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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Transporting into Touching Spirit Bear
In the book Touching Spirit Bear Cole goes through many lessons, mostly the hard way. If I could somehow help Cole out in this book I would lend him a hand in the scene where Peter comes to the island. I chose this scene because Peter won’t forgive Cole for all the bad things he’s done, even though Cole has changed. Peter doesn’t believe that and I would try to convince him because he won’t even try listening to Cole, but I wouldn’t blame the kid. He’s been through so much since Cole beat him up. But, I could change his mind about the world. Or, I could’ve stopped Peter from beating Cole up when they were on their walk. Then he would’ve realized what he was about to do, and stop that feeling before it became an action.
The Importance of Forgiving
Have you ever wondered what life would be like without having anyone to love? You can’t survive with no one taking care of you every once in a while. Even though these two things are true, Cole, from Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, can live without them. He proved he could by his parents not loving him, so he didn’t love his parents. Also, he had survived through live physically, but not emotionally. This story proves that life is all about forgiving, and without it we would be nothing.
Cole Mathews is the main character in this book. He goes through many troubles in life. For example,ever since he was a little boy, his dad has abused him. After all the years of his dad beating him, he decided to be a bad kid. He robbed banks, beat people up, you know, the usual. But one day, he went too far. He found the scrawniest person you could find, and knocked his head into a side walk. Hard. A troubled teen’s life started with his father abusing him, in many ways. If his father would’ve left him alone, he wouldn’t have almost gone to jail, or beaten up Peter. But, because this did happen, Cole had to forgive himself, then his family, and then Peter. It took Peter a long, long time before he would forgive Cole, but that eventually happened. If no one forgave anyone, Peter would be dead, Cole would be dead inside, and his mom would be miserable. Forgiveness is a gift we all get, and no one in this book took advantage of it. Except for maybe his dad.
Another example of trouble Cole got into was when he got mauled by the Spirit Bear. The Spirit Bear is a giant white bear that only shows up when you are truly relaxed. Cole saw this bear, and was very angry at it, because it wasn’t afraid of him. So, he ran at it, and tried attacking it. His plan backfired, and the bear attacked him. He lost feeling in his body, and he couldn’t really move anywhere because he was horribly hurt. Cole was nearly on an island for three days, not moving. He ate a bug here and there, but he couldn’t move otherwise. During this time, Cole realized it wasn’t his fault he beat up Peter. And it wasn’t Peter’s fault either. It was his dad’s fault. His dad was the one that got him mad, and he blew up at Peter. Peter was just in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Cole decided to forgive himself for all the trouble he’s been through, and blame it on his father, because all of this was truly his fault.
Forgiveness is great. When someone forgives you, you have a different feeling inside. It feels like they gave you a second chance to live. Like you and that person can start over with your friendship. Cole from Touching Spirit Bear feels this way about Peter. They seem to have a strong connection at the end of this book, and it seems that they really did care about each other. Forgiving all lead up to this. Without it, Peter wouldn’t see how sorry Cole is, and how Cole has matured. But, he has now, all because Peter gave Cole a second chance, even though he didn’t really have a choice. Forgiving is the reason the world goes round. Everybody makes mistakes, but anybody can fix them.
Cole Mathews is the main character in this book. He goes through many troubles in life. For example,ever since he was a little boy, his dad has abused him. After all the years of his dad beating him, he decided to be a bad kid. He robbed banks, beat people up, you know, the usual. But one day, he went too far. He found the scrawniest person you could find, and knocked his head into a side walk. Hard. A troubled teen’s life started with his father abusing him, in many ways. If his father would’ve left him alone, he wouldn’t have almost gone to jail, or beaten up Peter. But, because this did happen, Cole had to forgive himself, then his family, and then Peter. It took Peter a long, long time before he would forgive Cole, but that eventually happened. If no one forgave anyone, Peter would be dead, Cole would be dead inside, and his mom would be miserable. Forgiveness is a gift we all get, and no one in this book took advantage of it. Except for maybe his dad.
Another example of trouble Cole got into was when he got mauled by the Spirit Bear. The Spirit Bear is a giant white bear that only shows up when you are truly relaxed. Cole saw this bear, and was very angry at it, because it wasn’t afraid of him. So, he ran at it, and tried attacking it. His plan backfired, and the bear attacked him. He lost feeling in his body, and he couldn’t really move anywhere because he was horribly hurt. Cole was nearly on an island for three days, not moving. He ate a bug here and there, but he couldn’t move otherwise. During this time, Cole realized it wasn’t his fault he beat up Peter. And it wasn’t Peter’s fault either. It was his dad’s fault. His dad was the one that got him mad, and he blew up at Peter. Peter was just in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Cole decided to forgive himself for all the trouble he’s been through, and blame it on his father, because all of this was truly his fault.
Forgiveness is great. When someone forgives you, you have a different feeling inside. It feels like they gave you a second chance to live. Like you and that person can start over with your friendship. Cole from Touching Spirit Bear feels this way about Peter. They seem to have a strong connection at the end of this book, and it seems that they really did care about each other. Forgiving all lead up to this. Without it, Peter wouldn’t see how sorry Cole is, and how Cole has matured. But, he has now, all because Peter gave Cole a second chance, even though he didn’t really have a choice. Forgiving is the reason the world goes round. Everybody makes mistakes, but anybody can fix them.
Friday, February 10, 2012
My Prediction
Imagine being chased by people that want to keep you locked up in a cellar. Imagine being on the run at age 15. Imagine being betrayed by someone you really trusted. All of these horrible things happen to Chloe in the book The Reckoning, and she really doesn't handle her problems very well.
In my book so far, a group of teens all have supernatural powers and are being experimented by people they barely know. When they were being experimented, people told them they had mental problems, and where they were staying was a mental home. But really they weren’t mental and they kept them there so they wouldn’t hurt anyone with their powers. Now they’re on the run from everyone and everything. Including the Edison group, which is the group of the experimenters.
What I think will happen next is that they will run away, again, but get caught by the people that caught them in the first place. The Edison Group will probably end up killing one of them, because that’s what they intended before the last time they ran away. I think this because it reminds me of the book The Outsiders. Because when they ran away, two of them came back horribly hurt, and one never came back, because, obviously, he died. This happened because the teens were trying to save other kids that were trapped in a fire, and even if they went home and never saved those kids they would have gotten beaten up anyways.
This book is most likely to be an irony. It's obviously not very realistic because they all have supernatural powers,which doesn't happen to people in real life. Also, the characters go through many struggles as their enemies try to catch or kill them.
A horrible ending will probably happen to Chloe and her group in The Reckoning because they have the same issues in life; they’ve done bad things that people will never forgive them for. So, they also have a pretty good chance of dying, just like Johnny from The Outsiders.
In my book so far, a group of teens all have supernatural powers and are being experimented by people they barely know. When they were being experimented, people told them they had mental problems, and where they were staying was a mental home. But really they weren’t mental and they kept them there so they wouldn’t hurt anyone with their powers. Now they’re on the run from everyone and everything. Including the Edison group, which is the group of the experimenters.
What I think will happen next is that they will run away, again, but get caught by the people that caught them in the first place. The Edison Group will probably end up killing one of them, because that’s what they intended before the last time they ran away. I think this because it reminds me of the book The Outsiders. Because when they ran away, two of them came back horribly hurt, and one never came back, because, obviously, he died. This happened because the teens were trying to save other kids that were trapped in a fire, and even if they went home and never saved those kids they would have gotten beaten up anyways.
This book is most likely to be an irony. It's obviously not very realistic because they all have supernatural powers,which doesn't happen to people in real life. Also, the characters go through many struggles as their enemies try to catch or kill them.
A horrible ending will probably happen to Chloe and her group in The Reckoning because they have the same issues in life; they’ve done bad things that people will never forgive them for. So, they also have a pretty good chance of dying, just like Johnny from The Outsiders.
Confession from Cole
Author's Note: We had to pick a paragraph or sentence that we thought was important from Touching Spirit Bear.
Hesitantly,he explained how he had how he had tried to escape the island and how he was mauled trying to kill the Spirit Bear. "I wanted to kill it because it wasn't afraid of me," he admitted.
I thought this paragraph was important because that Cole changed his ways by finally admitted something true. He admitted that he doesn't like it when people aren't afraid of him, because he likes seeing their reactions when they are. For example, when Cole and Peter were in the Circle of Justice together, Cole gave Peter the stare and Peter had a scared look in his eye, and Cole enjoyed it. He confessed something that he never would have if never went to that island.
Hesitantly,he explained how he had how he had tried to escape the island and how he was mauled trying to kill the Spirit Bear. "I wanted to kill it because it wasn't afraid of me," he admitted.
I thought this paragraph was important because that Cole changed his ways by finally admitted something true. He admitted that he doesn't like it when people aren't afraid of him, because he likes seeing their reactions when they are. For example, when Cole and Peter were in the Circle of Justice together, Cole gave Peter the stare and Peter had a scared look in his eye, and Cole enjoyed it. He confessed something that he never would have if never went to that island.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Beginning
Author's Note: My teacher gave us the end of a story and we had to write the beginning of it, so here it is. (Where the ******************** start my story ends.
I thought diving was easy. I thought swimming was easy. I’m stuck with the fact that I can’t do either of these things nor have I tried, until today. I’m also literally stuck, in a pool, with my foot stuck. It’s feels like someone or something is grabbing on to my ankle, and it won’t let go. I didn’t think I would get stuck. Everyone dared me, but now I’m lying at the bottom of the pool. I’m stuck. “Someone help me!” I try to scream, but the only thing that happens is water gets sucked inside me. And my lungs collapse even more every time I struggle to say something. This is all my fault. Right now I should be in my bed, grounded. But of course, I’m not. My mom wouldn’t care if I die, anyway, that’s probably what she wants. I hope I do die, then I don’t have to face her. She probably won’t even be home. She never is. She gets home at about 11 every night, drunk. She wakes me up, and locks me outside. I tell my friends about my problems, but all they do is laugh. Everyone’s life would be better if I was gone. Only if.
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Then there was nothing -- only a silence that filled my ears like honey. It dripped down, insulating me from the world outside my closed eyes. For several moments, I succumbed to this silence, welcomed it, and hoped that perhaps it would last an eternity.
It didn't. From a distance, I could hear voices calling. My name floated on the wave of voices as they crested and grew louder, disturbing my silence like the squeezing of a balloon.
When it popped, I finally opened my eyes and faced the world again.
I thought diving was easy. I thought swimming was easy. I’m stuck with the fact that I can’t do either of these things nor have I tried, until today. I’m also literally stuck, in a pool, with my foot stuck. It’s feels like someone or something is grabbing on to my ankle, and it won’t let go. I didn’t think I would get stuck. Everyone dared me, but now I’m lying at the bottom of the pool. I’m stuck. “Someone help me!” I try to scream, but the only thing that happens is water gets sucked inside me. And my lungs collapse even more every time I struggle to say something. This is all my fault. Right now I should be in my bed, grounded. But of course, I’m not. My mom wouldn’t care if I die, anyway, that’s probably what she wants. I hope I do die, then I don’t have to face her. She probably won’t even be home. She never is. She gets home at about 11 every night, drunk. She wakes me up, and locks me outside. I tell my friends about my problems, but all they do is laugh. Everyone’s life would be better if I was gone. Only if.
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Then there was nothing -- only a silence that filled my ears like honey. It dripped down, insulating me from the world outside my closed eyes. For several moments, I succumbed to this silence, welcomed it, and hoped that perhaps it would last an eternity.
It didn't. From a distance, I could hear voices calling. My name floated on the wave of voices as they crested and grew louder, disturbing my silence like the squeezing of a balloon.
When it popped, I finally opened my eyes and faced the world again.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Elise the Duck
Elise the duck was out on a stroll through the park, but she had a weird feeling that she was being followed. Every time she looked back, she saw the same person walking behind her, in a tall, back coat that covered their face. Elise was getting very angry because this person was bugging her. So, she went up to the mysterious stranger, and them why they were following her. Before she got her answer the person stuffed her in a sack and took her away. Later she woke up in the middle of the street, while it was pouring rain, and she was holding a spork.
Cole from Touching Spirit Bear
Cole believes that he is invincible and everyone should be scared of him. Cole has a negative attitude towards his life. He’s always saying how no one loves him and they’d rather have him be dead than alive. Cole doesn’t really have any positive abilities, basically his only skill is being strong, but he uses that towards the wrong things like hurting people. Cole affected many people’s life, mostly by hurting them. Peter is a different character that was affected by Cole, because Cole had a fight with him, and now he has trouble speaking
Cole from Touching Spirit Bear
Cole believes that he is invincible and everyone should be scared of him. Cole has a negative attitude towards his life. He’s always saying how no one loves him and they’d rather have him be dead than alive. Cole doesn’t really have any positive abilities, basically his only skill is being strong, but he uses that towards the wrong things like hurting people. Cole affected many people’s life, mostly by hurting them. Peter is a different character that was affected by Cole, because Cole had a fight with him, and now he has trouble speaking
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
the ending to thank you ma'am
That night Roger realized he has to change his ways. He has a nice family, that actually has a lot of money, so he doesn’t need to go around stealing. But, he got in a fight with his father last month, it was really scary. His dad threw punches here and there, and all Roger could do was take it. And he ran away when he got his chance.
Roger didn’t want to turn out like his father; a druggie that drinks too much and goes around beating kids. So he decided he needed to turn himself around and get a job. He decides to apply to his favorite store ever, Sentry. Roger liked this store because it was in his location, it was really small, and they had tiny shopping carts. Those made his life.
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The manager hired him right away. They loved Roger. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t care. All he knew is that he didn’t have to steal anymore.
That night he was working late shift, and lucky him he was the only one working and the store was completely empty. At least, that’s what he thought. The young man heard crash, and ran towards the sound of the falling glass. He wasn’t very happy to find the ‘bullet proof’ window broke into pieces on the floor. Nor was he too happy to find a giant black women with a ski mask standing over him. Roger luckily took karate for five years straight, and became a black belt, so he knew what to do. He kicked the women’s legs, and she fell to the ground with a big “Umph!” then, he kicked her right where it matters. In the sitter.
She quickly got to her feet and begged him to stop. Roger realized he knew that voice from somewhere. “Oh my! Mrs. Jones are you okay?” The women holding her buttock answered, “Of course.” She was very pleased to see that Roger changed his ways, but Roger was very disappointed in Mrs. Jones.
“I don’t have any excuse to do this, and I’m very sorry. Are you going to take me to the police?” asked the big lady.
“Of course not. Now I have to return a favor. He walked her out the door and sent her off, with the ten dollars she had given him before. “I’ve been saving this, but you obviously need it more than me.”
She walked off, with a big smile on her face, and never saw Roger again.
Roger didn’t want to turn out like his father; a druggie that drinks too much and goes around beating kids. So he decided he needed to turn himself around and get a job. He decides to apply to his favorite store ever, Sentry. Roger liked this store because it was in his location, it was really small, and they had tiny shopping carts. Those made his life.
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The manager hired him right away. They loved Roger. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t care. All he knew is that he didn’t have to steal anymore.
That night he was working late shift, and lucky him he was the only one working and the store was completely empty. At least, that’s what he thought. The young man heard crash, and ran towards the sound of the falling glass. He wasn’t very happy to find the ‘bullet proof’ window broke into pieces on the floor. Nor was he too happy to find a giant black women with a ski mask standing over him. Roger luckily took karate for five years straight, and became a black belt, so he knew what to do. He kicked the women’s legs, and she fell to the ground with a big “Umph!” then, he kicked her right where it matters. In the sitter.
She quickly got to her feet and begged him to stop. Roger realized he knew that voice from somewhere. “Oh my! Mrs. Jones are you okay?” The women holding her buttock answered, “Of course.” She was very pleased to see that Roger changed his ways, but Roger was very disappointed in Mrs. Jones.
“I don’t have any excuse to do this, and I’m very sorry. Are you going to take me to the police?” asked the big lady.
“Of course not. Now I have to return a favor. He walked her out the door and sent her off, with the ten dollars she had given him before. “I’ve been saving this, but you obviously need it more than me.”
She walked off, with a big smile on her face, and never saw Roger again.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Unknown
Author's Note: I'm supposed to create a story based off of a sentence I chose on the board, and I would like to score high for word choice in this piece. Comment if you think I would have.
Wars are stupid. They're messed up. My husband was in the army, and we just got a letter, it said that they lost him. They don't know if he's dead or alive. This is horrible! I'm a single mother now, living at home with my beautiful daughter. I haven't told her yet, and I'm never going to. She deserves the right to know, but it would break her little fragile heart. Maybe this is for the best, considering I met a very handsome man last month. We've been kind of an item. Steph doesn't mind him. She actually enjoys his company. They have a very nice bond, and I'm glad they get along, because I think he's the one.
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I hate Brad. He's my mom's new boy friend. I know these types of things. She's never trying to get donut off of his face with her mouth, and I know it! And I know for a fact that he's allergic to donut. And bikes, and barbies. I also know that they're hiding my daddy somewhere. My mom and Brad. They think they're all that, but I know their story, and I will find him! They wont keep him away from me any longer, and I know exactly where he is! "Here I come Daddy!"
"What was that honey?" asked my horrible mother
"Can I have a cookie?" I quickly asked
"Sure, I'll go get the oven started." and I went off, thank god I'm still small enough to fit through the doggy door. I ran, down the walkway to our front door. Then I stopped at the gate. The thought of climbing over it made me want to bawl. My dad used to always toss me over, and my mom would be waiting on the other side, ready to catch me. Obviously neither one of them were present, so I just pushed the latch down, and walked out. I'm pretty tall for a five year old, so I was able to reach it.
As I'm walking down the side walk, I asked myself, "Where am I going?" then my inner self told me, "The airport." I agreed with my instincts, and walked to the airport. I would say it took a good three days to get to the end of the block, and probably another four to get to the airport.
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"Okay Steph, the cookies are done, if you want one while there still warm. Steph? Stephanie come out of hiding right now! This isn't funny! Fine! I'll eat them all myself!" She bugs me. Her favorite game is hide and seek, and she's very good at it. I can never find her. But she can come out, when she's ready. Because I really don't care the least bit.
"Brad come see this! It's so pretty!"
"What is?" replied my lover, while looking over my shoulder.
"You left the gate open, how generous…." I said in a very snotty tone that I'm pretty proud of. "No I came in the back door, and you know that. You greeted me this morning by throwing something at me."
"Oh yeah, then who did it?" We both look at each other, and we realize that Stephanie isn't playing hide and seek, and she never was.
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By the time I got to the airport, I was very tired and hungry. So I went to this restaurant, and I ordered all by myself, which I was pretty proud of. I had a pretty good meal. Some macaroni with apple slices. I took my meal to go. The workers were really stupid to give me glass plates. That's just a waste of money if I'm going to throw it away, and that's exactly what I did. While I was gently applying the plate to the garbage, a very kind man offered me a drink. I took that offer, and it was delicious. But at that moment I had n clue who this man was.
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I had no clue where she would be! She's a boring person that has no friends, she doesn't know how to get to a park. So I was thinking, maybe the airport. She always talks about how much she misses her father, and maybe she thinks he would be coming home soon. "Airport, stat!" I say to Brad with a lot of emotion. He replies with a, 'why not?'.
When we show up, we're running at this point, hoping no one will take my child away. While we're running, I see her, throwing something into the trash. Then I see a tall man, in uniform, standing right in front of her. And I could see, even from a distance, her breath caught as she saw him standing there, sunlight dancing in his eyes. She started crying and running towards him. "Daddy, Daddy! Never leave me again. Never leave me with this evil person you call your wife! She's a bad person daddy!"
Of course, he turns over to me. Gives me a horrible glance, and walks away, into the sunlight, with my child, and never came back.
Wars are stupid. They're messed up. My husband was in the army, and we just got a letter, it said that they lost him. They don't know if he's dead or alive. This is horrible! I'm a single mother now, living at home with my beautiful daughter. I haven't told her yet, and I'm never going to. She deserves the right to know, but it would break her little fragile heart. Maybe this is for the best, considering I met a very handsome man last month. We've been kind of an item. Steph doesn't mind him. She actually enjoys his company. They have a very nice bond, and I'm glad they get along, because I think he's the one.
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I hate Brad. He's my mom's new boy friend. I know these types of things. She's never trying to get donut off of his face with her mouth, and I know it! And I know for a fact that he's allergic to donut. And bikes, and barbies. I also know that they're hiding my daddy somewhere. My mom and Brad. They think they're all that, but I know their story, and I will find him! They wont keep him away from me any longer, and I know exactly where he is! "Here I come Daddy!"
"What was that honey?" asked my horrible mother
"Can I have a cookie?" I quickly asked
"Sure, I'll go get the oven started." and I went off, thank god I'm still small enough to fit through the doggy door. I ran, down the walkway to our front door. Then I stopped at the gate. The thought of climbing over it made me want to bawl. My dad used to always toss me over, and my mom would be waiting on the other side, ready to catch me. Obviously neither one of them were present, so I just pushed the latch down, and walked out. I'm pretty tall for a five year old, so I was able to reach it.
As I'm walking down the side walk, I asked myself, "Where am I going?" then my inner self told me, "The airport." I agreed with my instincts, and walked to the airport. I would say it took a good three days to get to the end of the block, and probably another four to get to the airport.
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"Okay Steph, the cookies are done, if you want one while there still warm. Steph? Stephanie come out of hiding right now! This isn't funny! Fine! I'll eat them all myself!" She bugs me. Her favorite game is hide and seek, and she's very good at it. I can never find her. But she can come out, when she's ready. Because I really don't care the least bit.
"Brad come see this! It's so pretty!"
"What is?" replied my lover, while looking over my shoulder.
"You left the gate open, how generous…." I said in a very snotty tone that I'm pretty proud of. "No I came in the back door, and you know that. You greeted me this morning by throwing something at me."
"Oh yeah, then who did it?" We both look at each other, and we realize that Stephanie isn't playing hide and seek, and she never was.
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By the time I got to the airport, I was very tired and hungry. So I went to this restaurant, and I ordered all by myself, which I was pretty proud of. I had a pretty good meal. Some macaroni with apple slices. I took my meal to go. The workers were really stupid to give me glass plates. That's just a waste of money if I'm going to throw it away, and that's exactly what I did. While I was gently applying the plate to the garbage, a very kind man offered me a drink. I took that offer, and it was delicious. But at that moment I had n clue who this man was.
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I had no clue where she would be! She's a boring person that has no friends, she doesn't know how to get to a park. So I was thinking, maybe the airport. She always talks about how much she misses her father, and maybe she thinks he would be coming home soon. "Airport, stat!" I say to Brad with a lot of emotion. He replies with a, 'why not?'.
When we show up, we're running at this point, hoping no one will take my child away. While we're running, I see her, throwing something into the trash. Then I see a tall man, in uniform, standing right in front of her. And I could see, even from a distance, her breath caught as she saw him standing there, sunlight dancing in his eyes. She started crying and running towards him. "Daddy, Daddy! Never leave me again. Never leave me with this evil person you call your wife! She's a bad person daddy!"
Of course, he turns over to me. Gives me a horrible glance, and walks away, into the sunlight, with my child, and never came back.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Science is a No-No
If you go around a school, any school, and ask all the kids what their least favorite subject is, what do you think they would say? Social studies, maybe math? Well, you are wrong. Science is the big problem. Nobody likes it, not one person. They might not mind it, but no one legit loves it. Science is a waste of time and space. We don’t need it, and we deserve to have science be optional. Us kids shouldn’t have to suffer.
If you had to choose between your kid having one more elective classes or playing with fire, what would you choose? Probably not the second choice. Every principal tries to keep all the children safe in their school, but they’re just making it more dangerous for everyone, and not just the students. The teachers too. If we were playing around with Bunsen burners, and someone knocked one over, the whole entire school would burn down! This would be horrible. People try to prevent fires, but really we’re just getting closer and closer to raising money for a new school. Because sooner or later someone will accidently(or purposely) set something on fire.
Science is a horrible class that doesn’t teach us anything but big words that we will never use. If someone really wants to become a scientist, they can take science class, but the rest of us should have to waste our time while we could be in another class learning something reasonable. Kids don’t even pay attention in science class, so it’s also a waste of time for the teachers. If no one listens to them, they shouldn’t even be teaching, instead they could be out doing something fun like shopping. Or finding a different job. It’s not like children don’t respect the teacher, they just don’t respect the subject. Which is why many people don’t get very decent grades in this class.
If we got rid of science and we knocked down the walls in between the two science rooms we have, and put a trampoline in the floor, our school would be so much better. We could have an elective call, ‘Bounce & Pounce’ or something like that. No one would regret it. Over the weekends we could have people pay to come jump on it for money. It would be such a joy! The school could raise even more money than we already have, and buy something else. Like a gold statue of Mr. Daul, or even me. This school would have many more people coming to it, considering that we would have a trampoline. And more people means more money. More money means more unreasonable things we could buy and put next to the gold statue of me.
If we get rid of science, everyone would be so happy. The teachers would be happy because they don’t have to listen to the complaining of students. The parents would be happy because they don’t have to listen to the complaining from their kids. And the children would be happy because no one likes this class and everyone knows it. It’s a waste of money, time, and space and we don’t need it. We should just ban science. It’s not safe for kids, and it never will be. Have you ever heard of the kid that died at school because of some weird experiment they were doing in school with Bunsen burners? Well, I haven’t but there’s probably some kid out there who has died in science class, and we don’t want that happening to any of our kids, so we should all agree that science is a big no-no and get rid of it before someone gets hurt!
If you had to choose between your kid having one more elective classes or playing with fire, what would you choose? Probably not the second choice. Every principal tries to keep all the children safe in their school, but they’re just making it more dangerous for everyone, and not just the students. The teachers too. If we were playing around with Bunsen burners, and someone knocked one over, the whole entire school would burn down! This would be horrible. People try to prevent fires, but really we’re just getting closer and closer to raising money for a new school. Because sooner or later someone will accidently(or purposely) set something on fire.
Science is a horrible class that doesn’t teach us anything but big words that we will never use. If someone really wants to become a scientist, they can take science class, but the rest of us should have to waste our time while we could be in another class learning something reasonable. Kids don’t even pay attention in science class, so it’s also a waste of time for the teachers. If no one listens to them, they shouldn’t even be teaching, instead they could be out doing something fun like shopping. Or finding a different job. It’s not like children don’t respect the teacher, they just don’t respect the subject. Which is why many people don’t get very decent grades in this class.
If we got rid of science and we knocked down the walls in between the two science rooms we have, and put a trampoline in the floor, our school would be so much better. We could have an elective call, ‘Bounce & Pounce’ or something like that. No one would regret it. Over the weekends we could have people pay to come jump on it for money. It would be such a joy! The school could raise even more money than we already have, and buy something else. Like a gold statue of Mr. Daul, or even me. This school would have many more people coming to it, considering that we would have a trampoline. And more people means more money. More money means more unreasonable things we could buy and put next to the gold statue of me.
If we get rid of science, everyone would be so happy. The teachers would be happy because they don’t have to listen to the complaining of students. The parents would be happy because they don’t have to listen to the complaining from their kids. And the children would be happy because no one likes this class and everyone knows it. It’s a waste of money, time, and space and we don’t need it. We should just ban science. It’s not safe for kids, and it never will be. Have you ever heard of the kid that died at school because of some weird experiment they were doing in school with Bunsen burners? Well, I haven’t but there’s probably some kid out there who has died in science class, and we don’t want that happening to any of our kids, so we should all agree that science is a big no-no and get rid of it before someone gets hurt!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Guloff the Penguin 2
“Pick up your mess Judiths’!” Guloff was a very unhappy mom. She hated how many kids she had, but she loved every single one of them. But it was hard to tell the difference between all of them. She had 4 sets of triplets, and one loner who was always depressed.
Judith was the oldest, and never had any friends. His only friend was his father, Pablo, which had recently died. They would play catch together, run together, play Wii together, they had the best times. He misses him the most. But after all the years, he forgot about his mom. And one day, all of her anger built up, and she killed Pablo. While he was sleeping, she took a knife and slowly, but surely, cut his head off. Then, she made a hole at the top of his head, and pulled his brain out. Judith was watching the whole thing, but he had no urge to stop her. Guloff took the brain and planted it in the yard.
In the summer it grew to be a humongous tree with lollipops growing off of it. Judiths’ loved that. They got their love of candy from their father. The family had a very happy life after that, but all of them became obese because the only thing they ate were lollipops. Eventually they all blew up, because they were so fat. Except for Judith, she didn’t even like lollipops. The women lived the rest of her life very sad and lonely.
Judith was the oldest, and never had any friends. His only friend was his father, Pablo, which had recently died. They would play catch together, run together, play Wii together, they had the best times. He misses him the most. But after all the years, he forgot about his mom. And one day, all of her anger built up, and she killed Pablo. While he was sleeping, she took a knife and slowly, but surely, cut his head off. Then, she made a hole at the top of his head, and pulled his brain out. Judith was watching the whole thing, but he had no urge to stop her. Guloff took the brain and planted it in the yard.
In the summer it grew to be a humongous tree with lollipops growing off of it. Judiths’ loved that. They got their love of candy from their father. The family had a very happy life after that, but all of them became obese because the only thing they ate were lollipops. Eventually they all blew up, because they were so fat. Except for Judith, she didn’t even like lollipops. The women lived the rest of her life very sad and lonely.
Guloff the Penguin
The air was cold and Guloff was ready to take off. It was her and three monkeys. She couldn’t stand them. Their long tails, their warm atmosphere, and Guloff was living here, in freezing cold Antarctica. I guess it is where Penguins are supposed to live, but she hated in. She would rather be in the jungle. Climbing tree from tree, eating ticks from her lovers head, but no. She was a penguin and had to live in this ugly weather, and she was glad to be leaving.
“In 10, 9, 8,7….” She was jumping with joy, “3,2,1…..BLAST OFF!” and off they went, into the night sky.
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“Get out of my way!” I yell. Those chimps really tick me off. They just want to make me pounce out of this space ship. “I need a place to sit too! Just because your fat doesn’t mean you have to take up two chairs now move! Please?” Finally the fat one moved and I was actually safe.
A little bit later, the gravity turned off. It was so fun. We were spinning in the air, doing a bunch of jumps, and flips. I did things I was never able to do on earth. At one point in time, all the monkeys got so mad at me for being so excited about this (It was my first time), they shoved me out the door of the ship, and I was floating. I’d rather be here than anywhere else right now, and I’m having the time of my life. I drifted through space, and out in the distance I saw a planet that looked a little bit like Earth. So I pushed my body towards it, doing the dog paddle, and sooner or later I was there! It was a beautiful magical place, and the only two living things there were penguins and fish. And the best part….IT WAS WARM! Now I knew what to do with my life!
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Guloff decided never to go back to Earth. She stayed on planet Mexico. She met a guy named Pablo, and trust me he was pretty darn delicious. They had 13 kids, all named Judith. They loved their Judiths’, and they lived a happy life. THE END:)
“In 10, 9, 8,7….” She was jumping with joy, “3,2,1…..BLAST OFF!” and off they went, into the night sky.
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“Get out of my way!” I yell. Those chimps really tick me off. They just want to make me pounce out of this space ship. “I need a place to sit too! Just because your fat doesn’t mean you have to take up two chairs now move! Please?” Finally the fat one moved and I was actually safe.
A little bit later, the gravity turned off. It was so fun. We were spinning in the air, doing a bunch of jumps, and flips. I did things I was never able to do on earth. At one point in time, all the monkeys got so mad at me for being so excited about this (It was my first time), they shoved me out the door of the ship, and I was floating. I’d rather be here than anywhere else right now, and I’m having the time of my life. I drifted through space, and out in the distance I saw a planet that looked a little bit like Earth. So I pushed my body towards it, doing the dog paddle, and sooner or later I was there! It was a beautiful magical place, and the only two living things there were penguins and fish. And the best part….IT WAS WARM! Now I knew what to do with my life!
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Guloff decided never to go back to Earth. She stayed on planet Mexico. She met a guy named Pablo, and trust me he was pretty darn delicious. They had 13 kids, all named Judith. They loved their Judiths’, and they lived a happy life. THE END:)
Guloff the Bunny Rabbit
Guloff was a little bunny. She always wore a black bow with sparkles on her head. She loved it and would never go anywhere without it. One day, she woke up and it was gone. She looked everywhere in her little rabbit hole, but it wasn’t under her bed, in the sink, it the bath tub, no where! Guloff ran all the way back where she came from (Mexico) and met her fairy god mother. They had a chat, and she said, “I’m glad to see you again my grasshopper. I will give you hints to find your special bow, and you will try to find it. Now go off.”
“But I need my hint.” Said Guloff, really confused. “Oh yeah,” says fairy godmother, “Follow the yellow brick road, and you’ll find it in no time.”
“Kay.” And she hopped off, down the yellow brick road. Unfortunately she ran into the big gate guarder: the goat. The bunny has heard stories of this goat, and none of them were good ones. “get out of my way you big fat goat!” screamed Guloff. She was really getting angry now. “Do you want your ribbon or not?”
The rabbit was confused, she had no idea what he was talking about. “What the heck are you talking about? I never had a ribbon.”
“I’m sorry. I meant your bow.” Said the giant goat. “oh haha sorry. Yeah can I have it back please?” asked Guloff in the highest pitch she could get to.
“Why not?” and the goat threw Guloff her bow and she went on her way after thanking him. She was so excited about getting her bow bck, that she wsn’t watching where she was going, and fell into a dark, endless hole, falling to her death.
Guloff was never seen again.
“But I need my hint.” Said Guloff, really confused. “Oh yeah,” says fairy godmother, “Follow the yellow brick road, and you’ll find it in no time.”
“Kay.” And she hopped off, down the yellow brick road. Unfortunately she ran into the big gate guarder: the goat. The bunny has heard stories of this goat, and none of them were good ones. “get out of my way you big fat goat!” screamed Guloff. She was really getting angry now. “Do you want your ribbon or not?”
The rabbit was confused, she had no idea what he was talking about. “What the heck are you talking about? I never had a ribbon.”
“I’m sorry. I meant your bow.” Said the giant goat. “oh haha sorry. Yeah can I have it back please?” asked Guloff in the highest pitch she could get to.
“Why not?” and the goat threw Guloff her bow and she went on her way after thanking him. She was so excited about getting her bow bck, that she wsn’t watching where she was going, and fell into a dark, endless hole, falling to her death.
Guloff was never seen again.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mean Man, or the Priest?
Authors note: This is a point of view piece for 'Dead Men's Path'.
Michael Obi is a young man, not aware of other people’s feelings. He doesn’t care about other people’s beliefs, only his. One day when he was working at his school and he realized the villagers would take a path right next to the school building, and Obi didn’t like that because he thought they were scary and would get him in trouble. Being the person that he is, he shut down the path and made it so the villagers couldn’t walk down it. This was a horrible thing because the people did all their weird rituals there. After that, many bad things happened.
Michael Obi wasn’t a very kind guy. He didn’t care much about anything, and hated the idea of the villagers being close to the school. On the other hand, the villagers really cared about it. It was part of their life, and they grew to love it. They would talk to their ancestors there and even give birth there! Obviously it meant something to them! This story might have been better if the main character was the Priest. He went though much more than Michael and it would be more interesting than just a principal being freaked out by weird people. Instead you would learn all the weird things they do in their village. Which, in my perspective, would be a lot better and have more of a point to it.
Michael Obi is a young man, not aware of other people’s feelings. He doesn’t care about other people’s beliefs, only his. One day when he was working at his school and he realized the villagers would take a path right next to the school building, and Obi didn’t like that because he thought they were scary and would get him in trouble. Being the person that he is, he shut down the path and made it so the villagers couldn’t walk down it. This was a horrible thing because the people did all their weird rituals there. After that, many bad things happened.
Michael Obi wasn’t a very kind guy. He didn’t care much about anything, and hated the idea of the villagers being close to the school. On the other hand, the villagers really cared about it. It was part of their life, and they grew to love it. They would talk to their ancestors there and even give birth there! Obviously it meant something to them! This story might have been better if the main character was the Priest. He went though much more than Michael and it would be more interesting than just a principal being freaked out by weird people. Instead you would learn all the weird things they do in their village. Which, in my perspective, would be a lot better and have more of a point to it.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Jesus the Caterpillar :)
Author's Note: My purpose of writing this piece is to show off what I got over the break(not for Christmas). Please give me feedback if you think I should make this story into a different point of view. caterpillar
It was New Year's Eve and it was a beautiful, sunny morning. I was sitting next to my friends, eating a pop tart. It was a great day so far, and I didn't know it was going to get even better.
In the afternoon, me and Ali went to Sam's club, and found the coolest thing. A giant rainbow caterpillar! We both bought one, it was fifteen dollars, but it was worth it. We had a great New Years. At one point we were yelling at each other, "You Don't touch my Jesus!" and "You don't touch my Dewy!" (I named my caterpillar Jesus and Ali named hers Dewy). It was a fun night.
In the morning, Jesus and I went home, to find my brother and his friend Dakota. I love bothering Dakota, it's a habit. It's a pretty good time. This time I went too far, though. He was so annoyed with me. Anyway, I was in the bathroom, putting my hair up for soccer, and wondering what they were doing because they wouldn't stop laughing. So, I went out in the living room and started freaking out. I couldn't find Jesus anywhere! Then they told me "Jesus is trying to escape!" I was confused. I looked out the window, and there he was, laying in the snow, right by our gate, 'trying to escape'. Dakota threw him out the window.
It was New Year's Eve and it was a beautiful, sunny morning. I was sitting next to my friends, eating a pop tart. It was a great day so far, and I didn't know it was going to get even better.
In the afternoon, me and Ali went to Sam's club, and found the coolest thing. A giant rainbow caterpillar! We both bought one, it was fifteen dollars, but it was worth it. We had a great New Years. At one point we were yelling at each other, "You Don't touch my Jesus!" and "You don't touch my Dewy!" (I named my caterpillar Jesus and Ali named hers Dewy). It was a fun night.
In the morning, Jesus and I went home, to find my brother and his friend Dakota. I love bothering Dakota, it's a habit. It's a pretty good time. This time I went too far, though. He was so annoyed with me. Anyway, I was in the bathroom, putting my hair up for soccer, and wondering what they were doing because they wouldn't stop laughing. So, I went out in the living room and started freaking out. I couldn't find Jesus anywhere! Then they told me "Jesus is trying to escape!" I was confused. I looked out the window, and there he was, laying in the snow, right by our gate, 'trying to escape'. Dakota threw him out the window.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Willy Freeman vs. Chloe Sanders
What if your life depended on you? What if your family’s lives counted on you? What if you were the one causing someone in your family to die. In the stories The Awakening and War Comes to Willy Freeman the main characters deal with this. The more they mess up, the more their family gets in danger. This is why these two characters have so much in common, even though the two teenagers live completely different lives.
Chloe is a girl, who everyone suspects to be crazy. But really, she’s not. Willy is just a girl, where everyone underestimates her. They both are so much alike and have major problems in life. Adults don’t respect them ever, and they never have a chance to be the kid. These characters are always the ones taking action in life, when their parents really should. Both characters need to stand up for themselves, and be the kids they’re meant to be. They both are pretty brave to run away from danger, and walk into some more.
A very bad habit that Chloe and Willy have is that they both run away from their problems. They don’t think that they should fix their problems that they made, until after they do something. These girls need to think ahead and look into the future, and think of what problems they will cause. Or what trouble they could get into. But they don’t care; they just go with the flow, which they really need to change.
Obviously Chloe and Willy have differences. One of them lives in a mental home, and the other is living in a war zone. If you put aside their surroundings, and look at how they act, they are still pretty different. Willy is just really selfish, only trying to fit her needs. She doesn’t care if what she does is going to hurt other people, which is horrible. Chloe, on the other hand, is wonderful and risks her life to save others. She never gives up and probably a better person than Willy, seeing that she cares for others and not only herself.
Both these girls live completely different lives. Even though they’re in different books, they have different personalities, and live in completely different areas, doesn’t mean they’re only different. They could also be alike. If you take two people and compare them, let’s say a bully that lives in Kansas and a nice kid in Australia, they probably have something in common, aside from the way they look. There is such thing as being unique, but other people might be just as unique as you.
Chloe is a girl, who everyone suspects to be crazy. But really, she’s not. Willy is just a girl, where everyone underestimates her. They both are so much alike and have major problems in life. Adults don’t respect them ever, and they never have a chance to be the kid. These characters are always the ones taking action in life, when their parents really should. Both characters need to stand up for themselves, and be the kids they’re meant to be. They both are pretty brave to run away from danger, and walk into some more.
A very bad habit that Chloe and Willy have is that they both run away from their problems. They don’t think that they should fix their problems that they made, until after they do something. These girls need to think ahead and look into the future, and think of what problems they will cause. Or what trouble they could get into. But they don’t care; they just go with the flow, which they really need to change.
Obviously Chloe and Willy have differences. One of them lives in a mental home, and the other is living in a war zone. If you put aside their surroundings, and look at how they act, they are still pretty different. Willy is just really selfish, only trying to fit her needs. She doesn’t care if what she does is going to hurt other people, which is horrible. Chloe, on the other hand, is wonderful and risks her life to save others. She never gives up and probably a better person than Willy, seeing that she cares for others and not only herself.
Both these girls live completely different lives. Even though they’re in different books, they have different personalities, and live in completely different areas, doesn’t mean they’re only different. They could also be alike. If you take two people and compare them, let’s say a bully that lives in Kansas and a nice kid in Australia, they probably have something in common, aside from the way they look. There is such thing as being unique, but other people might be just as unique as you.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Man in the Red Hat
It was a windy day in Manhattan, and the streets were empty. There was no noise throughout the whole city, but the sound of my feet stomping on the ground while I’m walking. I look around, wondering if I’m dreaming the quietness, then I hear a plea for help. I sprint, to follow the sound of the women’s cry, to find a man, in a red hat, beating her with a baseball bat. I was mesmerized by the blood erupting from her head. Then I snap out of it. I couldn’t bear to see this, so I went up to the guy and punched him in the eye. He fell to the ground. I turn him over so I can see his face. He has no face. I couldn’t describe it even if I tried. All I knew is that there was no flesh on it. He wasn’t human. I turned and made a mad dash for the door. I stop, because I smell my mother’s homemade pancakes. But she’s dead. How is that possible? I turn around, only to find the man, with the bat. The next thing I knew he was beating me, and I blacked out.
I woke up on a white floor, and I have no idea where I am. But for some reason that place seemed really familiar. Then I hear someone call my name, “Michael, follow my voice. I have a surprise for you…” Of course I follow him, what do I have to lose?
“Where are you?” I asked the voice from above.
“I’m across the crystal bridge. Just go to the end of it and walk down the steps.” I walked down the bridge. He wasn’t kidding. The bridge really was crystal. It was shiny see through crystal, and it was so beautiful. The sun shined right through it to make a bright rainbow across the whole floor. “Where are you? I went down the steps and you’re nowhere to be found.” I exclaimed.
“Turn around.” I slowly turn around, and scream at the top of my lungs. I find a man, in a white robe, white sandals, and a beard flowing in the wind. The beard smells pretty delicious. It smells like….like…..my mother’s pancakes! Why do I keep smelling them? Anyways, the man kind of reminds me of Jesus. “Hello young man, my name is Jesus,” well that makes sense.”I would like to welcome you to Heaven.” Jesus steps a little to the side, and there’s my mother. More beautiful and stunning than ever before.
“Mom!” I run over and give her the biggest hug you could ever give someone. She hugs back. I feel like I’m alive again! Then she slaps hard in the face with a brick, and I wake up. In a hospital. On the floor.
“He’s alive! I can’t believe this! You’re a lucky man, Michael.”
“I know I know.” I sprinted, out of the room, out of the hospital, all the way to my apartment three miles away. “I can’t believe this is happening to me again. After all these years, it’s happened again. Why now? Why at this time? This doesn’t make any sense to me. I’ve gotta leave town again, and change my name, and get a new home. How’d he find me? The man in the red hat, that evil little…” I hear a knock, a loud knock. So loud my eardrums are pounding, and I can’t even hear myself breath. I follow the disturbing noise, and it leads to the patio door, so I know the sound is coming from something on my deck.
I stick my head out the door, and there he was, Jesus was eating some peanuts and throwing the shells at my wall. Which you wouldn’t think was too loud, but it was crazy loud. “What are you doing here?” I said, with a scared tone. I wasn’t expecting him any time soon.
“Saving you. You’ve been through too much, and I’m sorry about Chad.” I had no clue who Chad was. I never even heard of the guy. “Who’s Chad?”
“Don’t you remember? Chad Loopy, you guys used to be best friends, until he went loopy, and now he’s ‘the man in the red hat’ as you call him.” And I freeze. Every muscle in my body stops functioning right, and I can’t move. My heart feels like it stopped, and I can’t breathe. My lungs are closing, as I’m gasping for air. The room starts spinning, and I fall. I can’t control what I am doing or feeling. All of a sudden, everything is a blur. The last thing I saw was the man in the red hat, with a knife with dark red blood dripping off of it, and him laughing. “That’s what you get Michael; you always knew it was coming.”
I woke up on a white floor, and I have no idea where I am. But for some reason that place seemed really familiar. Then I hear someone call my name, “Michael, follow my voice. I have a surprise for you…” Of course I follow him, what do I have to lose?
“Where are you?” I asked the voice from above.
“I’m across the crystal bridge. Just go to the end of it and walk down the steps.” I walked down the bridge. He wasn’t kidding. The bridge really was crystal. It was shiny see through crystal, and it was so beautiful. The sun shined right through it to make a bright rainbow across the whole floor. “Where are you? I went down the steps and you’re nowhere to be found.” I exclaimed.
“Turn around.” I slowly turn around, and scream at the top of my lungs. I find a man, in a white robe, white sandals, and a beard flowing in the wind. The beard smells pretty delicious. It smells like….like…..my mother’s pancakes! Why do I keep smelling them? Anyways, the man kind of reminds me of Jesus. “Hello young man, my name is Jesus,” well that makes sense.”I would like to welcome you to Heaven.” Jesus steps a little to the side, and there’s my mother. More beautiful and stunning than ever before.
“Mom!” I run over and give her the biggest hug you could ever give someone. She hugs back. I feel like I’m alive again! Then she slaps hard in the face with a brick, and I wake up. In a hospital. On the floor.
“He’s alive! I can’t believe this! You’re a lucky man, Michael.”
“I know I know.” I sprinted, out of the room, out of the hospital, all the way to my apartment three miles away. “I can’t believe this is happening to me again. After all these years, it’s happened again. Why now? Why at this time? This doesn’t make any sense to me. I’ve gotta leave town again, and change my name, and get a new home. How’d he find me? The man in the red hat, that evil little…” I hear a knock, a loud knock. So loud my eardrums are pounding, and I can’t even hear myself breath. I follow the disturbing noise, and it leads to the patio door, so I know the sound is coming from something on my deck.
I stick my head out the door, and there he was, Jesus was eating some peanuts and throwing the shells at my wall. Which you wouldn’t think was too loud, but it was crazy loud. “What are you doing here?” I said, with a scared tone. I wasn’t expecting him any time soon.
“Saving you. You’ve been through too much, and I’m sorry about Chad.” I had no clue who Chad was. I never even heard of the guy. “Who’s Chad?”
“Don’t you remember? Chad Loopy, you guys used to be best friends, until he went loopy, and now he’s ‘the man in the red hat’ as you call him.” And I freeze. Every muscle in my body stops functioning right, and I can’t move. My heart feels like it stopped, and I can’t breathe. My lungs are closing, as I’m gasping for air. The room starts spinning, and I fall. I can’t control what I am doing or feeling. All of a sudden, everything is a blur. The last thing I saw was the man in the red hat, with a knife with dark red blood dripping off of it, and him laughing. “That’s what you get Michael; you always knew it was coming.”
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