It's almost eight o'clock at night, and I know it's the perfect time to write a blog post. What's a better thing to write about than art? Okay, never mind. You don't have to answer that. Anyway, I've been doing a lot of art lately, so it's been on my mind. I go to Durham School of the Arts, an art and academically heavy middle and high school that requires high schoolers to enroll in art pathways. We must keep one for four years in high school, and my arts are Creative Writing and Game Design.
I began writing at a very young age and I decided to keep it up in high school in the Creative Writing concentration at DSA. Last year, I took part in National November Writing Month, an annual challenge to write over 15,000 words in one month. The past two years I've aimed for 30,000 words, reaching the goal last year and on track for success this year. They might not be super high quality, but it's still writing and it's still enjoyable despite the stress of staying on track. My other art concentration is, of course, Game Design, where I'm currently taking Digital Design and Animation II. I've loved games and computers forever. I used to make my own board games all the time, and I can code rudimentary games on a graphing calculator. It was wonderful to experiment and learn about programs like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. As my freshman year progressed, I fell deeper into the magic of DDA. Animation and 3-D modeling provided fresh new challenges and learning experiences for me. Now, I'm not going to pretend that I always like learning and tough obstacles, but Digital Design has always had a way to make class fun every day. I hope I will continue to love this class for the rest of this year and perhaps through my junior and senior years. Summary
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Right now, an impeachment inquiry is going on in the United States. I've been pretty confused about what started the whole event, so I decided to research the matter. This is what I found.
President Trump has been accused of calling the president of Ukraine to get dirt on Joe Biden. An anonymous whistleblower in the White House wrote a complaint about Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president. An imperfect phone call transcript included Donald Trump telling President Zelensky of Ukraine to tell him information on Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who worked in Ukraine during his father's term as vice president. Incidentally, just prior to the phone call, the White House rejected a move to give Ukraine millions of dollars for defense. Trump, of course, has denied the notion that his call was tied with the money, but a senior official in the administration said that the two events were related. Trump has allegedly essentially bribed Ukraine, as well as seeking help from a foreign nation to win an election. These are blatantly illegal acts, but is there any proof Trump actually committed them? That's what the impeachment inquiry is about. Many Republicans are trying to prove Trump's innocence, while most Democrats want to see his impeachment. To impeach a president, the House of Representatives must first reach a majority approving the removal. Next, two thirds of the Senate has to vote against Trump, and if they succeed, Vice President Mike Pence will take over as president. It seems unlikely for impeachment to carry out with a Republican dominated Senate without glaring proof of a crime. However, as more evidence is being unveiled, the first successful impeachment of a US president is becoming more plausible... Summary
“Trump Impeachment Inquiry: A Simple Guide.” BBC, 14 Nov. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39945744. |
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