11/15/11
Nick Majeskie
Author’s Note: This story is about one of the main themes in this story; which is definition of family.
There are many themes in the book “The Outsiders”, written by S.E. Hinton. The themes are defying stereotypes, definition of family, and loss of innocence. The one I’m focusing on is definition of family. The reasons I’m doing this is because it seems to me that in most movies now a days there aren’t parents or they are crazy parents. One example is the Fairy Odd Parents. The main characters name is Timmy and he has these really awkward parents and never notice all the magic going on from his Fairy’s, so where are all the parents?
In the book “The Outsiders”, the main characters names are Ponyboy and Johnny. They both are considered greasers and outcasts. They are the youngest members in the greaser’s gang. Another thing they have in common is their families. They both come from broken families and they don’t have a good life at home. They both have guardians that yell at them and don’t get along well with each other.
Ponyboy’s family likes him and protects him from the harmful stuff in the world. The main issues with his family are his parents are dead. The parents of Ponyboy died from a horrible car accident so Ponyboy’s family is his two older brothers. His two older brother’s names are Sodapop and Darry Curtis. Sodapop is the middle brother and is the more caring brother and is very laid back. One quote in the book for Sodapop is “Hey there Pony, were ya been?”, he said in a sleepy voice (pg. 45), when Ponyboy came home way too late. This quote shows how Sodapop is way more laid back. Then there is the oldest brother Darry. Darry is more of a firm person and sometimes gets cranky on his youngest brother Ponyboy. A quote for Darry is, “WHERE IN THE ALMIGHTY UNIVERSE WERE YOU?” he yelled (pg.45). This quote shows how Darry can be a cranky to his little brother. Both brothers care deeply for Ponyboy. They just show their care in different ways.
Johnny’s family is worse than Ponyboy’s. Johnny has a family with a mom and dad but, that isn’t a good thing. His parents beat him especially his dad and yell at him. When Johnny was in the hospital from what happened to him at the church he thought the only reason his mom would show up is to nag on him for getting hurt at the church. Early in the book Johnny said, “It isn’t the same when you old folk don’t care about ya”, he said this when Ponyboy told him he had it all and that the gang loved him because he was the gang’s pet member. What I think this means is he doesn’t care about something unless his parents care about the same thing, but they don’t seem to care about anything he does. Sadly, Johnny dies without ever experiencing his parent’s love.
Finally, there are many more movies or books that have the same issues with the main characters. In this book it was more obvious because that was what all they talked about in the ending of the book. This proves that the definition of family means a lot to the characters of the book.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Fix your Life
11/9/11
Nick Majeskie
Author’s Note: This is a letter to Johnny on why he shouldn’t have killed Bob the soc.
Dear Johnny,
I’m writing to you because I witnessed you kill a soc. I witnessed this when I left Buck’s house to go find my wallet at the fountain. I picked it up, and then I heard Ponyboy wailing something about Darry, so I decided to say hi to you but, then the malicious mustang came. So I hid on the other side of the fountain and watched you guys fight the socs and saw that you killed one. Once I saw this, I darted back to Buck’s house for the party and you guys showed up looking for Dally. It was then that I understood you were running from the cops. So the main reason I’m writing to you, is to tell you that you should have done things differently.
At the drive in you disgusted me by making them mad by picking up their girlfriends. That is when this whole fight started. You could have went at this a different way but, you chose to kill. You should have gone for help, because maybe Bob wouldn’t have died. You should have gone to the police first because now you are in bigger trouble for running. I know you got beaten up by Bob before but, now you are screwed because you are running from the cops.
Ponyboy’s brothers stopped at my house looking for you guys. You could have just wounded Bob and scared the rest off instead of killing him. In addition for them coming after you, you had to run away to stay away from the cops. Also you ran away to a church and set it on fire! Everything went downhill since you killed the soc. What were you thinking?
I was completely shocked that you, of any one killed him. I know that was the soc that beat you up but, now you are running away from the cops because you’re in deep trouble. Once the police catch up to you, they are going to throw you in jail. Trust me if you wanted to create a decent life for yourself, you shouldn’t have killed him. Now you may face the rest of your life in jail. You may never be able to live the American dream. You may never have a wife, family or a job to support yourself or family. Since you ran away to the church, the pole fell on you and now you are paralyzed for the rest of your life. Even if you don’t get caught by the police, the socs are going to come after you because Bob was one of their numerous leaders. Do you want to always be on the run, hiding from the socs and police? How can you be on the run when you are paralyzed?
Johnny, you should have been honest and not lived in fear. If you would have chosen honesty and integrity, you would not have ruined your life. And that, is exactly what you have done with your choices. It baffles me on why you made these choices. You have terminated your life by making bad choices. You were very absurd with your choices. There will be tremendous suffering in your life because of what has happened. Now it is time to make a good choice and figure out how to turn your life around.
Sincerely,
A greaser
Nick Majeskie
Author’s Note: This is a letter to Johnny on why he shouldn’t have killed Bob the soc.
Dear Johnny,
I’m writing to you because I witnessed you kill a soc. I witnessed this when I left Buck’s house to go find my wallet at the fountain. I picked it up, and then I heard Ponyboy wailing something about Darry, so I decided to say hi to you but, then the malicious mustang came. So I hid on the other side of the fountain and watched you guys fight the socs and saw that you killed one. Once I saw this, I darted back to Buck’s house for the party and you guys showed up looking for Dally. It was then that I understood you were running from the cops. So the main reason I’m writing to you, is to tell you that you should have done things differently.
At the drive in you disgusted me by making them mad by picking up their girlfriends. That is when this whole fight started. You could have went at this a different way but, you chose to kill. You should have gone for help, because maybe Bob wouldn’t have died. You should have gone to the police first because now you are in bigger trouble for running. I know you got beaten up by Bob before but, now you are screwed because you are running from the cops.
Ponyboy’s brothers stopped at my house looking for you guys. You could have just wounded Bob and scared the rest off instead of killing him. In addition for them coming after you, you had to run away to stay away from the cops. Also you ran away to a church and set it on fire! Everything went downhill since you killed the soc. What were you thinking?
I was completely shocked that you, of any one killed him. I know that was the soc that beat you up but, now you are running away from the cops because you’re in deep trouble. Once the police catch up to you, they are going to throw you in jail. Trust me if you wanted to create a decent life for yourself, you shouldn’t have killed him. Now you may face the rest of your life in jail. You may never be able to live the American dream. You may never have a wife, family or a job to support yourself or family. Since you ran away to the church, the pole fell on you and now you are paralyzed for the rest of your life. Even if you don’t get caught by the police, the socs are going to come after you because Bob was one of their numerous leaders. Do you want to always be on the run, hiding from the socs and police? How can you be on the run when you are paralyzed?
Johnny, you should have been honest and not lived in fear. If you would have chosen honesty and integrity, you would not have ruined your life. And that, is exactly what you have done with your choices. It baffles me on why you made these choices. You have terminated your life by making bad choices. You were very absurd with your choices. There will be tremendous suffering in your life because of what has happened. Now it is time to make a good choice and figure out how to turn your life around.
Sincerely,
A greaser
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Proud to be an American
Author’s Note: This is a story about why I’m still proud to be an American.
Nick Majeskie
10/25/11
I’m proud to be an American. The word proud is used by many people and used towards many things. Proud means to me, something pleasing or it is superb. That is why I’m proud to be an American. If I wasn’t proud of America I wouldn’t be living here. They stand up for what is right. They fight against terrorist and many other dreadful things. They also help though in need. There are numerous things to be proud of in America.
One thing is, in this country you have freedom to speak and believe what you want. Unlike in other countries you could die for what religion you believe in because other people contradict with you. Such as in India they believe that the cow is the extraordinary animal and you aren’t a loud to kill them and use them as meat, that is unheard of in India but, in India you don’t die for it, they just won’t sell it in the stores there. As well as speak we have a democracy. We get to chose who leads are country which is the president, they aren’t born into it. Also the president doesn’t get complete control of everything there are branches in the government so he doesn’t have control of everything.
In addition to having a democracy and freedom of speech, the U.S also helps countries in urgent need. One example is Hati after the earthquake. We were sending people there to help clean up and help with handing out food and donating money. As well as Hati they also helped Japan out after the tremendous title wave. Also they help hand out food and help clean up. Also instead of just helping other countries they also help our own country. They help suffering citizens by giving them health care, as well as food assistance, and subsidized housing.
Another reason I’m proud is they fight against terrorism. In the last couple of months the U.S has captured two leaders of Al Qaeda to help terminate terrorism. So they are helping innocent people stay safe. Also they help other countries in their own wars for what is right such as the war in Iraq. This could help stop terrorist from forming so more people stay safe.
Finally I’m proud to be an American because they help people. They also stand up for what is right. They show this by helping people in our country and others. As well as helping they have a democracy. So many people so be proud to be an American.
Nick Majeskie
10/25/11
I’m proud to be an American. The word proud is used by many people and used towards many things. Proud means to me, something pleasing or it is superb. That is why I’m proud to be an American. If I wasn’t proud of America I wouldn’t be living here. They stand up for what is right. They fight against terrorist and many other dreadful things. They also help though in need. There are numerous things to be proud of in America.
One thing is, in this country you have freedom to speak and believe what you want. Unlike in other countries you could die for what religion you believe in because other people contradict with you. Such as in India they believe that the cow is the extraordinary animal and you aren’t a loud to kill them and use them as meat, that is unheard of in India but, in India you don’t die for it, they just won’t sell it in the stores there. As well as speak we have a democracy. We get to chose who leads are country which is the president, they aren’t born into it. Also the president doesn’t get complete control of everything there are branches in the government so he doesn’t have control of everything.
In addition to having a democracy and freedom of speech, the U.S also helps countries in urgent need. One example is Hati after the earthquake. We were sending people there to help clean up and help with handing out food and donating money. As well as Hati they also helped Japan out after the tremendous title wave. Also they help hand out food and help clean up. Also instead of just helping other countries they also help our own country. They help suffering citizens by giving them health care, as well as food assistance, and subsidized housing.
Another reason I’m proud is they fight against terrorism. In the last couple of months the U.S has captured two leaders of Al Qaeda to help terminate terrorism. So they are helping innocent people stay safe. Also they help other countries in their own wars for what is right such as the war in Iraq. This could help stop terrorist from forming so more people stay safe.
Finally I’m proud to be an American because they help people. They also stand up for what is right. They show this by helping people in our country and others. As well as helping they have a democracy. So many people so be proud to be an American.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Misleading Documents
Author's Note: This essay is about why does the main character complain about something but, always needs there help or always goes back to an agency.
10/17/11
Nick Majeskie
Dear Alex Rider,
I have been reading documents on your life (Alex Rider series) and seem to me that you are working for an agency named MI6. It occurs to me that you always say you hate MI6 and they are never there for you when you need them. So if you hate them so much then why do you go back to them?
I don’t understand the constant wail of you saying they are no help when they saved your life many times. If they really didn’t help you would be died by now. Then if they weren’t a help you would be died from the storm breaker computer from the malicious made man that hated England. Also they give you gadgets, for every possible thing that could happen, such as every time you get locked in a cell you find away to escape with the gadgets. Even though your disgust them you always go back to them. At first you seemed to like working for them but, obviously that has changed. Finally the last couple of reasons are you got yourself into this in the first document (First book) I read about you it said you were snooping around and you found out about of them and then you had to become one. So you brought this upon yourself.
There is many ways you could have went about this. You didn’t have to snoop around you could just have stayed normal. You could have just gone back to school but, you had to know so now you’re too far into this now. So you did this to yourself. So suck it up and do not complain about it.
10/17/11
Nick Majeskie
Dear Alex Rider,
I have been reading documents on your life (Alex Rider series) and seem to me that you are working for an agency named MI6. It occurs to me that you always say you hate MI6 and they are never there for you when you need them. So if you hate them so much then why do you go back to them?
I don’t understand the constant wail of you saying they are no help when they saved your life many times. If they really didn’t help you would be died by now. Then if they weren’t a help you would be died from the storm breaker computer from the malicious made man that hated England. Also they give you gadgets, for every possible thing that could happen, such as every time you get locked in a cell you find away to escape with the gadgets. Even though your disgust them you always go back to them. At first you seemed to like working for them but, obviously that has changed. Finally the last couple of reasons are you got yourself into this in the first document (First book) I read about you it said you were snooping around and you found out about of them and then you had to become one. So you brought this upon yourself.
There is many ways you could have went about this. You didn’t have to snoop around you could just have stayed normal. You could have just gone back to school but, you had to know so now you’re too far into this now. So you did this to yourself. So suck it up and do not complain about it.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Story of a Smoker
Authors Note: This piece is a story about why you shouldn’t smoke, because smoking is bad for health.
10/12/11
Nick Majeskie
Did you know 443,000 die from smoking related problems each year? Lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer kills most smokers each year. Most smokers don’t realize this is happening to people who smoke every year. If you don’t want to end up like the average smoker then stay away from the stuff. That is some reasons why smoking is bad.
First it starts out as “Oh, it is only one it won’t hurt” it turns into smoking more than a pack a day. Then you will end up with some serious problems. People won’t want to be around you because they will get sick of smelling the smoke nonstop. I know I wouldn’t want to be around you. Also the average smoker spends around $165 dollars a month on cigarettes. That is 1,980 dollars a year you could buy a used car with that money. I don’t know why it tantalizes people to smoke cigarettes it just makes them look absurd. It baffles me how people think it is good to smoke. A trend seems to start then your friends will start smoking to and that would hurt your social group then you and your friend will end up with health problems. It can also lead to hair loss, turning your teeth yellow, giving you wrinkles at early age.
They’re many harmful effects of smoking. So if you want health and appearance problems then do not smoke. It will help your overall health in the long run. It will also keep your friends and family from the risk of trying it or second hand smoking. So tell your friends and family stay away from smoking.
10/12/11
Nick Majeskie
Did you know 443,000 die from smoking related problems each year? Lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer kills most smokers each year. Most smokers don’t realize this is happening to people who smoke every year. If you don’t want to end up like the average smoker then stay away from the stuff. That is some reasons why smoking is bad.
First it starts out as “Oh, it is only one it won’t hurt” it turns into smoking more than a pack a day. Then you will end up with some serious problems. People won’t want to be around you because they will get sick of smelling the smoke nonstop. I know I wouldn’t want to be around you. Also the average smoker spends around $165 dollars a month on cigarettes. That is 1,980 dollars a year you could buy a used car with that money. I don’t know why it tantalizes people to smoke cigarettes it just makes them look absurd. It baffles me how people think it is good to smoke. A trend seems to start then your friends will start smoking to and that would hurt your social group then you and your friend will end up with health problems. It can also lead to hair loss, turning your teeth yellow, giving you wrinkles at early age.
They’re many harmful effects of smoking. So if you want health and appearance problems then do not smoke. It will help your overall health in the long run. It will also keep your friends and family from the risk of trying it or second hand smoking. So tell your friends and family stay away from smoking.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Might Casey
Author’s Note: This is a letter from his General manger saying what he did wrong for being so cocky and what consequences are.
9/26/11
Nick Majeskie
Dear Casey,
I have saw your last game, I also saw you strike out to end the game. Thanks to “Mighty Casey” we lost and now we aren’t going to the playoffs because if that game. The Nashville Sound is going to the playoffs instead of us. Flynn and Jimmy Blake came through for you and you couldn’t follow up. If you weren’t so cocky and tried to swing at the first two pitches we could have won.
I know you came through at other times but, when it came to the big stuff you failed me, I’m disappointed of your performance and your cocky display. That proves that if you’re cocky you will never prevail. Maybe if you did come through I wouldn’t be that mad at you.
See now you have learned a life lesson maybe that will help you next year I don’t have to offer you another contract since yours expired this year I’m considering not to. I will have to discuss with the fellow board members to see if we should or shouldn’t offer you a contract. I paid big bucks for you to come here and lead Mudville to its first playoff appearance or maybe a world championship. I traded many players to get you and when it is your time to shine but, you were too cocky to swing.
The board of Mudville baseball is disappointed in your judgment of how you should have played the game and hears by not giving you a contract next year so you will become a free agent and another team may pick you up if they want.
Sincerely,
General Manger Bob Smith
9/26/11
Nick Majeskie
Dear Casey,
I have saw your last game, I also saw you strike out to end the game. Thanks to “Mighty Casey” we lost and now we aren’t going to the playoffs because if that game. The Nashville Sound is going to the playoffs instead of us. Flynn and Jimmy Blake came through for you and you couldn’t follow up. If you weren’t so cocky and tried to swing at the first two pitches we could have won.
I know you came through at other times but, when it came to the big stuff you failed me, I’m disappointed of your performance and your cocky display. That proves that if you’re cocky you will never prevail. Maybe if you did come through I wouldn’t be that mad at you.
See now you have learned a life lesson maybe that will help you next year I don’t have to offer you another contract since yours expired this year I’m considering not to. I will have to discuss with the fellow board members to see if we should or shouldn’t offer you a contract. I paid big bucks for you to come here and lead Mudville to its first playoff appearance or maybe a world championship. I traded many players to get you and when it is your time to shine but, you were too cocky to swing.
The board of Mudville baseball is disappointed in your judgment of how you should have played the game and hears by not giving you a contract next year so you will become a free agent and another team may pick you up if they want.
Sincerely,
General Manger Bob Smith
Friday, June 3, 2011
An odd story
Once upon a time there was a spoon named forky. No body understood the name because he was a spoon named forky. This amazing spoon was a super hero the only thing he can defeat is fork problems and he never eats with a fork.
In one of his latest adventures was crime of the spoon store and the evil doers are the forks. Soon forky goes to the secne of the crime and he caught the forks red handed but, the forks have a secert weapons. Steak forky the spoon could never eat steak because he would choke on it and they started throwing them at him forky couldn't take any more so he brought out his secert weapon. SOUP!!!! They can't handle soup so they gave up and returned the spoons.
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