Change In My Life

I would change my height because I can't stand being short. Everyone picks on me because of my size. They call me names like shorty, short stuff, midget, oompa-loompa, pocket size, fun size. Sometimes I know my friends are playing with me but I still hate being short. That's why I would give anything to be a little bit taller. Maybe for instance I would love to be at least 5' 6".

Something I thought was really cool.

It was Christmas. My mom bought my brother and I Legos. We loved those things so much that we played with them everyday. Then after a while we started getting tired of them, and losing them all the time. So my mom said she would never buy us Legos again.

Book Recommendation

The book that I was reading was called The Dead And The Gone. Its about something that goes wrong with the moon and the air starts making people sick, and they end up dying. It is a good book but I would recommend older kids reading it because there is a lot of cuss words, and lots of things to deal with death.

"Back Of The Book Review"

Katherine Tyler has just moved from Barbados to Connecticut. She now lives with her aunt and uncle, also her two cousins. Kit finds that Connecticut happens to be a dark, gray, gloomy, plain place. The people love to do lots of work there. Then Kit befriends an old woman, who is not liked in the town and is a Quaker. She has a different point of view on things like her religion. Then as their friendship grows Kit starts visiting the old woman more often then she should. Later in the story Kit's uncle forbids her to see the old woman, but she disobeys him. So after her disobedience strange and suspicious things start happening. So how will Kit get herself out of trouble?

This Weekend!!!!!!

My weekend is going to boring like usual. I am going to sit at home and clean up my bedroom for my parents. I'm going to start by washing the walls off and cleaning out my whole closet. Then after those things are done I'm going to paint over the old paint. The reason why my dad is making clean my entire room is because I have mold growing in my room, and he wants get rid of it. So my weekend is going to so much fun.

Plot & Recall

The reason why Kit got locked up is because she helped Hannah escape. She also got accused of being a witch and helping Hannah with witchcraft. When the mob came to Kit's house they told Uncle Matthew to come with them on their witch hunting party, and Uncle Matthew refused them. Then Goodwife Cruff told Uncle Matthew and Aunt Rachel that Kit has been hanging out with Hannah. So they took Kit, and locked her up in a shed. Aunt Rachel went to visit Kit. She brought her some food, and thinks they are not treating her right.

Final plot project

I picked number three

Something that happened in the news

Keemonta Peterson, 29 was accused of attempting to circumcise her baby at home with a box cutter and a pair of pliers. She told the police that she got the idea of home circumcision from reading the Bible, and that it looked very safe on YouTube. The baby boy suffered two hours of uncontrolled bleeding. She called 911, and he was rushed to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition. So my opinion on this story is that the mother is probably not all upstairs, or maybe she's not capable of taking care of a child. She should have gone to the doctor's and asked a professional to do the operation.

My favorite item I like to wear

My favorite item that I love wearing is the charm that my boyfriend gave me for our second month of being together. It is a Insane Clown Posse charm. I am always wearing it, and I haven't taken it off since he gave it to me. Insane Clown Posse is a music group. They have lots of music records, and are really popular with things called hatchet gear. People like to wear the hatchet gear to support their music. Also they like wearing it because it makes them feel like a family. People always mistake juggalos for bad people, and they think that juggalos are gang members which really they're not. They are really awesome people.

Helping a friend in danger

It would have to depend on the situation. If my friend was in danger and needed someone's help I'd probably be there to help them. If I had to save a stranger I would probably help them out the best I could, but I really wouldn't put my life on the line for them. I wouldn't want to be that mean to a person, but I don't know the person or anything about them.

People being treated badly

I think it is very wrong for people to treat other people unfairly. The people in our community are always treated unfair. They sometimes get discriminated, or judged by the way they act. If you think someone is not normal by judging them, and not getting to know them you are acting like a jerk.

Compare and Contrast

John is studying to be a minister and a doctor. He is a very smart man, and he is interested in Mercy. John is somewhat shy towards people, and he is a very kind caring person. He mentioned to Kit that he doesn't want a wife to do everything for him. That's why he wants to marry Mercy so she wouldn't have to do everything for him.
William is very straight forward and blunt about things. At first when he met Kit he seemed like he was socially awkward, and would wait for Kit to talk to him. He is a very rich and powerful man. He is involved in politics, and has everything going for him.
The similarities that they share are they both go to church, they visit Kit's house quite often, and they both have goals of getting married.

Mercy's Character!!!!

Mercy is the cousin that has a disability, and really can't use her leg anymore. Mercy and Judith have the same interest in John Holbrook. Mercy is sometimes quiet and keeps to herself most of the time. She helps her mom with the sewing, and knitting because she can't help her dad with the farm work.

Judith's Character

Judith is somewhat sociable, and is excited about the husking bee. At first Judith liked Kit, but then William Ashby told Kit's family that he liked Kit, and Judith got jealous. Then Judith started liking John Holbrook, and decided that she was going to marry him. She is also a hardworking girl, and helps her family out with the things that need to be done around their house.

Hannah Tupper

Hannah lives by herself in the meadows. People don't really like her because they think she is a witch, but Kit, Nat, and Prudence went to visit Hannah. They thought she was really nice, even though everyone in the town doesn't like her, because she is a Quaker. 

Is it wrong to tell lies?

I think people tell lies to get out of things that might be or could be very important. Some people like lying because it makes them feel better inside, and some people think its okay to lie to their friends.

                             "  Examples of people lying "
                           1. I'm not feeling good today I can't make it to work.
                           2. I would love to go shopping, but my schedule is really busy today.
                           3. Yes mom I finished all of my homework while you were at work.

So it really is a bad thing when you lie to people especially your friends and family or people that you are really close to. So make it a good habit not to lie.

Kits refusel to her aunt

Kit decided to go back to Hannah Tupper's house, because maybe she was looking for someone to be friends with. Also Kit probably doesn't care that Hannah is a Quaker or about the things she has done in her past.

Favorite place when I need to be alone!!!!!!

The best place for me to be alone would have to be my backyard. It really doesn't matter to me that the weather is crappy outside just as long as I am alone, and no one is around to bother me. I usually go out there when I am upset or just need some time to myself. Basically the things I do on my back porch are read my book, smoke a cigarette, and bring the radio outside and just listen to music.

My goals for school

I plan on trying to do my hardest on getting out of this class. The way I'm going to do that is by working really hard and keeping my scores on my packets really high. I am hoping I will be able to pass the test that is coming up tomorrow. The other thing I need to work on is my attendance. I need to be able to show up on time to class. I also need to work on my reading skills. I already am a good reader, but I would like to start reading books that are higher than my reading levels.

My weekend plans

This weekend is going to start out with me hanging out at the mall today after school. Then after I'm done with that I am going to go home, clean up the house, and take a quick nap, then head back downtown and wait for Stitch's to open. On Saturday I am going to the coast with my parents. We are just going there to walk on the beach and let my two dogs play in the sand. Then on Sunday I am going to sleep in all day and not wake up for awhile.

Fighting for something important

I think Kit should fight to keep her school job with her cousin Mercy. She has another reason to fight for the job because it would really help out her aunt and uncle with their house. It would help Rachel, and Matthew because she is making wages, and she could give them the money for the things they need. It is a really great job opportunity to sharpen her skills and experience that she could use by teaching young children.

Letter to a friend

Dear Jessica,
Connecticut is very different from Barbados. It has different standards and rules that people have to follow. The weather is a lot different from Barbados's weather. It gets very cold here, and always has gray skies. The people go to church twice in one day. I live with my aunt and uncle who's names are Rachel and Matthew. Aunt Rachel is very kind and outgoing, and Uncle Matthew is mean and strict. Most of all my cousin's are very well mannered and listen to their father's orders. My first cousin Judith is more friendly to me, but at first she was jealous of me and the clothes I wore. My other cousin Mercy is disabled. She uses a crutch to get around places. Sometimes I really do miss Barbados and the memories I had there.

disappointed by something/or someone

The thing or person that disappoints me the most is my mother. She is always getting on my case about every little thing I do or say. We are always fighting and yelling at each other, and she keeps giving me chores to do around the house. Even though I do them she still yells at me for no reason. It seems like ever since I turned eighteen she doesn't respect me anymore, and she's always keeping me locked in my house. I feel like I don't have my own life and that really disappoints me a lot.

What I did over Spring Break

I went to the coast with my cousin, but I was supposed to go with both of them. My cousin Jamie got pneumonia so I had to go with my other cousin Amber it was still fun. We mostly stayed in the hotel room and watched movies. Then the rest of my spring break I hung out downtown with my friends and my boyfriend. Then the last part of my break I stayed home and worked on my packets, and studied up on them.

Spring Break/ Keeping my reading levels up!!!!

This spring break I am going to the coast with my cousins. They have a small beach house that we are staying at for a few days. Then the rest of my break I am going to find some parties to go to and party it up. Then for some other parts of the break I am going to be reading a lot and studying up on my packets that I have been working on.

Appropriate Choices

I think that Kit made the right decision when she saved the little girl's doll. She should not have to change her ways to make other people like her. She should start thinking twice before she does something wrong again. I think that Kit does not seem like a person that would keep making wrong decisions, but things could change throughout her time in America.

Uncle Matthew

Kit's Uncle Matthew is a very hard working man. He doesn't seem like a very kind man. He works during the day, and expects his daughters to do their chores before he gets home. It didn't seem like he was very excited when Kit showed up at his door. The thing that makes him seem like an angry guy is when Kit gave his two daughters the dresses. He lashed out at Kit and told her that things were going to change, and that she couldn't have her fancy clothes in his house. That's why I really don't think Uncle Matthew sounds like a nice guy.

If I were in Kit's shoes

So could you imagine being in someone else's shoes? Well imagine being in Kit Tyler's shoes. She lived in a place called Barbados where it is warm and sunny everyday. Then she decided to go to America to find her aunt and uncle. Well when she found them they were astonished at the sight of Kit being at their front door. Now that she lives in Connecticut she has to follow new rules and listen to her aunt and uncle. If I was in Kit's shoes I would hate to leave my home, and move to a totally different place and not know anybody in the town. So, yeah it was a good idea for Kit to move, but it was also a bad idea because she is so new to America, and the rules that she has to abide by.

The Witch of BlackBird Pond

The Witch of BlackBird Pond is a book about a girl named Kit who moves from Barbados to America in 1687. Her grandfather has died and she is going to live with her aunt. The town she moves to is full of Puritans who are much more religious than she is. She is constantly doing things that make her look strange to the people in America because her culture in Barbados is so different.

This weekend

My weekend is going to be somewhat fun. I am going to hang out with my friends all day after school. Then on Friday I am going to the coast with my parents and my boyfriend. We are going there just for the day to look at the antique stores and walk on the beach. Then on Saturday and Sunday are my lazy days to sleep in and catch up on my sleep.

Kit Tyler

Kit came from a rich family. She lived in Barbados with her grandparents. Kit is a very caring person. She likes to help people. She helped the little girl on the boat by jumping in the water and retrieved the doll. She doesn't really care for the sight of America so the people look down on her, and probably think that makes her judgemental. She is different from people because she can swim and the people in Connecticut can't. The townsfolk think she is strange or something because she knows how to swim so her friend Nat tells her about the witch test and she looks at him like he is out of his mind, so we know she is quick tempered.

The witch Of BlackBird Pond

The setting of the book is in mid-April 1687. The brigantine Dolphin sailed out to sea it sailed out to the Connecticut  River, and into the Saybrook harbor. At first she didn't really care for the sight of America. Where she was living it was warm and sunny. In America it is a gray and dishearting contrast to the shimmering green.

About the Puritans

The Puritans who came to America wanted to worship God the way they believed. They did that by reading the bible. The Puritans also believed that the devil walked among them, and that idleness came from the devil, and the witches did the devils work. Hard work was something they thought was important.

My dream travel place!!!!

The place I would love to travel to is Miami Florida. Florida has the best weather and beautiful marsh lands and swamp lands. The other thing I like about Florida is how clean and clear the water looks, and the palm trees look so cool when they sway in the wind. I would really love to move there, and just get away from Salem and its cold weather. Florida has dangerous animals like alligators, crocodiles, and poisonous snakes. I wouldn't mind living in Florida just as long as nothing gets in my house like no snakes or anything. Alltogether Florida would be a great place to live.

How I feel about the snow

Personally, I don't care for the snow. Every time it snows it always gets way too cold, and really bad freezing weather. When it snows I just sit in my house and look out my window and think about playing outside, but then I just change my mind and sit on my couch and watch television. So yeah, I really don't think it is going to snow, but if it does then oh well.

Essay Evaluation

In the book I am reading The Absolutely True Diary Of a Part-Time Indian. by Sherman Alexie. Is about a boy named Junior who lives on a reservation and has a friend named Rowdy. Then Junior starts going through a lot of pain and heartache. His grandma dies, he loses his friendship with Rowdy. Then he realizes how to look at things in a different way, and learns how to cope with the bad things in his life.

Junior's friendship between him and Rowdy is really difficult to understand. Him and Rowdy are best friends but Rowdy likes to pick on Junior, and beat him up a lot. Then the next minute Rowdy likes to talk to Junior, and be around him and stick up for him when Junior is getting picked on.

 Rowdy's life is really complicated because his home life. His dad is a huge drinker and beats Rowdy, so Rowdy has to beat up on Junior. I don't think Rowdy likes beating up Junior. I think Junior is there for Rowdy to change his ways and make him see how to be a good friend and not be a bully.

 Junior has gone through a lot with his friendship with Rowdy and he had to deal with a lot of other things when he was a kid. He had to deal with his dad drinking when he was little. It was really hard for Junior to cope with the fact that his father was a major drinker. So Junior figured that alcoholism is extremely bad because it causes death and pain.

Most of the time Junior dealt with friendships, deaths, and heartaches. He had to deal with his grandma dying, losing Rowdy as a friend, then losing his dads friend Eugene which was like an uncle to Junior. He really hated the fact that he lost Rowdy as a best friend, but people change and grow apart from each other no matter how long they have been friends.

Through the long run of Junior's life he has dealt with a lot of pain and anguish. I think he shows a good way of coping with everything that has happened to him. He deals with those things by looking at life in a different way, by making new friends, and getting a semi-girlfriend. His new friend is Gordy, and his semi-girlfriend is Penelope. She is there to help Junior, and Junior is there to help Penelope. Penelope and Gordy are Junior's true friends they look out for Junior and guide him through school, and show him how to fit in.

Tribes I Belong to

Tribes of big sisters
Tribes of people who smoke cigarettes
Tribes of book readers
Tribes of music lovers
Tribes of open minded people
Tribes of loud and obnoxious people
Tribes of people who sleep in
Tribes of people who are friends with everyone

What Im doing after school

When I get out of school I am going to the mall to hang out with my friends and my boyfriend. Then after we are done hanging out at the mall we are going back to my house to spend time with my parents.

This Weekend!!!!!!

My weekend is going to start out with me going to my first party tonight.The party is for my boyfriend's birthday. He is going to be turning twenty four years old. Then on Saturday my friends and I are going to have another party. Finally on Sunday I am going to sleep in all day.

Book Report

The book I have been reading during silent reading is The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. It is about a boy who's name is Vladimir. He is a teenage vampire he goes to Bathory High School. He lives with his Aunt Nelly, and has two friends their names are Henry and Joss. Then one day he goes to Siberia with his uncle Otis to learn all the cool things about being a vampire. He gets to learn things like mind control, reading other peoples thoughts, and how to levitate. So far it is a really good book. I am really enjoying it.

Competitive Person

I do not consider myself a competitive person. I do not like competitions or anything competitive. I think anything that has to deal with being competitive is a waste of my time and extremely boring.I don't even think about being competitive or anything that affiliates with competitiveness.

Compare and Contrast

Junior's best friend Rowdy is always mean and rude. Rowdy always beats up on Junior, and calls him horrible names. Gordy is always kind and nice to Junior. He is the smartest kid in school. He shows him the library, and teaches him how to study, and guides him through school. At first Gordy was mean to Junior. He didn't like Junior. Rowdy has always been mean to Junior. Gordy was  mean to Junior the first day of school, and then he changed his ways, and Junior got a new best friend.

A time when I felt like I didn't fit in!!!!!!!

The first day of my freshman year at Mckay High School was really scary. I woke up early in the morning, got dressed, ate breakfast, walked out my front door, and caught the school bus. I finally got to school. I was so nervous. I didn't know anybody. The teachers, the building, and all the other kids were totally new to me. After I made friends, I started to feel more confident. I actually was finding my classes, and being on time.

My weekend!!!!!!!

This weekend I am doing nothing at all because I am sick. So Friday through Sunday I am going to be sitting at home, and hopefully try to get better. So yeah, that's my weekend plans. Man, I hate being sick.

I plan to get a lot of sleep, and eat a healthy breakfast. I plan to wake up early, and read one of my favorite books. Then I plan to come to school, and wait patiently for the test to begin.

Ten years from now

In ten years I would like to have a family. I want two kids. I want a boy and a girl, the girl's name would be Rachel Marie Skarberg. The boy's name would be Jacob Michael Skarberg. I would like to have a nice big house with a big front yard, and backyard.  I want to have two pets. The two pets that I want to have are a boxer, and a pit bull. I really don't know what kind of car I want. Hopefully I will have a good paying job so that my boyfriend and I can afford our dream house.

What I'm going to do for the weekend!!!!!!!

My weekend plans are starting out with me and my boyfriend hanging out at my place. We are going to watch movies, and eat lots of junk food. Then my best friend Cayla is coming over on Saturday we are going to have a movie night with popcorn, and lots of other junk foods. Then on Sunday I am sleeping in all day.

Evaluation

The book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has somethings I like about it. One of the things I like is how the author draws me in, and how it is written. It also makes me want to hear more of the story. I like how it shows that Junior can stick up for himself against all the white kids at Reardan, and his best friend Rowdy. The one thing I dislike about the book is how the kids at Readan treated him, and called him bad names the first day he started school. I don't really like how people degrade him because of his culture.

Endurance........

I think Junior endures a lot of things. Junior is always getting picked on by all these kids. He tolerates every bodie's crap, and lets these kids talk down to him and call him mean names. He endures his parents his mom is an ex drunk, and his dad is still a drunk. He endures his best friend Rowdy always beating him up and also talking down to him.

Standing up for myself!!!!!

I had to stand up to this girl in the sixth grade. The school I went to was Clagget Creek Middle School. The school had the lockers on top and bottom, and my locker happened to be on the bottom and hers was on top. So one day I was putting my backpack away, and she walked up to her locker and bumped me out of the way of my locker. This keep going on for about a week and a half, and then one day I got sick and tired of it. So I cussed her out, and then I took her face and shoved it into her locker, her lip was bleeding. Then after her lip was done bleeding the principal came, and took me to his office then she came with him. The principal asked if she wanted to press charges? She said "no". Then the next day the school gave me a new locker, and I never had problems again.

My choice!!!!!

My birthday is coming up in two days. I really don't have any plans though. The fact that I am grounded which really sucks my mom canceled my birthday plans. So for my birthday I am just going to sit in my house eat cake, and ice cream, and celebrate it the old fashion way by saying "yay it's my birthday".

Rowdy

Rowdy is a mean kid. He appears to be the bully on the reservation. He's always getting into fights with the other kids on the reservation. Rowdy has a kind side to him but it's only shown towards his best friend Junior. Rowdy's dad is a drunk, and he beats up on Junior when he finds out that Junior is moving away to a different school. Rowdy beats up on people because he is mad at the world, and he is always hiding his problems. So thats why no one knows whats really wrong with him.

I think the other Indians on the reservation don't want Junior to leave the reservation because they want him to stay with his family, and grow up there with his friends.

Christmas vaction!!!!!

The first week of my Christmas vacation started out with my family and I hanging out on Christmas eve, listening to Christmas music, and watching Christmas movies. Then on Christmas morning, y boyfriend called me and asked me if I wanted to go to his grandmother's house for dinner? I said yes so he picked me up and we went to Dallas. I had a wonderful time there with all of his family. After Christmas was over, I went on a trip with my church group. I can't remember the place we went to, but I had loads of fun there and met a lot of cool people. I also caught up on a lot of my sleep.