Posts by Martha

For the parts of Japan not directly devastated by this disaster, this a very common scene.

There are issues in Black Boy that kids in this generation need to know about because they’re going through similar things in this time. The main thing the main character, Richard, is going through in this book is not just racism, but being picked on and treated differently because he’s different from everybody else. Although many people may not like the book at first, it is important to keep reading it because it makes some really good points.

   September 30^th was an awesome day for the students in the History of the Community class, because we sort of got to make a difference in people’s days. We made our way to the Bowne House for an event where the restoration of the Bowne House was going to be announced. It was kicked off with Talia’s wonderful performance of “America” and we got to hear a few words from some important people including John Liu himself.

    It was all fun and good, but the part I’ll remember most was getting interviewed by the man from WCBS 880. We were just there, minding our own business, (We were holding up the first paragraph of the Remonstrance) and the reporter comes over and starts asking us questions about what we were holding, how we did it, what the steps were, if we had to look up words, why we did it, if we live in Flushing, Did we know anything about Flushing’s history before this and other questions like that. I was pretty nervous, but at the same time, I was excited because I was getting interviewed!

     Okay, people. As some of you may know, for the past three weeks or so, I've been writing "break-downs" if you will about the new Naruto chapters.