For my speech I chose to do a podcast. I chose to do a podcast because I thought that it would be easier to do and it would make people pay more attention to what I was saying instead of what would have been shown in a video. Like I said, I thought a podcast would be easy, but it wasn't. I struggled a lot trying to sync my music with my voice on the podcast. Besides actually creating my podcast it was hard for me to actually write about myself. I don't like sharing my family life to people unless we're close, so it was hard for me to think about what I actually wanted to share and what didn't want to share. Overall, I was content with my podcast and with what I chose to share with you guys.
My Speech
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
American Dream speech
I chose the podcast as my medium because I thought "This can't be too bad," but I was wrong. Writing and recording this speech was difficult for me to be honest. When I first recorded the first few times, I wondered why my voice sounded muffled and I was frustrated, but in class I was told that it was because my mic was too close so it sounded like that. This was really rough the first few times, using Audacity wasn't that hard, but recording made me exhausted. I'm not good with getting my emotions across at times, and listening to the podcast made me realize that, I also can't fully pronounce some words, so I was just frustrated until the end. Finishing lifted the weight off of my shoulders, and to be honest, if I had a chance to do this again I probably would, but next time I should be more prepared.
Here's my speech.
Here's my speech.
Monday, March 14, 2016
American Dream Speech -
Here is my American Dream Speech
Original Video:
Revised Video:
I chose to use a video for my speech because I thought it would keep the audience more engaged as well as emphasize what I was saying. Personally, I feel like podcasts can lead to the audience being distracted from what is being said since they are just sitting there and can easily get distracted by whatever catches their eye. The pictures allow for the audience to really understand what I am saying; if they weren't sure of something they could be reassured by the video. The major struggle I encountered with creating my speech was finding the right pictures. I knew what I wanted it to look like, knew what pictures I wanted to convey my ideas but then having to find them online was very time-consuming and the pictures didn't all turn out exactly as planned. There was a lot of plan changes throughout the whole putting together of the video. Overall, I feel okay with the finished project. I do, however, believe I could have done a much better job given more time.
Original Video:
https://youtu.be/Uk6hmPraoyY
Revised Video:
https://youtu.be/g-NZWxFm2KI
I chose to use a video for my speech because I thought it would keep the audience more engaged as well as emphasize what I was saying. Personally, I feel like podcasts can lead to the audience being distracted from what is being said since they are just sitting there and can easily get distracted by whatever catches their eye. The pictures allow for the audience to really understand what I am saying; if they weren't sure of something they could be reassured by the video. The major struggle I encountered with creating my speech was finding the right pictures. I knew what I wanted it to look like, knew what pictures I wanted to convey my ideas but then having to find them online was very time-consuming and the pictures didn't all turn out exactly as planned. There was a lot of plan changes throughout the whole putting together of the video. Overall, I feel okay with the finished project. I do, however, believe I could have done a much better job given more time.
My American Dream Speech
I did not record or made a video, but this is my American Dream speech. Originally I wanted to give my speech in person but I was not able to because of timing issues. This speech obtains my reason of living. This is the meaning to my life. My whole journey from where it started where I was born to where I am right now. I am very satisfied with my speech as a whole. I feel as it represents what my life is all about and where I get my motivation from. This topic is very special to me and it means the whole world to me because my American Dream wouldn't be without my parents sacrifice.
The American Dream is very special to me. To me the American Dream is being able to have the opportunity to succeed in what I want to achieve and live happily with whatever I want to do in life but also repay my parents for what they have done for me and my brothers.
My journey to achieve my American dream began family and I immigrated to the United States in January 2004 in order for me and my brothers get better opportunities and make a better future for ourselves. These are opportunities I was unable to obtain in my place of origin, Guayaquil, Ecuador. My parents lived in Ecuador for more than 30 years so they had family and friends over there. My dad always tells me that over there we were never going to grow up in poverty because my dad's family has set up a foundation for the whole family that we would have support. However, one thing that he saw different in America was the opportunity for his children to experience a different lifestyle. My aunt told my father once about the many opportunities that are presented to students plus the education levels which are better in America. My father’s plan, since we were all born, was to travel to America so that we would not end up like the many children in Ecuador. The one other big reason why we came to the United States was that the education system is free rather in Ecuador in where we would have to pay since schools are private. My dad also wanted us to earn more money that we would have earned in Ecuador. Ecuador is not a place which is economically stable like the United States. My dad did not have to work as hard as my mom did since in his country he was rich. My mom came from the countryside where she lived with her family on a farm. She went to school with all her brothers and sisters but had to drop out at the middle of her high school year in order to help my grandparents with the farm and the products. Even though she doesn't really know as much as my father she wants for me and my brothers to not go through what she went through living in Ecuador.
My parents sacrificed their comfortable and fulfilling life in order to let us live a better life. Life here in America is not so easy for them as it is for me and my brothers since, it is hard for them to learn English. Most of their lives was revolved Spanish. My parents do struggle here in the U.S. as of right now till this day, but i know that their struggle is worth. They know that the pain and heartache that they experience will be worth at the end of the day. They see success in me and brother since my oldest brother is attending Cornell Universtiy, my older brother is attending Stony Brooke University and soon I will too .They are living their American Dream through me and my brothers’ success. My parents may struggle but I know that through it all they do not regret it one bit at all. Truly their dream now is to see me and brothers succeed before their times comes to leave.
I have lived in the Unites States for about 12 years now and there are so many different opportunities that I have seen and have taken a part of. Like for instance right now I am part of this program called Sponsors for Educational opportunity Scholars( SEO Scholars) which allows me to gain assistance in areas that I am struggling in like for instance writing and grammar. This program also allows me to get assistance for when I get to college and they provide me with different enrichment programs for during the summer. For instance, last summer I was able to go to SUNY-ESF to do some science studies for nature in Syracuse. I would have not been able to experience the college dorming life and the college food life without the help of SEO. Of course one of the biggest opportunities is the free education system. This opportunity has let me discovery Peer Group Connection(PGC) which allows me to work with incoming freshman and help them with their transition from middle school to high school. It also allows me to practice and develop leadership skills. I have gained confidence in myself through PGC. Throught these different opportunities I have been able to obtain knowledge that will help me in school and I have been able to find who I am as a person. These opportunities are helping me achieve my American Dream. The American Dream to me is not a dream but a reality that I can achieve through my hardwork.
The American Dream is very special to me. To me the American Dream is being able to have the opportunity to succeed in what I want to achieve and live happily with whatever I want to do in life but also repay my parents for what they have done for me and my brothers.
My journey to achieve my American dream began family and I immigrated to the United States in January 2004 in order for me and my brothers get better opportunities and make a better future for ourselves. These are opportunities I was unable to obtain in my place of origin, Guayaquil, Ecuador. My parents lived in Ecuador for more than 30 years so they had family and friends over there. My dad always tells me that over there we were never going to grow up in poverty because my dad's family has set up a foundation for the whole family that we would have support. However, one thing that he saw different in America was the opportunity for his children to experience a different lifestyle. My aunt told my father once about the many opportunities that are presented to students plus the education levels which are better in America. My father’s plan, since we were all born, was to travel to America so that we would not end up like the many children in Ecuador. The one other big reason why we came to the United States was that the education system is free rather in Ecuador in where we would have to pay since schools are private. My dad also wanted us to earn more money that we would have earned in Ecuador. Ecuador is not a place which is economically stable like the United States. My dad did not have to work as hard as my mom did since in his country he was rich. My mom came from the countryside where she lived with her family on a farm. She went to school with all her brothers and sisters but had to drop out at the middle of her high school year in order to help my grandparents with the farm and the products. Even though she doesn't really know as much as my father she wants for me and my brothers to not go through what she went through living in Ecuador.
My parents sacrificed their comfortable and fulfilling life in order to let us live a better life. Life here in America is not so easy for them as it is for me and my brothers since, it is hard for them to learn English. Most of their lives was revolved Spanish. My parents do struggle here in the U.S. as of right now till this day, but i know that their struggle is worth. They know that the pain and heartache that they experience will be worth at the end of the day. They see success in me and brother since my oldest brother is attending Cornell Universtiy, my older brother is attending Stony Brooke University and soon I will too .They are living their American Dream through me and my brothers’ success. My parents may struggle but I know that through it all they do not regret it one bit at all. Truly their dream now is to see me and brothers succeed before their times comes to leave.
I have lived in the Unites States for about 12 years now and there are so many different opportunities that I have seen and have taken a part of. Like for instance right now I am part of this program called Sponsors for Educational opportunity Scholars( SEO Scholars) which allows me to gain assistance in areas that I am struggling in like for instance writing and grammar. This program also allows me to get assistance for when I get to college and they provide me with different enrichment programs for during the summer. For instance, last summer I was able to go to SUNY-ESF to do some science studies for nature in Syracuse. I would have not been able to experience the college dorming life and the college food life without the help of SEO. Of course one of the biggest opportunities is the free education system. This opportunity has let me discovery Peer Group Connection(PGC) which allows me to work with incoming freshman and help them with their transition from middle school to high school. It also allows me to practice and develop leadership skills. I have gained confidence in myself through PGC. Throught these different opportunities I have been able to obtain knowledge that will help me in school and I have been able to find who I am as a person. These opportunities are helping me achieve my American Dream. The American Dream to me is not a dream but a reality that I can achieve through my hardwork.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
I chose to do a podcast for the American Dream Speech because I didn't think of a creative way of putting it into video. I also believe in the idea of simplicity so I just went with the flow on this one. The first barrier in this assignment is that I thought I could do it in one take. I could not for the life of me, get it in one take. Overtime my voice went from enthusiastic and excited to very melancholy and robotic like so I apologize beforehand. I kept getting frustrated with myself to a point where I thought I was gonna give up. I obviously didn't and I'm proud of myself for that reason only. My sister being in the room while recording wasn't the best either since she was busy watching her show and snickering to herself. There was also no other place in the apartment where I could record without my mother's telenovelas blaring on the TV. I don't like my voice in the finished product or how I sound very robotic. I'm proud of the music choice and how I managed to edit it with my voice. I'm also proud that I learned how to edit nicely enough to fit the speech in less than 3 minutes. I feel that it was alright for my first project on audacity.
Here is my: Speech
Here is my: Speech
My Podcast
Reflection
I chose podcast as my medium because I was not comfortable with doing a video. Some struggles I encountered was recording really. Not only was this week hectic with my extracurricular activities (I was getting home extremely late), we had two mock AP exams, and it's just been so stressful! After getting over how terrible my voice sounds, recording was just as bad. I kept messing up, loud background noises would happen, and it was just frustrating. Planes kept flying by and my siblings who are both autistic kept being loud, but I'm not mad at them, it's a regular thing in our house. Editing wasn't as bad, I actually had a lot of fun and learned a lot. I'm obviously not a pro and I accidentally merged the two tracks together by saving, so I feel really disappointed that I couldn't edit it anymore. I'm content with what I have, but I still feel like it's terrible, I could have done better. My breathing might be irregular in this track so I'm sorry I always get nervous during recordings.
Again I'm okay with the product, I'm satisfied with my speech, I just feel like it could have been better but it's too late. Like I feel satisfied and frustrated at the same time.
I just hope everyone likes it and my voice doesn't sound disgusting.
Speech: Ends officially at 4:03
Terms To Know:
-Agender: As someone who identifies as agender, to me it means not identifying with gender at all. Meaning I don't identify as male or female, which can also be called "non binary".
- Aromantic: As someone who identifies as aromantic, to me it means not feeling any romantic attraction towards anyone.
-Asexual: Same idea as aromantic, but this to me means not feeling any sexual attraction towards anyone.
*I defined them personally because not every agender, aromantic, or asexual person you meet will be exactly like me, it's a whole spectrum regarding gender and sexuality.*
I chose podcast as my medium because I was not comfortable with doing a video. Some struggles I encountered was recording really. Not only was this week hectic with my extracurricular activities (I was getting home extremely late), we had two mock AP exams, and it's just been so stressful! After getting over how terrible my voice sounds, recording was just as bad. I kept messing up, loud background noises would happen, and it was just frustrating. Planes kept flying by and my siblings who are both autistic kept being loud, but I'm not mad at them, it's a regular thing in our house. Editing wasn't as bad, I actually had a lot of fun and learned a lot. I'm obviously not a pro and I accidentally merged the two tracks together by saving, so I feel really disappointed that I couldn't edit it anymore. I'm content with what I have, but I still feel like it's terrible, I could have done better. My breathing might be irregular in this track so I'm sorry I always get nervous during recordings.
Again I'm okay with the product, I'm satisfied with my speech, I just feel like it could have been better but it's too late. Like I feel satisfied and frustrated at the same time.
I just hope everyone likes it and my voice doesn't sound disgusting.
Speech: Ends officially at 4:03
Terms To Know:
-Agender: As someone who identifies as agender, to me it means not identifying with gender at all. Meaning I don't identify as male or female, which can also be called "non binary".
- Aromantic: As someone who identifies as aromantic, to me it means not feeling any romantic attraction towards anyone.
-Asexual: Same idea as aromantic, but this to me means not feeling any sexual attraction towards anyone.
*I defined them personally because not every agender, aromantic, or asexual person you meet will be exactly like me, it's a whole spectrum regarding gender and sexuality.*
The American Dream is about self fulfilment, everyone dreams of becoming more, earning more, or even getting more. It’s fame for you, a house for others, for me it’s happiness. My American Dream, though it may shock you, is just wanting to feel content with my life because I’m currently not.
“Why aren't you grateful for what you have?” I’m sure you’d ask, and it’s not like I’m ungrateful for the opportunities I’ve been given such as OppNet, I am grateful. OppNet has taught me more about professionalism and college prep than I’d ever know if I prepped myself, but even with these opportunities I feel limited to show my potential. There’s not much going for us art students in the professional world, hence the term “starving artist”. Our industrial society craves art and creativity yet shames the youth for pursuing such a passion. It’s all about earning the big buck by being a lawyer, doctor or engineer today, once you pick up a guitar you’re automatically a failure. A person that someone can look at and say “I’m glad I’m not her”.
I’m also queer. Being aromantic, asexual, and agender isn’t easy. I’m not the “normal female” people want me to be. It’s always the same dialogue every time, “you reproduce asexually?”, “I’m sure you just haven’t found the right guy yet”, “it’s just a phase”.
Clearly I don’t fit the mold, I’m not the ideal Indian girl my conservative family wants. I’m not the entrepreneur, I'm the starving artist, the idealist, the outcast, maybe one could even describe me as being everything nobody wants.
You think being queer and an artist was enough right? (short pause) I’m also mentally ill.
Have you ever heard someone talk positively about a mentally ill queer artist? Because I haven’t.
It’s hard to open up about having depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Stigma on mental illness is everywhere, from the scoffs, to the eye rolling, to the “are you really depressed? I bet you’re just seeking for attention”.
Maybe I am seeking for attention because it sure is lonely being isolated for illnesses you have no control over.
To others I’m the alarm clock constantly buzzing that nobody wants to hear, I’m the flame for rumors,, I’m the “downer” friend, I’m the bird with clipped wings. It’s interesting how inhumane one can feel for just being human.
“So you aren’t happy?”, you ask. I guess not, and that’s why feeling content with my life is my dream. Yeah being mentally ill makes me lose motivation, and yeah being queer can get me killed, and maybe I’ll always be the“Don’t be like her when you grow up” to little kids when their parents speak of me, but that doesn’t make my dream less attainable. One day I’ll be surrounded by people that love me. One day my life won’t always be looking forward to the weekend. One day I’m going to feel happy, and it won’t be temporary. The American Dream is attainable but first I need to find a place where I belong.
Maybe you’ll never accept me for who I am, and I’ve come to realize that’s okay. Because I’m still an artist, I’m still queer, and I’m still mentally ill at the end of the day whether you like it or not. This is my dream, not yours, and letting myself be happy is how I’m going to make my life feel complete.
How far do you think a bird with clipped wings can go? I bet you think not that far, but I think it can go as far as it wants
Speech Response
Original Speech
Revised Speech
I decided to do a podcast because I felt like they're very inspirational. You don't see videos of Martin Luther King Jr speaking, right? It's usually just old recordings. Also it was a new challenge for me since I feel like I've made many videos before. My BIGGEST struggles wee trying to pronounce words right and trying not to talk to low. I don;t know why, but simple words weren't coming out right maybe because I was trying to hard. I had to repeat things multiple times and cut out any background noise or long breathes and such. Ultimately, I am proud of my work. I know that it's not the best and that there could be some audio and pronunciation mistakes but every word I included in my speech came from the heart and it withholds things that most people never really knew about me...
Revised Speech
I decided to do a podcast because I felt like they're very inspirational. You don't see videos of Martin Luther King Jr speaking, right? It's usually just old recordings. Also it was a new challenge for me since I feel like I've made many videos before. My BIGGEST struggles wee trying to pronounce words right and trying not to talk to low. I don;t know why, but simple words weren't coming out right maybe because I was trying to hard. I had to repeat things multiple times and cut out any background noise or long breathes and such. Ultimately, I am proud of my work. I know that it's not the best and that there could be some audio and pronunciation mistakes but every word I included in my speech came from the heart and it withholds things that most people never really knew about me...
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