Goodbye Writing 10, It's been fun

The type of writing that I found most challenging was the persuasive because I have a really hard time staying on track and not getting carried away. When I write a persuasive piece I often find myself forgetting which side I am on. The writing I found the easiest was the ones where we had to choose a picture and make up a story for it. I thought it was quit simple to make up a story of your own instead of having rules and a formation to follow.
My favorite story was Imprisoned Emotions, this story was one of the first that I wrote but it gives a very sad and deep feeling and I like it a lot. I had to follow certain steps however I found it simple and I enjoyable to write. The writing assignment I wish that I could do over would be my Christmas story, I thought I could have done a better job at it and made it more creative and funny.
During the course we definitely did a lot a peer assessments, I found them pretty helpful most of the time but sometimes the person didn't write anything I could improve on which was kind of useless. I like assessing other peoples work because it gives me a reason and a chance to read their stories and what they have to say. I like assessing the opinion ones the best because I get to hear what they have to say.
Throughout the writing semester I find that my weakness has been getting ideas on to paper, i still have the difficulty but it is definitely not as bad as it use to be. I have a better understanding of what I want to say and how I want to say it.
The three most enjoyable activities I did was the two movie reviews and the story about the kids adventures. I liked writing the movie reviews because I got to state my opinion and how I felt about the movie, good or bad. Also i liked going online and researching what others had to say about that movie also. I enjoyed the kids adventure story because it was just very interesting to write, making up stories on why the kid was there and stuff.
The three activities I didn't really enjoy writing would have to be the video reviews, time capsule and life as a mosquito. I didn't enjoy the video reviews because I never really knew how to do it and what questions to answer about the video, also I didn't know what I wanted to put in the time capsule which made it a little more difficult and longer to do. Life as a mosquito was a easy assignment but at the same time I have no idea what its like to be a mosquito so it was a littler challenging.
I really enjoyed writing class this year especially the times we got to make videos with groups and i really liked working on The Blackville Talon. I also like the fact that I don't have to write an exam on it next week.

Jacob Black vs Edward Cullen

You’re caught in a love triangle between your werewolf best friend and you’re vampire boyfriend. Hard choice right? Actually it’s quite simple, you have two options. Live a long immortal life with a cold, heartless, gorgeous vampire while leaving all traces of your life and family behind, or live life to the fullest with your warm hearted loving tall, dark and handsome boyfriend who wants only the best for you while keeping your family close. Who would you choose, Jacob Black or Edward Cullen.

First and foremost I am going to state the obvious when I say Edward is not capable of love, he doesn't even have a heart. He is 108 years old and Bella is 17, is that even legal? He should seriously be hunted down and arrested for being depraved and perverted. If Edward actually loved Bella at all he wouldn’t be with her because all he is doing is putting her life in danger. Edwards family has seven vampires in total, bringing home a human that’s blood is stronger than any others is seriously not a good idea, instead of having to worry about making a good impression for mom Bella has to worry about whether or not she will end up being there dinner feast.

At the beginning of the second book from the Twilight Series “New Moon” Edward leaves Bella after Jasper, Edwards’s brother attacked Bella at her birthday party. Bella was miserable and did not leave the house for 3 months, she also screamed at night because of the nightmares she had of him. However the person who finally got her to leave her room was none other than the tall, dark, handsome and muscular best friend Jacob Black. Even though for the past year she had been ditching him because of Edward he still came back for her because he was truly in love with her. While Edward could just leave Bella alone to be miserable, Jacob could never do that. Being with Jacob made Bella feel whole again, like her broken heart was finally piecing itself back together. Jacob gives Bella freedom unlike Edward, Jacob only wants what’s best for Bella in this world and is willing to give her everything he can to make her happy.

In order to be with Edward, Bella is going to have to be willing to give up her life as a human to become one of them, a cold, heartless, pasty blood sucker because clearly she’s not going to become old and wrinkly while Edward remains in the body of a 17 year old. By asking her to do this, Edward is also asking her to leave her family and friend and never talk to them again for she will be changing her looks and will not be able to explain her all of a sudden red eyes. However is Bella chose Jacob she could stay in Forks and see her family everyday, she wouldn't have to hide her identity and she could still be just as happy.

Even though Edward doesn't allow Bella to be around her family often, it is for there own good he is just trying to protect them. Plus his sparkly self is quit dazzling and attractive. Edward is a vampire which is dangerous because he could suck Bella's blood however Jacob is a werewolf and could claw Bella's face off if he got mad enough.

Edward Cullen may sparkle, but he is overprotective, controlling, immortal, heartless and cold. He isn't capable of "love" and thinks he can just ditch Bella whenever he wants and lets not forgets he's a vampire. Clearly Bella would be better off with the werewolf, she would be way happier. Plus is just as good looking.

Drinking Age Should be Lowered {persuasive essay}

http://www.teenink.com/opinion/drugs_alcohol_smoking/article/48104/Drinking-Age-Should-Be-Lowered


The title of my article is "Drinking Age Should Be Lowered." I found it on the link given from the Blackville Writing site. www.teenink.com. It was written by Harold G from Wyoming, Mississippi. The main paragraph as well as the title of the piece of writing contains the thesis. The main idea in this article is that the drinking age should be lowered.

The first paragraph did catch my attention because it started out by listing off the reason's why people use alcohol. It Also explains that if the drinking age was lowered the percentage of underage drinking would also be lowered. The article has six paragraphs, all six of them relating to the main idea of lowering the drinking age.This writer involves some information in the article, for example it mentions the percentage of high school seniors that have used alcohol, "87% of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before."

The author of this article doesn't present the other side of the argument. He mentions that in other country's it is lower but he doesn't completely present the other side. I agree to a certain extent, he is from the United States where drinking age is 21 and he wants is to be lowered to 18 or 19. I however live in Canada where the drinking age already is 19, so in a way I agree that is should be lowered and all drinking ages no matter where you live should be the same. The writer could have presented the other side of the story to strengthen its points and also use more statistics.

The conclusion of this article is decently strong, it provides another reason on why it should be lowered but also offers that if they lower it and it doesn't work out to put the drinking age back up to 21 because changed are made all the time. I did not find any grammar or spelling errors and I enjoyed reading this article, I thought it was a well done persuasive piece.

Hey you! who me?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khFhF64P3VQ

We chose this video "How to Be a Gangster" because it is similar to the How To video we are planning to do. I like this video because it gave us some examples on what to put in our video and how to do it. Also what I liked about the video was that it was extrememly funny and intersting to watch. Some things that I would do differently would be that I would use less vulgar words and also better quality with more creative camera angles. Things the videos have in common is that they all have a voice over, introduction and visual instructions.

LIfe As A Mosquito~

Life as a Mosquito is actually the best way to live its super fun and interesting, however it also has it down side. Just think about it, they never run short of food because there is plenty of people and animals in the world to suck blood from, also you get to fly around with your friend mosquitos and have a good time. However you also have the down side which consists of getting eaten by animals, getting hit by fly swatters and running into the windows of moving vehicles. Male mosquitoes typically feed on nectar and plant juices while female mosquitoes have to feed on blood in order to be able to lay eggs. Did you know that Mosquitoes lay eggs in the water? That’s why mosquitoes always come out after it rains. Overall life as a mosquito is pretty decent, as long as you stay away from car windows and maybe drank nectar more than blood. That way you don not have to risk getting killed by a person.

How to Prove to Your Parents That You Are Responsible~

There comes a time in every teenagers life when hanging out watching a movie with mom and dad is no longer "cool", and they would way rather go out with friends and have a good time. However to do so you have to prove to your parents that you are a responsible teenager fully capable of going out by yourself. The following are ten easy steps that you can follow to prove to your parents that you are responsible.

Step 1- Talk to your parents about what you want, explain to them that you are older now and want to start going out on the weekends with your friends.

Step 2- Try doing chores around the house show them that you are not afraid to work for what you want

Step 3- Try doing extra credit work at school or better yet study hard and get good grades. If your doing well in school, your parents will let you take time off from studying on the weekends to have fun.

Step 4- Try avoiding childish like "um" or "duh" because it makes you sound immature. However don't try impressing them by using super sophisticated words either, they may think you are being a show off and that's not very responsible.

Step 5- Avoid things they don't like, stay away from the bad crowds at school, don't watch the television show she hates, finds trashy and doesn't approve of.

Step 6- Go out of your way to compliment them or do an extra chore. This will get them on your good side, especially if you plan on going out that night this is a way of getting them in a extremely good mood so you have a better chance of them saying yes.

Step 7-Prove you can take care of yourself. If your parents come home from work, exhausted, don't pester them to make dinner for you. Make it for them!

Step 8- Be sure to do your daily chores and don't be lazy.

Step 9- Be punctual. If your curfew is at 11, be home by 10:30, that way your parents will be so pleased they might even set your curfew back a few hours giving you more time for fun. If your school starts at 8, wake up at 6:30 instead of at 7:30, that way you won't be cranky and rushed and have to beg your parents for a ride.

Step 10- Let them know all of your plans in advance, don't tell them at the last minute and make them feel sorry for you. Be mature about it, if there's a big party you want to go to, ask a week in advance that way they have time to think about it. Also this is a plus because during that week you could due all of the steps I mentioned above and get on their good side.

Now that you have read all ten steps on how to prove to your parents that you are responsible I hope you succeed greatly and have a great teenage life.

Video Review.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/ID=1473966350



The video I chose from CBC News is a video about a local girl Hilary Bonnell who went missing in September and body was found in December. The video is called "NB 1st- degree murder charge." I chose this video because I was aware of what happened to her and I wanted to know a little bit more about it and what they came to as a conclusion.

In this video there is two different people talking about the case, asking and answering each others questions. My area of the talon is News and Features, I could use this video as a guide for when I am doing Viewpoint and interveiwing different people on certain topics.

**Finding Forrester Movie Review **

Finding Forrester, starring Rob Brown and Sean Connery is a movie written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. This Columbia Pictures film opened in December of 2000 in 200 theaters around the world, it marketed a worldwide total of $80,049,764.

Finding Forrester is a movie about a black American teenager by the name of Jamal Wallace who is a very talented writer and basketball player. He is invited to attend a private school and happens to befriend a famous writer William Forrester after breaking into his house as a challenge from one of his friends. Jamal and William begin to grow a strong bond as William helps Jamal with his writing skills, however after Jamal passes in one of his papers her wrote with William disaster strikes.

Some films that you may be familiar with also directed by Guss Van Sant include Milk staring Sean Penn and Josh Brolin, Elephant staring Alex Frost, Good Will Hunting written by Ben Afflect and starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams and Last Days a fictionalized account of the last days of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain.

The acting in this film was very well played, I thought everything from the clothes they wore to the way they pronounced their words was fantastic and realistic.

The theme of the film is family as far as I am concerned, I think what Guss Van Sant is trying to get across is that just because someone isn't blood it doesn't mean they aren't family. Family can be anyone that is close to your heart, as long as they mean a lot to you and you care about them they are considered family.

The ending to this movie is shocking and will leave you speechless. I suggest that you see this movie right away, if you've already seen it then see it again because I feel that this movie has a very valuable lesson to be learned. This movie not only expresses equality between races but it also encourages you to not give up on your dreams.

Bonus- Hospital Tour

Yesterday myself and my class took a tour of our local hospital. As sad as it is for me to say my favorite part of the tour was the Morgue. I know what you're thinking, gross right? How could anyone enjoy a morgue. I personally think it is fascinating, not the part about cutting dead bodies open but the fact that it's all a mystery. You get to solve the mystery of how that person died like in CSI or some other hospital like show. However I'm not sure I could actually take up a career in it considering you would see some pretty awful sights, plus it would be heartbreaking to have to call up the family and tell them the end results.

Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious.

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/25457970/review/30792742/precious

At first I wasn't sure if I really wanted to see this movie,I didn't want to sit in a theatre and cry for 2 hours straight over this girls life. I'm fifteen, Precious is sixteen, it's scary to think that while I'm here enjoying life there are girls out there suffering from things like this. Rolling Stones magazine gave a review on the movie Precious. A movie about a fat sixteen year old girl that gets impregnated by her father twice and is abused by her mother. I picked the review by Rolling Stones magazine on Precious because I feel that it gives the exact amount of information you need to have the want to get up off your but and go see the movie.

It doesn't give out too much information but at the same time doesn't give out to little, it mentions the important parts interesting parts.

My favorite genre of films are Thrillers, if I had to do a review on any thriller film it would be The Perfect Getaway.

Activities from allpoetry.com (Bonus)

People you really hate

Hate is a sstrong word, but there are some people that I just dislike everything about. I can't even stand to be in the same room as some of them. All my friends don't understand why I don't like them, and it's not like I can explain it really, sometimes there's no reason behind it at all. Most people only see one side of a person, well usually I get to see the opposite side as everyone else does, most people may see this person as loving, caring and really sweet. While I may see this person as someone who only talks bad about me behind my back. I'm not a hater, I've only disliked a few people my whole life, I try to keep it positive.

Forgiving People

I'm extremely stubborn, I don't forgive very easily. Sometimes it will take months, all depending on what the person has done. But even if i do forgive i never forget, every time i see or talk to that person that memory always floats back to me whether i want it to or not. I try to forgive as easily as possible but sometimes it's just hard, I forgive easily over some things, like if someone stepped on my finger, i don't hold a grudge. However is my best friends go behind my back, or if a boy really hurts me it takes a longer time.

Song lyrics stuck in your head

I can see you falling away no longer the lost no longer the same and i can see you starting to break I'll keep you alive if you show me the way forever and ever the scars will remain I'm falling apart leave me here forever in the dark daylight dies blackout the sky does anyone care is anybody there?

Hurtful Love

What is love exactly anyways? I don't why people are so obsessed with it? I don't know why you would want to spend so many years of your life with someone knowing that someday they are going to leave. Whether they die of old age, a accident or you get a divorcve, its a lose lose siuation. Maybe they will even cheat on you, why would you put yourself through that? Why is everyone so afraid of not having anyone? Why not just enjoy life, travel the world and see things, instead of wasting away time "loving" someone. It doesn't make since to me, maybe I'm just bitter because of things that I've been through.

Welcome to the North Pole~

It was Christmas Eve in Renous, New Brunswick. Payson and Addison were tucked tight into bed dreaming sweat dreams and counting sheep. However Braison was more curios than the others, and wanted to see Santa in action. While the rest of his family slept the night away Braison waiting behind the Christmas tree awaiting the thump of the fireplace.

Suddenly Braison heard a loud crash along with a big thump, ashes and smoke filled the air revealing a big red blob. Could it be? Was Braison actually seeing Santa with his own eyes? he stayed quite, not wanting Santa to know he was there. It was until the dust got in his nose that Braison let out a rippling sneezing noise revealing his presence. "Why hello there young man" Santa said joyfully. Braison was speechless, so Santa broke the silence once again " What is such a fine young man like you up so late? You don't wan mt coal do you? " Santa said with a slight grin. When the boy stayed silent once again, Santa emptied his bag of presents and started back to the fireplace, but as the boy finally spoke Santa stoped in his tracks. " Can I come with you Santa?" the boy asked shyly.

Braison grabbed his coat quickly and made his way to the sleigh and rain deer awaiting him on the roof of his home. "On Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen and Comet and Cupid and Doner and Blitzen and the most famous rain deer of all Rudolph!" and with that they took off into the dark start filled sky.

Braison stayed up with Santa all night, delivering gifts to other little girls and boys. Santa even let Braison feed some of the carrotts to the reindeer and help drink all the milk and eat all the cookies the children left out. But as the sun was at its peak, Braison new his fun with Santa was over, Santa dropped him off at his house and they said there goodbyes. But as Braison was almost to the cimney to return to his home, Santa called out anbd asked him the question every child dreams to be asked.

A week later Santa returned to pick up Braison and his family to go live with him in the North Pole. It was a dream come true for Braison and his two sisters, as well as his parents. They would get to help out all the elves make toys, and Payson and Addison even got offered the chance to ride with Santa next Christmas.

These things will change, can you feel it now ? **

I think that the novel " To Kill a Mocking Bird" has greatly influenced change in society. Back in the 40, 50s and 60s racism as well as sexism was a big issue, children were brought up thinking that people of a different color were bad people. Discrimination is mostly against black people in this novel, they were used only as slaves, because we were to lazy to do our housework and cooking ourselves. I'm not saying that there is no discrimination against sex, race and class today, however it is defiantly not even close to how bad it was back then.

In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird there is a really strong sense of racism in Maycomb County. All people of a different race is looked down on, and only considered to be slaves instead of normal human beings. Racism was displayed through the case of Tom Robinson. when the town finds out that Atticus is going to stand for a black man, they start bad talking him and calling him bad names. Also kids started to bully the children of Atticus. Tom Robinson was found guilty, however only because the jury thought that a white mans word is better than a blacks.

I personally think a lot of things have changed since the time of To Kill a Mocking Bird, for one black people can now actually walk the streets without getting hated on in most country's. I think the novel probably inspired a lot of people who read it, it's the kind of novel that makes you question your ways. Why should someone be treated differently based on color?

Not only has society changed about racism but also sexism and people are not judged based on class as much anymore either. Obviously there is still problems with discrimination in the world today, I'm not saying that there's not, but there has defiantly been a big change. The president of America is even black, which is quit the accomplishment in society I must say. As people in the world grow they begin to take bigger steps in stoping discrimination. Just think, 40 years ago, black people were treated like animals being used only for work, now they have actually jobs and can go to school and university and live normally.

I now have my weapons categorized from A to Z: from "Axe" to... "Zee other axe."

The Trade Off

If I could trade off places with anyone from a fiction literature of film I would pick Buffy Summers from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." I would pick Buffy Summers because she gets to save the world form being brutally massacred, she's a really great person and has a great group of friends that support everything she does.

Buffy Summers works hard day and night to keep the world safe from vampires, demons and the forces of darkness. She has some wicked fighting skills, she trains with Giles her watcher. Giles is basically Buffy's father figure, he supports everything she does and he always has her back. Buffy has killed more vampires and demons than I can count, sometimes she uses weapons like wooden stakes and spears however sometimes she uses just her bare hands.

Buffy is super pretty and funny. Through out every season you get to see more of Buffy's sense of humour.

Angel: This isn't some fairy tale. When I kiss you, you don't wake up from a deep sleep and live happily ever after.

Buffy: No. When you kiss me, I wanna die.

Buffy has 6 friends that she has a really strong connection with. Her sister Dawn Summer, her ex-demon friend Anya, Zander Harris, her watcher Giles, Spike her vampire/lover and witch friend Willow Rosenburg. Her friends are always there for backup when she has to many demons to take on at once.

From the killer punches to the stakes to the heart, Buffy is an amazing Vampire Slayer. Her friends are awesome and super supportive and she has a great sense of humour. I think it would be awesome to trade lives with her, mostly because I want to know how it feels to be a vampire slayer.

Poetry

Who I am in 8 lines
Carly
tragic, athletic, brunette and creative
daughter of Kim
who loves music, summer and photography
who is afraid of drowning, the future and being alone forever
who wants to go to university, travel the world and live far away
a resident of Renous.. <3
Hallihan..


Lays
rip,rip
smack, smack
crunch, crunch
ruffle, ruffle
dip, dip
crumple,crumple

Birthday Card
I hope your day is full of cheer
to your age we add another year
sit back relax and have fun
happy birthday wishes from everyone !

Moody Twilight Range in the Winter with Ursula ~ (5 out of 10)

*It is Twilight time

I am actually a big Twilight fan, I have read all the books in the series more than once, I watched and own both movies that are out so far. Most girls drool over Edward the sparkly vampire, but I'd take Jacob over sparkles any day. Jacob and Bella have more chemistry than Edward and Bella do, I find that Bella can be more of herself around Jacob. Edward just brings drama, and almost gets her killed several times, and Jacob is the one that's there for her when Edward takes off and leaves her with a broken heart.

What is your mood today?

My mood today is kind of indifferent because, first of all I thought school was going to be cancelled today since it snowed and freezing rained last night. I figured they would give us one last snow day since we didn't have many this year at all. Also I have a throat infection and was out of school for 2 days, so this is first day back which means I have some catching up to do. But on the bright side I got to see my friends.

The perfect mode of transportation. If you could have any car what kind of car would it be and explain why.

If I could have any car, it would defiantly be a Range Rover. My Range Rover would be black, with chrome rims for the summer and black rims for the fall and winter. It would also have chrome door handles and all the windows would be tinted super dark.

*Winter - love it or hate it?

I sort of have mixed feelings about winter. When it first starts to snow around Christmas time I'm always really excited. All through January I do the normal winter activities like slide, snowmobile and play hockey. But the end of winter is always a drag, when all the hockey games are over and the snow isn't as fun anymore around March I just want it to be over. For instance right now, I hate it because in a week it will be the beginning of April and spring already started yet its STILL snowing.

*Super hero

If I could be a super hero or villain I would be Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Ursula is a octopus that dead set on Triton the Mer-King. Ursula is a evil manipulative "sea witch." I think it would be cool to be Ursula because she has 8 legs, and it would be so simple to multitask with 8 legs ! Also I'd get to meet Ariel the little mermaid, even though I want to kill her. Ursula is so precious with her Eal sidekicks.

Dear Diary ! :D

Dear Diary

Today was the most excitingest day of my life! It was like a Fairytale, I got to go to a BUNCH of cool places in my neighborhood. My momma packed me a lunchbox, full of all kind of awesome stuff, like scooby doo snacks, bear paw cookies and a fruit punch ! I thought it was going to be to long to walk, so I decided to take my brand new Dirt bike. Well actually its a normal bike, that just looks like a dirt bike, since my mommy says I'm not old enough to get a real one yet.

First I got to play hide and go seek with the raccoons in my front yard ! It was so awesome, I even won! The raccoon's always hid in the garbage can, so I found them every time. Except it smelt like my little brothers poopy diapers. I started to get hungry so I hauled out my Bear paw cookies, the raccoons starting going crazy! I jumped on my bike really quick and started peddling. That's when I realized the moving truck, so I made my way across the street to introduce myself.. When I got there, the mom told me to go around back and meet Cody. I was expecting to see a little boy, but when I got around there was only a little girl. She was so cute, she had cute little blonde curls and was wearing the prettiest dress, it was love at first sight. I asked her to come play in the tent with me and she said she would because her mom said that she needed to make new friends around here. Cody didn't have a bike yet tho, so I left my bike there and we walked. Weplayed in the tent for a while, but then we got bored and decided to go to the dog house and play with Sammy.When we got to the dog house, Sammy ( that's the dog's name) was no where to be found ! All of a sudden I heard Cody roaring at me to "DUCK, DUCK JOHNNY DUCK!" but when I looked around, I didn't even see any ducks ! That's when Sammy jumped off the roof of the dog house and onto my head, I started twirling around trying to get him off, but he was stuck. Sammy's not a big dog, but it's for sure a fat dog, but finally Cody got it off my face and we started to run. Unfortunately Sammy followed, he was running so fast the only way i could see out was jumping the fence, so we did it. I gotta say I kinda nervous, I never jumped a fence before and I didn't think I was tall enough to make it. Lucky for us, me and Cody both landed in the baby play pin, we almost squished my little brother though, he started crying real hard. My dad couldn't even stop him cause he was too busy mowing the grass. That's when i realized that my favorite smell in the whole world is freshly cut grass, it makes my nose tingle. It started getting late, and the big yellow circle in the sky was going away so I thought I would be a nice boy and walk Cody home, plus I needed to get my bike. We were almost there, when Cody went over on her ankle and couldn't walk anymore, so I saw a wheelbarrow and thought i would push her in that. It was a little dirty, and smelled like rotten eggs, but she couldn't walk, and I wasn't strong enough to carry her so she had to use it. Finally I told Cody goodnight, and biked home. It was such a fun day, and i can't wait to see what adventures me and Cody will have tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next day !



Bye for now!

Johnny :)

Mario Hell

When you picture hell, its usually all flames and redness with a devil that has a fork tail and pointy horns, well that's not how I see it. I'm sure you have all at one point played Mario right? It was a big hit during our childhood and still is. Well when I picture my hell, it's more like Bowser's castle. In heaven you need a key, well I think in hell you should to, so that's why you have to get across a lava obstacle course. If you fall, you start over, since of coarse you can't die twice. Like in the game, when you get across the lava, big spikes, swinging objects and unstable bridges, you receive your key to the dark gloomy mansion.

Time Capsule

If my community was to decide to store a time capsule, the first item I would put in it would be, something that reflects on the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Perhaps maybe a pair of mittens or a DVD of the events. I think this is important because the Olympics were a really big event for Canada this year and its something that should be remembered for years upon years. The second item I would place in the time capsule would be a burnt CD, that way the people in the future could hear the kind of music people listened to in 2010. I would also put pictures of the community, so people could see the changes that happened threw the years. I would also put in a album of pictures I took myself because I love taking pictures. Also last but not least I would put in my 3 favorite books " The Last Song" & "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks and also "Eclipse" by Stephanie Meyer, the third book of the Twilight series.

Dear 2110

My name is Carly, I live in New Brunswick, Canada. I listen to a lot of music, and my favorite thing to do is play sports, my family consists of only four people. It is currently March 14, 2010. If you are reading this is obviously way in the future, so I thought I would tell you about some things that are happening around here recently.

Lately there has been a lot of earthquakes, none nearby really but they are defiantly effecting the people around here and everywhere in the world. Also we just hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics here in Canada. I'm proud to say it was a huge hit, and Canada came out of it with the most gold medals, we won gold medals for both men and women's hockey!

I hope you enjoyed the things I left in this time capsule, and learned more about the year 2010. Thanks for reading my letter :)

Sincerely
Carly ~

Five Best TV Shows

People watch TV shows because they are interesting and full of drama, they keep you watching by cliffhangers. If the TV show you are watching is interesting enough it will have you excited for it all week, it can even be the reason you get up in the morning. Some people will watch a show just because a certain person is in it, but I think its pointless to watch a show you are not interested in just to see that certain pretty face. I'm about to tell you the five BEST TV shows on TV right now, the kind of shows that will make your eyes pop out of your sockets.

5. 90210

90210 is a teen drama currently on it's second season, the main characters consist of, Annie Wilson and her adopted brother Dixon Wilson, Erin Silver, Naomi Clark, Liam Court, Navid Shirazi and Adrianna Tate- Duncan. 90210 is only in it second season on The CW and there has already been, deaths, hit and runs, breakups, makeups, cheaters, betrayal and pregnancy's.

4. Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama television series. It follows the lives of medical interns, residents in Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. It is currently in it's sixth season and has been a hit ever since the pilot. It gains the number four spot for it's dynamic characters who change and grow on you. Or it could just be because of the gorgeous Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane. Who are appropriately nicknamed Dr.Dreamy and Dr.McSteamy.

3. The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries is a super natural horror television developed by Kevin Williamson based on the book series by the same name. It follows the life of Elena Gilbert who falls in love with the vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore. The Vampire Diaries premiered on September 10 2009, and is currently in the middle of it's first season. It is full of action, suspicion, drama and love.

2. Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl is a drama television series focusing on the lives of young adults and teenagers, as they struggle with the everyday battles of life. It is based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegaser. It premiered fall of 2007, and is currently on its third season. It was renewed for a fourth, fifth and sixth season. It is expected to end May 20, 2013.

1. One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill is the number one show because it is my personal favorite. I've been watching it ever since season one. One Tree Hill is a teen, young adult television series which premiered in 2003. It takes place in the fictional town Tree Hill, North Carolina and follows the lives of two half brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott. Their relationship evolves from heartless enemies to loving brothers. The first four seasons follow their years in High School, the beginning of the fifth season was 4 years later. It is currently on its Seventh season and is in the talks of being renewed for a eighth season.

Grammer Exercise 1

1- The team won (its) game. Did you win yours, too?

2- They left their books there.

3- I hear you're about to graduate.

4- It's nice that they're friendly.

5- Although I get a lot of colds, I feel alright)now.

6- Who's prettier than you?

7- Are you tired? I'm out of breathe, too.

8- Run back and forth from here to there.

9- You're about to lose your book.

10- Everyone will accept the prize except you.

11- Do you know whether or not he will giveme the prize.

12- Many people choose to live in large cities.

13- Is the doctor through with my exam?

14- What effect does the school principal have on you?

15- What did he advise you to do? Did you take his advice?

16- There are alot of your friends in the boat.

17- I will buy a book by Ray Bradbury.


Grammer Exercise 2
Score: (67%) http://www.quia.com/quiz/224360.html?AP_rand=988279946

Grammer Exercise 3
Summary
Correct - 39
Incorrect- 1
Total - 40
http://www.quia.com/pop/13222.html?AP_rand=1318471160

Love Triangle

The story that I am pitching a character for is The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is currently on a break until March 11, however it is usually shown ever Thursday night at 9 pm. I think they should add a new vampire to the cast to cause more drama and keep people watching.

The characters name would be Charlie Rose, she would be a good vampire that turns bad eventually. She would be very athletic and outgoing. With black hair, flawless skin and chocolate brown eyes, she would have every teenage boy in the world watching. She would start off befriending Elena in school, then eventually growing closer and closer to Elena's boyfriend Stefan causing a love triangle. She would attempt to kill Elena causing conflict between herself and Stefan, she would then rebel.

I think an actor that would suit this character well would be Demi Lovato. I think she would suit this character well because, she fits the physical description exactly.

Imprisoned Emotions~

I sit by the window watching the rain hit the glass with a sort of "pluck" sound. It's been a year, yet I still haven't forgotten. I still hear your laugh when I watch reruns of Friends, I sleep with your picture beside me hoping it will bring sweet dreams, though it never does. I dream about the life we could of had together, and I sometimes wonder if there was anything I could of done to save you, to save us.

It's coming on the beginning of April now , and the sweet spring breeze is all I feel walking through the city park, alone. I finally pursued my dream of being a photographer, every other day I am at the park taking family photos, or wedding photos, sometimes even dog portraits. All I can think of when I see the new happy couple smile, is the night you proposed to me, at the beach downtown two summers ago. It was cold and wet and the ring didn't quite fit my slim finger, but it was still perfect, because I knew I could be with you forever.

Some days I feel like I should just give up, I don't get out much anymore. My friends know better than to call, they know I will not answer. I just lay in my bed wondering what your up to up there in the sky, if maybe someday we will meet again, or if that cold spring fight was the last time I would ever hear your voice. When i do leave the house it's usually just to the city park, it's peaceful there, it almost sooths my torn heart from agony. I know that I should at least try to find another, but I don't think I will ever have feelings for someone as strong as my feelings were for you. The night we met, when I looked into your chocolate brown eyes, nothing else mattered.

My job is to capture the happy moments of others, they always ask the same questions, " Do you have a family?" " Are you married?" even the most common "How are you?" makes me quiver. It's true what they say, you don't know what you got till it's gone, I am an example of that. Every second of everyday I regret the hatred in my voice that night you sped off into the moonlight. I regret running away from our problems instead of trying to sort them out, or freezing when Isaw your beaten and broken body law on the ground from the accident.

Interviewing Strategies

One strategy that is really important about interviewing, is to always prepare your questions beforehand, that way you won't waste time and you will sound more professional. It is also very important to be flexible with your time, make sure that if the person calls you back, you are there to answer and not play "phone tag". Make sure everything is spelled right, ask the person for the correct spelling of their name or other details, that way when you are publishing the interview you won't have any trouble with typos. It's also very important that if you are quoting the person, that the quote is exactly right. If the person wishes to stay anonymous then respect their decision and keep them unnamed. Last but not least, always thank the person for their time spent talking with you and be polite.

Pot Hidden In Jesus Pictures

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/10/texas.marijuana.jesus/index.html?hpt=Sbin

The sample I have selected is about a drug bust along the U.S - Mexico border . The women responsible tried to smuggle 30 pounds of pot across the border in pictures of Jesus. I feel it is effective because it is very informative. What I like about the article is that it has more than one person's perspective on the case. After reading this article, I think it will help me with my own writing because I now know that if the title of my story is interesting and eye catching, more people will read it.

Writing Inventory

Sometimes in my spare time, I will come up with crazy ideas and decide to write a story about it, sometimes they would be long, other times maybe just a few paragraphs, however it's still getting my ideas on to paper. I like to read novels about love and life lessons. One of my favorite authors is Nicholas Sparks, Scott Westerfeld and Stephanie Meyer.

The kind of writing i enjoy writing is descriptive storeys that have meaning, the ones about life situations. Writing that i find challenging is persuasive, because I am not very good at persuading people. When i was about twelve I wrote a 6 page story about a girl in a Coma , I was very proud of it. I usually do about two or three draft copies of a story before i write the final copy, just to make sure there are no mistakes and that it all makes sense.

My weakness as a writer, is getting the ideas on to paper. Sometimes I find it hard to get it down exactly the way I see it in my head. I write about all kinds of things, but my favorite ones to write are the ones about life itself. My goals for this semester is to improve in idea making, and write a really good story.

Talon Letter Of Application

February 10, 2010

Mr. Allan Carter
Blackville School, NB

Re: APPLICATION FOR SPORTS

Dear Mr.Carter

I am interested in applying for the position of Sports in The Blackville Talon.

Through out my Middle and High School years I have participated in many organized sports, including volleyball, basketball and soccer. Also outside of school I play hockey. I have a strong interest for sports and I think that this position would suit me well.

I would very much enjoy being a part of The Blackville Talon and I am available at any time. If anything, my years in school have taught me responablitly, and you can rely on me. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerly



Carly Hallihan
Renous, NB

The Strength To Leave

William laid on his bedroom floor playing with his toys, trying to drown out all of the noise. His parents seemed to be fighting a lot lately. He was ten now, old enough to understand what was going on. He would sometimes hear lamps being thrown at the wall out of frustration, and the smack of his father’s hand hitting his mothers face.
They would fight over the usual, not having enough money, the bills not being paid, and if his mother accidently burnt his father’s steak he would rage like a mad man. William figured this was all caused from his father drug addiction, which has recently become worse since he found out his sixteen year old daughter was pregnant and ran away from home.
He sometimes heard his mother crying herself to sleep, and he would go cuddle up with her and tell her everything was going to be alright. He knew it was a lie, but he didn’t know what else to say. He loved his mother more than anyone or anything in the entire world and it saddened him to see her this way. She was wounded, her eyes puffy and red like cherries from crying, bruises all over her body the size of tennis balls. William wondered when his mother would finally get the strength to pack up and leave.
He remembered when they use to be a happy family, when he could look at his parents and see the love in their eyes when they looked at each other. He remembered their summer vacation to Florida, when his legs would get tired while standing watching the Disney fireworks, his father would lift him up onto his shoulders. He wondered if they would ever do such a thing again, or if the memories he had of them as a family now were the only ones he would ever have.
William matured quickly for his age, he learned to stand up for his mother when she was in to much pain to do it for herself. However he still had the times that all he wanted to do was break down and cry. The whole situation hurt him emotionaly just as much as it hurt his mother physically. He sometimes thought about running away, but he didn’t have the heart to leave his mother behind.
Three months of screaming later, when his father was away in Cuba on a business trip, his mother finally got the courage and strength to pack her and William’s things and leave. They left the house with pride, leaving all the memories behind to haunt William’s father. They had a bright future ahead of them, and nothing was going to slow them down this time.