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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