Orion

Drip

Exhaustion in the form of sweat…

Dripping from the tired body of an athlete

Standing on the rough, sparkle-black tape

Of a skateboard in the air

After being white marked

From the shoes on the feet that popped, flicked, and leveled out

Into the six feet of space from the ground up

That only seemed to grow larger by the second

Until that second is divided in half then in half again

Up to the point where one steezy kick flip felt like a lifetime…

A life time of five seconds

That in my head felt like five years.

Oh how I wish there was big blue foam pit to save me,

But there’s nothing to save me now

Except doing what I came here to do

Which is to land the trick that only can be landed

With the cooperation of the tired body of an athlete,

Dripping with exhaustion in the form of sweat.  

Limericks

There once was a really big dude

he wasn't trying to be rude

but he had no money

and he said he was hungry

so I let him eat all of my food.

There was once a boy who lied

his nose grew long and he cried

it grew as long as a street

then it grew a million feet

oh it grew so long he died.

there was once a superhero

and his powers were just about zero

he couldn't run or fly

who was this guy?

he looked like Robert De Niro

 

Orion

May 1, 2013

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

This four stanza poem has many examples of assonance and alliteration. For example, the line “two roads diverged yellow wood”, the first line of the poem, has a lot of the ‘O’ sound. Roads, Yellow, and Wood all have that same or close to the same sound. This is an example of assonance. Another example of assonance would be from the line “Yet knowing how way leads on to way,” from the third stanza. The similar sound in this line is the ‘W’ sound. The words Knowing, How, and Way from this line all have the same sound.  There is also a little alliteration and repetition in this poem. An example of alliteration in this people would be from the line “Because it was grassy and wanted wear;” in the second stanza. Alliteration is the repetition of words that have the same first letter (and sound). In this sentence, the alliteration would be with the words Was, Wanted, and Wear. All three words have the W as the first letter. An example of Repetition would be the repeat of the the very first line in the first stanza. Frost puts the same line into the last stanza as a line that tells people that its wrapping up. Except the strange thing is that when he repeated the line, he left out the world yellow, in yellow wood. I wonder why this is.  The rhyme scheme in this poem is ABAAB throughout each stanza, with mostly exact rhymes but one approximate rhyme. This rhyme is between black and back. They almost rhyme, but not quite.  

Rap #2! By Orion

Yo my rhymes be diligent

Yours be packed with fillin’ ins

25 percent represent ignorance

None of you innocent to

Flowin with my flow

Yall just sit back and yall watch the rap show!

So, pay attention

I got sharp words flyin in yo direction

Going so fast it creates deception

50 words of advice for you son,

Well see who wins this election

Uhh

Yall can’t match me

Inhale my words before you make yours crappy

Shape up Shaggy

Cus I be the one who makes Scooby waggy.

Rap #1!   By Orion

My names O to the R to the ION

You smaller than an ion but its somewhere to begin

I come around and go again

Start at one and get to ten

Ford to da Bens

I got 20-20 lens

I don’t know the beginning, yet I can see until the end

Of the dark, dark  tunnel

It’s like oil down the funnel

My raps start snatching then I make the cookie crumble

I take it off yo hands then I let the ball fumble

Listen and you’ll feel the beat rumble

Yee, straight outta Humboldt.

Orion

April 25, 2013

Modern

I wake up and eat,

concentrate throughout the day,

go to sleep, restart.

Nature

things begin to grow,
blooming colors all around.
see and feel the change.




Seasons
hot turns into cold
sunshine turns into rainfall
come and go around.

Orion
April 25 , 2013

Still Faces

I have seen eyes longing for things to do

The plainness and greyness I cause

Is terrible for people who cannot handle the feeling.

I feel that things turn into nothing after years of their practice

And I have noticed that fullness turns into emptiness.

some things will never change.

It is oatmeal without a sweetening:

There is no taste and no color to be enjoyed,

so it turns into a thing you will never eat.

I have realized that people do not like me
because I am what helps people not like anything,
what helps people like nothing at all

I have seen many still faces.
many still faces

 Still with hope of finding an enjoyable road to travel.

Orion

4/18/2013

A Fun Death

Death is bloody red sand circles

Fun is the silver clink of my trucks  

Boredom is a cloud grey image of nothingness

Peace is flower yellow hippie gatherings on the plaza

Thirst is ocean blue water wells

The End is volcano red cracks steaming from inland tsunamis

splashing mankind into a gasping extinction.

Orion

Apr 17, 2013

Good Guy vs Bad Guy

Jesus	vs	Satan
The Republic	vs	The Empire
Tom	vs	Jerry
Batman	vs	Joker
Spiderman	vs	Green Goblin
seal	vs	shark
whale	vs	whaler
cat	vs	dog
Splinter	vs	Shredder
Optimus Prime	vs	Megatron

Things That I dont like

slugs and snails,

sick slithering snakes,

and big boogers beneath desks

are things that I don’t like.

boring bushy broccoli,

really raw rolls of sushi,

and dang dirty dogs

are things that I don't like.

fat freaky frogs,

pokey porcupines,

and gleaming globs of goo

are all things that I do not like.

Revisiting the Anticipation Guide

Lying is justifiable for the greater good.
I still gave this a four because if Mazer Rackham had told Ender the truth about what he was actually doing, then I don't think Ender would have actually been able to kill all the buggers knowing he was a such a murderer.

Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem.
I gave this a four now that I read the book, because, in this books case, humans could not contact the buggers and could not speak to them or communicate to them in any way, so they ended up going to war and they couldn't hear each others side to the story, so the only way to solve their problem was to be violent and kill each other.

It is okay to kill someone in self defense.
I gave this a four because my opinion hasn't really changed much about this because I still think that if someone is trying to kill you, like Bonzo was to Ender, then I think the only way to stop that, in their case, would be to kill one anther. There were no teachers, so what could Ender really have done anyway.

Words are stronger than fists.
I still fully agree with this statement and would give it a five because for example in the book, Peter used to be the person that took pleasure in violence. But later on in the book he ends up becoming a person named Locke that uses his words to create peace. He ended up preventing a great battle on Earth just by using his words and his knowledge.

Bullies hurt others because they have a low self esteem.
After reading the book, I have a little bit of a disagreement.  I realize that bullies bully people for many different reasons, one of them definitely being a low self esteem, but in this books case, like Peter for example, it is not for that reason.  Peter kills squirrels because when he does it gives him the feeling that he in control of the squirrels and that he has power over them.

Only the best and brightest student should receive the best education to become that nations leader.
I still give this a one because of the fact that Peter Wiggin was definitely a very smart kid, but he received the same education that most other kids did, and still ended up becoming the ruler of Earth.

Revenge is never justified.
I now give this a three because people in this book just seem to like revenge. For example, Bonzo... Ender became a better commander than Bonzo did and Bonzo didn't like this so he decides to kill Ender?? That's not very cool. And what about Ender killing the whole bugger race (though he didn't know what he was doing) just because the buggers attacked the humans at one point? That's billions of lives that humans did not even understand going to waste.

Crying is evidence of weakness.
I still give this a two because the book didn't really change my opinion, but it did add to my first opinion.  After Ender had destroyed all of the buggers, there were people around him crying because they were so happy and joyful at what Ender had done.

Any action is acceptable in war.
I now give this a two because not every action is acceptable in war. There are a lot that aren't  for example, Ender destroying a whole race is really bad. nobody should do that.

Teenagers need discipline and rules because they cant control themselves.
I still give this a three because there are some kids like Bonzo who tried to kill Ender who obviously need some discipline and then there is someone like Valentine who doesn't break the rules and is a very good kid and who already knows what the rules are and doesn't have to break them to figure them out.

Only through personal sacrifice can someone create positive change. 
At first I didn't agree with this and i gave it a two, but now i give this a four after reading the book because in Enders case, he had to sacrifice his childhood and being able to be with his friends and family but in the end ended up leading the human race to peace. If Ender had made the decision to stay instead of go to the Battle School, there would probably be no human race.

Generating compassion for your enemies is the only way to create peace. 
I gave this a five at first, and I still give it a five because it truly is the only way to create peace. I think this now because of the way Ender took the bugger egg and vowed to find a new home for her.  

Orion

Feb/27/2013

Times Standard staff writer

CEJ#5-local

Summary

What was believed to be the night of February 21, a great deal of copper wire was stolen from the Mckinleyville high school stadium. On Monday the sheriffs office received a call saying that the stadium was damaged with the wire being stolen from the access panels.  The suspects were believed to have used a pulling object and a hacksaw to remove the panels.   The high school is still figuring out the total loss.  The theft of the wire damaged the stadium lights and the cost of the wire itself is believed to be around 1000 dollars and to rewire the stadium is going to cost a lot more according the sheriffs office release.  Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the office at 445-7251 or the sheriffs office crime tip line at 268-2539.

Response

I think this was a pretty bad thing to do, but copper wire does have many uses.  Whoever stole that much wire is going to get a good price for it.  As for finding the people who stole the wire, I would go around to every pawnshop around the area and find out if anybody brought in a heap of copper wire.  Then, I would go around door to door to the the people that live near the high school to find out if they witnesses any suspicious activity or if they knew who committed the crime or know anything about the person or people who committed the crime. Then  after that, if I had gotten no leads, I would move into the high school and ask the children in the school if they knew about what happened.  After reading about what happened on the Times Standard, I actually asked my brother who goes to Mckinleyville High School if he knew anything about it, but he said no. 

CEJ#4-STATE

Orion

SFC

2/13/13

Carolyn Jones

Lone Birds of Their Species Winter Here.

Summary

In the Bay Area, every winter the sky is filled with millions of migrating birds:   mallards, avocets, Canada geese, western sandpipers and one Tufted duck.  Tufted ducks live in Asia, but every year, the same duck  ditches his flock and flies to Oakland.  While many of his friends wait in Thailand, this duck paddles along the Lake Merritt instead.  Hes not the only bird that's off track though.  San Francisco is the home of a Eurasian wigeon, and Monterrey Bay holds an arctic loon that should really be in Japan.  John sterling, a wildlife biologist in Woodland said that  "These weird birds can show up unexpectedly, at any time. To see one can be totally mind-blowing,"

Response

I thought this article was pretty cool because I had known that birds sometimes fly off coarse and end up somewhere totally unexpected for them, but I didn't know that it happened so close to where we live! I thought that it was pretty amazing that the same tufted duck comes here to Oakland every year. This duck is also not even from our continent. It is from Asia.  It's pretty cool that a duck would fly thousands of miles just to come and see us! maybe the duck just likes the weather here, but its still pretty cool.