Thursday, March 31, 2011
Spring Break
My spring break is going to be very relaxing. We as a family don't have anything planned. All I am going to do this spring break is sleep in eat and play video games. One other thing is I won't have piano, wrestling or anything else to keep up with. This will be a great spring break.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Personal Metaphor
Authors Note: This is a personal metaphor created in class based on a writing activity found in Tom Vopat's book Writing Circles
I am a gamer battling through the challenges of life.
I am a snowboarder hungry for excitement.
I am a wrestler positive on and off the mat.
I am a Wisconsinite packed in the snow of greatness.
I am the soldier who never blows his composure
I am a gamer battling through the challenges of life.
I am a snowboarder hungry for excitement.I am a wrestler positive on and off the mat.
I am a Wisconsinite packed in the snow of greatness.
I am the soldier who never blows his composure
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Amigo Brothers
What would it be like to fight your best friend that you thought of as a brother? Well in this story we meet Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas, two fighters that grew up in Manhattan. Their dreams were to be the world’s greatest boxer. They had entered in many tournaments and this was their year but they soon had to overcome a challenge that was larger than they imagined. The comic plotline and symbolism together with the realism of this story teach us the felling that we can solve our own problems big or small.
The plotline of the story perfectly fits that of comic literature. In the beginning it was a normal day for both of them. They ran and worked out together. Then the main character causes a minor conflict. They both wanted to be the best and that would be determined in the division finals where they would meet and see who was better. Next the conflict is realized when they try working out together and they have a talk. During that talk Felix mentions having a fair fight and not seeing each other until then and he proceeded with that. Felix is staying with his aunt in the Bronx now and is going to be zeroed in on the fight. Soon the only way for there to be a resolution is the fight. As they step into the ring they shake hands and go to their corners. The fight begins and they both get torn up to pieces by the other. The match is signaled by the bell since no one was knocked out the announcer was going to say the winner’s name. But the winner was too busy walking out of the ring with his friend. That’s how it was resolved and they are still best friends and back to everyday life.
In addition to the plotline fitting the comic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. During the whole story it is noon or a little after noon. The scenery is sunny and they don’t have a porch but they have a balcony which is like your porch when you live in a tenement building. Then they also run along a river every day.
Finally, in the story “Amigo Brothers” they are both in control and handled the situation. That situation that the Amigo Brothers faced was very difficult for acme bond brothers and they did a good job on top of it. This whole story is an autobiography which makes it the most realistic it can get because it is real.
The story “Amigo Brothers” portrays two kids from the city of Harlem, finding new and acward opportunities through boxing. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with people to solve those problems. When there is normal everyday life again, the comic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and grateful for those two Harlem kids that show us as readers how to solve problems in a friendly matter.
The plotline of the story perfectly fits that of comic literature. In the beginning it was a normal day for both of them. They ran and worked out together. Then the main character causes a minor conflict. They both wanted to be the best and that would be determined in the division finals where they would meet and see who was better. Next the conflict is realized when they try working out together and they have a talk. During that talk Felix mentions having a fair fight and not seeing each other until then and he proceeded with that. Felix is staying with his aunt in the Bronx now and is going to be zeroed in on the fight. Soon the only way for there to be a resolution is the fight. As they step into the ring they shake hands and go to their corners. The fight begins and they both get torn up to pieces by the other. The match is signaled by the bell since no one was knocked out the announcer was going to say the winner’s name. But the winner was too busy walking out of the ring with his friend. That’s how it was resolved and they are still best friends and back to everyday life.
In addition to the plotline fitting the comic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. During the whole story it is noon or a little after noon. The scenery is sunny and they don’t have a porch but they have a balcony which is like your porch when you live in a tenement building. Then they also run along a river every day.
Finally, in the story “Amigo Brothers” they are both in control and handled the situation. That situation that the Amigo Brothers faced was very difficult for acme bond brothers and they did a good job on top of it. This whole story is an autobiography which makes it the most realistic it can get because it is real.
The story “Amigo Brothers” portrays two kids from the city of Harlem, finding new and acward opportunities through boxing. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with people to solve those problems. When there is normal everyday life again, the comic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and grateful for those two Harlem kids that show us as readers how to solve problems in a friendly matter.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
NCAA Mens College Basketball Tournament
The tournament is held every year and only 64 teams can make the cut. This tournament brings in a lot of money and boost the economy because of all the sales from tickets and concessions. About 35 years ago this tournament wasn't so big the NIT tournament was big. Now kids are filling out brackets every day. The "March Madness Tournament" is making a huge comeback.
Acwardest Childhood Moment
One of my acwardest childhood memories is when we moved. When we moved it wasn’t as bad for me as my brother and my mom because kindergarten had just ended. I remembered asking my mom where we were moving and I had never heard of that place ever before but of course I was only five years old. I had thought this would be the worst place ever because it took about 45 minutes to get from Mequon to Pewaukee. I learned that the hard way with everything in the trunk. There are many bad parts about moving, packing and unpacking, finding places to put stuff, leaving your only friends and leaving the special gym set we had made 3 months before we moved.
My first day of school at P.L.E was not that bad even though I tried to convince my mom to let me stay home, I soon would forget of that thought. My teacher asked if there was anyone new to this school so I raised my hand and one or two others did. She made us go up in front of the class and introduce our selves and she assigned us a partner to show us around the school. The person I got was Patrick McKnight he was my first friend here and acwardly my first friend in Mequon was Patrick Mc something. So that whole day I knew someone was there for me.
Once the bell rang for school to be over I was behind Patrick not for any reason I was just behind him. Once we got near the busses he turned around and said you can stop following me now it’s time to go home. Patrick looked on my backpack and noticed that I was on his buss then he introduced me to a lot more people and I fitted in and they liked me to. After one year it had seemed like I had lived there my whole life. One thing I learned from that is that good things will come eventually but you have to wait.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Daylight Savings
I hate daylight savings time when it takes one hour of sleep away. During the night it will be lighter out but then it feels wrong and your times get all messed up. The only time that I like daylight savings is when it gives you an our of sleep and it doesn't mess your times up as much. When daylight savings time gets me messed up is when I stay up really late on that night. That is why I hate daylight savings time.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Zoo Purple Hard Cover Book Pg 380-382
What would it be like to see interplanetary animals? In this story we meet a horse-spider. They are an exotic animal also known as the people of Kaan. The kids of all areas in the world act extremely good around august. The kids act like that because Professor Hugo’s interplanetary zoo comes around once a year. Every time he brings new exotic animals. Everything is fine for the people of Kaan until the ship comes. The romantic plotline and symbolism together with the unrealisticness of this story teach us the moral lesson of being able to escape everyday life and just wander off.
The plotline of the story perfectly fits that of romantic literature. In the beginning there was a minor conflict when the horse –spiders left their home planet and the people that stayed behind were sad and lonely for quite a while. Yet on the other hand the ones that left didn’t think about the others and how they would feel. Next the last thing in the story is life symbolism. The life symbolism is when all of the horse-spiders return home because all of the families are reunited.
In addition to the plotline fitting the romantic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. In the beginning there are strange creatures and a space ship which should tell you that this story is highly unrealistic. Then there were so many people that loved the odd and exotic animals. You can’t even travel so far so fast to get to the exotic animals. Then a small town outside of Chicago can be romantic.
Finally, in the story “Zoo” Professor Hugo can do no wrong by bringing people pleasure. The animals are better that what we imagine. The main characteristic is that it is a fantasy type vision because you wouldn’t see these animals anytime in your life time. Finally things seem better than they really are because Professor Hugo traveled three planets away in 2 months and it takes an Astronaut more than that to get to the moon.
The story “Zoo” portrays a happy city full of kids and parents, finding new and exciting opportunities through Professor Hugo. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with people or intergalactic beings to escape our minds and go dream once and a while. When there is life symbolism, the romantic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and gratitude for those beings involved.
The plotline of the story perfectly fits that of romantic literature. In the beginning there was a minor conflict when the horse –spiders left their home planet and the people that stayed behind were sad and lonely for quite a while. Yet on the other hand the ones that left didn’t think about the others and how they would feel. Next the last thing in the story is life symbolism. The life symbolism is when all of the horse-spiders return home because all of the families are reunited.
In addition to the plotline fitting the romantic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. In the beginning there are strange creatures and a space ship which should tell you that this story is highly unrealistic. Then there were so many people that loved the odd and exotic animals. You can’t even travel so far so fast to get to the exotic animals. Then a small town outside of Chicago can be romantic.
Finally, in the story “Zoo” Professor Hugo can do no wrong by bringing people pleasure. The animals are better that what we imagine. The main characteristic is that it is a fantasy type vision because you wouldn’t see these animals anytime in your life time. Finally things seem better than they really are because Professor Hugo traveled three planets away in 2 months and it takes an Astronaut more than that to get to the moon.
The story “Zoo” portrays a happy city full of kids and parents, finding new and exciting opportunities through Professor Hugo. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with people or intergalactic beings to escape our minds and go dream once and a while. When there is life symbolism, the romantic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and gratitude for those beings involved.
Friday, March 4, 2011
The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat {pg 6-11 Purple hard cover}
What would it be like to think that you were a complete opposite of yourself? In this story we meet Burek and Kot. They are the dog and cat of a family in poverty. Their owners are Jan Skiba, his wife Marianna and their 3 daughters. Once this mirror of luxury comes into their home it turns them inside out. The comic plotline and symbolism together with the realism of this story teach us the moral lesson of learning solving our own problems. Previously to then they had no problem but the mirror.
The plotline of the story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” perfectly fits that of comic literature. In the beginning it was like their whole life. It was a normal day they were thinking that they were the opposite species and acting like it. Soon the main characters owner caused a minor conflict. They bought a mirror and put it up right away. That conflict is realized when they look at themselves and found things wrong with themselves, they tried hiding it or fixing it but that didn’t work out because they don’t have enough money. Next they solved the conflict by giving the mirror back to the salesman and got their money back. Finally it was back to everyday life and that makes you feel you can solve anything.
In addition to the plotline fitting the comic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. At all times it was sunny they never did anything involving the night. Also whenever they did something it was day time. Pets are a huge part in comic literature. In the story there were 2 pets which illustrate the idea of comic literature.
Finally, in the story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” the main characters lives are in control. The mother, by finding a way to get rid of the mirror. Jan, the father by giving the pets a good life. Then the pets by not hurting each other when they didn’t know what they were.
The story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” portrays a happy family, finding new opportunities through hard times. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with the people we love or hate and resolve those problems. When there is resolution, the comic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and grateful for those people involved.
The plotline of the story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” perfectly fits that of comic literature. In the beginning it was like their whole life. It was a normal day they were thinking that they were the opposite species and acting like it. Soon the main characters owner caused a minor conflict. They bought a mirror and put it up right away. That conflict is realized when they look at themselves and found things wrong with themselves, they tried hiding it or fixing it but that didn’t work out because they don’t have enough money. Next they solved the conflict by giving the mirror back to the salesman and got their money back. Finally it was back to everyday life and that makes you feel you can solve anything.
In addition to the plotline fitting the comic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. At all times it was sunny they never did anything involving the night. Also whenever they did something it was day time. Pets are a huge part in comic literature. In the story there were 2 pets which illustrate the idea of comic literature.
Finally, in the story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” the main characters lives are in control. The mother, by finding a way to get rid of the mirror. Jan, the father by giving the pets a good life. Then the pets by not hurting each other when they didn’t know what they were.
The story “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” portrays a happy family, finding new opportunities through hard times. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with the people we love or hate and resolve those problems. When there is resolution, the comic cycle is complete and the reader experiences happiness and grateful for those people involved.
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