Final Book Post

    
            In our final paperclip, we just made a summary and the part we had to read. We said that it was messed up that his mom faked it out by saying I'm sorry for everything, let’s forget about it. Then he wants to hear his mom say it again so that he really knows she wasn’t lying. So she said it and cried. David also cried. As the inspector came and asked so many questions, then left. She became that evil devil again that David see's every single day. I couldn't imagine how she had acted it out. That was unbelievable in my opinion. I just wish that she should of at least stop somewhere. But the torture him on is childhood. I know that David Pelzer don't want to remember those days.

            In the lit circle was getting better because everyone had said something that was and important part of the story. I think it gets everyone to talk and express their feelings and what they think about it. Well it starts off with people talking about something that makes others have thoughts just pop up. It helps one another to but we have to improve in taking turns because it is kind of rude. We should all take turns and don't cut one another so that everything to be perfect. If we keep on doing that, the people who got cut will get pissed one day.

            In the next semester I just hope that it is related to the first because I love reading those types of books. I am willing to read the other one I think it is call the foster care, I think that - that is the one when he goes to a different city. I want to read it because when I read it I get a great understanding of the book. It makes more sense then the video because they cut parts of the story or add which was not in the book. That what makes me pissed about the video. I always wanted a book that I am interested because when I got this book I became so addicted to it I wanted to finish it the first day I got it. This makes me want to read more and I love it. THX agin Mr. Sutherland!
    

Respond to Rokhsor

When I seen this quote that Rokhsor said made me really into it:

Wow, Child Called "It" is so boring.

I highly disagree with Rokhsor because I love that book ( it's maybe because that was the book i was only into) and I feel sorry for him and his life. have you seen what he had to go through. He had a life he never expected. which was tortured. Basically it's like boring that he gets abused. That's serious $#!% because its like your saying if someone is getting abused it's boring. It's not too. I would try to help that person at any type of point, name it and i'll do it idc.

      I know that no one was listening to you because they were just trying to do good in the final, i bet. But i feel you in most of the way because everyday in our lit circle discussion it's always about us talking about his abuse and stuff like that. We talk about events and it is always about abusing because it is through out the whole book. like a part she got burned, the part he got anomia in to his throat, also that incident when he got stabbed.I know what you are talking about. I know you want to talk about other things but abuse, because its repetative and it seem like it's boring when it's repetative, like what im saying right now.

     I read your whole blog and you said that, she is doing that to keep him strong. I just want to say this why does she want to only make David strong how about the rest. You know sometimes the web lies, there are a lot of fake things in the web and everyone knows that so i was just trying to bring that out because you may not know if your evidence is true or is wrong. Where's the proof sista? sorry if you think im being harsh to you ok, don't feel that way ok. love ya!! I just want to say that this is my favorite book ever and no one could stop it! I'm glad Mr.sutherland gave us this book. I'm starting to like reading a lot!

responding to Jazimine

Found this interesting quote from jasmine:

"I like this quote because everyone can relate to it. If we're all the same, it would be boring. Never follow anyone- be your own person. Set your own trends and follow your own dreams".

     I am not going to be that guy in the street asking for change, imp not going to be that guy that sells drugs for a living and killing them self, and I am NOT the guy that going to buy drugs and mess up my life while I still have a change to follow my dreams and carrier. All you have to do is try instilling u get and I promise you that you will get the things that you deserve. I know i have a chance to be a better man then i am right now. While i grow up i will help thoses people that need to step up their game and be like me one time. I will help anyone anywhere anytime. I think that just be who you are and always believe in your dreams.

      Finally, the test that i was talking about geometry that was my first test i ever passed in this school. I just have to believe in myslef everday and I'll hit them A's every day. Just believe, just be yourself, don't let no one judge you for who you are always BELIEVE!!! Later on you will see what i truely mean later in life!

     I see what you mean jasmine. This sometimes relates to me and it doesn’t. First it doesn’t because sometime I give up in myself and sometimes I try hard and bring out my dreams. I usually give up but I started to believe in myself lastly because I know I can do what I want if I really wanted to but sometimes I just don't put enough effort to it and that when I give up. Like today I believe in myself that I was going to pass my geometry test and I did. I started to follow up my dreams and show who I really am.

2nd book post! A child called it

   

In this second paperclip of child called it was horrifying. Its starts off when the mother turns from a heaven mom to a hell mom in my opinion. Ok after she became bad she made him do choirs so that he can eat because his mom don't let him eat because she's a B****. She also flunked him for no reason; he said that “I had the happiest face on most of my papers". He was wondering how he could flunk. But he notices that his mom did that on purpose. Then she starts yelling at him saying that how could he flunk and that he's a disgrace from the family.

Days later, his mom didn’t give him food so then he had to throw the garbage away and it from it. It was that he didn’t have any other choice he needed to find a way to survive. That’s why he’s doing that. Then his mom notice that he be eating from the garbage so she put in spoiled salami, which was spoiled for 2 weeks. She did that so that he would get sick and stop eating from the garbage, which I think it is torture  because he is trying to survive by eating from the garbage and now he can’t anymore because his mom found out so he look for another way.

At school days he would still other people food because he didn’t finish his choirs in time or he’s punished for no reason. He would go and steal other people food. Then the teachers caught him then they called his mom and he got a whooping. When he tried to steal their food they know that they are going to hide it from him. Then one day he plan on going to the store so that he can take crackers, he knew what to do. He ran everyday back home so that he can run faster then caulate the time from going to the store and back so that he won’t get caught because if he do his mom is going to torture him real bad!

Respond to chirsty!

I know you hate me for some reason right now, but all i want to say that every thing that you said on responding to Bassam post it is the same exact thing as me i swar to god.
Chirsty's Respond's to Bassam
Mr. Sutherland i just want to say that if you read this i already know what your going to say, so i'm going to say it now that this isn't a real counted post because i know it's not the format you wanted it to be so here.

I can relate to you! I do the same thing!. I love Facebook because it allows me to talk to people when I am bored, which is most of the time. Facebook helps me to contact the majority of my friends and if they don't have a phone yet I can message them if I needed help on something When I do homework, I usually get alot of notifications and I would eventually have to check it. Well actually I check and respond once someone comment or messages me right away. I don’t know why I do that, but yeah. Once I check what other people post on my wall it turns it into a 1 hour conversation leaving my homework hanging. Now I do finish my homework but I procrastinate alot which is bad. Sometimes I get in the mood to do homework without procrastinating but in the end I do start to procrastinate. When I need homework help I would ask my friends and the only why I can contact them is through Facebook and when I do ask them my friend and I start going off topic. I use Facebook sometimes to vent my feelings out and what my opinion on things are and my friends would help me and respond to my status and that gives me a feel of their opinions. Facebook = Gossiping. I came across alot of drama and arguing with on Facebook and it distracts me because it is interesting to read. Even though facebook is a distraction it fills in my boredom on the weekends or when I finish my homework early because I am able to talk to my friends without worrying that I have alot of homework to catch up or I would have to stop procrastinating. I get really bored easily thats because sometimes i don’t feel like going out and hanging with my friends or I don’t have a ride so I can just talk to my friends. I know that I seem lame but I’m really not. Well I think i am not lame. Anywho, Facebook is great for keeping your friends in contact but a great distraction when it comes to homework.

     All i want to say is that i do the same excat thing so dont worry just want to bring that out! And chirsty i'm sorry that your mad at me for something i don't remeber doing or that i did but didn't know it was about it. :(

Respond to Bassam Again!

In this quote that Bassam work I highly disagree:

I know that the Ipad has all those features and some other ones. But you didn't add the bad things in it like not having a camera. It's 2010 and apple doesn't even bother to put a camera in one of there devices. that is the only thing that is going to upgrade them to the other ipad. who knows the other version that will come out any time now will have a camera because that is the only other thing that it is missing. The ipad is one of the best things on earth "not counting it without a camera" because it has one of the best screen resolution i have ever seen i n my whole life. another thing is that it will amaze even bill gates because he would have never ever came up with it.

     I disagree with you because you said that apple devices don't have camera, have you notice the iPhone 1,2,3, 4, i mac,i pod touch and i pod nano. How are going to dis apple like that and Bill gates, you may never know if Bill Gates never thought of that, and when you say that please make it clear that there is proof, i just want to tell you that u can't just say what you think unless if its shown like: In my opinion or i think. But i want to say right here that i love all apples devices AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT IT THAT NOT ALL DEVICES DON'T HAVE CAMERA, BECAUSE THEY DO MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU SAY IT.

     I want to bring this out but Bassam i can tell a 100% that you just rushed threw this so that you can get it over with but hey your not learning anything but just doing your work with out checking it. Just because you think its easy at least try, make it more productive then it is because i know that you didn't take your time on this i grantee it. I always so notice that you don't fix your caps because in every first word in a sentence have to be capital but it don't fix it like other programs but at least fix it up a little.

                                                                  !!TRY BETTER!!

A Child Called "It"

   
  In this story A Child Called "It" it’s about a boy whose life was great in the beginning. But as he got older it became a disaster, like everything just when from a happy family to an abusive family. This story is kind of harsh to others because there is a lot of critical abusive. For an example like when his mom gets very pissed at something he does harsh things to her son but only one of their sons I guess it's because she says that he is a disgrace in their family just because he flunked the 1st grade. Then the mother gets pissed on something and she gets her angry out on her son, like she would hit him until he gets knocked out she would burn him she would stab him. I feel sorry for the boy.

     In my opinion I would of been ran away from home and never come back. But anyways her mom made him do choirs so that he can eat food like breakfast and dinner. When he never gets breakfast he goes to school and steal other kid’s food to survive or when he doesn't eat for two days or so. His dad always try to help him but then his mother angry always won, because the dad hates angry and whenever he try to help him out she tortures him in front of him and he just gives up on his own son which in my opinion is very cruel to give on your own son, the one you made, the one you loved. I give effort to the dad because he tried to help the boy out because he knew it was wrong for him to be treated like that.

     All I have to say when I have a son or a daughter I swear I will do anything for them I will kill my self for them and if the mother of my child was like the same mother in this book, I would of never let this happen I don't care what anyone say. I will kick her out the house I will call the police to take her to jail and I will divorce her ass. I would never like to see her in my life. I want to say that I am a good person I will do good things for good people but for the bad people I would go against them. I just want to say I would never do that to anyone or I will kill my self or do something to stop it. I'll do no matter what for them!                                    
                                                          :)!!!I MEAN IT!!!:)

Kite Runner

“What was the author's purpose(s) in writing this book, and how can you tell? How well was this purpose achieved?” “How would you describe the author's style of writing? What's your opinion of the style?”

            In this novel “Kite Runner” was about a kid name Amir and he was a spoiled little kid. He had a dad which was the richest person in their country or town name Kabul. He also had a friend that was living with them through out some of the story. His name was Hassan and they use to do everything together like read books, walk with him where ever they want to go, and especially kite running. Until one day these older boys jump his friend Hassan and then Amir found his friend and he just watched him being physically rape. That’s why I think this novel “Kite Runner” is based on redemption.

            The author’s purpose was about redemption because it showed it through out the whole story. There was a spoiled kid name Amir that couldn’t defend himself but his friend Hassan takes care of him and he is smaller then Amir. When Hassan helps Amir out, Amir doesn’t repay him anything. Like the time that Amir won the kite running tournament Hassan knew where the kite was going to fall. Then everyone was cheering for Amir, Amir noticed that Hassan was gone, later when they finished cheering for him he went to go look for Hassan. He went all over the place and the old guy that worked in a convent store asked Amir “what he is doing looking for a Hazara”. “Amir replies that the Hazara is the son of his father’s servant”. Then the old guy said “he saw the Hazara going south” .As Amir was walking there he seen three boys in the alley that he knows, their names were Kamal and Wali and last Assef. They told Hassan to give them the kite but Hassan refused because he was trying to give the kite to Amir. Because that was Amir’s first time ever win a Kabul tournament of kite running. Then they were jumping Hassan and Amir was just watching like it was a show or something. He was about to jump in and help Hassan but instead he waited until Hassan was done getting brutalized and rape. As Amir seen the three boys run then that’s when Amir seen Hassan limping. He went with Hassan and then Hassan gave Amir the kite while Hassan was crying and bleeding. I think that the purpose was achieved because it showed that Amir didn’t do anything to help out Hassan, Amir even called himself a coward for not helping. In my opinion I think that this is redemption.

            The style of this writing is that it relates to a lot of people in this world that are doing the same exact same for others. Which is called redemption? This kind of relate to me because my dad is doing a lot of things for me because he believes that I am going to have a good future and be successful in life. He does things for me like no other parent would ever do in their whole in tire life in my opinion. My dad always tells me to do my work. He tells me to do well in school to have a better education then he did. Whenever he tells me that for some reason I just don’t put it in my head I just ignore him like if he had said nothing at all. My dad had tried to do everything for me but for some reason it doesn’t work out with me. So now I am trying to do everything I can to pay him back. I try to do better in school so that he can forgive me and love ma like he use to. Like Amir and Hassan, Amir try to make Hassan forgive him by hitting Hassan with a pomegranate so that he can hit Amir back so that Hassan could accept his apology. I think that Hassan wouldn’t accept it because it had really affected him so much. Like the same thing with my dad all the things that I did for him was always affecting him because instead of me doing well I did badly. Now I am trying to turn that up side down so that I can get my dads respected back so that he can believe me. What I just said actually happen in kite runner too because he tried to get back Hassan respect. But in a different way not the way to do good in school but for him to through the pomegranate back at Amir but Hassan was too intelligent for that. Hassan was a good kid and always did things for Amir.

            In conclusion I really know what the author’s purpose of this novel is. In my opinion this novel is based on redemption because Amir feels responsible for his mother dead. As he played in the kite running tournament, he feels like he should bring back the kite to Baba so that he can redeem himself to Baba. All he wants to do right now is to make his dad proud of him. Amir doesn’t care for no one but himself that’s why he didn’t even care when Hassan was getting jumped and raped. All Amir did is take the kite and gave it back to Baba so he can be proud. But all Amir is doing is hurting his own friend. He wanted good things to happen to Hassan so he told his dad that Hassan stole his watch. Then Ali and Baba had a talk about the watch if Hassan stole it. Hassan said “yes” then Baba said “I forgive you” then Ali said “no I don’t want to live here anymore” then Baba said “I forbid you to stay” But Ali wouldn’t. I guess Amir did that for a reason to keep Hassan in a better place then he is. This is why i think it is redemption.  

           

           

Kite Runner

     In this novel Kite Runner at the end was kind of sad. I didn't read but i heard it from people but then i heard that there was a lot of killing at the end. That's is always a good way to end the novel but i rather let the novel make another good way instead of death. Like the last novel we read which was "of Mice Men's"it was an ending i didn't expect. He killed his own friend i would of ran away with him but know instead he killed him because Lennie was George's misery. I actually cried i didn't know he would have done that. When i seen George struggling in killing him that's when i was saying in my head " don"t kill him don't kill him he is your friend i know he made you mad and everything but just don't do it can't you see he is mental."

     I feel like this book is more about the relatives and the family. I am just wondering why did they name it Kite Runner because he was just talking about it little in my opinion. They have should of called it " the redemption " because he talks about Amir the most and what he does. He is a spoiled kid. But know he is trying to get the bad things out of him so that he can regret. He try's to regret it by being a religious person. Like Hassan. Hassan has been religious his whole life because he did good things and they did bad things to him but he didn't do nothing back. He just let it happen like its nothing. I think in the begin of the story it was all about Hassan's life.

     I also heard people saying the story was sad and people saying its boring because of the Kite part. I feel like it would of been boring to because you think that it was going to be more death but then it just tells you something about kites and how do you play it in Kabul. If i had made it there I'm just being honest but i wouldn't have read that part because i might tell that it's going to be boring.
    

Response to Luis Alba

I took this quote from Luis Alba because I really thought it was interesting and true:

Oakland is a great place to live at. I live in Oakland. Oakland is so much fun, so many things to do all day. You can go walking around, play sports, or just hang out with some friends. There are many places where you can go, the park, stores, or just outside. Many people out there say," Ohhhh... Oakland is dangerous, do not go outside or you will get shot." No, this hardly happens where I live, sometimes. Most danger is not during the day, it is during the night. What would you be doing at night all alone anyways.

    I live in Oakland to and I can tell it’s not a bad city. Well it’s kind of bad but it turns good. My neighborhood use to be full of drug dealers. There were a lot of them until police always passed by and got someone. This was a good thing because it made that street dirty and ugly because of the drug dealers. The entire drug dealers do is making people look bad in Oakland and I'm pretty sure in other places to but it makes Oakland look really bad. Because of the population that Oakland has.

     I really think Oakland is a good place without the drug dealers. I really think that everywhere else is worse than Oakland. I know that Oakland is kind of bad but a really good place to live in my oppion. I love Oakland especially because of the weather I think it’s perfected and I pretty sure it is because I know that the Bay keeps the weather balanced. Oakland is mostly safe but sometimes it just gets out of control at of nowhere.

     I love Oakland and I will live there my whole life no matter what anyone says. I will love Oakland until I die. I don't care what anyone says about Oakland I was born here and I will die here. When I grow up and be an intelligent person I am going to make Oakland the most beautiful city in the whole wide world then that when a lot of people are going to come and live there. It will be known as "home of the peace". Someday in the future.

I am mad! I need help

   
  I don't no why this is still happening to me. I am trying to do well in school but all I'm getting is bad grades. I don't know why. I am doing work but I'm still getting bad grades I am really losing my cool, I just want a good grade but I can't now I might get kicked out of A.S.T.I. but I don't want to. I want to stay so that I don't have to take 4 years of college. I want to make my father proud of me, I hate it when he compares me to other people like my brother who gets A's and B's which I hate so much when he compares me.


     I want to stay but I don't think I have a chance of staying because of my grade. I am trying to do better than my first marking period. I promised I will. Well I think I am doing well but I guess I am not. I have never been kicked out. But I guess this is going to be my first time. I just want to have a good grade so that I can succeed and only take 2 years of college. I am hoping I can stay this whole year to show them something. I am very pissed and mad at myself. I am tired of my lack of work now I am going to show people who I really am. I am going to be a good student. I am going to ignore people when they talk to me. I will make improvements.

    
     I am going to make changes and I am going to try really hard to make those changes so that I can have good grades better than my first marking period. I am going to do all my work, I won’t get distracted, I won't talk, and I will always focus so that I know what I am leaning about then talk about it later. I will take notes and study them even though I am not having a test tomorrow. That's the point of learning. If I don't get anything I will stay after school and learn about it. I will get help when I really need it and when I don't need it. I am going to do this just for my future.

RESPOND ON BASSAM!

I took this quote from Bassam:

The people that beat him up were also drug dealers. There were about 30 drug dealers all going off on one person. They were fighting over territory because if they didn’t have a spot to hide then they couldn't sell there drugs without the police finding out.

     I know what you mean bassam because i work in a store where theres a lot of drug dealers and they always fight. It even happened today at my store at 11/5/10. they is this guy in my store right now yelling for no reason. they are crazy out here your going to get use to it because i see it all the time and I'm already use to it i ain't going to help them at all because all they do is just staying doing the wrong thing. I'm not going to help anyone that is doing the wrong this because its not right.

     But if these drug dealers change their lives and be good i bet nothing would of happen to them at all because they would just mind their own business and do something with their life. Instead of just selling illegal drugs to Innocent people is just wrong truly wrong. i would help them out if some nice people getting jumped i would just tell my brother call police and i might even go and help him out literally.I don't care if my parents yell at me i just know that he is doing the right thing. I like when people do the right thing because for some reason it makes me happy from the inside of me but when someone is doing something bad it just like stabs me in the chest.

     I just wish that they're is a lot of people that manage to do the right thing instead of the bad. All you have to do is just follow simple rules basically laws. These laws where made for a reason so that  people can obey it instead of the people disobeying it. There is no point for anyone to follow the laws whats so bad about them? Bassam so one day you are going to get use to it maybe your area is not so bad as ares but it is believe me.

Family Day!

     Today at family day it was so fun i couldn't believe it could be this fun we played different activity which was ummmm... family fued which we lost :(. Then they asked us a lot of questions like whats your favorite song and i said just the way you are by Bruno Mars which i like and also this other girl did her name was Karen. I was really happy that we had something in common in our family. I really like the family because they are really nice to you and funny which was me. Then they told us we can play a game that you draw then the person have to guess whatever it is. Which we didnt play because we where still doing the question thing about us which i liked so much by not more then the family fued. the family feud was the best.



     I liked it but then i hated it at the same time because whenever we get the answer right but we don't know the last then other teams gets it.its like doing all the work and someone else is getting all the credit and thats the part i hate so much.we had so much fun just like a real family would do. i like our family so much because they are funny and very creative and thats what i like about my family the most and most of them like a lot of things that i like and when i said that we were creative i made a new name for our family THE TALENTED.



     I said that we are because we all have something we good at. We all thing of things really creative like things on TV and you no who you are my famil members. i really think that are family is cool. They also help you on things like grades especially. they are really smart and thats what i like and they always help you out when you need it. Basically they are always there for us when we need it. I am so happy we have a family and i really think thats a family is a good thing in asti.

KITE RUNNER!

     In this story "Kite Runner" the author tries to show us how he's life was back then and how is was related to know.

    This story is basically how the other want to express hes life and I it is with out his parents which is really sad. He has a friend that he doesn't really call him a friend because he is spoiled and another reason is that its in his religion like his dad said. This story shows how life use to be between other like the differnces between Amir and Hassan. Amir is a spoiled kid and doesn't give resepect to Hassan i mean like he doesn't show we he is like who Amir think he is.

     My oppion of the author is thats he is trying to show the differents between eachother. I really think he wrote this Book to show people that this isn't the only time that happen. It happen to most people and i guess thats like the most top reason of the book. He knows that it effects their feelings which i think he wrote this. No matter who you are it doesn't matter if you are poor, rich, fancy, cool, popular, and even lonlly. He is trying to say that you can always change by reading the 40th page. It just pops up in my had so i had to let it out.

     Inconclusion i think he is trying to help people change he is trying to keep people as normal they can be like not rich not a show up and etc. I think he trying to say that everyone can be different but he want them to be the same just to be like friends and be happy what you got and don't be spoiled. I'll agree if he is because i know how that feel so thats why i chose to right this. Because it doesn't just affect one person its all over the world. THANK YOU  FOR WRITING THIS BOOK!


    

REFLECTIVE ESSAY

Saber Saleh
Mr. Sutherland
P.2
10/29/10

    For this first semester I was basically still use to middle school and that's why my grades were really bad. For my blogs I usually right what I do in life and what is making me screw up in school. I was just not doing my work and I usually make people laugh at my jokes or even at me being very foolish. I do things like this just to make friends and to make people happy and that's what makes me happy. I don't want to see anyone mad or sad or my emotions will be the same. Well this semester is not going to happen to the first one because I really think I improved and learned a lot of things so I know how to do it. I even learned more than middle school from this first semester because at middle school there have been a lot of distractions. Like fights and arguments and even yelling they are always disobeying the rules. Basically I am writing about my grades, soccer, how this blog helps me in writing, and life most of the time.
   
    This last semester was really bad for me because I didn't know anything. I didn't know anything because at my last middle school there were so many distractions. Like someone is talking to another and they just keep on jeebedning and jabbing about whatever. That's some of the reasons why I had a bad grade this semester which I’m really pissed about. I manage to do better than I did this semester. I won’t manage. I will for sure I’ll do whatever it takes to change it. Another reason why I did badly at school is that I try to make people laugh just to keep their smiles up and I think that super affected my grades. I always was trying to be cool not doing my homework because I thought it was just going to be easy like middle school but now I know that this school is no joke either raising my grades up or get out of here. But I won’t let that happen because I told my Principal that I will try as hard as I can next semester.

    Then my second thing that I talk about my blog is soccer. Because I play every Friday with teachers and student. Which is very fun because i always get the ball even though i don’t try? Then when I try I never get the ball it never comes my way for some reason. I think that people don't like passing the ball to me because I shake people and all they want is to score and make a goal which I think is not fun. So as I play soccer I get to have something to write about on my blog it always improves my skills outside of school because I can make the story have a good sequence. I can describe it very well because it’s what I did and it’s all of my actions. It is also most of my events this year.

    Then my second to last thing I talk about in my blog is my life. I chose my life because I get mad when I don't do things I want to do or is something unfair. That really makes me pissed because my brother is nice and he have good grades and they give him whatever he want. Even if he didn’t ask for it and that irritates me. Because he can make me mad about anything because he knows that if I try to make him mad he will do the same back. He’s a smart kid and maybe that's why he gets all these things. This helps me to because people can comment on my blog and give me advices about what should I do. The next time I try to do something whenever I need advices. Then I won’t ask anyone in my family to help me and anyways they don’t even help they always have an excuse.

    Finally, this blog have helped me in writing because I never use to write anything like this before. In Middle School they just made us copy whatever, it always use to be easy because basically you don't do nothing there all you do is write what every down on the board and just put it in a piece of paper and throw it away later. But not this school because they are organizes and they are here to teach us and make sure that we learn something before we leave school. It’s because it’s a college prep school. In this school the first day I came to A.S.T.I I think I learned more than my middle school year epically in writing. Here in A.S.T.I we always write about something that is related to school or something that is going to relate about school later in life.
          

In conclusion, I know that I will do better this semester because I threw away all the things that had distracted me. I will make sure that I can write and essay that is 100% at least more than 5 time this year. It will be difficult but I will try my best I don’t care if I don’t get it I will keep on reading the question over and over. I will do all my work so that my grades will be better than the first semester. I believe that one day I will be a successful person when I grow up I am going to have a good life and a great future. My goals are to write about anything that’s helps me on my blog. I will make writing a daily thing in my school year this year even though it’s not my homework I will still right all the events I did which I will be happy to spread it out to others.  Another goal is that I am going to be a better writer on my blog right now as I am.

THE CONFLICT!

The Conflict

 

The main conflict in this story of “of Mice and Men” and author Steinbeck John and this story is about character v.s fate. Most of the time George and Lennie always talked about how they are going to have a barn with chickens, big vegetable, and rabbits for Lennie to tend. They always imaged it in their mind but it never really happen so that is the reason  why  fate was my choice . Because it really shows that they are the person that is going to work in a ranch so its basically the opposite of whatever they say about other people which they really are talking about their self's. That is also a reason that my option was choosing fate because they really think their going to get something but they won’t they always imagined it but it never happened yet so that is why  my option is fate because theres a lot of detail that just pops up in mine about it.

Then during the 1st chapter pg. 14 it says “ well” said George, “we’ll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens”. This shows that they always thought about doing it but never did. They were o.k. with it when they had a job so that they can work and get the barn they always had fated on. Then Lennie will be really happy because he will get a chance to tend all the animals like the chickens, rabbits, and dogs.Then he will get the chance to live out his dreams and fate at the same time. He would also change his life by making his dream come true and live life in a good way. He might even learn from that and he will be a smarter person then he won’t get  to be controlled he would know what to do instead of someone directing him.

    Later then, George said “what they are not to do, they ain’t got nothing to head to.” pg.14.This quote is actually showing what they really are. They always bring up in mine who’s going to have a barn and have all these vegetable and all the animals but didn’t get nothing so that is why i said earlier they are talking about their self's and making them look bad like poor. They also said they were going to succeed but they never did. They always wanted to make it work but theirs always something going in their way. It was hard for Lennie to concentrate on that. He always tried not to get in trouble but he got in trouble basically he did it by accident and did the opposite.

Sooner later, when Lennie kill Curley’s  wife and then Lennie runs away then George found him because he told him to go there if there was any trouble. Then they talk about how their lives are going to be. then Lennie said “go on George. George said “ Guys like us got no fambly. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in”.” They aint got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about em’----” this shows that George is basically talking about Lennie. Because of all of the terrible things he have done. Which all of the things that Lennie done George knows he didn’t mean to or try to.

In conclusion this quote really shows fate because it tell what they always wanted to do. they even thought about how many money they should even make to get the farm so that they can make their own business. They already made a plan since the begin of the book they left it in their head like it was planted their for a reason then it died when Lennie died which was very sad. They also remembered but never did it because of all the accident that Lennie cause like the killing of Curley’s wife he accidentally kill her by stroking her neck so that she can be quite. All the cause of their fate its because of all of Lennies accidents which Lennie hates because he couldn’t tend the rabbit and couldn’t have his fate at all. But i think maybe when hes in heaven he will have it because he didn’t mean to do anything wrong he just didn’t listen to George and when he doesn’t listen to him that's when his fate starts ticking out.

Why I am Pissed!

      I am pissed because i need to make up a lot of work. Which i don't like to get bad grades at all. I don't know where i got this laziness from. I just hope it goes away because i will do bad in the first year of high school. So basically I am going to try hard to keep my grades up so that I can get a good future. I don't want a job that gives me a headache like my dad. I wish that he just retires and i swear to god i will work for him which I'm already doing. I want to get good grades just to keep him happy and for myself. I don't want my dad to see my F's he don't want to hear that. I just need to do my work so that i don't have to worry about anything.
 
      I am trying to make my dad happy because hes been complaining about how hard he worked. Which he did he work in a store for 34 years. I cant live if i do that I'm really glad that my dad did this think for his family he not a failure like them others that messes their life up. I love my dad so that is why i am trying to get my grades up. I just want my dad to know I'm just like him i wont give up for him will do the thinks he want me too and i will succeed and make my dad happy and believe in me that i wish he can do. He sometimes he a different person then later he just change like in a snap of a finger which i really hate it when he yells because hes head starts to hurt more and i tell him in my language hope god may bless your head.

     Finally, I am trying to make my family happy because i am trying to make them proud of them so that they can see the real person in me basically. I want them to know that i will be with them. i will love my parents like they love me i will do anything to keep them loving me i will protected them i will defend them i will do whatever it takes no matter what ill do it. I will do it for them because they also did it for me.Thats why i love them with all my heart.

                                                                THE END
   

What I Did Today

     Today I woke up this morning which i thought was going to be a sunny day again for me but it wasn't. Then i realized my dad didn't wake me up this morning for work. After that i told my mom to wake up my sister because shes the one that is going to drive me there. As i told my mom i went in the bathroom took a shower and was singing at the same time, and got out without brushing my teeth because i left my tooth brush down stairs so i went down to go get it and my brother was in then i told him to give me my tooth brush and he did.

     After that i went up stairs and brush my teeth and then i told my mom to make me some breakfast with i wanted to do but she wouldn't let me because she said that the hash brown that i was going to make will take too long. Then she made me a egg sandwich with cheese in it that tasted really good i would like to eat another one but i can tell that shes not going to make me one because im already too chubby lol. Then my sister went inside the car to warm it up and i stayed on the sofa to eat my breakfast and i sort of took long. that really made my mom mad which i am really sry for that mom love ya but anyways when i finish my breakfast i went inside the car and she went to the store i was working out.

     finally i went to the store to help my dad because i feel sry for him. Thats why i went to the store because i love him so much with all of my heart. Then i stayed there and it was the day that you have too pray which is every friday afternoon. But i didn't go because i had to help my cousin run the store. After i stayed there from afternoon untill 8:00 o,clock. then my cousin said that he didnt need me so they took me home then i went on the internet for no reason because im bored and i went in the bathroom came out and i notice i didn't do my homework so here you go.sry for the grammers

Respond to Aleah

I took this quote from Aleah blog:

Today during P.E. my classmates and I were having a very serious/jokey debate on who can say the N-word. Another African-American students was on my debate side and two Caucasian students were together a female, and male. Keep in my this student was a sophomore. So the N-word came up. Usually it can be said just out of fun when African Americans Said it but it sounded really discriminatory, when this particular Caucasian student said it. Me and my debate partner stopped our football game and said “you can’t say that, your not black”, and then the other student said “Why not? If black people call themselves that than why can’t I” That’s when the debating started.

     I think it’s wrong when another race than African American say the N-word because it reminds African American to the past. It reminds them of slavery when white people where calling them the N-word I really think they will take it offensive because your just help them remember about slavery which they don't want to know about. They just want peace and mostly not being discriminated. I really think that if a African American would be called the N-word they will fight.
     I agree with Aleah but not all because people mostly call others the N-word most of the times for like a friend’s proper way. I mean like they say "whats up my N-word" and usually they will just respond like "ooo whats up my N-word" I don't want to say the word because I don't want to be disrespectful so I was just giving you people of an examples.
     Finally, I really think its offensive if you don't know the person and he's African American and you call him the N-word. But where I work at there is a lot of people saying that i just can't believe it this guy say it that guy this woman this person. I was just like why in the world are we complaining if you see millions of people saying and we are arguing about it. There is no point to it but to Aleah it really affects her and her feelings.

Me Not Doing My Work!!!

     I just came from work and I am wasted. I am completely out of energy so basically I’m just going to right why I didn't make my blog on time. First reason I was being stupid wasting time on facebook, second reason I was working, and third reason I was too lazy. I am very pissed right now because I am getting an F so far in Mr. Sutherland’s class and I am trying to make it better for my self but something is always in my way. I just hope that I just do my homework and then do what ever I want after that so I don't have to worry about anything at that time or that day.
     When I came back home from work I started to right this post and now I’m going to finish it for sure because nothing could stop me now I can't go on facebook because my brother BLOCK THE WEBSITE which I am happy for now because I don't have anything going in my way. Now I am still writing this for no reason because Mr. Sutherland said after 12:00 its tooooooo late to turn it in. Well Mr. Sutherland I went to work at 6:00 to 12:00 midnight that’s truly why I am doing my blog right now.
     Finally, this is me Saber Saleh being very honesty and hoping that you will still take my work. I was being not so smart about doing my work all I had to do was just do my homework and I don't have to deal with anything coming my way right now I can tell that I am doing redundancy because I am just trying to hurry up and do my homework and sleep. Then when I finish sleeping my dad will wake me up at 8:00 and take me to work with him. So now you know that you never ever want to live my life o.k. All I wanted is just to be a normal person that gets to go places that hangs out with their friends and get a phone I wonder why I cant do that I just wonder. Thank you. ( No applause No applause)

The Soccer Game!

      Yesterday I was playing fut ball which is now called soccer and I played really good. I was playing against the teacher and students and it was 1-7 our team was winning badly and then when Mr.Higashi, Mr.Fargher, and Mr.Fong came it was challenging. Then Mr.Fargher was playing dirty sliding and trying to hurt people which he couldn't do that to me because I was too good for him. After that they were just coming back on us real bad. They were scoring after another and another and another. I was like ooh hell no then I started to guard the good people and I blocked it most of the time. But sometime I didn't because they run really fast and I run really slow so I couldn't do nothing about that.
       Then, I started to stay back so I can have another chance to block all of them and I did but they still scored I can tell they have good strategies that I couldn't handle. Then they just started to pour on us like it was nothing. They scored one after another 2-7 3-7 4-7 5-7 6-7 then that's when I stepped up my game. I was like no I am sick of them scoring so the I blocked the ball and I got it and I took it from my side of the field to the other and then I kicked it to my teammate and they almost scored I was hoping he would of scored but he didn't. My defense just rose up and I was just blocking who ever was in my way. They were never passing it to my side because they knew I was going to take it or kick it to my teammates. Then it was the Golden goal and we made it 6-8 and Mr.Fong said one more.
        Finally, we were tired and they were still energetic then they scored one because of me I didn't kick it right and I was really pissed so we had another chance but then one of our player which I think is the best got hurt on his finger he was bleeding he went to go wash it then that's when they scored on us and we lost. The End 

Response

I took this quote from Nawara Ahmed:

As a freshman, I was scared. I felt like I was not going to succeed even though I was accepted, I did not feel like I was ready. While the year went on, I became to fully understand the requirements and expectations to succeed as an ASTI student. I felt more relaxed. As a result, teachers should console the students about future classes so they can arrange themselves to be successful.

This quote was so compared to me because my brother and cousins always told me this school is hard and I was getting scared at that time. Then I realized they weren't lying and I feel the same way she does. They use to tell me you will get kicked out. They said that because they know I play around to much and I don't take things seriously but when I went to ASTI and that's when it struck me. I started to participate and try as best as I can. But this marking period I didn't because I was still use to middle school.

This quote also made me really get use to ASTI. Because I can tell it’s hard because they always say something about college in ASTI and I know college is hard. I can tell that she is feeling the same thing as me. I know what she mean and feel. I thought I wasn't going to pass a class but I am passing and I am trying to do as best as I can so that I can prove to her that she doesn't have to be scared and show her that if you try your best you will get the grade you deserve and you should believe that. I was doing badly in the begin but now I am doing good to make up for what ever I did badly. I was doing bad because I was still use to middle school I never use to do my homework and I didn't do it in the first week of ASTI and that’s how bad my grades our right now so I am trying to do my best to make all of it up so that’s why I am doing my homework right now.

Words I Dont Know And Having Touble With!!!!

1.Derive
2.Emphasis
3.minority
4.mechanism
5.prior
6.export
7.acquisition
8.core
9.criteria
10.compensation

The Soccer Game

    

      Yesterday I was playing fut ball which is now called soccer and I played really good. I was playing against the teacher and students and it was 1-7 our team was winning badly and then when Mr.Higashi, Mr.Fargher, and Mr.Fong came it was challenging. Then Mr.Fargher was playing dirty sliding and trying to hurt people which he couldn't do that to me because I was too good for him. After that they were just coming back on us real bad. They were scoring after another and another and another. I was like ooh hell no then I started to guard the good people and I blocked it most of the time. But sometime I didn't because they run really fast and I run really slow so I couldn't do nothing about that.
       Then, I started to stay back so I can have another chance to block all of them and I did but they still scored I can tell they have good strategies that I couldn't handle. Then they just started to pour on us like it was nothing. They scored one after another 2-7 3-7 4-7 5-7 6-7 then that's when I stepped up my game. I was like no I am sick of them scoring so the I blocked the ball and I got it and I took it from my side of the field to the other and then I kicked it to my teammate and they almost scored I was hoping he would of scored but he didn't. My defense just rose up and I was just blocking who ever was in my way. They were never passing it to my side because they knew I was going to take it or kick it to my teammates. Then it was the Golden goal and we made it 6-8 and Mr.Fong said one more.
        Finally, we were tired and they were still energetic then they scored one because of me I didn't kick it right and I was really pissed so we had another chance but then one of our player which I think is the best got hurt on his finger he was bleeding he went to go wash it then that's when they scored on us and we lost. The End

Debate

“Cons On Medical Marijuana”

Medical marijuana has been a way for people to get help, but can be an easy way to get addicted.


Facts about the quotes and opinions listed bellow: So we know notice that marijuana is really helpful for people that are in medical care. But when we notice that people think they need it but they use it in a different ways basically like smoking it or selling it which people do that for money and do other types of illegal things.

People take advantage of the medical help that they can get. Some can become addicted to it, and it can lead to others getting addicted as well.


Medical marijuana can help people, but must be used with maturity.If you use it with maturity I am pretty sure that there will be no problem because its been tested so use it carefully and recommended. But if you use it in another way instead it was recommended their might be a serious reaction that may kill you or seriously damage your body so use it as recommended.


First fact is listed below: “EVIDENCE”
“Increased heartbeat.
Generally, it slows down in about 20 minutes.
Drop of the pressure in your eyeball.
Change of blood pressure.
Sense of cold or hot hands and feet.
Discoloration of the white of the eye to somewhat pink because of dilation of the vessels in the conjunctiva of the eye.
Relaxation of the muscles.
A dry mouth.”

Second fact is listed below:”EVIDENCE”

“THC affects the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are formed. This makes it hard for the user to recall recent events (such as what happened a few minutes ago). It is hard to learn while high - a working short-term memory is required for learning and performing tasks that call for more than one or two steps.

Among a group of long-time heavy marijuana users in Costa Rica, researchers found that the people had great trouble when asked to recall a short list of words (a standard test of memory). People in that study group also found it very hard to focus their attention on the tests given to them.

As people age, they normally lose nerve cells in a region of the brain that is important for remembering events. Chronic exposure to THC may hasten the age-related loss of these nerve cells. In one study, researchers found that rats exposed to THC every day for 8 months (about 1/3 of their lifespan), showed a loss of brain cells comparable to rats that were twice their age.

It is not known whether a similar effect occurs in humans. Researchers are still learning about the many ways that marijuana could affect the brain.”


Third fact is listed below:”EVIDENCE”

“Studies of marijuana's mental effects show that the drug can impair or reduce short-term memory, alter sense of time, and reduce ability to do things which require concentration, swift reactions, and coordination, such as driving a car or operating machinery.”

"JUST KIDDING" and "GANGING UP"

I been bullied before by a group of people because I use to be a little wimp.There was different type of race that always use to bully  me because I never use to do nothing about it.One time I had a fight with this one kid for no reason I didn't know what to do.So then one of my friends went to tell our coach in Elementary.So I just kept on self defensing my self so I won't get hurt so then he him me at my face then that's when I "EXPLODED" I was like "o hella no".Then I got really mad and i was fighting back.Then when I was fighting back he got a little scared.Then I drop him and which I learned that move in my country Yemen and then his cousin which was a very big girl came out of no where then I tried to self defense again.Then the coach came and took them to the office.They got suspended for a week.

Then, when I got older I became a bully.There was this Cuban male which we made fun of.We where calling him "sushi" I forgot why then he always use to get mad and tried to fight me and my friend so then he came up to me a swung at me with a close fist.Then he tried to hit my face then I ducked down then I swung back and hit him at his face.Then he got in trouble because the teacher didn't see me hit him but the teacher seen the Cuban boy swing at me.Then when I got older I realized that I am just hurting people like I've been hurt when I was in Elementary.So then when I went to middle school I tried to get along with everyone so then I wont have any problems with any body.So then one day I defender my friend because this guy slap him for no reason then I told the guy next morning.Why did you slap him he said" because I wanted to then I said so if I slap u its because I wanted to then his friend comes and says I'm a beat you up after school then I had nothing to say.So then we fought and I won.Then the next morning he wanted to be my friend and I said "OK".

Then  finally, that was my second fight and now it's going to be my last.Then I promise to my self I wouldn't have any fight in school any more.I might just avoid or stay away from a fight.I will make sure I will never fight ever in my life again in school.


                                                  THE END

ASTI Constitutional response post

ASTI Constitutional response post


This quote from Camal's Saleh supports 2 constitions that are in a bad way but tried to put it in a good way.

"By bullying,a person sees himself as a dominant figures and looks to gain respect by doing so.""When I look back at this incident, I look back at a mistake I made for not standing up for an innocent kid who was being bullied for means of entertainment."

This quote not only represents one of the statements in the constitution,but its represents two. which is Build mutual trust and respect and Take responsibility for your actions and words.This quote I chose was about two constitution because it tells you that "By bullying,a person sees himself as a dominant figires and looks to gain respect bye doing so".The constitution for the first quote is a constitution which it is Build mutual and respect.Because thats all the bully wanted was respect because people can be scared of him and have respect with him because of his actions.which i know it was in a bad way.the second quote i put up there basically respresents.Take responsibility for your actions and word which he did because he said that if he would go back to the future he would of came back and help the poor guy that was being bullied because all the kid was doing make people joke and make them laugh there was nothing wrong with that so thats why i chose these two constitutional statements.