25 Facts about me

1. I have two best friends Zach and Josh
2. I love my family very much
3. I played in a varsity game this year
4. My favorite colors are probably white and black
5. My dogs names are Buddy and Gunner
6. I enjoy john carroll very much
7. Football is my favorite sport
8. I dislike baseball
9. I like to long board but get hurt a lot
10. My birthday is in the summer
11. I am a very lovable person
12. Gus is my first full name not Agustin or agustas
13. My grandpas name was Gus
14. Me and my mom are very close and don't argue
15. I am a bad singer but like to listen to myself
16. I take two showers a day
17. I used to bmx alot before I got a longboard
18. I love video games but rarely have time to play them
19. I dont have a big family
20. I am the only male in the family that is blood related but my uncles are in the family because of marriagge
21. I love summer!
22. I am not a mean person
23. Google Chrome is the best thing ever
24. Espn is my favorite tv show
25. I love Mcdonals!!

Character Profiles Group Assignment

JESSE

1. My Character that I was assigned to is Jesse. His family relationship to his sisters is friendly but has extreme hatred toward his parents.

2. Jesse is between 18 and 19 Years old. Um not sure about his physical appearance though, But if I had to guess I would say he is a little on the trashy side because in the book it says he smokes and his room is a complete disaster so I will base my opinion's on facts.

3. Jesse does nothing with his life besides live off his parents and smoke all day. Jesse needs to get a job.

QUIRKS: Jesse makes achool/boose in his room!?!?!?!?!

4. I believe Jesse and Anna are very close and you could tell that Jesse could understand why Anna is sueing for he body. Jesse seemed impressed.

I found it interesting how made a opsticle couse to get up into his room.

Quote:

"simile" and "metaphor"

Simile- (Noun) a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitlycompared, as in “she is like a rose.”
Metaphor- (Noun) something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.

Sources

http://dictionary.reference.com

Character Profiles Group Assignment

1. My Character that I was assigned to is Jesse. His family relationship to his sisters is friendly but has extreme hatred toward his parents.
2. Jesse is between 18 and 19 Years old. Um not sure about his physical appearance though, But if I had to guess I would say he is a little on the trashy side because in the book it says he smokes and his room is a complete disaster so I will base my opinion's on facts.
3. Jesse does nothing with his life besides life off his parents and smoke all day. Jesse needs to get a job.
QUIRKS: Jesse makes alcohol/boose in his room!?!?!?!?!
4. I believe Jesse and Anna are very close and you could tell that Jesse could understand why Anna is sueing for he body. Jesse seemed impressed.
I found it interesting how made a opsticle couse to get up into his room.
Quote: Pg. 93 Jesse
"Anna is the only proof that I have that I was born into this family. Instead of dropped off at a doorstep by some Bonnie and Clyde couple that ran off into the night. On the surface were polar oppisites. Under the skin though, were the same . People think they know what there getting but there always wrong"

Are You Somebodies Keeper?

My friend Zach always has my back. Zach and Me have been friends for years now! He's a brother to me. He helps me with my homework and whatever I need really. We also, do tons of sports together and help each other train for football. Without My Brahhh.....Zach My life wouldn't be as fun.

Intro to My sister keeper

My Sister's Keeper is a 2004 novel written by New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult. It's About a thirteen year old girl who was born to keep her sister alive. She helps here sister with medical treatments and such. Later, her parents now expect her to donate a kidney to her sister (kate), who is dying from leukemia. While this is happening the girl is fighting for her rights to have her body to herself because she cant take this anymore.

My belt

1. I would have my trip on the cruise I took to mexico because It was so beautiful and I couldn't ever forget it. Also, During the trip was when my mom got married and it was just the best time ever!!
2. The second thing I would put is my family. I feel like their always their for me and support me in anything I do. The strongly support me in football! Which makes me twice as better.
3. My dog buddy would be my third pick. I say this because my dog buddy has been with my since I was seven. Also, me and him have been through so much together through my moms divorce and just being my best friend.
4. Fourth, is my friend Zach. Me and him have been best friends for almost life. I think as him as my family and his parent as if they were mine. We do all awesome hobbies together and are like brothers.
5. My grandmas house has made a huge impact on me because this is the coolest place to hang. Also, it has been around for 50 years and my whole entire family was born in this house. I feel like that house is my heart and soul.
6.   SOurces
7. http://image.oneposter.com/product/20447-1-400x400.jpg

My life dream

Alaska

        Alaska to me is by far the beautiful stare in America. The land of breathtaking landscapes, scenic mountains, enormous lakes, very natural place to be. Alaska is home to Mount McKinley located within awesome Denali National Park, the enormous glaciers of Kenai Fjords National Park, has a lot of natural living creatures like whales and Grizzles. 

        Id get to Alaska by taking a world Class jet their being in the luxury first class. Also, this place is known for the breath taking views and mostly wildlife. The average temperature in this state is 20-60 degrees thought the months. Therefore, for this experience I need lots of clothes, sunglasses, hiking gear, and a house to live their for ever. The experiences I accept from this experience lots of views that give me goose bumps. Also, going hiking and drink fresh water from a river. This excites me so much and just really interest's me.


Sources : 
http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/
http://opentravel.com/blogs/the-most-beautiful-destinations-in-north-america/

Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaier, primarily known for his writing about the outdoors and mountain climbing. He is the author of best-selling non-fiction books– Into the wild , thin air, under the banner of heaven and where men win glory. John Krakauerwas born in Brookline Massachusett as the third of five children and was raised in corvallis orgon from the age of two


Sources: Wikipedia.com

Into the wild Gus's Summary

Book Summary

The auto Biography is about McCandless, a college graduate. Two years after that he decided to hike the coast to Alaska. In this attempt he changed his name to Alexander Supertramp. Krakauer, McCandless favorite author was motavaited by his attempt to climb Deviels Thumb. Also, the Author Krakauer relates his stories about a young man who vanished into the wilderness. McCandles survived for approximately 119 days in the Alaskan wilderness, foraging for edible roots and berries, shooting an assortment Moose. He also, kept his journal with him. Climbing the mountain seemed to hard so therefore he camped in a bus.. In July, he tried to leave, only to find the route blocked by a melted river, which was tragically unfortunate as there was a hand powered tram just upstream. On July 30, McCandless wrote a journal entry which reads, extremly week. Then traced all his journals from the day till he died.

                This book seems very interesting and um glad to start reading it in my english class. Also, I like Biography books so it should be fun. Therefore, I can do better with it then shakesphere.

Sources: Wikipedia.com

Quarter # Begins!

Character Sketch Essay

            The novel Stranger To Myself is a viscous and deadly biography about war. Willy Peter Reese who recorded these true events and witnessed World War II war was suddenly changed by these events. He was just a soldier in the German army leading himself and his fellow comrades into dangers of Russia’s territory. Willy Peter Reese wanted to be a poet/writer before being drafted in the army causing his dreams to go to a harsh stop. He was very religious person who worshipped God in everything he did. Willy Peter Reese was a good man but the war caused him to change in negative ways causing him to turn away from god and let the war take the best of him.

            Willy Peter Reese was a person who was truly down to earth type of person. His appearance wasn’t said much in the story but I knew for a fact he wore glasses. Willy was a very moody type of person In general. “Autumn gave me an induction in death and its various fruits.” Like the quote the simplest touch of Autumn can change the whole way Willy thinks in his brain. The Autumn lead to winter with him getting more about death and struggling to think of God. “Lost myself once more in endless nighttime conversations about the futility of life, the mask of God, the magic of the devil, and the tragedy of existence.” Willy’s traits were a little different than most people’s personality but everybody has their issues.

            The first event that really had a huge effect on Willy was winter. In winter Willy showed how he mentally acted in this stage of the season. He seemed to look more towards the devil and have thoughts that would be just terrible. “The paths of childhood, the peregrinations of youth, and all the roads of love led in to the, dark and the hourglass shattered in my hand.” Also, It was to a point where he was thinking about suicide. “Dreams, despair, and thoughts of death came to me.” This event showed you later on how he acted in the war while fight the Russians. It shows how he participates in cruel activities and witnessing them to.

            The second event, which took place, was in winter during the World War II in Russia. This was a very tragic and hallow event that was at a farm nearby a village. “On the first day of the offensive battle we attacked a village”. Willy Peter Reese and his comrades were trying to take over. Willy Peter Reese witnessed his comrade do cruel sins watching his comrades go in to the farm with him traveling along in the freezing blizzard. “The soldier smashed in the farmers skull, shot the farmer’s wife, and furiously torched the place.” This did some damage to Willy mentally. This had to be the toughest thing he ever did. His comrade did what the General to him to do. Willy was in complete shock of what his comrade did.

            Willy Peter Reese changed dramatically to the first pages of his diary to his last. Willy Peter Reese changed by witnessing his comrades kill citizens with no purpose and sometimes participates in these. Then He stared think about how God will never forgive him for what he did. He started turning towards the Devil in a kind of way. “I drifted like a shipwrecked sailor through the clams of fate.” Willy tried to stay on the path of God but the war kept showing Willy the darkness .Also, Willy felt guilty of what hid did/saw and it just kept tearing him down.

            Finally, A Stanger To Myself was a biography that blew me away by some of the events that happen. I was impressed on how Willy Peter Reese went through these tragic but at the end did make it through. He died on 1941-1944. He was sent home on 1943 from a wound and soon later died on 1944. His mom kept his diary secure. His mother soon later died sometime in 1996-2001 and the diary was soon found and published. It makes me wonder If Willy went to heaven with God like he wanted to before the war. Willy Peter Reese was a good man but the war caused him to change in negative ways causing him to turn away from god and let the war take the best of him.

New Semester - New Start!

It a New Semester and were still reading Shakespeare witch I really don't like. Its a little to confusing for me and really cant understand. It also, brought my grade down!!!!!!! Next, After Midsummer night dream is over we will be reading into the wild. I am excited because It's not Shakespeare!!!!! I learned about John Carroll that it is a loving community and mostly, everybody gets along. The second semester is going to be awesome because I am going to weight train with the football team and maybe do track. I think I changed by my weight because I stacked some weight. Also, I feel a little taller than usual. 

 

Getting to Know O'Henry

• William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. 
• age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch.
• In 1884 he started a humorous weeklyThe Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist.
• In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt.
• While in prison O. Henry started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.
• After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison in 1901 and changed his name to O. Henry.
• O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, also publishing in other magazines. 
• . Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism, ill health, and financial problems. 
• He married Sara Lindsay Coleman in 1907, but the marriage was not happy, and they separated a year later.
•  O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver on June 5, 1910, in New York.
• http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/

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Masque of Red death

Edgar Allen Poe WebQuest

1. January 19, 1809. He was born in Boston. Poe died in October 7, 1849 .
2. His mom died in 1811 when he was only 2.
3. Both his mom and wife died of tuberculosi .
4. Some theory's are that he had a achool addiction and was into very serious drugs.
5. Baltimore is his hometown 
6. West point was the academy Poe left.
7. Poe married his distant cousin Virginia Clemm.
8. His cousin was much younger then poe.

New Quarter 2

My Goals

• My main goal in this quarter is to get better grades.
• Also, to be successful in my new sport wrestling.
• Also, Um pumped to start fresh and do a lot better.

Gang research paper

Gangs

            It’s sad how gangs threaten and kill people or even sell drugs to make money. The worse part of the all is that they recruit kids however way they can. Gangs are a problem on the street and we need a way to find out what they’re doing and shut them down.

Public schools and juvenile centers are having requirements for clothing’s for gangs. By gangs dressing into their gang colors causes problems in the school. Other reasons why they want uniforms is because gangs steal or threaten people with their jewelry. Clothing styles or certain colors address themselves from members of other gangs. (Marilyn source 3) Also, Public school and juveniles are doing this to promote discipline and posture. Kids go to school looking for violence by representing there colors (News Services). “Hundreds of public schools have begun implementing mandatory or voluntary school-uniform policies” (Marilyn Source 3).

 Elementary and Middle schools need to make stronger laws including Juvenile Centers for kids to succeed in life. Reasons of this are because gangs come up randomly to these kids school and recruit them to be a member. Also, at juvenile centers kids just sit in front of a television for hours a day. Kids need to be stronger disciplined to realize that there messing with their life. Inside the school kids create violence from inside the bathroom. “Turns out restrooms are where drugs, weapons, sex and gang assaults run rampant” (Marilyn source 2).

Gangs terrify the communities by their cultural background and what they do to represent themselves. Gangs are organized groups who use force or threaten to commit crimes on a community. “Statistics show that lower class people have a higher rate of being in a game then lower class”. Communities our running service’s to help reduce gang violence. They set up services to help kids stay away from gangs (News Services).

Many believe that making uniforms a requirement in schools will help reduce gang violence. Uniforms in public schools will not reduce the amount of violence because most students will not comply with the rules (Marilyn soure2). Uniforms can be very costly and expensive. In many cases, parents and students cannot afford to buy uniforms. People fight that wearing uniforms breaks the laws of the constitutions and some governments won’t force the law into public school (Marilyn source 3).

There are organizations that help kids to stay away from gangs and don’t belong to them. Reasons some communities stay away from these organizations is because statics show half of these organization are being controlled be gang member. Apparently, the gang member recruits them to be a part of the gang (Marilyn source 3).

There is a lot of violence and people are getting together to reduce this problem. Also, kids are learning from schools that gangs are a terrible group to be in (News Services). Finally, Gangs are a problem on the street and were shutting them down every possible way to reduce the amount of violence.

Loeffel, Marilyn. "Laws Are Weak in the Face of Rising Gangs." Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 23 Mar 2010: A.7. SIRS Researcher. Web. 29 Sep 2010ools

"Loeffel, Marilyn". Laws Are Weak in the Face of Rising Gangs. Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 23 Mar 2010: A.7. SIRS Researcher. Web. 27 Sep 2010

"Teen Gangs. " Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Servies, 9 Apr. 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 22 2010

Source three notes

ciatation: Loeffel, Marilyn. "Laws Are Weak in the Face of Rising Gangs." Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 23 Mar 2010: A.7. SIRS Researcher. Web. 29 Sep 2010.

• 70% of middle-and high-school principals believed that uniforms reduced the number of discipline problems and violent incidents in school.
• The presence of youth gangs in and around public schools has also led some schools to consider uniforms.
• Students may unknowingly wear gang colors and be targeted for violence.
• students wearing expensive items have been threatened, stabbed or shot as others attempted to steal their belongings(gangs).
•  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) opposes uniforms on the grounds that they violate students' rights to freedom of expression as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
• Another criticism of uniforms is that not all parents can afford them.
• Moreover, they point out, uniforms make it easy for security guards to spot people who do not belong on school grounds and escort them off.
• . The poll found that 60% of principals polled believed that a mandatory-uniform policy would lead to increased academic achievement.
• Backers of uniforms believe that they allow students to concentrate on their studies rather than on clothing.
• MOstly private or religous school have uniforms

Article Notes 2

"Loeffel, Marilyn". Laws Are Weak in the Face of Rising Gangs. Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 23 Mar 2010: A.7. SIRS Researcher. Web. 27 Sep 2010

• restrooms are where drugs, weapons, sex and gang assaults run rampant.
• There our many middle/elementary schools involved in gangs.
• gangs come to elementary schools and recruit.
• the lack of meaningful reform to strengthen Juvenile Court's authority has resulted in gangs controlling the schools.
• In juvenile centers the kids mostly watch TV for hours a day and get no discipline.
•  They went to make juvenile centers stronger to decrease the amount of gangs in schools.
• security guards don't take no interests what kids are doing and don't care.
•  The boards of schools will near know whats going on because people are to afraid to report it.
• "Bunker suggested a military-style academy for our public school students" A representitive for public school.

Gang notes article 1

"Teen Gangs. " Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Servies, 9 Apr. 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2010, <http://www.2facts.com/article/i0501120>.

• Gangs are organized groups who use force or thearten to commit crimes.
• Kids are recruited to gangs before turning age 18
• Some gangs deal around with drugs.
• Gang results show that in inner cities have a much higher gang rate then subburns.
• Many school insist on were dress codes so there no color that represent gangs.
• In towns that have Gang warfare you have to be careful were you are. People say that it breaks the law of the constituiton.
• Comunities our running servies to help reduce gang violence and help kids in school.
• lower class people have a higher rate to be in a gang then the upper class.
• Some of the gangs cultures is to rap in song or the way they dress to represnt the gang.
• 28% of highschool report of gang violence