Sedition...

Every citizen in entitled to their own opinion. they are allowed to speak their mind. But during a time of war that seemed almost ludicrous. it was highly looked down upon because the country wanted to enforce Loyalty. Even though you may think that you are loyal to your country, but just have a different opinion, your country sees that as unloyal. the country was highly afraid of immigrants and scared to know just how unloyal they were. with all these people no wonder they tried protecting their reputation. but in a sense that is wrong, but the country intruding on our civil rights, its defying all that we set out to be in the beginning...free. even in a costly time we should still be allowed to speak our mind, practice our religion and be who we are. but in the defense of the country we should also enforce loyalty and prove to the U.S that we are on their side and understand the time of need.

U.S Honors History Homework:September 14th, 2010

Blame Spain for Slain!!

On the eve of February 15th, 1898 the naval battle ship the U.S.S Maine was blown to smithereens! the ship was sent to Havana on a mission of protection, but in the end was left sinking to the bottom of the ocean. who's to blame? was it our fault? or Spain's? who?! Due to a hidden mine the ship and more then 2/3 of the crew were killed and left for Davey Jones locker! it is to be believed that Spain placed the mine there in order to retaliate for the U.S fighting for Cuba's independence. It feared that this event in History will cause the Spanish American war!

thousands will be killed on top of the hundreds that were killed. The Spanish ambassador arranged this event from the beginning and we should hold him physically responsible for the deaths of our beloved Americans. one way to solve this controversy is we must go to war! fight them for what they did to us! it time!

Soldiers dead on the shore!

Spain is to Blame!!!

Creative Writing: What makes a speech good.

speeches are opinions, therefor there is no real answer. to make your speech good you need to have strong point to be able to rebuttle the other side. you also have to approach the the spech as intresting, no one likes to hear a boring speech. make your thoughts count, and the more intresting you make it, the more you will grab people's attetion. you also need hardcore facts to back up your opinion. you cannot make a speech that sounds like you know what you're talking about.

Columbine massacre Dylan and Eric's story Read

yes, Rachel's story is heart touching, and it is down right sad, but i have another sad story to tell you. It is Eric Harris and Dylan Klebolds story.
Rachel said that there is good in everyone, so there is good in these two. Everyone needs to take a moment and send love and compassion to Eric and Dylan, two people who needed it the most. Isolated and hated by everyone eric and dylan wanted revenge. Everyday, feeling worthless, lost, hated, unloved, betrayed, scum. They were the lowest of the low on the social food chain.
Eric, a smart boy, who never let anyone get in the way of his grades, suffered from sever depression. He was perscribed anti depressants, which only made him worse. It made him suicidal, and gave him homicidal thoughts. Thus, the beginning. A bad mixture of depression, and torture. Sent eric in a dark downward spiral. He would wake up in the morning, wishing he was dead, eric wanted to die. Everyday was pain, pain he didnt want. He suffered more then u understand.
Dylan, passonate believer in what he loved. Dylan also suffered from depression, and occasionally suicidal temptation. Most of his actions were based on pure bitter hatrid for those who bestowed it on him. These two boys, people who just wanted to be accepted..were treated like shit. Their journals were dark depressing upseting. Talking about hate, suicide, love, and views. They wrote it down. It was there. Their issues are in no way an excuss for their actions, but its the reason why. Today i regret living in the time i do, i wish i could live in 1999, being a senior, and i would help eric and dylan, reach out to them and show them love.
As much as rachels and the other 12 students stories upset me, eric and dylans do too. think, think about a time where you full ot made fun of someone. And think, what if i make them wanna die. You would make someone want to end their life. How do you feel? So say sorry to someone, bc you never know if someone regrets not ending it. 1 voice can take a life, but 1 voice can save their life!!

Free verse poem "True"

You make my heart skip.
When I am with you I forget to breath.
Baby, you take my world on a trip.
I think you're a theif.
You know, as corney as it sounds...
You had me at "I heart you".
I know your words are True.
Seventeen months have gone by,
And I never get tired of saying,
"I think I'm falling for you".
I feel it in my bones.
This love is meant to be.
Every kiss..
Every moment...
Every diss..
And I know, yeah I know, that this is real.
Looking back on those memories...
I could never be any happier.
Every day...
Every word...
Every way..
I still think I'm falling for you...Again.
Baby, i love you...<3
(Eric Michael Ostiguy) June 4th, 2008

Three Poem Styles.

Style one: Free verse poems.
A poem completely free, doesn't have to rhym but can if you want it too.
http://www.famous-poems.biz/Dylan_Thomas/Dylan-Thomas-poems-biography-collection-of-poetry.html
A writer of free poems is Walt Whitman, know to be the first free poem in english, although possible one came up in 1665.
http://www.boloji.com/poetry/learningzone/pkz11.htm

Style two: Elegy poems.
Poems that are usually dark, sad, and usually based off the death of a person.
http://www.famous-poems.biz/Dylan_Thomas/Dylan-Thomas-poems-biography-collection-of-poetry.html
a writer of this poem style is Kenneth.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/tool.poem.glossary.1.html?id=16
made from classical Greek and Roman literature, mostly composed of couplets.
http://www.prose-n-poetry.com/display_work/7482

Style three: Bio Poems
a poem written about yourself, anything about you, plans thoughts desires etc.
http://www.famous-poems.biz/Dylan_Thomas/Dylan-Thomas-poems-biography-collection-of-poetry.html
usually look like this,:
Line 1: Your character’s first name
Line 2: Four words that describe your character
Line 3: Brother or sister of...
Line 4: Lover of...(three ideas or people)
Line 5: Who feels...(three ideas)
Line 6: Who needs...(three ideas)
Line 7: Who gives...(three ideas)
Line 8: Who fears...(three ideas)
Line 9: Who would like to see...
Line 10: Resident of
Line 11: His or her last name
http://www.studyguide.org/bio_poem.htm
The first recorded is on march 1, 1885, by Frances Hawk.
Dylan Thomas writes them aswel.
http://www.famous-poems.biz/Dylan_Thomas/Dylan-Thomas-poems-biography-collection-of-poetry.html

Homework: poetry slam review.

I thought the poetry slam was great. Although not many people acted out to it, it was still fun. For future poetry slams i think that the guide lines on what/who the poems can be about. I thought it was extreamly rude on Griff and Zach to write their poems on Amelia. They we extreamly hurtful. I enjoyed the poetry slam and hope to do it again, it gave me the personal experience to see what people could come up with. Also, Alex Clegg comming up with the idea of snapping instead of clapping was clever. Again, i enjoyed the poetry slam.