Is Jail a Key to Success?
Today we discussed how Jack Gantos’s life will change in jail for the better. Early in Jack’s life, he went away to a send away high school. Jack was not ready for this new structure. The only person...
View ArticleHole in My Life the Hole that Got Fixed.
I was absent when we were doing our group discussion, but that did not stop me from noticing a lot of details. On page 199, we can see that he has finally fixed the hole in his life. He constantly did...
View ArticleHole in My Life He Needed the Hole
For Hole in My Life I took a lot of notes. If I noticed any “sign posts”, I wrote it down on a Google doc to keep my thinking in one place. But in this book, I noticed a lot of foreshadowing. When I...
View ArticleIs the United Nations Effective?
I do not think the United Nations is as effective as it could be. I believe there is a huge flaw in the system. That flaw is their veto system. There are five countries that can veto anything major...
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Student Blog Challenge #2
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View ArticleStranded on Mars
Yesterday, we had a book club discussion on the Martian. I learned a lot from that discussion. One thing I learned is that sometimes I do not use a lot of eye contact. I feel that if I had used more...
View ArticleEarth Hour 2015
I think Earth Hour is a good idea. With this manny people turning off their lights it can save a lot of energy. It also acts as a publicity stunt to spread awareness of saving the environment. Over 127...
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Bitterness Poem, the Bitter Bean
I really dislike beans, and I think they dislike teens. They taste like paste, they are just a waste. If I had my choice, beans would not be my pick. They are as annoying as a tick. Beans are just...
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Poem Imitation of the Weary Blues
Listening to the distracting silence, sitting and thinking about the violence. I heard a voice, coming from my head. I needed to go to bed. It was driving me insane, It was driving me insane. The sound...
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