Posterous Plan was COOKed...

Our group went to talk to the head boss of the school and we got turned down. We were told "It's not like you guys are Save the Whales or anything." Im definitely not trying to save whales, although I do adore them, but helping the community out and trying to beautify the world is just as important. I think that helping raise money to buy ill children gifts for Christmas is a good idea. If your gonna try and save whales, shouldn't there be some whales near by. I'd like to know where the nearest whale is? Shamu doesnt' count either. They must have whales in the Belton Lake then. I could've swore I saw one crossing the Belton Dam yesterday...not! I don't appreciate being compared to a whale. Before you say no to an idea you should take the time to hear someone out. We are not alone...other groups with extraordinary ideas were turned down as well. Belton High School is ridiculous sometimes. You would think that people would be happy we're trying to better and help out with our community, guess not. :\

Mr.Brock - Day 4

Today Mr.Brock put his foot down and decided that he was gonna enforce school rules. He told us that we needed to get busy on our work because we had procrastinated the day before. (Note: the day before he told us that we were the quietest class he's had. We actually did our work.) We tried to tell him that he was getting us confused with the previous class. He wasn't having it though, so we just keep our mouths shut. Later on during class he asked us "Does anyone know when the last public execution was?" [class just looked at him with confusion], needless to say, the rest of the day he kept us off topic and distracted us from our work. The last few minutes of class, we discussed his eyesight. How he has a cataract in his good eye, but in the other eye he's blind. Intersting. Question(s):Why do you wear glasses if your half blind, and how do you see, or drive? Can you say, Dangerous!

Mr. Brock - Day 3

"Mr. Brock can I go to the restroom?"
"zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............"
"Okay, well I'm just gonna take the pass."
[door closes and Mr. Brock wakes up]
"I've gotta stop reading so I don't fall asleep, it's too quite in here"
[class laughs]

Mr.Brock - Day 2

Mr.Brock: [on the phone] Can I get someone to relieve me? Thank you.
Approximately 5 to 10 minutes later....
Alexis: Hey Mr.Brock, did everything come out alright?
Mr.Brock: Your funny, why as a matter of fact, no it didn't. I like that you have a sense of humor. Everyone needs a good laugh every now and then.
[class laughs]
Alexis: Oh, I'm sorry.
....THE END...

Mr. Brock- Day 1

There is a point in every substitute's life when they realize they need to retire. Mr. Brock, unfortunately hasn't had this eye opening experience. He just keeps on coming back. I don't exactly know how old he is, but I know his numbers are pretty up there since him and Mr. Alford were talking about the wars they were in last year. During my years of high school I've noticed several things about Mr. Brock, they are as follow;
1. He likes to sleep.
2.He is most likely to bring up a random conversation. (Does anyone know when the last public execution was?)
3.Bathroom breaks are required frequently
4.He's nice, but can also be very mean when you make him angry.
5.Not much of a talker, but will wander around the room to see what your doing.

Keep these things in mind next time you have him as a sub.

Crime vs. Punishment

Crime and punishment seem to go hand in hand. However, I think sometimes the punishment given to the crime is unjust. I mean that if someone murdered someone and another person was caught on possesion charges, and the person with possesion recieved a longer sentence than the murderer that isn't right. I understand the world isn't fair, I think though the punishments given should be thought over before being given. Sometimes people are wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit, and are put in jail. Technology has helped us in over the past thirty years though to keep this from happening more frequently. The criminal justice system is getting better, but we all need to learn not to overlook any little bit of evidence recieved.

Crime and Punishment

I feel bad for Raskolnikov, part of me thinks he knew murdering the pawnbroker was bad, while another part thinks he wasn't mentally stable and didn't know what he was doing. I know he had good intentions but that doesn't always lead to good decisions. He made the situation worst for himself and now he must pay the consequences.  You do the crime, you pay the time.

Little Bee...If only I could see.

What a mystery this book is. I ask people what it's about and they say they can't tell me. I read the summary on the back, and still, nothing. Im going crazy trying to figure out what this book is about. I think the best solution is to just buy it and read it. Mrs. Ramirez, Madisson, and Erin like it. Im sure I will too. Barnes & Noble here I come. Hopefully their not out. I'll be very disappointed. Hmmphf! Reading three books at once? I wonder how that will turn out. I like a challenge:)

AP Practice

I know we do AP Practice to prepare ourselves for the actual test, but I enjoyed the prompts this week. Even though it seemed we would never finish writing essays, I found that it helped me to focus more on my writing. I did think that the multiple choice was a little hard, it seemed like there were questions that could've had more than one right choice. Process of elimination helped some, but I didn't know what to choose. So I just prayed that the one I picked was right. I think that helped me because I didn't do bad at all. I was excited! Yayy me.

Everything Is Illuminated

WOW...where to begin with this book. I don't even know. It's very interseting. I enjoy how the author wrote it. He incorporates himself into the story. It is a little confusing at the beginning, but once you get passed that it becomes easier to follow. The main character is hilarious. Im listening to the book while I read, and it makes it ten times better. I was almost in tears the first time I started reading it. Jonathan Safran Foer is an amazing writer and I would like to read more of his works. So far, my favorite book is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.  Overall, I think this book will be good, it grabs the readers attention with the diction and imagery used.

Girls to Women

I enjoyed reading this story, and have to say that it was one of my favorites. It told of how women are supposed to behave and act in order to be truly be a WOMAN. The mother in this story tries to teach her daughter the proper ways "like a lady and not the slut you are bent on becoming;" Jamaina Kincaid describes the role of women in life; however, this image had changed drastically over the years. Women these days do the same work as men. We are all "equal," or so we're taught. The truth is that women aren't treated the same as men. In my opinion we all the same on the inside we just look different on the outside.

Why FAT is NOT a fairy tale...

This poem has so much meaning to it. Jane Yolen talks about a futuristic fairy tale which is opposite from those we know and love. There has yet to be a fairy tale in which the princess is not depicted as thin, healthy, normal characters. That is cliche. Yolen establishes that her idea of a fairy tale is unrealistic. She criticizes the well-known ideas of fairy tales, and desires change. Throughout the poem Yolen uses several puns and imagery. The whole poem consists of three sentences and parallelism with her favorite fairy tales.
I think fairy tales should have a wide variety of images. By depicting other people in stories then people are able to relate more to the character, regardless if it is fiction or not. In reality everybody is not the same size so why should they be in fiction? Centuries ago, being larger in size was a sign of wealth and being thin was a sign poorness. Since then the world has changed drastically. Body image plays a large role in todays society, particularly with women. Whatever your size may be, as long as your healthy, then you should not be concerned with what others say. A positive attitude is the key.

In Bedford...

Throughout this week (Sept.6-10, 2010)we read about point of view, symbolism, theme, and style. I was able to see how the writers and authors incorporate these in their writing. You wonder what significance each has in the story, when really all these are necessary to create a story. Point of view is described as who tells us the story and how it's told. It is shown through the narrator of teller of the story. Symbolism is a person, object, or event that suggest more than its liberal meaning. With symbols, a symbol has a complex meaning; it has not only literal meaning, but also additional meanings beyond the literal. Sometimes the literal meaning of a symbol is absurd, so that the symbolic meaning over-rides the literal meaning. Symbols may have more than one meaning. In fact, the most significant symbols do convey an indefinite range of meanings. In Bedford, the theme of a story is the central ideal or meaning, and ti may be about life, society, or human nature. Style is referred to as the distinctice manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects, and it is essentially a concept that everyone understands on some level. Together these components create none other than a story. No matter how you spell or say it, a story is a story; no one can change that.

The Killings

Of all the stories we read this week, The Killings was my favorite. It had everything I like in a story; there was action, drama, and mystery. The title was interesting because it pointed to the suffering of Frank's loved ones in the story. Love, murder, betrayal and revenge are all presented in this story and were shown through the characters. The theme of the story is that all men will act on their emotions and every emotion exhibited is anger. In the end, a group of characters can and were only classified as murderers, and no one is truly better than the other. After reading this story, I look forward to reading more literary works by Andre Dubus. Thanks Bedford:)

What is Storytelling?

In my opinion there are two types of storytelling. The first type of storytelling is a way of communicating and has been around for centuries. It uses words and drawings to entertain, or inform the people around us. SO EASY, A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT!  The second type of storytelling would be lying.  Making up some crazy story to either avoid getting into trouble or in order protect someone.
(Well...I think I'm done, so...that's all for now.)