A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a story of sadness, surprises, and romance. The story takes place in France during the Industrial Revolution. Its main characters are Madame Defarge (the sister of a woman raped and a man stabbed; both were done by one of the Evremonde brothers), Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette (a woman in search for her father she thought was dead), and Sydney Carton. Charles and Sydney are both fighting for the love of Lucie. Charles is actually related to the cruel Marquis Evremonde who gets murdered later in the story. When Charles and Lucie got married, Sydney asked him for his friendship. Darnay was charged for being an emigrant and was imprisoned. He was set free but later became imprisoned again. He is sentenced to be beheaded within twenty-four hours. Carton took the place of Darnay in prison and waited for his death. Darnay, Lucie, her father, and their children ran away from Paris. Madame Defarge tries to kill Lucie for vengeance against Darnay, but she was the one killed. Sydney was beheaded knowing that Lucie will be happy with Darnay.

The Lonely Puppy

There was once a puppy named Prince. He was proud (when I say proud I mean bad proud, in other words, a show off). He was also selfish and self-centered. He thought that he was the smartest, cutest, cuddliest puppy in the world. He even said he was better than his parents. Hardly anyone liked him, but that is not what he thinks. He finds it impossible for anyone to hate him.

One day he went to the park. He saw that the other puppies were playing with each other; so he asked if he could play. One puppy said, “Why don’t you just leave us alone since you think you are the best. You don’t belong here.”

“Well, it is not my fault that I’m better than all of you, considering you all have filthy low-lives,” said Prince.

The other puppies were shocked and started barking at him. He got so scared that he left them alone. He could not believe they actually hated him.

Then, a puppy approached him and said that he would play with him. He looked at the puppy and was disgusted because the puppy was dirty. Prince said that he would never play with anyone like him. So, the puppy backed away.

After twenty minutes, he saw that the dirty puppy he shooed away was playing with the other puppies. When he saw what was happening, he realized that it wasn’t how good you looked on the outside that was important; it was how good you are on the inside. He also realized that he is not better than anyone because everyone is created equally.

From that day on, he changed. He never looked or treated anyone differently. He also did not think of himself as the best, and everyone started to like him.

A Mom, a Son, and an Eye

There once lived a fourteen year old boy named Jake. He was neither rich nor happy. His father and mother were separated. They were always fighting about money; his mom was also insecure and had low-self esteem. Jake blamed his mom for ruining his life. So he could not stand being in her custody. She is always asking him for forgiveness.

Life in high-school was not easy for him. Many people teased him about his family background, but this was not the hardest part for him. He was jealous to see other kids with fathers/ complete families.

Jake woke up on one bright day. It was his birthday, and he was hoping that his father would visit him. What he was hoping for did not exactly come true. His father was going to visit him and was thinking of forgiving Jake’s mom. Suddenly, a truck crashed his car.

Jake knew that there is no way he could forgive his mother. So he ran away. He lived with one of his friends. He even dropped out of school.

The next day, as he was driving along, he crashed his car. He was immediately brought to the hospital. He lived, but he would be blind for the rest of his life if he does not find a donor to give him an eye.

He went back to the hospital two weeks later. The doctor said he found a donor. So they had the surgery. He opened his eyes. He could see! The surgery was successful.

After two years, his mother died. Jake shed no tears. He went to the funeral, but he did not regret running away. He looked inside the coffin and was shocked to find out that his mother only had one eye.

Acrostic Poem

M-mischievous
E-execrable
S-sheepish
S-scurvy
A-abhorrent
L-ludicrous
A-afflictive

Cinquin Poem

Messala

ludicrous, scurvy

violent, betraying, fighting

Joined the chariot race

Execrable.

The Chronicles of Narnia

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," is a great book. It was full of adventures and excitement. If you enjoyed the movie, then you'll love the book. It contains information that wasn't shown in the movie. So if I were you, I'd enter the magical world of the Narnia book.

The Strange Detective

The strange detective walked into the big, empty room. He looked around. His hair covered part of his face. The room was dark and it was hard to see. The detective walked over to the window and looked out. His steps made a noise on the bare floor. The guy turned. Was there somebody else in the room? Suddenly, his heart was beating fast. He saw nothing but the furniture. A truck could not stop him now.

The Great Flood

The flood began when people on earth committed too many sins. God saw this and he didn’t like what he saw. He decided to destroy every man and every beast on the face of the earth. Then the Lord decided that Noah shall be warned for he found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah built an ark. The ark was made of gopher wood. It was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad and 30 cubits high. The ark was finally finished after 120 years. I am so lucky to be part of his family. We had to stay in the ark for 7 days before the flood. God shut the door when we were all inside the ark. It rained for forty days and forty nights. Inside the ark, there were clean animals by sevens and unclean animals by twos. For one hundred and ten days, the ark rested on Mt. Ararat. After 40 days, my father sent out a raven. Seven days more and my father sent out a dove; it returned. He sent out another dove. The dove came back with an olive leaf on its mouth. The last dove my father sent out did not come back. Finally, after 57 days, we went out of the ark. We saw a rainbow. It symbolizes God’s promise of never destroying the earth with water.

Pilgrims Progress

One Reason why the book is called Pilgrim’s Progress is because the main character, who is Christian, is going on pilgrimage. Another reason it is called Pilgrim’s Progress is because of the author’s background. The last reason is because He is blocked by people who are trying to stop him. Pilgrims were stopped by the king.

Christian is a sinner who is on a journey to get rid of his sins. He wants to go to Heaven. John Bunyan was imprisoned when he wrote this book. He was imprisoned for doing religious sermons without the king’s permission. He is like a pilgrim. Christian was blocked by Apollyon who represents the devil and who is also like the king who stopped the pilgrims from worshiping God.

I can relate to Christian because I also want to get rid of my sins. Like Christian, I am a human being who can be persuaded and tempted. There will always be someone or something that can be an obstacle in my life, just like Christian. Most importantly, Christian and I are alike because we both want to go to Heaven, or in Christian's case, Wicket Gate.

The book is called Pilgrim’s Progress because it talks about a man whose story is like a pilgrim’s life. It is also written by an author who just wants to worship God. Christian, John Bunyan, and a pilgrim are all alike because they are all people who believe in God and wants to be saved.

M.S.F.L.

The M.S.F.L. Competition starts on October. The participants and Mrs. Liban had a meeting on August 25. The participants were Savannah, Joan, Kaeloni, Blaire, Mark, Lizzele, Yanni, SooHee, Dong Hee, and me. Practices are every Friday on 3:00 – 4:00. If you went to the meeting and agreed to join the competition, you can not quit. If you are a representative of the school, you can skip a competition and join the next one. There are six competitions all in all. Mrs. Liban said, “You must join the competition because you want to and not because of the extra credits.”

The events you can join are Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Duet Acting, Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Cross-Examination Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Parliamentary Debate, Storytelling, Prose Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Declamation, and Television Commercial. Each school is limited to 45 total entries. A school may not enter more than 6 students in any one event. Schools may enter students on the waiting list for each event, up to a maximum of 6 students wait-listed per event. Schools will be notified on June 12th if they will be removed from a waiting list. We will all do our best. We hope to win in the regional.

Rocko The Rock

My rock is from Saipan. It lives in my backyard. The color of my rock is brown on one side and green on the other side. Its shape is kind of like a triangle. If it had a gender, I would guess that it was a boy. The rock was wet when I got it.

If the rock could talk, it would probably tell me to return him to where he belongs. He would say that because he misses his friends and family. He might even worry that he will fired from his job.

I will color him before I return him. He could really use a makeover. I would even clean him and splash some cologne on him. He would look better than ever.

Even though he has a bad boy look, I think that he is a nice rock. He even said that he is kind and friendly. I learned that his favorite color is blue, he loves hanging out with his friends, and his real name is Rocko.

I couldn't have chosen a better rock than Rocko. There is no other rock smarter and nicer as Rocko. He is one of a kind. This assignment was great. I got to use my imagination and my sense of humor.