Thursday, February 9, 2012
What if there weren't "popular" and "unpopular kids. What if we were all equal, and no one judged each other?.....if only. We live in a society that constantly judges one another.I HATE IT. I wake up everything thinking what should I wear today, will I get made made fun of if I wear this or will I be called a bum if I wear that. But it should not be that way, we should not have to worry about what people think. Not only does it rank people it causes many other hardships. It brings sadness and depression to people. When I walk down the hallways and hear others saying,"ew look at what she is wearing, that's why no one likes her." I just want to turn around and say what do you care what they wear?! What if that was you, what if... Think about it.
David Solis
Period 10
English III
“What If”
What if your smoking on school property?
Police officer then sees you and yells at you “Hey kid”!
What if you freak out, and start to run?
You forgot to get rid of the cigarette.
What if he catches up and tackles you?
Then you start swearing, and think how can I get out of this situation.
What if you get into the police car, and head for the police station?
The policeman tells you that you get one phone call.
What if you try to call your parents for help?
“What do you want now boy, I’m busy with work!”
What if your parents freak out and start yelling over the phone?
“Are you stupid as %$#& or something! How many #$%^#@ times have we told you drugs are not good!?”
What if after their yelling, they decide not to help you out?
“You can just stay there for the night, and figure it out yourself!”
What if you stay in jail for the night?
The guy next to you stalks you all-night, and your thinking “I better not drop the soap!”
What if the next day you got out, and had to go back to school?
“We’re only allowed to keep you for 24-hours, and you’re still a student, plus we’re nice enough to not let you get a truant.
What if other students saw the whole incident?
“Hey man, what’d you get busted for!?”
What if the story got all over school?
“whisper, whisper,whisper!?”
What if you got called to the Principal's, or Dean’s office?
“Please have a seat.”
What if they told you that you were suspended for smoking on school property?
“As you can see, we have a video camera recording the entire incident.”
What if you go home after all of this, and your parents kick you out?
“And don’t think were going to allow a dope head back in our house!”
What if, for the next ten days of your suspension and recent leaving of your home, you think about how differently this situation could’ve played out?
“What if I didn’t do drugs?”
What if?
What If?
Rocco DiMatteo
2/09/2012
What If Poem
Rossi Per. 9
What if?
What if all my friends changed?
Would I still be friends with them?
What if they judged me?
Would I be looked at in a bad way?
What if they all turned against me?
Would I make a resolution to the problem?
What if I got walked all over?
Would I be able to stand up for myself?
What if they stopped talking to me?
Would I go and make new friends?
What if my friends didn’t support me?
Would I prove them wrong?
What if they got jealous?
Would they ever talk to me again?
What if they did illegal things?
Would I be a follower or a leader?
What if I could put a reset button on this?
Would I use it on my friends?
What if I had true friends?
Would I be happy again?Friends come and go but true friends always stay.
What if all your friends were true?
Doulgas and Twain,Alex Gutierrez
Period:9
1/31/12
In Fredericks story In “Life and Times Of Frederick Douglas” he explains to us his past experiences about slavery and what happened throughout those times. When he tries to escape his slave owner because he would always beat him, he finds that no matter where he was to go it would still be the same. No one would help him. When he left his house and went to Mr. Covey he expected that he would help him escape his horror. Turns out that he was the same and did not help him whatsoever. If someone wants to leave a horrible place they are in, leaving that place doesn’t make anything better, and it can actually make it worse than it already was. He explains to us that there is a lot of racism during that time period between whites and blacks.
Mark Twain write that is no matter what happens if a black leaves a white should report it. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are in his story. They become friends at one point and when Huck leaves, Jim gets worried. Yes back then people thought blacks didn’t have feelings, so they would say mean things to them. When Huck left Jim was heartbroken he thought something awful had happened to Huck, but nothing did. Huck returned and Jim was sleeping so he decided to play a trick on him and make him believe that it was all a dream and he was really there the whole time. Jim believes it until they get to the boat and he realizes that Huck had played a game on him. Huck felt bad and he said sorry to Jim, but after he said, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to him, but I done It, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards.” He means that he is sorry but if the people were to know he apologized they would all dislike him.They try to make us realize if you break away from a place and you are expected to do something big there, you will get some consequences but other times it will help you. InFredericks case leaving his slave owner kind of helped him because even though he had to go back he never again experienced a whipping from him, they did get into fights but the one thing he never received was the whipping. They explain to us how much racism there was towards blacks and that no white should ever feel sorry for them like how Huck did.
What if I didn’t follow the rules at home?
Would I get in a lot of trouble?
What if I didn’t come home on time?
Would I not be able to go out the next day?
What if I didn’t text my grandma when I got somewhere in the car?
Would I not be able to drive next time?
What if I argued about everything with my grandparents?
Would I have to move?
What if my T.V was way to loud?
Would I get it taken away?
What if I went behind my grandparents back for something?
Would I lose all of their trust?
What if I didn’t do what my chores?
Would I lose some respect in the house?
What if I ignore my grandparents?
Would they ignore me?
What if I didn’t ask to go out?
Would I have to come home earlier?
What if I did all of this?
Would it all be worth the punishment?