The Mysterious Smile

           Mona Lisa. One of the most famous paintings in the world. Painted by one of the most famous artist in his time, Leonardo da Vinci. The painting has been best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world. The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The painting has a lot of good features, but the most thing that stands out is her smile.
            
            The smile's mystery has baffled many people throughout the years. Many people taught that it was just a small smile that hides the woman's true feelings inside her ready to come out. Others taught that she has some kind of syndrome that makes her muscles in her mouth to have a shape like her smile. But finally, there was a scientific explanation. The oil painting was giving us an illusion on our brains, one side of the brain shows us she is smiling, while the other side shows us that she is serious.

             No matter what the condition or reason behind the mysterious smile, it is still one of the famous paintings in the world. The smile has been questioned all throughout its existence, but now, we already have an explanation. Whatever the secret behind the painting, nothing is gonna change its importance in art history. It will always be remembered with the smile that changed history.


Aldrian T. de Leon
III-Fluorine
Informal Theme # 3.5

Once in a Lifetime

          If I would ever have a conversation with a famous person once, I’d choose Albert Einstein. Because he is one of the most recognized people in the world today. Even though his own body is now gone, his legacy is still living and affecting many lives and inspires a lot of people to work hard and earn what they want.

          I would ask him about his thoughts on 2012, I would laugh if he would answer that the people would still be stupid. I will also ask him if he thinks if the smartest person in the world is him, and I think that he would feel humble and say someone else. And I will also ask him tips to be smart and to work hard. I will also ask about tips or suggestions about inventions that he thinks would exist at 2030 or beyond, and I hope he answers time machine.

          Albert Einstein inspired me to work harder to get what I want. He was known for his good philosophy and his good mind. Someday, I want to be like Albert.

Aldrian T. de Leon

III-Fluorine

Informal Theme No. 3.4

A Student's Inferno

            Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. But it can also be depicted in other forms, just like for a student.

             The first circle would be about bullying. This is where big guys will knock you out with their fists and kicks that will make you go down. The second circle will be about allowance. This is one of the problems that students face and they often ask for, high school students mostly use them for foods, going to gimmicks and buying other stuffs. The third circle will be about Teachers. There are some teachers who are very strict and there are some teachers who are hard to understand to when they teach, which is really frustrating to the students because some can’t learn fast. The fourth circle is about Oral Participation. This is hard because some can’t think very fast when the teacher calls them, so their brain messes up with some other information.

              The fifth circle will be about Homeworks or Assignments. This where students panic and cram. Sometimes because they also have other work to do, or they are just plain lazy. The sixth circle is about Quizzes. Quizzes are one of the hardest things to do because if other subjects also have quizzes, the information in your brain will rumble and forget the important things. The seventh circle is about  Projects. Projects are the hardest things to do on free time. Because they are very time consuming and requires a lot of work. The eighth circle is about Periodic Test. This is the hardest thing to do for the whole year. You do it individually without any help. And the ninth circle is about the Final Grade. It very thrilling to know what your average is and find out if your parent/guardian will scold you or not.

Our Conversation

             A good conversation starts with a good partner to be talked to. I decided to talk to Ian Gabriel Santos. He is a good talker and we have many conversations that last long. He is been a good influence in my life because he has been my best friend for three years. In good and bad times, we stood for each other and that’s why we are friends.

          Me: Hey, Igi!

          Igi: Why?

          M: Nothing, just want to talk.

          I: Oh, ok.

          M: How is your studies?

          I: Its good, how about yours?

          M: Average, but its fine.

          I: Oh, I’m sorry, our teacher is coming. Let’s just talk later.

          M: Oh, ok.

          A small talk could last a few minutes, or even a few hours. But with that time spent. There is no denying, that every time you spent it with someone, its called bonding.

Aldrian T. de Leon

III-Fluorine

Informal Theme No. 3.2

My Letter For You

Dear Mademoiselle,

           Hello! I do hope that you are reading this right now because outside my physical appearance is a soft guy waiting for you to like me. I am sorry that I can't put your name in here because i'm scared that you would reject me. I don't know exactly when I had a crush on you, I think it was when we were sophomores when I first noticed you.
           Now that we are juniors, I feel that I took my feelings for you to the next level. Every time I see you, my nerves start to rush, my heart starts to beat fast and I feel butterflies in my stomach. When you sway your hair, I feel the air rushing to my body and I start to smile. When you smile, you light up my world. But when you talk to me and look at me, I feel my heart and breathing stop and I literally die.
           Looking back, I now realized why I had a crush on you. You're smart, beautiful and kind. I had chances to text you or chat you, whenever we do that, my world definitely becomes the best. When you're happy, you immediately make me happy too, but when I know you are sad, I can't help to seek the person who made you frown or cry.
           Sometimes, when we talk, i often joke about how I like you and how good you look. I love it when you laugh at my jokes, but I love it more when you tease me because our conversations go longer. But I hate it when you tease me to someone else.
           I know you don't have feelings for me. I know that other people and you have a special someone that makes you happy. Even though that makes me sad, I just think that you are happy. Because I believe that if you really love someone, you've got to let them go. I know that i look like a scared person for not placing your name in this letter but I cannot risk the friendship that we have for something that I've been longing for ever since I met you, TRUE LOVE.

Your Secret Admirer,
Aldrian
             

To Be or Not To Be

            

To be or not to be,

That is the question.

Everything depends on our decisions,

This reflects our actions.

Everybody commits errors,

From minutes to hours.

It cannot be stopped,

But can be prevented.

People make mistakes,

So be ready to raise the stakes.

Sometimes we fail,

But our boats will still sail.

Yes or no,

It's for us to know.

We all have a choice.
To speak out and hear our voice.

Comedy of Errors

                Comedy of Errors is famously known as one of William Shakespeare's plays. It gives joy's to its readers from it's comedy, lines and puns. It is famous for few of the comedies that Shakespeare wrote. It gives a new breed for readers that are interested in a good laugh. As one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, it gave an impact on the theater scene.

                It is about a story between twins separated at birth. Both named Antipholus but each resides on different places, Ephesus and Syracuse. Ironically, they both have servants, and they are also twins. Both named Dromio from Ephesus and Dromio from Syracuse. In the end, both twins settle their differences and they are all reunited.

                 This story gives hope for people who have missing family members. This shows that through everything we have been through, we always see people that are important to us in life. It also shows us the irony of life. It gives the funnier side of the road. And in life, we may do some errors, but that doesn't stop us from seeing it's comedic side.