tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90753879317086351172023-11-15T06:09:41.116-08:00TAyLOR Gang or DieAaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-51789881455008199052011-06-12T21:16:00.000-07:002011-06-12T21:22:18.375-07:00Final Coming of Age response<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just finished reading the Giver by Lois Lowry and i understand the book even more now. After reading this book in elementary school, I was always slow to understand it. But now growing as a young/adult/13 yr old I understand the "Coming of Age" in this book. The main character to me in this book really has to grow up... I will talk more about this down below.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jonas in this book represents the word mature because of some of the decisions he makes and the things he has to do. Jonas deals with this very awkward and weird community but he see's the wrong in it and to me that is why he is so mature in this book, that is one very important observation I notice about him. For Jonas to be 12 is amazing and being assigned one of the very huge important roles in his community is crazy. By learning from the previous giver he notices and see's the wrong. Jonas is very patient and curious at the same time. What I mean by this is that he notices something but doesn't jump right at he waits but when he finds out about it he is very curious. I guess 12 yr olds are like that (laughs). Example when Jonas had memory about the killing of animals he was very curious to know more but patient with it. Then he started to learn. Jonas life as a 12yr old must be hard living like this, cannot relate at all maybe a little.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that community in this book are like the community in the movie surrogates that I just watched. In the movie people all have a surrogate that pretty much does the same thing and in this community it seems the same way. I notice also that when you get picked for your role by the community you just stay that role forever and ever i guess till you die. The other puzzling thing is the elders like who are these guys just like the almighty GOD HANDS of the place who pick every thing. This community is kinda like an Native American tribe too. Because both are assigned jobs and both have elders or whatever and both are just awkward. Jonas is like the only normal one there who is like "hello guys were like the elders little puppies can't you see."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cannot relate to this story much, but I can relate to how Jonas can feel sometimes. Its like Jonas wants to know so much more buts its like a barrier resisting him to see more. Jonas qualities are very special and unique he is brave, curious, strong and smart. Things I wish I had. Jonas childhood is just striped from him once he turns 12. I think that Lois Lowry is trying to get something out too, she saying like once you turn 12 it all changes. </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Giver seems to do a lot whit age because of how when you turn twelve you must get a job assigned to you by the council. To me Jonas can't really grow up in this world because he gets a job assigned to him at twelve. Getting a job assigned to you at that age can't really let you grow up at all, thank god I don't live in a world like his. To me when Jonas is getting his job assigned as the giver. The person who gives back memories and dreams is the only way he really learns about his community.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In The Giver Jonas also learns about this release. This release is when you are assigned a job at twelve and you get to old you are released. It's like a weird way of saying here's a pill no go die we don't need you anymore. Now one thing I observed about this is that The original giver was so old and Jonas was twelve so it seems certain assignments you are their longer than most. Jonas learns that they are just pretty much using people over an over again, to me its like when you use a resource and you use too much of it you gotta let it go and get more. In this book I also see that it's like forcing you to grow up; for guys it's like that huge step from a boy to a man.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jonas learns that being the Giver isn't so easy cause he learns so much more about the outside world. I think that while Jonas is the Giver he starts to learn about the outside world and other places. He soon starts to realize that where he is living is just one place it isn't the world its just one spot. For example, Jonas had a dream about how he saw an elephant mom and a young elephant getting shot by people. He ended up be so terrified learning that. I think that at that point it all started to click that Jonas was really learning about his society and other places too. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I also see that he says, that he wants a new jacket-(line)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">"with my brand new air jordans man was i cool<br />
i killed to get them but hey . . . i don't care<br />
cuz now. . . i needs a new jacket to wear."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It just seems that this kid will never stop stealing and killing.</span></span></div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-52273713606438121382011-03-09T19:11:00.000-08:002011-03-23T13:35:04.043-07:00READING BOOK IMA EAT ME SOME ANIMALS!!!<div style="text-align: left;">Ok so i just started reading this book Eating Animals by Johnthan Safran. But i was reading this book not knowing what to expect on reading this book so as i'm reading, i notice this book is actually taking about how to eat animals and how this kid started eating them. Funniest thing ever he says"i've always hated dogs, but now they taste good. To me that was freaky, but i hvnt really gottten close or far into this book so im reading and thinking like a straight up boss if you know what i mean.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">P.s Gabe Is disgusting</div><div style="text-align: left;">P.p.s charlie + Tomin=KCkcKKccKCckcCKCcKCkCCk</div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-90178711571625574032011-01-26T14:33:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:33:21.149-08:00narrative poem Jake the rakeThere was a boy<br />
his name <br />
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Jake wasn't fake<br />
but Jake had a problem<br />
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you it is not about being real or fake <br />
just don't be like Jake the rakeAaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-46149389055006882522011-01-26T14:25:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:25:26.265-08:00poem about a memorable momentThe day was very special<br />
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the Africans became<br />
African-AmericansAaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-84005531392950672392011-01-12T19:07:00.000-08:002011-01-12T19:07:50.524-08:00poem on picture Cowbys DAD<img height="477" id="il_fi" src="http://www.cowboyhatsandmoreblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cowboy.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="414" /><br />
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<div align="center">The pride in there walk</div><div align="center">The talk on there land</div><div align="center">The work that shows heart</div><div align="center">The DAD boys</div><div align="center">The shinnig light </div><div align="center">The Cowboys </div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-85030933751517244692011-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:002011-01-12T13:15:54.827-08:00response to Starry Night I think that this poem has many different meanings to it. When I saw the painting and then read the poem I realized there are so many different things to this between the poem an the painting. The writer had just took what she saw and made a picture of what she say using a poem. Which I thought was pretty cool being able to take a visual picture and make it you own visual picture. Don't get me wrong it is a little weird the poem becuase she ends to stanz's with "this is how i want to die." To me thats a little sucidal and depressing. It seems to me that she was writing it becuase of what she felt and it worked out to be a good poem. <br />
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To me, I think the poem is great. I really like the uniqueness to it and how its metaphors are really good. The poem just dives deeper into topic and the main idea in every line. It seems that Anne just wanted to express how she was feeling through a poem and just tried to get some kind of message to the readers.Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-56504969723399554032011-01-10T15:52:00.000-08:002011-01-10T15:52:43.873-08:00Painting Analysis:Alissa Hartman PaintingsObservations: <br />
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1: a lot of bright colors blue and green<br />
2: many different shapes and things in different sizes <br />
3: the reflection in the water <br />
4: background is very bright<br />
5: trees are all green looks very peaceful <br />
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Inferences:<br />
It looks like its a very peacful place and very calm. The lake is very clear and crisp that you can see the mountains reflection. The trees are fulled with vibrant green clors that are bright. The light in this in this painting is not very dark so its gotta be in the evening. <br />
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Interpretations:<br />
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I interpretate that this artist is trying to find the real meaning of the world. Like in other places where there are trees and its all fulled with trash etc. This painting is saying to me to treat the world a better place and look at its joys. Some places like this would be turned into a mall or supermarket. Thats what I feel like is going on or what they were trying to say.Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-13942245694529408332010-11-18T20:42:00.000-08:002010-11-18T20:42:10.552-08:00Research assignment 1<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_14736461"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><i>So recently I decide to do some research on hate crimes of Latinos and I found an article on SIRS.com. The article said that two Latino boys were beaten almost to death. I read deeper to find why they did this and it said that there was no clear reason, it was actually a hate crime. Hate Crimes are crimes that people commit based on nationality,race, religion, a gender. They seem to be mostly about race. But why do people create such violent crimes????? Its really impossible to know, but something I know is that hate crimes are a really bad thing its like racism but it can deal with so many more other reasons. </i></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_14736461"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_14736461"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><i>Hate crimes happen all over people usually do them against race and homosexuality, these two are the most common of all hate crimes. Hate crimes are like racism, because the both hate or dis-like a specific race or people. Homosexuality and hate crimes target homosexuality by just attacking gays and discriminating for who they are. </i></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_14736461"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Did you that on some cites it says that hate crimes can be necessary to people. Thats just wrong NECESSARY why necessary. Well it seems that hate crimes are necessary because they discourage<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"> <u>racism and </u></span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;">prejudice. This would build or lower hate crimes, it seems they mean lower them. The reason why hate crimes are unnecessary is because they can kill and the crimes higher the crime rate and bring up more hate crimes. why do people do hate crimes<a href="http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=S44-4241-0-1576&type=ART&artno=0000287444&key=Hate%20crimes&shfilter=U">http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy?id=S44-4241-0-1576&type=ART&artno=0000287444&key=Hate%20crimes&shfilter=U</a></span></span></div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-3783935820027303762010-11-08T20:50:00.000-08:002010-11-08T20:50:29.745-08:00SOCIAL ACTION POEM racism...By what sends<br />
the white kids<br />
I ain't sent<br />
I know I can't<br />
be President.<br />
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What don't bug<br />
them white kids<br />
sure bugs me<br />
We know everybody<br />
ain't free.<br />
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Lies written down<br />
for white folks<br />
ain't for us a-tall:<br />
Liberty And Justice<br />
Huh! For All?<br />
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</div><div>This poem is by Langston Hughes </div><div>After reading this poem it makes me think of how racist life must have been when blacks and whites dis-liked each other. I just don't see why though. One line in this poem really speaks volume to me and thats "liberty and just huh--for all"? To me it sounds like he is saying wow you really think this means for everybody psh. not really </div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-41438427559492087212010-11-08T20:34:00.000-08:002010-11-08T20:34:53.345-08:00socail action #2I looked on some topics and found one that seemed efficient enough to me.<br />
How life can be stressful for everyone, recently I have been noticing student,parents, and teachers seemed very stressed. So I look ed into being stress, and I found that stress is everywhere and effects everyone. My life usually is very stressful. But see most of the things I do are very stressful life I guess is supposed to be like this. I always come to find myself asking is life always this way or is it just the world. Stress in my words is the very reason of why who I am but I don't let it get to me because frankly I don't care. I just wish people would just chill in life but its life u can't chill. Like who's gonna chill in life? Most of the time I am stressed because I have a lot to do everyday. Its either baseball,basketball,school,or do nothing in my life. With all of this stuff it all just stress's me out. People just like me or older than me are stressed all the time, I think that one day we should all just chill. <br />
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Life has its everyday task which stress people out and me. For example school stress me out sooooooooooo much but I guess it just does that because its school. School would be such a greater place if it did not stress soo much. Half of the stuff in school that I learn in school stress's me out and I can't process it. To be real honest school sucks cause it can be stressful I guess. I am in an organization called jack&jill and we have cluster's every oct. and this cluster talked about what things can stress you out the most. Some things were school,family,parents,friends,activities etc. but the one I looked into mostly into was school. school is just another reason for me to be stressed but to me honestly I just have to get through it its life. I wonder what the meaning of life is?Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-6171957266674414462010-10-28T04:42:00.001-07:002010-10-28T04:42:26.213-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Appreciation on Freak the Mighty<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Aaron Straker <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Class: 807<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Date: 10-24-10<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This book (Freak the mighty) has me always thinking about underestimation and how people underestimate Freak and Max. In the book people look and stare, and probably say things like you'll never amount to anything or some BS. But you see with these two characters they just don't care enough. I feel that underestimation is a big part in this book. Both characters have their problems (mentally and physically) but they use each other to get through them.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Freak and Max both have their problems and people put them down some time. But you see in the real world underestimation just boost that person up to do more. With Freak people tend to pity him because of his form. With Max he's just a little dumb in the head. To me this is how these to be such good examples of people who get underestimated. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In this world it shows Max and Freak just being them and only them. It shows how if you’re different and people think less of you just don't care. It comes to show that these two are just inseparable when it comes to them. They never let people bring them down. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It just goes to show that these to characters are great. So if you ever read this book, people who are thought little of, there is just something more to them... They use it to be something more. People are just going to amount to something than that person. Freak and Max never stopped whatever they did.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">People around me have never been underestimated I think that we all are very important people on earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what really brings us together though the put downs, not thought much off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was younger I always thought I was dumb because I was never really that smart but I know that everyday is a day to do my best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family thinks very highly of me because I am the only boy but I always want to be the best, and not feel “underestimated”.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">This book to the real world and where I live people with disabilities or problems should never stop giving up like these two Freak and Max.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is why I appreciate this book sooo much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope to do this process again with another book</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Article:She's is our Hero</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this article it said how ones was just a regular police officer doing her job, but Jones had did something more than just be an regular police officer. As a police officer for 20 yrs Jones had tracked down a major robber and killer in the Brooklyn area she had found him and caught him. Jones it said was always persistent in Wat she did and how she did it. To me this is very awesome that they found someone (a killer and robber) and took him off the streets of Brooklyn. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jones was later placed to being a NYC detective...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An observation I looked into was that my family is a very task force family my great uncle was in the air force and fought in the Korean War my uncle was a marine and my grandpa was a police officer since I only know one of these men, I realized that my Grandpa had must of done things like this. I always read in the old newspaper my grandma had that my Grandpa was always being awarded for something which is what happened to Jones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well a true Story that i know is that Police officers make a change or difference in the world everyday. This why we need them soo much. police officers like Jones are the really special and GREAT police officers. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Reflection:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really understand this process because i mean this article is great and all i love it but this is like a science current events... Back to the article, i think this article is very nice and sweet and shows how people make a difference and do something amazing by possibly putting there life on the line... People should just do things for the benefit of others and themselves because we should all do something for the benefit of others andd themselves </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mother To Son is such a remarkable poem because it takes about life all together and we just have to get through it. A crystal staircase in this poem seems to be a flawless world or a untainted world. This poem reminds me of my grandma because my grandma had to raise four children by herself my grandpa had died earlier before i got to even know him. What I'm really trying to say is that this poem is really about life and to never ever really give up in life like these lines in the poem </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>And sometimes goin' in the dark</div>Where there ain't been no light.<br />
So boy, don't you turn back.<br />
Don't you set down on the steps<br />
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.<br />
Don't you fall now --<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This to me means to don't turn back and keep trying and succeeding whatever you do. This poem to me is a wonderful poem for having to do with life and how it really is out there...</span></div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-43143230782076298742010-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:002010-10-18T15:42:46.013-07:00Appreciation<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This book (Freak the mighty) has me always thinking about underestimation and how people underestimate Freak and Max. In the book people look and stare, and probably say things like you'll never amount to anything or some BS. but you see with these two characters they just don't care enough. I feel that underestimation is a big part in this book. Both characters have their problems (mentally and physically) but they use each other to get through them. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Freak and Max both have their problems and people put them down some time. But you see in the real world underestimation just boost that person up to do more. With Freak people tend to pity him because of his form. With Max he's just a little dumb in the head. To me this is how these to are such good examples of people who get underestimated. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In this world it shows Max and Freak just being them and only them. It shows how if your different and people think less of you just don't care. It comes to show that these two are just inseparable when it comes to them. They never let people bring them down. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It just goes to show that these to characters are great. So if you ever read this book, people who are thought little of , there is just something more to them.. They use it to be something more. People are just going to amount to something than that person. Freak and Max never stopped whatever they did.</span></div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-33421392916062011852010-10-13T16:16:00.000-07:002010-10-18T15:41:51.299-07:00hi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> hi</span>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-78376845223499671312010-10-13T16:12:00.000-07:002010-10-13T16:20:53.893-07:00reasearch on Freak The Mighty entry #7<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freak The Mighty is such a wonderful book but in my research i came across a very mind provoking question which wanted me to know more. How Freak The Mighty talks about such strong topic's? I mean i read this book with my class in 3rd grade and it was very good but to hear that as a little kid was a little weird. I remember one part in the book was when I had just learned that Freak was disabled i felt a little weird. This book touches on such strong topic's like death, killers,smoking, and alcohol when all off this hit me in 5th grade when I read it again I understood. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now reading this book all of these issues are not really a freak as they were when i was little. When i was little this book i said gave me the creeps only because i think i was to young to be understanding this book. I guess when your older everything changes like all they rules about being a kid and then being a teenager. with teenagers my age reading this book is a breeze than little kids reading this book it is much different because of age i guess. when it comes to reading certain books i guess age takes a toll and effect, if your like ten reading a adult book you wouldn't understand it . same goes for the other way but people would just be like "why are you reading a picture book"... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:) </span>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-8008629818206862742010-10-06T20:48:00.000-07:002010-10-06T20:48:28.986-07:00character connections in freak the mighty <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Meaningful Character Connections that I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> saw were between Max and Freak, because they both have their problems and issues but they help each other with them. Freak is small and a very weird kid to be around and he has some disabilities with his body. Max is the son of Killer K</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">ane who killed his mother, so now with Max every time someone see;s him they </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">automatically think Killer Kane's son. The connection between them is so deep you can see their relationship grow stronger </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thought</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> the book this is a Meaningful Connection I thought was very important.</span>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075387931708635117.post-31464785211956925242010-09-29T16:40:00.000-07:002010-09-29T16:40:37.624-07:00<div align="left"> The topic or theme i noticed about Charlotte's Webb was Friendship. I think in Charlotte"s Web, it was mostly about Friendship because of all the friends Wilbur has. He seems to have change because as he was at the barn he didn't like it. He was also all down and sad about how he was lonely. when he met Charlotte he seemed to have changed and open up more around her. To me Charlotte and fern are mother figures are major supporting characters, when Fern was there when Wilbur was growing up. and when Charlotte was there when she heard Wilbur was gonna get killed. Charlotte is somewhat of a great friend too, because she seems like she would take a bullet for Wilbur. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"> This is why i think the book was about friendship. When Fern was there taking care of Wilbur when he was gonna get killed, and having to go to Fern's uncle"s barn. When Wilbur met goose and goose had showed him to be free and outside the barn. Templeton who was a on and off character, but he was always there with Wilbur. Charlotte who went through life and death to save Wilbur's life, she was one of the main connection in Friendship. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The theme of this book to me is Friendship between everyone in this book.</div>Aaron Strakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246209325160369475noreply@blogger.com1