NJ ASK

At first I thought that the NJ ASK was going to be scary hard but as it turns out it wasn't. One tip I can give you for the NJ ASK  is use your time wisely. If you have extra time then check over your work. I tried to use my time wisely just like my mom told me to but I guess I didn't go back well enough. At times I would either not have enough time to finish or I would have about 10 minutes left but I forgot the small details that made a big difference. Also never Rush. At some points during the NJ ASK when I didn't have enough time, I rushed through it sometimes making it slightly off topic. Whenever I see the time something just comes over me and I start to rush. 

 The hardest part for me was the essay about a problem in our planet that is currently taking place and a solution for it. It took me a long time just to plan it. I think other than that part on the second day, the Language Arts Literacy test for both reading and writing was fairly easy. All you need is knowledge, time rationing, and to recheck everything to pass or even better, get an advanced proficient  grade.

Salty Cupcakes

Ria and Mio are adopted children. They spent most of their lives in an orphanage until last year when a couple adopted them. Anna and Romell are their adopted parents. Mother's day was coming up and they wanted to do something nice for thee orphans, something family-like. 
"I feel sorry for the children without a family," Ria said. "We were fortunate enough to be adopted but, many others are not."She then sat on the living room couch. 
"I agree!" Mio exclaimed."We should make cupcakes for them to show that family is not only the people with the same blood as you but, the people who care for you and love you."
Three hours before they needed to come to the orphanage, they baked the cookies so that they would still be fresh. 
"We need to make 6 batches of cupcakes for the 72 children there,"Ria counted.
About 20 minutes before they needed to leave to go to the orphanage they tasted the cupcakes.
"Blechhhhh!" Mio exclaimed in disgust. "What did you put in the batch. It tastes like salt."
 "I put the mix from the box and some sugar," Mio answered back confused. 
"This is salt. You must have accidentally put it in instead of sugar," Ria yelled.
They rushed to the bakery to buy cupcakes for the orphans instead. They bought six dozen of them on time. Both of the siblings explained to the orphans why the cupcakes were store bought and what happened to theirs.
"It's the thought that counts,right?" a seven year old orphan asked politely.
It touched their hearts forever.

J.K. Rowlings quote

     Many people like to take the faster, easier way at things. As J.K Rowling said, "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." People keep on wishing to get things faster, they love to use shortcuts. A shorter way isn't always better. Sometimes when you take your time, the work pays off. 

     I, as a procrastinator, know that taking the shorter way is like waiting to do something a day before it is due. Choosing to do the assignments earlier would have paid off more. For example, sometimes I just plan out what ,to do on a project and then do it at last minute. I take the easy way, the wrong way. 

      Another example of a person who applies to this quote is my mom. She had to make a decision  of leaving me behind in the Philippines. She made the right choice of leaving me and not the easy choice of staying with me and her not so well paying job. Now she is very successful in life because she made the right choice. 

       As you can see, in many situations in life you might need to choose the hard decisions to be successful. The easy way is rarely the right or better way to do things.

     

Summer Break :)

The last day of school, students are always excited for their break. Two and half months are all they get for their break after ten months of school. Is that fair? I think not. Many people believe that if the students had more time for break, that the students would get time to study, be free, and even change. 
                 First of all, more time for summer, more time to free study. The students/children will have time to get ahead of the lessons. Opponents argue that the children might just spend their time playing and having too much fun to even study. Although, they might even pick up a book or two, even if by force of the parents it would still count as learning. 
                In addition, during the long break that the students look forward to, they can be free from the teachers, the homework, the PRESSURE.  They can have time to be kids at all times. Play, eat, read, and sleep can be their only routine if they wanted to. Opposing parents might argue that too much freedom can result in laziness and one day the students might not even care about their surroundings although, many students are responsible enough to know what is an appropriate for their freedom and the limit of their basic foolishness.
                Lastly, children can change during a long period of time no matter what age they are. They can be better, more caring people during the time summer gives them. Opponents might argue that people can change both ways, good and bad. Children are children  and faith decides the way that they change, and faith usually chooses good. 
                 It is evident that a longer summer break can give someone a chance to study, be free and change.

school uniforms

FCAs                                                                             Angel Calisay

1.Supporting details                                                      March 31, 2011

2.Parallel structure                                                                  English 6-1

3.Sophisticated vocabulary                                           School uniforms

Dear Superintendent O’Malley,

          “Experience  should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when government’s purposes are beneficent. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal- well meaning, but without understanding,” is one of the many famous quotes said by the late Chief Justice Brandeis. This quote explains that uniforms which would be a new experience for student and that it is very beneficial to take a risk once and a while to see what the effect is. On the other hand, when parents buy uniforms, they still need to buy religious clothes and various clothes for other purposes. Uniforms should be required to be worn in school for all grades and ages. In most cases, uniforms can help prevent or decrease bullying, helps students focus and helps identify people by their status in side the school such as students, teachers, and outsiders.

          Clothes are one of the reasons why people bully others. When a bully spots someone who is wearing something that they do not approve of, they will start to bully that person. When wearing uniforms, everybody will have to wear the same thing, even the bullies. If, they make fun of someone about clothing choice, they will be offending themselves too. Sometimes bullying gets out of hand although, with uniforms bullies have one less thing to bully you about.

          Teenagers are very insecure about the way they look because of the opinions the people around them give. With uniforms you wouldn’t have to stress about the way you look or the way people look at you. It is a proven fact that uniforms help raise grades by two letter grades when students are focused. Learning should be something that is focused upon and not bothered about later on.

          Lastly, uniforms help students identify students who they are. Other than students, uniforms will also tell you who the staff and the outsiders are. People who do now wear a uniform will stand out and easily be located. The more safe the students are, the more they can focus. Even though students can not express yourself enough when wearing a uniform, it’s the inside of the person that counts. Uniforms can make the students feel safer because, they can identify their classmates and stay away from the right people.

          School uniforms are mandatory in order for students to do better in school. Hopefully, bullying will prevented,           students will focus on

schoolwork, and that people could be identified in school when wearing

uniforms.       

Sincerely,

          Angel Calisay                                              

Coca-Cola

          Coca-Cola, meet your perfect match! This beverage is the most known soda of our generation next to Sprite, Mountain Dew, and Pepsi. This perfect, energizing drink was first manufactured in the year of 1944. Life changed since then although the amazing taste of Coca-Cola has not changed since then. If, this drink had never been made we would never know the thrill of tasting energy as a drink, bottled or canned. This beverage has a very energizing taste, is world known and now includes fluoride.

          Coca-Cola is your perfect match. This beverage now comes in seven new flavors; cherry, lemon, lime, raspberry, vanilla, Coca-cola sweetened with Splenda, and orange. A great taste in a drink with only 90 calories. They now put organic fruits in Coca-Cola for a healthier drink.

          Coca-Cola is proven to be the number one soda not just here in the USA but, also in other parts of the world such as Asia and Canada.  Around 1.3 billion people drink Coca-Cola per day. Imagine that, about 39 billion people per month. It is a known fact that the billions of dollars Coca-cola spends on advertisement is the reason why it is so known around the world.

          By buying Coca-Cola you will not only help yourself by buying this soda but, you will also help poor children all around the world through the power of a charity called UNICEF. Our company will donate half of it’s daily profits to UNICEF. Children all around the world will get supplies such as clothes, food, and books from the money you raise from buying Coca-Cola.

          Fluoride is now included in Coca-cola. You might think that fluoride is the element in Coca-Cola that stains your teeth, although this statement is actually false. Research shows that fluoride actually helps prevent cavities and it strengthens teeth enamel. The best part is that you can not see, taste or even smell fluoride so it will be like getting a dental treatment without even knowing it. As you can see, Coca-Cola is a very healthy yet popular drink that is great for everyone from children to grandparents.

          Coca-Cola is the perfect commercial for you to air on you channel. Here at the Coca-Cola company we strive at targeting both young and old people through the power of our commercials. We have already captured an audience of millions even billions of people with our commercials so, if you air them on your channel I know that we can both capture more audience than we both presently have. Please air our commercial because I believe that our best commercial deserves to be aired on the best channel.

Reflecting Thinking Spots

This commercial was so much fun to make! Our commercial as very funny,creative, and appealing to the audience. I learned during the creative process that I am great at improvising and mixing emotions. Some things  I could improve on are making my voice louder or at least loud enough and trying to relax instead of being so stiff during the commercial. Using writing techniques such as statistics and using anecdotes would be something that I should do in the future. My favorite part of making the commercial is that part when we said, "Pop,sip,ahhh." I loved that part because it had a resemblance to the famous Kit-Kat commercial. Next time I come across a project like this I would make sure I am poised enough and well groomed. I learned from this that practice makes something close to perfect.