Thursday, January 26, 2012
Short Response to "Thank you Ma'am!"
The short story "Thank you Ma'am" is a very interesting story that makes you think about what you would do if you were in the same situation that Mrs. Jones is in. Most people would grab their purse and run but she grabs him and her purse and takes him to her boarding home. Now someone tried to rob you and you take your purse and you taking them into your home… that doesn't sound like a good idea! The technique that Mrs. Jones uses to make the young robber "Roger" regret and what he did and never do it again is very tricky and a very good idea but no one would normally do it. By taking Roger into her home, feeding him, making him wash up and then give him money teaches Roger not to steal because nothing good will ever come out of it. Mrs. Jones could have taken Roger to the cops and he could have gone to jail but instead she teaches him a lesson to never do it again and lets him free. Maybe if we didn't have jail and we had more people like Mrs. Jones in this world their would be less crimes in our world.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Deborah Sampson and The Patriot
Have you ever thought about what is was like to fight in the Revolutionary War or to live when the war was going on? I never thought about it until I read the book Soldier’s Secret. This book is about I woman named Deborah Sampson disguising herself as a man so she can fight for her country. Reading this book is very inspiring because what she goes through just for her country makes you think twice about what you would do! Also, the movie, The Patriot, makes you think more about what people went through so that we have freedom. This movie shows you how many people were dying and it shows what people had to do for their families or loved ones. There are many events that happened in the movie and book that are very alike and many that are different.
In the book Soldier’s Secret Deborah goes off to war because that is what she thinks is right, well in the movie The Patriot, Gabriel feels the same way about his calling to go off and fight. They both believe that going off to war is what God wants them to do and that is their calling in life to go fight in the war for our freedom. Another thing that is the same is that people tried to stop, Deborah and Gabriel, but both were too stubborn to listen and ignored what people would have to say. People like their families or the ones that loved them would try to convince them that going to fight was not the right thing but they would not listen to anything people had to say and followed what they thought was right. The last thing is that Gabriel and Deborah were about the same age when they went into the war. They were both around 17 and 18 when they enlisted into the war.
There are many a likes between the book and the movie but I believe that there are even more differences like that Gabriel had a family and a father but Deborah was a servant for a house where she lived because her mother didn’t want her. Gabriel lived with his sisters, brothers and had a father but Deborah didn’t have any family besides the mother that she didn’t like that gave her away to be a servant. Another difference is that Gabriel is a man and Deborah is a woman. Back when the Revolutionary War was women could not fight they had to stay home with their families but Deborah didn’t have a family to take care of that’s why she disguised herself as a man when obviously Gabriel was a man and was legal to fight. Also, at the end of the movie Gabriel dies trying to kill the man that killed his wife but instead of Gabriel killing the British man, the British man kills him. In Soldier’s Secret Deborah gets very injured and sick but she does not die! Eventually everyone finds out about her disguised and normally they would kill the woman for lying to them but instead they just gave her and honorable discharge.
There are many a likes and differences between the book Soldier’s Secret and the movie The Patriot but in my opinion these two stories are more different then a like. I believe they are more different because the main things that happen in the stories, like people dying or living makes the stories very different! The book Soldier’s Secret and the movie The Patriot are two different stories about life during the Revolutionary War but the thing that I thought about throughout reading and watching the movie is What it would be like to fight or live during the Revolutionary War?
In the book Soldier’s Secret Deborah goes off to war because that is what she thinks is right, well in the movie The Patriot, Gabriel feels the same way about his calling to go off and fight. They both believe that going off to war is what God wants them to do and that is their calling in life to go fight in the war for our freedom. Another thing that is the same is that people tried to stop, Deborah and Gabriel, but both were too stubborn to listen and ignored what people would have to say. People like their families or the ones that loved them would try to convince them that going to fight was not the right thing but they would not listen to anything people had to say and followed what they thought was right. The last thing is that Gabriel and Deborah were about the same age when they went into the war. They were both around 17 and 18 when they enlisted into the war.
There are many a likes between the book and the movie but I believe that there are even more differences like that Gabriel had a family and a father but Deborah was a servant for a house where she lived because her mother didn’t want her. Gabriel lived with his sisters, brothers and had a father but Deborah didn’t have any family besides the mother that she didn’t like that gave her away to be a servant. Another difference is that Gabriel is a man and Deborah is a woman. Back when the Revolutionary War was women could not fight they had to stay home with their families but Deborah didn’t have a family to take care of that’s why she disguised herself as a man when obviously Gabriel was a man and was legal to fight. Also, at the end of the movie Gabriel dies trying to kill the man that killed his wife but instead of Gabriel killing the British man, the British man kills him. In Soldier’s Secret Deborah gets very injured and sick but she does not die! Eventually everyone finds out about her disguised and normally they would kill the woman for lying to them but instead they just gave her and honorable discharge.
There are many a likes and differences between the book Soldier’s Secret and the movie The Patriot but in my opinion these two stories are more different then a like. I believe they are more different because the main things that happen in the stories, like people dying or living makes the stories very different! The book Soldier’s Secret and the movie The Patriot are two different stories about life during the Revolutionary War but the thing that I thought about throughout reading and watching the movie is What it would be like to fight or live during the Revolutionary War?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Best Last Day of School!
Author’s Note: Creative piece incorporating the sentence “David froze, checking his pockets. Where was the money.” The story is based on dialogue.
“Finally, Matt, the last day of Middle School!” exclaimed David.
“I know and we get to go on a field-trip!” said Matt happily.
“Remember your money kids, otherwise you won’t be able to go into the movie theater!” yelled Ms. Johnson.
“Ms. Johnson that is the third time you reminded us!” David said annoyed.
“I know but every year kids tend to forget their money and get mad because they can’t go in!”
“Well I know I have my money! I have 40 dollars that I had to earn in order to come!”
“Okay well lets load onto the bus” screamed Ms. Johnson so all the kids could hear her and load the bus
Matt and I walked on to the bus and sat all the way in the back together. We were going to see a little kid movie but that’s only because our school won’t let us see anything PG-13. Even though it was a little kid movie it would still be fun with all of our classmates. We arrived at the movie theater and everyone raced off the bus, which mad the teachers mad! Matt and I waited until everyone except the teachers were off the bus to get off. We didn’t care if we had to wait in a line for a ticket, we will all see the movie eventually.
“Here sir, I can help you over here” said the ticket lady.
“Hi, I need one ticket to Nemo please” David said.
“Okay, that will be 10 dollars!”
“Let me get my money out of my pocket”
David froze, checking his pockets. Where was the money? Where was his 40 dollars that he earned on his own? How is he going to get into the movie? Many things went through David’s head at that point. He was so mad, things like this always happen to him and he finally thought things would go right because he had everything under control but apparently he was wrong.
“Sir I need your 10 dollars” the lady exclaimed to David.
“I can’t find my money… I can’t pay for it!”
“Next!” the lady screamed.
David walked out with his head down. How could this happen to him all the time? He never knew why things always had to happen to him like 2 years ago when he went to a fun house for school and he didn’t have enough money to get in and had to sit outside and watch his friends have fun.
“David, what are you doing out here?” Matt asked.
“I lost my money, like I always do!” David cried.
“What are you talking about losing you money? It’s right here!”
David looked up just to see his money in Matt's hand…
“Where did you find it?”
“I didn’t find it! You didn’t lose it either!”
“What are you talking about? I lost my money and couldn’t find it! You had to have found it somewhere!”
“No David! Don’t you remember giving it to me and say that you wanted me to hang onto it because you knew you would lose it?”
“Oh yes now I remember! Thank you because I was so scared I lost it all and wouldn’t get to go into the movie or eat lunch!”
“Well lets hurry and get our tickets because the movie is starting soon!”
David was so happy he gave Matt his money to hang on to and that he could go watch the movie and eat lunch with all of his friends. Finally one time something worked out and turned out perfect for David.
“BEST LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!” David screamed to the world.
“Finally, Matt, the last day of Middle School!” exclaimed David.
“I know and we get to go on a field-trip!” said Matt happily.
“Remember your money kids, otherwise you won’t be able to go into the movie theater!” yelled Ms. Johnson.
“Ms. Johnson that is the third time you reminded us!” David said annoyed.
“I know but every year kids tend to forget their money and get mad because they can’t go in!”
“Well I know I have my money! I have 40 dollars that I had to earn in order to come!”
“Okay well lets load onto the bus” screamed Ms. Johnson so all the kids could hear her and load the bus
Matt and I walked on to the bus and sat all the way in the back together. We were going to see a little kid movie but that’s only because our school won’t let us see anything PG-13. Even though it was a little kid movie it would still be fun with all of our classmates. We arrived at the movie theater and everyone raced off the bus, which mad the teachers mad! Matt and I waited until everyone except the teachers were off the bus to get off. We didn’t care if we had to wait in a line for a ticket, we will all see the movie eventually.
“Here sir, I can help you over here” said the ticket lady.
“Hi, I need one ticket to Nemo please” David said.
“Okay, that will be 10 dollars!”
“Let me get my money out of my pocket”
David froze, checking his pockets. Where was the money? Where was his 40 dollars that he earned on his own? How is he going to get into the movie? Many things went through David’s head at that point. He was so mad, things like this always happen to him and he finally thought things would go right because he had everything under control but apparently he was wrong.
“Sir I need your 10 dollars” the lady exclaimed to David.
“I can’t find my money… I can’t pay for it!”
“Next!” the lady screamed.
David walked out with his head down. How could this happen to him all the time? He never knew why things always had to happen to him like 2 years ago when he went to a fun house for school and he didn’t have enough money to get in and had to sit outside and watch his friends have fun.
“David, what are you doing out here?” Matt asked.
“I lost my money, like I always do!” David cried.
“What are you talking about losing you money? It’s right here!”
David looked up just to see his money in Matt's hand…
“Where did you find it?”
“I didn’t find it! You didn’t lose it either!”
“What are you talking about? I lost my money and couldn’t find it! You had to have found it somewhere!”
“No David! Don’t you remember giving it to me and say that you wanted me to hang onto it because you knew you would lose it?”
“Oh yes now I remember! Thank you because I was so scared I lost it all and wouldn’t get to go into the movie or eat lunch!”
“Well lets hurry and get our tickets because the movie is starting soon!”
David was so happy he gave Matt his money to hang on to and that he could go watch the movie and eat lunch with all of his friends. Finally one time something worked out and turned out perfect for David.
“BEST LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!” David screamed to the world.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Point of View-- Dead Man's Path
Author's Note: This is a point of view piece about the short story "Dead Man's Path".
There are a couple of characters in this story, there is Mr. Obi, the chiefs of the village, the villagers, the priest and Mr. Obi's wife. When Mr. Obi closes the path way for the villagers Mrs. Obi doesn't really say anything about how she feels about it.
Mrs. Obi doesn’t really say anything about Mr. Obi closing down the path but I think that she cares a lot about the path and that he shouldn't close it but she won't speak up and tell him that. I believe one time she said something but didn't do anything and he just ignored her. Instead of just standing by and doing nothing I think that she should stand up for what she thinks is right and tell him that he shouldn't close down the path.
There are a couple of characters in this story, there is Mr. Obi, the chiefs of the village, the villagers, the priest and Mr. Obi's wife. When Mr. Obi closes the path way for the villagers Mrs. Obi doesn't really say anything about how she feels about it.
Mrs. Obi doesn’t really say anything about Mr. Obi closing down the path but I think that she cares a lot about the path and that he shouldn't close it but she won't speak up and tell him that. I believe one time she said something but didn't do anything and he just ignored her. Instead of just standing by and doing nothing I think that she should stand up for what she thinks is right and tell him that he shouldn't close down the path.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Ice Skating
Author's Note: The purpose of my creative piece is going to be to describe ice skating. I want feed back on if I used good word choice and described ice skating enough.
Ice skating is a fun, challenging and interesting activity that is hard at first but once you get the hang of it, it isn't. It is difficult to balance and be able to move because it is very different then most things people do. If you are good at rollerblading it isn't as challenging to learn because you already can balance and push off to move the only different part is that your on ice and you fall a lot easier. When I went ice skating I had to chose between hockey skates and figure skates. My dad was a hockey player and he told me that hockey skates are harder then figure skates because on the tip of the figure skates there are little spikes that dig into the ice and make it easier for you to push off and move. Ice skating was a good experience for me and I would encourage anyone to go if they haven't already!
Ice skating is a fun, challenging and interesting activity that is hard at first but once you get the hang of it, it isn't. It is difficult to balance and be able to move because it is very different then most things people do. If you are good at rollerblading it isn't as challenging to learn because you already can balance and push off to move the only different part is that your on ice and you fall a lot easier. When I went ice skating I had to chose between hockey skates and figure skates. My dad was a hockey player and he told me that hockey skates are harder then figure skates because on the tip of the figure skates there are little spikes that dig into the ice and make it easier for you to push off and move. Ice skating was a good experience for me and I would encourage anyone to go if they haven't already!
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