I finished reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. While reading i wrote some quotes that reflected on resolution.
"They will not know i have gone away to come back. For the ones i left behind. For the ones who cannot out." Esperanza decides that she wants to leave mango street. But she still wants to come back and visit. This really reflects on resolution and childhood. When you are a child your lost and do not know where you belong. When you grow up you find your true meaning g in life. Sometimes to find your true meaning in life you need to go some where else and explore life. Esperanza found her true meaning when she decided that she needed to leave mango street. There are other people just like Esperanza trying to find there way in life, and when they find it cannot escape. So, Esperanza makes sure that when she leaves she will return for those people and her family. This Quote relates to everyone because i am sure that all of us feel like we are out of place sometimes.
"i am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day i will go away." In this quote Esperanza again talks about leaving mango street. How mango street wants her to stay but she has already made up her mind. When Esperanza and everyone in general is young they are weak, their mind set is week. But when you grow older it's different. You experience things that make you question life and make you stronger. Esperanza witnessed a lot of scary things and went through a lot of experiences that shaped the person she is today. And with all she went through came the strength she gained to leave mango street.
In conclusion, resolution is something we all go through. Through resolution we figure out who we are and we gain strength we never had. Everybody goes through resolution to make them the person they are today.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Crank for Middle School?
I finished reading Crank by Ellen Hopkins. I thought it was an excellent book. While reading the book my teacher asked me a question, do you think this book is appropriate for middle school students? I have formed an conclusion, yes.
I think that this book is in fact appropriate for middle school students. I don't see the bad in it, it actually shows you all the horrific things that come of crank. So it's making you aware of the consequences that come from crank. Kristina ruined her whole life. She ruined her family relationship, the people in her family and her academics. This all went down hill because of crank. This book opens your eyes to things that are out in the world that sometimes we are not aware of. When you read this book you say "wow, i am never ever going to try crank."Crank makes you do things you would never dream of doing. Due to drugs Kristina cursed at her mother, lowered her school grades, skipped classes, got pregnant, and hurt her family. When you look at all of this you know that this book tells you never do this drug unless you want to end up like Kristina. So yes this book in my opinion is appropriate for middle school students.
In conclusion, i think that this book is appropriate for middle school students. It does not encourage anything. It shows that path you life goes if you try crank. I think it would actually be good for middle school students top read this so that they never make the mistake of doing drugs ever in their life. After all you only live once, why would you take that away with a drug?
I think that this book is in fact appropriate for middle school students. I don't see the bad in it, it actually shows you all the horrific things that come of crank. So it's making you aware of the consequences that come from crank. Kristina ruined her whole life. She ruined her family relationship, the people in her family and her academics. This all went down hill because of crank. This book opens your eyes to things that are out in the world that sometimes we are not aware of. When you read this book you say "wow, i am never ever going to try crank."Crank makes you do things you would never dream of doing. Due to drugs Kristina cursed at her mother, lowered her school grades, skipped classes, got pregnant, and hurt her family. When you look at all of this you know that this book tells you never do this drug unless you want to end up like Kristina. So yes this book in my opinion is appropriate for middle school students.
In conclusion, i think that this book is appropriate for middle school students. It does not encourage anything. It shows that path you life goes if you try crank. I think it would actually be good for middle school students top read this so that they never make the mistake of doing drugs ever in their life. After all you only live once, why would you take that away with a drug?
Monday, May 28, 2012
Coming of age
I am reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In this book Esperanza ( the main character) speaks about all of her life, both the good and the bad. While reading the book i noticed two quotes that responded to the coming of age experience.
"If you give me five dollars i will be your friend forever."When you are young the one thing you need is a friend. Someone you can confide in and spill your heart out to. They are the people that get you through your hard times, they are the ones who make you laugh when all you want to do is cry. I do think it is important to have a friend. If you don't have a friend you feel lonely and confined. When you see all the other kids that have friends and you don't it makes matters worse. So when someone asks Esperanza for five dollars and in return she will be her friend, she takes the bribe. I can understand why she did it, if i didn't have any friends, maybe i would even do it.
"And i wish my name was Cassandra or Alexis or Maritza- anything but Esperanza- but when i tell them my name they don't laugh." This shows me a lot about Esperanza as a person. She feels like her name and her self are to good enough. She feels like she would be better as some one else. When you are young, you look at other people and you say, why can't i be like her? Why can't i have her hair? You envy others because of what they have and you don't. But when you grow up, you learn to except yourself as who you are. You know that you should't change anything about yourself because you are perfect the way you are.
In conclusion, both quotes i chose speak into the coming of age experience. Both show what you think and do while you are young.
"If you give me five dollars i will be your friend forever."When you are young the one thing you need is a friend. Someone you can confide in and spill your heart out to. They are the people that get you through your hard times, they are the ones who make you laugh when all you want to do is cry. I do think it is important to have a friend. If you don't have a friend you feel lonely and confined. When you see all the other kids that have friends and you don't it makes matters worse. So when someone asks Esperanza for five dollars and in return she will be her friend, she takes the bribe. I can understand why she did it, if i didn't have any friends, maybe i would even do it.
"And i wish my name was Cassandra or Alexis or Maritza- anything but Esperanza- but when i tell them my name they don't laugh." This shows me a lot about Esperanza as a person. She feels like her name and her self are to good enough. She feels like she would be better as some one else. When you are young, you look at other people and you say, why can't i be like her? Why can't i have her hair? You envy others because of what they have and you don't. But when you grow up, you learn to except yourself as who you are. You know that you should't change anything about yourself because you are perfect the way you are.
In conclusion, both quotes i chose speak into the coming of age experience. Both show what you think and do while you are young.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Capitol
In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins the capitol (Panem) is unfair. They don't care about anyone but theme selves.
One reason i think that they only care about theme selves is because of the hunger games. They made that up just so they can keep the districts in order. They let innocent people die every year. They really couldn't care less. Because if they did this wouldn't be happening. Kids as young as 12 wouldn't be in the hunger games fighting for their life that eventually would be taken from them. It's a cruel way to keep the districts in order i don't think it's fair. There must be another way, instead of taking 24 kids and making them fight for their life. Every year 23 kids die and only one gets the chance to claim victory in a cruel way, by murdering each other. This can't be the only way, this is a cruel and disgusting thing to do.
Another reason i think that the capitol only cares about them selves is because they treat others as if they were nothing. For example, "What's an Avox?" i ask stupidly." Someone who committed a crime. They cut her tongue so she can't speak,"says Haymitch. "And even if you did, you're not to speak to one of them unless it's to give an order."says Effie. When i first read these lines i was shocked. They treat these people horribly as if they weren't even human beings. They cut out there tongue because they committed a crime. They are not supposed to speak just do orders for others. No one should be treated like that. The capitol doesn't really care about someone else's life but they do care about themeselves. They really don't car that someones tongue is being cut out because after all, it's just there servant and nothing more.
In conclusion the capitol only cares about them selves. They don't care about the lives taken or about the humanity stripped from the servants, all that matters is them.
One reason i think that they only care about theme selves is because of the hunger games. They made that up just so they can keep the districts in order. They let innocent people die every year. They really couldn't care less. Because if they did this wouldn't be happening. Kids as young as 12 wouldn't be in the hunger games fighting for their life that eventually would be taken from them. It's a cruel way to keep the districts in order i don't think it's fair. There must be another way, instead of taking 24 kids and making them fight for their life. Every year 23 kids die and only one gets the chance to claim victory in a cruel way, by murdering each other. This can't be the only way, this is a cruel and disgusting thing to do.
Another reason i think that the capitol only cares about them selves is because they treat others as if they were nothing. For example, "What's an Avox?" i ask stupidly." Someone who committed a crime. They cut her tongue so she can't speak,"says Haymitch. "And even if you did, you're not to speak to one of them unless it's to give an order."says Effie. When i first read these lines i was shocked. They treat these people horribly as if they weren't even human beings. They cut out there tongue because they committed a crime. They are not supposed to speak just do orders for others. No one should be treated like that. The capitol doesn't really care about someone else's life but they do care about themeselves. They really don't car that someones tongue is being cut out because after all, it's just there servant and nothing more.
In conclusion the capitol only cares about them selves. They don't care about the lives taken or about the humanity stripped from the servants, all that matters is them.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Role model's
There are many different people i look up to in life. All because of there actions and qualities. While i was reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins i noticed a very important role model, Katniss. I think Katniss is a great role model.
One way i think Katniss is a great role model is because she is willing. For example,"you can opt to add your name more times in exchange for tesserae." "Each tesserae is worth a meager year's supply of grain and oil for one person.""So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times."Katniss is willing to risk her life for her family. By putting in her name twenty times she has a good chance of being called to fight to death. But since it is for her family she does it anyway. Her name was only supposed to be in the reaping five times. But she needed grain and oil for her family so she put it in fifteen more times just so her family can be well fed. I think it's a big job that Katniss takes, taking care of the family considering she is basically acting like the mother of the family, when she is only sixteen.
Another way i think Katniss is a great role model is because she is courageous. For example,"I volunteer!" I gasp. "I volunteer as tribute!"Katniss basically is telling them that she is willing to die for her sister Prim, who was the original name that was called. Katniss didn't want her sister to have to fight in the hunger games. So she took her place instead. Even though she knows that it is a gruesome place and not may people survive. She is willing to have her life taken away from her for her family. I think she is the most courageous person i have ever met.
In conclusion. I think Katniss is a great role model. She is both willing and courageous. I think these two qualities sum up to a great person, Katniss.
One way i think Katniss is a great role model is because she is willing. For example,"you can opt to add your name more times in exchange for tesserae." "Each tesserae is worth a meager year's supply of grain and oil for one person.""So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times."Katniss is willing to risk her life for her family. By putting in her name twenty times she has a good chance of being called to fight to death. But since it is for her family she does it anyway. Her name was only supposed to be in the reaping five times. But she needed grain and oil for her family so she put it in fifteen more times just so her family can be well fed. I think it's a big job that Katniss takes, taking care of the family considering she is basically acting like the mother of the family, when she is only sixteen.
Another way i think Katniss is a great role model is because she is courageous. For example,"I volunteer!" I gasp. "I volunteer as tribute!"Katniss basically is telling them that she is willing to die for her sister Prim, who was the original name that was called. Katniss didn't want her sister to have to fight in the hunger games. So she took her place instead. Even though she knows that it is a gruesome place and not may people survive. She is willing to have her life taken away from her for her family. I think she is the most courageous person i have ever met.
In conclusion. I think Katniss is a great role model. She is both willing and courageous. I think these two qualities sum up to a great person, Katniss.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Still i Rise
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In the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou she talks about all the things someone does to her but after that she rises. This shows me that the theme of her poem is even if someone knocks you down you should get back up.
Maya Angelou is one of my favorite poets. A lot of her poems are encouraging like this one. In this poem she tells people that when you fall you should get back up. For example, "You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise." Maya Angelou says you can say all these lies about me and trample me in the dirt but i will still get back up. To me she is very encouraging she tells the reader that even when someone does all of these horrific things to her she can still get back up, she won't let them win. Another example of this is , "You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes,You may kill me with your hatefulness,But still, like air, I'll rise." Maya Angelou tells us that no matter how many things are thrown at her, it doesn't matter because she won't back down, she will rise. Even when hate itself is thrown at her and she falls she gets back up. It Doesn't matter if most of her is aching to give up she has to rise up from the ground.
In conclusion, the theme of Maya Angelou's poem is that if someone knocks you down you should get back up. When you think about it we all fall down sometimes but the trick is to get back up because if you stay on the ground you will never get anywhere. If you feel like giving up don't, in the end it's all worth it, because you have your future ahead of you and in the end you will go on with no regrets.
In the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou she talks about all the things someone does to her but after that she rises. This shows me that the theme of her poem is even if someone knocks you down you should get back up.
Maya Angelou is one of my favorite poets. A lot of her poems are encouraging like this one. In this poem she tells people that when you fall you should get back up. For example, "You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise." Maya Angelou says you can say all these lies about me and trample me in the dirt but i will still get back up. To me she is very encouraging she tells the reader that even when someone does all of these horrific things to her she can still get back up, she won't let them win. Another example of this is , "You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes,You may kill me with your hatefulness,But still, like air, I'll rise." Maya Angelou tells us that no matter how many things are thrown at her, it doesn't matter because she won't back down, she will rise. Even when hate itself is thrown at her and she falls she gets back up. It Doesn't matter if most of her is aching to give up she has to rise up from the ground.
In conclusion, the theme of Maya Angelou's poem is that if someone knocks you down you should get back up. When you think about it we all fall down sometimes but the trick is to get back up because if you stay on the ground you will never get anywhere. If you feel like giving up don't, in the end it's all worth it, because you have your future ahead of you and in the end you will go on with no regrets.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Phenomenal woman
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In the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou she speaks about herself with confidence and dignity. This is what leads me to believe the theme of the poem is that you should be happy with who you are and what you look like.
Through out the poem Maya Angelou speaks about herself with confidence." I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size". She doesn't care about things like that. She says them to the reader to show that she isn't worried about what other people look like or what other people want her to look like. The key is to be happy with your self. It doesn't really matter what other people think because they are not you."They think I'm telling lies. I say,It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman,That's me." Maya Angelou says that se doesn't have to fit the image of other people because she is a phenomenal person with her unique qualities. She shows the reader that its ok not to be one of those models from television because you are a phenomenal woman yourself that is the key for you to be happy.
In conclusion, Maya Angelou wanted the reader to be happy with who they are and what they looked like after reading this poem. All you need is a little confidence and dignity because the truth is we are all phenomenal woman.
In the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou she speaks about herself with confidence and dignity. This is what leads me to believe the theme of the poem is that you should be happy with who you are and what you look like.
Through out the poem Maya Angelou speaks about herself with confidence." I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size". She doesn't care about things like that. She says them to the reader to show that she isn't worried about what other people look like or what other people want her to look like. The key is to be happy with your self. It doesn't really matter what other people think because they are not you."They think I'm telling lies. I say,It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman,That's me." Maya Angelou says that se doesn't have to fit the image of other people because she is a phenomenal person with her unique qualities. She shows the reader that its ok not to be one of those models from television because you are a phenomenal woman yourself that is the key for you to be happy.
In conclusion, Maya Angelou wanted the reader to be happy with who they are and what they looked like after reading this poem. All you need is a little confidence and dignity because the truth is we are all phenomenal woman.
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