#20 chapter 6 summary

after a couple of hours monique and jordan left and said they'd be back. they left angel behind.aunt queen and angel started talking. queen asked angel how she liked cinninatti and if she missed her grandma.when gerald came back him and aunt queen talked about the offer, he didnt want to go. then angel and him went outside to teach angel how to ride a bike. aunt queen felt flushed, warm, dizzy, faint, tingly, and she couldn't breathe. she went to call for gerlad but her chest felt as if it were about to explode then suddenly fell out of her wheel chair with soft thud.

#19 chapter five summary

its geralds 9th b-day. he mets monique and his new family. its now monique, jordan, and angel. that morning gerald dreaded waking up.he heard all the voices and just wanted them to go away.when he came down the stairs he could smel warm mapel syrup and that smell he'll forever remember. after all those years his mama looked exactly the same, she even laughed the same. then he saw jordan; a tall, muscuar, chocolate colored man with steel point cowboy boots on. and after thinking all the surprises he hears a "hi" from the smallest person in the biggest chair in at the table. this was angel. monique thinks everything is fine and asks gerald to move back in with her. gerald screams no! and takes off on his new 10 speed red bike.

#18 chapter four summary

in chapter four aunt queen explains how when she took in gerald his mom went to jail for child abandonment. and now after six years shes out and started her life again. gerald said he knew where she was and that he chose to forget about it and her. it is said that monique has been out for a year and monique says that she didn't want to see him right when she got out because she didnt want him to have so many reasons to not be proud of her.

#17 chapter three summary

Six years later gerald sat idly on aunt queens wheelchair ramp rolling rocks down it. after all this time his favorite spot in the house is aunt queens ramp. it's launched toy cars, boats, bigwheel riding toys, skateboards and a go cart he made himself. he's quite and listens more than he talks. he barely ever asks about he mama anymore. although money was always tight aunt queen gave gerald everything she could. she was a very hospitable lady who never thinks of herself first. and the day before geralds ninth birthday queen tells gerald that his mamas coming to visit.

#16 chapter two summary

Gerald wakes up in the hospital in this chapter. he sees a pretty black lady dressed in all white. her and another doctor were talking about how he's doing, mama, his bruises and old scars. then his savior aunt queen comes to his his rescue. she came and took him in.

#15 chapter one summary

In chapter one we are introduced to "mama" a.k.a monique, baby gerald, mr.leroy, and aunt queen.gerald and mama live together, she leaves alot. mr. leroy is a good friend who gives mama the white stuff. gerald's a well behaived child he knows not to bother mama after shes done the white stuff. he also knows not to wake up mama especially if someones in bed with her. and not to mess with the fire dance or his home.(a lighter) when mamas on the white stuff gerald used to get hit with her blets or shoes. once queen found gerald curled up behind the couch sucking his thumb. he was soaked, smelly, shivering and starving. then one day when mama went went out and gerald decided to play with mamas lighter and his new g i joe and set the curtains on fire in the dining room.

#14 journal 37

topic:
sophies choice- what would you have done??

if i was in sophies place i would push both of my kids behind me tell them to run when the gestapo got to five and have him shoot me.

#13 journal 36

topic:
survivors of concentration camps either became more religious or atheists after losing their entire families. how do you think you would have reacted?

if i was a survivor of a concentration camp i think i would become a little less religious. i would most likely hide it more than show it. all of my religious items would be put away and my numbers would get covered with makeup.

#12 journal 35

topic:
how do you handle lifes pattern? how do you cope with obstacles?

when a problem coems my way i normally just let it take its course. depending on what it is i'll try to work it out but i normally dont. i find that if this problem were to happen then thats it. its out of my hands.

#11 journal 34

topic:
which stereo type do you find most insulting? why?

when it comes down to stereotypes i find that the irish and the jewish are the most insulting. you hear the jews are cheap and fickle. and the irish are drunks, fat, and funny.

#10 journal 31

topic:
what is the reason(s) to learn about bibliographies other than for attending college?

we learn about bibliographies not only for college but to figure out if a source for anything is credible. you may also need to know how to do a bibliography in another english class.

#9 journal 22

topic:
" What is in a name? a rose by any other would smell as sweet." how did you get your name: first and last name- origin?

my name is kaitlyn mc neil. when i was a baby my parentss considered many names, but it soon came down to mary-kate, kaitlyn, mary, or kaitlyn and mary as my middle name. i was named after both of my grandmothers. from my moms side i got my first name kaitlyn my grandmothers name was kate schankweiler. and from my dads side i got my middle name, mary his moms name was mary duff-mc neil. my last name is of irish decent.

#8 journal 21

topic:
translate this quote; "The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray" - Rober barns

my translation:

you can plan all you want. but you don't control theway the world works. not everything goes as planned.

#7 annotated bibliography!!!!!!!!!!

McNeil 1

Kaitlyn McNeil
Mrs. Hausknecht
English honors II
April 21, 2009

Annotated Bibliography

Goldstone, Robert. The Life & Death of Nazi Germany. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.: Kansas City, 1967. This text has photographs from the holocaust period. It has quotations on what people said in court. Also this is the authors third book dealing with contemporary international issues.

Goldshtein, Elsie. Holocaust concentration camp survivor, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Germany. I chose to interview Mrs. Goldshtein because the information was first hand. Nothing could’ve been twisted around. This woman witnessed everything and saw it all through her own eyes.

Rosenbloom, Howard. Adolf Hitler. The jewish virtual library. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html. This website is sponsered. They
have a numerous ammount of publishers and sub-subjects. The jewish virtual library also has
contact information and a bookstore on amazon.com.

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Prowe, Diethelm. “Hitler.” Encyclopedia of world biography, vol. five. Page 209. This source was chosen because of all the information that the encyclopedia has. It is always a reliable source and is proven before anything is published.

#6 african penguin

African Penguin

Scientific Classification:
žKingdom: Animalia
žPhylum: Chordate
žSubphylum: Vertebrata
žClass: Aves
žBinomial name: Spheniscus demersus

Habitat:
žlive in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and alogoa bay near port Elizabeth, south America.

Facts:
žAlso known as the jackass penguin
žVulnerable to becoming extinct
žCan grow between 68-70 cm tall
žCan weigh between 2 and 5 kilograms.
žAverage lifespan of 10 years
žstart mating between 2 and 6 years of age

Behavior:
žBreed through out the year
žFemales lay only two eggs
žIncubation period of 38-42 days
žHas a donkey-like braying call
žonly penguin species that breeds in Africa

Threats:
žPenguin eggs were considered a delicacy in mid-twentieth century
žTankers
žPeople

The End. :)

#5 mid term!

Kaitlyn Mc Neil
3/ 26/ 09
Block four.

ESSAY!
Heather, Nicole, Melissa and Kaitlyn. I’m the baby of four and my mom definitely plays favorites. When it comes to it my mom sits there and criticizes all of us except for my first sister. For my second third sister and me our mom will sit and tell us what’s wrong with us and what we should do about it. But when my eldest sister comes in its always “awh you look so beautiful” or “I missed you! Have your lost weight?”
And when all the rest of us girls bring up the fact that she does it she goes ballistic! She denies it and says were cold hearted for putting the blame on her. Yet ten minutes later she’ll say “your too fat. Your too skinny. Your butt is HEEUGEEEE.” And she expects us not to bring it up with her?? I think NATT! Then my dad agrees with us and my mom just gets pissed and starts talking to herself.
All in all my moms a ween when it comes to us girls and she definitely like heather more. But she denies it and says “I love all you girls equally.” *fingers crossed*



Blog post questions:
8. Youtube.com
10. Mr.conde is my yearbook teacher / Kaitlyn Mc Neil

#4 teacher interview

Interview



As a mother of three; who attend piper. Mrs. Seaman is a teacher, mother, daughter, niece, friend, and scholar. Before becoming a teacher Mrs. Seaman worked in the business world. After getting a good taste of what it’s like; she soon realized that the career she once desired faded quickly.

Soon after realizing the business world wasn’t for her; she started to realize her love for kids. With her three kids all enrolled and attending school Mrs. Seaman helped them with homework, solved their problems, and also answered their questions. Mrs. Seaman decided on her new profession; she wanted to become a teacher. But not just any teacher, Mrs. Seaman wanted to become science teacher for the glorious piper high.

With high hopes, a love for children, and learning Mrs. Seaman took the challenge of going back to school to get her degree in sciences. But even with those obstacles beat and out of the way. She needed to accomplish much, much more that were coming towards her. Mrs. Seaman needed to find a school, get a subbing job, and hopefully get a full time position as a teacher. She has now accomplished all of those goals and is now a chemistry teacher, teaching in the five-hundred building.

So if you didn’t know her now you do! This is Mrs. Seaman a caring and loving teacher, mother and friend.

#3 senior interview

Kaitlyn Mc Neil
October 10, 2008
Block four
Seniors interviews:
At seventeen, Stephen Ortiz, a senior at Piper High, is doing anything and everything he can to achieve his goal for a future profession. I asked him if he was planning on going to college and if so which one? Stephen replied “I don’t know if I will actually attend college, but I’m already in dual enrollment in a vocational school. Atlantic Technical Center; I’m going for classes dealing with electricity.”
I then continued to ask “While in this vocational school, what will you be going to major in?” Stephen then said that “I will be majoring in electricity. And by the time I’m done, I’ll have half of my credits for my Associates’ Degree.” Going back to the senior topic, I asked Stephen “How does it feel to be a senior, the top dog?” he then replied, “Being a senior feels good… Teachers don’t treat me like a kid anymore, and I’m ready to step out into the real world and start my life.”
Knowing that senior year is a big deal for all teens, it’s also a big deal for recruiters in the military, marines, etc. but when I asked Stephen about him ever considering the military he responded, “yes, I have and realized that it wasn’t for me. I enjoy life too much to put it on the line and in jeopardy like that.” Still with graduating as the VERY LAST single digit class you must have some good memories, right? Well, according to this young man, he did “not really” have any good memories of Piper High School. Personally, I believe that by the time this year is over, he will have some good memories.

#2 body copy

Bengal Pride
Here at Piper we take everything seriously, even our school spirit! All around and especially during homecoming you can see spirit, from class rooms to the commons and even our teachers have Piper Pride! At Piper every Friday is a chance to show that you have Bengal Pride. So come one show everyone your spirit for our amazing bengals

#1 body copy

Homecoming Court
How did you feel when they called your name?
Queen
Marah souza- It felt good! I was surprised even though it didn’t seem that way.
Junior Princess
Rickayla Waston- I was dumbfounded by it. In other words happy, excited and amazed.
Sophomore Princess
Angela Cifone- I was running unopposed so it was no surprise.
What did you do towards celebrating your victory? How did you feel?
King
Michael Defranciso-I felt on top of the world. I went to the mall and saw a movie with a couple of friends.
Junior Prince
Devuyo Marcelin- I was hyped when they called my name. It felt good
Sophomore Prince
Brendan Mitchell- It felt exlierating, awesome, superb! Afterwards I then walked around with friends with my sash on.