Responce to Poem

We read the poem about the Jordans in class yesterday and so far, it's my favorite poem that we've read in class so I'm responding to it. At first when we read it Iliked it (because it rhymed.) But then, when I actually thought about the words and the message that thepoem sent, it seemed kind of creepy. Even if the things in the poem didn't actually happen, it still seems creepy that someone would kill an innocent person for Jordans. The main character didn't even no why he wanted the Jordans. It seems to me that the poets point of this poem is to say that we live in a terrible world, where people are greedy and selfsh, they care about no one but themselves. Is this really true? I don't think that people are that bad. It least most of the time unless they're crazy or something like that. I hope there aren't many people like that out in the real world.

Poem

The Jets Lose!         This poem is based on a true story.
Sanchez moans
Cromartie groans
Rex Ryan flips
as the team slips
L.T. is stopped
the Jets are dropped
Holmes wishes he was back
In Pittsburgh
Where the Jets just got smacked
The Jets will go home
where they'll cry whine and moan                             
they hold losing dear                                   
they do it year after year                                                         

Poem About Important Event

Martin Luther King Jr.
a leader and hero
he brought us together
using peace not violence

He changed how we look at things
tought us that we're all equal
the same
he made the world a better place

He was always peaceful
never resorting to violence
calm and ready for anything
he was always the bigger person

Make his dream come true

Responce to Artwork

Since we had to respond to a piece of art I responded to the mona lisa by Leonardo Di Vinci. I know that this piece of art is really famous so I wonder what my opinion will be in comparrison to the opinion of important art critics. I got the picture from http://www.metmuseum.org/worksofart/collectiondatabase. I notice that mona lisa kind of has this annoyed look on her face. She also looks like she's stressed out and tired. I think that she's had some bad things happen to her, I wonder what her life was like before the painting.

The background of the painting looks kind of dark and gloomy. I think it means that outside of the painting, bad things were going on at that time. The picture makes it look like Mona Lisa is almost like the queen of whatever place the background is. Even though things look really gloomy in the picture, it looks like Mona Lisa kind of has a little bit of a smile. Maybe things are going to get better.

Social Awareness:Racism

I've just finished reading a shocking article about racism. One part of the article said that the Boston Tea party may have happened partially because of racism. We were never tought things like this in school. I think that a lot of times us kids aren't being tought what's going on in the real world right now.

I don't like that we're not learning what's going on. We're never going to be socially aware unless teachers or someone else tells us what's happening. I think that once people know and understand what's going on, they'll do something about it. Once people understand things, theycan take actions about them and improve the world we live in.

I think that this social awareness project is a good idea. This assignment can teach us a lot.

Responce to articles about social issues

Earlier today I was reading an article about children who are malnutritioned. It was really upsetting. The article said that a lot of children sufferfrom this in South America and Africa. The article says there are new methods of things that will help people who are malnutritioned. The author of the article kept on repeating that the U.S. is raising money for and helping these children. I wonder of other countries are also trying to help these children. I think that more people should become socially aware of this issue so they can help malnutritioned children.

I also read an article about children who are growing up in poverty. Some of the things the article mentioned shocked me. It said that about 15% of children in the United States grow up with a single mother. About half of those people are poor. When children grow up in poverty, a lot of the time they have trouble focusing in school and their grades suffer because of this. Bad grades lead to bad jobs which lead to poverty. Poverty is a tough problem too solve and I'm not sure how it should be handled. Hopefully, one day soon, a lot less people will be poor.

My 3rd Social Awareness

I decided to find a true story about someone who changes the world in a small way. However for me, it wasn't one person but a lot of people that changed the world in a small way. To me, all of the people that did the breast cancer walk are unknown heroes.

All the people that did the walk had to work hard to get in shape for a good cause. They raised a lot of money which may be the difference between life and death for a lot of people. I do know a few people that were in the breast cancer walk, but I never got to interview them. I think that what they did was not only very impressive but it also may inspire people which may be an even bigger and more important accomplishment. I know that all the people who took place in this walk inspired me. What they've done will give people hope.