Something I recently did was, audition for vocal in laguardia high school. The night before, I was kind of unsure if I should go or not, because 1. I was at my grandma's house all the way in Jamaica Queens. And the audition was at 8am in the morning. 2. I was going up against 3,900 students who probably have been singing for years, and have had vocal training, and there is only 200 spots. So there wasn't really a chance of me getting in.
But I decided that I would go anyway.
We woke up super early and drove to the train station and ended up arriving in manhattan at around 7:25am, which is super early for a sunday, if it was a normal weekend I would still be sleeping. The line moved quickly,they seated all the students in the auditiorium, then they brought all the people auditioning for vocal into another room.
We had to fill out a paper about our experience with singing and what not. And then we waited online for an audition. I didn't audition until like eleven o' clock. It was the most scary thing, because the judges showed like no emotion. They were nice, but you just didn't know how you did. Im happy that I auditioned, even though I probably won't get in. Because it was fun, now that I look back on it two weeks later, and even if I don't get in it was a experience i'll never forget.
Auditioning for Laguardia taught me to not give up, and to keep trying even when you don't think you will make it. Because you never know what the outcome will be.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Arguement Essay 2nd draft
The book "Crank" by ELlen Hopkins, has been challenged for many reasons, such as drug use and profanity. I think that the book shouldn't be banned from kids. Because the content in the book, can teach kids about the negative affects of acting crazy as a teenager and doing drugs. In the authors note it says "This book is dedicated to my family and all families who's lives have been affected by the monster. While this is a work of fiction, it is loosely based on a true story. My daughters. The monster did touch her life and , and the lives of her family. My family, it is hard to watch someone you love fall so deeply under the spell of substance that turns him or her into a stranger. Someone you don't even want to know"
Parents and Teachers might want tis book banned, because of drug use and inapropiate language used throughout the book. For example on page 90, it describes what its like taking drugs "You want to cry, powdered demons bite,through cartilage and sinuses, take dead aim at your brain, jump inside, want to scream" But in the authors note of the book it says, that Ellen Hopkins wrote this book to help people and families who have children who do drugs, so they would be able to see their perspective of how drugs made them feel . This book can also help parents show their children that doing drugs is a really bad path to go down, because things don't end well for the main character . She ends up loosing a lot of respect from not only her family, but from herself. And also having a baby at age seventeen.
This book can also teach kids about peer pressure, for example the main character Kristina started doing drugs because of a boy she liked, who later became her boyfriend. Just by her trying drugs one time it caused a lot of bad things to happen to her. One of them being addiction, now that she got addicted to drugs it slowly but surely ruined her life. She started drinking, smoking, she just got very confused with her life. She had an alter-ego named Bree, who would do all the things she wouldn't dare do as Kristina. She ended up drug dealing, and having a baby. All of this happened over the course of one year and she was only seventeen.
I think that parents should know what their kids are reading, and if they don't approve of their children reading a certain book than they shouldn't be able to read it. I don't think that it should be banned from middle schools though, because it can teach kids at a young age, what happens to your life when you go down the wrong path. In the preview of the next book "Fallout", in a chapter called "We hear" written from Kristina's sons point of view it says "We hear that life was good before she met the monster, but those page-flips went down before our collective cognition.Kristina wrote that chapter of her history before we were even whisperers in her womb. The monster shaped our lives, without ours even touching it. Read on if you dare. This memoir isn't pretty"
I think that its okay for parents to tell their children "No you can't read this book, your not mature enough yet" But I don't think that this book should be banned from middle school library's because it can broaden the minds of kids at a young age, and teach them that falling for peer pressure and doing drugs is the wrong path to go down, because it can one day ruined their lives.
Parents and Teachers might want tis book banned, because of drug use and inapropiate language used throughout the book. For example on page 90, it describes what its like taking drugs "You want to cry, powdered demons bite,through cartilage and sinuses, take dead aim at your brain, jump inside, want to scream" But in the authors note of the book it says, that Ellen Hopkins wrote this book to help people and families who have children who do drugs, so they would be able to see their perspective of how drugs made them feel . This book can also help parents show their children that doing drugs is a really bad path to go down, because things don't end well for the main character . She ends up loosing a lot of respect from not only her family, but from herself. And also having a baby at age seventeen.
This book can also teach kids about peer pressure, for example the main character Kristina started doing drugs because of a boy she liked, who later became her boyfriend. Just by her trying drugs one time it caused a lot of bad things to happen to her. One of them being addiction, now that she got addicted to drugs it slowly but surely ruined her life. She started drinking, smoking, she just got very confused with her life. She had an alter-ego named Bree, who would do all the things she wouldn't dare do as Kristina. She ended up drug dealing, and having a baby. All of this happened over the course of one year and she was only seventeen.
I think that parents should know what their kids are reading, and if they don't approve of their children reading a certain book than they shouldn't be able to read it. I don't think that it should be banned from middle schools though, because it can teach kids at a young age, what happens to your life when you go down the wrong path. In the preview of the next book "Fallout", in a chapter called "We hear" written from Kristina's sons point of view it says "We hear that life was good before she met the monster, but those page-flips went down before our collective cognition.Kristina wrote that chapter of her history before we were even whisperers in her womb. The monster shaped our lives, without ours even touching it. Read on if you dare. This memoir isn't pretty"
I think that its okay for parents to tell their children "No you can't read this book, your not mature enough yet" But I don't think that this book should be banned from middle school library's because it can broaden the minds of kids at a young age, and teach them that falling for peer pressure and doing drugs is the wrong path to go down, because it can one day ruined their lives.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Arguement Essay Draft: Crank by Ellen Hopkins
The book "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins, Has been challenged for many reasons such as drug use and profanity. I think that book shouldn't be banned from kids. Because the content in the book can teach kids, about the negative affects of acting crazy as a teenager and doing drugs. In the authors note it says " This book is dedicated to my family, and all familes who's lives have been affected by the monster. While this is a work of fiction, it is loosely based on a very true story. My daughters. The monster did touch her life , and the lives of her family. My family, it is hard to watch someone you love fall so deeply under the spell of substance that turns him or her into a stranger. Someone you don't even want to know"
Parents and Teachers might want this book banned, because of drug use and inapropiate language used through out the book. For example on page 90 it describes what it's like taking drugs "You want to cry, powdered demons bite,through cartilage and sinuses, take dead aim at your brain, jump inside, want to scream" But in the Authors note of the book it says, that Ellen Hopkins wrote this book to help people and families who have children that do drugs,so they would be able to see their perspective of how drugs make them feel. This book can also help parents to show their children how doing drugs can be a very bad path to go down, because things don't end well for the main character. She ends up loosing a lot of respect from her family, from herself and also having a baby at age seventeen.
This book can also teach kids about Peer pressure, for example the main character Kristina started doing drugs because of her boyfriend, just by her trying drugs one time it caused a lot of bad things to happen in her life.One of them being addiction, now that she got addicted to drugs it slowly but surely ruined her life. She started drinking, smoking, she just got very confuesed with her life. She had an alter-ego named Bree, who would do all the things she wouldn't dare do as Kristina. She ended up drug dealing,and having a baby. All of this happened over the course of one year, and she was only seventeen.
I think that parents should know what there kids are reading, and if they don't approve of their kids reading a book like this than they shouldn't be able to read it, I don't think that it should be banned from middle schools though, because it can teach kids at a young age, what happens to your life when you go down the wrong path.
Parents and Teachers might want this book banned, because of drug use and inapropiate language used through out the book. For example on page 90 it describes what it's like taking drugs "You want to cry, powdered demons bite,through cartilage and sinuses, take dead aim at your brain, jump inside, want to scream" But in the Authors note of the book it says, that Ellen Hopkins wrote this book to help people and families who have children that do drugs,so they would be able to see their perspective of how drugs make them feel. This book can also help parents to show their children how doing drugs can be a very bad path to go down, because things don't end well for the main character. She ends up loosing a lot of respect from her family, from herself and also having a baby at age seventeen.
This book can also teach kids about Peer pressure, for example the main character Kristina started doing drugs because of her boyfriend, just by her trying drugs one time it caused a lot of bad things to happen in her life.One of them being addiction, now that she got addicted to drugs it slowly but surely ruined her life. She started drinking, smoking, she just got very confuesed with her life. She had an alter-ego named Bree, who would do all the things she wouldn't dare do as Kristina. She ended up drug dealing,and having a baby. All of this happened over the course of one year, and she was only seventeen.
I think that parents should know what there kids are reading, and if they don't approve of their kids reading a book like this than they shouldn't be able to read it, I don't think that it should be banned from middle schools though, because it can teach kids at a young age, what happens to your life when you go down the wrong path.
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