Blog #3

I went for a bicycle ride,
and saw two birds soaring through the sky,
then noticed twins playing in the park,
i then returned home and did a binomial distribution problem for math,
after that i practiced a duet with my friend,
i had two servings of pasta for dinner,
lastly i brushed my teeth twice for a nice, refreshing feeling.

Reading Blog #2

For this blog, I am going to analyze a quote from the book I'm reading. The quote is from the first page, because I thought it was important and it has a lot to do with the whole book itself. The quote is: "Have you ever had a friend turn on you? Just totally transform from someone you thought you knew into someone...else?...I'm talking about your soul mate. The girl you know everything about. Who knows everything about you. One day she turns around and is a completely different person." (Shepard 1). This quote is very important because it has everything to do with friendship, loyalty, and trust. This brings up a big issue every teenager has to go through. During the years of being an adolescent, every kid goes through troubles with friends, whether it be over a boy, or just plain drama. This book digs deeper into the issues of trust. For example, each character could never know when the next one will turn on them because you can't trust anyone. The character that is behind all of this madness is "A" who is anonymous at the moment. She causes the four main girls to get mad at each other or uses blackmail to make the girls embarrass themselves. If "A" continues this harassment, soon the girls won't be able to take the pressure any longer.

Blog #2

I ate juicy gum
all pink and luscious
I swam in a lake
until night-fall
i shivered in the wind
yet soaked in the suns warm rays
i drank pomegranate juice
to settle my thirst
i skipped through the grass
and flew to the moon
then climbed the tall tree
and let out a loud scream

Reading Blog #1, 4th Q.

My book is called Perfect by Sara Shepard, and it is the third book in the series called Pretty Little Liars about four girls and their lives growing up as teenagers in a very prosperous community.

I am at the part in my book where the four girls' lives are going downhill, as their secrets are being revealed. One girl, Hannah, for example is losing her only friend, Mona, because she has become "less popular" by being dumped by her boyfriend and people finding out about her eating disorder. Another girl, Aria, has moved from her home in Greenland back to Pennsylvania and its very difficult for her to get settled. I am not much like these girls, because my life isn't going "downhill" and I have always lived in Edina, yet I am similar to the other two main characters in the book. Another girl in the book, Spencer, is very hard-working and loves to be social. I think I am most like her because I strive to do the best in school, yet I still go out and have fun with my friends as well. Emily is a hard-core athlete who is always busy. I am similar to her because I love sports, and I am always participating in activities after school, whether it be for school or sports. These four girls each have secrets, though, that they will never reveal. Except there is one person that knows their secrets and she calls herself "A", and if A releases their secrets, their lives will end as they know it. This "A" character has yet to be disclosed, but I am exciting to keep reading and find out who it is!

POEMS

So much of spring depends upon

the sweet chirping of the birds

the smell of the crisp air

crackling leaves are broken beneath me

i see the sun shining so bright

the earth is warming day to night





So much depends on

the dribbling chocolate on my tongue

so buttery, delicious and soft

i hear the crinkle of the shiney aluminum

golden goodness, chewy and delightful



OTHER POEM ON ANSLEY'S BLOG! check it out.

Blog #15

I huge obstacle or difficulty rather, is overcoming abuse. A man named Dominic Carter, and he grew up in New York City very poor and living on welfare. When he was about seven years old, his mother sexually abused him. He had to carry the guilt, terror, and shame for over twenty years. His mother suffered as a paranoia schizophrenic and was instucionalized for many years. He never referred to his mother as "Mom or Mother", because he couldn't give her that type of respect. That title of great respect was reserved for his grandmother, and he tries to remember the good times with his grandmother rather than the terrors of abuse. He then went a guidance counselor and asked him about applying to schools and the man replied, "Don't waste your time because you will be dead or in jail." Carter decided that those words would make him stronger and use them as positives. He wrote a book called No Mama's Boy, which is about how he let go of his past and embraced the future. "If you believe in yourself and you're willing to work hard for any goal that you make have, you can achieve that goal." Carter claims. He tries to see the greatness in life, and the positives other than the negatives and hard times. Carter has now taken his own advice and has had tremendous highs as a journalist and became the New York anchor for political news.

Kashmir Conflict #2

More facts and things about the Kashmir conflict:

-About 65% of the territory is administered by India, 35% by Pakistan.
-This conflict is between two of the most populated countries.
-They are both nuclear powers and this conflict could result in further damage than it has done now.
-India claims Kashmir- as agreed under the Indian Independence Act.
-Pakistan is an Islamic state and claims Kashmir for themselves.
-Pakistan has a close contact with the U.S. because of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and they have left behind large weapons.
-Tension between India and Pakistan grew after nuclear tests in mid 1998.
-China is providing assistance to the Pakistani nuclear program.
-Indian population: 9,000,000
-Pakistan population: 3,000,000
-According to the populations above, India has three times the population that Pakistan has, but Pakistan has the help of the U.S. and Afghanistan on their side. So who is at a greater risk of losing the land? I believe they are relatively even.




SOURCE: world conflicts.