and ' yes' appeared on john's screen. John and Ashley exchanged romantic messages for nine months. This week john travelled ( 2)                   to the united states to see Ashley for the first time . John said that he felt ( 3)                                            Ashley said that john was a true gentleman . I knew that from his messages on the screen and it's ( 4)                        After their marriage john is going to live in the United States and they will sadly(5)            .     Task no 2) 10 mks Your English friend Donald is planning to visit Tunisia. He would like to discover a beautiful place in your country. Write him a 10- line e mail to give him some information about a place he can visit (what makes it beautiful /what you can do there ) .................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................   ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................. 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500 Wrods for Assessment

   I've had a full four months because I completed one essay and two projects. The process of writing the paper is very meaningful, but these two plans are more valuable to me.

   In my first project, I made stop motion animation and flip book to create a system of alphabet after I got inspiration from the verb ‘animate’. In the beginning I wanted to design twenty-six small furniture can be deformed or disassembled and assembled, but limited by the time and my skills (and teachers advice), I was chosen the backup plan which was flip book. The skill of flip book and stop motion animation are not difficult but they take a lot of time and ideas. And the materials of the flip book also need to be considered. In order to complete the animation, I checked a lot of information of letters and I learned the history of the alphabet. At the same time, I carried out experiments of hardness and transparency for different types of paper. Although I did not use for my final work, I learned how to make simple manual books. I drew two different stories. The first story is about single-celled organisms with twenty-six letters and merges with each other to become a large cell with alphabet. The second story is about the process of twenty-six letters from hieroglyphs to the font now. I also made a simple wooden prop as another way of animation. I am satisfied with the idea of the two stories. However, the animation is not satisfied. The animation is not as long as I expected and some ideas are not realized. I did not draw it all because I did not have enough time. I also wished to design a simple prop to help me play the animation. I only made out of a wooden prop without any organs since I was limited by time again. I wish I can do better next time.

   The process of the second project was a bit difficult since I need to make five small low-cost products and sell them. I visited several One Pound Shop and bought different products to find inspiration. Finally I chose six-sided grater. I decided to make five removable bottoms for graters so they are used as chopsticks cage and drying rock. The problem was that each grater had a different shape, so I had to measure the length and angle of the bottom accurately. In order to make a bottom with solid enough and correct shape, I chose laser cutting. This is very useful because I learned how to use the laser cutting and software Adobe Illustrator. I also tested different types and thickness acrylic board to find suitable material. During my experiment, I must constantly adjust the shape and size of the bottom. I had to ensure that the bottom can be firmly embedded within the grater but also be removed. Acrylic board was a good material for me because it is strong, light and it would not be burnt. However, acrylic board had odor after laser cutting. It took me several days to get rid of it. I could not accept that smell, so I was looking for new material to replace acrylic board and I found medium density fiberboard. Finally, one of my products was sold out. At least it was better than the worst.

     Overall, I improved my skill and knowledge from these two projects and I also found out there is still some problems for my time management. I shall remedy it in future.

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It's the yin yang

Fuel that fire in you soul I found out that in order for me to be saved, I had to lose my mom. My dad did indeed proved always and never left us hungry and I have always respected him for that. Especially after losing my mom he kept going for my brother and I I couldn't help but look up to be like him. He has a good heart but the system has indeed failed and my sister don't seem him like i do. He's very intuitive and I'm becoming the same way and so was my mom. I wanted to be like my mom who was perfect in every way to me to honest with myself. And I got out of school and decided not to go to college but to stay home and I knew the whole time that I just wanted to get to know my dad for who he was and maybe he can see that I want good for everyone and everything. He needs to take his walls down. And open up to love. He's so close, he just doesn't know it yet. He's so strong but he's built up anger. Let that anger be love in everything. Take that pride and turn it into love. I'm shivering right now my whole body because I know this is all true. It's incredible it's like I'm finding that inner innocence that I had so long ago. All those emotions everyone showed me not to feel I fell into the temptations. And I wanted out. I had a heart break at the end of my high school senior year. A day before prom. I was devastated. Because I was ignorant to what she heard in the music that I just recently heard. They were her favorite songs and they are deep. My heart is singing these songs a big thanks goes up to Bob Marley whose song redemption song hit my spirit in all the places I needed. It helped that voice that was so close to falling down a dark dark hole that I may never have gotten out of. So shout out to that girl, you too have a special spot in my heart because you too, saved me. My dad who I used to hated, I love. Openly with all my heart he too has saved me, now I'm going to save him. I think my mom was truly saved and that is why she had to die so young. She lived a full life. My heart and spirit were screaming for help my mind was getting in the way, looking at revenge and ways to get back at her but I soon found that I didn't want that at all. I partied for a summer and did what I needed to see what the other side was like and I'm glad I got bored of it so soon. The headaches hurt my brain slowly losing my mind I'm so glad letting go of all this hate I had built up used as bricks for my walls nothing but a maze I built all around me. Instead of looking for the exit. Fuck a maze I wanna walk free. And I have been in a lot of jams. Now that I've been there I can really hopefully help others and be and do what I want as long as is it's got love it's got spirit if it's your spirit it cannot be killed nah mean. It has come out. You changed that space around you for the better. Ever heard of the butterfly affect? What if you nourished the butterfly and your world flourished? How is it coincidence that in this wrod we talk about what happens when the butterfly as opposed to when you smile and watch a life go on. If it's your time it's your time but let the butterfly live. Take in the life the eye of a citric filled acid rap of the mind of a poor soul drafted to a war they don't believe in saw and realized what live what life is about what it means to to be free and wheep like a free soul. All these artists I would jam to I heard in a deep light not a good one now hear another soul pouring out something real. A positive message. If you don't hear it it's because you don't want to. Ignorance is bliss if you're on the wrong side but the other side is forever it's that kid you used to be before someone took it from you slowly. I apologize for all my wrong doing but i have not gotten all out. Live LIFE. Find you and protect that innocence with everything you got and hold that dear. Hold it close and never let anyone takeover. It's mind versus spirit and well, y'all, mind over matter and if you don't mind you don't matter. The yin yang represents mother and father I think, now this doesn't say father and father are bad or mother and mother, but it'll be more evident here, admittedly there is always a feminine and a masculine entity in a relationship either way you look at it. So basically I used to know my father as a very tough man, but he's been through a lot, that tough skin is the walls he's built up I think. And I've seen his light the black with a light in the middle, my mother was VERY spiritual, she was the light with the dark. but her dad didn't have the same affection because he wanted a boy, my mom got over that I think when she married my dad, that was her dark in all that light. For me to see and acknowledge life I had to see the dark and lose my mom to be where I am now. I was a momma's boy, that's how it had to be. The balance. The truth. The yin yang. To be saved you have to know about both sides of the coin. To see both, you must know both. Get to your mother and father. If they are Gone already physically or passed away, learn to live a lifestyle by learning from them and avoiding the mistakes of the past you're going to fall a few times along the way. That's okay find someone else moving in the same direction. Find love somewhere, in art in a pet in words like I have, in life around you, you're filled with life and that's the truth. The present is beautiful. Share my experience if you would haha I think the more that see this the better, there really isn't anything called a dumb question so ask away, I'm happy to answer. Or help with whatever is going on, reblog or repost lol idk im still new to the idea of tumblr but maybe now I can go make musical quotes that highlight what I'm hearing

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