Blog of 12/16/15

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Prompt: How has this book changed you? What are your thoughts on it?

          This book has changed me a lot. It's taught me to see things from other people's point of view, to live in the now and worry less about later on, and to not judge other people. Before I read this book I used to think that were too dramatic when they told me their problems. I though they were just exaggerating and that I had it worse then them. After I read this book it made me realize that some people do really have it worse then me and that I should put myself in their own shoes. I have learned that I need to understand people's problems more and that I should put myself in their situation. 

           The second thing that I've learned from this book is to focus on the now and worry a little less on the future. I can really relate to this because sometimes I get so caught up with my homework, sports, tests, etc. that I forget to have fun. It's taught me that it's okay to worry about school and your future but don't forget to have fun too. Thanks to my so many tests, I haven't been hanging out with my friends. Now that most of my tests are done, I can finally hang out with my friends. For example, today I went ice skating with my friends, it was really fun. I had forgotten how fun it was to hangout with them, and it felt really nice to have a break once in a while.

            The third thing that I've learned from this book is to not judge people before judging yourself. This can literally relate to anyone. Most people have the tendency of judging people on their actions and looks but sometimes they are doing the same thing. It's taught me that before I judge anyone on their flaws to look at my own flaws and realize that we could be the same. It kind of like the quote "don't judge a book by it's cover" because you can't really judge a person when you don't even know them. This book has taught me a lot of important lessons.

Blog of 12/3/15

TKAM Character Relationships

Prompt: Think about Dill Francis.  Note at least two ways they are alike and two ways they are different. From there, decide what relationship each has with Scout and what effect they have on her. You only need to choose one pair to blog about.

           Dill and Francis don't have many similarities between each other but a similarity I found is that both of them search for trouble. Throughout the book we see that Dill has this interest in Boo Radly and always comes up with these random plans to see Boo in person. His plans aren't even good enough and that's why he always ends up getting caught and in trouble. He just looks for trouble. With Francis it's the same thing. Francis likes to provoke Scout. In chapter 9, Francis began to offend Atticus just to get Scout mad. Even thought he knew that was the worst topic he could talk about and that's why Francis got beat up by Scout. 

          There's many differences between Dill and Francis but the main one is how both of them feel toward Scout. Dill loves Scout, even though they are at a very young age to know about love. Dill and Scout are "engaged" to each other. They talk about their lives together and how when they are older they are going to get married even though a lot of stuff can happen between now and then. Francis hates Scout. Francis is like that one kid who annoys you until you get pissed. He is very annoying and he also doesn't have a creative mind. He just takes what other people say and restates over and over. Francis is just a year older than Scout but it seems like Scout is smarter than him. 

           Dill's relationship with Scout is through their engagement. Dill loves her a lot, and Scout loves him back. Throughout the book they show that they truly love each other because says in chapter 14 Scout says that life without Dill would be worthless. That shows that she truly loves him and she really likes being around him. With Francis it is different story. Scout hates him in every single way. She hates him because he offended Atticus and called him a "nigger-lover" so, because of that she beat up Francis. 

          Francis has a negative affect on Scout and Dill has a positive affect on Scout. Francis only wants to annoy her and get her mad. He likes provoking her because he knows that she will begin to fight and when she does he blames her and, she gets in trouble for someone that he started. Francis just likes to get her in trouble. Dill on the other hand only wants to make Scout feel happy. He makes her happy by showing her his affection towards her and kissing her. He doesn't like seeing her sad.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Prompt: You will be selecting a photograph that represents your idea of Maycomb, AL based on Harper Lee’s description.

Incorporating the different criteria from the Visual Literacy Guide, write a thoughtful, thorough, and well constructed response relating the photograph to Maycomb, AL.

Pages: 0-55

Evans Walkers. Grocery Store. Greensboro, Alabama Digital File from T01 Duplicate Negative. 1936. Greensboro, Alabama. Liberty of Congress. Web. 24 Nov. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/item/fsa1998020974/PP/>.

          I think that this photo could potentially be Maycomb, Alabama. Many of the things in the photo are features that Maycomb has too. For example, the buildings, people, prices, sidewalks, stores, and the overall setting. Some of these things gave been mentioned so far throughout the book and that's why I think that this photo could be Mycomb, Alabama.

          Something that I noticed in the picture was that on the road next to the sidewalk is trashed and there's a bunch of paper on the ground. I thought that could relate to the book since on page 6 it says, "...grass grew on the sidewalks...". I thought this could go with the picture since on the picture there is garbage on the ground, so both the quote and the picture show the ground kind of old. I also thought that the picture could go along with the setting of the book because of the prices of the fruits. The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the 1930's. This could go along with the picture because nowadays we don't have those kind of cars and the fruits weren't as cheap as they are in the picture. The last reason I thought this could go along with the book is because the book says  "Maycomb was a tired old town..." and since the picture isn't showing many people, it could go along with the book.

Theme Blog 11/14/15

Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Prompt: This week you will focus on theme. You will need to determine a theme and analyze its development throughout the novel. By looking closely at character's actions, the setting, plot events, and/or the conflict, you can identify clues that are written by the author to help teach you (the reader) a message about life or human nature. Start first by looking at your 'Universal Theme' sheet to help you get started.

Pages Read: 0-242

           Two of the many possible themes in the book Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry are that "sometimes  there can't be justice" and that "racism is unfair". These are the two most common themes in the book. The theme "racism is unfair" is the one that stands out the most. The book takes place in the period after slavery was abolished. Even though slavery was already abolished most of the events that happen in the book are due to racism. The book is about a poor african-american family, known as the Logan's, who are fighting to overcome their struggles. Just to make things worse, since they are african-american many of their problems become worse.

            An example of the book using the theme "sometimes there can't be justice" is on page 44. It uses the theme injustice because an all white student school get to have two buses for transportation while an all african-american student school gets no buses at all. In the book it says, "...the county did not provide buses for its black students. In fact, she said, the county provided very little and much of the money which supported the black schools came from black churches." This shows how the county is being very unfair with the african-american race because they rather give two buses to a white school than give one to the whites and one to the african-americans. It is very unfair because the black children have to walk to and back from school every single day while the white children have the luxury of traveling in a bus.

              An example of the book using the theme "racism is unfair" is on page 114. It uses the theme racism because a white man hurt a black child (Cassie) just because she accidentally bumped into her daughter (Lillian Jean) while they were walking down the street. In the book it says, "But someone caught it from behind, painfully twisting it, and shoved me off the sidewalk into the road. I landed bottom first. Mr. Simms glared down at me.
"When my gal Lillian Jean says for you to get yo'self off the sidewalk, you get, you hear?"
This shows a lot of racism because since Lillian Jean is white she thinks she has a higher class level than Cassie. That's why her father pushed Cassie off the sidewalk and forced her to apologize to Lillian Jean.

  

First Quarter Reflection

Prompt: Where are you in your 40 Book Challenge? How have your blogs been progressing since August? What strategies have benefited you? What have you learned about the world? How have your research skills improved?

          I have progressed a lot since the quarter started. Over the summer I kind of forgot everything I learned but throughout this quarter I gained my skills back and improved. I lost my vocabulary skills and my writing skills too. I forgot my vocabulary words over the summer and now I'm improving on that so I can become better. My writing skills dropped over the summer too because I didn't write much over the summer besides my blogs. The narrative that we wrote helped me improve a lot in my writing skills. With the articles of the week I have caught up on what's going on in the world right now, since over the summer I didn't watch the news as often. I've also improved on my blogs a lot. In the summer my blogs weren't as good as they are now due to the fact that I lost my blogging skills. I have improved a lot since the beginning of August. 

          The articles of the week (aow) have helped me a lot on what has been happening around the world. For example, I never knew that in the next year people would be able the travel to space. That was really surprising to me and I never expected that to happen anytime soon. I've also learned how many of the Syrian Refugees suffer. They have many decisions to make and they determine if in the end they will die or survive their journey. I never knew that they could go through such harsh things such as watching their loved ones die, being stranded on an island, no money, no food, etc. The aow's have caught me up on everything that has been going on and the stories of other people's lives.

          

          Over the summer since I only did two blogs, my blogging skills kind of dropped. My blogs weren't as good as the ones I did during the school year. They weren't good enough cause I didn't use a topic sentence and support it. Now I've remembered to do that and the quality of my blogs have increased, or I think they have. Also, my blogs weren't as good because people didn't comment on them. I say this because when people comment on my blogs saying that I made a mistake somewhere I try to my make blog better by fixing that error. Since people didn't comment on then I didn't really know where I had made a mistake. Though, I think my blogs have progressed a lot since August.

Blog of 10/12/15

The Kill Order by James Dashner

Pages read: 0-40

Prompt: Describe the main characters.

            In the book The Kill Order by James Dashner up to where I have read, there are four main characters. They are Mark, Alec, Trina, and Darnell. The book tells everything from Mark's point of view, so he's like number one main character. Mark is a young teenage boy who can be rough and sweet at the same time. Though the book doesn't say much about his physical, it talks a lot about his emotions.  For example, Mark has a lot of affection towards Alec and Trina. He feels safe and protected when he's by Alec, but when he's by Trina he feels a different kind of affection. Alec has a crush on Trina. In the book it talks about how he thinks she's pretty and how he wouldn't be able to live without her. The book says a lot about Mark's feelings but not his physical.

            The second main character is Alec. Alec is a retired soldier, who is now pretty old and gruff. In the book it describes him with busy grey eyebrows and pretty old. The book says how when Alec was younger he did a lot of military training and was now used to waking up early every morning. It also talks about how even though he is older he still has the ability to shoot and the speed. Lastly, in the book it mentions that when Alec was trying to get on into the berg (kind of like an airplane) he suddenly looked 20 years younger cause of all of his military abilities. 

             The third main character is Trina. Trina is a young teenage girls who loves to read and has a free spirit. She has blonde hair and green eyes. In the book it says that she is wearing a black T-shirt, a pair of worn jeans, and sneakers. In the book it says how she never had a good day after her 16th birthday. Meaning that her life has been bad ever since then. In the book it talks about Mark having a crush on her but Trina doesn't feel the same towards him. She kind of rejects him and ruins his day. Those are so far the three main characters of The Kill Order by James Dashner.

Blog of 10/9/15 (Life Line Poem)

My Inspiration

I remember every since I was born.

I doubted my birth...

Does God hate me? 

Did he curse me before birth? 

Though, me and my family 

Were living in a desperate time

Among desperate people

Among wars

Among famine 

Among epidemics

I still remember my father telling me

If you have enough desire to

outwork all other students

and you never give up, 

you will win the race

one day

My father had gotten 

The 2nd highest score 

Out of everyone...

He wasn't a full pledged doctor 

But he did everything a full pledged 

doctor would do.

So I did my best to follow in his footsteps

I never could imagine where those footsteps

Would lead me

My father used to tell me

It is painful for you now, 

but believe me, 

the day will come when you will thank me.

And I do father,

Thank you

Blog of 9/21/15 (Mawi Blog)

Prompt: In your blog you will analyze how Of Beetles and Angels and your AoW make connections or distinctions between individuals, ideas and/or events. 

How does war affect individuals and societies?' 

Pages Read: 0-120

   My article and book mostly connect through individuals. In my article "A Frontline Solution to Europe's Refugee Crisis" by Sohrab Ahmari said  "...and maybe 10 out of every 100 would die." Then in the book it said "Can three young children and their mother the scorching wilderness? Can I survive?" Both of those quotes talk about survival. In my article that quote was talking about how some immigrants wouldn't survive when they tried going over to Europe, and only 10 out of every 100 would die somehow. In the book, the quote was talking about how Haileab, Mawi's father, was doubting if he would even survive the trip to Sudan. Haileab was doubting if he could actually make it or if he would die along the way. These two relate because they both talk about surviving.

 Another way my article and my blog connect is through Ideas. In my article it said "As Vali Khougani, a 50-something Afgan, tells me, the refugees would still come if the Balkan corridor were closed." Nothing would stop the refugees from coming. In the book it said, "You need to get used to working hard." These two quotes have something in common... They both talk about never giving up. The quote from the article shows that no matter what the refugees would still go. The quote from the book shows that you have to work hard and never give up. 

War affects individuals a lot. For example it affects the life of many individuals because they can't live their normal life anymore. They can't even walk down the street without being worried. They can live in constant fear because maybe if they leave their house they can get shot and no one will know. War affects society a lot too. For example if a country is having a war it would affect all the people who live there. It would affect all the states there because they could bomb a place in their state at any time and no one can be safe. 

 

Blog of 7/27/15 (Summer Reading Project)

The Death Cure By James Dashner

Prompt: List the reasons why another person should or should not read this.

Pages Read: 162- End

One of the reasons why I think people should read this, is because it really teaches you on which people to trust in. For example, in the beginning of the book they told Thomas that the trials were over and that they were safe now. After that they put him through another test just to see how his brain would react. Then it went on... they kept saying that it was all over just so that they could put him and his friends through more and more tests. This book really shows that you can't trust a lot of people.

Another reason I would recommend this book is because if you've read The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials then get ready to find out everything that happens in the The Death Cure. In this book you really find out everything WICKED (World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department) is doing and has done. It gets really interesting and you find out a lot of things out in this book that you won't believe. People who haven't read The Maze Runner should really read it cause they're missing out on a great series.

         My last reason of why people should read this is because this book has a lot of ups and downs. For example, as soon as they get out of the Scorch Trials a bunch of problems happen after that. Once they actually get out of something another horrible things awaits them. It's a never ending cycle. Though, it is very interesting thing to read. I would really recommend this book for someone to read.

Blog of 7/20/15 (Summer Reading Project)

The Death Cure By James Dashner (Maze Runner Series)

Prompt: Describe the main characters.

Pages Read: 0-162

(INCLUDES SPOILER)

In The Death Cure by James Dashner, there are 3 main characters. The first main character is Thomas. He is the main character throughout the Maze Runner Series. Thomas isn't that tall nor that short, he has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and kind of muscular. All Thomas wants to do is end with any plans that WICKED(World.In.Catastrophe.Killzone.Experiment.Department)has planned or is planning. Thomas used to work with them before he got his memories taken away. After he saw what Wicked did to him and all his friends he regrets helping WICKED so now he wants revenge. Though he can't trust many people anymore since some of them have back stabbed him.

The second main character in this book is Minho. He is Thomas's 2nd most trusted friend. Minho is a tall, brown-haired, muscular, brown-eyed guy. Minho was in the maze two years before Thomas got in. He has a tough attitude. He doesn't think before he acts. Mostly when he is angry. He has a short temper too. Most of the in the maze he was the leader until Thomas got there, after that he became the 2nd in charge. He, like Thomas, hates everything about WICKED. All he wants to do is destroy WICKED cause of all they have done to him.

The third and last main character in this book is Newt. He is kind of short, has blonde hair but is not as muscular. Newt was in the maze two years before Thomas was. He and Minho had spent those two years together fighting for their lives. When Thomas arrived, Newt became Thomas's number one most trusted friend. The thing is that Newt never liked his life in the Maze and he hates it even more now that he knows that he has the Flare inside him. He doesn't even care what WICKED does anymore he just wants everything to be over.

Blog of 6/29/15 (Summer Reading Project)

Stung by Bethany Wiggins

Prompt: Pick out 2-4 words from what you are reading that you had difficulty

understanding. Interpret what you think each word means based on context

clues (other words around that word that might help you interpret what the

author means).

Pages Read: 147-end

This book has some complicated words which are hard to understand and make the book kind of discombobulating for me to understand. This prompt will help me with that. Though, the word choice of this author does make the book seem more interesting than it already is.

The first word I didn't really comprehend was remnant. I figured remnant could be some old objects left behind since the the main characters in the book were entering an old hotel. The text said "He nods toward the remnants of the revolving door, presses his finger against his lips again, and tiptoes into the hotel." By using textual evidence it shows that remnant are like the remains of an object that is old. I found this on page 164.

The second word I didn't really decipher was intently. In the book it says "He's gnawing on the meat so intently he doesn't even notice me." I found this on page 201. By using textual evidence from the book, it appears intently means that you are doing something with so much eager. So I figured out it means something like eager attention.

 The last word that was a little perplexing for me was heap. In the text it says "Then he slides the plate under, dumping a heap of greasy meat and mostly onions on the grease-stained floor." By using the text from the book, I think that heap means an amount of something. I figured this out since in the textual evidence it says "dumping a heap of greasy meat" which means it a portion or amount of something. I found this on page 234.

Blog for 6/8/15 (Summer Reading Project)

Stung by Bethany Wiggins

Prompt:  Draw 4 objects that represent your reading. Write a sentence for each, telling

what each item says about what you’ve been reading.

Pages Read: 0-147

          The 4 objects I picked to represent my reading are an empty plate, a wall dividing two places, a militia, and a mark drawn on a hand. I chose an empty plate because in the place the two main characters live many of the people there suffer of starvation. The two main characters are Fiona and Bowen. 17 year old Fiona has woken up from a deep sleep and has found herself 4 years in the future and doesn't remember anything. She sees that she is on the other side of the wall and she also meets a little girl named Arrin. While she is with Arrin she sees how much starvation there is. Arrin even had to eat a belt because there was nothing else to eat.

          I picked a wall dividing two places to represent my reading because where the book takes place it is divided. Stung takes part in a place that has been divided into two for a reason. That reason is an infection. There is the good part of the wall and the bad side of the wall. If you reach the qualifications you may get into the good part of the wall but if you are stung and have a mark then you won't be able to get into the good part of the wall unless you pay a lot of money.

          The 3rd object I picked was a militia. I picked a militia because there is one in the book Stung. The job of the militia in this book is to catch people with the mark and to protect themselves from the "beasts." Most of the militia is good but there is some people in the militia who only want to capture the "beasts" to sell them and pay their way into the good side of the wall. Bowen is part of the militia.

          The 4th object I picked to represent my reading is a mark. I picked a mark because once you get stung by an animal you get this mark on your wrist or arm. The more legs for mark has the worst the possibility it is for you to become a beast. The legs also measure the level you are. For example, if your mark has three legs than you are a level three. Fiona is a level ten and that is the highest which means she can turn into a beast into any moment. These are the 4 objects I picked to represent my reading. 

Paradox and Dream Reflection

Reflection
Prompt: 
1)  Choose two paradoxes that speak to you and reflect

2) Reflections should be at least two paragraphs in length, should include a topic sentence, and include quotes to support your reasoning.

          "We trample friends, relatives, and strangers who get in the way of our achieving it." 

          This paradox means when we are trying to achieve something and a person gets in the way we push them away from us so that we can achieve what we want. Basically what it is saying is that we push away the people who get in our way. 

           I think most of us can relate to this paradox. Either we are the person pushing people away or we are the person getting pushed away. I can relate to this because when our friends are trying to achieve something and you're trying to support them but they push you away because they think you're just an obstacle in their path. This has happened to me before. I have also seen how people stop talking to other people just because they think that they're just putting them down or are just an obstacle.

         "We truly believe ourselves to be natural-born mechanics and do-it-yourself-ers." 

          This paradox means how people always think that they can do anything and that they know everything in the world. When in reality we don't know how to check a car, hunt, and most importantly work without technology.

          I think that all of us can relate to this paradox. I think that because mostly everyone thinks that we can do anything. I can relate to this because I used to think cooking was easy because all you had to was follow the recipe, it might seem easy but some foods are kind of messy and complicated to do. I've also seen a lot of this in little kids and adults. Little kids think that they are so strong that they can do anything, when in reality they can get hurt really bad. Adults think that they build anything without a looking at the instructions but they actually don't even know how to put the first parts together.

End Of The Year Reflection Blog

My Reflection

Prompt: 

1. What are the three most important things you learned this year? What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life? 

2. What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year? What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year? 

3. In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? 

What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of? What was the most challenging part of this year for you? 

4. What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best? Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why? What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

           The three most important things that I've learned this year are new vocabulary words, how to write a proper paragraph, and how to write an argumentative essay. The vocabulary quizzes we did this year are important because that's how I have learned many new words and I can remember things more. How to write a paragraph is important because you have to have a strong topic sentence and supporting details. How to write an argumentative essay is important because for when you have to debate something and you have to know how to write it properly.

          The nicest thing that someone did in our class was bringing in food for all of the class parties we had and when Evie helped me out with homework. Evie helped me out when I didn't know there was homework and when I didn't understand it. In all of the class parties cooperated and brought food for each other. I think this year everyone got closer to each other. We all have memories we won't forget. I think everyone in this class is really kind and nice to each other. Something I taught my classmates this year was that Google is making their own wireless wifi service and right now it only works on the Nexus 6.

           In the are I think the area that I made the biggest improvement in was writing a paragraph. I learned how to write a strong topic sentence and how to support it. Something that I accomplished this year that I'm proud of is that most of the time I managed to get 100% in most of my vocabulary tests. The most challenging part for me was the poetry unit. I'm not really good with rhyming words or coming up with a creative story. 

          The best piece of writing I did this year was my Death with Dignity paper. I think it was the best because that's when I learned how to properly write an argumentative paper with a topic sentence, supporting details, thesis, counter-argument, etc. Of the books I read this year Go Ask Alice was my favorite. It was my favorite because it showed how by taking a drug your whole life can go downward and it is based on a true story. 

My advice for the students who will be in this class next year is that you should be really organized and manage your time wisely. I say this because I had trouble organizing all of my homework and I also had trouble managing my time wisely. You will have to do articles of the week, blogs, and vocabulary tests all in one week so you should be really organized and not waste your time.

I commented on Sonny's, Justin's, and Lillian's, blogs.

Symbolism Activity

A Book
Prompt: Identify a symbol (something concrete representing something abstract) that represents yourself. Explain how that symbol is the perfect representation of you in a solid paragraph or two, including supporting details on your blog.

 A book symbolizes myself because a book could represent knowledge, wisdom, leadership, and education. This represents most of me. For me, my education always comes first. My future depends on the type of education I get. Leadership can also represent me. Out of all of my friends, I am like the leader to them. When we are going to take a decision they always ask me what I think and what we should do. They take me as a leader. Also, my friends always look for me when they need advice. This sort of represents wisdom. Lastly, book represent knowledge. This symbolizes a lot of me because I am an honor roll student. I have a lot of knowledge compared to others because I am in accelerated classes and I take Algebra 1. My friends always look for me when they need help with homework or stuff like that. I think that a book symbolizes most of myself.

I commented on Evie's, Giovanna's, Nick's, Omar's, and Rebecca's blogs.

Blog of 5/11/15 (OMAM Movie vs Book)

Of Mice And Men Movie
Prompt:

1.  In the film, the director shows us “the incident in Weed” differently from how we find out in the book. What’s different? Why do you think he chose to do it that way? How does it change the story?
2. The book begins with the “stage” set by the pond. In the film, we see George on a train first. Why would the director do this? What is the director telling us about George’s life?
3. What do you think of the director’s choice of Sharilynn Fenn to play Curley’s wife? Does she look the way you imagined her in the book? Whom would you have chosen?

What are your general thoughts, feelings, reactions of Of Mice and Men? What had the most profound impact on you or your understanding of the novella? Who would you recommend this  book to and why?


           The difference is that in the book George tells us what happened in Weed when they are by the pond but in the movie they start off by showing us how they are running away from Weed. I think he chose it to be that way because in the book it is way easier to explain what happened in the past and it is harder in a movie to explain what happened in the past because it might get confusing for the audience who haven't read the book. It changes the story because in the book it has flashbacks into what happened in weed while in the movie everything goes in order.

          I think that the director would do this just to show how migrant workers had to travel most of the time. I think he also did this just to show how the movie would end by George being in the train and going somewhere else. I think that the director is telling us how George has to keep moving from place to place just because of Lennie. 

          I think she actually played out the part of Curley's wife pretty well. She showed most of her actions in the movie just like book said. I imagined Curley's wife blond and about George's height. If I could chose someone to play Curley's wife part I would choose Jennifer Lawrence. I would choose her because she already has blonde hair. I would also choose her because I have already seen many movies (Such as the Hunger Games series) in which she plays a part in and she is a really good actress. 

           My general thoughts about this book are that it is a really good book and it could potentially teach us something too. It could teach that even our closest and most trusted friend could betray us at any moment. It could teach us this because Lennie thought that George would never be capable of doing anything bad to him because he "knew" George, but in the end George shot Lennie in the back of the head. What had the most profound impact on me was how George instead of thinking of a plan to escape or something he just decided to shoot Lennie himself. I would probably recommend it to my friends just to see their reactions when they reach the end of the book.         
I commented on Evie's, James's, and Justin's blogs.

Blog for 5/4/15 (AoW Impression)

Prompt: AoW Gallery Walk Reflection

          Throughout our gallery walk, I have learned about what has been happening around the world so far. For example, one thing that I have learned is that dogs and human interaction actually makes a positive impact in the mood of the dog or a person. I was informed by this from Joseph's article. When a human is feeling sad or depressed a dog could help improve their mood by like playing with them. Having a dog could be useful in some cases. This reminded of how Candy had a bond with his dog in the book Of Mice and Men. They have also tested wolves to see if they can do the same thing to humans. As it turns out it is possible for wolves to do that but the mood change isn't as much as dogs. This was interesting because I didn't know dogs could be able to make such a positive change in a human's mood. (I don't have a dog and that's why)

          Another article I found interesting was Omar's. His article was about giving out free water in California. I found this interesting because I never thought people would give out water just like that, and free. The water is processed, fresh, and clean. Which means it isn't low quality water, it is drinkable water. They give out everyone (poor people) a gallon of water for the day but they can refill it and use as much as they want. I found this interesting because I never thought anyone could just give out fresh water for free.

          These are two of the articles I found the most interesting to me. I could've never thought dogs could improve a human's mood. I would never thought of this because I don't own a dog so that's porbably why I would've never thought of that. I also never thought that in California people would be giving out free water. I would never thought of that because since California has drought problems. These are the two articles I found the most interesting.

Dream Poem 4/30/15

Prompt: Based on your brainstorming via Edmodo, write a short poem elaborating on your dream and/or why dreams or visions are an important part of life.

Without dreams

We have no focus

Without focus we have no motivation

We set goals for ourselves

So that when we go to school

We have something to work for 

If we went to school without a goal

We would go without a reason

We would educate ourselves without a point

Dreams are our goals for ourselves

Dreams are important to our lives

They set our motivation