Monday, June 3, 2013
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You
Close
is a good word to describe my family; well me, my mom and my brother. We talk a
lot, more than other families do I think. When my friends come over they are
shocked to hear some of the conversations that me and my brother have with our
mom. I think it’s super important to be open with your parents. It makes things
a lot easier when you can talk and act freely around them. Since me and Larry
are so close to our mom it makes it a lot easier to go to her when we are upset
or when we have made a mistake. On the other hand, my dad is a little bit
harder to talk to and share things with. Me and Larry are really close, it’s
probably because we are so close in age. Since we are close in age we are
interested in some of the same things and we have a lot of friends in common.
Some siblings can’t stand each other but me and Larry aren’t like that at all.
He is my best friend and I could never imagine not having him around. Sometimes
he seems more like a son to me than a brother. My mom said that when he came
home from the hospital we had a whole bunch of company over and at first I
thought he was leaving with the rest of the company but once I realized he was
staying he became my baby. Mom always tells us story about us when we were
younger, how he would call me Ah-dee and how whenever someone came to visit and
said hello to me I would shoot back “well aren’t you gonna say hello to my
brother?” I hope my kids love each other just as much and me and Larry do
and I hope to be a mother to my children
just how my mom is a mother to me.
Education
Education
is a beautiful gift that every single person in America is given, when I
graduate college I want to be able to give that gift to hundreds of young
children. I admire all of my current and past teachers for all that they have
taught me, and I can’t help but think how amazing it will feel to give back to
my future student what my teachers have given me. I cannot think of a more
important of powerful gift that I could give to the world than education.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela. After reading this quote from activist Nelson Mandela I am
reassured that when I become a teacher I will be giving children that powerful
weapon for them to change the world. Changing the world one lesson at a time,
one classroom at a time, one student at a time.
Unforgettable Stranger
Dr. Randall
Pinkett impacted my life when he spoke at a leadership I attended earlier this
school year. Dr. Pinkett spoke about being a leader and how it’s important to
make your own trails in life rather than following trails that others have
made. He encouraged us to be trailblazers. How was he able to keep a whole room
of teens attentive? He only spoke for an hour and I think that’s why we all
were so interested and focused on what he was saying. After his speech it made
me want to apply all that he was saying to my own life. How can I become a
trailblazer? He reminded me of my track coach, Coach Melton. Whenever Coach
Melton speaks to us he motivates me and makes me want to go great things for
myself and for my school, I felt the same way after listening to Dr. Pinkett’s
speech. I believe that some people just have like this power to encourage
people and instill hope in other and both Dr. Pinkett and Coach Melton do that
for me. When Randall Pinkett spoke at the conference he was the first guest
speaker on the first night and I believe that he was the perfect person to
start off the conference on the right foot. I always believe that a good
speaker makes you really think. Think about what you are doing. Think about
what you aren’t doing. Think about what you should be doing. Dr. Pinkett pushed
our minds and made us think outside of the box. Dr. Pinkett made me think about
what has been written in my notebook and what I want to be written in the
future. My life is a notebook, some space already taken up, but so much left to
be written.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Boon Paragraph
As the year went on I found myself spending more and more
time at Rider Elementary and as I
fell more in love with my students it seemed that me & Jeff fell more out
of love. There were many nights were I
would come home to a not so happy Jeff. There was only one time that Jeff
actually expressed how he felt about my job, it was the night I missed his
birthday dinner. That day Tyler asked if he could stay after and do his
homework with me so without any hesitation I told him I would stay. Tyler was finally interested in school so
how could I have possibly said no to him. Tyler needed my help and this
time I would be there. By the time we finished it was 5:30. Looking down at my
phone I had twelve missed calls from Jeff and one text that read “I guess you
forgot about our dinner reservations for my bday, I won’t be home tonight.” I completely forgot. I was so
interested in helping Tyler that I had forgot my own husbands birthday dinner.
Call Paragraph
It was definitely the
worst day of my life. As the rain came down it fell on a crowd of people
dressed in all black. Women stood still with their black hats and faces smeared
with makeup. Men stood with no expression with their hands tucked away in their
black suit pants. Looking up into the sky I could see no sign of sun. It was a
dark day. The day we buried my brother
was a very dark day.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Jenna's Poem (Mid Term)
They are as strong as a muscular ox that can
pull a big brick building for miles.
Katie's Poem (Mid Term)
It
is like a bitter sweet symphony,
To
take your life and live on blissfully
t
is like a bitter sweet symphony,
To
take your life and live on blissfullyI
t
is like a bitter sweet symphony,
It is like a bitter sweet symphony,
It
is like a bitter sweet symphony,
To
take your life and live on blissfully.Shane Moore's Poem (Mid Term)
A big flower
Has the power to grow
A bear hibernates
As a whale swims
Thunder storm rubbles
As the mountain crumbles
Friday, January 11, 2013
Georgia's Poem
Today’s
a day off
Time
to sleep until dinner
My
phone is ringing
Guess
who is calling again?
It is freaking McDonald’s
Lazette's Poem
The Double Rainbow
Filtered the sky
From one end to the
other
Racing each other to the
end
So large everyone could see
itEveryone wanted to chase it
Rachel's Sonnet
I have found out through all the times I've dreamed,
To never get all my hopes up too high;
For though I wished, things weren't as they seemed,
And then I saw that the end wasn't nigh.
Ev'ry one of my fights was fought in vain,
Sometimes ending in ways I couldn't mend.
I never saw the sun only the rain.
I just wanted those dreary times to end.
But I had hope when it should have been gone,
And I will not give up on this last fight.
Divine faith gave me strength to journey on,
And I will not stop until all is right.
I have tried and tried a million ways.
I'll perservere to the end of my days.
To never get all my hopes up too high;
For though I wished, things weren't as they seemed,
And then I saw that the end wasn't nigh.
Ev'ry one of my fights was fought in vain,
Sometimes ending in ways I couldn't mend.
I never saw the sun only the rain.
I just wanted those dreary times to end.
But I had hope when it should have been gone,
And I will not give up on this last fight.
Divine faith gave me strength to journey on,
And I will not stop until all is right.
I have tried and tried a million ways.
I'll perservere to the end of my days.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
best paragraph from "Complete Again"
I could barely lift my head, let alone even
think about getting dressed and heading off to
work. My eyes were heavy. It was
May 3rd, the day I was schedule to be back into work.
Looking
outside I could see the sun sitting high in the sky and could hear all of the
life
joyfully enjoying this day, but not even such a beautiful sight could seem
to make me want to
leave that bed.
Honors Algebra 2 (Rhyme)
The one
thing that can ruin my day
The one
subject I just hate to do If I could get someone to do all of the algebra work I would be willing to pay
Willing to
pay you a lot too
I dread the
thought I having a test
I know it
will result in a low grade
Why can’t I
just use that period to catch up on some rest?
Maybe a can
find someone who will trade
I rather sit
in history and English all day long
Reading
& writing until I can’t anymore
Usually in
my classes I can manage to be strong
But in
Honors Algebra 2 I just can’t wait to hit the door!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Summer Time (Triolet)
Summer time is the best time
We wait all year For the warm and sunny weather
Summer time is the best time
We wait all year
A reason for all of us to cheer
Summer time is the best time
Monday, January 7, 2013
Bitter Winter (Tanka)
Cold weather drains me
Can I just stay in the house?
Today and the next
Hide from the bitter winter
Hide until the flowers bloom
Friday, January 4, 2013
Larry (Sonnet)
Brother my best friend and I am his too
When I am sad he is there to fix itEven when I came down with a bad flu
Always close and having fun never split
Loved him since the first day he was brought home
April is the special month that we share
Knew that I would call him my very own
Me and my bro make the best sibling pair
All of my greatest times are shared with him
With all of the many laughs I cherish
When we do part it is always so grim
Without him I would surely perish
What would I do without my dear brother
He cant be replaced with any other
He cant be replaced with any other
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Florida Forecast (Arranged Poem)
then came crashing the unearthly
thunder
as we squeeze in under
the shelter
we watch the racing rain poor down
listen to the terrible
thunder pound
louder and louder each
time
and wait to know our fate
all running
to the buses
through the draining rain
I wasn’t relieved at that lame time
We weren’t very happy
Waiting for the bus
soaking wet
That is when I was
relieved
relieved that I didn’t
have to run a 5k in the hot Florida forecast
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Journal, January 2nd (High Jump)
I have my first meet of the season tomorrow! Even thinking about it i'm getting nervous. My goal for tomorrow is to win a medal. If I could start the season off with a medal I would be happy! I'm looking to clear 4'10 for sure & HOPEFULLY 5'0! Tomorrow is the begining of my competitive season. Tomorrow is when I begin my journey to 5'2 and the Meet of Champions.
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