Article posted May 27, 2013 at 02:50 PM GMT+2 •
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I am from not wanting to be a goody-two-shoes, unluckily having to be one because of my good grades. I am from restlessness irritating me, and trying my best to sleep. From being stupid at being stupid. I am from not making any sense at all, confusing my mom, my dad comprehending. From my sister annoying me 24/7 (I’m not kidding, snoring is a big part of it). I am from a blank head staring at a page, thinking of absolutely nothing. I am from not knowing what to do with myself, staring into thin air, impulsive reactions, laughing at nothing I am from thinking and worrying much too often, anything to something to nothing. I am from those two stupid reminders: “Back straight,” and “Slow down.” I am from height sprouting higher than my mom, almost as tall as my dad. From cursing to absolutely no sweet talk ‘cause that just gets me sick. I am from choosing something that all of the girls disagree with, but the boys understanding my opinion. From having that idiotic sixth sense causing bad things to happen. I am from joy and excitement at recess; the group will be eager to see that the missing piece is ready to play basketball. I am from zoning out in class, though not getting noticed. I am from listening to Skrillex, thanking God that this band was made. From saying that this and that is dumb, and this and that is stupid. Seriously, I’m just expressing myself. I am from girls butting into my business, asking stuff that I worry less about; I actually think they know more about me than I do. I am from constant wanting to make noise, to make people laugh, to get the area more active. I am from falling down bikes and scraped knees, snorting at whatsoever happened.
Where are you from?
Article posted May 27, 2013 at 02:50 PM GMT+2 •
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Article posted April 9, 2013 at 02:49 PM GMT+2 •
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First of all, the title is not true.
Second of all, there is no third of all.
Our class had to be substituted by Mrs. B. I thought, “Meh, no biggy.” And I was right, it wasn’t a biggy. But we got privileges.
Mrs. B was doing an exciting a boring lesson about a personal narrative. Ugh. This is all I heard: “Blah blah blah personal narrative. Something something something blah blah narrative. Hum chum blumbety glum. Hoopla hoopla hoopla. I seriously think I have ADHD (if you ask what it, look it up, lazy bum).
Suddenly, Mrs. B gasped and a pathetically dressed up alien came through the door and roared double pathetically. It took me a millisecond to find out this was a big fat trick and Rami S. was in it. Pfft.
Now this is waaaaaay less pathetic. Mrs. B introduced us to: THE iPAD. Yes, an iPad.
Okay, I’m speechless now so, bye!
Article posted April 9, 2013 at 02:49 PM GMT+2 •
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As part of the writing unit on Personal Narratives, students are required to use dialogue in their stories. This involves dialogue tags (the use of a variety of tags and their places) and proper use of quotations marks and punctuation. This short text was the student’s first attempt at writing a dialogue with correct quotation marks and punctuation.
text was the student’s first attempt at writing a dialogue with correct quotation marks and punctuation.
Article posted February 6, 2013 at 03:03 PM GMT+2 •
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Article posted November 26, 2012 at 03:17 PM GMT+2 •
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This was my first movie in fifth grade. Or probably the first movie I've made in my life with 'Movie Maker'. I put all my effort and hard work into this. I'm really excited for the others we will make in the future.
Article posted November 26, 2012 at 03:17 PM GMT+2 •
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Article posted November 5, 2012 at 03:17 PM GMT+2 •
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Deir el Qammar is the best overnight fieldtrip I could think of. If you had a permission slip, you’d probably hesitate to sign it. Your head is saying “Don’t sign it!” But your heart is telling you to go there and have some fun. And trust me, listen to your heart, your brain’s crazy!
First of all, the activities were exciting. Okay, maybe not the 2 hour hike. It was literally a thorn walk! But there were many more activities, like walk-on-the-wire. In another game, we had to put up some bricks and walk across them without touching the floor. We also enjoyed natural face painting.
What made it better was the campfire. Coach Wissam told us a story about how Coach Andre got lost and found. The view was beautiful like a painting.During that we had smores. After the fire died out, we went for a night walk. Luckily, there were no thorns.
What was really fun was pitching our tents and sharing secrets. My groups’ tent finished first. We were amazed at how good our tent looked. We first laid out the sleeping bags with my partners in a row and moi at their feet. But that seemed unfair, so we put our sleeping bags like four peas in a pod. And as we started to gossip, I found out that these were really juicy secrets. But I sealed my lips about them.
I have to admit, everything was fun in Deir el Qammar: the games, the campfire and just sitting and talking in our tents. Well, not exactly the afternoons hike as much as everything else. But in general, it was awesome. So sign that sheet and go enjoy the trip!
Article posted November 5, 2012 at 03:17 PM GMT+2 •
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Article posted November 5, 2012 at 03:15 PM GMT+2 •
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What would happen if everything were free? I’ll give you an example: you’re at a store and you finally found the toy you’ve been looking for for ages. You’re crossing your fingers for good luck. You’re saying “Please” over and over again while clenching your teeth, and then BANG!!! You don’t have enough money. But think about it. What if everything were free?
First of all, no one will have to work to get money. Plus, that will equal more family time! But people would still have to make toys for toy stores, cook food for restaurants and make sure people don’t bring guns or stuff like that to the airport. I’m hypothesizing that people will make robots that do the work and we can have free time or do the work at home, like the dishes.
Second of all, you can get any toy/electronics/stuff whenever you want, whatever you want. Let’s say you didn’t have a Wii. Then by the end of the day, you have one of every Wii game, including the Wii CD inserter! That means you can own a ton of things in a day. Pretty cool, right?
The problem is that the items in the stores will still be coming and going, but someday the robots would stop working and people would have to make more! And that takes a lot of effort! But I think people would have to make the robots with batteries that cars use. That would take care of the problem.
So if everything were free, you wouldn’t have to work anymore and you can own a lot of stuff. Stores might run out of items, but that would be taken care of. So now, if you think this is a good idea, get down, roll on the floor and smile. If you don’t like the idea, meh, don’t do anything. And what will happen to the extra money, you ask? It would be crushed and recycled. Tonight, dream of what you would do if everything were free.
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Article posted November 28, 2011 at 03:18 PM GMT+2 •
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Being a new student includes a little bit of shyness and worries. But when it comes to being in school for a couple months and you're all used to it, it gets a lot better. You have more friends, more fun during recess, more volunteers for playing partner games and more.
It's not so easy being in a whole new continent like I am, but it would get better. And this is to new students: everything will get better after you get to know the school and people who work or/and learn there.
Everyone I know now is kind and helpful that's probably what a new kid's life would be staying in a school for several months.
Article posted November 28, 2011 at 03:18 PM GMT+2 •
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