Spanish Children's Book

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Our previous project had use combine Spanish 2 concepts in order to make a children book. The books theme were either a child wake up sick, a child goes to school and get sick, or a child going to the doctor. For this project I had to work by myself because of the number of students in my class.  It was an overwhelming assignment for me because I thought I could do this well on my own.   However, I had poor planning that led to a very poor grade.  My advice would be to come up with a plan as quick as possible.


Día de los Muertos - Sakura

SakuraSpanish2Benchmark

Día de los Muertos is a popular holiday throughout Mexico. It is a holiday where families and friends celebrate and remember their loved ones who have passed. Learning about Día de los Muertos has opened up my mind to see that instead of thinking about the bad things we should really think about the life our loved ones had. Not to be so sad about the passing but to celebrate them and all the good things they did in life . I really enjoyed doing the project even though I cried sometimes while doing it.

Spanish Projects

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These are some of the projects ive been assigned to do in Spanish 2 over the first half od the school year. One of our projects was to design these masks and sugar skulls that represent dia de los muertos. Also another one was we had to compare ser and estar in make a video saying our examples.

Día de los Muertos

For this project we did different components to represent a significant person in our lives. Our first component was a mask that reminded us of the person. The next component was a sugar skull that also represented the person. The last component was an english essay and a paragraph in spanish 
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https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/document/d/1bE85OkvFWQyOD_0IGrkMuYjIzVYafL98UZNf9fzLoPg/edit?usp=sharing

College Interview Video

https://www.wevideo.com/hub#media/ci/496758417?timelineId=496716517
For this project my partner and I was to create a college interview. This college interview was to be a realistic interview using important and personal information. In this interview we had to include the following concepts: Physical descriptions, personality, likes and dislikes, school life, school activities, and family. 

Día de los Muertos - Domenick DeAngelis

This project was all about Day of the Dead and showing love for a family member or friend. I did my project on my grandfather who was one of my biggest influences as a kid. Which is why this was my favorite project, I felt like this project just came to me and I really wanted to do it. For this project we had to make a sugar skull and mask that would represent a lost friend or family member, after that we had to write about them in Spanish and reflect on yourself in Spanish. I made my skull and mask smile because my grandfather was always laughing and happy. This was truly one of the best projects ever! 



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Iris Wilson: Conversational PowerPoint

For this project, my partner and I created a power point that consisted of Ser and Estar. We used all of the categories which included: origin, identification, characteristics, time (time/date), place of event, possession (material) location, opinion, and condition. We had to create sentences that accurately displayed the proper use of ser and estar for the categories, as well as videos on each slide. The videos consisted of my partner and I saying the sentences we wrote with proper pronunciation to better the understanding of the viewer.


College Interview Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql1YEgTyCPU

In this Spanish project, we had make believe interview with a partner. Some of the topic we included were clothing, family and descriptions based physical and personality. I was the interviewer and I ask some my partner questions on why she should go to Temple. We had to make this project as realistic as possible so we make sure we did our research. I would say that this is was an very enjoyable project because I need to know what an interview looks like for me in order to prepare for the future.

Dia De Los Muertos

For the Dia De Los Muertos project, I wrote about my grandfather. It wasn't hard for me emotionally, even though he passed away less than a month before. I enjoyed reflecting on his life. It was fun and went well. It was one of my favorite projects so far.


English Reflection


The person that passed away is my grandfather. His name was Louis Wyche Sr. He was born in August of the late 1930s, and lived until October of 2015. I loved my grandfather very much. He meant a lot to me and my family. At family reunions and events everyone loved seeing him and speaking with him, he was a really cool guy. He came to Philadelphia when he was 19, leaving his wife (my grandmother, I’m not sure of they were married at the time) and his newborn baby Louis Wyche Jr, which is my uncle. He left his hometown in Tallahassee to come to Philadelphia to find work and a home for his family, which he did quickly. He found a job at  an industrial factory, and he ended up working there for over 30 years I believe. He found a home in the Germantown area of Philadelphia, on Crowson Street.  He lived at that home until his death. It was known by some as the ‘Wyche’ Home, and my grandfather was the head of the home, and was often referred to as ‘Mr. Wyche’.

My grandfather meant so much to our family and to me. His death was so devastating, everyone in the family shed tears and were beside themselves after hearing the news. I was at home when I found out, others were at the hospital. His death was extremely hard on my grandmother, he meant the world to her. They were together for over 50 years, and had 6 Children together. She lost so much when he passed away. For me, I lost a lot also. I loved my grandfather, his death hurt very much. I always would have fun talking and hanging out with him. He was a very funny man and we had a lot of fun together. He was someone that always enjoyed life even when he was sick for a while, and that made me want enjoy my life even when things were going bad. Even though i stopped seeing him as much as I got older, it was still awesome to talk with him and see him when I could. My grandfather was one of my favorite people in the world, when he died I lost that.

For my sugar skull and mask I decided to incorporate my grandad’s life into it fully. On the mask I had yellow teeth. My grandfather didn’t have real teeth when he died, and didn’t for many years, but when he did he had yellow teeth. Also, I had a lot of green and red on the mask. This is very important to my grandfather's life for many reasons. One is being his love of the holiday Christmas. He loved Christmas and getting and giving presents, and the Christmas colors are green and red, that is one reason that I added red and green. Another reason is his love of the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies. The Eagles colors are Green and White and the Phillies colors are Red and Blue. He loved both of those sports teams very much, and before he lost his vision he would watch them all the time and enjoy it a lot. I am a fan of both of those teams also, and I sometimes watched the games with him. The team colors are why I have red and green on the mask. The skull has red and a dark blue or purple. The red is added to the skull as well because red was one of his favorite colors. The blue or purple is for the flag of his original hometown of Tallahassee. I could not find the exact color for the flag, so I used the closest color I could find. I added that to represent a big part of who he was, and a big part of him is his hometown. Even though he lived most of his life in Philadelphia, Tallahassee is where he met the love of his life, my grandmother, and I added that to represent it.  The way the skull and mask reflects my grandfather is that everything added was important in his life. The red, green, yellow, and blue/purple  for his favorite holidays, team's, colors, teeth, and hometown. All of these reflect who he was as a person and what he loved when he was living.

“Día de los Muertos” has opened my mind about celebrating deceased loved ones a ton. Before I did not think about celebrating in any other ways than a funeral. This project made me realize that my family does actually celebrate our deceased family members, and I think it’s great. After doing this, recording the eulogy, making the mask and skulls, I want celebrate my deceased family members even me.


Spanish Eulogy:


Yo soy Makyle Wyche. El hijo de Michael, y el nieto de Louis Wyche Sr. Yo soy uno de los muchos nietos de Louis. Mi abuelo fue de Tallahassee, Florida. Él llegó a Philadelphia en la edad 19. Él llegó a encontró trabajar y un hogar. El rápidamente encontró un hogar. Él vivió en ella con la familia hasta su muerte. Mi abuelo el amor deportes. Sus favoritos fueron béisbol y fútbol americano. Mi abuelo fue no alto. El fue gordo y gracioso. Yo Vivo cerca de su casa. Yo visito a veces. Su muerte me hecho triste. Yo extraño el muchísimo. Mi abuelo fue un gran hombre. Yo encanta mi abuelo muchísimo. Que en paz descanse.

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College Interview

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1GkzW27mOwFsZ1ElegW3lZQhiADDKSEfjT9F3E_1wAek/edit?usp=sharing
My partner Eric Johnson and I decided to do Temple University for the college needed in this project. We looked at what the college offered, what type of environment the school is in, and what is near the college. Eric was the interviewer and I was the interviewee. We had included all the requirements that were needed. If I could change one thing I did on this project, I would change the setting and how loud we spoke. There were kids screaming and we talked a little low so it was hard to hear some of what we said. Since the video was not that good, I put some things into the presentation document that would improve the expectations.  

College Interview Video

Jessica Slachta and I did a college interview about Purdue University. I was the interviewer, and I interviewed Jessica. It didn't go that well. It was last minute, and rushed. If we taken time management more serious, our video would have been even better. It was just meeting expectations.

Día de los Muertos

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/document/d/1fHooMc7L3kM-b8d4jqqnitSQrB_31VX-5sn4jTA27Ys/edit?usp=sharing
​This day of the dead project was very creative and thoughtful. It was an individual project about celebrating and remembering a loved one who died. I was creative with how I chose to represent the memories of my grandfather through the skull and mask. After I created these extra meaningful representations, I went deeply into explaining why I did and what it meant to me. The english reflection was just explaining what happened, and why I chose to incorporate what I did. The español panegírico was focused on the person I chose to do. This project helped me celebrate the life of the person I loved most instead of mourning over his death.

Spanish Project: Día de los Muertos

For this Spanish project we had to decorate sugar skulls and mask for a loved one we had lost. Along, with the sugar skull and mask we had to create a eulogy and a reflection of the person and what they meant to you. I enjoyed this project because it was about to get me out my comfort zone and ask my mom questions that I never thought to ask. I found out a lot about my grandfather being as though I never met him. 

Spanish Book

For the Spanish Book project, Mallika Saini and I made a book about a child that got sick before Christmas and had to go to the doctor's. This project went well,we got a great grade for it! I enjoyed making it with my partner. There was no issues in the process and it was submitted on time. This is my favorite project of mine so far.

Conversational PowerPoint

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1d4AynEbniLhWPAYEmiU_MuLvGZ-RbHXxnofEclIsGEk/edit?usp=sharing
My partner David Trusty and I did this PowerPoint on the different categories for ser y estar. This project was very organized, thoughtful, and had most of the requirements. The pictures that were chosen went along well with the topic that was introduced in each slide. We recorded over and over again until we got it to our best ability. This project was very simple, yet creative. Even though we had a set topic and requirements, we got a lot of freedom with how we wanted to make it. 

Iris Wilson: Dia de los Muertos

​Summary: 

For the Dia de los Muertos project, there were five separate components that the project consisted of. The general point of the project was to create something in remembrance of a deceased relative of mine; in this case, my mother’s aunt Aída. For the first one two components of the project, I created a sugar skull and decorative mask that were meant to be symbolic to my aunt. For example, I chose a mask with nature because she had an eye for nature and enjoyed nature. The third and fourth components were written pieces about my aunt’s life and fifth was video which included a eulogy and pictures of her and family.

Dia de los Muertos Project:

My mother’s aunt Adelaida passed away last summer after suffering from alzheimer's for years. I didn’t really know her when she was still lucid, but she meant a lot to my mom. So by extension, she meant a lot me, too. I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her because I feel as though she played an important role in keeping the family together no matter what, she really tried. One of the things that I remember from the family gathering that occurred after she passed away is how a lot of people kept repeating the same things about her. They continually went on and on about she was truly the heart of the family and how she would want nothing more than for everyone to continue being family regardless of the circumstances we may find ourselves in. I never really meet her, but that’s not at all to say that I never knew her. The way that my family would talk about her, I feel as though I might as well as been watching her life story. They would talk about how she loved to cook family dinners and dancing with Tio Mario at family parties. They would talk about how she would always offer whatever advice she had to give and how she always insisted on helping others, even if they didn’t think they needed it. And that’s another reason why I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her; I wanted a reminder of these little moments, because at the end of the day, all these little moments ultimately changed lives. My sugar skull wasn’t really all that complicated; it just had a few things and the reason for that is because that’s essentially what she tried to do for others--make their lives as simple as easy as possible. After finishing the sugar skull, I realized that leaving the white space also connected with the the fact that the majority of her intentions were pure, she really wanted to simply help others and to have them do the same. With both the sugar skull and the mask that I created, I tried to make the most noticeable and notable feature the eyes. On both objects, there are bright red flowers in place the eyes which are supposed to represent the perspective which she chose to look at life from. Flowers have always been something that I’ve connected with beauty so it just made sense to include them because one thing I know for a fact about her is that she ALWAYS tried to see the best of people and see the beauty of things. That was one of the most important lessons she tried to impose on the family, so I didn’t want to have anything distract attention from that main aspect. The feathers that are on the sugar skull are meant to be angel wings, but they are also representing the fact that she was always “as gentle as a feather”. The gold which I also included on both objects was meant to showcase her bright personality, as well as her golden heart. As I mentioned before, she cared deeply about the welfare of others, family or not. Whether or not she was perfect is up for debate, but it went without question that she was truly a good person at heart. She definitely fit the qualifications for having a heart of gold. I remember standing quietly beside my mother and my sister at the viewing watching lines and lines of people filing in. Admittedly, I was a bit confused because there was a large portion of those who I did not recognize from the family gathering. Then it struck me--these were people who she helped in some way, these were people who she touched and people who were her family too, even if the did not share the same blood. Even after death, there she was, bringing people together with her heart of gold and limitless kindness. She turned strangers into friends and friends into a family that would only continue to grow. On the mask, I colored the skull blue in order to represent the calm and the quiet. She wasn’t one to advocate conflict because she felt it was unnecessarily destructive and she often was one of the few people that could defuse tension when there were family problems actually happening. I would say that the main way “Dia de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing over a loved one is through creating physical representations such as the sugar skull and mask. It’s just something I wouldn’t have thought of, but I feel like those things really bring back the reality of it all.


Panegírico english translation


Hola, me llamo Iris Wilson y yo soy sobrina de Adelaida R. Sanchez.  Hoy, estoy aquí para hablar sobre de la vida de mi tía Aída y que ella era. Ella fue de Puerto Rico, pero ella viviste el mayor número de la vida en su la casa en creciente sol y  Thelma calle. La calle esta pequeño y angosto y también está la casa, pero lo que faltaba en espacio, la hechó levantado en amor. Ella fue la esposa de Tío Mario Sanchez, que fue siempre tan bueno hacia ella. Ella fue una madre de doce hijos, ahora adultos y la increíble tía de muchos más. Ella fue muchas de las cosas; vecina, amiga, adoptiva madre. Ella tuvo una delicada aspecto. Ella fue un pequeño canosa mujer, quien tuvo siempre fue muy corta. Su corazón, como, fue en completamente diferente cuento. Ella fue fuerte y siempre tuvo certeza en el futuro. Ella fue tan amable, y ella prolongada ese cariño más allá de sangre parientes porque ella creyo familia no solo fin en sangre. Ella tuvo un corazón de oro y voluntad de acero. Yo vivo en el área de Frankford y cuando sea yo estoy decepcionado o triste porque yo tiene una casa pequeño y una gran familia, Yo pienso en ella y como ella viviste. Y me recuerda que hay en ninguna parte prefiero esta. Yo estoy nervioso sobre de futuro, pero yo no solo. Tía Aída aprendido ese. Descanse en paz, titi.


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Spanish Book

In this activity, we had to create a children's book. At first it wasn't easy but once my partner and I got it all together our book was a success. This gave us the opportunity to express our creativity through what we know and learned throughout the semester. 
https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1iGD88rSIDCx_M7uoemAAtVZ3PVPiTk4LVLHbqrQ2jn0/edit?usp=sharing

Día de los Muertos

Intro

1)Buenas tardes, damas y caballeros. Mi nombre es Shawn Brooks y nosotros estamos aquí para celebrar la vida de mi abuela, Bernice Parish.

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2)Origen:

Mi abuela fue de Virginia. Ella movió a Filadelfia cuándo ella a los diecisiete años.

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Indentificación:

3)Ella fue la madre de mi madre. Ella también  fue parte nativa americana.

(Aqui es un de su con mi mamá y mi prima mayor.)

4)Características:

Mi abuela fue una persona amorosa. Ella disfrutó la hora con nuestras familia a menudo.

(Aquí es un foto de su con mi, mi madre, mi hermana, y mi abuela orta.)

5)Localización:

Yo estoy aquí hoy aún su perdido. Yo  tener continuar sin su.

6)Condiciones:

Yo estoy muy triste de su muerte. Yo frecuentemente pienso de las horas  pasamos juntos.

7)Conclusion

Mi abuela fue un persona  muy importante en mi vida. Nosotros tuvimos mucho diversión. Ella también fue fuerte en vida. Mi abuela fue un grande parte en mi vida y me ayudar ser una persona mejor.Spanish pictures.jpg  




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  1. Who is person that passed away?

The person that passed away was my grandma. This was the mother of my mother. Her passing occurred on September 10th 2012. I known and been around my late grandmother for most of my early life while my mother was working to make it possible for me to have a good life. My grandmother was often cheerful, despite her illnesses and her refusal to take her medicine, and enjoy company during her final years. She is remembered for her religious belief in Christianity and going to church every Sunday morning. Before she became too ill and had to use a cane for her final years, she enjoyed going for walk. My grandma and I would go down to the Galley on Saturdays just for our own amusement. My grandmother was very strong women who continue fight through her illness and is a remind that life isn’t as bad as it seems.


b. What did this person mean to you?

Since my mother worked often and was unable to take care me when I was younger, my grandmother was like a second mom. She always spoiled me by doing most things that would normally be expected for me to do. For example, she would clean up after my after I finish playing so I didn’t have to. She also allow me to do whatever I want in her house. This included staying up a bit later than I was suppose to and using electronics for most of the day. However, the main reason why my reason why my grandmother was so special was because she was the only grandparent I was around in my life. I didn’t see much of my other grandmother after she moved from the U.S. and I barely knew my grandfathers. My late grandmother helped my mother the most by being the second parent since my father played the least important role in my life.


c. Why did you decide to create your sugar skull in remembrance of this person?    

The reason why I decide to dedicate my entire benchmark to my grandmother was because out the two people that past away in my life, my grandmother was more important. My grandmother was one of the most important people in my life for she was my provide when my mom was working. When she was living, I went to the school that was right around from her old house. Even after my mother and I finally move out of my grandmother’s house, I continued to go that school. This allow me to be around my grandmother more during her finally years. During that time, I would go to her house after school and sometimes even spent the night or the weekend. Both the sugar skull and the mask are symbols that show my grandmother’s impact on me is still in full effect.  


d.  How does your sugar skull reflect on the person that past away?

Both the sugar skull and the mask reflect on my grandmother’s likes and personality. The mask design I choose decorated has a cross on it because my grandmother was a Christian. I choose mainly to include bright colors over dark ones because overall my grandmother was a happy and cheerful person. My grandma also traveled a lot so I included a bus on my mask. The beads on both my mask and sugar skull show that my grandmother was an interesting person. The feather and flowers also support that my grandmother wasn't a dull person. She like to go out to different places and interact with people. Overall, my grandmother was very a likely person and my mask and skull show the happiness she possessed.


e. How has “Día de los Muertos” open your mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones?

Día de los Muertos has opened my mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones because I like the idea of celebrating love ones. When someone’s death occurs, it can be a very pain experience. However, Day of the Death helps us make time of someone’s death less depressing. As mention before, someone death isn’t the end. Instead, it is the beginning of that person new life in the afterlife. This holiday helps is reminded that the deceased person is not out of our lives for forever.  


Dia de los Muertos has also made me think about death differently. For death was a final farewell for a loved one. However, this holiday has made me see death as more of a cerbation of the life of a dead person. Dia de los Muertos seem more like a person moving away as opposed to them leaving this world.

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​In our quarter benchmark, we used simple conjugation and simple sentence construction or to celebrate the holiday Dia de Muertos. We honored a deceased  loved one by dedicating them with a sugar skull, mask, and it eulogy in Spanish Unlike most project/benchmark, we had to work one this one project on our own. I unfortunately had some problems with submitting my project and it cost me some point. From that experience, I learn that I should just the summation more often.


Día de los Muertos

I have chosen to celebrate the life of Boots. Boots was more than my pet, she was one of my closest companions. Boot’s was my present on my 8th birthday. My mother and my sister went to the SPCA and found the perfect kitten to bring home. Boot’s was a rescue from an abusive household, I was so excited for my new cat but when she got to our warm and loving home she ran and hid beneath the couch. Treats, food and toys couldn’t get her to come out and I didn’t even get the chance to touch her. Late in the night I was asleep in my bunk bed when I heard quiet taps on the wooden ladder that lead to my bed. I shot up to find her, Boots, who didn’t quite have a name at the time. She sat there just beneath my feet staring back at me. I couldn’t tell how old she was but the rescue center said she was between the ages of 3 and 6. I reached out my hand for her to smell and she followed with welcoming my touch. I pet her lightly and she began to pur, this soon became our nightly routine. I started finding her high and hid away in my bed each time I’d come home from school, I’d talk to her about my work, school and friends. Boot’s was my outlet and my person to spill all my stress to, she looked at me with sleepy eyes and listen as I’d scratch behind her ears.

Boot’s meant a warm, living thing with feelings that would stick by me and comfort me no matter what. Whether by choice or because she depended on me to eat, she was always there. I personally never liked to cry in front of people, it was uncomfortable and would show weakness. Many people cry into their pillows or even a stuffed animal, well in my case Boots was the victim of all my ugly faces and exasperated sighs. Boots was like a friend who wouldn’t and couldn’t stab me in the back or leave me in the dust. When it was time for dishwasher duty, it was singing time too and Boots loved to hear me sing. A popular song on the radio or a sing along from “High School Musical” me and my cat were there jamin in the kitchen. I didn’t have to get dressed or shower to hang out with her, she saw me in all states and still loved me and slept next to me every night. Boot’s was like a bestfriend that I loved with all my heart.

I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of boots for a few reasons. Boots was a bright, beautiful and loving animal who deserves to be celebrated and remembered. I also haven’t experienced losing a loved one except for boots of course. In and through this project I intend to show how Boots was more than a family pet. Boots was a curious ball of fur, and more importantly she was apart of our family and will continue to be remembered by her family.

My sugar skull represents mainly Boot’s characteristics and interests. When you look at a picture of boots you see a grey, green eyed cat with a patch of white on her chest and a total of four white paws. It looks like she's in little white booties or boots, that is how she was finally named. Therefore when you look at my sugar skull you’ll see her reflective green eyes and her grey coat. The music notes represent her love for songs and the “ZZZ”’s represent her absolute love for sleep. The mask I have created in remembrance of Boots reflects her environment and her personality. She was sparkly, pampered and frankly knew her place as top cat in the household. The colors in the mask represent my bedspread that Boots slept on every night along side me. Her fangs pop because they were in clear view when you rubbed the perfect spot behind her ears.

Before this project I have hear about Dia de Los Muertos. Though my previous understanding was not as clear as it is now. I thought people dressed as dead departed loved ones and painted their faces as skulls. Now that I know the celebration is much deeper than that, the whole concept is cool to me. I personally try to be a positive person and as I mentioned I don’t like to cry unless I need to let it

all out. I know that losing a loved one can really tear people down. So celebrating the lives of lost ones and appreciating them is really beautiful. People take the time to celebrate others accomplishments and acknowledge the mark the person put on their world. I think Dia de Los Muertos is a wonderful tradition that empowers the living to celebrate the dead.

This had to be one of my favorite Spanish projects so far. Thank fully I have not yet experienced the loss of someone dear to me so my project was on my cat, Boots who passed away. In the project I describe why Boots was so dear to me as well as all of the members of our family, for she was in our family. She could always make your day better or cuddle up with you at night. Boots was like a best friend who I could talk to about anything and never have to worry about my secret getting out, I miss my little angle every day.  
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Ser vs. Estar Presentation

In this presentation, we were able to differentiate between Ser and Estar by categorizing their uses. If you don't know, ser and estar have the same meaning of "to be". To help the reader understand the differences between them, we used dialogue. I actually loved the process of doing this project and actually benefited me in understanding of the concept.