2/28/12-bullying

I think that schools in certain areas should stand up and create a better bullying system. I don't believe that bullying is a major issue in South Portland Highschool but that it is a minor issue. To make this a better school I think we are doing the right thing with making the renovations.

2/17/12-education changes

LePage wants students to be able to decided where they want to go to school, so they don't have to just go to the school of their district. I believe that it could end up being a good idea, but there is a lot of things to go over first. It could be a good change in education for kids, for instance if they want to go to a school not in their district or want to try new schools.

12/15/12 -door in the wall

This story is about a man interviewing a man named Wallace, who when he was five ran away from his home and ended up finding a green door that led to a magnificent garden. It seemed that the garden was not part of reality, and was almost a whole different world, in the garden he ran into a old man, some panthers, and a old lady who showed him a book. The book was almost like a movie playing his life on each page, except when it got to the point in his life when he got into the garden it did not show anything, as if it never happened. The women then kisses him on the forehead and he is back in reality and taken home by a cop. He then does not go back to the garden for a long time and ends up dying by killing himself. The man that interviews him thinks that he was possibly crazy or that he had a gift.

2/13/12-Odyssey essay

The author says that the Odyssey is relevant because it shows the characteristics of man, such as a constant dependence on others, the presence of a greater vision, or lack of a greater vision, and the showing of a sensitive side behind courage and pride. I agree with the opinion that this author has because there is multiple examples that back up his opinion.

2/9/12 halftime

I believe in the view of Clint Eastwood because I like to believe that our country will pull through our problems. I also like the positive aspect of the commercial, I hope that the U.S. will recover.

2/7/12-tell tale heart

This story is about a man who despises a old man's eye and so he plots to get rid of it. At first he just tries to blind the old man's eye by shining a lantern into it for a couple of nights. But after a few days he accidently drops the lantern and the old man awakes and sits in silence trying to find out what made the noise. After a few hours the man shines the lantern light back into the old man's eye which is open, the man cannot stand seeing it and bursts into the room and murders the old man by putting a bed on him. He then disposes of the body and all the time while these events are occurring he talks of how he is not a madman and his senses are heightened. The cops stop by to check on the house because they heard a scream, the man invites them in and lets them search , once satisfied they stay and chat. While this is happening the man is hearing the heart beat of the dead old man because he is mad, it is driving him crazy and he ends up confessing to his murder.

2/3/12-football

I agree that this is a continuation of rivalry between two areas, and the intensity of football in Egypt just helped fuel the anger.

2/1/12-a hero

In my opinion, a hero is someone who is brave and is full of charisma. They would stand up for what they believe is right and they would never give up. My hero is Batman because he never gives and and always tries to defeat evil people.