#3 If you were a fairy tale/ mythological character*/group skills

Its hard to be the best at anything. The past year's Olympians will be replaced by new gold medalist. The master man will be replaced by a new man with more bronze. Whatever the case may be those who want to be the best need to put in the hard work to get there. Sometimes it takes a long time, but never take the path that appears to you as a wolf in sheep's clothing. No one ever said that the hard work didn't pay off. I am the group member who puts in the hours after everyone logs out. I am best at the behind the scenes work that goes into a project. Like a superhero. Rescuing the team when we are in our darkest hour.
There is always one person in the group who is able to be everything. I am the multi-tasker, whenever there is a spot where work needs to be done I do it. When ever there is slacking I make up for it. I certainly am no the fastest worker but like the tortoise I finish the race. I am a firm believer that in order to have an outcome (a positive one at least) you need to put your own work in.  In a group I sometimes am not the partner you want but I am the one you need. I am a silent protector over the group.

#2 Diagnosis/ Exam Reflection

Earlier today I took a practice A.P. test and I can say beyond a reasonable doubt I have some work to do. The passages were not necessarily “difficult”, but all were rather dry and uninteresting to me. Then I was also fuzzy on some of the questions meanings and answers. As the test continued I found myself re-reading passages and questions. This can be attributed to my lack of attentiveness as I progressed through the test. To say the least, I need to put in some real work before the real A.P. test this year.
Where do I start? Well in the book “Literature and Composition” I am offered some guidance by the authors, and they seem to be familiar with test dreariness.  Thus, they recommend that I endure, dig in, and stay attentive. The more I tune out the passage the harder it gets when I go to answer questions.  This will lead me to be less confused by the literature in the test, and not have to spend as much time puzzling over passages and wasting time. This goal will be met once I can average a higher words per minute reading speed.
However, there are times when being a good reader doesn’t pay off. In order to improve my score I need to also understand what questions are asking and be knowledgeable on all answer choices. It’s easier to answer a question if you can eliminate choices. To practice and better this skill I need to improve my vocabulary on works of literature. This can be done only with repetition.  So I will strive to take better notes in the future and broaden my literary terms. When I catch myself in a habbit of taking notes this goal will be fulfilled.
Re-reading is a timed test takers nightmare. Not only is this habit a waste of time, the reader, (me in this case) gets caught focusing solely on one aspect of the text leading to more re- reading. This catches even the best test takers in a vicious cycle.  Again I find myself saying that I need to increase my attentiveness. Possibly a new strategy could be the answer; read the questions first then, the text. This will take some practice so I believe I will need to take at least two more practice test before the real exam. Once my average score is above an 80% this goal is complete until then; test, test and test again.

#1 Design

There are some subtleties in choosing the proper appearance for a blog. As the designer you have to pick what feel you want your blog to convey by using color placement, and style to your advantage. I decided to use Old Standard TT text as my title text because I wanted my blog to have an aura of sophistication. For this same reason I chose the color black to be my text color. Look to the background; you can clearly see it is a picture of the world. What colors make up the picture? You will notice there are blacks, yellows, blues, green, and a hint of red. Black is the color of sophistication. Yellow and red are used to evoke intensity. Blue is for calmness and serenity. Green is for restfulness, and soothing. These colors are all used to set the mood and tone of my blog. However, you could set the perfect mood for your blog and mess up by choosing the wrong, illegible font for the body. For this reason I chose Arial size fourteen. I don't want anyone to strain their eyes while reading my blog. With all these factors mixed you get a feel of comfort, sophistication, ease and a hint of intensity. Enjoy.


http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/colorpsych.htm

http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/02/19/establish-a-mood-with-typography/