Friday, October 2, 2009

Harrison Bergeron Sentances

1.When my parents were building our house they calibrated over the size of the kitchen.

2.My bestfriend told me one of the best ideas ever I was filled with consernation.

3.As my teacher called me to the front of the class i began to cower away.

4.I heard my two friends were going to get into a fight so i began to hindrance them with advice.

5.The luminous sun was in my eyes when I woke up yesterday.

6.I was working on my project and I made sure the lines were perfect symmetry.

7.The malls stores are all synchronizing because there all together.

8.My sister Katie was trying to explain pi to me but it seemed vague.

9.As i was waiting for him to call me i was full of vigilance.

10.Whenever i go to the doctor to get shots i usually wince.

Warning Signs Of Abuse

In an abusive relationship there are several warning signs. If you are being push around and hit in harmful ways, the way you start to act and treat others will become very different. If you are a child, you will start doing bad in school you grades will start falling and you will seem depress all the time. It can also stop you from having fun and thinking for your self. Another warning sign is when your body has lots of cuts and bruises. If you are being yelled at and pushed around very hard. If Their isn't only physical abuse their is also mental abuse. Mental abuse is when the person calls you names and talks you down. If the person is making you not think clearly that is mental abuse. This person cries a lot because they are hurting so much. They also try to act like nothing is wrong in front of family and friends. The last thing I know of is that the people in this situation thinks the person love them so much that they do anything to make them happy and they don't want to listen to nobody about the problem.

Murder Essay

Some people just get very angry and have to take their anger out on other people, to make them feel better. Sometimes just have nothing else to do but make other people lives miserable and unhappy. I think there is no if, and, but about murder if you kill somebody you just kill them, some people say they don’t know what they be doing but if you cant control your attitude or how much you drink that is just you, maybe after you do your time you will because you was wrong for what you did. Other case may be self-defense and I think that is ok, because if your life is in danger that you have the right for self-defense. I think if somebody kill somebody unless self defense they should be punished with murder. They should take threats very serious because you never know if they are playing or not. Some people will wait for the right time to do their crime. It is not far for the family that the murder victim was in. many people cause people to murder them, but the person who murdered them still have no right to take somebody else’s life, it is not far.

DQ’s for Antwone Fisher

Antwone gets into a lot of fights. Do you think he fights because people have made him angry, or is he angry already?
I think he fights because he is already angry, and in some situations people already know he gets mad easily so they push him to his weakest point.

When Antwone first goes to see the therapist, he is very vague with information about his background. Why would he not just come out with all hos history? Is he hiding something? How is Antwone different or the same as Melinda Sordino in Speck?
He doesn’t like his history, he says he has no family, yes he is hiding a lot of things, it is very different from speck, because Melinda doesn’t let her anger out but Antwone yells and fights.

Why does Antwone say the he should just go to the brig? How would that be easier for him than the alternative the he is given?
He thinks he can just hide his feelings and not talk about them.

When his shipmates are talking about going home for the holiday, Antwone ignores the question. Why?
He was writing and listening to music, he couldn’t hear them.

During the Thanksgiving dinner at the doctor’s house, Antwone is out into an awkward situation when the doctor’s father asks him question. Why was it awkward for him?
He never had his mother food before, and doesn’t know his real mom.

The doctor at one point says that forgiveness is freeing yourself. Do you agree? Talk about Antwone and Melinda in terms of forgiving themselves. What would they be forgiving themselves for? Why?

Discuss two possible themes in Antwone Fisher? Are there similar themes in Speck? Explain.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

1.Abhor-hate

Sentence Example:
{I abhor going to the doctor because it only means pain to me}

My Sentence Example:
{We abhor going to PE on Fridays because we have physical training}

2.Bigot-narrow minded,prejudice person

Sentence Example:
{Mr. Neck was born a bigot and insane.}

My Sentence Example:
{when you go to certain countries their are some bigot people.}

3.Counterfeit-fake;false

Sentence Example:
{It was obvious that the hundred dollar bill was a counterfeit because it had Gerell Hall on the front.}

My Sentence Example:
{The cashier knew the twenty dollar bill was a counterfeit because she threw it in the air.}

Friday, September 4, 2009

abuse

Q:You have a good friend who recently has acquired several cuts and bruises on different parts of her body. She says that she has been tripping and running into a lockers lately. You don't believe her. What do you do?

A:I was walking to class the other day when I noticed that my good friend had a huge bruise on her leg. I asked her what had happened, and she said that her little sister did it. I’m pretty sure that her 3 year old little sister wouldn’t of made a bruise on her leg that big, I knew it was false information.
I was too afraid to ask her if she was fibbing to me or if she was actually being serious. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings either, for her to think that I didn’t trust her word. I was worried about her though. I knew that her parents got in a lot of fights with her, and she has never talked about them hitting her or even touching her in a wrong way.
I do know that her parents are both bipolar. They usually take out all the anger on her also because she is the oldest. I let it go for a little while just so that I could have some time for my friend and I to think about it. I also thought that if I gave her some time she might be able to confess up to me about what really happened.
My friend and I always meet up after every class. Then the nest period I saw her and she wasn’t looking too good, so I asked her what was wrong. She then explained to me that she was sorry for lying to me but if I were to ask her if her parents beat her last night she would of answered yes.
I told her she dont have to take that anymore, she said She didnt want to get beat even more. Since we are friends I told the counsel her situation. The very next day the counsel called her up to her office to ask her question. She meet up with me and was MAD. she didnt want to be my friend because I so called snitch.
Well when she got home the police threatin to put her parents in jail, so they stop hitting her. She called me so happy and told me she was sorry, and i was right.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

speak 4

Discuss what precipitates Melinda’s skipping school and what she does.

Was being a child better than being a teenager? In what ways? In what ways is it better to be older? Why is it hard to be in between childhood and adulthood?

Analyze the reference to the symbols in The Scarlet Letter and how Melinda would adapt the letter “A.”

Discuss the dissolution of Melinda and Heather’s friendship and the effect it has on Melinda. What is the meaning of friendship?

Analyze the events and effects of Valentine’s Day on Melinda and the aftermath.

Melinda wishes her science teacher would teach them about love and betrayal instead of about the birds and the bees. Where do we learn about things like that? Can we learn about love from a book? Explain?

Discuss what happens when Melinda is placed in In-School Suspension. How would you react to this situation?

Analyze Mr. Freeman’s effect on Melinda, inside and outside the art class. Do you agree with his statement, “When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

Mr. Freeman tells his class, “You must walk alone to find your soul.” What does this mean? Is it true? What is a soul?

Mr. Freeman also says that “art is about making mistakes and learning from them.” What else is like this? Explain.

Examine Melinda’s self-image and her survival techniques after Heather’s rejection.

Examine Melinda’s revelation about the night of the party and its residual effect on her.