Tuesday, March 24, 2020

3 EASY ways to BLOCK PARENTAL controls!!! (2020 Updated)

Hey Guys! Do you find it frustrating when you are about to start/finish a game, but your device automatically locks because of parental controls? Here are 3 ways to override Google's Family Link and get unlimited access to your phone!


1. Restart (Disclaimer: this might work only sometimes)
       I. Restart your phone
       II. Immediately when the phone switches on, quickly enter your password
       III. While the phone is still drowsy, go to the app you want to access and stay there, actively pressing the screen
       IV. After a few seconds, the notifications and ability to look at recent apps will go away. You have now successfully bypassed the parental controls, and are free to be on your phone for as long as you want. One thing to keep in mind is that once press the home button, the phone will immediately be locked down by the parental controls (however, pressing the power button to switch off the screen (not shutting down) will allow you to go to the app you were using when you re-enter the password)

2. Probability
       I. There is a 1/1,000,000 chance that you will get the parent access code right on the first try
       II. This is fairly inefficient, but trying 1000 different access codes for 1000 days straight means you will unlock your phone in 2.74 years or LESS!!😂


3. Work Profile
       ***This method is by far the BEST method***
       I. Make a work profile, and install a game/the app that you want on this profile
       II. Right before the time runs out, go to this app. Congratulations! You have evaded Google
       III. It is important when using this tactic to not exit out of the app, as that will cause the lock screen to pop up

I hope that helped.

Sincerely,
Sunny

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Needy or Greedy: A Close Examination of Being Happy

Sunny Vakkalanka
Mrs. Burge
Honors English 10
29 February 2020
Needy or Greedy
        For centuries, philosophers have claimed that happiness is not related to material possession. While this is true, people have disagreed with the counter-argument that money/things can lead to health, wealth, and happiness. Although these claims make sense, they both prove that the human mind can be very different. Multiple humans could be put in the same exact situation, and peoples’ reactions and thoughts could be polar opposites. The following quote from Leo Tolstoy, "Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them," illustrates that happiness is just in one's head. If one has the willpower to be optimistic about a devastating situation, they can do so. Alternatively, a person can easily become pessimistic about joyful circumstances if their brain says so. Humans, a rather emotional species, can change how happy they are with their attitudes and brainpower, not with outside influences.
       One reason Tolstoy is correct is because of how Poham behaves in the story. Throughout the short, Poham acquires more land because he gets greedier by the second. In the beginning, Poham actually needs the land and is very grateful when he gets it. He isn't thinking about the future but is just optimistic about the present even when he isn’t well-off. Later in the story, he wrongly connects land to happiness and goes on a wild goose chase for more and more land. Even though he tries to convince himself that he is being “optimistic” about the future, he is just being negative about the present. He fails to realize that when he bought the land in the first place, he was happy because he was optimistic about having that much land. In other words, Poham’s happiness comes from him being optimistic about the amount of land he has, not how much land he has. 
This situation can also be seen in Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli. When Stargirl and Leo get together as a couple, she is clearly happy. This is primarily because she feels optimistic about their present (not just the future) and they have a great time together. Although, the real problems start when she links her happiness with her outside appearance. Before that point, she has made improvements to be more socially acceptable (but just so the school wouldn’t kick her out). Although, the problems start when Leo asks her to be normal, like Susan. Since he is asking her to be normal, and she links her happiness with her relationship with him, she feels obligated to be “normal” to be happy. Obviously, this doesn’t go well, but she goes back to being happy when she links it to her brain, not outside appearances. This is what makes her truly exceptional, at least regarding feelings. After many years of having a “Happy Wagon”, she is able to understand that happiness comes from within.
Finally, happiness (or the lack thereof) comes up many times in my life. I make the mistake of linking the feeling of joy with guilty pleasures like Netflix, brownies, and video games. In reality, I only feel happy because I am optimistic about watching Netflix. If I were to watch Netflix instead of doing a project that I was looking forward to, I wouldn’t be as enthusiastic about Netflix. Likewise, I often associate the dreadful act of doing homework as negative (which is why I put it off). Although, one way to increase my productivity is to tell myself that homework is positive. This trick would make me want to do the homework because I am optimistic about it (homework brings “joy”) and my procrastinating attitude finds that appealing.

Overall, humans are in control of their own happiness. The outside events don’t affect this emotion, but only how humans choose to feel about it. While being optimistic about something can help care about only that moment (like a relationship with someone), being pessimistic about the present can lead to associating happiness to a physical item (such as more land or Netflix). With this one realization, people can become less addicted to drugs: It is not the drug that is causing you to be ‘fly’, but how you associate the drug with optimism. One could even trick their brain into feeling positive about drinking water and this kind of mindset can help people do great things.

FORMULAS for POWERFUL sentences in english essays

FORMULA FOR THESIS: X (conflict) demonstrates Y (symbol/theme), and this is significant because of Z (reason).


FORMULA FOR TOPIC SENTENCE: X (conflict) demonstrates Y (symbol/theme)  

Thank me later,
Sunny

BEST 5th tier BTD6 TOWERS+ other TIPS

- Perma-spike is good for CHIMPS (and overall a good deal)
- The grandmaster ninja is good for popping power and camo, placed under a 0-3-0 village
- The grand saboteur (ninja) is good for stalling and lowering the HP of MOAB class bloons
- The bloon solver (glue gunner) is good for non-MOAB bloons and is a good deal
- An elite defender sniper (2-0-5), placed under a 0-3-0 village
-The biggest one (mortar) can pop many bloons over a large area
- Archmage (wizard) is a good all-rounder tower for MOAB and normal bloons
- Rather than getting Permanent Brew (Alchemist), it is more cost-effective to get multiple 4-0-2's
- Rather than getting MOAB Eliminator (Bomb shooter), get multiple MOAB maulers/assassins
- The Bloon Crush (Bomb shooter) is great for stalling MOABs late game
- For Income, the Merchantman (x-x-3 buccaneer) is way more efficient than banana farms.
-Spamming 2-0-4 Bombs, believe it or not, is efficient around a Striker Jones
- The tack zone is the best 5th tier tack shooter (for damage)
- The icicle impale is the best 5th tier Ice tower
-The MOST EFFICIENT FARMS are 1-0-0, 2-0-0, 3-2-0, and most of all, 4-2-0
-While 0-3-0 Banks are great for faster ROI (return on investment), 2-3-0 Banks are better for making      more money

- The Apache prime is the best 5th tier Heli tower (While the Commanche is better at popping individual MOABs, the Apache Prime is better at Ceramics and grouped MOABs)
-Top path (3rd tier or higher)Super Monkeys are NECESSARY for late-game
-2-0-3/4 are better than 0-2-3/4 FARMS

-For Half-Cash mode, towers like 2-0-3 subs, 3-2-0 boats, 2-4-0 mortar, 4-0-2 snipers, and 2-0-4 bombs are good (they get more pops per dollar, as shown by the results of my tournament: http://myepicdailyplan.blogspot.com/2020/03/best-5th-tier-btd6-towers.html)

How to get XP (to level up) fast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yluGE7MjtN4):
1. Play Deflation mode (highest rate of XP per hour)
2. Play Impoppable mode (most XP per game)


Sincerely,
Sunny

Youtube Channel: Sunny Vakkalanka

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that my channel is now active and I will be posting bi-weekly videos about gaming, school, and lifestyle.

Don't let the Coronavirus (COVID-19) get YOU! Wash your hands, and stay inside.

Sincerely,
Sunny

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