Clouds

When i was a young boy i used to always stare at the clouds and try to make figures out of them. Clouds are white, puffy, and very high up in the air. I wish i could be up in the air like them. I love flying. When i was about 4 years old, me and my older brother went on a plane by ourselves going to visit my grandma in North Carolina. We flew through a bunch of clouds. At first, I thought they would break off and just split into two but it turns out clouds are basically just water.

Friends

Everyone in this world has to have at least one friend, right? I have many friends. Helen Van Buskirk is one of my friends. She has been helping me chose topics. Although i chose to do this one by myself, its dedicated to her. Helen is obsessed with this one guy named Stefan. He has a total afro and looks very unusual but she thinks hes so hot. Andrea even agrees with me that he's not, but oh well. Everybody has their own taste I guess.

Chairs

Chairs have many uses. We humans use them for sitting on. Mainly they are either made out of wood, plastic, or metal. Without chairs this world would be a crisis. People would be sitting on the grounds. It would make our butts hurt, make teaching harder, and make eating harder! We would have to have small tables and we would be very uncomfortable. Unless we had cushions but still, that's not the point. The point is chairs are more of a necessity.

Long-Arm Quarterback

Did you know Brett Favre, former Quarterback for the Packers, holds the record for most yards thrown in the NFL? In the book “Long-Arm Quarterback”, a boy named Cap really wants to play football but there aren’t enough players to start a team. Two of the major themes in this story are favoritism and disrespect. Even though some may think they are just favoring some people over others, it’s not always true.
The first theme, “favoritism” is shown when a boy named Cap who is the coach’s son, is supposed to be the starting quarterback. Sable Cash’s son Jimmy is also a quarterback. Mr. Cash thinks the only reason that Cap is starting is because he is the coach’s grandson. This is not true because the reason why Tully is starting him is because Cap is a better quarter back than Jimmy.
Although favoritism plays a big role in this book, disrespect is another. Jimmy’s father Sable Cash is always up in Tully’s coaching who is Cap’s grandfather. Sable always tries to take over the coaching and tries to put down both Tully and Cap. This is very disrespectful. Also, after Cowpens scrimmage against Sandville they started talking about the other players in a disrespectful manor. These are some examples from the book.
I think that people should just understand that they aren’t trying to play favorites. They’re just trying to make the right decision. Some people just can’t face the fact that not all the time they’re the best or that they’re offspring are better than others. Also, people should never disrespect they’re elders. That would be as if I were to disrespecting my parents or my teachers. Even though some may think they are just favoring some people over others, it’s not always true.

The Things Story

Once upon time there was a hook. On that hook there was a napkin. It was not any ordinary napkin. It was a Green Bay Packers napkin. Then one day there came along a cue tip and a cotton ball. So the new things got used in a day then the napkin did. So one day the napkin left off the hook. So the hook became very lonely.

Then two new things came along. It was a colored pencil and a battery. That was best friends, no matter what they never left one behind even if it meant that the other would be in danger. After a while they colored pencil and the battery became friends and had lots of fun. Then one day the napkin wanted to come home. So then when the napkin went to the door and saw. His friend the hook hanging out with two new thing and got really sad and left and never came back.

Leonardo da Vinci

When i see this picture it makes me think about society. It makes me think this way because of all the inventions Leonardo da Vinci has made. He has helped in so many ways towards our evolution. Da Vinci lived from 1452-1519. His spand of life may seem rather short but back then the average adult lived to be about 30! Leonardo had many paintings, such as; Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and the Last Supper. His

Estimated IQ  was believed to be about 220. That's more than any other person to walk this planet. He was an artist for 50 years, but he only completed about 10 pictures. Da Vinci would buy birds at market and set them free because he was a vegetarian and refused to eat meat. He thought that the birds should be released and free. there is to be believed about 30,000 papers left behind from da Vinci. Almost all the papers are still missing. Leonardo da Vinci was believed to be the greatest artist of all times.


Authors note: This picture represents one of Leonardo da Vinci's miraculous inventions. This was his glider he had invented. It was believed that one thing that da Vinci had always wanted to do was to fly. He was inspired by this.

Responce essay on the Hundredth Dove

Do you ever think to yourself that perhaps there is a little magic sometimes in life? In the book “The Hundredth Dove” by Jane Yolen, a man named Hugh is a servant for the king. Hugh supplied game birds to the palace but you will see that not all the birds are so alike. There are two main themes in this book. One which is kind hearted, and the other which is magic. One thing very good about Hugh, is that he is a very caring person.

The first them in, “The hundredth Dove” is kind hearted. Being kind hearted Is shown when Hugh is speaking to the king and the king quotes; “In honor of my bride, the Lady Columbia, whose name means dove and whose beauty is celebrated in all the world, I wish to serve one hundred of the birds at our wedding feast.” Lady Columbia gasped and held up her hand. “Please do not serve them sire.” But the king said to the Fowler, “I have spoken. Do not fail me, Fowler.” Hugh didn’t like this idea of killing the birds at all, but he had to do it. Instead of killing the birds he caught them in a net and brought them to the kitchen. This shows how Hugh is kind hearted because he did not want to kill the doves although he did kill one of the 99 doves. These acts of kindness are shown by both Lady Columbia and Hugh in many different situations.

Although the first theme may be an important source in the story, you must not forget the second theme. The second theme in this story is magic. This is shown when Hugh is out trying to capture all of the doves. Hugh must capture 100 doves before the wedding. On the first day he gets 21, all which are grey except one, which was white. Hugh releases this dove and keeps the other 20. Everyday Hugh always captures the white dove but it always gets away, but on the fifth day, he only gets 19 grey doves and the one white dove. The dove flees the net quickly. Hugh decides he must go out hunting for this dove so he goes, out catches it, and all of a sudden, it starts speaking in what is sound to be like a woman’s voice. This was thought to be unreal. It kept asking Hugh to release him; But Hugh kept denying the dove. After asking Hugh three more times Hugh finally says, “Neither gold nor silver tempt me” then Hugh snaps the birds neck.

This was a very well written story. It had many examples of the two themes I decided to write about. There was a lot more themes in this book but I chose the two I saw most used. In this book Hugh was kind hearted and there were a few examples in this story. Hugh also witnessed a talking to dove which resembled magic. One thing very good about Hugh, is that he is a very caring person.