Blogging Challenge #3

Where I live...

I live in the U.S.A in the Sunshine State, a.k.a Florida, where there are beaches and palm trees galore. Florida has a lot of pretty cool places like Disney World, Busch Gardens, Sea World, and lots and lots of other places. It's a really good place for people if they would like to go on a vacation to get away from the cold or anything for that matter. It's the home of Tropicana Orange Juice and some of the best colleges in the country. The beaches are really nice with the clearest blue water.

The part of Florida that I live in is Bradenton. It's basically a really booooorrrinng part of florida surrounded by fun places (like Sarasota, Tampa, etc.). I think it's pretty okay here though.

Actually, Florida is basically one big tourist attraction slash old folks home.

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Blogging Challenge Three

"I Am" Poem

Directions: Complete this "I am" poem. You may select any character from the book Speak to do this poem about. Be sure to write from his or her point of view and think about the things he or she would feel. You may use some short one word answers, but do not make each line only a few words. You should try to provide support from the novel to really develop this poem so that it reveals information and insight about the character you select.

My poem is from Melinda's point of view.

I am lost and vulnerable

I wonder why he chose me

I hear "Ssh it's just me.."

I see a phone to call for help

I want people to notice that something is wrong with me

I am lost and vulnerable

I pretend to be okay

I feel worried and scared

I touch the old dingy armchair covered with dust

I worry that someone will find my sanctuary

I cry because he raped me

I am lost and vulnerable

I understand why everyone thinks that I am a weirdo

I say nothing

I dream of summer parties and long lost friends

I try to get better - be better

I hope he will not come for me again

I am lost and vulnerable

Why I am so shy.

I'm shy. I know, and I hate it, but I can't help it.

I know people always wonder why I don't talk during class discussions and why I don't usually talk to anyone unless they talk to me first, I don't even have a real reason for it, I seriously just can't help it. When I go to talk in front of a class or just talk from my seat, I get extremely nervous (I have no idea why though because I couldn't give a crap about what people think.) and when I go to open my mouth and talk, I either can't talk, or I stutter really bad.

I would absolutely love to be able to join in with class discussions and express my opinions and beliefs about things, cause believe me, I have plenty, but I seriously just can't talk. I open my mouth and no words come out so I'm stuck listening to everyone else's.

I have really tried to talk during discussions and everything, it's not like I willingly choose to be as quiet as I am all the time. I know that sounds weird, but when the class is having these really good discussions, there is a silent war going on in my head and the shyness in me always wins. Like for example, in Mrs. Ladd's class, when we started discussing Life of Pi and the class was talking about religion and their beliefs and everything and I agreed with basically everything Madison was saying and I really wanted to add my beliefs to his and back him up kind of, but when I tried to open my mouth and talk, I couldn't.

It drives me crazy. It's not like I don't like everybody, I respect most people very much, I would love to be friends with everybody and be able to talk to them, but I can't help it. So, sorry.

Why people would want to read my blog...

People would (and should) want to read my blog because it is interesting, sometimes insightful, and partially entertaining. My blog shows what I have been learning throughout the school year in my Art/English class as well as some posts relating to what we're learning. My blog goes from funny to serious and back again. From a descriptive wordle and a blog about things that bug me, to my favorite teachers and my goals for this year. Who wouldn't want to read about that?

From the very beginning, we've been putting a little of ourselves into each of our blogs and I think i've done a good job doing that. From my many attempts at being insightful, my semi-smartness, and my varied attempts at being funny, you can tell that i've been having a good time blogging. That's why people should read my blog.

Blogging Challenge

What I Learned While Reading Life of Pi

I've learned all kinds of things from this book. I've learned about tigers and hyenas, different religions, how to try and survive while stuck in the middle of the ocean, and lots of other things.

I didn't know that hyenas were so mean, they're extremely mean and after reading all about them in Life of Pi I don't want to ever go anywhere near them. They're obnoxious big ole dogs.

I've always thought tigers were awesome, big cuddly cats, and are extremely beautiful, but the book showed me the real version of them rather than my fairy tale version. Tigers are big ferocious animals who can tear you to shreds in a matter of seconds and they're extremely predatorial.

I like how the book shows how Pi has three different religions and teaches a little about each of them. It's cool how Pi merged all the religions he believed in.

I learned a lot from Life of Pi, but I can't really write it down because my mind doesn't want to think about anything right now.

Video

I thought that the texting while driving video was more effective. I thought it was pretty dramatic, but it left an impact.

I personally like the seatbelt video better because it's simple and straight to the point. I like it because it's something everyone usually skips doing while they're in their cars. It makes you think about everything you would lose if you were to die because you weren't wearing your seatbelt.

Both videos are very good and I think both are pretty informational and should make people think before they text and drive or don't wear a seatbelt.

Collaboration Post.

Prompt: Write about five things you would do to entertain yourself if you did not see a soul for seven days.

Being alone for so long can get a bit boring, but if you were to make me be alone for that long, I would most certainly find some ways to entertain myself. Depending on the house you're in, you would have different things to choose from to do. If you were in your own house, you would be comfortable and know what your options are, but if you were to be in a house full of entertaining things like games systems or movies there would be a lot of things to explore.

So lets start with the entertaining house. I would make sure that if I were alone for seven days I would have all I wanted to keep me from getting bored. Number one on my list, gaming systems. I'm a gamer, so I play video games a lot. Number two, a movie room. Who doesn't like movie right? I'd make sure I have a big screen tv and a suround sound system for a better sounding movie. Number three, a bowling ally. I would have such a great time making a fool of myself since I don't know how to bowl. I can see it now, I'm getting ready to throw the ball, and BAM! I fall forward and face plant. Number four, an arcade room. I would have classic games to modern ones. I could go for hours playing Pac-Man and Dig-Dug. They are some of my favorite classic games. And finally number five, I would have a room with mechanical parts to build myself a robot. There are umlimited possilities, but the first thing I would do with it would be to have a light saber duel, although, I'm not sure how that would work out.

If I were alone for seven days in my own house, I would definitely find stuff for me to do or else, I would probably die of boredum. First of all, I would find a good book that I haven't gotten a chance to read yet and enjoy it. I would try to read it slowly because it would take more of my time up. Then, I would do some of the stuff that I've been procrastinating about, like hanging up some pictures, doing the laundry, and finishing up any homework that I've left undone. For the third thing, I would go find some of those puzzles that are hidden somewhere in my house and try putting them together. Those would probably take me quite some time because I suck at puzzles. Then, I would go and play some of my video games and watch some movies, because that would keep me occupied and get my mind off being so alone. The fifth and final thing I would do, would be cleaning the entire house top to botttom with music blaring in the background. That would take a LONG time and would most certainly keep me busy and since there would be music, I'd have some fun while doing it.

Obviously this was written by two different people so please bare with us if this sounds odd.

The end.

Written by Danny and Jessica.