WeedFlower

Young and kind this child is

Gentle and fast her hands give

Carnations beauty she see inside

With every flower she gives life

Times change, and people are scared

People who often believe what they hear

Her family is take to a new place

Not one you would go to at a fast pace

There she must stay till war is at end

Lucky to be with her family and friends

The honor and trust her family must show

Yet all along it was never gone

She loves America

This is her home

but those who do not see

will soon know

Yes I am Japanese

Japanese-American to be correct

This is who i am

And this i will never forget!

censorship

I honestly do not think that Harry Potter should be a concern in schools. It is simply a book! Seriously I think children watch more harmful things on TV through commercial, than they do in fantasy books. Looking at how much people are upset about these books, they should simply ask a teacher for an alternative assignment, instead of just getting out of hand and trying to cause a problem. Also public schools are publics schools and the information taught is always going to be in some way controversial. Just like the article talked about, this is the United States and we have the freedom of speech. Whether or not the people like it, they cannot stop topics or books such as Harry Potter" from coming out. If you do not want your children exposed to this kind of information, then go to a christian or private school, is that not why they have them. Like I said before parents should be more worried about what their kids will learn from other outside influences, than how they are going to take a young boy who can have magic powers and helps to save his world from the bad.

On the other hand, I think that parents are so blind about what their children are exposed to rather than focusing on how much good books like "Harry Potter" have brought to the literature aspect of education. Harry Potter is one of many books that have rekindled the spirit and motivation in children to read. Harry Potter is one of the best selling books and has been read by both children and adults. It can be used in the classroom to get children who do not like books about history or animals to become included in the atmosphere of the other students around them. What many parents do not consider is there are many different kinds of families, lifestyles, and personalities where not everyone is going to agree on the same books. For instance while some may take "Harry Potter" as controversial, others may take another book read in class as controversial who did not find "Harry Potter" controversial. Think about it many books are first considered controversial and then in later years are considered phenomenal. A perfect example of this is Maurice Sendak's book "Where The Wild Things Are," as well as "In The Night Kitchen," both these were almost placed on the banned list. However in todays society these books are considered great parts of literature education. All I have to says is censorship has a time and place and publics school are not always the place where that is considered.

Bio Poem

Thomas

Smart, Intelligent, Loving and a Perfectionist

Husband of Martha Wayles Skelton

Lover of Reading and Writing

Who Feels Joy, Grief and Love

Who Finds happiness in discovering knowledge

Who Needs is own time

Who Gives his guidance

Who Fears his debt

Who would like to see is wife again

Who Enjoys helping others

Resident of Shadwell, Virginia in the United States

Jefferson

"I am Winn-dixie"

I am just a dog
I am scruffy, dirty and smell
But that all changed when I was saved
I now have a friend named Opal
I was bathed and finally I am cleaned
I go everywhere with her
I never leave her side
I have made many new friends
I sometimes get scared of thunderstorms
But I am protected
I am comforted by my family
I have the preacher Opals father
I have a home
I am loved
I have a name
I am Winn-Dixie

Free Poem "Finding God"

I hear a voice from a far
I turn to my mother’s side
I ask her if she hears it too
Simply she replies

God speaks in a whip-poor will's song
And God whispers back in the breeze
God Speak through a babbling brook
And can be seen in all the trees

He says he will make a way for you
To prepare for the journey ahead
But now it’s his turn to speak
You must listen to what he says

I have blessed you with what you need
Strong body and clever mind
I will arm you against your enemies
And no harm will come to you dear child

Go to my house, where fear washes away
So she races as fast as she can
The hour has come, her own heart pounding
Her new life now lies ahead

God opened her eyes, and cradled her
Clearly now she sees Gods face
Holding Gods hand all the While
She finally found him this day

A Good Book

After our discussion in class I feel that even though my book "Clara Barton" was a Biography it was still a quote "GOOD BOOK." I think that it achieved this good book appearance by covering most of the aspects I believe to be in a good book! It was informative, interestingly wrote, had great pictures to go along with the facts/story, as well as be easy to read. I also feel that it appealed to most every age, because even for me I could have used this to write a informative paper or story on Clara Bartons life. Above all this book is very interesting, creative and quick read, full of information that children would love to learn and tell others about!