Emma's English 1 Blog

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    I am writing about the time I got both of my cats and my dog for my free post. So when I was in second grade I remember getting my very first pet, which was my cat Bill. He's a yellow tabby cat and he is also the most normal sized pet out of all of mine. He eats like a normal cat and doesn't over eat. Bill is an inside and outside cat. We let both of my cats in and out when they feel like it. My other cat Rowdy, that I got in probably 4th grade who is about 2 years younger than Bill, is also a yellow tabby cat who has the same mom as Bill, but not the same liter. Rowdy is a big fat cat who does over eat and weighs about 20 pounds. He sleeps all day, but he does go outside too like Bill.    Years later I got my dog Thomas. I was in seventh grade when I got him and he was just six months old. I remember the day we got him we didn't actually plan on keeping him. We wanted to foster him for just a few hours and when it was time to bring him back my sister and I were at vo

   So far I am really enjoying Purple Hibiscus. It does kind of all relate to one topic and that is basically Jesus, but I find that interesting how religious people can be. I thought I was religious because I go to church on Sunday with my family, but this family is on a way higher level of religion than I could imagine. I find it surprising how much they pray, how much the kids try to please their father, and how much drama they have.     My two reading topics I chose to focus on are race and gender. I chose these two because in a way they relate like with separation and privileges each can have. For the race topic, this book gives a lot of insight for it with Nigerian people being taken away for the smallest things that aren't that big of a deal. For gender there isn't much except for the basic concept that women work the house and men make the money.

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I chose to analyze The BFF Song by LEGO Friends. The very simple song uses some techniques that are pretty normal. There isn't very much rhyming, only in a few stanza's. They use repetition with a different ending like for example the verse down below shows what a few stanza's involve on them. Sometimes we all get scared Sometimes we all feel sad That’s when you need a friend(need a friend) Bea , bea , bea ,bes..t , bea Bea, bea, bea, B-F-F, b, b, b You can see the first two and last two lines both have repetition with a different ending.  In the chorus dow below, every last word of a line rhymes with the one before it most of the time. Best friends forever Forever and ever No, no, no matter what We stick together Best friends forever Forever and ever Me and my girls we’re best friends forever (BFF) best friends (okay) (BFF) forever The overall meaning of this song is that friends should never separate and should always stay by each others side. 

Ready to go in the car to school. The bell ringing telling me to get up and go I feel the flow of people getting to class. The constant learning hurting my brain. Walking to lunch getting more energy from my food. I used personification, imagery, and alliteration

Katie-free post Zoe

   For my free post I'm writing about a vacation I went on this past summer. I went on a Disney cruise to the Bahamas. This was my second time going on that cruise to the Bahamas and I hope I can go again in the future. It was a very cool experience that is unforgettable.    I met 2 new people that became really goof friends of mine. I talk to one of them everyday and I can tell her anything because she lives all the way in Pennsylvania so she cant go blabbing around any secrets I have. We met at a club on the cruise on the second day out of the 5 day trip. We went to the private island in the Bahamas together and would spend everyday together 24/7.

      My first launch day was very exciting and I enjoyed it very much. I liked not having classes all day and instead I got to have fun with my friends. The day did feel very long though and I was running out of energy. I liked the presentations in front go the whole school the most out of all of them.    One presentation that I thought was really interesting was Caroline's one about food. I feel like that one was super relatable to everybody. I like how she figured out how stores are set up to spend all your money on things you want, not need. The needs are in the back and the wants are what you first see when you walk in.