Final Draft

      My dad, mom, little sister, and I drive back home from school and work. Once we arrive, we're greeted by my Grandma. She comes out to help my sister gather her things and we all get back into the house. "Mano po" I tell my Grandma, while we all get settled in. "Mano po" is a gesture where you take the person's hand and you put it against your forehead. This gesture basically means that you respect them, and that you're home.
      My Grandma has been doing this gesture ever since she was 5. "I would do the gesture to my elders, just like what you do to me and your parents." she said. I never really had the time to really think about the meaning of the word, but whenever I think of it, I think of home, my loved ones, and family. It's like it was meant to be there from the start. It's a habit we all do in my family, and we never forget it. I don't really know if any other culture does this, but I do know that it originated from the Philippines, and that most people there use it to greet their elders.
      My sister is at the right age to learn the gesture, but since we're all a little busy, we tend to forget to teach her. We forget to teach her how important this is to our culture, and how important this is to our family. She's learning things from school, but she isn't learning things from our culture. I sometimes think about all the other traditional cultures she missed out on since she's never been to the Philippines. She'll be able to learn about the gesture one day. But for now, we'll just continue on the tradition with the rest of the family.
      I never really knew if I did the gesture as a child, so then I asked my Grandma if I did. "You would always do it after school whenever you get home. You would do it to me, your mom, and your aunties." she said. I never really remembered anything from when I was four, and I was a little shocked by how I did "mano po" at such a young age. I guess I was kind of a smart kid when I was little. It also shows how I was taught at a young age, which means that this is a very important phrase and gesture.
     To this day, we still use "mano po." I still use it after school when I get home, whenever I get back from a trip, or whenever I get home from a family outing. My Grandma never gets tired of seeing and hearing us do the gesture, because she knows that this also means that we give her respect. Other cultures probably have other gestures or phrases that they use to show respect and tell others in their family that they're home. But for us, this is our phrase. This is our gesture. It would be great if everyone knew and used "mano po", because it's a very heartwarming thing to say. For now, we'll continue doing this tradition, and we won't stop. Maybe in a few years, everyone else will catch on.

Teens Help Design A Camera For A Young Girl With No Arms

     Their idea of trying to design a camera for someone who doesn't have any arms is really touching. Instead of adults trying to make the camera, other teens did it for her. Like what others say, teens learn from other teens. So it also means that teens can help one another. Direct Quote: "I'd much rather have a kid's idea versus an adult's idea." Susanna Spiccia said. A head cam nor a wheelchair camera worked. So then they came up with a shoulder-mounted camera design to help the teen. In July, Pilcher and Janiyah gave Haley a test run using the shoulder cam, and used it throughout that week (Paraphrase from Kids Helping Kids, Paragraph 4, Successful Shooting, Paragraph 1). Some of her shots were even included in her group's final music video, which she and her teammates act out a spooky nightmare in colorful costumes and face paint.  The form of the topic is so effective, because it's a very kind thing to help out someone who doesn't have arms. The content is very clear and the sentences flow very well. Overall, I really like the article because it's a very good deed to others. Not many people have an opportunity for something like this.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/21/health/maker-kids-camera-without-arms/index.html

Mano Po

     After school, when I get home, I always have to "mano po" with my Grandma whenever I go inside the house. No matter what you ALWAYS have to do it. The phrase "mano po" is a gesture where you take the person's hand and put it against your forehead. This is mostly done for elders and your parents. This gesture basically means that you respect them, and that you're home. "Mano po" isn't really just between my family, but it's between us Filipinos.
     My Grandma said she's been doing it ever since she was 5. She would do it to her elders, just like what my mom, dad, and I do. My sister hasn't really started doing it yet. We forget to teach her how important it is to do "mano po," and she's at the right age to learn. I know that most people in the Mainland don't really do it. Some of them just forget what it is because we're in the "states" and no one in the states has a clue what it is.
     I was taught to do "mano po" when my parents showed examples. My dad would always do it first, and then I followed. When I got used to it, I just started doing it daily and my Grandma would be smiling, because I learned to do something really important. We never stopped doing this gesture because it's like we're stuck with it. No matter what we do, we just can't let go of it. We've been used to it for so long, we can't forget about it.
     Since I didn't really know if I always did it as a child, I asked my Grandma. She said,"you would always do it after school when you get home. You do it to me, your mom, and all of your aunties." I was a little shocked, because I don't really remember anything like that, but I guess I was a smart little kid to do it. I lived in the Philippines when I was little, so I had a lot of cousins and aunties. Had to "mano po" every single one of them. I guess it just carried on here in Hawaii.
     To this day, we still do "mano po." We still do it every day, to my Grandma, and she never got tired of it. Not many families do this gesture, because they don't know what it is. From what I've heard, only Filipinos know this tradition, and it would be great if everyone knew and did "mano po." For now we'll continue doing this tradition, and we won't stop. Maybe in a few years, everyone else will catch on.

My First Post

         Hi my name is Angela and my blog is called "If This Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Write." I chose this title because It popped up in my head and it just sounded right for me. It's also a phrase that I've heard several times in my life and I think that it's a great idea for my blog. The design for my blog is a line of Telephone Booths because I think that this class is calling out to me. Blogging can probably be an easy thing for me since I'm loud and I talk a lot, so instead of saying it all out loud, I can just write it all down here. I also chose the color blue for most of my words because blue is the color of the ocean and the sky, and blue just makes everything look so clean and organized. The color of my title is a light peach, because I want to start things off with something very smooth and enlightening to the eye. 

        The world I come from consists of many different people. There's people who just go with what's trending, some who just stay with their own interests, or maybe people who are right in the middle. I'm the middle person. I love to sing, mainly because it's a way that I can express my feelings. If I'm happy, I sing a very upbeat song. If I'm sad, maybe instead of singing I'll listen to sad songs. It's like a mood ring. It changes color whenever your mood changes. I like to draw sometimes, because drawing can also let me be creative. I like to make designs for different names, like if the person loves guitar, I'd draw a nice guitar in the name. Speaking of guitars, I also like to play guitar on some occasions in my spare time. Whenever I play guitar, I feel like I'm learning something new. I only played it whenever I felt like it, and that means that I feel inspired. I love the internet, because it's my escape from the world that I live in. I go on the internet because whenever I use the internet, I feel like I just entered another world, like a dream. Some dreams can be enjoyable, while some can be a little scary. This is how I feel when I watch movies on the internet.

      I don't like bugs, because bugs just make me feel really horrible inside, and whenever I see a bug that I don't like, I always try to stay away from it. I also don't like open water, because I don't know how to swim, and I have a fear of just sinking down to the bottom of the ocean and dying. I also don't like when people blame me on something I didn't do, because it just makes me feel really mad. What if you were blamed on breaking a computer? It wouldn't be fair to the person who didn't do it. Then the person won't get to do the consequences. So in conclusion, I'm more of the creative type of person, the one in Performing Arts, and can express themselves through art. What type of person are you?