Top 10 Poems

1. Birches by Robert Frost
2. A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allen Poe
3. A Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
4. Invictus by William Ernest Henley
5. If by Rudyard Kipling
6.Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
7. If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
8. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
9. Television by Roald Dahl
10. Dreams by Langston Hughes

Best Art Fair Piece

The best piece in the art fair that I've found had to be a painting of a forest. The painting takes place in a forest during the fall at what I believe to be sunset. The textures and the level of detail in this painting was simply amazing and it shows the amount of patience and effort that went into this painting.

"Robot" TED Talk

This robot looks different from most toy robots we see today, and without  a doubt, acts smarter too. Allowing you to take manual control and even interact with this robot does in fact sounds fun, but will it work? I am a little sketchy on how it won't just roll off tables and break anything, because one little robot is definitely not worth as much as an expensive vase.   As long as they can prove this robot won't be disastrous for any household, then I would consider buying it.

"Motorized Skateboard" TED Talk

This is definitely an interesting and unique concept brought into light, yet also very risky. While most people prefer bikes or just take trains and buses to get where they need, why use a skateboard? However this invention could also get a lot of money from people who currently skateboard, or be shunned because it doesn't follow the tradition of using your own legs to move the skateboard. Hopefully this invention succeeds because it certainly looks like it could go far.

Great Gatsby Questions

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"Mathemagician" TED Talk

I have never seen such a large memory, and calculation skills in a single person. This wasn't really much of a "talk" but more of a way for the presenter to show off his amazing skills at retaining vast numbers and calculation answers to equations such as 836 squared before you can enter it in a calculator, and correctly too. Not only could he solve mind-boggling equations in mere seconds, he could also get a specific day, if given the date. So lets say your birthday is November 27, he can find out the day just like that. Not to mention the few jokes he threw in here and there, this presentation was pretty well thought out. Other than errors it was pretty great.

"Sophistry", "Winter Dreams", and "The Bear"

Sophistry:

"Sophistry" isn't the best story in my opinion. Similar to most love stories, two people realize they're in love, run to one another, happy ending. However the detail in this story was rather interesting from time to time.

Winter Dreams:

"Winter Dreams" altogether wasn't a very interesting story overall. It got you to dis-like the girl who took advantage of the main character, and lets you know how madly he fell in love with her. Then you can pity him after she so coldly breaks his heart. But once again, not very interesting in my opinion.

The Bear:

"The Bear" was definitely an interesting story. It gives you the feel of how the character feels each time the bear watches him from somewhere that he can't see. The story was long enough, yet short enough so that you don't get bored of the story. However there are a few repeating patterns that begin to get old.

TED Talk

In response to this video. Ted Talk: Still Figuring It Out

This video made valid and interesting points referring to how females are portrayed in comics or stories. No one should be restricted to socially "normal" behavior and change who they really are so they aren't shamed. However a lot of the major points in this video have already been discussed in many other videos and papers.