http://tracey2012.edublogs.org Even if it's just an illusion, it's okay... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:50:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unfinshed, drawn in MS Paint, with the laptop touch pad during English class. It's Sora from Kingdom Hearts II   http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/quick-drawing/ "Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings".                             --William Shakespeare The most valuable part of English this year... was that we learned about the stuctures of poetry, and how sonnets and epics work. We ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/30/english-class/ A short story, written in place of a school assignment. It's a shorter version of a long novel I've plotted out. Clockwork. Humming over the large bridge, a small old car drives slowly through the crammed in traffic. Inside sits a woman and a snoozing teenager. Suddenly, the boy thrusts up and ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/short-story-clockwork/ Motherly Symphony With frail, scarred-tattered hands. Feeding, cleaning, the feathery creatures. Seeds drizzle on the cemented ground. Long hair, cascading on to her shoulders. Then pulled back into a simple bun. Held together with a painted chopstick. Simple pattern outfits, dusted with age. Tells about the times when she glided on the runway. Fractured English, falls from her mouth. Never ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/mothers-day-poem/ Everyone has a person they look up to and whether that person is a celebrity or a close relative, someone admires someone for certain qualities. I myself admire my close friend, Kate, whom’s successful enough to be graduating this year. Although she lives in Massachusetts, we still talk enough for ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/essay-admirable/ My personal accomplishment hasn’t quite been achieved yet. It’s a simple goal I have in life, and I don’t think it would ever be achieved. My goal is to improve in art; but you can’t stop improving your drawing skills. Though I am truly proud of how much my art ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/essay-what-have-you-achieved/ In our English class, we were given an assignment that lets you choose what type writing you'd like to do. I picked to write a short story. It's been a plot that's been stuck in my head for a while, and I finally figured out how to start this story. It's ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/16/of-stories-and-clockwork/ Spirited Away is an animated movie by Hayao Miyazaki, dubbed by English voice actors to tell a fantasy of a girl getting lost in the spirit world. This movie is a full-length animated film that sets you into a mystical spirit world, that's settled by witches, spirits, or just plan ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/movie-review-spirited-away/ Paint by Magic Kathryn Reiss  Paint by Magic is a time traveling tale of a family and a dead artist. Connor is an eleven year old boy whose family never sees each other. Both his parents are constantly working, his sister is off talking to friends and doing her after school activities, ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/04/25/book-review-paint-by-magic/ I think that our school district focuses too much on sports. Not everyone in the school is an athlete, so what would we do with a puddle of water and an extra field? The new high school, or the district itself, could use the extra tax money for something else, instead of wasting ... http://tracey2012.edublogs.org/2008/04/25/spend-wisely-cape/