Your son...

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield,

It has come to our attention that your son, Holden's mind may be disturbed. My colleges and myself have been reflecting on his time here at Pencey, and he seems to be clinically depressed. We have examined him- with his permission- and she determined that he came into depression after being shipped to boarding school as a teenager instead of being dealt with by his parents. Also, his brother, Allie, dying put a damper on his life. He has little interest in anything, and we highly recommend a therapist and a year or more, however long he needs, to stay home and rest. 

Sincerely,

Dr. Peter L. Griffin

Abstract.

So in English, we are supposed to find an Abstract eXpressionist of whom we like their work, and answer a few questions about them.

 I chose Helen Frankenthaler. Her lifestyle was relaxed, and so was her paintings. Her art exhibits emotion by using a lot of colors. I really REALLY hate this abstract "art" it's stupid an pointless in my opinion, but I guess since she uses pretty colors, it's okay. I think abstract art flourished because it drew attention from reality and took LITERALLY no talent to do. I mean, even a 9 month old baby could make this so called "art."

Goldilocks ;)

The poem I found that is too easy for me is called "A Pair of Potatoes Were Talking" by Kenn Nesbitt. It's too easy for me obviously because it's written for little kids. I can understand all of the words.

A pair of potatoes were talking, 
discussing what might be for lunch. 
One turned to the other and told him, 
"I think that I might have a hunch. 
As long as we stay near the kitchen 
and don't wander too far afield, 
I'm sure that we'll see what they're serving. 
We just have to keep our eyes peeled."

The hardest poem I saw was called "Elegy in a Spider's Web " by Laura (Riding) Jackson.
It is too hard for me because-well, look at it!


"What to say when the spider 
Say when the spider what 
When the spider the spider what 
The spider does what 
Does does dies does it not 
Not live and then not 
Legs legs then one 
When the spider does dies 
Death spider death 
Or not the spider or 
What to say when 
To say always 
Death always 
The dying of always 
Or alive or dead 
What to say when I 
When I or the spider 
No I and I what 
Does what does dies 
No when the spider dies 
Death spider death 
Death always I 
Death before always 
Dead or alive 
Now and always 
What to say always 
Now and always 
What to say now 
Now when the spider 
What does the spider 
The spider what dies 
Dies when then when 
Then always death always 
The dying of always 
Always now I 
What to say when I 
When I what 
When I say 
When the spider 
When I always 
Death always 
When death what 
Death I says say 
Dead spider no matter 
How thorough death 
Dear or alive 
No matter death 
How thorough I 
What to say when 
When who when the spider 
When life when space 
The dying of oh pity 
Poor how thorough dies 
No matter reality 
Death always 
What to say 
When who 
Death always 
When death when the spider 
When I who I 
What to say when 
Now before after always 
When then the spider what 
Say what when now 
Legs legs then none 
When the spider 
Death spider death 
The genii who cannot cease to know 
What to say when the spider 
When I say 
When I or the spider 
Dead or alive the dying of 
Who cannot cease to know 
Who death who I 
The spider who when 
What to say when 
Who cannot cease 
Who cannot 
Cannot cease 
Cease 
Cannot 
The spider 
Death 
I 
We 
The genii 
To know 
What to say when the 
Who cannot 
When the spider what 
Does what does dies 
Death spider death 
Who cannot 
Death cease death 
To know say what 
Or not the spider 
Or if I say 
Or if I do not say 
Who cannot cease to know 
Who know the genii 
Who say the I 
Who they we cannot 
Death cease death 
To know say I 
Oh pity poor pretty 
How thorough life love 
No matter space spider 
How horrid reality 
What to say when 
What when 
Who cannot 
How cease 
The knowing of always 
Who these this space 
Before after here 
Life now my face 
The face love the 
The legs real when 
What time death always 
What to say then 
What time the spider" 

Lastly, the poem that is right for me is called "Why am I Thinking of You?" (No author cited.) I understand it well, it doesn't take too much thinking, nor too little. The words just make sense to me.

Your eyes and your smile shine on me
But I am a stranger you only see
From time to time in an unchosen place
Your voice has a lilt that interests my ears
And though I have you by a few years
I could answer your song if not your grace
 
Your impish smile and your shining eyes
Are in themselves enough to hypnotize
Me so that I forget being slightly gray
But soon I'll be leaving for another State
And I'll be a fool if my heart won't wait
Though what tomorrow will bring, I can't say
 
So, why am I thinking of you
If that will only leave me blue
And not the blue of jasmine scented skies?
For though my heart longs for the chance
To reacquaint itself with the glories of romance
Perhaps I should forget your lovely shining eyes

Scary Shakespeare?

In English class, we're starting to read Shakespeare. We're supposed to fine 5 links to "better understand" the way he writes, but I do understand it pretty well for only being a freshman. 

The first link I saw was http://shakespeare.about.com/od/teachingshakespeare/a/shakespeare_words.htm

This link is about well, how to better teach Shakespeare's way of writing. 

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/englishhomework/tp/readingshakespeare.htm

Is five tips to better read Shakespeare. 

http://alliemacb.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Understand-Shakespeare
This website is about Shakespeare; and how to better understand his language.

http://www.wikihow.com/Read-and-Understand-Romeo-and-Juliet

Some people can't understand Romeo & Juliet, this site is help for those people.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/tragic-love-introducing-shakespeare-1162.html

Introducing Romeo & Juliet, and describing in better words what it's about so it's "easier."

I commented on Jessica Donvito's blog, 

"I really would like to read this book.  I like your summary on it, it makes me want to read it. Good review. :)"

Little Brother

                                       Little Brother

       In English, we're in our Dystopian unit. We got a free book....and I chose Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. I chose this book because out of the others, there was more action and crime. I really wanted to read Feed, but it got voted out! :( I didn't want to read a "romance" book selected by a school, it couldn't be that romance-y. Since I like reading crime novels, I thought this would be a good choice. I've only read a chapter or two, but so far it's gotten my attention pretty well. I like the fact that it's based in high school, so it relates well to me. Also, w1n5t0n is very tech-y.... Relating to just about every 10+ kid! I mean, who in this day in age doesn't have a computer? Everyone I know does.

       So far, my book doesn't have too many Dystopia characteristics. It is a fictional society, but it seems real. There'e really not too much they do that we can't. It isn't really set in the future from my perspective- it's set in 2015....only two years from now. I haven't picked up on anything else yet, either.

Censorshit..haha.

Censorship? No thanks. Did they censor Fifty Shades of Gray? No. Why censor The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?? There's my argument. 

Think about it, the book was written in the 1800's. When slavery was happening, and people said "nigger" all the time.I think most, if not ALL high school students know what it means, and I agree that it is sometimes hurtful to say directly to and African-American person. But, AGAIN, this book was written over 120 years ago. It's stupid to go change one of the most well known pieces of American literature.

Another argument is that in the article, they say that it might be the first time someone has learned of slavery, and they don't want to use the n-word to present that. If you're in high school, you should know what slavery is. I started learning about it in second grade..... That's seven years ago. I do think it is appropriate for high school student to read this novel WITHOUT it being censored. But, that's my opinion, many other people probably disagree with me 100%. Good for you.... :)

I'm on a Bus!

So, in my English class, we're supposed to write a satirical song about something that bugs us.... soooo... I'm going to write a parody of "I'm on a Boat" by The Lonely Island. It's about being on a bus. Something that bugs me: Illinois. (We're going to Cincinnati...Jessie and I wrote it.)

I'm on a Bus

(Cincinnati!) Oh, dang! Get your pillows ready!
We're about to drive off! (Cincinnati, oh yeah!)

Everybody on the bus sit yourselves down! (Cincinnati yeah!)

But stay on your motherlovin' toes!

We runnin this, leggo!

I'm on a bus!

I'm on a bus!

Everybody look at me 'cause I'm riding on a bus!

I'm on a bus!

I'm on a bus!

Take a long hard look at the big charter bus!

Straight drivin on a bus lookin at all the trees

Bustin 55 mph

A/C freezin off our toes

You can't stop me cuz bro I'm on a bus!

Take a picture Trish! (trish)

I'm on a bus snitch!

We drinkin monsta energy cuz it's so crisp

I got my PillowPet and my Twilight copy

I'm eatin candy, you at school straight eatin crappy

I'm riding a coaster doin twists and spit

Some kid is pukin gettin everybody all sick

But we ain't there yet, we still on the bus

I'm on a bus bro, don't you ever forget

I'm on a bus and it's goin slow and 

I got a nice little doodad from a rest stop

I'm the boss of the world on a bus like lucinda

If you still in C'dale you sure ain't me!

Ohhhhh

Eff cars I'm on a bus a charter bus!

Eff trees I climb stairs like a pro bro!

I'm on a bussss...oh.

Shrek!

Shrek!

Shrek is a spoof (parody) of almost all of the Disney princess movies. In all of them, the savior is handsome. In Shrek, well, Shrek isn't too handsome... Which the filmmakers did to show that your true love doesn't have to be tall dark and handsome! He can be green fat and ogre-y.

When Princess Fiona defeats Robin Hood and his merry men, this is reversal. But then again, she IS an ogre, as well.

An example of exaggeration is when Shrek and Fiona blow up LIVE animals into balloons.....that isn't possible. Okay.

An example of incongruity is that wherever  they traveled, there was a house for Fiona to sleep in. In the middle of a field? Ok, let's put a house here!...no.

I think parody was the most used satire in this movie because the whole movie is a parody.

I don't think the filmmakers ever made through the satire. They used sarcasm through the entire movie, as well as all of the types of satire.

Until Next Time,

Sara(:<3

That's What She Interviewed!

Faerie Gazette

December 4, 2012.

Hey there, readers! 

I've recently had an interview with Bilbo, the hobbit. Bilbo is of the "hobbits" a race which are only half the size of humans. They also have very VERY hairy feet. He lives in the quaint community called Hobbiton, but lately he's been up to more than just sitting on his front porch, smoking his pipe. 

So, we went to find him. He was, again, finally, at his hobbit hole.

Hello, Bilbo. I'm Sara, from the Faerie Gazette. Would you mind answering a few questions for me? 

"Sure. I wouldn't mind a bit. Come on in and have a cup of tea. Do you smoke? Would you like to smoke with me?"

No thank you, tea would be nice though.

Bilbo's home (or Hobbit Hole, for that matter.) was very cozy. The ceilings were low, so I had to crouch to walk, but it was a comfortable home for someone who's three feet tall, I'm sure!

So, Bilbo, what was your Journey like? Was it scary at first?

"I was intimidated at first. I'm not a very adventurous person, so when a man comes to my door ans tells me to be his "thief", you don't just want to go ahead right away. I'm not a thief, I stay at home and smoke my pipe and watch the day pass by. Of course I was scared."

What was your favorite part of the journey for you?

"I enjoyed finding the Ring and being able to be invisible whenever I want. Can you imagine how many people you can save by getting past guards? I also like my sword... 'Tis my precioussss..."

What about the Battle of Five Armies? I heard that was intense.

"Oh, well I was the first to spot the Giant Eagles of the Misty Mountains and their leader, Gwaihir. I started yelling "the Eagles are coming!" to the rest of my crew..... only to be attacked by an enormus stone to my head."

Well, Bilbo, thank you so much for your time. And the tea, it's delicious!

And with that, I conclude my report. I think Bilbo is a very nice Hobbit (man?). Talk to you guys next week!

Fantastic.

Fantastic.

     Well for starters, using Harry Potter as a reference is not going to happen, no offense, I haven't read them, watched the movies, and don't plan to.

     

     We're reading The Hobbit  By J.R.R. Tolkien. I read it in fourth grade, as well. I don't think it's necessarily a bad book- but it's not my favorite genre. But in today's blog, I'm supposed to describe the fantasy elements., hence "Fantastic". Yay! (do you see the sarcasm?)

    

     First off, there's dwarfs. Short, stubby, big fluffy beards. Like Santa, in my opinion. Did I mention they're tubby?

    

     Then there's Gandalf, a wizard. Long beard, usually older. In this case, I can use Harry from Harry Potter as a comparison. Except, Harry is young and handsome and he has a funny scar on his face. There's a few differences there, dontcha think?

     

     There's Smaug, the dragon. When I think of dragons, I always think of the dragon in Shrek. You know, she mates with the donkey, and has cute little flying dragon-donkeys. They're so cute.  

     

     Bard, the human. Like the rest of us. It't that simple. No explaining to do here.

    

     I like Beorn, too. The man who can turn into a bear. It reminds me of Jacob Black in Twilight, the werewolf. 

     Last but not least, there's elves. they remind me of Santa, too. Or his elves, perhaps...

Thanks for putting up with my mindless rambling. Again,

-Sara(:<3

     

Cinderella.

So, you have probably heard of the fairytale Cinderella. The evil stepmother, the ugly stepsisters, and losing her glass slipper. 
In this variation, The Hearth-Cat, there was a widowed schoolmistress with a plain young daughter. The daughter went home to ask her father to marry the schoolmistress, and he said if his daughter wore a pair of iron boots, when they rotted out, he would marry her. The mistress was pleased with this, and instructed her to wear them every day. One day, they started to fall to pieces. She told her father about it, and he married the mistress that day. When he was home, she was treated kindly. But when her stepmother was home, she was basically a child slave.
I think this relates to the original Cinderella to an extent, with the evil stepmother and being treated like a slave, having to do all of the house work. To me, the lesson is to not tell your father to marry your teacher. The same concept as our version- evil stepmother;and the father has no idea.

Cited:
Thomas Frederick Crane, Italian Popular Tales (London: Macmillan and Company, 1885), no. 9, pp. 42-47.

-Sara(:<3

I'm currently reading the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

This image represents every person being themselves. No two people are alike, just like no two fingerprints are alike. 

http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/007/12/nokia_fingerprint_scanning_patent.htm

This image represents.. Well it represents the title, Unwind.

http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/04.11/unwinding.html

I think this image represents when Connor is running from the Juvey-Cops. How much better can that be portrayed?

http://www.storyfever.com/run-boy-run/

When someone is unwound, it is believed that they do not die, they just go to another "world" perhaps.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-wallpapers/572.html

This represents kids' reactions when they find out they're being unwound. They don't want to go, they want to stay with their friends. Obviously not their family, they don't want them anymore.

http://prisonersfamiliesvoices.blogspot.com/2011/06/teenage-visit-boredom-by-mumzi.html

This represents what I would do to my mother if she chose to unwind me.

http://www.xboxmb.com/forum/29-jokes-funny-stuff/16810-post-all-your-gifs-pictures-fmls-umads-here/2.html

This truck represents when Connor got a ride from a truck driver.

By Sara AND Jessie D.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0124.html

The Three Little Pigs.

So, we like (these) stories because... 

I like pigs. They're fat and adorable!

Plus these piggy stories really relate to our childhood, you know?

I had so many versions of them. The wolf blows the house down, blah blah blah. 

Yeah, exactly. And I love how two of the little pigs are always like, really dumb. I mean, who builds a house out of straw and sticks but doesn't even use GLUE?!

 Apparently them.. I'm BLONDE and I'm even smarter than that. I mean, come on!

Yeah, I know. A blonde is smart enough to not do that. I know if I were one of the pigs, I'd run to my smart sibling's house (the one with the bricks) and call animal control or the CIA or SOMETHING. Like, seriously!

If I was one of the pigs, I would have been the one who BUILT the brick house. (She's a BRICK..HOUSE! ...Sorry.) I lost my train of thought, thanks. Go on.

Sorry! But anyways.. I would definitely have a shotgun under my bed or whatever... Self defense!

The pig who cried wolf... Or is it the boy who cried wolf? What if your "self defense" was.. SLENDY? Not the wolf?

Oh my goodness I have a nerd crush on Slendy! Uh, back on topic... I don't think I'd be a pig. I'd probably be the wolf.. Only much smarter.

Really? Hmm.. Wolves are pretty smart, you know. I mean, one tried to eat my cat once.

Like, tried? Didn't succeed! But anywhooo... I think that's the end of our discussion. We like pigs, wolves are terrible at blowing things, et cetera.

-Sara

~Jessie

Sabele, Goddess of Bubbles.

      In our English class, we were told to create a god or goddess, completely new. So, on that note, here we go!
      My goddess's name is Sabele. She is the goddess of bubbles. You know, when you were little, you blew bubbles with soap and water. They're very... pretty, I think. Her sacred animal is the giraffe, because she is eccentric, and she is said to have a very long neck, like a giraffe. Sabele does not fight. She believes that violence is not the answer, and she's too fragile to fight. She is, in a way like a bubble. You hurt her, she nearly pops. Sabele isn't like most gods, because many are able to fight without being injured or killed. Yes, gods are immortal, but she gets hurt very easily, like a bubble. 
      She is described to be very beautiful. Silky blonde hair, not too short, not too long. Beautiful hazel eyes. But what set her apart from many other goddesses was that she wasn't like a twig. She had a figure that was more desirable than being a size 0. Like the saying, "A woman without curves is like a pair of jeans without pockets... You don't know where to put your hands!" That was true for Sabele. 
      When people anger her, Sabele blows a magic (destructible only by her) bubble to lock them inside of until they can prove they are going to behave well enough to be let out. If they try to escape before their "sentence" is up, the bubble lets off an electric shock to them, putting them in full-on paralysis for a few hours. That ought to make them learn their lesson, eh?
      When Sabele was born, she came out of her mother, Komuco, goddess of glitter, in a bubble of glitter. That is why she is goddess of bubbles. Well, you might be wondering how a woman gives birth to glitter. Weird, right? Painful, you might think? Well I've got news for you, childbirth in general is painful. Anyway, it's said that the whole world saw Komuco give birth to Sabele because her "bubble" was so bright and brought everyone to her sight. And that is why she is so well known, for being so glittery and bubbly. Also, without her, there would be no such thing as bubbles. And without bubbles, everybody's childhood would be dull. Because bubbles are amazing and everyone loves bubbles.

-Sara(:

      

Hello! My name is Sara. I'm the kind of person who does what I want, when I want. I like purple, but I like sparkles more. If you can't already tell, I'm random. Very random.
What are my hobbies? Singing, I enjoy singing a lot. I also like messing with people. You know, sneaking up on people and poking their shoulder, and watching them freak out when they don't know who did it. My favorite books are fiction, especially murder books. James Patterson is my favorite author. My favorite book series is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Music is my life. Well besides my friends. There is never a day where I'm not listening to music, or singing, or humming. Music is always on my mind, no matter what I'm doing. Always. I listen to country, Dubtep, rock, classic rock. Not rap, hip-hop, or 'pop'. I enjoy real music.
On lazy days, I watch TV. . . Long Island Medium, Desperate Housewives, and my favorite, Grey's Anatomy. 


Well there y'go, thats me! (;
-Sara