My Discussion

At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet we discussed foil characters. Discuss how Romeo and Tybalt are foil characters.

"Romeo and Juliet"

I choose this romatic picture for "Romeo and Juliet" because this story is based on a love story about true love at first sight. The picture also so shows kids kissing and Romeo and Juliet are in love at a young age.

***ThE FaNtAsTiC AdVeNtuRe UpON My PoCkEtS***

• My Ancient Cellphone (LMAO!!!)
  
• To keep in touch with my amazing friends and family members, I carry around my ancient phone.

• A Stride Gum Wrapper (YUMMY!!!)
  
• Stride gum is my favorite brand of gum. As well as I'm chewing it right now in class and I was to lazy to go throw it away.

• Walmart Picture Tickets (DORKIE!!!)
  
• I don't usually carry around these, but my brother gave them to me to give them to my mom when I go to her class.
  

The Soldier

How does a soldier feel fighting a war?
Does he always know what he is fighting for?
Maybe he knows but doesn't understand,
why he is alone in a faraway land.
Like so many others he is there for a cause,
And like the rest he doesn't pause.
He has a job that he does well,
even as his best friend beside him fell.
How does he feel when he hears the news,
of violent protests from the ignorant few?
His shame is great, the pain goes deep
he feels compassion for the dead at his feet.
Rioters can boast and carry signs,
about the war that has shook our time.
But when the call comes for them to go,
they burn their draft cards and make a show.
How can a soldier be proud of his land,
when this type of people make a stand?
How can we show him we are glad he is there,
fighting for freedom and the ones who care?
War is unfair in any way of life,
and all involved must pay the price.
But the soldier is proud to keep us free,
stop and think..........
Shouldn't you be?
Brenda Jean Baker

!~My SoLdIeR*!~

You probably don’t know his story

Most will never speak his name

You won’t see him in your dreams tonight

But you owe him just the same

Since that awful day in September

He’s proudly stood to fight

To serve his grieving nation

He needed to do what was right

He’d never admit to being a hero

That’s not was heroes do

Instead of basking in the limelight

He’s fighting for the red, white, and blue

Every moment he misses his family

Every day brings another fight

But, it’s a small price to pay for freedom

To let his son sleep safe at night

He never asked to leave his family

He didn’t ask to go to war

Never once has he asked himself

“What in the heck am I fighting for?

Let somebody else fight for freedom!

I’m tired of getting low pay!

This is what I get for the sacrifice,

Of giving my life away?”

He proudly serves his country

He wears his ribbons for all to see

He’s served Old Glory with honor

And he’s fought for our liberty.

Soldiers Eyes

To look into a soldier's eyes, the window to their soul.

Look out from inside their mind and see horrors never told.

You say we are just killers, it's not that plain you see.

Take a walk inside my boots and see what I have seen.

Many innocent lives taken and soldiers, they were some.

Giving their life freely to get the mission done.

The last cold stare of death, we see in our buddies eyes.

They fought for all your freedom, this is why we die.

Some wonder why we fight to protect this nation and maybe lose our life.

Ask this question to a soldier, the answers in their eyes.

Always will we be here waiting, the call we won't deny.

We'll always fight for freedom, never asking why.

We'll go away to far off lands , leaving our loved ones behind.
Many times we die alone, several times inside.

Open windows to our soul, see the tears we hide.

Secrets that we cannot keep are in a soldier's eyes.

By SSG M.Lynn McCulley

!~*TKAM*!~

One fascinating character in, To Kill a Mockingbird, is Atticus. He shows the side of him in the court house that no one has ever seen before. Being serious, responsible, and trying to win his case is what Atticus acts when he defeats his case for Tom Robinson. Everyone knows that Tom Robinson is guilty because of racism, people not respecting black people, and thinking black people are bad people. Though Atticus thinks the same that people think that, Atticus fights his case and he defines a respect for black people and others actions in this book. By unbuttoning and taking his layered jacket off, showed that the case is extremely more important than what the rules were for dressing. Also it was very hot and he didn't care what people thought about him, but instead he cared about winning his case for Tom Robinson. With all the pressure and agonizing, we can all see that Atticus cares about this case more than anything and changes his behavior and personality to win it.