What I learned this Quarter English 10

What I learned this Quarter English 10 Jog

What I Learned in English 10 Second Quarter

In this quarter of English 10 I have learned about irony and ambiguity also how to do a persuasive project, also how to create a Graphic organizer. I also understand how to identify the narrator’s points of view. I can name and compare the themes of different texts. Also I have learned new vocabulary words this quarter. I can write a paragraph others want to comment on. I can create a project to celebrate a holiday. I can also write about my life on SPA campus.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" - I'm the Detective.

If I was a detective investigating the murder of Patrick Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, I would have asked her more questions and I would have tried to figure out how come she was insisting that we had to eat all of the meat. Also I think I would have made some type of connection to the meat and the evidence I was looking for. I would have been a better detective then the others.

Graphic Organizer

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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mary's Giggling .

At the end of “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary Maloney begins giggling because the detectives ate the murder weapon that they were looking for the whole night. He husband was going to leave her I think but she was such a good actress she killed him, went to the store and fooled the detectives, all in the same night. She played it off completely. After the police leave the house, I predict Mary will just go on about her day like nothing happened and every now and then grief. But in a couple of years later she will probably re-marry and continue with her life.

Situational Irony in My Life.

Growing up I have not really had a situational irony happen. But something did happen that I think is like the same thing. When I was little my Dad got custody of me because my mom had a drug problem, she was placed in jail, also because my family didn’t want me placed in the foster system. So I was placed with my dad and my brothers and I went our separate ways. When I was seven my dad got re-married, I turned eight and I was taken away from my dad because he had a drug problem. I guess it was ironic because I was taken away from my mom to have a better future to be out with my dad and I have opposite thing happen. I mean I have a good life but it not with my family.

“Persuasive Project Topic Request.”

After reviewing the Voxopop discussion, I would like to persuade people to provide more Scholarships to help the seniors at San Pasqual,for people to become mentors for sutdents at San Pasqual Academy, for more Alumni to come back on campus, or to have more people donate more Scholarships to help the seniors at San Pasqual . You may listen to my class’s discussion here Class 2013

“First Persuasive Paragraph.” -Prompt E

Students should not be able to play a sport if they have lower grades because, if they can not handle the school work with out playing a sport, when they decide to play a sport it will be 10 times harder. I play sports and one thing my basketball coach always says is, “You are student first, basketball players second.” What she means by that is being students people should push themselves because academics is the key to success in life. Trying to balance academics and a sport can be very stressful. And that is why if you have low grade then you should not be able to play on a sports team.

Theme Comparison Essay

Love can come in many different ways, shapes, and forms. In the story “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,” the narrator was having a tough time choosing between something he loves to day and the girl that he has been liking all summer. In the story " Catch the Moon” Luis changes from the begging of the story were he was a mean and troubled little kid to for the fist time in his life since his mom passed away that he did something good for someone.

The narrator and Shelia Mant.The narrator has to choose between Sheila Mant and the fact that he might have to give up the one thing that he loves fishing. he ends up giving up the fish for the girl and every since then he has regretted it.The narrator changed because he now understands that their other Sheila Mants in the world.People shouldn’t try and change the way they are for other people, also people come and go but only stay true to yourself and that's all that matter.

The main characters of catch the Moon are Naomi and Luis.Every since Luis mom died he became a troubled kid and he joined a gang and was in and out of court. Then he meet Naomi and the night he found him self crying he realized that she was there looking at him but not laughing. she was drawing a picture of him but a good picture and at the end he ended up doing something good for someone and that is something he haven't done in a long time.Luis changed because he went from being mean a stilling form people to actually doing something nice for someone.People walk down a road and sometimes they fall off. But it only takes one person to get them back on the right path.

“The Bass, he River, and Sheila Mant,” the narrator was having a tough time choosing between something he loves to day and the girl that he has been liking all summer. In the story " Catch the Moon” Luis changes from the begging of the story were he was a mean and troubled little kid to for the fist time in his life since his mom passed away that he did something good for someone.The main thing that both of these books have in common are they both have people in the end who decided to do something a learned form there mistakes and tried to make a better life.

Graphic Organizer

Homeroom Reform Essay

Homeroom Reform Essay

Approximately 102,000 children are in foster care in California. Studies show that few emancipated foster youth have entered college and more than a third had not completed high school. Most kids on this campus grew up with their parents. Most of the time they spent in their parents’ homes they were probably trying to balance two jobs and were very unfortunate. Trying to pay the rent and all the rest of their bills, some families didn’t have enough money for food. To even think about having a computer was unheard of. The students at San Pasqual Academy (SPA) deserve to experience a new way of technology.

San Pasqual Academy needs more lap tops. Having more lap tops will not only benefit the students but also the teachers. Teachers grading will be easier and they will have less paper work. As foster youth, we already face many challenges we are looked at least or looked at last. By becoming advanced technology users we will be able to increase the chances of foster youth succeeding in college. This could be the thing to help SPA raise the amount of foster youth who want to change their lives.

Having laptops around campus will help me in many ways to improve the things I do. It will help me become a better student and will increase the way I do things in school. Finding new ways to do projects will also increase my grades. It will help me if we had more computers because it is hard sharing one computer with eight girls. It will teach me responsibility, and organization. This will show me that there are a lot of other things in life.

We as a campus have tried to take small steps in making this happen. We started by getting more laptops for Ms. Priester’s class and ever since then we have learned a lot of new things and we are continuing to learn new things everyday. Our teachers have tried to talk to the adminstration. Also they have been going to meetings and teaching other schools the power of technology. This can be the new way of learning.

Having laptops at SPA will have a very positive impact on the students. It will teach them the basics of the computer use such as Google Docs, PowerPoint, and Word. Using these sites for a variety of things will be very helpful in the long run with college. Also lot of kids grew up with out computers in their houses so it will introduce them to a new easier way of learning. This will also teach them how to keep things organized and how to be more independent.
Laptops at San Pasqual Academy will be gratefully used and deserved. Having laptops will teach youth how to be more organized and responsible. This will be a great opportunity to start improving the statics of foster youth doing well in college.

"I wrote this essay with Shaurice H. We wrote it for the KNSD Homeroom Reform Essay Contest"

"SPA Movie & Games Day Paragraph."

When I arrived to school on Friday I was expecting to be with all the sophomores in one class and watch “Aging Out”. Instead all the freshman and sophomores we together and we did not watch “Aging Out”. We ended up watching “Freedom Writers”. It was an awesome day because after watching the movie, the whole school went to the gym and we all played sports. The sophomores played basketball against the seniors and won. Then we played against the juniors and we won so I was pretty happy, because basketball is my favorite sport. Then we played volleyball and we lost the seniors won that game. At lunch we had a cup cake eating contest, “who can eat the cup cake the fastest”. I was in the final round but I didn’t win. But that day was fun I love it when we have fun days

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“SPA Theme Song.”

No More Drama - Mary J. Blige

(talking)
So tired
Tired of all this drama
You go your way
I go my way (no more, no more)

So tired
Tired of all this drama
Yeah

(singing)
Broken heart again
Another lesson learned
Better know your friends
Or else you will get burned
Gotta count on me
Cuz I can guarantee that I'll be fine

No more pain (no more pain)
No more pain (no more pain)
No drama (no more drama in my life, no ones gonna make me hurt again)
No more in my life

Why'd I play the fool
Go through ups and downs
Knowing all the time
You wouldn’t be around
Or maybe I liked the stress
Cuz I was young and restless
But that was long ago
I don’t wanna cry no more

No more pain (no more pain x2 )
No more game (no more games messing with my mind)
No drama (no more drama in my life, no ones gonna make me hurt again, no more)
No more in my life

No more tears (no more tears, I'm tired of crying every night)
No more fears (no more fears I really don’t wanna cry)
No drama (no more drama in my life I don’t ever wanna hurt again)
No more in my life
Wanna speak ma mind wanna speak ma mind

Hooh it feels so good
When you let go
Of all the drama in your life
Now you're free from all the pain (free from all the pain)
Free from all the games (free from all the games)
Free from all the stress (free from all the stress)
So find your happiness

I don’t know
Only god knows where the story ends for me
But I know where the story begins
It’s up to us to choose
Whether we win or lose
And I choose to win
Ohhhh...

No more pain (no more pain, no more pain, tired of crying)
No more game (tired of your planning games with my mind)
No drama (no more drama in my life)
No more in my life (no more x6)

No more tears (No more tears, no more crying every night)
No more fears (No more waking, be up in the morning)
No drama (leave me alone, go ahead)
No more in my life (hey yeah)

No more pain (no more)
No more games (no more games, I’m tired, I’m so tired)
No drama (No more x6)
No more in my life
No more

No more drama (I’m tired of all this drama)
No more drama (go ahead, go ahead, you demons getting out of my face)
No more drama (go get a my life, I'm about to lose my mind)
No more drama (help me, help me sing)

No more drama (no more drama, no more, no more)
No more drama (yeah)
No more drama (no, no more)
No more drama (help me sing, I need a piece of mine 3x)

No more drama (yeah all I need, hide but nicely I need to know that you are free)
No more drama

Oh no x2
No more x2
No more drama x2
In my, in my... life

So tired (I'm so tired)
Tired of all this drama
(Oh help me please....)

This song relates to SPA because there is always drama on this campus. But in the end it comes down to if a person is going to let it affect them positively or negatively. Also that being here people have to choose who they surround themselves by. At the end we have to sometimes choose between them or yourself. And sometimes your self is the only one that they have to count on. Because when everyone one else leaves it is the only thing we have. It relates to being able to count on your self with all of the decision. Also to let go of all the drama and be free, and a lot of kids on campus need to do that. Let go of all the drama and be free. From what other people think of them and say about them because in the end those people really don’t matter.

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"The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant" compared to “I’m Gonna Miss Her."

“The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant”, is easy compared to the Country song “I’m Gonna Miss Her” by Brad Paisley. Because they both like fishing, and they have to decide, do they give up the one true thing they love fishing for someone that they love who doesn’t really like them fishing or agreeing with them fishing. But in the end they both ended up choosing fishing.

Internal and External Conflicts in “Sheila, The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”

In the story, The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant, the narrator has to deal with the thing he loves fishing and the girl he really likes. He has liked Sheila the whole summer and he would do anything to get her attention so he does and she is on a date with him and she tells him that she doesn’t like fishing. So he has to deal with that fact that the girl he likes doesn’t like the things that he loves to do. He caught a really big fish but he put it back because of her. At the end she leaves him anyways. So as a result the narrator feels like he should have picked the fish over her. There are plenty fish in the sea.

(Kind of like at SPA little fish bowl)

Falling in Love

Falling in love to me is an emotional roller coaster. It gets to the point were people can’t tell what is real and what is not. To the point where they knows what is right but still goes for the wrong. Falling in love can be the wonderful, greatest, and most painful thing any human being can go through. I feel that every time some one fall in love will be different, better and bigger. When falling in love, people are motivated by there heart and what feels right at that point in time. Even if they know that it is wrong, because people want everything in them to believe that it is the right thing for them.

’The Highwayman’ and ‘Typhoid Fever’ Comparison.

In the story Frankie and the high way man both fell in love with two girls who died. In “Typhoid Fever” Frankie fell in love with Patricia and they were close she was the one who introduced him to the poem “Highway Man.” In the Highway Man the Man feel in love with the Bess the Landlords daughter. And she died trying to warn him that the red coats were there to find him. They both ended up dying and now there sprits show up. It was important for Frankie to hear the end of the story because he never got to hear it because he was moved in to a different room for talking to her, and later she died.

Typhoid Fever– Present Tense Childhood Memory

I am seven years old, my mom and I are going to FAM Mart, for shoes. I walk in to the shoes side of the story looking around the store I see everything from wigs, to weaves, and different types of clothing. I feel like I can live here and have everything I need. My mom and I walk to the shoes side and I am looking around I turn my head to the right, and I see a pair of black and clear heels. I can’t stop looking I want them. I look away just to grab my mom hands I pull her to them and I look up. She looks at me “Tierra you want these shoes?” “Yes mommy I want these ones” I answered. “No” I felt it coming I started crying and getting angry “mommy I want these ones all the rest of those are ugly” I said “no.” game over I sat on the floor and I started screaming “mommy I want theses ones” “Tierra get up now or we are going home and you wont be getting anything”, “no” I screamed she garbs me by the hand “ little girl I don’t know who you think you are yelling at but it you don’t stop your screaming and crying in this store I will give you something to cry for” I get up still mad “Please mommy I will be a good girl mommy I want this” she is looking at me “no” with that we went back home. I lay on the couch on went to sleep. I was waking up by my mom “open this” she said I got up and did it and in this box were the shoes I wanted. I took a hot bath and when to sleep. When I woke up the next morning and my mommy placed out my clothes. I got dressed and went into my mommy’s room “mommy can I wear my new shoes to school today?” “Yes”. I am running to put on my new shoes I feel like I am a big girl. I smile all they way to school.

“ The Cold Equations’ – Marilyn’s Point of View.”

The Cold Equations is written in third-person limited point of view. I feel that it would be different if it was in Marilyn’s point or view. When he found her in the closet the reader only read what he heard. If it was in Marilyn’s point of view then it probably would have went something like this. When i opened the door I was expecting a cop not an astronaut, I was scared out of my mind that he found me I was hoping that he wouldn’t have. For another example when she found out that she was going to have to die if it was her prospective it would have been. If I knew that I was going to have to die for trying to see my brother I wouldn’t have I would have thought of a different way. I don’t want to die this way. At the end of the story when she was talking about how she would write her parents a letter telling them what happened to her the reader might get a glimpse of what she was going to say and how she would say it. I feel that if the story was from her point of view then it would be more emotional because of the different feelings and thoughts.

"The Storyteller" Another Point of View.

“The Story Teller”

“Being on this carriage is so annoying. I wish that this woman could control her kids. People these days have no control”. I thought as I saw this woman trying to tame her kids. She gets them in a circle to tell them a story. “Out of the stories in the world she chooses this one to tell not all good kids have good things happen to them.” By the looks of it I knew that I can tell them a story and have them have a different view on life. So I challenged her story and I told the little rugrats a story my mom use to tell me. Bout a girl named Bertha. Bertha was a good girl she had three medals that she got for being so good. One she got one for Obedience, one for Punctuality, and the third was for good behavior. She was so good that she was able to go into the Princes Park. She felt so lucky because she was the only kid that was able to go. In the park were pigs no flower or anything. While she was there a wolf came to eat a pig and noticed her instead. She ran for her life and jumped into a bush. The wolf decided not to go into the bushes because it would have token for ever to find her. So he started to go back after the pig and that’s when Bertha came out from the bushes the wolf heard the medals clank together and she attacked her and devoured her. When I was done telling the story by the looks on the kids face I saw that I had done a good job. But how I really knew I did a good job because of the look on the Aunts face. (Words 302)

Plot Diagram "The Storyteller"

“’The Storyteller’ - Memorable Books from My Childhood.”

1. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
3. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Lura Joffe Numeroff
4. If You Give a Pig a Party by Lura Joffe Numeroff
5. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
6. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig By Eugene Trivizas

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. The reason why I like this book is because it is from the point of view of the Wolf. I feel that reading this book made me realize that there are actually two different sizes to every story. I have to say that this will be a book that i would like to read to my kids when I grow up and have them, this book will always be one of my childhood favorites.

Chilean Miners Rescue.

33 Miners trapped on a mine. On October 13, 2010 they were all rescued, the only way to describe this in one word Amazing. On August 24, 2010 thirty-three Chilean Miners got trapped in a mine. During this time all I could think was I wonder if they will ever get free. As time passed people began to find ways. On people began to find way so that they can eat by sending food down there and helping the guys to send out letter to their families. I started to think how cool that must be to be able to send letter to your loved ones. I feel that with the rescue that a lot of the miners might com out with a lot of problems because they were shut off from the world. If I were in there place I wouldn’t have been as calm as they were I think that I would have panic a lot and I would have been very happy to see the world. I think that after that I would be more thankful for the things that I have in this world.

Essay Reflection

While writing this Narrative Essay, I felt like it brought up a lot of memories that I wanted to forget. Also it made me realize how crazy people can get when they are hurt. I hope that with writing this essay that I have learned something from it. I think I did go on keeping things in order. I was okay, with using some descriptive writing skills. I tried to put things to make it realistically last an hour even though it was longer. I feel that for my next paper I can use more above grade level skill writing. I can extend it to make it sound better and more understandable. I can make it more visual. I feel that Ms. Priester , can show more examples of what she is actually looking for in the papers she wants us to write.(Words 143)

Autobiographical Narrative Final Draft

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Tierra Narrative

Tierra Narrative

Autobiographical Narrative Tpoic Selection

Autobiographical Narrative Topic Selection

What happened? List actions in chronological order.
1.Sitting in the living room
2.Mom break the windows
3. Everyone rush outside
4. The police comes and take her away

Where did it happen? Describe the setting.
● city and state: San Diego
● building: Apartment 8 3775 south 49th st
● room:living room
● furniture:windows

Who was involved? List and describe the characters present.
Tierra
● appearance: Pajamas
● actions: running, scared, crying
● speech: no speech just thoughts, and screaming
character A : Mom
● appearance: Drugged up
● actions:Breaking windows
● speech: Speechless, but you can see the pain in her eyes.
character B: Dad / Step Mom (Yvette)
● appearance: Pajamas, Pajamas
● actions: Anger ,Regret, running after my mom, running and Anger
● speech:Yelling Screaming, Anger.

When did it happen? Explain how long ago it took place.
● year: 2003
● month and/or season: September
● time of day: 8 pm
● your age:8 years old

Why did you select this event?
● I selected this, because it is the most imaginary thing that I can remember and it explain one of the reason I don’t like my step mom, till this day.

How did it change you?
● At first I didn’t think that anyone can be so angry and I didn't know the affect of drugs. but afterward I understand how you can love someone to the point were your heart can take over and you can do the most strangest things that you don't think that you would do. I realize that all throughout out life people will do things that they soon or later will regret.

“My Memorable Days.”

1. 14th birthday it was the best birthday ever.
2. My first foster home, I really didn’t like my foster mom.
3. My life with my cousin La’Toya in the 6th grade
4. The 8th grade D.C trip because it is something I would love to do over again if I could with the same people.
5. The time my mom broke the windows because I felt like everything in my body stopped.
6. The time I almost got raped because till this day I will never forget.
7. My first tracks meet because it was the first time I realized I could run fast.
8. My 8th grade Knotts Berry Farm trip because it was really fun.
9. My 5th grade boardwalk trip because I was with all my old friends.
10. Count down of the two worst years of my life when my dad got married and I ended up in the foster system.

My Memorable Days

The most memorable day was February 8, 2005. I remember it because the day before my step mom and dad got into a fight and CPS came and took my step away. This particular day I had a funny feeling about go to school. I begged my dad not to take me to school, he told me that everything will be fine and that I didn’t have to worry. It was around lunch time and I got called to the office I still remember thinking that it was my dad. When I walked into the office some lady was standing there with my Principle and she told me that she was taking me away. I didn’t know any better so I went with her. Not knowing I would never see my dad again. She took me to my very first foster home. When I got there I was really scared and I meet my foster mom and the two kids she already had Brook but we called her DJ, and Chelsea. Chelsea was the oldest and she kind of scared me. The first night I was there and she took the house out to dinner I liked her at first. I started attending school Audubon Elementary. I was in the fifth grade. It was pretty cool I made friends right off the back Kavricia and Sherry. We did everything together, we were like sisters. I remember the very first day I started to hate my foster mom. It was the first day I was supposed to go see my dad. I was at school and this boy was dancing behind me in the lunch line. It really made me mad for some reason and I decided to do a high kick and I told him to run. So I purposely kick him in his private. When I got home my foster mom told me as a punishment I wasn’t aloud to see my dad. I remember being so angry and sad all in one. So from that day on I never liked her, and everyday I lived in that house was my worst days except the time I spent with Chelsea. The day I moved with my cousin La’ Toya, was the happiest day of my life at that point in time. (Words 382)

Character Test

Character and Plot Test

"Two Kinds: Mother & Daughter Conflict Paragraph

In the conflict to were Jing-Mei’s mom wants her to be a child prodigy and Jing-Mei doesn’t want to be, I agree with Jing-Mei because, I feel that when people try and push someone to do something it puts a lot of pressure on someone. I know what it feels like when someone wants you to be something your not. For an example when Jing-Mei mom tried to get her to do acting she started to refuse. Jing-Mei wanted to be her own person, not who her mom wanted her to be. I feel that the reasons for Jing-Mei’s action were perfectly understandable, I like to imagine when I was in her shoes and how I felt. (Words 117)

“Favorite Character Interview.”

Q: What is your name?
A: My name is Debbie.
Q: What is your favorite character in a movie or book?
A: My favorite character is in a book, his name is Edward Sawtelle.
Q: Describe your character in one word.
A: I would describe Edward as scared.
Q: What is the character’s motivation?
A: Edward’s motives were protection of his family.
Q: Describe the character’s appearance.
A: I saw Edward as an All American, Young about age 11, fare skin, freckles.
Q: Name a few actions the character performs.
A: A couple of thing Edward did was he ran away on foot with is dog by his side. He also tries to save is family from his murderous Uncle, but it ends up getting him killed.
Q: What does the character think about?
A: Edward only thought about watching and protecting his family.
Q: What does the character say?
A: Edward never spoke, he couldn’t
Q: Why do you like this character?
A: Edward was fascinating, because of the way the book was written, you walked in his shoes. You saw things from his eyes, you cloud feel his pain.

"Two Kinds" In the Shoes of a Prodigy

If I was pushed to be a Child Prodigy I would feel trapped because, I would feel that I can’t make me own decisions. The funny thing is my Auntie Patricia tried to make me a child actress, just like in the story. When she was pushing me I was younger than her and I just went along with it, but now if she tried I would dyne. I feel that when you are younger school isn’t as bad but now I wouldn’t have time and I think that I would hate my life. I would hate my life because I would feel like it wasn’t mine; I would feel like it was hers. So I understand what she is going through and wanting to be her own person.(words 129)

“My Input for Staff-Teacher Conferences”

I have a B- because I work hard and I try my best, I am working for an A. I feel happy about my grade in my English class because it shows that I can get above grade level in the hardest class. I feel proud about my grade because not a lot of people can get a B-. Some of the thing that I struggle with in this class is that, everything is online and I don’t always have access to the page because of the Flash Drive. I need to work harder and try everything possible to keep up my grade. I feel that the Adults on campus really don’t need to change anything, but I feel that they should be more supportive. I feel that Ms. Priester is an excellent teacher and she doesn’t need to change anything.

"Two Kinds"

It was a Sunday morning, and I really didn’t want to do anything that day but stay in my room and watch movies. But I couldn’t as soon as 11:00 it my day flipped. My houseparent came to work. As soon as she go on all of the girls were in the living room and she asked them to go to the movies. This made me really upset because it was either go to the movies or go to a different house. Either way it wasn’t what I wanted to do. One full day of nothing, but movies in my house in my pajamas but no it won’t happen. I ending up going to the movies but that don’t change the fact that it was not what I wanted. Afterwards I was still pretty upset but then I decided to get over it. I figured that would be easier than having a bad mood fir the whole day. (158 words)

“Character Acrostic Poem for Tierra”

T: Trustworthy
(Ex. When ever someone tells me something in confidence I don’t go back and tell someone else.)
I: Independent
(Ex. I make my own decisions and I can work for the things I want I don’t need people to survive i can do it on my own.)
E: Easy Going
(Ex. I like to be in my house, I really don’t like to to be bothered with people on weekends, only sometimes.)
R:Reliable
(Ex. People can count on me, when I say I am going to something I will try my hardest to get it done.)
R:Responsible
(Ex. I take care of my business, before I decided to do something. I do my own thing and I can take care of my self.)
A:Active
(Ex. I hate being inside the house doing nothing during the week, I feel very lazy, so I have to be up moving around doing something.)

“Character Acrostic Poem for Maggie”

M: Meticulous
(example: Maggie is strict on how she looks, she is insecure.)
A: Affected
(example: Maggie was severely affected by the fire.)
G:Gentle
(example: Maggie was willing to give up the quilt to make her sister happy.)
G:Giving
(example: she will do anything to make her sister happy, raising money to put her sister to college.)
I: Insecure
(example: every since she got burned she is not comfortable in her own skin.)
E: Embarrassed
(example: She feels like her sister looks, better than she does and she doesn’t like showing off her body because if her burns.)

"Character Analysis of Shaurice"

The person I chose to analyze is Shaurice. I chose to analyze her because, I think that she is very outgoing, and she is also very out spoken. I say that she is out going because she always has a smile on her face, unless she is upset. She is very out spoken because, she says what is on her mind and she is not afraid to tell someone how she feels about them. When people look at her they think that she is a girl who is not afraid to say how she feels and they are right. Also when they see her play sports they can tell she is a girl with confidence and it shows in every sport she plays. She tries her hardest in every sport and that to me is where she is the most strongest.

Everyday Use

In the story “Everyday Use”, the character I can compare the most to is Dee. I compare myself to Dee because just like her I have moved away from home. I want better for myself to and sometime I don’t want to bring family over because I am a little embarrassed of the way that my family lives. I love the way that they act but I just hate their living environment. I won’t go extreme like she did and change my name, because I like my past and I know where I come from, which is why I want to change it. I compare myself to her because we have a lot in common we both come from places where we want to live from. But unlike her I wouldn’t change the way I am.(words 136)

Maggie Point of View

Maggie Point of View: Growing up I feel that Dee was always the pretty one. When I got burned it was the worst thing that has happened to me I feel like no one wants to look at me and that people see me as a monster. That is why it is hard for me to show my body I feel that people will look at me and be discussed. When Dee went off to college I was happy but at the same time upset because that could have been me if it wasn’t for mother and I then she would have never been going to college. So when she came back here with her new husband all I could think was. Why does this girl think that she is better than I am, why does she act the way she does. I feel like she is ashamed of momma and I because we don’t live like she does, and because we don’t like to change were we come from like the way she does. We are proud of were we come from and they way we are and I would change it for the world.(words 196)

Family Traditions

The family Traditions I would start would be. Every Christmas, my kids and I will bake cookies and set them out for Santa. Also on Christmas Eve I would let my kid’s open up two presents one that they will pick out and another that I will choose. Before Christmas in like the begging of December, I will sit with my kids and make a Christmas list. A tradition I would start is every year I will measure my children growth, so that they can go back and look back to the age of five and see how tall they were. I will also have a tradition that we have thanksgiving at my house every year to were all the families come over to my house and then for Christmas my family and I will visit another family member.    (139 words)

"Character Prior Knowedge Pragaraph about Tom Benecke"

In the “Contents of a Dead man Pocket” Tom Benecke was the main character. Tom was the type of person who had a lot of conflicts going through his mind. The main character which Tom was is the person who the character is reading through he/she is the one going trough the conflict. In a different situation there would be a minor character a person who really doesn’t matter someone who ishttp://www.delicious.com/ttandrews369 in the background, a sidekick. In this story there wasn’t one. Tom showed many different character traits, he was working on the decisions he w=had to make which was an internal conflict. An Internal conflict is when someone is going though something with in them selves.

"Plant X" Plot Assessment

http://storybird.com/books/planet-x/ ( underconstruction will be posted shortly)

9/11 blogpost

Around this time nine years ago I was it was a Tuesday and I was at school. I remember it becasue at like 10 I think it was my teachers stopped everything and my principle went on the intercom, and he told all of the kids to go to the auditorim. I remember sitting there trying to figure out what happened and when i walked into the auditorim my teachers said that somerthing bad had happened and that we were all going home elarly, and that they had already called all of our parents to come get them. i wen home and watched the news with my mom and dad, that is all the happened my first september 11, 01.

Mouse in the Cafe

It all started on a Friday night, it was a cold night and Melissa the mouse was staring at this hole that entered the café. She stared at it debating whether or not to go in. As she was thinking all of these things came to mind, what if she was to go in there and there was a cat, or what is she went and there was a dog what would she do. So after awhile she looked at the hole again and she took a deep breath and she took a small step and she went forward. She continued walking forward and as she did she also continued thinking. Soon she came to a stop and she looked in, to her surprise there was nothing to worry about. She walked into the hole and she found warmth. She was so delighted that she went into the hole she wanted to jump for joy. As she started walking she was also looking for a nice place to sleep. She found a small couch and she rolled up in to a little ball. She went to sleep and she realized she was safe n her new home ( Words :199)

Prompt B

Prompt B: write a narrative paragraph from the point of view of Leonard Mead as he enters the facility.

As I walked though the door into the building I was thinking to myself, “out of all the people who let this take over their mind and I am the one who is sent her.” I began to look around and as I looked around I saw people who looked like the life as been sucked out of them. I did not to turn into one of those people. The first night there I was looked into a room with nothing but a T.V and a bed. I tried my best not to look at the T.V. for the first five days or so I looked at the wall after the sixth day I cracked. There was nothing to do so I finally watched T.V. at first it wasn’t all that bad but then I noticed that nothing else was going to change and I was turning into the people I didn’t want to be. Everything I did was in front of the T.V. the only place I moved to was the bathroom to use. Other than that I stayed in front of the T.V.

The Pedestrian

The reason Ray Bradbury wrote “ The Pedestrian” is because he wanted to explain what he thinks life would have been like in the future. Because computer were not invented well internet he figured that everyone would live at home watching T.V, and that life will be a very sad place. The purpose of him writing this story is to show people what he thinks will happen in the future. It is easy to tell because when he was walking he didn’t talk to anyone because everyone was in the house and everything seemed black and boring. Which made me think what will the future really will be like will things change to were people all stay in there home. Will the government give up on certain people, doesn’t it make people want to wonder.

Homework Promt B

I expect that in 2053 there will be flying cars, no I was just kidding I except that in 2053 there will be better schools because with all of the high tech thing that we have going on that by that time it will get better. I expect that by that time all of the budget cuts will be gone and that we will have more people working. I except for the amount in the foster system to decrease by half because hopefully, by that time people will do the right thing and treat there kids better. Also I except that people will be more of leader than followers and that every kid will grow up at the time they need to that because of family they wont have to grow up faster than there time.

Homework

I think that the theme is to spend more time with your friends. But not there is a time for everything and that in life there will be a time to party and have friends and to love, but there is also a time to work. in the contents of a dead man pocket it also talked about how there is a time for work and friends.

Homework

Plot Diagram

Most Prized Possession

My most Prized Possession is not a thing it is a person, my Nice Kayla. I will do anything for her she is my whole world and I will give her the world. I think that she is the most important one in my life so far because she is young and innocent and she had never hurt anyone before in her life. So I will do everything in my power so the she will never get hurt. I will take a bullet for her I will put my life on the line so that she will live a happy and regular life. She is my baby girl and she has been since she was born and the thing that hurt me is that I don’t see her as much as I would like to, but even till this day I will give up my life for her.( words:1498)

"Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" Blog Post

Tom Benecke deiced to stay at home and do work instead of going out with his wife, and as a result of this he ended up out side is window on a ledge trying to get a piece of paper that feel out of the window. Instead of making his decision I would have went to the movies with my wife because too much work is not good for anyone. People should enjoy their life because we are not promised tomorrow, and I feel that we should live every moment like it is our last. This would have changed the whole story because he wouldn’t have known that the paper flew out of the window and he wouldn’t have risked his life for nothing. He would have came home and may be, be mad and also not appreciate the things he do now but he would had a good time.

Homework Or Friends

If I was sitting at home and my friend came and ask me to hang out, I would think about it and then depending on how much homework I have I will go outside but if I have a lot then I would stay in. I would go out side because I would have the mind set that I would just finish it when I get home that it is not a big deal that’s only if I had like one thing to do. But if I have a lot of homework like now I would stay in and do my homework because I am trying to focus on my future and I am trying to lesson my work for my senior year so I figured that if I do what I need to do now then I shouldn’t have a lot to do then. So I can have fun my last year. Also I have grown up and I realized that I will be a senior before I know it and I have to start buckling down and getting my work done I feel that there is a time and place for everything.(words 194)

Paralyzed by Fear

They last time I that remember when I was paralyzed by fear, I was in the fifth grade and I was sitting in the living room with my step mom and all off a sudden I hear glass break, and then the window in the living room were I was sitting broke I running to my dads room and then my step mom pushed me out the way to get to him first. I remember when my dad got up walking out side to see if anyone in the apartment saw what happened. People were telling him that my mom had done it all I could think was “no not my mom, she would not do that”, he believed them and he went to go get her. I remember seeing him pulling her down from the hill and the all of a sudden he it her and she falls. I remember just standing there just crying at the fact this man my ideal my hero put is hands on the women who created me I just didn’t understand how he could once say the he loved her and completely change for a female someone who just used him for his money I didn’t get it. All I could do is stand there and think why, why was this happening to me and my family and till this day I promised myself if I ever saw my step mom I would flip out. Because if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be here I know that this is childish but I blame her for everything that bad happened in my life. In that was the time I was paralyzed, and I have been every time I think about it.( words 288)

TV Blog Post

The T.V. show that I watched was Good Luck Charlie, at the beginning it started off with the little brother had a girlfriend who would always beat him up. The other brother PJ also had a girlfriend then it started showing how both brothers were having girl problems and then their big sister Teddy tries to help them but she ends up getting beat up by the little girl herself and then PJ gets dumped by his girlfriend for the pizza deliver guy and at the end the baby Charlie ends up beating up the girl who would keep beating up her other brother

Decisions ( Free Blog Post)

All through out life we have to make decisions and some are good others turn out bad. Right now I am under going a decision I am making myself choose between cheer and basketball. I love used to love cheer and I would do anything for it but I now I have been introduced to basketball and I have to say it is way better than cheer. I have thought about it before whether or not to continue or to just quite I decided to wait more time to see of anything happens but I have to say if things keep going the way it is I might have to quite. Basketball is a lot more fun I get this felling every game I play in to know that I am going to be a returner this year but cheer is really not fun to me now, and the only reason why I did it was because of Ashley G, but now she is not here and there is really no point now. It’s not the same with out her. But if I quite then that will show I am not committed and I never quite but I just don’t think that I can take this it crazy and its messing up my homework time and that is that last thing I want is to get bad grades because I cant do my homework because I am at cheer until 9 pm at night. To me I just think that basketball will be more fun and to me it makes me work harder even though I look really cute in the cheer uniform I look good in the basketball one to so I don’t know decisions, decisions, decisions. (words:288)

Family

To me family is and important thing, I feel that family is not only blood but the people who have actually been there for you and you know will always be there. I feel as if I have two sets of family. I have my blood family then I have the people here. My blood family to me is just that my blood family, I mean I love my family but when it comes to brothers and sisters I feel that they are just there I have no special relationship with them, they are just there and then they come into my life when they want to but they never stay to long. Then I have my family here I feel that my family here is a little bit more special I have people here like my house well old house I see a my some of my sisters like Chanda. Chanda and I have been through so much since like the 7th grade we have been through a lot there has been moments were we have cried together and then there have been moments to were we couldn’t stand each other. Then there is Rebekah we have our moments the pretty much explains its self. Then there is me and Jessica at first we never really did like each other but I now I tell her almost everything. Nora and I, we have a love hate relationship. I mean we can be yelling at each other one minute then the next be laughing I really mean like the next like 10 seconds. Then there is Debbie and Bob, at first I never really go along with Debbie but now I understand her more, we get along better. I feel that people who dislike her and him I feel it is because they don’t know them, I feel that they have had a bad moment with them and then that’s it they have this image in their mind of them. I feel that they are only being the best they can be and honestly I have to parent my biological mom and dad then I have Debbie and Bob who are also my mom and dad. I appreciate them even thought I don’t show it. So over all to me I think that family is very important. (Words: 387)

Memorable Birthday

The most memorable birthday I remember is my 14^th; I remember that because it was the most recent but also because it was the first time that someone actually did something for me besides my real family. For my 14^th birthday Shaurice took me out for dinner then we came home and at like 6:30, Kristana came to my house and told me to go to girls 7 for Chelsea and when I walked through the girls Rec. Calvin was there he surprised me with a Birthday party I was really happy because I have never had anyone do something that nice for me on my birthday then the night just couldn’t get any better there was entertainment and everything and that was also the first time a guy has ever song for me too which made it more better I am excited for this one to see how it turns out but I don’t think that anyone can top him.(words: 161)

6 Questions in the News

Who: The president of Pakistan is Asif Ali Ardari.
What: The Monsoon rain has caused a lot of flooding and landslides.
Where: Muzaffargarh has been hard-hit by rain.
When: The last major disaster in Pakistan was the Earthquake in 2005
Why: Aid workers are having trouble getting to effected areas they have to travel by donkey or travel on foot to reach people.
How: The United Nations has estimated three million people were effected and 73,000 people were killed in the earthquake.

25 Random Things

1. I Love Orange Soda because of the flavor and my Mom and Shaurice
2. I hate chocolate ice cream but I love Mc Donald Chocolate Milk Shakes and French Fries.
3. I am the youngest of seven kids and I act more like my oldest brother.
4. My brother have the same mom different dads and we look exactly alike
5. I like to eat Hot Cheetos and Avocado by it self
6. When I was Five, I used o let my guy cousin do my nails and make up
7. When I was a baby, I told my mom that I went all the way through school before I even started.
8. When I was in the Fourth grade, I had a crush on my teacher
9. In the 6 grade I used to kiss up to all my teachers
10. When I eat the Burgers and Fries from Jack in the Box I have to eat ranch with it but not just any ranch their Butter Milk
11. When i was younger I used to chew gold fish spit it n my hand and it like that
12. I like to swim but I can’t so I stay in the Five feet
13. My Birthday sign is a Leo and I completely show it
14. I have craving for something then when I get it I don’t really want to eat it anymore
15. My Favorite number is seven but I settle for number two
16. I am completely in love with Taylor Lautner and his character Jacob
17. I have dreams to were something happen but in real life is completely impossible
18. When I was little I used to snort when I would laugh
19. I call Shaurice my other half she is my right hand woman
20. I can’t go to sleep with out listening to music
21. I can’t sleep with out a stuff animal (Mickey Mouse).
22. I keep things I learned not to throw things away that have good memories to them
23. I sing in the shower to Alica Keys Unthinkable
24. My Favorite color is blue and green but it depends on how I feel at that moment
25. I Love my Niece Kalya we have the same birthday month and she is also a Leo

The Most Embarassing Moment

The Most embarrassing thing that has happened to me, it was like the summer of 7th grade right before 8th and I was at the Wave (Water Park) for my friend Ashley birthday and we were all swimming and I came up out the water and completely flashed one of the guys named John, then Ashley jumped on me and told me that my bathensuit came up. I felt completely out of place and I can tell that for the first time I turned really red. Now she never let me live it down till this day she reminds me every time we go swimming of the time I flashed him. (words:111)

Weekend Blog Post

Yesterday, I woke up around twelve in the afternoon, to find my Mom, and Brother still sleep. So I rolled over and that’s when I realized that I had fallen asleep on the couch. Then I felt vibration I was getting a text, I tried to open up my phone without waking but my brother. Time passed and my Mom finally woke up. So I went into her room and we started watching movies. Everything was going good and then my Mom and Brother started arguing I started to feel overwhelmed so I just left I didn’t say where I was I just left. I walked around the block to my cousin house. I was sitting outside his door texting and crying. I kept knocking but then I just realized that maybe he was sleeping. Soon after that his girlfriend answered the door. I ended up watching a funny movie called Kick ( I can't say the rest it is bad). Then I finally went back home and that was what happened this weekend.

My First Day at School (Sophomore Year)

My First day at school was kind of scary. It was scary because first I didn’t know that we were starting school, but it was also scary because I was starting a higher grade so I knew that teachers would be expecting more of me. I was really unhappy because I really didn’t like that I was a sophomore because it is like the middle and no one really care about it. After awhile I was able to relax because I realized that there was nothing to be scared about because I was with all of my friends and teachers from last year. I wasn’t so surprised by my classes because I already knew the classes I was going to take. When I first went to my classes I was surprised by how many kids were in there, my first to periods were filled. Soon I got over it and the day was quick and easy. I missed staying in school. I am happy it started over.

Last 9th Grade check In letter

May 31, 2010

Dear Ms. Priester,
There is so much to talk about but I can’t find the words to say it. So I am going to talk about Graduation. I can’t wait for it to come I promised myself not to cry but everyday I think about Chelsea and Calvin saying goodbye. I have known Chelsea since the fifth grade. My very first foster home I went to she was there and we became like sisters. Then I moved away to live with my cousin and haven’t seen her since then I moved here and we were reconnected she is like my big sister I never had but always wanted. Then there is Calvin at first I never liked him but then I warmed up to him, and he has always been there for me when I needed someone to talk to, but now they are leaving and I will be alone, I hoped and wished that this day would never come. I feel that my sophomore year will be the hardest. I feel I might fall back because right now they are the only reason I keep on trying. I feel like I have lost so much to keep losing more. I knew the day would come that they would walk out the door. I would tell them to don’t look back and to keep moving forward. I would tell them to do it for me if not anything else because even thought they are both leaving they are all I have left. (Words 249)

But on to a different topic I am really excited about my sophomore year. I feel I am no longer at the bottom of the food chain but I am just one above it. I feel I am closer to my senior year closer to moving forward. Soon I will be graduating myself. It makes me happy to think about when that time will come, because I will be one of the few of my family to go to college. It makes me happy to think about the day when I will walk across the stage, of even give a speech to the people who have helped me on my journey I am just begging to take. My favorite thing to think about is San Diego State. My colleges switched so many times but I think that I have finally made up my mind. I want to make something of myself. I don’t want to struggle like my mom and dad did. I want my parents to be proud of their last kid, to help them when they need it because without them I wouldn’t be here. I didn’t want for this to happen bit its all part of the plan to become more than I am.(Words 207)

The thing that hurts the most as I look around I see all these kids who have potential, but they throw it away on smoking, I don’t know why people smoke, for pain, heart ach, stress, and struggle, everyone goes through pain but not everyone goes to smoking. People look at me, and they see my mask I feel no one really sees me, they see what I put on they see my play. Once they do see the heart ach and pain they walk away as if they don’t care. I feel alone most of the time. My real family live so far away I barely get to see them. I have a few people on campus that I call family like Chelsea, Calvin, Jabreil, Kristiana, and m other half Shaurice. Shaurice is like my little sister I don’t know what I would do if anything ever happened to her, people look at us and see that we were meant to be. The only girl that knows almost everything about be. There is only one person on this whole campus who knows everything about me and that Broderick. He is the only guy that knows why I am here, my past, everything. Shaurice and Broderick together know everything about me they know my whole life story. It hurts me when I see them hurt I feel there pain. When the cry I feel like dieing inside. They mean that much to me that if anything happened to them I would go crazy. (Words 253)
Total words: 709

Sincerely,
Tierra Andrews

Using APA Format

When writing a research paper and using sources in an APA format. When you put a source in your paper you normally put the source after a quote and in parentheses, and the period goes after the parentheses. In the parentheses may also have the author and page number if it came from a book. Many times it is necessary to cite your work when you summarize ideas from more than one source. Then there is the Reference page, the research page is a full list of sources that was used in the paper. Most of the time people put there sources alphabetically. When you write a reference page you write the authors last name followed by his/her first initial. If you choose to have a URL you must use the full URL no matter how long it is.

Free Blog Post

This weekend will be full of decision. In life people have to make decisions, decisions about family, work, and life in general. As we all grow up the decisions we have to make become harder. Some people run from their problems I do that sometimes depending on the problem. I sometimes have a problem with not talking to people it’s hard to expressing my feeling. So I write and today I really don’t have nothing to write about I feel like people should have a choice to write or not like I write when I want to when I have something on my mind or if I feel a certain way then I real write about it but it takes me awhile to find the words.

Prom/ BBQ blog post

My experience at prom was very exciting. It was my first which made it better. I took a lot of pictures. The food was delicious I really enjoyed it. Then I liked the fact that we didn’t have to go to school till 9 o’clock the whole day was fun. I was doing the sack race and during it my pants started falling down I was so happy that the bag was big enough because it would have been very embarrassing. Then I participated in the watermelon eating contest it was fun I had a really big watermelon juice smile on my face. It was so much fun. I can’t wait till next year.

Blog Value

Using bogs at school is a great experience for a student. I myself have a blog and I enjoy mine I started to use my blog not only for school but also for other things like in my free time I like to write poems and I will sometimes post them on my blog. I feel like it’s a good thing because it looks really good when you apply for a college and they look at your blog they can see your creative side and they can see how good you are with technology. A blog to me is also a good way to communicate with your teachers. Blogs are also good because it’s a way people communicate with each other a way to express who you really are.

Business Letter

17701 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, Ca, 92025
April, 22, 2010

Mr. Ron Major
Principle
San Pasqual Academy
17701 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, Ca, 92025

Dear Mr. Ron Major:

I am writing to ask you about adding more extra curricular actives to our school. Since you are the principle you have the authority to make an impact on the campus. If we added more things like a track team more people will become more active.

I would like to see this change occur because I worked hard in basketball season, but once that season was over there was really nothing left for me to do. After that I became very indolent. If we add a track team, most kids would become more physically active. Most of the sports are seasonal, so they only play one or two sports. Students join seasonal sports, but discontinue physical activities once that season ends. Track, however, will help benefit other sport. If we increase physical activity that well help decrease the chances of most of kids becoming over weight. The administration and the students need to get the school together and discuss what sports the students like and will all participate in.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. I gladly appreciate it. I look forward to hopefully meeting with you to discuss on a deeper level.


Sincerely,


Tierra

Dear Daughter (Renesmee Nicloe)

April 20, 2010

Dear Renesmee Nicole,
This is mommy I am writing you to talk to you about Cyber-Predators. Cyber Predators are grown people like mommy who like to talk to little kids, more teenagers. They like to talk to them and make them feel comfortable to the point were you trust them, then one day they might just come take you and you will probably never see mommy again. But there are some things that you can do to protect your self from that.
First when you get to that teenage state and you want to go on things like my space and face book, (don’t laugh those were popular sites when I was 14) but to get back to what I was saying when you go one those web sites never give your full name or post your full name because someone might try and look you up and then you might never see mommy again. Also if you do go on these websites you really don’t want to post inappropriate pictures of your self because that is what will drag the predators also know as pedophiles to you and you information. Remember to always use your real age don’t lie just to be cool and get on sites you not supposed to be on. Some people go on these sites because they feel like they have no one they can talk to so they look for comfort in other people.
Renesmee I want you to know that you can always talk to me about anything. If you ever get your self caught in this situation, I might get mad but I will help you get out of it because it really is not safe, yeah at fist the predator say that they care and that they will protect but to be honest all that they are really looking for is a young naïve child that they can take advantage of and I will try everything in my power so that that doesn’t happen also that. Some of the things I will do is block some of these sites, I will talk to you, and make time for you so that you know that you can always come to me. Also make sure that you are always busy so that you will have no free time to do things like that. Not really but I will put you in sports to lesson your free time.



Sincerely, with all my love
Mommy (Tierra)

Free Post

Yesterday, I went to the game and I worked the snack bar. And I had to talk to my social worker I was really mad because I have to go to this 8hr group for no reason on my Saturday and pay for it. We had a house discussion it didn’t go so well. We also had group it was ok but I really don’t like my group too much. After that I went to the café and did my homework. I went home and I did my chore then I had a long interesting talk with my house parent, took a shower and went to sleep.

New Paper

November 22,1963 was a tragic day for America. On this day president John F Kennedy was assassinated. In the book "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Elena who is a fourteen year old girl lives in El building in Dallas Texas instead of paying attention to the fact not the world she is to worried about her crush Eugene. Eugene is also in the ninth grade he is her new next door. They know each other from school he has honor classes and they like each other, also she knows him because she looks into his house when she is reading, its something she dose and have been doing for awhile. November 22 is a very important day for Elena because that is the first day she gets to go into Eugene's house. it is important to her because ever since before Eugene moved in there when it was an old couple she have wondered what it would be like to go inside. On this day Elena experiences a very critical thing she experienced racism. On that day she went to go see Eugene and his mom would not let her into there house because of the way she looked her skin color and because of were she lives.

Others

As I sit I realize I am alone
I feel as I am invisible,
Yea that’s right invisible
As I look around I see groups
But yet I am still alone.
Invisible they can’t see me
I am like an imaginary friend
Only when you want me
You see me.
Invisible to the world
Most of the time there’s no one
There for me
Not even family
The people who said that they loved me
Are now showing there true colors.
It looks like I might have to find comfort in
OTHERS.


Created by:Tierra

Enternet Safety Tips.

Career Day

At the begging of the day we went to see the Physical Therapy , they work with children who need special help. Then the class and I went to the auditorium. In the auditorium there were a lot of different things. The things that stuck out the most to me we the city colleges, like Palomar City College. It stuck out to me because that’s one of the schools I was thinking about going to. Only because they have this program if I wanted to go there I can go for two then if I wanted to I can transfer to any four year University in the state of California, like SDSU (San Diego State University). Another thing that stuck out to me was the National Guard and the Military. Those would be something I would look into as a back up plane if I were not to get into a college.

Life With Out You!

So much pain
And sorrow
I don’t know how I will survive tomorrow.
The way you walked out the door is still on my mind
I replay it a thousand times.
What could I have done to make you stay?
I don’t know why I let you walk away

Red Rose

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Words can’t describe the way I felt about you.
The feelings stay as you go.
The whole time I believed in you,
Now I will never know.

A Dozen Roses

A Dozen Roses,

A dozen roses
A thousand tears
It makes me die when your not here
I think about how we used to be,
When I loved you and you loved me.
How we used to laugh when we would play,
It crosses my mind almost every single day.

JFK Timeline

Tierra A. on Dipity.

Yesterday's Earthquake

Around 3:45 yesterday I was sleep on the couch watching Heroes. I woke up to my mom yelling at me telling me to get up and go out side because of the earthquake. That was the first earthquake I have every felt. It’s funny because my brother was in the living room with me when it happened and he left me there. After it was over my family and I tried to call other family members to see if they felt it, but we couldn’t get to them. So we went into the house to watch the news the news said that the Earthquake magnitude was 6.5 and it happened in Mexicali. After that we went to my Auntie Phyllis house and we ate and talked about it. What it was like for us, and our experiences in the earthquake.

Choices

Growing up you have to make a lot of choices some are good others bad I never thought that I would be one to make a wrong choice. It’s kind of funny I am the youngest in my family and so far I have not made a lot of wrong choices. Growing up to where I am now, I have watched my older brothers and cousins make some really bad choices. But now it’s my turn, my turn to experience the things they did. I am growing and learning.

Cyber Predators

If I had a friend and he/she told me that they were thinking about going to meet up with someone they met online first I would tell them that they were stupid, and then I would ask them who, when, and where so that if anything happened that I would know about it, and tell an adult. I would tell them that I really don’t think that they should go and to think about it, I would explain to them the risk of meeting up with someone they met online and that if that is what they really want to do think that’s on them I would miss them if anything ever happen and help go after the person who they met up with.

Fruit

If I could be a fruit it would be a strawberry, because some can be sweet and others sour, just like me I can be good and sometimes bad.

Bless Me Ultima Found Poem

Tony
“Then maybe I do not have to be just
Marez, or Luna
Perhaps I can be both”
I said
“And they still have Tony”
Gene said and looked at me
“Tony will be her priest”
He laughed
“Tony will be her farmer”
Leon added
“And her dream will be complete
And we will be free”
Gene shouted.
“Then maybe I don’t have to be just
Marez or Luna
Perhaps I can be both”

Favorite Cartoon Character

My favorite cartoon character is Lola bunny. I like her throughout all of her stages from Baby Loony Tunes to Space Jam. If I could be any character it would her because she is so pretty and she is just wonderful and she is in love with Bugs bunny.

Advice

If I had a friend who told me that she was in a abusive relationship I would tell her to leave and that by her leaving that would be the best thing to do. Unless she wants to get hurt but I wouldn’t let her.

Grow Up

When I was younger, I wanted to be a Lawyer. I wanted to be a lawyer because everyone said that I was argumentative. But now I want to be an obstetrician, I want to be an obstetrician because I became interested in the human body and I want to bring life into the world.

Most Annoying Phrase

The phrase that annoys me the most is “savage”. That phrase annoys me because so many people say it that after awhile is get old and played out

Literary Terms Review

Literary terms flashcards from TierraAndrews on FlashcardDB.

My Dream House

My Dream house would be a wonderland. It would be white with three stories. On the first story it would the kitchen, living room, dining room. On the second story it would be game room on the whole floor, and a at home theater. On the third story would be the bed rooms, it will be 5 bedrooms, and 4.5 bathrooms. In my room I will have a walk in closet and a secret place to wear I can put my shoes. It will have another closet for my husband clothes. Now my bathroom in my bathroom it will have his in her sinks made fully in marble. I will have a Jacuzzi bathtub and a separate shower. In the house to get from the stories instead of using the grand stair case you can use the elevator. Outside the house will be a guest house. In the guest house the kitchen will be made of marble it will the 3bedrooms and 2.5bath, a living room, and family room. Before you get to the guest house there will be a Pool and a Jacuzzi. That is the way my dream house would be.

Rhyme Zone Poem

Someone to Love

I fell in love one time and it won't happen again!

The person I fell in love with was more then a friend.

I thought he loved me but I see I was wrong.
Everything was a lie all along.
I messed up and it wasn't right.
I have nightmares about it every night.
To some people love is great.
But to others it is something to hate.
This isn't what I wanted, this isn't what it seemed.
Everything I've been through seems like a big lying dream.
This isn't what I wanted between me and him.
But I know I'll never have another chance ever again.
I wish I could tell him how I feel.
But doing something like that couldn't be real.
I wish he'd believe me and give me a chance.
I fell more in love with him with just one glance.
Every time I look at him and see him smile.
My heart races another mile.
Well this is my story as you can see.
I just wish someone loved me!

My Rhyme Scheme of my poem is AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ

Podcast Poem Preview

A special World
A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

- Sheelagh Lennon