My Review on Oz the Great and Powerful

During spring break, I watched Oz: The Great and Powerful with my friends. I was expecting a very riveting movie, but to me it was cheesy and, well, kind of boring.

In Kansas, Oscar works in a traveling circus as a magician. Obviously, he's not a real one. A problem occurs and he escapes on a hot air balloon to the land of Oz. After he learns that he's not in Kansas, he also learns that the people of Oz were expecting him and they need him to defeat the evil Wicked Witch. He and some newly made friends embark on an adventure to seek the Wicked Witch but are surprised with the outcome.

I was a bit disappointed with the graphics and how Oz looked like. It looked somewhat animated. I'm not saying it was horrible, but I've seen better. The movie was also very cheesy. If you watch the movie, you'll see what I'm talking about.

Overall, I would give this movie a 6.5 out of 10. The story was interesting, but at times, I wasn't "at the edge of my seat". My favorite part was when they go and seek for the Wicked Witch but are surprised about the truth. I would only watch this movie once, because if you watch it a second time, it will seem insipid.

What Most Schools Don't Teach

Here is a video about what most schools don't teach in the USA. Once you watch the video, visit code.org. I think it's important to teach young students how to code because it will help them in the future with jobs and technology. A few years from now, everything will be technology based, and the children need to be ready for that. 

Pictures

I was outside today and there were these tiny orange and black birds. Taking pictures of animals are my favorite subject! Here are a few! Hope you like them.

My Review on The Truth of Truman School

I just finished reading The Truth of Truman School by Dori Hillestad Butler. It's a wonderful book about cyber bullying.

www.betterworldbooks.com

"Unpopular" Zebby and computer nerd Amr start a school website where everyone can share and post about anything they want. They create this website because they want people to actually KNOW the truth about their school. But suddenly, an anonymous person who goes by the name of "milkandhoney" starts trashing the website with false lies about a popular girl and suddenly, she becomes the school's "weird freak".

I think this teaches you a good lesson about cyber bullying. This book is a mixture of everything: mystery, realistic fiction, cyber bullying, a typical teenager's life, and more! I really encourage children and teens to read it, because there is something interesting for everyone in that book.

I was also given this link about cyber bullying: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/storage/cyberbullying77.pdf. It talks about

what is cyber bullying, examples of cyber bullying, why you shouldn’t be a cyber bully, and advice for dealing with cyber bullies. 

Amazing Video

My dad found this video on Yahoo! and I found it an interesting video. An amateur astronomer took this video in twelve days in Indonesia.