By the way...
your mother
she did not die
she is alive
I know
you spent weeks
balling your
eyes out
But then again
she had an affair
with Mr. shears
so I kicked her out.
This is a parody of the book The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time. The speaker is Christopher's dad. The audience is Christopher. The tone of this poem is sorrowful and hateful. The mood of this is shocked and overwhelmed.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Never give up.
Authors Note:In this writing piece Iwill be teling you about what the poem meant to me and what it should mean to others.
This poem is a great poem that has to do with racism and how life isnt easy. This author wrote this poem in a time were blacks were not treated equally. As a child he grew up with issues regarding his race. The is why he said life is no crystal stair, which means life for us isnt easy, but that doesnt mean you stop trying. It means that you get over the hurrdles life gives you and finsih the race.
This poem means alot to me because when I was 5 years old means a lot to me because when i was 5 my parents got devorced. I was so young but yet I could still remember how I felt. Thatwas a huge opsticle in my life and many challenges came with it. Life is no crystel stair but that doesnt mean you can stop trying.
This poem is a great poem that has to do with racism and how life isnt easy. This author wrote this poem in a time were blacks were not treated equally. As a child he grew up with issues regarding his race. The is why he said life is no crystal stair, which means life for us isnt easy, but that doesnt mean you stop trying. It means that you get over the hurrdles life gives you and finsih the race.
This poem means alot to me because when I was 5 years old means a lot to me because when i was 5 my parents got devorced. I was so young but yet I could still remember how I felt. Thatwas a huge opsticle in my life and many challenges came with it. Life is no crystel stair but that doesnt mean you can stop trying.
Monday, March 5, 2012
"The Summer I turned Pretty"
Authors Note:This short essay is a retelling piece of a book, " The Summer I turned Pretty."
Jenna is a teenage girl who has to choose between her first laugh and her first love; she has to make the decision that will change her relationship with both of them forever. Who will she pick?
Jenna is a teenage girl who has to choose between her first laugh and her first love; she has to make the decision that will change her relationship with both of them forever. Who will she pick?
Just a Little Bump in the Road
Authors Note: This story is going to be about the conflict in the story, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer and how it was resolved.
When you’re in a car for 200 miles you really get know a person. For instance in, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer young Jenna learned a lot more bout Mrs. Gladstone then she ever thought possible. She found out the stress her son has been putting her under, by trying to take and change her business. There are many conflicts and obstacles in the story but Elden her own son trying to take his mother, Mrs.Gladstones business away from her and forcing her into retirement is the main conflict.
In addition the previous statement, you can tell the son Elden is tired of walking in his mother footsteps and wants to take over making more profits, but not making the money the way he should. Elden is trying to change shoes and use materials such as plastic which is cheaper and not even close to as comfortable. Elden tried changing the way people see Gladstone’s shoes, just to make a couple more bucks. Throughout the story Elden is hiring new people, changing the quality of the shoes, and is fighting his mother for the whole entire company.
Why I think this is the main conflict is because throughout the story is because throughout the story old Mrs. Gladstone and young teen Jenna are doing everything in their power to keep her business and to get the most votes of stock holders, gaining there trust. Jenna and Mrs. Gladstone show that selling shoes aren’t just another job, and that a person’s shoes are a person’s lifestyle. What Elden is doing is practically changing the motto Gladstone’s shoes has always been known for, “We don’t just sell shoes, we sell quality.”He is doing the opposite he isn’t selling quality he is just selling poorly made shoes that will give peoples blisters, and other problems.
Overall the conflict got resolved in the end, because Mrs. Gladstone got to keep being an owner of Gladstone’s shoes, but her son got a piece of the business as well, the main point was she was no longer forced to retire. The young teen Jenna showed all of the stock workers the importance of keeping Mrs. Gladstone around, and the impact she has on the company, and letting her retire would be a big mistake.
When you’re in a car for 200 miles you really get know a person. For instance in, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer young Jenna learned a lot more bout Mrs. Gladstone then she ever thought possible. She found out the stress her son has been putting her under, by trying to take and change her business. There are many conflicts and obstacles in the story but Elden her own son trying to take his mother, Mrs.Gladstones business away from her and forcing her into retirement is the main conflict.
In addition the previous statement, you can tell the son Elden is tired of walking in his mother footsteps and wants to take over making more profits, but not making the money the way he should. Elden is trying to change shoes and use materials such as plastic which is cheaper and not even close to as comfortable. Elden tried changing the way people see Gladstone’s shoes, just to make a couple more bucks. Throughout the story Elden is hiring new people, changing the quality of the shoes, and is fighting his mother for the whole entire company.
Why I think this is the main conflict is because throughout the story is because throughout the story old Mrs. Gladstone and young teen Jenna are doing everything in their power to keep her business and to get the most votes of stock holders, gaining there trust. Jenna and Mrs. Gladstone show that selling shoes aren’t just another job, and that a person’s shoes are a person’s lifestyle. What Elden is doing is practically changing the motto Gladstone’s shoes has always been known for, “We don’t just sell shoes, we sell quality.”He is doing the opposite he isn’t selling quality he is just selling poorly made shoes that will give peoples blisters, and other problems.
Overall the conflict got resolved in the end, because Mrs. Gladstone got to keep being an owner of Gladstone’s shoes, but her son got a piece of the business as well, the main point was she was no longer forced to retire. The young teen Jenna showed all of the stock workers the importance of keeping Mrs. Gladstone around, and the impact she has on the company, and letting her retire would be a big mistake.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wise for a Young One
Authors note: This essay is going to be about a quote from the novel, “Rules of the Road.” The quote says, ”You have learned a great deal in your sixteen years.”The words from the main character Mrs. Gladstone to a young teenager Jenna who is another main character.
Have you been through a lot in your childhood? Well young Jenna in,"Rules of the Road" has. Her father is a drug attic that comes to her work half wasted. Her parents got divorced when she was young. In the story main character Mrs. Gladstone said to Jenna, “You have learned a great deal in your sixteen years.”Jenna has jumped over so many obstacles in her life at such a young age, which made her mature faster.
In addition to that statement is the reason she is more mature then most kids is she had her parents get divorced at a young age and her dad is a druggie who lives in different girls houses. How she is mature is because she has been through a lot so she knows life is not a fairy tale very early in life. Also Jenna unlike most teenagers practically works full time as a shoe salesman. Jenna is way more mature and ready for the work world unlike other people her age who are semi clueless when knowing what they want to do with their life, and knowing mommy and daddy can’t pay for everything.
In conclusion I think kids who have bad experiences when their younger need to learn how to get through them which I think makes them a lot more mature. Most kids are stuck in the fantasy land where everything is perfect, but in reality life is defiantly not a fairytale, it is a story of battles and love and war, and in the end you may or may not end up ok. Which leads me to think Mrs. Gladstone notices Jenna growing up because she has seen her drunk father and she knows what to do when it comes to family. Overall Jenna from Rules of the Road has had a lot challenges that have made her more mature at an early age.
Have you been through a lot in your childhood? Well young Jenna in,"Rules of the Road" has. Her father is a drug attic that comes to her work half wasted. Her parents got divorced when she was young. In the story main character Mrs. Gladstone said to Jenna, “You have learned a great deal in your sixteen years.”Jenna has jumped over so many obstacles in her life at such a young age, which made her mature faster.
In addition to that statement is the reason she is more mature then most kids is she had her parents get divorced at a young age and her dad is a druggie who lives in different girls houses. How she is mature is because she has been through a lot so she knows life is not a fairy tale very early in life. Also Jenna unlike most teenagers practically works full time as a shoe salesman. Jenna is way more mature and ready for the work world unlike other people her age who are semi clueless when knowing what they want to do with their life, and knowing mommy and daddy can’t pay for everything.
In conclusion I think kids who have bad experiences when their younger need to learn how to get through them which I think makes them a lot more mature. Most kids are stuck in the fantasy land where everything is perfect, but in reality life is defiantly not a fairytale, it is a story of battles and love and war, and in the end you may or may not end up ok. Which leads me to think Mrs. Gladstone notices Jenna growing up because she has seen her drunk father and she knows what to do when it comes to family. Overall Jenna from Rules of the Road has had a lot challenges that have made her more mature at an early age.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Family is Forever
Authors Note: This essay will be about how kids/teenagers think friends is your number one priority, when family are the people who are with you together.
Around the world kids typically think there friends should be there first priority over family. As kids go into the teenage years we have so many of these so called, “BFF’s,” or, “Best Friends Forever,” to bad there is no guarantee that they will be there for you forever. Friends come and go, but family is with you forever, whether you like it or not.
In addition to the previous statement above, I can relate because although I am 14, sometimes I treat my friends and think of them as first priority in my life. For instance my brothers’ birthday dinner weekend was coming up, and so were the two biggest basketball game of the season against Pewaukee’s biggest rivals. To say the least I really wanted to go. Therefore knowing all of my friends would be there it gave me a sense of excitement and I was looking forward to it, so I ask my brother when he wants to go out to dinner, and he wasn’t sure. I was furious because, if I missed the game, I knew I would miss out on the latest gossip and a good opportunity to hang out with my friends. Then it hit me. My brother was there for my birthday dinner, he ditched his friends for me. Sure I might miss out on the latest gossip, and miss out on the latest inside jokes, but he ditched his friends for me and I should do the same for him. My brother was there for me, and I know he always will be.
Pursuing this further this issue makes me think of a famous quote saying, “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family, “by Anthony Brandt. What I think this poem is saying is other people will try to change you, but your family will love you for you, forever. You’re friends can’t always be there for you: they may move, find other friends that they may like better, or maybe you just never see each other. Typically teens are trying to see there friends and be with them constantly and completely forget the importance of family.
Furthermore this topic resembles to the novel, “Airhead,” by Meg Cabot. The main characters best friend left her because she changed her geeky ways and became a super model, while her family was completely supportive of her wishes. As soon as the main characters friend, didn’t like the new person she had become, she stopped being her friend because of it. In the end her friend never came back, but her family accepted her and was proud of her for who she became. Even though the family wasn't all that thrilled about her new choice at life they supported her, and they always will.
In conclusion family should be every teenager’s first priority over friends. All of these examples add up to one solution, friends come and go but family is forever. They may seem like they will be with you forever, but there is no guaranty. Overall family whether you like it or not will love and be there for you forever.
Around the world kids typically think there friends should be there first priority over family. As kids go into the teenage years we have so many of these so called, “BFF’s,” or, “Best Friends Forever,” to bad there is no guarantee that they will be there for you forever. Friends come and go, but family is with you forever, whether you like it or not.
In addition to the previous statement above, I can relate because although I am 14, sometimes I treat my friends and think of them as first priority in my life. For instance my brothers’ birthday dinner weekend was coming up, and so were the two biggest basketball game of the season against Pewaukee’s biggest rivals. To say the least I really wanted to go. Therefore knowing all of my friends would be there it gave me a sense of excitement and I was looking forward to it, so I ask my brother when he wants to go out to dinner, and he wasn’t sure. I was furious because, if I missed the game, I knew I would miss out on the latest gossip and a good opportunity to hang out with my friends. Then it hit me. My brother was there for my birthday dinner, he ditched his friends for me. Sure I might miss out on the latest gossip, and miss out on the latest inside jokes, but he ditched his friends for me and I should do the same for him. My brother was there for me, and I know he always will be.
Pursuing this further this issue makes me think of a famous quote saying, “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family, “by Anthony Brandt. What I think this poem is saying is other people will try to change you, but your family will love you for you, forever. You’re friends can’t always be there for you: they may move, find other friends that they may like better, or maybe you just never see each other. Typically teens are trying to see there friends and be with them constantly and completely forget the importance of family.
Furthermore this topic resembles to the novel, “Airhead,” by Meg Cabot. The main characters best friend left her because she changed her geeky ways and became a super model, while her family was completely supportive of her wishes. As soon as the main characters friend, didn’t like the new person she had become, she stopped being her friend because of it. In the end her friend never came back, but her family accepted her and was proud of her for who she became. Even though the family wasn't all that thrilled about her new choice at life they supported her, and they always will.
In conclusion family should be every teenager’s first priority over friends. All of these examples add up to one solution, friends come and go but family is forever. They may seem like they will be with you forever, but there is no guaranty. Overall family whether you like it or not will love and be there for you forever.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Dont Judge a Book by its Cover.
Authors note: This Paragraph is going to be about one of the main characters, Mrs. Gladstone in the story Rules of the Road, and how she impacts other characters.
Hello group members! Today I will be telling you about the one of the main characters, Mrs. Gladstone, in the book, “Rules of the Road.” My character is Mrs. Gladstone who has been in the shoe business for practically her whole life. People see her as a scary old bat, when truly she is mad that her son is taking her business/life away from her. He thinks she should live in a nurse ring home in Florida, just because she is old. Yet Jenna a young employee she’s through what people see as mean old lady. Jenna she’s that her losing this business is killing her, because she sees the pride and love she has in selling shoes, and the thought of not going to work sadness her, especially when her son is practically changing everything. Mrs.Gladstone influenced the young teen Jenna by showing her that you don’t just sell shoes as an occupation; you do it because you love it.
Hello group members! Today I will be telling you about the one of the main characters, Mrs. Gladstone, in the book, “Rules of the Road.” My character is Mrs. Gladstone who has been in the shoe business for practically her whole life. People see her as a scary old bat, when truly she is mad that her son is taking her business/life away from her. He thinks she should live in a nurse ring home in Florida, just because she is old. Yet Jenna a young employee she’s through what people see as mean old lady. Jenna she’s that her losing this business is killing her, because she sees the pride and love she has in selling shoes, and the thought of not going to work sadness her, especially when her son is practically changing everything. Mrs.Gladstone influenced the young teen Jenna by showing her that you don’t just sell shoes as an occupation; you do it because you love it.
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