Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Reading Times
Reading times
Portfolio project- 4/15- 2 hours, 2/16- 20 mins, 2/17- 0 mins, 2/18- Freefall- 2 hours, 2/20- 1 hour
Portfolio project- 4/15- 2 hours, 2/16- 20 mins, 2/17- 0 mins, 2/18- Freefall- 2 hours, 2/20- 1 hour
Monday, April 15, 2013
Reading Times
4/8- 0 mins, 4/9- Sword Art Online- 30 mins, 4/10- 40 mins, 4/11- 30 mins, 4/12- 2 hours, 4/13- 0 mins
The Dream Car
WELL, as you may have noticed from the poem that I recently posted, I've got a desire. No, really its a need. I REALLY NEED to get a 1967 Thunderbird. It is by all means the single coolest car that I have ever seen, and I may have means of getting one.
There's this old guy who's lives with my step-grandmother, i believe, and we visited them the other day. WE pull up to their house and get out of the car. As I'm getting out, I notice a garage door opening. The old guy walks out, and begins talking to my dad. Both I and my dad, of course, are paying no attention to him, but rather to what is behind him, in the garage. A '67 Thunderbird. It had just been sitting there for 15 years, with the engine still in perfect condition. It just needed a new paint job. After the old guy left, my dad said, "he may marry your grandmother." We looked at each other and I said, "I CALL THE CAR!"
There's this old guy who's lives with my step-grandmother, i believe, and we visited them the other day. WE pull up to their house and get out of the car. As I'm getting out, I notice a garage door opening. The old guy walks out, and begins talking to my dad. Both I and my dad, of course, are paying no attention to him, but rather to what is behind him, in the garage. A '67 Thunderbird. It had just been sitting there for 15 years, with the engine still in perfect condition. It just needed a new paint job. After the old guy left, my dad said, "he may marry your grandmother." We looked at each other and I said, "I CALL THE CAR!"
Poem
Sleek and shining
an old paint job.
This piece of junk
needs a bit of refining.
Nineteen sixty seven
the year this piece of heaven
was created.
Some might say
that this thing is old fashioned.
But I think that
this piece of metal is a passion.
My dream car,
a '67 Thunderbird.
to me it may be given
just waiting to be driven.
an old paint job.
This piece of junk
needs a bit of refining.
Nineteen sixty seven
the year this piece of heaven
was created.
Some might say
that this thing is old fashioned.
But I think that
this piece of metal is a passion.
My dream car,
a '67 Thunderbird.
to me it may be given
just waiting to be driven.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Reading Response/Times
Times- World War Z 3/2- 30 mins, 3/3 - 30 mins, 3/4 - 10 mins, 3/5- 60 mins, 3/6 30 mins, 3/7- 0 mins
Response- Over the break, and a bit before, I read a book that will be presented in the novel lunch on Thursday, World War Z. This book is by all means the most realistic description of the events in some kind of "zombie apocalypse." The book was excellently written, and was written in a way that kept me very interested.
The use of many characters as narrators in World War Z was particularly interesting to me, as it showed me the events that were occurring not just in America, but also in Russia, the UK, and China. Also, the book was written with great detail, which made it very easy to envision
Response- Over the break, and a bit before, I read a book that will be presented in the novel lunch on Thursday, World War Z. This book is by all means the most realistic description of the events in some kind of "zombie apocalypse." The book was excellently written, and was written in a way that kept me very interested.
The use of many characters as narrators in World War Z was particularly interesting to me, as it showed me the events that were occurring not just in America, but also in Russia, the UK, and China. Also, the book was written with great detail, which made it very easy to envision
The Gambler, by Kenny Rogers
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kenny+rogers/the+gambler_20077886.html
The Gambler is a very catchy song about a man giving "poker advice" to his friend on a train. Kenny Rogers uses poker terms as a metaphor to real life, because the gambler is trying to give his companion advice about life, not poker.
The diction used in this song is very slang, similar to other Kenny Rogers songs, and it adds an air of country, and seems very relaxed. Also, rhymes are used at the end of ech line, which is why one of the reasons that the song is so catchy, in my opinion. This song has great meaning overall, and contains some pretty good advice, if you ask me.
The Gambler is a very catchy song about a man giving "poker advice" to his friend on a train. Kenny Rogers uses poker terms as a metaphor to real life, because the gambler is trying to give his companion advice about life, not poker.
The diction used in this song is very slang, similar to other Kenny Rogers songs, and it adds an air of country, and seems very relaxed. Also, rhymes are used at the end of ech line, which is why one of the reasons that the song is so catchy, in my opinion. This song has great meaning overall, and contains some pretty good advice, if you ask me.
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