Academic Language Week 14 - Cloning

The context of Human cloning could be very dangerous. For one, human cloning could cause some kinds of side effects such as health problems or maybe some deformation. Human cloning can also create or cause illegal problems. Not only can it create a serious amount of problems, but it should be evaluated as a pointless project and it can be very dangerous and change people for worse. People should not try to equate themselves for it is most likely a dangerous project.

Dragons Den 7: Would You Rather?

I would rather get caught singing in the mirror, rather than getting caught spying on my crush. I would rather get caught singing, because I honestly do think that it's much less embarrasing than getting caught by my crush spying on them. Both things have happend to me and I really do think it was harder to explain to my crush what I was doing staring at them. It's really awkward to try and explain, on the other hand singing in front of the mirror isn't all that bad, because thats also happend to me, and I will just get some kind of compliment like "oh you sing really good Chels!!". So yes I much rather get caught singing in front of the mirror.

Response to Priester's Syllabus

I feel like I’m kind of already adapted to Ms. Priester’s environment, because I’ve had her since freshmen year so it shouldn’t be any different. I’m kind of already familiar with the rules, tardy policies, absences, and make-up work. I had trouble last year so I have to retake English 10 my junior year which I don’t mind. I just hope that this year I won’t be to shy to ask questions or get help. I am really familiar with the way Ms. Priester’s classroom works so I don’t have much questions I’m pretty much aware of everything. I also think Ms. Priester expects me to know her rules and expectations since I’ve been in her classroom since freshman year. I’m ready to try English 10 again!

"Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Before You Read: Paralyzed by Fear

A time that I was paralyzed by fear was around the time I was placed into the system. I was twelve years old and my dad was really upset with me. To make matters worse I had just gotten suspended. My dad told me to clean the house and wash the dishes and then left for work. He had warned me however that if I was not done by the time he got home he was going to beat me. I laid around in bed expecting him to come home around five. By the time he got home I wasn’t even halfway done. So he called me to the living room and gave me that look, and I just didn’t know whether to run or scream or cry so I just stood there and eventually got the beaten. That was a time that I was literally paralyzed by fear.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

My biggest goal was to try and go to school and I tried... It was also my biggest obstacle thanks to certain incidents...

Freewrite

I spent prom night with a bearded dragon named “Athena”, I took off with John’s bike and then came home to watch chick flicks by myself. On Friday I tried something new and I didn’t like it and then I watched everyone in my house get ready for prom. I was really annoyed because I felt really crowded in my own home I felt attacked with all these people in the house. Then after everyone left I was kind of bored but then I got over it and that was it.

CST Testing Reflection

When we were taking the CST’s I felt pretty nervous at first, but then after I started I felt all right. On Monday we took the English portion and I felt I did a good job, but I am not sure. We had a break and then we did the second portion of the test and I felt really tired with all the reading and stuff. I finished and read a book. The next day I tested in the tech center and it was really hard for me because I don’t really understand math so I don’t think I did really good. The other two test were for history and science and I wasn’t so sure about those either but I tried and did my best!

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My focus question is: why does transgender choose to have gender reassignment surgery? What do already know is that people who are transgender choose to have surgery, because they are unhappy with what they are. I also know that people who are transgender would like to undergo surgery, because it makes them happy being or acting like the opposite sex or different sex. I hope that by researching this question I can figure out more reasons as in to why transgender decide to undergo reassignment surgery. I also hope to learn a great deal of transgender facts and details. I hope that I am able to gather information and learn a lot.

Fourth Quarter Goals.

Last quarter the accomplishments I had made for myself pretty much went to the drain, but the one thing I will give myself is that I still tried. My goal for this quarter is to keep trying to not let anything stop me from what I am trying to do. It’s been kind of hard lately and sometimes I just want to give up and not try at all and that’s mostly where I stand everyday. There are certain people though that I feel that I just cant disappoint including myself. So I keep on trying day by day taking baby steps even if its just waking up and walking to school.

Fourth Quarter Kickoff Reflection/ Echocardiogram

I did not attend the fourth quarter kick off I had an echocardiogram that day and it was very interesting! When I got to the doctors they told me they needed am echocardiogram. I thought to myself “What the heck is that?” I was very scared at first and then they explained to me that it was going to be ok. I didn’t know what it was they told me it was like an ultrasound of my heart so I was a tiny bit calmer but still pretty scared and anxious. When I got to the room they put three sticker wire things on my chest and ribcage and then the process began! When I saw my heart I smiled I was so excited for some reason. I guess because now I actually knew and was aware from that day on that I in fact did have a heart. I got to hear my heartbeat and it sounds nothing like what you hear in movies or television. It made a sloshing noise. I got to see the four chambers of my heart, which I thought, were pretty amazing, and then I finally asked for a picture the ultrasound technician gave me two. When she took off the stickers it kind of stung a little, but before I knew it I was back home and I gave Griselda one of the pictures. I happily told her about the whole appointment!

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“Switch” Play Audience Member Experience

Today the sophomore class and some of the junior class went to a play in downtown San Diego. The play was good. It was very realistic and clear. The actors played out scenes in which related a lot to the audience. The play was very emotional and intense the members of the audience were teary some of them were crying. The play "Switch" described of the “system” and how it works from different points of views not only from the foster youth’s point of view. At first I didn’t really want to go to the play but Ms. Priester insisted that I’d go so I did and it wasn’t so bad. I actually somewhat enjoyed it because not only do I enjoy acting but I relate to the play as a foster child. Overall it was a nice and enjoyable experience and I’m glad I took Ms. Priester’s advice and attended the play.

Songs Containing Figures of Speech from Boys/Girls #

Heartless by Kanye West. 'How could you be so cold as the winter wind when it breezes.’


Like a Prayer by Madonna ‘Its like a dream, no end and no beginning.’

"The sun's on my side, take me for a ride," in Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine"

A year without rain by Selena Gomez 'A day without you is like a year without rain.'

Back to black ‘Life is a like a pie’ by Amy Whinehouse

Hey diddle diddle ‘The cow jumped over the moon’ by Mother Goose.

The wind cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix ‘Footprints dressed in red’

Like a Virgin by Madonna or ‘Hungry like the Wolf’

Poetry Experience Paragraph

I am very excited about studying poetry, because I think it is very interesting and soothing. I think it expresses a lot of emotion and it is very calming. It is also very interesting to read and discuss. I think it would be a lot of fun for the class, and it would interesting to hear everyone’s ideas and opinions about the different types of poems and styles of poetry they are out there. It would also be great for us to learn about different poems and poets. I think it is very important for us to study poetry and learn about the poets or poetry that made or caused an impact in today’s literature. It is important, because I think we should know why certain poems or poets are famous.That is my personal input in studying poetry!

Third Quarter Goals Reflection

My third quarter goals were very positive, but I somehow managed to fall to the same place I was in the beginning. Here I am again however trying to get back to the top and trying really hard to not give up. I have come up with a plan and I think it is a really great plan, but in order to make it happen I have to get to work now so it can pay off later on. I honestly wanted to just give up and not do anything at all anymore, but after a talk with Ms. Priester today I hope I can get my grades up and try harder. Actually I will try harder! One of my main goals in life is to go to UNLV, and I really want to make it happen. So right now I am realizing that in order to make it happen I have to put myself to work now.

Dream House Paragraph with Imagery

I am not exactly sure what my dream house would be like, but I would want it to be warm and welcoming to my guest or visitors. I always wanted a Victorian style home but I am not sure anymore. I want a big two story house with plenty of rooms so when my friends come from far away places they can always stay in a guest room. I want it to be colorful and bright, but it should all match as well. I want it to smell fresh like clean linens, no that’s actually kind of boring! I would want it to smell like colorful beautiful flowers of all sorts and varieties. I would want the outside of my house to seem friendly and charming. I would want a big yard so I can have little or big get together’s with friends. That’s what my dream house would be like.

“A Storm in the Mountains” One with Nature

A time that felt I was one with nature would be a couple of summers ago. My dad took me fishing on the pier of Imperial Beach, and it was around eight at night, but we didn’t mind. We were the only two people fishing. My mother and sister were on the pier, but they were very quiet eating ice cream. Suddenly I cast my fishing pole far into the ocean. The ocean’s current had become very mellow and gentle. It was very soothing and I felt at peace. It was so beautiful I wanted to jump into the ocean from the pier, but my dad warned me not to or else my bones would break. After a while my dad wanted to go home, but I wanted to lie on the pier; listen to the soothing sounds of the sea, and watch the stars twinkling so beautifully in the sky. I will never forget that night, because not only did I feel like I was one with nature, but it was a great and beautiful night.

Memorable Valentine's Day

My most memorable valentine consists of the cops and my best friend’s mom being charged for kidnap. So about three or four years ago it was Valentines Day, and I went on about my usual daily routine. I went to school and did everything I was supposed to. It was Friday and I wanted to go to the movies with some of my friends, but my mom didn’t allow me to and after that she beat me for basically no reason; she was just having a bad day. So I grabbed some clothe and left and went to my best friends house, and her mom called the cops on my mom. When the cops came my mom totally fooled them and cried about how she beat me, because she loves me. The typical story. The cops scolded me and told me to go home with my mom as if it were me who preyed on my mother. On top of that they asked if she wanted to place kidnapping charges on my friend’s mom and she said yes. That’s how that friendship ended, and that was also my most memorable valentines day.

Similes + Metaphors + Personification = Figurative Language

Metaphors
1. Love these days is very plain.
2. Hate hits people in the face.
3. Life has meaning.
4. Friendships last a lifetime.

Similes
1. Community meetings are as dull as a 100 year old blade.
2. Passes are as great as a million dollars.
3. When you enter the gym it is as hot as the sun.
4. My house is like a nightmare.

Personification
1. The moons face is beautiful tonight.
2. The purple flower danced in the breeze.
3. The phone cried out for five minutes.
4. The car strolled down the street with a glow.

Persuading You to Read a Blog

The freshmen’s blogs should be taken into consideration because they have really good work posted in their blogs. This work that they have should be seen and commented on to make them aware that their upperclassmen check their blogs and enjoy reading them. Another great reason why the freshmen’s blogs should be read is that they may have made mistakes or need to improve something on their page. If a classmate comments and tells them about their mistake it can help them a lot. It is also a great way for them to not feel left out and know that the upperclassmen care about them, and wish them to do well. It is a great way to let them know we admire their work!

Feelings about the CAHSEE

My feelings about the CAHSEE are mixed. I am kind of nervous, but then again I am like really ecstatic for some reason. I think I will do really well in the English section of the CAHSEE, but I don’t know about the math part because I am really horrible when it comes to math. I am really optimistic about it though. I am not being really negative, because I am convinced that if I am negative I will decline my chances of passing the CAHSEE. Right now I am thinking that if I set myself to it then I will probably most likely pass both sections of the test. Overall I think I will do a great job, but until then we will see!

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“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Enlist Paragraph

If I could enlist in the military I would, because it could give me more endurance. I need the endurance, because it is a great skill, life skill. I would also join to be of help to the country and community. I would join the army because it would be beneficial and have many great benefits. If I were in the selective service and was drafted out onto a war, I would not try to dodge it I would just go with the flow and join which ever thing they wanted me to. I wouldn’t dodge it, because I wouldn’t want to have to hide for basically the rest of my life or be found and arrested. I rather just deal with it and have whatever happens, happen.

Primary and Secondary Sources Comparison

A primary source is a story of an events witnessed by a bystander, victim or witness. It may also be an event written by the person who witnessed it or experienced it, such as: a diary, an autobiography, personal essays, editorials or speeches. A secondary source is a magazine article, newspaper articles, encyclopedias, or textbooks. A secondary source is written by someone who did not take part in the events they have begun writing about. One thing that both primary and secondary sources have in common is that they are sources and they both help talk about events and solve or discuss them. Those are also a couple of reasons as to why primary and secondary sources are helpful.

"Ex- Basketball Player " Paragraph

School athletics are not very important to me, because I would much rather concentrate in school academics. School athletics do not help much to prepare young people for future life experiences. The only thing I think you get from athletics that might help is endurance. Other than that I think that athletics will not prepare you for life. In my opinion athletics have really nothing to do with life as you get older. How do athletics prepare you for life? Unless you are really good and you get scholarships and things similar to that and such. Other than that I do not really see what types of achievements you can make.

Discussion questions

"Do you think that people set very high expectations for themselves that are unrealistic? Why"


"Dose this make you want to change your dream job to something more achievable?"


"Why did John Updike write the poem?"


"What do you think happened to Flick, why do you think he didn't become a Pro- NBA star?"



"After reading the poem does it change your prospective on which is more important.(Yes,No) Why?"

What it means to be a Sophomore.

When you become a sophomore it means that you are no longer a freshman. It means that you should have gotten the hang of how things are supposed to function by then. It means that it is time to start thinking about your future because the next three years are just going to fly by. It is time for you start becoming more serious about what you want in life. It means to stop goofing off and giving a care about schoolwork. It means being mature because you’re no longer a newbie and you should be prepared no one should be doing things for you or guiding you within every step you take.

SPA Poem

My life at SPA is a dull as an over used blade.
It is as appalling as a two star movie.
It does not glide smoothly like Chap Stick on a humans lips.
It is very rough like pumices stone.
I have learned to deal with this like a sled dog forced to run another race!

Free Choice Blog Post/First Toaster Strudel Moment with Griselda!

One night Griselda and I were talking about food, because of course that’s all we do, and so Griselda asked me if I had ever eaten toaster strudel’s and I replied no. Griselda was anxious it seemed she had never met someone who had never eaten a toaster strudel. The next day we went to the grocery store and I bought two boxes of toaster strudel. My sugar was low and my special man friend had just stopped being my special man friend so it was the perfect time for a delicious warm toaster strudel. Griselda and I made coffee and prepared the strudels. We took the food to my room and sat on my bed. We both counted to three, and at three we bit the toaster strudel. The toaster strudel was very sweet and warm it was all right. I will always remember this day because it was my first toaster strudel, and it was with a very special person, basically the only important person in my life, Griselda. Later on I discovered Griselda would become “my first” a lot of things and I love her very much she’s a great “first” person!

"I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Paragraph

The emotion that the poem, "I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca, creates is a somewhat of a warming emotion. He offers this poem as a gift to the reader making them feel cared about by saying “I love you”, or it can also make the reader feel like he is there or is known by the reader. He explains to the readers how he cannot give material things, but he instead offers this poem as a gift. That is the type of emotion he creates with this poem.

"Heart! We will forget him!" Paragraph

The writer of “Heart! We will forget him!" talks to her heart as if she is preaching to another person and there could be many reasons why she does so. One of the reasons maybe is that it’s been proven that the more you say things to yourself the more likely it is for you to do them or to convince yourself that it’s true. So by doing so the author may have been convinced or trying to convince herself that she is not heartbroken or will get over it. In a way the author was trying to engrave in her mind and heart that she is not heartbroken and I she is then she will get over it pain free.

My Teaching Experience

My experience teaching fourth period was stressful and sorry to say but, it was also horrid. Most of the students were impertinent and offensive. When fifth period came I was glad I made it out of there with out having some sort of out burst. Other than that I was glad my partner and I got the whole lesson plan done because, it was truly confusing and somewhat difficult for us. I was also ecstatic to get the whole project over and done with because, quite frankly I was beginning to get pretty aggravated and exasperated with it. Other than the issues with the children in period four I think we did a pretty good job and apparently so did Ms. Priester. At the end of the period Ms. Priester told my partner and I we had done a good job and that lifted my spirits a little.

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Paragraph to Persuade You to Read My Poem

The poem that my partner and I are teaching is “Same Song” by Pat Mora. People should read this poem because, it’s a good poem that teaches about, what many teens and youth are going through right now. Many youth members are not fulfilled with their appearance. They are not satisfied with who they are. They are not pleased, not the smallest amount, by the person they see in the mirror. This brings us to this poem. This poem represents not one but two teenagers of both genders who look in the mirror each day and see not the person that they were expecting to come in contact with. Many teens face this struggle everyday it’s not unusual but it’s also not okay. This poem will show people including youth that they are not the only ones feeling this way.

Third Quarter Goals.

Last year (2010), I had the idea that I was going to drop dead any second so I gave up. I stopped trying in school I stopped trying to deal with anything point blank period. I literally went to school to drool on myself, stare blank at the board, and of course to warm up someone’s seat. I didn’t do much and I didn’t make any accomplishments, because frankly, plain and obviously I had no goals whatsoever, but to make it through the day. This new quarter I unfortunately almost started the same, but a certain someone’s choice to give up on me suddenly slapped me in the face so hard I landed in reality. This person told me they would basically support me physically, mentally, and emotionally and then they walked away. This made me wake up and say to myself “Hey Chels, get real no one is going to help you if you don’t help yourself first!” and that is one of my main goals. I’ve put myself before everyone else, especially due to the fact that I don’t really talk to anyone on this campus. I’ve set my long-term goals and my short-term goals to help me accomplish my long-term goals. To accomplish my short-term goals, however, I just have to keep doing what I’ve been doing and that’s keeping focus in school, keeping myself out of trouble, stop my attitude and create a better atmosphere for myself.

Animal Farm to the Real World

A form of allegory that happens frequently in the real world that also happens in this story is betrayal and confusion. There is a scene in the story that implies that the two pigs Napoleon and Squealer have ran Snowball off and out of the farm. The two pigs are the malicious ones who are trying to take control over the farm and inhabitants. The two pigs accuse Snowball, the good pig, of being a traitor and a criminal. The things that Snowball is being accused of are false accusations. Yet they are being taken seriously for a while until the farm animals realize that the other two pigs are manipulators and are also very malicious. This scene in the story is similar to multiple events in life especially in adolescents. Young teenage kids in these days have their ways of manipulating, betraying, and being malicious. These days you see it everywhere people of all ages, sizes, and races are accused falsely or maybe framed. People do this type of thing to have others turn their backs on the victim. This is a form of allegory that happens in the story as well as in the real world.

“Animal Farm” Revolution at SPA

One fine and dandy day at SPA everything seemed normal and usual. Little did the staff and teachers know that the students at SPA had the whole day planned out to be unusual and devastating. The students had planned to force the staff and teachers to somehow run away from the academy. The morning came by and passed. Everything seemed okay until around noon things started to get out of control. Due to the students plan of dominating SPA. The students did things that were so gruesome that they must not be written. These brutal and cruel events forced staff and teachers and pretty much all types of adult to head for the hills, literally. A couple of days went by and SPA was a mess ever since the adults had left. There was no structure, restrictions, limitations, or rules. None of the students went to school because they did not care nor want to go and even the ones that did couldn’t, because there were no teachers in sight. A couple of weeks went by and finally the students who were responsible and cared decided to act. The responsible students took a SPA vehicle and ran away to social services offices and told of everything that had happened and was going on. Social services rescued the terrified staff and put the establishment back to its place the kids that caused chaos were punished and the kids that didn’t were rewarded. Then a couple of months later everything went back to normal and pretended nothing had happened.

A heart symbolizes our house which is girls 2.

A heart symbolizes our house which is girls 2. The heart symbol to others symbolizes love and it does. To me the heart symbolizes love, but along with love comes loyalty, devotion, care, protection and affection. That is what the heart symbol represents to me; therefore, I think that in my house the heart is a perfect symbol to represent us. Not only do we love each other nearly unconditionally, but we are deeply devoted into each others lives. Whenever one of us is in need of a talk or anything of that sort we are at all times there. We keep our conversation and our feelings confidential between each other which represents our loyalty towards. We care about each other profoundly I’ve noticed that the girls in my house care about me a modest amount more, because of my illness. This is when protection comes in to play. They protect me not only from certain temptation and urges, but we all protect each other from certain things we find harmful to each other. We have our troubles here and there like everybody else, but when it comes down we’re always there with affection towards each other.

San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

Our school mascot at San Pasqual academy is a blue dragon. A mythical creature known to be intimidating, vicious, and also for its ability to fly and go anywhere it wants, and of course to breathe fire. I’d like to think that the reason this mascot was chosen is to make us students at San Pasqual academy seem vicious, because believe me some of us can be. Not only just attitude wise, but academically and successfully vicious. The dragon is mythical if, for example, you were to say, “Jeff dragons are real and they breathe fire”, chances are they won’t have any kind of credibility in you. I gave this example, because as a foster youth student at SPA I know when I tell some of the stories of what I’ve gone through people may not believe me. The dragon can fly and go where ever it wants; us as humans however cannot, but if we try hard enough and succeed at SPA, then chances are we will too, be able to go anywhere we’d like.

“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 out of the foster care system. From my perspective they are initiated out of the system when they have graduated high school and have met all requirements. They have also found a plan as to how they will live and what they will do in the future once they are released. In other students or peoples perspective the youth must be 18 and emancipated. No plan required. I see these differently, because if you have no plan once you’ve graduated and are 18 then most likely you’ll be homeless and somehow manage to get back into the welfare system. That just goes to show me, and possibly others that you have not really gotten out the system.

Symbolism in “Through the Tunnel”

“Through the Tunnel” Analysis Paragraph

I do not find it convincing that Jerry risk’s his life just to try to go into a hole underwater. Some kids all over the world and any where, pretty much, are always living life on the edge. I don’t find it convincing either that Jerry survives. In real life then maybe it would be convincing but in a story that’s in school literature I find it more likely that the character will survive. Either way I think that Jerry’s decision was truly not the smartest. He was basically risking his life for an underwater cave that no one knew about but him. Then again I guess no one should judge because he was determined to do this. Even if it was the last thing he ever did, and he did it.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

If there was ever a time that I felt that I wanted to prove someone wrong, its now! So I’ve realized that I’ve dug myself into a hole so deep that not everyone thinks I’m ever going to get me out of but I’m actually trying now. I want to get myself out of the hole I dug myself into and everyone that suspects it’s never going to happen, I want to prove them wrong. I’ve gone through a bundle of problems and I’ve gotten myself out of it each and every time. I understand if people are somewhat disappointed. I am disappointed in myself for letting myself fall so far down over basically nothing. I’ve been feeling sorry for myself over nothing really, every single one of my problems is irreversible and it’s going to be reversed. I haven’t been looking at my cup half empty, I’ve been looking at it as completely empty. In the last couple of days I’ve realized that I have something whatever it is, and it’s truly better than nothing.

Winter Break Experience

The past two weeks we had for winter break were hectic, strange, and confusing. I spent the first weekend at SPA and then went on pass for about four days. The time I was on pass was unbelievable I still can’t believe all the things that happened while I was on pass. It was pretty calm, however, and I had fun. I spent lots of time shopping and with friends. I came back late to SPA and then went to sleep. I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day at SPA. Then when Monday I came I was the only one home. I didn’t do much but the week I had at SPA was pretty horrible, because I was accused of doing a lot of things I didn’t do.