On a beautiful sunny day we were all playing outside with my neighbors. We played all day outside and then it got dark. All of a sudden polices surrounded the house because something bad had happen. I was really scared because I didn't know what had happen it was the scariest thing ever. The helicopters made an announcement saying all of you guys need to go inside. All of us look at each other saying what happen? What's going on ?. My parents told me and my brother you guys need to come inside the house.
        After my brother and I went inside we were looking at the window seeing what had happen. My mom turned all the lights of she said don't make any noise I asked her "why mom why are you turning all the lights." She said don't worry about it why don't you just go to you bed and sleep it's late all ready. After she said that we heard gun shots I was really scared and i started crying I was about 8 years old I don't remember but I was small in that time. We heard more police coming and they surrounded all the block.
         Two hours past and they were steal there. Few minutes after the police took there gun out and they were pointing at two people saying to give up and the other two that were there didn't give out so all you could hear the officer saying come on. We don't have to go that far with this situation my brother was looking at the window and he was like I want to be a police. I was really scared I just wanted the things to be over and all the officers to leave.
            The officers spend almost like 5 hours to calm everything down. All my neighbors were worried that something bad was going to happen. After everything had been calm my neighbors gather up and said is this a safety place for our children they were all planning to leave and get a new apartments. I was sad because I thought that I wouldn't see my friends no more I would have no one to play with.
             Then I told my mom and she said everything was going to be back to normal that things wouldn't change. She said you guys need to be careful and don't talk to any stranger. Every time we would see something weird to tell her or someone we new. After all the thing that happen we all kept on playing had ball and other stuff too. Nothing bad had happen till this Saturday in the night another thing had happen that one of my neighbors got arrested.

The crucible

The trials in The Crucible take place against the backdrop of a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the play seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God’s work. However, there are plenty of simmering feuds and rivalries in the small town that have nothing to do with religion, and many Salem residents take advantage of the trials to express long-held grudges and exact revenge on their enemies. Abigail, the original source of the hysteria, has a grudge against Elizabeth Proctor because Elizabeth fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. As the ringleader of the girls whose “visions” prompt the witch craze, Abigail happily uses the situation to accuse Elizabeth and have her sent to jail. Meanwhile, Reverend Parris, a paranoid and insecure figure, begins the play with a precarious hold on his office, and the trials enable him to strengthen his position within the village by making scapegoats of people like Proctor who question his authority.

Among the minor characters, the wealthy, ambitious Thomas Putnam has a bitter grudge against Francis Nurse for a number of reasons: Nurse prevented Putnam’s brother-in-law from being elected to the Salem ministry, and Nurse is also engaged in a bitter land dispute with one of Putnam’s relatives. In the end, Rebecca, Francis’s virtuous wife, is convicted of the supernatural murders of Ann Putnam’s dead babies. Thus, the Putnams not only strike a blow against the Nurse family but also gain some measure of twisted satisfaction for the tragedy of seven stillbirths. This bizarre pursuit of “justice” typifies the way that many of the inhabitants approach the witch trials as an opportunity to gain ultimate satisfaction for simmering resentments by convincing themselves that their rivals are beyond wrong, that they are in league with the devil.

Salem is a strict, hierarchical, and patriarchal society. The men of the town have all of the political power and their rule is buttressed not only by law but also by the supposed sanction of God. In this society, the lower rungs of the social ladder are occupied by young, unmarried girls like Abigail, Mary Warren, and Mercy. Powerless in daily life, these girls find a sudden source of power in their alleged possession by the devil and hysterical denunciations of their fellow townsfolk. Previously, the minister and the girls’ parents were God’s earthly representatives, but in the fervor of the witch trials, the girls are suddenly treated as though they have a direct connection to the divine. A mere accusation from one of Abigail’s troop is enough to incarcerate and convict even important, influential citizens, and the girls soon become conscious of their newfound power. In Act II, for instance, Mary Warren defies Proctor’s authority, which derives from his role as her employer, after she becomes an official of the court, and she even questions his right to give her orders at all.

Even the most despised and downtrodden inhabitant of Salem, the black slave Tituba suddenly finds herself similarly empowered. She can voice all of her hostility toward her master, Parris, and it is simply excused as “suggestions from the devil.” At the same time, she can declare that she has seen “white people” with the devil, thus (for the first time in her life, probably) giving her power over the white community. As the fear of falling on the wrong side of God causes chaos during the brief period of the hysteria and trials, the social order of Salem is turned on its head.

E.P.T

E.P.T

Sue Jozui is trying to say that they should stop making people believe stuff. For example if some famous is getting a new car all the fans think they should get it to. In reality they only gave the famous guy a nice car because they wanted to promote it. I totally agree with Ms.Jozui we should stop this kind of stuff. Many people shouldn’t been wasting there money only because some famous person is getting pay to advertise it.

  Another thing would be that who ever is advertising something they have to like it. For example if I get something that a store or a company wants me to advertise something I could pretend to like it or not like it. I could only pretend to like it and pretend and make other people believe it. I totally agree with Ms. Jozui people just pretend to like something and they are making people to believe some difference stuff. They need to stop with.

   For last they should stop this because it kind of making people waste their money. For example have to ask for money to get the news thing. Like a brand new car that some one from a t.v or any place said that was awesome. They should just say the true and not make people believe.

What is an America?

                                        What is an America?
An American is someone with freedom. For example an American has many benefits. However an American can do many things like get out of the country and come back.  Another thing an American has a lot of Benefits that a government can help.

For example if you have a problem you can go with any government office and ask for help from them. Another thing is that if you want to vote for someone you must be a citizen or be a natural born American.

Many people from other country that are pregnant come to America to give birth. Like my mom she can here to give birth to me because she thought that it was the best for me. I don't have to struggle to get out of this country or to have benefits like other people.

In my opinion been American is good because I could do many stuff. Like ones a turn 18 I could vote whoever I want. I also could visit other country and still come back without having trouble. For you to be an American you must be born here or like in America for a few years.

Autobiographical

Autobiographical

My name is Maria I'm sixteen years old. I current attend Maroon High School which I'm a junior. I like to do a lot of stuff like going out and to travel. Most of my time I spend my days with my brother.

Another thing I like to do is cook and try to make new things. Ones I graduate from high school I want to be a nurse or open my own beauty salon. Also when I turn 18 I might go study in Mexico. The reason I say that is because I like been over there.

Another reason is because most of my family leaves over there. I would never stop school. I want to be come something in life. Ones I'm something in life I would get married and start a new life. But first I want to enjoy life and have fun without having someone bragging or getting mad because I'm enjoying life and don't pay attention to them .