The Beatles Album - 1

I heard of this album from my brother because he downloaded it into his iPod touch. I was listening through the album and I enjoyed it very much. I liked how there was multiple types of tempos in the album. What I mean is that you would heard a song that is somewhat sad, and then hear a song that is something you would dance to. Some of my favorites are Hey Jude, Something, Eleanor Rigby, and Help!. There were others that I enjoyed but then I would have said almost the entire album. I feel like this album, and in general for Beatles songs, is all about of the lyrics. In the sad songs, the lyrics are really great because you can understand how the person in the song or the situation in the song is really sad. Some examples of the sad songs in this album are Hey Jude, Something, and Eleanor Rigby. Then, you hear songs that lift up the mood such as come together, Help!, and Yellow Submarine. So this is the album that I am recommending, although I am pretty sure you heard of the Beatles, this album should be recommended because it has most of the top hit Beatles songs.

Winter poem

A snowflake falls from the clouds above.
It twirls and glides through the air like a feather.
Out of control and heading straight to the ground.
You extend your arms and open your hands.
The snowflake maneuvers away. You run to catch it, but it continues to glide further.
It is a foot away from the ground, you hurry.
1 inch away, but it falls to the ground.
And after a second it is gone.

Where did you go JD?

J.D. Salinger said that he was once the type of person who brags about there abilities, and that is sort of weird becasue now he is try to hide from all the fame. Through all this hiding, he has been one of the most famous and popular writers in history. I feel like if I was in the same situation that I would of ended up the same way. this because I dream of things like fame, but once you get it, you realize it isnt as great as it seems. A lot of his fans started to call his house and write letters to him because of a something in his most famous book, The Catcher in the Rye. Back in the 1950's , people didnt like the book and its ideas of phonies, and some places like schools and libraries added it to their banned book list. Now, people love the idea because there is a lot of trouble and mystery in our nations government and even the world around us. This has effected pop culture in many ways, one way is when the reasons why a person killed John Lennon was because something he read in the Catcher in the Rye. Also, more then usual people have been questioning the government and other superiors on the truth.

Holden

Right now in this part of the book, I feel like Holden is very rebellious and annoying. He is always thinking badly about others and never thinking about ways that he is bad person. One big thing he does wrong is try and find the perfect person when in reality nobody is perfect. He is still really immature, even though he thinks he is more mature then everyone else. He has never really had many friends and is always very bitter because of it. I think that if he did the things normal teenagers would do, then he would say and do the same phony things he hates. Although, I do find him annoying at times , we do share some similarities. A big one is the want for independence, because I feel like I am mature enough and that I am able to handle it. I feel like Holden doesn't knows what he is talking about because he has never experienced theses things that other teenagers experience like having multiple friends and doing fun activities. Also, he doesn't say how his relationship with his parents is, so it most likely inst good. This is probably why he tries to act out so much, because he never had people to teach him about good and bad.

My red hunting hat

My red hunting hat is to hunt for certain goals or achievements in life. I think that school is part of my red hunting hat because it will help me get to far places by getting a good education and helping me get a job or career in the future. There are a lot of things that I want to achieve before I die. Somethings I may or may not be able to achieve, but that's why it is a hunt and I have to work to get their. I think the big difference between my red hunting hat and Holden's red hunting hat is that his was only a dollar, and mine isn't worth money, but it is worth more because of all the effort I have to put in to hunt down these goals. I am still uncertain by what Holden's mean by his red hunting hat, but I believe that mine is more significant because his hat is only a dollar and it is simple to obtain, and mine will take years of work and determination to hunt. So that is my red hunting hat, I actually could have many red hunting hats, but the one about my life achievements covers all of the others.

Changes in the classroom

I think that some changes that could help make the class more exciting would be to have more discussions, and activities that include everyone in the classroom sharing their opinions. This will probably help everyone in the class to start thinking of the books and the topics that we are discussing. I would like this because it will help me gain interest for all the books that we will read and all the class discussions that we will have. Also, if I don't understand something in a book or topic that is being covered, then I am sure that if we discuss it then I will have a better understanding of the topic. Something I believe should be reduced in the class is writing in our notebook. I feel like a lot of stuff we write down in a notebook can be unnecessary, like questions or answers. Instead of writing down certain things in our notebooks, we can discuss them as a class instead. Not only will this help with having more discussions, but it can also help save trees by using less paper. So those are the changes that I believe can help improve the class, and make it simpler for everyone.