Blanca"s ESL Blog

After Twenty Years

2009-06-03T09:18:00.000-07:00

1. Why is the stranger standing in the hardware store doorway?

He's keeping an appointment made twenty years ago.

2. How did the stranger know Jimmy Wells?

They became friends twenty years ago.

3. Where and when does the story take place?

on a New York street around 10 p.m.

4. Who is the stranger

his old friend Jimmy

5. Why were the two men going to meet after twenty years?

to repay a debt

6. Who was the patrolman on the beat?

Jimmy Wells

7. Why do you think the author used the sentence, "His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set"? What does this imply?
I think that the author want to say is that he was very brillant like as a diamond.
8. What does the name "Silky" Bob imply about the stranger? He change the way he used to be
9. Explain the irony of the title "After Twenty Years."
I think that title is twenty years because they remembere the promise that they made when they were kids.
10. Why do you think Jimmy was unable to make the arrest himself? Please explain.there to see? I thimk because they were friends when they were kids.

11.	Why do you think the Chicago police wanted to have a little talk with "Silky" Bob? Support your answer with details from the story. I think because he maybe sell drug or he was a gang member.

12. The stranger tells the policeman that he and Jimmy Wells were best friends, almost like
brothers. What does it imply that they hadn't corresponded in years?
Maybe they went seperates ways for each other life.
13. Do you think Jimmy Wells did the right thing? Explain why you think this.
Yes. I think that he made a right decision because he help captured a criminal but also it was very sad for him because they were like brothers.
14. The stranger describes Jimmy Wells as "the truest, staunchest old chap in the world." In light of that, do you think he should have been surprised at the outcome of the meeting? Please explain.

Vocabulary

Pick 15 words from the text. Choose the ones you don't know. Find the meaning in the dictionary and come up with one synonym (similar meaning) and antonym (the opposite). Make a table similar to the one below:

Peter Paul Rubens, Prince of Baroque Painters

2009-06-03T08:42:00.000-07:00

1.	Where did Peter Paul Rubens grow up?

Belgium
2. Which social or political events shaped Rubens' childhood most?
Religious persecution
3. What was Rubens' first job away from home?
Page
4. What style of painting did Rubens follow?
Baroque
5. Which Renaissance artist did Rubens like best?
Titian
6. True or False: Most Baroque art has a calm, placid feeling behind it.
True
7. Which of the following gifts to the king of Spain did Rubens repair?
Paintings
8. To whom did Rubens originally leave his artwork?
Any of his children who were artists or who married one

Writing - Choose a painting by Rubens from the three above. Write an ekphrastic poem. Don't forget about the literary elements you have learned in the previous unit. Make your poetry interesting!

Managing Your Credit

2009-06-01T08:36:00.000-07:00

1. Which of the following questions should you ask before making a purchase on credit?
Do I have the money to make payments?
Is this item something I need or something I want?
2. Which of the following offer credit cards? (Choose all that apply)
Banks
Retail stores
3. If you find you must make a larger purchase using a credit card, what is the "rule of thumb" for paying off the debt?
Pay off the debt within six months
4. To what percentage of your take-home income should your debt payments be limited?
10% to 20%
5. Which types of credit are referred to as "revolving credit"? (Choose all that apply)
Lines of credit
6. How can you protect yourself from credit card fraud? (choose all that apply)
Keep track of cards by making a list of important information about the cards
Check your statement each month by using receipts for purchases you have made
7. What is APR?
Annual Performance Rate

Why is it important to have good credit in the world today? What will it help you to do? How will you plan to obtain credit and maintain a good credit history?

I think that it is important to have a good credit because If you have a good credit you have more possibles to have a good future for our family and us. We should pay every payment bill in time. Don't be late with you payment.

Vocabulary:

Fraud: There are many frauds in credit cards.
Unforeseen:
Direct: I always made a direct payment.
Payment: My payment is due tomorrow.
Unsecured: This method is unsecured.
Tremendous:
Enable: I was enable to pay that.

Creditworthiness:

What is a Headache?

2009-05-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

1. Headaches occur because the brain feels pain.
False
2. Which of the following would be classified as a primary headache?
Headaches that occur suddenly
3. Which of the following symptoms may accompany a migraine
All of the above
4. Which type of headache affects mostly men?
Cluster headaches
5. Which type of headaches can be a sign of a serious medical condition?
Secondary
6. Which of the following is not a cause of tension headaches?
Illness
7. Which type of headache may be an inherited condition?
Migraine headaches
8. A secondary headache occurs on its own and has no underlying cause.
False

Research over-the-counter pain relievers. How do they work? What are the side effects of these medications? Which of these pain relievers do you think is best? Why?
Pain relievers are medicines that reduce the pain of headaches or other aches an pain.

Pain Relievers Is use for? Is use for?

Tylenol Headache Period
Advil Headache Back pain
Motrin Headache Flu

Vocabulary

Relieve: When I have a headache I water with Tylenol and the pain relieve.

Rachel Carson

2009-05-29T08:46:00.000-07:00

1. Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
The effects of dangerous chemical pesticides
2. What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
Silent Spring
3. Rachel's book was written in a hurry and contained incorrect statements.
False
4. Rachel Carson's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
False
5. Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
True
6. Rachel Carson was recognized for her contribution to the Earth by:
All of the above
7. What does the word "posthumously" mean in paragraph 8?
With great ceremony and honor
8. Rachel's book showed that all living things are:
Connected

9.	You can infer that:

Rachel Carson wrote her book to help animals, people, and the Earth
10. Rachel Carson lived a long life and became very rich and famous.
False

Is there something you are concerned about that is going on in the world? What would you tell people about this subject? Why do you want to tell them this?
I'm concerned about the contamination of the air because many animals, plants, and humans die because of that. I would tell people that we have to stop using harmful thins that contamined our planet. I want to tell this because I want that our planet is very healthy.

Vocabulary

PUBLICATION: The publication of Rachel's book made many people stop using the DDT.

Harmful: The contamination of the air is very harmful for our planet.
TROUBLEMAKER: There are many people that are troublemakers.
Preserve: She preserve the care for our planet earth.
SPRINGTIME: The season of spring; I love my springtime.
Born: My cousin born yesterday.
Claim: I claim good things for my future.
PLANET: The planet is our home, take care of him.
COMMITTEE: The committee of my schools has many things to do.
Banned: Years ago the alcohol was banned.
NATURAL: My hair is natural.
DIED: Many people die of cancer, especially women.
Fairs: The fairs of my city are happy.
Sprayed: The DDT was sprayed many times that many animals died.
CHEMICAL: Chemicals are very harmful for my planet.
CANCER: Many young women have cancer.

2009-05-20T09:18:00.000-07:00

Disciplined by the artist to go round & round in holiday gear a riotously gay rabble of peasants and their ample-bottomed doxies fills the market square featured by the women in their starched white headgear they prance or go openly toward the wood's edges round and around in rough shoes and farm breeches mouths agape Oya ! kicking up their heels.

In this picture there are a lot of people dancing very funny. They look happy and they do are doing what eve they want.

I like this picture because in my country when is a special event we dance outside of our house. We do a big party , with our families and friends is very fun.

essay # 4

2009-04-07T08:40:00.000-07:00

Pre-Writing Activity & Essay #4

Directions: People can be intelligent in many ways. Some people have verbal intelligence. They are good at speaking or writing well. Other people have musical intelligence. They are good at singing or playing a musical instrument. Some other people have mathematical intelligence. They are good with numbers and making calculations. Other people have social intelligence. They are good at getting along with others. Look carefully at the pictures. Then answer the questions below. This will help you write about a skill or talent that you have and how you use it.

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Describe what you see in each picture. In the first picture there are students in chemistry lab. Their teacher is teaching them about chemicals. The two student that are in the they class look like they are enjoying the class. In the second picture there is a man playing the piano and he also is singing. It looks like he is performing on the stage.
What skills or talents are these people enjoying? How are they sharing their talents with others? The skills that these teens are enjoying are the skill of learning and the talent of playing a instrument. They are sharing their talents with other in many ways, for example the first picture it is a chemistry class. Not all students are good in chemistry so the students that are good in that can help them. The second picture he is a singer. It looks like he is enjoying playing the piano and singing. He can share his talents when he performs at a concert in front of people.
What is something you would like to get better at? How could you develop your skills? I would like to do better it at art because I like to draw and paint but I can't draw as well as I like to. I could develop this skill if I take art classes and try my best to learn.

TASK - Write an essay about how you can get better at something you like to do and how you might share your talent with others. Give examples of people who might teach you how to develop new skills. Use your ideas from the pre-Writing questions to add details to your writing.

Check your work:

Use details in your writing.
Write complete sentences.
Include a beginning, middle, and end.
Check your work for correct punctuation and spelling.

Not everybody has the same talent, but also not everybody is good in all skills. Every person is different from each other. For examples some people like to sing, play instruments, and learn more subjects. We can get better at something that we like to do by practicing and trying our best to learn. We can share our talents by helping other people that don't have these skills.

Some people like to do everything but someone has special talent or skill. Most of the talents and skills are very difficult that some people can't do it. To get better at this talents or skills they have to practice every day and try the best of them. For example in these two pictures they have a very difficult talent because it is not easy to learn chemistry and to be a singer but also to play an instrument. I am very sure that they learn this by practice, by follow instructions. Also they learn by making their own efforts and taking advantage of having a special talent or skill.

Something that I like to get better are in art, sing, and dance. I like to draw but I can't draw, I like to sing but I don't like the way that my voice is. I dance but I want to learn to dance other types of dance. To get better in these three subjects I have to practice everyday. I had to take classes. Also to learn I have to put much effort. If I try I know that I can do it.

In conclusion not every person has the same talent, but if we try we can learn how to get that. Some people born with that talent other get that talent by practice. That is the only way that you can learn the thing by practice and give the effort that you have and never give up because if you try you can do it.

essay # 1

2009-04-06T15:03:00.000-07:00

1. Describe what you see in each picture. in each picture I see differents things. In the first the women is doing exercises and in the second picture the men is eating fruits.

2. What are some good habits the people are engaged in? What might happen if they did not have these habits? Some goods habits the people are engaged are running eat healthy
3. Write about how good habits help you to stay healthy and to achieve your goals. Good habits help us to stay healthy because if we eat healthy our healt is going to be good but I f we don't eat food and if we eat junk food we are going to have a lot of illness.

Task: Write an essay about the importance of having good habits. Give examples of how you and the people you know practice good habits to stay healthy and to achieve goals. Use your ideas from the Pre-Writing questions to add details to your writing. It is a very important thing to have good habits for people. Good habits make us healthy and we can achieve goals having them. Good habits is something that we do with a good purpose for something good. There are a lot things that we can do for stay healthy and for achieve goals.

Some people of the around the world have good habits but must of them use the good habits to achieve goals. Good habit is not just for achieve goals it is also to stay healthy. Without health we can't do anything. It is very important that we have a good health. Many ways that we can stay healthy are; eat very well, do exercises, play a lot sports, etc....... Good example of stay healthy are in both pictures, she is doing exercises and he is eating fruits. A lot of people go to the gym. They go there for a good purpose or to achieve goals. Some people are obese and they made a purpose to lose weight.

Some goods habits the people are engaged are doing exercises, eat well, control themselves, and play all type of sport. If they don't have good habits they might have diseases such us diabetis, cholesterol, etc.... Most of the people of around the world are obese. This is a dangerous illness. This happen because they don't eat well. They eat junk food , and they don't eat a lot of vegetables and fruits.To avoid them they have to make a purpose and do it. Also to have habit is not always to be healthy, it is also to achieve a goal. To achieve a goal we have to trust in ourself, we have to be optimism with everything and don't give up.

Invitation

2009-03-13T09:09:00.000-07:00

Me and my family are having a party. We are invited to you at my sweet sixteen. My party is going to be in a local. The name of the local is Tropical. The address is 15-08 -39 st, next to the train N.W. If you live in Roosvelt av you can take the 7 train to Queens boro plaza. When you are there take the W or N train in the side of Astoria ditmarts. You have to stop in 39 st . Go downstairs and walk straigt to the 39 st make a rigth and walk for one block made a stop and you are going to see the name of the local.I wish that you are coming to my party.

letter to a friend

2009-03-05T09:38:00.000-08:00

Hi Yelitza,

How are you? I am fine, It is Thursday afternoon and I am in the school. It is a cold day in New York. I am sitting in my table with my friend doing Ms. Sackno work. I am thinking of you.

I had a very bad morning today because I had to take a quiz and I did not do well. in my other classes I was going to sleep but i could not do that.

description person

2009-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

I have a lot friends in this country but one of my best friend is Yelitza. Yelitza has a great personality. I know since I was in 6 grade. We study together until 8 grade. Eventhough we are in different school we still talking. She is fron Ecuador. She is 16 years old. She likes to play soccer. When she finish the high school she want to became a doctor for kids. She loves kids. Yelitza is a very good person. She is like my sister, because I share a lot things whit her.

Lincoln's Birthday

2009-02-11T09:52:00.000-08:00

Abrahan was the 16 president of the United States of America. He was born in kentucky. He was elected as a president in 1860. He went to the civil war to fight

The day that I become a Queen

2009-01-07T07:47:00.000-08:00

In July 5 2008 at 10:00 pm I become a queen. In my town every year we celebrate the festival of our Patron Saint San Luis Rey De Francia. Here we continued with our culture. In January after my birthday we star to made the preparations for my party. The first thing that I had to do was to call of my friends to ask if they want to be a ladies and gentleman. I needed 6 ladies and 6 gentleman. I had luck those days because they all accepted. But sometimes I got so mad with my mom because she decides more than me, and sometimes she got mad at me because I choose something that she didn't like. For example I didn't like the dress that my mother choose for my ladies. From January to June we were prepared the whole party. I was so happy. In June we star to practiced the dance. It was hard because some of friends liked the dance and some not. So we had to agree each other. Someday I got very tired because sometimes I sleep at 1:00 am. I had almost everything prepared for my party but I didn't had a gentleman. That was a big problem because it was almost my party. In two weeks I found somebody that want to be my gentleman. The day of my party I was happy but I also was sad because that day I didn't talk with my grandfather and my aunt. When I went to the local I was so nervous that I started to cry. But the most happy moment was when I saw my mom, and my dad together. When I saw them together I was so happy, but still they were with their partners. We were taking a lot of pictures. I take pictures with all my family and my friends. My best Friend was the the ex-queen, her name is Katherine. They call her Katherine I. The party stared the announcer stared to talk. First they called Katherine I, then they to my all ladies and gentleman's, and last they called me." A strong applause to Blanca I and her court of honor". They stared to talk and talk. I talk to all public then my mother made the toast. After everything the ceremony end, we started to dance the vals. We finished the dance and then I started to took pictures with other person. After that we started to dance Merenge, that was so cool because I dance with all my gentleman. Finally we started to dance all type of music and the party continued to 3 am. That day is one of my favorites that I have. In this summer I have to give my crown to another queen. Who is going to be the next queen?.

My favorite memoir in childhood

2009-01-03T13:56:00.000-08:00

" I see you as my doughter no as my grandoughter" thats what my grandfather told me when i was children. This is the best memory that I had when I was a child because my grandfather makes me feel like if I was his real doughter. When I was a baby my grandfather and my aunt took care of me. I grew up with them as if they were my real parents. Since I was a baby

The mango street

2008-12-15T15:00:00.000-08:00

How does Esperanza comes back from Mango street? Esperanza comes back from Mango Street by telling a stories. In the book of Mango Street she writes all the stories in the book by remember her memories from mango street.

My rodel model

2008-12-08T08:14:00.000-08:00

My rodel model is my grandfather because he is an excellent father, friend. For me and my coousins he is our real parents becuase he take of us only by himself. My dad is my rodel model beacuse he teaching good models, He taught me to not give up and achieve all the goals that I want, fight for what I want and, be very strong.

essay

2008-12-03T08:13:00.000-08:00

" Behind evey person there is a story. Behind every story thre is a lesson."

For me this quote means that every person has their own story and from their stories they learn a lesson. I am agree with this quote because this is true. Some people

My experience without english

2008-12-01T08:31:00.000-08:00

One I came to the United States it was very difficult because I didn't speak English and understand English. I remember when the first time I went to the school.

After School_Alaska to Argentina

2008-11-12T12:47:00.000-08:00

This story is about two men that want to travel Americas from top to bottom. Both Gregg and Brooks talked and formed a plan. The plan was to travel form Alaska to Argentina by bike. To pay for their trip Gregg and Brooks worked and saved their money for years. Once they have the money they started the trip. They often camped or stayed in hostels. In many places local people opened their homes to the two friends and gave them food. During their trip they cycled through deserts, rainforests, and mountains. They visited modern cities such as Machu Pichu in Peru. They also met other cyclists from all over the world. In two years they traveled twelve countries (over 30.500 km). Gregg eventually reached in Ushuaia, Argentina the southermost city in the world. Near in Guatemala Brooks had to return to the U.S. and Gregg continued without him.

Vocabulary:

Abroad: I want to travel to abroad.
Baggage: I have a little things in my baggage.
Polite: She is very polite to me.
Eventually: Eventually, I'm goint to home afterschool.
Hike: My friend likes to hike the mountains.
Cruise: She cruises the Amazon river.

Comprehension questions

2008-11-07T07:34:00.000-08:00

Esperanza gives her mother many reasons for eating her lunch at school instead of going home. But what is the real reason for waiting to eat in the conteen? Esperanza giver her mother many reasons for eating her lunch at school instead of going home because her hous isn't far but isn't close either. The reason to eat in the coteen is because the kids mothers aren't home or the home is to too far away to get to.
Describe the scene at sister Superior's office. The sister Superior's office make Esperanza cry. She told her " You don't live far. You live across the boulevard. I bet I can see your house from my window." Also she told her that she can stay only for today nor for tomorrow or the day after.
Why doesn't Esperanza have any fun at the party at first? Esperaza doesn't have any fun at the party first because she wear a nice dress with ugly shoes.
What do you think is the most exciting thing for her " about that evening" The most exciting thing for her "about that evening" is that she forget that she is wearing a ordinary shoes and she started to dance like in the movies.
According to the girl, what are the two things hips are good for?
What are Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza down differently from Nenny? Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza differently form Nenny is that they are more older than Nenny.

Vocabulary

Plump: an oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit.
Velvety: a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side.
Tavern: an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks to be consumed on the premises, sometimes also serving food.
Hips: projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.

Characterization

2008-11-04T09:14:00.000-08:00

Characterization of your childhood friend.
Do: She is studying in highschool .
Say: We never have to give up.
Think: We have to studying very hard to be something in the life
Other: She is a good girl. good friend, and good person.

quote

2008-11-04T08:19:00.000-08:00

" We take what we can get and make the best of it"
This quote means that if we do the best we can we will have what we deserve.
I agree with this quote because that is true if we do the things rigth we take what we deserve.

comparison essay

2008-10-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

In the book that I am reading there is one character that I admire. In my life is other women that I admire too, her name is Yelitza. They are excellents persons. However they have similaries and differents.
Alicia and Yelitza have a lot similaries. Like Alicia, Yelitza lost a important person in her life. They two like to go forward and never give up. Both Alicia and Yelitza want to be something in the life. Yelitza like Alicia doesn.t want to spend her life in any work. In the book Esperanza said that " Alicia doesn't want to spend her life in a factory." Alicia is an excellent student in the same way Yelitza is an excellent student too. Also Alicia and Yelitza are afraid of mice. Esperanza said " Is a good a friend and studies very hard", I also said that Yelitza is a very good friend and also she study very hard.

They also have a huge differences. Alicia and Yelitza are studying. However Yelitza is in High School and Alicia is in the University. Alicia's mother past away in the other hand Yelitza's grandparents has past away too. Alicia live with her father and her brothers. Yelitza live with her mom. Yelitza doesn't has to cook but Alicia has to cook for her brothers.

vocabulary

2008-10-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Junk: secondhand goods offered for sale.
Dust: very small dry particles of a substance such as sand or coal, either in the form of a deposit or a cloud.
Couch: a piece of upholstered furniture on which two or more people can sit side by side. It usually has a back and arms.
Shut: to move something or move into a position that blocks or covers an opening.
Comb: an instrument with a row of long thin teeth, used to arrange hair.
Floot:
Buy ( bought): to pay money for something in order to obtain it.
Moth:an insect resembling a butterfly typically generally differing in having a duller color and differently shaped antennae, and in being active at night.

"What is shopping in your neighborhood like"

2008-10-22T07:31:00.000-07:00

The shopping in my neightborhood is very fun. In my neighborhood there are alot of differents stores. I always went to the store with my best friend and my brother. But we allways went to clothes store. My brother always get bored when he there with me.

My good day

2008-10-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

One of my good day is when I came a queen. On my country every year we celebrate in a honor of our Saint. Our's Saint name is San Luis Rey de Francia. In Guasuntos every year in every parish choose a Queen. Here the people of my town continued with our customs. Here we have a lot clubs. From July through September we celebrate the our costums. Also every club need to have a queen. Last year my club choose to be the queen for this year. In July 5, 2008 I became a queen. That was my best day because there were my parent and all my best friends, and also the boy that I liked. It was very fun. I am always going to remember that day.

Memoir

2008-10-16T08:09:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite memoirs is when my cousin born. I remember when I used to be with him. I remember when he started to talk and he told me sisiter. His name is Kevin Joel Vela Palaquibay . In any place that I went he was with him. I used to cook for him. He didn't like when I cooked soup. He loves to eat rice with chicken. When I cook in my house rice with chicken I alwyas remember him.

My Dream House

2008-10-14T08:43:00.000-07:00

When I was a little I had a huge dream. My dream is to have a big house for all my family. I want that my house has a big rooms. I also want that my house have two pools, one for the adults and the other for the kids. I want to buy a hosue in Ecuador.

My Life

2008-10-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

My name: My name is Blanca Magali Tenesaca Troya. My dad got me this name becauise he likes this name. My last name Tenesaca is from my daddy and Troya is form my mom. Blanca is the Spanish form of Blanche, a French name, meaning “White” or “Fair,” from “blanc” meaning “White.”
My street: I live in Astoria my adress is 41-13-31 av my apartament is second floor, and my zipcode is 11103. I live there for 4 years, since I came to this country. My daddy, my aunt, my uncle live close to me. There I have alot of friends,and also there I was studying.
My family: My parent's names are Angel Tenesaca and Ninfa Troya. I am the only dougther of my parents. I have three brothers. Their names are Charly, Steven, Alexander. I live with my mom and when my dad is off I went to his house. The rest of my family are in Ecuador.
My story: When I was little I went with my dad to the countryside to feed the animals. I like animals I grew up in the field and I know how it is the life of farmers. Since I was little my aunt took me with them. I had never played with dolls or other toy. I never had fear of animals such as bull or cow or another animal like that. I used to play with them. They were like my toys, especially the baby sheeps and the dogs. I love to went there with my daddy. All people that live in the countryside knows me.They treated me very well, and they loved me alot.
My heart: I have a lot passions, but my favorites are the music, I love to cook, and I also love wrestleing. I love alot person but the most importan persons for me are first my grandpha, and my aunt, next my parents, the rest of my family and my friends. Also I love my platonic love Shawn Michaels, he is a wrestler and he is one my favorites.
My pain: The biggest pain that I have in my life is the divorce of my parents. Do not to be with my grandfather my aunt and my cousins. Also here I have to live seperate with my father. In my health I have a pain too. I have a back pain.
My future: In my future I have a lot of options such as chef and lawyer. This is one of the things that I want to be when i finish high school. I want that my grandpha, my aunt, and my parents to be proud of me.

Thematic-auntobiography essay

2008-09-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

In my life I like a lots sports. One of my favorite sport is wrestling. I started to wach since I was eight years old. My biggest dream is to be like them or know them in person, not just for television.

Jamie Escalante Math Teacher

2008-09-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

What shocked him whem he came to the Los Angeles? He was in shock because he had to repeat college.

Why is escalante so hard on his students? Escalante was hard with his students because he want the best for them. " He pushed all his students to their limit".

What problems did Escalante face as a teacher in the barrio? The school was overrun with gangs. Its students came froom poor families. Most of the students did finish high school.

Why is the Advanced Placement exam so important? The Advanced Placement exam so important because students across the country who pass the test are given college credit for the course.
Why were some of the students test answers a problem? His students cheating the test.
Why was the students' success such a huge victory? They retook the test and all pass the exam. They did the test in the same way but they didn't cheat. All won the credit for calculos.
Outside his own classroom, how did Escalante use his success to inspire more students? Outside his own classroom he was able to motive a small group of school.
How does his teaching style reflect his rule? His teaching styly reflect that all his students follow his rule
Which events might have made Escalante angry enough to give up? I think that this might events have made Escalante angry enough to give up: He had to work in four jobs to support his family. When he came to the United States he had to repeat the college. In the high school that he teach was overrun gans. His students came from poor families and its students don't finish hign school.

All about me

2008-09-22T07:54:00.000-07:00

My name is Blanca. I was born in January 19, 1992 on Quito, Ecuador. My parents are from Riobamba. When I was a little my parents got divorced, and they came to the United States separately. I have three brothers, two of them are my father,s sons and one is my mother,s son. Their names are Charlie, Steven, Paolo. I am the only daughter of my parents. In some cases I think that my parents got divorced because of me. Also I don't have that value to ask them why they got divorced. I wish they were still together. Sometimes I dream that we leave together and that we are very happy. I am so sad because I know that is very impossible that my mom and dad would be together. They have their own family so I have to be with their family, but I still love my mom and my father and also my brothers. They are so important for me because when I am sad they are with me. I grew up with my grandfather and my aunt.

When I was a little girl I felt lonely because I did not had a brother but in the other hand I felt happy because I was living with my grandfather. I always call him Daddy because he is like my father. I love him a lot. Also when I was little I used to call my aunt mommy, now I call her aunt but I still think that she is like my mom. Their names are Alejandro and Rosario. I have to thanks a lot to them because with them a lot of thing such as: to be respect full with the people that is older than me, to love my parents, and keep studying. They are very important for me. I live with them until I was seven years old. When I was seven i went to live with my cousin, her name is Graciela. In the time that I went to live with her she also has a baby. Her baby is like my own brother. I loved to be with him. he is so cute.
In Ecuador I study until eight grade. One day I promise to my daddy that I'm going to graduate from high school.When I went to the school they put me in six grade. Now I am in eleven grade. That is my best wish. When I was twelve I came to the United States, I was happy because it was then first time that I saw my mother and my father but also I was sad because I leave my daddy in Ecuador. Now I have to get use to it to live with my mother. I can.t accepted that my parents are divorced and also that I have to be with my father one day or one hour and with my mother the rest of the week. Sometimes I get desperate and I want be with my both parents. I miss my grandfather. I prefer to live with him because with him I don't live like that. I know that here we have all things, but I know too that these thing is not importance like the people that you love. In these four year I have learn a lot things, but I know that I can do it and I have to accept my life.

In my conclusion I know that a lot of teenagers leave in the same situation like me. Also I understand that if we trying to keep up we are going to surpass everything in our life. The only way that we can do this is to keep studying and to be something in the life. We also have to be strong and If we want that our parents to be proud we have to study and we have to graduated. That is what I want. I want my grandpa be proud of me.

What event change your life

2008-05-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

I never knew that my life would change before I came here. The first time that I was here I felt very happy because it was the first time that I saw my parents. It was very difficult for me. I didn't speak English. The time pasted and I have a problem now I miss my grandfather.

I was so happy to came to the United States. It was the first time that I saw my parents. When I saw them, I hugged them. Also I knew my brothers and the rest of my family. It was too cold but I was happy to be with my family.

My daddy was looking for a school for me. I started to study at I.S.235, it was a bilingual school, but it was very difficult for me because I didn't speak and understand English In the beginning it was cool because in my first test I got 95 and I had the only high grade. I was impressed because I passed my test. It was not easy but I tried, The problem in that school was that when we needed help they explained to us in Spanish. In that school I didn't learn a lot of English. In my other school I,S 10 was more difficult because nobody spoke Spanish. I got frustrated. I didn't pass my classes. However I tried to pass my classes and my brother help me.

The time passed and I have a big problem now. I miss my grandfather. Even though I went back to Ecuador to visit him a few times I still miss him a lot. It is not the same to be here with my parents as being with my grandfather. He is like my mother and my father because I grew up with him since I was a baby.
To conclude, my life changed a lot because I never knew that would change before I came to the United States.

Biography

2008-05-19T15:08:00.001-07:00

One person that I admire is Shawn Michael. He love wrestling which is my favorite sport. He is a very generous men. Also he is an excellent husband and father.

Michael Shawn Hickenbotton was born in Chandler Arizona in July 22, 1965. He is 42 years old. He is better know by his ring name Shawn Michael ( The Heartbreak Kid ). He is married with Rebbecca Curci. They were married on March 31, 1999, in Las Vegas Nevada. They have a son Cameron Kade and a daughter Cheyenne Michelle.

Shawn Michael was raised in a military family. He knew that he wanted to become a professional wrestler at the age of 12. He was already an athlete. His career started at the age of 6 when he started to played football. He was trained by a Mexican professional wrestler Jose Lothario. He debuted in Mid-South Wrestling in 1984 at the age of nineteen. He made his national-level debut for the American Wrestling Association. Michael re debut for the World Wrestling Federation at a house shown on July 7, 1988. In 1992 Michael had adopted the nickname " The Heartbreak Kid". Sherry sang the first version of the new theme music "Sexy Boy". In October 27 he won the Intercontinental Championship from " The British Bulldog" during the Saturday Night main event. The first time that he was in a main event was in Survivor Series in 1992 for the WWF Championship. Michael lost his Intercontinental to Jannety on Monday Night Raw on May 17, 1993. On August 26, 1994 Michael and Diesel captured the the WWF World Tag Team Championship from the Headshrinkers. Shawn Michael won his first WWF Championship at Wrestlemania XII in March 1996. In the summer of Michael joined forces with a real-life friend Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Hunter's then girlfriend, Chyna, to form D-generation X. Moving away from the family-oriented product, this marked the beginning of the WWF Attitude Era. Michael became the only wrestler to hold both the World Championship and European Championship at the same time. In 1998 Michael received a back injury in the Castle match against the Undertaker, at the Royal Rumble. This forced to him into retirement. On June 12, 2006 edition of Raw, DX officially reunited. During Triple H's gauntlet match against the Spirit Squad, Michael came in to help Triple H, and the two did the DX "crotch chops.

poem

2008-03-31T14:27:00.000-07:00

Hornado
When my grandfather cook
me and my cousins are the
first that are in the table to
eat. Hornado is pork. It is
very delicious. It's almost like
fried chicken. Hornado it so delicious
that I can eat many times a day.
Its flavor is very rich that you can savor.
Rice, salad, potatoes, and aji is
a delicious accompanied to the hornado.
The smell is so powerful that i love
to smell.

Can athletes be heroes?

2008-03-18T06:54:00.000-07:00

I don't think that athletes can be a heroes because they only run, but sometimes they run to collect money to help people that need or child that have a problems. With the money that they win they give to them.
Vocabulary
Determine: My father is a determine person.
prospects: My prospect is to go to Paris.
prejudice:
potential: My mother has a great potential us singer.

Roberto Clemente by Irma Zepeda

What steps does Roberto take to become a great baseball player?
What sets Roberto above the of the players?
What are achievents as a player? He was a great baseball player.
Which of Roberto Clemente's goals was reached after his death?
Become a baseball hall of fame member shows that Roberto was an outstanding player Find the evidence from the selection that shows him as an outstanding human being.
Look over the details about Roberto's disappearance. Use the information to make time line of the events.

He was born in the island of Puerto Rico.-
He joined to the runners team to get a sronger body.
He Sign a contract to get money to his family.
He help people in his country.
He was given one honor to be in Hall of fame, .

Simon Bolivar

2008-03-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783. Simon Bolivar is know as The liberator of South America. He fight for the freedom of the people in South America. Revolution in South America for the independence began in 1806. Simon Bolivar was the hero of the South American Revolution. After being defeated by Spanish forces repeatedly, Bolivar found a success in Colombia during the years of 1819 and 1820. Bolivar equipped with a strong force, took away Colombia from the Spanish forces. This marked the start of the success of the South American Revolution. He and his forces the marched into Venezuela territory where in June, 1821. His forces comprehensively defeated the Spanish colonial forces

Ecuador and Bolivia were liberated at Bolivar's behest by Antonio Jose de Sucre. His forces liberated Ecuador in 1821 and moved on the small region upper Peru which was still under colonist rule. He defeated the Spanish force in the region, and the newly liberated country chose to call themselves Bolivia in honor of Simon Bolivar.

In the southern region of south America, Jose de San Martin actively carried out south America revolution. He made his base in Argentina and started gathering on army. After conquering the Spanish colonist force in Argentina. He moved on the Liberated Chile and the later Peru. Also he was president of Greater Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, and The Republic of Colombia.When he was 47 years old he die in December 17, 1830.

Nyseslat prep 2004

2008-03-17T12:08:00.000-07:00

List three suggestions that the students Council feels can help new students feel welcomed and safe.

If the student doesn’t speak English they can help them find a person that could help them.
Sown to the new students how is the school.
Be friends with them.

Explain how each suggestion will help the new students.

In some class the new students don’t speak English and if they have a person that helps them, they can pass their class.
Explain how the school works.
So they can’t be alone, afraid in the school.

As a student council, I would give new suggestions to the administration on how we can help the new students feel safe and welcomed in the school. If the student doesn’t speak English they can help them find a person that could help him or her. I would show to the new students how the school works and be friends with them.

If the student doesn’t speak English the school can help him or her find a person that could speak the same language. In some classes, the new students don’t understand English and if they have a person that helps them, they can pass their classes. For example I have a friend who doesn’t understand English and she doesn’t pass all her classes. Her problem is that she is afraid to speak to people and she doesn’t tell to the teacher that she needs help. Now she has a person that helps her with her classes and she passes all her classes.

We can explain to the new students how the school works. We have to tell them where they can go to take the metro card, if they are sick we can tell them where they have to go. Also if they have a problem in their homes or outside the school they can go to the counselor. For example when I came to this school the first time, I was late. I came 13 days after the school started. I was lost and nobody helped me to get my schedule, and my metro card. It is very important that we show our new students how the school works.

We should be friends with them so they won’t feel alone and afraid in the school. Sometimes they have problems in their homes or outside the homes, they have problems with gangs or other things. We can speak with them and try to help them to fix their problems. We can make them fell better.

To conclude, I think that it is very important to do this suggestion. This way we can help them a lot in their life.

2008-03-15T07:21:00.000-07:00

Woman�s name	Annie Shapiro
Occupation	She was a talent business-woman
Address	Toronto Canada
Husband�s name	Martin
Husband�s occupation
Children
Year when she went into a coma (+ her age)	She fell into a coma at age 50 in 1963
Year when she woke up (+ her age)	She woke up 30 years later in 1992, she was a 79-year-old.
Cause of coma	Struck

What shocked Mrs Shapiro about herself when she woke up? Her appearance and the way the world had changed

What did she find shocking about her family?

She can believe that her husband was a old men, that her teenage son and her 25 years old daughter were middle-aged.

List four historical events that happened while Mrs Shapiro was asleep:

a. Her son and daughter married and had two children each.
b. most of her friends died.
c. The Vietnam war end.
d. Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal, communism collapsed and the world entered the computer age.

Mention two health problems that Mrs Shapiro had while she was in the coma:

Her body began breaking down.
She had cataract surgery, a hysterectomy and a hip replacement

What were Mrs Shapiro�s first words when she woke up?

Her first words were "Turn on the television. I want to see the I Love Lucy show"

What surprised Mrs Shapiro about the television and phone in her room?

The television was in colour not in black and white, and the phone didn't have any wires.

Two questions:

In what way does the story have a happy ending?

The love revow

In what way does it have a sad ending?

That her husband died in she lives by herself,__________________________________________________

Vocabulary

Find words in the article with the following meanings. (The first letter of the word has been provided.)

WORD	MEANING
miraculous	like a miracle or magic
emerged	came out of
amazed	astonished, amazed
Paralysed	unable to move
therapy	exercises to help someone to get better
Flabbergasted.	astonished, amazed
Surprised	astonished, amazed
re vow	started again
vows	promises

Essay

2008-03-10T15:17:00.000-07:00

These people are on the window trying to extinguish
Fire. I think they are trying to see if there are people in the house in order to save their lives. I think that before taking this picture the house was perfectly and it was not burning. After this the fireman talk to the police about what happen in the incident.
When a house is burning always the fireman go to the place that they need to extinguish the fire. For example in this picture The fireman are trying to extinguish the fire by the windown. Also I think that before this picture was taking the hause was prefectly and it was not burnig. Also sometimes some firemen die becuase they save the lives of the people.

NYSESLAT PREP_ 2006

2008-03-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

There are a variety of activities you can do during the day. In these pictures, the students are spending their free times. There are some different ways to spend free time. I prefer to spend the free time in different ways .

In picture one the students are in the library using the computer. They are studying and learning with their teacher. In picture 2, students are walking outside and they are talking. Also I think that they are going to the mall to buy clothes.

There are many different ways that you can spend your free time. For example If you are bored, you can go outside to have fun with your friends. Also You can go to a movie theater to watch movies. Sometimes If you have a lot of money you can go to the mall to buy whatever you want. Another way to spend free time is read books to learn more. One can go to the library to learn new things and to have peace.

I prefer to spend my free time listening to music or sometimes go outside with my friends or my family. Also when I am bored, I like to dance or use my computer to watch movies or check my emails and read my messages. Also when I go to buy clothes, I like to buy a lot of clothes or jewelry. It is very fun to go outside with my friends . This always makes me happy.

In conclusion there are very different ways to spend our free time. We can choose either to stay indoors or go outdoors to relax and enjoy ourselves.

The No-Guitar Blues" by Gory Soto

2008-03-04T07:48:00.000-08:00

How does Fausto get the guitar? His mother given to him.
Do you think fausto was right to give the money to the church? Why or why not? I think that Fausto was right giving the money to the church because he did bad when he lie to the owners of the dog.
How do you think Fausto is feeling when he offers to was the dishes forever.? explain.
I think that he was very excited and happy because he was going to get the guitar of his dreams.

There are many television shows that are inspiration for the teenagers and adults. Some teenager want to became famous or they wish to be like someone. For example I want to be a lawyer but I also want to be a Wrestler because I always watch wrestling every Monday. Friday, Tuesday. In the WWE my favorites wretlers are Jeff Hardy, Rey Misterio, Matt Hardy, CM Punk, Mickie James, Candice Michael, Maria. Also in there I have two loves, HBK( Shawn michaels) and John Cena. I like so much this program. It is very intersting but also is dangerous. If you get hurt by someone you can go to the hospital like a 1 year, 6 months.

Wrestling is called a Olympic sport. They fight with physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching, holding, locking, leverage. Also some techniques lead serious injury in teh wretleres. But also its basic principles are closely related to those of military hand to hand combat or self defense systems. There are many styles of wrestling that are know all over the world and have long stories.

I think that teenagers watch wrestling because they want to be famous and the like the program. Also some teenagers watch and they have their favorites wretleres and they want become a wrestler like their favorite wrestler.

Some people think that children and teenagers don't have see that this program because is very violent. Especially parents they don't want that their children learn to be violent. They don't want that their children do what they see in the street or in the school. For example some kids learn that techniques and in some cases a lot kids suffer injuries by other kids.

In my case I want be lawyer but also I want to be a wretlers. I like to watch this program. I think that if we use correctly nobody would hurt the sport.

Chuky

2008-02-29T06:53:00.000-08:00

This movie is about a diabolical doll . The soul of a human poses in body of a doll. He had to find a human body if it does not find a human body he is going to be in the doll forever. He is also obsessed with possessing the body of Andy. Andy is a child that had a lot of fair of chucky.

" Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

2008-02-28T07:00:00.000-08:00

What is visualization?
Made to:

mental picture
understand/retain information
personally connect
ENJOY

Vocabulary

Vulture: a large bird of prey with the head and neck more or less bare of feathers, feeding chiefly on carrion and reputed to gather with others in anticipation of the death of a sick or injured animal or person.
Coutious: attentive to potential problems or dangers.
Mortal: of or relating to humanity as subject to death.
Precisely: in exact terms; without vagueness

Sentences

A vulture was eating a death rat in my backyard.
In the streets I'm very cautions.
Every human being is a mortal.
That is precisely was was looking for.

essay

2008-02-27T14:23:00.000-08:00

A story Cinder Edna by Elena Jackson is about two girls who had their lives changed by the differents ways of their differents personalities.

There are differents personalities that Edna and Ella have. Ella was miserable and often sat in the cinders of the fireplace to keep warm and to think of her troubled life. Also she was quite beautiful. Edna to keep her spirits up, she often sang while she worked. She could also tell knew jokes and she knew sixteen different types for tuna casserole. Also she never sat in the cinders to keep warm because it made her dirty. Edna was no to beautiful, but she was inteligent and had a good outlook on life. Ella belifs in godmother and Edna no.

Both live with her stepmother and their wicked stepsisters. In the same way they were forced to work all day. Like Ella, Edna knew her prince too. Both were marriend.

Cinderella 2008

2008-02-26T08:01:00.000-08:00

Once upon time it was a girl that live in a nice beautiful house her name is Maricela. Well I know that you know a lot stories of Cinderella, but now I want to tell you about the life of the princess Maricela and how is similarly to Cinderella. Maricela lives with her stepsisters and with her stepmother. She always has to do everything in her house. The house was so big that she needs help, however her stepmother doesn't help her. One day she went outside to pick the newspaper and in the first page she saw a notice. In the notice said that the king and his family is going to do a party, her stepsister and her stepmother saw the notice too.
After a few weekends she felt so bad. When she finish her work she went to her room. She likes to listen music, and sing. Also when she finish to do her work she sat in her bed and she start to think why she has to live like that. In a couples of days she was very sad and depressed, She doesn't want to do anything.
The day of the party her stepmother and her stepsisters were getting ready. Maricela was ironing the party clothes while they were arranged she watched then with great sadness. In the night she was in her room. When she is almost sleeping a godmother appears in front of her. She told her that she is going to the party too. She wear a nice dress, nice shoes, and a nice jewelry, but her godmother told her that in the midnight the magic disappear. She went to the party and all the people look at her, she was the most beautiful girl in the party. The prince look at her and he told her that if she want to dance with him. She said no because she think that she if she dance hard her hair is going to and her dress too. She was dance and dance, when she look the watch she saw that is midnight, she star to run and the princess Carlos run after her. She disappear but when she run she fall in the floor and she forgot one shoes.
Carlos was so disappointed, but he star to check all the foot in the city . He tried feet by feet. house by house. He don't found nothing those house. Finally he was in Maricela house. The first who tried to the shoes was her stepsister and the feet don't feat in her foot. He saw Maricela and he told her " why you don't try the shoes too. She tried the and her foot was just the same size of the shoe. He carried her in his arms, and the next day they got married and were happily ever after.

Cinder Edna

2008-02-26T06:51:00.000-08:00

Vocabulary: find definitions and use the following words in sentences:
1. to scrub:
She has to scrub the floor.
2. wicked: means someone e are spunky sometimes when the student behind badly.
5. to trim
He trim his hair every week
6. occasion
I have a special occasion in my house.
7. orphan
He is an orphan child.
8. casserole
I loves mom's casserole.
9. to stumble
She stumble when she talks.
10. profile
I have a myspec's profile.

2008-02-13T07:48:00.000-08:00

1.	The Underground Railroad was a highly organized system. True

2.	Many of those involved in the Underground Railroad were, B free blacks

3.	Why would the escape of a small percentage of slaves cause so much trouble? because when they put the notice in the newspaper they

4.	Harriet Tubman was not important to the Underground Railroad. True

5.	How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 affect escaped slaves? It made people angry with the law so they joined the anti-slavery cause. t

6.	The first Canadian African American newspaper was produced by, Josiah Henson

7.	What might have happened if the Underground Railroad hadn't existed? They would not be free.

8.	Why did so many escaped slaves move to Canada? The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Underground Railroad
You are a member of the Underground Railroad. A small group of runaway slaves has come to your home to be hidden. All goes well until a neighbor who is not sympathetic to the cause becomes suspicious. What do you do?
If I have a had slaves hidden in my house and if my neighborhood is not a sympathetic person and is she start to suspicious I would tried the way to hidden the slave.

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Underground Railroad
If you were a slave who was planning to runaway, what kind of plans would you make? How would you know when the time was right to leave?
If I were a slave and I am planing to runaway I would talk to my friends and I would tld then that I am going to scape and i am going to go back for them.

Name ____________________________

___________
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0725050)

Meaning

Sentence

slaver

dangerous

successful

yoke

actually

treasure

extremely

industrious

runaway

10.

former

11.

various

12.

bondage

13.

trickle

essay # 1

2008-02-08T07:07:00.000-08:00

In this life people are influenced by our environment. Some of them are influenced by the acquisition of life skills. Others are influenced by the formal education. Sometimes people are influenced by both.

Some people are influenced by the acquisition of life skills. Outside of our school or our house and we learn a lot of things, we learn good and bad things, for example sometimes in the street we learn bad language or sometimes when we are walking with our friends some people create a problem for nothing and they start a fight. In some cases people die in street fights. However, in bars, at night, a lot of people die because in these places young women dance all night and drunk people want that they dance only with them. When men are drunk they start a fight and sometimes because of that the young women die. They kill them and the better excuse for them is that they were drunk. The good thing that we learn outside is that we learn from our mistakes. We learn how to treat people better. Also we learn to live a better life. We learn to appreciate what we have around us especially our family and people that we love.

Other form that we are influenced by is the formal education. In the school, we learn to respect the people that are older than us. Our teachers tell us that we need to study to be somebody in our lives. Also they say that we need to have a good future. In our homes our parents teach us the same, but they say that we have to finish the school. Now they influence us, however when we are going to be older we have to make our own decisions. In my opinion the education is very important for us because if we study hard we can have a better life and a good future. If we finish to study and we graduate, our parents are going to be proud of us. Also all advice that our parents and our teachers give us is for our sake because they want us to have a better life than what they have. The only thing that my parents ask me is to explore and exploit everything.

To conclude, in some cases the environment has a good and bad effects. We need to choose the correct one because if we choose the wrong one, we are going to be sorry for all our life. We have only one life and we must live to the maximum and live healthy lives. Above all fight for what we want and especially try to fulfill all our dreams.

The necklace

2008-01-18T07:45:00.000-08:00

What is the central conflict that has propelled the events so far?
Why is the woman so unhappy? She was unhappy because she doesn't like how she lives.
Why does the invitation have the opposite effect on Madame Loisel from the one her husband expected? Madame Loisel have the opposite effect that her husbans expected because she doesn't has a evening dress.
Why do you think Mme. Louisel finally chooses only the diamond necklace? I think because
Do you think Mme. Loisel and her husband will find the necklace? What might happen if they don't?
How does Mme. Loisel's approach to her new problem differ from her previous behavior?
How did the live of the Loisels change because Mme. Loisel lost the necklace?
1. What might be Mme. Loisel's thoughts and feelings right after she learns that the diamond necklace was only a paste?
2. How does Madame Loise changes as a result of her experiences?
3. Madame Loisel pays dearly for losing the necklace. Do you think that experience ruins her life or saves her life? Explain your answer.
4. The literary critic Edward D. Sullivan declares that "The Necklace" is showing that in people's lives "blind chance rules". Do you agree or disagree? cite evidence to support your opinion.
5. Suppose that Madame Loisel had not lost the necklace. On the basis of her feelings and actions in the story, what do you think her future would have been like?
6. Do people still chase after wealth and social status today? Explain.
7. What do you think Madame Loisel's life will be like now that she has paid off her debt and found real value of the necklace?
8. Analyze Madame Loisel and Monsieur Loisel' characteristics.
9. SYMBOLISM: What does the necklace symbolize in the story?
10. From which point of view is the story told? Explain.
11. What is the main conflict in the story?
12. What is the theme of the story?
13. What is the moral of this story?
14. Outline the events in "The Necklace" that form:

comparison and comtrast essay.

2008-01-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

I and my friend have a differences and similarities. One of the differences is that we came from different countries. Other difference is our physical appearance. One of the similarities is that we like to play soccer. Also other similarity is that we like to hear Mexican music. However we are friend and we don't have to be the same person to talk each other.

One of the differences is that we are from different countries. Miqueas is from Mexico, however I am from Ecuador. Both Miqueas and I have different types of culture. His parents teach him differences things that my grandfather teach me.
Other difference is our physical appearance, Miqueas is more taller than me. I am more shortest than him. Also he is white and I am brown . He is skinny however I am fat. He has short hair In the other hand I have long hair.

One of the similarities is that we like to play soccer. Like Miqueas I like the club Las Aguilas del America. When that team play soccer the next day we always talk about what happen. Just him I like to do exercises too. It is very funny that me and Miqueas have some similarities.
Other summaries is that we like to hear Mexican music. Just me he like to listen a Montez de Durango, K-paz de la Sierra. Horoscopo de Durango, Alacranes musicales. We think that mexican music is a very good music. He likes to dance mexican music in the same way I like to dance too.

To conclude Miqueas and I are a very good friends. We are not the same persons ,we have differences and similarities but we don't need to be the same person to be friends. It is a pleasure to do a essay about me and him.

essay

2007-12-20T15:24:00.000-08:00

In my state there are two strets one of that is the Duncan st., the other is Arla st. Both St. has a many types of houses. In both street inside of the house are the same. Also They have a lao of differences. People want to buy house but they don't know what house to buy.

Peolpe want to know how the both houses look like if they are differntes or if they are similaries. One of the similaries is that both house have the same rooms. Also they need to know if they have a car port but both have car port. Both house cost 90, 000 dollars.

People also want to know if the house are new or old. The house on Dunca has a big back yard. . Also the house on dunca is of brick.The most important thing is that the they have to pay a lower bill. The house on Arla it is of wood and also it need to be paint. The house doesn't has a big yard like the house on Duncan. One thing that I think that people don't like is that they have to pay alot of bills.

People like to buy a nice a house for their families. They have to choice a good house because their families are going to live there. However they are very confused because they don't know what house choose. Both house have the same rooms , on the other hand the house on Duncan is new buty the house on the Aral needs to be repair. I think that they have to think a lot to choose in what house they are going to leave.

sentences

2007-12-18T12:59:00.000-08:00

Like
Like me, Irma likes to play soccer.
Like my mom, I like to go shopping.
Like Jerry, Jimmy is always happy.
Like Diego, Chris likes to play too.
Like Wendy, Yelitza is my best friend too.

Just as
Just as Maria, I don’t like to read.
Just as Pedro, I like to cook.
Just as Mr. Serin, I came to school early.
Just as Irma, I have long hair too.
Just as Mayco, I love to dance.

Equally I want the business to succeed, but equally, I don’t want to be working all the time.

The respect is equally in young to old.
My mother likes to go to shopping eqully my father too.

Similarly
I like Mr. Serin class similarly Irma likes too.
She likes to play soccer similarly He likes too.

I like to wacht WWE similarly my brother too.
I want to buy a blouse similarly irma too.
My friend came similarly to me to day.
My friend have and me have a lot of similarly.

In the same way
I like to buy clothes, in the same way I don't like to spend a lot of money.

She likes pop music, but in the same way she doesn't like Rbd songs.
I like to use my computer in the same way i can't used.

As
I am as different as my sister.

I will trow you a book as I pass your house.
Irma take this pencil as it’s sharper than yours.

Once again as I started my interviw my telephone rang.

Wendy has to wait as his father finish to work.

But
I want to talk to her but she is mad with me.
They are best friend but now they are mad.
I like chocolate but I also like vanilla.
I love Irma but I also love Yelitza.
She is very quit but she has a bad mood.

However

Will I help you however I can.

They are best friends however they had different personality.

She is my mother however I don't know her well.

Yet

They can’t find the cause, yet the researchers agree that one must be found.

My Mom want to work , yet she doesn't found a work.
She is a good student, yet she doesn't has the money that she need to keep studying.

In contrast
Juan likes to do homework, in contrast Willy don't like to do homework.

I like to

In spite of

In ispite of my warnings he went to the park.
In spite they study hard they don't pass the class.

Despite
Instead

On the other hand

I like vanilla ice cream in the other hand She likes chocolate.

She likes to play soccer in the other hand he likes to play basketball.
In my school I was absend two day in the other hand she was absents 5 days.
Maria doesn't like to dance in the other hand Joseline like to dance.
Irma likes to eat breakfast in the other hand Soledad likes to eat lunch.

On the contrary

disandvantages and advantages

2007-12-18T03:59:00.000-08:00

In this time the all teenagers want to have a cellphone. There are some disadvantage and advantage to have cellphone. One of the advantage to have a cellphone is that we can call to our family if it is a problem. the disadvantage is that we don't use correctly the cellphones in the school. The cellphone help us and also harm us.

One of the advantage to have a cellphone is that we can call to our family if it is a problem. The cellphone is the most thing that the teenagers want. It is good because when they are in problem or when the need something, they can call their parents. Also the cellphone is important because if we are going outside we can call the person that we invited us.

The disadvantage to have a cellphone is that some people don't use correctly the cellphone. Like some teenagers use the cellphone to chat in the school, and they don't pay attention to the teachers. Other people use their cellphones when they are driving, and that's why they have a accidents, because they are distracted.

The cellphone help us and also harm us. In the same way that it help us also harm us because some teenagers use that to do bad things like when they are going to fight they call some friend s and they came to help them. In some of these fight people dead.

In my conclusion I think that the cellphone help us and harm us but I also think that if we use correctly we are not going have a problems.

compare-contrast essay

2007-12-17T08:03:00.001-08:00

I have two friends that are very special for me. Yelitza and Irma are very different persons. They are difference in their physical appearance. Also their characteristics are very different . They are from for different countries so they have a different education.

Irma and Yelitza have differences appearance. Yelitza is more taller than Irma. Irma has a straight hair and Yelitza has a curly hair. Also they have a different type of body. Yelitza is more white than Irma. Yelitza is from Ecuador and Irma is from Mexico. Both have different cultures.

Irma and Yelitza are very good friends. Both are very honest. They like to study hard to finish the High School, especially Yelitza she is a very good student, she likes to study because she is the proud of her mother. Also Irma has the capacity to learn the things more faster. However they have different mood. Irma has is not pacient with some things but Yelitza is very pacient.

Their education is very different because they grow up in differents countries and differents type of life. When Irma was a child she was studing in a catolic school. When Yelitza was a child she study in a normal school. Also both study by themselves.

In conclusion Irma and Yelitza are very good friends. They don't are that same person but they always are going to be my friends for ever.

compare-contrast essay

2007-12-15T07:16:00.000-08:00

In 2007 the famous wrestler in the United States have to fight in Wrestling 23. John Cena and Shawn Michael were a tag team panther. They are excellent wrestlers. However they have many similarities and differences . They have different physical type of body. Thy have some similar characters that people love to see. The life outside the ring.
Both wrestlers have different physical appearance. John Cena and Shawn Michael have the same height. Their height are 6 ft 1 in. His weight is 240 lb. His ring name is John Cena. Mr. p, The Prototype. Shawn Michael" ring name is H.B.K , The heart broken kid. His weight is 225 lb. Shawn Michael is one of the few of the wrestlers that are the originals in the W.W.E.

Argumentative essay

2007-11-29T07:18:00.000-08:00

In The United States a lot of children watch world wrestling entertainment. Most of the children watch the program three days of the week; Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. The parents don’t want their kinds to watch the program. They claim that wrestling is dangerous. They find the language that wrestlers use disturbing. They don't like it because there is violence in their moves and they dressed improperly.

They find the language that wrestlers use disturbing. They don’t want that their kids learn bad language. I understand that the language is bad but they don’t use bad words all the time. Even if they don't let their kids watch this program, children can hear such language on the street or at their own homes. If they don't want that their kids learn bad words then parents should not send thir kids anywhere, not even to school.

Those who don't like the wrestling claim that kids want to learn the moves that their favorite wrestlers make. They imitate the wrestlers thus they either get in a fight with others or they injure themselves. While may true, the people that talk in the program always warn that the kids don't have to imitate the moves of the wrestlers because it is very dangerous. Besides, not all moves are real, some of them are fake.

Some parents claim that wrestlers dress improperly. They don't like how the wrestlers dress because they show some private parts of thier body. They don't want their kids to emulate the wrestlers' styles. It is true that all wretlers dress different than what is considered "normal". But we must not forget that children can see what they see on this program everyday and everywhere on streets. I know for a fact that I see so many people dress more inaproprietly to either to their school or to their work

Some parents argue that WWE has a lot of violence. They don't want their kids to watch the program because they say that their kids learn how to fight. It is important to talk to them about that but I think they can also learn how to fight when their own parents finght or in the street.

To conclude, some parents don't want that their kids watch the WWE because they think that their kids are going to learn how to fight. All the things that they say can be true, but also i think that their kids can learn how to figth and say bad words in any place.