Chelsea

Eight Emotions By: Chelsea Yesterday… I felt melancholy when my feelings got hurt, But I felt delighted when it was my birthday. I let tears drip down my cheeks when I got wounded, But I laughed when my brother tickled me. I loved feeling the warmth having my mother wrap her arms around me, But I hated it when my brother bothered me. I was afraid of getting stuck under a huge black blanket of darkness, But I was never afraid of saying “hello” to the world. Today… I feel melancholy when I think about good times I miss in the past, But I feel delighted when I receive a new gift. I let tears drop down my face when my friends leave my school, But I laugh when I hear a sidesplitting joke. I love making new friends, But I hate losing old friends. I am afraid of not doing a good job, But I am not afraid of heights. Tomorrow… I will feel melancholy at the thought of getting hoary and frail, But I will feel delighted when my goal is accomplished. I will let tears rain down my face when loved ones are ill, But I will laugh when I think about the foolish things I did when I was a child. I will love to sit down and peacefully read a book, But I will hate to get sick. I will be afraid of getting a dire job, But I will not be afraid of trying.

Four Seasons Fresh, green leaf buds thrive, The sweet fragrant roses bloom through the melting snow...

Surfing, waves crashing. Ground bakes under scorching sun, Running on soft sand...

Colorful leaves fall, Cool autumn wind whispering Pumpkins glowing bright.

Crystal blanket shines, Snowflakes are drifting, dancing In the chili night.

Tanka My goal this year is... get great grades with gratitude, to make nice projects. My goals sparkle just like gems. I treasure all of my goals.

I want to dream to get a magnificent job, live in luxury. Dreams have a place in my heart. I treasure all of my dreams

The Nature Queen

The cool fall wind stroked my black hair, the queen of nature is comforting me, oh! How nice! Little green grass are so happy to greet me. The sun will smile down at me. The queen of nature greets us today and it must be waking us tomorrow. We should always be happy to have the queen.

Two-Faced Me

Sometimes soft, silent and timorous. Other times quite lively and loud. Enjoying nature’s smile. And nature’s loud whispers. Feelings are like gems. Books are treasures. So unique. Two-faced. Me. media type="custom" key="24369472" width="241" height="241" media type="file" key="100_0023.mp4" width="300" height="300" In class we read a novel called Freak the Mighty. We did a project and I made a "dictionary" from the main character, Max's perspective.

Our new unit in class is learning to write essays using different varieties of sentences. In class, we learned how to write persuasive essays. We were allowed to choose our persuasive essay topics. My persuasive essay is about gun control in the US. I hope that US would have stricter gun control.

Gun Control Stroking the ground, a warm swift breeze blew golden grains of sand off the beach, sending them flying towards the sea. The air was thick with grief. Crashing against the shore, the waves made a soft sorrowful sound, as if mourning for all the young children who were lost to the tragic incident. With heavy hearts, Mrs. McDonnell and her husband pressed starfish and shells into the wet cement, because her daughter loved the water. Grace, age 7, was one of the 20 young first-graders who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Guns, the weapon that had taken so many lives and had caused so much grief, are completely legal in many states in the US. I strongly believe that guns should be banned in US because guns have caused many mass shootings, unexpected accidents, and other countries that have had strict gun control have had less or even no shootings since they banned guns. I believe that guns are major problems in the US. 20 young people a day are hospitalized because of fire-arm related injuries. Fire-arm injuries are the second leading cause of death in the US. According to research, 934 people died from mass shootings in the past seven years. In December 2012, a 20-year-old killed his mother, 20 students and 6 adults in Sandy Hook Elementary School before killing himself. The AR- 15, the gun that had taken so many young lives, was completely legally bought. Another shooting happened in Chicago, Illinois, during this year’s Easter weekend. 9 people were killed, and 36 were injured. A few 10-12-year-old kids were playing on a playground near a school. Mysteriously, a car pulled up, a man came out and opened fire. 2 bullets were shot at the youngest child, one aiming at her lungs and breaking her collarbone, leaving her in critical condition. Think about how young all these children were when they ended up in such a serious state, when they came through such tragic, unfortunate events. None of these children deserve it. Another shooting happened in California, during May 23, 2014, at night. 6 people died, and 13 were injured. The three handguns that were used by 22-year-old Elliot Roger, during the shooting, were legally purchased. We should prevent more of this by making it illegal to purchase guns. Guns are serious problems in the USA, and in my opinion, we should ban them. Even though people buy guns to protect themselves and leave them at home, accidents are very likely to happen. In Wichita, on April 30, a tragic accident happened. Curiously, a 4-year-old boy looked into a drawer at his house. Pulling out the handgun, the boy pulled the trigger and accidentally shot his 19-month-old little brother in the chest. Afterwards, his little brother died in the hospital. Another example is that in Ohio, a 3-year-old named Lucas Heagren found a 45-caliber pistol in his house. Accidentally, he shot himself through the right eye. A week before the tragic accident, a group of young children in Houston found a pistol in a closet while searching for snack money. A 15-year-old was trying to handle the gun. The bullet shot out and Alex Whitfield, a boy who just turned 11 years old, was shot. The people who had caused these accidents had been completely innocent and all these guns were not bought to harm people. Although many guns were bought to protect people, accidents happen around them, and that’s another reason why we should ban guns. We should learn from other countries that have banned guns and have more gun control. The Sandy Hook shooting has caused the US government to consider banning guns. However, others see this as a risk to the Second Amendment. Afterwards, some states tightened gun control while other states thought that they should have more guns. The U.S Senate had to have 60 votes to be able to ban firearm sales. But in April 2013, the votes were 54 to 46, so there is still no strict gun control. I think that if we add more gun control, the amount of shootings will lower. In 1996, in Australia, Tasmania, at the Port Arthur historic sight, there was a mass shooting that hurt 35 people. After 12 days, Australia banned semi-automatic guns, the gun that had been used at the shooting. The government destroyed and took away more than 1 million fire-arms. After banning the guns, Australia has had no more mass shootings. Also, Britain had a national hand gun ban after 16 5-year-olds where killed in a school in 1996. They have had less shootings since. In 2010, about 12,000 people were murdered by guns in the US, when in Britain, only 35 people where murdered by guns. I think that US should learn from countries that have banned guns. I hope, that one day, the panic and fear deep in our hearts will slowly lift away. When we ban guns, our environment will become safer. If we have had strict gun control, the people that have been in one of these tragic events would be able to continue to explore this world and live to see the beauty it. To make US a better country, I believe that we should ban guns. Even though people buy guns to protect themselves, accidents happen around them. We can save more people from pain and grief by doing this. We must act before it is too late.

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