night.

theme: night



The author tells us about the state of perpetual night that the prisoners were in.

Darkness surrounded everything because of all of the deaths and the prisoners had a dark and defeated attitude towards living.

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed" 34

"Block by block. Night had fallen. Everything was going according to plan." 84

topics.

religion:

• "I pray to God within me to ask the real questions" p. 5


• I continues to devote myself to me studies. p. 8


• I was not denying His existence, bit I doubted His absolue justice. p. 45


• p. 3 see sheet


• p. 20 see sheet


• p. 33 see sheet


• p. 37"The student of Talmud, the child I was, was consumed by the flames
• For God's sake, where is God.
• "where is merciful God? where is he?" p 61
• p 66 where are you my god?
• p 67 why would i bless him?
• p 77 say Kaddish for me
• p 77 If only he could have kept his faith.

Silence

• p 39 My father had just been struck in front of me. I watched and kept silent.


• p 26 Her son was clinging to her, not uttering a word.


• p 37 Nobody dared raise his voice even though there was no guard around, we still whispered.


• p. 33


• p. 34 Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence.


• p. 14 Again, heavy silence
• p 71 "Tibby was silent and very pale."
• p 71 "Let's have a moment of quiet."
• p 81'"They had diffuculty opening their mouths. All they could utter was a moment of evacuation."
• p89 "Not a sound of distress, nothing but mass agony and silence."
• p 94 "A silent death, suffication, no way to scream or call for help."
• p 95 "Never before had I heard such a beautiful sound in such silence."
• p 104 "I was so weary, that the silence left me indifferent."
• p 111 All around me there was silence now.

Inhumanity

• 
  p. 6 They were forced to dig huge trenches. Infants were tossed in the air.
• p. 37 In a few seconds, we had ceased to be men.
• p. 31 You will be burned , burned to a cinder, turned to ashes.
• p. 24 there were 80 of you in the car. If any of you go missing, you will be shot like dogs.
• p 49 You You You, They pointed there fingers the way one might choose cattle or merchandise.
• p53 He threw himself on me like a wild beast
• p 54 he seemed to break in two like and old tree struck by lightning
• p 54 and began beating him with an iron bar
• p 97 the SS shoved us in, 100 per car.
• p 96 a thick layer of snow was accumulating on our blankets
• pg 101 in the wagon where the bread had landed

Father/Son relationship

• p 32 were to he t have gone to the right, I would have run after him
• p 44 My father told me, you musn't eat that all at once.
• p48 I want to stay with my father.
• p 54 he began beating him with the iron bar....i kept silent
• p 39 My father had just been struck in front of me and I had not even blinked. I had watched and kept silent.
• p. 19 My father was crying, it was the first time i saw him cry.
• p 50 Frank the foreman...please sir, I would like to stay near my father.
• p 35 My head was buzzing...not to be seperated from my father.
• p 54 He began beating him with an iron bar and I felt angry.
• p 112 free at last
• p89 come father lets go back to the shed. we'll take turns, we won't let each other fall asleep.
• p 99 I awoke from apathy. Father, father, wake up.
• p 108 for a ration of bread i was able to exchange cots to be next to my father
• p 104 I tightened my grip on my father's hand. the old familiar fear not to lose him.
• p 113 since my father's death, nothing mattered.
• p 91 He had already gone through the door when I remembered that I had noticed his son running beside me.
• p 105 and I grabbed his arm and continued to moan.

Concentration Camp:

• Barracks
• flames, smoke
• rationed food-- coffee, soup, bread, butter
• Selection process--Dr. Mengele
• Prison garbs
• shoes
• babies were thrown in the flames
• nocturnal silence

Dehumanization

• Remove clothing
• shave hair
• forced to wear prison garb
• numbers tatooed on arm
• run the prisoners down to fatigue, to lose all emotional thought.
• removed all crowns/gold teeth

Stein of Antworp

• family member
• symbolized the false hope of the Jews
• wanted to know if family was still alive
• Ellie lies and says that the family is okay
• "real news"

Dehumanization at concentration camps:

• take clothes
• take possessions [valuables, jewelry, etc.]
• shave the hair of of the head
• forced to wear a prison uniform

"Brief Love"

1. What really bothered me was the description of Miriam's urine wetting Jacob's pants. It was a bit repulsive that there wasn't anything for the people to use to relieve themselves. I'm sure anything would have been better than wetting yourself. Its really humiliating and degrading. The whole ordeal was not very humane.

2. I wonder where these people were coming from. What was their life like before? Did Jacob and Miriam come from the same ghetto, but never meet each other? It would be interesting to know these things.

3. The connections I made were that, often when people are going through the same situation, they form a sort of bond. Everyone still pulls together in a time of need.

**fg**

foreshadowing

• people do not believe beadle

I believe that the residents of Moishe were going to be sent to a concentration camp, most likely the Auschwitz. It was very likely that people would be tortured and then murdered. Its very unlikely that anyone would escape alive or unharmed, whether it was mentally or physically.

I believe that the protagonist will have to witness the death of his family, whether it is them waiting in line to die, or they are actually shot.

• forced to move into ghettos
• officers move into Jewish homes
• Jews were given curfews
• lost their valuables
• forced to wear yellow star
• Moishe the Beadle--warns the Jews of Sighet
• German Army enters city--Gestapo enter ghettos
• news announcements on the radio
• Friend from Hungarian police tries to warn them of danger by knocking on the window
• night references
• Jews standing in transport line and no one would provide water
• Elie's father has a look of horror on his face, when returned from council meeting.

The Holocaust: Right or Wrong

These are things that I know about the Jewish Holocaust:

• was a persectution the Jewish people
• Jews had to wear the star of david on their clothing to identify themselves
• many were sent to concentration camps
• Hitler believed that eveyone should be blonde with blue eyes, and the jews often did not fit this description
• many were killed by a gas chamber or acid showers
• families were split up
• many Jews went into hiding
• Krystallnacht was the burning of the synogogue. It means "night of the broken glass" for all of the windows of jewish homes that were shattered.
• many Jews fled to America, where they were gladly accepted
• Some Jews in concentration camps were genetically experimented on, and often killed
• living conditions were filthy and unhealthy

What we know about the Holocaust

• Jews had to wear stars for indentification and moved to the ghettos.
• Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and a few catholics were transported in cattle cars and placed in concentration camps. When recieved at concentration camps, victims were killed, raped, mistreated.
• killing consisted of gas, shooting, cremate, killings also in ghetto
• Krystallnacht was the burning of the synogogue. "Night of the Broken Glass" for all of the shattered windows of the Jewish homes.
• Jewish people were turned away from their jobs and jewish businesses were often closed down.
• Jewish children were removed from schools
• Hitler wanted a pure Aryan race (blonde hair blue eyes)
• Hitler was part Jewish

Essay Thesis

John's intellectual journey is shown through his survival skills, his knowledge as a priest's son, and his understanding of the Gods.

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck

Prereading: none
Plot/Reaction: Summary of Story
Questions: Two Questions you have
Quotes: One significant quote

Plot: Elisa Allen lives on ranch with her husband, Henry. Elisa is very talented when it comes to growing and tending chysanthemums, so you could say she has a green thumb. Henry sold his cattle and wants to celebrate by taking Elisa out to dinner and a movie, but first he has some work to do. Elisa is working on her chrysanthemums when a run-down and homely wagon pulls up he driveway, carrying a bargainer. He tells her that he will sharpen knives and scissors and can also fix broken pots. She tells him that she has nothing that needs to be fixed, but she takes a small interest in the stranger. The man tells Elisa that he has a client who would love to grow chrysanthemums, so Elisa gets everything together so that this client could grow the chrysanthemums on her own. She tells the man all of the instructions and find a pot for him to fix, since she would feel guilty if he didn't get enough money for food that night. He finally leaves, and she starts to get ready for her night out with her husband. On the way into town, she drives by a bundle, her chrysanthemums.

Questions: Why would Elisa take a sudden interest in things that she disliked?
Why was Elisa ashamed of her planter's hands when she created such
beautiful chrysanthemums?

Quote: "She felt ashamed of her strong planter's hands, that were no use, lying palms up in her lap."

"The Lottery" mapped out

Setting
-small village
-June 27th
-10:00 in the morning
-flowers and rich green grass
-clear and sunny

Children
-Children collect stones
-playing
-school just got out [talking about class and teachers]
-represent innocence

Men
-talked about the weather, tractors, taxes
-jokes were quiet and they smiled instead of laugh

Women
-gossiping
-standing by their husbands' sides

Mr. Summers
-participates in the community/leader
-had a lot of energy
-round-faced, jovial man
-summers symbolizes life, and he conducts death

Mr. Graves
- the post guardian
-very ominous name
-stiff

Mrs. Hutchinson
-jovial in the beginning
-dynamic character

Point of View
-objective

Conflicts
-person vs. society: Mrs. Tess Hutchinson vs. society

Exposition
-June 27th and people are congregating in the town center Mr. Summers comes with black box

Rising Action
-the children assemble and the boys start to stuff their pockets with stones and make a stone pile
-the men gathered and talked while waiting for the lottery and the women stood by their husbands
-Mr. Summers arrived with the black box and stirred up the papers inside
-the lottery was declared open
-the official business was done [swearing-in Mr. Summers]
-Mrs. Hutchinson arrives, late. Attention is drawn to her.
-the heads of the household were called upon to take a slip of paper
-there was discussion between people about other places that had given up the lottery, while the papers were being chosen
-Bill Hutchinson chooses the black dot
-Tess objects
-all Hutchinson's pick out of the black box

Climax
Tess "wins" the lottery

Falling Action
-villagers start to casually pick up stones and encircle her

Resolution
-Tess yells "It isn't fair" and the villagers come upon her

Foreshadowing
-the year seems to have gone too quick
-villagers are anxious
-children collect stones
-black box represents death
-mr. graves

Irony
-the lottery was expected to be aout money, when in reality the lottery signified death
-the names

Themes
-traditions should be questioned and changed when neccesary
-speak up to injustices even when they aren't happening to you
-we as humans are both capable of good and evil

By The Waters Of Babylon

Author: Stephen Vincent Benet

Prereading: Do you believe we process information too fast? What is your view on technological advancement?

Plot/Reaction: List the places that the protagonist visits on his journey out East.

Questions: List two questions you have.

Quotes: List one significant quote that reveals something meaningful about the short story.



Prereading: I believe that the rate that we are creating and advancing new technology is much too fast. I feel like we are spinning out of control, and running towards our death. You could be experimenting in something, and there may be one small glitch, but that glitch may cause the destruction of our entire race.



Plot: hills people vs. forest people



Hills:

• strict-specific rules


• spiritual *gods *priests *polytheistic beliefs


• two main groups *hunter-gatherers *priests


• primative


• still read and write the old writings

Forest:

• eat grubs (from trees)


• forgot the old writings


• priests don't wear white robes


• animosity w/people of the hills

Places: the hills, the forest, goes to the east, goes on the river, walks on the land of the Gods, the house of one of the Gods.

Questions: Why did they go back to the early primitive state of human beings?

Why was it believed that if you walked on the Land of the Gods that you would die? Hadn't someone proved that wrong at an earlier time?

Notes on There Will Come Soft Rain [10/22/08]

WHERE ARE THE HUMANS?!!
-charred side of house
-silhouettes of the people on the wall
-imprinted bodies
-radioactive glow of the city
-one house left
-rubble and ash
-the dog had sores and was starved

conclusion: a nuclear explosion killed the people and ruined the city


House:
-robotic mice clean
-makes food/breakfast
-opens and closes doors
-recognizes people/animals
-entertains
-lights a cigar
-live nursery
-said dates and times
-self-preservation
-sets a bath

Protagonist: the house

There Will Come Soft Rains

What will the world look like in 2026?
The world will be completely run by technology. Robots will run everything, so many jobs will be lost. Mechanics will be needed to fix broken or corrupted robots. Hackers will be payed a lot of money to destory other company's computers.


Time of Day: 7:00
What Happened: They wake up.

Time of Day: 7:09
What Happened: Breakfast Time

Time of Day: 8:01
What Happened: Off to school, Off to work

Time of Day: 8:30
What Happened: the eggs were shriveled and the toast was hard

Time of Day: 9:15
What Happened: The house was cleaned

Time of Day: 10:00
What Happened: The sun came out

Time of Day: 10:15
What Happened: Sprinklers went on

Time of Day: 12:00
What Happened: The dog was let inside.

Time of Day: 2:00
What Happened: The smell of the dead dog was sensed.

Time of Day: 2:15
What Happened: The dead dog was in the incinerator.

Time of Day: 2:35
What Happened: bridge tables were set out, decks were set out, drinks were there for leisure

Time of Day: 4:00
What Happened: The tables, etc., were put back

Time of Day: 4:30
What Happened: the walls came alive in the nursery

Time of Day: 5:00
What Happened: bath tub was filled

Time of Day: 6:00, 7:00, 8:00
What Happened: dishes were done, fire was lit, cigar was waiting

Time of Day: 9:00
What Happened: the beds were warmed

Time of Day: 9:05
What Happened: a poem was read

Time of Day: 10:00
What Happened: The house was on fire and started to die.



Questions:
1. How did the house's previous owners die/go away? Why?

2. How did the last wall keep functioning when most of the circuitry was completely destroyed?

Quotes:

"Blue lions roared, purple giraffes bounded off. The panthers ran around in circles, changing colors, and ten million animals, running before the fire, vanished off toward a distant steaming river..."

"Among the ruins, one wall stood alone. Within the wall, a last voice said, over and over again and again, even as the sun rose to shine upon the heaped rubble and steam:
"Today is August 5, 2026...."

Dabs, Dollops, and Saucy.

Quote: "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else."

Dab

Here it is simply stated,"The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way."

Dollop

In order to prove that everyone was equal on levels, the narrator pointed out that ""everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way."

SAUCE!

Obviously, some people would need help believe and understanding that everyone was completely equal. In order to reassure this fact, it was said that "they weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way." making it very straightforward for the people who could not grasp the concept.

Sandwich. [yummmm]

Claim: Everyone was equal in every single way. Not one person stood out from one another.

Quote: "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else."

Commentary: This quote tells us that everyone had lost specific traits that made them stand out from everyone else. They all had the same traits, the same brain capacity, and the same strength. In order to do this, some people had handicaps.



Claim: The handicaps were not successful on everyone.

Quote: "Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds.
Harrison's scrap-iron handicaps crashed to the floor.
Harrison thrust his thumbs under the bar of the padlock that secured his head harness. The bar snapped like celery. Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles against the wall.
He flung away his rubber-ball nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder."

Commentary: This quote obviously tells us about how Harrison broke free from his handicaps. It seemed as if the handicaps did not affect him at all. Harrison was still able to think, use his eyes, and stand with all of his handicaps, all of which were supposed to be very strong and controlling.

Harry son.

What do we lose in an equal society?

• uniqueness
• expression
• memories

Harrison vs. Society

Exposition: Hazel and George are watching TV. They are handicapped. Harrison is in jail. Takes place in 2081.

Rising Action: Harrison breaks free. Harrison is on the TV. He declares that he is the Emperor and starts to dance with a ballerina. Diana walks in.

Climax: Harrison is shot.

Falling Action: The TV screen goes off. Hazel and George do not remember anything.

Resolution: Hazel says, "Boy, that was a doozy."

If not for equality, what should we strive for in our society?
I believe that we should strive for overall peace and tolerance.

Notes 10/16/07

Handicaps

-masks
-radio transmitters
-sandbags/bindshot
-chains
-shave eyebrows
-red rubber nose
-speech impediment
-hardsire

Book Report?!

Book: A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author: Libba Bray

1. Did this book make you laugh? Cry? Smile? Cheer? Explode? Explain your reaction. A Great and Terrible Beauty definitely made me smile many times. Gemma, the main character, is going through the difficult challenges that young women have to endure in the early 1800's. Not only that, but she has a power that none of the girls at her finishing school possess. Gemma's mistakes are often humorous, which made me smile. She was also very witty and did many courageous things that made me laugh. For example, she and Kartik, a roaming gypsy, had many quarrels that left me smiling because of their odd humor.

2. What was the author saying about life and living in this book? Libba Bray, I believe, was trying to tell young women about how many more options they have now than the women of the past. She tells us that just because women were looked upon to be prim and proper, not everyone followed the chosen path. Gemma did not follow the rules very well, and talked to Kartik, which is forbidden because it is not proper for young ladies to talk with uneducated and filthy “savages”. Gemma was one of the strongest women in the world, with her special power to enter into another realm, but she chose to keep it a secret, fearing the jealousy and corruption that would occur in The Realm. This was a message that women had power in the Victorian times, but it was not typical.

3. Do you believe the title fits the book? Why or why not? I do believe that the title fits the book. Gemma's power to enter The Realm freely was a gift to her. A group called the Order used to rule The Realms, but the power was bound when the group became corrupt. Gemma's mother belonged to the Order, and the magic flowed down to Gemma who was the only person allowed to roam freely in the Realms. Gemma also received frightening visions because of her magic. This was a great thing because she could see the future and prevent bad things to occur, but it was also terrible because sometimes she caused the bad things to happen while trying to prevent it. The magic was a gift when dancing freely in the Realms, but a curse when having to deal with repercussions in the normal world.

4. What do you feel is the most important word, sentence, or passage in the book? The most important event, character, feeling, or decision? Why is it important? “But forgiveness...I'll hold onto that fragile slice of hope and keep it close, remembering that in each of us lie good and bad, light and dark, art and pain, choice and regret, cruelty and sacrifice.” I believe this passage is important because it shows that there is not perfection in any society. Gemma made bad decisions, and sacrificed other peoples' integrities in order to be blameless. This passage tells of how we all have flaws and strengths, and that we must remember to forgive each other for our mistakes. Gemma is learning how to forgive herself, and hoping that others will forgive her as well.

5. Do any of the character remind you of friends, family members, or classmates? Explain.
Felicity Worthington actually reminds me of my friend, Eva. She is described as having light blond hair and cool gray eyes. Not only that, but in some ways they act similarly. Eva and Felicity both just want to have fun. Felicity is very cruel and that is what differs in mind between Eva and Felicity. Ashley Stein and Ann Bradshaw also have similarities. Both are very shy and timid, but are loud when with friends. Ann is much more pathetic than Ashley though, and Ashley would stand up for herself where Ann Bradshaw does not. My brother reminds me of Thomas Doyle, because they both are close with their sisters, but do not share any personal information that they are not comfortable with. Both are very playful and like to tease their sisters.

CONFLICT!

person vs. self: Tom's realization that he wasted his life
person vs. self: Tom froze up and panicked on the ledge, although he knew that he had to keep moving.
person vs. nature: Tom Benecke vs. wind [the wind blew his paper out of the window]
person vs. nature/environment: Tom had to break the window or stay out on the ledge.

Exposition: Tom Benecke lives in an apartment in New York City with his wife, Clare. He works very hard to rise in his company and writes all of his research and observations on a piece of yellow paper.

Rising Action: The wind blew the paper out of the window. Tom climbed out of the window to retrieve the paper. Tom tries to reach for the paper and almost falls because he looked down and saw how far above the ground he was. He realizes that he has been wasting his life and keeps scaling the building. He drops several objects, trying to catch someone's attention to no avail.

Climax: Tom breaks the window, putting his life on the line, because if the window does not break, he will fall backwards, off of the ledge.

Declining Action: Tom gets back into the apartment and returns his paper to his desk, putting a pencil on top of it as a weight.

Resolution: The paper blows out of the window and Tom laughs, walking out the door.

&&Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket

Title: Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets
Author: Jack Finney
Date Read: October 8, 2008

Pre-reading: 5 Top Priorities in My Life

1. Family
2. Schoolwork
3. Friends
4. Practice
5. Personal Happiness/Free Time

Plot: Tom Benecke is very hardworking man, trying to gain status in the company he works for. As a result of this, Tom starts a project in order to prove the effectiveness of a display that he would create for the company. He recorded a lot of information on a certain piece of paper that took many months to out together. One night, when his wife goes out to see a movie, he stays in to continue his work on the project. Unfortunately, the paper that he had been working on flew out the window and was stuck on a ledge outside. There was nothing he could do to get his paper, except climb out on the ledge and retrieve it. As he is on the ledge, he sees how far above the ground he is and he panics. His legs start to shake and it is hard for him to stay on the ledge. While he is up there, he realizes that he has been working so hard and ignoring his family; he has accomplished nothing. After debating with himself, he moves toward the window of his apartment. When he reaches the window, he bumped it and it shut, making it impossible to open without falling. He tries several ways to catch peoples' attention, but all fail. Finally he punches the window, breaking the glass, and goes inside to place his paper down on the desk with a pencil on top, using it as a weight. The pencil fell off the paper, the paper flew out the window, and he laughed.

Questions:

1. What if we work so hard towards something, such as a goal, only to never succeed? Will our life be worthless because we cannot reach our expectations? Will our work be for nothing?
2. Why would Tom work for months writing all of his information, but only have one piece of paper to show for it? Wouldn't he have many sheets because he had been working so extensively on his project?

Significant Quotes:

"Contents of a dead man's pockets, he thought with sudden fierce anger, a wasted life."

"As he saw the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off the desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life, Tom Benecke burst into laughter and then closed the door behind him."

I am showing you, not telling.

Telling: It was really hard.

Showing: Beads of sweat dotted my forehead like stars in the night sky. My face was a brilliant hue. My eyes were scrunched up in concentration, resulting in a wrinkle etched upon my brow line. I frowned as a few stray wisps of hair managed to escape the prison that was my headband. My shaky hand slipped and I let out a much exasperated sigh. Never before had opening a pickle jar been so troublesome.


Telling: I was surprised

Showing: I couldn't believe it. Acid bubbled in my stomach, threatening to rise. My heart was beating as fast as a hummingbird's wings, and I was frightened that it might burst. I could hear the faint whir of blod rushing to my head. A million thoughts flew through my mind as I desperately tried to grasp on to what was happening. Finally, one thought stuck and shouted at me like a siren, "She's not coming back!"

Experience Life

Specific Experiences in My Life

Age 3

• Jumping off a plastic chair and believing that I was flying

"I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky."

-R. Kelly

Age 4

• Meeting Becky on the first day of kindergarten
• My parents leaving me at home alone and forgetting me, believing the other parent was watching me. I cried in the doorway.
• Looking at the blue butterflies in the backyard and then getting stuck on the rope ladder.

"This is the story of a girl, who cried a river and drowned the whole world."

-Nine Days

Age 5

• Getting a hula barbie as a present for my sister's birth
• Listening to "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos

"Never was a cornflake girl, thought that was a good solution, hangin' with the raisin girls."

-Tori Amos

First Grade

• Singing at Church with Ms. Heyn

"This is the day that the Lord has made."

-This is the Day

Second Grade

• Irish Dance
• Getting locked in the school with Josh J. in the middle of summer

"'Dance, then, wherever you may be. I am the Lord of the Dance',said he."

-Lord of the Dance

Third Grade

• Watching the second tower getting bombed on 9-11

"I will remember you, will you remember me?"

-Sarah McLachlan

Fourth Grade

• Bronchitis

"In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew."

-Latin Proverbs

Fifth Grade

• Drawing while listening to Barry Manilow with Mrs. Neldner
• Listening to my mother's telephone conversation with Mr. Ford

"I never realized you make me so happy, oh Mandy."

-Barry Manilow

Sixth Grade

• Getting run over by Justin Runte on his bike with Justin Dischler watching

"Kaitlin got ran over by a bicycle."

[sung to the tune of "Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer"]

Seventh Grade

• Making up a story about Noah's mom with Eva
• Talking backstage with Miranda at rehearsal

"...because she shot him in the leg which was legal."

-Eva

Eighth Grade

• Making videos in Washington D.C. on the bus
• Chasing the ducklings around Mrs. DiMeo's room
• Winning second place in the volleyball tournament

"We are the champions, my friends, and we'll keep on fighting 'til the end."

-Queen

Ninth Grade

• Talking about a hat bomb with Molly and Corey Jason
• Talking to the creepy guy at the mall about my "boyfraaaand"
• Mo's Irish Pub with Eva and the creepy waiter
• Asking Mrs. Tomski for advice

"Is that your boyfraaand? The one right there. You know, with the really long hair?"

-creepy guy at the mall

Ah, my life is surely interesting.

English Comic

Yay!

A New Beginning

Hey! So my name is Kaitlin.
I am a very interesting person.
When I mean interesting, I really mean that I am random.
So, you never really know what to expect from me.
I am always busy, but most I try to make room in my life for everyone.
I am not always successful in that.
Well, I really don't want to go too in depth about myself.
I have more in my other blog for world history.
Oh yeah, I should tell you that this blog is for an English grade.

Random word of the day: Astronautical

Definition: The science and technology of space flight.