#17 Pop Culture in my culture

 Name: Rose Castillon

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Mobile Legends Bang Bang

-Mobile Legends is a mobile multiplayer online battle arena. 

-released in 2016, and the game was developed and published by Moonton. 

-The game grew in popularity, especially in Southeast Asia.

- In my culture in the Philippines, we love playing this game with our friends and it is very common, whenever you ask Filipinos if they play this game, they will instantly recognize it. 

-This is a game where two teams of five players go against each other to try to achieve victory.

Ranks:

This is the map of the battlefield in Mobile Legends, where it is a team of blue vs red.

How To Win:

 To win, both side teams need to destroy their base lane. There are five players on each side of the two teams, so they need to compete and battle for victory by destroying the base lane or base tower. 

Controller game:

—There are different kinds of characters and their skills. There are 6 different talent skills of character heroes which is (Marksman, Mage, Tank, Assassin, fighter, and support)

Tournament Game: 

#16 Playlist

 

Name: Rose Castillon

PLAYLIST

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1. A song from a genre that is new to me.

-The genre that is new to me is Reggae, I have listened to this song before.

2. A song from my parent's generation.

-A song from my parent's generation is called "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie. It is one of my parent's favorite songs.

3. A song that shows my generation's values.

- Older by Sasha Alex Sloan

4. A song from a different culture.

- DJ Snake Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B

5. A song whose lyrics I can explain.

- "Princess doesn't cry" by Aviva is one of my favorite songs and lyrics that I can explain. 

6. My All-time favorite song.

-"My Dirty Little Secret" by Nora Fatehi, and Zack Knight (Mix)

- "Hey, Mickey" by Baby Tate

#15 A song that moved me

 

Name: Rose Castillon

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-A Song That Moved Me-

The song that emotionally touched me is "Princess Doesn't Cry" by Aviva. It is a love-sad song of a heartbroken girl. This also motivated me to become more confident in myself and I needed to be strong. I often listen to this music when I feel down and stressed. Usually, I listen to the song at night time and keep overthinking, what to do in my life and how can I handle this. This song tells me that even when life goes hard we still need to move forward and be brave.

Link Video: https://youtu.be/EdhR-ry40So?si=zyv1UYAvuN1JNuPt

Lyrics Princess Doesn't Cry:

Boys, they're handsome and strong

But always the first to tell me I'm wrong

Boys try to tame me, I know

They tell me I'm weird and won't let it go

No, I'm fine, I'm lying on the floor again

Cracked door, I always wanna let you in

Even after all of this shit, I'm resilient

'Cause a princess doesn't cry (no-oh)

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh, oh)

Over monsters in the night

Don't waste our precious time

On boys with pretty eyes

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh)

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh, oh)

Burning like a fire

you feel it all inside

But wipe your teary eyes

'Cause princesses don't cry

Don't cry, don't cry oh

Don't cry

Don't cry, oh

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, oh 

'Cause princesses don't cry

Girls, so pretty and poised

And soft to the touch 

But God made me rough

Girls, so heavy the crown

They carry it tall

But it's weighing me down

No, I'm fine 

I'm lying on the floor again

Cracked door

You're only going to let them in once

And you won't come undone

'Cause a princess doesn't cry (no-oh)

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh, oh)

Over monsters in the night

Don't waste our precious time

On boys with pretty eyes

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh)

A princess doesn't cry (no-oh, oh)

Burning like a fire

you feel it all inside

But wipe your teary eyes

'Cause princesses don't cry

Don't cry, don't cry oh

Don't cry

Don't cry, oh

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, oh 

'Cause princesses don't cry

#14 Music Genre

 

Music Genre

Name: Rose Castillon

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MusicGenre

 In Monday class, we talked about the different kinds of genre in music. I talked about the BlueGrass which developed in 1940s. It is a genre of American root music, and its band from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. This type of music has a lowest tone and with country music, with different kinds of instruments.

#11 Movie Genre

Name: Rose Castillon

Movie Genre:

Science-Fiction

 In the class, I talked about the movie genre "Science-Fiction". Science Fiction is an imaginative and futuristic, advanced science and technology. It has space exploration, robots, time travel, a parallel universe, and extraterrestrial life.

Here I have some examples of a movie that is science-fiction, which are "M3GAN", " Lalita", and "Pixeles".This movie talks about robots and some advanced technologies and weapons and it has an astounding special effect in each movie.

MEGAN

Director: Gerald Johnstone 

Her saying: "Don't worry Cady, I won't let anything harm you, ever again"

LALITA

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Her saying: "I don't stand by in the presence of evil"

PIXELES

Director: Chris Columbus

His saying: "It's time to save the world"

#12 Movie Poster

 Name: Rose Castillon

Movie Poster:

“SHOT YOUR DREAMS”

Director: Rose Castillon

Actors: Lebron James & Stephen Curry

The movie's title is “Shot Your Dreams” A basketball tournament between Stephen Curry and Lebron James. As they fought for their battle in basketball. Stephen Curry was being teased by Lebron James, so Stephen took revenge and trained himself even more to defeat Lebron James in the final game of basketball.

Why "Shot Your Dreams"

-I called the movie "Shot Your Dreams" Because it is like accomplishing your goal or your dreams that you wanted to be.

Stephen Curry's quote:

"Success is not an accident it's actually a choice"

I also made a video trailer for this movie:

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#10 Unit Reflection 2

 Name: Rose Castillon

: Unit 2 Reflection

: Portfolio

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What I've learned

Pop culture is about our everyday interactions, needs, and desires. I also learned about the differences between Popular and Culture.  Popular is about something that is popular and it remains widespread, and culture is about the body of the beliefs behaviors, values, and thoughts that influence us every day. Pop culture has two roles in determining future, fads and trends. Fads are about popularity that goes only for a very short time and trends are about popularity that continues to be popular.

In our class, we chose our trailblazer's TED talk speakers. I chose Alyssa-Amor Gibbons, she is an architect in Barbados and she focuses on resilient design and sustainability. She was influenced by her childhood when she had an experience of typhoon hurricanes since she was a child. She works with small island states to adapt their approaches to architecture and wants her buildings to help people after the hurricane storm passes, too. 

In my star presentation, I chose Bella Poarch. She is a Philippine-American social media personality, singer, and United States Navy. I chose her because she has an angelic voice and her songs inspire me the most and make me more confident of myself. She is a brave girl who overcomes her past life trauma and she doesn't give up on her dreams as a singer. She became a star when she lip-synced "M to the B" a rap song by Millie B. Making her the highest-paid TikToker. Then with the help of other popstar singers, she made her first song "Build a Bitch" on May 14, 2021. 

In our Pop team project, we presented 70s,80's, 90's, and 2020s through songs, shows, movies, products, events, and a person. Based on our presentation I learned about Bill Clinton, who was the 42nd president of the United States. He was the first-ever presidential email and promoted the importance of the Internet, for education and business. I also learned about the 2 popular songs The Wonderwall and Creep, they are both good songs and it is about rock bands. Juan presented the 2 TV shows SpongeBob and F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Spongebob debuted on Nickelodeon in 1999 and was an American animated comedy media. It was one of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid it brings back my childhood. F.R.I.E.N.D.S is a TV show about a group of six friends who live in New York City. and it was the biggest show of all time back in the 1990's. 

(My Aha Moment)

My aha moment! is about the TED talk presentation of my classmate, she talks about Melanie Perkins who created the tool canva. Since I've been using Canva a lot now, I never expected that I already knew who made the Canva tool. 

(I didn't know that)

I didn't know that pop culture can be so important in our lives. This can help us know more about ourselves from different cultures.

#9 Trailblazers

                                                      Alyssa-Amor Gibbons    

 Alyssa-Amor Gibbons, She is an architect in Barbados, that focuses on resilient designs and sustainability. She was influenced by her childhood and her upbringing. In experiencing hurricanes in Barbados she lives in a different country. She wants her buildings to help people after the storm passes, too. And build sanctuaries that reduce the uncertainty people feel during storms.

#8 Popculture Studies

                                                                                    Pop culture 

Pop culture is various forms of popular culture, including music, film, television, advertising, toys, fashion, sports, magazines, and comic books. This focuses on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and censorship. Pop culture works to bring social justice critiques to mass media. It is where the pedagogy is when learning " Mass culture it is not just a space of amusement, but also a space where social values are formed and political views are shaped. There are four main topics of popular culture analysis. production analysis, textual analysis, textual analysis, audience analysis, and historical analysis.

#7 Team Project Essay

 

In our team project presentation, we discussed popularity in the 1990s. It is about events, TV shows, music, movies, objects, and a person. I presented the 2 movies and 1 popular person. 

I've learned about Bill Clinton that he was the 42nd president of The United States from 1993-2001. He was also the first presidential email and promoted the importance of the Internet for education and business. 

I also discussed the 2 movies, The Titanic and Jurassic Park. This was an amazing movie specially the Titanic. It is about the love story of a two-couple Jack and Rose and presented by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie Titanic is an American disaster film from 1997 and it was based on accounts of the sinking of Titanic in 1912.

The Jurassic Park is an American science action film in 1993. This was set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar. This is an amazing and scary movie. Everything is about dinosaurs and survival. I learned that the genetic scientists were the ones who created wildlife-extinct dinosaurs.

LINK: Team Project! 

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#5 Pop Star

 

Denarie Bautista Taylor, Born February 8,1997 professionally known as Bella Poarch.

She is a Philippine-born American social media personality, a singer, and a United States Navy veteran.

She created the most liked video on TikTok, in which she lip-syncs to the song "M to the B" by rapper

Millie B. She is the most followed TikTok contributor in the Philippines.

On May 14,2021 she released her first song "Build a Bitch" which stated that the song was inspired by her experiences with being bullied as a child. She wanted her first song to have a good meaning and to help a lot of people to be more confident about themselves. On August 12,2022 she released her extended play "Doll" including her other single songs "Inferno", "Villain", "No Man's Land", and "Living Hell". Then there's the newly released song "Crush" on September 15,2023.

Bella's achievements extend beyond her social media and music ventures. She also made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2022, ranking as the highest paid Tiktoker exceeding 92 million, making her TikTok's third most-followed star and top Asian American influencer in the world.

Bella Poarch opens up about her abusive stepdad and traumatic childhood and how it affected her later in life. During her interview on the H3 podcast, the musician opened up about her heartbreaking childhood growing up on a farm in the Philippines.

I chose Bella Poarch because she inspires me a lot and other people. Her song has true deep meanings, and she has an angelic voice. And I support her so much as the same nationality as her, Filipina. She is also a Talented and brave person she overcame her past life trauma and joined the United States Navy and now she has a better life. The title "Living Hell" was my favorite song that she wrote, I kept singing it over and over again on how good the song it is.

#4 Fads

"LOOM BRACELETS"

                                                                                                               

Loom Bracelets are my favorite toy I've been doing before as a kid in the 2010s.

They are very colorful and easy to make, you can create different designs and patterns in making

a bracelet. There are also tools that you can use to make a loom bracelet. I used to make these at school and sell them to other students, a lot of students bought my bracelet. I enjoyed my loom bracelet making in my childhood memories.

"PLASTIC BALLONS"

                                                                                                              

          Another one of my favorite toys was plastic balloons. It is so fun to play with, where 

you can create a ginormous clear balloon with your friends. This is like a sticky glue that you put on the stick and blow it out to create a clear balloon and make it bigger. You can also create some different shapes and you can also stick them together to create different figures.                                               

#3 U1 Reflection

                                                                    "What I've Learned"

    I learned about cultural identity and how to specify them, based on different kinds 

of culture. For example, is culture shock. This is about emotional and mental reactions, a 

feeling of being judged, loneliness, and anxiety. 

We also discussed the cultural iceberg model. This compares culture to an iceberg, which 

has visible parts on the water's surface and invisible parts underwater. This means that we 

only see a few aspects of our culture at the top of the iceberg and there are actually more 

things that people haven't discovered yet which is the bottom of the iceberg.  I also learned a 

lot about my classmates's cultural identity, about Venezuela. It has a lot of delicious food in 

Venezuela, one example is Avepa. They also have an amazing colorful festival, where people 

dance along with the music and wear colorful costumes. I also learned about the culture in 

China. They absolutely love tea so much, it is their traditional drink. They also have a panda 

which symbolizes them as luck and peace. Lastly, we also did a group activity about the 

commonalities that we talk about in sports. For example, me and my three classmates play 

ping pong and watch NBA.