Second Quarter Jog Blog

Second Quarter Jog Blog

“Notes from a Bottle” SPA Flood Message in a Bottle.

Day1

December 15, 2010
Cold and clear, the water was now up to my knees. The carpet in my house is soaked and we are trying to keep everything that is valuable safe. Many of the students don’t care what their staff is saying and are running around like maniacs. Other students are sitting around sobbing hysterically and shaking uncontrollably. Their cries are like rings in our ears that won’t stop. Outside, the orange groves are half way covered and many oranges are floating in the water. Many of the staff and students are in denial and are praying that it will soon stop.


Day 2

December 16, 2010
Dark and in the middle of nowhere, we are all alone with no adults or staff. All the staff have left to be with their families. The orange groves are no longer visible and many bodies are floating around in the water, some are students and others are staff. The water is now half way up the mountains so students are up in roofs. Everyone is desperate and worried that they are smoking and drinking. Majority of the kids are swimming to the mountains to get to the top to be safe.


Day 3

December 17, 2010
We have just made it to the top of the hill and everyone is exhausted. Everyone looks like ghost, pale with their lips purple from the coldness of the water. There are about ten students at the tip of the hill and everyone else is floating in the water. The water is freezing and it feels like thousands of needles stabbing our bodies over and over again. The water is covering everything and nothing is visible from the top of the mountain. Everyone’s faces are blank showing no expressions of what is happening. The water is rising and it is now under my nose, my body is shaking and there is no way to make it stop.

Persuasive Project Become a Mentor

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What I Learned in English10 Second Quarter.

This quarter in Ms.Priester’s sophomore class I have learned some new things and had some review on things that I had already learned. In my sophomore class we don’t use paper because like Ms.Priester likes to say “my class is a paperless class”. She has use computers and do all of our work on goodle docs and other websites. One of the things I learned this quarter are how to embed things into my blog and also how to create a poll. Ms.Priester has also been teaching us some new concepts in literature such as ambiguity, theme and irony. I have also learned how to record and answer questions on the web and how to participate on an online discussion. Overall I have learned many different things this quarter in Ms.Priesters sophomore class.

Shop 'til You Drop Extra Credit

Amazing, that’s how I would describe the shop till you drop hosted by The Friends of San Pasqual. My house was one of the last houses to be called but I still had fun even though we got there late. I was so grateful because we have people that take their time to not only give to us but support us and encourage us to do better. I look up to all the donors that donate so us because they are a helping hand to the academy and make me want to give back to children when I grow up. I was excited because we got iPods and we got to take picture and do many other things. Overall it was such an amazing experience even though it was my third time going.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" - You're the Detective

If I was a detective investigating the murder of Patrick Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, I would have not been persuaded to eat the lamb because a detective should never eat at a murder scene. I would have taken Marry Maloney into custody even though she seemed innocent because she was the one who called the cops and nobody else was around when Patrick was killed. Another thing I would have done was said no to Marry Maloney when she offered me some whiskey because she could have put something in it and I would have never suspected it. I would have been a more wise and careful detective.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mary's Giggling

At the end of “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary Maloney begins giggling because the officers were looking for the murder weapon and they were eating it. They kept saying that the murder weapon was going to be under their noses and they were eating the lamb that the wife had used to kill him. She was also laughing because she had tricked the officers and the detectives that she hadn’t killed her husband and she was innocent. After the police leave the house, I predict Mary will cry because she will notice what she had done and kill herself too.

Mentoring a Youth

Situational Irony in My Life Paragraph

I was waiting for the word “Your going to be expelled and sent to juvenile hall” to come out the principle’s mouth but instead she said “I’m disappointed”. I had just been in a fight at school with another girl because she had been running her mouth. I had been in other fights throughout the whole school year, which I was told if I got in another fight I would be suspended or sent to Juvenile Hall. The day of the fight I was trying to stay calm because I didn’t want to be suspended better yet I didn’t want to be sent to Juvenile Hall but I couldn’t handle my anger and ended up fighting. I was very surprised and shocked by the principle’s response because I was waiting for her to give mea different response.