Pg. 62 A Christmas Memory Quickwrite

Friends do give each other love, and warmth, and care, and a shoulder to cry on. Friendships form in may different ways and situations. They may form after long periods of time. They may also form in short periods of time. Sometimes, you meet a new friend, and in the matter of days, you feel like you have known each other forever. Friendships are usually formed quickly when two people have the same interest or situation. For example, I've met many friends from clubs. Also, in situations, i've met many others. For example, you are a transfer student, and then, strong friendships forms between you and the other new transfer students. I've never really had that situation where i transfer and become friends with the other new students. I was usually with the old students. However, this summer, in the G20 Oversea students summer camp, i've formed strong friendships with many people. It is because we all grew up in similar situations, so friendships are more easily formed. These friendships would last long because nowadays there are social networking websites like facebook. There are many possible answers to why some friendships last while others dont. Some friendships last because maybe the two friends are very close, like they feel like they have known each other forever. Also, if they see each other often, then the friendship might last long. Some other friendships that do not last long may be caused by long distance relationships, even though there are social networking sites. Also, the friends maybe just formed in a short time, only got to know each others' names and nothing else. However, no matter what is the obstacle, friendship is extremely important in one's life. A person needs a friend. Without friends, it is like without air and water. Everyone can not be alone in life. They need someone to hold on to, someone to be held by, a should to cry on. Like the poem "The World is not a pleasant place to be" by Nikki Giovanni.

Test: Essay: Constructed Response (#25)

On a seperate sheetof paper, retell the important events of "The Most Dangerous Game," in order in which the stry shows them. Include events that are important to the plot. Leave out details that are not important to the plot.

Rainsford, a skilled and experienced hunter, was sailing off to hunt in Rio. However, on the dark night, he hears gunshots 3 times. To get a better look, he stepped upon the rail, but his pipe was knocked from his mouth. Rainsford then lunged for his pipe, unfortunately lost his balanced and fell into the bloodwarm water. He swam toward where the gunshots were from, during his swim, he heard more pistol shots and a blood-hurdling scream. When he arrived upon the island, he found pistols on the ground, then he saw lights and ran towards it.  The first person he meets was Ivan, and the General appeared soon after. The general, named Zaroff introduces himself and Ivan as Crossaks, simple but a bit of an savage. The general then explains the most dangerous game to Rainsford and threatens him, if not join the hunt, Ivan would kill him. The only way for Rainsford to survive was to be not found by the general for 3 days. One the first night, Rainsford setted up confusing trails for the general to follow, but the general easily found him. However, the general didnt seem to discover him because he wanted to kill him on the last day. Then, Rainsford set up a Malay man catcher and injured the general's arm. The next day, when the general came back to look for him, he brought one of his best dogs. Rainsford, in response, built an Bermise tiger pit and killed the fierce dog. On the last day, the general brought the whole pack of dogs and Ivan along. Lastly, Rainsford set up another trap he learned while hunting with natives, and killed Ivan, when he meant to kill the general. Then, Rainsford escaped by running. At night, the general was alone in his bedroom, when suddenly, Rainsford took him by surprise. The most dangerous game continued, and Rainsford never slept in a better bed because, at last, he has won. He has killed General Zaroff and won the "Most Dangerous Game."

Villain

Currently, I am reading a book called "the rules of survival," in the book, there is of course, a villain. However, this villain is a very special one. It is the character's own mother. In his case, his own mother is a evil, evil villain. The main character, Matt's mother is sort of not good at self control and very unusal. Matt's mother would sometimes be dangerous, but also caring. His mother would just leave him and his sisters home alone and come home late. Sometimes she tries to care for the kids, like preparing dinner or talking to them. However, most of the times she screams, yells at the kids. Matt remembers clearly when he was small, his mother threatened him with a knife to this throat because he stole some snacks. Also, her fun means dangerous. She once dangled the youngest daughter over a cliff, grabbing only by the ankle. She is a very unusal person, and somehow seems out of her mind. However, she does seem to facinate me because she is very unpredictable. She would be caring and nice, and the next minute she would be throwing things at the wall and on the floor. She also seems to have power over her kids even though she treats them harshly and rarely cares for them. I am probably fancinated by her power of making others fear her. It is an interesting power, since in the previous history class, we learned that in machivelli's book, "The prince," which was about how a ruler should act and behave and he said that "a ruler is better to be feared than loved." "The Prince" reminded me of the mother in "the rules of survival," the true villain.

Unknown                                                Describing the feelings

- New afterschool class                         - Excitement, afraid, nervousness, annoyed, stress
- New camp                                           - Fear, excitement, anxiousness, contentment, high expectations
- Getting a present                                  - Happiness, excitement, nervous, giddy, escasy
- Highschool                                          - Nervousness, anxiety, pressure, stress, excitement
- Transfering schools                             - uneasyness, uncertainty, jitters, trepidation, tension
- Visiting a new place                            - ebullience, zealousness, enthusiastic, eager, hyper.
- A new book/ movie                             - Interest, focused, passionate, worry, anxiety.
- Fishing                                                 - Hopeful, zealous, ebullience, merry, optimistic.
- Meeting new people                             - Anxiousness, sanguine, eagerness, concerned, twitchy
- Test scores                                           - Distrubed, annoyed, agitated, optimistic, zealous.