Welcome to this blog practice! Today you're going to practice
- Logging in to your kawaikini.com account. (*NOTE!! Safari works better with Blogger! Chrome tends to eat comments and randomly log you out!)
- Navigating to the class blog Kawaikinienglish.blogspot.com
- Using the Pages, Blog Archive, and Labels to find what you need on the blog
- Going to a specific Post
- Commenting on a Post. (*NOTE!! Before clicking "Publish" on your comment, Copy it [Ctrl+C or Command+C] in case it gets eaten by The Google Monsters!)
You will have finished this assignment successfully when you've left your comment on this post with your kawaikini.com account. Your comment is from this short
Look, Think and Write Assignment:
Look at the pictures below.
Slow down. Look at the top. Look at the bottom. Look at the left. Look at the right.
Choose a person, animal or object in the pictures. Put yourself in their mind.
What do they see? What do they believe? What do they wish for?
In your comment, write with the voice of your chosen person, animal or object. Address a person, animal, or object in ANOTHER picture. Explain what you see, believe, and wish for. Add one more thought-- what do you want them to remember about you?
See the first comment below for an example. Remember, your comment needs to include:
- Who you are (which character from which painting)
- Who you are talking to (which character from which painting)
- What you see, believe, and wish for
- What you want that other character to remember about you after you're gone.
Good luck!
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| "Manifest Destiny" 2004. By Alexis Rockman. |
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| "Lei Making" by Herb Kane |
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| Govenor Boki of Oahu and his Wife Liliha, drawing by John Hayter, 1824. |
Dear little girl sleeping on the lauhala mat in "Lei Making."
ReplyDeleteI am the seal coming up for air in "Manifest Destiny." I want to tell you a little about myself, so that you can remember me, and tell my story to others. I see the ruins and wrecked metal bones of the human world. I believe I will survive-- I and the rats, the eels, the strong and strange fish. But I wish these waters were cleaner, and that the humans had worked to keep their world clean while they had the chance. But now it is to late for them, and for many of us animals.
Remember that, little girl. The world is fragile. Some of us might survive-- but unless you wake up and take care of the ocean and the earth, you will not.
NYC i am drowning, i have seen a lot of people walking, driving and living all over me, i have seen every sewer line travel threw my body, i know every road, tunnels and ally way, its all on the back of my head. Now I see life that I have never seen before, im drowning, but its a beautiful thing, i see every under water creature, its like nothing I have ever seen before, im slowly dieing, but as i die, i have never seen anything so beautiful in my life. I believe without me, there wouldn't have bin anywhere to survive, without me, i believe there wouldn't have a lot of movies to film, without me, there wouldn't have any human life at all. I wish to be healthy, and fresh, like how i feel right now, when i was dry, iv'e been getting polluted all my life, there was trash all over me, there was sewage flowing threw my body, but now, i am fresh as the see, because it flows through me.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous and chilling. I love the line, "I'm drowning, but it's a beautiful thing," Great oxymoron.
Deletehello,deer people of new York city ive been here before you
ReplyDeleteMore! More!
DeleteWho you are (which character from which painting)
Who you are talking to (which character from which painting)
What you see, believe, and wish for
What you want that other character to remember about you after you're gone????
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What you see, believe, and wish for
What you want that other character to remember about you after you're gone
Dear lady with the flower in her ear. I am the ocean hat washes up on the shore. I want you, your friends and family to remember me and tell them all about me. I see you guys having fun, relaxing, splashing water, and happy. I believe that what you guys do makes me happy. I just wish that other people won't have to destroy my home by throwing rubbish, pollution, and most of all boating. All those things are killing my family and friends and it's also killing me slowly. I don't want to see you guys sad, I want to see you guys happy and having fun. Nothing in the world would do anything to see you guys happy. But I just wish everyone would take of my home. And I want you to know because you like a king, caring and loving lady that would do anything from her heart. So when I'm gone, I can count on you for telling your friends and family all about me.
ReplyDeleteAw this is so beautiful and sad! I love that you've given voice to the voiceless....
DeleteDear Mr.Trigger fish swimming by the jellyfish. I am the little hawaiian girl in the tree "Making A Lei". I wanted to tell that I've always wanted to be in the water, cause every time I look in the ocean and go in the water, I feel like I'm apart of the ocean. Also every time I go see the ocean, I always believed and I wish I could be the ocean.
ReplyDelete--Kalalea
Kalalea I want to read a whole story just about this little girl! Good job creating such a vivid little moment.
DeleteDear young little girl in the naupaka tree making a puamelia lei, I would like to introduce myself I am govenor boki of the island of O'ahu and this is my beautiful wife Liliha. We cannot help but notice how depressed you look after the over throw of our queen lili'uokalani, I understand what happened was't right but if I could I would reverse the whole thing all over again, I know it has been very to live in a world where we can't speak hawaiian in our islands, but what happened that time is now over, think about all the positive things that our kings and queens did for us before they passed, she imprisoned herself for her people she had much aloha for her people, you should be very proud of who you are because not many people do this for their people. I want you to remember that you are a kanaka and kanakas stand proud of their lahui through think and thin and will never give up, never give up on the hawaiians, the culture, the language, the people especially yourself. I wish I cant reverse the past but ke akua will bless us with a new one, so keiki don't be shy to show the world who you are, show them so they know that you are a Kanaka of the hawaiian islands. I want you to remember this when I'm gone and pass it down to others and your keiki this will be very helpful. A Hui Hou! Untill we meet again...
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! Like a voice from the past....
DeleteDear little girl making the lei in the "lei making" picture. I am the ocean spray. I have watched you and your sister grow day to day. But there is something wrong your sister is terribly ill. I want you to make this lei for her. All i want is to hear her laughter once more, and to see her lovely smile. Seeing her like this is like my soul is burning. Burning with sadness and fear. I will give anything to make her better. I want you to go up to her and whisper for me, "I am the one to keep you safe. I will keep you away from the arms of death and harm. Whatever I do is for you. This lei is for you. I would do anything to make you better. I know how you feel being trapped in sickness thinking there is no way out. Iʻm here to tell you that there is, and iʻm here for you". And you little girl if you take care of your sister for me i will take care of you for as long as you live if you promise. And i promise you i will malama you.
ReplyDelete~Amen
-Keʻalohilani
Oh my goodness! I need to know what happens next! Can you turn this into a whole story??
DeleteWassup govenor boki in the "govenor" picture. My name is two tailed salmon from the "Manifest Destiny". I have one question for you, have you ever seen a salmon in Hawai'i in your time because I believe that if we have salmon nowadays, I bet you that there was a salmon in Hawai'i in your life time. Another big thing is that I wish that you don't tell anyone what I said, because it is true, there are salmons in Hawai'i. Just remember that my name is Hanohano, wait, I meant two tailed salmon. MAHALO.
ReplyDeleteAlrighty then.
DeleteDear ocean behind the littel brat creating the flower lei. I admire your lovely blueness and sent, your just amazing. "Oh" how rude of my self I did not tell you who your admirer is, well I am the amazing bird in " Manifest destiny " panting. So since we are friends now "right" well, I am the bird with the stick in front of it's face, that reminds, every one else in the panting can see so many things every day, but me, because there is a huge stick in front of my face, so all I see is a stick when I wake up and fall asleep. But what I believe is that one day I could move from this panting and go explore the world. And thats how every one will remember me as, the bird who flew out of the panting. Now enough chit chat about me, lets talk about you...well are you going to say any thing. Well are ya!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting word choices! "Brat" next to "lovely blueness"-- does the bird have mixed feelings about things?
DeleteDear ocean behind the littel brat creating the flower lei. I admire your lovely blueness and sent, your just amazing. "Oh" how rude of my self I did not tell you who your admirer is, well I am the amazing bird in " Manifest destiny " panting. So since we are friends now "right" well, I am the bird with the stick in front of it's face, that reminds, every one else in the panting can see so many things every day, but me, because there is a huge stick in front of my face, so all I see is a stick when I wake up and fall asleep. But what I believe is that one day I could move from this panting and go explore the world. And thats how every one will remember me as, the bird who flew out of the panting. Now enough chit chat about me, lets talk about you...well are you going to say any thing. Well are ya!!
ReplyDeleteDear, little girl making a beautiful lei on that lovely tree. I am the sun who wakes you up every morning and watches over you. I want to tell you a little about myself, I want you to remember me and tell others who I really am. I'm not just a sun who watches over you, and wakes you up in the morning, or even just shines light during the day. I help grow your plants, your food with out me you'll have nothing to eat, I also am a sister of the moon, we made a promise that we would take turns watching over you, (We need to sleep at some point and so do you). I want you to spread the word, and please remember me and cherish me as I will always watch over you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! "A sister of the moon..." How lovely! I want to know more!
DeleteLeiohu
ReplyDeleteWho are you in the picture ?
I am the little girl in the tree i love feeling the cool breeze in my flow through my hair and practicing lei.
Who are you talking to I am talking to?
I am talking to the chiefess telling her i love her lei and how i will be great enough to do that.
what do you wish ,feel, see,dream?
I wish to make a beautiful lei for my tutu. I feel peacefulness, love ,happiness.I Feel the soft petals from the plumeria.I feel the cool air brush through my hair. I dream I will be the best lei maker of my time. I see the golden plumerias line up in to a neck sized oval, i see the chocolate brown bark, i see the different shades of green crowd over me to block the sun.
What do you want people to remember you for?
Being kind, loving, helpful, a good teacher a great lei maker.
Dear little girl,
ReplyDeleteI am a shrimp from the future writing to you as a warning. 100 year from today a ting called the tragedy will happen. This will be a day of horrible storms. The storm will happen at 10:27 in the morning. After hours of wind and rain, the diamond dam broke and flooded the entire city. This created a huge ocean that is now my home. I live with many types of deadly fish and seahorses. This happened because the people in your time did not take care of the earth. This caused globe warming, that created too much water. I send this message as a warning to you to take care of your plane you only have one. By:Haunani
Who you are (which character from which painting)my the eell from painting #1.
ReplyDeleteWho you are talking to (which character from which painting)I'm talking to kamehameha from painting #3.
What you see, believe, and wish for I see the ocean,i beleve in leis, i wish for a shark.
What you want that other character to remember about you after you're gone.that i was a very good ell.BY:KAHIAU K.
Dear little girl making the lei in the "Lei making" picture. I am the eagle from the "Manifest Destiny" picture. I can see the eyes of many from up here. I see all good in the world. And all the pain and suffering... Anybody can break and destroy. But it takes one of true power and good hearted ness to create and fix and heal something. That is why I have chosen you little girl making the lei. This world needs more people like you. The power to create. Create something with something that has almost zero to no signifigence. Then make it in to something so beautiful. Full with joy and happiness. You are the key for this worlds peace. Join me on my quest. By: Mo-Z
ReplyDeletei'm a little ell I'm talking to little girl in tree making leis I want them to remember by being the nice moray ell I see a bird flying over me I wish people cold be my friend I can shock any body
ReplyDeleteDear girl sitting in the tree making a lei. I am the branch you are sitting on. Although your flower smells really good you are way more heavier that you look and im pretty sure its not my job to carry humans all I agreed to was leafs and some flowers here and there, like I don't even let them birds stick them feathers up in here, so if you don't mind I would like you to get off. Hey why don't you go sit on that lauhala mat now that is what the grass is for. -HELEOLANI YOKOTAKE
ReplyDeleteDear girl sitting in the tree making ME leis from "Making Leis by Herb.
ReplyDeleteI AM THE PLUMERIA! You say you are a true Hawaiian, yet you didnt ask NOBODY to pick me. I was in my prime. I was young and beautiful, ready to live my life. My brother,my mom, my dad they all lived their life to the fullest! Which I was planning to do. Next time you want to make leis, At least give an 'oli or somethin'. Remember me and how hard it was.
-Ka'onohi