Comments Week 5

Trevor: Harrison Bergeron

Lane G. Personal Narrative Response 

Harrison Bergeron

     "Harrison Bergeron" is a short story about how people in a society are made equal. Not everybody in this society is equal, so the government added 3 amendments. These amendments basically requires all citizens to be handicapped if they have an unfair advantage over the average intelligence. For example if you have better eyesight than the average, you would be required to wear blurry glasses give you the average or below the average eyesight. If you are smarter than everyone else, then you would have to wear an earpiece that would distract you from using the full potential of your brain and make you average or below the average intelligence.
     This story reminds me of how some governments try to micromanage their citizens, but to an extreme. If this short story had to be described in one word, I would choose grey because there is no diversity in this society. I would hate it if this society really existed because there is no emotion, personality and diversity in this bland society. I don't think anything would get done in this society and there would be no new inventions. Overall I enjoyed reading this short story and I like how the author was thinking out of the box.

The Department of Motor Vehicles

     2 days ago I checked out of school to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Gonzales. I left school at 10:30 and the traffic was horrible on the interstate to go to Gonzales so we took Airline Highway instead. We couldn't find The DMV, so we asked a lady at a gas station and she said that it was all the way in the back behind a seafood restaurant. We finally found it, so I thought we would walk in and walk out with a license really quickly. We opened the door and we see 30 people sitting in chairs waiting in line. 

     Everyone had a little white ticket with a number on it, so I went and got one at the entrance. I was number 65 and the digital board said that they were now serving number 23. I thought we were never going to make it out of this place. We have been waiting for 2 hours and 30 minutes now. The lady finally called our number, so we went and completed the paperwork, eye exam and the picture. We finally left the DMV at 1:30, I have spent 3 hours of my life sitting in a chair waiting for the lady to call out my number.

Comments Week 4

Ian B.

Gautam

Dear 12 year old

     Be yourself and do what you like. Be a friend to everyone and do not be mean to people. Be honest and don't tell lies even though you might want to. School might me difficult, but it will get better and you will have more freedom. 7th grade might be tough, but 8th grade a a lot better.

    Stay in school even though it might be tough. Make as many friends as possible because you will never know when you might need a friend or a friend might need you. You are only this age for 1 year, so enjoy it and don't try to be someone you are not. Your gut instinct your true instinct so when you are in doubt, you can always relay on that. Every year you get older, it comes with new responsibilities, so just enjoy the moment now and stop wanting to become older.

Reading Response Week 4

     My literacy narrative is on a trip to Costa Rica that helped me learn to appreciate what you have and to help others. The trip was easy to brainstorm about and I had no problems coming up with things to write about. I took into consideration what we talked about in class, like showing not telling and use of vivid details. As I was writing the paper it was pretty difficult to show and not tell the reader what is happening. I asked a few people for ideas and they helped me grasp how to word different phrases that I had trouble with.

     Writing the paper was easy for me, but I had trouble incorporating the significance throughout the story. I did not like revising the paper because it was a long and slow process, but I know that it is necessary for all great papers. My paper was a lot more concrete after the revision process and the revision process added more structure to my paper. I kept reading my paper over and over again to see what things I needed to add or revise. I am very pleased with the end result and how my paper had changed over time.

Comments Week 3

Sophia: Hurricane Katrina

John H. Katrina and it's engineering disasters

The Old Man and The Sea

     I am currently reading The Old Man and The Sea, I was reading The Infinite Sea, but it was too hard for me to understand what was happening.

     Santiago has been out on his boat for 84 days without catching a fish. A boy named Manolin left Santiago's boat to go to a more successful boat. The author engages the reader by making them feel sympathy for Santiago. The author uses details that make you feel like your are right next to Santiago. The author uses expressions to help emphasize a specific point.


     The author portrays Santiago as broke and he lives in a shack. Mandolin is seen as a side kick or advisee to Santiago. The book is very structured and has a nice flow that relates to the plot. The author makes you feel connected to the book. I really enjoy reading the plot and the author's word choice.

Hurricane Katrina

       

        Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane until it hit land. The governor of New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation for New Orleans. However, some people who did not have a car or could not evacuate were moved into the Super Dome. Some people think that this was not the best decision becasue there was apparently a lot of criminal activity and shortages of basic needs.

        The worst part of the storm was the aftermath because some family members were not found and others did not make it. People were looting stores and taking items that did not belong to them. I think that the water did the most damage because the levees broke and thousands of homes were flooded. The whole south was affected by Katrina, not just Louisiana. This recent flooding was a flashback to the devastation of Katrina.


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Comments week 2

lathanm20: My phone

Sa'Veon Soanes

Comments week 1

Gautam_m: Me

Daniel K: Self Introduction

The Great Escape

        I have 2 dogs, a lab and a beagle. They live in their air conditioning dog house in the backyard. About 1 week ago in the middle of the night, my lab jumped up and pushed the lever to open the gate.  Both of my dogs ran out the backyard and started to roam the neighborhood. The dogs have never opened the gate before.
        The next morning I went to go walk the dogs, but they weren't there and the gate was open. I got my electric skateboard to go find them. As I was riding down the driveway, I see something different on the porch. I started to go by the porch and it was both of the dogs sleeping on the front porch. The lab was sleeping on the swing and the beagle was sleeping on the ground. I started to laugh when I saw them sleeping on the front porch.

The Infinite Sea By: Rick Yancey

        I am currently reading The Infinite Sea by:Rick Yancey. I have just started the book and not much has happened yet, but I am really enjoying the book so far. I like the suspense that the author creates in the beginning of the book. I am always waiting to hear what happens next. The author makes you seem like you are one of the characters.
        Even though the book is science fiction, it seems like it could be in the present as you read the book. The author's writing style is very convincing and makes things in the future seem realistic. I really like the plot of the book and how Cassie and her friends have to survive in the new world. The book is a survival book and 7 billion humans are trying to be rid of. Overall I would recommend this book and the whole series.