Nakia's Blog

Social Issue: L.B.G.T

2009-05-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jamaica
(this is in iran about 2 guys who wanted to be with eatch other and when officials found out, well you can figure out the rest.)

I think that although these country's don't think that being gay is right they shouldn't take away someone's life or throw them in jail. These HUMAN beings are just the same as everyone else. They breathe the same air and they are apart of our community and what not.

Introducing Documentaries: Storm

2009-04-27T07:11:00.000-07:00

In this documentary they had a few actors and 3-4 settings. To create this documentary they had to gather the kinds of people they wanted to play as the different characters. I noticed that in this documentary the color was sepia, and the song was a lullaby(Rockabye to be exact), they had facts in the beginning and they had the names of the cast in the end. Well i would say my favorite part of this documentary was when the Joey shot himself. I don't say this to be rude or anything i just think that it would probably be better to not face anybody at all. In the documentary Joey's father was very skeptic about bulling in his school. Well if I were the one who directed and wrote the scripts(if there were any), then I would have let the bully bleed instead of Joey. I would change this because then it would show the anger and rage Joey built up over the period of time of being bullied. My response to documentaries are different to those of other media because of the input in a documentary and the idea. Documentaries are very, hm, inspiring because it is filled with first person facts, well most of them are.

Blog Critique

2009-04-22T08:26:00.000-07:00

Anne Frank was a very remarkable person. Although she lived very complex, she still managed to stay humble. But, I feel that she is a very boring person. The reason I feel this is because back then there are no interesting things that I would be into. Maybe if i were an adult or maybe if i was more into the Holocaust, more into wanting to know about the people's perspectives, then maybe I would find her story a little interesting.

I can relate to maybe 1 or 2 things with Anne. Like one is with her mom. Me and my mom don't get along as greatly as we'd both like and every time we try to extent or relationship, it ends up in pieces.

One part in the story that was very petrifying was when they had to hide inside the "Secret Annex" because there were buglers who took their coupons and their money. They had to hide under the door and listen in. LOL! Anne even fell aslep for half an hour.

I recommend this book ONLY because the ending of it is very deep and emotional. If you want to sit through haours of boredem be my guest. This book is a good class book because if you read it by yourself either you'll be stuck in a sentence, word, or just stuck in your own world.

Book Club: Authors Voice

2009-03-30T07:05:00.000-07:00

I think that Dakota Fanning will be best for Anne Frank's role because Dakota can conquer the traits that Anne contains. Also I think that Dakota Fanning is great for the job because she is an admired actress.

Short Story Introduction

2009-03-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

"BRING ME THE GIRL!!" roared a deep unplesent voice.
"But Sire we don't know where to look" shakily said the creature .
"Get me the girl is all I ask, Try your best to bring her alive" replied the deep voice more calm.
"But Sire-" repeated the creature before he got cut off.
"Do you take me for a fool? Of course you don't know where to look," the deep voice said annoyed."Yet"

Alice Walker's Poetic Style

2009-03-03T09:08:00.000-08:00

Alice Walker's poetic style is VERY different from other poets style. She writes very short but deep poems. Walker's poems are mainly centered around the struggles and causes affecting women. Walker's writing exposes the hardships of life. Alice Walkers remarkable talents are shown through her work world-wide.

Men By Maya Angelou

2009-02-24T08:47:00.000-08:00

I can relate to the message in this poem because now and days some guys only want you just to use you. You think they really want to love you and treat you the way your suppose to be treated but they don't. The first time you meet them they are sweet and kind to you, then they switch up and start being a different person. Then when you avoid, or as guys say it, "frunt," then they want to curse you out and try to degrate your dignity in front of everybody. "it is your juice
That runs down their legs. Staining their shoes," I feel that this statement in the way you read it, can be sexual, but i think that its deeper than that. I think she feels as if the girl gave her all and when the guy hurt her it effected him in a way.

To His Coy Mistress

2009-02-12T07:24:00.000-08:00

"My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow."
-the guy is exaggerating his love for the other lady.

"An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,"
-He's exaggerating her beauty. he's saying that although time may past and years get older she will still be beautiful.

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

2009-02-09T07:20:00.000-08:00

The mood of this poem is trapped because she writes how the birdie is trapped. I know this because in the poem she says, "his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing."

Poetry Response: Bronx Masquerade

2009-02-05T06:42:00.000-08:00

I think that Tyrone really does want to become someone in life he just thinks that school wont get him to become what he wants to be. Tyrone loves where he comes from but he just doesn't like what happens around him. His poetry reveals that he does care about somethings and he just want to live his life. The best word to describe how tyrone is feeling is confident. Because to him he doesn't need school he feels that he just need his friends and he just needs to live his life. The meaning of this poem is right there, LIVE YOUR LIFE because the time is tick-tocking.
I can connect with the poem because sometimes i boubt that i need school.

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

2009-02-03T09:01:00.000-08:00

This poem create a very sad, depressing emotion. Frost uses a AABB rhyme scheme. He repeated the ending to show how tired he is and how much work he did although he didn't describe it. I can infer that he is weary. I know this because of the words he uses, about him sleeping. I can connect to this poem because like when im in school the day feels like i have to do a long day of work and i feel like i am tired.

Poetry Response: Changes

2009-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:00

I can infer that He doesn't think that he belongs since hes black he lives in the ghetto hes hungry so he going to steal money for food since the cops see stealing a purse as a crime wen they.
One word to describe how Tupac is feeling is emotional. He feels as though now that he is growing up him and his friend are growing apart, like they have different perspectives on staying alive. The meaning of the poem is that it's hard to live as a black person because you have all these problems coming your way even if you did something to them years ago. And also he is trying to say that we do need change but we aren't ready for a black president to change us.
I can relate to this poem because growing up i didn't always have the best things and i didnt get most of my stuf legally(not that i commited any crimes)

Do not go gentle into that good night

2009-01-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

The message of this poem is to all the old people who are dying. He's trying to tell them to keep strong and don't go into the "night". The mood of this poem is sorrowful but hopeful at the same time. The poet uses repetition to either ephisize that the elderly should keep strong or/and to try to get his point across, to put it in their minds.

kewl

2009-01-29T05:30:00.000-08:00

Readers Response #4 ANGST!....epitaphs

2009-01-26T11:53:00.000-08:00

117....
Jonathan Mendez
11/13/93-1/22/09

here lies Jonathan Mendez
What a lazy example of human life
throughout his life,
Jonathan gave all the laughs and
tardiness that one can give.
Jonathan will be missed by Everyone who loved him
oh, what sorrow we all feel in our hearts

Never Going To Stay Down

2009-01-26T06:35:00.000-08:00

"I welcome our 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama"

Born in the rays of the Hawaiian sun
was a boy that had a potential to become
what ever he wanted to be

growing up wasn't very easy
as he faced poverty
it demeaned him

"To the Hawaii people he was black
to the black people he was less
African-American"

but he kept persevering
and did what no one ever thought
would ever become to this world this universe!!

he ran for the title as president of the united sates
with his wife and children and a campaign so great
victory was this African Americans only fate

January 20 inaugurated and all
Barack Obama took on the dream
of Martin Luther king Jr.

"I welcome our 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama"

Inaugural Poem of the day: “Praise Song for the Day,” written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander

2009-01-23T09:49:00.000-08:00

I think that the title "Praise Song for the Day" means that on the day of the inauguration they had to praise all the people of history who wanted to see change and to see an African-American become the president of the United States of America.

The poem made me feel proud to be living in the United States. Made me feel a little amotional.

I loved when Elizabeth said " Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair," that stanza made me realize that she was talking about the past.

I noticed that the poet used 3 line stanzas, alliteration, symbolism.

This poem relates to the inauguration and Obama because they talk about they past and how Barack Obama became the prsident of the United States.

I can relate this to my life a little bit.

To Kill A Mocking Bird

2008-12-15T06:52:00.000-08:00

I think now that everybody knows that Atticus is taking on Tom Robinson's they will exclude him from the town like they will not let him walk by without harassing him. And also since the children at school learned all the words that they hear from their parents they are going to be calling Jem and Scout those names and they are going to be teasing them about what their father is doing to the town.

Test Prep Action Plan

2008-12-15T06:32:00.000-08:00

My goals for test prep is to get a 4. I will challenge myself to try to understand harder text, read longer, study harder words, come to advisory more often, and learn to write shorter passages so that I can reach my goal. Character questions, inference questions, main idea questions. I can study questions that would be hard for me or I can just take a chance( just kidding).

To my parent what I learned in ELA,

2008-12-11T06:37:00.000-08:00

My biggest accomplishments in ELA so far is my memoir, my ning. My memoir was about my grand father and how he died, what I felt, and why I felt the way I did. My ning is a big accomplishment because i never used ning before and I got how to use it right away, I even created my own ning!
My favorite unit so far is the character unit because we get to learn how different characters act and why the make the choices they do, it is just so cool to learn about different things but still have to be on the same topic. This is the unit where we actually started to use ning, so we've been using ning for about a month now? And we have been reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird and we have been analyzing how they act and what's goning to happen next.
In ELA we have been using technology to look up information or pictures of things that we need help on, we use our school gmail so that the teacher can send us what ever we need to do for the day and that actually helps because the teacher doesn't have to waste too much time explaining to the whole class about something that like half the class knows she can just tell us what to do then tend to the children who need help.
My goals for the rest of the school year is to work my way onto the Principle's list. That is a list that have the smartest students in the school and I feel that I have the potential to be on that list.
Your always going to always be using reading and writing techniques throughout your entire life. Even if you work to become a Marine Biologist, or what ever job you go for even if you don't have a job and is on welfare you still need to learn how to read and write so that you can live in this dog eat dog world.
Thank you for coming,
Nakia

What what type of decisions are hard for a character to make?

2008-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:00

When a character feels caged in by a decision they tend to have to make decisions that may affect them emotionally and physically. For instance, in To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus has to made a decision on whether to take on the case of Tom Robinson or to just leave him to get killed but he felt that he had to do the right thing so he took on the case.

Listening Passage: Mona Lisa

2008-11-24T07:41:00.000-08:00

One possible identity of Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci himself. It is said that Leonardo could have drawn a picture of himself as a woman. Scientists have scanned a self-portrait of da Vinci and the famous portrait of Mona Lisa with their high tech computers and scanners, it has been said that the two paintings match perfectly, and that it is possible that da Vinci drew himself as a woman.

Character Unit Intro

2008-11-17T11:25:00.000-08:00

Do you think people ever change?

I think that some people change but it really depends on the person because if one person has the state of mind that they wanna change then they would get it done and not let anything stand in front of their way. For example, If I was a stuck up, snotty person and I effected every one around me then I would have to change the way I was but in my state of mind I didn't need to change anything. What if there was someone just like me but eventually they did change their ways because in their minds they didn't want to be disliked anymore.

Election Reflection

2008-11-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

I think that Obama will probably start with the war since it is like the main source to all our financial problems. Like for example, if we stop the war sooner then we'd be able to afford better schools;health care;better houses and things like that. Since Obama is the first African-American to run for the position to be president of the United States its very historical that he won.
I think that over the next years that Obama is in office, he will change the country for us to be independent and more responsible.

Ghost Story: The revenge of Spoona

2008-10-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

Spoona was very well known with the people of her city. She would always have the scariest house on the block when Halloween came around.
One Halloween while Spoona was decorating her house for Halloween, some neighbor hood children thought it would be funny to go and egg her house. But when they went Soona had fixed up a spell to make the decorations come to life and when the children got to her house with the eggs the decorations snatched the eggs from the boys and threw the eggs at them. “this house is haunted!!!” the boys shouted Every door in the neighborhood opened and heads peaked out. The next day the cops went to investigate her house and even though they didn’t find anything they still hung her.
Every family that lives in her house or wants to “check it out” goes in but never comes out. And it is also said that she haunts every generation of the 4 kids that came to egg her house that night.

Readers Response 3

2008-10-17T07:04:00.000-07:00

Title: Tunnels Of Blood
Author: Darren Shan
Pages:41-61

I predict that Darren will introduce Evra to Debbie, but Debbie won't be scared she'd think it was weird but she wouldn't be scared cause she knows Evra won't hurt her. I also predict that

Readers Response 2

2008-10-17T06:39:00.000-07:00

Title: It's Kind Of A Funny Story
Author: Ned Vizzini
Pages: 185-238

I agree with Craig's decision because if he wouldn't have had called the suicide hot line, neitherless, if he wouldn't had picked up the book with the number in it then he would have probably went with his plan to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. I also agree with him because now since he's in the hospital he can get help to have his life back and maybe in a better way.
I feel that Craig is truly confused. He thinks too much about what he wants for the future and how things might not work for the future that he doesn't even thank God for waking him up and he says hes a Cristian. what kind of Cristian would admit themselves in a physciatric hospital? Shouldn't he be asking God to help him with his problems?
The fact that Craig use to rely on pot to make him feel better shows you that he was weak, but now that he can turn it down and ignore it shows that hes getting stronger.

Reading Response: Questioning

2008-10-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Skinny Questions Fat Questions
How old is Barack Obama? Why does Barack Obama want to run for President?
Is John McCain married?
Why does John McCain want to run for President?

How do I know if they really are going to give this country what they promised?

RAFT:This Land Is Your Land

2008-10-15T08:44:00.000-07:00

How does the information in the box "A Day In the Life (of me!)" help the reader understand the article?

The information in the box "A Day In the Life (of me!)" helps the reader understand the article "This Land Is Your Land". It helps the reader understand what they do in the course of their day and at what times.It also helps the reader understand the article when they talk about the things they do. For example, when she says "Our way of life is also our job." When you read that you wonder 'Well what happens in the course of their day?'

Readers Response 1

2008-10-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

Title: Its Kind Of A Funny Story
Author:Ned Vizzini
Pages:137-181

I can infer that Craig will go to the hospital and the hospital will call his mother to inform her that they are going to admit him. I feel this way because the book is suppose to be about him getting admitted in the pyshc ward.
As i read i asked myself Is Craig going to be able to accept the fact that he admitted himself into the pyshc ward?