9/11

Regular work morning, just like any other workday, but this day was a frightful, unforgotten, and horrid moment. I had to hold my head high and make my way through the pain of seeing mostly everyone that brightened my day dead.  It was a cloudy day for nature and family's throughout the United States. 

As I sat there in the north World trade center at about 8:50 I saw a big sheet of metal flying 4 floors above mine. I didn’t know what to believe or think.  All the sudden vibrates from the top floors all the way down to the very bottom. Everyone watches the glass from the windows fall shattering to the ground. As soon as I realized that a plane had hit us, everyone was already panicking by the sirens on the streets and the big puffs of smoke forming from the planes jets. 

Going down the tight crowded stairs we were stressed by a firefighters voice,  "RUN, RUN HURRY UP OTHERWISE WE WILL ALL BE DEAD"! Most of us adults were acting like little children pushing and shoving to get out of the building as soon as possible. As I was about halfway down from my floor, I look up and see big sheets of concrete, metal, and glass falling towards all of us. Screaming, shouting, and howls as the top floors were falling on top of us piling us in-between, underneath, on top of, and inside of the building.

 Soon I realized that I was on the sidewalk right outside the North world trade center, I saw an opening of light as I crawled my way out I saw smoke, dead bodies, ambulances, and cop cars.  The most frightening thing I saw was my boss that I connected with so much laying right by me smashed between two slates of concrete, dead. 

By the time I realized what was going on it was about 10:30. where was the south tower? I wondered. I looked around  but the dust is so powerful I couldn’t open my eyes.  As soon as I could slightly open my eyes, my left eye refused to open.  All the sudden I was lifted on to a stretcher and traveled by 4 men quickly to a ambulance.

I can't remember much from the ambulance ride, but I remember seeing white lights out of my right eye.  As soon as I woke up in the hospital the nurses told me what happened if I already hadn't known since I experienced it. As soon as the doctor came in telling me what conditions I had, he announced that I was permanently blind out of my left eye.  I was shocked, but grateful that I survived the attacks of 9/11 2001.

The Clique (Retelling)

Authors note: this a retelling of The Clique, the reason why i chose this book was because i think it shows girly thoughts.

The book The Clique, by Lisi Harrison is one of those books that you can't help but jump into! I found myself loving this book for so many reasons! The characters are so updated in their social life that it's actually fun to read about.  Seeing  myself laughing at their silly thoughts and feelings. As a girl, I really enjoyed the fashion and beauty in this book as well. Also I felt like I was shopping with the girls and gossiping about the latest drama at school.  Personally, I really enjoyed this book and found it out to be a very girly novel!

Flipped.

Authors Note: I did an Contrast and Compare essay on the Novel Flipped, because it shows a different point of view and I thought it would be good to do an essay on this.

Between me and the novel "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen I visualize that the characters, settings, and actions are all unique in there own special way.  For instance; the characters like to show their own different personalities and take risks, that’s why I think this is such an magnificent novel.

"Flipped" shows an different point of view between a neat, clean, and popular boy named Bryce, and a tomboy, pigtailed, and sassy girl named Juli.  As these very different people communicate by living on the same road, Bryce realizes that Juli is creepy and that she has a major crush on him.

There are many differences between Juli and Bryce.  Juli's idea of fun is catching frogs in the swamp and digging up worms in the dirt, keeping them in her pocket for the night.  On the other hand Bryce enjoys playing catch with his father and reading long novels, mostly involving wizards.  As much as Bryce wants Juli to get off his case, she will not let him be. She insists that they are perfect for each other.  Juli complains to Bryce "we're both fourteen!", and even though they have that in common, he resists o pay attention to her obnoxious acts.

As these characters grow farther apart they realized that it actually wasn’t meant to be. As much as Juli wants Bryce to be her boyfriend, it doesn’t happen.  But the story did show a different point of view between different characters and I enjoyed this Novle a lot.