ROMEO AND JULIET REVISED ESSAY

   There are a lot of similarities between Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and real life, one of them is how much parental involvement is in a dating relationship. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet sneak around trying to see each other without letting anyone see them  because that would lead to a lot of drama. Also the fact that Romeo and Juliet don't tell their parents about their relationship just makes their relationship more difficult. There's no parental involvement in Romeo and Juliet which makes there relationship harder. The same thing happens with most teenage dating relationships in our generation and it also makes their relationship harder and forces them to sneak.
  Throughout the book Romeo and Juliet have to sneak around to see each other because they don't want there parents to see them. This is shown in act 2 scene 2,"And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsman find thee here." This shows that Juliet thinks that Romeo could be killed if he's seen with Juliet because they are suppose to hate each other. Similar things like this happen in real life, usually teenagers don't tell their parents about their dating relationships and then they sneak around to see each other. This is seen almost everyday in lives of  most teenagers. This shows a similarity between Romeo and Juliet and real life in a dating relationship.
  Also, in Romeo and Juliet there is not acceptable behavior if children and parents do not see eye to eye. This is shown in act 3 scene 5 where Capulet says,"Speak not; reply not; do not answer me. My fingers itch." In this act Capulet threatens to kick Juliet out of her house if she doesn't marry Paris, this shows that if Juliet can not have her own opinion she has to do what her parents tell her to do. This is also seen in real life because most of the time when parents tell there kids to do their kids have to obey. Even though in real life parents won't go as far as kick their children out of the house but their would always be a type of punishment.
   Overall, Romeo and Juliet has a lot of things in common with real life when having to do with parental involvement in a dating relationship. Some teenagers just don't like telling their parents because there parents might not think that the person their child is dating is the right person to date and that also is a big issue in Romeo and Juliet. I also think that Romeo and Juliet is a good story because if you look at all the similarities between Romeo and Juliet and real life you'll probably see that most of Romeo and Juliet is very realistic and that for some people these kind of things do happen.

Essay; Romeo and Juliet

  There are a lot of similarities between Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and real life, one of them is how much parental involvement is in a dating relationship. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet sneak around trying to see each other without letting anyone see them. Also the fact that Romeo and Juliet don't tell their parents about their relationship just makes their relationship more difficult. There's no parental involvement in Romeo and Juliet which makes there relationship harder and the same thing happens with most teenage dating relationships in our generation.
  In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet have to sneak around to see each other because they obviously don't want there parents to see them. This is shown in act 2 scene 2,"And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsman find thee here." This shows that Juliet thinks that Romeo could be killed if he's seen with Juliet. Similar things like this happen in real life, usually teenagers don't tell their parents about their dating relationships and then they sneak around to see each other. This is seen almost everyday in lives of  most teenagers. This shows a similarity between Romeo and Juliet and real life in a dating relationship.
  Also, in Romeo and Juliet there is not acceptable behavior if children and parents do not see eye to eye. This is shown in act 3 scene 5 where Capulet says,"Speak not; reply not; do not answer me. My fingers itch." In this act Capulet threatens to kick Juliet out of her house if she doesn't marry Paris, this shows that if Juliet can not have her own opinion she has to do what her parents tell her to do. This is also seen in real life because most of the time when parents tell there kids to do their kids have to obey.
   Overall, Romeo and Juliet has a lot of things in common with real life when having to do with parental involvement in a dating relationship. Some teenagers just don't like telling their parents because there parents might not think that the person their child is dating is the right person to date and that also is a big issue in Romeo and Juliet. I also think that Romeo and Juliet is a good story because if you look at all the similarities between Romeo and Juliet and real life you'll probably see that most of Romeo and Juliet is very realistic and that for some people these kind of things do happen.

Reading Response

    Push by Sapphire is a very interesting book about a girl who is raped by her father almost everyday since she was about nine. She is very determined to learn new things in school but she gets kicked out of school because she was pregnant for the second time. Precious,the main character, can also be very rude to people she doesn't like but I think it's mostly because her mom is a bad influence her and curses, and hits precious a lot. I also think that Precious has low self esteem so that might be why she acts kind of mean because if your mean to someone and their scared of you they won't tease you. The reason I think Precious has low self esteem is because through out the book she calls herself fat a lot.
    Precious' mom is really ride to her and to other people. I think she just doesn't care about Precious or pays attention to Precious. In the book Precious' mom didn't realize Previous was pregnant until Precious was giving birth.  Also, Precious' mom called Precious a "slut" and a "whore" and hit Precious when she found out that Precious was pregnant. I don't think this is fair because if anything her mom should be supporting her and asking her exactly how it happened and what happened
because she doesn't know that Precious' dad has been raping her. This might be a reason that Precious  doesn't really get a long with a lot of people.
     I really like the fact that Precious was really determined to learn because after everything she has to go through it's really hard to want to do anything. Also, I think that if anyone else went through what Precious went through they wouldn't want to live anymore most people would just give up. Precious also says that it's really hard for her to learn but she still tries so I think the fact that she does try is great. What I think that Precious needs is a psychologist or someone she can talk to and tell them about what's going on in her life and just tell them what she feels and just let it all out and maybe get a tutor to help her with school and maybe go live with someone more supportive.

Reading Response: Nonfiction

   Girls are considered very cruel and mean by parents, teachers, and even ourselves and in the book Girls Against Girls  they explain to us why we do it and how we can stop it. Girls are really mean to each other especially during teenage years because their hormones are all over the place, and because of jealousy and very little things. When they feel threatened, or when they're jealous of someone they can be very cruel, they might gossip about you, call you names, team up with other girls against you, and even just ignore you. The book also explains that some girls just do this for fun.
   The book also explains that the reason why most people never want to be hated on by a girl is because a girl can hold a grudge for years. If you ever did or said something mean to a girl they are probably going to remember it forever and always use it against you. Basically if you call a girl fat, weird, or stupid they are most likely to get angry at you and do every little thing they can to make your life miserable even if you were joking. A girl might gossip about you and spread rumors about you, and ignore you for what might feel like years and they won't get tired of doing it. The reason that  this is so bad is because then someone might think that the rumors are true so then they help spread it and it could go on forever. Also, people will immediately judge you based on what they have heard even if they've never met you.
   The reasons this happens is because the girl might be insecure, they find it entertaining, you might have something they can't have, or they might just not like you. It's also known for a fact that most girls don't know how to express their feelings so when they feel hurt or upset because of you they decide to bring you down in any way possible. The book also explains that maybe someone at home or close to them might be treating them bad so they decide to take out on you. You also need to be conscious of why a girl might be treating you the way she is because you don't know what problems she might be having. The best way to get them to stop treating you badly is to talk to them and ask them why they're doing it, and if that doesn't work then just ignore them because some girls treat others badly because they know that the person is going to react to it.
    Overall I really like this book because most of the things that the book is saying is true. While I was reading the book I noticed that half of the things I was reading I have done to other people, one of the things that I do a lot that the book mentioned was "the silent treatment". Another thing that the book mentioned that I do is gossip, but I never realized how horrible and bad it was until I read it. The reason I really liked this book is because it's non-fiction so when I read it and I come across some thing that sounds really mean I can be like,"wait this is real,it's actually happening in the world and there are ways to prevent it from happening".

Reading Response

      I'm currently reading the book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson  this book is really great because it shows what an older sibling would do for her other siblings. Max is a girl that is 98% human and 2% bird and so are her other "siblings". None of them are actually related they were all kids that were used in an experiment and didn't have an official guardian. Max is the oldest one so she feels a responsibility to take care of the others. She specially feels the need to take care of Angel, the youngest one, but that's kind of difficult because Angel got taken away by half human, half wolf scientists. When this happens Max goes out with her other siblings and they look for Angel everywhere they can.
     Max is a really great person even though she has a short temper, she really cares about all of her siblings and making them feel somewhat normal. The author shows us how much taking care of Angel was important to Max by telling us what max was thinking like, "I'd never told the others but i just loved, loved, loved Angel. Maybe because I've been taking care of her practically since she was a baby".They all try to take care of each other too and they are all really smart so when they see the half human, half wolf scientists they already know how to protect themselves. Another really great thing about Max is that she doesn't try to deny what's really going on, because she's very logical, so if she sees that something is wrong she doesn't try to deny the situation and pretend everything is okay she actually tries to fix the situation right away. One example that shows how Max tries to fix situations right way is,"Shakily, I got to my feet. My head was spinning and I had to lean against Fang, hating my weakness."We've got to get her," I said urgently, trying to stay upright".
   Overall this is a really great book and it's very dramatic, sweet, and mysterious all in one which is what I think makes the book so great. I also really like it because Max took a lot of sacrifices for her youngest sister, which most people wouldn't do. The reason I liked the sacrifices is because most people would just tell the police that someone kidnapped their sister and hope for the best but Max actually got up and went looking out for her sister her self.

Poetry Response

       I've read and understood the poem "There is another sky" by Emily Dickinson. This is a really great poem and it explains that even if the situation looks bad it might not be as bad as it seems. I really like this poem because when things look really bad people don't try to look at the good in it and they just give up but this poem is telling you that there is a bright side. I also really liked the rhyme scheme, the way it was written gave the poem I really good beat.
       My favorite part was the first four lines,"there is another sky, ever serene and fair, and there is another sunshine, though it be darkness there". To me that means that even if you think that there is only darkness there still might be sunshine, meaning that when things are really bad and everything looks wrong something good could still come out of it. The author also used a lot of words that made the poem more complex and meaningful.
      Overall this poem was amazing and very beautiful. I also really liked it because it shows me other ways that poems can be written and it also gave me ideas for my own poems.

Nonfiction RR: Sharks

               The book Sharks by Janine Amos is a great book that teaches us about some parts of sharks, what helps them swim, how they hunt and many other things. It explains that sharks have lived on Earth for 400 million years around the times of the dinosaurs. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors but they're all very good hunters. The fastest is the Mako shark it can swim 45 miles per hour and the biggest shark is the Gentle Whale shark which weighs as much as two elephants. Most people are scared of sharks because they think that all sharks eat people but the only sharks that actually eat people are the Great white, the bull shark, and the tiger shark.
      According to the text the great white shark are giant hunters.he text explains that, "They feed on animals such as sea lions and seals, as well as on smaller sharks, and people". This means that the great white shark can pretty much eat anything it wants. Also, the text says,"Newborn great whites are already 5 feet long" which is already giving them an advantage to be able to attack most fish and people. The text also let's us know that it's really easy for a shark to hunt because their senses are better than ours. What also might give a shark and advantage to attack people is that they can sniff out blood half  mile away.
      Others sharks like the blue shark swim a lot the book tells us that,"One blue shark made a trip of almost 4,500 miles from New York to Brazil". The reason that sharks need to swim a lot is because most of them don't have swim bladders so if they stop swimming they'll sink. Luckily, sharks are very good swimmers, they're fins help them steer, and they're fins help them keep balance.
       Overall sharks are very interesting creatures and not all of them are interested in hurting/attacking/eating humans but just like us they need to eat food.