Reasponse to President Obama

"It is our responsibility as lawmakers and as educators to make this system work. But it is the responsibility of every citizen to participate in it. So tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. . . . And dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It's not just quitting on yourself, it's quitting on your country – and this country needs and values the talents of every American.

These education policies will open the doors of opportunity for our children. But it is up to us to ensure they walk through them. In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a parent – a mother or father who will attend those parent/teacher conferences, or help with homework after dinner, or turn off the TV, put away the video games, and read to their child. I speak to you not just as a president, but as a father when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home.”

-President Barack Obama, 2/24/09

Obama is completely right. The country can not afford to have people drop out of school. In order to run the companies we need in the future, we need people who are literate and computer savoy. We need people who have completed collage. Now days all of the job opportunities are in a field with computers and to deal with computers you need an extensive education. People in other countries view us as stupid and ignorant. We need to fix that stereo type. It is completely unfair to us, the children of America, to have to live in a country where they are viewed as stupid.

poetry sounds

At first I thought rhyme was when two words make the same sounds, but learned that I was correct.An example of a poem with end rhyme is below. The title is "How was your day?", and the author is Dreamer. The rhyme scheme is aa,bb,aa,cc,d,e,f. I am not sure what I was graded on my poetry pre-test, but I want to earn at least an at grade level on my poetry post-test.



We are friends from far away.
When we talk we always have something to say.
Our lives so different yet the same.
Every night we play the game.
We talk of families and about our day.
I always wonder if there's more to say.
Could it have been different for you and I?
Or was fate decided before we could have tried?
For now we play our parts, that's all that's left;
Never knowing if our hearts would have met.
Two people from far away, always asking, "How was your day?".

Twenty-five Random Things About Me.

Here are twenty-five random things about me...

1)One of my most favorite colors is pink.
2)Occasionally I can be very annoying.
3)I am a very kind person.
4)One of my most favorite holidays is Valentine's day.
5)People often seek me out for solutions to their problems.
6)One day I wish to become a therapist or someone in the business of helping people.
7)I really enjoy writing poetry as an outlet for my feelings.
8)I love my memories so I almost never throw away,or get rid of anything.
9)I also very much enjoy reading poetry.
10)I can not stand the smell or taste of barbecue sauce.
11)I have a very hard time sitting down once i become active for the day.
12)When I am alone I sometimes speak to myself.
13)I feel all alone in a room full of people.
14)Not very many people understand my view of the world.
15)I feel like I don't belong in my own home, nothing is the same as when I left it. Not even the people.
16)I can trust my boyfriend with anything I tell him, as he can with me.
17)I don't listen to hip-hop by preference.
18)My favorite genre of music is rock, i also enjoy pop, and contemporary pop/rock.
19)My favorite pastime is eating all kinds of food.
20)the sport i live for is cheer leading. People have told me i am very good at it to.
21)My family is the most important thing in my life.
22)I love to sing and i have been told that am not that bad either.
23)I go to bed late and love to sleep in even later.
24)I have the irrational fear of being abandoned.
25)I have a collection of stuffed animals that keeps growing.

Imagery

At first, I thought imagery was use of words to create an image, but this was wrong. Actually, imagery is language that appeals to the five senses. I also learned about figurative language. I used to think figurative language was things like idioms, personifications and metaphors, but I learned that figurative language is a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level. The three main types of figurative language are similes, metaphors, and personification.

“Third Quarter Goals 2008.”

This quarter, I will earn a better grade in Ms.Priesters class. In order to achieve this, I will participate more and start to complete more of my homework.

This quarter, I will work on my rude comments about Robert. In order to achieve this, I will not talk to him, and I will ignore his comments towards me.


This quarter, I will earn better grades in all of my classes. In order to achieve this, I will do more of my work and stop getting distracted during class.

So Out of My Mind!!

I really need to go on pass. I just need a break from all of this
I just want some time with people who understand that I have a lot
of things on my mind and sometimes I need to be left alone.I miss my
mom and my brother a lot. my house parents kids are starting to drive
me crazy!!ugggg..I think I need professional help!or at least some
space .
I just feel like breaking down.sometimes you just need to cry!thats
what I need to do.

Ms.Preister was right. blogging really does help.

well that's enough of that.. good-bye all.. till next time.

Irony and Ambiguity

At first, I thought irony was when you expect something to happen then the exact opposite happens, but I learned that well, I was right. That is what irony means. There are three types of irony: Situational irony, Dramatic irony and verbal irony.
I also learned about ambiguity. I used to think ambiguity was… I did not know what ambiguity was, but I learned that ambiguity is when a part of a text can be taken a number of different ways.
On my irony and ambiguity pretest, I was at grade-level. On my posttest, I hope that I will be above grade-level.