Ms. Sarita

Picture of the day

Duck and Cover is a 1951 American civil-defense animated and live-action social guidance film, directed by Anthony Rizzo. Often mischaracterized as propaganda, it has similar themes to more adult-oriented civil-defense training films. It was widely distributed to schoolchildren in the United States in the 1950s, and teaches students what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion. The film starts with an animated sequence showing Bert, an anthropomorphic turtle, who is attacked by a monkey holding a lit firecracker or stick of dynamite on the end of a string. Bert ducks into his shell as the charge goes off; it destroys both the monkey and the tree in which he is sitting, but Bert is left unharmed. The film then switches to live footage as a narrator explains what children should do when they see the flash of an atomic bomb while in various environments. It is suggested that by ducking down low in the event of a nuclear explosion, such as crawling under desks, children would be safer than they would be standing. In 2004, Duck and Cover was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Film credit: Anthony Rizzo

Ms. Sarita

About

I am a 20-something-year-old student residing in Los Angeles, California in the United States. All other things you might want to know about me (and that I care to share) can be seen in the userboxes below.

WIKIPEDIA

This user has been a Wikipedian since November 2007. This user helped promote Maine Coon to good article status. This user helped promote Jada Pinkett Smith to good article status.

This user has reviewed 4 Good Article nominations on Wikipedia. This user is a WikiFairy. This user is a member of the Twilight task force of the Novel WikiProject.

ME

This user is inked.ʰ This user has been pierced 10 times.ʰ This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Biology.

This user doesn't care what your "ancestries" are; this user likes people for what they are and not because of a place of birth! This user is straight but not narrow. en-us -NThis user is a native speaker of American English.

es-1Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. ...This user would like to be able to speak more languages. sar-5This user is an expert at picking up on sarcasm, as well as making sarcastic remarks.

??? ?!? !!!This user terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up! @This user can be reached by email. This user maintains a Facebook profile.

This user has a profile on MySpace. This user contributes while using iTunes.

ANIMALS & NATURE

This user is owned by one or more cats. This user is a Betta owner. This user would like to own one or more dogs.

This user is horse crazy! This user thinks pets should only come from an animal shelter. This user never wants to see the image on the left again.

INTERESTS

This user loves Italian cuisine This user plays the Xbox 360. This user loves knowledge. This user enjoys dancing.

This user prefers black-and-white photography. This user likes all types of music. This user enjoys riding horses. This user rides dressage.

This user likes Show Jumping. This user admires all expressions of nature. This user hopes we can Save the Amazon Rainforest. This user supports sustainable living.

This user loves the Summer. This user enjoys films. This user thinks Steven Spielberg is the greatest director of all time. This user is a fan of Quentin Tarantino's films.

This user likes Pixar and its films. TFMRS Um, yeah...Satan's Camaro? It's stalking me. Coming Soon!This user can't wait for the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. 300Tonight this user dines in hell!

This user recognizes that Jason Bourne is a much better spy than 007. This user took the red pill, not the blue pill.

Purpose

I edit Wikipedia to beautify articles and bring them to at least Good Article status. I have recently gotten into reviewing Good Article nominees and love it when I promote an article but I am nitpicky when it comes to a lot of things (especially references, grammar, and punctuation). I will bust your butt and make you work hard if I am reviewing your article! But all-in-all, I edit Wikipedia for fun.

If you have something that you would like me to work on, please let me know and, assuming I have the time, I will work on it the best I can!

GAs Reviewed

#	Article	Date(s) of review	Date of pass/fail	Main contributor(s)	Result
1	Christina Milian	November 12–16, 2008	November 19, 2008	Cornucopia
2	Amon Tobin	November 26, 2008	December 11, 2008	Rtyq2 Quiddity
3	Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams	December 1, 2008	December 1, 2008	Dan56 DiverseMentality
4	DuSable Museum of African American History	January 19–27, 2009	January 29, 2009	TonyTheTiger
5	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	August 5–, 2010		ChaosMaster16

Contributions

Major

People
Article	Status before	Status after	Comparison	Current goal	Status
Josh Duhamel			Stub → C Class		Project on hold
Jada Pinkett Smith			Start Class → B Class B Class → Good Article		Project on hold
Paul Walker			Start Class → C Class		Project on hold
Film
Article	Status before	Status after	Comparison	Current goal	Status
The Lazarus Project	Future Class		Future Class → Stub Class		Project on hold
Peacock (2009 film)	Future Class		August 11, 2008 → November 11, 2008		In progress
Animals
Article	Status before	Status after	Comparison	Current goal	Status
Maine Coon	Not rated		Revision Revision → Good Article		Project on hold

Watch

• Fergie (singer)
• Cillian Murphy
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

To do list

• Jada Pinkett Smith:
  • Rewrite the article.
  • Get to GA status.
  • Peer review.
  • Get to FA status.
• Maine Coon:
  • Rewrite the article.
  • Get to GA status.
  • Peer review.
  • Get to FA status.

Barnstars

	The Barnstar of High Culture Huge thanks to you both, for all the patience and work put in at Amon Tobin. -- Quiddity (talk) 20:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
	The Original Barnstar For having an elaborate GA review of Amon Tobin, as well as contributing to the article. Rtyq2 (talk) 03:55, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

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