Assignment#18:My Poem

I don't know what to do.

You left me dry and cold.

I should have so much hate for you.

I choose not to hate.

I choose to love.

While you were gone,

I sat there feeling useless and unwanted.

I know you had no bad intentions.

It was like you viciously ripped my warm heart out.
It is now oh so cold.

I knew you would be back.
You really hurt me.
Although I could never forgive you,
I will always love you.


Would you like to know why?
Because you are my father!
That is exactly why!

Where were you when I was growing up?
On drugs or in jail.
When I was going on from elementary to middle school?
On drugs or in jail

I hoped that you would be there
to watch me graduate from the
eighth grade, but you weren't!

You don't know me.
I wish you did.
We have no connection.
I'm glad we don't.
You're all about you wife.
So just be happy with her
and your oh so perfect life.

Assignment#14 Persuasive Essay:Uniforms

Uniforms has been a big topic of discussion in APS schools. Here at Atrisco Heritage Academy, I believe that students should have to wear uniforms because some kids and their parents can not afford to buy other clothes,the kids here could possibly be hiding drugs, and last but not least, it helps with the discipline in students' lives.

Students should have to wear uniforms because maybe some kids and their parents may not be able to afford other clothes. For example if one kid is wearing aeropostale or ecko red, and the poor kid is sitting there wearing torn up old clothes, that is very embarrassing. No child ever wants to go through that.

At Atrisco, students shall not have any type of drugs. Which includes crack cocaine, marijuana, alcohol etc. they should not also have any sort of weapon. When students are allowed to wear their own clothing, it can be very baggy and you cannot see what is under their clothes so they could possibly have a gun, knife etc.

When students are made to wear uniforms, many are very angry. They shouldn't be, because when students are made to wear uniforms, teachers and principles are just trying to show them what the real world is like. When you get a job when you're older and they have a dress code, you can't fight back and say "No I will not wear this" because if you did you would get fired.

Therefore, students should be made to wear uniforms because they cannot afford it, they can be taking drugs or weapons, and because it shows them disciplinary actions.

Assignment #13

Cries of trick or treat. Moonlight, pumpkins and black cats. It is Halloween.
The bright moon shines on. Spooky sparkles in the air. Dead come alive now!
Bats circle dead rise. Full moon, ghouls delight fool's plight. At twilight demise.

Assignment #11

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.

Tupac is talking about a little child who is coming up into the world with no help from anybody or anything. He is practically talking about himself and how he grew up with no help but, he did have dreams so he learned to get along in life. When he died, He did not have anybody to care for him.

I think it's funny how when people with the most support that they could ever have, are the ones who fail and the people with less support achieve more. It just shows how ignorant people could be. Also how they can just take advantage of something so valuable.

I think all of my observations that came from the poem, are hidden in between the lines. For example when he says that proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet. You just have to think deep about this one and it will come to you. It hit me right in the face, saying that he learned everything on his own without anybody's help. Another example is when he says Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. He is saying that when he dies nobody will be there for him or even care. Tupac is a very intelligent person with very deep thoughts and emotions. I believe that this poem was written after the controversy between him and Biggie. I think this because Biggie was his best friend and Tupac thought that Biggie turned on him so he had no one else to turn too and no family because he got into the music industry and into multiple drugs.