Seoyeon



Echo’s of My Feelings by   SeoYeon /Period B2

Yesterday… I loved crunchy, tasty onion rings, But I hated peppery onions burning my throat. I knew how to be under parents’ shade, But didn’t know how to hangout with my friends. I took sugary-frosting candies and chocolates, But gave my worn out toys. I was nervous in tests, But I was confident in math.

Today… I love scarlet-red tomatoes, But I hate mushy-moldy mushrooms. I know perseverance, But I don’t know dishonesty. I will take presents with delight, But I will give glazed sweets. I am nervous about Middle School, But confident about my dreams.

Tomorrow… I will love performance, But I will hate every-day practice. I will know how to try my best, But will not know how to give-up. I will take books, But will give everyone joyfulness. I will be nervous for all the challenges and adventures waiting for me, But will be confident of my thinking and opinions.

This type of poetry is called Aubade, and sometimes it rhymes. It is a type of poetry that shows delight and thankfulness of another day and the dawn. It doesn’t have a rhythm.

Another Day

SeoYeon Shin-B2

I walk down the midnight street,

with my mind full about work that’s incomplete.

Only the streets lights light up my way,

shining my suit that’s gray.

Before I realize I’m tired,

I see the sun like a ball that has been fired.

Like a bright fire ball,

The one you can’t buy it in the mall.

Another day has started,

just so thankful to be here again.

__ Wolves __ SeoYeon Shin B2   Wolves Creepy, Scary, Roaring, Bellowing, Howling, Saliva Dripping from Mouth, Predators __ TV __ SeoYeon Shin B2   TV    Funny, Hilarious Laughing, Crying, Smiling, Always Controlling Our Emotion, Magic

Tree

I am Gigantic,

stabilized, and mighty.

I usually have colors like

green and brown. I am a part

of nature. People rest

under my shade. T R  E  E

I am squared. I have four sides and edges. I am very well-fit and stabilized. I am like a book, but I am not. If you finish reading this paragraph you would notice what shape I am. You will find me in this paragraph too.

__Ship__ SeoYeon Shin B2 On the Ship, Ready to leave, Miss my friends.

__Time__ SeoYeon Shin B2 Close your eyes, Count to 3, New year begins.

__School__ SeoYeon Shin B2 School first day, Feels so long, When go home? My FtM Project

In this trimester, we had a project. We had to read a book called "Freak the Mighty" and had to do a project on showing themes in the book. For this project, I chose to do a puppet show and filmed it with IMovie. media type="file" key="B2 SeoYeon Shin FtM Project.mp4" width="300" height="300" This movie below is when I presented my IMovie to the class.media type="file" key="B2 SeoYeon Shin FtM Project.mp4.mp4" width="300" height="300" **__Persuasive Essay__** In Language Arts this trimester, we almost spent all our time preparing and writing for a persuasive essay. We had to choose a controversial topic happening world-wide, and write if we agree or not. The topic I chose was if whaling should be banned or not, and chose that it should be. So this essay at the bottom is my finished essay. SeoYeon Shin May 30th, 2014 B2   Whaling, a Nightmare Have you ever seen dolphins or whales? Whales and dolphins are greatly intelligent mammals that live in water. In recent years, whales and dolphins have been mistreated. They should be respected because of many different reasons such as: Supporting of the law, extinction, and to the help eco-system revive these are one the many reasons whaling should be prohibited. Like people, animals have rights too. I think that the legal rights of whales should be followed and recognized. The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights is a set of laws that tell you about the rights of animals: “One, all animals are born with an equal claim on life and the same rights to existence. Two, all animals are entitled to respect. Three, no animals shall be ill-treated or be subjected to cruel acts. Four, all wild animals have the right to liberty in their natural environment, whether land, air, or water, and should be allowed to procreate.” Nowadays, few countries like Japan, Iceland, and Norway are still whaling. The worst thing is that they are commercial whaling. When people whale for commercial purposes, they whale for their own profit, not for a scientific use. Therefore we can tell that those countries are disobeying the laws and killing innocent whales only for their own sake. Dramatically, we see differences of whale population reducing year by year. To protect these endangered animals, people should be abiding the laws and deference them. Hunting whales for commercial purposes will result in whales becoming extinct. Surprisingly, humans are to blame for the majority reasons why whales are close to extinction. Accidental run-ins with ships cause oil spills, and garbage spill that whales can think of it as prey. Whales and dolphins such as Vaquita, North Atlantic Right Whale, and South Asian River Dolphins are classified as “Critically Endangered” or “Endangered Species” based on the standards of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Classified whales are all in danger, which means they need protection, but few countries don’t take them seriously enough. They slaughter millions of them every year only for their own good. Whaling by humans is one of the main reasons why whales are becoming extinct. For the future and this generation, whaling should be stopped. Whales are huge benefits to the marine ecosystem. In their life cycle, they help many other animals in various ways. For example, the main diet of a 170-ton blue whale is a 2-inch long krill. Of course a blue whale consumes 40 million krill each day to maintain itshumongous body, but also to balance the number of krill. Even a whale’s poop benefits the ecosystem. Interestingly, a whale’s poop contains nutrients that are helpful for phytoplankton, which are tiny little sea creatures that take carbon out of the air, so the air is cleaner and healthier for other animal to breathe. When a whale dies, its body sinks down and reaches to the bottom floor of the ocean, which becomes food for the fish near the bottom floor. To keep earth green, we have to protect these ecosystem-helping whales from all around the world. Whales and dolphins are creatures that have an IQ almost equivalent to a chimpanzee. Sadly, these wonderful creatures are slowly vanishing due to whaling. Even though most countries have banned whaling, certain countries are still abusing them. Whales are important to the ecosystem around the world. They have laws that supports them, but still in a brink of extinction. Whaling should be stopped.