Friday Film: The Human Element (2018)

Protecting the environment is a very important part of our lives, no matter how small it is. This video helped outline that we need to be more united in stopping global warming and pollution as it will impact others and also animals / climate around us.

Friday Film: Pick of the Litter

The way people train dogs is amazing — I went into this movie not knowing much about how guide and service dogs were trained, but went out knowing so much more. The people that train the dogs put so much effort into them and will be by their side to work out any issues that they might have.

Friday Film: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 5

This episode really had me thinking about Beth as a whole. Her relationships with her foster mother, her relationships with her friends (which turn out to be very interesting) all seem very complex. It’s not like any one interaction with Bethe was clear cut and boring, it was always interesting.

Friday Film: Studio Ghibli: Kiki’s Delivery Service

With this movie, I was thrilled by the animation style and story. This girl that goes out to the city to get witch training lives among common humans, and the people we see around her are very interesting. The fact that one woman would even offer her home because the girl was homeless (in exchange for her delivering packages) is great, and I wish more people were like that.

The fact that the girl had to go through storms to get one package delivered was crazy!

Episode 3 really showed a period of naiveté in Beth. She was able to get so far in this next tournament but wasn’t able to read the last player’s moves. We saw a much different side of her here, and it really showed how Beth thought of her skill as opposed to how she was actually performing.

Friday Film: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 2

This episode had me astounded. The chess tournament that Bethe participated in was amazing, to say the least. The way she was able to get around her ban and get to play against some of the best people in her area was very interesting to see. The cinematography was amazing as well.

Explore! Series: Saturday Midday Trivia!

I had never gone to a trivia event for the Rose Scholars program before, so I decided to go to one this time. I was really surprised by how much I did not and how much more I could learn. It was really eye-opening, and the people there were all very fun to work with. They created a very relaxing environment for us to play Kahoot.

Friday Film: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 1

This was where it all began. The bullied girl that eventually became a chess prodigy started in an orphanage. Playing chess with the janitor is where she got her skill, and this is what surprised me. The fact that one interaction with the janitor could trigger such a story and chain reaction in the girl is astounding to me.