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Animal Cruelty

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If we don’t stop hurting the living things around us we will have nothing left. Do you think it’s “Ok” to abuse the living animals around us? I believe that animal cruelty should be restricted and animals that are at places like SeaWorld should be released immediately.

The amount of animal abuse happening to animals every year is turning into a serious problem. Some of these animals are kept in cages or facilities their whole life and never get to see the light of day. Other animals such as dogs are captured to fight or race. “Thousands of Greyhounds die each year-some in the name of Selective Breeding,” (dosomething.org). This is a major problem and needs to be outlawed. “Today dog fighting has been reported in urban, suburban, and rural settings in all regions of the country”(dosomething.org). To force these animals to fight others for there survival is wrong all in definitely, if this animal was you how would feel by killing your own kind?

The percent of animal abuse happening every year is shocking. “In media-reported animal cruelty cases in 2007: 64.5% (1,212) involved dogs 18% involved cats and 25% involved other animals,” (humansociety.org).  When dogs and other animals are trapped or attacked they fight so hard to stay alive even though they are starving to death or bleeding to death. I believe that animals don’t deserve any type of abuse no matter the situation.

In addition, animals in the wild are hunted, such as wolves, whales, and bears should be left alone. Many animals are going extinct. WWF estimates that “at least 10,000 species go extinct every year.” People someday will realize that many animals are gone all because of our careless behavior towards other living animals. I believe this can be resolved by making and enforcing new laws such as fishing, hunting, and logging restrictions. Also, we should make more nature reserves to protect the environment.

I believe that we don’t realize what we have until it’s already gone. Animal abuse will probably won’t stop until a very long time or maybe even it won’t. I believe that if we try hard enough and just stop abandoning or punishing the animals then we wont have to worry about any animal being harmed or going extinct.  Animal abuse is very wrong and no animal should ever deserve it.

“Dream On”-Song and Story

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Link to Song: Here

Do you agree that the song should be made into a remix of some sort? I believe they should add more then just,”Dream On.”The song, “Dream On” by Aerosmith includes a lots of literary elements such as repetition and imagery. I also believe to anyone that this song could of been better. In this critique I will be talking about how they should make the song stronger to the listener including more literary elements like imagery and repetition.

“Dream on Dream on dream until your dream comes true.” I understand when you say,”Dream On,” over a thousand times it gets old, you should add something else like in the beginning and include more dialogue. It should also include some imagery if you name the song “Dream on”, it really should be replaced with all the repetition that you use. I believe that these changes should be added in a remix.

“Yeah, sing with me sing for the year sing for the laughter, sing for the tear, sing with me, if it’s just for today maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away.” In this part of the song I believe it should not involve god or anything that would involve Christianity, because people who don’t believe in the bible may be offended. The song sounds great, but you really need to think about getting rid of any religious quotations and put something else like rhythm or some rhyme scheme.

Rhythm and rhyme is used in the song to make it sound very good. If they made a remix to the song I bet the song would be on the top ten, but only if they make the song longer better and stronger to the person listening. The rhythm and rhyme scheme used is when they say, “Yeah sing with me Sing for the year, sing with me if its just for today maybe tomorrow the good lord will tai you away.”

“Guitar Opening,” This part is at the very beginning, it takes up a quarter of the song it should be replaced with more imagery and or repetition.

If these changes are made this song, I am sure that I am not the only one who would like the remix. Thats all any song really needs is repetition, rhyme, imagery and rhythm.

Poem#3-My Fantasy Life

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I am from potatoes
That are soaked in dark happiness
I am from the green side of Greenland
Where there is smelliness
I am from a Post Office located in Hong Kong
I was born in a Garbage truck on its way to pick up a hitch hiker
My favorite thing to do is tour Burger Kings in North Arizona

When I see my friend I yell at them YOU’RE GARBAGE because of where I was born
I see garbage that is a good thing my adopted dad who never passed ninth grade said
Potatoes are my life
When I see a potato I yell CHUPACABRA because of its hairs

When I see a moldy soggy big lumpy potato in a garbage can I say, “Here’s Desert”
If you ever do see a moldy soggy big hairy potato, you should try it
It will taste chewy and delicious like moldy bananas

The Hippie and the Genie

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It was the year 1986. The Hippie was a wanted criminal, and was known as the Chief of Thieves. He had just escaped a jail at the time. The Hippie eventually found a house with a old man named The Genie. When the Hippie tried to rob the old man he ended up talking about the world the Hippie said, “What has this world come to” and The Genie responds saying nothing but, “who are you.” At that time the Hippie thought the Genie was blind… and he was. When the People Police found him they say, “FREEZE” but the Hippie just ran. Eventually after five long hours the Hippie hits his head and trips on a Tree Tunip.

The Hippie later passed out. And later woke up in a factory were he met a Genie. When the Genie asked him to, “make three wishes that will depend upon your future,” the Hippie had no idea what he meant, but he knows what he meant when he says, “make three wishes,”. The Hippie’s first wish was to have a flying carpet, the genie then thought the Hippie was weird. When the hippie wished for infinite magic in his flying carpet it later led to the final wish and that was for the Genie to leave the Hippie alone so the Genie did.

The hippie was later caught abusing his power and started flying over New Fork throwing forks at everyone. A few hours later the Genie showed up saying, “HOW DARE YOU ABUSE YOUR POWERS!” The Hippie was scared and the Genie took his powers. The hippie was starting to fall out of the sky because of the Genie taking his wishes and making the flying carpet disappear beneath him. Just before he hits the ground from falling over one hundred feet, he woke up, in a trash can.

Before he could get out he saw the People Police chasing after him so the Hippie ran away from them again. He was eventually found in a hotel parking lot. The hippie had no idea what he had done but he knew he had done something bad. He later was told while in a police car he was going to be put in jail for robbing a bank and committing many other crimes like refusing arrest. He thought for years to himself about what he had done, “it must have been a dream,” or was it, the Hippie said to himself, he then remembered the Genie and said,”ill remember one day,”.

The Homeless Man and The Future Homeless Man-Creative Writing

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There once was a homeless man who couldn’t do anything because he was homeless. He said to his future self, “Why you gotta be so homeless man you can’t do anything.” The homeless man responded in a mean way he said, “CARROTS.” The future homeless man was really dumb; he wasn’t even real. The homeless man was just talking to a person who wasn’t there. It was as if he was in his own world. The Future unreal homeless man was going to punish him if the homeless man said one more offensive thing.

The very next words the past homeless man said were, “you are a POTATO.” Then something horrible happened; the past homeless man was turned into a homeless man, the homeless man was in shock he told the future homeless man, “WHY!?,” and he said, “Because You Are A Taco.” And with those words the Future homeless man left the homeless man. The homeless man now that he had the powers of the homeless, he could finally be homeless in peace, but this wasn’t the end of his new homeless self. Then the future homeless man left the homeless man. The homeless man was really hungry so he started stealing from, “Bob’s Pizza,” and every time he stole cheese from Bob, Bob would say, “THATS NACHO CHEESE.” He eventually stopped because the homeless man had better things to do, and one of them was to sleep in dumpsters; he enjoyed this a lot.

He could now do activities and one of them was chase trash around stores and dumps. One day the homeless man was on a boat in the middle of the deepest part of the ocean with the biggest waves. He eventually saw a seagull and jumped off The Titanic and landed in the ocean, but the seagull wasn’t a seagull it was a shark. When the boat left he immediately had a heart attack and died. The End

The Good Earth-Summary and Review

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The Good Earth immediately starts off with Wang-Lung and O-lan getting married. When Wang-Lung spends all of his money on buying and setting up for the marriage they all become poor. When Wang-Lung finds out about a plan where thieves are going to steal all the gold and loot from some house the thieves know is rich, O-lan and Wang join in. Eventually, Wang-Lung and O-lan become rich from the loot they steal and decide to buy a home and lots of land so they do. When O-lan dies Wang-Lung buys a girl name Lotus and Wang changes his mind about how he likes woman and misses O-lan. Later when Wang tries to convince his sons to not sell the land, they smile above Wang-Lungs head and the book is immediately over.

I think The Good Earth was a descent book because of how much detail and crazy events happen to one family. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5.

The Space Race and The Nuclear Arms Race

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The Nuclear Arms Race was a big reason why we have people in space today. The Nuclear Arms Race was when the U.S. and Russia competed to see who could have more Nuclear Weapons. Back then people feared that if you didn’t have the most Nuclear weapons you were considered, “Weak”. The Nuclear Arms race eventually led to the Space Race.

The most destructive bomb that the U.S. had was the B52, it flew six thousand miles and, “delivered a nuclear payload,” (History Learning Site). Russia’s most destructive nuclear weapon was the H-bomb in 1952 this produced bomb was smaller sized then the nuke but it caused two thousand five hundred more destruction. This is an example of how the Russia and the U.S. competed in the Nuclear Arms Race.

The Space Race started in 1957 and ended in 1969. After the Nuclear Arms Race was yet another race between the U.S. and Russia, it was known as the Space Race. All of the U.S’s and Russia’s ideas went towards the Space Race. All the Nuclear weapon technology they had used towards the Nuclear Arms Race, they used to get to space. Russia had made it to space first because of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. However this was to space only, in 1969 the U.S. finally traveled to the moon with success and Russia was slammed with failure (History.com).

The Space Race was a big part of how we have people in space today. The Apollo 11 mission involved Neil Armstrong and a few other U.S. citizens who first set foot on the moon. This was the end to the Space Race because landing on the moon was the biggest accomplishment.

The Nuclear Arms Race caused the Space Race. Both these races were a big part of our history and remind people of the danger of seeing who is more powerful. The Space Race and the Apollo 11 mission will always be remembered.

Works Cited

History Learning Site. Web. <Historylearningsite.co.uk>

History.com “Cold War”. Web

My Life As A Baseball Player

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My name is Caleb, I grew up in Richmond, Virginia, moved to three different states, and ended up in San Diego, California. When I was only five or six I started playing baseball with my dad, sometimes I would rage because I couldn’t hit the ball. Eventually I got really good. Six and a half seasons later if someone were batting I could tell where the ball was probably going to go. I’ve lived a very strange but yet good 13 years, it’s strange because I’ve had three dads and have been swapped around in about seven different schools. It’s also good because I get to meet new people where ever I go. I also experienced new things over the summer like going away to camps for weeks strait without my parents around.

My second dad is named Jason. The reason my mom, Jesse, left him was because he assaulted her. He was always really nice he was the one who trained me for baseball but behind closed doors, I could hear him getting into fights all the time with my mom. My third dad is named Mark; right now he is considered my step dad but I think of him as a dad because of how funny and nice he is, I care a lot about both of my dads no matter what.

I stopped playing sports at age 10. This was because I got whiplash in my neck from a car accident. Before my mom, Jesse, got custody of me, my dad Jason was smacking and starving me until my mom realized he was doing this, she was furious. Although my second dad has done bad things I still care for him a lot for the things he has done for me; he volunteered to be a coach for one of my baseball seasons which I thought was awesome.

The moment I moved to San Diego I was being fed way too much and became a blue berry. Currently, I’m working on it though. I want to start playing basketball for school. The school I’m in now is ranked 8th in all of California. I’m hoping I don’t move again or switch schools again. In this school I’m in after school sports programs. My last after school baseball program was the best. During my final game, it was two outs, bases loaded, and I was Right Field. The ball came to me and I dove and caught the ball. Happy, everyone came running towards me cheering. I told my parents and they said they saw it all. It was my last baseball game and it’s a good memory.

I have never gotten good grades. The last time I got good grades was in 1st grade. I’m in 8th grade now and I’m determined to get good grades and the only thing that stops me is myself. The results from last year are horrible compared to this year. When my mom Jesse talked to my teacher my teacher said I’m ahead in two or three subjects. My parents told me that if I get really good grades I will get a new iPad and Xbox for Christmas 2014. I am also determined to continue playing sports.

I will also continue to play baseball for as long as I live because of how it brings back memories.This year, I’ve made new friends, met new people in different states, and put the past in the past and continuously think about my future.

To Kill A Mocking Bird-Summer Project

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1.Letter: Dear Mr. Radley,
I must thank you for what you did for me. I know I called you names and thought negative of you. But now I regret ever saying anything about you. Mr. Bob Ewell is a bad man who should of just left me alone. If you had not of come to help me who knows what the result of my injures could of been. Mr. Boo Radley you are my hero and Maycomb’s as well. You didn’t have to save me but since you saw I was in trouble you cared and refused to let me struggle and be repeatedly beaten. For this I send you a letter saying thank you and I hope to see you again sometime Mr. Radley.
From, Jem

2. The reason I chose to write to Mr. Radley was because he proved himself and even though Jem said negative things about Radley, he saved him.

3.The character traits to describe Mr. Radley would be caring and trustworthy because of how he made a choice to save Jem.

4.The key themes that could describe the character I have written about would be hope and courage for how he made a stand to prove himself and who he really is.

5.The knowledge of the action of Mr. Radley when I wrote this project was understanding how he cares. And how Mr. Radley made a total difference in Maycomb’s community.

Letter-1st quarter project

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To Ms. Christensen
Hello my name is Caleb I am a really good at baseball; it’s my favorite sport. You asked me questions to get to know me and one was, “What is your family like” and I’ll tell you they are extremely nice. The things I like outside of school would be playing sports and just like any other kid, on their free time they enjoy video games. When I grow up my hope is to become a lawyer or an engineer but first I will need a masters degree. I want to succeed in school and in college no matter what happens. But I struggle with it I try really hard to get good grades but it never happens. My parents and I are thinking of pushing me back to repeat 8th grade but as long as I get good grades I’ll succeed to get a good job.

Sincerely, Caleb