Showing posts with label LA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LA. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Self Reflection
Today I thought that I did have eye contact and spoke loud enough to let everyone here me give my speech. When I was give my speech I felt very nervous at first but once I got into it I felt more relaxed and like I didn't have to worry and should just keep going to finish my speech.
Monday, March 15, 2010
A Day No Pigs Would Die
I believe that the story, A Day No Pigs Would Die shows a part in time that we don’t really think about; even though it was a time that resembles the way some people still have to live now a day due to poverty in our country. When you read this book and start to understand the things people in poverty have to do to stay alive it makes you think about how some of them still have to wake up early and do chores, possibly even on a farm. Although you may still have chores like take out the trash or make your bed every day that still doesn’t compare to have to do chores that require hard labor, like planting or painting fences. It was a very interesting story and although it was a sad ending they still had good times along the way, like when they went to the Rutland Fair. The boy’s father had a big part in Roberts life and even though he died I think he will still make a big impact on his life as he gets older and remembers what he was like and what he might of done in different situations.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Football
Football
Belly, trap, sweep, pitch, quarter back, tackle, guard, center. Those are all plays and positions from football. Even though football is a complex sport to understand, many families love to watch the games and athletes play.
The plays of football are hard to understand and can be confusing to many people. 822 trap, is one of the plays that the Pewaukee Pirates use. It’s very easy, yet most people would be confused a how to do it. There are also harder plays to understand like the 937 power blast jet sweep or the 825 belly jet pass. When people first hear the play they think we’re nuts but once you show them how it goes, anybody could do it.
To win in football you have to get points. You can get six points for getting a touchdown. In order to get a touchdown you have to run plays like the 829 jet pitch to get down the field. But you have to get ten yards every four plays or you turn the ball over to the other team. After you get a touchdown you get to kick an extra point. Although you get the chose to kick the ball into the field goal for one point or trying to run or throw the ball into the end zone from the three yard line. If you run or throw the ball in then you get 2 points. Another way to score points is to make a field goal. If you get a field goal you get three points and most teams in the NFL go for a field goal when it’s fourth down and when their within 40 yards of the field goal. The last way to score points is by getting a safety. The way you get a safety is by tackling the person with the ball. But you have to tackle them in their own end zone. A safety is worth 2 points.
Although football is a difficult sport to play, many people watch or go to the games and the athletic people that play. The games are on Sundays and Mondays so watch the games and try to learn how to play. Maybe you could play too.
Belly, trap, sweep, pitch, quarter back, tackle, guard, center. Those are all plays and positions from football. Even though football is a complex sport to understand, many families love to watch the games and athletes play.
The plays of football are hard to understand and can be confusing to many people. 822 trap, is one of the plays that the Pewaukee Pirates use. It’s very easy, yet most people would be confused a how to do it. There are also harder plays to understand like the 937 power blast jet sweep or the 825 belly jet pass. When people first hear the play they think we’re nuts but once you show them how it goes, anybody could do it.
To win in football you have to get points. You can get six points for getting a touchdown. In order to get a touchdown you have to run plays like the 829 jet pitch to get down the field. But you have to get ten yards every four plays or you turn the ball over to the other team. After you get a touchdown you get to kick an extra point. Although you get the chose to kick the ball into the field goal for one point or trying to run or throw the ball into the end zone from the three yard line. If you run or throw the ball in then you get 2 points. Another way to score points is to make a field goal. If you get a field goal you get three points and most teams in the NFL go for a field goal when it’s fourth down and when their within 40 yards of the field goal. The last way to score points is by getting a safety. The way you get a safety is by tackling the person with the ball. But you have to tackle them in their own end zone. A safety is worth 2 points.
Although football is a difficult sport to play, many people watch or go to the games and the athletic people that play. The games are on Sundays and Mondays so watch the games and try to learn how to play. Maybe you could play too.
The Pearl
Response to The Pearl
Different things happen all the time, whether they’re bad things or good things, but sometimes the good things turn bad in the end. When something good happens to someone it usually changes the person. Especially when it involves money because people end up going head over heels knowing that they have so much money. Tragedies happen on a regular basis, from war to losing a family member, but good things happen just as often.
The story “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck tells a story about a family that has a problem and finds a solution to their problem but end up with more problems and in danger. In the story, the terrible thing that happens is that is the baby of the family gets stung by a scorpion and needs help.
Think about it, maybe you will be sad for the family, but others may not. When tragedies happen some people may get sensitive about it and others won. That still doesn’t mean they no feelings though. Once the baby gets stung they take him to the doctor and although everyone that lives close to them cares about the baby the doctor and the more wealthy people don’t care about his health.
Although the story had a tragedy it got turned around by something good. After the family took the baby to the doctor and the doctor wouldn’t help them because they had no money, the family went out to find a way to get the help the baby needed. Lucky for them the father found a pearl. Bad things can be turned around, but not all the time will you end up with a valuable pearl.
Less often than not will things like that happen. Even though the bad things can become batter it doesn’t mean that it will end good. Like in “The Pearl”, although they found a pearl, it still ends in a tragedy. Good things happen a lot, but tragic things happen, too.
Different things happen all the time, whether they’re bad things or good things, but sometimes the good things turn bad in the end. When something good happens to someone it usually changes the person. Especially when it involves money because people end up going head over heels knowing that they have so much money. Tragedies happen on a regular basis, from war to losing a family member, but good things happen just as often.
The story “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck tells a story about a family that has a problem and finds a solution to their problem but end up with more problems and in danger. In the story, the terrible thing that happens is that is the baby of the family gets stung by a scorpion and needs help.
Think about it, maybe you will be sad for the family, but others may not. When tragedies happen some people may get sensitive about it and others won. That still doesn’t mean they no feelings though. Once the baby gets stung they take him to the doctor and although everyone that lives close to them cares about the baby the doctor and the more wealthy people don’t care about his health.
Although the story had a tragedy it got turned around by something good. After the family took the baby to the doctor and the doctor wouldn’t help them because they had no money, the family went out to find a way to get the help the baby needed. Lucky for them the father found a pearl. Bad things can be turned around, but not all the time will you end up with a valuable pearl.
Less often than not will things like that happen. Even though the bad things can become batter it doesn’t mean that it will end good. Like in “The Pearl”, although they found a pearl, it still ends in a tragedy. Good things happen a lot, but tragic things happen, too.
Rescue in the Water
Response to Rescue in the Water
Everywhere go and look you can see hero’s of all different sorts. Hero’s are all over, from teachers to help you learn to soldiers to help keep the country safe. All though the soldiers may seem more important, the teachers also play an important role in life. There are hero’s all around, but many aren’t recognized for the things they do.
The article “Rescue in the Water” by Jason Kersten talks about hero’s that aren’t important to everyone but definitely made a difference in Mike McClure’s life. He went out on an ordinary day and later found himself being saved by 3 students of the New College of Florida. Eliza Cameron age 19, Loren Niurka age 20, and Caitlin Petro age 20, the 3 hero’s in the story, had no idea that they would be doing that deed that day. Hero’s, like the girls, have no idea that they could be helping someone one day, but once they do they feel really good about themselves. If they didn’t help Mike he would have drown. They really saved his life and they will remember that forever, even if others don’t.
Even when the things you do are small they make a big difference in others lives. Next time you see someone struggle whether their drowning or need help with their math homework help them out and know that that’s still making a difference. Hero’s are everywhere, even if you can’t tell who is a hero and who is just a person that looks out for only themselves.
Everywhere go and look you can see hero’s of all different sorts. Hero’s are all over, from teachers to help you learn to soldiers to help keep the country safe. All though the soldiers may seem more important, the teachers also play an important role in life. There are hero’s all around, but many aren’t recognized for the things they do.
The article “Rescue in the Water” by Jason Kersten talks about hero’s that aren’t important to everyone but definitely made a difference in Mike McClure’s life. He went out on an ordinary day and later found himself being saved by 3 students of the New College of Florida. Eliza Cameron age 19, Loren Niurka age 20, and Caitlin Petro age 20, the 3 hero’s in the story, had no idea that they would be doing that deed that day. Hero’s, like the girls, have no idea that they could be helping someone one day, but once they do they feel really good about themselves. If they didn’t help Mike he would have drown. They really saved his life and they will remember that forever, even if others don’t.
Even when the things you do are small they make a big difference in others lives. Next time you see someone struggle whether their drowning or need help with their math homework help them out and know that that’s still making a difference. Hero’s are everywhere, even if you can’t tell who is a hero and who is just a person that looks out for only themselves.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Intro's
“The Clearing”
Neighbors all over the world have problems with each other, although some problems aren’t as big as others. When the problem is small and can be fixed easily most people fix them. However others don’t and their problem end up the be a bigger problem than it had to be. Some problems, though start out big and are hard to fix, become better over time when the neighbors actually try to fix the conflict. People all over the world have conflicts with their neighbors, some choose to work it out and others choose to keep fighting.
“A Secret for Two”
When someone has a disease they usually don’t enjoy talking about it to other people. So, some may try to hide it, even though that could be dangerous. When they do hide their “problem,” their not always thinking about the consequences ahead of them. People have different disease such as being blind, deaf, or even having cancer, but for their safety they should never hide them from others.
“The Circuit”
While going through a poverty area it makes you think about what you have. When you see the less fortunate it makes you wonder, could I work that hard everyday of my life, or could I move all the time to find work? The people you see have less money and less supplies, which is just the way they have to live, but their still human beings. When they do get to one area they have to remember that they might be moving sometime soon.
“The Black Stallion and the Red Mare”
When others want to do something and you disagree people often do what the other people wanted to do instead of sticking with your decision. That means although you don’t want to do it you do it anyway because others expect you to. Sometimes doing what others want you to do is more compelling than doing what you wanted to do.
Neighbors all over the world have problems with each other, although some problems aren’t as big as others. When the problem is small and can be fixed easily most people fix them. However others don’t and their problem end up the be a bigger problem than it had to be. Some problems, though start out big and are hard to fix, become better over time when the neighbors actually try to fix the conflict. People all over the world have conflicts with their neighbors, some choose to work it out and others choose to keep fighting.
“A Secret for Two”
When someone has a disease they usually don’t enjoy talking about it to other people. So, some may try to hide it, even though that could be dangerous. When they do hide their “problem,” their not always thinking about the consequences ahead of them. People have different disease such as being blind, deaf, or even having cancer, but for their safety they should never hide them from others.
“The Circuit”
While going through a poverty area it makes you think about what you have. When you see the less fortunate it makes you wonder, could I work that hard everyday of my life, or could I move all the time to find work? The people you see have less money and less supplies, which is just the way they have to live, but their still human beings. When they do get to one area they have to remember that they might be moving sometime soon.
“The Black Stallion and the Red Mare”
When others want to do something and you disagree people often do what the other people wanted to do instead of sticking with your decision. That means although you don’t want to do it you do it anyway because others expect you to. Sometimes doing what others want you to do is more compelling than doing what you wanted to do.
Friday, January 15, 2010
A Secret for Two
Response To A Secret for Two
When someone has a disease they usually don’t enjoy talking about it to other people. Some may try to hide it, even though that could be dangerous. If they do hide their “problem,” they’re not always thinking about the consequences ahead of them. People have different afflictions, but for their safety they should never hide them from others.
In the story “A Secret for Two,” by Quentin Reynolds, a man and a horse are best friend, and the two of them share a secret. They both work for a milk delivery company together and the secret that they share isn’t something that should be a secret. The man ends up with a consequence for keeping the secret from other people. If you come across a pair of best friends, whether their two people or someone with their pet and they’re talking to each other, you may think about what they’re talking about. For all you know they are talking about what they’re having for dinner, or something no one else knows about. But if you do think about what they’re talking about, you’d rarely think that they would be talking about a “disease” that one of them has, that only they know about. When someone does keep serious things from people who could help, they obviously aren’t thinking about the outcome in the end.
“A Secret for Two” shows people what a more serious consequences might be when you do something like the man did. For most things like being blind, doctors can help you by having somebody with you at all times or you might even get a dog to “be your eyes.” Although being blind may give people difficulties, it’s just the way they have to live. Therefore they must do different things than people who aren’t the same, and can’t do the things others do.
When someone is unlucky enough to have this type of disadvantage, and choose to talk to someone else about it they will probably feel bad for them. Although, if they don’t, it’s probably because they’re more worried about someone else they know personally that has a “disease.” Many diseases do have ways to get better if it’s caught in time, but things like being blind do not. Technology has gone a long way in the last few decades which has helped people with things like cancer or having a tumor. Therefore the doctors can find the disease faster and can help them before it gets worse than it is.
“The Secret for Two” definitely shows the reader what happens when you keep secrets like the one the main character did. While the outcome was harsh in this story, it doesn’t mean that that will be the end in real life. No one should keep secrets, but if they do they should never keep secrets that could be harmful to the other person or yourself.
When someone has a disease they usually don’t enjoy talking about it to other people. Some may try to hide it, even though that could be dangerous. If they do hide their “problem,” they’re not always thinking about the consequences ahead of them. People have different afflictions, but for their safety they should never hide them from others.
In the story “A Secret for Two,” by Quentin Reynolds, a man and a horse are best friend, and the two of them share a secret. They both work for a milk delivery company together and the secret that they share isn’t something that should be a secret. The man ends up with a consequence for keeping the secret from other people. If you come across a pair of best friends, whether their two people or someone with their pet and they’re talking to each other, you may think about what they’re talking about. For all you know they are talking about what they’re having for dinner, or something no one else knows about. But if you do think about what they’re talking about, you’d rarely think that they would be talking about a “disease” that one of them has, that only they know about. When someone does keep serious things from people who could help, they obviously aren’t thinking about the outcome in the end.
“A Secret for Two” shows people what a more serious consequences might be when you do something like the man did. For most things like being blind, doctors can help you by having somebody with you at all times or you might even get a dog to “be your eyes.” Although being blind may give people difficulties, it’s just the way they have to live. Therefore they must do different things than people who aren’t the same, and can’t do the things others do.
When someone is unlucky enough to have this type of disadvantage, and choose to talk to someone else about it they will probably feel bad for them. Although, if they don’t, it’s probably because they’re more worried about someone else they know personally that has a “disease.” Many diseases do have ways to get better if it’s caught in time, but things like being blind do not. Technology has gone a long way in the last few decades which has helped people with things like cancer or having a tumor. Therefore the doctors can find the disease faster and can help them before it gets worse than it is.
“The Secret for Two” definitely shows the reader what happens when you keep secrets like the one the main character did. While the outcome was harsh in this story, it doesn’t mean that that will be the end in real life. No one should keep secrets, but if they do they should never keep secrets that could be harmful to the other person or yourself.
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