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Preposition Poem
__Championship Game__ //I took the game winning shot.//
 * Inside** the gym
 * On** the court
 * Beyond** the three point line
 * Within** halfcourt
 * With** the basketball in hand

Pieces of a Poem
__This time of year__ Behind the door lies a frozen terrain, which has its benifits, but also cause to complain. Plunging temps freeze everything beatifully, however we shiver fittfully. Would spring be so nice without winter?

__Rational__ Behind is the line that starts with a preposition. Which is the line that starts with a subordinating conjunction. But is the line that has a cordinating conjunction. Which has its benifits is a dependent clause (noun clause). However we shiver fittfully is a dependent clause. Behing the door lies a frozen terrain is an independent clause. Plunging temps freeze everything beatifully is an independent clause. Behind the door lies a frozen terrain, which has its benifits, but also cause to complain is the compound-complex sentence. Would spring be so nice without winter is ending with an independent clause.

Hint Fiction
Because of what happened the other day, she lay in pain as she was dying; however, her mind was fully alive. Because of what happened the other day-DC She lay in pain as she was dying-IC Her mind was fully alive-IC

Blitscussion Revision
I am reading Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. I chose this book because I like the author. The setting in this book changes throughout the story. Each chapter is from a different persons perspective. Because each chapter is in a different persons perspective, the setting changes throughout the story. There are five main characters in my book. The first one is Eden, she is a preachers daughter who doesn't really have the same beliefs as her family. The second one is Seth, a boy who doesn't want the same life as his farming family, and has lost his one supporter. The third is Whitney, a regular girl who always seems second best to her sister. The forth is Ginger, she comes from a bad home life with a mom who doesn't really care. The last main character is Cody, he goes with the flow but misses his home town. This book is about when these 5 different teens, who are on a search for something stories interweave. This book tells the story of these 5 different teens whos lives interweave while each of them are on a search for something. Cody- " First things first No need to worry about poker if I don't have a stake, and twenty won't cut it. Vince's games have become so popular, he made it a fifty-dollar buy in. I pump eight gallons into my tank, head on home." The theme in this book i think is never doing anything that you don't want to do. I would recommend this book to teens who enjoy realistic fiction.
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 * Green-what i added **
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I am reading Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. I chose this book because I like the author. Because each chapter is in a different persons perspective, the setting changes throughout the story. There are five main characters in my book. The first one is Eden, she is a preachers daughter who doesn't really have the same beliefs as her family. The second one is Seth, a boy who doesn't want the same life as his farming family, and has lost his one supporter. The third is Whitney, a regular girl who always seems second best to her sister. The forth is Ginger, she comes from a bad home life with a mom who doesn't really care. The last main character is Cody, he goes with the flow but misses his home town. This book tells the story of these 5 different teens whos lives interweave while each of them are on a search for something. Cody- " First things first No need to worry about poker if I don't have a stake, and twenty won't cut it. Vince's games have become so popular, he made it a fifty-dollar buy in. I pump eight gallons into my tank, head on home." The theme in this book i think is never doing anything that you don't want to do. I would recommend this book to teens who enjoy realistic fiction.
 * Revised Post**

Tone Analysis
In the article [|Is the internet killing empathy?], the authors Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan express that they think useing technology may interfere with the learning and use of empathy skills. "Have our brains become so desensitized by a 24/7, all-you-can-eat diet of lurid flickering images that we've lost all perspective on appropriateness and compassion when another human being apparently suffers a medical emergency?" This rhetorical question uncovers what Gary and Gigi really think about this topic. "The next time you receive a link to a lurid video or you pass a car crash that's been slowing you down on the highway, ask yourself what you're feeling" Ending the sentence with "ask yourself what you're feeling" puts emphasis on it and makes it stand out.

Extended Metaphor
Basketball is Focus Your mind is constantly on the game Daydreams and Distractions are not an option All of your energy must be poured onto the court Basketball is Focus

Blackout Poetry
Journey to the top Challenge the competition Turn on the pace Bring the concentrat[ion] Reveal the mystery to your mortal Predict your competitor Know the extreme sensation as a winner

Digital Vocabulary
Clamber –verb (used with object), verb (used without object) 1. to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.  Original Images [|Everest] [|Monkey]

__Rationale __ When I first got the word clambering, I thought about what animals clamber. The animal that came to mind was a monkey, because they climb using both their hands and feet. Then I thought about how the definiton states that clambering is with effort or difficulty.One climb that would definitely be difficult and take a lot of effort is Mt.Everest. So there it is. :)

Narrative
Moment of Change  My name is Sophie Germain and I live in France. I have always been a regular girl except for my vast and slightly peculiar interest in mathematics. To begin this short tale I would first like to express how distressing being a female in the 1700’s was. Gender bias was at its highest. Women were thought to be inadequate and were not allowed to pursue certain careers. While reading this story you will discover how I did my part in uncovering what females have to offer.

While growing up I wanted to know about everything, I would scan my father’s library and indulge in the works of Sir Isaac Newton, Leonhard Euler, Adrien-Marie Legendre, and many others. Throughout my entire life I was independent, I even taught myself Latin and Greek. As you can imagine life was never easy for me, my own parents didn’t commend me. Nights were frigid and torturous; they would deny me of quilts and fire wood, imploring and eager to stop me from studying. However I was determined; I didn’t let the world’s disapproval stop me. I trudged on.

As life went on my mother started to secretly believe in me, but in 1794 I took my first step in getting my due from the rest of the world. At the time, all of France was in a frenzy because of the new school that had opened, École Polytechnique. As anticipated, women were not permitted to attend. I accepted this fact and as always went the extra arduous step to get my education.

Even though I wasn’t allowed to attend I was able to send in assignments. In hopes of escaping the gender bias I had faced my entire life I sent my work in with the fake name of M. LeBlanc. Everything was fine until a faculty member; Joseph Louis Lagrange noticed my intelligence and requested a meeting. When I received the invitation I was frozen, couldn’t even move I was so panicked. I knew there was no way of getting out of it, I had to face the music, but I wasn’t looking forward to it. I expected to be scolded and unable to turn the following assignments in, but thankfully and to my surprise that wasn’t the case.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The day I timidly shuffled into that room was one of the scariest days of my life. When his eyes first scanned me, he passed me by, not finding who he was searching for. It was up to me to set him straight, reveal the mystery. I was prepared and fully deserving of punishment. I walked up to him and told him the whole story. His response shocked and relieved me. He wasn’t one bit angry. His only response was filled with compliments and encouragement. He was excited to have gotten to meet me. The feeling was mutual after I was able to comprehend what had just happened. This was the first time in my life that I wasn’t prosecuted for being a woman, and I’ve got to say I really liked it. The world had taken its first steps to overcome gender bias.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The prejudice towards women certainly wasn’t over but Joseph Louis Lagrange helped me reveal to the world the contributions I could make in math and science. Later on in life I made those contributions. Joseph became my mentor and came to my home to support me in all that I did. All of his help and support helped me to accept that I wouldn’t be allowed to have a career in mathematics as a woman. This acceptance helped to give me the courage to work independently throughout my life.