Growing Up

Life is so easy
when you are young.
When kisses heal boo-boos
and lullabies are sung.
It seemed that life could go on for years,
as long as the nightlight was there to quiet our fears.
Why does growing up
have to be so hard?
When did the world become
bigger than our own back yard?
There is no more recess
to stop the stress of the school day.
There are no more falling stars
that can take our worries away.
Decisions are more complicated
now that we are grown,
why can’t we go back
to when life was our own?

I decided to read this poem to the class because what it reflects on makes complete sense in my life. This poem explains about how tough life can be while growing up. In the beginning of the poem, it mentions, “Life is so easy when you are young”; and near the end of the poem, it says “Decisions are more complicated now that we are grown, why can’t we go back to when life was our own.” This basically means that as a young child, you can get away with anything and life operates much faster and easy going, but as an older person, you start to get responsibilities and more expectations.             I like how the poet made most words rhyme, and has also used many of the poetic devises we used in class. Here they are: rhyme, personification, and hyperbole. There was a continuous rhyme scheme in this poem and it kept me wanting to read it ;( This is how I chose it). In the poem Growing Up, I thought that the personification and hyperbole parts of the poem, share the same categories. So here are a few. I imagined personification and hyperbole in this poem by, the sight of falling stars trying to take our worries away, and the sight of a nightlight there to quiet our fears. I think that these are perfect examples of personification and hyperboles because, I know that nightlights and stars don’t actually calm us down and make us feel better! But it’s a perfect way of describing how some children need a nightlight, which supposedly comforts them, because they are afraid of the dark. And for the other example, the poet is trying to show that falling stars are a sign of hope and granting wishes for young children and for older people it’s not available for them.

Hello!

has anyone checked out my new page? its called “hmm…”

Express your feelings about school and teachers here on this page! 

Well hope u do!

But dont express like everything on it, and go easy on the teachers part.. (dont wanna get in trouble)..

Grn Id Grl           

A Thriller…

 

   Double Identity       

 

I have enjoyed reading this adventurous and mysterious book. This book has caught my attention in a strong way. This author did a great job catching the attention of the reader (me)! So basically I will tell you a bit about the book, and I hope you take the time to read this book sometime. Bethany, the main character lives with her mom and dad. She suspects something is wrong when her mother starts to cry all the time, and when her dad begins coming back home late and talking less. Then one day her parents take Bethany and drive out to a far place crossing several state borders. They dropped her off at an ‘aunts’ house that she didn’t even know existed. This is when things start happening, and questions start coming up. And when Bethany starts getting pieces of information together, she starts to understand more and more about her life and why her parents left her stranded with her aunt. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy mysterious books. Also to those who like books that involve putting bits of information together to understand what the conclusion is. I would rate this book a 5 star book. Hope you read this book…  

 

 

My Dream Vaca VS The Reality

My Dream Vaca

I hope to take a tour of the world… And visit all different shopping malls of all countries. I want to go to bazaars and bargain! I would also like to visit monuments and old/small villages. I also want to visit HUGE cities and rome around in streets full of lights and commotion. I want to SHOP SHOP SHOP, and buy souvenirs for my friends. I want to eat different cultural foods as well!

 

When I visit Paris I would like to buy a whole bunch of Opera CD’s. And I would love to go to some of the concerts. I would also like to go see the Eiffel Tower. When I go to Korea, I would want to go shopping with my buddy, Estelle. We would go shopping at the markets of Korea. And when I visit the Philippines I will go shopping in the Mall of Asia. Then when I go to Hawaii, I will lie back on the ocean shores, and drink Hawaiian lemonade. And when I go to South Africa, I will take the chance to ride an elephant instead of a car!!! Then when my trip is over, I would come back home, and be ready for school! But I would also take the time to decorate my room with cultural souvenirs!!! Ahhh… What a dream vaca that would be….

 The RealityOver the break, I stayed in dear old Yanbu! Most of the time, I played Videogames. I also tried learning how to sow, but I gave up! I also tried to study, but it wouldn’t really occur to me to open one of my books. I also tried reading a book; I got only 1/4 of it done before I got tired of it! The most exciting part of my break was going to Jeddah. I went shopping at at least 4 different malls! There were great sales and lots of nice brand named clothing. Well it was fun getting out of the house, but it would have been nicer to get out of the country!!!

“I Am” Poem

Issanah Lapham

I am: Charming and Selfish

I wonder: When I will eat another lime

I hear: The cries of war

I see: A city of people worth nothing but a penny

I want: To live with Mrs.Lavinia forever

I am: Charming and Selfish

I enjoy: Outings with Mrs.Lavinia

I feel: Like a princess when I’m with Mrs.Lavinia

I believe: Mrs.Livinia loves me

I worry: That might Johnny might come back into my life

I cry: When I see Johnny’s crippled hand

I am: Charming and Selfish

I understand: That I rule all creatures (people) of Boston

I say: Whatever I want to say

I dream: Of a land of limes that don’t include Johnny and Cilla

I try: To look the best I can

I hope: To grow up to be like Mrs.Lavinia

I am: Charming and Selfish

Bias and Accuracy in Recording History

This movie reflected history almost accurately. There are many examples of factual and made up information and events in this movie. For example, the movie showed many of the Captains and Generals we learned about in class. The way the Generals and Captains acted in the movie, were the same way they acted as in the past. Another true fact was that it showed how much the Patriots were brave and fought for freedom and liberty.  Another true and factual scene was when they showed families having there houses burnt down and families being killed. This did happen in reality. They also showed how soldiers and troops got killed and stabbed. Many aspects of war were presented. Such as the killing of people by getting shot.Here is an example of one act that was made up. When Benjamin (the father) goes to General Cornwallis for the return of his militia troops. He asked for them back for the exchange of his dogs. This is fake because, a militia troop cannot go and talk to a General. Also a General may not have been so kind to allow a militia troop ask for the return of the other militia troops. There was also times when the Patriots showed how bad the British had treated them. These parts were made to make the viewers feel bad, but if you come to think of it, the Patriots have done just as many good things as bad. So they are equal… Another fake scene was when, the troops had pretended to take British soldiers and wanted to shoot them tied up. But they wouldn’t shoot unless they got their 18 Patriots back from the British. When they got their patriots back, the British realized that they were tricked. The Patriots had tied hay to sticks and had them stand, and were wearing the British uniforms! 

The End…

            The Revolutionary War has finally come to an end. And we Patriots have gained our independence and have achieved many goals. Some of us who stays home day and night, are probably wondering what is going on outside how did this all happen? Well it began with many American generals and leaders fighting for rights and land. Many people fought and some lost their lives. But at the Battle of Yorktown in the year of 1781 every thing changed. Our soldiers {the patriots} had thought this war through carefully. One of the generals had a very large role in the Battle of Yorktown. Most of us know him, his name id General George Washington. This brave man was very determined on getting the Patriots rights. He gained the Patriots victory and we ended up winning the battle! General Washington had the British Prime Minister shout in shock, “It is all over!” This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War and it was done…

             After we fought against the British at Yorktown, a committee from the continental congress started peace negotiations with the cruel British. It took these PEACE talks 2 years to come up with one agreement. This agreement was called The Treaty of Paris. This was in the year of 1783. The British had realized that there was a lot of independency in the United States. This treaty made many new changes. It created a new nations border, and reunited families together. With the result of all of this, the courage of these soldiers made it possible for us to have victory… General Washington ended every thing by stating proudly, “The citizens of America, are acknowledged to be possessed of absolute freedom and independency.”   

Declaration of Independance

This picture shows the committee of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others, signing the Declaration of Independence. The one who is informing the rest to not sign there name in a large font, is believed to be Thomas Jefferson. This shows that there must have been many important people who needed to sign the Declaration of Independence. And they needed enough space for many people to sign.

Dear Abby,

Dear Abby,

Hello, my name is Johnny Tremain, and I need your advice.I saw your advice column in the newspaper and decided to ask you some questions. For the past couple months I have been injured deeply. I had picked up an old cracked crucible, which caused my hand to have a full silver coat dry up on it! Now my master doesn’t think of me as a great silversmith anymore. He told me that I’m more than welcome to stay living with him, but I will work as a chores boy. And if I don’t want to stay and do what he says, he suggested that I find a good trade with some other master who I can work for with one hand. What do you suggest I do?

Please reply soon,

Johnny Tremain  

  

Dear Mr.Tremain,

I understand you are going through a very rough situation. But sometimes things go wrong and we must deal with them. I suggest you do what you feel like doing. I mean if you feel like doing house chores like a maid you may do so. But if you want to continue life in a successful way, you should start looking for a different master now…

If you need any more advice,

just reply to this letter,

Abby

Glance at the past…

          In the time of the Tea Act in the year of 1773, many of us colonists feared of being run out of business because of the prices of British tea being cheaper and being competitive. I suffered a lot from this change. I had my silversmith shop close down. Because of the tea act, my life has changed dramatically… A couple days after the town had hear about the tea, some neighbors and I headed for the ship with all the tea, at the strike of twelve. We disguised as American Indains and snuck onto the ship and dumped out about 340 crates full of tea overboard! Colonists were walking up and down the streets the next day and were cheering, “Boston Harbour a teapot tonight!” This incident soon had a name, it was called the Boston Tea Party. It felt great for us colonists who disliked the British, but the British werent very glad to see there tea be spoiled in harbour water. I think this will cause more conflicts between us and the British.