when a good idea goes bad
BY:ALLIE PIPER
Introduction
I think The Thinker represents the question What happens when a good idea goes bad? because most of the time, when a good idea goes ad it is because the person doing the thinking did not consider of the outcome or possibilities of bad things happening. I think if you Think about your decisions before hand, the outcomes will be more positive than negative.
The Future Of Us
The book, The Future Of Us, addresses the question What happens when a good idea goes bad? by having Emma(one of the main characters) getting to know her future by exploring Facebook, but it is 1996 and Facebook has not been created yet... At first it was a great idea getting to fix problems like Emma's bad marriage or her future home.
But after a while it turns into a bad idea when, Josh realizes changing Emma’s and his own life, changes other people's lives as well.
I chose the image of an older model computer and Facebook because this book is based around a new computer and a floppy disk with Facebook on it, letting Emma and Josh see into the future.
Book-Asher, Jay, and Carolyn Mackler. The Future of Us. New York: Razorbill, 2011. Print.
Gimme A Call
“I should just return Bryan’s watch to nordstroms and go home. Instead, I'm sitting by the stoneybrooke mall, staring at the window of Sunrise Skin Spa. It features a poster of a wrinkle free woman and the slogan Go Back In Time. Sounds good to me. If I could go back in time there is lots of things i’d tell myself… If I could go back in time, the most important thing i would tell myself would be this: never EVER fall for bryan… The message is still playing in my ear, but i can barely hear, because now I'm crying, and my cheeks are all wet and my hand is all wet and how could he have told me he loves me when obviously he doesn't and-SPLASH! Like a bar of soap in the shower, my cell has slipped through my fingers and landed right in the fountain. Superb. One more thing to tell my younger(by 2 seconds) self: don't drop your cell phone into a house-size saucer of green chlorine. I peer into the water. A flash of silver twinkles up at me. Is that it?Nope. It’s a nickel. The pond is filled with coins in addition to my phone…………( add text from later in the book)…………………………………
This clip of text shows how a good idea turns bad. When Devi wishes to be able to go back in time and drops her phone into the fountain it was a good idea. Making those changes to her life also is bad because making mistakes and learning from them are what helps you get along in life. It also messes with other people's lives too.
In Gimme A Call by Just thinking Devi(main character)i wanted to go back in time changed her future.But, Devi didn't quite go back in time, although she was able to call her past self.She could change her future with a simple,short sentence. Telling her future self what to do and what not to do makes Devi’s life change drastically in only a few minutes. An example is, Devis dad lost his job and her family has to move so she can go to a nice collage. Devi feels bad so she looks up old lottery winners and has her past self mom buy her a ticket with the winning numbers in it.
Book-Mlynowski, Sarah. "Chapter 1 and ." Gimme a Call. New York: Delacorte, 2010. 1-4. Print.
DDT
Video-Normal Egg vs. DDT Egg. Perf. Rhscience7minivids. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2016.
Image- Connecting the Coasts:investigate. Digital image. Connecting the Coasts. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2016.
Text- "DDT." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 May 2016.
The Swing
I used to think one day we'd tell the story of us,
How we met and the sparks flew instantly,
and people would say, "They're the lucky ones."
I used to know my place was the spot next to you,
Now I'm searching the room for an empty seat,
'Cause lately I don't even know what page you're on.
Oh, a simple complication,
Miscommunications lead to fall-out.
So many things that I wish you knew,
So many walls up I can't break through.
[Chorus:]
Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room and we're not speaking,
And I'm dying to know is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
Next chapter.
How'd we end up this way?
See me nervously pulling at my clothes and trying to look busy,
And you're doing your best to avoid me.
I'm starting to think one day I'll tell the story of us,
How I was losing my mind when I saw you here,
But you held your pride like you should've held me.
Oh, I'm scared to see the ending,
Why are we pretending this is nothing?
I'd tell you I miss you but I don't know how,
I've never heard silence quite this loud.
[Chorus:]
Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room and we're not speaking,
And I'm dying to know is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
This is looking like a contest,
Of who can act like they care less,
But I liked it better when you were on my side.
The battle's in your hands now,
But I would lay my armor down
If you said you'd rather love than fight.
So many things that you wish I knew,
But the story of us might be ending soon.
[Chorus:]
Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room and we're not speaking,
And I'm dying to know is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now, now, now.
And we're not speaking,
And I'm dying to know is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say, since the twist of fate 'cause we're going down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
The end
The Story of us-by Taylor Swift
Video-Should Have Said No. Perf. Taylor Swift. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2016