Living Well.

In class today, we did a short reading of a segment of a book by Maya Angelou.

One of the questions were, what quotation struck you from the reading. One of the quotes that struck me is "Death, where they sting?." I'm not really sure of what it might mean, but it just struck me when i read it.

The second thing we had to do is make a found poem of all the words or phrases that struck you.

When I think of Death, I think of a country with no return. I am unable to accept the idea of my own demise. Money can imprison and inhibit more finally than barred windows and iron chains. Life is having a good time. Life is an adventure.

the third thing we had to do is what our idea of a "good life" is.

I believe that the "good life" is a lifew with no stress and no worries. I can have a bunch of money and have no freedom whatsoever and dread every second of life. Or I can be a middle class individual with friends and fun.

I believe that the "good life" is a life that we enjoy and anyone can enjoy life.

Reading Journal

Puddleglum and the 2 kids crossed the strange single arch bridge carefully. On the other side, they met a suspicious duo. A lady in a green dress, and a man covered in armor. The man had his face covers with his helmet. Puddleglum approached them cautiously. She said that there were gentle giants. She said that they could find lodging and a meal over there. The city that they were in was called Harfang. Puddleglum did not want to go, assuming it was a trap, but Jill and Eustace pleaded and pleaded and finally Puddleglum gave in. They set off for Harfang. The journey was treachorous. It started snowing and the children were losing hope. After a while, after all the complaints, they finally reached Harfang. They were greeted by strange giants, and were invited inside.

My eulogy

Another class assignment.

Gary always said, “It’s only funny until someone gets hurt, then its hysterical.” Well, I guess this time, that someone was him. I bet he’s laughing up there. Gary was a very fun person to be around and he would always make us laugh. Throughout Gary’s life, he really enjoyed 3 things. These things were his friends, family, and football. His favorite team was the San Diego Chargers, and I think that some of them are here with us at this funeral. Gary lived a very simple and tranquil life. He didn’t particularly have a high paying job, but somehow he still had enough money for many of life’s luxuries. He would live a laid back life and I’m sure it won’t be any difference for him in the afterlife. He would always say, when he gets to heaven, he would have a long chat with Jesus and ask him how the things on Earth worked. I bet he’s having that conversation right now. Gary was also very virtuous. I remember one day, we were going to a Charger’s game together. He, of course, had season tickets. When we were on our way to the stadium, we saw a mother and 2 children on the streets. By their appearance, it seemed that they were homeless. Gary immediately pulled over and gave the mother 2000 dollars. I’m not sure if the how she’s doing right now, but I’m sure Gary had made a difference in her life. He was always generous and kind. It’s very sad that he had to die this way. Let’s all pray for him, and hope he does well in the after life.

Goodbye

Well our class was doing a writing assignment where we pretended that we died and what we would miss from this world. Just like Emily in the book "Our Town"

Goodbye San Diego… mom and dad. Good bye 9^th grade and high tech high. Goodbye to the palm trees that I love so much. Goodbye AIM, MSN, and Yahoo. Goodbye to my beloved friends whom I cannot live without. Goodbye to pizza rolls, eggs, and toast. Goodbye food in general, I’ll miss you dearly. Goodbye basketball. Goodbye Chargers. Goodbye Sunday Night Football. Goodbye to the ticking of time. Goodbye to the birds that chirp ever so peacefully in the morning. Goodbye my little brother. Goodbye Earth. You’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you until you’re gone.

Reading Journal 7

So we continue our journey with Jill and Eustace into the land of the giants. When they arrived, they weren't greeted with a pleasant welcoming. The giants were hurling giagantic boulders ar a cairn. The giants however, had terrible aim and hurled the boulders nowhere near the cairn. Next, the giants started quarreling furiously, slamming hammers into each others heads. After a while, they began to sit down and cry. Now, I think that this book portrays giants as a dumb creature, which is highly unfair. I, myself kind of like giants. But back on topic, Jill and Eustace traveled through the land of the giants for a number of days. Finally after approximately 10 days, they reached a waterfall with 1 single arch bridge stretching across it. Puddleglum, the marshwiggle, believed that it was a some kind of sorcery. In the end, it turned out that Puddleglum was right.

Vocabulary Words

Well this is just something that we had to do for class. It's going to be 3 vocabulary words, with a picture relevant to them.

The first word is Despairing

This word means Hopeless, Despondent, Discouraged

The next word is Legacy.

It means, a gift by will, something handed down by ancesto or predecessor.

The last word is Savant

This word means, Scholar or a learned person.

Reading Journal #6 (i think)

Well, Now im halfway done with the book. Right now Jill and Eustace had just attended the Parliament of Owls and they have discovered that King Caspian did not want anyone to go look for the lost prince because whoever searched for him, usually didnt return. Now, the owls now have to let Jill and Eustace search for Prince Rillian in secret. The owls sent The 2 to the land of the marsh - wiggles. The 2 met a friendly Marsh - wiggle and together they set off to the land of the giants in search of the first sign.

Reading Journal #5

OK, so i'm about in the 1/4 mark of the book "The Silver Chair". Now, this girl, her name is Jill and is supposedly the daughter of eve, meets Aslan, the mighty lion in a land far from her home. Now I dont know what it's like to be her, but im pretty sure, I'd go kinda coukoo if I met a talking lion.  At that point Jill was dying of thirst and Aslan was right next the tiny fall of water. If I were her I would've probably just ran and drank some water but Aslan gave her permission to drink. Then he gave her a few instructions on finding the lost Prince. Then he blew a mighty breath and sent Jill flying to narnia. Jill finds Eustace, Son of Adam, and they journey together to find the lost prince of narnia.