Shawshank Redemption

Villanelle!

Poems are very difficult to write
It is hard to think of things to put down
It is impossible to get it right

I'll stay up for hours even at night
Dawn or dusk or with a circus and clown
Poems are very difficult to write

For most people all they need is a light
For me, I need the help of the whole town
It is impossible to get it right

I will wait and wait until I have light
Then I will type without a single sound
Poems are very difficult to write

Now I will lie here with my great boy hound
For he is my friend I love with all might
It is impossible to get it right

So as the poem begins to see light
I will lay down, will not make a loud sound
Poems are very difficult to write
It is impossible to get it right

Sonnet

I love my basketball with all my might
It brings me joy and happiness
Even when I play basketball at night
I have a new one but won't like it less
I play basketball with my friends all day
We will stay outside for hours on end
Breakfast, lunch, dinner skip so we can play
When we play ball there is never an end
I never stop playing for simple chores
Whenever I play I feel like a pro
So why would I stop to just go indoors
I love basketball so much at my home
So in the end thats all I have to say
So play basketball and have a nice day

Concrete poem

Stephen King:Different Seasons~Shawshank Redemption

I realized that most people in prison back in the 50's and 60's. Its wierd how back then it wasn't as bad of an environment to be in as it is today. If I ever went to prison I would want my prison to be like Shawshank's. There are less gangs and alot less violence.

I'd like to know why there is no conflict in the story yet. Most stories would address what the conflict is and who the conflict affects. It is a very unorthodox writer that wrote this story. Also I'd like to know why I don't know the main characters name yet.

If I were the author I would have addressed the conflict in my story by now. Rita Hayworth writes books very unusually. I have never read a book that takes this long to address the actual conflict. Books aren't as good if their is no conflict.

I was reminded of stories like holes that have similar plots. In holes Stanley Yelnats has the same kind of experience, because he is also in prison. The only difference is that Stanley accidently got put into prison, whereas the character from Shawshank redemption got put there for a reason.

I noticed that I do not know the main characters name yet in the story! it is actually kind of frustrating not knowing the main characters name in the book. If someone asked me the main characters name, I would not know what to tell them.

Riddle

I linger high in the night sky

I'm only seen at night, nocturnal

I change size as the year goes by

Pale,blue,dark,sad

My blue luminescense illuminates the street at night

I watch over you, like a watchman, as you sleep

Sometimes a circle, sometimes a crescent

The sun illuminates me

When we align it creates something special

I cast a shadow on the world.

Acrostic Poem

Livid
Outlandish
Nimble
Generous
Striking
Truthful
Rapturous
Eccentric
Tranquil
Haphazardous

Parent Letter

Cody Longstreth
21135 w. 120th Terr.
Olathe, KS 66061

Shelly Longstreth
21135 w. 120th Terrace
Olathe, KS 66061
   
    Dear Mom,
    Mom, please allow me to get the Velinion brushless power system for my Traxxas Stampede. My motor or battery is not working properly and i need an upgrade. You should let me purchase the Velinion brushless power system, because I will purchase it with my money, and I will not go full speed unless granted permission from you or dad.
    I know it costs a small fortune, and I just got it for Christmas, but I have the money for it, and I am really good at driving it now, and I know that you love to watch me enjoying myself.
    I have over a hundred dollars in my room that I received from grandpa Burt for my birthday this year that I can use to purchase the system. I would have so much fun driving it, and I could show it off to everybody. I could even say my car goes faster than everybody else’s!
    I will never go full speed with it unless I'm in a large open area and have permission from either you or dad to go full speed. I would be much to scared to go full speed in a neighborhood with it anyways. Plus it would allow me to move the car out of the street faster if a car is coming.
    If you allow me to purchase the Velinion brushless power system, I will purchase it with my own money from my birthday, and I will absolutely never go full speed unless I have permission from either you or dad. I might even let you try to drive it if your lucky!

        Sincerely,

Outside reading Glog!

http://codycodycody.glogster.com/knots-in-my-yo-yo-string/ I couldnt figure out how to put it on here so...

Caesar's Speech

Cody Longstreth
Mr. Allam
English II
10 March 2011

Julius Caesar, and Friendship

    What does friendship mean to me? To me friendship is always being respectful to your friends, and being trustworthy with any secret or task. If you are disrespectful or dishonest you are not a good friend. Such as Brutus killing me and calling it a “good deed.”
    I understand Brutus is trying to be a good friend and do what is best for me, and my reputation, but you need to let your friends make their own decisions, maybe give them some advice, but in the end you don’t need to make the decision for them.
    Not being trustworthy is the biggest problem you can have in a friendship. Like when Brutus killed me and said to his fellows, “let no man abide this deed But us the doers.”(III,I,94)When he did this he was doing no deed, he was being an untrustworthy “friend.”Friends always need to be trustworthy, and honest so you can trust them with any secret or whatever you might tell them. You should be able to look away from your friend without the possibility of them murdering you!
    Friends should always be respectful. Friends also need to be respectful of the other persons well-being, body, and safety.
When Brutus said,” Let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood, up to the elbows, and besmear our swords.”(III,I,106) This is breaking another rule in the opinion of everybody, not to mention cruel and disgusting. Also you should respect your friends opinions and accept them, such as my opinion on not needing to be killed.
    Friends should always be respectful to you and your opinions, and be trustworthy to not harm you physically or mentally.      

POW#4

To Brutus,
Calphurnia is really making me angry. It is almost like I can't do anything without her being nosey and asking me questions and taking every oprotunity to criticize me. I almost feel like I want to just divorce her and get it over with! I am just about fed up with her.
Sincerely, Caesar

To Caesar,
Don't make any big decisions before thinking about them first. you need to step back take deep breathes, and maybe even tell her you are leaving for a while! I will be here for you if you have any problems.

AOW#3 to dr.Berry

Dr. Berry,

Extra school day’s? Dr. Berry we shouldn't have extra days of school at the end of the year, because it takes time out of our summer, and it deprives us of quality time with our family.
    Although I realize that school is important for college and for just being educated. What are we gonna get out of two extra days of school?
    Taking time out of our summer is like opening worlds of fun late, its just not fair to us. We would have two extra days of being angry, and losing time we could be at the pool. While other school districts are out at the pool we have our heads on our desks being bored. And also it takes time out of your summer!
    I don’t know if you have kids or a wife, but for most people we will want to spend some quality time with our family. We have been in school all year and we want a break! Some students might even have planned a vacation that you are scheduling school on. Then they would have to cancel reservations and all. All of Olathe would be let down!
    If you add school days you are taking our family time away, and taking away our summer. It’s just wrong and you should take this into consideration before making your decision.

Outside reading #1

I am reading Knots in my Yo-Yo String by Jerry Spenelli

this book is all about the childhood of famous author Jerry Spenelli. It talks about all the childhood fantasies of things like wanting to be a famous baseball player.

I am going to use yoyos to rate the book.

This book is amazing so far. I usually am not a book fan but I started to read this book and next thing I knew I had read 35 pages! So far in the book Jerry has given a walkthrough on how things went down for him as a kid.

Something that confuses me though is why Jerry Spenelli moved to new houses so often. Whats the point? And what does "It was an air raid siren" mean?

AOW#2

My favorite snapshot is one of me and my friend from childhood named Taylor Smith. In the picture me and Taylor are in preschool, I think. We sat on white cubes with numbers and letters on them. The thing that is most important about this picture to me is that it is the oldest picture I can actually vaguely remember taking. It is one of my fondest memories from back in the day. It is really cool to me that I can actually see a freeze frame of one of my first memories. It will most likely be my favorite picture I have ever taken forever.

AOW#1

My client should be able to keep going to your school because she has a right to post anything she wants on her personal facebook page without getting punished. The case should be reviewed immediately and I truly believe if my client got a second chance, she would not fail. She has learned her lesson and will not ruin her second chance if given one.