"Two Kinds" Summary Poem

Just another family who was born in a China bed

And a mother whose daughters are dead

A dad who doesn’t act fatherly and a mom who can probably see

Her only daughter as a prodigy

She wants her to be best of the rest though

Maybe even someone like Shirley Temple

The mom wanted to continue this idea, but her daughter wanted her to stop it

So she got a new haircut from a beauty college

The mom realizes and wants her to practice piano and what other people wrote

So Mr. Chong helped her learn “Pleading Child” Notes

She had a schedule of lessons to learn all the keys

Reading magazines of people she wanted to be

Then comes a talent show hopefully won with victory

Then she’s sitting on the bench little to know she going to enter misery

It’s her turn and suddenly making mistakes and the notes weren’t memorized

Almost in tears she said her good byes

Hearing babies cry

And the audience sigh

At least JingiMei tries.

Her legs shaking and getting sentimental almost in tears

Only a couple people clapping, exactly her fears

Her mom disappointed, looking over at me

Mad because even Waverly, the genius can get a trophy

Strong-willed heart wasn’t so well

Yelling at her mom and starting to rebel

A couple years later gone with the last actions of betrayal

She dropped out of capital college and went back home

Got her piano and unfortunately her mother was gone

Helping her dad pay off her bills

She took the piano and showed off her skills

"Two Kinds" Mother & Daughter Conflict

Jing-mei's mother is a mean selfish person. For example, she tries to make her daughter a famous prodigy. This shows that she is in it to win it and only for herself. This also shows that the mom failure to become a prodigy as a child. In addition, she made her daughter try, try, and try. This shows that she is stubborn, and technically if you're stubborn you are mean.This also shows that her mom has to be more sympathetic and loving. Jing-mei's mother’s actions showed her selfishness and her mean side.

Favorite Character interview (9/24) (URL to Answers)

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Favorite Character Interview

“Two Kinds” In the Shoes of a Prodigy (9/22)

I would enjoy being a prodigy, and to be honest for the attention. It would feel great to be so famous over something I enjoy to do. If I was to decide to become a prodigy or if I had the gifts to be one then my family would probably want me to play a sport to make me "so big" in the community. Although my friends would probably support the idea to dance. If I picked one or another it would probably upset my family or my friends which would be one dilemma. Another downside to being a prodigy is that I would need to continuously use my time to practice and it might affect my social life. I am pretty good at time management so that wouldn't be to much of a problem, and if I had to choose between basketball or dancing I would just choose which ever one I like best. Though I am average at everything I wish I was a prodigy.

Two Kinds (9/21)

Not to brag, but I seem to be very sympathetic towards people. The worse case scenarios is when I am lazy or busy and I am asked to go out of my way to help someone. I always find myself in those predicaments, and I always follow through to help them. I remember one time I was rushing to work and a peer of mine asked me to help him find a staff. All though I was already going to be late for work I decided to help him and it ended up taking like fifteen minutes. Though it wasn't a big deal I really didn't feel like doing it, I still did. The feeling that I get is twisted and confused and has two sides to it.

About Me Acrostic Poem

Jealous
Of famous stars
Smart
Especially in math
Popular
HonestLy,people love me

I <3 JOSEPH!!!

Character Acrostic Poem for the Maggie

Characteristic Trait: a distinctive but not necessarily invariable feature exhibited by all individuals of a group and capable of being described or measured.

eMbarrased
mAggie would stand in corners, homely and ashamed of her scars.
iGnorant
a Girl that walks like a dog that was ran over by an ignorant rich man
dIscreet
hEr only true feelings expressed was when Maggie smiled when she recieved the blankets.

( My scheme is every second letter spells out Maggie )

Character Analysis of Trevonne Trahan (9/17)

My x-roommate Trevonne Trahan is ruthless. Others tend to think he's a bit rude and mean, but at the end of the day they are all cool with him. Trevonne doesn't really mind much of what other people think, and if an individual shared their opinion about him he wouldn't care. Trevonne is into his style and many girls like his appearance, though I'm am not saying this myself many people do. Trevonne basically blows everyone off that doesn't mean much to him. And even if they do Trevonne might share his "mean side" with them. Another main characteristic of Trevonne is his speech. He cusses a lot. He says at least one cuss word in every sentence, but as I said before he doesn't really care. It sounds like Trevonne should drop the habit about being ruthless, but overall he's a cool guy.

Thank You, M'am" Character to Person Comparison Paragraph (9/16)

The mom is a very strong character in the story. She is willing to do anything for her daughter, for example, she ran into their burning house to save her. My house parent, Mrs. Jessica, is also a strong person and I am pretty sure she would risk her life for her two year old daughter. Like the mom, Mrs. Jessica can "get her hands dirty" though she is a very adequate women. Also like Maggie's mom, Mrs. Jessica is into traditions and she will probably share them with her daughter. Mrs. Jessica is a very kind sympathetic person. Another trait that they share is the fact that they have to deal with their daughters that have special cases. Such as Mrs. Jessica's daughter has diabetes, while Maggie has been burned in a fire and has disabilities.

"Everyday Use" Plot Retelling (9/15)

A depressing night that can never escape my train of thought. It has scarred me for life, physically and mentally. As I walk to school people stare at me, whisper, and then chuckle. I was perfectly capable of learning it was just the fact that I couldn't sit in class, the same class for a year, without people staring. I haven't worn shorts since I was four, but I don't mind much. My sister that I am sinfully jealous of is beautiful and I despise her of that. She is spoiled and has no manners is what I have come to learn about Dee or Warango, whatever her name may be. My mom with the biggest heart was also in my memory as the protagonist. The memory was the night I woke up sweating with nothing but flames surrounding me. I remember as I was waking up I thought it was daylight because of the light and heat. I screamed and cried and then my flaming door swung open. I look and it's my mom full of tears running towards me. I want to run to her but I feel as if I am paralyzed, but not of pain, but shock. I felt an itch than a sting and I see my legs on fire streaming down my pajamas. My mom was running, crying, and at the same time trying to pat the flames out. She was also getting burnt since I was on fire, though I remember when I got out side the nice breeze. I glanced up and see my mom tearing some of my skin of hers. We are safe along with my sister who was almost grinning at the fact our house almost burned down. This is the memory scarring me, scarring me for life.

Everyday Use (9/14)

When I am a parent I want my kids to be happy and healthy like a carrot. As long as they don't bug like a ferret or if they have a secret and they share it. Whatever it takes no matter what conditions, even if it means special things or different traditions. Santa Claus they will meet and on Halloween they will trick or treat, I will buy them the Levi-Pampers just to make them a happy-camper. If they want to grow flowers I will buy them soil, they will get what they want as long as they aren't way too spoiled. If they don't throw a fit every Sunday they'll have a banana split and as long as their behavior is appropriate. See, I will give them any special tradition, letting them play a violin, letting them believe in the Christ within, as long as the don't commit any deadly sins, making sure that I am kissing them, no matter if they're Siamese twins, or they are identical twins, and if her clothes wear thin I won't use a safety pin, but I might even buy her animal skin. Traditional hot coco in the morning instead of water, anything for my darling son or daughter.

Character Prior Knowledge Paragraph about Tom Benecke (9/13)

Tom Benecke, the character of "Contents Of A Dead Man's Pocket," character traits are mixed and kind of don't combine correctly. Although in the beginning of the story when he denied going out with his wife to stay home and do work his character was as a hard working and dedicated person. Also, Tom shows he is dependable since he is determined to finish his work. In the middle it shows that he has courage,integrity, and responsibility when he goes out on the roof just to retrieve a single piece of paper. Then at the end it seems as if he is immature or irresponsible since he just laughs when the paper flies out the window. This is why the character's character is mixed and a bit confusing.

Plot Assessment Storybird

Now, Where Did My Furry-Gummy Bear Go? on Storybird

9/11 though I did not see impacted many people around me, along with the mother of Mackenzie. She pulled her out of school, so it might be consider a skip, and now she said it takes longer for an airplane trip. Also, Alyssa still a twelve year old angel had a mom who flipped out even though they lived in San Diego. Her mom also flipped out and home she made her stay, Alyssa didn't care at least she skipped school for one day. Now she thinks 9/11 is as bad as a scam because her brother was in the war and sent to Afghanistan. I was sad for those who died you can count on it, but those weren't the only people who had in impact out of it. Even though it was sad to see it was even worse for the families. I pray for each victim very sincere and they all get recognition every year.

Vocab. Short Story (9/9)

One question which caused tension, and I was the one who mentioned. His name was Jess, I asked if he was blessed and he replied yes. But that look on his face not of disgrace but of love, love of this place. Jess pulled out the Bible and said see this, without this life is full of grievance, and you will not be satisfied until you meet this. Confused, unsure, and not knowing what to do I took his word along with that Bible, now so should you. Now every night I pray to my Lord that all of his word I wish to hoard and keep it attached to me like a cord. Now to rescind the devil and resend God back into my soul, which was once alone. Now I praise him and talk to him like one of me homies so I never feel lonely because now my God is with me. A women name Haley, a temptation that drives me crazy, they can be entertaining and zany. Although I am only 14 years old I’d rather avoid the cold road. They fly at me left and right aiming for my sight when it only depends on my soul that's as deep as night. But not as dark because God is my light and makes my black part. The temptations come with bundles maybe two. When all together it all really sounds like ballyhoo. I get this all out of one speech and encounter these more than 20 times a week and that's where the problems start at my feet. Jess an angel from God along with many people is helping me survive because now I know I only have one life.

Mouse in the Cafe. (9/8)

Larry, the mouse, only two feet tall and lives in the whole on the wall. This mouse with no spouse was very fond of the frog in the pond. This pond was created by rain even though the water is dirty it's all the same. The last peer who's dad was a deer is the bear with really fuzzy hair. Although these animals were all different races with all different cases none of them really did care. The Frog's name is Freddy and the bear's name is Teddy and they were all ready to go help Larry find his wife to marry. They searched, looked, hopped, and never stopped until they find what they say might be Larry's wife. He told them to quit since he couldn't handle one more bit off all the things he did. He felt depressed about his spouse until one day there was a knock on his house. Larry skids across the floor in a rush to open the door and couldn't wait to see what was in store. He looked through the peek hole; a feeling touched his soul, as he saw the perfect mouse from head to toe. The door swung open, although full of love he did not show it because he wasn't that type of guy, then he just said hi. She was a stray, born in May, and she said she has no where to stay. Though she looked kind of scary I realized her types came rarely with the name of Fairy. Larry offered her a bed, a roof, and food. All she did was thank me, awkwardly, but at least she wasn't rude. There he stood as she slept, so confused so he wept. The perfect mouse named Fairy woke up, twitching her whiskers, asked Larry to be quieter in a whisper. Fairy noticed he was crying, asked him what’s wrong, then just stared at Larry for long. She told him that she can see it in his eyes, his feelings have all been lies, and he couldn’t admit them because he was too shy. Larry stopped crying, rubbed his red eyes, and then blew about three sighs. His exact quotes were “Since the moment I met you I loved you, and now that you know, would you marry me because I’d love to.” Teddy and Freddy were glad that Fairy and Larry were getting married due to love that is sincerely. The ceremony was in the cafeteria and Fairy fit Larry’s full criteria, both were hot like Liberia. As life went on it was very long, and Fairy and Larry died in their beds together listening to their wedding song.

"The Pedestrian" Center for Regressive Tendencies Paragraph (B)

I was escorted into this building with huge white letters that spelled out Center For Regressive Tendencies. As I walked in cuffed the clerk immediately stood up to escort myself to the waiting room. The first thing I think, God forgive me was not appropriate, but the second thing that popped up was I am in a mental hospital for walking. I chuckled as I thought about it, but then I realized this can be serious. I was introduced to this doctor who talked to me like I was five years old, so I explained to him what happened. I don't know what's wrong with these doctors and cops now, but hopefully I get out of this crazy place.

"The Pedestrian"

Ray Bradbury wrote the story "The Pedestrian" to emphasize the use of technology. I believe that when it broadly explained how everyone in the city was in their houses, watching T.V. or something it signified that people are to intact with technology and not with their social life. The only man that casually walked the streets was arrested and taken to the mental hospital because he was actually getting fresh air. Something now that seems normal can be totally modified if the use of technology is not balanced out with a beings social life. His story was meant to show what people will act like in 2053.

Life in 2053 Paragraph

In my late fifties and with all my money I will be very satisfied. I will drive my flying Mercedes a floating five-star restaurant with my beautiful wife. Then I will go home to my mansion and have my robot butler wrap my grand kids Homework Machine 2,000. I think they will love it since they have so much homework in Calculus in the fifth grade. I look outside my 14 bedroom home and all I see are flying cars, and luckily mine is one of the classiest. In 2053 I am living the good life with no worries, because my fashion line is going well, my wife is gorgeous, I live in a pretty nice house, I have a nice car, and my whole family is happy. That is what 2053 is going to look like.