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In this picture, I noticed that the monster in the middle had many arms or what looked like tentacles. I also noticed that the monster was labeled, "England." The bits of land it's grabbing seem to be other countries.
This political cartoon is about imperialism. About one country trying to conquer all.
The cartoonist probably think that England is a bad country, because they're trying to colonize the world. That's because the face of the monster is not exactly "nice" looking, and it seems like it's drowning the other countries it's grabbing.
The cartoonist could have made the cartoon better by making England seem more violent. The background could've been more darker to make the cartoon seem more evil.

When it comes to C.R.A.P, the cartoonist did okay. The cartoon doesn't have much repetition, except maybe the arms or tentacles. For alignment, the monster is pretty much in the middle and everything is around it. When it came to proximity, there wasn't that much. everything just surrounded England. Overall, I thought this cartoon was pretty convincing.

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Violence leads to more violence

The quote, "Violence leads to more violence" is completely true.

For example, a kid who has been bullied for a year decides to finally stand up the bully and ends up getting beaten up even worse than before.This is an example of the quote in action. The kid COULD HAVE handled the situation lighter and told a parent or a counselor. He could have CHOSEN to do that.

The same situation. The bully who bullies that little kid has a drug addicted dad who hits him. (IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE) He is one of those people just "like" violence are encouraged to keep on being violent by being surrounded by it. He could stop and get help, but he chose to bully instead.

One little thing COULD start a war which just results in a lot of people dying. Let;s just say that a country's water supply is running out, because its neighboring country is using it all up. Violence DOES lead to more violence.

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To be a good leader, you should have these qualities;

• Listen to others' ideas
• Be a good role model
• Let ideas be heard
• Be caring
• Speak so that others can hear you
• Discuss things
• Don't be arrogant
  

There are lots of student leaders in eight grade. One group of leaders I can think of are the members of SLAMS. SLAMS takes some responsibility of the fun that the whole middle school gets. The people in SLAMS listen to others' ideas and are good role models. Two other groups I can think of are the students in Amnesty and Environmental Club. They protect the Earth and the people in it. They are good role models and they're caring. These are only a FEW groups I can think of right now.

Quarter 1

This quarter was a lot of hard work for me, and I’m quite happy with how I did.
There are two pieces in particular that involve the Industrial Revolution and Charlie Chaplin.

A piece that I was proud of was the interview with Charlie Chaplin. I found that I did a good job, because I mentioned a lot of details and answered the questions. I also thought that I used good slang. Here is the first question of the interview:

How and at what age did your acting career really start?

Once when I was five, I had to fill in for my mum when she was ill. I was fourteen, when I appeared as “Billy” the page boy in “Sherlock Holmes.” I started my career as a comedian in Vaudville. In 1910, I was offered to be a featured player in the Fred Karno Repertoire Company. I took the offer. My chums and I were a big hit with American audiences in the Fred Karno troupe. When my troupe returned to America to do a repeat tour, I was offered a motion picture contract.

The rest of my interview you can find at this link: Charlie Chaplin Interview

A piece that I found challenging was the news article that I had to write for the Industrial Revolution Museum. I found it challenging, because I really hadn't written in a news article form before and that I found it hard to write in a neutral and straight forward manner. Here is an excerpt from my news article:

Charlie Chaplin, an actor loved by all, died in his sleep on Christmas day in Vevey, Switzerland. He died in 1877.His cause of death was natural. A few months later, Charlie’s coffin (containing him) was stolen. A few days later, the Chaplin family started receiving ransoms for the return of his body. The family refused.

You can find the rest of my news article at this link: News Article

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WOW is important, and we should leave it the way it is, instead of having a week in school. One reason why it’s important is that you learn that you CAN take care of yourself. Also, you learn that you don’t always need you parents. You’ll also know that you don’t need all of these materialistic things such as a television or a hairdryer or a “real” toilet. You’d understand how it’s like without all of these things, and that it isn’t that bad. WOW is important and is part of the learning experience. On WOW, I learned that I'm actually more capable than I give myself credit for. I can take care of myself and I know how to stay healthy. It's important to learn, because in a matter of years I'll be on my own. When I'm on my own, I'll know how to take care of myself.

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Have I met my goals?

My two goals in the beginning of the quarter were to have all my homework done and to work very hard. The goal where I had to have all my homework done went very well, except when I forgot to print my expository piece. As for working hard, I definitely did that, especially for the Industrial Revolution Museum display.

Next quarter, I'll work on taking notes more efficiently and In My Own Words. I will also work on my writing style. I think it could use more work.


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