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 * Should the Newspaper Publish a Front Page Photo of a man About to Die? **Of course not! No newspaper should ever publish such a cruel photo. How cruel could you be? Then, make it the front page too? Instead of taking a photo or video, they should help the poor man who’s holding on tightly for his life. Would //**you**// take the photo? Or would you be a lifesaver and help him out? I see humans, but no humanity. This unfortunate man, who got shoved, died in the hospital leaving behind a daughter and wife.

First of all, even though this man died, he still needs his privacy. Unfortunately, nothing is private when it comes to newspapers nowadays. His family still needs privacy and for them to put that photo as their front page is completely rude. Could you imagine how they felt? That post was completely disrespectful.

On the second hand, does this photo bring up awareness? Something like this could happen anytime. This photo showed how crazy New York could be. This could show to be very careful around there, especially in the Subway. If you aren’t, the consequence could be death. Plus, this post mad lots of money. They mad lots of money, shouldn’t they have donated that money to his family? Even though this brought up awareness they still didn’t have to publish the photo, they could have made a completely different article about it, this was just distasteful.

Second of all, although this brought a lot attention to //NY post//, did they lose a lot of fans? People who read that article raged out on twitter. Things like “Horrible journalism.” “Disgusting” and “Just plain cruel” were said. Well, they asked for it, they are the ones who put it up. The man who TOOK the photo SOLD it to the post. People who read news articles want to know what’s going one in the government and economy; would you want to read about someone’s tragic death? Just by posting one bad article, a business like //NY// could come crashing down. // NY post // should really be thinking about the cruel thing they did. Yes, Newspapers should tell us what’s going on and what’s happening in where we live and other places. Yes, sometimes newspapers include awful photos, but does that mean they should publish them? You decide. The news these days are telling us what’s going on and what we want, but we already know what exactly we want. They try and change our minds in a very sneaky way. Unfortunately, he is one of the people who found that out the hard way. What they did to try and help him and debating what //NY post// did with the photos are two //**very**// different things. Would you want a famous newspaper publishing a photo of//**you**// or a loved one about to die? Now, there are two very different sides from this topic “No it wasn’t fair to the man or his privacy” or, “Yes, it helps raise awareness and //NY post// got a lot of money from this post”. Yes, //NY post// did have a reason to publish this, but did they really have to use the photo? The photo crossed the line. Can you imagine how his family felt? The photographer claimed that he had helped in a way. He said that he tried to get the attention of the train to stop it by using the flash. When it’s a matter of life and death, you have got to do everything you can! Then, //NY post// had the //**nerve**// to put “**Doomed**” as the headline. “//NY post// should be ashamed of its misuse of humanity for its cover photo of a man about to be killed by a subway train” Tweeted one angry protester on Twitter. Overall, everyone is going to have a very different opinion on this topic. Where is humanity? Would //**you**// try to help? Or would you be the cruel one taking pictures? Then, having the nerve to sell it to NY post is just so…cruel. A lot of media observers thought that this had just gone too far. What would you think? Your opinion is valid, or is it? []

Here’s the article: nypost.com/2012/12/05/a-picture-of-controversy/

The **//Truman Show//** teaches us that we shouldn't believe everything we see, because nothing is the way it seems, and sometimes what we thought was real, was actually fake.

I got all of the questions correct.

Procrastination. Whether you are hardworking or lazy, there always comes a time when you procrastinate. Whether you procrastinate on something big or small, you do it anyway. You know it's wrong, and you still go ahead and do it. Perhaps you had an excuse or not. Maybe you had practice for a sport, maybe you visited someone more important, maybe you just realized time was out and crashed. Sometimes you know you have to do it, and your promise yourself that you will, but you don't know how. Then you say "I'll do it later." but you end up putting it off until the due date, or you end up doing it horribly just before the due date. It's things like this that you shouldn't get used to because it could just ruin things.

Dear Mom, I didn't do my homework because after school I went over to my friend's house (walking) to do my science project. After that, I had soccer practice and after that I was extremely tired but when my aunt picked me up she took me to the bank then to eat. Once I was finally home it was about 7:30 and I was very exhausted so I took a nap. I woke up about 9:40 and realized that I needed to do my catechism homework which took me about 45 minutes or so. I guess I forgot that I had English homework so I put my computer to charge then I went back to sleep without eating my dinner. I knew the homework was important, and I still forgot it. I'm sorry, right now I'm trying to balance a lot of things without forgetting one and it's complicated. But, today since I don't have to do a lot of things I'll make sure to finish it.

There once was a girl named Rosie. Who was very nosey. She got into your business. Caused you lots of mistress. Who didn't really like me.

I got a B on my Language Skills Reflection and an A on my Teacher Story. What is good about my my assignments is the way I put them in words. I also did a fair amount of work. Not too much, not too little. But my work could be better. I could have checked if everything is past tense, if all my words made sense, and if I wrote them correctly. Overall, I think Mr.Moss gave me a fair grade. He gave me an A and B. Those grades are really good, especially since my story and Language Skills Reflection weren't very good in my opinion. My long-term goals for my English class is to become a better writer, write more often, and end this year with an A.

3/27/13

8th grade level. || I should work on picking out Books my level, and finishing Them trying to get better. || Writing, I’m not sure What level I’m in but I don’t mind typing an essay. || I should work on pass-tense Words, and a little bit more grammar. || Speaker. || Not being nervous. ||
 * || ** How good am I? ** || ** What I should work on? ** ||
 * ** Reading ** ||  In reading I am in
 * ** Writing ** ||  I’m pretty good at
 * ** Listening ** ||  I’m not very good at listening.`  ||  Sitting still, paying attention to the
 * ** Speaking ** ||  I’m not good at speaking.  ||  Not stuttering, being prepared,

Gisell Galarza Period 7 3/26/14

Life As The Teacher (The Play) Characters: Ms. Rose (main) Damion (rude boy) Office Lady Custodian


 * Lights turn on, stage opens. **

Narrator: This is Ms. Rose. She is 27 years old, and has been teaching for 2 years now. She is a history teacher at Lake Monroe Middle School. This is her life as the teacher.


 * Alarm clock sounds and Ms. Rose is shown on stage with her bed. **

Ms. Rose: Ugh, time to get my day started with middle scholars today.

Narrator: Ms. Rose usually isn’t this cranky. In fact, she is usually excited to teach new things. But I don’t know, something about this morning just didn’t feel right so it made her cranky.


 * *Ms. Rose goes to the shower then comes out with her clothes on. ** She blow dried her hair and puts on her clothes. She makes herself some oatmeal and orange juice. She finishes it then puts away the dishes and gets all her papers that she had graded the night before for her 4th period class.*


 * Curtains close then opens to a new setting which is in the parking lot of the building she lives in **


 * Ms. Rose drives. Then curtains close to open into the new setting. She arrives into the school parking lot. **


 * Damion: ** Haha (Throws trash to the bushes)

Ms. Rose: Hey you better pick that up before you’ll be picking it up during lunch!

Damion: I don’t really care I already have lunch detention for a week.

Ms. Rose: Then I’ll make it two.

Damion’s Friends: Ohhhhhh!

(Damion picks up his trash as the curtains close.)


 * Curtains open to a new setting, which is the office. **

Narrator: That boy Damion put Ms. Rose in a bad mood, maybe she needs some coffee.

Office Lady: Hello Ms. Rose, want some coffee?

Ms. Rose: Yes please.

Office lady: Alright, I’ll bring up to your classroom in 15 minutes.

Ms. Rose: Thank you so

Gisell Galarza Period 7 3/25/14

Life As the Teacher Hello, my name is Ms. Rose. I am 27 years old, I have been teaching for 2 years now. I am a history teacher at Lake Monroe Middle School. This is my life as the teacher.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP! I woke up to the loud sound of my alarm clock. Ugh, time to get things started with middle scholars today. I took a look at the clock and saw that it was 6:00 a.m. Ugh, I just want to sleep the whole day. I’m usually not this cranky every morning. In fact, I’m usually excited to teach new things. But I don’t know, something about this morning just didn’t feel right so it made me cranky. I got off my bed and went straight to the shower. Once I got off the shower I blow dried my hair and put on my clothes. I made myself some oatmeal and orange juice. When I finished it I put away the dishes and got all my papers that I had graded the night before for my 4th period class. I went out the door into my car. I drove up to the school and saw that there were already students there, the early birds. I watched as the boys trashed the bushes and plants. “You better stop right now or else you will be picking those up during lunch.” “So what? I already have lunch detention for the week.” “Then I’ll make it two.” “Ohhhhhh!” whispered the boy’s friends. “Whatever.” The boy said as he picked up the trash. I walked off into the office to get into the school, I really didn’t want to give him lunch detention, but he had to learn that there are consequences to littering the school grounds. “Good morning Ms. Rose.” Smiled the office lady. “Good morning.” I smiled back. “Want some coffee?” “Yes please.” “Alright I’ll bring it into you classroom in 15 minutes.” “Thank you so much.” I went out of the office and made my way across campus by the lunch court. I made my way up the ramp to find out that I had forgotten my keys at home. Ugh, Mondays really do suck. I left my bag and papers by the door and I ran back to the office. I can’t believe this, my day is already going bad. Swoooooosh. Oh no! My papers! The cold wind had made them fly everywhere. Is this seriously happening right now? Really? I went back to pick up the papers. One after the other. I made sure that none where missing. If one did, somebody wouldn’t have a grade on this assignment. That would be bad for their grade since this is a 75 piont assignment. I neatly put them into a stack and put them //inside// the bag to make sure the wind doesn’t repeat itself. I ran back into the office. “Um, I know I sound a bit needy right now, but do you happen to have any spare keys? I’m locked outside the classroom. I forgot my keys at home.” I said. “Oh gosh, I’m not sure if they have any spare keys at all. Maybe the janitor does? Don’t worry we’ll find a way back into you class.” “Sorry for all the trouble. Ugh, Mondays, right? “Yes haha I know the feeling.” We made our way into the janitor’s office and found no one in there. Oh great, then how am I going to get the key? Even better, the door to this office is locked. I checked the time and it was 6:37. No, no, no. “Hey hold up I can call him.” “Please do.” “Hey! Uhm sorry I sound like a bother right now but I need you to come right now. Ms. Rose forgot her key to her classroom and we’re sure you have a spare. Going all the way back to her condo isn’t an option. The car ride is too long.” “Oh uhm, alright. Yes I actually happen to have an extra key. That’s good that you called me right now I was just about to leave.” “Please hurry up. The bell will ring in a few minutes.” “Yeah the car ride is only 5 minutes.” “Alright bye.” “Bye.”

“He’s coming.” “Thank you so much.” “Ms. Rose? Here is your key.” “Thank you so much!” “No prob.” I made my way into the classroom. Ah, classroom sweet classroom. RIINNNGG I put up the warmup up onto the board to get the lesson started up for the day. I watched as the students came and pushed through the door. Time to really get started.
 * *5 minutes later ** *

Part 7 of my other journal( which is down below) 3/21

Part 6 of my other journal( which is down below) 3/20 I got my books, clothes, pjs, and extra things like makeup and hair products. I made my way downstairs and got my car keys from the kitchen. Wow, Sam really does clean up nice. "Sam!" "Yea?" "Let's gooooo" "Alright". Sam came down the stairs from the bathroom I guess. We went out the door and I triggered the security system, just to be a bit more safe. We made our way into the car and started driving to Sam's house. "OHMYGOSH! WAIIIIIITTT!" "What? Is something wrong?" "Yes" "Well Sam, What is it?" I said a bit annoyed. "I'm hungry. Let's stop by Cold Stone because ice cream is yummy." "Are you serious?" I laughed. "Yes! I know you want some." Sam winked. "Alright." I made a right turn until I saw the ice cream shop. Oh Sam, she could eat ice cream everyday of her life and still manage to have the smallest body ever. She is so random sometimes, I told her I was going to make dinner. Oh well, I guess we are having ice cream. So healthy, right?

Part 5 of my other journal( which is down below) 3/19 All that I remember was fainting and my vision turning black and blurry. I woke up in my bed with some tea by my side. "Hey are you alright..? You fainted and I almost died from worry!" said Sam. "Yeah I'm fine. Wait... what? You weren't there when I fainted." "Yes I was. Guess who was wearing the mask, me. I just wanted to give you a little scare to have some fun. I didn't know you would end up fainting. I'm really sorry. To make up for it I cleaned all the glass in the kitchen-that wasn't me by the way." "It's all right I guess I was just stressed thats why I fainted. Thanks for the tea and thanks for cleaning up the mess. I honestly don't know what happened." "Oh, I thought your uncle did it on accident? I saw him walking out the door and he told me to be safe." "Wait what? I only have 4 aunts! I don't have any uncles! There was a man in my house and I didn't know about it?" "Wow that's crazy, maybe you should call the police. Also you should stay at my house, staying here isn't safe if this creepy guy knows where you live and can get in here." "Thanks, but I don't know if I should call the police. I don't want my parents getting worried. Maybe this guy will go away. And the party on Friday is //still on//." "Are you sure that's a good idea? Something really bad could happen. He could sneak in and have a pack of murderers or-" "Okay okay you can stop now." "Let's go to your house. I don't feel very safe here. And i should get started on my Homework. I'm going to go to my room to get my things. Be right back." "Alright" As I was packing my stuff I sent a text to my mom about everything. I checked the clock and i was 6:57. Wow, I should get started my homework.

Part 4 of my other journal( which is down below) 3/18 I stepped closer into the kitchen, which was a huge mistake because I was barefoot and had stepped on broken glass. I yelped in pain and made my way towards the bathroom for the 1st aid kit. I carefully put on disinfectant and put on a band aid along with my slippers. //Creak creak creak.// Ok what the heck was going on?! I made my way to the kitchen again hoping not to get cut. I took one look at the kitchen by the sink, and the view was horrifying. There was glass everywhere! How am I going to explain to my mother? How will I clean this up? Ugh this is just a huge mess. Wait, //how did this happen?// I suddenly started feeling very scared. Okay, calm down. You can call in some cleaners to take care of the mess and you can replace the china with the ones in the basement. Mom will never notice. Tomorrow the cleaners will come. "Get down! Now if you want to save your precious life!" Yelled a man with a black mask on. I let out an ear pitching scream before I fainted.

Part 3 of my other journal( which is down below) 3/17 As I layed down on my bed I heard something fall and shatter. It made me jump, I didn't want to go down there. I admit I was really scared. I sucked it up and finally went down stairs. //Shatter, shatter, shatter//. One after another as I went down the stairs. I found my softball bat and slowly made my way onto the kitchen. I found the window and my mom's china broken! But the thing is, there wasn't a sign of a human and only somebody could have opened the doors to the little counter. Nobody could have gotten in here, right?

Part 3 of my other journal which is down below) When I got to English I noticed that more than half of the people were gone. I had over 30 kids in that class, I only counted 14. I also noticed that a lot of the halls were kind of empty today, that's why it was so easy to get here. "Since you are obviously listening Orion, would you please tell us the answer to the question?" "What?" "Next time instead of daydreaming, you should be paying attention, Orion." Ugh, I hate this class anyway. As the bell rang I gathered my stuff to go to my locker. I couldn't help but feel as if the halls were emptier and emptier. //What in the world was going on?// I shook it off as I went to study hall. Even this place was empty. There was only about 20 people there. There is usually 50 or so. (Rewind to after school) The day seemed to go faster than I thought.

3/13

Part 2 of my other journal which is down below)

Hi, I'm Orion. I live pretty ,much a normal life. I'm 16, a sophomore at a technology school, I'm on a competitive cheerleading and volleyball team, and I'm into medical stuff. Okay, that's just a couple of things that you need to know about me. Let's get to the point. Here's the story of the monsters that a met, and were misunderstood by the protagonist which is me ....

"Please stop!" I tried to shout, but I couldn't get a thing out. I felt trapped, as if something was hurting me but I couldn't move a limb. //Wait, am I asleep?// I thought. I couldn't make it up, I was completely terrified. I gasped as I woke up. //Ugh, another creepy dream//, I thought as I put on my glasses. I got up quickly and goaned, remembering it was Monday. I changed, washed my face, and got up to eat breakfast. As I was making my way down the stairs I found a note from my parents. I picked it up and it read //"Dear Orion, we went to a business trip in NYC. Sorry this was so unexpected, but we left some cash for you. We will be here for 2 weeks or so. Don't have more than 2 friends over. We told the neighbors to keep an eye out for you. Be safe, love you//." Oh great, I get to spend 2 weeks in a big house by myself. Do you realize how //scary i//t is at night? I made myself some tea and toast and made my way out the door. I got into my car (my precious darling) and headed towards school. I parked and got out to get knocked down by someone. "Owwww" I groan. "Sorry Orion, I didn't mean to do that haha." Laughed my friend Sam. (Shes a girl by the way). We went to our lockers to get books for 1st period English. "Hey my parents are out of town, we should throw a party." I winked to Sam. "Really? I thought your parents didn't let you have parties alone? Where did they go? When will they be back? I don't-" "Okay slow down! They don't let me, but who cares? I've been dying to throw another party! They went to NYC and will be back in 2 weeks. The party is happening. Okay? It's on Friday at 7:00. Be there early, don't complain and invite everyone of your friends." "But-" "Shhh! No excuses." I walked away to go to English

In the book The //Outsiders,// things go a bit more slow because you're reading it, not physically watching it. In the beginning of the book, Pony describes who he is, and basically says things about his life before it gets right to the story. In the movie, it gets right to the story without him describing what he does. In the movie, it shows that Johnny has a scar and the Socs who did it. But, it doesn't show when or how they jumped him. In the book it gives us the story when he got jumped. Also in the book he says he imagines of a place with no fighting or having to pick sides. In the movie it only show him and Johnny talking about it, not imagining it.

(Part 2 of my other journal which is down below)

Hi, I'm Orion. I live pretty ,much a normal life. I'm 16, a sophomore at a technology school, I'm on a competitive cheerleading and volleyball team, and I'm into medical stuff. Okay, that's just a couple of things that you need to know about me. Let's get to the point. Here's the story of the monsters that a met, and were misunderstood by the protagonist which is me ....

"Please stop!" I tried to shout, but I couldn't get a thing out. I felt trapped, as if something was hurting me but I couldn't move a limb. //Wait, am I asleep?// I thought. I couldn't make it up, I was completely terrified. I gasped as I woke up. //Ugh, another creepy dream//, I thought as I put on my glasses. I got up quickly and goaned, remembering it was Monday.

In my english class we have a daily warm up. If we have writers block, we could always go to the link on the front of the wikispaces page, and you would click on it and it would take you to a website. The website is full of different types of ideas for you to write about. I was searching for one and I found one that was pretty interesting. It seemed from someone else's perspective and I guess the person was surrounded by zombies. But, it said "It was hard to believe that they were here to deliver a message, not to destroy us." and then, it said "Tell a story where a monster is misunderstood by a protagonist". So I'm going to write about a girl named Orion. Heres the story....

Hi, I'm Orion. I live pretty much a normal life, but

If San Diego where a person, I'm pretty sure it would be one of those girls who live at the beach. She is a brunette that has blonde tips. She's chill, goes with the flow, and she doesn't stress a lot. She's young and reckless. Has a great smile and loves to skate. But don't let her looks fool you. Just like everyone else, she can have a cold dark side. If somebody makes her mad, she won't wait for karma. She'll stick up for herself. If you hit her once, she'll hit you twice as hard. It's pretty rare to see her cry. But when she does, it must be something very devastating. She'll cry for days, just letting it all out. But soon she'll pick herself up again and realize it's time to smile. "After rain, there is always a rainbow". She'll have the brightest smile. Something she loves to do is to be wild, and just have fun. Of course she has responsibilities too and she knows when it's time to be serious. Something she loves to do is to go skateboarding, dancing, enjoy beautiful views, and maybe read a good book once in a little while. But if San Diego was a girl, her name (in my opinion) would be Vivianna Rose.

Part 3 of Spring break. When we went in the 1st thing that caught my eyes was the train. I asked my uncle if we could go on it and it turns out they all wanted to go on it. The train was basically a tour of Disney World. My family took about half of the train cx. I sat next to my older cousin and soon the train started. It took us around the whole place, it gave us ideas where to go, where to split up, where to eat, where to meet up, and where we should go if we got lost. The first place the train took us to this place where you could see dinosaurs (fake ones controlled by a machine obviously). I don't exactly remember all the places it took us to, but I remember it showed us where some go-karts where. I told my mom I wanted to go there but I'm not sure if we went or not. The train showed us a lot more places but I don't remember all of them. Later the train dropped us off exactly where we were. Since we didn't eat breakfast because we didn't have time, a lot of us were hungry so we passed around the sandwiches, capri sun, and chips. After that I remember we split up and I went with the big kids. I don't remember where we went next so I'll just fast forward and go to the other rides and places we went to.

Part 2 of Spring Break. Anyways, we stayed at the park for about 30 minutes or so. The adults called us and we started walking to the hotel. Did I mention how fancy the hotel was? It literally looked like a castle from the inside and outside! We packed our stuff and started walking to DisneyWorld. The walk was only about 10 minutes. When we got there I was so excited! It looked amazing! Even though we weren't literally in yet, I knew this was going to be a good trip. Once we got our tickets checked out and everything, something bad happened. I'm not really sure though, they didn't tell me and my cousins because the adults dealt with it. I was so disappointed. I thought we would have to go back to San Diego. It couldn't have been something //really bad// though because we only sat around for 20 minutes because we were allowed in by then.

I remember the Spring Break of 2012. Me and my family went to DisneyWorld and then (unexpectedly) we went to Six Flags. We all woke up at 3 in the morning to go to LA. My Mom, aunts, uncles, and cousins had all their stuff packed and ready to go just like me. We drove for a few hours but it felt like years. I fell asleep for half of the car ride and when I woke up I couldn't go back to sleeping, I was too excited. When we finally checked in at the hotel we still couldn't go directly to Disney World because the adults still had a few things to arrange. While we did that me(11), Gregorio(13), Isabella(7), Antonio(3), Karen(7), Gael(7), Stephanie(5), and Edgar(17) all hung out by this little park that we found. Edgar was the adult. (This is how old we were then). I'm going to turn 13 in June, Edgar is 19, Gregorio will turn 15 next month, Karen and Gael will turn 9 in April, Isabella will turn 9 in July, Stephanie will turn 7 next week, Antonio will turn 5 in September.

If I had to choose between having a brother or sister, I would choose an older sister. I think I would love to have an older sister because they are pretty wise. (A sister about 18 or 17). They could help me with my homework, drive me places, help me with personal problems, and since she's my sister I know she will always be there for me. I could also borrow things from her like make-up, clothes, jewelry, or shoes. She will always be there for me, through thick and thin, and she'll be able to understand me. Since I'm younger I'll try my hardest to not bother her also. She could be busy with a job, school, applying for college, or her personal life. Plus with all the chores at the house, she could be helpful. Wr could take turns on the dishes, brooming, cooking, taking out the trash, etc. I'll also help her save up for her car, and when she gets it she can drive me to school. My mom wouldn't have to stress taking me to school on time, then going to work on time. She would also pick me up so I don't have to walk 45 minutes each day to get home. We would share a room and we would decorate it. Painting the walls, getting new furniture, moving stuff around, and putting posters up on the wall. I'm pretty sure we will both have similar music taste, and we could save up to go to a concert with her friends. We could also have road trips. (If you couldn't tell I'm an only child and I would have really loved to have an older sister.)

2/21/14 I'm going to have a great weekend, on Saturday I'll go to my aunt's house. Uncle Joey and I will go on a plane to Alabama. On that plane we will see the movie called //The Chicken and the Dog.// After that I asked Uncle Joey which bread is the best. He told me that Tay is writing about Mid-Evil Manners. This weekend I'm going to the mall with my friend Nicole. I saved up money and worked to get it so that way I have money to go shopping and get food. We usually have our parents drop us off and then we just go with each other. We usually shop at Charlotte Russe and Forever 21 and then we go get frozen yogurt and Panda Express. We share Panda Express because we aren't able to finish it by ourselves. Then we just walk around and sometimes we see other friends. Then after it starts to get dark we'll call her grandpa to pick us up and to drop me off at her house to stay for a bit. If I'm lucky my mom will let me sleepover at her house. Then we go for some late-night Starbucks but since the walk there is only about 20 minutes we go walking, of course with her mom because we aren't a.lowed to be walking in the streets alone. During the sleepover we'll invite three other girls. We play Just Dance 4, Arts and Crafts, Watch movies, and eat lots of snacks. Then whoever falls asleep 1st we draw on their face and take pics and videos of it. In the morning we head over to starbucks or somewhere else to get popsicles.

2/20



Hello all,

Can you believe that we are entering the final week of the course? You know the old saying: “Time flies when you're designing robust and relevant distance learning environments”. :-) – The work to this point has been outstanding. I found your most recent reflections very thoughtful and relevant

For the final week of class, we get a chance to learn and explore the application of Web 2.0 tools as well as the Google Apps and Docs. I know that some of you hav experience with some of thse tools such s Google Forms and VoiceThread. I hope you use this week to explore and think about some new tools and how you might apply them in an online or hybrid course.

As you know, at Concordia, we do our best to grade work within 24 hours of their submission, I have not graded all of the Course Outlines yet. I will not be able to complete that until Monday night. – I apologize for the delay.

As I have said throughout the course, I am very pleased with the quality of the discussions and work in the course. It seems that you are all making powerful connections that will positively impact your professional practice.

Again, please don’t hesitate to ask any questions.

Thanks,

Scott

If I could go back in time to meet somebody, I would choose to meet the young version of my parents. Like when they are teenagers, 16 or 17. I would want to meet them at such a young age to see and learn about their love life, their school life, what they did to be fun and wild, everything. I would ask them so many things about chores, and horseback riding. I would especially want to see my dad riding a horse. When I was little he told me about the crazy things he did with his horse, Chase. He would try to ride him backwards, with no hands, and one time he crashed a grocery stand. (He didn't get charged for it though). He told me that somehow his horse got hyper or scared, and just started running around everywhere.

When I'm older I want to visit LA. I want to go with 3 other friends, not now though over the summer for VidCon. Also I'll want to go see things and go to places For example the HollyWood sign and visit the beach, and skatepark. I want to go to the skatepark so I can ride my skateboard, and over there, there is rollerskaters, skaters, bikers, penny boards, etc.

gisell's hw 2/11/14

I have a B in Mr. Moss's English class. I'm only 2 points away from an A because I didn't do one assignment. I will be sure to re-do that assignment and tell Mr. Moss about it and then post it on the wiki. This semester I want an A in this class. I got both A's on the essay questions and the essay. It's a score of 96. Personally I think I deserved that A. I worked really hard on the essay, and studied for it. I studied it by reading the chapter over and over so I wouldn't forget a detail and maybe I could get some good quotes for my essay. I wasn't aiming for an A actually, I just wanted to pass the test and essay. Fortunately, I ended up with a good grade. I'm glad Mr. Moss chose this book for us to read because I really find this book interesting. This book is something I would read in my free time. j

Gisell Galarza 2/4/14 Period 7  **Reformatory: I think reformatory means a strict school. **
 * Bewildering: I think Bewildering means to take a break from being crazy, just stop to take a moment and relax. **
 * corn-poney: I think corn-poney is a nickname for Ponyboy. **
 * Premonition: I think premonition is something religious, or something from church. **

Gisell Galarza 2/4/14 Period 7

Part 2 of when I broke the window with my slingshot. So I really didn't know what I was doing because I was only 6 and it was the 1st time I had used a slingshot. I didn't know what to use so I just used these huge rocks that I had found on the street. My dad was working and my mother had guests over so she didn't notice when I snuck onto the top floor which I was never allowed to do. I did it anyway because I'm a rebel. Once I got onto the top I started to slingshot away. I was going to do it again but somebody shouted "HEY!" and I thought it was to me but it wasn't. Because that person shouted it made me jump andlose my angle and I aimed at the window and broke it. I heard yelling and the window broke so I quickly rushed downstairs before they could see me.

Gisell Galarza 2/3/13 Period 7

I remember when I was little and I first learned the alphabet in Spanish. Then, when I entered kinder I forgot how to sing it in Spanish because I learned it in English. Thats just one of the many things I have forgotten since I was little. I used to live in City Heights and I knew a bunch of little kids there. But then I moved to Clairmont and I made new friends so I forgot my old ones, I don't remember anything about them. I also had a kindergarten teacher who was my favorite, I haven't seen her in the last 6 years. I remember one time I was alone and I had nothing to do so my dad gave me a sling shot. Where I lived by the apartments, there was many rocks so I got on the top floor and started playing. On accident I threw a rock and I hit a window and broke it. They didn't see my face so luckily I got away with it. I remember them being so mad and yelling, but they never knew it has me hahaha.

Gisell Galarza 1/31/14 Period 7

1) Ponyboy says about Darryl, "He's hard as a rock and about as human." Explain this simile. Use other evidence from //The Outsiders.//

A: When Ponyboy was talking about Darryl and he said he’s as hard as rock, he meant that he’s really tough. Darryl is very tough because he’s taking on a job at only the age of 20 and is taking care of both his little brothers. Also when Ponyboy was describing him on page 6 he said, “He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. They’ve got a determined set to them, just like the rest of him”. Darryl is determined to make sure he does a great job for both his brothers, to keep 3 meals on their table each day and shelter. When he said “About as human” he meant that even through everything Darryl goes through, he still can’t believe he’s not giving up.

2) Compare and contrast any two characters from // The Outsiders // (except Darryl). Better essays contain more inference. In other words, it's better to write about that you have to figure out, like personality traits, then to write about something explicitly stated in the text.

A: Ponyboy and Cherry are a lot alike. They both like to read, watch sunsets, and can tell each other anything. On page 39-40 Cherry asked Ponyboy about his brothers, he told her things he hasn’t even told his gang. Ponyboy is quite shy and quiet, like Cherry. But, Cherry can get mean when she wants to just like Ponyboy. They both have a dark side. Cherry was pretty rude to Dally only because he was rude to her. Ponyboy was rude to Johnny when he said Johnny’s parents didn’t want him. On the other side, Ponyboy and Cherry are very different also. Cherry is a wealthy Soc and Ponyboy is just another poor greaser. Also, Cherry sticks up for what she believes in and defends herself, but Ponyboy is always too scared to defend himself and he wouldn’t take the chance. Like when Ponyboy got jumped he didn’t fight back. But, when Cherry’s boyfriend went to pick her up she denied him.

3) Foreshadowing is when a story gives a hint to what's going to happen next. (Can you think of any examples from a movie or The Pearl?) When the Ponyboy tells us "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." Predict what that might foreshadow? There is no one correct answer, but you reply should make sense in the context of the book and be well-written.

A: I predict what’s going to happen next is Darryl gets very sick. In the book, Ponyboy said that “Darry is aging quicker than he should. Also, Darry can get very stressed and being stressed too much is bad for your health. I also predict that Johnny and Ponyboy will get jumped by the same Socs that beat up Johnny. When Ponyboy was explaining the time when Johnny got jumped, he said that they wore three rings to hurt him.

1/28/14

1. Yes, you can borrow my car, but you must return it by 11:00 PM. 2. An alligator caused a fright when it escaped from the Bronx's Zoo. 3. Mr. Lunderberg's class planted an oak tree along the walking trail on Harbor Day.

The book //The Outsiders// is a very good book by SE Hinton. Its about three brothers named PonyBoy, Darrel, and SodaPop. I think what happens next is.......

Gisell Galarza Period 7 1/23/14

Soda pop is a very upbeat, understanding, and hard-working person. Soda pop is Pony boy’s older brother and Darry’s younger one. People call him Soda pop because even though he is a teenager, he never touches a drop of alcohol. He always chooses to drink soda instead. Soda pop doesn’t need any alcohol though, because as Ponyboy said so on page 8 “He can get drunk on just plain living”. Soda is one of the only people who can understand Pony boy. Like PonyBoy said on page 2, "Darry works too long and hard to be interested in a story or drawing a picture".Darry is always working and barely talks to Pony boy, but if he does, usually it’s going to be about school.

Soda pop is very upbeat. When Pony boy was describing him on page 8, he said, “Soda is one of a kind. He can get drunk in a drag race or dancing without ever getting near alcohol.” That’s how Soda Pop is upbeat. But, even if he loves to go dance, he has to work. Yes he is only 16 or 17 but he dropped out of high school and got a job, like Darry. Both of them are very hard-working. They pay every bill because their parents died in a car crash. Since they both dropped out, they encourage and support PonyBoy to stay in school and do good.

1/21/14 If I could go back in time to anywhere, I would choose to go back to the Spring of 2012 when I went to Disney World with my family. It was during Spring break, and it was the first time I went there. We rented a hotel and stayed there for three days overnight. Since it was in LA, we had to drive the whole night just to get there. We had to pack so many things, luckily we didn't forget anything. When we got there, I was extremely excited but one thing made me worry a bit. For some reason we couldn't get our tickets. (The adults knew what was going on I didn't). Luckily they fixed it and we were allowed in. I remember the first ride I took, it was a train and it basically gave a tour of the whole Disney World. After the 3 days, this kind of happened unexpectedly but we went to Six Flags and I got to go on all the huge rollercoasters with my older cousins. The only one we couldn't go on was the Superman ride because it either broke down, or they were still building it. My favrite one was Tatsu, I went on it 2 times and my other favorite was this one where you go standing up.

Gisell Galarza 1/16/14 p.7 My favorite kind of weather is cloudy, a little but rainy, chilly kind of weather. I just love it because it make me feel all cozy when I stay inside read a book and drink hot chocolate. Especially when I light candles that smell yummy. Also when I walk home from school I wont be dying from the heat because it takes 30-35 minutes to walk home every day. I would rather go walking home splashing in the rain and puddles in my rain boots with my friends. But not too much because I don’t want to get water on my laptop and ruin it.

1/15/14 The best movie and saddest movie I have ever watched is ‘The Lovely Bones’. The movie is about a girl named Susie Salmon, like the fish. She was only 14 at the time when she was murdered. The movie shows about how she is after she dies, no she is not in heaven or down under but she’s somewhere in the middle. Fortunately she’s not alone. There are other girls there who got murdered by the same guy. The place is happy, natural, positive, everything she ever wanted but is she ready to face the truth? She has to unless she doesn’t want to leave the place. Later on she gets a better view at the man that killed her and the girls that he killed also. She finally lets go of her anger and sadness and so does her family.

Gisell Galarza 1/13/14 Pretty soon its going to be my birthday! I’m finally going to be 13! Awesome! Ok, my birthday is actually in June, and right now its January. But, hey 6 months isn’t that long of a wait. Right? That gives me enough time to think about how I am going to celebrate finally turning into a teenager. I’m not exactly asking for anything. I don’t want clothes or money which is what most kids want. I can earn my own money and get my own clothes the rest of the year. What I really want is to go to VidCon. VidCon is a place where all my favorite youtubers go and meet up with their fans and do shows. It’s like a convention.

Gisell Galarza p.7 1/9/14 Yesterday my mom got me a diary. She says that since now I’m getting older my feelings are a bit mixed and I should write them down. I really don’t understand I don’t feel any different? I don’t think I have disobeyed her or been rude to her lately either. She later went on to say that since my feelings are a bit more mixed that she wants to know how I feel so she can cope with them. I really hope she doesn’t expect me to write every little thing in that diary because some things can be too personal. If you ask me this kind of reminds me like the book and movie ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’ Its about a boy who just entered middle school (like me) and is trying to survive it (also like me). He was his best friend Rowley who still acts like a little kid. Or as Greg describes him ‘un-cool.’ He has his older brother who is in high school and already survived middle school. Their mom expects them to get long but she also expects Rodrick to give Greg advice and to help him, but obviously that’s not going to happen. That story is kind of like me but I don’t go out doing stupid things with my bestfriend. All though I do have an older cousin who is in high school but he helps me get through middle school, and me and him get along unlike Greg and Rodrick.

Gisell Galarza 1/7/14

My ideal of a perfect day would be to go to LA with my friends. We could go to Huntington Beach, the mall, and then go to Panera. Maybe even climb up to the Hollywood sign and take pictures. I would love to go that beach because I’ve always wanted to go there, I always here great things about that place. The people, food, palm trees, and the water. Plus some of my favorite celebrities go there to hang out, if I saw them there I would love to meet them and maybe be in one of their videos if they are vlogging. If you go to LA, of course you have to get things! You want to remember the fun times you had there, and even if you had a bad time, you would have a souvenir to remember that you overcame it and moved on. Panera is one of my favorite places to eat so if I go to LA of course I’m going to go there. I would also love to climb up to the Hollywood sign. Especially, since I have never gone there. Also you have to take pictures to remember the precious moments you had with your friends! I know that now I can’t do any of these things because I can’t go to LA just with my friends because I need and adult since I’m only 12 and so are my friends. Also, I don’t have the money to stay there over night and I don’t know anyone who lives there either (to show me around). Hopefully when im 18 I can though.

Gisell’s Journal. 1/06/14 When I grow up I want to be an oceanographer or a nurse. I want to be a nurse because I’m very interested in how the human body works, and cures to make it feel better. Just the thought of helping someone save another person’s life is amazing. If I can’t be a nurse then I want to be and oceanographer. Oceanographers get to dive into the deep ocean and take pictures of cool or unnatural things. They also get to discover new species of plants or animals. They get to touch and swim with the sharks and dolphins and fishes.

Act 1 Scene 1-The ghost of Marley talks about Scrooge.Act 1 Scene 2 Scrooge is rude to his nephew and othersAct 1 Scene 3 Marley warns Scrooge of three ghosts.Act 1 Scene 4- G of C past introduces himselfAct 1 Scene 5- marley takes him to his past Act 2 Scene 1- Act 2 Scene 2-Act 2 Scene 3-Act 2 Scene 4-Act 2 Scene 5-
 * 1) Briefly summarize each scene.
 * 2) Pick a scene for your performance
 * 3) Pick a character for you to play. (nephew from scene 2)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learn your lines. Imagine how you will act this out.

When people drive and text, it makes me extremely sad. Dont they know what they can cause because of one simple little text? They can take somebody's life. A person who prbably had a future ahead of them, a loved one. When you crash, everything just seems unreal. But, when you realiza what you have done isn't it heartbreaking? You took somebody's life because of one unimportant text. Now, imagine if it you were that person's freind. Just finding out your friend died because of somebody who texts and drives. You'll feel heartbroken and mad. You probaly didn't do everything that you wanted to do with them. You didn't even get to say goodbye. When you think about it, texting and driving affects anybody. The driver, the passenger, the victim, and the person close to them. Saying "oh it was just a little text nothing could go wrong haha" no, it's waaaay more serious then that and you need to realize it.

Don’t you hate it when you get pain at school? You cant do work and you get into trouble. You cant focus on your work. Then, your teachers don’t seem to understand that you are in a lot of pain so they get mad at you. I don’t think its fair especially when you cant go to the nurses office. I get it, some kids try to fake getting sick to get out of their work but seriously, if I haven’t done anything wrong and I am a good student I deserve to be in the nurses office.

P.7 “Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side.” (76) The literary analysis for //The Pearl// is that you should never let anything get too much of you, never let anything get to you in a bad way. You might get hurt, or hurt someone else you love. I chose to write about this because the way that Kino hit his wife, shows that the pearl really did change him in a bad way. This is something Kino would never do before he became crazy over the pearl that he found. Before he found the pearl, he had a happy family. Also after somebody tried to take the pearl from him, he killed them and also took a boat and broke it. He risked his wife and his baby by doing that. Breaking a boat in where he is from is horrible. He had to run. By escaping, he got his baby killed too. He hid in a cave and people found him, but him and his wife where somewhere else and left the baby by himself. The people thought he was an animal and killed Coyotito (the baby). He never intended for any of this to happen, but when you let something like money change you, there are consequences and they aren’t good ones. Kino thought that by finding the pearl and selling it would be good for his famil, but it didn’t turn out like he thought.

11/20 What I like About my scary story is the action and how i put it in different people's POV. It has the guy kidnapping her, and somebody saving her. I chose to write it in different people's POV because it shows the reader what each character thinks and how they feel to make the story more appealing to them. I also think it helps them understand the story more.

11/14/13 As you came from a long walk you spotted Kino, he looked quite tired. "Kino, what happened? You look horrible!" He looked up at you with a little sparkle in his eyes, then he held out something. You gasped. "Did you really?" "Yes." He smiled widely. He had found the pearl! "What are you going to do with it?" "I am not sure yet, but I know I want to do something important and lasting with it." "Am I the only one who knows?" "Yes, but please keep it a secret. Don't even tell you husband. I only want my wife to know and you who is my closest friend." "I agree Kino. I feel as if the secret goes out somebody will try to steal it. Anyway, how did you find it?" "Well I was diving trying to find it, and when I got it I saw it was a pearl. You wouldn't beleive how happy and blessed I was." "Great job amigo! Yes I agree you are very blessed to have found your pearl." "Thank you, now I must go. I have to tell the amazing news to my wife!" "Ok, be careful keep a good eye on the pearl!" You laughed off as he ran because he was so ecstatic. You made your way back home through the forest.

11/12/13
 * 1) The detective had evidence that the girl was not innocent.
 * 2) Today in English, we had to infer on a story.
 * 3) I mad an inference that she would die in the movie.
 * 4) We synthesized the story.
 * 5) He was a significant student.
 * 6) Having a dictionary benefits you in English.

11/7/13

I think the poem means to not let money take over you. Don’t let money distract you from the real important things in life. Sure, money can buy things like good food, clothes, houses, mostly anything of your choice. But when you think about it, getting something new can make you happy but it will never compare to something meaning full like a good laugh, hug, living, and most importantly love. Money can’t buy love. It also can’t buy something priceless like living, things as beautiful as that. “Money is freedom” say the stupid. No, it doesn’t. Now it just means control which is sad. Many people just want money and nothing else, and sometimes I wonder do they even realize the other important and beautiful things in life? It seems to me like they are blinded and fell into money’s trap.

I'm not too young to be going trick or treating tonight but/and i'm going to dress up as Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz" and when I got to my neighbor's house, I got Snicker, Skittles, and other candy, It's going to be lots of fun!!

te 10 sentences with the words 'sad' make it a conversation. My favorite movie is the lovely bones. The director did a wonderful job picking the special effects in the movie. The main character is a girl named Susie salmon.

In the story "The Monkey's Paw'' the main idea is to be very careful what you wish for. The people who have a monkey's paw wish for things like money. But one thing they don't know is that when you wish for sometrhing you get it but you lose something important for you. When they wished for money they lost their son. Then, they also lost a close family friend. This is a very interesting climax. Of course

“The Monkey’s Paw” Quiz gisell's hw b. Playing chess a. It is very valuable c. She wants her son back a. It caused too much trouble d. He wished for death. c. It gives them nothing c. For two hundred pounds b. India d. He receives a small amount of money. a. He is caught in a machine and killed
 * 1) What are Mr. White and his son doing at the beginning of the story?
 * 2) Discussing India
 * 1) Eating dinner
 * 2) Walking in the rain
 * 3) Why won’t Morris sell the paw?
 * 1) It was stolen from him
 * 2) He doesn’t want anyone else to have sorrow.
 * 3) It is out of wishes.
 * 4) What does Mrs. White want as the second wish?
 * 5) She wants to go to India
 * 6) She wants more money
 * 1) She wants no more wishes.
 * 2) Why doesn’t the Sergeant Major want to discuss the paw?
 * 1) He wants it for himself
 * 2) It never existed
 * 3) He lost it
 * 4) What happened to the first man who made wishes with the paw?
 * 5) He became an outcast.
 * 6) His wishes never came true
 * 7) He became wealthy and powerful
 * 1) What does the third wish do?
 * 2) It gives the family more money
 * 3) It takes away the result of the second wish
 * 1) It brings back their son.
 * 2) What is the first wish?
 * 3) To travel
 * 4) For their son to be back
 * 1) To be an emperor
 * 2) Where had the Sergeant-Major been for twenty one years?
 * 3) Russia
 * 1) Ireland
 * 2) Wales
 * 3) How is Mr. White’s first wish not what he expected?
 * 4) He receives money because of his son’s death.
 * 5) He receives fame instead of money.
 * 6) He doesn’t receive anything.
 * 1) What happens to Herbert at work?
 * 1) He is late
 * 2) He is fired
 * 3) He receives two hundred pounds.

The Monkey’s Paw Critical Thinking Questions ___His wish is ironic because he got what he wanted, but his son died.__. ___Cold sets a dark time of the story, something bad happened. Warm is the good part of the story._____. ___When the messenger said that he brought bad news I predivted something bad would happen, but when I found out it was about herbert I was quite shocked.__ _. _A mother loves her children a lot, and when she was going crazy, and how she was looking at him I predicted that she was going to wish for her son back. _.  __I think he was outside the door. When they wish for something, they get it but they lose something important to them. They don’t know it, but its kind of like sacrificing them.__ _
 * 1) Define irony. How is the fulfillment of Mr. White’s first wish ironic?
 * 1) How does the setting of the cold, wet, night and the warm, cozy fire set the mood of the story?
 * 1) At what point could you predict that Herbert is killed in an accident? Use specific examples for support.
 * 1) At what point could you predict that Mrs. White would ask her husband to wish her son alive again? Use specific examples for support.
 * 1) Do you think Herbert was really outside the door, or was it just coincidence? Explain your answer.

10/28 On Monday at Hidden Valley Park in Arizona we played Baseball aainst the Los Angeles Chickens, we played better than last time. We won and to te coache's house for pizza.

Roger's brother, Sam, gave a speech that he had wrote himself and Mr. Jones wasn't liking it so she said, "Wait until Thursday which is two days after before halloween. 10/25

gisell's hw Roger's brother, Sam, gave a speech that he had wrote himself and Mr. Jones wasn't liking it so she said, "Wait until Thursday which is two days after before halloween. 10/25

10/21 Sentences. 1) She was distraught when she couldn't go to vid-con. 2) My little cousin's favorite show is "Making Fiends." 3) When I got the amber alert, I got very <range type="comment" id="461836700_2">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ghastly</range id="461836700_2">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍. 4) On my algebra test, on question 10 I got perplexed. 5) I saw on t.v. how that athlete got a spasm. 6) The girl from "Pretty Little Liars" is very vile. 7) Many teens feel <range type="comment" id="461836700_1">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍wretch</range id="461836700_1">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ because they get bullied.

Hi I'm Gisell(: I'm 12 years old. I just turned 12 in June 23rd. A lot of my hobbies include hanging out with my friends, listening to music, watching movies, dancing, editing photos, and more! I'm a new student here at iMiddle, and i hope i have a great year here! I've met new friends, which I'm really happy about :). Lots of my favorite singers\musicians are: 5 Seconds of Summer, Cher Lloyd, Shontelle, Demi Lovato, Madison Beer,, and more! I live with my mom, my uncle, my aunt, my little cousin, and my older cousin. We have quite a full house. I have an older half brother that i love very much. I might see him again in October. I also have an older half sister,but shes in Mexico, I've never seen her, heard her, and i don't even know her name! I barely found out about her on Sunday. I look up to Demi Lovato a lot. I'm always writing 'Stay Strong ' on my wrist. I look up to her a lot because she went through so many horrible things in her life, from getting bullied to her father dying, she still has a big smile on her face.

I was born on June 23, 2001. I originally lived in Clairmont for the 1st year of my life, but then i moved to City Heights. Then when i started 1st grade, i moved back to Clairmont. The reason why i moved back was because my parents thought where we lived was a bad influence. When i was young i was a quite odd child. I remember i liked to get random things and glue them on my face. Also, i did NOT like clothes. I was always in overalls. I also did NOT like baby food. The 1st time i tried it my mom said i spit it in her face and chest. Okay, so back to 1st grade. I never really had a care in the world. I was always really quite. I guess you can say I was a 'Wallflower.' My face was always in a book or i was just outside playing with my imagination. I remember i always wanted to go to Neverland with Peterpan. Up to this day, i still want to go there. I may be growing up, but my imagination is something that i never want to let go of. It seems like yesterday i was in 1st grade, but now im in middle school. its crazy. But thats why i always cherish memories because you never know what you really have until its gone.school uniforms (gisell)docx. POV GISELL docx tiger-gisell docx.Gisell Galarza DISTRAUGHT