Dragon Den Question

The color that best describes me is green. The reason why I chose the color green to describe me is because I am a happy person that does not let anyone get to me when I am having a bad day most of the time. I can also see the green side on the other part everyday because I am a confident person in what I do in life that is another reason why green describes me.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Achievement

My biggest greatest achievement from the last past two years is doing my homework and turning it on time. When I was a freshman I did not want to do my homework and I would make a story up that I did my homework when I did not do my homework. So every time I walked into class and the teacher would ask where was my homework I would say I did not feel good or I lost it I would feel guilty for lying to my teachers. After a while I stopped lying to my teachers about my homework and just do the work so I would not have to do it later, I could just get it done. Now that I came into the sophomore year I don't lie about my homework because it is no point in lying about my work and homework because I want to be successful in life and go to school when I get older. I feel great about my homework because I don't have to lie about my work and I don't need to hide what I know that I did instead of trying to cover the lie up with a cover up. Lying changed me because I want to start being honest and having people trust me instead of not trusting me. I may lie still to this day but it is not my homework or something important .

Portfolio - Improvement

My writing skills before high school were horrible. I use to use random capital letters in a sentence and I would forget to put the correct punctuation in the right place. My writing skills are a lot better because I stopped putting random capital letters in a sentence and I put the punctuations in the right place. I improved because Ms. Priester had helped me with my writing. My reading skills were good before high school. I need more help on reading because I have not been reading lately and I don’t get used to reading that much. I have not improved yet but I am working on improving on my reading skills. My speaking skills were good, except I would not use s at the end of sentences a lot. I have improved on this skill because I watch what I say carefully. Before high school my group work was not good because I would not get along with a lot of people. Now I like to work by myself because it is more peaceful and less rowdy. My technology skills before high school are good because I now a lot about technology because that is what we have now and days. I will stay in school and worry about myself for the next two years so that I can be successful.

Portfolio - Future

I feel that my future is going to be succesful and I am going to strive for what I want. My future palns for school is to go to a communitky college for two years and start my own daycare buisness with baby's and toddlers.I guess since I am around kids a lot they make me happy and brighten my day when I am upset or feeling down. My carrer plan would most likely be owning my own daycare buisness and braiding hair. My previous experiences are preparing my because when I go on pass I watch my nefu and my little god cousins for 20 minutes but I like to watch them longer because I love little kids. I need to stay in school and start practicing during the summer so I can get used to it most of the time. I and my family and friends will help me reach my goal. I do believe I will achieve my goals because I am determined to do my future plans and go to a two year.

Playwrights Project Play Performance Paragraph

One word to describe the play is balistic. I feel this way because the actors came there way to come all the way in escondido to perform our plays that we wrote I give them a lot of props. The second reason is because as they were on the stage I almost had tears in my eyes because I can tell that their are people that understand our storys and where we are coming from inside. Last is because there stage direction was the best that I have ever seen. This experience has impacted me in many ways because I see that there are people in the world that are different from many backgrounds and their are people that belive in us no matter what we go through.

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Portfolio - My Educational Experiences

My educational experience has influenced my academic performance in many ways. For example do to my educational experiences I am currently getting good grades and doing my work. For example when it came to doing my work in school I always would go outside and talk to my friends and not even do my work. Another example is I would waste time, I would not make time manageable for me to do my work and I would let other things get into my way of doing my work. Last I would say that I want to go somewhere and my mind would thin of that somewhere instead of my work in school. I am making time, going outside a little bit and ask the staff for help when I need help on my work.

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Portfolio - My Educational Experiences

Due to my educational experiences, I am currently still in school and I am learning more evreyday in classes. For example when I used to be in the six grade and the seventh grade I would be rude to the teachers and tell them that I am not going to do any of my work in school. Another exmaple is in my old grade school I also would try to fight people and get into arguments because they would get on my nerves. I currently go to school evreyday do my my work, get good grades on tests and always in a good mood these are making me succesful in the school.

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End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

The biggest obstacle that I had in the two years is not seeing my sister Amber and talking to her. When she was stationed in San Diego she would not call me or write me. I haven't seen her since last April. When I had went to go see her in April it felt like I was not even there. For example when I seen her come off the ship I was in tears, I wiped them before he seen me cry. I stood their waiting for a hug and she said Hi without a hug. That moment I was sad and hurt because I wasn't going to come but she said that she wanted to see me and all she would talk about is how I'm her little sister and how she would be there for me. I rethought about it. When I seen her I was telling myself that it was just a mistake to come and see my sister because I felt that she thought that I was a friend or something. Did she forget that I used to be the closet to her and when I was younger we would cry together, stay together, and even walk together through tough times. I don't even know if we are still together like that anymore. The incident changed me because I am a stronger person and whether or not my sister and I are not close that is still my big sister and I love her to death and I will be there for her no matter what.

SPA Prom 2011

This Friday I went to prom with most of the students from SPA. I had a great time. I wore a blue dress with black high heels and my make up was really nice because my house social worker did it. When I had got on the bus I was excited but at one point I wanted to go on pass. I just stayed on the bus and went to prom. The way to the hotel I was asking myself how the prom looks and what is to be expected. When I arrived at the hotel it was really pretty and big all around. As I was walking in the prom I was really impressed that I cam because the building was really decorative and nice. After all I had a great time I mostly spent time with Sabrina it was a great experience and I am looking forward to another great year of dancing and having a good time with friends.

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Free Post Prom

I am so excited about prom this year. I am going to wear a nice dress and some heels maybe it depends on the type of heels that I see and like. I was not going to go to prom because I wanted to go on pass instead of saturday. But I changed my mind I am going to prom on friday and going on pass saturday because this is the only time that I may go to prom except for my senior year. I am looking foward to having a good time with my friends, take a lot of pictures and remeber my first prom in high school.

Kids in the Mud Scene

Characters
Name- Johnny, five years old, caramel skin color, tall
Name- Chris, six years old, dark skinned, short

Setting
In a elementary school in La Presa area.

At rise
Johnny is sitting at a desk in his school in the morning. Chris walks in and starts bullying Johnny because he was the first one in class.

Johnny
What a nice day today and im the first person to class it feels really good to be a star student like me.

Chris
[walks in class when johnny is talking.]
Wow, people just think that they are better than people just because they made it to class on time how cool.

Johnny
[Glares at Chris]
I hope you were not talking to me, because I know I am a star student and if you have a problem with it then deal with it.

Chris
I don't have time to be arguing with you over who's a star student.

Johnny
Anyways, I need to get back to what I was doing and so can you stop bothering me please.

Chris
This is not over yet Mr. Goody boy.

Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote Peers’ Posts

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--I want to go with my mom on pass for mother's day, but my mom on campus Debbie is a second mom to me. I am determining what choice I should make for Mother's day. Can somebody help me make a choice.

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--Debbie is like a second mom to me, but the one on pass is the mom who gave me life.

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--"At the same time Debbie is like a second mom to me".

Quote, Summary, or Paraphrase Paragraph

Welcome students! Today, I am going to teach you about what evidence is. Evidence is where you prove that you got information right about their information or about their research paper. You summarize evidence when your doing a really important project or a paper. To summarize your imformation has to be correct and reliable. To use a quote you can either have it as a source or just a saying that means something to you. You pharaphase evidence when the information that you find on the internet is not quite reliable or correct. To pharaphase is to put something in your own words instead of copying from the internet or reliable source. To help you remember this, you should study the definitions and use a lot of examples for the words so you can know what the definitions are.

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Easter Paragraph

I had a very great Easter and my family. The weekend really went great and amazing. When I woke up on Easter I woke up early because I went to Walmart to go get church clothes for the day because I did not have any church clothes. After coming from Walmart I had went back home and got dressed for church. After the church service my brother and my family had went to church service my family and I had went to a family friend's house. After we had ate I had to get picked up by SPA and then I still hadd a great Easter. On top of that my best part was being their for my nefu's first Easter I would never forget that Easter.

Posters in the Hall

I dont think it is wrong for SPA students to post the words of cacasion men in our halls. There are many reasons why I disagree with it. First reason is because the men that we are getting our quotes from our basically making their own statements to me. The second reason is because many people have their input or their opinon on different things. The last reason is because I think it should'nt matter what race of the person or what type of quote it is or opinon. As long as it makes sense and that the quote inspires many people in life. This is my input on the whole thing.

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Cst Reflecting Paragraph

When I have started the CS T's testing I felt anxious about if I'm going to pass. The first part of the testing was the English part and that was a little bit difficult. I began to look at the questions and read the passage over and over so I can understand the passage and the main idea. When I started evaluating with the questions and deciding what are the best answers that answers the passage. The second part of the testing was math which I did not take instead I was in the gym with coach Burgos I had fun and I was just doing some other homework from other class that I needed to make up. The other test that we are having is science and some students are taking biology and chemistry. I wish that all students can take biology so it can be easier and so the school does not have to separate a different pile from biology or chemistry.

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Testing Tips, Strategies, and Plays Reflection

By knowing tips,strategies,and play reflections can help me on the test by many reasons. For example tips will help me because if im looking for the right awnser and I start to cross out the anwsers that are not correct then I am showing myself that I know how to look for the corect awnser without guessing. Strategies will help me because I can make many strategies that can help me with the test and I can take the steps from beggining to the end when taking the test. Plays reflection will help me because, when using plays there is like this rountine that you do over and over until you get it right. This rountine is to get the right awsner and it is called practice.

My Feelings about the Upcoming CSTs

I am scared and anxious about the cst testing that is coming up next weekend.For example when I took the test last year and I felt that I can't finish the test but I finished the test. The reason why I am anxious about the test is because sometimes I feel that when I am taking the test a lot of teachers and peers sometime pressure you to do good, which I understand there are trying to make you feel good but at one point sometimes you dont wan tto pressure them to much because it can make you off track when it's time to take the test. Currently I feel less pressured because I can focus better and I dont really have to worry about people some what pressuring.

Free blog post

This weekend I had a great time with my brother and with family. I ata a lot of ice cream and I had ate some tangerinnes. When I had ate ice cream and tangerines my teeth and my mouth started to hurt really bad and I did not know what to do and so I just went to sleep for a long time. Then Saturday I had braided my hair in individuals and I feel pretty good about it. I achieved something that I have not known that I can do.

Playwrights Project Inspired by Music Paragraph

In class today I listened to some music from Ms. Olivia iPod. When I was listening to the music I felt calm and in a happy mood. At first I had thought the music was going to be hip hop or country. While listening to the music I had a lot on my mind like family, friends and my future ahead of me. I felt that at that time my family was standing right in front of me and talking to me. While I was writing I had not figured out which ideas I should put and so I had Ms.Cindy help me with ideas. Afterward, I felt good about playwrights and I know more about playwrights then I ever knew.

UnGoogleable Research Paper Website Selection Reflection

Today in class, I searched for websites for my research paper and information about my assignment. To search for websites, I had Ms. Cindy and Ms Priester help me on finding ideas and articles about my topic. When I found a website related to my focus question, I started reading the article about my focus question and looking over the article to make sure that the website was the right one that I picked up. I knew some of the websites I found were unacceptable because they had no titoles and they also had advertisments. I know the websites that I selected are good because they had a good subtitle, regular title, date of publication. Tommorow, I expect that Ms. Priester will tell me to look over a couple of websites that I serched and find some more websites.

Third quarter Awards Review

Today was the assembly award for students from the teachers, county social workers and the manager of the SPA. Many of the students that got an award was for getting a 3.0 gpa in both scholarship and gpa or a 4.0. I had got an award from the county social workers for chaanging both my academics and my behavior at SPA and always being positive. After the awards assembly the students that got an award got to stay after and eat pizza for doing a great job. Next award assembly I would like to get an award for getting a 3.0 gpa or higher.

Unggogable Research- What I already know

“My focus question is what motivates people to abuse children”? I already know people get a kick out of abusing children. I also know that when children get abused they don’t want to tell any authorities because there scared if they tell anybody, then the abuser will hurt them more. Additionally abuse is not okay in any way or circumstance because you’re taking a child from his or her childhood and leaving bruises in and outside. By doing research, I hope to learn about the symptoms of abuse and a lot of information on abuse and how it affects children.

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“Switch” Play Audience Member Experience

Today I went to the playwright play downtown with all the sophomores and some juniors. When I was on the bus on the way to the play I thought to myself that this is going to be a really good experience. My favorite part of the play was when it first started the jeopardy about the foster kid system. For example when the play had begun and I seen the kids acting their parts that really touched me. I related to many things in the beginning of the play because I have social workers and I have been through many homes and group homes for the past nine years. One of the parts in the play that I mostly liked is the castors were dancing to the music in jeopardy because they have nice dance moves and they enjoyed dancing. For example that part of the play reminded me of me when I’m in a good mood and just for fun because ever since I was little I enjoyed dancing. I liked the play a lot and it taught us about our self and how we can come united as a whole instead of one. I would like to go to a field trip or a play like that again because that play was interesting and educational.

UnGoogleable Research Paper – Website Evaluation Tips

I chose to write about child abuse. I interviewed Derick and his response was if it was a website from either doctors and universities then he would go on to the website. But if it were a student from campus then he wouldn't rely on the website that much. I also interviewed Kristan and she had said if the website was from . org, . gov and . edu then she would go on the website. I asked Jabreil and he had said he would use the same sources as Kristana used. The advice that the people gave me will help me because I feel it would give me a good benefit for My research paper.

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Homonym Poem

I went to the store to buy a bag of twizzlers
I had to go home and so the cashier had said bye because I had to go home
On the way home I passed by my school's field.
The sky was blue, and when I said achoo my hat blew.
Why is it Christmas there are so many deers, I had asked my grandmother why she always calls me dear.
My grandma asked me what am I gonna do after I eat stew and I had said I can eat alot of honey dew when the science project is due.
All i can hear is alot of fear but from what I know it was here.

Fourth Quarter Reflection Paragraph

When we had the fourth quarter kick off I was not intrested in doing any of the activities. The activities were good for you but it's just that im not a sports person that much. I felt that by me not participating I could've joined but instead I decided to read a book and sit around and eat sunflower seeds. When it got around lunch I was ready to eat even though I did not do anything I was just was really sleepy and hungry. After lunch there were at least three more sport groups and those groups looked really interesting. The next time we have another sport activitie thing I think there shoukd be a choice in doing arts or something else.

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Fourth Quarter Goals.

My greatest accomplishment last qaurter was getting my work done and doing what I need to do in oreder to get good grades for the quarter. In order to accomplish my goals I had to stay focus and do all my work. I also had to go to school prepared and ready to learn. I actually had faith in myself this whole time and I know that I can do whatever it takes to get good grades and stay focus and do what I need to do to succeed in my dreams.

My goals for this quarter is to stay in school, turn in all my homework and be prepared evreyday. I will accomplish these goals by focusing on myself and getting good grades and being positive evreyday, because in order to be prepared you have to have a good positive attitude.

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My Blog Jog for Third Quarter

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What I Learned for Third Quarter

What I Learned in the Third Quarter of English 9/10

This quarter in Ms. Priester’s class I learned about allegory, poetry, imagery, figurative language, primary source and secondary source. In the beginning of the quarter I first learned about poetry and what it is used for. For example poetry is used in many ways and styles like rap, slow jams and country. After we learned about the session poetry we moved on to allegory. It is used mainly in figurative language that different categories fall in to like imagery, primary source and secondary source. I hope to learn more about poetry and figurative and other topics that are related to either one of those.

"I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca

The emotion that "I am offering this poem"by Jimmy Santiago Baca expresses is sweetness. For example this shows that Jimmy Santiago cares alot of people in his life and he does not care what anyone thinks about him. In addition, this shows that anybody should not worry about anything that anyone thinks about them they should only worry about waht they think about theirselves before anyone has their opinon on you.

CAHSEE Reflection Paragraph

Today I took the cahsee and I felt like I did a great job and to my ability. When I took the cahsee I though it would be nerve racking and that it was going to be difficult, but it turned out to be pretty easy. When I started to read the articles they started to be pretty interesting and fun to read. So as soon as I seen the questions about the article I began to reread the article and awnser the questions. I think I passed the cahsee and I will be graduating with my class of 2013 and so I feel really confident.

Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy paragraph

I would never enlist in the military for many reasons. My first reasoning is because I do not find the military interesting at all and I never found the military that amusing. My second reason is because I want to do bigger and better things in life like, cosmetology and daycare. My third reason is because the military is very dangerous and you can get hurt or injured really bad. Last but not least I would not want to be away form my family for a year or some months. If I were drafted I would offer somebody else the job and the opportunity because the military might be interesting and entertaining to someone else instead of myself.

Primary and Secondary Sources Comparison

Both primary and secondary sources give knowledge to the reader's and reliable information. The types of things that make primary sources different are that it only let's eyewitnesses provide information that they can provide. A few examples of primary sources are diaries and autobiography's. What makes secondary sources different are that the writer that writes an account that was not included in the event. A few examples of secondary sources are encyclopedia and biographies. Primary and secondary sources are helpful because it gives you many examples on the definitions and its like a thesauruses.

Feelings about the Cahsse

Since the cahsee is next week I feel very confident. I know that when I take the English part of the cahsee I will do good and I will know what to get prepared for. I thought that the cahsee would be difficult and I would think to myself that I am not going to pass the cahsee but I thought about it and I can't tell myself what I can't do when knowing that I can pass anything when I put my mind to it. I feel that by taking the cahsee as a sophomore I can learn alot and it will be interesting, and I can just get it over with instead of waiting.

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Persuading You to Read a Blog

By commenting on the freshman’s blog it will give them ideas and feed back on what they can fix or what they can impress. The freshmen are learning what they need to do in order to get a good grade on there blog post. By the upper classman giving their remarks and comments on the blogs will let them know that there is something missing and they can fix the mistake. Also by the time they become a sophomore or an upper classman they will know what will be expected in their blog post and they will get the process just like that instead of struggling.

Sophomore Paragraph

In order to be a sophomore you need to act mature and show everybody and yourself that you are ready to be an upper classroom instead of a lower class man again. Being a sophomore means to show the teachers and the adults in the classroom that you don’t need assistance for following directions that are given to you. Once you’re in the real world and you feel you need to be the class clown or a job clown when you’re working then your being really childish and immature. Also in order to be a sophomore you should not have to be told many times to do something.

Similes + Metaphors + Personification = Figurative Language

Metaphors
1. Love is like a floating kiss.
2. Hate is like a dog scratching the door.
3. Life is like a pile of marshmallows.
4. Friendship is like a bundle of sweet tarts.
Similes
1. Community meetings are like a group of students.
2. Passes are like a vacation for a long time.
3. The gym is like a crowd at Del Mar Fair.
4. Your house is like a lot of people in the cafe on holidays.

Personification
1. Moon is a curled up nail.
2. Flower is like a sweet puppy.
3. Phone is like a talking parrot.
4. Car is like a moving train track.

Figurative Language in Old Poetry

SPA Poem

Life on campus is like a battle field every time you walk in the light

When you see students arguing it turns into a fight

Life at spa can be very challenging but you have to make it the best thing

When students argue with staff there’s no point, why waste your time when you hurt a joint in your body

Free Choice Paragraph

I am looking foward to this weekend to spend time with family for president's day. I will have a good time because my brother is thinking about going to the mall and going to the movies and see a good movie. I feel that by having presidents day off is a really great idea because we get a break from school and the campus. When ever I spend time with family on holidays or just for the weekend I feel very special because I know that I have people in my life that care about me and only want the best for me and my education.

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"Grape Sherbet" Blog post 2011

I can relate to the " Grape Sherbet" poem because before my grandma died she would always tell me how she would always would want the family to gather together before she would pass away. She would also love to spend a lot of time with me after school and on the weekends. The phrases that help me imagine this poem are "Its just how we imagined lavender would taste." Imagery helps the reader to understand the poem and what it is used for. It also helps the reader to know a easier definition in what imagery is used for.

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My Most Memorable Valentine's Day

My most memorable day on Valentines Day was last year when I was getting ready to go on pass for the weekend and Heather got me some candy. I was really excited and happy because I had never had a person that cared so much about me and for me to get me something for Valentine day. After I had got ithe gifts from Heather on Valentines day I went to her house and gave her a big hug and told her thank you alot of times. After I went to Heather's house I was on my way on pass and so the rest of the day I basically had alot of sweets because my grandma threw a party for the family and so my Valentines Day went really good.

What is Love and What it Means Poem

Love is not just a word
Love can mean so many things
Love can hurt and turn on your back

Love is just a simple quote
It does not have to mean that you will spend the rest of your life with that person
Who is to tell you that someone or something cant love you equally

Love what is really a definition of love
Does it have something to doi with being with a person for years
Who has been in love with a person for a while

My Lyric Poem

I am excited to be me
I am excited to see you
I am excited to catch you when you fall

I am excited just because your in my presents
I am most excited when you act like your own self and not anyone else
I am excited when I see your pearly white smile

"I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca,

The emotion that "I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca expresses is sincerity. For exmample, this shows that the author of the poem cares alot about things in his life. Also that the auhtor has related to this poem obviously and he knows what the definition of sincerity is. In addition, this shows that people dont have to care for a person or show that they care just because they write it in words thay can express it in many different ways. Thats why the emotion of this poem was sincerity because it does not take one thing to show somebody you care for them there can be many different ways expressing the way you feel.

"Same Song" Paragraph

The theme or the message of the poem is that some people look good or inpress people on purpose so that they can have people like them on the outside most of the time instead of the inside. Looking good is not that inportant because why should someone have to impress somebody so they can be popular why can it not be for theirselves. People try to look good because they want to have people not judge them instead of looking at the real perspective of looking good. I think that it's not worth putting alot of time into your physical apperance because you should feel comfortable with yourself before you let anyone else judge you. In the end I dont think your apperance matters all that much because people should see you for who you are in your hart instead of your outside.

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"Heart! We will forget him!" Paragraph

In the poem "Heart! We will forget him!" the speaker in the poem speaks directly to her heart as if it were another person, a possible reason she talks to her heart seperately could be so she can express her feelings in a different way or because she only knows how she feels and no one else does. The reason for her to be heart broken may be because she could not find the right person or she may have been a relationship where that person was not understanding right. Personification is something to do with personal stuff. One way I can relate to this poem is because I have been heart broken and people step in and out of my life.

"Heart! We will forget him!" Paragraph

In the poem "Heart! We will forget him!" the speaker in the poem speaks directly to her heart as if it were another person, a possible reason she talks to her heart seperately could be so she can express her feelings in a different way or because she only knows how she feels and no one else does. The reason for her to be heart broken may be because she could not find the right person or she may have been a relationship where that person was not understanding right. Personification is something to do with personal stuff. One way I can relate to this poem is because I have been heart broken and people step in and out of my life.

Imagery in a Song

The name and the artist of the song with imagery in it that represents my life is I believe I can Fly By Rkelly. One image in the song is a person that beliieves that he is in the sky following his dreams and achieving them to the fullest. This image is meaningful to me because when I want to achieve my goals there is always a way for me to achieve them. The second image I see in the song is a person expressing theirselves. This is meaningful to me because I can express myself in how I feel. Another image I see is a person not being scared of what they beliieve in. This is meaningful to me because people are true to theirselves and true to people around them. When I hear the song I have faith in all that I do in life and know that I can achieve it.

This is the lyrics:
"I Believe I Can Fly"

I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

[1]
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me, oh

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

[Repeat 1]

Hey, cause I believe in me, oh

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

[Repeat 1]

Hey, if I just spread my wings
I can fly
I can fly
I can fly, hey
If I just spread my wings
I can fly
Fly-eye-eye

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“A Storm in the Mountains” One with Nature

I was in a foster home fours ago by myself. My foster parents needed to go to the doctor to check in early for there appointment the next day. But I wanted to stay home to watch a t.v show before we went but they were rushing me and I decided to go to sleep so we wont have to go. The next morning I woke up at six in the morning to be at the doctors and I was really tired and irritated because I hate when people wake me up. So when we got to the hospital they went to go in the office to get their appointment and I had to sit in the hallway myself and so I decided to start running and runaway. But luckily the security guard stopped and asked me to calm down and he will call my social worker because I told him I was a foster kid and he said okay and called my social worker. The experience changed me because I realized it was not about just about one person it was about different many people instead of myself.

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My plato Award

Paragraph to Persuade You to Read My Poem

The name of my poem is “Love Song” the author that wrote the poem is Karl Fuchs. Someone should read my poem because the poem talks about love and how a couple loves eachother and how they want to spend there lifes together. If someone does not want to read my poem it’s because a lot of people may not find love a interesting topic or they want something more interesting like villans or superhero’s. But they should read the poem because love does not have to be physical it can mean something inportant in someone’s life forever. The best part of my poem is when it is explainig a lot of imagery and how it explains what it is used for and it gives many examples.

Imagery in a Selected Poem Paragraph

The mood that “A love Song” by Karl Fuchs poem in imagery would be a protective, caring mood. An example of imagery in the poem would be “you’re a flower blooming.” This sense of imagery appeals to sense because you can’t taste a flower, and you can’t hear a flower but you can sense a flower blooming. It is not talking literally about a flower blooming it’s talking about a person that has a great personality and that is always bright. The image the feeling creates is a person that cares for somebody a lot and wants to be with that person or that is really close to the person. Another example of imagery in the poem is “Butterflies can find nectar whenever were Apart”. The sense it appeals to is to taste because you can taste the nectar. The image that the feelings the poem in image gives is happy. Another example of imagery in the poem is “In the dark room in the gloom, it’s you who brightens my day." The sense that the poem appeals to is protected because you have someone by your side. The image that the poem brings in your head is someone that you known for a while that is there for you. The use of imagery helps to express feelings by giving examples of comparing to the person or the object, and it also helps because you can imagine the poem or idea in your head.

Imagery in a Selected Poem

Dream House Paragraph with Imagery

My dream house is a mansion in LA. When you enter in my mansion you will see a gate that opens automatically without a clicker. You also will see 3 escalades and one expedition in front of my garage with automatically windows that open and fans so the garage can be cool instead of hot breeze. You can taste strawberry’s, apples. Grapes, sour candy and Capri suns. The items in the house feel like a big flower chasing you to hang out without and be nice to you. You will hear music coming from all parts of the house and there will be lights everywhere and silly spray. In order for me to achieve my dream I will have to go to school, graduate and get all of my degrees.

Third Quarter Goals Reflection

My goals for this third quarter is to get a 3.0 and manage to stay off two hour so I wont have to go to summer school my whole summer vacation. In order to reach my goal I go to school evreyday pay attention and ask for help when I am struggling with the work were doing in class. I also have my friends, peers and adults help me with my work that is difficult for me. I am doing my classwork and going to school and following directions when I am asked to do something in class by the teachers or the administrators. I need to start doing all my homework evreyday instead of most of my homework and I need to organize my time more wisely instead of finding time that best fits the campus time. At the end of the quarter I expect to feel that I can push myself more and that I can maintain a 3.0 GPA or even higher instead of a GPA under 2.0.

Poetry Notes

Poetry Experience Paragraph

I feel by studying poetry that the subject will be more interesting and one of the easiest subjects to learn about. Also poetry will teach us about backgrounds of history and lives back then in the 1900’s. I know that poetry does not have to rhyme with a word that is close to the definition or subject it can be described in how you feel and what you are thinking about. When I studied poetry in the past most of my English teachers would have me write words that rhyme and that go together most of the time. Sometimes on my free time I do write a couple of poetry entries on how I feel or what my days are like. I usually talk out loud when I do poetry so I can think about what I write before I put it on paper. During this poetry unit I look forward to learning many different ways to write poetry instead of rhyming all the words when describing how you feel or what you are thinking at the time.

Good Teacher Traits

Symbolism and Allegory Unit Reflection

Ive learned a lot this passed two weeks and I had fun while learning about symbolism and allegory. I also learned that when using symbolism you can use an example like an lamp and explain what the lamp is and what it represents. Ive learned what symbolism is many ways and ideas. One of the ways I learned about symbolism is through one of my assignments in class where we read a book called Animal farm and the book explained symbolism and what it is used for. When we read the book symbolism was explained by using an symbolic way. Ive learned allegory when we compared the book Animal farm to the real world. The assignment was interesting and a lot easier to learn about because the real world has many things to describe in a literal way. My favorite symbolism and allegory assignment is the characterAnimal symolism paragraph because I got to describe the characters and what they symbolize in the book. The assignment was also my favorite because the book had a lot of examles from the real world. By studying allegory and symbolism it changed my thinking because I know that a walking stick or even a cow can symbolize as a happy person or a lazy thing in life.

“Animal Farm” Character’s Symbolic Meaning Paragraph

In the story “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, the character Mr. Pilinkgton represents a hard worker and a dedicator. For example, This shows that Mr. Pilinkgton is committed to evreything he does and he likes to finish what he starts whether he is with a group of people or not. Also an example is in the book when all the animals was together and Napoleon was trying to take over and would be rude and boss evreybody around. In addition, This shows that if Mr. Pilinkgton was to be the leader of the animals evreybody would be treated equally and nice. People who are a hardworker and a dedicator usually tend to have good things come to them because like they always say good things come to good people.

Animal Farm to the Real World

In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell, Napoleon has allegorical meaning. For example Napoleon in the story acted like he was the boss of evreybody and evreything on the farm. This represents life and responsibility of others in a way. Also the animals on the farm were trying to not be bossed around and work as a team instead of one. Additionaly, this represents family and a team. For example this is related to real life because in the real world if you have friends that you known for a long time or if someone was trying to shut down your buisness for good and a lot of people liked your buisness then people would stick as one and save what they really care about.

“Animal Farm” Revolution at SPA

If the students had a chance to have a revolution to take over SPA then SPA would be funner, adventurous and students will probally be so excited that staff dont have to follow evrey student around evreywhere they go. The staff would not have to worry about coming to work on holidays and weekends while they can be home spending time with their family. SPA would be the coolest calmest place ever because students womt have to deal with staff and having check-ins evrey single hour at least until they leave SPA. It will give students time to be there selves inside and out instead of people saying things about us when they dont even know anything about us. It takes a while to know about a person instead of going by what the paper and file say about us. Also the students will still be able to go to school and still get there education if the adults don’t run SPA or tell us what to do day by day. Last but not least the managers and bosses that are in charge of SPA wont have to do all the paperwork they can let the students do their own paperwork by theirselves during the day.

Symbolism in “Through the Tunnel"

San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The mascot of San Pasqual Academy is a dragon which has blue, gray, and white as the colors on the dragon. The dragon represents a fierce competitor. One reason I find a fierce competitor that represents San Pasqual Academy is because as I'm on the campus I see struggles, arguments and emotions on the outside of everybody but not the inside. Also everybody goes through a rough time here and it is not easy coping with your issues most of the time. The second reason is because the campus all over has difficult times with family, friends and school but we stay strong and keep our heads up and not give up. The last reason is because as my own person I worry about myself and what I need to do to graduate and other things to. Now that I have been a SPA dragon for a long time it feels great because I know my limitations and how far I can go in life with things.

“Through the Tunnel” Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. It is a struggle and a problem for many youths and children just by seeing social workers and being in a type of facility. As foster youth or children enter the system they tend to feel lonely and scared of trusting many people in their life. Many things happen that nobody should go through, a lot of trust issues come in with the issue. The other two things that happen as children and young youth even teenagers in the system is a lot of times it will take about at least a couple months or at least a year to get used to the system or even longer because we as youth or anybody should not have to have the system or the government take care of us or boss us around. The three things that happen after teenagers or youth age out of the system is one, they go to find a job and have no where to go. Second they start partying a lot and dropping out of school. Last but not least they have kids and ask for help from resources that are good. As a result of initiation, I only wish that there was a way to gather a fundraiser so there can be a home or a huge facility for kids, youth, adults to have a home to feel safe and protected.

“Through the Tunnel” Analysis Paragraph

I do find it somewhat convincing that Jerry takes a risk and survives from what he did. There are so many dangerous things that Jerry did, but he took caution before he jumped in the water. It is not like he decided oh since there are boys that are jumping from rocks then I'm going to jump from rocks. He first went to see the water and how it was and the rocks, and then he took steps everyday to learn how to hold is breath in the water for a long time. I just find it a little convincing because little kids and people are curious and they are going to want to wonder and find out what things are and what they are used for.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

I had a time in my life where I felt I had to prove myself by achieving something challenging or difficult. That was when I was in the ninth grade and it was already fourth quarter and in order for me to go to the next grade and not fail I needed to get good grades and a high GPA. My goal was to get a 3.0 or higher before I went to the next grade. I had to work really hard, be on time for school, study for quizzes and tests. Also I needed to have faith in myself and not just in others. As soon as the report cards came out I ran home and waited for 2 seconds to open my report card. When I opened my report card I looked at my GPA and I had a 3.0 exactly I was just so stoked, and proud of myself that I reached my goal. After looking at my report card I felt good knowing that I reached my goal myself and I can do whatever my mind and soul tell me to do. Know looking at my GPA I can do better and get a higher 3.0 GPA than before. I have confidence in myself knowing that nothing at all can stop me from reaching my goal.

House symbol paragraph

Family represents Girls one in my opinon because we are a family and we stick together. Even though my house may argue or get mad at eachother we still work together have eachother back and we stick together as one. Family also represents my house because evreybody's different and they have their own experiences. So by my house coming together and sticking together we know how evreybody works and what they are like not only in the inside but the outside which is a great experience. To most people a family represents a person that you known for a long time. But to me a family is not just a person that you known for a long time it's a whole as one that struggles together and sticks together and will not let eachother down.

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Third Quarter goals

My greatest accomplishment of 2010 was getting a good grade on my reform essay that I did in English this year with my partner. The way I achieved getting a good grade on my reform essay is by paying attention in class about the directions and the expectations. My partner also helped me reach the point where I needed to be to get a great grade. I also took time out of my day to have staff read over the essays and help me fix any mistakes that I had in the essay. I had faith in myself that I would be able to get it in on time and I did and I felt great about it.

My goal for this quarter is to keep a 3.0 and A’s and B’s and at least one C. I would reach my goal by going to school and to all my classes and learn everything that I need to learn this year. I will also ask an adult or a peer to help me out on anything that I need help on. Last but not least I will have faith in myself to reach my goal.

Winter break Narrative

My most memorable day for winter break was in Texas on New Year's eve. My sister and I spent time together for the first time of the two weeks I was there for my winter break. We first stayed at home and cooked and danced and listened to music. While we are at home listening to music the ma noodle that my sister had on the stove cooking was boiling up to the top. So I told my sister and she said that the bubbles were floating to the top and the ma noodle is not cooked thoroughly. She came back in the living room and continued to dance and have a good time. I thought to myself this is the first time my sister ever payed attention or thought I was there.

It was almost time to get the ma noodle and pour it in a bowl to take to my grandmas house and spend a little time with them before I left to go back home. When we got the ma noodle and poured it in a bowl it was time to go to my grandmas house and so my sister and I was getting ready to get into the car and leave, until I forgot something and so I went in the house to go get my phone charger. I came outside and got in the car and we were on our way to my grandma's house. As soon as we got to my grandma's house I was carrying the bowl and I almost dropped the bowl because I had alot of other things in my hand and I had to open the door by myself.

After my experience with my sister having fun and spending time with my family was the most memorable thing that I have done while I was on my winter break. I have notice that even though I had fun two days out of the fifteen days I was there with family from the start of the New years.

What I learned in second quarter

What I learned in the Second Quarter of English 10

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Thanks to my group!Bella A,and Aroyn L