Monday, May 13, 2013

My Journey-Part 5: Checking My GPS

    Many people don’t plan their future.  They just think about the next day.  They’re as lazy as a couch potato!  Not me!  I’m organized and this is what I plan to do! 
 

    The intelligent Brigham Young University is a spectacular college!  Many people have told me it’s marvelous.  My kind, cousin goes there and adores BYU and it a great Mormon College (I’m Mormon).  When I go there I plan on getting a degree in animal biology.  I’ll try to get a cozy apartment.  I would learn and become an educated student.  School at BYU would be great!
   

   After college at BYU, I would get a fine job as a skilled veterinarian and I’ll own a vet business.  I’ve always cherished animals and have been good with them.  Seeing them almost every day would be so exciting!  Helping animals is my thing. 
   

   When I’ve gotten a great job, I would need a place to live.  My house would be in Queen Creek, Arizona, my fabulous hometown.  It would have lots of huge trees with a treehouse and a pond.  I would have a gigantic backyard with beautiful green grass.  There would be a balcony with an extraordinary view.  I just explained the ultimate house ever!
   

   After I’ve done all I need to, I’ll get married. When I get married I’ll be 21 years old.  My wife will have dark blonde hair, bright blue eyes and she’ll be tall.  Intelligent, loving and generous is how someone would describe her.  She’ll teach piano lessons and make food as good as a chef does.  We’ll have eight, unique kids: four boys and four girls.  I’ll have twin girls.  My family would be so fantastic!
    

   When I’m older, I’ll be very compassionate.  One of the generous things I’ll do is donate lots of money to the humanitarian fund for the amazing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  When you donate there, they don’t keep any of it.  Not even one cent.  It’ll all go to the kind people in need!
    

   For one of my anniversary’s, I would like to go to the wonderful Eiffel Tower.  We would go to the top and watch the bright city light’s.  It would be superb!  With my wonderful family I would also like to go to the amazing Statue of Liberty.  Together we would watch the colorful fireworks.  It would be remarkable day to remember!

    So overall, I would go to a very educating college, get a terrific house and a loving wife.  I would have a big family, donate money to those in need and go on fantastic vacations.  My future is ready!

Monday, April 1, 2013

Biography of Gustave Eiffel

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Gustave Eiffel was a good person.  He designed the eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.  He was a great architect!

Gustave Eiffel was born in France on December 15, 1832.  He lived with his Grandmother because his mother died.  His Uncle schooled him and spent a lot of time with him.  Eiffel then went to the College Sainte-Barbe in Paris. 

In 1881, Gustave Eiffel designed the foundation of the Statue of Liberty.  Then in 1884, he started on the Eiffel Tower.  The idea was originally by Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier.  To finish it up, he asked Stephen Sauvestre to add architectural embellishments.  It took two years to complete the Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel died on December 27, 1923 in his mansion while listening to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.  He was buried in the Cemetery de Levallois-Perret. 




Buildings he Designed

Railway station at Toulouse, France (1862)

Synagogue in Rue de Pasarelles, Paris (1867)

Théâtre les Folies, Paris (1868)

Church of San Marcos, Arica, Chile (1875)

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York, United States (1886)

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (1889

Casa de Fierro, Iquitos, Peru (1892)

Church of Santa Barbara, Santa Rosalia, Mexico (1896)







Architecture Timeline

 2000 – The Emirates Towers


1999 –Jewish Museum Berlin,


1998 – Petronas Twin Towers


1998 – Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art


1997 – Guggenheim Museum Bilbao


1996 – Aronoff Center for Design and Art,


1993 – The Umeda Sky Building


1992 – The Bank of America Corporate Center


1990 – Frederick Weisman Museum of Art

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Detailing My Ride - Part 4

  Who designs buildings? That’s an architect.  What’s the design and construction of a building?  That’s architecture, and architecture is my passion!

    In order to become an architect, you need a special license.  You would also have to take a test to determine how good you are.       There are many different schools you could go to.  There’s the Penn Foster Career School, The International Academy of Design and Technology, and The Ashworth College.  You could get a professional bachelor’s or master’s degree.  The Bachelor of Architecture program takes five years to pass, and the Intern Development Program entails 5,600 hours. 


    There are many different types of houses.  There’s the Bungalow (a one story cottage or cabin), the Single Detached (a house that stands on it’s own), Duplex (two fold apartments), the Row House, (modern houses in the same area), and what everyone knows, the Mansion.  These aren’t the only styles though.  There are many more!


    A famous building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is the Guggenheim Museum of Art.  Adolf Loos designed the Cafe Museum and Looshaus.  Albert Kahn designed the twenty eight story Art Deco Fisher Building.  Wow!  That’s as big as a dinosaur!


    Designing a house would be fun to do, but I’d rather be a veterinarian when I grow up.  I’m not as interested in architecture as I was.  Something that I learned was that the average salary for an architect is $57,000.  That disappointed me.   When I grow up, I won’t be an  architect!



Bibliography

Stevenson, Neil. Architecture. Architecture. New York : DK Pub., 1997. Print.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Friend Poem

Friends are like spring,

Blooming and giving you hope to go on

Bullies are like winter,

Mean and nasty, pushing you back

Friends are like butterflies,

Beautiful, kind, and graceful

Bullies are like lions,

Harsh, unfriendly, and friendless

Friends are like breezes,

Faithful, warming, and heeding

Bullies are like storms,

Powerful, selfish, and brisk!

More Pictures

My Brothers and I playing our instruments.

The First day of School.  I am in the 5th Grade.

My handsome self in 5th Grade.

My brothers and I in 2012.

A picture of my family in 2012.

  
The first day of school in 3rd Grade.

My first day of school in 2nd Grade.

Filling My Tank: Part 3

I am a very unique boy.  No one in the world is like me.  I like who I am and this is why!

Many people say I am a handsome young man.  I have dark blonde hair and eyes as blue as the sea.  I have freckles and am tall and slender.
  
One way you could describe me is easy going.  I just go with the flow as if I were a stream.  Another is musical.  I play piano and viola.  Some people say I am creative and can invent things good.
 
 One of my strengths is school.  I’ve never gotten a B on my report card.  I am also good at creating.  My brother said that whenever we make things together, mine are always better.  One of my faults is speaking in front of people.  I get so nervous.  Another fault is that I get annoyed when people make weird sounds, it just bothers me.
  
When I first started school, I went to Pickett Elementary, a school in Arizona.  Then in 2011, I moved to Texas and went to Tippin Elementary.  My first teacher was Mrs. Cope, my kindergarten teacher.  I remember counting to 100 in Kindergarten and getting an award for being in the 100’s Club.  Mrs. Lasse was my First Grade teacher and Mr. Cosper was my Second Grade teacher.  My third grade teacher was Mrs. Conner and after that I moved to El Paso and had Mrs. Lara for a fourth grade teacher.  While in Mrs. Lara’s class I got into GT.  Now I have Mrs. Ambriz, my fifth grade teacher.
  
When I hear the word friend, I think of someone who cares for you, knows you, and agrees with you.  They understand you and best of all laugh at your weirdest jokes.  Some things my friends and I have in common is that we all like to go camping, have sleepovers, and go to Arizona.  When my friends and I disagree on somethings, we compromise.  I’m glad I have great friends.
 
Some organizations I belong to are Orchestra and Cub Scouts.  I started Cub Scouts when I was eight years old and have been in it ever since. I always have fun doing the Pinewood Derby in Scouts and making really cool cars.  However, I started Orchestra in 2012 when I was ten years old.  I play viola in Orchestra and started viola when I was nine.
  
Viola and piano are the fantastic instruments that I play.  I chose viola because no one else in my family played it.  I chose piano because when I was younger, my mom gave me the opportunity to have lessons and I took it.  Both my instruments are great!
  
One person I greatly admire is President Thomas S. Monson, the prophet and president of my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He influences me and sets a good example.  He has lived a good life.  Other people I admire are my kind parents.  They love me and are always there for me.  They teach me so many new things.  I will always look up to them.
  
To sum it up, I’m a very unique person, am great at school and have good friends.  I am musical and play piano and viola and admire great people that are in my life.