Compare and Contrast Tim and Ponyboy by Kevin Hoffmann 12/20/2011

Authors Note: I am writing this essay to compare and contrast Tim Meeker from “My Brother Sam is dead” and Ponyboy Curtis from “The Outsiders”.

What would you do if you someone that was really close to you? Tim Meeker is an average 15 year old boy. While Ponyboy, is the opposite of an average 15 year old boy. Tim and Ponyboy may seem completely different, but they both show characteristics for fighting for their families.

          To begin with Tim Meeker has looked up to his only brother Sam all his life. While Ponyboy Curtis, has looked up to his older brother Darry. Sam was brave and always knew what the right thing to do. He was part of a new American Revolutionary Army. Sam talks about defeating the British and becoming independent and free. But not everyone in town wants to be a part of this new army, because most of the people are still loyal supporters of the English King, especially Tim and Sam’s father. The war is raging and Tim knows he’ll have to make a choice. But how can he choose, when it , means fighting his father on one side and fighting his brother on the other?

          How are Tim and Ponyboy different? Tim fights for what he believes in. While Ponyboy fights for the greasers. In addition Tim has a mother and a father. On the other hand Ponyboy’s mom and dad died in a car crash. This affects Tim because he shows that he has more respect and more discipline. This affects Ponyboy because you can tell he doesn’t have a lot of respect and very little discipline.

          Equally important Tim and Ponyboy have some similarities. Both characters are dynamic characters. Tim is a dynamic character because he goes from fighting on the same side as his dad to fighting against his dad. Ponyboy is also a dynamic character because he changes when Johnny dies. He gets more aggressive and wants to fight more.

Another similarity is they both lose someone really close to them. Tim loses his Sam. Sam was Tim’s older brother and his role model. Ponyboy loses Johnny. Johnny was Ponyboy’s best friend and was the person that ran away with Ponyboy the night Darry hit him across the face.

 Lastly both characters have a loving family. Tim has his mom, dad, and had his brother until he died. While Ponyboy, has the greasers as his family. This is important because without family and friends you don’t really have anything left because now you don’t have anyone to care for you, protect you, or talk to. For example if you’re addicted to drugs and you don’t  have family or friends than your addiction will just get worse and worse because there would be nobody to tell you to stop and one day you could overdose and die. Also if you get hurt nobody’s there to call an ambulance. Furthermore always stay in touch with your family and friends because one day it will pay off.

          In conclusion Tim and Ponyboy may seem like complete opposites, but they both show characteristics of fighting for their families. Some similarities are that they both are dynamic characters. Also they both fight for people that they love and care about.

 Another example is they both have a loving family. Some differences are that Tim fights for what he believes in and Ponyboy fights for the greasers. Another example is that Tim has blood related family. Ponyboy has his two brothers which are blood related and the rest of the greasers which are not blood related. Lastly keep close with your family and friends. That was how you compare and contrast Tim Meeker from “My Brother Sam is dead” and Ponyboy Curtis from “The Outsiders”.

Point of View "My Brother Sam is Dead' 12/08/2011

Author’s Note: I am writing this piece to show you a different point of view from the book “My Brother Sam is dead.”

           If your brother and your dad were fighting on different sides in a war, what side would you be on? That’s the question that Tim Meeker has to answer in the book “My Brother Sam is dead.” How do you think the dad felt about having to fight against his own son in the war?

          From the dad’s point of view he feels bad that he has to fight his son in the war, but he has no other choice. While from Sam’s point of view it seems like his dad is doing it on purpose because he was made at Sam for fighting against the side that his father is on. From Tim’s point of view it seems like Sam is fighting against father so he can make him mad.

          The dad is being lied to by both his son’s Sam and Tim. Sam is lying to the dad about fighting on the same side as his father when he’s fighting against him. Tim is lying to the dad about going fishing when he’s really  running  around for some old man .If I was the dad and I found out that my kids were lying to me, I would be pretty mad. What dad wouldn’t be mad at their kids if they were lying to him?

Static vs. Dynamic Character

         Author's Note: I'm writing this story to show you that Ponyboy is a dynamic character.

           Is Ponyboy Curtis a static or a dynamic character? Ponyboy Curtis is one of the main characters in "The Outsiders". Even though he is the youngest Greaser, he matured faster than any of the other Greasers.  He is the person that is telling the story. Ponyboy is a dynamic character for many reasons.

          Ponyboy is a dynamic character.  We first see him change in Chapter two when he meets Cherry Valance. He changes because Greasers are usually tough and mean, like when Dally is talking to Cherry and her friend he is mean and aggresive, but when Ponyboy talks to Cherry and her friend he's nice and sweet. For example on page 23 in chapter two when he is talking to Cherry he said “ We still hang around rodeos a lot. I’ve seen you two barrel race. You’re good.” That shows that he can be a nice guy.

           Another example is when Ponyboy wants to be in the rumble, but he doesn’t really like to fight. Ponyboy doesn't like too fight because of what happend when Johnny got jumped by the Scos. That kind of surprised me because he doesn’t seem like the kid that would want to fight. He gets good grades in school and he is a nice person. When he is arguing with Darry he’s trying to get Darry to let him be in the rumble.

The connection I made to the book Holes because the Greasers and the boys at Camp Green Lake are both trying to solve their own problem. In "The Outsiders" the Greasers are trying to solve the war between them and the Socs. While in "Hole"s the boys are trying to solve their problems because Camp Green Lake is a place where Juvenile teens go to stay if they did something bad. Ponyboy and Stanly are both kids that don't really like to fight, but thet will if they have to.

        In conclution  Ponyboy Curtis from "The Outsiders" is a dynamic character throughout the book because he changes throughout the book.

The Outsiders Definition of a Family

         Family does not have to blood related. Your family can be anybody that cares for you and watches over you. Also family can be someone that is always there for you when you need them the most. Family is the most important thing in “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton.

          In “The Outsiders” family plays as big role in the book. For instance when Dally and Johnny are not related but Dally thinks of Johnny as his little brother. Pony boy says in the book “Dally cares about Johnny more than anything and anyone in the world.

          Another example of family is when Pony boy’s parents die in a car accident, which made Darry the guardian of Pony boy and Soda. Darry had to give up his friends, his popularity, and the most important thing football. Only true family would be able to give up all of that stuff. Once I heard that Darry gave up all of that I knew he cared for Soda and Pony boy.

The Outsiders Text Structure (Main Conflict)



 

Authors Note: I am writing this piece to show you the main conflict from “The Outsiders”

The main conflict is between the Socs and the Greasers. I think the main conflict will be resolved by an all out war between the Socs and the Greasers and the Socs winning because they have more money so that would mean that they would have better weapons.

I believe that the Socs will win if the Greasers and the Socs get into a fight because they have more money so they will have better weapons like guns. They also can get more people to fight with them against the Greasers because they’re popular. The Greasers don’t have that much money so they won’t have that good of weapons. Also the Greasers don’t have friends outside of their gang.

 

The Best NFL Rookie 2011

            I am writing to convince my audience that Cam Newton is the best NFL rookie in 2011. My reasons are he broke eight NFL records his first three regular season games. He also has a lot of potential. Also in collage while Cam Newton was attending Auburn he won the Heisman Trophy.

My first reason is that in his first three games he broke eight NFL records in his first three regular season games. One of the records was first rookie in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in first career start. That is pretty impressive for a rookie from my point of view.

My second reason is that he has a lot of potential as an NFL quarterback. Cam Newton I don’t think will ever be a free agent in the NFL because he has outstanding arm strength. Also he has the ability to move around in the pocket. He can also throw while he is on the run which is very effective when you’re being chased down by a defender in the pocket.

My third and final reason is that in the regular season he already has 1,610 passing yards and seven passing touchdowns. Also he has 160 yards rushing and five rushing touchdowns. He also threw for 422 yards vs. the Packer’s defense. Cam Newton is also the third best quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees.

I believe Cam Newton is the best NFL rookie in 2011 because in his first three regular season games in the NFL he broke eight records. Cam Newton also won the Heisman Trophy while he was attending Auburn University. Also he threw for 422 yards against the Green Bay Packers which had the number 1 defense in 2010. Lastly I believe that he has a bright future as a quarterback in the NFL because he has a lot of potential.

Gym Candy By Carl Deuker

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

Author’s Note: This is a letter from a fan to Mick in the book “Gym Candy.” What was the purpose to pull the gun out on Drew at the end of the story? Also, why did the author cut off the book?

            I chose this book because out of all the books I’ve ever read, Gym Candy is my favorite. Gym Candy is about a freshman named Mick Johnson. Mick wants to be a starter for the varsity football team his freshman year.  But when he makes a mistake that causes his team there spot in the playoffs he makes the worst decision in his life.

Mick Johnson has been training since he was four with his dad. This freshman running back will do anything to be starting on the varsity football team. In practice he works harder than everybody. He knows the game better than his competition. But when all of his hard work goes to waste in a game that causes them their spot in the playoffs.

He starts the summer determined to do something different. He hits the gym every day. But when his trainer offers to sell him pills guaranteed to enhance his performance. Thinking about what happened last year, when they lost the game, he buys them. At first, Mick isn’t sure about how he feels taking steroids, but by the time training camp rolls around, one thing is certain, the pills work.

Mike makes the starting team on varsity his sophomore year, and stops using the steroids before the season starts. In his first two games, Mick breaks a string of school records. Then he follows with three alright games. Suddenly a freshman Dave Kane starts to show Mick up in practice. Afraid of losing everything he did over the summer, he starts taking the steroids once again; only this time he takes a stronger dose that heightens the chance of roid rage and depression.

Mick‘s team had to play their last game before the playoffs. Both teams are undefeated and this is the same team that ruined their chances last year to get into the playoffs. This time they made it to the playoffs. When Mick got home he dumped his duffel bag out, but couldn’t find the steroids. Then suddenly the phone rang, It was Drew.

Drew went into Mick’s bag and took the steroids. They met up at the park at one in the morning. Mick says “what are you planning on doing?” Drew says “the only thing I can do, tell coach.” “Don’t do it, Drew.” Mick replies. Mick reaches in his pocket and grabs a hold of something. He feels the metallic coldness of the gun. Drew starts walking back to the car. Mick yells “Drew. Stop” Drew turns around. Mick pulls out the revolver and points it right at Drew.

Papa's Parrot

What I'm talking about? Papa's Parrot is a short story. The story is about a boy living with his father in his candy shop and one day the boy doesn't go to the candy store anymore. That makes the dad lonely so he gets a parrot to replace the empty spot in his heart where his son was. 

The moral lesson of the story is to always visit your family and don't forget about them. It is important to keep in touch with your family because one day someone that is really close to you like your grandma might pass away and you would not know because you aren't in touch with your family. Also if you have a relative that you haven't seen in a long time go visit them.

I can make connections from Papa's Parrot to my life because the boy kind of forgets about his dad and gets replaced by something else. For example my dad has been in jail for almost two years and I haven't talked to him since. But instead of replacing me with a Parrot he replaced me with drugs. Another connection is that when my dad replaced me for drugs he did it because he had an empty spot in his heart and thought that drugs would fill the emptiness but, it never will.

Harry feels really bad inside because he forgot about his dad and never stopped in the candy shop and said hi or anything like that. I feel bad for Harry because his own dad replaced him for a Parrot to fill in the empty spot but really he is just pushing Harry further and further away. The dad should call Harry and ask him to lunch so they can catch up. 

My ABC poem By Kevin Hoffmann

A lot is happening right now

Because school is almost over

  Continuing to be forced to work in class

Dumb lessons
Enormous amounts of homework 

Figures the teachers are going to give us homework

Ghost hallways

  Horrifying lunches

I don't know how much more I can take

Just typing this is painful

Knowing that there only 5 and a half days left

 Luckily I have my friends to talk to

Mostly in gym

Never in Robotics

Often in Science

Positive attitude is all you need

Quizzes are done with

Resource is still boring

Stuck in school like someone stuck in jail

Teachers torturing us more and more everyday

Unless if we are sick

  Videos still boring

Waiting for the last bell to ring

Xenon in the air

Yes school is almost over

Zipping down the hall when the last bell of the year rings

The Adventure at Mt. Olympus By Kevin Hoffmann

Once upon a time there was a boy who had super powers that even he didn’t know about. The boy’s name was Kevin. Kevin was super strong, funny, really fast, and extremely charming. One humid day he decided that he wants to take a trip to the haunted Mt. Olympus. So the next day he got into his Lamborghini Diablo, put his best CD in, turned the volume up all the way, and began to drive. It took about two hours to get there but he knew it was worth it. He finds a place to sleep and start looking around in the morning.

In the middle of the night there was a loud boom which made Kevin jump up out of bed and the weirdest thing happened. When he jumped out of bed a huge fire ball shot out of his hand. This was the first time that he discovered that he was different. He discovered he had super powers. Now back to the loud noise he heard that woke him up. Kevin went to look around his hands on fire but it didn’t hurt him. Then suddenly Kevin sees something out of the corner of his eye.

It looked like a bunch of snakes floating. “Floating snakes is that even possible?” he asked himself. He went to look behind a curtain. Right once his head poked around the curtain he saw a girl with snakes on her head. Kevin tried to remember who that was. Then it hit him the girl’s name is Medusa. Medusa is one of the meanest Greek gods ever. If Kevin looked her in the eyes he knew he would be turned into stone. There was a piece of a mirror on the ground and he made Medusa look at herself through the mirror which made her turn into stone.

Then out of nowhere Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon bust open the door to find their sister turned into stone. This made them furious and they started to use their super powers. Hades shot fire balls at me, Zeus shot lightning bolts at me, and Poseidon shot water at me. Suddenly I shoot a fire ball and it hits Poseidon and destroys him. Then a water ball forms in my hand and zooms toward Hades and gets him in the face and destroys him. Lastly a twister forms and sucks Zeus right up and destroys him.

I walk back to my car, hop in, and speed away. I tell myself I am never going back to Mt. Olympus ever again.     

Music

Music is pretty much my life. If music was taken away from me I don't really know what I would do. My favorite kind of music is almost any kind but I don't like old time country and jazz. My favorite singers are either Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, or Eminem. My favorite song is Look at me now. I like it because Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Busta Rhymes are all in it. One day I want to be a singer. 

Math

Math is my second favorite subject in school because it is easy to me. My favorite unit in math is Geometry because I like working with all the different shapes. My least favorite part of math is the homework. Sometimes it is really easy though. Mrs. Grandlich is my math teacher. Nick Roberts and Eli Dorsey are both in my math class. I have math first hour everyday so I'm usually really tiered. One time I actually fell asleep and got yelled at to stand up. Note to self..... DON'T FALL ASLEEP IN MATH. 

Gym

Gym is my favorite subject in school. I love gym because it's really fun and I love to play sports. I have had an A the whole year in gym. My gym teacher is Mr. Rapp. Mr. Rapp is retiring this year. He always yells at me, Nick Roberts, and Daniel Tollar because he thinks we mess around to much. Mrs. Kelly is really nice to us though. My favorite game in gym is trench ball. My favorite unit is flag football.

Koenigsegg CCGT

My favorite car is the Koenigsegg CCGT. The Koenigsegg CCGT is one of the fastest cars in the world. The top speed i over 250 m.p.h and can go from 0-62 in 3.1 seconds. The price for this car is about $650,000. It was made in 2006. 

 

My Dream Cars

One of my dream cars is the Porsche 918 spider hybrid. This is my dream car because I like the way it looks and how fast it can go. The price for this car is $850,000. That is a lot of money but I hope will be able to afford it. It can go 0-60 m.p.h in 3.1 seconds with a top speed of 199 m.p.h and a 500 horse power engine.



My second dream car is the Koenigsegg ccx. This is my second dream car because of how cool it looks and the speed is super fast. It can go from 0-60 m.p.h in 3.2 seconds. The top speed is 245 m.p.h. The total price on this amazing car is $545,568.

Space

Space is really interesting I think. I hope that one day I will become an astronaut and fly into space in rocket ship. I also want to explore space to find out if there are any aliens. Sometimes I go outside at night and just stare into space and think what could be up there. Also I try to find things in the stars or look for planets. One day I will travel to the moon and put my own flag up and I will do back flips, front flips, and even cartwheel. I hope that I can discover something in space that will make me a lot of money . Sometimes I dream of making a hotel in space. Well one day I hope my dream will come true.

NBA Playoffs

The NBA playoffs are going on right now. In the NBA playoffs only the best teams are chosen to play for the trophy and bragging rights for the year. This year there were 16 teams and they are Heat, Boston Celtics, Bulls, Lakers, Spurs, Pacers, Grizzlies, Magic, 76s, Hornets, Knicks, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, Nuggets, Hawks, and Thunder. Now there's only 4 teams left which are the Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, and the Oklahoma Thunder.

Attack of the Garbage by Kevin H, Dan T, Nick R, Bryce P.

Once upon a time in a legendary kingdom of gods, lived four of the best gods ever. They are Zeus, Hades, Posiden, and Aether. The two strongest gods of the four are Zeus and Hades next is Posiden and the weakest is Aether. One day Zeus, Hades, and Posiden got into a big fight because Hades and Posiden tried to overthrow Zeus from the thrown so Zeus banished both of his brothers forever. Hades is banished to the underworld. Posiden was banished to the sea. Eight Hundred years later a huge war starts between Zeus and some garbage. The garbage is to powerful for Zeus and Aether. They both know what they have to do.He awakens his brothers Hades and Posiden. Once they are all together they are super strong. Hades takes on the button and the twist tie. While Posiden takes the band aide and the pen cap. Aether gets the toothpick. Last but not least Zeus takes on the card and the master of the garbage Napkin Man. Hades beats his enemies using his powers to send them to the underworld. Posiden calls a title wave the size of one million school buses on top of each other which sent them to the sea. Aether needed help with his enemies because of how weak he is. He hated having his brothers help him especially Posiden because he thinks hes all that. Zeus uses his lightening bolt to kill the card but Napkin Man is to strong so the four brothers combine their powers of lightening, fire, water, and air to make Napkin Man explode. Later that day when they are in the sky Hades didn't forget that Zeus banished him to the underworld. Hades gets so mad that he takes all of Zeus's, Poseidon's, and Aether's powers and mixes them with the darkness to make him the strongest god in the world and banished his three brothers to the underworld forever and now the world is in DARKNESS.   

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs are so big. All the dinosaurs are extinct because of volcanoes. I wish I could be a dinosaur because there so cool. If I could go back in time to do one thing i would ride a dinosaur. My favorite dinosaur is a T-Rex because there really big and scary.

Texting

Texting is my favorite thing to do. I text all day every day. One time i had 4,000 messages in only five days. Whenever my phone gets taken away I'm really sad because then i have nothing to do. In one day I can text about 521 messages. My favorite social network is either my phone or facebook.

Personal Metaphor

I am a magnet to the ball on defense.
I am a rock star when playing the drums.
I am a fearless warrior charging into battle.
I am a raft floating distant from everybody else.
I am a constant river flowing into a stream of consciousness.

The Clearing by Jesse Stuart

Have you ever had neighbors that you didn't like? In the Clearing by Jesse Stuart, that's how the main character's family felt about the Hinton's. The story "The Clearing" tells you about what farmers and their families have to do on a daily basis. The main characters family and the Hinton's were enemies in the beginning of the story but, they become good friends towards the end of the book. Have you ever had someone that you disliked a lot but, one day you become good friends?

Sometimes when you don't like somebody it's because you don't really know them. In one case in this show called Shake It Up. There are these two girls that have been friends for a really long time and they tell each other all their secrets, but one of the girls is dyslexic and her friend never knew that she was dyslexic. The main characters family knows nothing about the Hinton's so maybe all they need to do is go and talk to the Hinton's.

There are two lessons in this story. One is don't judge a book on its cover. Like if there's a new kid in school and you know nothing about him you can't just say he is so dumb, because you don't know anything about him. Another lesson is that your enemies can become your friend. Lets say in fourth grade you and your best friend have a big fight and you guys don't want friends anymore. Then in eighth grade you apologize and you guys become friends again.

In addition the story The Clearing by Jesse Stuart was an amazing story because of how the author described the scene. Jesse Stuart used words that made it easy to paint a picture in your head. The Clearing is now one of my favorite stories since I read it.

My Worse Chilhood Memory

Once upon a time there was a family of seven. The family's name is the Hoffmann's. They lived in Milwaukee in a small house. The parents only wanted four kids but instead they got three boys and two girls that are twins. Our parents loved the Jackson five and Snow White and cartoons so they always called us the Hoffmann five or the five stooges

One night while everybody was fast asleep there's a smash and then a thump. My parents wake up and there's a huge rock only about a foot away from my baby brothers head. The same thing happened again on Christmas Eve except this time through the living room window.

A couple weeks later my dad is driving home from work and we were watching some cartoons when suddenly the news comes on and there doing a story about a man getting hit by a fire truck in his car. The worst part was when my mom comes in she starred at the TV and said “That’s our van". We rushed to the emergency room where my dad lays in a bed with machines everywhere. One week later he is released from the hospital. That's when thing start to go down hill.

My mom and dad were constantly fighting over the stupidest things. Only two weeks later my dad goes to jail. My mom wouldn't tell us why. When he got out they got a divorce and three months later he is back in jail and my mom is never home. Luckily we have amazing grandparents. Since first grade i have been living with my grandparents and they have been taking care of us.

Back in 2009 on the fourth of July we were at a party and no one was home and my older brother wants to go home so he does but when he arrives he notices someone broke into our house. When the cops get there they tell our grandparents that the safe is missing. Our safe had over seven thousand dollars in it plus the money that we were saving for the dells and Florida. The cops found some blood and took it to do some DNA tests. When they called the officer said the man who broke into your house is your son which is my dad. He was nowhere to be found. A couple weeks later the same cop calls back and tells us that they found him and he is going to be sentenced with up to two years in jail. Sometimes he writes me letter but i never write them back.

We go to our mom's house every other weekend and my grandma, my sisters and my little brother only see him once every two months. Sometime this year he will be released. My older brother and I are still mad at our dad because last time he was released he promised us that this was the last time he was going to be in jail. When i was little my dad and i were really close like my mom would say no cookies at night but my dad always brought up two cookies one for him and one for me. Now me and him don't have the same bond as we used to.

Shoes

Shoes come in many different colors and sizes. I hate going shoe shopping unless if I can get sweet shoes like Adidas or Nike.Whenever i get new shoes i always ruin them right away on accident. I barley get new shoes so whenever i do they're usually really amazing. I love getting new shoes.

Penguins

Penguins are so cool to watch. Whenever I go to the zoo i always love to see the Penguins doing tricks. My favorite thing about them is how they can slide on their belly's. I wish i could slide on my belly. The thing that i don't get is how do Penguins stay warm? They have no fur and they're always diving in freezing cold water in Antarctica. I would hate being a Penguin because all they eat is raw fish....BLAHHHHHH.

Small Steps by: Louis Sachar

What would you do if you had an opportunity to double your money? Well in the book Small Steps by Louis Sachar, Theodore Johnson has the decision to either don't take this opportunity or gamble his money on this concert and hope that it is successful. Theodore had just been released from Camp Green Lake three months ago. He spent fourteen months in a dried up lake bed, where he did nothing except dig holes. Since Theodore was released he had already made eight hundred and fifty seven dollars. Theodor finally got his life was back on track.
The author Louis Sachar has a really good way of painting pictures in your head because he uses a lot of words that describe that describe what is going on. Like in one case when Theodor gave the mayor a hand shake Louis said, “Afraid of his own strength, Armpit tried not to grip the elderly woman’s hand too hard, and was a little taken by the firmness of her handshake”. Also Louis Sachar is also the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Holes. The book Holes is when Theodor was still at Camp Green Lake. Then Small Steps talks about his life after he gets out of the camp.
There are three morals of Small Steps one of them is that if you are a bad person you can change. An example is that if you're a bully and you get in trouble that you have a choice to either become nicer or keep getting in trouble. The other moral is that no matter what you can always get your life back on track. For example if you sell drugs and you get busted by cops that when you get out jail you can get your life back on track. The last moral is that when you help someone good things happen and it makes you feel good. An example is when Theodor took Ginny too the concert.
Small Steps is mostly a love story with a pinch of action and hummer. The mode of literature is Irony because in the beginning it talks about why Theodor was sent to Camp Green Lake. Then in the end of the book someone dies. This book teaches you something about life and when something bad happens, it can turn into something really good like when Ginny and Theodor are at the concert they get busted for having counterfeit tickets but then they get to see the concert from backstage. Theodor’s life is still on track and he hopes to keep it that way.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid by : Jeff Kinney

Boys don't keep diaries or do they? Well in Diary of a Wimpy Kid by: Jeff Kinney the main character Gregory Heffley does. In book one of this debut series Greg is happy to have Rowley, his best friend also along for the ride. But when Rowley copies Greg his popularity gets boosted up leaving Greg behind.

As Greg said in the book, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” But what Greg says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

The Author of this stupendous series, Jeff Kinney has published 5 books and their making the second movie which is Rodrick Rules.Diary of a Wimpy Kid first began on a website called funbrain.com. When the book was finally published it was the #1 New York Times Bestseller.

Summer

Summer is my favorite season because school is done and it is the warmest. I also like summer because I play football everyday at the beach. Spring is my second favorite season. My least favorite season is winter because it is so cold and you cant play football.

Chain Story .

Once upon a time there was a pigeon named Bob who liked to eat pizza. Bob would steal pizza from pizza hut every day. He never has been caught before, but that changed on May,27th, 1992. It was a hot summer day when Bob wanted some pizza. Then he went to the phone and called in an order for a large pepperoni pizza and some bread sticks.
Bob flew to pizza hut and when he got there he saw his pizza and bread sticks. He bolted to his food and turned but right as he was about to get away the door slammed shut and he flew right into it and was knocked out. 5 hours later he woke up in a jail cell with a straight jacket on. Bob finally got busted. He was charged with theft so he spent 3 years in jail. The pigeon was very depressed because he couldn't have pizza. It was lunch and the bird met a new friend. His friends name was Justin Bieber. Justin was in jail for singing so horrible so he is in jail for life and he is not allowed to sing in jail ever. 5 years later Bob was released and stole pizza again.

SuperBowl

The Super Bowl happens once a year and is the most watched show in the world. In the super bowl there are two team that battle for the super bowl trophy and for bragging rights. This year it was the Green Bay Packers vs The Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers beat the Steelers 31-25.

Packers

The packers are the best team in the NFL. They are going to the Superbowl on Sunday vs the Steelers. The packers are going to crush the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-21 Packers winning the Superbowl for the 5th time. Clay Matthews is going to have 2 sacks along with B.J Raji, Tramon Williams with 2 interceptions,Charles Woodson with 1 interception. Aaron Rodgers with 300 yards and Greg Jennings with 100 yards and James Starks with 145 yards. When the Packers win i am going to do a snow angel in the snow without snow cloths on.

The Pearl By John Stienbeck

The Pearl by: John Steinbeck
What would you do if you found a pearl? The Pearl by John Steinbeck was boring in the beginning. In the middle of the book is when the story really begins to get interesting and make sense. John Steinbeck went from dark to light to happy back to dark.
The Pearl was about two teens a girl and a boy. The boys name is Kino and the girl’s name is Juana. They are married and had a child named Coyotito. John Steinbeck has a weird way of writing a book but, it is easier to understand.
Kino has black hair, a mustache, brown forehead, a hat, and is young. He thinks about songs and Kino feels bad that the baby got stung by the scorpion. Kino is strong, religious, fierce, and very protective. Juana also has black hair and very dark eyes. She wore a blue shawl with a skirt and braids in her hair. She thought about songs and how to help the family. Juana is caring, kind, proud, obedient, and always determined.

Deep Water By: William O. Douglas

Deep Water

            How would you feel if you were drowning? In the story Deep Water by William O. Douglas, he dealt with the same problem. He is afraid of water so when the bully threw him into the deep end of a pool. William didn’t know how to swim so he couldn’t get above water. While he was trying swim to the top of the water he wasn’t able because he can’t swim.

His lungs were gasping for air but they weren’t getting anything but water and more water. Everything was starting to go black. William was starting to die and just give up when suddenly the instructor pulled him out of the water. He asked an Instructor to teach him how to swim. You learned anybody can overcome your fears no matter what they are.

The lesson of this short story is that you can overcome any fear that you have. It doesn’t matter if you’re scared of bugs, death, injury, heights, ect: everybody has some kind of fear. But if you wait too long you may never overcome your fear. If you have a fear you should overcome it when you’re still young because if you try to overcome it when you’re old you might not be able to try it.

The story Deep Water was an amazing book from my point of view. It teaches you a lesson about overcoming your fears. If you can overcome your fears you might do thing you never thought you would ever do in your live like go on roller coasters, rock climbing, go in an airplane, ect.  

The Pearl: Final Reflection

The pearl i thought was a good book. There were some boring parts though that i didn't  like. If there were more action parts it would be better. Steinbeck has a very weird sense of writing. Even though the book was boring i thought it was a good book.

The Pearl By John Stienbeck

Chapter 3 was really good because there was more excitement and it made sense. So far chapter 3 was my favorite part in the book.. It was the best because it explains what is going on really clearly. The author painted a clear picture in my head. I like this author because he explains what is going on in the book and he has an interesting vocabulary.

The Pearl : Will the pearl destroy the family?

The pearl will destroy the family if Kino doesn't get rid of it. Juana believes the pearl will destroy her and Kino because Kino is changing his personality because of the pearl. His personality changed because now he cant trust anyone.  If someone steals the pearl, Kino might think Juana took it because she wanted him to get rid of it and he didn't.