Secret Place Poem

I see trees filled with bright orange objects with temptation also many clouds above me,
I smell bushes that have a nice scent to them,
I taste a tangy and tiny fruit with sparkling flakes,
I hear chirping above the field of hope,
I feel a sharp thick object below me.

Third Quarter Goals Reflection

My goals this quarter is to get atleast a 3.2 GPA. I do not want to get under a 3.0 because I will be very upset with myself if I didn't. I have done my homework and studied for my test so far, I am doing what I need to do right now to achieve that goal. I'm doing well on everything except one subject but I can do better. I need to get better grades and work harder to earn the GPA I need to acheive that standard. I expect to feel great with myself because I know I can do it if I have the right mind set. My other goal is to get an A in English class, I have to do my best in everything that I do. When it comes down to getting outstanding grades, I usally get them by staying up top.

Poetry Experience Paragraph

I'm not really excited to really study poetry because I have done it before and what I learned from it wasn't all that great. There are many different types of poetry you can use, also there are certain fonts you can use depending on what kind of poetry you decided to write. I have studied poetry in the seventh grade, it was some what enjoying. I do not read or write poetry on my free time only if were in class studying about the topic. I want to learn more and have more knowledge about the varieties of poetry. I am ready to learn about poetry so I can experience more then I already know

Good Teacher Traits

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Symbolism and Allegory Unit Reflection

I learned symbolism by doing a project about a story that we had read in class. How I learned allegory was by reading a story called the Skull and the Arrow, then after my classmate and I worked on a graphicorganizer that helped us understand what It really meant. My favorite symbolism project was the Grandfather because we did it on a site called glogster which was a fun experience. For allegory I always like working on the graphicorganizers and that was my favorite assignment for those two. Now if I come across something that represents symbolism or allegory then I'm going to know what it is when I see it.

Symbolism String

 1. Kim Kardashian symbolizes one of my interest because I have my way with the women and I think she is very attractive.
 2. A picture of Santa Ana symbolizes my backround because that is where I was born.
 3. Madden 11 symbolizes my hobbie because I usally play it all the time, thats the main game I play.
 4. A cleat symbolizes my passion for football because it is one of the things you need most so you wont lose your footing.
 5. A medal symbolizes that I had won a championship because thats what you get if you win or if not that then every player gets a trophy.
 6. A picture of two guys handshaking symbolizes friends because when you go up to your friend you do some kind of handshake.

Allegory in " The Skull and the Arrow" Graphicorganizer

"The Skull and the Arrow" In the Cave

If I was badly beaten and seen a cave I would first go inside, then look around to see if theres anything else in there that can danger me in anyway. For warmth I would try to do the old trick and rub two rocks together. Thats the only thing I would try to do to keep me warm, so if it didn't work I would not know any other way to get a fire going. Then to get food I would make a sharp object out of something then go hunt and approach any animal that comes across my eyes. Even though I would be really injured I could wait to get re healed a little bit then work out my arms if that was hurt by doing pull ups on a tree branch, or some kind of activity along those lines.

Symbolism in "The Skull and the Arrow" Underdog Paragraph

A time when I was a underdog was the championship football game I had. We lost to them earlier in the season by two touchdowns. When we played them again we then redeemed ourselves and gave them a taste. At the end it was close but we pulled it off, then won the championship by one touchdown. The final score was eight to sixteen. Our team was the underdogs because they were more experienced and defeated us during the beginning of the season. The opposing team was underestimating our potential. It didn't effect us anyways because we won.

Symbolism in "The Grandfather"

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"The Grandfather" My Tree Trunk Paragraph

I consider some other kids on campus to be my family, these kids are my family because I talk to them and mess around with them as if they were my brothers. They give me strength by telling me to do things I need to do in a verbal way. When they do that I really look into it then end up doing my needs asap. We all end up growing up with eachother and also talk to one another if we need something which makes us a family. A time I depended on them was when I had to figure out a certain play and they walked me through it so I could get it down. A tree symbolizes family because there is many things to a tree, the trees does not just have one branch...theres many like a family.  

"The Grandfather" Three Meanings of the Tree Paragraph

The most symbolic item in the the story is the alvacado tree. The tree represents the grandfather by making the tree grow stronger like he was doing. The narrator is represented by the alvacado tree by the alvacado's barely growing one by one almost ten years after another. The grandfather's family was also represented by the tree kind of the same way as the grandfather was trying to rebuild his family so they can be all bigger as one whole. Even working in Fresno with the oil not that great he still did it but the tree would of been better off growing with better oil in Mexico.

"The Grandfather" Symbol of My Significant Person

My significant person is my dad, the symbol that symbolizes him is opened hands. The symbol is similar to him by always being there when I needed something, he didn't put just a little effort into it. When there was nothing there to do my dad would open up and take me out places that people would go on a regular basis. I think my dad would thank me if I told him or shown him what I thought, he would feel happy that his son thought of him like this. The open hands would send some kind of a shock to him because I never even tell him how much he does for me.

"The Grandfather" Important Person Paragraph

The person that means a great deal to me is my dad, he is caring and is outgoing. He always wanted to take me and my brother Marcus some where instead of doing the same things ever single day. We usally tried to go to baseball games as much as possible or instead we would just go on a joy ride. My dad is important to me because he is the one I rely on to have a good time and do something all the time. Most of the time he is the only one that shows that he cares about me. My current relationship is not strong but since I don't see him a lot I have to communicate more so are relationship wont fall apart.

House Symbols

The money symbol symbolizes our house which is boys 105. To most people, this item is just a symbol that  some people think is most valuable. To us it represents how we get money and how it just keeps stacking because when we get money we just don't know what to do with it next. Our house is great because we have always been up top.http://andrewsblog95.blogspot.com/http://aryonballer.blogspot.com/ 
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Third Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of 2010 was winning a football championship. What I did to achieve that was to work as a team, go to every practice and work hard, then listen to my coaches so I can counter in the games. My goal for this quarter is to maintain the same GPA or better. To achieve this goal is one, I have to go to school everyday and put in effort into assignments, next I will need to study for any up coming test or quiz's. Towards the end of the third quarter I can't just give up.

Twenty-Five Most Random Things

1. My lucky number is twenty-five and the assignment is called “Twenty-Five Most Random Things About Me,” and my dads lucky number is twenty-five.
2. In my family all my sister’s and brothers’ names start with all M’s Marcus, Miranda, Macayla, and Michael.
3. My favorite thing to do in my life is to go fishing.
4. What i always wanted to do when i grow up is to be in SWAT.
5. The most random thing about me is that i like helping my grandma around the house.
6. I always save money because i think that i would go without my needs so i think i would have to by my own clothing or food.
7. The most thing that I’m scared of his spiders, any kinds of them.
8. My favorite animal all time is a dog, I just like there reactions.
9. The most outstanding thing about me is that i can read a two hundred page book in one day.
10. One of my favorite fast food places is El Toro, which is located in Orange County California.
11. I never played the drums but i always wanted to learn how because I thought it was an outrageous and fun thing to do.
12. My favorite show to watch is sport center, know as “ESPN”.
13. I like shrimp because i really don’t like American food I just really like sea food.
14. When i take a shower i sing YG, “Toot it and boot it” every time.
15. Every weekend I say to myself your the best and to excel.
16. My hero is Barack Obama because i think hes phenomenal and in my prospective he is the best president ever!
17. Once a year on New Years I gather around friends and family and shout out what ever year is coming up next.
18. The healthiest thing of my body is my eyes because I have twenty twenty vision.
19. I always dress up with the same costume on Halloween because i like how the costume has so much detail.
20. When I go to cold stone I always get “I gotta have it” because its a nice size and cold stone has so many delicious flavors!
21. If I ever got a monkey i would name it YG.
22. My play sister and only play sister is Shaurice Hayes because she is funny and is very unique in her own way.
23. The thing I like the most is money because it always comforts me and makes me feel secure.
24. I always cherish my last name because Terry Bradshaw was a good NFL quarter back and I want to be just like him
25. My parents named me after the “King of pop” Michael Jackson, cause my mom loved him.

Winter Break Narrative

My most memorable day was New Year's Day, I had chosen this day because I had just assumed that it was going to be better than Christmas. The past Christmas was not the greatest do to the fact that I was at the academy. Other students maybe have thought christmas was the most memorable day for them. But a lot don't know what its like to be with there family's for the holiday's. Like for instance this year was the first year that I was on the academy for Christmas but I enjoyed the New Year because I always like watching the ball drop in New York, on top of that Lil Wayne performed afterwards.

It is always enjoying seeing what comes next after the double zeros hit the clock. That night was extremely dole, there was nobody around me besides my overnight. I didn't have anybody to say happy New Year's to at that time besides him. There was nothing to celebrate with, all I did was stare at the television waiting for a phone call or a simple text. I didn't want to here it from my overnight I wanted to here it from someone else that I actually knew.

The night was lonely and quiet, till my six brothers came in the door making the night better. Then I thought to myself now I know what it feels like not to have family around but everyone that was surrounding me was really my family. My own questions were being answered, I never had to think that much. This new year was gloomy and had started off with some kind of backflip. It was an interesting night and made my night very memorable. Now It is 2011, waiting for the new year to arive for my next memory.