"Two Kinds" In the Shoes of a Prodigy

If I was in Jing-mei’s shoes trying to become a young prodigy I would feel like I was under a lot of pressure. People would probably push me to become a poet. I would be constantly trying to live up to everyone’s expectations and standards that there wouldn’t be time for me to discover what I want in life. I would handle the situation by telling them that they can’t decide my future for me. Some people would probably be disappointed in me but I know that I'd be living up to my full potential by doing my best. There would still be pressure on me to not fail at what I do, but that would help me to succeed more.

"Two Kinds" Conflict Experience

When I was around ten years old my friend invited me to go to the mall with her. I wasn't allowed to go alone, but I decided to anyways. We rode on the trolley all the way to the mall .The first thing we did was buy clothes. I was having a lot of fun until I realized it was getting late. As we were getting ready to leave my friend wanted to stop at one last store so I agreed. She didn't have any money left and wanted me to steal something for her. If I didn’t she said that she would steal something and tell my mother that I did. I didn’t know what to do. I decided not to steal anything because she wouldn’t have said that if she was my real friend. After I made it home I told my mother and I felt relieved because I wasn't going to be in trouble.

About Me Acrostic Poem

Adventurous

I like to explore and go on crazy adventures


Loving

I am very loving towards my niece


Lite Hearted


I’m very lite hearted when I’m in a peaceful atmosphere


Introverted


I prefer to be alone or spend a little time with people before I get overwhelmed


Youthful

When I hang out with my friends I am very youthful


Ambitous

I’m wildly ambitious about my goals



Honest

I won’t promise someone unless I really mean it

Character Acrostic Poem

Marred

She was burnt in the fire and got scarred

Appreciative

The quilts that her grandma made are important to her

Gullible

She believes that she is stupid when she reads to her mother

Gentle

Her mother describes her as a very frail person who sidles up the walkway

Invisible

People barely notice her or she isn’t as important

Embarrassed

when Dee came to visit Maggie ran to the house as if she was ashamed or embarrassed

Character Graphic Organizer

“Everyday Use" Character to Person Comparison Paragraph”

Dee is a very beautiful yet ungrateful person. Dee doesn't value her own heritage. She reminds me of my sister, Monique. My sister is a very beautiful person on the outside, but she is mean and inconsiderate. Monique doesn't like to come and visit my family because she thinks she is better than us. My sister, Monique and Dee are some what the same because they both are people who don't appreciate their backgrounds. My sister is different from Dee because she would never make fun of the house my mother lives in. Even though she doesn’t like were or how my family is she won’t let anyone else disrespect like my family unlike Dee.

"Everyday Use" from Maggie's Point of View

I feel rejected by my family. I'm basically invisible. When I was twelve years old I was burnt in a fire. While my sister was under a gum tree watching me burn. I could feel the hate in her eyes. After the fire I became insecure and couldn’t dare look anyone directly in the eyes. I sometimes get the sense my mother thinks I'm slow even when I read to her. I remember the time when my sister Dee (Wangero) came to visit with her boyfriend Hakim. She flaunted around in our presence like she was better then her own heritage. Dee (Wangero) tried to belittle me and my mother.

9/11 Paragraph

When I got the news of the 9/11 terrorist attack it was during school when I was around 6 years old. I remember being at school as my teacher immediately turned on the news. I didn't understand what happened or that people died I just saw my teacher crying. When I got home I remember my sister telling me that a plane had crashed into the twin towers and a lot of people died. When I returned to school the next day we had an assembly to explain the events that had occurred was sad for the people who died but it didn't really effect me.

Center for Regressive Tendencies (prompt B)

I was in shock to see what this world had came to. I realized that I was now a patient at a phyciatric center for doing something that was seemingly normal. The doctors gave me medication and forced me to watch television. They were designing robots to work for humans.I was informed that in order to make progress I needed to get married and start watching television.In this century to be normal meant to watch television all day.I faked my progress and began watching tv.As I finally left the phyciatric center I got married to
a robotic heiress who was secretly made to watch my every move.

"Purpose of 'The Pedestrian"

The purpose of the story "The Pedestrian" is to show how people would act if they relied on technology. In this story most of the people lived sedentary lives. For example a man named Leonard Mead was penalized for walking. Leonard chooses to walk instead of watching television and got sent to a psychiatric hospital. In the year 2053walking was considered regressive behavior and no one ever went outside. In society today most people rely on technology to do everything. I think the author was trying to imply that humans will slowly regress and we won't be able to anything on our own.

Life in 2053

I would wake up to my husband cooking breakfast and my grandchildren's laughter. As I am getting ready for work I head down the stairs and kiss my family goodbye. As I open the door to head for my hover vehicle I can see nothing but the air pollution and the air sanitizers. The world is a disaster filled with new solar technology that is supposed to reverse the damage of previous generations. As I step into my office my client is already waiting for me.Later, after work I return home and watch the news and learn that they discovered the world is going into a new era and dinosaurs are coming alive again.

Yellow Paper Paragraph

One of my most prized possessions is a book called "I Love You Forever”. I love this book because it reminds me of my childhood.Everytime I read it in the past it gave me meaningful memories. This book also reminds me of life before the system and before everything went wrong. I also learned to read from this book and my grandma read it to me every time I visited her. I wouldn't risk my life for this book because I value life more than material things.Although, I would be sad if I lost it or it got damaged.

Poem Analysis Paragraph

The connection between the theme of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and "You Want a Social Life, With Friends" is that you shouldn't take the things in life for granted. Another connection in both stories is that you shouldn't waste your whole life on something that's not important. In the story "Content's of a Dead Man's Pocket" Tom Benecke wasted his time working and risked his life for a piece of yellow paper rather than spending time with his wife. In the poem "You Want a Social Life, With Friends" Michelangelo constantly painted ceilings and never had a social life with friends.

"Chowder" Plot Diagram