STARGIRL:
I moved to a new school in Arizona,
and I stuck out like a diamond in a coal mine.
Then after school, on the was to my Grandparents house,
I was being watched, followed.
Were they really that paranoid with me being different?
So much that they would wander in my foot steps?
We wandered out of the town to a neighborhood near the shining sun.
My neighborhood.
Home.
That meant safety.
When I walked up the drive way, he hesitated.
Yes,
I was safe.
OMNISCIENT NARRATOR:
Stargirl wandered down several streets in the town.
Infact, ALL the streets in town.
She wandered all through Mica,
and out,
as the sky became darker.
She has a card,
but so does the odd,
yet beautiful boy behind her.
She approached the drive way,
as the bright sun started setting in the crimson sky.
THE RAT:
I was in my bed,
the bag,
waiting to be let go.
Finally,
stargirl removed me from the bag.
Then,
I saw him.
Perched on her shoulder,
I watched the orange sun grow closer,
and then down farther.
The boy followed until the sky became dark,
and we approached our destination.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Where I'm From Poem
I am from fruit, from strawberries and sweet oranges.
I am from the love and protection of my home.
I am from the oak tree, the rose, the leaves. From the grass, the lily, the beauty.
I am from waiting on the stairs on Christmas morning with my family, and kindness. From Riley and Candice and Lindsie.
Where I'm from tastes like fresh peaches.
I am from the concern of others, and empathy.
From having fun and being outgoing.
Where I'm from sounds like chirping birds and lawn mowers on a summer morning.
Where I'm from smells like fresh baked goodies.
Where I'm from looks as beautiful as Christmas Morning.
Where I'm from feels like love and appreciation; Like "Tinglies" running through my spine.
I am from the love and protection of my home.
I am from the oak tree, the rose, the leaves. From the grass, the lily, the beauty.
I am from waiting on the stairs on Christmas morning with my family, and kindness. From Riley and Candice and Lindsie.
Where I'm from tastes like fresh peaches.
I am from the concern of others, and empathy.
From having fun and being outgoing.
Where I'm from sounds like chirping birds and lawn mowers on a summer morning.
Where I'm from smells like fresh baked goodies.
Where I'm from looks as beautiful as Christmas Morning.
Where I'm from feels like love and appreciation; Like "Tinglies" running through my spine.
Untitled Poem...(For Now..)
There he was; standing infront of me.
Dazing off into space, acting melencholy.
There he was; smiling his mischevious smile,
acting his smug self.
Then, there I was; Plain, invisible, and intolerable when I was seen.
There I was; My bitterness toward him still growing.
Dazing off into space, acting melencholy.
There he was; smiling his mischevious smile,
acting his smug self.
Then, there I was; Plain, invisible, and intolerable when I was seen.
There I was; My bitterness toward him still growing.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Review for Newspaper Article, Find it at: http://www.glencoe.com/cgi-bin/pdfServer.pl/sec/science/ose/es_geology/full/docs/NatGeoExpedition.pdf
Every huge step in the history of technology has started with someone who had an amazing dream. Most of them were mocked and declared impossible, yet those people’s dreams are the things that have gotten the world where we are today.
In the early 1900’s, a scientist named Hermann Oberth wanted nothing more than to see space. He was frustrated to find that nothing he did was good enough to fulfill his dream. He tried everything on earth to try to see images of space. Then he thought he was looking in the wrong place. He didn’t need to look from earth, but from space. His dream was to build a telescope that orbited earth from space. That way, he could not only see just beyond earth, but much, much farther: he had a view of much of the universe. When Oberth died, his dream was made a reality. They sent the first telescope into space in 1990, and called it the Hubble Space Telescope. It orbited earth at 595 kilometers above earth. It made the headlines of almost every major newspaper as the “window on the universe” and everybody was ecstatic to find what the outcome would be. When it took its first pictures, scientists were dismayed by them. It looked as if “a thin strip of gauze wrap was placed in front of the lens.” The pictures were so blurry and distorted. NASA diagnosed the problem as a defective mirror. The shuttle ‘Endeavor’ was sent to fix the problem in 1993, then at last, the telescope could see clearly. In 1997 the shuttle ‘Discovery’ was sent to replace some parts of the telescope, and sent it 15 kilometers farther into space. In 1999 ‘Discovery’ installed a computer that was 20 times faster than the last one. In 2005, NASA wanted to remove the telescope from space because of having to send several shuttles on several occasions to service the telescope, but were inspired by how far they had come, so decided to keep it in space until at least 2010.
I think we can all agree, that because of one man who had an “impossible” dream, it changed the technology and history of space forever. I think we all should be more like Hermann Oberth, and when we have an “insane, impossible” dream, we should try to make it happen, because who knows? It might change man kind forever!
Just by Oberth’s dream, astronomers sent a giant space telescope (Hubble Space Telescope) to take pictures of our galaxy, so we could see what the universe was like, outside of earth. A hundred years ago, that was impossible. Now, in is not unusual to see a picture of earth from space, or a picture of some other planet.
Hermann Oberth had a dream to see our galaxy, so he sent a space telescope into space, and it is used to this day, to make new discoveries of space, and the celestial planets in it. If we would all try to act on our “dreams” we could change man-kind, and our history forever.
In the early 1900’s, a scientist named Hermann Oberth wanted nothing more than to see space. He was frustrated to find that nothing he did was good enough to fulfill his dream. He tried everything on earth to try to see images of space. Then he thought he was looking in the wrong place. He didn’t need to look from earth, but from space. His dream was to build a telescope that orbited earth from space. That way, he could not only see just beyond earth, but much, much farther: he had a view of much of the universe. When Oberth died, his dream was made a reality. They sent the first telescope into space in 1990, and called it the Hubble Space Telescope. It orbited earth at 595 kilometers above earth. It made the headlines of almost every major newspaper as the “window on the universe” and everybody was ecstatic to find what the outcome would be. When it took its first pictures, scientists were dismayed by them. It looked as if “a thin strip of gauze wrap was placed in front of the lens.” The pictures were so blurry and distorted. NASA diagnosed the problem as a defective mirror. The shuttle ‘Endeavor’ was sent to fix the problem in 1993, then at last, the telescope could see clearly. In 1997 the shuttle ‘Discovery’ was sent to replace some parts of the telescope, and sent it 15 kilometers farther into space. In 1999 ‘Discovery’ installed a computer that was 20 times faster than the last one. In 2005, NASA wanted to remove the telescope from space because of having to send several shuttles on several occasions to service the telescope, but were inspired by how far they had come, so decided to keep it in space until at least 2010.
I think we can all agree, that because of one man who had an “impossible” dream, it changed the technology and history of space forever. I think we all should be more like Hermann Oberth, and when we have an “insane, impossible” dream, we should try to make it happen, because who knows? It might change man kind forever!
Just by Oberth’s dream, astronomers sent a giant space telescope (Hubble Space Telescope) to take pictures of our galaxy, so we could see what the universe was like, outside of earth. A hundred years ago, that was impossible. Now, in is not unusual to see a picture of earth from space, or a picture of some other planet.
Hermann Oberth had a dream to see our galaxy, so he sent a space telescope into space, and it is used to this day, to make new discoveries of space, and the celestial planets in it. If we would all try to act on our “dreams” we could change man-kind, and our history forever.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Clarisse Poem (A Character in Fareheit 451 by Ray Bradbury)
I am the one everyone would point and laugh at,
If anyone noticed anything.
I am the observant one, who loves nature.
I was the 17 year old girl who changed Montag,
And his way of life.
He stood up to others because of me.
He became the infamous book hider,
And I, who made him this way,
Still stand invisible.
If anyone noticed anything.
I am the observant one, who loves nature.
I was the 17 year old girl who changed Montag,
And his way of life.
He stood up to others because of me.
He became the infamous book hider,
And I, who made him this way,
Still stand invisible.
Mildred Poem (A character in Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury)
I lived a life of pretending.
I pretended I didn’t care about life, about books.
The truth is: we live in an unintelligent world.
We are slowly becoming attached to couches,
and bonding with our talking walls, not our families.
When my husband, a book burner, finally stood up,
I didn’t support him.
I was responsible for his social death.
In return, the bombs meant for him, killed me instead.
I lived a life I didn’t want to live.
My life was one full of regrets.
I pretended I didn’t care about life, about books.
The truth is: we live in an unintelligent world.
We are slowly becoming attached to couches,
and bonding with our talking walls, not our families.
When my husband, a book burner, finally stood up,
I didn’t support him.
I was responsible for his social death.
In return, the bombs meant for him, killed me instead.
I lived a life I didn’t want to live.
My life was one full of regrets.
The Stranger in the Mirror
As if a mirror,
The pond showed my reflection as I
Watched myself grow into a different person.
An unfamiliar person.
A stranger.
I seemed so out of Place.
I had completely forgotten who I was;
A treasure hidden beneath the surface of my skin.
The pond showed my reflection as I
Watched myself grow into a different person.
An unfamiliar person.
A stranger.
I seemed so out of Place.
I had completely forgotten who I was;
A treasure hidden beneath the surface of my skin.
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