Academic Autobiography

There has been allot of teachers & a pretty fine amount that have helped me grow as a student and as a young man. The most important has to be my 8th grade teacher who inspired me to work hard and don’t give up. His name is Mr. Alexander he was my pre-algebra teacher, he was not just a teacher he was also a good friend and led me to the right path in life. My other teacher is Ms. Bison, she was a nice and awesome teacher she really helped me out in the academic studies in reading and math skills. There have been many schools I have had the pleasure to go to first of all; I went to La Cienega Elementary. It is located in La Brea & Washington. My little sisters go there and also some cousins go there. I did not finish my elementary years there though; after 4th grade I went to a catholic school which was opening right next to my elementary school. The school’s name is Stella Bright star Academy. This school was extremely hard, hard long hours from 7:00am to almost 8:00pm if you were behind in your school works. Ultimately, this was a fun school to go too because we would have field trips, not just any field trips but fun adventurous field trips. The field trip I remember the most is camping! This was a weeklong field trip, & it has been the best I’ve had so far as a young teen. Too bad I only went too this school for 1 year because my mom got into an argument with the principal. So after 5th grade in Stella I moved on to Marina Del Rey Middle School in Culver City. This school was pretty good for me because I had good grades througout my 3 years in Middle school, I graduated from Marina in the 2008 class. After Marina I went on to West Adams Preparatory High School. I am still enrolled in West Adams and currently finishing my senior year here.
My favorite subject will have to be history because I love learning about the past and how things work back in the 1900s or even before. I really enjoy it because I like to learn what happened in the past with wars and conflicts countries have. An influential teacher too me is one who simple teaches and helps the students when they are in need of help. A project I have done in the past that I remember is a project we did in cooking. As a group we had to make a delicious dish in less than 60 min. My group made lasagna with a nice hot soup on the side. What I learned from this was its always better to work together as a team and learn how to share. My group aced the project with teamwork and effort in order to finish on time.
In the future, I don’t really know what will be my academic in the future. I am planning to go to college but I still got to figure out what I'm really interested in, and obviously the major. As a student I think I am lazy; if I'm interested in a subject or class, I shine and have a high grade. But most of the times I get passing grade NO "D's"! In my early years I would only speak Spanish because of my parents but then after school started for me I learned to speak English. I have passed mostly all of my classes with "B's" but I know I can do better. My G.P.A for high school is 3.3. My specific goals for this class are to excel in my English writing skills and to have an A! I expect Ms. Erudite as the same teacher I've had 2 years ago. Very nice and energetic. I'm glad I have Ms. Erudite as my 12th grade English teacher!

Found Poem

Gang Shooting Victim Must Overcome Pain To Walk Again

10 year old girl shot 3 times
playing basketball
four days later a physical therapist tells her its time to get up
she looks around,everyone looking at her
mom,dad & nurse
A lanky 4th grader with braids
speeling bee champion & outstanding player in basketball
may take months to walk again
March 2
in compton a young man
handgun shoots her in the back,knee & hip.
two other males shot and both survived.
"she understands" dad says.
"its a long process & she understands that"
doctor puts a sock on her foot and tells her to sit up
she been laying for a long time
with the help of her parents and a single sob
Erica began to move.

Linthecum,Kate,"Gang shhoting victim must overcome pain to walk again"The Los Angeles Times, March 14,2010

Stream of Consciousness

I would really like a new dog such as a german sheperd,a pittbull,or even a bulldog.My favorite dog from these is the sheperd because they are very big when they grow up and most of all they are very friendly with people.The reason why I want a new dog is becuse my dog "Jacky" is very old,I mean to us in human years he is only 10 years old but in dog years he is 70!!The other day he had a big bloody ball on his leg,at first I didnt think it was serious because I thought it was a cut but as the days went on I started to see something strange about him.So,I told my dad and he said "Take him to the vet and see what Jacky has."The next day my mom picked me up from school and we took Jacky to the vet.The vet was very smelly and had differnt type of dogs and different sizes.I signed in and I waited for the vet to call Jacky's name.After 30 minutes of waiting in the lobby they finally called his name so I went inside the examination room with my mom.At first I was worried that he would not let himself get examined or even let me put the muzzle on his mouth but I was wrong he didn't do anything crazy that would make the vet get scared.The vet came inside and he saw the big bloody ball which wasn't really bloody anymore because it was dried up for not being taken care of in time.I remember him saying this after seeing him "Jacky will need surgery on his leg."I was scared he would not make it surgery because he is old.We left him and so the next day we took him home and we were happy that he made it.Now Jacky is healthy and happy.

The Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe -Expository Essay

This story from Edgar Allan Poe is pretty much talking about revenge.There is a guy named Montressor who wants his revenge on Fortunato.The story doesn't specify why he is angry and wants revenge on Fortunato.He is plotting to murder Fortunato during a carnival when the man is drunk,dizzy,and wearing a jesters motley.A jesters motley is a costume of a joker or a clown.Montressor tells Fortunato that he has a pipe of Amontillado,a rare and valuable sherry wine.Fortunato gets hooked and goes with him to the wine cellars of the pallazo where they wander into the catacombs.While they were down there Montressor asks Fortunato if he wants De Grave,a wine,he says "yes." So while heading down stairs where no one can hear Fortunato scream,both are getting drunk.
They come to a niche,a tomb with a half-dome heading,tells Fortunato that within lies the rare wine Amontillado.As he enters Montresor quickly chains him to the walls.Fortunato recovers from his drunken state faster than Montressor,he anticipated he can shake off the chains and escape but cant.So he screams for help but since they are far down below no one can hear him.Montressor laughs while he screams for help.Montressor starts to wall up the niche entombing Fortunato alive.As Montressor finishes his last stones Fortunato wails "For the love of god,Montressor!"Montresor replies "Yes,for the love of God!"He listens for a reply but can only hear the jesters motley bells ringing.As he places the last stone he throws a torch through the gap.

Literary Treasure

A Dream Without A Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow --
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand --
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep -- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

-Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is my favorite poet because he writes about many weird stuff for instance people getting killed and people getting trapped in dungeons. He also talks about what happens to him in his life like him getting married to his cousin.I guess back then it was alright and not nasty to get married to your cousin.Starting his career was not really a success because his poems weren't popular.
This poem from Edgar Allan Poe is about him having these dreams and not having these dreams.Am I making any sense..... I didn't think so.Its about a guy getting a kiss on the forehead from someone.He is having a dream about a women kissing him on the forehead and then the women just starts to leave him which is inside the dream he is having."Take this kiss upon the brow!and, in parting from you now thus much let me avow,you are not wrong , who deem."Let me confess you are not wrong, your opinion.Everything that has just happened "flown away in a night or in a day."

"I stand amid the roar" I stand in the middle of a huge wave trying to save someone.He is standing on the sand getting sand on his hands and then the sand leaves through his hands.

But then again he is imagining that its happening but really it is not happening.I had to look through the dictionary to understand the poem and I had to read the poem over and over again.This poem has very weirds words like brow,avow,amid and deem.

Narratives song lyrics

I am a very funny person and I have a good personality once people get to know me.I try to have a Good life and want to make every second of my life as enjoyable as possible.I have much fun, but when I have to buckle down and do my work I do.Much of the stuff I is very fun stuff.
I like to play alot of sports and like to hear Lil Wayne sick beats and lyrics

"Shawty say she wanna lick the rapper..And she gonna lick the rapperAnd I just wanna act like a porno-flicking actorI (Anita Bake) her, now she caught up in that (Rapture)I got so much chips, I swear they call me Hewlett PackardI got so much chips, you can have a bag if you're a snacker Greedy mutha-fudge cakes, now tell me how dat fudge taste I do it for Bloods' sake, suu-woo think it's voodoo How that roof do di-di-dissipate, your girl wants to participate"


I am not always fun,there was a point of my life were I started to screw up my life like if my life was going South and I wanted it to go North. I was breaking the law and making a fool of myself. I mean I was just so young and I didn't know what I was doing with my life.I was not a bad kid its just that I was faking the "Thug Life" and wanted to be cool. It wasn't like I was Americas Most Wanted,I just wanted to be cool.I was trying to be somebody who I'm really not.

"The Word Is Out You're Doin' Wrong Gonna Lock You Up Before Too Long,Your Lyin' Eyes Gonna Take You Right So Listen Up Don't Make A Fight,Your Talk Is Cheap You're Not A Man You're Throwin' Stones To Hide Your Hands."Michael Jackson-Bad

Vocabulary Narratives - Catastrophe

Catastrophe is a noun and its definition is a sudden and widespread disaster. It can also be any misfortune,mishap, or failure. A catastrophe can be a earthquake just like the one that just happened in Haiti. It can also be that you forgot your homework and without it you cant pass the class. The whole day can be a catastrophe for you. An example in a sentence: The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. Another example of a catastrophe is 2012. Supposibily in 2012 alot of a angry mother nature will happen such as earthquakes,hurricanes,thunder storms, & tornadoes on December 21,2012. I think that if you believe in the Mayan callender you should quit your job and spend all your money on a huge vacation.Me personally I will go wherever God guides me.I think I'm getting a bit off topic so bottom line Catastrophe is a horrible thing.