Call for Campassion Letter

May 4, 2014

President Barak Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500


Dear President Obama,

My name is Allison Irish and I am a freshman at Scituate High School in Scituate, Massachusetts. I am writing this letter in an attempt for you to take action on an issue that has been overlooked for years. On behalf of the Sioux people and many other tribes, who have been stripped of their land and stuck in reservations, I hope you truly hear what I am saying through my words below. These people deserve the same rights as every other American citizen. This world is supposed to be free yet there are still prisoners. Not people who have committed crime but innocent families; children that have been born, for generations, into a community full of Prisoners of War. This grudge that has been held needs to be addressed in a proper, sincere way. I hope that this letter will help you, Mr. President, take a step in the right direction.

The Sioux people made an agreement with the United States government over 100 years ago that stated that they could keep the territory that belonged to them, the Lakota Territory. The president at that time broke that promise, and completely left millions with nothing but poor reservations. I am not saying that this is your fault, but I am saying that you could be the one to do something about it. Because of this one wrong action the life expediency of men in these communities is 46-48 years old. 90% of all families in these reservations live below the federal poverty line. The school drop of rate is 70% and 39% of people have no electricity. Most of the country does not even know about the Sioux people. That their neighbors are living as if they were citizens of a "Third World" country. There are people that care about these lives and more will too if they are informed. We need to make a change.

The President, the leader, the protector, the person people look to for help and guidance; this is the person the Sioux people are in need for. Please, do not let more innocent people die because of harsh conditions. You are the only person who is capable of change. Consider my proposal, and I hope that you become the man who stands up for its people and listens and addresses their problems. Be the man who stand by the constitution that our Four Fathers created, to make all men and woman free.

Dig deep, hear what I'm saying.

Sincerely,

Allison Irish

The New Yorker: Dreams/Goals

For my issue of the New Yorker my concept is going to be Dreams and Goals. This meaning that everything that is going into this magazine will have to do with just those two things. This topic links back to every chapter we have studied this past year. For example in The Help Skeeter had a dream of creating a world with equal rights, for all people. In Of Mice and Men both Lennie and George had a dream of buying a cottage and being care-takers for bunny rabbits. These dreams that each one of these characters had helped them to persevere throughout their lives, even when times got tough. I believe that the things that are created and invented, that eventually change the world we all live in, are started from one dream and one goal, one single man or women had. One never knows what will happen unless they take that leap of faith, that is exactly what this whole year is revolved around; what do people need in order to live a fulfilling life? In my eyes the answer to this question is DREAMS!

O-P-T-I-C-S

Title of Painting- "Camille Monet and a Child in the Garden"
Author- Claude Monet



Overview- This painting is of a women that seems to be weaving and a baby girl playing. They are surrounded by flowers, showing they are in a garden. They seem peaceful.

Parts- Both are wearing nice clothing, both are also wearing a shade of blue. There are bright colored flowers all around them, yet they are sitting on dirt or pavement. This may show that not everything is perfect. The young girl and the women both look in peace and that no one or nothing is bothering them.

Title- The title of this painting; "Camille Monet and a child in the Garden", does help viewers understand the painting. The artist uses the character of Camille Monet in most of her paintings, this may represent her. The child does not have a name

Interrelationships- The above statements may show that maybe  they do not know each other. Even though they do not know one another they still are together and are peaceful. They are minding their own business but at the same time it looks like they like the company.

Conclusion- The conclusion of this painting is that these to ladies are not connected outside of the garden. But when they come here they feel peace, they do interact with each other but they do enjoy one another. They are separated from the hatred of society and this is where they come to find peace and joy, away from the outside world.

What's in a name?

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (2.2, 46).
This quote reminds the readers that it does not matter where you come from or what your name is, if you love someone than that is all that matters and nobody can stop you from feeling the way you do. I think this is very important for everyone to keep with them in their everyday life, that you should never judge someone by their name, but their personality and how they treat you.

In the Name of Love

One television show that relates or connects to Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet is Friday Night Lights. This is a perfect connection because in this show the character of a 19 yr-old Texas boy who is put in a  wheel-chair, after receiving a hard hit during the opening night of Dillion Football when he was a sophomore. Now two years later Jason Street is a father of his miracle child (seeing that it was almost impossible for him to have a child due to his condition) but cannot support his baby and girlfriend financially. His girlfriend then moves to New Jersey to live with her parents while Jason is left in Texas miles and miles away. Because Jason's love is so strong he decides to leave his life in Dillion, Texas, drop everything he has ever known, to go to New York City and get a job. Not everyone could take this leap of faith, then again love can do anything.

I honestly believe that love can make one do anything. Whether it is love for your mother, father, sibling, aunt, grandpa, dog, cat, plant, it doesn't matter. This feeling we all receive that takes over our minds and bodies ultimately controls us. Without love we would all be empty and cold. The things I would do for love definitely depends on the situation. If it is life or death than i would definitely save my family over my own life. One can not plan for how they will react in tough situations, but I can only hope that I would do the right thing. So, ultimately I don't think I can sit down and write down exactly what I would do, in every possible situation, for love. That is a hard question; What would  you do for love? How I see it is that you have to live in the moment and take life as it comes, therefore I cannot plan on what I would do. The only thing I can say is that, for love, I will do anything that will let the people I love have eternal happiness.

To obey, or disobey

Adults and children do not often think alike. Why would they, adults have so much more stress that they have to carry around and obviously worry much more than kids do. This stress causes adults to think about what they are doing before they are doing it while us kids have that "You only live once or YOLO" attitude all the time. What do we have to worry about anyway, besides homework and whether or not we get to watch the newest episode of our favorite T.V. shows. Many times in every child's life we may disagree with one of our parents or guardians because of this difference in thinking. I personally have gone through many situations in my life where I have not agreed with one of my parents. And I am sure that I am not the only one. One story particular, I think a lot of people can relate to.

When I was about eight, I remember distinctly walking in Scituate harbor with a bunch of my friends and all our mothers. It was about the middle of the summer and all of us were pretty hungry from a long day at the beach. All of us were whining and being annoying, just like any other eight year old. So the moms finally gave in and we all went to T.K.O Malley's for some dinner.

We all walked into the refreshing air-conditioned restaurant and waited for the hostess to seat us at our booth at the corner of the restaurant. First we all ordered our drinks, I ordered a "Shirley Temple" (as I always do). The moms were all laughing at each others "funny" stories while we all sat coloring on the pictures that every "family friendly" restaurant gives to all kids under 12 yrs-of-age to keep them entertained before the food comes out. As the waitress was walking back with our drinks we were all deciding what to order. All my friends didn't want "real" food so their mothers were letting them just get hot fudge ice cream sundaes. I wanted to do the same thing but "noooooo!!" I had to order a nutritious meal because apparently only eating junk food all the time makes you fat or something, well at least that's what my mom said. I was furious, all I wanted in life was to eat a hot fudge sundae with my friends on a hot summer night, but my mother had to crush those dreams. What did she have against happiness, I thought. Our waitress finally reached our table. Everyone ordered their food while I quietly waited for the waitress to finish rotating around the table until it was my turn to tell her what I wanted. And as each one of my friends ordered their sundaes I stared at my mom and when it was finally my turn, I looked the waitress in the eye and said "Hello my I please have a hot fudge sundae with two cherries on top, please and thank you!" The waitress wrote down my order and said she will be back with our food as soon as it is ready. My mother was looking at me with that glare you see on every mother's face when their child disobeys them. But, what was she going to do now, that's right NOTHING. I had her wrapped her around my tiny, little finger, I was so polite to our waitress that at first she didn't even know what came out of my cute little mouth. But as she was walking away to the kitchen, my mom was shocked that I actually didn't do what she had asked. The waitress, later, came back with my ice cream and I ate it up with the biggest smile on my face. Oh, but when I got home, my mother sat me down and yelled at me. She was appalled at how her sweet eight year old girl could be so sinister and sneaky. The whole time I just had a smirk on my face. It was already done, therefore she could do nothing, it was over. I got my hot fudge sundae and she would just have to deal with it!

Love & Decision-Making

Decisions are what guide and shape the lives of every person old enough to open their eyes. seriously, every decision one person makes can not only change their life but the life of others too. Everyone has to make multiple decisions throughout their day. Whether it is small such as the decision of having a bagel or yogurt for breakfast or if you want to go for a walk or go to the gym. These type of decisions don't necessarily shape a persons life but other big decisions can. For example deciding what college to go to or whether to take an honors or a college placement class in school. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare many of the characters make big decisions that change the way the readers view the entire story.
Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet. These tow kingdoms are enemies and are violent towards one another. His decision to marry Juliet definitely puts both him and Juliet in danger. When Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, find out that he has been near the Capulet house, in fact even at one of their parties he becomes even more furious at all Montagues. When the two enemies cross paths the anger arises. First, it was just talking but then it turned to more. Tybalt stabs Mercutio, Romeo's best friend. This decision made by Tybalt was probably not smart because later it resulted in his own death. Some decisions people make on an everyday basis can be irrational, such as the decisions made in this scene. People don't always think things through before they do them. What causes these things to happen can be many different things. For example stress, anger, long-lasting feuds, or even love. But before making these decisions not everyone thinks about who this decision will impact. When Romeo killed Tybalt he wasn't thinking about how his now Capulet family, and especially Juliet would think. The lesson is that before making a life changing decision always think about how the outcome will effect others.

To Live or to Love

Hi my name is Juliet and I have a big problem! So hear it goes, I have fallen in love with the most handsome guy in the whole world, Romeo. He is kind and caring, but he is the son my family's arch enemies! Prince Escalus warned both of us that bad things would head our way if we fight again. Oh, if my parents found out they would go out on a murdering spree! Then Escalus would condemn anyone else who survives! One now will automatically think that I should no longer see Romeo, but they don't understand that if I do stop seeing him and save my family I may just kill myself. I need someone's help do I choose to protect my family or my heart?

The Nature of Love

2/10/14

She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5

She will be Loved by Maroon 5 is a song about a man who stands by his girl even though she does not do the same for him. In this song this young man is from a whole different world than this young woman. She hangs around with older men, but they do not treat her the way a lady should be treated. He knows that she is not receiving the respect deserved from these outdated not-so-gentlemen so "he catches her when she falls", as said in the song, meaning that he helps her pick up the missing pieces of her messy relationship. Every time she falls he is there to catch her and he wipes the tears from her face time after time. He loves her and she loves him, yet she keeps going back to the wrong man. This, to the audience, can be seen as the nature of love. She was always used to getting material things but never the respect she needed. Now that this kindness is being handed to her in a caring, nurturing way she is lost and confused. The whole time he has another girlfriend but still loves this other women because he knows no one else is. When one isn't loved the right way and then all of a sudden that changes, their view on life changes too (hence; the nature of love). "I don't mind spending every day, out in the cold, in the pouring rain..." this set of lyrics is a perfect example of how he sacrificed for her, yet she just kept leaving him. At the end of the song there are eight words that are sung ever so softly but mean so much. They sing as if he is whispering them to her as she tries to slip away from him for the last time, but he doesn't let her go....."Please don't try so hard to say goodbye......"