Youth Voter Turnout '08

This upcoming election is a very important one for many different reason. One of the main reasons is that the stereotype of having a white/male president could be broken. Regardless of weather Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain wins the 2008 election, one very good thing has come out of this: youth voter turnout.

In past years there have been many organizations, such as Rock the Vote, that have dedicated themselves to educating and enticing youth to vote. That organization has been somewhat successful in their task, but Barack Obama clearly must have done something right. Just his presence in the election has made a huge effect in the turnout of youth voters aged 18-30. Historically, that age group has had one of the least percentages of turnout but now that percent has skyrocketed. In the primary election during the spring of '08, the voter turnout of people under the age of 30 has tripled and even quadrupled in comparison to the past years.

Not only are 18-year-olds getting involved, but even grade school children! Middle school and high school students are becoming much more actively involved this year than any other election. This is a very good thing because those same youth will be the ones running the country in years to come, and now that they have been educated since an early age, they'll be more active in their adult lives than current adults.

In conclusion, weather Obama or McCain wins on November 4, one good thing has come out of this: the mobilization of youth voters.

Hero Blurb

Louise Baitoo cannot be called a hero for just one instance because she is a hero for so many reasons. She is a role model because when times get stressful or difficult, she stays calm and collected. She is somebody that has a love for her family greater than no other.

Picture That I Like

I like this picture because it shows the attitude of Britney Spears by using just facial expressions. The way that she has her eyes and her arm position shows vulnerabiliy and insecutiry which portrays innocesnse. The way that her eyes are turned away from the camera makes her seem naive and still an adolesent teen.

Also, the phone that she is holding as a prop adds a character to the picture, showing Britney's personality. That adds a special something to the picture.

S.L.O.B.: Code

After reading the Secret Life of Bees (SLOB) I think that my predictions were accurate, but this was because I wasn't to specefic with my predictions so that I could predict right.

Some of the more accurate predictions were like "the book will start off in the south where a girl will get into some sort of trouble". This was a very accurate prediction because once Rosaleen was jailed, then Lily made an illegal action and broke her out. This was my prediction for the way that the book will start off.

One of my predictions that was not correct was when I thought the theme of the story would be about a girl that faces problems in life. This wasn't really the 'theme' because it wasn't really problems in life that she faced, it was more of her trying to find out who she is. Also, that wasn't the largest theme. There were bigger, more important ones such as racism and the Black Mary.

LDW: What I did this Weekend

This weekend I went with Willie (my friend) and we got wet and my Grandmother's pool. We did a lot of swimming, and then we ate lunch. Stupidly, we didn't use sunscreen and got super sunburned. When we got home, my mom got mad at me and made me make my meal for supper.

The following fun-filled Friday night was fabulous. I ate an abominable, atrocious piece of apple pie with my friend, Abbey. Overall, those days were definitely da bomb!

Similies Medaphors and Cliches, oh my!

1. Dominic has movie star good looks.

2. Dominic's awkwardness is as funny as Peter Griffin.

3. Dominic's glasses are as cheesy as an armadillo.

4. Dominic's hair is as think and golden as a field of wheat.

5. Dominic's skin is as pink as an elephant.

6. Dominic's eyes are a think slit of green seaweed.

An Epic

An Epic in my own words is basically a poem, that features a hero. It also can be a fantasy/adventure, and can have a hero and a villian.



In the poem, Iliad (which is an epic), there are many great examples of it's charactaristics as an epic. So of them are:

1. Line 107-111: This is a classic example of making the hero in an epic seem larger than life. Agamemnon is written to be very powerful and God-like in this passage.


2. Line 52-60: This is showing the more fantasy aspect of this Epic. Here, a prayer is sent up to the god Apollo, to punish the people that disrespected the priest. Symbolism is used here to represent Apollo coming down and stricking down all of the soliders, but he actually struck them with disease.


3. Line 379-412: In this passage, not only is the good side of the hero shown, but also a weak side. The hero breaks down into tears instead of being all heroic and strong.




For me, this picture represents an epic because it shows a scene that might be portrayed to be larger than life, it also show a struggle, and maybe the storm is begin cause by Gods or something.