Joey



Tears of the Past, the Present and The Future BY: JOEY T. B1

// Yesterday… // // I would be skittish of speaking in front of a large group, // // Though I would be assured to express in front of my friends. // // I cherished the aroma and savor of durians, // // Yet I detested the green prickly spikes of them. // // I supposed that everyone was a friend of mine, // // Nobody was a nemesis. // // I would bellow when I got spanked, // // Nonetheless giggle when I get cuddles, and know that I’m // // treasured. //

// Today… // // I happen to be tense when there’s a question I never can answer, // // Though I’m always confident when I think of my answers. // // I have affection towards my true friends, // // Yet hate those who swagger. // // I trust in one true God, // // However, I don’t believe any other Gods. // // I’ll cry when I don’t have anybody to hang out with, // // Nonetheless laugh when I spend time with them. //

// Tomorrow… // // I would get frantic when I meet a gentleman, // // Though I would be poised if I know what to say. // // I would adore ice-skating, // // Yet disgust the fact that I still plummet on my butt. // // I would consider that everyone is distinctive, // // No one is equal in any way. // // I’ll weep when my friends leave me, // // But hoot with tears in my eyes when they come back to me. //

=Poems= Through the Snow By: Joey T. B1

As quickly as greased lightning through the snow, I leave footprints behind me. My scarf—trailing behind me, Ravishing and radiant.

I leave footprints behind me, Someone’s there, following me. Ravishing and radiant, So glamorous in the night.

Someone’s there, following me, My scarf—trailing behind me. So glamorous in the night, As quickly as greased lightning through the snow.

Diamante Poems By: Joey T.   Winter Freezing, Frosty Snowflakes, Snowballs, Snowman Chilly, Beautiful, Amazing, Roasting Sunglasses, Beaches, Surfing Sweaty, Scorching Summer Day Bright, Sunny Raining, Shining, Heating Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Bedtime, Darkening, Cooling, Scary Dark, Cold Night Cinquain Poems By: Joey Tan B1   ** Dinosaurs ** Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, now Only dust and fossils Remain

Leaves Hear now With crispy sound, Like steps of roaming ghosts, The leaves, crispy and beautiful Fall down AWESOMENESS By: Joey T. B1  AN acrostic poem can be about anything. It starts with the letters of the word. A wesomeness is W ho I am. E veryday, I S ing and dance O ptimistically just like a M onkey that E ats N uts served with E ggs, S auce, and S lush FTM Comic Book

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This is my project that I worked on in LA class for a couple of days. For this FTM project, I made a comic book that has to do with the theme of friendship between Kevin and Max. I drew and wrote about how they met in the first place, and the way they almost immediately became best friends. I also showed how Max felt at the very end when Kevin passed away. I hope you enjoy this!

Below is my persuasive essay. We have spent about a month working on this, going to the library and websites to search up information. We also revised and edited our essay plenty of times--sometimes with Mr.Cooper, and other times with our peers. My topic is on the Pollution In China. I hope you enjoy this, and know that pollution in China is a very serious case. Maybe you would like to contribute to the idea of "no more pollution in China"?

** Pollution In China **

There was once a beautiful piece of land covered with green trees, flowers, lakes, rivers, ponds, animals, and blue skies. Everything was perfect, until one day, when pollution took over the world. Since then, the skies have become gray with dust, winds with grime and filth. For voluminous years, pollution has been overwhelming the Earth. Pollution in China has worsened over these past years; many reasons lead to this cause, for example, plastic bags, coal and cars.

Free plastic bags come from everywhere, ranging from stores to restaurants. Although plastic bags are convenient, but it takes 50-80 years to decompose, and it takes hundreds, or even thousands of years to completely biodegrade which means to be decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. Millions of plastic bags clog up flood drains and also contaminates soil, the air we breathe, and the waterways that eventually turns into the water we drink. Humans are not the only ones that are affected by plastic objects, but animals are too. Bags that float through the air may be in the path of a bird’s way, or it can also get caught in a tree. Most animals are not as intelligent as us, when they see something made out of plastic; they think “food!” and eats it, which leads to choking on it and then having a slow painful death. Plastic is not only overwhelming China, but it occurs all over the world.

Millions of companies burn coal for energy, it is the most exploited indigenous source of energy, and it’s the hottest topic of politicians. Burning coal is the leading cause of smog, soot, acid rain, global warming, and toxic air emissions. Waste generated from coal burning is sulfur dioxide, black carbon, ozone and carbon dioxide. Coal is also non-renewable, because it is a finite resource of fossil fuels on the planet. It doesn’t renew itself once it is dug up and burnt, and is considered a product of compression as well as heating of organic matter. Polluting coal plants need billions of gallons of cooling water and it desolately also harm wildlife.720 tons of carbon monoxide causes headaches and places additional stress on people with heart disease. In addition, 225 pounds of arsenic will cause cancer in one out of every 100 people who drink water containing 50 parts per billion. Coal plants have clearly polluted China more than ever over these past years.

Gas is all around you, in the car you use, or even the stove you use. Though gas may be a great tool, it unfortunately adds around 70% of pollution to the pollution that is already in the air. Similar to plastic bags, it pollutes the water that we drink, and the air that we breathe. In the past 150 years, gas appliances have pumped enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to raise its levels higher than they have been for hundreds of thousands of years. From gas there is Nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides, they are the main cause of acid rain, which changes the waterways and soils and can harm humans and animals. A method to end gas polluting is to put taxes on carbon emissions or higher taxes on gasoline, so that people and companies will have greater incentives to conserve energy and pollute less. Gas is not only adding harm to the pollution, but it also contributes to global warming.

Soon, our human race will never be able to live on this world again, if we don’t take care of this planet and stop polluting. The time has arrived for us as humans to make a move for us to save this world from the destruction of contamination. Imagine this world turning into a beautiful piece of land once more. What beauty would that be?

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