Community Service and Graduating

Fast Food in Schools

I think that schools shouldn't feel the need to not cater fast food to students. Yes, fast food is bad for you, and yes, you shouldn't eat it everyday, but it is a personal choice whether you eat fast food or not. If schools offer fast food in schools, they're not going to shove it down students' throats. It is the students' responsibility to chose if they think they should eat fast food or not. Although, if a school offers fast food, they should also offer healthy alternatives to students so they have a choice.

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“This is Just to Say” Parody

5/2/13 make-up work

This is just to say,

I have taken
the snow globes
that were on
the mantel

and which
you were probably saving
for decoration

Forgive me
they were beautiful
so pretty
and so amusing

Chain Poem (Dream Catcher)

There sways a thing of beauty, that catches all your dreams 
At night our wildest thoughts drift to them
In my childhood I always wanted one, but never got the chance
It’s pretty purple ribbon is enchanting
Memories of past field trips drift to me as I see it sway
It holds our deepest fears but also our wonderful fantasies

Seasonal Haiku

Leaves fall to the ground
Twisting and twirling they sweep
Lazily drifting

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Julius Caesar Fakebook

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Postcard (ABSENT)

Plot to Kill Caesar (ABSENT)

If I was Cassius, or Brutus, and needed to make a plan to kill Caesar, I'd probably plan to do it in his sleep. I would find out when he would be at home. Then I would obtain some kind of poison or something that would kill him. I would then get someone who knows a lot about him and is his friend to put the poison into a drink of his (with the persuasion of some money). After the deed is done, I would kill the person who had given him the poison so that no one except I knew of what had happened. So in this way, no one would suspect me and everyone would think that he died due to some weird sickness or other cause.

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Melinda vs. Caged Bird

Melinda is alike and different than the caged and free bird in Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird". Melinda is a lot like the caged bird. She has been through a traumatic experience and feels that she cannot tell anyone about it. By not telling anyone, she is trapped by her fear. When she finally decides to speak out against Andy and save herself from her own fear, she becomes free. She is free from the pain and fear that has been holding her back. Never again will Melinda let anyone or anything hold her back.

"Suicide" Blog Post

I honestly cannot comprehend why someone would chose to kill themselves. I have quite a temper, am angered easily, and have been bullied, but I would never, ever end my own life. To me, life is a precious gift from God, that is to be ended by his way and at his time. On the other hand, I do understand that there are many situations that could make someone think suicidal thoughts. Some kids have a really rough home life. Their parents may be addicts and/or split up. Along with this, the kids could be bullied at school by other kids and even indirectly by teachers. They are shown no love whatsoever from their family, friends, and teachers. If this was the situation, I guess I can kind of see how someone would want to end it all. To them, committing suicide must look like heaven- a better place. They must see it as an escape from it all and their last resort to relieve themselves of their horrible misery. I hope that some kind hand will reach to these people before they are pushed to their breaking point.

Hegemony

In Speak, Mr. Neck calls the kids to a debate, but when some of the kids try to argue his side of the argument, he decides that the debate is over then ends the debate. Some, but not all, of the teachers at school show this form of hegemony. Sometimes in music class my teacher gets out a recording of our band to listen to. While we listen, we are to write down the scores we think the piece would receive in certain categories (musicality, tone, style, etc) on a scale of 1-4. After the piece was finished, he had us raise our hands to show what we had chosen for the scores. I was the only person who wrote a score of 3 for one of the categories and was asked to explain my reasoning. At the beginning of class, my teacher said that there were no "wrong" opinions and that discussion was open, but after I tried to explain why I chose the score I chose, he explained why my opinion was "technically" incorrect. Although he did so in a respectful and kind way, it still aggravated me that at first he said there would be no "wrong" opinions, but when I spoke my opinion, that rule seemed to bend.

Self-Expression

I express myself mostly though my music. I love to make music and play instruments. When I'm feeling down, I like to play songs in a blue style. When I'm in a great mood, I like to play up-beat and cheerful music. I also express myself through my clothes. I have many different kinds of t-shirts that have logos on them such as "Eat, Sleep, Play" that represents my love for band and music. I have other t-shirts that I have gotten from various youth retreats and other church events that show I am also very involved in church and am a Christian.

Ten Lies about High School

1. The football team will win 2. We are a non-violence school. 3. We are a drug free school. 4. Cafeteria food is edible. 5. Our campus is friendly and safe. 6. Teachers are here to help you. 7. We genuinely care about your future. 8. Grades are important. 9. Tobacco is not permitted on school grounds. 10. There is no eating in class.

Classmate Interview

My Letter

How Hester has changed

Hester was an outcast. She committed adultery and was forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothes for the rest of her life. She was not a particularly "bad" person, but the one bad decision that she made in her life has branded her forever. Hester lives in a cottage on the outskirts of town because she feels that she doesn't deserve to be a part of the town and the ridicule from the townspeople is too much for her to bare. As the story continues, we see that the townspeople are changing their minds about Hester and she is beginning to became a part of society again. She soon is not seen as an outcast but as a member of the community. Hester proves to be helpful and very gracious as she helps people throughout the community, offering her services whenever possible.

One day, a guy in my 7th grade class was having a birthday party. He was really "popular" and only invited a select few people to his party. I just happened to be good friends with a guy who was Mr. Popular's close friend, so I hung-out with them often. I remember wanting to get an invitation so bad. I had talked to Mr. Popular a few times and thought we got along pretty well as friends. Then, the moment I had been waiting for finally arrived and I received an invitation. I was ecstatic. Soon after I made plans to go to the party, I found out that the only reason I got an invite was because my close friend had begged Mr. Popular to let him bring me. I felt horrible. In the end, I didn't go to the party and my friendship with that crowd didn't last very long. I personally think that the worst feeling in the world is when a person is lead to believe one thing, only to find out later that whatever they were led to believe wasn't true all along.

Character Valentine's Day Card

Conversation Hearts Poem

I will love you forever
Your hugs fill me with joy
Your smile is brighter than the sun
My love for you will never fade

You are the best thing in my life
I can't imagine a day without you
I love you more than sugar cookies
You are the one for me

Newsletter

Tom Walker

Tom Walker was a very greedy man. He was married, but he was very stingy and never shared anything with his wife. He lived with his wife in a little run-down house. Realizing how much a little riches could change his life, he became wealth-thirsty. He made a deal with the devil (which says an awful lot about his character) that stated that he would sell his soul for the devil in exchange for riches. Tom was not to be trusted and evil. As a broker, he appeared as a friend who wanted to help you with anything you needed, but in reality, his clients left his office dryer than when they had first walked into his office. He was also very spiteful. In the beginning, when he first tells his wife about the deal he is thinking about making with the devil, she thinks he should do it. Before she told him this, he was leaning toward making the deal with the devil. He then decides not to make the deal, just because his wife said she wanted him to. Lastly, Mr. Walker was self-centered and had no heart. When he realizes that his wife has disappeared, he goes searing for the valuables she took with her, not for her. When he finds a liver and heart tied up in an apron in a tree, which is believed to be his wife's, he doesn't shed a single tear. This finding only disappoints him because it is not his valuables.

My newspaper article on the story "Of Plymouth Plantation".

Origin Myth

Creation Myths

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I chose these pieces/animals to make up my totem pole because I think they represent me. My character and personality are both reflected in this totem pole.

About Me

My name is Miranda Christensen. I am 16 years old. My birthday is October 14, 1996 and I was born in Mobile, Alabama. I lived in Mobile until I was 5 years old and then my family and I moved to Baldwin County. My parents are happily married and I have two sisters, Tiffany and Sarah, who are both younger than me. We all go to church at Stapleton Baptist in Stapleton, Alabama. Church is a huge part of lives, as it should be. My dad is the youth minister at our church and my mom is our associate youth minister. We have 4 pets. Max and Christian are our cats, Peanut is our Chihuahua, and Goldie is our goldfish. I am currently in the tenth grade at Baldwin County High School. In the high school's band I play trumpet, french horn, and mellophone. I am also the trumpet section leader and one of the band's librarians. I love music and nature. In Mobile, our house had a backyard just big enough for a pool and a little bit of grass. Living in Stapleton we now own 4 acres and live out in the country. I've fallen in love with the country and it's quietness. I hope to go to Faulkner for my first two years of college after I graduate. After then, I hope to head off to Wallace State Community College just north of Birmingham to complete my degree in dental hygiene. My life mostly consists of church, band, and family. I'm pretty simple.