MV -- Blogmeister

I am from

I am from the grass under my feet, from soccer, and from soaring balls through the air.

I am from eating snack on the blue benches that shine from the sun’s light, and from friends that I miss because of moving to different countries.

I am from going camping with some of my friends, from having smores and marshmallows, and from tents we sleep in.

I am from playing soccer in the snow, from laser games, and from my very nice cousins.

I am from eating delicious foods in France and from zooming roller coasters and fun water parks.

I am from Yellowstone National Park, from a geyser spouting sizzling water very high.

I am from seeing wild animals in zoos, and from my nice brown SUV that I had to leave in Egypt.

I am from walking to school and back, from seeing lots of poor people on the streets begging for money while other people are zooming past them in their fancy cars.

Have Good Manners When You Eat

An Unassisted Expository Text; planned, written and typed in one Writers Workshop (80 minutes) by MV

As you might already know, most people eat with good manners. They use their fork, spoon, and knife to eat. They use a napkin to wipe their hands etc. But why do they use good manners? Because its polite.

People that do not use good manners to eat will make people think how not educated you are. For example, if you were having lunch with your friends, and then all of a sudden you start grabbing the food out of your plate and stuffing it in your mouth, you will see that the look of your friend’s faces will look surprised. Because they will then think that you were not educated well. Even if you say that you are, by the look of your behavior it shows that are not.

Also if you do not use good manners, some people will not invite you to parties or for dinner outside at a restaurant. The person that invited everybody (including you) would be so embarrassed. With all the people around him that also got invited. Some people might even leave and never invite you to party again.

But as you know everyone who doesn’t eat with good manners can improve. Just eat with your utensils (fork, spoon and knife) wipe your mouth with a napkin and say “excuse me” if you burp by mistake. Also do not forget to say “please” if you want someone to get something for you and say “thank you” when someone gives you it. I even have a brother that sometimes uses bad manners but he will eventually improve.

Now that you know that you have to use good manners. You also know some of the things you gave to do in order to have good manners. Start using good manners. I know want you to remember that anyone can improve if they just try.

These poems are inspired by William Carlos Williams’ ‘The Red Wheelbarrow’

Puppy

Written by Matthew Viala

Inspired by William Carlos Williams

So much depends

upon

A poor little

Puppy

Lost in the

City

Sobbing, sobbing and

sobbing.

Racehorse

Written by Matthew Viala

Inspired by William Carlos Williams

So much depends

Upon

A white, clean

Racehorse

Racing down a

Racetrack

With lots of

courage.

Dragon

Written by Matthew Viala

Inspired by William Carlos Williams

So much depends

Upon

An innocent big

Dragon

Protecting its family

From

A mean black

knight.

An Honest Moment

It all starts in Egypt when I was small. I was in the car, with my mom driving us back to our house in our brown S.U.V. We got to our house and I got out of the car. Before my mom had gotten out of the car I took something sharp that I found on the ground. Then I’m not sure why I did it but I scratched the side of the car with it to form a tick-tack-toe game. Don’t ask me why I would do such a thing because I wouldn’t know how to answer you. My mom got out of our car with all the bags and other things that she had with her and we went inside our house with my mom not noticing what I had done.

The next morning my mom and I came out of our house so that she could drop me at school. Right when she saw the scratch on the car she became furious. “Oh no! Who scratched the side of the car!!?” “Did you do it?” She asked me. “No, I didn’t,” I replied. “Then who could have done it?” She said. “Are you sure, because it’s better to say the truth then lie.” “Ok,” I said. “I have made a mistake, I did it.” She was then so happy that I said the truth.

The Dissection of the Heart

You might think that dissecting a heart and lungs is disgusting, and you are right, it is, a bit. But it is also mostly cool. Imagine doing it, you could tell people that you actually dissected them. You shouldn’t be too disgusted about it because you have them in your body right now while you read this story.

Rock Bridges; A creation by the force of nature!

A landform unlike any other, an unusual one if that’s how you want to say it. It’s a landform found mainly in dry places. Rock bridges! They look like they were made by man, but they are actually made by the force of nature.

What do they look like?

A rock bridge looks like a large half circle sitting on the ground with a big hole in the middle. Rock bridges look to me like two things. 1-They look a bit like donuts because of the whole that is placed right in the middle. 2-They look also like rainbows because they are shaped like an arch. But as you know everyone can have their own opinions.

Weathering (when rocks get broken into smaller pieces) starts the whole thing, then comes erosion, then comes a natural rock bridge. Natural rock bridges and arches (same thing) are usually formed in deserts by erosion which is caused by moving water and sand in the wind. Most rock bridges over thousands of years become narrower from rivers, which very slowly wear down and cut under these red and orange cliffs made out of sandstone. Wind and rain slowly start making tiny holes in the cliffs. Then after a while, the holes get bigger, and after that even bigger until a big hole is formed in the middle, so that it forms an arch. Sometimes, when sinkholes form, some of the cave roof does not tumble down; this can also create a rock bridge. Some rock bridges may look a little bit like arches, but they form into the path of streams that wear away and penetrate the rock. Pothole arches form by chemical weathering, when water collects into pools and eventually cuts through to the layer below. I have seen them myself, which is in the Arches National Park in Utah (U.S.). I thought they looked really cool. Let me tell you the exact steps of how they are formed.

Deep cracks cut into a sandstone layer.

Erosion wears away upper layers of rock and then enlarges the surface cracks, creating narrow sandstone walls, or fins. Changing frosts and defrosts causes crumbling the sandstone and after a while cuts through some of the fins.

Where do you find them?

Rock bridges are found where cliffs are face to erosion from the sea, rivers or wind and weather. Whatever they’re made from determines where they are found. They are usually found near seas or rivers, or in open areas like deserts. For example, in Utah most of them are made by wind. Therefore they are found in a desert of Utah.

What’s the most famous one?

Of all of the arches throughout the world, the delicate arch is by far the most recognizable. It is located in Arches National Park which is in the United States. This sandstone arch is 52 feet tall. It is so famous that it appears on the license plates of cars in Utah.

Like I said before, rock bridges are formed by erosion. It may occur that the erosion would keep on eroding away small particles from the sides of the arch. Sooner or later the sides would get so thin that they would not be able to support the top. As a result the bridge would collapse. The holes become bigger to arch proportions by rock falls and weathering. The arches eventually fall down; leaving only buttresses that in time will erode.

You now know how rock bridges are formed. You also know where you find them and how they look. I suggest know, since you know all about rock bridges to go and see them for yourself. Go and see a landform that you will never forget how cool it looks. Rock bridges!!!

I made it to get revenge on Mrs. Noshie because she made use do some, too.