Dear George,

I believe that killing Lennie was the right thing to do. Which was better for him, jail, a painful death at the hand of Curley, or a quick death with peaceful thoughts of rabbits and tiny ranch? I think that telling Lennie about the ranch one more time was nice, it put him in a peaceful place. I also think that not yelling at him also helped like when you said,"No, Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know.".
Looking back to when Candy said, "I oughtta shot the dog myself,George. I shouldn't oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog.". I think that putting poor Lennie out of his future misery personally was a good idea. If you want something done right or at least in a good way you have to do it yourself. I also think that killing Lennie was a good idea because even if Curley let him go and even if he was placed in a phsychiatric hospital he wouldn't have had a good life.

Of Mice And Men: Part 2

I think that Lennie is afraid because everyone was rude to them when they first got there. An example of this is the way that their boss looked at them on his way out of the bunkhouse.(pg. 23 "he turned and looked for a long moment at the two men.") They made a mistake at attempting to hide the fact that Lennie wasn't very bright because in the end they didn't make a good impression on the boss. Since Curley had something against "big guys" like the swamper said on pg. 27 "'Well . . . tell you what. Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.’” I also think that Lennie was afraid because George seemed more uptight than usual. Like the way he was yelling at Lennie after the “job interview”. “‘Yeah, you forgot. You always forget, an’ I got to talk you out of it.’ He sat down heavily on the bunk. ‘Now he’s got his eye on us. Now we got to be careful and not make no slips.’”

Of Mice and Men: Part 1

1) I believe that Lennie is dependant on George because he can't do much on his own and he can't really think normally. Also because he forgets a lot of things very quickly. This is also why he can't hold a job which makes him dependant on George. Lennie is also very gullible and child like also making him incapable of holding a job.

2)I think that George keeps Lennie around even though he could have a better life without him because he cares for him and possibly because he knows that Lennie would've done the same thing for him if their lives were switched. Another possibility is that George might owe Lennie something and this is his way of repaying him.

Speak, Partner Interview

My partner for this interview was Betsabe and she thinks that the symbolism between the tree and Melinda is that in nature the tree is supported by the trunk and other trees and later on Melinda will become more supported by herself, by her friends, old and new, and by her family. She also thinks that the school isn't the one who makes everything isolated but the student who makes their own picture of the school and the other students and ends up isolating themselves. Betsabe also thinks that if Melinda and her parents were more involved with each other then she would have a more positive outlook on life because she'll feel and be supported by others. She thinks that the book is going well and she thinks that it was okay that Melinda's friends left her because then Melinda wouldn't have been able to fix her life. Betsabe also says that the book is pretty close to reality because the people in the book judged Melinda even though they didn't know her or what happened to her.

I'm College Bound

Today, when we figured out our GPA I wasn't dissapointed or surprised. Well, maybe I was a little surprised to find that I had a high score, but then again, it's only the first month of school. I am very pleased that I have a very high score and I plan to keep it that way throughout the years so that I can attend whatever school I want. I am also very excited that I'm able to get into almost any college that I want with my current score.
What I learned today about the schools I want to go to is that most colleges have a lot of students attending with very high GPA's and SAT and ACT scores. So I'm probably going to have a lot of competition both to get in and to get scholarships. Yikes!
I really don't know what my next step is, I guess my next step is to get my grades higher but other than that I don't really know. And the path that I am going to take is also a mystery, I'll probably just continue on the path that I'm going on right now, I'll get good grades and do what I can to learn more about the colleges I want to go to.

Sensory: Touch

You hear a classmate yelp and the tension rises as your turn nears. Being the last in class to feel the mystery item is not fun. You hear every one's reactions to touching the item, not knowing what it is, you feel wonder mixed with bits of fright. You're excited and yet scared. Then your turn arrives, your heart rate accelerates. You stick your hand into the bucket. The substance feels odd, like hair gel or a gelatin dessert. The goo is as cold as freshly fallen snow. It is brain matter squishy, slimey like saliva. Yuck! And everyone expected a chinchilla! Ha ha!

Sound is Art

You hear water slapping the sides of the boat. There is a distant clanking sound. Then something sounds like someone is hitting something with a wooded stick. You hear a slapping sound and you imagine someone picking up some king of slime, possibly seaweed, and throwing it to the ground. A loud creaking noise arises and you think of someone walking across the deck of a sailing ship. Suddenly, you hear the scraping of metal against metal. The rings of a sail scraping against a metal pole as it rises to catch the wind. Little puffs of wind surprise you. The clanking noises grow louder and closer. Loud creaking nosies that sound like falling machinery. You hear the high pitched cry of a gull, flying high above your head. Water sloshing around, minding it's own business. The sound of a train chugging past but you notice it's just another boat. You hear the possible shouts of people as you near the docks. Then the shouts fade as you return to reality and the clip ends.

http://margaretnoble.net/blog/sailing/

Mexican White Boy Part 3

I always feel out of place and awkward in a new place and sometimes in a place that I know very well. One of the times that I felt out of place was when I visited my aunts and uncles in Mexico with my grandma. I didn't know them that well and the people from San Luis Potosi are very different from the people in Baja California so I didn't really know how to act around them. I didn't know that they said 'hotcakes' instead of 'pancakes' and I didn't eat the same foods they ate, and I didn't say some stuff the same way. They also didn't treat each other the same way so I was never sure how to act around them. I felt like a fish out of water that week.

Mexican White Boy Part 2

I think Uno regrets his situation with Danny because he knows that he inflated his anger and that he shouldn't have reacted the way he did just because of a game that could be redone. I don't think he'll admit it because he's filled with too much pride to say anything and because he doesn't want to hurt his honor. But I think there might be a chance that Danny and him might become good friends and eventually Uno will tell Danny how he felt.

The reason why I think that Danny freezes up in front of his classmates at his school is probably because, on the contrary to what Uno says that most people of color are better at sports than 'white' people, Danny still thinks that he is lesser that the kids at Leucadia Prep but when he plays with the other boys he feels as if he is home and he feels normal and more at ease.

Mexican White Boy Part 1

The reason why I think Uno hit Danny after Manny got hit in the face was because he wanted to blame someone other than himself and his competitive nature and because Uno might've felt threatened by Danny who was beating him at stick ball. I also think that when Manny got hit in the face with the bat, Uno took the competitive anger from the game and inflated it, and since the competitive anger was directed at Danny, Uno directed the hurt from his little brother getting hit to Danny as well. The reason why I think Uno resorted to violence when Manny got hit in the face was because he didn't know any other way to react and I guess he might've felt that Danny deserved to get hit because of what he had done to Uno's brother even though Danny hadn't done it on purpose.

Who Am I?

Who am I? I am a child, an adult, well, really I am both or half way in between, more of an adult than a child though. School is a major part of my life and I know how important it is, though not many people do. Family is also a huge part of my life, mostly because family is all you have at times and because they're a part of you, they've formed your mind and given you life. I also love to draw, paint, and play music, even though I'm not that good at drawing and I don't truly know how to play any instrument, I still feel as if I would't be able to live a sane life without these things to express myself. Writing, too, is a way I express myself, I write short fictional stories that don't make much sense and that I've lost throughout the years. Words, a brush, a pencil and pen, or music are some of the many things I live by. I am a teen, that's what I am, I have to juggle school, family, friends and fun. I am one of the many teens that live in this mess of a world. Lovely.