My TED Talk

The past month we have been working on presenting a TED like talk! My talk was about LEGOS® and how much you can do with them. I felt really good about the project, and I thought it was a great experience! My favorite part of the presentation was that you could be creative with it and it could be about anything you want. I was the first person to go, so I was a little nervous at first, but then I just started talking.

 

The preparation for this project took about one month of memorizing, script writing, slideshow making, research, and getting feedback form my peers and teachers. The easiest part for me was the slideshow. For me, these types of things are kinda relaxing for me in many different ways. It is just so satisfying to line pictures in the perfect place and click the next slide button with a new image on each slide. The hardest thing for me was the script writing. Sometimes just looking at a blank document not knowing what to do but make it 5 minutes is really hard. The motivation of the whole speaking part can be hard for me because I’m always thinking, “Am I going to mess up? Will I say the wrong thing? Is this correct grammar? Do they like it?” This is what makes the project hard.



It was one week until my presentation, and I was still knee deep in the memorization part of my talk. During all my X periods leading up to it, I was practicing with peers, reading it over, and over again, and again, until I had it all memorized. The day had come and I was ready. I stood up on the stand, and just started to talk. Words just started coming out of my mouth, and it was going great! And the end everybody clapped, and I sat down feeling accomplished of my hard work and dedication throughout the whole project.

 

My Ideal World

Tafag 

Welcome to Tafag! Tafag is a beautiful planet from its wildlife, to its people, and you have to go check out the shopping district! On Tafag, there is a limit of 5 people per household and your children are the same gender. All of the houses are tree houses and they vary in size for the amount you pay. Inside an average house there are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full kitchen,living room, and study! Don’t worry about seeing homeless people because there are none. If you become homeless, they are nicely escorted off the planet.

The economy on Tafag is not like others. The currency is called zalo coins.The way you earn currency is from community service hours. You might be wondering, how does the planet make money, who does the actual jobs? I have an answer to that. One of the most unique things about Tafag is that there are diamonds EVERYWHERE! We sell them to other planets so we can keep the Tafag economy, and lifestyle great! Now, to answer the other question, we use robots! They are friendly to the customers, and they don’t malfunction. In the case of an emergency, they expand into a giant bubble that 30 people can fit in that will protect everybody.

My favorite part of Tafag is nature! The only trees on Tafag are redwoods, and maple trees. They are planted in special places across the planet called tree-tags. The plants are the most important thing on Tafag. The plants provide lots of food and most importantly, THE AIR! We have these special plants across the whole planet that produce air, and they’re never ending. My favorite place to visit is the cavafalls. These specimens are deep,deep caves that at the end have the prettiest blue water you’ve ever seen. My second favorite place to visit is the tree-tags, specifically the redwoods.

The oceans on Tafag cover ¼ of the planet, so there are a lot of beaches and wildlife around or in the oceans. The ocean floor is covered in beautiful coral that shines and sparkles like the sun, and stunning sharks and stingrays that sway through the water like they’re flying. And when you look you’ll look up and see the only breed of bird: phoenix’s that sore through the flapping its red and orange wings like there’s no tomorrow. The beaches are filled with toys for kids to play with. But every night, the robots come and fill all the sand in to make it flat and smooth again.

You might be wondering,how do you get to all of these places? Spediphants! Spediphants are very fast moving baby elephants! But don’t worry, those aren’t the only animals on Tafag…. Some of the other animals are spider monkeys, dolphins, non-poisonous snakes, and rabbits. Dogs bring a sign of protection over your family, and house. Dogs that are Irish Setters also bring good luck. On Tafag, ⅓ of the planet is for animals and other types of nature, not including your maximum of 2 pets, which can only be a rabbit, dog, or garden snake.

In every tree-bour-hood there is one main place for shopping for food, clothing, household items, and luxury items. The name of this place is voted on every couple years, and one year is 653 earth days. The luxury part of this place is full of stores such as LV, Gucci, Balenciaga, Chanel, Prada etc. the home essentials can get a little pricey, because cleaning tree houses can be hard sometimes on Tafag there are 5 main food groups:  sweets, fruits, veggies, orzo, and lemonade. So at the grocery store there are lots of different types of orzo, lemonade etc. Also, when you put something in the cart, it automatically pays for it so you can just walk out of the store.

The government is hetgenoria. A hetgenoria is when the government has no people or ruler, but there are still laws in place. If you break a law, you’ll be escorted off the planet. You might be wondering, who takes care of taxes and financial things like that……ROBOTS! If there is a conflict, you will be taken to the courtroom, which is NOT fun at all. There is one courtroom in the middle of 5 tree-bour-hoods. Those are city’s. So far, the government hasn’t been an issue on the planet.

Visiting Tafag is very expensive, but it will be a once in a lifetime experience! Once you arrive you’ll be escorted by zeta-1,zeta-2,zeta-3, or zeta-4 to your spediphant that you have for 3.75 days. It will be a 46.5 min ride to your hotel, which is when you’ll see the planet the most. When you arrive you’ll go to your room, unpack, and the adventure begins! One thing is that you are not allowed to tour the tree-bour-hoods because the people want their privacy, and safety. If you have a criminal background you are not allowed on the planet at all to keep everybody safe just in case.

On Tafag everyone has one screen in their house that informs them about all of the news or if there’s a case of evacuation. In the luxury section, they sell something called Gigaphones. These phones are the smartest things on the planet. The screen is perfectly clear with unlimited data that never glitches. On the phone the apps cost nothing, but there are only seven you can have: call, text, FaceTime, Snapchat, Instagram,calendar, and Gamex. Gamex is every game in one app, which the kids love!

Speaking of kids, you must be wondering about education! This is one of the most important things on Tafag. There are 5 grades 1-5, and you take them ages 3,6,10,12, and 15. But when you turn 20, you have to take a final test to move on in life, and if you fail you have to retake grade 5, then take the test again. In the years when you’re not taking school, you’re doing fun camps! We have things from nature, sports, arts and crafts, or just doing community service! Tafag has been a planet for over 3000 years, and we hope it will continue on forever!

My Top 3 Favorite Lego Sets I Have

Lego is one of many hobbies, but it is definitely my favorite. Today I’m going to be talking about my top 3 favorite Lego sets, so lets get into it!

 

#3

Porsche 911- Targa/turbo

One of the reasons I like this set so much is because of how realistic it is. This set is 2 in 1, which means that you can build to separate cars. The one in the first picture is the Turbo. The second one is the Targa, which is the one I built. I also have this car in real life personally, which is really cool to.

 

#2

BMW motorcycle 

This Lego set is massive. It is very detailed, and it took me over 10 hours to do! It has a working engine, and it is incredibly realistic. My favorite feature is the dashboard. It has working handle bars, a speedometer, and a screen. This is a very, very cool set.

 

#1

 

The Titanic

I am one of few people to get my hands on this monstrosity of a set. This is the single biggest lego in the world, and took me over 30 hours to build!!! It is realistic, gigantic, humongous, and many more things. This was my most special build of all time.

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