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"The Day of the Quake" Response

Discussion by: mcolindr on Thu, 2011-05-05 09:36 with 0 comments

I was surprised by Dan’s story, “The Day of the Quake

Twist of Fate

Discussion by: mcolindr on Mon, 2011-05-02 09:32 with 0 comments

Twisted and warped,
The victim of many storms,
Uprooted and torn from the ground that kept me straight,
Crooked and bent,
No idea where the rest of me went,
No longer a tree, just a shadow of what I used to be.

People are missing! Keep them in your thoughts.

Discussion by: mcolindr on Tue, 2011-03-22 09:13 with 5 comments


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

Rosa Speaks

Discussion by: mcolindr on Thu, 2011-03-17 09:35 with 0 comments

Mr. Marini’s art room was packed. Rosa, some lady and the guy that drove them there were sitting in the front while most of the senior class was sitting all over the place. On the side of the room, by where the lockers are, there were tables lined up with a lot of food. (Mostly baked goods...) Rosa Strygler, the woman who told the story to the guy that wrote “Rosa” was there for a Q&A with us seniors who read the book in English class. We were there to learn more about the story and the woman behind the book. Although Rosa went through the horrible experience of the holocaust and losing her son to drugs, she was still able to stay sane and even cracked a few jokes. An example of this would be her answer to the question: “What would you say to the people who say the Holocaust never happened? (referring to the president of Iran)” And she replied:

Black Boy Pt. I

Discussion by: mcolindr on Tue, 2010-11-23 01:04 with 0 comments

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.

Fanfiction: A way to express oneself

Discussion by: mcolindr on Fri, 2010-09-24 09:39 with 0 comments
What I'm good at
Career goals

People have many different ways to express themselves. Some people draw, some people act, some people make Youtube videos and others write.

What people write to express themselves can vary from poetry to short stories, but an often looked-down upon outlet  of writing is fanfiction.

The Bowne House Experiece

Discussion by: mcolindr on Thu, 2009-10-22 10:52 with 0 comments

   September 30th 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!

Sasuke gets Punk'd! Sakura gets told off! And Tobi reveals a new plan! WOW!

Discussion by: mcolindr on Wed, 2009-07-01 21:14 with 1 comments
Naruto does not belong to me, Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

I NEED TO HEAR YOUR OPINIONS!!!!

Discussion by: mcolindr on Mon, 2009-06-22 01:06 with 2 comments

     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.

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