Working with my group wasn't as hard as i thought it would be. Everyone pretty much did the part that each of us  agreed on what needed to be done. My part was maily trying to do the website and getting the images to work. it loads up at time from time by then it doesn't. After working on some parts of the website next was fixing the edits that had to be made on the google doc like our purpose of our campaign and why it was import an for everyone to get healthcare. The only hard part about finding information on it was finding jobs that didn't offer health care.Most websites tried not to bring up the topic saying other benefits  that can give you worked here.The last thing i can that i offered to my group was helping phoenix place the ar codes all over our school to get people to come to our website.The whole point of putting the codes over was not only for our website, it was also like a little test that we did on people to see what gets their attention. Thats we  desired that a video is the best to get people to looks at our website.. I even made a little jingle that i try to get stuck in people head when they watch the video. But just not  our school but  as i was walking i placed a few ar codes and our webiste link around my neighborhood.Over all i think  me and my group did a pretty good job  in doing this project. My only  problem with our video is  if our editing skills where better we could have made it more funny with  sounds affect and other stuff.

Zakee Jones

Gold stream

English essay

“Hahaha look a bol he a whole joke”

He talkn like he some time of professional person cuz ”.

“ Yo Zakee do you hear bol isn’t he a joke?

“Ehh  sure whatever” I said walking away.

Trying to walk away from the huge crowed I didn’t realize that this many people had come to make fun of this 1 kid. But I guess I couldn’t blame them. Everything he said he said  was formal and well spoken like he was some rich kid who was too good to speak like we did. I guess you could say that him speaking like that just mad kids angry because he was way out of their language.  People tend  to get angry because people talks differently, they break off onto their on way of talk and to fixed  how they see society. Often times they despise each other saying the way they talk is right and completely  ignore  that their will always be more then one way to talk to a person.

I didn’t really care how he talked as long as he didn’t start anything with me. In class he sat alone not one person even said anything to him. Until the teacher called on him to answer a question. At first he didn’t say a word. I assume he didn’t know that answer but he answered it right. Not only did he get the right answer  but he corrected they way she talked. All the kids snapped and stared yelling at him and started saying stuff like nigga this and nigga that and a lot more. Even after that he told her the right way to use it.

That night when I walked home it made me think about how I say stuff. I use so much slang I don’t know how I never noticed it. It just became my language. It annoyed me knowing I talked like this and I wanted to change it. Finding help was going to be the hard part. just about everyone  I knew used slang just as much as I did. I would have asked my mom for some advice but she works so much that I don’t see her. The only person I could have think of was the smart-ass guy who schooled a teacher. My phone rang and it was my friend ask me for home work. Within those few second I replied with so much slang that when I look at what I wrote I didn’t have even 1 word spelled right. I needed help quick. I didn’t want to become some street bum who didn’t have a job because of the way I speak and spell. 

I tried going to the new kid but he just ignored  me.

”Hello can you help my cuzz?

He said nothing but kept eating.

“Well if ya didn’t wanna talk den that’s all ya have to say.”

 He replied with “well if your English wasn’t  so terrible I could have heard you.”

Piss off  asshole,” I said walking away mad.

At this point I didn’t  even care about would happen. If I talk like dis all mah life oh well.the way I speak may sound wrong, but am kinda happy so I can live with it. The Phone rings and it my friends calling me about a party down the block from him and asked if I wanted to come at first I was going to say nah but then I changed my mind and said sure. Party time came and I was ready. I headed out the door and before I knew it I was there. People talked everywhere so loud I couldn’t think to myself. Look for my friend but the crowd was to much. I hear people yelling and screaming, I had to get away.

“yo zakee over here 

“Dude their you are wtf with all dez people?”

“ Most is my family I didn’t know they was going to come”

“Theirs this chick I want you to meet.

He walks me over to meet her “yo this they dude been talking bout”

At first sight she looked  ghetto. Her first few words were ghetto, every time she talked she ended every thing with n”s like talkn, sleepn chilln its was her accent with the words that drove me mad. But then again  I talk the same way. Does this mean I”m ghetto? Mostly likely  but at least I was trying to change that. A lot of other people I know just don’t care. I go home  my mom says,

“how was the party?”

 “ehh it was ok”

days past is and I don’t Care about anything, language what ever. Going back to my old English ways of sayn yo bol, ayoo,. Few years  past and we moved to another  place just out side of Philly. It was near the suburban area. Mostly whites not rally black. Before I even knew it I heard these two whites guys talking. While they were talking I noticed they didn’t use any slang at all. Pure English. It made me think. Where you grow up is how you learn they way you speaking. Basically if people live where people say Potahto potato there going to say it like that because they were raised in that area. Knowing this made it easier to grow out of this habbit  but what if this habbit was my own insecure about how I speak. James Baldwin  said “if black English isn’t a language, then tell me what is?” I think  then what it means is what is language other then understanding each other. That’s what I always  seen language as for that one purpose. It can stand for different things like power, and love ect, but with out communication would kill it whole  purpose of the word. That’s why when people talk slang as  long as they can understand each other then in my book that’s language. So I shouldn’t  change the way I speak but learn multiply was to speak withoutchanging the true way I speak.

after all of this im able to say that my speaking skills is now on a better level then It was on before. Saying all of this you could say that languges is  comucataing with each other to a under standing of who is saying what and then reacting to it using  your own style of lanuge.

I remember the days when I was like 4 years old  running around jumping all over the place with not at a care in the world. That is until I got older  and I noticed things starting to change, going to this weird place my mom called school’ go on a yellow bus with people I hade never seen in my life. Life before I started pre k was fun back then.

I got into that place and there was this lady that the other kids called teacher. Me not knowing anything I would just copy everything the other kids did just to fit in.

I noticed that kids were in different classes but not just in one big room. After that I went to a place where they had lots of tables for the kids to sit and eat. I was unsure where to sit  their was some many kids. I just decided to sit at the table with the least people. I noticed that the things I like  most kids though was baby stuff. I remember that one time when I was in class I said that Elmo was my favorite TV show. The whole class started to laugh at me. I did not  know  until I noticed that they weren’t laughing with me but at me. I ran home crying, wondering  why. My older bro  "said if ya wanted people to respect you got to know what’s cool and what’s not.” I took his advice and it turns out he was right. You can't be yourself sometimes it depends on who you are.

But After going up grade-by-grade I stared to understand things a lot better. I thought we went to school because kids annoy their parents to much The things the teacher was teaching us were to help us in the real world.

Going to SLA - after leaving   middle school I decide go to SLA why because I read most of the things posted on the website and snag my attention. I would have to say SLA was different then other schools. The reason I think this is because in SLA I feel like I can just be me and that just that. But their are still people who act but in only a little amount of people who do that. The way the school is setup is that as long as you show that you are trying you pass with b-c ok. At first I did not understand things that worked around the school like how printers are all around the school, that was the first time I ever had to do something. It was kind of nervous when the printed didn’t work I was too scared to ask so I just walked away. Moddle is another example of how things change for me when I stared to go to sla. I never ever hand to turn work on a website. It was the hardest thing I had ever done.

 Sometimes it would stop working in the middle of work. Then I say to my teacher it didn’t work all she would say is do it on word next time. Other then that SLA is the best ive been in so far and I look forward to the next years with my friends,

Introduction: we did Journal Prompts all year about different

Topics here are the four I picked.

Journal Prompts

What is a “hero”? How would you define it?

To me a hero is like a person who do thing to help people out and save the world. To me that is a hero

Reflection on Winter Break

Winter break was ok it was not the best. I wish I could have done more I played games all day long. It was boring playing by my 3self. But my mom made an awesome dinner.

What makes someone an adult?

Or me its when you gained enough experience of how the world works. When you become a responsible, mature, open minded and considerate human being. It has little to do with age. In fact, the whole age debate is based on our assumption when an individual will generally become an adult. This numerical figure differs in cultures around the world. But you can't put an age on it.

How important is it to fit in?

Well fitting in for me is nothing I don’t care if people like the way I act or not am going to just was I. but I can’t say the same for other to them is important. They want all people

​Introduction: my Independent Reading Book we had to do mine is on a book called Flight #116 is down

            Independent Reading Book

Introduction: The book I am reading is could Flight #116 is down and its by Caroline B. Cooney. Now this book did not win any awards or was not in the new your selling times. But it was going to be a movie but it never came out.

 Summary

So like the story is about a plane unexpectedly crashing

A girl named head backyard. She takes action and call  

Emergency and phone for help. First to arrive is Patrick.

Throughout the story each character tells their story

About how they disastrous night about how they

Survived or died as time passed more help came to their

Rescue. Heidi learns that importance of the golden of

Life. In the end no one died every one survived but carly

The island people were not the friendly to each other. So

To stay alive they had to put their different aside and

Work together.

The main characters are Heidi a 16 year old girls who lives 

In dove house, and then there is tuck and Daniel two

Brothers trying to make their father wedding where

Again. Then their dariernne a spoiled and sophisticated

Girl who is cute. Next is carly a young teenager who is

Trying to run away from her old gang. Last is teddide a

Little girl coming home from her grandparents to her parents.

My personal experiences: no I don’t think I ever had experiences like this because one I been on a plan but it never crash but the only part I could relate to is when I had to work with people I didn’t like. Overtime we over came our differences and got it done.

My opinion: the book was ok in my opinion, it could have been better. The one thing I liked about the book was it was on a island and I like book about survivle.the one thing I didn’t like was most of the book was un real and could not happen in

I recommendation: well I don’t really don’t who to recommend but the only thing I can think of is for people who like drama books.

​Introduction: Now this is the Macbeth creative  one of my favorite because I used comic life to make it and its was fun. In the comic its all about the same events in the book Macbeth but I used video game characters to act it out. It  my short version of Macbeth.

​Introduction: this is  my macbeth character analysis and all this  how I talk about how Macbeth started off being a good guy then turning into a bad guy. Also I had to use quotes in the book to show it.

Zakee Jones   Macbeth

                  Theses: Macbeth start off being a noble warrior to a blood lust killer who will do anything to say in power.

Quote 1 in Line 1 Act 1.7

Macbeth was like hero to his people and got promoted. But his wife thought he should get more

So Macbeth is talking to himself in his soliloquy he is alone in a room conversing about if he

kill Duncan. He think over and over to him arguing in his head and with this thoughts about

what would be good about killing Duncan and what will be the terrible if he did it. When

Macbeth says line 1 act 1.7 if were done “tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly

what he means is if I got to kill Duncan to become king I got to do it quick or people might

get suspicious of me. At this point Macbeth is going through a catcher evaluation   change

and is now starting to have mix feeling. He thinking will kill Duncan to get more power then his proposition.

In Act 1.7,line 12 Macbeth is still in his soliloquy talking whets right

and whets wrong. Hess not really sure yet but whatever design he make is going to have an

effect on him, Macbeth say evenhanded justice commends th’ ingredient of our poisoned

chalice to our own lips. What this means is Macbeth is saying that even if I kill him and

become king the guilt in the end of it all will come back to him. Or he will kill and get caught

he might get killed himself and it will be for nothing.

Quote 3 in act 1.7 line 6 .so Macbeth is thinking im not going to kill Duncan because I have

everying I need a porosation, which means we will be making more money. But lady

Macbeth starts to get upset because if they become come king they will have even more

power. She start to question his man hood and Macbeth say I dare do all that amy become a

man who dare to more is none. And what this means is im all ready a man if any one goose

that far they are not a man

Quote 4 act 2.1 line  45  so in this seen   Macbeth is ready you kill Duncan he is trying to get

his focus has handed made up his mined but suddenly he see a dagger in front of him. He

douse in know if he is going crazy or not but this what Macbeth say mine eyes are made

fools o’ the’ other senses or else worth all the sleep what douse this mean? Is his eyes

playing trick no the other senses I think I must rest.

Quote 5: act v.5 line 9  in this part Macbeth have just about killed everyone that became a

threat to his power. His entire servant is scared of him so he hears that the forest is coming

to his Castile and he is ready to fight. At the end he knows his power is coming to the end.

He says I have almost forgot the taste of fear. Which means I Alost forgot what fear feels

like. Will he do that much to stay in power?

Quote 6 act v.5 line 17

Macbeth so he gets new that his wife is dead they don’t say how but I guess that’s up to you.

So he says she should have died hereafter: there would have been a time for such a word. So

what he saying is he not pushing it a side but he cant let this news get him down his about to

go into war their would have been a better time to tell him this. He can’t let this be

conscience while he in war or it could mess up his focus.

            Quote 7 In the end of act 3 scene 1, Macbeth is talk to his little people that kills people for Macbeth. Macbeth at this point is forcing the murderers to find and kill banquo a soon as possible before he gets in Macbeth way.  According to act 3 scene 1 lines 140-143 Macbeth states “I’ll call upon you straight. Abide within. It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul’s flight, If it finds heaven, must find it out tonight” to the murderers. This quote means that Macbeth does not know if banquo will be going to heaven or not but he does not care he just wants Banquo dead.  As you can see now Macbeth has hit his Blood thirsty mean killer part of him. Now all he want to do is kill and kill to do anything to keep the crown ad to keep his secret of the death of King Duncan.

Quote 8 Analyze Act 2 scenes 2, after the death of king Duncan Macbeth and lady Macbeth is talking to each other . Macbeth is saying that he will not sleep any more.  the quote in act 2 scene 2 lines  40-43  “Sleep that knits up the revealed sleave of care, the death of each days life, sore labors bath, balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, chief nourishes is life’s feast”.  This is a quote saying what he did when he was sleeping but from the context he will not sleep anymore and no more of this will ever happen. But Lady Macbeth is making him go to sleep. As you can see Macbeth is going a little big insane after killing King Duncan.

Quote 9 In Act 2 scene 2, lady Macbeth and Macbeth is still talking to each other after king Duncan’s death.  Macbeth is saying that he will never sleep again and he had just got done killing Duncan. After seeing himself kill king Duncan he is feeling guilty and Lady Macbeth is forcing him to not.

Quote 10 In act 3 scene 1, Macbeth is getting better after the death of Macbeth but he has sent people out to kill Banqou know. Macbeth, lady Macbeth and the warriors will now meet to have diner with each other. Macbeth states  in act 3 scene 1 lines 63-64 “Thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding”. By this quote Macbeth means that Banquo will die and his  son of his will be king. Macbeth is trying to keep the crown and is willing to kill any one that steps in front of his way. He does not care who it is because Macbeth will kill who ever it is. now Macbeth is showing his colors that he is becoming   turning to be a blood thirsty killer.

​Introduction: this is  my Memoir vignette. so this was my q3 benchmark it was about my old days in school how I act and other stuff .it took my a long time to write but I got it done .I its two story in one

                                             Best Memories

Chapter 1 first day

Tick tock tick tock (onomatopoeia). As I stared  at the time I couldn’t take another minute of hearing this teacher talk even though I could not tell time.  It was September 14, 2004,  my first day of Fifth grade in Wilson Elementary School. Since we moved to this new school I didn’t know anyone. When I entered my first day of school all eyes were on me. They stared at me as if I was a wild animal going crazy (simile). “Class, this is Zakee,” she said.  “He is new to this neighborhood, be sure to show him around” (dialogue). As the teacher pointed to my seat, I knew to  sit next to the kid in the blue hoodie. I felt a strange but odd feeling that all eyes were on me. But I had dared not to look. It was that same feeling of the time when I was playing outside and noticed a shadow standing behind me. It had four legs and drool coming out of its mouth. It was a dog. Luckily Ms .Pam had him on a leash or he would have torn me to bits. I finally decided to look up, after all I couldn’t look down for the rest of the year. So I slowly looked up and saw these lustrous (vocabulary)  brown eyes looking at me in the face. My lips were frozen.  I was unable to talk.

“Hi”, she said with a bright energetic voice. “Hello?” she  said as snapped me from my daze of confusion.

I replied with a low tone “hi”.

“What did you say?

Hi!” I said even louder.

Without realizing it everyone was looking at me. The teacher asked, “Zakee is there something wrong?”

“No” I said, sitting down. That same bright smile was still looking at me then.

“My name is Monica, it’s nice to meet you.”

“Class is over”, the teacher announced (dialogue). 

I thought, what all ready?  It was lunchtime, one of the best periods of the day. No thinking 

about fractions or when did Americans get their independence from the British. None of that, just my turkey sandwich and me, a Hi-C drink and sweet and delicious Krumpets cake (Magic 3). As I was about to take a tremendous bite of my sandwich I was tapped on my shoulder.

“May I sit next to you?” It was Monica .

“Sure”, I said as I wondered  of all people why me? Well at that point it didn’t matter she asked to sit next to me and that was that.

“What kind of lunch did you bring?”

“A turkey sandwich, a Hi-C juice and Krumpet. What about you?”

 “A peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a bag of chips. It’s my favorite meal.”

After that we started eating in an awkward  moment of silents  more kids came to the table and began eating. They started talking about baseball cards and Pokémon cards. I wasn’t interested in their conversation. I was more of a gamer. I used to collect them, though, back in second grade. That is until I kept leaving them in my pocket and they kept getting washed. So that’s when my mom decided  no more Pokémon cards for me.

The bell rung and it was time to move on to our last class of the day, Science. I  was waiting for this moment for a while because Science was my favorite class and at my old school the teacher made it fun for us. As we walked in the class it seemed that the kids had  a seating chart . So I walked up to  the teacher and asked,  “Where do I sit?”  “Anywhere you want” he said with a sleazy voice. So I sat in the back of the room where I couldn’t have any problems with this dude. Judging by his voice this guy and me were not going to get along. For about 40 minutes of the class all this guy did was talk and talk and even more talking(repetition for effect). I whispered to the kid next to me, “What’s his name again?” “Mr. Green”, he replied.  Finally, class was over. I packed all the books as fast as I could and darted for the door.  I went to my locker, packed my books and went home (magic 3). The first thing my mom asked me was “How was school to day?” All I said was “It was a waste of time”( Dialogue).

                                                                    Chapter 2 : late

It was that Monday moreing that no one liked .”Zakee” my mom Yelled “get up or you are late for school” I turn to look at the clock 7:37 oh no imp goanna be late. I quickly jump out of bed Threw on any thing that match and brush my teeth wish and my   ran out the door . I saw the school bus down the street near were my bus top is. I darted down the street fast as I could but it was no use. I guess im walking half way across the city to get to my Damnations. Well it felt like half way but it was only like7-8 blocks. As I walk to school It felt like adventure   in like in the TV shows were bad thing keep happen and Preventing my form getting form school. I was so exscinded but then realizes I could Be kidnap or killed or even worst raped! Trying so hard not to think about only Made me think about it more. Walking downs the  24th  street and  it started to rain.. Oh great no umbrella to hold over my head. Walking in rain I noticed this black

Car has been be hind me for some time now I turn right it turn right I went left  it when left. I hade only 1 thought im my head scream like a little girl and run but at that time I was to much  to manly to do that. So I ran and ran and ran not caring were I was going. Turing back to see if the black car was still pressuring me it was Gone. It turn out that the car was not after me it was jus caqance that it turn the same time I did ….. Man I felt like an idiot running down the street. Finally I could see My school. Rushing in wet like a mop I got my late slip and headed for class .ernering my class my teachers say ahhh  zakee your just in time for our pop quiz. Pop quiz .

ughhhhh I hate Mondays!

Introduction: this is my compare and contras benchmark for my third quarter. This was about comparing big Dan from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? And the

Cyclops is from the book odyssey. All this is about is how both of them are alike.

Thesis: Even though Big Dan and Cyclops have some of the same characteristics, they are portrayed differently in the stories.

Body Paragraphs:

#1. Point of Comparison—Big Dan and Cyclops the same

                                   Specific examples: Both have 1 eye

                                                                       Both big and strong

                                                                      They greedy

                                                                      Stick

#2. Point of Contrast—Big Dan and Cyclops different (tricking)

Specific examples: Big Dan tricking Everett and taking all his money

Cyclops he got tricked by Odysseus when he gave him wine that made him drunk then he fell asleep. Odysseus stabs him in they eye and blind him.

#3. Point of Contrast—Big Dan and Cyclops different (Big Dan is smarter than Cyclops)

Specific examples: Big Dan did not lose his eye, didn’t get        tricked. Cyclops falls for Odysseus’ trick.

                                       Big Dan was more prepared. He expected Everett to come. Cyclops didn’t know that Odysseus was going to come.

Conclusion: Restate your thesis. Your conclusion is that while both men have physical similarities, they are portrayed differently in how they handle situations.  Big Dan seems to be smarter than the Cyclops because he is prepared for Everett and doesn’t fall for his tricks.

Sorry folks but this will but this will be the last one. There will be know more about the economy trying to take your money or anything else so enjoy this last one and I hope you’ll like it!

Today on the economy it seems that president Obama says that that the economy is going up. Now some of you might be thinking is the true here is what he says "in the fall of 2008, one of the last rallies of my presidential campaign was here in the Cleveland area. It was a hopeful time, just two days before the election. We knew that if we pulled it off, we'd have the chance to tackle some big and difficult challenges that had been facing this country for a long time. But then he also says We also hoped for a chance to get beyond some of the old political divides - between Democrats and Republicans, Red states and Blue states - that had prevented us from making progress. Because although we are proud to be Democrats, we are prouder to be Americans - and we believed that no single party has a monopoly on wisdom"

Now when I think about what he says I think maybe getting beyond some of the old political divides -between Democrats and Republicans, Red states and Blue states - that had prevented us from making progress could have helped our economy make some more progress. But if you think it only a though.

Well that’s all the info I have I hoped you enjoyed my blogs and information bye!

bibliography  http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-24/politics/sotn.obama.transcript_1_global-economy-joint-session-president-obama?_s=PM:POLITICS

So far on my latest research on the economy there hasn’t be much change in it so far. But if there is I dough I would be realest to the public. But after surfing the Internet I found some thing interesting .it says that the world economy had a strong growth this year. They say GPD over the next two years should have a 4 percent increase also around 2012. Jan Hatzius, a German economist   who is the US economist and is responsible for setting the firm's US economic and interest rate outlook. Although Minnesota’s unemployment rate is relatively low at 6.6 percent, businesses large and small are reluctant to hire and the depressed real estate market remains a drag on the economy.

Now thing start to heat up. Did you know our economy is in big trouble and millions of American families are hurting .Now I know some of you know that but Job loss and unemployment is at an all-time high? This is not good at all. We to fix this like now. Sorry folks until next time.

http://www2.goldmansachs.com/ideas/global-economic-outlook/2011-economic-outlook/index.html?cid=PS_02_

http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/resources/a-jjs-economy-0203.cfm

I am choosing this type issue because I think I should know what government  invested into my money. But not only me but also all people should know. Also to better my self in the world to not make the same mistake some American did with our economy

Their are still things I don’t know like why is it so messed now and who is to blame? There are things people post on the Internet like government dose this with our money and that but I can’t tell if it’s real or not. Its just 1 big rumor going around.

So far in my research about this topic I have l learned is the economy of the United States is the world's largest national economy.  The U.S. economy also maintains a very high level of output per capita. In 2009, it was estimated to have a   per  capita of $46,381, the 6th highest in the world. The U.S is the largest trading nation in the world. Its three largest trading partners as of 2010 are Canada, China and Mexico. That’s all I know the basic of what they do.

I still need to find the basic of what they do but I know I wont have ahorzation to all  people manage to slip some info out but I will  do more work on  my research .

I am choosing the type issue because I think I should know what my money is begging invested into but not only all people should know. Also to better my self in the world to not make the same mistake  some American did with our economy.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12932727/Movie%20on%202010-10-28%20at%2009.01.flv

In order to know how to greet someone you need to know: 

  P2:muy bien gracias y usted?- Very well thanks and you?

  P1:muy bien gracias!-im very  good ok thank you.

Here is a video of a two people asking for each others names.