Animal Likeness

In the book Animal Farm, i think that i would most be like Snowball, I think that because I would be a good leader with ideas to better the farm. I would also follow the Seven Commandments they made. I also think that if another person like Napoleon came with the dogs I would stay away. But i wouldn't do wahat all of the other animals said that Snowball did.

Control Or No Control

Control can be a good or a bad thing. But sometimes you can't decide if you have control or not. Some things you don't have control over is your parents. They can pretty much tell you what to do and you have to, or get in trouble. Or, if you are arguing with them, they are going to think they are right no matter what. And they will win because they have that power.

If you have control it can be good, everyone likes getting their way. you can use it responsibly and help people. But if you do have it, it can be bad too. Some people can get crazy with power and don't respect anyone or anything. My parents are in control, they are in charge of me. If i had power, i don't think that i would do anything mad.

Poetry

Part One: 1.) Keeping Things Whole by Mark Strand. 2.) Learning to Swim by Bob Hicok. 3.) The Bloody Sire by Robinson Jeffers. 4.) A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky by Lewis Carroll and November Cotton Flower by Jean Toomer. Part Two:

1.) I liked A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky and Learning to Swim. I liked how the first one talks about Alice in Wonderland as the story the children hear. I liked the second one because of how he talks about the lifeguard.
2.) I don't really like number three because it about a lot of violence.
3.) If i had to choose one it would be A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky by Lewis Carroll.
4.) I liked this poem because of how someone could imagine being told the story of Alice in Wonderland like the kids in the story.

Part Three:

1.) Accuracy and Voice and Articulation.
2.) Dramatic Appropriateness and Physical Presence, because they are more with body language and not just the poetry.
3.) When scoring someone you have to consider all of the things that they are doing. Eye contact, poise, volume, all of them play a role.

Part Four:

1.) The first poem I watched was Pied Beauty by Gerard Manly Hopkins. The performance was successful because of the speakers tone and how she didn't get lost in the colorful language. She also has confidence.
2.) The second poem I watched was The Man-Moth by Elizabeth Bishop. The speaker was successful because he has confidence and he goes through the poem smoothly.

Part Five:

1.) I think, after spending time on the website poetry out loud, that the competition is going to have a lot of people struggling because how hard some poems are. I chose A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky because it was interesting to me. The website is good if you want to know about poetry.

Atticus and the Trial

In the book when people stand up for Atticus as he leaves, i think it was an appropriate thing to do. The people up in the balcony stand for him because they are extremely pleased with all that he has done for Tom Robinson. They are glad that he was the one that defended him.

Losing a battle when you know you are right is much better than winning one when you knew you were wrong because its morally wrong. If I knew something was wrong and went along with it and won, I would know that someone innocent paid for me just trying to win.In a debate or something like that sometimes people have to defend things that they don't really believe in. Which I think is wrong.

Fear and Unknown

When I was younger my best friend was my neighbor Kelsi. We always played outside and ran around. Occasionally we picked up the Barbie or two, but we loved playing outside. Next to my house there are woods and a home nuzzled in between the trees. It always interested Kelsi and me and sometimes our brothers too.

In the summer when it was still warm out and not yet getting dark in the evenings, Kelsi and I would dream up things about the people in the house. We thought it was a scary old person who never came outside, like Mr. Radley. We envisioned just about everything in that house. Him eating animals and scaring everyone. One evening we decided to go up and see with my brother and Kelsi's brother. We all walked up into the woods, but Kelsi and I got scared so we ran back to my house. When my brother and Kelsi's brother came back they wouldn't tell us anything! To this day we don't know what they saw, it was probably nothing. About a year after that, someone new moved in. A younger couple, pregnant with their first child. They are really nice and I sometimes babysit for them and their little girl named Lucy. But, Kelsi and I still wonder what our brothers saw that day.

First Day

My first day of high school was very different than Scout's first day. There are some similarities though. I was nervous and anxious to start high school just like Scout. I wanted to start school good with nothing really to worry about. Scout also wanted to be good all day.

There are also some differences. On the first day I didn't tell the teacher about someone being poor. I also didn't get in trouble for already knowing information. Scout got in trouble for knowing how to read and write, I would think that someone would be praised for knowing that.

Scout and i had very different first days even if there were a few similarities.

Hero Journal

A hero in my life is definitely my brother. He is a huge role in my life. My brother is the person that I look up to. He is very dependable, I know that if I ever needed his help I would get it immediately. He is always there for me and always will be.

I remember when I was younger my dad fell off a ladder when he was putting up Christmas lights. My mom wasn't at home that night and my brother and I helped my dad inside. My brother took full responsibility and called my mom. When she came home we all went to the hospital. I was scared and my brother comforted me. My dad hurt his knee and would later have to get surgery, but now he is all better. I know my brother would comfort me any time it is needed. My brother is extremely caring, and he is definitely my hero.