I wanted to let you know that there is a new blog address for this year. The new blog can be seen at www.kid-writers.blogspot.com!
Thanks for checking it out.
Ms. L
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tre - field day
Field Day - Tre
From a most unforgettable experience in school as when it was Field Day last year. It was so much fun that anyone would be partners.
There are races, and hot potato when he says and there is a balloon toss is really five that you throw back and back and forth to a partner.
There is a petting place where you can pat someone's pet. There will also be a tug-of-war. Mostly any class I may lose is the type of work.
I'm mostly good at bowling. I get a spare, or a strike in a row. We see we can walk by holding a string attached to camps that we step on.
The only two player activity game is the three legged race. The teacher ties one of your legs and you both have to stop at the same pace and don't fall.
When we are about to end field day my teacher and another teacher in me were having a water balloon fight. My teacher hit me with the balloon, but the other teacher didn't get hit. But when the tug-of-war competition was about to begin the principal told me to throw water balloons at Mr. Thompson our sub.
From a most unforgettable experience in school as when it was Field Day last year. It was so much fun that anyone would be partners.
There are races, and hot potato when he says and there is a balloon toss is really five that you throw back and back and forth to a partner.
There is a petting place where you can pat someone's pet. There will also be a tug-of-war. Mostly any class I may lose is the type of work.
I'm mostly good at bowling. I get a spare, or a strike in a row. We see we can walk by holding a string attached to camps that we step on.
The only two player activity game is the three legged race. The teacher ties one of your legs and you both have to stop at the same pace and don't fall.
When we are about to end field day my teacher and another teacher in me were having a water balloon fight. My teacher hit me with the balloon, but the other teacher didn't get hit. But when the tug-of-war competition was about to begin the principal told me to throw water balloons at Mr. Thompson our sub.
23 - puppies
Wild Puppies - Andrace
Some puppies that might be a little wild. Puppiesthey don't howl might not be wild. For example chocolate puppies live in the wild part in Africa. Wild puppies learn to howl when they're very young like two or three years. Howling is really good for wild puppies. They talk from far, far away.
More wild puppies are the Arctic fox, red fox, jackal, Gray Fox, red Wolf, Gray Wolf and Jacal. If you go to the zoo stay back. Be careful. Now the coyote pups fall asleep in a den. AI den is a hole in the ground. How many pups can fit in it den? It depends on the size of the den.
I hope you enjoyed learning about wild puppies.
Some puppies that might be a little wild. Puppiesthey don't howl might not be wild. For example chocolate puppies live in the wild part in Africa. Wild puppies learn to howl when they're very young like two or three years. Howling is really good for wild puppies. They talk from far, far away.
More wild puppies are the Arctic fox, red fox, jackal, Gray Fox, red Wolf, Gray Wolf and Jacal. If you go to the zoo stay back. Be careful. Now the coyote pups fall asleep in a den. AI den is a hole in the ground. How many pups can fit in it den? It depends on the size of the den.
I hope you enjoyed learning about wild puppies.
30 - Note from Ms. Luria
I wanted to let people know that I am experimenting with different ways of putting student stories on the blog. Some of the stories were scanned using a handwriting recognition program. I am also trying out the dragon naturally speaking software to see if that is a faster way of getting student stories onto the blog.
Please assume that most errors are from the scanning process or the dictation process, not from the student.
I hope everyone is doing well!
Please assume that most errors are from the scanning process or the dictation process, not from the student.
I hope everyone is doing well!
28 - The Beach
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The most unforgettable time I remember is the first time I went to the beach. I went to the beach when I was nine years old in the summer on a hot sunny day.
One hot Friday it was in March. It was also spring break. My dad, grandma, grandpa, uncle Miguel, and I went to the beach. The beach was called Seaside Coast. We drove in a truck. The drive was about six or seven hours. When we got there, it was already sunset.
My grandma and I went to the office to get a room. My grandma got a room with three beds. Grandma and grandpa slept in the bed. My uncle Miguel slept in the other. Then my dad and I slept in the third bed. We settled in the room. And in the room there was a microwave, coffee pot, to use, and refrigerator. Then we went to Safeway to get some food for dinner.
When we came back we had Chinese food, cookies, and ice cream for dinner. After dinner we got washed up to go to bed. When everyone was sleep I stayed up and walked to the window to see the beach. The waves looked beautiful at night because the headlight out there if anyone was out there. Then I decided to watch TV for two hours until midnight. Then I went to sleep.
The next morning we went out to the beach. I made a sand castle and I got to walk in the water and collect sea shells. I saw purple shawl that I liked, but there was already a snail living there. My dad took the shuttle and boiled the snail out. Then a few hours later we went back home.
The most unforgettable time I remember is the first time I went to the beach. I went to the beach when I was nine years old in the summer on a hot sunny day.
One hot Friday it was in March. It was also spring break. My dad, grandma, grandpa, uncle Miguel, and I went to the beach. The beach was called Seaside Coast. We drove in a truck. The drive was about six or seven hours. When we got there, it was already sunset.
My grandma and I went to the office to get a room. My grandma got a room with three beds. Grandma and grandpa slept in the bed. My uncle Miguel slept in the other. Then my dad and I slept in the third bed. We settled in the room. And in the room there was a microwave, coffee pot, to use, and refrigerator. Then we went to Safeway to get some food for dinner.
When we came back we had Chinese food, cookies, and ice cream for dinner. After dinner we got washed up to go to bed. When everyone was sleep I stayed up and walked to the window to see the beach. The waves looked beautiful at night because the headlight out there if anyone was out there. Then I decided to watch TV for two hours until midnight. Then I went to sleep.
The next morning we went out to the beach. I made a sand castle and I got to walk in the water and collect sea shells. I saw purple shawl that I liked, but there was already a snail living there. My dad took the shuttle and boiled the snail out. Then a few hours later we went back home.
Eric - My worst experience
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The most unforgettable experience I had was in first grade. My teacher was the meanest teacher of all time. She gave me 21 referrals and I got expelled 24 times. She was especially hard on Abdul. Abdul got 30 referrals and 100 think sheets. Le got 8 referrals and 43 white slips.
She never let us have things that rot our teeth like chocolate milk. She always called me stupid and always made me call home. She was always nice to this kid named Max. He was the smartest kid in the class, and everybody hated him because he was the only one that got a compliment every day.
At the last day of school she expelled me because someone had a food fight and she blamed me. I was grounded for a week, and two months passed. Then a second grade. So my new teacher and it was Mrs. N. I was really happy! The starting of the year went great. Except in November me and my two friends missed the bus and walked home. We got in trouble for not informing a teacher that we messed it. I had to miss two months of recess. I was also banned from the Xbox early, but my dad put it for a day. There were two talent shows that year and I was in both. For the rest of the year everything went smooth and easy. Lastly I now regret going to first grade and I'm not happy about it.
The most unforgettable experience I had was in first grade. My teacher was the meanest teacher of all time. She gave me 21 referrals and I got expelled 24 times. She was especially hard on Abdul. Abdul got 30 referrals and 100 think sheets. Le got 8 referrals and 43 white slips.
She never let us have things that rot our teeth like chocolate milk. She always called me stupid and always made me call home. She was always nice to this kid named Max. He was the smartest kid in the class, and everybody hated him because he was the only one that got a compliment every day.
At the last day of school she expelled me because someone had a food fight and she blamed me. I was grounded for a week, and two months passed. Then a second grade. So my new teacher and it was Mrs. N. I was really happy! The starting of the year went great. Except in November me and my two friends missed the bus and walked home. We got in trouble for not informing a teacher that we messed it. I had to miss two months of recess. I was also banned from the Xbox early, but my dad put it for a day. There were two talent shows that year and I was in both. For the rest of the year everything went smooth and easy. Lastly I now regret going to first grade and I'm not happy about it.
Cynthia - My Worst Experience
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My unforgettable experience of school is when I got a white slip. I got a white slip for not listening to the teacher and for talking. I got three white slips. In five years I've not gotten a white slip until this year. This year I have changed. The past five years I used to be really shy. And this year I have been much less shy. Mostly I've been talking to my friends, when I'm not supposed to talk to them. That is one of the reasons why I got a white slip.
The other reason why I got a white slip, was when I wasn't paying attention to the teacher. When Ms. Luria was giving instructions, I wasn't paying attention. When she was done getting the instructions I didn't know what to do. Ms. Luria Knows when you're not paying attention. When she knows that you're not paying attention and she stares at you. Then she calls on you and ask you what she just said. While she asked me back, and I got a warning, so I got my name on the board. Later that same day I started talking with my friends when I wasn't supposed to, and the other white slip.
My unforgettable experience of school is when I got a white slip. I got a white slip for not listening to the teacher and for talking. I got three white slips. In five years I've not gotten a white slip until this year. This year I have changed. The past five years I used to be really shy. And this year I have been much less shy. Mostly I've been talking to my friends, when I'm not supposed to talk to them. That is one of the reasons why I got a white slip.
The other reason why I got a white slip, was when I wasn't paying attention to the teacher. When Ms. Luria was giving instructions, I wasn't paying attention. When she was done getting the instructions I didn't know what to do. Ms. Luria Knows when you're not paying attention. When she knows that you're not paying attention and she stares at you. Then she calls on you and ask you what she just said. While she asked me back, and I got a warning, so I got my name on the board. Later that same day I started talking with my friends when I wasn't supposed to, and the other white slip.
Le - Penguins
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Penguins are fascinating animals. This story is mostly about a tragedy that happened to Penguins in march soon. Penguins are really nice animals to me and they are good swimmers They would be even more fascinating to me if they could fly but they can't . In fact, one of my favorite movies is about a penguin which is called happy feet. Now, it http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifis time for a sad tragedy that happened in March 2000. Did you realize that - a huge, iceberg that was about twice the size of Delaware broke off.
The penguins weren't able to access theirs feeding ground because of the ice that blocked it. In 2001 of July, there was an island that about - twelve hundred male penguins were taking care of - their eggs, another large iceberg broke off and crashed the, island. That crash caused the female penguins to not be able to come to their nesting area.
When winter ends every year, around 400,000 emperor penguins travel about 2-70 miles across - the ice to the breeding area. It seems - to
The waddle when they walk they still walk faster then us, penguins mostly are dressed black and white. They can hold their breath for 20 minutes while we can hold ours for 10 seconds.
They use stones and put them in then crop which helps them float on water, they are not afraid of humans but. Are endangered by oil spills and water pollution. They have their own computer game called club penguin. She penguin skipper, kowalski, private, and. Rico are penguins in Penguins
of Madagascar.
This is why penguins are fascinating animals to me and I hope join think their fascinating also !
Penguins are fascinating animals. This story is mostly about a tragedy that happened to Penguins in march soon. Penguins are really nice animals to me and they are good swimmers They would be even more fascinating to me if they could fly but they can't . In fact, one of my favorite movies is about a penguin which is called happy feet. Now, it http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifis time for a sad tragedy that happened in March 2000. Did you realize that - a huge, iceberg that was about twice the size of Delaware broke off.
The penguins weren't able to access theirs feeding ground because of the ice that blocked it. In 2001 of July, there was an island that about - twelve hundred male penguins were taking care of - their eggs, another large iceberg broke off and crashed the, island. That crash caused the female penguins to not be able to come to their nesting area.
When winter ends every year, around 400,000 emperor penguins travel about 2-70 miles across - the ice to the breeding area. It seems - to
The waddle when they walk they still walk faster then us, penguins mostly are dressed black and white. They can hold their breath for 20 minutes while we can hold ours for 10 seconds.
They use stones and put them in then crop which helps them float on water, they are not afraid of humans but. Are endangered by oil spills and water pollution. They have their own computer game called club penguin. She penguin skipper, kowalski, private, and. Rico are penguins in Penguins
of Madagascar.
This is why penguins are fascinating animals to me and I hope join think their fascinating also !
4 - Lincoln
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One of our very important founding fathers was a man who was the 16th president of the United States of America. His name is Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky.
He was named after his grandfather who was killed by Indians. He had an older sister named Sarah. When Lincoln was two years old he moved to a different area called knob creek. Knob creek is still located in Kentucky, so the trip didn't take too long. Lincoln mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, gave birth to another son named Thomas, like his father’s name, but only lived for a few days. He then died. Five years later Lincoln moved to Indiana. It was only four years later when I Abraham's mother died and only a year later when his father remarried to; a woman named
Sarah Bush Johnston.
When he was twenty one he moved Illinois. There he decided that he was old enough to earn his own money, so he worked in a
The things that happened to him were now going to move onto why he's in our history. Books. Abraham Lincoln ran for president in the year of 1860. And he had won! He had become the 16th president! But, on April 12, 1861 the civil war had begun. Now I don't know if you've noticed this, but the civil war started exactly one month after Lincoln's birthday. Abraham was saddened by how Americans were fighting against
Americans.
He wanted to save the whole United States.
On April 14th the people from the south surrendered. The next day, Abe proclaimed to have 75,000 military volunteers. But, soon one nation was split into two and the people that weren't on Abraham's side were full of anger and fury. Virginia seceded meaning they separated and made their own capital. The same thing happened to Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee
Two months later. Now if you look oil it map you see that Washington borders Virginia, so Washington wasn't to far away. It is also bordered by the, slavery state Maryland. On July 21st the civil war continued. The war took place at a creek in you guessed it Virginia. In that war over 600 men died.
On August 1st of the same year Lincoln signed a paper - that said that all slaves used for military purposes would; be freed from slavery. Abraham did many other things for his country.
Now you're probably thinking I already know how he died, but you may not know all the details. So I lets skip ahead shall we, Lincoln went to Fords theater to see a play called “Our American Cousin." He sat in a rocking chair that was especially made for him.
John Wilkes Booth was about to do something that would brighten everyone. He had been planning this for a long time. Did you know that John Wilkes Booth sometimes acted out there, so he was easily allowed to make his way to where he was sitting?
The police guard that was supposed to be there had left. He slowly and quietly made his way to where Lincoln was sitting and ““boom" he was shot.
Booth jumped down from the balcony where Lincoln was sitting and broke his leg, but still managed to escape. On April 15th 1865 at 7:22 am, just three days after his birthday Abraham took his last breath. They made a room in the White House just for people to come and pay their respects for everything he had done. Lincoln 1809 to 1865 was a very great man.
One of our very important founding fathers was a man who was the 16th president of the United States of America. His name is Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky.
He was named after his grandfather who was killed by Indians. He had an older sister named Sarah. When Lincoln was two years old he moved to a different area called knob creek. Knob creek is still located in Kentucky, so the trip didn't take too long. Lincoln mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, gave birth to another son named Thomas, like his father’s name, but only lived for a few days. He then died. Five years later Lincoln moved to Indiana. It was only four years later when I Abraham's mother died and only a year later when his father remarried to; a woman named
Sarah Bush Johnston.
When he was twenty one he moved Illinois. There he decided that he was old enough to earn his own money, so he worked in a
The things that happened to him were now going to move onto why he's in our history. Books. Abraham Lincoln ran for president in the year of 1860. And he had won! He had become the 16th president! But, on April 12, 1861 the civil war had begun. Now I don't know if you've noticed this, but the civil war started exactly one month after Lincoln's birthday. Abraham was saddened by how Americans were fighting against
Americans.
He wanted to save the whole United States.
On April 14th the people from the south surrendered. The next day, Abe proclaimed to have 75,000 military volunteers. But, soon one nation was split into two and the people that weren't on Abraham's side were full of anger and fury. Virginia seceded meaning they separated and made their own capital. The same thing happened to Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee
Two months later. Now if you look oil it map you see that Washington borders Virginia, so Washington wasn't to far away. It is also bordered by the, slavery state Maryland. On July 21st the civil war continued. The war took place at a creek in you guessed it Virginia. In that war over 600 men died.
On August 1st of the same year Lincoln signed a paper - that said that all slaves used for military purposes would; be freed from slavery. Abraham did many other things for his country.
Now you're probably thinking I already know how he died, but you may not know all the details. So I lets skip ahead shall we, Lincoln went to Fords theater to see a play called “Our American Cousin." He sat in a rocking chair that was especially made for him.
John Wilkes Booth was about to do something that would brighten everyone. He had been planning this for a long time. Did you know that John Wilkes Booth sometimes acted out there, so he was easily allowed to make his way to where he was sitting?
The police guard that was supposed to be there had left. He slowly and quietly made his way to where Lincoln was sitting and ““boom" he was shot.
Booth jumped down from the balcony where Lincoln was sitting and broke his leg, but still managed to escape. On April 15th 1865 at 7:22 am, just three days after his birthday Abraham took his last breath. They made a room in the White House just for people to come and pay their respects for everything he had done. Lincoln 1809 to 1865 was a very great man.
13 - Cobras
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Cobras are found in the Philippines, southern Asia, and Africa. The king cobra holds the record length of 24 ft. The king cobra is unique among snakes in that it makes a nest for its egg, scraping up leaves and other debris in which to deposit them, and remain in the next until the young hatch.
This snake causes thousands of deaths each year in India where it is regarded with religious awe and is seldom killed. This snake can spray its venom from a distance of about 7 ft accurately. Some of the cobras colors are gray, dark gray, brown and black.
A common name for a venomous snake of the cobra family. Also called the Egyptian cobra, it is found throughout Africa. A cobra can open its mouth to catch a rat.
Most Cobras are carnivorous and they eat each other, birds, fish, frogs, lizards and such small animals as rabbit and rats. Most of them swallow there prays alive. However some kill there pray and then eat it.
They're two hundred seventy different kinds of Cobras. King Cobras lay 20-70 eggs in a nest, which is faithfully, guarded by female her mate.
, Cobras can hear although they sense sound throughout contact with the ground much better than humans.
Cobras don't always inject venom when they bite some things.
They can do a dry bite if they want to. The male king cobra stays with the male king cobra stays with the female and her eggs, and takes turns guarding and hunting. The cobra can stand 6 to 3 ft height.
The cobra can gee a human moving three hundred and thirty feet away.
Cobras are found in the Philippines, southern Asia, and Africa. The king cobra holds the record length of 24 ft. The king cobra is unique among snakes in that it makes a nest for its egg, scraping up leaves and other debris in which to deposit them, and remain in the next until the young hatch.
This snake causes thousands of deaths each year in India where it is regarded with religious awe and is seldom killed. This snake can spray its venom from a distance of about 7 ft accurately. Some of the cobras colors are gray, dark gray, brown and black.
A common name for a venomous snake of the cobra family. Also called the Egyptian cobra, it is found throughout Africa. A cobra can open its mouth to catch a rat.
Most Cobras are carnivorous and they eat each other, birds, fish, frogs, lizards and such small animals as rabbit and rats. Most of them swallow there prays alive. However some kill there pray and then eat it.
They're two hundred seventy different kinds of Cobras. King Cobras lay 20-70 eggs in a nest, which is faithfully, guarded by female her mate.
, Cobras can hear although they sense sound throughout contact with the ground much better than humans.
Cobras don't always inject venom when they bite some things.
They can do a dry bite if they want to. The male king cobra stays with the male king cobra stays with the female and her eggs, and takes turns guarding and hunting. The cobra can stand 6 to 3 ft height.
The cobra can gee a human moving three hundred and thirty feet away.
25 - Frogs
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Some frogs are coming up. Kind of weird. They start popping up with too .many lets, or have no lets or their legs are growing in weird places. Like in their stomachs! Many people have seen them around the world.
Frogs are amphibians; they live on land and in water. All amphibians depend on the outside environment for body heat, they are exothermic.
That's why we might see a frog sunbathing on a lily pad.
All frogs are. Four- legged tailless creatures with smooth or warty skin that usually is moist.
They never have claws on their toes. Many but different types of frogs deposit jelly like clusters of eggs in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles. There are lots of different frogs about 3,700 species, and frogs live almost every where in the whole.
Program There are many different types of frogs like the South American horned frog, the Red eyed tree frog, the painted reed frog, the water holding frog. I could name them all day but, there are too many. Scientist uses a universal system to keep track of frogs and millions of other things on earth. The system is called taxonomy. It's really a way of grouping or classifying things. We use - classification systems everyday. For instance we know there's a difference between a rattlesnake and a zucchini. And we know that a chicken has something in common with an eagle. That's basic taxonomy.
In, conclusion, that's how frogs survived the extinction of dinosaurs, how frogs are vanishing from earth, how frog's are coming up weird. There are many types of frogs.
So is and frogs are Being watched h a I a thing "s called taxonomy. I hope I learn even more about frogs.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
26 - Foxes
Red fox are the most. common foxes that live. in North America Europe Asia and in the deepest wilderness. If you are lucky you might see them in your own backyard ! They dig their own den. For shelter and protection .
The red fox has. a reddish coat with white underneath and big bushy tail with a white
· tip at the end. Red Foxes have a under fur called guard hair. It protects it from... snow and rain but soon in summer it will shed. Not all Red Foxes are red some are black or silver. They are a size of a large cat.
Foxes are omnivores eating berries, worms and small rodents. They hunt in the early mornings and hunt all year long. Most foxes have 42 teeth. Their teeth are different from other meat eater's teeth.
Their
Long sharp teeth in the front are called incisors and are used to
Catch and hold the prey. Foxes can run for about.., 1hr. at a speed of 45 miles.
They are shy animals so they wait until mating season. Some they breed during Dec. - To Feb . Male I foxes are called dog foxes. Female foxes are called vixens and baby foxes are called kits. Dog foxes use their scent to attract the vixen produces about 4 to 5 pups once a year in spring. When a fox is born, the mother fox curls her pups in the den.
Finally where the pups are a couple weeks old, they will go outside. For the first time. Then they will be teached from their dad about hunting.
Foxes have several ways to communicate with each other. They mark places with their scent and make sounds.
There are many several factors that cause death in foxes. Animals that prey on foxes are hawks.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Pictures of Rosa Jane
Rosa Jane was born March 27th at 7:36pm. She weighs 7 lbs and 2 oz. Here are some picture of her for you to enjoy!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
New Website
Hi everyone!
I hope you are enjoying your spring break. I wanted to let you know that I am working on a new website that you are welcome to visit. Click here to see the new website!
Click here if you would like to see some more photos of Ms. L and her family.
The baby has not come yet, but she should be here before the end of Spring Break! I'll post some pictures when she arrives.
Take care,
Ms. L
I hope you are enjoying your spring break. I wanted to let you know that I am working on a new website that you are welcome to visit. Click here to see the new website!
Click here if you would like to see some more photos of Ms. L and her family.
The baby has not come yet, but she should be here before the end of Spring Break! I'll post some pictures when she arrives.
Take care,
Ms. L
Monday, March 14, 2011
Hello from Ms. Luria
Hi everyone,
I hope you are having a very good week. I am so proud of all of you for working hard on your science, math and reading tests. Your hard work is paying off! I miss all of you a lot, but am staying busy. I am learning to play the Ukulele, which is a small instrument like a guitar. I have taken one lesson and am practicing every single day!
I am still pregnant. The baby should come before or on the 26th of March. I will post pictures as soon as I get home from the hospital.
If you would like to email me, you are welcome to do that. To email me you should use the address 2010rigler@gmail.com. I do not respond to any forwards, but if you write me a letter, I will write you back.
Much love,
Ms. Luria
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Aung San Suu Kyi
Have you ever been locked inside your room for a punishment? You guys were probaly locked for a few hours, but have you ever thought about being locked inside your house for more than 15 years? Well let me tell you this, Aung San Suu Kyi, a buddhist burmese politician, was under house arrest for more than 2 decades! 21 years to be exact! Aung San Suu Kyi was born on June 19, 1945, now 65 years old. She was born in Burma, or now known as Myanmar(Myanmar is located in Southeast Asia). Her father, Aung San, was a Burmese soldier, and helped fight for the country's independance in 1947, and was assinated also in 1947 by his enemies. Myanmar's government is Republican, but San Suu Kyi was a Democracy leader. She made speeches about how she thinks Burma should have a Democratic government. One of her most famous speeches was the "Freedom From Fear" speech. It starts off as,"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it." In 1988, NLD, or National League of Democracy was formed, with San Suu Kyi as general secretary.
Suu Kyi entered politics to support Democracy, and was then put under house arrest in her house in Rangoon, Burma on July 20, 1989. House arrest is like federal prison, but instead of being in a jail cell, your locked inside your house, but food is still served. The country offered her freedom if she left the country, but Suu Kyi refused the offer. She believes that one fear of the many world leaders' is to lose sight of their purpose. "Goverment officials are amazing," Suu Kyi had once said, "So often it seems that they're the last to know what people actually want." Still during her arrest in 1990, Suu Kyi recieved the Sakharov Prize, for "Freedom From Fear". Just the year after, she recieved the Nobel Peace Prize, in which her 2 children recieved both of these awards on her behalf. Suu Kyi used the 1.3 million USD prize money to arrange a health and education trust plan for all of the Burmese people. Suu Kyi did an interview (after she was released, of course), and said that during her time under house arrest, she read about philosophy, politics, and biographies that her husband had sent her. Occasionally, she was allowed to have visits from foriegn diplomats, and her personal doctor. On September 22 2007, she made a breif apperance in front of her house in Rangoon, Burma to accept the blessings of the Buddhists monks, who were marching to support their beliefs of human rights.
On May 3, 2009 there was a tresspass incident. An American man, identified as John Yettaw, swam across the Inya lake to go to Suu Ky's house without being invited. He was arrested when 3 years later he attempted to do the same thing. Suu Kyi was arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest, on May 13, 2011, because she let John Yettaw into her house when he was exhausted from swimming across the lake, and was supposedly swimming back home.
She was finally released on July 10, 1995 after more than 5 years, but continued doing protests and speeches, so was put back under house arrest on September 23, 2000. After 19 months, she was released on May 6 2002. On May 30, 2003 she was put under house arrest for the same reason. On May 27, 2005, her sentence was extended by 1 year. And now here's the checkpoint, on October 24, 2007, she has reached 12 years of house arrest. During that time, there were protests held in 12 different cities around the world. Now, just because you have the checkpoint, the game isn't over. On May 27, 2008, her sentence was extended for a WHOLE 'NOTHER YEAR, which is illegal by international law, AND the Burmese law, because a sentence can only be extended 1 time. Okay, I'm almost done, on August 11, 2009, her sentence was EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS, because of a violation of arising from the May 2009 tresspass incident, as I mentioned before. Now, finally, on November 13, 2010, she was released from house arrest, and was NOT put back. Yeah, do the math, she was put in house arrest for 21 years, but due to many gaps of putting back in and out of house arrest, it is technically a little bit more than 12 years. Suu Kyi then recieved 20 other awards, because the organizations of those awards wanted her to make a big acceptance speech. Suu Kyi also wrote a lot of books after her release, about what it was like to be under house arrest.
I really want to follow Aung San Suu Kyi's foot steps. I want to send a message to everyone just like she did, to not give up, and show all others that you will keep fighting, even in the darkest times. I hope that Suu Kyi will have a great and happy future, with her husband and 2 children, because I think she's already been through enough. And that's the end of my speech about Aung Sang Suu Kyi, thank you.
Suu Kyi entered politics to support Democracy, and was then put under house arrest in her house in Rangoon, Burma on July 20, 1989. House arrest is like federal prison, but instead of being in a jail cell, your locked inside your house, but food is still served. The country offered her freedom if she left the country, but Suu Kyi refused the offer. She believes that one fear of the many world leaders' is to lose sight of their purpose. "Goverment officials are amazing," Suu Kyi had once said, "So often it seems that they're the last to know what people actually want." Still during her arrest in 1990, Suu Kyi recieved the Sakharov Prize, for "Freedom From Fear". Just the year after, she recieved the Nobel Peace Prize, in which her 2 children recieved both of these awards on her behalf. Suu Kyi used the 1.3 million USD prize money to arrange a health and education trust plan for all of the Burmese people. Suu Kyi did an interview (after she was released, of course), and said that during her time under house arrest, she read about philosophy, politics, and biographies that her husband had sent her. Occasionally, she was allowed to have visits from foriegn diplomats, and her personal doctor. On September 22 2007, she made a breif apperance in front of her house in Rangoon, Burma to accept the blessings of the Buddhists monks, who were marching to support their beliefs of human rights.
On May 3, 2009 there was a tresspass incident. An American man, identified as John Yettaw, swam across the Inya lake to go to Suu Ky's house without being invited. He was arrested when 3 years later he attempted to do the same thing. Suu Kyi was arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest, on May 13, 2011, because she let John Yettaw into her house when he was exhausted from swimming across the lake, and was supposedly swimming back home.
She was finally released on July 10, 1995 after more than 5 years, but continued doing protests and speeches, so was put back under house arrest on September 23, 2000. After 19 months, she was released on May 6 2002. On May 30, 2003 she was put under house arrest for the same reason. On May 27, 2005, her sentence was extended by 1 year. And now here's the checkpoint, on October 24, 2007, she has reached 12 years of house arrest. During that time, there were protests held in 12 different cities around the world. Now, just because you have the checkpoint, the game isn't over. On May 27, 2008, her sentence was extended for a WHOLE 'NOTHER YEAR, which is illegal by international law, AND the Burmese law, because a sentence can only be extended 1 time. Okay, I'm almost done, on August 11, 2009, her sentence was EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS, because of a violation of arising from the May 2009 tresspass incident, as I mentioned before. Now, finally, on November 13, 2010, she was released from house arrest, and was NOT put back. Yeah, do the math, she was put in house arrest for 21 years, but due to many gaps of putting back in and out of house arrest, it is technically a little bit more than 12 years. Suu Kyi then recieved 20 other awards, because the organizations of those awards wanted her to make a big acceptance speech. Suu Kyi also wrote a lot of books after her release, about what it was like to be under house arrest.
I really want to follow Aung San Suu Kyi's foot steps. I want to send a message to everyone just like she did, to not give up, and show all others that you will keep fighting, even in the darkest times. I hope that Suu Kyi will have a great and happy future, with her husband and 2 children, because I think she's already been through enough. And that's the end of my speech about Aung Sang Suu Kyi, thank you.
Monday, February 28, 2011
18 - The Adventure in Time
Billy Morenzo walked through the tower of the old house’s attic. No one had been there for years. The tower was covered with vines and 50 feet high. He tried to find a way out but it was no use. An old gnome had locked him in there, after he figured out his secret.
That night Billy shivered under his thin blanket, as he watched the bats fly around. All the nights he had been locked up, he had thought about his family. Billy had a brother Justin, a sister Margaret, and his parents Kyle and Alexandra. He wondered if they missed him or, if they did not remember.
In the morning the gnome came with Billy’s breakfast. It was bacon, eggs, orange juice, and toast. As Billy ate, the gnome handed him a blanket and green clothes. Billy hadn’t got a clean pair of clothes for a week.
‘’We are going out,’’ grunted the gnome in some language. Somehow Billy understood. Billy was glad to stretch his legs.
Outside, the gnome, who Billy called George the Grump, attached a backpack to Billy’s back with a string. On the backpack there was a rope that George was holding onto. As they walked the gnome instructed him to do push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.
They walked into a forest that Billy had never seen from the tower window. George seemed to read his thoughts.
‘’ It’s a magical forest called the Feeling of Fairies.’’ George said ‘’If we are lucky, we might see a fairy.’’ Billy hoped that they would see one. He had never seen a fairy.
About 20 minutes later they neared an old oak tree.
‘’I want you to see something’’ said George.
‘’Okay,’’ said Billy ‘’Is this another magical thing?’’ he asked.
‘’No,’’ replied George. He knocked on the tree three times. A door opened and Billy gasped.
What he saw was unbelievable. It was Willy Wonka!!!!!! Mr. Wonka was nursing a small oompaa-loompa back to health. Billy could see a deep bite mark on the oompa-loompa’s arm. Billy twitched.
‘’Hi Mr. Wonka,’’said George. Wonka did not here him. Billy was confused.
‘’Well, I’ll be on my way,’’ said George, and they left.
On the way back, Billy saw something flutter beside him and land on his palm. It was a fairy. The fairy was blue and had pink wings. The fairy moved around and layed down. Soon she was fast asleep.
When they got back, Billy made a small bed with his old thin blanket and put the fairy down.
‘’Better get some sleep,’’ said George. So Billy went to sleep.
In the morning the fairy was 6 feet tall and 6 feet long. Billy was amazed.
‘’Maybe I can escape on her,’’ he thought. Then he thought of a plan. When George came with his breakfast Billy ate it all.
‘’ I got to go take care of my wife,’’ said George. ’’ Hope you don’t mind.’’
‘’ I don’t mind,’’ said Billy and thought ‘’Game time.’’
When the gnome left, Billy jumped on the fairy. He tugged her wings and she lifted up into the air. They flew through the high window and over the gnome. The gnome shouted and cursed but it, but his words could do nothing.
‘’Bye,’’ screamed Billy.
Billy woke up on the fairy’s back. She had landed. He looked around. Billy was in his town’s park!!! Billy was so excited that he jumped off the fairy and hugged her.
‘’ Thanks,’’ he said as she flew up and away.
As Billy ran home, he saw his friend Jimmy Renker.
‘’Come to my house, and I will tell you about my adventure,’’ said Billy.
‘’Sure,’’ said Jimmy. And they ran off to Billy’s house.
That night Billy shivered under his thin blanket, as he watched the bats fly around. All the nights he had been locked up, he had thought about his family. Billy had a brother Justin, a sister Margaret, and his parents Kyle and Alexandra. He wondered if they missed him or, if they did not remember.
In the morning the gnome came with Billy’s breakfast. It was bacon, eggs, orange juice, and toast. As Billy ate, the gnome handed him a blanket and green clothes. Billy hadn’t got a clean pair of clothes for a week.
‘’We are going out,’’ grunted the gnome in some language. Somehow Billy understood. Billy was glad to stretch his legs.
Outside, the gnome, who Billy called George the Grump, attached a backpack to Billy’s back with a string. On the backpack there was a rope that George was holding onto. As they walked the gnome instructed him to do push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.
They walked into a forest that Billy had never seen from the tower window. George seemed to read his thoughts.
‘’ It’s a magical forest called the Feeling of Fairies.’’ George said ‘’If we are lucky, we might see a fairy.’’ Billy hoped that they would see one. He had never seen a fairy.
About 20 minutes later they neared an old oak tree.
‘’I want you to see something’’ said George.
‘’Okay,’’ said Billy ‘’Is this another magical thing?’’ he asked.
‘’No,’’ replied George. He knocked on the tree three times. A door opened and Billy gasped.
What he saw was unbelievable. It was Willy Wonka!!!!!! Mr. Wonka was nursing a small oompaa-loompa back to health. Billy could see a deep bite mark on the oompa-loompa’s arm. Billy twitched.
‘’Hi Mr. Wonka,’’said George. Wonka did not here him. Billy was confused.
‘’Well, I’ll be on my way,’’ said George, and they left.
On the way back, Billy saw something flutter beside him and land on his palm. It was a fairy. The fairy was blue and had pink wings. The fairy moved around and layed down. Soon she was fast asleep.
When they got back, Billy made a small bed with his old thin blanket and put the fairy down.
‘’Better get some sleep,’’ said George. So Billy went to sleep.
In the morning the fairy was 6 feet tall and 6 feet long. Billy was amazed.
‘’Maybe I can escape on her,’’ he thought. Then he thought of a plan. When George came with his breakfast Billy ate it all.
‘’ I got to go take care of my wife,’’ said George. ’’ Hope you don’t mind.’’
‘’ I don’t mind,’’ said Billy and thought ‘’Game time.’’
When the gnome left, Billy jumped on the fairy. He tugged her wings and she lifted up into the air. They flew through the high window and over the gnome. The gnome shouted and cursed but it, but his words could do nothing.
‘’Bye,’’ screamed Billy.
Billy woke up on the fairy’s back. She had landed. He looked around. Billy was in his town’s park!!! Billy was so excited that he jumped off the fairy and hugged her.
‘’ Thanks,’’ he said as she flew up and away.
As Billy ran home, he saw his friend Jimmy Renker.
‘’Come to my house, and I will tell you about my adventure,’’ said Billy.
‘’Sure,’’ said Jimmy. And they ran off to Billy’s house.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thank you and update from Ms. L
I wanted to say thank you to all of the individuals who have posted comments for students over the past two years. Every student has enjoyed having outside people reading their stories. I think that both you and I have seen all of the students grow tremendously as writers over these past two years.
As you may or may not know, I am expecting my third child at the end of the this month. Due to some complications, this week will be my last week at school. I will only be teaching half time for this last week, and then am going to need to take off. I will show my long term substitute teacher how to use the blog, but I do not know if it will be updated or not while I am out.
I also wanted to thank a donor who very generously offered to buy one book for each of my students. I talked with the place that prints the book and was able to get a 30% discount for my students. I know that it will mean a lot to them to have a published book of their own writings.
Once again, thank you for every comment you have made. The students love to receive these comments. This has been a wonderful experience for them that would not have been possible without all of your help.
Thank you,
Ms. L
As you may or may not know, I am expecting my third child at the end of the this month. Due to some complications, this week will be my last week at school. I will only be teaching half time for this last week, and then am going to need to take off. I will show my long term substitute teacher how to use the blog, but I do not know if it will be updated or not while I am out.
I also wanted to thank a donor who very generously offered to buy one book for each of my students. I talked with the place that prints the book and was able to get a 30% discount for my students. I know that it will mean a lot to them to have a published book of their own writings.
Once again, thank you for every comment you have made. The students love to receive these comments. This has been a wonderful experience for them that would not have been possible without all of your help.
Thank you,
Ms. L
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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