Night Time

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apartment

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Class Summary

        This is class is cool. I like some of the projects/assignments, and I don't like some of them. I actually like doing the written assignments. I think having more vocabulary assignments would be nice. I don't like using Photoshop, because it's kind of hard for me. The assignments where we have to take pictures of other people is kind of difficult for me, because I don't know that many people, and I'm so shy that I don't like to talk to anyone so I have no one to really take photos of, other than my mom. I am mostly at my mom's house, and when I do go to my dad's house after school. no one is home, so I again have nobody to shoot. If there are assignments where I have to take pictures of sports, I will most likely not be able to do them, because, one, I never go to any games because I don't like sports, and two, because I usually can't go out. I go to concerts A LOT. So for me, I would like to be able to turn in pictures from concerts because I am at one so often. I'm going to Kaaboo this weekend, and I am most likely going to take a bunch of pictures. I am going to take some pictures at night as well for the weekly assignment. I usually have good grades in all of my classes, but I just can not seem to bring up the grade for this class. I try, but there are the projects that take time, and so I turn them in a bit late or not at all, so that brings my grade down. I hate seeing that I have a bad grade in this class, but it is obviously my fault, so I am the one who has to bring it up. I don't always want to come to this class because I have a bad grade and I usually don't want to to the projects. I know that sounds bad, but I am just so negative about things, and when I don't like one thing about something, I don't like it as a whole. Anyways, I don't really have any ideas for projects or assignments. All I know is that I hope they are not hard because I know I will struggle and maybe not even turn them in. Even though I am already being negative about all of this, I hope I come out of this class with at least a B. Yeah, kind of selfish, but I know that I can try really hard to reach my goal. If there are extra credit opportunities, I will try to jump at them so my grade can improve.

Bruce Springsteen

        Here, Bruce Springsteen is in the cover of "Vanity Fair" magazine. His article is about his life on tour, and how it prompted him to write his memoir named after his most famous song, "Born to Run." On tour, before every concert, Springsteen writes his set list of around 30 songs. A lot of times, he changes up the set by singing other songs that he wants, or by taking requests from the audience. His song, "Born to Run" is in every one of his shows, towards the end. Many artists get tired or even stop liking their most famous songs because they're so overplayed. On the other hand, Springsteen really likes his hit because it it means so much to him. He wrote the song when he was 24 years old in his hometown of New Jersey, and it took him 6 months to finish.

        When him and the E Street Band are preforming it, he likes to watch the crowd sing every single word back to him. I think for any artist, that is the greatest feeling in the world. Springsteen always comes out in his famous attire-his black pants and shirt, brown boots, and gray bandanna around his neck. Even at his age of 67, he is still so very energetic-jumping around stage and being very interactive with his crowd.When he was younger, he was much skinnier than his now bulk self. He says that he enjoys exercising, and started to lift weights at the age of 34. 

        Springsteen began writing his memoir in 2009 after him and his band played halftime at the Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. Before they started playing, he was really nervous, and not the usual nervous that performers get before they go on stage. He was praying that he wouldn't mess up in front of millions and millions of people, especially at the Super Bowl. When the performance was over, Springsteen began to write. He wrote about his life on tour, and about his family. Writing in his hometown of New Jersey, the book was finished with no ghost writer and no collaborator-he wrote every single word in that book by himself.

        Growing up, Springsteen feared his father, Doug. Doug was an alcoholic and short-tempered, which didn't combine well. Depending on his mood, Doug would treat Springsteen very coldly. Springsteen recalls never hearing an "I love you" from his father ever in his whole life. On the other hand, his mother was the polar opposite of Doug, and was very kind and sweet. Springsteen always wondered why his mother stayed with Doug all these years, until Doug died in 1998. Over the years, Springsteen learned to somewhat move passed the issues with his father.