“You lemme catch you fooling around that school again, you hear. I’ll tan you good.” The dad in the story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a very evil man. He forbids Huck Finn from going to school. He also left his young son knowing that his mother had died. To top things off he is an abusive alcoholic.
Huckleberry Finn’s dad does not let him go to school because he doesn’t want Huck to be better than him. Huck’s dad thinks that if Huck goes to school he will become a smarty-pants. He wants Huck to be dumb just like him.
In the beginning of the story you hear little about Hucks pap. That is because Huckleberry Finn dad left and abandoned his young son whose mother died before his dad left. He did not want to take care of his responsibilities. Hucks wished his father were dead.
When Huck’s father drinks he abuses Huck. He threatens Huck all the time to make his bottom tan, and to cowhide him. He throws Huck’s books so that he can’t read. He abuses Huck constantly
In conclusion the dad in the story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a terrible father. He is an abusive alcoholic. He left his family and forbid Huck to go to school. You should be glad your not Huck Finn.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
How I feel About The Election
The night that Barack Obama won the Presidential Election, I was in my grandmothers’ room and she started crying. That’s when it hit me, after all the struggling that African Americans have went through, we finally have a Black President. I felt very passionate about this election not only because he is black but because he is going to give America the change that we have needed for a long time. I can’t wait until he is officially put in the White House. God Bless America
Monday, November 10, 2008
Searches
http://www.nndb.com/people/174/000023105/
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page150.asp
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703070/
http://who2.com/ask/queenelizabethii.html
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page150.asp
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703070/
http://who2.com/ask/queenelizabethii.html
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Rough Draft
Queen Elizabeth was born April 21 1926. She was born to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She became Queen at the age of 25 and has been Queen for more than fifty years. Queen Elizabeth II is the 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert who was a great king. (c. 775- 839); King of Wessex from 802 and of England 827 to 839. She is the fortieth monarch since William I (William the Conqueror), and also the great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was an excellent queen. Queen Elizabeth is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They have four children and eight
grandchildren. She is a wonderful woman. And has done a lot to make England strive.
Elizabeth has managed to maintain to keep her public and private life seperate. She is the first person in royalty to send her children to boarding schools in order to keep them from the innoiying media. She has a strong sense of duty and works hard and presents her queenly business with great dignity, efficiency and proud. Her knowledge of current situations and trends is daily up to date, often to the embarrassment of her Prime Ministers. Harold Wilson, before his retirement, said, "I shall certainly advise my successor to do his homework before his audience." Churchill, who had served four monarchs, was impressed and delighted by her knowledge and wit. She possesses a sense of humor rarely displays in public where a dignified presence is her goal.
At 16, as World War II raged, Queen Elizabeth II asked her father if she could serve as a volunteer nurse in bombed-damaged London, but he though it was too dangerous. She kept asking, and when she was 18 he allowed her to volunteer with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was trained to drive and repair heavy transport vehicles, although she was not allowed to do much of the actual driving and repair work. She worked very hard to keep the peace and when she couldn’t she helped the wounded. As a perk of royalty in the United Kingdom, she is head of state in all the Commonwealth Realms, meaning she is also Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.
I n 1945, Princess Elizabeth went with her parents on visits to Commonwealth service personnel, began to carry out solo duties, such as reviewing a parade of Canadian airwomen in 1945, and joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor. She trained as a driver, and drove a military truck while she served, making her the first, and so far only, female member of the Royal Family to actively serve in the armed forces, although every monarch is nominally the Commander-in-Chief of both the British and Canadian Armed Forces, and other royal women have been given honorary ranks. This training was the first time Elizabeth had been taught along with other students, and it was said[by whom? that she greatly enjoyed the experience, which led her to send her own children to school rather than have them educated at home.
At the end of the war in Europe, on VE Day, Elizabeth and her sister stole away from Buckingham Palace and talked with the celebratory crowds after midnight. Two years later, the Princess made her first official overseas tour, when she accompanied her parents to South Africa. It was there that she had her 21st birthday, when she made a broadcast to the British Commonwealth, say "I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
grandchildren. She is a wonderful woman. And has done a lot to make England strive.
Elizabeth has managed to maintain to keep her public and private life seperate. She is the first person in royalty to send her children to boarding schools in order to keep them from the innoiying media. She has a strong sense of duty and works hard and presents her queenly business with great dignity, efficiency and proud. Her knowledge of current situations and trends is daily up to date, often to the embarrassment of her Prime Ministers. Harold Wilson, before his retirement, said, "I shall certainly advise my successor to do his homework before his audience." Churchill, who had served four monarchs, was impressed and delighted by her knowledge and wit. She possesses a sense of humor rarely displays in public where a dignified presence is her goal.
At 16, as World War II raged, Queen Elizabeth II asked her father if she could serve as a volunteer nurse in bombed-damaged London, but he though it was too dangerous. She kept asking, and when she was 18 he allowed her to volunteer with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was trained to drive and repair heavy transport vehicles, although she was not allowed to do much of the actual driving and repair work. She worked very hard to keep the peace and when she couldn’t she helped the wounded. As a perk of royalty in the United Kingdom, she is head of state in all the Commonwealth Realms, meaning she is also Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.
I n 1945, Princess Elizabeth went with her parents on visits to Commonwealth service personnel, began to carry out solo duties, such as reviewing a parade of Canadian airwomen in 1945, and joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor. She trained as a driver, and drove a military truck while she served, making her the first, and so far only, female member of the Royal Family to actively serve in the armed forces, although every monarch is nominally the Commander-in-Chief of both the British and Canadian Armed Forces, and other royal women have been given honorary ranks. This training was the first time Elizabeth had been taught along with other students, and it was said[by whom? that she greatly enjoyed the experience, which led her to send her own children to school rather than have them educated at home.
At the end of the war in Europe, on VE Day, Elizabeth and her sister stole away from Buckingham Palace and talked with the celebratory crowds after midnight. Two years later, the Princess made her first official overseas tour, when she accompanied her parents to South Africa. It was there that she had her 21st birthday, when she made a broadcast to the British Commonwealth, say "I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Fourth Queen Elizabeth 2 Post
In 1977, the Queen's Silver Jubilee was celebrated in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen traveled some 56,000 miles to share the anniversary with her people. 2002 marked the 50th anniversary of The Queen's Accession to the Throne. Only five other British monarchs had previously achieved this milestone: Henry III, Edward III, James I, George III and Queen Victoria.
This is a quote from Queen Elizabeth the second herself
“We lost the American colonies because we lacked the
statesmanship to know the right time and the manner
of yielding what is impossible to keep.” -Elizabeth II
This is a quote from Queen Elizabeth the second herself
“We lost the American colonies because we lacked the
statesmanship to know the right time and the manner
of yielding what is impossible to keep.” -Elizabeth II
Monday, October 27, 2008
Beyond The Line Essay Question
“If you come back into this house without those groceries, I’ll whip you.” The mother in the story “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” by Richard Wright and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones in “Thank You M’am” by Langton Hughes are the same in many ways. They both change small boys’ lives. They both are stern and forceful. Also they both send the boys into the world a different person.
First, the mom in “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” sent her son, Richard, out to get some groceries. It was the first time he had ever went by himself. After the second time a gang of boys jumped him and stole all of his money she forced him to go out and fight. She wouldn’t let him in until he got her groceries. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones did the same to Roger. She fed him, cleaned him, and sent him out into the world with ten dollars and a changed heart. “I ran up the steps tried to force my way past her into the house. A stinging slap came on my jaw.”
Secondly they are both very stern and very forceful. Richard’s mother forced him into being a violent child who for the first time in his life hit people with sticks and yelled at adults. She forced him out of his environment. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones forced Roger to become a better person. She made him change his evil ways to act how a good boy should act. She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it. “Good Night! Behave yourself, boy!” she said looking out into the street as he went down the steps.
Last but not least they both send the boys into the world a different person. Richard’s mom sends him out to the world a sweet young boy turned into a disrespectful young man. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones turns Roger from a disrespectful young boy to a clean cut young man.
In conclusion the mother from “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from “Thank You M’am” are similar in many ways. “By the time I’m through with you your going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
First, the mom in “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” sent her son, Richard, out to get some groceries. It was the first time he had ever went by himself. After the second time a gang of boys jumped him and stole all of his money she forced him to go out and fight. She wouldn’t let him in until he got her groceries. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones did the same to Roger. She fed him, cleaned him, and sent him out into the world with ten dollars and a changed heart. “I ran up the steps tried to force my way past her into the house. A stinging slap came on my jaw.”
Secondly they are both very stern and very forceful. Richard’s mother forced him into being a violent child who for the first time in his life hit people with sticks and yelled at adults. She forced him out of his environment. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones forced Roger to become a better person. She made him change his evil ways to act how a good boy should act. She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it. “Good Night! Behave yourself, boy!” she said looking out into the street as he went down the steps.
Last but not least they both send the boys into the world a different person. Richard’s mom sends him out to the world a sweet young boy turned into a disrespectful young man. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones turns Roger from a disrespectful young boy to a clean cut young man.
In conclusion the mother from “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from “Thank You M’am” are similar in many ways. “By the time I’m through with you your going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Third Queen Elizabeth Posting
At 16, as World War II raged, Queen Elizabeth II asked her father if she could serve as a volunteer nurse in bombed-damaged London, but he though it was too dangerous. She persisted in asking, and when she was 18 he allowed her to volunteer with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was trained to drive and repair heavy transport vehicles, although she was not allowed to do much of the actual driving and repair work.
As a perk of royalty in the United Kingdom, she is head of state in all the Commonwealth Realms, meaning she is also Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.
The web site I found my information on is http://www.nndb.com/people/174/000023105/
Introduction
Queen Elizabeth was born April 21 1926. She was born to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She became Queen at the age of 25 and has been Queen for more than fifty years. Her majesty is the 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert (c. 775- 839); King of Wessex from 802 and of England 827 to 839. She is the fortieth monarch since William I (William the Conqueror), and also the great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Together they have four children and eight grandchildren. She is a wonderful woman. And has done a lot to make England strive.
As a perk of royalty in the United Kingdom, she is head of state in all the Commonwealth Realms, meaning she is also Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.
The web site I found my information on is http://www.nndb.com/people/174/000023105/
Introduction
Queen Elizabeth was born April 21 1926. She was born to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She became Queen at the age of 25 and has been Queen for more than fifty years. Her majesty is the 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert (c. 775- 839); King of Wessex from 802 and of England 827 to 839. She is the fortieth monarch since William I (William the Conqueror), and also the great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Together they have four children and eight grandchildren. She is a wonderful woman. And has done a lot to make England strive.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis In Between the Line Questions
1. Who was the key character in the story?
In the story " The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” the key character is Richard. First off he is the writer and the story is an autobiography, which means its was written by the author about the author. Secondly in the story Richard was a scared little boy that was force in an instant to grow up and fight for him self. Without Richard there is no story that is why he is the key character.
2. What was the main idea of the story?
The main idea of the story" The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis" is that life will force you to grow up. The gang of boys jumped him and took his money, and his mother would not let hm in the house until he got her grocerys. She gave him a stick and told him to fight. Richard learned that you can not be afraid and run scared all your life. That is the main idea of the story.
3. What do you think was going through Richard's moms head?
Richard's mom was probaly happy that her son was growing up and learning to defend herself, but at the same time I believe that she was upset that she was sending her young son into the world and forcing him to fight. That is what was probaly going through Richard's moms head.
4. How did Richard feel after his fight?
After the fight Richard felt proud. He had sent a gang of boys crying home to their mothers. He felt like he owned the streets of Memphis. At the same time he was ashamed that for the first time in his life he yelled at adults. After the fight he probaly had mixed feelings.
In the story " The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis” the key character is Richard. First off he is the writer and the story is an autobiography, which means its was written by the author about the author. Secondly in the story Richard was a scared little boy that was force in an instant to grow up and fight for him self. Without Richard there is no story that is why he is the key character.
2. What was the main idea of the story?
The main idea of the story" The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis" is that life will force you to grow up. The gang of boys jumped him and took his money, and his mother would not let hm in the house until he got her grocerys. She gave him a stick and told him to fight. Richard learned that you can not be afraid and run scared all your life. That is the main idea of the story.
3. What do you think was going through Richard's moms head?
Richard's mom was probaly happy that her son was growing up and learning to defend herself, but at the same time I believe that she was upset that she was sending her young son into the world and forcing him to fight. That is what was probaly going through Richard's moms head.
4. How did Richard feel after his fight?
After the fight Richard felt proud. He had sent a gang of boys crying home to their mothers. He felt like he owned the streets of Memphis. At the same time he was ashamed that for the first time in his life he yelled at adults. After the fight he probaly had mixed feelings.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis 10 On the Line Questions
1. What is the name of the story?
The name of the story is "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis". It is about a boy who struggles to survive the streets of Memphis.
2. Who is the author of the story "The Night I Won the Right to the Street of Memphis?"
The author of the story is Richard Wright. The story is an autobiography which means that one of the characters of the story is Richard Wright.
3. Who narrated the story?
The story is narrated by the author Richard Wright.
4. What did the gang want to take from Richard?
The gang approched Richard and beat him up to take his money and send him home crying.
5. What did the mother give Richard to go to the store?
The mother gave Richard money and a note before she sent him out to the store.
6. Why didn't Richard's mother let him in the house after he told her he was scared?
Richard's mother would not let him back in the house because she wanted him to defend his self. She said that if he did not get the grocerys she would beat him
7. What did Richard's mother give him to defend his self ?
Richard's mother gave him a stick to go and fight the gang and get her grocerys. Richard used the stick to hit the boys in the head .
8. What did Richard say to the boys before he hit them?
Richard told the gang of boys the boys that if they did not leave him alone he would kill them.
9. Why did Richard yell at the adults ?
Richard yelled at the adults becaused they wondered why thier boys were hurt. He told the adults that he would hurt them too if they messed with him.
10. Did Richard finally get his mothers grocerys ?
After fighting the gang and yelling at the adults Richard finally got the grocerys.
That night he won the right to the streets of Memphis
The name of the story is "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis". It is about a boy who struggles to survive the streets of Memphis.
2. Who is the author of the story "The Night I Won the Right to the Street of Memphis?"
The author of the story is Richard Wright. The story is an autobiography which means that one of the characters of the story is Richard Wright.
3. Who narrated the story?
The story is narrated by the author Richard Wright.
4. What did the gang want to take from Richard?
The gang approched Richard and beat him up to take his money and send him home crying.
5. What did the mother give Richard to go to the store?
The mother gave Richard money and a note before she sent him out to the store.
6. Why didn't Richard's mother let him in the house after he told her he was scared?
Richard's mother would not let him back in the house because she wanted him to defend his self. She said that if he did not get the grocerys she would beat him
7. What did Richard's mother give him to defend his self ?
Richard's mother gave him a stick to go and fight the gang and get her grocerys. Richard used the stick to hit the boys in the head .
8. What did Richard say to the boys before he hit them?
Richard told the gang of boys the boys that if they did not leave him alone he would kill them.
9. Why did Richard yell at the adults ?
Richard yelled at the adults becaused they wondered why thier boys were hurt. He told the adults that he would hurt them too if they messed with him.
10. Did Richard finally get his mothers grocerys ?
After fighting the gang and yelling at the adults Richard finally got the grocerys.
That night he won the right to the streets of Memphis
Monday, October 6, 2008
Second Queen Elizabeth Blog
Elizabeth has managed to maintain a division between her public and private life. She is the first monarch to send her children to boarding schools in order to remove them from the ever-probing media. She has a strong sense of duty and diligence and dispatches her queenly business with great candor, efficiency and dignity. Her knowledge of current situations and trends is uncannily up to date, often to the embarrassment of her Prime Ministers. Harold Wilson, upon his retirement, remarked, "I shall certainly advise my successor to do his homework before his audience." Churchill, who had served four monarchs, was impressed and delighted by her knowledge and wit. She possesses a sense of humor rarely exhibited in public where a dignified presence is her goal.
I got my information by a secondary source the web site is http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html
I got my information by a secondary source the web site is http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She became Queen at the age of 25 and has been Queen through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. Her Majesty is 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert (c. 775-839); King of Wessex from 802 and of England 827 to 839.She is the fortieth monarch since William I (William the Conqueror), and also the great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and has four children and eight grandchildren. She is a wonderful woman. And has done a lot to make England strive.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thank You M'am
Mr. Romero please grade me on my transitions and my voice.
“I wouldn’t take you no where with that dirty face.” The most important part of “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes are the characters. They really bring the story to reality, and cause you to relate to the characters.
The character Roger in the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes is a very misguided boy. He would risk his life just for society to accept him. Roger is a skinny teenage boy with nappy and a dirty face. He lives a life theft until he meets Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “ By the time I’m through with you, your going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”
Secondly there is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She is a large woman with a large purse. She is very interesting to me because she reminds me of my grandmother. She’s going to help someone rather they like it or not. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones took Roger to her house and gave him a life changing experience. She was like the mother that Roger needed in his life.
I fell in love with the characters when Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones sat down at the dinner table and had a heart to heart. Its like for a short time they are family. It is at the dinner table that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones reveals she had somewhat of a bad past. “ I've done things that I am not going to tell you, I wouldn’t tell God if he didn’t already know.” They really relate to each other. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones becomes the mother that Roger needed. And Roger became a lost boy that needed her to put him in the right direction.
To wrap things up the most important part of “Thank You M’am,” by Langston Hughes are the characters. They can be compared to everyday people, who go through everyday problems. They are very realistic, and down to earth. The characters show how a bad situation can turn into a life changing experience. You never know the person you bump into may change your life.
“I wouldn’t take you no where with that dirty face.” The most important part of “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes are the characters. They really bring the story to reality, and cause you to relate to the characters.
The character Roger in the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes is a very misguided boy. He would risk his life just for society to accept him. Roger is a skinny teenage boy with nappy and a dirty face. He lives a life theft until he meets Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “ By the time I’m through with you, your going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”
Secondly there is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She is a large woman with a large purse. She is very interesting to me because she reminds me of my grandmother. She’s going to help someone rather they like it or not. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones took Roger to her house and gave him a life changing experience. She was like the mother that Roger needed in his life.
I fell in love with the characters when Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones sat down at the dinner table and had a heart to heart. Its like for a short time they are family. It is at the dinner table that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones reveals she had somewhat of a bad past. “ I've done things that I am not going to tell you, I wouldn’t tell God if he didn’t already know.” They really relate to each other. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones becomes the mother that Roger needed. And Roger became a lost boy that needed her to put him in the right direction.
To wrap things up the most important part of “Thank You M’am,” by Langston Hughes are the characters. They can be compared to everyday people, who go through everyday problems. They are very realistic, and down to earth. The characters show how a bad situation can turn into a life changing experience. You never know the person you bump into may change your life.
Friday, September 19, 2008
I Will Graduate In 2012
Mr. Romero can you please grade me on my intro/conclusion and my voice.
Get off my back! I will definitely graduate in 2012, to get my family off of mine. “You better finish school and become successful, so that I don’t have to work anymore.” That’s something my mom always says. My family is my biggest inspiration. They always encourage me to graduate, go to college, and be successful.
My next step is college. Graduating from high school is the easy part. I would love to go to Harvard Law School, and since my family can’t afford it I have to work very hard. Scholarships will help me be able to go to my dream school. Harvard Law School would be an excellent source of education.
Secondly after graduating from college, I will be a successful lawyer. I have not decided what kind of lawyer I want to be, but I know I want to be known. I plan on never losing a case.
On the other I would like to further my success and become a judge. But not just any just any judge, I want to be a Supreme Court Judge, just like my idol, Thurgood Marshall. I did not want to be a Supreme Court Judge until I researched him.
In conclusion I will graduate in 2012 to make my family proud, to go to college, and be successful. I hope you do the same. Now I have to go study to reach my dream.
Get off my back! I will definitely graduate in 2012, to get my family off of mine. “You better finish school and become successful, so that I don’t have to work anymore.” That’s something my mom always says. My family is my biggest inspiration. They always encourage me to graduate, go to college, and be successful.
My next step is college. Graduating from high school is the easy part. I would love to go to Harvard Law School, and since my family can’t afford it I have to work very hard. Scholarships will help me be able to go to my dream school. Harvard Law School would be an excellent source of education.
Secondly after graduating from college, I will be a successful lawyer. I have not decided what kind of lawyer I want to be, but I know I want to be known. I plan on never losing a case.
On the other I would like to further my success and become a judge. But not just any just any judge, I want to be a Supreme Court Judge, just like my idol, Thurgood Marshall. I did not want to be a Supreme Court Judge until I researched him.
In conclusion I will graduate in 2012 to make my family proud, to go to college, and be successful. I hope you do the same. Now I have to go study to reach my dream.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
National History Day
Mrs. Thompson for National History Day I will research Elizabeth II because I am very interested in the history of England.
Queen Elizabeth II is important because she has ruled England for over 50 years/
I will research Queen Elizabeth II with the webpage named www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp . I will research and summerize it for next week
Queen Elizabeth II is important because she has ruled England for over 50 years/
I will research Queen Elizabeth II with the webpage named www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp . I will research and summerize it for next week
Friday, September 12, 2008
Service Learnig
To me service learning is learning skills to help you succeed in every day life. It is a way to help our environment, and also others. You can tutor someone that needs help in school , teach a child a game, or just spend time with someone that needs a friend. Volunteering is an excellent source of service learning. You can perform service learning by picking up trash, recycling, and by making sure your neighborhood is always clean. If I had to pick any form of service learning to perform I would volunteer at rec center. Hopefully I will get to do that.
Election 2008
During my research about the Presidential Election for the year 2008, I took a quiz to see which candidate I agreed with more. As I expected I agree with Barack Obama seventy-eight percent of the time. I only agreed with John McCain forty-one percent of the time, which to me is not enough for my vote. My whole family are die-hard democrats and Barack Obama has showed me why. I have watched speeches by John McCain and have understand how he feels about certain things, but at the same time watching Barack Obama makes me angry that I am not old enough to vote for him.
America needs a president that is for change. Barack Obama is that president . John McCain wants America to stay the same. With him as our president it would be like having Bush in office for another four years. To me the biggest issues in the election are abortion and the War in Iraq. I believe that these issues are very important and are worth talking about.
Barack Obama feels that abortion should not be banned by the government. He calls abortion rights "not just an issue of choice, but equality and opportunity for all women." Obama has said that one more conservative Supreme Court appointee could overturn Roe v. Wade and he has suggested that he will appoint judges who will protect "women's fundamental right to choose." He says he would sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which would guarantee abortion rights "before fetal viability" across the country and invalidate many individual state laws that restrict access to abortion. Obama has said that he trusts women "to make these decisions in conjunction with their doctors and their families and their clergy." He feels that the government should not have the power to tell a woman what she can and can not do with her body.
John McCain supports allowing abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life, and he support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion nationwide in all other cases. He says he supports the "rights of the unborn" and hopes that women seeking abortions will instead "bring those children into life in this world." McCain wants Roe v. Wade to be overturned -- he believes the decision is an example of judges legislating from the bench, and he say he would appoint judges who do not legislate from the bench. McCain also opposes the Freedom of Choice Act, a bill that would invalidate many state restrictions on abortion.
Barack Obama wants to bring our troops home. Under Obama's plan, withdrawal from Iraq would begin immediately and all combat brigades would leave within 16 months. Obama would leave a residual force of undetermined size to "strike at al Qaeda in Iraq" and "protect U.S. diplomats and facilities," but says this would not be a permanent force. He would not support building a permanent base in Iraq, and says that we should abide by Prime Minister Maliki's recent request for a withdrawal timetable. On withdrawal, Obama says that we must be as "careful getting out as we were careless getting in." He says that he would "pursue a diplomatic offensive with every nation in the region" to help stabilize Iraq, and that he would also spend $2 billion on aid for Iraqi refugees. Obama argues that withdrawal from Iraq will allow us to commit more troops to Afghanistan.
John McCain thinks that we should keep our troops in Iraq. McCain believes that "we are winning" in Iraq, and that "if we fail in Iraq, we'll see Iraq become a center for al Qaeda, chaos, genocide in the region, and they'll follow us home." He has compared premature withdrawal to "surrender," and defines victory as when Iraq is a stable democracy. He says that reducing violence in Iraq and "building a capable Iraqi army" will help lead to a political settlement. McCain says he hopes and expects that the war will be over and most troops will be home by 2013. However, he also says that he would not withdraw until Iraq is a stable democracy, implying that he would support U.S. engagement beyond then if violence continued. Recently, he has said that most troops "could" be out of Iraq by 2010, and that a 16-month timetable is "good" as long as it's based on conditions on the ground.
I am not writing this paper to persuade you to vote for Barack Obama, nor am I writing this essay to stop you from voting for John McCain. I am however giving you true facts about the Presidential candidates of the 2008 election. The choice is up to you, that is why America is so great. A country where you can vote for who ever you want into any office. But please do your research before you vote.
America needs a president that is for change. Barack Obama is that president . John McCain wants America to stay the same. With him as our president it would be like having Bush in office for another four years. To me the biggest issues in the election are abortion and the War in Iraq. I believe that these issues are very important and are worth talking about.
Barack Obama feels that abortion should not be banned by the government. He calls abortion rights "not just an issue of choice, but equality and opportunity for all women." Obama has said that one more conservative Supreme Court appointee could overturn Roe v. Wade and he has suggested that he will appoint judges who will protect "women's fundamental right to choose." He says he would sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which would guarantee abortion rights "before fetal viability" across the country and invalidate many individual state laws that restrict access to abortion. Obama has said that he trusts women "to make these decisions in conjunction with their doctors and their families and their clergy." He feels that the government should not have the power to tell a woman what she can and can not do with her body.
John McCain supports allowing abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life, and he support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion nationwide in all other cases. He says he supports the "rights of the unborn" and hopes that women seeking abortions will instead "bring those children into life in this world." McCain wants Roe v. Wade to be overturned -- he believes the decision is an example of judges legislating from the bench, and he say he would appoint judges who do not legislate from the bench. McCain also opposes the Freedom of Choice Act, a bill that would invalidate many state restrictions on abortion.
Barack Obama wants to bring our troops home. Under Obama's plan, withdrawal from Iraq would begin immediately and all combat brigades would leave within 16 months. Obama would leave a residual force of undetermined size to "strike at al Qaeda in Iraq" and "protect U.S. diplomats and facilities," but says this would not be a permanent force. He would not support building a permanent base in Iraq, and says that we should abide by Prime Minister Maliki's recent request for a withdrawal timetable. On withdrawal, Obama says that we must be as "careful getting out as we were careless getting in." He says that he would "pursue a diplomatic offensive with every nation in the region" to help stabilize Iraq, and that he would also spend $2 billion on aid for Iraqi refugees. Obama argues that withdrawal from Iraq will allow us to commit more troops to Afghanistan.
John McCain thinks that we should keep our troops in Iraq. McCain believes that "we are winning" in Iraq, and that "if we fail in Iraq, we'll see Iraq become a center for al Qaeda, chaos, genocide in the region, and they'll follow us home." He has compared premature withdrawal to "surrender," and defines victory as when Iraq is a stable democracy. He says that reducing violence in Iraq and "building a capable Iraqi army" will help lead to a political settlement. McCain says he hopes and expects that the war will be over and most troops will be home by 2013. However, he also says that he would not withdraw until Iraq is a stable democracy, implying that he would support U.S. engagement beyond then if violence continued. Recently, he has said that most troops "could" be out of Iraq by 2010, and that a 16-month timetable is "good" as long as it's based on conditions on the ground.
I am not writing this paper to persuade you to vote for Barack Obama, nor am I writing this essay to stop you from voting for John McCain. I am however giving you true facts about the Presidential candidates of the 2008 election. The choice is up to you, that is why America is so great. A country where you can vote for who ever you want into any office. But please do your research before you vote.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Election 2008 Issues On Abortion
During my research I found out that Barack Obama and I have the same view on abortion
e believes "A woman's ability to decide .
H it is taking a way a woman's right to do what ever she feels is best involving her body. how many children to have and when, without interference from the government, is one of the most fundamental rights we possess. It is not just an issue of choice, but equality and opportunity for all women." I believe that every woman no matter what the situation is, should be able to have an abortion with out the governments say so. I also feel that
John McCain said he had come to the conclusion that the exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother are legitimate exceptions to an outright ban on abortions. "I don't claim to be a theologian, but I have my moral beliefs." If Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion outlawed, McCain said he believes doctors who performed abortions would be prosecuted. "But I would not prosecute a woman" who obtained an abortion. I strongly disagree with McCain.
If I could vote I would definitely vote for Barack Obama. I feel that are views are very similar if not the same. He shares the same issues as me. And his strategy to fix the issues are very intelligent to me. Barack Obama is my candidate.
e believes "A woman's ability to decide .
H it is taking a way a woman's right to do what ever she feels is best involving her body. how many children to have and when, without interference from the government, is one of the most fundamental rights we possess. It is not just an issue of choice, but equality and opportunity for all women." I believe that every woman no matter what the situation is, should be able to have an abortion with out the governments say so. I also feel that
John McCain said he had come to the conclusion that the exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother are legitimate exceptions to an outright ban on abortions. "I don't claim to be a theologian, but I have my moral beliefs." If Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion outlawed, McCain said he believes doctors who performed abortions would be prosecuted. "But I would not prosecute a woman" who obtained an abortion. I strongly disagree with McCain.
If I could vote I would definitely vote for Barack Obama. I feel that are views are very similar if not the same. He shares the same issues as me. And his strategy to fix the issues are very intelligent to me. Barack Obama is my candidate.
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