Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Jammer Christmas Dinner.

The Jammer dinner was a exhilirating night. There was a lot of people of course. We had to walk up the stairs because not everyone would fit in the elevator. While I was there I talked to the people that were in my table and the sponsor who was going to give us our present. As time pass, the sponsor started letting people go eat by table because it was crouded in there. The food was good, they had pasta, salad, chicken, and different sauces for the pasta. After we all ate we were told to go down stairs for the hay ride. The hay ride went around a track that had lots of different holiday lights. After the hay ride we went to go drink hot sweet chocolate with marshmallows in it. After everyone was done drinking their hot chocolate we all went upstairs again to go open our present. When I open my present was thankful for the stuff I got, I told my sponsor thank you for the gifts.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

CW: "Lamb to the Slaughter" Irony Paragraph Week 16 12/13

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," Roald Dahl uses irony to make the story realistic. For example, while the detectives are eating the leg of lamb one says, "Probably right under our very nose. What you think, Jack?" and in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle (p.324 ). The readers knows that the detectives are eating the evidence, which is why Mary giggles. Since the readers know and the characters do not, this is dramatic irony. In this situation, the readers feel like yelling at the detectives because the evidence is "right under our very noses." In addition, the cashier ask if she wanted to buy meat but she said "No, I've got meat thanks. I got a nice piece of lamb, from the freezer." It's ironic because the lamb isn't in the freezer like she says. In fact it has already been used as a murder weapon instead of food. This surprises the reader because Mary is able to think of an alibi immediately after she murdered her husband.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Brian Ambiguity Paragraph

In "Notes from a Bottle," James Stevenson's use of ambiguity engages the reader. For example, in the second note the narrator said, "The children, as usual, are riding bicycles up and down the hall, as adults - bundled up in all manner of clothing, and carrying drinks and candles - roaming the building going from one party to another." This shows that maybe they think they are going to die and they want to have a good last few hours. This also shows that It is engaging because the readers want to know what is going to happen and why they are partying. In addition, in the third note the narrator said, "There has been constant speculation on the cause of the flood - an atomic test is a popular explanation - but no one has any information at all, and no one really expects any." This shows that there could have been multiple meanings as to why the flood happened. This also shows that the readers want to know what happened so that is why the story is so engaging and it causes the readers to pay attention. In conclusion, the story “Notes from a Bottle” is engaging because it has ambiguity and keeps you interested.

Friday, December 7, 2012

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 15

Cell phones are not safe to use while driving. For example, texting while driving makes you pay mopre attention to your phone than the road. This shows that drivers are careless and unaware of their surroundings because they're using their phones. This also shows that peole dont understand the CONCEPT of safety are selfish  In addition many people crash or kill someone from texting while driving This shows that, if people are on their phone while driving they can not assess dangerous situation fast enough This also shows that drinking while driving can relate to tecting while driving because drivers are unaware and cause accidents.  In conclusion, using phones while driving is unsafe for the driver and people around