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This spring break, I will be going to visit my sister for a week. She is my half-sister with three children and a husband. She recently moved to California, so we want to go visit her in her new home. My younger sister and I will be the only people going on the trip, so it will be quite an adventure flying alone. Once we arrive, we hope to do many fun things as well as spend time with our sister.

The first thing we will do is drive by the house I was born in as we go to her house in a small town. When we arrive at her home, I hope to have a good meal for dinner and a good night's sleep because we plan on going to walk around Los Angeles the next day. My sister is hoping to meet a movie star. We have not planned every day, but I am hoping to have a fun, stress-free week off.

PH Response

Purple Hibiscus is a novel about a girl named Kambili and her family who are suffering through abuse by their father. The novel shows Kambili's struggles to fit into society because of the way she is forced to live by her father. She becomes and unsocial introvert which makes her appear to be a snob. The pressure of being the perfect family also messes with Kambili because she is not able to ruin their image.

I have found this book interesting so far. It has shown me many reasons and signs of abuse. I also have much more sympathy for anyone who suffers through problems like this. I hope to learn more about things like this. I would also love to learn about prevention and helping someone going through this.

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See You Again Analysis

See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth is a song paying tribute to the Fast and Furious movie series star, Paul Walker. This song creates a feeling of comfort and safety to remember our fallen and be glad that they are in a better place. Even though the song is sad, the audience is able to feel a multitude of emotions from these lyrics.

Many of the lines in this song are rhymed at the end of lines, but others are not. The artists use many lines of cacophony to create feelings of comfort and love. They also use many assonances, which also instill positive emotions in the listeners/readers. There is also a use of consonance, but it is not used as often as the assonance. Overall, the authors use positive words and techniques to make readers feel happy and content.

Ten Line Poem

Today I am at school.
Many times, I am here
and I look like a fool.
Full of this feeling called fear.

I hear the squishy sounds of smelly mud
which I unintentionally walk through
while my friend hands me a bag of milk duds.
I soon realize that he has the flu.

Now soon I will be home,
watching the Saints in the Superdome.

Evan's Motives and Breaks

Robert's Fortnite Post

Free Post: Fortnite

I admit, I came up with this idea because of a lack of inspiration in anything else. What is Forntite? It is a third-person battle royale game that requires tactical skill making and a new aspect, building. It has recently taken the video-game community over. It has brought many people back into video games. The best part of this game is that it is free!

Now, you may be asking why do so many people play this game? Fortnite catches the players attention by being free, but they do have micro-transactions in which you can purchase new characters, pic-axes, parachutes, and dance moves. These buyable items are all fun and interesting. The company behind the game prides itself on adding new content almost every week, keeping the players entertained. This game seems like it could get stale, but two games are never the same because of are luck. I personally love this game, and I would love to see this game grow even further!

LAUNCH Response

LAUNCH Day is a day of fun, but also seriousness. It is a day where the seniors involved in the Thesis Program present their topics that they have been developing for two years. It is said to be the best day of high school, but it is also the most stressful for those presenting. There were many theses presented on this day, but one specifically stood out to me. It wasn't even presented on LAUNCH Day.

Kenny's topic on atonal music was amazing. He was able to reach the audience through interesting dances and fun tunes. It most definitely held my attention. It also inspired me. I recently talked to my college counselor about the program, and it seemed like something that I would like to apply for. I do enjoy researching topics, but I didn't want to do anything boring which would be a waste of two years. Kenny showed me that you can make a presentation on basically anything, as long as you are passionate about it. Hopefully I get accepted into the program ,so I can teach other high schoolers about what I am passionate about.