Tears of a Tiger
Montaniece King
Humanities 9
Ms. Fuller M.A.Ed
Plymouth Preparatory High School
January 13, 2010
Tears of a Tiger
Dear Andy,
Depression plays a huge role after someone close to like Rob dies. No one should accept you to snap back so quickly after the incident. I understand that you believe it was your fault because you were the one drinking and driving. You tried to save to save him but you could not. I know that it will take a long time to recover but you cannot blame yourself forever. Most of everything that you are thinking is just your mind. I think that you should go on with your life, yes you can still mourn but you have to realize that Rob is dead and there is really nothing you can do about it but learn from it. NO you should not have been drinking while and driving, but know you can learn from it. Now you can see how much pain drinking and driving can do. Also you have to think about how this is affecting your friends, BJ, Gerald and Keisha, and your parents. They are trying there best to do help you Andy but you have to let them. Even though you might think that your parents don’t care or love you but they do. It is hard to try to help someone who is constantly depressed and that’s why you have to go to Dr.Carrothers. You have to open up to him so he can help you because your family and friends care about you and you have to realize that. I
I understand that you feel as if Keisha is always there for you when no one else is, but she gets tired to and you have to realize that. Rob was not just important to you but his friends. His parents also have to go through a lot knowing that there son is no longer alive. I think the best thing to do is to talk to Dr.Carrothers and at least try to understand it was not your fault. Your whole attitude and personality has changed because of the accident. The reason is because you feel guilty. Another way you can stop being depressed all the time is by doing what you told Rob’s parents to do in the letter you wrote to them. Sometimes it is good to think about all the good things instead of the bad things. Think about all the things that You, Rob, B.j, Gerald, and Tyrone did. How you used to have a lot of fun. Your friends are worried about you because of your depression problems. Tyrone was closer to than Rob, and it seems as if he is getting over the incident easier. That may be that you just can’t get over the fact that you were the one driving. Your mind is telling you that Rob’s parents hate you but in reality imp sure they don’t hate you like you think.
You told Dr. Carrothers that sometimes you feel like killing yourself, because you want the pain to go away. Doing that is not going to take the pain away it is just going to bring more pain. Think about what pain your parents will go through. Do you want them to have to go through what Rob’s parents are going through? What about your friends? Your brother Monty needs his older brother to help in when he gets your age, think about how this might affect his life. So killing yourself should be out of the question. There are plenty of ways to handle situations like this and easy ways as well. Andy the best thing for you to do is to try to keep living your life normally. Of course sometimes the remembrance of what happened that night will never leave you, but that can always be a reminder to NEVER drink and drive again because it can bring so much pain and hurt to a person’s life. These are just some words that I think will help you get through your rough time. Taking good advice always help out when you seem as if you’re lost Andy.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Have you ever had an interaction with someone who was not your family member, but they were able to change your life for the better? Discuss it
Yes I have had someone who is not my family member and they where able to change my life. My 5th grade teacher helped change my life. She always was there for me; she was like a second mother. She never showed favoritism or anything of the sort. One way she helped me was encouragement. Even though I already had it from my mother she still was there to give me more. Even now I still can go to her for that. She also helped me to understand situations better, how to act in certain situations. It took a lot of hard work but it finally paid off. Even with little things like my work, when I had problems with understanding it she helped me. She always had good advice to give to me no matter what. Even though I had a mother that was in my life and had an important part in my life, my teacher was like a second mom. It was kind of stressful getting all of that pressure from both of them but it later paid off and I think it was worth it. I knew that if I got in trouble I didn’t have to just deal with my mom nut her also. She helped me understand that no matter how tired you get it would all pay off. I still go to her for advice when I need it. I still tell her that I appreciate everything she taught me it helped me.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
1.Is it possile or neccessay to be a bystander when somene is being hurt.
No I do not think it is appropriate or necessary to remain a silent bystander when someone is being hurt physically or emotionally. It is very hard for me to stay quiet when I see someone emotionally hurt. Even if I can’t really help I always ask “what’s the matter”, just to show some concern. If I can help then I will. In some cases when someone is being hurt physically in a dangerous way I think the best thing to do would be to call the police, because trying to get involved in something like that could danger yourself. If it is something you can handle its good to help them because you would want someone to help you in a case such as that one.
Yes it is possible to make amends for your wrongdoings. A way to do this would be to return whatever you stole and to make sure you don’t steal again. Now if you choose to steal over and over again and think that because you apologize makes amends for what you did well you’re wrong. I think that is the only way to amend your wrongdoings. Another way to amend them is by not doing them in the first place.
No we do not have an obligation to be truthful and loyal to our family members and friends. We don’t have to but we should. We should always be able to be truthful to our family and also loyal. If they are “friends” we need to be truthful to them if you want them to be truthful to you then why can’t you be truthful to them. Loyalty is important in friendship and family. If your family cant even trust you than there’s a problem. Of course you DON’T have to be loyal and truthful but you should want to be.
Yes it is possible to make amends for your wrongdoings. A way to do this would be to return whatever you stole and to make sure you don’t steal again. Now if you choose to steal over and over again and think that because you apologize makes amends for what you did well you’re wrong. I think that is the only way to amend your wrongdoings. Another way to amend them is by not doing them in the first place.
No we do not have an obligation to be truthful and loyal to our family members and friends. We don’t have to but we should. We should always be able to be truthful to our family and also loyal. If they are “friends” we need to be truthful to them if you want them to be truthful to you then why can’t you be truthful to them. Loyalty is important in friendship and family. If your family cant even trust you than there’s a problem. Of course you DON’T have to be loyal and truthful but you should want to be.
Friday, October 30, 2009
DPS vs. Charter
Yes I do think that Charter schools should replace Public school. There are many reasons that support my opinion. The first one is that all the public schools are becoming a disaster. Charter Schools know how to take care of there school and that’s why they get money and can keep there school looking nice. Of course public schools could be just as good as charter schools if they knew how to enforce policies at there schools. There are a lot of differences between a charter and public school. I think charter schools should replace public schools because if they are not going to change then maybe if they had no choice about there school a charter school will help them.
Public schools are becoming more and more a disaster. They used to just be “public schools”. Schools that didn’t have as much as Charter schools. Now they are even worse. The policies are the main reason I think. The administrators does not enforce or make strict enough rules for the students in which charter schools have many rules that are enforced and followed most of the time. Public schools give to many second chances when dealing with their students.
Charter schools way of learning is better than public schools. Their classroom sizes are way smaller than the average public school. They have more technology, and the public school is a little envious. So yes I do think that Charter schools should replace Public schools it is better for them.
Public schools are becoming more and more a disaster. They used to just be “public schools”. Schools that didn’t have as much as Charter schools. Now they are even worse. The policies are the main reason I think. The administrators does not enforce or make strict enough rules for the students in which charter schools have many rules that are enforced and followed most of the time. Public schools give to many second chances when dealing with their students.
Charter schools way of learning is better than public schools. Their classroom sizes are way smaller than the average public school. They have more technology, and the public school is a little envious. So yes I do think that Charter schools should replace Public schools it is better for them.
What do you think Humanities is?
What I think humanities is a Language arts and Social Studies class mixed together. I think it deals with the world, and I think it’s about lititure. We will learn about different writing techniques and forms of stories in the language arts part. In the Social studies part I think it is basically about the world, different places around the world. It also teaches us about different cultures in those different places. Humanities I s just a fancy word for two subjects that are put together. I think it is a very important class to have in school all grades.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Summarize the short story " The Cask Of Amontillado"
“The Cask of Amontillado”, By Edgar Allen Poe, is basically about a man named Montressor taking revenge upon a man named Fortunato. He wants revenge because of all of the things Fortunato had done to him in the past. So what he basically did was he set Fortunado up. He knew that his weakness was wine because he was a drunk. He had had enough of it, so he conducted a plan to have him killed.
He told Fortunado that he had some kind of wine that he thought was Amontillado.
Knowing that Luchersi was Fortunado’s competition, Montressor tricked him into thinking that he was going to Luchersi to find out what type of wine it was. So they both went, once they got to there destination Montressor kept giving Fortunato wine so that he could get drunk. He continued to give him wine until he was unable to stand up on his on. He had lowered him done into recesses of an underground vault. Knowing that Fortunato was very drunk Montressor
Hurried and locked chains on his body. He knew that Fortunato was to drunk to resist the chains. At the same time he was still drunk. It took a while for him to get back regular. Once he was back in his right mind he had realized where he was. Montressor had him locked in a coffin and he was buried. All Fortunado could do is scream. Montressor got his revenge by burring Fortunato alive in a coffin.
He told Fortunado that he had some kind of wine that he thought was Amontillado.
Knowing that Luchersi was Fortunado’s competition, Montressor tricked him into thinking that he was going to Luchersi to find out what type of wine it was. So they both went, once they got to there destination Montressor kept giving Fortunato wine so that he could get drunk. He continued to give him wine until he was unable to stand up on his on. He had lowered him done into recesses of an underground vault. Knowing that Fortunato was very drunk Montressor
Hurried and locked chains on his body. He knew that Fortunato was to drunk to resist the chains. At the same time he was still drunk. It took a while for him to get back regular. Once he was back in his right mind he had realized where he was. Montressor had him locked in a coffin and he was buried. All Fortunado could do is scream. Montressor got his revenge by burring Fortunato alive in a coffin.
Find three facts about Edgar Allen Poe and discuss them. Journal Assignment 250 words
Three Facts about Edgar Allen Poe is
1.) His Life and Career
2.) His Legacy
3.) His Books.
He was born Edgar Poe on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachuetts. His parents Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and father David Poe Jr. were actor and actress. His family was abandoned by his father in 1810, and a year later his mother died. Poe was adopted by John Allan and his wife. They did not legalize the adoption but they named him Edgar Allan Poe anyways. He went to a grammar school and later on he studied at a boarding school in Chelsa, Scotland. Poe joined he military because he had no money, he was 18 at the time but lied and said he was 22 yrs. Old.
The legacy of Edgar Allan Poe will always be remembered. Poe was recognized as a literary critic. He was a writer of fiction. He was one of the first American authors of the 19th century to become more popular in Europe than in the United States. Poe had to deal with criticism just like any other writer. His writing reflects his literary theories, and also the death of his wife Virginia inspired some of his writing.
Edgar Allan Poe has written many books in his time. Some of them are
“The Black Cat”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, “A Descent into the Maelstrom”, “The Gold Bug”. There are many more Books that he wrote. His stories deal with his past life of anger and his pain.
1.) His Life and Career
2.) His Legacy
3.) His Books.
He was born Edgar Poe on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachuetts. His parents Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and father David Poe Jr. were actor and actress. His family was abandoned by his father in 1810, and a year later his mother died. Poe was adopted by John Allan and his wife. They did not legalize the adoption but they named him Edgar Allan Poe anyways. He went to a grammar school and later on he studied at a boarding school in Chelsa, Scotland. Poe joined he military because he had no money, he was 18 at the time but lied and said he was 22 yrs. Old.
The legacy of Edgar Allan Poe will always be remembered. Poe was recognized as a literary critic. He was a writer of fiction. He was one of the first American authors of the 19th century to become more popular in Europe than in the United States. Poe had to deal with criticism just like any other writer. His writing reflects his literary theories, and also the death of his wife Virginia inspired some of his writing.
Edgar Allan Poe has written many books in his time. Some of them are
“The Black Cat”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, “A Descent into the Maelstrom”, “The Gold Bug”. There are many more Books that he wrote. His stories deal with his past life of anger and his pain.
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