Literary Response

I think first person point of view affects “Out of my Mind” positively. For instance, you can understand how Melody is feeling. “I shrieked and kicked with joy. A puppy!” Melody was more happy than a kid with a bucket full of candy. Not to mention, since it is in Melody’s point of view you can understand that melody is really smart, but no one knows it. “By the time I was two, all my memories had words, and all my words had meanings. But only in my head.” Melody is a genius. On the other hand, you can understand what Melody is thinking. “I didn’t want the blocks. I wanted to tell her they were dangerous. I wanted her to tell somebody to get rid of them before a child got sick.” Melody is like a hazard warning. That is how I think first point of view affects the story.

Sharon Draper’s writing

There are many decisions I like about how Sharon Draper wrote “Out of my Mind.”She writes with descriptive language which creates imagery. “When people look at me, I guess they see a girl with short, dark, curly hair strapped into a pink wheelchair.” The story is written in first person. “I guess I figured out I was different a little at a time.” It helps me understand more about people like Melody. “Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.” Those are the decisions I like about how Sharon Draper wrote “Out of my Mind.”

Earth Day Poem

Endangered Species Act.


Annual event created to celebrate planet’s environment and raise public awareness about pollution.


Recycle and reuse.


The first Earth Day was in 1970.


Hayes organized a campaign that focused on global warming and clean energy.


 

 


Disney released a documentary film called Earth that followed the migration paths of four animal families.


An Environmental Protection Agency was created.


You should help earth and its producers.

 

 

Child Labor

I think child labor is unfair because the children would have to start working at a young age and they would have to work long hard hours and only get 2-9 dollars a week. Also the jobs were dangerous they could lose a finger or a hand or even get killed. If they missed work even if they were sick they might get fired. That is why I think child labor is unfair.

Senator

I would like to be a senator because they represent the people living in their state. Also part of this job is to write and vote on new laws called ”bill.” I would like representing my state and writing and voting on new bills that is why I want to be a senator. Another reason why I want to be a senator is because I think I will do a better job as senator than any other presidential job. As a senator you are the only one that can approve or reject treaties and presidential nominations for government offices. The Constitution states the qualifications for being a senator. To be a senator a person must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and have fulfilled the requirement for residency in the state that person wishes to represent. That is why I want to be a senator.