There I lay
On my back
Glaring at the clouds
Puffy and white
Like a fresh new pillow
Waiting on my bed Continue reading
Category Archives: Core Learning Strands
Current Event: Spelling Bee Runs Out of Words
Two Missouri students were competing head to head for 66 rounds at a spelling bee, but they couldn’t finish because the organizers ran out of words. It is said from the Kansas City Star that 23 out of the 25 finalists were knocked out after 19 rounds. Fifth grader Sophia Hoffman of Lee’s Summit and Kush Sharma, a seventh grader from Kansas City, went right through the list of words provided by the national bee. When they ran out of words the organizer were looking through a dictionary for words. Five hours into the contest the organizers decided to continue the bee on March 8. Continue reading
Arab Spring
Current Event: School serves snail in salad
High schools on the Hawaii’s Big Island are leveling up their food inspections for school cafeteria inspections. Why? A student found a snail in his salad. This student went to Kealakehe, and the principle said that it wasn’t the staffs’ fault and it was the farm where they get the greens. He also said that he will be watching the staff more diligently and inspect more often. Continue reading
Current Event: Shots fired at refueling truck at gas station
In San Diego, a pump and a refueling cab at a Kearny Mesa gas station were struck in a drive-by shooting Thursday night. This was reported at 8:55 pm on Convoy St. It is said that the cab driver just finished putting gas in the car and then someone fired at the truck. When the shot was fired the driver ran inside and told the employee to call the police. Continue reading
Current Event: Justin Bieber Had Pot, Pills in His System During DUI Arrest
On January 23, 2014 Justin Bieber was arrested for DUI, drugs, pills in his system, and drag racing. He was arrested in Miami Beach at around 3 am. He was also driving with an expired license. According to the officer Bieber “cussed him out” when he was getting hand cuffed. He is getting charged for DUI. Later he admitted for smoking pot and taking pills. Continue reading
Compare & Contrast: “I Have a Dream Speech” and “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing”
The Civil Rights Movement had many different elements that created it. There were numerous speeches given, poems and stories written, and masses of people involved in protests. Example of this were Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and Maya Angelou’s auto-biography “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing”. On one hand these writings have strong and powerful imagery, and on the the other hand the purpose of the “I Have a Dream” speech was to persuade while “I Know Why the Cage Birds Sing” was telling a personal story. Continue reading
Betty Friedan Web
For this project we had to choose an event or person from the 1960’s and make a web about it. I chose Betty Frieda so all of the other people, eras, organizations, and events somehow had a connection to her.
Vietnam Veteran Interview: John Kelly
For this project we had to interview a Vietnam Veteran. We wanted to know exactly what it felt like to be in the war strait from a veteran himself. I interviewed my mom’s good friend’s father: John Kelly. Continue reading
Current Event: Officer Shoots and Kills Attacking Pit Bull
On December 18th a detective shot and killed a pit bull that bit a detective and a FBI agent. The officers were doing a probation check at a home on 40th Street near F Street about 9 in the morning. It is said that a woman from the house put the dog in a room, and when she went to move the animal the dog got loose and went straight to attack. The dog bit the detective on his left leg and when he tried to push the dog away he bit his hand. Then the FBI agent hit the dog with a baton and the dog bit him. After that the detective shot the dog. Continue reading