Art Show 2009

Yesterday at the art show, I saw many marvelous pieces of art. The one piece of art that I really liked was by Amanda S in Photo 3. I really liked the bright colors and the crazy layout she chose. I liked the hippie vibe it gave off. The quote she chose was:
Today you are you
That is truer than true
There is no one alive
Who is youer than you.

I thought the quote was cute and really tied in to the art work.

Predictions

I think that by the end of the book that Kate will be still sick and that Anna will give in and help her sister. I think this because of the way Anna describes the past. Like with the past family holidays and how some of them were normal I think that Anna wants to help her sister but doesn't want her mom telling her she has to do it. If I was in Anna' s position I wouldn't want to help my sister if I was always forced to help her. I would want to make that decision on my own time; Kate however doesn't have time which is why I think the mother in the end will lose both of them because she is losing the one to cancer and pushing the other one away.

Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2009!

Over the years at Wissahickon we had many laughs and many crys. We stuck with each other through the thick and thin. As we depart from Wissahickon, I hope we take a little bit of each other with us. I hope we treasure all that our peers and teachers at Wiss has given us. When we leave here today Wissahickon is a memory, a memory of the times freshman year we ll thought we would never make it to Senior year, even graduation. Now it is time for us to fly and take what we learned over the past four years and apply to our lives. We need to truly ask ourselves what impact do we want to make on the world and how can we make it happen. I wish you all the best and next year and the years to come. Live each day like it will be your last and have fun because we are in the real world now. Good Luck Class of 09!

Independent Reading post number 2

Prompt 3:
Write about something that happened in this section that moved you and explain why. Why was the scene or event so powerful?



There is really no specific thing that moved me. The events that helped move me were when Anna finally stood up for herself because she didn't want to be expected to be her sisters donor anymore. I was moved with how she presented her case to the attorney and how she has the guts to stand up to her mom. It almost seems as if she is developing into a new Anna and I am excited to see if the case follows through and what happens to the family.

Antonement for Amir's sins

Amir needs to make amends with Hassan, his father, and Ali. He needs to make amends with Hassan because Hassan has made many sacrifices for Amir. Hassan stuck up for Amir when Assef and his friends were going to beat him up with his brass knuckles. Hassan took out his sling shot and stuck up for them. Hassan also was raped while fetching the blue kite for Amir. Amir saw his friend being raped and hid like a coward and then still did not tell anyone about it. Then feeling guilty about it for a while he tried framing Amir by planting some birthday cash and his birthday watch underneath Hassan's mattress and then telling his father. Amir, at this point has lost his best and most loyal friend and needs to do something to fix the relationship wih his father, Ali, and Hassan.

How to make things right...

What is atonement? Atonement is satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.

I think atonement for past sins and mistakes are possible depending on the people involved in the situation. It would have to be sincere and not half-hearted though. All people involved would have to help each other find atonement. I do however think you can find atonement in certain situations easier than others. With Amir and Hassan's situation I think that it would be a lot harder to find atonement with one another because Amir let it go for so long. With my mistake it was easier to find atonement because one I live with them and two I have a kind heart and sometimes speak before I think things through. My parents forgave me because I was there blood and I was younger, not that being younger excuses it but me and my parents found atonement with each other. I think atonement should be sought in every mistake and situation because then you don't have to live with the "what if?" feeling. I am realizing now that I am getting older that atonement is easier to find in many situations.

Mistakes...

The biggest mistake I think I have ever made was telling my parents I hated them in my times of anger. I regretted those three words I said. It made me feel like a bad daughter, especially after all they have done for me. I know it hurt them a lot but they always seemed to brush it off because I was younger and thats how I dealt with my anger. I was able to make up for what I had said as I grew up, but sometimes I feel that I didn't get to really make it up to my dad before he died almost 5 years ago; that is the worst part. Now everyday I make sure my mom, brother and step-dad know that I love them and that I would do anything for them because you truly never know which day will be your last or what goodbye will be the final one.