Visit 2

Colin Burlingham
12/19/09
The Warm Shelter

_____T)Today, I went on my second visit, in which I served the food to those brave citizens. 1)These people are normal like you and I and they even eat the same foods like baked ziti or Shepperd's pie. 2)All of them were very close and everyone was involved in a conversation when they were eating. 3)If I saw most of them on a street, I would not even know they were homeless. 1)One of the men I saw last time was there. 2)He is really good at guitar and I think he would have fun in a band. 3)I wonder if he is in a band? 1)There may have been around 30 people throughout lunch, and out of all of them, there were only two close to my age. 2)One I did not hear speak a word throughout the entire meal, but the other was chatting away with an older woman. 3)They were both wearing sweatshirts and looked as if they were cold when they left. C)Seeing all of the normal people who did not fit in with society has really shone me that no madder how poor, or how you look, we are all the same on the inside.

1st Visit to The Warm Shelter

Colin Burlingham
Assessment
12/15/09

_____(TS)Well, today I had my first visit and I got to learn about what I am to do, what they are to do, and what the people are like. (SD)When I walked into the door, Joy, the volunteer coordinator, started telling me about what they want to do in the distant future. (CM)Last year, they were given a total sum of $1.5 million dollars from the federal government. (CM)With this money, they are planing to build more housing and a better kitchen, which should "end homelessness in the area." (SD)Once this hopeful vision was completed, Joy gave me a tour of the facilities and introduced me to most of the staff. (CM)Everyone seemed nice, especial the cook, and I must say, this place of peace and prosperity was bigger than it looked. (CM)When I got to the kitchen, I instantly began wondering how they could serve so many because it was no bigger than the green house down by the playground. (SD)Once I was finished looking around, Joy took me to see the residents. (CM)As soon as I had set foot in the room, I thought they were in a dorm at some big school. (CM)They were all so close and yet, they still had a lot of responsibilities to prepare them for when they could live on their own like, drug and alcohol tests randomly, they had to be out of bed by seven and have it made by seven thirty, if they made any money, they needed to save it, and they would have to constantly have to help out in the kitchen. (CS)These people have surprised me in so many ways and I can't wait to visit again.

essay 10, Final Draft

Colin Burlingham

Mr. H Salsich

8 English

12/9/09

A Red Little Rooster:

An Essay About Mr. Ewell being

Called a "Red Little Rooster"

_____(TS)I remember this good friend of mine I saw rarely in the summer. (CM)He used to remind me of a monkey because he was always climbing trees. (CM)In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout called Mr. Ewell "a red little rooster," and I realized that this metaphor fit him perfectly. (CS)I began to wonder if there was a good metaphor that would describe me.

_____(TS)In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Mr. Ewell is referred to as a "Red little rooster." (SD)In every pen at a farm, there will only be one rooster or one Mr. Ewell who will try to get rid of every other rooster or black man he can find. (CM)Even though, Mr. Ewell has nothing, he is fighting this man, trying to show that he is superior than Tom Robinson. (CM)At the moment, there are two "roosters" in his pen and only one can come out on top. (SD)The rooster is an animal that is over confident and fierce and Mr. Ewell is the same way. (CM)Before the Tom Robinson trial, Mr Ewell thought he would win for sure, thinking no man would defend a black, but as time went on he saw the error in his ways and realized that some people would defend blacks. (CM)He also thought he was fierce and strong, putting a black man in jail, but when the time came, he again showed his true colors. (SD)Tom Robinson is black, while Mr. Ewell is white and he will stop at nothing to get rid of him. (CM)Sometimes, a rooster may hurt a hen to get what they want, and the "Red little rooster" has done exactly this. (CM)He has made several complaints to get rid of the black roosters, but he had to take matters into his own hands, and resorted into beating his own daughter in the single thought of driving Tom Robinson away. (CS)Mr Ewell or the "red little rooster," you decide.

_____(TS)Like Mr Ewell has a metaphor to describe him, I think I am like a cloud drifting in the sky. (SD)The significant reason is that a cloud has no way to guide its self. (CM)I will go where ever the wind takes me: no planing, no steering, no directions. (CM)When I'm lying on a raft in the water, I have no control, and the tide is in control of my destiny, just like the wind controls a cloud. (SD)Sometimes, a cloud can help in a complicated process of nature, and bring the colors of the rainbow to the worlds floor, as I can help in the complicated social life and help my friends to where they need to go. (CM)I will often be one of the "Clouds" that help bring a machine to life. (CM)For instance, last year, I was one of the few who made a mechanical creation and brought it to life; though it was not as beautiful as a rainbow, it had its own beauty, like the snow on the trees glistening beneath the sun. (SD)In other occasions, a cloud may vanish, leaving nothing but a sparkling night sky in its place and I have "vanished" many times too. (CM)Sometimes for a minute, or sometimes for an hour, I or the cloud will be gone. (CM)Why, just yesterday, I was missing for an hour while my dad was waiting with the car. (CS)Clouds and I are the same; flow in all directions and are uncontrollable.

_____(TS)Mr Ewell and all people are the same in a way; we can all find a metaphor that can fit into our personality wonderfully. (CM)When I was younger, I knew this kid who was "a monkey" because I only saw him in trees. (CM)I have always thought of my self as a cloud drifting in the wind. (CS)Now, take a minute out of your lives and think; what would you be like.

essay 9, Final Draft

Colin Burlingham
Mr. H Salsich
8 English
12/5/09

IRONY:

What, Where, Why

_____(TS)What is "irony"? (CM)According to Dictionary.com, irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. (CM)Irony is found everywhere; in books, at home, at work, and even just walking down the street, you might see irony. (CS)Two of the many places you might find irony is in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and also in my own life.
_____(TS)Irony is everywhere in the novel. (SD)In the beginning of the book, Scout goes to school for the first time and is instantly at the top of the class because she knows how to read. (CM)Scout gets in trouble by her new teacher for “knowing to much.” (CM)This is ironic because she has learned and enjoyed doing it, but when she gets to school, ready for more knowledge, the teacher thinks she is too smart so she sits in class silently. (SD)As you get farther into the book, Scout and Jem are getting many small surprises in the nut hole in front of the Radley’s house. (CM)These gifts were given to them by Boo on his quest for a friend, but when Scout and Jem tried to give him a note thanking him for all the wonderful gifts, the nut hole was filled with cement. I find this very ironic because the moment they tried to thank him, they couldn’t. (SD)As you get farther into the book, you will get to Atticuses big trial day. (CM)On the way to the trial, Scout and Jem saw Mr. Dalphus Ramond sitting with some black people and Scout asked, “Why’s he sittin’ with the colored folks,” when she saw him there (dependent adverb-clause). I find it ironic how later, Scout went to the court trial and had to sit with only “colored folks”. (CS)As you can see, irony plays an important role in the epic tail of To Kill a Mockingbird.
____(TS)Irony is in every aspect of my life. (SD)Whenever my sister comes back from Middlesex Boarding School, I will say she is lazy. (CM)I say this because she doesn’t do the simplest of tasks like getting the remote off the top of the TV, but later, I might not get up to do the same task. (CM)This is ironic because I will not do what I am telling my sister to do. (SD)General speaking, Christmas comes but once a year and my house always looks beautiful. (CM)Unlike a lot of people, I almost always go away for Christmas so no one is able to see all the decorations at my house. (CM)The irony exists, because there is no point in setting up all the lights and decorations because no one sees them. (SD)In addition, I am not the most religious person around, but I do believe in God. (CM)I never go to church, but still claim to be part of the church and in a few places around my house; you might find an angel or something. (CM)Here, you see some irony again because we are not religious at all and we are doing something different than what we say. (CS)As you can see, irony is a important part of my life and it is everywhere.
_____(TS)In the street, in books, in stores, at home, and even at work you might find irony. (CM)Irony can mean many different things, but irony usually means the opposite of its actual meaning. (CM)Now take a minute to think about irony in your life. (CS)If you can not think of anything, well that's irony right there.