Dear George

Dear George,
         I completely think what you did was the right thing.  If you hadn't done it Curley would have done it and let him suffer.  "Shoot for the guts.  That'll double 'im over." pg. 95  If you would have let Curley get to him he would have died slowly and painfully.
         Also since you killed him while he was thinking about the farm and rabbits you said you would get he died happy.  "Lennie giggled with happieness." pg 103  Rather than him died at the hands of an angry person who made him afraid, he died at the hands of someone who actually cared about him.  Also the way you shot him made him die instantly and painlessly, unlike if Curley of Slim shot him with the shotgun.

Of Mice and Men Part Two

I think Lennie is afraid to stay because he remembers what happened in the last town they worked in and doesn't want to repeat that event.  He is afraid that since Curley is known for picking fights with bigger guys and that he try to fight him.  I don't think Lennie likes to hurt people I think people just assume since he is so big that he is automatically a mean person.  If Curley does then Lennie would probably be fired since Curley is the bosses son.  Also I think he gets angry really easily and he realizes it and wants to keep from getting angry because he know that its not good to.  And also might not want to get angry because he doesn't like how it feels.

Sorry for having no quotes but the book I have is "Reading on Of Mice and Men" not the actual book, I'll have the real book by Monday.

Of Mice and Men Part One

As far as I can tell Lennie is dependent on George because he has a mental disability.  That or he was simply never taught anything but how to talk, so he doesn't know how to survive on his own.  I think it is the first one, that he is mentally disabled.  Either way he does not have the skills or the knowledge to care of or provide for himself.

I think that George keeps Lennie around because he feels sorry for him.  I think he realizes that Lennie could not survive on his own, and so took him with him.  Either that or the more likely case is the Lennie is George's brother.  He probably realized that if he left his brother he would not be able to survive and would probably end up in jail or as a homeless person begging for money and living on the side of the street.

Speak partner interview

Sara Harmatz
I predict that the symolism between Melinda and the tree is that the tree is isolated and so is Melinda.  You can tell that Melinda is alone and trees are often alone swaying in the wind. Since Melinda's attitude seems dead, Melinda is drawing sad, dead trees. She is taking her thoughts out by drawing a picture to resemble them. Melinda might want somebody to relize that she is feeling like this by showing them with her tree.

The schools are not the thing that is isolating. It can be the person chosing to isolate themselves or it can be the people around them pushing them out. The school itself doesn't really have an effect on somebody, it's really everybody in it. The students think she is weird and they know things about her that aren't true. This can make Melinda want to isolate herself.

It's not fully Melinda's parents that are making her feel this way, it is half of her fault too. She can't just change her attitude in a day, it will take more time. If her parents do care, it wll definenlty boost up her attitude and she will feel like somebody cares. She atleast needs family if she doesn't have friends.

It's a little too early to tell how the book is, but so far, I really like it and I want to find out what truely happened. I don't think that it is dramatic or far from reality because these things really do happen to people and this book is telling people to not take these kind of things as a joke and to really listen to the whole story of things or it can create more drama.

I'm College Bound

• I was not really surprised that much other than that I thought I had a higher GPA than 3.5.  It turned out that I had a slightly lower GPA than I expected at 3.47.  It's not like I was that much off but I still want to make sure that my GPA is at 3.5 or higher at all times.  That way I can make sure I have as many choices as possible when it comes to choosing colleges in the future.
• All the schools I want to attend are all really good schools so I wasn't really surprised at the test scores that where needed to get in.  But I didn't really expect how much they cost in comparison to other schools.  And also I forgot about the fact that U.C. Berkley was not a private school so I was surprised at the number of students who went to the school.
• I guess the next step is make sure I improve my grades.  As well as maintain a high GPA throughout the 3 years before I submit my college applications.  Also I need to make sure to stay in or go in new after school programs or clubs.

Touch

     I could feel the tension in the room rising as I waited to feel the item that Diana had. As I was hearing all the reactions of the people who already felt it I became nervous and curios as to what Diana had.  All their ewe and ughs as she stuck their hands in the container of the mysterious material.  As my anticipation rose I started to smell strawberrys and I figured it out.  I was less nervous when I fgured it but I still didn't want to get my hand all sticky.
     As my hand was dipped in I felt like I was dipping my hand into a container of meatballs and spegetti sause.  Like I was dippping my hand into a vat of marbles covered in pudding.  As if when I stuck my hand in the marbles they were rubbing my hand on all sides.  It was all cold like it was ice in water.  And all the while I wanted to eat the j@#$%.

Sound Is Art

http://margaretnoble.net/blog/fanphony/

The sound of the magnetic flux disturbance around a video game console interested me and confused me at the same time.  

            It interested me because of all the different sounds that were captured.  At some points it sounded like I was sitting and listening to an electric motor turn. When I closed my eyes, it was as if the low, vibrating hum of one of my hobby motors repeated a consistent rhythm in my head.  At other points it sounded as if I was listening to the first sound of a water droplet hitting water over and over again with a soft snap.  It was like listening to humming birds wings.  Listening to them flap up and down.  The birds’ wings push the air, hitting as they reach the bottom of its movement.  The track brought to mind sitting and blowing into a fan as it turns.  If you have ever done this you would know that the air from your lungs blowing against the air of the fan creates a chopping sound as they collide.  As the sound recording progressed, it was as if you were holding a piece of paper in the way of a fan blade.  It hits and deflects the paper with a violent slap.  Overall my favorite part is the light hum in the background from the drive motor turning and creating an atmosphere of confusion.

            What I was left with was a lot of overlapping and intersecting sounds and an overriding question which arose from my confusion.  How in the world did he record this sound?

Mexican White Boy Part 3

     One time when I felt like I didn't fit in was at a class I took this summer.  The reason I felt like I didn't fit in was because I was the only one who was going to go in to 9th grade. Everyone else was ether going to be in 10th, 11th or 12th grade.  I also felt like I didn't fit in because I was so used to being the tallest in my class and now I was the shortest out of everyone except for one or two other students.

Mexican White Boy Part 2

     I think Uno regrets hitting Danny because he realizes that since Danny is better than him at baseball and that at any time Danny could take his spot in any game. Also if the baseball scout liked Danny better then he could have suggested that Uno was also a good player. But now since he hit him he might be mad and probably won't. Even if Uno really thought this I think he would never admit it in case Danny hadn't thought of using it as leverage. 

     I think that Danny has no trouble playing in front of the National City kids because he knows he isn't saying their long. And if they even do make fun of him the next time he goes their they will probably have forgotten what happened. 

Mexican White Boy Part 1

       In the first section of Mexican White Boy, Uno got angry because as Danny tried to hit the ball the bat slipped out of his hands and flew and hit Manuel in the face.  Although it appears that Uno was mad at Danny I really believe that he was mad at himself for becoming jealous and throwing the ball so far inside.  He was felt so bad that he had caused this to Manuel he didn't want to think he did it.  So in order to feel less angry at himself  he projected his anger on Danny.

Who Am I?

     I am a fourteen year old boy who attends High Tech High Media Arts. I think the school is fun and that there are a lot of great people here. All the teachers and staff are very kind and helpful. I think I try to be like my older brother because I look up to him. I think look up to him so much because he is very smart. I wanted to come to this school because I love electronics and this school has an X-Block called Robotics. And that’s me.