Grade

Sean McDonald

5/20/11

            Like in the vacuum of space I have sucked into English. At first I went to the class with a weight in my chest. Then it was as if the light bulb in my head suddenly turned on. I realized that the class helped with the others. Thanks to this class an A is for me, because I produce quality work, participate in class, and I have progressed well.

            You might say I only deserve a B, maybe because I’m not neat. It could also be because I didn’t start off as well. However I have been progressing and writing better.

            I produce quality work that is better than before. My blog posts have gotten better. I think through what I am going to write before I write it. I can persuade people that I am right.

            I participate in all conversations. I raise my hand a lot! You tell me to put my hand down all of the time. I always get the last word in when we get into groups. I also study and analyze the pictures when we have to.

            I have progressed well since the beginning of the semester. I was horrible at writing until I came to this class. When I try my hardest I can actually write neatly. I can actually appreciate poems. I understand and can analyze poems as well.

            I deserve an A in this class because I have progressed well, I participate in everything, and I produce quality work. I have showed that I have improved in many ways many times.

City of Stars

Scary and happy poems

                                     Scary
When the techer gets angry it happens like a speeding bullet
When the sun is gone it is dark and foreboding like a cave
K-state is every where like mating bunnies


                                       Happy
The walls gleam brillaintly like glass in the sun
My freinds make jokes like natural comedians
The happiness radiates when the sun shines through the windows

sonnet

Gir,he wears a green fake dogsuit
He runs around like a psycho
to science a robotic coot
to him the best type of food is a taco

When playing around  he watches a squirrel
even as a robot he falls in love
always gets what he wants including the girl
He bakes biscuits in the stove

He buys a lot of food,mainly pizza
his antics are amazingly funny
even though he has bad asthma
He loves his honey bunny

His dream is to be a mongoose
also a friend named moose

Stravaganza:City of Stars

I noticed that the title is named city of stars but it is about a flying horse. This makes no sense, why not the city of horses. Ok so the horse can go closer to th stars. The name should have a deeper connection to it.

I realized that I don't like plot twist. They annoy me so much. one scond th pople I want together are and then the next second they aren't. I also realized that this could never happen in real life. No one can just transport themselves between two worlds.

If I were there I would be so scared that I would nearly wet myself. People would be trying to kill me for som thing I can't control. Would that ot just scare you so much. I would also be excited. It would be an adventure that could change at anytime.

I wonder what will happen next. will they die. Will they get back together. Why does this book have to be so mysterious. I wonder what the next one is about. I hope that they stay together. I wonder who is next on the list.

I'm surprised that this book is in th jr. high schools. It has death and mature scenes. There is rape and other bad things in it that is wrong. This is the most disturbing series ever.

Concrete poem

Riddle

I am attached to all objects and people
I move with said objects and people
You look in the sky you see a cloud right below it im there
The light is my enemy


I am a persons dark side
I am a mirror of black to the person
I have no reflection
I am a reflction

The sun creates me yet destroys me
My japanese name is kage
There are phrases that use me
One is a blank of a dought

Acrostic poem

Sophisticated
Eager
Autistic brother
Nice
David
McDonald

Parent letter

Sean McDonald

14665 S. Constance ct.

Olathe, Ks 66062

March 31, 2011

John David McDonald

14665 S. Constance ct.

Olathe, Ks 66062

Dear Mom and Dad:

            Are you tired of hearing my music? I have found headphones that will make both of us happy. I know that you guys get headaches from my music. I need Bose headphones because you will not hear my music and I am getting a job.

            I know what you are going to say. We don’t have enough money and I need to focus on school. However this will help me focus by listening while studying. Also I am getting a job which will allow me to either buy it or pay you back for it. That is why we need them.

            You guys hate hearing my music. It gives you headaches and hurts your ears. With these your headaches will go down and you won’t go deaf early on. The music I listen to is meant to be with giant headphones that will keep the sound in. Also I will be even more willing to help Dalton.

            I am getting a job. This will allow me to help pay for it or pay you back. I will also be able to save for college which means that it will not be a problem. I will stop being snappy even in the morning because I will have listened to good music and be getting ready for work. I will also be too tired to contradict you and will always listen to your wise teachings.

            I need Bose headphones so that I don’t have to change to make you happy. So that we can all be a functional normal family. That is why I need Bose headphones.

Sincerely,

Sean McDonald

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caesar essay

Sean McDonald

Mr. Allam

English II Hour 5

11 March 2011

Caesar essay

                Have you ever questioned your friendship with someone? I know that I have. In Julius Caesar Brutus has trust issues with Julius which causes trouble for everyone. Caesar learned that you should trust your friends that you know for sure are on your side because he was too trusting and he hurt the people around him.

                I know that he was blinded by his ego and that he didn’t know they were going to betray him. However these reasons show that he was kind, sure he had an ego but what leader doesn’t it helps them through rough times. He trusted them so much that he was blind to their plot.

                Caesar was way too trusting. He says “be near me, that I may remember you (II. III. 815).” This is proof because normal leaders would have body guards and he does not. He instead surrounds himself with people that he says he needs close to him to remember them.

                Caesar hurt the people around him. He even says to his wife “how foolish your fears seem now… (II.III. 814).” By going he made his wife worry and then kill herself. He makes Antony feel sorrow and rage.

                Caesar was too trusting and he hurt the people around him. That is what taught him about friendship.

letters between Brutus and Caesar

                        Dear, Caesar
I tell you right now I have no clue as to why I got married. Today she thought that I was keeping secrets from her and cut herself on her thigh to prove her loyalty! And she wonders why I'm stressed out. If she wouldn't do things like that we would have no problems. I understand she worries for me, however, this is just crazy. What do you think.
                      From,
                       Brutus


                         Dear, Brutus
I know exactly what you mean. My wife came to me and told me she had a nightmare that people were washing their hands in my blood from a statue of me. I mean seriously why would the people wash their hands in my blood. Then she started begging for me to stay home. So being the loving husband I am I said I will. She just won't give me a break.
                          From,
                          Caesar

Letter to Dr. Berry

Dear, Dr. Berry

            Have you ever thought snow days were fun? I do, I believe that snow days were and are extremely fun, however, we need to learn. We should add more days at the end of the year because we are too far behind already and paras only received pay 2 of those days.

            I admit that there are some challenges to this idea. I know that after the last two days teachers have meetings and then there is summer school after that. The kids also feel as if there have been enough days of school. However we can work to get past these.

            We are behind academically most countries. We take a three month break already while other schools are year round. All of my fellow students understand this. As well as the fact that we like going in May because it is warm and feels short. Helping kids acedemically could get more students into colledge. This would help us catch up to the other schools.

            Paras are very important to the school. Without them schools would be in trouble. They only get paid 2 snow days and yet they do all this hard work.  They have families too so we should help them out by adding more days. Also it will give us a good reputation showing that we think about the students and staff. This will get more people to move to Olathe giving the school district more money.

            We must add on more days at the end of the year. We are to far behind as it is and the paras deserve more. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Sincerely,

Sean McDonald

book blog

My book is titled The Stone of Tears. It is the second book in the thirteen book series the Sword of Truth. Currently the main character David has just found the love of his life and is going on a quest with her. The quest is to destroy the underworld king using the stone of tears to get into the under world. The author of this series is Terry Goodkind, he is a very good author with original ideas. So far I give this book 5/5 swords of truth.

Pow 2 snapshot

My snapshot is from when I was a kid. It was taken at the age of 4. I had just put on a new pair of boxers, I suddenly got a brillaint idea to put another pair on my head and run around the house. The chase lasted two hours till i became tired and fell asleep.

Aow # 1

      Mrs. Byrne should be allowed back into Johnson County Community College for obvious reasons, those reasons being that it was a life experience, the teacher did not object, and that she learned her lesson.

      

       Life experiences are a part of life, it makes people feel good to show them. This just shows her first time removing a placenta, nothing more. It shows no connection to the woman who gave birth at all, just an innocent girl who was excited on a job well done.

       Teachers guide the students and teach them what is right and wrong. The teacher never said no when they asked, she just brushed them off and they thought it was a yes. I am not saying the teacher was at full fault but did play a key role in the posting of the picture.

        Lessons are learned everyday, this one was definitely learned. A mere three hours after the picture was posted she was called and asked to take it down, she did immediately. She asked if she was in trouble and was told no she was not.

         I know that there are different sides to a story. She was nonprofessional. She should have learned the lesson in manners. However like I said earlier she learned her lesson and took it down when asked to.

        That is why Mrs. Byrne should get to go back to college.

my name

My name is Sean it is english for John. My dad named me Sean so that I wouldn't be a Jr., his name and my grandpas name are both John. People say my name as sheen. I like my name though. If it weren't foor my name I wouldn't be me. That makes me thankful for my name.