Persuasive Essay (Extra Credit) August 25, 2008

How can you choose a good collage? What makes some place better than another one? Why do we have to believe and to guide ourselves by what the entire world is saying about a particular college? It is a hard process to get into college, especially in the U.S. because the competition that these universities have are juts astounding. I want to go to Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, etc. But it is hard to choose and to dream to get into one of these colleges because I particularly believe that the system is not ready to recognize the good students or the great minds of the world, do you think that Einstein or Isaac Newton or any of these great thinkers necessarily got good grades and where the best, no.

People around the world are trying to get into college, but they are al scared and really frystrated about the results that end up showing up on the houses of the applicants, only like five of them get into one of their top colleges and then the rest end up being sad and really dissapointed on themselves and what they have learned in school.

However as an International student, you are in a worse position because you do not become a priority of any niversity especially if you need some financial aid. Some universities do not even offer financial aid for their students, which makes all the point of education obsolete. It is very important that people are motivated to go to coolege and to get the best possible education for an affordable price and having the option to go to coolege at a great university.

Personally, I believe that college is something that is very important in life, but this doesn’t mean that people should be denied the right to a great education just because of their social and economic standards, we all deserve to be great at what we want to do and we want to be in a place where we just feel awesome. College is the best experience in life, so we should probably start this process with a sweet taste, not a sour one.

I want to be able to enjoy my college experience, and I will; But I do have to hope to get into one of the good colleges that I am applying to, or I will really feel disappointed in my efforts to be inside of one of these places that I adore and that I have been hoping to get inside of since I was really young.

ModEst PRopOsal….(Assignment 5) August 22, 2008

 

This proposal is definitely anything but modest, from what you read you end up being astounded and really scared at first, it was a really shocking thing to read for me because it was horrible and so vivid in the descriptions that it was just gross.

 

However, what swift says here is really something that ends up making sense and that really shows that mankind is in a bad state and that back then they were in a bad state.

 

My response to this proposal is obvious that I am not in favor with it, but the intention for which it was written is a really good one, the fact that swift tries to open peoples minds and eyes to the reality that they were living an the conditions that they were forcing almost the county to go into.

 

I believe that this proposal has a lot of interesting points and the fact that it was written really makes me proud in a way that I like seeing people who really try to make everyone understand what they are almost forcing themselves into, we shouldn’t go to extremes to be able to live in a good state.

 

I really liked reading this and I like things like this because they are realistic but interesting at the same time, they are like what I like witch is like satire and sarcasm in a since, it is really different from what you usually read and the fact that it is all written so you can get like a subliminal message out of it is so great that I love it.

Free Writing….Inspired?? (Assignment 8) August 21, 2008

Its hard to get inpiration, but i did get it for this story, even though it was from a movfie that I saw just recently, I think it is a cool story that i managed to write, hope you enjoy it!

There is a young man who inspired me to write this article. I thank him for doing a great service to the Muslim society. Turn where you will. Look to the East Coast or the West Coast and there are various Arab boys, Indian boys, and Pakistani guys who have adopted the look, lingo, and life of a “thug.” I have seen it many times – this strange transformation from tapered jean-wearing, glasses-owning, nail biting ninny to chest-thumping, hard-acting, Nautica-wearing “thug.”
It begins at an early age with the use of slang, words like “werd!” ,”yo!”, “jigga man!” It is followed by the gradual attraction towards mainstream rap. Ja Rule, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jay Z. Bear in mind, this attraction to hip hop is not derived from any cultural relationship these boys feel towards “the ghetto!” Most of them have never even been to one. Regardless, they like to blare hip hop in their predominantly white high schools because it makes them stand out. Wearing ENYCE, or Sean John, on the other hand, in the predominantly white high school makes said Muslim boy stand out and makes him appear more hardcore than he would in his tapered jeans from Sears that his mother bought for him. Thus, we see that the use of slang, plus a certain social need, gives rise to a Muslim boy getting closer and closer to a certain imagined sense of “thug-life.”

Add to this the fact that most Muslim boys only play basketball while growing up, or “hoops” as they call it, because they are too skinny for football and too excitable for baseball. The game comes with its own infusion of hip-hop culture. Since a thug is either a “baller” or a “Playa” and since most Muslim parents would beat up their sons if they saw them with a girl, all Muslim boys end up being (self-proclaimed) “ballerz.” We all know the relationship basketball has with hip-hop culture. A Muslim’s transformation into a “thug” quickens. He starts using appropriately placed rap verses. Ice Cube’s “check yo’self fo’ you wreck yo’self” makes its way into religious discussions. Nelly’s “it’s getting hot in here” begins to be dropped into sermons referring to Hell. Their emails begin to be sprinkled with “kno wat im sayin” and “check it.” His favorite love song, instead of being something by Sinatra, becomes Ginuwine’s “My pony!” or Montel Jordan’s “Let’s Ride!”
No thug is complete without a “phat-ride” and some “ill ice.” Thus, when he goes off to college, Muslim boy from predominantly white high school, clad in Rocawear, “rockin” the latest Adidas demands a Lexus for graduation. His loving (and rich) parents gladly throw in a platinum necklace. Thus begins the real life of the Muslim Male Thug. He does not have girls. That’s fine. But hey, he has the car, the platinum chains, the shoes, the clothes, the lingo, the “skillz” and the right music.

When he goes off to college he discovers others like himself. They make up new handshakes. They wear their hats in different ways (by watching Black Entertainment Television). They “roll” into the Muslim Student Association, hoping to inspire a feeling of fear by being “hard.” Those that don’t embarrass themselves in the process – that is, those that are able to use the most ebonics with a straight face – actually become legitimate “thugs” in the eyes of the MSA. It is to guys like these that an average Joe would go if he wanted to know the lyrics to an Outkast song. Note that no one else outside the MSA would consider these guys a thug. But that’s not really important to them. Someone sees them as they want to be seen, that is sufficient. The rest of their collegiate career is spent, not in exploring other ways of life, but in “tightenin up the game.” A dose of reality hits these boys when they graduate. They realize that those girls in college who thought they were so fly, so bad, so interesting because they were so mysterious, lose interest in them and move onto 26 year old investment bankers. These thugs forget the fact that they haven’t spelled the word “is” without a “z” since they were 6 and go get real jobs. They sell the Lexus to fund a quick degree in accounting and become number crunchers so that finding a wife might be easier. Some of these thugs make it through to 30 in this way. But we all know what everyone calls them behind their back (yes, loser is one such word).

RisKs…(Assignment 11) August 13, 2008

To what lengths would you go to get something that you are passionate about? Write down what you would sacrifice or trade in return for your quest. Then write down your limits ­- what you would NOT trade for any amount of money or fame.

 

This is in a way a hard and complicated question because what is it asking, what things are we talking about? It could be a really important, life concerning, thing or it could be just a material object.

I want to base this question on both things, because I believe that everything is important in life and everything is worth a risk. So the question is “To what lengths would I go to, to get something that I’m passionate about?”.

I would do anything to get something that I want, anything at all, if the thing is extremely important to me and if I really want it, I would do anything.

However, if it concerns another persons welfare or safety I would not do anything at all. Because who am I to play with another persons life? I really think that I cant and would not do anything wrong to another person.

I would love to get all the things that I wanted and all the things that I really need, but you cannot really affect somebody else in a big and important way, just to get all the things that you selfishly want.

Many people do not think like this, but I believe that you have to do what is right no matter what.  You can be selfish sometimes, but you should not be a self-centered person all the time, because this cannot get you anywhere.

I am someone who loves to make an effort for the things in life, and I do anything in my power to get things that I want. If I have to study for a great score, I study for my score. If I have to work out to get in shape, I do it. But if I have to get money, I don’t steal I work for it.

I think that things are important, but you should be able to compare and really divide between the good things and the things that you need and those that you only want because you know you cant have these things. You have to be happy with what you have, work hard for what you want, but respect al the things that are going to risk someone else.

Sketching a FrIend…(Assignment 9) August 11, 2008

Friends are people who you can count on no matter what right? People who will always be there for you and who will always care about what happens to you, sadly I don’t have one true friend, or at least I don’t think that I do, it is not that I am a martir or anything, but this is really how i feel and what i know is true.

However, for this post I have to write about a person that I know well, a person that I know really well. I don’t know if I know anybody really well, because the fact is that people have secrets and different personalities, many people are hypocrites and they really do not behave the same with everybody. I don’t know if I know anybody really well at all, I may know them superficially but that is not the same as really knowing a person.

Due to all the things that I have said before, I have decided to write about myself, the only person that I am certain I know really well, I am not a hypocrite with myself at all, I know and fell what I feel, I am in a sense my best friend. I know that this sounds really stupid and really lame but it is true. I believe that you can count on no one but yourself, and that eventually people will disappoint you.

It is not that I am negative about all my friends, I do have friends and I love them all, but the fact is that I know I am honest with myself and that I can trust myself, so why not write about me?…

My name is Sofia and I am a really nice person with almost everyone that I meet, I am very shy when I meet people at first and I believe that I and a really true person with everyone, I do have a heart and I try to be great with everyone that I know, but I am sometimes a bitch and I know it, but who isn’t sometimes.

One of the things that I love to do the most is to read and to get inside of a whole different world, I love to like disconnect myself from whatever is happening around me, an get inside of and entirely different world and a world that is really great and special most of the time.

My books are what keeps me sane, and I believe that if I hadn’t found books, I would be a really antisocial person by now, because books give me a lot of things to think about and relax me very much, which is great for all my senses and my spirit.

I am, as you may have realized by now, a very stressed out person who loves organization and things done fast and precise. I do not like people that think around a lot and then act, I want people to be able to do things quickly and correctly.

I do fight with those who have a personality that is completely opposite to mine, and other people do then to tick me of and make me want to kick them or something, but I am patient and have never fought anyone just because I have wanted to. I do control myself but I lose it sometimes as well.

I do not love to fight with anyone, and I hate being in a bad mood, because it is hard to get rid of. But I do however think that I cant control my feelings very well and that I have to learn to manage all the feelings and actions that I tend to have. I am sentimental and I still do not know how to control this, and believe me I have tried.

But you know, in the end I love myself and what I can accomplish by myself if I really want to, I am a person who tries to be good and who cares about others and I think that even if it is hard sometimes I do help people with what I know I can help them.

I believe that you should be able to control and to be happy with what you do all the time in your life, but it is not possible for us to be happy all the time, I am a melancholic person, I am a pessimist and I know that my life is good, but I do think that I am having a hard time at it.

I just want to be happy all the time and I know that it is a hard thing to accomplish, but at least try, I love to laugh and I love to be myself. Many may criticize me, but I know that I am a good person with good feelings and good intentions in life and in the end that is all that counts.

I don’t know what I have accomplished here, I just hope that you can get to know me by reading this little excerpt of what I think about misled, I know that I may sound crazy and maybe I am a little, but I just think that I am as true as I can e and everything that I have said here are things that really motivate me to be the best that I can be and the things that make me who I am, being a strong and a happy person is what I hope to be forever.

FrIends AcRoss CenturiEs…(Assignment 10) August 11, 2008

I would love to be a friend of Mr. Samuel Johnson. I mean who wouldn’t want to be a friend of someone who lived in the past and of someone who was very famous in life. It is true that he was a bit out of his mind, but knowing someone who had the creativity and the determination to do a dictionary, and who wrote a lot would be awesome.

 

Personally, I believe that  I love writers because they have such great imaginations, they are not just here in the world to live an ordinary life, but they end up living about 2 or 3 more lives through their characters and their writings, people do not understand the power of literature until they really learn to love it, or until they fine the right book for them; I believe that there are some books that will make you become a real fan of literature and it all depends on which book you choose. It is very important that people go and get their book, the one book that will make you fall in love with reading and writing.

 

It is not easy to be a writer and it is also not easy to get criticized for your work, some may think its awesome and others may think that your book is horrible or not good for any audience. I guess it all depends on timing, but the fact here is that i think that a man like Johnson would be  a great friend because of the fact that he wrote and that definitely in my rank of opinion makes people cool, and awesome.

 

I love to read and get inside of other worlds and really experience first hand what other “people” go through in life. It is not all true or possible, but the fact that it is written and that it happened in a book and you were reading it, makes everything possible. I really believe that Samuel Johnson would be a great friend because he could get you inside of stories and you can talk about what he wrote later with him, reading the book is half of what literature is about, you also have to talk about it and express how you liked this work.

DIARY (Assignment 7) July 29, 2008

Diary Entry  # 1 (July 30th)

My day today has been horrible, what can I say I have had to do a lot of things but there is no time to do them, I have to fight for a lot of things but there is no time to do them. I hate the fact that I have to do a lot of things, school stresses me out, we barely have any time to do anything but we still have to do things without the help of anyone. I have fantasized about what I have wanted to do and this is it you know I don’t have time to write a Blog, I don’t have time to do homework and I have no time to waste but anyways I have to fulfill my obligations and do what I am supposed to do even if I don’t want to.

 

Today is Ale Fahsen’s Birthday, so I went to her house, but the fact is that all day today I had to hand in things that I had to do before I went to the trip, I had to finish my Seminario Project and leave everything in order so that my group could hand it in and not have to worry about anything, I have been running form one place to the other, trying to get all my homework finished before leaving Guatemala. I have to hand in a Math homework and a Contra homework tomorrow, but since I’m not going to go to school tomorrow I had to leave it with someone so that they could hand it in for me, I left it at Ale’s house so that she could hand in my homework, but it was all too much, when I got back home I had to pack because since I had been busy all week long I hadn’t packed, so I went to sleep like at 11 p.m. today just so that I could finish all the things that I was supposed to do before tomorrow, oh what a day!

 

Diary Entry # 2 (July 31^st)

Today I woke up early and with a hole lot of things of my mind, today I left for trip and I was worried about al the things that I would have to do to when I got back from the trip. I am a very stressed person and I just have a constant thing on my back that reminds me of all the things that I haven’t done. It is hard for me to think clearly and not to worry when I know that I should be at school or doing something.

Anyways, I got to the airport and eventually I got on the plane without any event happening, I spent all my day on planes and eventually I got here to this hotel in which I got ready for bed, and I am writing here right now typing away what I did on my day.

 

However, one of the things that I did today was watch two movies during the flights, these movies were “The Spiderwick Chronicles” and “Nim’s Island” they were both good and both for children, but they were good you know, at least they entertained me.

 

Tomorrow, an interesting day awaits, because I will finally get to see a lot of people that are sick like I am; I don’t know what I will think, but I am open minded about everything right now. To be honest I am a little scared, but you know what it will be a good experience for me and for my life. I hope that everything goes great tomorrow, and also I hope that my friends back home win on the Interaulas game in school. GO QUINTO!!!!! I am crossing my fingers here for you guys….! I miss them and I didn’t want to leave, but I had to so I hope that this event is worth it and that I end up learning a lot.

 

Diary Entry # 3 (August 1^st)

OI Convention Day 1

So yesterday I got to the Hotel and I got everything in order, I felt all my clothes ready for today and I was just really tired, when I woke up I barely had any energy and I was so tired, I showered and went to have some breakfast with my parents, then we saw the schedule for the conference and we went to the first talk with is like and introduction to what the conference will be about and what things were going to be mentioned and what talks there were going to be, you could ask questions and get oriented for the rest of the event.

 

We went to some talks that day, since there are different types of OI, there are different talks at the same time, so you have to choose between which ones are of more interest to you, we all went to the “Growing up with OI Type 1″, it was a really interesting talk that you know you could ask questions about what you wanted to know and the Doctors would answer, I feel that this talk was a really good one and it got something out in the air for me, but at the same time it was a scary moment for me because I didn’t know how to handle the feelings that I was having when I heard some of these things, I saw some people and heard what they had to say and I could only think that my brother and I have an uncertain future, I cant plan things way ahead of me because it might not be possible to do at that age.

 

After some other talks we went to have lunch and when the last talk of the day was over, we left for the mall, we took the Metro and had a fun time buying the metro cards, but we managed to get to Pentagon City, where the nearest mall was, and we went in an did some shopping, and my dad and I saw a man who was caught by the mall police for tying to steal some clothes that someone had bought. It was a real interesting day and it was definitely not boring.

 

Diary Entry # 4 (August 2^nd)

OI Convention Day 2

I was the first to wake up Today because I was really scared that we would not get to any of the talks in time, we were all very tired and we didn’t want to wake up so early. We didn’t even have time to have any breakfast because we had to get to the first talk of the day, some of the most interesting talks of the day were one where a Geneticist talked about the advances of research that they had made, they found three more types of OI which are recessive and which are very rare in people, the people that are born with these types most probably will die after birth or after a year or two.

 

It is shocking to see some of these people who are really sick and who have a really hard time living, but who have a huge spirit and who live with such a high spirit that I just you know was amazed and really moved, I loved these people and I had a real respect for them, they were there and they were living their life like if they had nothing. It was a really great day and you know I did learn a lot form the talks, it was over all a good day.

 

When the sessions were over, we wento to another mall, it was really far, but it was a mall none the less and you kno wi bought some shirst and some books so it was all good. We had dinner at the mall’s food court and then we left because we had to catch the last metro back, we got there in time and we got to the hotel at like 12:00, I was really tired, but I stayed up late watching an episode of “Sex and the City”.

 

Diary Entry # 5 (August 3^rd)

OI Convention Day 3

Today was the last da y of the convention, there were very little sessions and we went to a session that was asking the doctor questions about people with OI Type 1, it was good, but my mom wanted me to ask a lot of question that I in the end did not want the answer of. I didn’t ask the questions so I think my mother got mad but what could I do.

 

Then we went to a Tea Event, where they told us that we could donate money by having a cup of tea sent to someone, e want to take part in it so we have to plan it with my parents. It is really good that there are things like these that help out the foundations to gather funds for research.

 

We went to the closing event, were there were singers and you know some kids with OI singing, it was very good and I thought they were good singers. Then the closing dinner was this day, and of course we went it was a really good place and in fact for me it was great because I met a girl with OI from Puerto Rico, she introduced me to a lot of other people that she had met during the conferences and you know I fell in love with some of them, it was great and I really am looking forward to another conference just so that I can see these people and talk to them.

 

I was sad because I met them the last day, and probably I could have made more friends, but it was my first time there and I was kind of scared that people would look at me in a bad way, because I don’t look like if I were sick.

 

Diary Entry # 6 (August 4^th)

Washington Touring Day 1

This was the day that I had been hoping for, since the beginning of the trip, I was so tired in the morning but I did get up and ready and we went on our first day of touring Washington, I fell in love with this city and I think that I want to live here forever. It was just so great to see everything.

 

We went on a tour of the monuments and we say the capitol, Washington Monument, Lincon Monument, The Cathedral, White House, FBI, Ford Theater, IRS, Georgetown, etc. It was just so great, and we also went to some museums this day, we went to the Smithsonian Space and whatever museum and we went to my favorite place of the day, The National Achieves. It was just so great I was so exited about the Archives; we saw the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and Constitution. I was soooooo excited about this.

 

Since all the museums closed at about 7:00 p.m. later that day we saw a band and a group of singers of the Navy that were having an event in the Navy Monument, it was really great and we had a good time we went to eat at a really nice restaurant that day and it was al just so incredible that I was very happy about all the things that I got to do that day. I loved Washington and I would love to live here.

 

Diary Entry # 7 (August 5^th)

Washington Touring Day 2

The last day in Washington was a really sad one for me because I didn’t want to leave. I could barely get up from the bed because I was so tired from all the walkig that we had done the previous day. We went to the city again and we went to the Capitol, we went on the tour inside of the Capitol and it was awesome, I loved it it had paintings and it was like a work of art everything was so detailed and so great. I also saw the House of Representatives in Action and we say some representatives talking about oil issues, then we also saw the Senate, but they were not working so we only saw the old senate offices. It was juts so surreal for me, I was like a child on a playground.

 

This day we also went to the Botanical Gardens and to the Spy Museum, which was kind of fun, but not the best thing ever. We went to dinner with some friends from Quito who have a girl with OI, we went to eat at Hard Rock Café and we had a really nice time, it was so much fun. I had a great day and I was really sad that the next day we had to leave from Washington. I didn’t want to go, but anyways I had to. All I can say is that my trip was awesome and full of great experiences.

Politics Weekly — Sofia Coto (Assignment 6) July 28, 2008

Happy Birthday Sofia Coto, Thank You for being a great woman in all aspects of your life, we admire you and we want to commemorate you. Best Wishes!

 

“Mrs. Coto and her husband Cristiano Ronaldo, when

they had just started dating.”

 

Washington D. C.; February 9th, 2029 – Every person in the world is original; everyone has something that makes them great. Today we are celebrating a great person, an entrepreneur whose life work has been for the greater good of the world. We are talking about Mrs. Sofia Coto Osorio, she is a woman of many talents and she has accomplished a lot of things in her life, she has never given up and that is what has led her to become the woman that she is today.

 

When she was younger, Sofia had a lot of struggles to fit into society in a normal manner; She is diagnosed with a disease called Osteogeneis Imperfecta (OI), which is a bone marrow disease, and this caused a lot of things to be harder for her in her life, she was not an adventurous or sociable girl and this made it hard for her to fit in with everybody.

 

But when she entered High School everything changed, because she wanted a change in her life, she had transferred schools and she thought that is was time to reinvent herself, she became more sociable everyday, and soon after that she saw the results. She had a lot of friends and they were all very great people; On a recent interview Mrs. Coto mentioned that in her school she met the most wonderful people on earth and that they were the best memories that would ever be with her.

 

However, this was just the beginning of her change and her development, Sofia had a lot of struggles when it came to deciding which career to follow and on which university to do it, she was not sure of what to do, so she applied to about 15 universities, and she got into the one that she loved, Dartmouth.

 

After studying Political Science, she started working on the United Nations in NYC, where on a mission she met her husband, Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. They were in love instantly and they got married a year after they started dating. Their wedding was a worldwide affair; everyone wanted to see who this soccer star was marring, this however was not such a good thing for Sofia who had wanted to make a path in the world for herself.

 

Therefore, she struggled and worked very hard and with all of the passion inside of her. In August 20^th, 2020, Sofia Coto was named the new President of the United Nations; she was one of the most influential people in the world. This accomplishment changed her life, she now had a very big responsibility in her hands and she was scared but at the same time excited to take on this new challenge. Two years after she was declared president of the United Nations, Sofia Coto announced to the world that she was expecting her first baby; Her baby was born on July 2^nd, 2023 and she was named Jen Christie Ronaldo.

 

The arrival of her baby changed her life and her husband’s life, they were ecstatic about their baby girl, and they took on the roles of parenting really fast. As their family grew happier and more joyous day to day, Sofia also managed to make a lot of great changes for the world and especially for the state in which Africa found itself. She managed to change her world and her life and be happy day to day.

 

She has continued to work on the UN and has made a lot of positive changes; she has received a lot of commemorations and a lot of praises worldwide. People admire her and respect the labor that she has taken on. She doesn’t stop working and she can’t stop thinking of how to better the world. A woman with a heart this big deserves everything that she has managed to reach with a lot of effort and hard work.

 

Her husband is also an admirable man, who is now and ambassador for the United Nations, he and her wife work hard on a daily basis to change the world’s problems and to make this earth the best that it can be. He is still one of the world’s best soccer players and they both stay devoted to this sport.

 

She is still happily married and she is expecting her second child to be born on April of the present year. She wants to accomplish a lot of other things in life, and one of her main goals is to help the poorest people on earth. She is a humanitarian and great leader for the world; the fact is that she wants to help others because she says that she already has everything that she could possibly need in life.

 

The life that this woman has led, is one full of struggles and hard work; Which is why today, on her birthday, we want to praise Sofia Coto for being one of the most inspiring woman in the world, for never giving up and for showing the world that everything is possible if you really set your mind to it. 

CaStaWay…(Assignment 4) July 7, 2008

 

When I washed upon the shore I instantly fell asleep…I woke up the next day and I felt thirsty and uncomfortable and I was in a really bad mood. I instantly got up and went waking to see what I could find to eat and drink. I walked into the “jungle” behind me and I walked for about 10 minutes when I saw it.

 

There was a house built with the most precious emeralds and rubies, it was astounding and its colors were magical when the sun hit them. It was all so overwhelming that I just stood there staring at it for about an hour. I then decided to go inside the house and explore it.

 

Inside of the house there were a lot of beautiful things, from paintings to chairs and precious clothes and a lot of magically rich things, but what really caught my attention was a vase with fresh flowers, this made me think that I was not alone so I started saying “Hello…Hello” trying to see if somebody would answer; at first I thought I was crazy and that no one would ever answer, but finally a man came out of a room. He was beautiful and he was so handsome; I instantly recognized him he was my idol and the man that I had obsessed over for the past few years, he was Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

I think that I fainted because the last thing that I remembered was him standing over me asking me if I was ok. When I finally woke up, I felt that I was on something like silk sheets, I opened my eyes and I saw that I was in a beautiful room, surrounded by extravagant things. I decided to get up from bed an look around for something to wear, I went to what seemed to be a closet and I found comfortable clothes, they were strange but who cared.

 

I went out of the room and there he was again, I had thought that it had all been a dream, and I nearly fainted again at the sight of him. He ran toward me and caught me, it was all too perfect, he took me down the stairs and gave me a glass of water. I drank the glass of water so quickly that he started to laugh, I laughed too (but in a nervous way!). He asked me what my name was and I could barely say it, we then sat down on a table and he (to my total amazement and relief) prepared breakfast; We sat there for hours just talking and talking.

 

He told me how he grew up and many things about his life, I was overwhelmed but I learned that he was a great person, really a man with a head. I finally asked him how he got here and he told me that he lived here, he owned the island and he came here to relax. This really shocked me and relieved me as well because I thought we would be stuck here forever (not that it would be a bad thing if he stayed here with me!). I think that he could see from my face that I was happy but sad at the same time, so he instantly told me that he wouldn’t leave the island for another couple of months and that he would be glad to have some company.

 

I totally blushed and smiled and said that I would be really happy to stay; Later in the day he took me to a tour of the island and I saw how great it was, it was paradise and it was so great. He said that he had bought the island about two or three years ago and that he always stayed on it for his vacations from playing soccer. I thought that it was a great place and I really enjoyed it.

 

My two months there were magical and filled with great experiences and great times. I made a really great friend and I hope that we stay friends forever, and even thought it all started so badly and so scary, it turned out to be the best summer of my life. Cristiano Ronaldo and I will be friends forever and I think we have possibilities of being more than friends in the end. I just hope that my life is as magical as that island is.

SaTiriCal CaRtooN (Assignment 3) July 7, 2008

 

This cartoon I loved, because it is true that the chief became the thief and also a bad person; I supported Bush and I thought that he was a great president but now I am not so sure anymore. He is not seen as a great man who will lead the USA into a better time, he is now a man whose decisions have affected many families in the country and all was done for oil.