The Hunger Games

      The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, starts out with Katniss Everdeen going to the woods to hunt food for her Sister and Mother. After a successful hunt, Katniss returns home to get ready to go to the drawing for the Hunger Games. Her younger sister gets picked to go, but Katniss volunteers for her so she won't have to go. Katniss goes to the Hunger Games with a boy named Peeta Mellark, along with many other girls and boys from different districts. Soon the Hunger Games begin and her chances are very good. She teams up with Peeta and together they win the Hunger Games. Except now, the capitol is mad at them because they refused to kill each other. Katniss and Peeta start to go home and hope the capitol won't punish them. Then the book ends just as they are about to enter town.


      I think the theme of this book is survival because Katniss is trying to survive throughout the whole book. At the beginning of the book, Katniss had to go hunting so she and her family could survive. In the middle of the book, Katniss had to survive the Hunger Games so she could go home and help her family. Even at the end of the story she had to pretend to be in love so she could survive against the angry government. That's why I think the theme of this story is survive.

      I would recommend this book to anyone. People who like action packed stories and people who don't read much will like it a lot. That's because the plot is always getting more interesting and exciting every minute. When I was reading it, I couldn't get my nose out of it. That's why I recommend the Hunger Games to anyone.

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Science System Essay: A Letter to the Human Body Corp.

Dear Human Body Corporation;
       Life would be miserable without the Nervous System. If you didn't have a Nervous System, you couldn't see. You also couldn't hear. You even wouldn't be able to feel. Without the Nervous System you couldn't see, hear, or touch which is why the Nervous System should not be fired.
       If you didn't have a Nervous System you wouldn't be able to see. That would mean there would be no reading or math which would take away any chance of education. There would also be no writing which means no books, poems, or magazines. Without the Nervous System you wouldn't be able to see.
        You also wouldn't be able to hear without the Nervous System. There would be music or sound of any kind. There would also be no conversation because you wouldn't be able to hear. Without being able to hear, the whole world would be completely silent forever. If you didn't have a Nervous System you wouldn't be able to hear.
         Without the Nervous System you wouldn't be able to touch. You wouldn't be able to feel soft or pleasent things. You also couldn't feel pain which mean if you got shot in the heart you'd die without knowing what happened. You also couldn't feel warm or cold things. If you didn't have a Nervous System you wouldn't be able to feel.
          Without the Nervous System life would be aweful. You couldn't see or hear. You couldn't even feel. Those are just some of the reasons why you shouldn't fire the Nervous System. In conclusion, you should not fire the Nervous System because if you did, life would not be worth living.

                                                                       Sincerely,
                                                                       Nervous System




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A Conversation Somewhere over the Rainbow

     I woke up somewhere unfamiliar with a terrible aching two inches above my left eyebrow. I was dizzy, but not enough to keep me from making out my surroundings. Beautiful multicolor trees and shrubs covered the bright green grass, like a patchwork quilt over a bed. I could feel the sun evaporating the strawberry smelling dew which was dripping off the petals of purple flowers. As I got up off the ground I noticed a lady dressed in a beautiful pink dress, like the color of bubblegum. Little people, that looked a lot like a weird species of trolls, huddled around her with toothy smiles. I approached them cautiously so I wouldln't disturb the perfect scene. The lady turned to me with a delightful smile.

     "Welcome! Welcome! I'm Glenda the Good Witch! We are honored to have you in Munchkin land!" She said Delightfully.

     "Not Really," I turned around quickly to see a pair of feet sticking out from under a house.

      Glenda stared at the feet and said,"Of Course we're honored to have her," Then she turned to me and said,"Don't mind her. She's always this way."

     "What am I doing here?" I asked, but then I paused. This was so familiar. Then it struck me,"Isn't Munchkinland from that book?"

     "Yes, Yes. It's from the book," Glenda said.

     Then the person under the house spoke up again and said,"It's such an awful book. Why did they make the house fall on me?"

     "You deserved it," said Glenda," You should be glad you didn't actually die when the house fell on you."

     They were getting off track so I spoke up again,"What am I doing here?"

     "You're here to save Dorthy,"said Glenda.

     "Dorthy? What happened to Dorthy?" I asked.

     "She ignored that whole song about following the yellow brick road and she wandered onto the red one," said the person under the house.

     "And if she doesn't get back onto the yellow brick road soon, she'll die!" said Glenda.

     "Yippee!" said the person under the house.

     "But why me?" I asked.

     "I don't know. Only people who need to learn something get sent here for missions. Usually their easier, but this mission... it's different," said Glenda.

     "How?" I asked.

     "You will have to save Dorthy or you will be stuck here forever," said Glenda glumly.

     "What? I can't save Dorthy! She's miles away!" I said.

     "Just because something is hard, doesn't mean you shouldn't try," said Glenda.

      "Fine," I said tasting defeat,"I'll go."

     After a mile of walking on the red brick road, I realized what Glenda was saying. My whole life I was scared to try new things because I thought it was to hard for me or that I wouldn't be good at whatever it was. If I was to get anywhere in my life I would have to try. With that in my mind I walked a little faster. I was determined to save Dorthy.

                                                                     The end



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Stargirl By Jerry Spinelli

The book , Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, starts out with Leo (a tenth grader) and Stargirl Caraway(a ninth grader). They both go to Mica High School and everyone knows that Stargirl Caraway was different. She owned a rat, wore long flowing dresses, played the ukulele, and didn't belong in a group. Everyone loved her until she cheered for the other at a big basketball game. Only a few people like her and Leo is one of them. He likes her a lot. Once they fall in love, people began to ignore both of them. Leo doesn't like it and convinces Stargirl to change into someone "normal." Event after she won a state championship nobody at the school excepts her so she changed back to her normal stargirl self. THen she disappeared and no one ever saw her again. Fifteen years later Leo receives a package in the mail from Stargirl and then the book ends.

I think the theme of this story is putting others before yourself. That's because Stargirl is always caring about others. She goes around to people giving them cards and such. She also sings birthday songs at lunch to people and gives them gifts. That's why I think the theme of this book is putting others before yourself.

I liked this book because it brought out important lessons in life. For example, it's what's on the inside that counts or be yourself. Although I didn't like the ending of the book when Stargirl just disappeared, I would recommend this book to other people.

Stargirl is a good book to read and if you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do.

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ipods and Mp3 Players at School

Have you ever seen a person walking down the street with ear phones coming out of their pocket? Many kids at Blatchley Middle School enjoy listening to music in there every day lives. Kids listen to music when they do their chores so they can get the job done in a fun quick way. Music reduces any distractions which help get any work done quickly. You can also listen to your music without distracting other people. Therefor, I think the kids at Blatchley Middle School should be allowed to have music players in school.         First of all, music reduces distractions. While kids are working on a project that you have to focus on, music blocks out other things that make you stop focusing. For example, say the person next to you is having a conversation about something off topic. Instead of having to listen to them, you can put in your earphones and get you work done. Even if you don't have an ipod or mp3 player, other distracting kids will be listening to their music and won't be talking.  Kids will also be tuned into their work instead of staring out the window. Music will make it easier to focus for everyone. That is one reason why kids at Blatchley Middle School should be able to listen to ipods and mp3 players at school.          Another reason why we should have ipods at school is because of the earphones that ipods have. Instead of listening to music all together and distracting other classes, kids would be listening their own music in a quiet way. That way, nearby classes would be focused on their work and not be  distracted by the rowdy music and talking in the next door class. For people who don't have music players, it will still be easier to work beacause of the quiet classroom. Earphones on music players make it easier to focus on work for everyone.         My third reason why the kids at Blatchley Middle School should be able to have ipods and mp3 players at school is that music will reduce most stress. When I get stressed, a good way to feel relaxed again is to listen to music. If music players were allowed in school, kids could lose their stressing problems and focus on their work. Kids could finish their work and not feel stressed when they are done. That is another reason why kids should be allowed to have music players allowed in school.         Next time you see someone walking down the street with earphones, think of the benifits. Music players will block out distractions, have earphones, and reduce stress. Therefor, I think the kids at Blatchley Middle School should be allowed to have music players in school.  I got my picture at   http://verifiedappledeals.com/apple/apple-ipod-earphones-extend-your-lifestyle-with-apple-ipod-mp3-white-earphones/