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Gun Control- Political Events Article             I read an article written by David Brooks from New York Times titled “Respect First, Then Gun Control.” He basically emphasizes throughout the article that rioting and marching is not the way to initially end gun violence. He states that we need to respect one and other first and that we trust each other with guns and show respect to gun owners. He also agrees with the fact that we need to stop stereotyping each other (reds and blues/ republicans and democrats) and that we need to come together and clear air to avoid more conflict.              Personally< I totally agree with Brooks. I think we need to learn to trust each other with our guns before we even talk about gun rights. We need to come together and understand both sides so we can come up with a solution to this problem while we continue to respect each other...

Katherine Abadie

I am not ready to grow up, When I think about it, it makes me throw up. I like being a kid and hanging with friends, Not working all day from morning until end. I play in the pool because its really cool, Play fort nite with buddies we clash and we duel. I'd rather sleep all day than slave away, Being a kid is just a better way. Snap snap.

     So far I've enjoyed reading Purple Hibiscus. One character I've found interesting is Papa. He seems like a good character at first. He is very religious, demands respect from his kids, and he cares about his family. But, not everything is as it seems.      Papa is a very abusive, overly-competetiv guy. He has created a tyrannical house and intimidates his whole family. He killed a baby and constantly hits his wife, instilling fear in his family. No one in the family corrects his acts because they are too scared to do so. We'll see what happens over the course of the rest of the book.

Katherine Tucker

I love the ocean breeze that gives me please, I walk through the sand, virgin margarita in my hand. The sun soaks my skin so well, The beach has a very amazing smell. The sky looks so blue in the sky, Trust me, I would never lie. So many fish swimming through the sea, I sit under an umbrella with a cup of tea. I love the beach ever so much, I love my beach beach beach beach beach.      I used Assonance, Alliteration, and Internal Rhyme. In line one I used internal rhyme to give the reader a sense of entertainment as an introduction. In line 3 I used alliteration to give a catchy vibe to the poem. At the end I added assonance to add a mark at the end of the poem so people will remember the poem and my main message.

     I pickled the song Umbrella because I loved the song growing up. It has internal rhyme, alliteration, and assonance. "You know me, in anticipation for precipitation"      This song uses internal rhyme to keep the listener hooked to the song in a catchy way do to the rhyming. Rihanna does this to connect to her listeners in a way thats not so boring and is also up beat. Good song-writiers do this so they can communicate their message in an effective way. "Good Girl Gone Bad"      This alliteration is used to catch a listeners attention and make the song catchy. It can be easy to remember and can really catch the listeners attention. Things like this can get stuck in your head so you don't forget it, which the song-write intends. "Under my umbrella (Ella ella, eh eh eh)"      This is assonance in the song Umbrella. Rihanna repeats this phrase over and over to get her readers attention and to emphasize the main po...