JOY(CE) TO THE WORLD!

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Stereotype

I don’t really deal with stereotypes nowadays unless when I’m with my friends; we do tend to make fun of each other every now and then. In fact, I wasn’t aware that there were such thing as stereotypes until I was in middle school. People would assume that I am smart “just because I’m Asian” and it got very annoying. When I first entered the world of the Internet, I started seeing so many memes, parodies, posts, etc about people stereotyping each other. I used to think stereotypes were a way to identify people into certain groups, I didn’t necessarily think it was a bad thing until people started classifying me into a certain stereotype and I realized “that’s not true”. 

Then after talking in class about stereotypes, I learned that maybe stereotypes came to be because people assume that this certain group of people seem to have this common thing among them, which resulted in thinking that everyone who associates with that group must also do/have it too. Also, I always thought that stereotypes are mainly associated with culture/race but after talking to Brooke and Maya, I realized that people can also stereotype you based on what they have heard about you and how you look. Like for me personally, I think my stereotype is that I am quiet and shy. This particular stereotype was developed back when I was little and up to this day, it still has been following me around. Though in some cases that may be true, I feel like I already grew out of that stage. Also, Kreinbring mentioned the fact that stereotypes are more popular nowadays than before, I have to agree that it is true. The media today has such a huge role in enforcing those stereotypes that it has become the “norm”.

Now after this talk about stereotyping, I feel like it hasn’t change my thinking a whole lot except for the fact that I’ll probably be have a bit more convo about this topic for the next few days because AP LANG. I’m still going to joke around with my friends here and there. I know that I will see posts about people making fun of each other social media. But one thing that I have concluded is the fact that stereotypes will continue to exist and nothing really can break it. 

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Hey everyone, I finally finished painting my research project! If anyone has any type of feedback then please like, reblog, or comment on this post! Thank you!!

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Accepting the Death of Leo

We live in a society today where more and more people are afraid of dying. If we have a better understanding of death, we will likely be more accepting of it...

Love Leo Dicaprio? Then you must watch this video..

[Please feel free to leave any comments/questions/concerns! I love feedback, good and bad!!]

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Parents should be aware of their actions because they never know what actions/habits their children might pick up.

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Honored to be part of this movie. 

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There is NO Unmarked Woman.

A part of me thinks that this statement is arguable and that there is such thing as unmarked women. I say this because what if it differs in other cultures? What if it’s only in American culture that women get marked for what they wear? This is why I’m still confused with this idea. I get that women gets judged more than men based on what they wear because I’ll be honest, I do it too sometimes. Is it nature that women gets marked on what they wear or is it because people are influenced by other people? 

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“Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself.”

Andrew Sullivan’s quote made me think of the idea of the mask and how it’s there for you to hide behind but once you get to understand your true identity, you no longer need to wear it. I know back when I was little, I always followed the “popular” kids because I thought it was the cool thing to do. But by being friends with them I wasn’t genuinely happy because there was jealousy and “little kid drama” every other day. As I grew older and middle school came around, I didn’t care anymore so I just followed my own path and found better friends that weren’t all about themselves. I feel like everyone at some point and maybe even now had a time when they need to act a certain way in order to fit in with society/friend group/their surroundings. I think the reason for this is because they feel that it’s right to do whatever in order to fit in, people don’t want to be viewed as different or else it would be considered as “wrong”. 

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“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?”

Men are not perfect human beings so why should women be aspire to be like them? When thinking of men the first thing that comes to mind they’re strong, and have been the “leaders” since the first humans. But this is how the society shapes our views on gender: they create this idea that women are suppose to rely on men because they have more strength. But the views are shifting recently because people are tired of gender roles that are set by traditional beliefs. I don’t see what about a man a woman wants to be because Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. 

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Double bagel! @keishinator

UPDATE: sweatpants are returned to owner and she’s happy. 

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Earlier this year, I wrote this piece because I was really frustrated with myself. I was stressed. Writing my feelings out made me feel better so I turned on my laptop and wrote whatever came to my mind. 

I included this picture in this post because I feel like it represents part of who I am. The serious side of me. The face behind the mask. 

I feel like in order to know what my mask is, I need to get an answer to how do other people view me. Whenever I try to ask that question, I either don’t get a clear answer, or an answer that makes me question myself even more. The most common answers I get are that I am such a nice and innocent person. BUT IS THAT TRUE? I may seem like that, but HONESTLY, I almost feel guilty that people see me like that. I feel like that’s too good be me. 

One mask I can talk about is my mask from the past. I used to be the most quietest/shyest girl. I think because of this reason, many people still view me today as reserved child. I’ve been through a lot these past years. My experiences with the real world, school, friends, family has all shaped me into the person I am today. A few months ago I had this one on one time with my cousin to catch up on life. We were talking and I remembered talking about how I am “sheltered” for most of my life. It’s kinda true. I had a different childhood than the typical American kid because I did not watch The Cheetah Girls, or watch all 3? seasons of High School Musical. My childhood was consisted of Chinese Dramas, PBS kids shows. My family barely went out to eat dinner I didn’t really have any close friends that I would have sleepovers with. I realized that it wasn’t until these recent years where I started to hang out with friends that would take me out to experience new things. Also, I have also been a lot more involved with the community/school. Even today, I’m still trying to figure myself out, learning and experiencing different things. I guess my mask has been taken off for a very long time now. NewJoyce is in the house!! (though it’s not really new, it was just hiding behind the quiet/shy girl) 

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Here is my first prototype next to my second prototype. I didn’t make a lot of significant changes because the most of the feedback I got wasn't about editing out but to add things that will make my argument work. I told my reviewer about my other idea of making a movie and my concern that I don't know how to act my argument out. Someone said that instead of making a a full movie, I should instead incorporate the acting scenes into the Ted Talk speech somehow. I thought it was a good idea because it was a way to incorporate two ideas that I think are really good into one.

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All three people including me coincidentally had accepting death as our abstract which made this task easier to do because our ideas were based off of each others. Here are the ideas that my group came up with for mine…

At first we were confused as to what the heck does our Gentle Instructor wants us to do but then after some minutes, we kinda got the idea. We first started off by rotating our claims and each person would come up with an idea for the one they got. Then we posted each claim on the wall and brainstormed ideas for it. For each idea, we talked about the pros and cons, and why/if/how it would be effective. I have to say, at the end of this activity, Nick, Neha, and myself had a pretty solid idea of what we want to do next.

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Nutella Swirl Ice Cream

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S/O TO TAYLOR, KEISHA, AND BEN? 

I am so excited for this project because I had a good idea but then I encountered some tough decisions with it. 

My great idea was to make a movie (CLICHE ROMANCE MOVIE??) about accepting death. My thought was to incorporate some humor into it but then the more I thought about it, I had second thoughts about this because death is a very sensitive idea and I did not want to offend anyone. 

So then.. I went with plan B, which was to make a Ted Talk style video explaining my argument: If more people had more conversations/took more action, then the perception of death would not be as terrifying. This idea is probably on the “boring” side of the scale but it is definitely possible. The picture above is my storyboard for this plan. 

But.. after getting into groups and sharing my ideas with people, I thought back to my first idea. My claim is to convince people to do something so that people aren’t so afraid of dying. If I add humor to my project, maybe it will help get that idea across. 

So now.. I am here stuck with two good ideas (just like how Ben H from The Bachelor is in love with two women and has a hard decision to make #thebachelorreference). I think what I’m going to do is either 1. make two prototypes and let the audience decide which one is better or 2. Somehow incorporate both ideas into one project. 

Any advice??

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Good song to listen to calm down the nerves. 

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When you realize tomorrow is Bachelor Monday…

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What I look forward to most on Mondays

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Stracciatella Cheesecake (recipe in French)

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français l'exterior!!

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“Your job — as students who are receiving an education — is to be aware of your privilege. And use this particular privilege called “education” to do your best to achieve great things, all the while advocating for those in the rows behind you.”

source

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This…

[prettyboyshyflizzy]

Wow this is a masterpiece

[stardustgalaxy]

How inspirational….

[sealpress]

Great explanation.