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June 3,2014 Devin got inside the taxi ready to go to school with his two best friends Tom and Jerry. They have the same mom and there twins so she decided to name them Tom and Jerry. Every day another person always ask them at school. Devin always wonder why take the taxi instead of a bus. His family was so awkward that they make him take taxi instead of a bus. While in the taxi he saw all the normal kids riding the bus. He just wanted to be like everyone else for once. It was almost Valentine’s Day and he was planning on asking Emma to be his Valentine’s. He didn’t think she would say yes but he would try. At school there’s this one kid that hates his guts. The kid wants to get him back and slap him for killing his favorite fish.

Devin wonders all the time why his family has an accent. His mom always says that they are Mexican but it was a different accent. He also wonders why they like to follow rainbows and have a lot of money. Cody was the guy that didn’t like Devin. Devin and Cody met up at noon at lunch when Devin got to school.

“What are you doing here?” said Cody.

“Um, I want to know if your parents are Irish?” said Devin.

“Yea what about them?” claimed Cody.

“Oh, I just wanted to know, “said Devin.

Devin was still thinking about his family and realizes that his family is Irish. I was reading a book about Irish people and notice that they come out early for March. They come out during Valentine’s Day. Devin was so excited to be Irish. All his life he was called a Mexican now he is a Irish.

Finally it was Valentine’s Day and he saw a rainbow. He ran after that rainbow all day and Cody was following him. Tom and Jerry was with Emma. While Devin was following a rainbow. When Devin finally made it at the end of the rainbow he realized that his parents were there. His mom smiled and said that he knew that he would figure it out one day. Devin smiled and got the gold and tried to run home but he fell in a hole. It was a tunnel of three ways Cody fell in the same hole and you could see his foot marks on the ground. Then Devin heard some screaming and Devin went down the tunnel and ran from hungry people and mice. They went down the other one and made it to the school. Cody told Devin that he saved his life and that maybe they could be friends. Devin accepted his friendship and realizes all you need to do in life his stick to your gut and try to help others that are in need. Emma saw how strong and brave Devin was and gave him a chance because he was a hero inside her. Devin finally put the gold away and learned that he could be different.

June 2,2014 Devin got inside the taxi ready to go to school with his two best friends Tom and Jerry. They have the same mom and there twins so she decided to name them Tom and Jerry. Every day another person always ask them at school. Devin always wonder why take the taxi instead of a bus. His family was so awkward that they make him take taxi instead of a bus. While in the taxi he saw all the normal kids riding the bus. He just wanted to be like everyone else for once. It was almost Valentine’s Day and he was planning on asking Emma to be his Valentine’s. He didn’t think she would say yes but he would try. At school there’s this one kid that hates his guts. The kid wants to get him back and slap him for killing his favorite fish.

May 27,2014 As Andrew was walking down the road to meet up with his friend Meg he say his best friend Tod come. Emma came out of her house and notice that it was raining. She said that it was going to have lightning later one tonight. Andrew didn't worry because he was ready for anything to come his way. Only Tod knew that he was The Masker. He made that name up when he became a superhero. Leo always been in love with Emma every since they were 12. He wanted to tell her that he was The Masker but he was scared that she will tell the Superhero Magazine where she works.

“Hey guys I just came back from work and I was wondering does anyone have a bucket at their house because my roof is leaking?” said Emma.

“I have a bucket in my old tree house we could go over there just to get it. Just let me get the key to another door. What are you guys waiting for come on lets go.” said Andrew.

When they got to the tree house they got the key and opened the door. They haven’t been in the tree house since they were thirteen it have been five years. They couldn’t believed what they saw. They saw a broken window from a rock, blue flooring, and purple walls with a chair. Suddenly the door close and they were trapped in. The treehouse was 40 feet tall so they couldn’t get down from the window.

“What are we going to do were going to be trap here for a while. Pulse your parents aren’t going to be here until next week and the windows are sound proof so no one could hear us.” frighten Meg.

As Jamie was going down the street he had a bunch of batteries and cords of electricity. Jamie didn’t know that the lightning was coming at night time. He always didn’t like Andrew because he liked the girl he liked. Jamie was still walking home at ten o’ clock. He decided to sit on a curb because he was to tired to walk. All of a sudden the lightning struck him. The electricity went to his veins then to his heart. He became electric. He called himself The Battery. He wanted to find Andrew and kill him.

Still in the treehouse Andrew was thinking about telling Emma the truth about everything. He want to tell her his feelings and how he is the hero. He just thought that she wouldn’t believe him.

“Emma I have to tell you something that is very serious,” said Andrew.\

“Yea, you could tell me anything I’m your best friend also Tod but mostly me,” said Emma.

Jamie could hear Emma’s voice miles away and he went through everybody house from the power line. He couldn’t believe that he could do what he was doing. Jamie made it to the treehouse.

“What do we have here? Hello beautiful and how are you Andrew or I will say nothing when I’m done with you.” said Jamie.

“What are you doing here Jamie? You are not welcome and how did you get up here? said Andrew.

While Jamie was there he notice that Andrew and Tod was texting and he read the messages of him being a superhero. Jamie shock Andrew with his fingers. Andrew notice that he was electric and took out his suit. Emma was watching the whole time and saw Andrew she couldn’t believe his eyes. After he was done putting on his suit Emma started crying.

“After all these years you couldn’t tell me that you were a superhero. You knew that I loved super heroes and if I had the chance to date one I would. Now I’m thinking that Jamie was a better guy than you ever was because at least he told me the truth about himself and didn’t make up a big lie like you did. I hope one day you would realize that this isn’t the life I chose for,” cried Emma.

“I’m sorry Emma, I wanted to tell you this whole time but we were too busy stuck in the treehouse and I didn’t know if you would be upset or not.” said Andrew.

“Can we not do this here because there is a guy trying to hurt you Andrew,” claimed Tod.

Andrew and Jamie fought around and finally Jamie had a new source of power lightning. He hit the lightning right on Andrew. Andrew power was throwing spears and he was an expert at karate. Jamie pend him on the ground and had a lightning bolt right near his neck. Andrew knew that he had to think fast after all of his classes in Science he had to think of what he could do. Andrew finally look at Tod and gave him the look to distract him while he think of his plan. Emma knew that she couldn’t let her best friend die so she grab all the stored energy in the tree house and the city and made a fling shot. Andrew got out of the position that they were in and looked at Emma.

“What are you doing? said Andrew.

“I’m going to use his force of nature of against him so he could disappear forever. He will use all of his energy and he won’t have any energy left and then we will hit him. Ready set go this will be it Andrew. We both just have to duck down after we hit him,” scared Emma.

Jamie use all his energy to hit Andrew and they fling shot it back at him and that was it Jamie was gone forever. They were so happy and Tod open the door with a stick and went down back to the ground.

“ I’m sorry Emma, I never meant to hurt you or anyone I just thought that you would never be my friend again if I told you at this age. said Andrew.

“I know that you did it for a good cause and thank you for all that you do for me,” replied Emma.

After Emma said that she kiss Andrew on the cheek and she knew they would be friends forever. Emma, Andrew, and Tod had to tell everything that happen and they believed them. They didn’t go for questioning or anything that was the end for them.

May 26,2014 Home-Schoolers should not be allowed to participate in Public School Sports. Home-Schoolers have an adavantage than other students. Their consequences, grades, and accidents are different from students. Since they are home schooled the accidents that they have playing sports is the public school fault. Also the grades and consequences are not alike as public students that go to the school. Home-Schoolers should not able to work and participate with other public students sports.

Firstly, home-schoolers consequences are different from public students. They can get away with a lot more things since they don’t go to the same school. “That home-schoolers might take roster spots from public school students; and that it would be extremely difficult to apply the same academic, attendance and discipline requirements to home-schooled students as to those who are monitored daily in public schools.” Home-schoolers are acquired to do different task than a normal student would do. Their discipline might be different from students and some people might think it’s not fair. “That means meeting the requirements of the school they attend: learning to deal with teachers, follow rules, meet the social and behavioral conditions required before they can go out and hit a baseball or shoot a basketball. Kids in public schools do that and it's not fair to permit other students to simply come in and play without having to meet the same conditions." Home-schoolers won’t work as the same conditions and daily routines as public students.

Pursuing this further, the grades are not as accurate as public students. Home-schooler can still play even if their grades are bad. Public students can’t play sometimes when they have bad grades. They take time and dedication to their work to get into a sport. Home-schoolers don’t really need to work hard just to get in the sport they could take a load off while other fight and work hard to get in. “Students could homeschool for one year, claim that homeschooling had not gone well, and re-enter public schools to repeat that grade. This would give them the advantage of being a year older and more mature those others in their grade.” "Students in public schools have to make attendance standards, keep up their grades and participate in school functions to play sports. Home-schooled students do not. That's a double standard." This states that students and home school student different standards. At the same time Tim Tebow went to the NFL and he was home schooled. He shows that you can maintain good grades and understand you need to work hard to stay in the sport.

Lastly, there will be accidents while playing the sport. Home school students’ parents will sue the school. If the child gets injured it would be the school fault for making the student get injured. Unlike public students they are not able to sue the school because it’s their fault they joined the school sport. The home schooled student can take risk because the student doesn’t go to the school. “Issues that could arise when home-schooled children are injured on a public school playing field.” It could affect the system of the school because it is taking out funding from school sports.

As a result Home-Schoolers should not have access to be on a team nor play public school sports. There would be difficulties with them being in a public sports. Students would take it unfairly and parents. The school funding is making more people come in and play the same sport as another public student. The consequences, grades, and accidents can cause a conflict between home schoolers. This is why home schoolers shouldn’t apply themselves to public school sports.

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May 14, 2014 Hello pen pal my name is Kalifah. I'm 12 years old and I live in California. I wear glasses and only like to wear shoes. Also I like paint my nails every month. I usually like to watch funny and sad YouTube videos. For some reason people say that I have big eyes but it's only from my glasses. I'm really interested in doing my homework for living because it's better if I have it done to do other things.

My favorite food is spaghetti and fish. Since I'm Filipino they like to eat fish. My family like to pass the fish around and kiss it and then we eat. My dad used to have braces so he always made noodles and spaghetti and I got used to eating it. Another thing I like to do than food, homework, and doing my nails is draw. Even though I don't really know how to draw things I like to try. I mostly draw when I'm bored or annoyed so I can draw the things that annoy me.

May 13,2014 Should young people limit their consumption of fast food? The fattest state in America is Mississippi. There is 400,000 deaths per year are associated with obesity. “Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescent in the pass thirty years.” More kids are getting obesity and increasing. “The percentage of children aged 6-11 in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012.” This is saying that the obesity level is rising in the United States. Children are starting to go to more fast food or unhealthy food. When kids eat unhealthy things they could gain more weight. “Overweight or obesity is the result of “caloric imbalance”.” This means that your weight is unbalance and not fit.

Young people are likely to get obese now days. “In a population- based sample of 5- to 17- years old, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.” 60% of American gets no exercise. There are at least 83 McDonald's in Manhattan alone. Obesity affects the organ the most is the liver. “Children are adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults.” “One study showed that children who became obese as early as age 2 were more likely to be obese as adults.”

In “Super-Size Me” Morgan weighed before he started his test 185.5 pounds. His girlfriend the Vegan Chef was talking about the food and things she makes. After Morgan test he weighs 195 pounds. It took 8 days for him to feel pressure and 9 days for him to feel depressed. This shows that eating fast food often can make you feel pressure and depression. In the last 20-25 years it double from fast food from the incident of obesity increased.

“Most fast food lacks these nutrients.” Many teens aren’t getting the nutrition they need. “A typical large serving of French fries, for example, contains 4.6 milligrams of vitamin C, an antioxidant used to build tissue, remove arterial plaque and battle disease. This states that teens eating serving of fast food contain not a lot of vitamin C. “Fast food meals tend to be high in sugar, fat and processed grains and low in fiber, making them 65 to 100 percent more calories dense than other meals, causing teens to underestimate the number of calories in fast food meals.” People eat fast food because most taste good but some don’t know that fast food meals tend to be high in sugar.

The risk of obesity isn’t safe. “No single factor or behavior causes obesity.” Nothing causes obesity but yourself and the way you eat. Also the way you exercise currently. It could be a factor in your life to get better to not be obese. “Obesity is caused by many things, including a person’s habits, lifestyle, and environment. Some people think that genetics from parents made you become obese. Most people don’t think that it’s from them.

It’s tougher for kids that have obese parents. “If a parent is overweight and has poor diet and exercise habits, the child is likely to adopt the same habits.” Parents influence their kids to being obese just like them. The parent will cook or buy fast food for the kid the just the same way they would do for themselves. School is one place where kids can learn about healthy eating. The teachers could talk about why it’s healthy for the kids. The vending machines make it hard at school for kids to not eat or drink sugary things.

There are medical issues while being obese or overweight. It mostly affects your lungs because most of the food goes there first. “Certain medical conditions, such as hormone disorders or low thyroid function, and certain medications, such as steroids or anti-seizure medications, can increase a child’s appetite, which over time increases their risk for obesity.” People could get diseases from being obese. While obese you could get a bigger appetite for food. Carving things that you never did before and it might give you depression and pressure on yourself. When Morgan was feeling depress and pressure on himself he started to throw up and had chest pain.

There is ways to eat healthy. One of the ways to eat healthy is choosing a lot of different types of food throughout the day to get the nutrients you really need. “People today eat way more than they used to and way more than they need to. You need to know about eating is the serving sizes and amounts. To see how much food and calories are going to your body a day.” It's simply a guide to help you see how many calories and nutrients — as well as how much fat, sugar, and salt — you get from eating a specific quantity of that food.”

This is why younger kids shouldn’t be getting obese. Morgan test was risky because he could have died from this test. He had a new eating habit than the last time he ate. It’s better to stay fit and healthy for living to keep your body ready for anything. Now and then you could eat fast food but not every day because it could affect you immune system. That was what “Super-Size Me” all about.

May 8,2014 My short term goal is at the end of the year I have all A’s. I always wanted all A’s because it tells me that I have succeed in school. How I’m going to reach my goal is by still doing my homework each night. Also listen, speak, and learn. I will be doing better on my test and quizzes. I will practice on my work and reach my sort term goal of A’s. So far I’ve been doing well it’s just that in Math still at a B.

My long term goal term goal is go to Madison High School and be on the honor role. I think that will help me on my future career. Passing school is the first step in high school. Also I want to do more sports. I’m athletic but I don’t really do that much sports. Also I feel like I should join a club. If I get allowed in any higher classes I would want to be in them. It could forward my education.

May 6, 2014 My family and I were traveling with Lucy. Lucy is my owner. I’m a cat that willing to do anything for my family. I like to eat fish also with my family. I have relative who are cheetahs, tigers, and I think lions. We all have claws and whiskers. I was perking around with Lucy one day when she was giving me a walk. I saw a dog so I ran all away as fast as I could. Lucy had a collar on me so I couldn’t run away. When I got back home I had to scratch and even my nails back up. Lucy and her family bought this thing that helps me even my nails so it doesn’t hurt my body.

As I was through the house I like to climb tall things. When I’m up high I feel like my fur is clear and ready for the day. I get wash by Lucy sister Anna. She washes me with a sponge that’s for cats. I get wash because while eating the fur of cats get dirty and if we get something stuck in the fur we might need to get it cut.

It’s winter now where I live. As a cat we usually find somewhere cozy to keep us warm. We have to eat as much as we can in the other seasons. In the winter it’s sometimes cold for us to get around so we eat as much as we can in the seasons. Winter where I live is cold and snowing. We like to stay near a fire place, indoors, or even cage. It helps us through the tough seasons that we need for winter. Before we go into winter we eat as much for as we can.

Also I have a child. I have to prepare the food for the younger ones to help them survive. They have a more big appetite than us because they are younger. Since we are older we have to us the most of our energy to get the younger ones food. The winter is even colder for them to survive. The younger ones can even die if it gets cold enough for them. The little ones also have thinner skin that the rest of us. When other cats grow older they get thicker and thicker skin when they grow.

The most things that a cat does are meow. We meow because we might be injured or just want to do it. I think it’s interesting how we like to meow. I have for legs for walking and running. In the family tree most cats run pretty fast, but faster than a lot of other ones. I know that we don’t live in the wild but we have to figure our lives on our own. We have to survive as a cat.

April 22, 2014 The book that I read the first ten pages was called," The House of Djinn" by Suzanne Fisher Staples. The book took place in Pakistan and a farm. The genre of the book is fiction. I chose this book because I usually read the first page of a book and see if it's my reading level or if it looks interesting. When I was looking for the a book I went straight to this book because I thought it was trying to draw me towards it. The main characters in the book is Shabanu, Mumtaz, Shabanu's father, and her brother in law.

The book is about a fifteen year old girl who lived with her father because her mother felt like that she needed her education. The first ten pages were talking about how she feeds the animals which are chickens. Also in the book it talks about her brother in law who murdered someone. Mumtaz wanted Shabanu to live a good life so she made her live with her father for education. Shabanu takes time out of her day and studied and write. That's what all happen in the book so far.

April 21, 2014 1."If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same". I thought this would be the hardest because you when something hard happens you still have to be you. I thing the easiest to fulfill is" If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss And lose, and start again at your beginnings". I think this because even though you lost it all you can start all over.

2. "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you", "If you can dream and not make dreams your master", "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue", If you can fill the unforgiving minutes, and " If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you". What is similar is that doesn't matter what people say just be you.

3.According to Kipling you should always be nice to people no matter what happens. Yes I think this is reasonable because in life you have to deal with people that don't like you or you don't like them.

6.Yes I think people could relate from this poem. I think they could relate because there a lot of bullying and people should just be nice to one another.

April 16,2014 1. I would like to meet the speaker of this poem because he sound like he influence the reader. 2.The speaker compare himself as a tree and a flower. The tree is alone and miserable and a flower all relax. 3.He says that he will always be himself and no one else. This statement suggest for others just be yourself and no one else. 4.I think the he feels good about himself if he accepted who he is. He is glad to be himself. He put "Always just me" and " My self and no other". It's just him no one else like him.

April 15,2014 1.I would rather spend my day with the speaker "Song of Myself". I would spend a day with "Song of Myself" because I'm celebrating myself for the day. 2. The speaker is calm and relaxing and spend time with himself. It's a celebration of himself because he accepted who he is. 3.He is saying that the world is big enough for him. Whitman thinks of himself as a person that can do anything in the world and celebrate who he is. His advice is that you came to this world for a reason. 4.If Dickinson was revealed that she is a nobody that she would banish. Her feeling about this action is that she is a nobody and if anyone tells she will be gone. Celebrities have cameras all over them. Celebrities are followed by everyone and I think that sometimes they would like to be a nobody. 5.It's better to be a nobody than a somebody because your more public like a frog. Also when it said, "To tell your name-the livelong June". They were both a to key differences. It's in between to be a nobody and a somebody. I would like to be a nobody because it's peaceful but I would also like to be a somebody because you get to know other people.

April 10, 2014 Dear Ms. Labas,

Welcome to Imiddle. My name is Kalifah Redmon. Imiddle is the best place to be. We follow S.U.R.G.E. This means supportive, upbeat, responsible, generous, and enterprising. We follow this rule because that is who we are in the inside of us. I heard that you were here before and you came back. I just wanted to say welcome and we appreciate you taking care of the school and take the place for Mr. Klein.

Imiddle is really interesting and make the kids think. The only thing that I wish would change about Imiddle would be the dress code. I know that the dress code is strict but on hot days some kids are really sweating and it gets too hot. The girls want to wear shorts but they don’t have shorts to their fingertips. The girls only have shorts upper than the fingertips. I think that rule should change. Imiddle is great I just want to say that rule should really change because some people want to be loose.

Finally I would say thank you. I’m that you came to this school. I hope that you get to meet me one day. I always see you in the morning. I hope that you have the best time here and meet the kids and understand them. Well that is all that I wanted to say to you and I will see you around school.

Thank you, Kalifah Redmon

March 26,2014



March 24,2014 “The Road Not Taken” it centers on choice. The concept is the right path to follow in life or when you’re going to college. Should you take this college or a different one? Whatever fits you the best in life and so on. It represents a decision in his life not just about the woods. Choices changes in his life when he doesn’t know which way to follow. The paths both seem the same. When you are about to go to college which one is a good one to go to and which one isn’t that good. You have to debate which one to go to. The poem focuses on choice of what way to follow in life or college.

March 18,2014 I chose respect for out of all of the traits. I chose respect because if you don’t respect other people how are people going to act to you. Respect is a trait that everyone should learn when there young. If you don’t have respects for yourself then who do you have respect for? Treat people the way that you would like to be treated. You need respect towards each other because then people will be going wild. Some people forget how they act towards each other. Respect is an ability and achievement. With respect you have to control your feelings. Treating people the way that you would like to be treated is a good feeling. Sometimes I forget to give respect to my dad. I talk too much and annoy him and make him lose his mind. I do this because I forget to have respect for him. Now days I get in trouble but I try not to annoy him that much because then he will start doing that towards me. Everyone should have respect in their life.

March 17,2014 The article “Scientist try to unravel the mystery of a butterfly’s mimicry” is about how male Mormon swallowtail possible female mates can come in four patterns. The issue is that 75 percent of the swallow tail butterfly ladies. Biologists are looking at how animals are looking like other animals. Swallowtail butterfly imitate other plants and animals. They are just looking for how females swallowtail can change their pattern instead of imitating other animals and plants. (March 17,2014) midnight “Scientist try to unravel the mystery of a butterfly’s mimicr By Los Angeles, adapted by Newsela Staff Retrieved from http://newsela.com/articles/butterfly-genes/id/3055/

March 13, 2014 The article " Marching to the beat of an uplifting drum " is about how kids are marching to save lives. There are 320 members in the program that Mrs. Jones made. They practice in a abandon water tower. She has to do four weeks of different groups. Jones relies on donations for the teams. Camden’s is the city. “Nearly 40% of Camden’s 77,000 residents live below the poverty level”. Jones made them march on highways and got them on “Dancing with the Stars”. Jones dropped out of college for her grandfather. Her grandfather and her work for a social services agency. She helps mentally disabled adults, drill team practices, and fundraisers and performances.

(March 13,2014) midnight "Marching to the beat of an uplifting drum" Retrieved from newsela.com/articles/students-drillteam/id/2927/ by Los Angeles Times and adapted by Newsela Staff

March 12,2014 The article “White house wants food labels to show what we really eat ”is about Obama is making nutrition labels show over 20 years. He is going to put the calories information and the amount of sugar. Obama wants these changing to inform them how people eat and there health issues. A lot of people get obese and they say they are eating healthy. They hope that food industry will cut down the sugar. First Lady is now FDA of the white house. Nutrition labels are found on 700,000 products. Michael F. Jacobson is the founder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. He suggested for sugar 25 grams per day for women and men no more than 35 grams per day. March 5, 2014 Retrieved from http://newsela.com/articles/nutrition-labels/id/2905/#articles/nutrition-labels/id/2905/ By McClatchy-Tribune, adapted by Newsela staff

March 10,2014

March 4,2014 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an excellent book. The book clearly shows the struggle of three brothers trying to find who they really are. The book makes you see what the author sees. It tells the characteristic of how they all learn how to be better or change their personality of themselves. The book may start off with everyone as enemies but everyone is the same in life. In the book you will learn don’t judge a book by its cover.

The book symbolizes people’s life. Every single part of the book make you think how good your life is. The three brothers go through struggles, happiness, playfulness, and just being themselves. Nobody wants to grow up fast. They just want to be a kid. This book represents don’t judge people before you get to know them. That’s the same as don’t judge a book by its cover because you don’t know them. That is why S.E. Hinton made an excellent book.

February 27,2014 I heard some voices in the morning. I saw everyone gathering around looking at pictures of Johnny and Dally and all the fun times we had with them. I had to come over myself and see that they were really gone and life moves on. I smelled breakfast and how good it would taste in my stomach. While we were they were talking they saw me there watching and Sodapop told me to come down to join. It was so peaceful and quiet for the first time. Everyone was all thinking of the memories they had with them. I was just remember how this all happen.

Then I looked outside and I saw some Socs. We walked outside and they told us were sorry for yall lost. It was the one moment in history that I didn’t know they would say that. I went back inside and I smiled and I knew that’s what Johnny and Dally wanted me to do. I will never forget all the memories we share. These people aren’t just my friends they are my family.

February 26,2014 In two years from now on February 27 I might still live in Clairemont and I will be attending Madison High School. I will be 14 in two years. I hope that I’m still friends with the people that I’m friends with now I guess. I will celebrate somebody’s birthday as usual. I usual look through the internet on this day and say happy birthday to somebody because I like doing that. That is what I might be doing on February 27, 2016.

In high school I hope I keep up a tradition with the good grades with my family. In high school I don’t know if I will do a sport but hopefully. I’m pretty scared for high school. It will be interesting in high school and hope that it will all work out for me and I get my license and all. This is will turn out good only if I try and keep my spirits up. That’s what going to happen in two year.

February 25,2014 Sergeant Major Morris foreshadows when he said, ‘He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.” This means that something is wrong with the money’s paw and you have to be careful or something will turn out wrong. “His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.” which states that something bad is going to happen with the money’s paw. ‘Better let it burn, “said the soldier solemnly.”’ That shows that he is giving him a head ups about how the money’s paw isn’t something you want to keep.

February 19,2014 I think //Matilda// the movie and //Matilda// the book is both different. In the book it takes place in England and the movie takes place in the USA. At the end of the movie the Wormwoods are moving to Guam. At the end of the novel they are moving to Spain. Also I notice that the Wormwoods go to the restaurant in the movie but not in the book.

They are alike because they both have the same characters, concept, and solution. They both still have the same story how the girl have powers and smart. Everything is the same but some of the differences. I think that’s it because Matilda still wears the same clothing like the bow.

February 18,2014 Sixth and Seventh grade is different. Sixth grade I still had recess. In Seventh grade we don’t have recess, but we have a longer lunch time than sixth grade. My friends and I used to get away with a lot of things. We got away with eating in class, people throwing things to each other, and having fights during class. It was pretty wild during sixth grade. Now for grading you don’t just get pro, advance, and basic. We get letters now. The test I have to say is more difficult and thinking more.

They are both the same because we still have test, quizzes, and sometimes people get away with somethings. There are still some kids from sixth grade. The shoes that we wore last year are still the same. I still make good grades. People are still getting in trouble. Also there is still detention. That’s mostly it. The work got harder and I’m learning new things.

February 12,2014 I chose the article "Is Cheating Getting Worst?”. Study shows ,“ that students behavior and attitude show that a majority of students violate standards of academic integrity to some degree, and that high achievers are just as likely to do it as well.” I think the level of cheating is rising because people because kids are thinking that homework is getting meaningless and meaningless by the minute. “Experts say that reasons are relatively simple: Cheating has become easier and more widely tolerated.” That shows that cheating is getting easier. Donald McCabe (professor at Rutgers University Business Schools) says, “There have always been struggling student who cheat to survive.” Students now days think that they have to cheat to survive or get good grades. This is why I picked this article.

February 11,2014 discovered, discovering, recovering,redoing, reemployment, recovered,and unemployment.

February 10,2014 “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera.The meaning of the song is that what matter what people say it doesn’t matter to the person. The person doesn’t matter what people say mostly. The song is telling us that everyone is beautiful and don’t care what people say. The message is doesn’t matter what people think of you it’s what you think about yourself. That message should be important for people that feel lonely. When people think about themselves and see all the good in them they will realize that they are beautiful. That is mostly the message of the song. The songs shows that you don't need to be beautiful by the face your beautiful the way you are. I am beautiful. That's what I think about myself and I don't care what people say. So are many other people. That is the message of the song.

February 5,2014 She was born in Tulse, Oklahoma.
 * 1) Where was Hinton born? (Coincidentally, this is where the novel takes place.)

2.What influenced her to write //The Outsiders //? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">She didn’t like the literature that was being written for young adults.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3.What year was //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 12px;">The Outsiders //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> published? <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">The book was publish in 1967.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4.State two other interesting pieces of information that you learn about S.E. Hinton. (Check out her home state!) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14px;">Well her boyfriend got sick and he made her write two pages a day where she wanted to go. S.E. Hinton was becoming known as "The Voice of the Youth".

February 4,2014 Reformatory means like detention or jail. I say that because Ponyboy said he did want to be sent to a reformatory. I thought it would be like jail.

Bewildering means fast and confused. Ponyboy was saying in the book how he was getting rushed into all of this and so many things were happening. Corn-Pony means not that bright. In the book it said that the farmer made a little no sense as Hank Williams.

Premonition means scary and uncomfortable. In book Ponyboy said it was creepy in the church.

February 3,2014 Peace signs represent peace, love, and happiness. This sign been going on for years to let people say goodbye without saying it. The symbol shows how inner peace could be inside and outside. Hippies often do this symbol or draw it somewhere to tell people they have peace on earth. You don’t always have to be happy or loving just to do the symbol. The peace sign represents many things about a person.

January 28,2014 In twenty years I’m thinking about being an artist again. This semester and last semester made me feel like I got a bigger imagination for me to be an artist in twenty years. In twenty years I would of already pass College got my education out the way and all that’s left is my career. I would be an artist that inspires people. I would inspire people to get up and always have fun even if you are down. When I’m mad or sad I always draw about my feelings so I would inspire people about my art.

In twenty years I would have a baby blue car. I would have this big but little house that has all of my art and paintings over the wall. I had graduate from Harvard or Stanford. I could this dog that would be the color baby blue. I would have made a new color that people would soon like and love. I don’t have much plan for the future, but hopefully I would have success and have a friendly and happy life.

January 27,2014

My goals for semester two is do my homework. I need to do my homework more in all of my classes. I have to take time and think of what I’m working on and writing. The last semester was a little slacking because when I get used to an area or common with people I sometime slack off. My goal is to pay attention, don’t think about my friends think about my work, and take time on it to know that it is good enough to turn in for the teacher. The goals I’m choosing will help me get an A in some of my class.

I want an A in my classes because that means I’m at the top of the charts in grades. It doesn’t mean I’m smarter than anyone it means that I’m dedicated to my work and motivated to to keep it that way. I don’t have that much goals because have some A’s in my classes. I hope this semester will be different and have better grades. I usually go to the are party for my reward for good grades.Those are my goals for this semester.

January 15,2014
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship? Yes because we learn where they can from and different point of views. Are relationship is really good and they teach us their background.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">To what extent does a person’s environment determine their success and happiness? Is it possible to overcome your environment? If so, how?If someones environment is dirty you automatically think they don't have that much success. Yes it is possible to overcome the environment you can get used to it or you can try to make it you and try to be respectful.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is a gang like a family? My family is like a gang because we all try and we do are best on things. We also all have good grades. My parents went back to school and my older sister goes to college.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you think it takes to make someone a hero? I think it takes hope and believing. If you believe and hope you will succeed. As long as you try its okay.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your definition of an “outsider.” An outsider is where you don't think you belong. I felt like one in first grade cause I didn't have no friends because I was awfully shy.

January 6,2013

2. America lags behind other countries academically. 3."There was all tis extra time," says Nathan former quarter from Premont.

December 17-18,2013

1. I think the meanest thing that Scrooge did was tell his nephew no when his nephew ask him to come over. I think that was the meanest because his nephew wanted to know him more and see how it was going. Scrooge was rude and said no to him in a gentle way. Scrooge kept on saying good day to his nephew to try to make him leave.

2. Jacob Marley is Scrooge old partner in business and Marley is dead now. He says in the play I’m dead, but he's a ghost to warn Scrooge about his behavior.(B)In the play the story says that some people called Scrooge, Marley sometimes because on the window it say Marley and Scrooge. (C)When Marley was living Scrooge they were alike because they are all about business,selfish, and mean during Christmas time.

6. When the ghost of the present shows Scrooge, Crachit’s family and how his son is in need. Scrooge was asking a lot of questions about his family and the kids. Scrooge was noticing how some kids are in need and they don’t need money to be happy.(B) Yes, I think Scrooge behavior could dramatically change because everyone deserves a second chance.

December 16,2013 The Grinch is like the Christmas Carol because Scrooge and the Grinch both had problems in the past during Christmas time. Also they have many people that don’t like them because their attitude to other people. Then they start caring with people after they saw how awful and rude they were being. They change their persona during the movie. They both turn nice and start loving Christmas and other people. Scrooge got help from the ghosts and the Grinch got help from a little girl that always get left out.

December 12,2013 1. word-Burial Guess: celebrating a death of something 2. word-Covetous Guess: like a crave 3. word-Solemnized Guess:ceremony 4.word-residuary Guess: like a thing left behind from someone that just died 5.word-legatee Guess: property of a person things 6.word-impored Guess: beg 7.word-morose Guess: not nice attitude 8.word-destitute Guess: poor 9.word-keenly Guess:sharp 10.word-abundance Guess:plenty

December 10,2013 Before Scrooge used to talk rude to people and be stingy and selfish not to give money to the poor or orphanage. Now that we got more into the movie we realized about how Scrooge came to be how he is now. He was talking disrespectful to other people when he said to the man saying”, is there no jail is there no work.” At the beginning I will say that he was characterized as a bad person that didn’t want to help others.

Now Scrooge is respecting people. He learned from the ghosts that he was not a good person back then. He will die with no one caring or loving his memories with him. Scrooge is now caring and loving for other people because he knew that how he was acting was unacceptable. Scrooge persona is a friendly and caring person.

December 9,2013

The Pearl and A Christmas Carol are similar they both have the same theme. Money doesn’t buy you happiness. The rich people in both are characterized as rude, mean spirited, and stingy. The rich people act like that because they didn’t have heart. The poor people in both are characterized as loving, faithful, helpful, and kind. Both have to work on an issue like Kino needs help on thinking that the pearl isn’t going to buy him happiness for his family. Scrooge needs to work on how he turned grumpy.

I notice that Kino died at the end and the ghost of the future made him see that if he doesn’t change he will die and no one will care. In the two stories the kids get injured or hurt. Coyotito he dies in the book. Tim has a cane, so there must be something wrong with him. Kino and Scrooge both have a sibling. They both cared about someone, but used to care about this girl name Belle. Those are the things that I notice between the both of them.

December 5,2013 Scrooge is very mean-spirited person. His workers said that he loves his wife and his wife loves him. Scrooge said, “I heard that she didn’t bring much to the situation.” Scrooge was insulting her by saying that she was poor and girls didn’t have that much money. Another reason why I think that Scrooge is mean-spirited is because when people are joyful and nice to him and doesn’t care. Scrooge is stingy and rude to not say thank you. I learned from the movie that Scrooge doesn’t like Christmas by saying, “Picking a man’s wallet for Christmas.”

It’s not like Scrooge hates Christmas it’s because of his past. Scrooge was neglected as a kid on Christmas. Since Scrooge was neglected didn’t mean he had to treat other people bad.

“Hello Scrooge you don’t know us but we know you,” said three men.

“I don’t want to know you,” said Scrooge.

Scrooge doesn’t care about other people’s feelings. Scrooge is mean-spirited, but as the movie goes on I think that he will start showing some Christmas spirit.

December 3,2013 There are differences and similarities between the cartoon virgin of Cinderella and Cinderella Story that humans act in. First of all, in the cartoon, Cinderella has animals to help her do things and help her out. The difference is that in Cinderella Story, she doesn’t have any pets. Second of all Cinderella Story, her best friend is a boy. In the Cinderella she doesn’t have a best friend. Third, Cinderella had her clothes taken off by her evil step sisters. The Cinderella Story had no one who ruined her dress.

They are both similar from how they still have evil step sisters and a mother. In fact, she finds her prince in both. She started from the bottom and became happy. Her dad dies in both movies and her friends help her. Her glass slipper is left behind. In both movies Cinderella is just a love story.

December 2,2013 1.The math problem one pulse one is logical. 2. The evidence of the people who robbed the bank is useless. 3. The facts from the book we could infer that they are rich. 4. In the sentence I can imply that she is a good person. 5. The women song like the sunset when going down. 6. A mouse and a grape are the same because it’s small. 7. Thomas Edison synthesize by making the light bulb. 8. I put apostrophe between did and not because you can shorten down the two words. 10. When I was reading and writing I realize that I was doing literature.

November 21,2013 1. My mother, father, and sister are coming to dinner tonight. 2. English makes me tired, but I still like learning it. 3. My sister was taller than me when we were young, but now I am the tallest it is fun. 4. I love learning in school and my teacher is nice. 5. I don’t want much for Christmas just chocolates and a little toy car. 6. Blue is my favorite color it's the color of the sky, the sea, and it reminds me of my favorite insect which is the butterfly. 7. When I get older I want to have a big family because I like big families. 8. Today is different we are leaving at 10:30 instead of 11:00 9. I like Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday. 10. We should get moving there’s no time to waste.

November 20,2013

One of the themes in //Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry// is don’t judge people by their race. Many people in the book judge other people because they weren’t the same race. An example from the book was the main characters which are African Americans were at an all white people store. When they were getting ready to purchase one of their items, but a white customer comes in and cuts in their business to serve her. Then many other customers come in and told the cashier to serve them first instead of black people. The main characters got mad because they had been waiting for hours and the cashier said they could wait even longer.

Another example was Cassie accidentally bumps into Lillian Jean someone in her age group that is a white. Lillian Jean said, “Apologize and get down on the road.” Lillian was mostly treating her like a slave. She was judging Cassie from her family fiery against each other and thinking that she could command African Americans around. As the book progresses the black and white people protect a young boy from getting killed.

November 19,2013

Theme: Treat people the way that you would want to be treated. Evidence #1: The doctor didn’t want to help Coyotito when he got stung by a scorpion Evidence #2: The doctor said his not a veterinarian Evidence #3: Kino hits Juana Evidence #4: Juana gives back the pearl to Kino when he left it on accident

November 13,2013 1 What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl? (A) Santa Lucia __(B) La Paz__ (C) Cadaques (D) Tegucigalpa

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. What is the first pearl dealer’s nervous habit? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">__(A) He manipulates a coin in his hands__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(B) He twiddles his thumbs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(C) He taps his foot <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(D) He chain-smokes

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">3 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (A) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">5,000 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">peset <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (B) **__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">1,000 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">pesos __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">__(C)__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">1,500 pesos <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(D) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">20 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">pounds sterling

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">4 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino’s pearl? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">__(A) It is too large__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">(B) It smells funny <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">(C) It is actually made out of beeswax <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">(D) It is stolen

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">5. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(A) By panhandling and singing for money <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">__ (C) By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">6. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #424242; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">__ (B) Throw it back into the sea __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(C) Give it to Coyotito <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: LFT-Etica-Web,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible

1. In the opening what is the town compared to? Why do you suppose he makes this comparison?__The town is compared to an animal. To see how strong the town is since its an animal.__

2. How does the news of the pearl affect a) the priest, b) the shopkeepers, c) the doctor, and d) the beggars.__All of them want the money to buy something or go somewhere.__

3. In what sense (page 23) did Kino become “every man’s enemy”?__When Kino got the pearl everyone wanted it because they want to be rich and travel to places or live a wealthy life.__

4. How is the news of the pearl compared to the poisonous sting of the scorpion?__The pearl can sting and have pain for it because everyone wants it.__

5. What does Kino say he will do once the pearl is sold?__He would make Coyotito go to school.__

6. Kino hears “the song of evil” faintly. Who do you think brings it in to Kino’s house? Give a reason for your answer.__Kino has a feeling that something bad is going to happen because he has the pearl and his every man's enemy now. He had a bad vibe about the priest.__

7. As the doctor approaches, why is Kino feeling rage? __The doctor didn't want to help them before, but now since they have the pearl and about to have money he would help.__

8. How does Kino feel trapped by his own ignorance?

9. What do you guess the doctor gives Coyotito? __I think it was poisonous at first, but now I think he gave him something that he could throw up all of poison and disguise.__

10. How does the doctor find out where Kino has hidden the pearl? __He was looking around and he saw it in Kino's hands__. 11. After the intruder is driven off, what does Juana say of the pearl? Why? __The pearl is giving bad sins to them. Juana said that because people are going around the house to get the pearl.__

12. Why can Kino not do this? __Kino not do what?__

13. Why is Kino afraid of making plans? __The plans might not come true or he would be afraid other people would like it.__

1. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning?

a) Coyotito. c) His dog. d) Their bird.
 * __b) Juana.__**

2. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?

a) Two. b) Ten. d) Seven.
 * __c) Four.__**

3. What city does the doctor dream of?

b) London. c) Rome. d) New York City.
 * __a) Paris.__**

4. Who knows all the sins of the town?

b) The doctor. c) The monks. d) The trackers.
 * __a) The beggars.__**

5. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?

b) The wind blows it into his bed. c) It lunges for his face. d) Coyotito reaches for it.
 * __a) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.__**

“The stone and plaster houses of the town.” The poor people lived in brush houses.
 * 1) How are the homes of the poor different from the homes of the rich? Use quotes

As a cruel man because of his race.
 * 1) How is the doctor described?

The doesn’t really like Indians because he called the little boy an animal.
 * 1) What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude toward Indians?

Avarice: When my family goes camping we have to avarice for the campfire. Bougainvillea: They went to the jungle to look at different bougainvillea and learned more about animals instead. Consolation: I had a lot of consolation after my grandma died. Detachment: He felt a sense of detachment in the conversation. Indigent: I get sad when I see Indigent people, so my family always tries to give to the needy. Procession: They had to do a procession before they could join the group of leaders. Reassuring: While my grandmother got shot, I was reassuring my family that everything would be okay. Scandal: The police caught her in a scandal when she stole some donuts from the store. Ulcers: I had an ulcers in my back.

October 30,2013 “Watch out for that car!” she screamed “Do you hate me?” he mumbled to his friend. She says, “I love science.” “Where are you?” He hollered. “What are you doing tomorrow?” she asked. “My mother is coming to my school today for her volunteer work,” he remarked. “I have never done a power point in my life.” She explained “Are you going to school on Friday?” he whispered. “My presentation will be about our society,” she pointed out. “That was a big sandwich,” muttered his mother.

October 29,2013 ‍‍One day there was a kid name Kevin Clone.<range type="comment" id="462100568_2">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ He had big glasses, tall, black hair, brown eyes, and love mystery books</range id="462100568_2">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍. He always walks home with his two best friends Khloe and Henry. While he was walking home one day he went into one of the town’s old church. He found his mother there. “Um is that you mom?” he muttered. She just kept on walking pretending that she didn’t hear a word that he said.

<range type="comment" id="462100568_1">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍“Mom!” screamed Kevin</range id="462100568_1">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍.

“Oh, you scared me I didn’t know you go to this church you usually go to the new church on Fifth Avenue,” She said.

Kevin was too busy to listen to his mother and made weird faces to a picture of an old painting that was staring at him. He was looking at the painting and told his mother that it looked like a vile lady.

“Annabella was vile when she was younger, but I’m glad that she is died for what she did to the people in the town,” she said.

“What did she do this town?” asked Kevin.

His mother didn’t answer, but told him to look at some of the books about her. Kevin was so curious that he actually read every single thing in the town about Annabella. He didn’t have time for his friends or his only little sister that he had. It got even worst he started to read more and more about her and got distraught and paid no attention to school at all. While Kevin was reading he started to realize that Annabella is fiend to her family. Then one day in fall he heard something that he never heard before in his house. He heard a sound saying get out of my town or I will make you Kevin. Kevin was scare he heard the dreadful noise of Annabella. Her ghastly words echo in his head. Kevin ran to the door and went straight to his friend’s house since Khloe and Henry were brother and sister. He rang the doorbell about ten times and Khloe finally open the door and didn’t want to talk to Kevin because he didn’t talk to them for three weeks. “I’m sorry. I just had the worst day of my life and I need you to help me,” he said. Khloe finally said sorry and was friends with him again and also Henry was sorry. When Kevin told them everything they didn’t believe him and laugh. They both called him crazy for thinking the way he was thinking. So Kevin had to take matter to his own hands. Kevin tries to talk to the ghost and she talked back to him and he was spasm. His friends came to his house and told him that they heard the noise too. All of them went to the graveyard and told her to stop talking to them, but Annabella said she just wants to be normal again. Annabella said it was the entire town peoples fault for killing her. “Now you kids I’m going to kill next,” she said. The kids all started running to the old church and Annabella found them. Kevin went on the roof of the church that was about 50 feet tall building. The church had many rooms and layers. Annabella got closer and Kevin got on the rim of the church roof and Annabella smiled and pushes him off the roof. Kevin died. Annabella started doing her cruel laugh. If Annabella didn’t know, ghost come if they had unfinished business. Kevin came back to life, but as a ghost and wrestle with Annabella and her business was done and Kevin was just wrestling himself. Kevin was sad that he would never see his family again, but at least he said bye to his friends and he made history. The story of Kevin lived on and his funeral had more than two hundred people around the world because they heard the story. If there is ever another ghost that come you can always count on a kid that only had two friends in his life.

October 28,2013 2. Why won’t Morris sell the paw?
 * 1) What are Mr. White and his son doing at the beginning of the story?
 * 2) Discussing India
 * 3) __ Playing chess __
 * 4) Eating dinner
 * 5) Walking in the rain
 * 1) __ It is very valuable __
 * 2) It was stolen from him
 * 3) He doesn’t want anyone else to have sorrow.
 * 4) It is out of wishes.
 * 5) What does Mrs. White want as the second wish?
 * 6) She wants to go to India
 * 7) She wants more money
 * 8) __ She wants her son back __
 * 9) She wants no more wishes.
 * 10) Why doesn’t the Sergeant Major want to discuss the paw?
 * 11) __ It caused too much trouble __
 * 12) He wants it for himself
 * 13) It never existed
 * 14) He lost it
 * 15) What happened to the first man who made wishes with the paw?
 * 16) He became an outcast.
 * 17) His wishes never came true
 * 18) He became wealthy and powerful
 * 19) __ He wished for death. __
 * 20) What does the third wish do?
 * 21) It gives the family more money
 * 22) It takes away the result of the second wish
 * 23) __ It gives them nothing __
 * 24) It brings back their son.
 * 25) What is the first wish?
 * 26) To travel
 * 27) For their son to be back
 * 28) __ For two hundred pounds __
 * 29) To be an emperor
 * 30) Where had the Sergeant-Major been for twenty one years?
 * 31) __ Russia __
 * 32) India
 * 33) Ireland
 * 34) Wales
 * 35) How is Mr. White’s first wish not what he expected?
 * 36) He receives money because of his son’s death.
 * 37) He receives fame instead of money.
 * 38) __ He doesn’t receive anything. __
 * 39) He receives a small amount of money.
 * 40) What happens to Herbert at work?
 * 41) __ He is caught in a machine and killed __
 * 42) He is late
 * 43) He is fired
 * 44) He receives two hundred pounds.

The Monkey’s Paw Critical Thinking Questions

__ He was thinking of himself instead of his family. He is selfish and doesn’t think about others. __ .  __ It had a lot of description of what was going on and how it is so scary in the house. __ .  __ At the middle because it started talking more about the monkeys paw and their was a pattern. __ . __ She wanted her son back because she loves him and took care of him. __ __. __ It was a coincidence of the monkey paw because the monkey paw switch the what Mr. White say. __
 * 1) Define irony. How is the fulfillment of Mr. White’s first wish ironic?
 * 1) How does the setting of the cold, wet, night and the warm, cozy fire set the mood of the story?
 * 1) At what point could you predict that Herbert is killed in an accident? Use specific examples for support.
 * 1) __ At what point could you predict that MrsWhite would ask her husband to wish her son alive again? Use specific examples for support. __
 * 1) Do you think Herbert was really outside the door, or was it just coincidence? Explain your answer.

October 25,2013 Roger's brother, Sam, gave a speech that he had written himself and Mr.Jones wasn't liking it so he said" Wait until Thursday, which is to days after Halloween."

Well I think the guy might die because he has three wishes and people might kill him for it. At the same time they said they know the third one means death, so maybe he might like really die since they said that in the story. The monkey paw I know isn’t a good thing to have.

october 22,2013 1.What is Victor’s goal in creating the creature? In what ways does he succeed and fail? Victor’s goal is to make death come make death come back alive and make a new species. He succeeds by bringing a creature to life. He failed because his creature becomes evil and ugly.

2.The creature claims, “Only misery made me a fiend.” What does he mean? Do you agree? Explain. He means that he became rude for everyone treating him different. Well I do agree because he didn’t have anyone that he had in common or a connection with.

3.Mr. De Lacey says, “Most people are friendly—unless they are blinded by prejudice.” What prejudice does the creature face? What does the play say about the effect of prejudice? The creature was judge by how he looks. The play says being treated like a monster turn you into a monster that was one of the lines in the play.

4.Why does the creature want a companion like himself? Do you agree with Victor’s refusal to create one? Explain. The creature thinks something like him will accept him and make him more not lonely.

5.Was it justifiable for the creature to murder Victor’s loved ones as a means of revenge? Explain. I think the creature shouldn’t have killed his love ones because they didn’t do nothing to the creature.

Rough Draft <range type="comment" id="462100568_3">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍One day there was a kid name Kevin Clone.‍‍ He had big glasses, tall, black hair, brown eyes, and love mystery books‍‍. He always walks home with his two best friends Khloe and Henry. While he was walking home one day he went into one of the town’s old church. He found his mother there. “Um is that you mom?” he muttered. She just kept on walking pretending that she didn’t hear a word that he said.

‍‍“Mom!” screamed Kevin‍‍.

“Oh, you scared me I didn’t know you go to this church you usually go to the new church on Fifth Avenue,” She said.

Kevin was too busy to listen to his mother and made weird faces to a picture of an old painting that was staring at him. He was looking at the painting and told his mother that it looked like a vile lady.

“Annabella was vile when she was younger, but I’m glad that she is died for what she did to the people in the town,” she said.

“What did she do this town?” asked Kevin.

His mother didn’t answer, but told him to look at some of the books about her. Kevin was so curious that he actually read every single thing in the town about Annabella. He didn’t have time for his friends or his only little sister that he had. It got even worst he started to read more and more about her and got distraught and paid no attention to school at all. While Kevin was reading he started to realize that Annabella is fiend to her family. Then one day in fall he heard something that he never heard before in his house. He heard a sound saying get out of my town or I will make you Kevin. Kevin was scare he heard the dreadful noise of Annabella. Her ghastly words echo in his head. Kevin ran to the door and went straight to his friend’s house since Khloe and Henry were brother and sister. He rang the doorbell about ten times and Khloe finally open the door and didn’t want to talk to Kevin because he didn’t talk to them for three weeks. “I’m sorry. I just had the worst day of my life and I need you to help me,” he said. Khloe finally said sorry and was friends with him again and also Henry was sorry. When Kevin told them everything they didn’t believe him and laugh. They both called him crazy for thinking the way he was thinking. So Kevin had to take matter to his own hands. Kevin tries to talk to the ghost and she talked back to him and he was spasm. His friends came to his house and told him that they heard the noise too. All of them went to the graveyard and told her to stop talking to them, but Annabella said she just wants to be normal again. Annabella said it was the entire town peoples fault for killing her. “Now you kids I’m going to kill next,” she said. The kids all started running to the old church and Annabella found them. Kevin went on the roof of the church that was about 50 feet tall building. The church had many rooms and layers. Annabella got closer and Kevin got on the rim of the church roof and Annabella smiled and pushes him off the roof. Kevin died. Annabella started doing her cruel laugh. If Annabella didn’t know, ghost come if they had unfinished business. Kevin came back to life, but as a ghost and wrestle with Annabella and her business was done and Kevin was just wrestling himself. Kevin was sad that he would never see his family again, but at least he said bye to his friends and he made history. The story of Kevin lived on and his funeral had more than two hundred people around the world because they heard the story. If there is ever another ghost that come you can always count on a kid that only had two friends in his life.</range id="462100568_3">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Characters: Kevin Clone Setting: House, Graveyard, and DownTown Problem/Goal: For Kevin to figure out why the Annabella ghost keep on following him Rising Action: Kevin was about to fall off an old downtown church building Climax: The ghost disappears and kill Kevin Resolutio **n: Kevin comes back alive and kills Annabella while he is a ghost.**

October 15, 2013

Why steroids are bad. One of the reasons why people take steroids because they think its cool and they want to get bigger. According to the article Taylor Hootan was taking steroids and his team and Taylor ended up hanging himself. Many athletes cant take steroids no more because its illegal now. It's illegal now for taking steroids for an athlete because they might be cheating.

The cause is taking steroids and the effect is baldness, bumps, pain, and you can die. Taking steroids are not a good thing.It will not make you cool, but it can make you get big. People should stay who they are and get some exercise. People all have genetics from their parents to be big or not.

In conclusion people should not use steroids. They are bad and unhealthy for people and bad for people harmonies. It can hurt many people and their bodies. Steroids are drugs to make people big.