conflict resolution

Authors note: this piece was written to reach the goal of scoring a 9 in conflict resoulution. also to rais my grade from a B+ to an A.

what would you do if one night your life was turned upside down just because of a mistake your dad made? well when zach's dad decides to transport drugs illegally over the boarder to make extra cash, he turnes the rest of his familys life upside down
  to start off,  the conflict is when zach's dad puts his family in danger by getting involved in buisnnes with drug cartels. when zach's dad gets caught and thrown in jail, the other cartels come after the family to make sur the dad does not spill any secrets. to protect the family form getting hurt or even worse, killed. they are put in a witness protection program.
 the soulution: they are entered in the witness protection program, they have to change their apperence and idetitys. also they have to relocate. the family leaves town wondering if they will ever see their father again. they die their hair, and put in cotacts to change their eye color. they change their fist and last names.

a cookie

   At the bottom of the cookie jar Mr. crumb sat laid all alone. An all around the table sat three kids staring longingly at the cookie. And almost as if their chairs launched them all out of their seats at once they lunged for the cookie jar. One kids hand knocked the jar over and it rolled of the table on smashed onto the floor.

    Within the shards of glass mr.crum sat he wished the kids would stop fighting over him but they dint they kept at it. After they got over the shock of braking the glass they all ran around the table and slid onto the floor, not caring about the glass on the floor. They all reached there hands into the piles of class and reached for the cookie .

    But then suddenly Mr. crumb got up and ran the children stared in amazement as the cookie ran out the door. The cookie ran so fast that it appeared that he was floating. He went out the door. The children followed still wanting to eat it. Sadly the cookie got away and no body was able to eat it. Mr. crumb was running so fast that he didn't not see where he was doing and he drowned in a puddle.

The end.

If you win you will die

Authors note: This piece was written to meet my final goal of scoring a 9 or higher in themes and the explain some of the many themes in " The Lottery" 

      If someone told you  won the lottery wouldn’t you be ecstatic!! Well if you won in the story "the lottery", you wouldn’t be. The short story, " The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson  incorporates many themes. In the beginning villagers gather in the square as they have done for many years. Every body who lives in the village, their family name is placed in a big black box. The names get shuffled and drawn, and the winner ,well they die.

     To begin with, one of the many themes in this short story is tradition. We all have traditions that we tend to follow. Same with the characters in the story. The tradition is the actual lottery. Every year one person is picked and the winner dies. This tragic event takes place because of tradition. The people think change is not normal an scoff at the villages who stopped the tradition. 

   This theme takes place in another book called the Hunger Games by Suzan Collins. Theme takes place in  this book with the annual hunger games. It is a 74 year long tradition The citizens cannot  put an end to the reaping ceremony. Also it is similar because the "winner" or the person picked is most likely going to die.

  Overall, " the lottery", is filled with many themes. It has tradition and death for no sane reason. Theses characters must follow tradition and in the end tradition bring terrible end to person or peoples lives.

The Sad Birthday Card

Authors Note: This piece was written to showcase the feelings of a birthday card. he is a sad little card trying to share his feelings with the reader.

     Squiggle squiggle , polka dot polka dot. Happy birthday, hope your birthday is great, have a great birthday. So far my dream of being unique is not coming true.  I have been lying smushed in between many other papers that look just like me all packaged in plastic, sitting on the arts and crafts shelf 

     Since the day I came hot of the press I had dreamed to be used for something unique and creative. I have waited for many days to taken out of the pack of paper and be used. This day isn't as special as I had imagined . So far all that is being written on me is the same old happy birthday, and the cheesy clichés written inside. To top all of that off the person who is using the markers are pressing so hard that the ink is bubbling out of the markers tip. Poor marker, but his ink is splashing everywhere on me and making me look a mess.

        Well my life hasn't been all I had imagined, but I guess maybe it never is. I could be worse. also I am home made unlike those store bought cards, I show love and know the reviver of myself will know someone took time to make them a card, instead of just buying one. That counts.

Keep living and move on

                             

Authors Note: this piece of writing was written to meet my goal of getting a 9 in text analysis, and to break down the quote “Life for me aint been no crystal stair”

            "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is about a mother telling her son about troubles she had in her life. She is also telling her son that life can be hard but don’t turn back and give up. She wants him to go out his best foot and keep moving forward and continue to climb the stairs of life. No matter how hard it gets, she tells her son she is still climbing.

First of all, using this quote, Hughes creates a tone of motivation and perseverance. The meaning of the quote is encouragement, and telling the kid to keep going in life and don’t give up if life gets tough. The mother explains to her son the difficulties she faced and is still facing.

Secondly, Langston Hughes uses words like, “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor --Bare.” He describes this poor staircase as the mothers of life. I believe that this quote is perfect for representing life.

 I can relate this quote in my everyday life. Life has never been perfect for me. There is always a time when something that you do not expect jumps up and gets in your way of things. Like the mother’s life, my life can be going smoothly and sometimes, you have to fight to get to where you want to be; the places that are all torn up and the places with no carpet on your grand crystal staircase.

Finally I can relate this quote to the book Zach’s Lie. His life was going smoothly with its occasional tiny annoyances. Then one night three men broke into their house and held them hostage in their own house. Zach did not expect this but just like the mother in “Mother to Son”, Zach kept climbing the staircase of life.

Overall, I learned from the quote “life aint no crystal stair,” that whatever life throws your way, whatever crack are in your staircase of life to just keep going. Jump over the cracks dodge the bad things and keep climbing. This piece has taught me to never give up no matter how hard life gets.  

Ah Ah Achooo!

                                                                

It is that time again. The dreaded time of cold and allergies. You wonder to yourself why is this happening to me, and is there anyway to stop it. The answer to that question is very simple, there isn’t a cure to the bothersome sickness we know as a cold. although there is no cure, there are ways to prevent this viral dieseas.

First,” A cold is a contagious viral disease that causes sneezing and sniffles’ “(Dr Hanne Korsholm). A cold is a contagious viral disease that infects the soft lining (mucous membrane) of the nose (Steven Doerr).You are probably very familiar with it but do you know how you receive the icky sickness?”Cold viruses are passed through the air, and coming into direct contact with a sick person, is the most common form of transmission” (Steven Doerr). To attempt to protect yourself from this sickness try to not touch your face, and wash and sanitize your hands constantly.

Secondly, Sneezing, sniffling and coughing are just some of the many things you can recieve from a cold. “Runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, and fever are the most common problems that you get with a cold” (kids health). The cold usually lasts from 3-8 days normal cases. (Steven Doerr).

               Lastly, the cold is caught about 3 times a year. Scientists think that Corona viruses cause most of the adult colds. These viruses mostly come around in the winter and early spring. There are about 30 corona viruses and only 3 or 4 cause harm to humans. (Causes of common co (Cold and Flu Symptoms, 2012)ld, 2009). The cold is and pain to catch but it goes way quickly. To stay healthy wash your hands, and don’t touch your face.  There are many different viruses that can cause cold symptoms, but about half of the time a cold is caused by a class of viruses called rhino-viruses. (Dr Hanne Korsholm)The common cold usually causes a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing. (Cold and flu heath center) You may also have a sore throat, cough, headache, or other symptoms. There's no cure for the common cold. But there are cold remedies that claim to make you feel better faster. Chicken soup may be soothing because of its possible anti-inflammatory and mucus-thinning effects.(Staff)
            Overall, i know that nobody hopes and wishes they will catch a cold, but you still get on average of three times a year . it is best to take caution and keep sanitized. wash your hands and sanitize often to attempt to prevent the cold. This viral disease is bothersome but wont  always knock you off your feet. Take precautions to try not to get the icky cold, and stay healthy.

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Big Field Yellow Taxi Below

Authors Note: this piece of writing was written to respond to share my response to the text i had read.

     The two poems "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell, and "Field Below" by Regina Spektor are both poems and songs. They both take place in a big city and are expressing their feelings of sadness for something that is gone and they don’t have anymore.

     The theme of "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell is that you should be thankful for what you have and you don’t always know what you have till it is gone. Getting rid of nature and replacing it with modern buildings and parking lots, is what is making the reader sad and angry. The reader/ listener of this feels sad and a little disappointed in themselves. The authors writes this to let today's people know that they have a lot and should be grateful for and all their nature is being replaced by modern buildings. T

     The theme of  "Field Below" by Regina Spektor is  that The author is sad  and is missing being able to see nature in the downtown area  where she lives . She is longing for nature in a big city and only sees building s and pollution. To top that of she has lost her friend. the author writes this to lets the listeners and readers know that she wishes there was some nature in the big city

    The tone is a little miserable and depressed. The mood is sad and feels bad. The songs and poems do have the same words but not always the same tone and mood. In "Big Yellow Taxi" the mood is happy and feels good. The tone is happy and laughable.  In the poem it is trying to get the reader/ listener to feel sad and a little disappointed in themselves. The tone is sad and angry. The two are different.  the tone of "field below" is  sad and depressed also. But unlike big yellow taxi, the song has the same mood and tone of the poem.