Friday, December 10, 2010
Baseball
Baseball is my 2nd favorite sport. My favorite thing in baseball is running the bases. I love the feel of stealing a base. The good thing is I get to steal a lot because I'm fast. This summer my baseball team went to Cooperstown for a baseball tournament. This year was the best year. I had a bad hitting year but, I had a amazing fielding year. I love watching the world series every year. This year I wanted the Rangers to win but, the Giants ended up winning the world series.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Sliding
Sliding is fun, every year we go to my Grandma's house when it is cold and go off jumps. Also we go to my best friends house and make jumps out of snow. One year we made a jump and one of my friends did a flip off the jump but, the jump ended up breaking. After sliding we always go inside and make hot chocolate. After we make hot chocolate we go in my friends basement. In the basement we always play mini basketball. I love to go sliding. The only times we go sliding though is on snow day's that makes them even better. On the snow day's we spend the whole day at my friends house. I would hate snow day's without sliding.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Essay
“Mary Poppins” Response
12/5/10
Nick Majeskie
It was a dark boring day in the Bank’s house. There was constant yelling. Mrs. Banks was trying to convince the last nanny to stay but, she wouldn’t budge. Like always the Bank’s are constantly losing nannies. In the movie Mary Poppins, written by P.L. Travers, clearly states that the plotline, symbolism, and characteristics follows Romantic mode of literature.
A plotline of a Romantic literature has a minor conflict and ends with life symbolism. The minor conflict in the movie is that their father Mr. Banks is very mean to his children. That’s why they have a nanny. When Mary Poppins shows up the kids love her but, there father doesn’t. During the movie Mary Poppins is taking the kids to all kinds of places but, is also trying to make the dad be nice. In the end the life symbolism is that the dad does become nice.
As well as the plotline fits as well as the characteristics. The characteristics of Romance are everything seems better than it really is, unrealistic, fantasy vision, main character is in control, main character can’t do wrong, good is powerful, and evil is weak. One unrealistic thing is in the beginning is when Mary Poppins is floating on a cloud. She also can’t do wrong when she measuring everyone and the measuring tape described the person when she was measured it said she was perfect in every way. Another characteristic is that Mary Poppins is good and the Bankers are evil.
Finally the purpose and life symbolism follows Romance. In Mary Poppins the purpose is when they escaped to the countryside in the painting. A purpose in a Romantic story is when you escape to a world of innocence. The life symbolism is the dad turns into a better dad.
After stating this, the plotline, characteristics, purpose, and life symbolism follows a Romantic mode of literature. Mary Poppins is a Romantic mode of literature.
12/5/10
Nick Majeskie
It was a dark boring day in the Bank’s house. There was constant yelling. Mrs. Banks was trying to convince the last nanny to stay but, she wouldn’t budge. Like always the Bank’s are constantly losing nannies. In the movie Mary Poppins, written by P.L. Travers, clearly states that the plotline, symbolism, and characteristics follows Romantic mode of literature.
A plotline of a Romantic literature has a minor conflict and ends with life symbolism. The minor conflict in the movie is that their father Mr. Banks is very mean to his children. That’s why they have a nanny. When Mary Poppins shows up the kids love her but, there father doesn’t. During the movie Mary Poppins is taking the kids to all kinds of places but, is also trying to make the dad be nice. In the end the life symbolism is that the dad does become nice.
As well as the plotline fits as well as the characteristics. The characteristics of Romance are everything seems better than it really is, unrealistic, fantasy vision, main character is in control, main character can’t do wrong, good is powerful, and evil is weak. One unrealistic thing is in the beginning is when Mary Poppins is floating on a cloud. She also can’t do wrong when she measuring everyone and the measuring tape described the person when she was measured it said she was perfect in every way. Another characteristic is that Mary Poppins is good and the Bankers are evil.
Finally the purpose and life symbolism follows Romance. In Mary Poppins the purpose is when they escaped to the countryside in the painting. A purpose in a Romantic story is when you escape to a world of innocence. The life symbolism is the dad turns into a better dad.
After stating this, the plotline, characteristics, purpose, and life symbolism follows a Romantic mode of literature. Mary Poppins is a Romantic mode of literature.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Snow Day
Snow Day
On snow days I usually go to my friends house. We go sliding in his backyard. My friend has a ramp we always go off. Then we would try to make a ramp. One year my friend went off a snow ramp and did a backflip. The ramp ended up breaking so it stunk. Then we would go inside and have hot chocolate. Then we would go in his basement.In his basement we play knee basketball. Usually there is a lot of fouls but, none of us call it so it is a brawl to the basketball. When we get bored of that we go back outside. Snow days are so fun.
On snow days I usually go to my friends house. We go sliding in his backyard. My friend has a ramp we always go off. Then we would try to make a ramp. One year my friend went off a snow ramp and did a backflip. The ramp ended up breaking so it stunk. Then we would go inside and have hot chocolate. Then we would go in his basement.In his basement we play knee basketball. Usually there is a lot of fouls but, none of us call it so it is a brawl to the basketball. When we get bored of that we go back outside. Snow days are so fun.
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