Why Young Authors' is a thing of the Past Conclusion/Spring Break blog // Blog 6 // 4/20/174/20/2017 As I promised, here is the ending of my Young Authors' Submission AND a Spring Break blog. The spring break blog may be broken into two parts, but it'll work out. As proven with adequate information, Young Authors’ is a thing of the past, and I believe that Young Authors’ should be an optional activity, in that if a student feels it will improve their writing ability for a future career or job, they would be able to participate if they chose, and if a student did not feel that participating in the Young Authors’ would better themselves for a future career or job, and that it would be a waste of time and energy for them, they could choose to not participate in the Young Authors’, and nothing would be counted against them. I believe this because of the decreasing need for writing a narrative piece in today’s workforce, with informational writers making more money than your average author, the waste of time that a student would have if participating in Young Authors’ would not better them, which could be fixed by having a research time instead of Young Authors’, and the STEM-based jobs and careers that students are looking into today, and their lack of requirement for knowing how to write a narrative piece. Thank you for your time. As I promised in the last blog, here is a little rundown of my Spring Break. Me and my neighbor played around a lot. I went to his place to play Xbox One and chill pretty much every day. I also sat around, watched YouTube, beat Farming Simulator 15 (again), listened to music, and ate these amazing Nature's Bakery Double Chocolate Brownie Bars. I went out and rode my bike, played basketball, and roamed my neighborhood. It was pretty boring, even with all the seemingly fun things to do. What I really wanted was to buy an Xbox One, but I'm going to wait for Microsoft's newest installment to the Xbox franchise. Codenamed "Project Scorpio." this Xbox is supposed to be the most powerful console of all time. A few big questions amongst all who are wanting to get one is the price, the exclusives, and the possibilities of the console. First of all, let's address the price of the behemoth console. I predict the price being around $400 to $500, due to the fact that Microsoft has learned their mistake of pricing the original Xbox One at that price and the console is going to set the trend. Me and you both know that Sony is wanting to jump on the 4K gaming bandwagon, but the Xbox Scorpio is likely going to out match the PS4 Pro in the 4K gaming sector, due to the behemoth, gaming PC comparable hardware in the Scorpio. These attributes are likely going to set the price right around my prediction. Second, let's address the exclusives. I have seen wars in comment sections over this, and it needs to stop. THERE WILL (likely) BE NO EXCLUSIVES FOR PROJECT SCORPIO. The Scorpio will run off of all Xbox One things, allowing you to play the Xbox One games you love. The way for developers to make the gaming 4K is a simple patch. The developers who made Forza Motorsport 6 converted the game into 4K in TWO DAYS. That is really good for other game developers because they now have a predicted time for a conversion patch for 4K. Finally, let's address the possibilities of the console. Because this console is so powerful, the possibilities are pretty much endless. This console could be more active amongst PC gaming, allow for big gaming competitions (MLG, for example) to run more smoothly, and allow for VR Gaming, which is very rare amongst consoles. Sorry I digressed from the whole spring break schedule, but I felt like i needed a little editorial on Project Scorpio to inform on why I wanted to wait around until school started again to buy a console. As always, Havaguday!
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Young Authors' Essay: Why Young Authors is a Thing of the Past (PT. 2) // Blog 5 // 4/12/174/12/2017 Hello everyone! This is part two of my Young Authors' submission. If you haven't read the last blog, go check it out. Otherwise, this wouldn't make sense. Secondly, it would be a waste of time for a student if the Young Authors’ was required and the student felt that participating would not better them for a future job or career. If a student wanted to pursue a field that includes STEM or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), such as an engineer or a biologist, you wouldn’t need the skill of being able to write a fictional narrative to perform the job. However, you would need to know how to understand complex visuals, such as graphs or three dimensional figures, or how to solve complex math, such as trigonometry or calculus. If a student felt that they would not be improved if they did the Young Authors’, they could research and learn a new skill that could help them improve, that way the time while others are doing Young Authors’ is not wasted, but utilized. "The future of the economy is in STEM,” says James Brown, the executive director of the STEM Education Coalition in Washington, D.C. With the utilization of the spare Young Authors’ time, kids who are aspiring to become involved in STEM-related careers can advance towards the career they want by researching and learning in this spare time. A seemingly good use of time can be turned into a truly beneficial time, all by changing what the students are doing in the time. Although some may say that Young Authors’ would help give students some time to let loose on writing, this is a required writing piece that is due for a grade, and can be placed into competition with other pieces. Wouldn’t that be stressful to be pretty much forced to let loose on writing, instead of just turn in at a really far off date?
Finally, the areas of jobs that schools are promoting and students are looking into would not require or need the ability to write a narrative, while still providing a sufficient amount of money. Take a look at someone like Donald Trump. He likely doesn’t write narrative stories, like an adventure across a wild, magical land, but more informational and persuasive pieces, like this one. He’s a billionaire entrepreneur and President of the United States of America, and he doesn’t write narratives like the ones in Young Authors’, that is required to do throughout schools and deemed very important by some school districts. Another example would be Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft and deemed the “richest man alive” and “set to become a trillionaire.” Sure he may read a lot of books, but most of the time, he is likely writing business reports and informational pieces, not narratives. Even with this, he still is the “richest man alive.” Schools are promoting STEM with the new STEM challenges, and a new science test that could be added to standardized testing, leading students to going into STEM-based careers, which don’t always require narrative writing. If you wanted to become the “richest person alive” or have a STEM-based career, would you have to write narratives on the daily? Although some may say that you can make lots of money by being an author, which you can, it would be a slow process. You would have to write on the daily if you would want to accumulate some amount of money, not mentioning taxes and other basic human needs. Also, people would be wanting you to come to a school, or go to a meet-and-greet with fans, which can cost lots of money for travel, hotels, and other travel expenses. What it all boils down to is a lot of money going towards your career and not you, so you earn about as much as your average higher-paying job. The conclusion is next!! Come back next post to see the ending to this amazing essay! Havaguday! P.S. A spring break bloog is soon to come! Stay tuned! |
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