tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85724578901854946562024-03-12T22:22:09.233-07:00Every Good Book Needs a DogLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-53436300306749327612019-08-04T16:17:00.000-07:002019-08-04T16:22:55.197-07:00Researching a Painful History: Ellis Island & Manzanar Relocation Camp <br />
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Well, it's been a minute. Life got in the way. Since I wrote my last post, I've raised two kids and taught almost one thousand students. But I'm back. My muse never left, just allowed me to slow down and live the other beautiful parts of my life.<br />
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So now my middle-grade historical, TRAPDOORS has been launched into the world, the butterfly on my chest grows bigger and bigger. I long for its wings to take flight.<br />
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My novel is the fictionalized version of my father's childhood scenario: 5 Greek kids orphaned in the projects of East LA in the 1940s. I interviewed my father and my aunts and uncle for years--fascinated by their stories. To accompany the true facts in my book, I had to do a lot of research in libraries, online and in person.<br />
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This summer, I visited two hauntingly important places in our history where I felt immersed in the sad, honest and brutal tails of race and immigration. Places that are so vital to us as people; fierce reminders of the discrimination, racism and oppression that have grown like roots under our nation. <br />
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ELLIS ISLAND, NYC</h3>
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At Ellis Island, NY, I found myself in a whirlwind of questions about what life was like for my grandparents who immigrated during the second immigration boom between 1910-25, after the Immigration Act of '24 was enacted by Pres. Coolidge to limit the numbers of Asians, Eastern Europeans and Mediterranean people. We know my pappous, Peter Polydoros, arrived in 1910, returned to Greece and brought my grandmother back around 1925, but we could not find record of their entry point. Yet, I do know that they entered a country that was not always welcome, simply due to the country of their origin. <br />
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Led by the amazing tour guide (and retired NY history teacher,) Arthur Green, I learned that after grueling trip across the Atlantic, many desperate immigrants would do whatever asked of them to be accepted into the U.S. Submit to invasive medical and cultural exams, change their names, spend days locked up in "cages' while officials decided their fate. The lucky ones made it through--often those who had sponsors or work waiting for them. But so many entered New York City with the clothes on their backs, a few coins in their pockets and big dreams in their hearts. <br />
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At Ellis Island, I feel them waiting in endless lines, in the oppressive heat, dressed in their best winter clothing with fear and questions beating like heartbeats in their chests. I feel the coldness of the tile, the degradation of the cages that isolated the "potentially unworthy." All the while the American flag stands guard overhead. <br />
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I am reminded of the quote on our beloved Statue of Liberty. She says, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore,” she wrote. “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”<br />
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I wonder about the huddled masses from every continent who set sail for personal, political or philosophical freedom. Those who dreamed of making a fresh start for their families. They became the bedrock of our country (at a time when the atrocities of slavery and extermination of native peoples still lingered like a dark cloud over us.) Regardless of origin, most immigrants faced a backlash in the U.S. Persecution over religion, economics, cultural differences. <br />
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I wish I could say that things have changed. <br />
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MANZANAR RELOCATION CAMP</h3>
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Another trip to the Owens Valley, the high-dessert northeast of LA, reminded me once again of the atrocities committed in this country; acts of fear that lead to inhumanity. At Manzanar Relocation Camp, I am haunted by so many things. The harshness of the desert. The stillness. The remains of vibrant people attempting to bring beauty, culture and hope to a desolate place. Desolate times when civil rights had no meaning. <br />
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Established in WWII as a reaction to Pearl Harbor, FDR signed an executive order that allowed the U.S. government to inter anyone of Japanese descent in these isolated camps. Order 9066 ripped away the lives of almost 120,000 people, most U.S. citizens--and soon Canada and Mexico followed suit. Located in remote areas in the West, camps were often old racetracks, fairgrounds or buildings not meant to be lived in by humans and often had shortages of food and lack of sanitation. <br />
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Life was not easy. Life was not private at the camps. According to the National Park Service, "By 1942 more than 10,000 Japanese Americans were crowded into 504 barracks organized into 36 blocks. There was little or no privacy in the barracks—and not much outside. The 200 to 400 people living in each block, consisting of 14 barracks each divided into four rooms, shared men’s and women’s toilets and showers, a laundry room, and a mess hall. Any combination of eight individuals was allotted a 20-by-25-foot room. An oil stove, a single hanging light bulb, cots, blankets, and mattresses filled with straw were the only furnishings provided." <br />
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Ten relocation centered were scattered across the West and each became its own town with schools, work areas, post-offices and farmland for crops and livestocks. But these cities were surrounded by guard towers and barbed wire. There was no freedom. <br />
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Just over 11,000 Japanese Americans were processed through Manzanar and by the time the war ended and internment camps were ruled illegal in 1945, many residents had spent over three years of their life there. While interned, residents tried to take ownership of their communities. They dug irrigation canals and grew vegetables, fruits and raised livestock or built baseball fields. Some built furniture or sewed clothes. Others served in the kitchens, or as doctors, nurses, teachers or law enforcement. <br />
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There was hope. All over the camps, elaborate gardens were constructed by residents out of local resources, which created a sense of purpose, ownership, peace. One of the most iconic gardens complete with elaborate bridges and a fish pond was built by Kuichiro Nishi and his brother Akira, who ran their family's nursery and flower shop before the war. "Pleasure Park" or later renamed after the camp director, Merritt Park, was a place for residents to reflect on the solitude of the desert or a place to socialize; to find meaning and connection during unjust times. <br />
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In 2011, with the support of the descendants and extended family of Kuichiro Nishi and the Friends of Manzanar, Merritt or Pleasure Park (should be renamed as "Nishi Park") was uncovered, restored and preserved and a symbol of the fierce determination, tenacity and beauty that lived in the hearts of Manzanar's residents during such a dark period; one of the most atrocious violations of American civil rights. I am struck by the detail, the artistic expression juxtaposed and within such a harsh environment. These residents persevered. Created homes full of honor, dignity, respect, at a time when their own country had stripped away their humanity. <br />
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Three Japanese Internment Camps are now a part of the National Park service in hopes to remind and stop this government-sponsored racism. <br />
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It is with rage and a heavy heart, that I feel we still have so much to learn. As systematic racism continues to weave its sticky web into our lives, we must visit these places. Face these atrocities. Again and again. <br />
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Read. Discuss.Research. Stand up. Vote. <br />
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Come join me at The Lost Bean in Tustin for a writer's workshop! Sunday, 7/29, 3-5 pm. All ages welcome! Bring your memories, motivation and a notepad or laptop. Get ready to write :)Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-18846736240413115872012-06-07T14:20:00.001-07:002012-06-07T14:24:42.558-07:00<br />
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6-8<sup>th</sup> grade writers<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Thank you for welcoming me into your writing worlds!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-25070614920697152852011-10-20T21:59:00.000-07:002011-10-20T22:49:02.890-07:00Trust Your Instincts to Fly: Family Writing Day, Christakis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UkkC5y5-fyo2nHD6_dFGwsL2x4q1nuJsf3jTk7rs6I86Dfa7eJHDcnokC3_FN89xt6GthaK-y0mFGtiJpNY3Uz5k0ThoCet7nlBBY7ouWIjASFsSKCBpjY-v6JJxgGcQZ56F_qGZ1ZzT/s1600/DSC_0211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UkkC5y5-fyo2nHD6_dFGwsL2x4q1nuJsf3jTk7rs6I86Dfa7eJHDcnokC3_FN89xt6GthaK-y0mFGtiJpNY3Uz5k0ThoCet7nlBBY7ouWIjASFsSKCBpjY-v6JJxgGcQZ56F_qGZ1ZzT/s320/DSC_0211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665818122041500290" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5zzj91_RUiy7MVfffKP-XlQVi4gDj2yRPn7yWt2mtqH1Cs5iBr9HMQ6SNwnNr3xxzGafn_GwvsVPxh9sipAObNwn0O5bw9poEYsU_lWw_S5HLp2-ezfpTTanfLk7FA-5Ej46YyZ6oH3h/s1600/DSC_0212.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiiWEsekwkFUMuoZxAqmGTwZQVh8RXWWy0noxblLYNJOXEn-9I2ctKds0AxR-sLjBweAvz1cCmTU9gJ6sPHfSCf0zqnq6NNcAO80C0BqBrXnOFAd4vQCuOg7S_uJgukYHvfhW4UeQrryo/s320/DSC_0229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665811035651887986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTY1uaBIlcjmvkR_ObUVoHmBgfBVJs54SSY7z1ykw1uxDezMlWsygWArvkEFUwiR99mn7YavHrYFxxmE60SBZ4a1TmgpgLbM5lsEghh0Hzz6CCkxMjjpKm6xA519IeEl5Kyvd3c18qhkK/s1600/DSC_0231.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTY1uaBIlcjmvkR_ObUVoHmBgfBVJs54SSY7z1ykw1uxDezMlWsygWArvkEFUwiR99mn7YavHrYFxxmE60SBZ4a1TmgpgLbM5lsEghh0Hzz6CCkxMjjpKm6xA519IeEl5Kyvd3c18qhkK/s320/DSC_0231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665811032232530850" /></a><br />Christakis happens to be my favorite restaurant here in Orange County, yes. They happen to serve the most delicious and authentic Greek food, yes. And, the owners happen to be some of the loveliest people I know, yes (but not just because they're Greek, no.) <div><br /></div><div>Well, in August, Christakis became something even more to me. A Family Writing Experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a pretty large group, we settled around the angel (fountain) in the charming patio. Sure, it was a SoCal heatwave --but thanks to Sarah Wallace, one of the generous owners, we had lemonade (fresh,) strawberries, and hummus and veggies. To top it off, we had a community of writers--7 years old to...let's just say-- the age of wisdom. Together, we were ready to write, share, learn, and take risks. </div><div><br /></div><div>We dove into the writer's toolbox, discussing powerful verbs, sensory details and how to show not tell. Brainstorming. Sharing. Creating. After a sense memory activity, the group got busy and wrote--and what arose was something beautiful. Rich, textured experiences, read proudly, under the sunshine, with our muse standing guard at the door. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a magic that I hope lasted well beyond our three hours together.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am proud of this community of writers. Willing to leap off the cliff and trust their instincts to fly. </div><div>Courage, passion, and perseverance. </div><div><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-25936955014280925192011-05-11T09:54:00.000-07:002011-05-11T09:56:12.691-07:00Emergency, Escape, by Mallory, Gr. 7<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"Emergency"</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">It's a dull, dismal</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">pounding in the back if my skull.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">How it came about</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">does not matter, only</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">how to get it out.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span style="line-height: normal; "></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"Escape"</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I sit</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here. My back</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">cramping,</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">from the</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">position I</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">am in.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Living their</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">lives, at their</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">sides.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">But a book,</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">isn't an</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">escape route.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">It's only</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">a</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">dream.</span></div><div><br /></div></span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-1883163091562576232011-03-15T08:34:00.000-07:002011-03-15T08:35:43.502-07:00Strawberries, a poem<!--StartFragment--> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"> <h1 style="border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">STRAWBERRIES <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Strawberries<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%;border:none; mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Strawberries <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Scatter in fields, stuffed in baskets, in my bowl <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; 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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Yum, yum, yum. O’h yum say the slithering slugs and snails <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Sweet as sugar in my mouth or tasty lemon limes <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Wrinkled noses from the spring smell<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Strawberries</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%;border:none; mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Strawberries <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Oh I love strawberries </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-alt:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 10.0pt 1.0pt 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <!--EndFragment-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-58857108023548349892011-03-12T11:50:00.000-08:002011-03-12T11:53:43.116-08:00I'm Going to a Place<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:medium;"><table width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="text-indent: 0px !important; table-layout: fixed; "><tbody style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><tr style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><td valign="top" style="text-indent: 0px !important; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="text-indent: 0px !important; white-space: normal; "><tbody style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><tr style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><td height="10" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "></td></tr><tr style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><td style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><div style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where I choose my path</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where the road to success or failure lies in my hands</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place where life is dull and gray</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where sugar tastes bland</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And everyone who cares for me</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Will turn their backs on me</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place where I’ve become nothing</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where my future has crumbled</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where the clouds of doubt and hopelessness follow me around</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where life is at its best</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where sweet sugar flows in abundance</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Everyone I love surrounds me with car</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">e</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where life will have trials with rewards</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where my whole future is set in front of me</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Doubt does not exist in a mind ready for success</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where failure is never an option</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I may not know what my future has in store</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">But only I decide what my next move is</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I’m going to a place</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span style="text-indent: 0px !important; line-height: 9px; "><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0px !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Where I choose my path</span></span></span></span></span></p></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-53845006487776888042010-05-31T12:40:00.000-07:002010-05-31T12:44:54.215-07:00Stowaway, book review by Mallory, 6th grader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzv-oaVBYRk2K3tUpWdoNm8OMyZfmKWyWC6u4X7wQFrQeEjB6XCX5WPKLrPlluGz0cDZU9PcZYoYp3wIg0_G4-zOKkvL6F_1wMl1Kd6mSp9dH5j47-mGNjzN_8nNb0NYBb5pv1OmjuZs_/s1600/41072966.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzv-oaVBYRk2K3tUpWdoNm8OMyZfmKWyWC6u4X7wQFrQeEjB6XCX5WPKLrPlluGz0cDZU9PcZYoYp3wIg0_G4-zOKkvL6F_1wMl1Kd6mSp9dH5j47-mGNjzN_8nNb0NYBb5pv1OmjuZs_/s320/41072966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477522413877500866" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;"><em style="font-style: italic; ">Stowaway</em></span></div><div><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;">by Karen Hesse. Here are some reasons why I liked it:</span></div><ol><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;">It is true historical fiction, which I love.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;">It shows the life of a young boy who is facing hardships in his life.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;">It is full of humor and adventure.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;">It demonstrates friendship between two unlike people.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;"> It shows a interesting adventure facing disease, natives, and huge hurricanes.</span></li></ol><div><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium;font-size:85%;"><img border="0" hspace="0" alt="" align="baseline" src="http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/i_safe.gif" width="1" height="30" /></span></div></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-5670337583657030582010-05-13T14:55:00.001-07:002010-05-13T14:59:21.758-07:00Like Bookends in Portland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTup8k551r6WfPUWVOO1TQiqTjy0GAb-2T8k8L49HHyL8WLDBghpjLa6wCLYamfY611CxgUsXgya9SyCO0L5eHMmgSy38V_fsTVQBUSOYimbzumXECldRyGcWaWBwMrHuz4yd6xt8AJER/s1600/IMG_5648.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTup8k551r6WfPUWVOO1TQiqTjy0GAb-2T8k8L49HHyL8WLDBghpjLa6wCLYamfY611CxgUsXgya9SyCO0L5eHMmgSy38V_fsTVQBUSOYimbzumXECldRyGcWaWBwMrHuz4yd6xt8AJER/s320/IMG_5648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470877602659377090" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">Like Bookends in Portland<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">By Lori Polydoros</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS";font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNf40c5ByI4nENRzwIJQvsC-NhPknBZJdpHcN8x3-jcV2KslviriQTIiamH8PPncPMpoaAJatTtakzneel6N7KoTvNDQRnxtUYKtLtKpaE-Iow691FU4vLgezPs2Vgke5xViQOJZwcDTo/s1600-h/IMG_5644.JPG"><span style="text-decoration:none;text-underline:nonecolor:#475565;"><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;">Everybody’s got a story. Even Portland, if you can find your way inside. Only one way to travel </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;">through the city’s maze of one-way, criss-crossing streets that change names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Take The MAX across the Columbia. Take the time to slow down. Read. Listen. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Lucida Grande"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Lucida Grande"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;">So Helena, an Oregon transplant from Minnesota, rides into town to meet friends. She’s a</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;"> mother of four who works in the securities industry. But at heart she's a writer. A woman with many stories to tell— stories of heartache and joy , apparent in her generous smile. Helena discusses the never-dull job of parenting. Her story rings true. We are all storytellers. But only a few are lucky--or crazy enough-- to write them down and send them along the winding path of publication.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;">Portland is full of hip cafes, ethnic food stands, and vintage clothing shops. If you’re lucky, you’ll see the moustache-clad transvestite in fishnets and pink boots. But a perfect destination looms ahead. Powell's bookstore. King of the independents. A writer and reader's Pleasure Island. The musty, intoxicating smell of old books wafts through the endless rooms, singing stories written by old friends like Mark Twain, Neil Gaiman, and Rick Steves. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;">Outside Powell's, dread-locked Rashib carries a sign: "VEGAN, HUNGRY, HOMELESS, AND HANDSOME." He munches rainbow veggie pizza and talks of the world. Rashib has traveled the globe with this very same sign—once written in Indonesian. He's an author, too, and has been writing like crazy lately. Look for his book soon in the stores--GLOBAL NOMADS, he says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:13.0pt;">So many storytellers. Like bookends, Helena on the way in to Portland, and Rashib on the way out. All of us diverse with crazy different life experiences. Yet all eager to share our stories, to share our piece in this massive, interconnected maze of life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman"font-family:";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-42349581024179175172010-04-29T11:16:00.000-07:002010-04-29T11:17:06.816-07:00I Can't, a poem by Ariana, 6th grade<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I can't make clocks tick faster,<br /> I can't make make the waves calm by the shore,<br /> I can't make the grass on the other side greener.<br /><br /> I can make a friendship with you ,<br /> I can love you for what you are and who you are,<br /> I can make you feel like all your troubles are gone.<br /><br /><br /> I can't make clocks tick faster.</span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-24043080842453297812010-02-06T20:20:00.000-08:002010-02-06T20:25:21.752-08:00Book Review: The Wringer, by Esteban, 6th grade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpL0VvRgE5vrbOE6WCbyEo8o0q4Hf53uSx4BV1O4-DGo0L8wZS91f0ZA0dVsbeH6B21za_Yh9sxRt5ldIbRmMh1VBsiJo2IwPzLRIkclv5QDMkor9Wg1K5TxYbt8FSYUD2BTiOvsKuiGsx/s1600-h/11620076.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpL0VvRgE5vrbOE6WCbyEo8o0q4Hf53uSx4BV1O4-DGo0L8wZS91f0ZA0dVsbeH6B21za_Yh9sxRt5ldIbRmMh1VBsiJo2IwPzLRIkclv5QDMkor9Wg1K5TxYbt8FSYUD2BTiOvsKuiGsx/s320/11620076.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352874053319410" /></a><br />The book I read, "The Wringer," by Jerry Spinelli, was awesome! This relates to me because the main character was in a struggle about being a wringer or not. I think he is confused, and I feel the same way. If I were him, I would choose not be a wringer because it would be bad to crack some pigeons skulls. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a choice, he has to go. The rule is when you turn ten, you have to be a wringer. <div><br /></div><div>By Esteban</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-70832445377471576032010-01-13T14:55:00.000-08:002010-01-28T13:08:30.772-08:00Poem by Katherine, Grade 8<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><pre style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Night reminds me of day.<br />Day reminds me of night.<br />I sit in the middle.<br />Watching both fighting over earth.<br />I am not matter.<br />Yet I do exist.<br />I am not darkness.<br />Yet I do exist.<br />I am not nothing.<br />Yet I do exist.<br />I am the one and only anti-matter.</span></pre></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-62377551752107927682009-11-27T19:12:00.000-08:002009-11-29T15:52:14.709-08:00Dreams, by Ariana, 6th gradeDreams:<br /><br />Scary<br /><br />Wonders<br /><br />Uplifting<br /><br />Confusing<br /><br />Lost<br /><br />Found<br /><br />Hope<br /><br />Love<br /><br />Anger<br /><br />Sadness<br /><br />There’s a lot to wonder about<br /><br />It feels so real at times u don’t want to wake up<br /><br />Then at times, you can't stand it<br /><br />Times you forget<br /><br />Then times hard to forget<br /><br />Some times it’s like everything you wanted<br /><br />Some times it speaks the truth<br /><br />You always wonder how and what and why you dreamed this<br /><br />That’s how I feel<br /><br />The memories stay<br /><br />While some just fade awayLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-38455085773999553862009-11-17T18:46:00.000-08:002009-11-17T18:51:14.017-08:00BOOK REVIEW: JESSICA'S GUIDE TO DATING ON THE DARK SIDE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aQQkX4bkEEekDgUkbqchcoZY53_XC1MMdTi8PkK1ctwrihKeAkkT7my8fJGM4x_89Py6bjfruHXsv-9J1bRIaX7D9dA11Hmu1ZSWesbbVWPWjuJ2Y1-QLVPM3P_SReEn6wihfg8jF0z2/s1600/JessicasGuide_JktMech.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aQQkX4bkEEekDgUkbqchcoZY53_XC1MMdTi8PkK1ctwrihKeAkkT7my8fJGM4x_89Py6bjfruHXsv-9J1bRIaX7D9dA11Hmu1ZSWesbbVWPWjuJ2Y1-QLVPM3P_SReEn6wihfg8jF0z2/s320/JessicasGuide_JktMech.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405270606253518882" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Hi I am Ariana and the book I read is :Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside, by Beth Fantaskey</div><div>The book was amazing!!!! Twilight fans will love it. I just couldn't but the book down,because each page has something going on.The reason I like it is because it was easy to be in her head and feel how she felt; how she's just a normal teen (I mean a vampire teen). So i highly recomend the book!<br /></div></span>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-89837949952435424902009-10-13T17:14:00.000-07:002009-10-13T17:23:49.419-07:00Book Talk by William, 6th grade: THE END, by Lemony Snicket, 13th book, Series of Unfortunate Events<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WqdrbbUBt7hhf_vb5m83EcME8OBZhog5dutJTiPRqaebFZM3nYU5_tuM7GWdbuXB2EK09F8YYZb5rWiUOtljISLcRWFyZ8JGoT6Bc_vbtHNZdldby9mJfx8cFNeWubNG1rLtN7M7F9av/s1600-h/13698336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WqdrbbUBt7hhf_vb5m83EcME8OBZhog5dutJTiPRqaebFZM3nYU5_tuM7GWdbuXB2EK09F8YYZb5rWiUOtljISLcRWFyZ8JGoT6Bc_vbtHNZdldby9mJfx8cFNeWubNG1rLtN7M7F9av/s320/13698336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392244585745497410" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;">A Series of Unfortunate Events" written by Lemony Snicket is a fantastic series for people of all ages. I like it because it is always unpredictable and really funny sometimes. It's about 3 children who become orphans after a terrible fire, and an evil man pursuing them whereever they go in an attempt to steal their fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> To prove how funny he is, I have written down the description on the back of the last book "The End" as a sort of sneak peak </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>Dear Reader,</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>You are presumably looking at the back of this book,or the end of THE END. The end of THE END is the best place to begin THE END, because if you read THE END from the beginning of the beginning of THE END to the end of the end of THE END, you will arrive at the end of your rop</i>e.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even if you have braved the previous twelve volumes, you probabley cant stand such unpleasantries as a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, an enormous bird cage, and a truly haunting secret about the baudelaire parents.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>It has been my solemn occupation to complete the history of the baudelaire orphans, and at last I am finished. You likely have some other occupation, so if i were you I would drop this book at once, so THE END does not finish you.</i><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> With all due Respect,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> Lemony Snicket</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> I hope you enjoy the series as much as I did.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> With all due respect,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"> William, 6th grade</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:13.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572457890185494656.post-58686594032878646322009-10-11T19:08:00.000-07:002009-11-11T09:26:06.833-08:00Every Good Book Needs a Dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDqDT4Mp_xK6VFgIPDAZ6ghAFswGXq3a48lb8a8A1owkI_3wfBMmCKxaIru0aYiIp2oais4Ca90QZb6oQCk4omhCiPNLkKdtjUQt26kwiwht8PITHRgXnrVhwEmjj-i0OufrxJ85G0TZD/s1600-h/bs2s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 82px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDqDT4Mp_xK6VFgIPDAZ6ghAFswGXq3a48lb8a8A1owkI_3wfBMmCKxaIru0aYiIp2oais4Ca90QZb6oQCk4omhCiPNLkKdtjUQt26kwiwht8PITHRgXnrVhwEmjj-i0OufrxJ85G0TZD/s320/bs2s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391543942017370930" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">After reading a writing prompt: IS THERE A CHARACTER WHO ACTS AS YOUR MUSE?on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.literarymama.com/litreflections/essays/" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">http://www.literarymama.com</span></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> It d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">id</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">n't take me long to realize who it was. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Mo.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">My first child. My furry, best friend. My muse.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; font-family:Verdana, arial, sans-serif, palatino, georgia;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">It all started in spring of 1991 when I rescued a border collie puppy. I was a grown-up now, and Jessie was my first dog. We had two weeks at the beach, park, and nights curled up together. But Jessie was sick and I didn't know it. Early one morning, I found her twirling in circles, her mind unreachable with Parvo. Jessie never made it home. My world crashed, and I couldn't stop the tears.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif, palatino, georgia;font-size:small;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Fast-forward a few months. A pregnant golden retriever had been rescued from the pound. And now, a litter of puppies needed homes. Nine black fur balls scurried around, quickly disappearing into a hole they'd dug. Mo was the first one to crawl out. She flopped into my lap, chewed on my fanny-pack, and won my heart. She chose me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">As a lanky teenage, she licked, jumped on people, and emptied and ate the trash. Worst of all, she ate expensive things that belonged to my roommates (remote controls, Birkenstocks bought in Sweden.) But I knew that I had something special. She became my first child. My best friend.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Whether hiking in the Sierras (where at 4 months, she retrieved my chapstick from the middle of a lake) or riding shotgun in my Toyota Tercel, Mo never left my side. She loved other animals even after getting chased by a ferret or kicked by a burro. She cruised down the hallway wearing a backpack where I taught 2nd grade. She bopped balloons on her nose until they popped, often gathering a crowd. Mo never missed the chance to climb an old oak tree.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Mo made it through three moves, a husband (she wore a white ribbon to my wedding!) and two kids. She hid her ball in car seats, cribs, and diaper bags. No matter what or who took my attention away, she waited, famous red ball in mouth, ready to play.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Mo has appeared in my children's stories, and inspired me to write my first picture book, DON'T LICK THE BABY. I longed to sell the book before she passed, but Mo became ill at age 14. The day before she died, DON’T LICK THE BABY won a picture book award at a conference in Los Angeles. My heart thumped as I received my certificate. The universe had spoken.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Mo helped me find the "write" path again.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Now, it’s an adventure with three neurotic, (yet loving,) rescued dogs. Leo “the wall walker” was unusual enough to make it on The Dog Whisperer TV show. But even the sum of the three don't quite add up to one of Mo. When I write, Mo is on my shoulder, barking to be let in. In some way or another, I open the door.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Mo taught me how to love and how to be loved. She's with me. When I walk a trail. As I splash in ocean waves. When I write.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Every good book needs a dog.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 17pt; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">And for Mo, I am forever grateful.</span></span></p></span></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435683062189946933noreply@blogger.com0