A couple of summers ago, I read a book Memoirs of a Geisha, a novel by Arthur Golden. Its depicts a geisha’s fictional memoir of her life in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II. The arthur marvelously employs imagery, to paint the beautiful picture of the various scenes. One can easily get hooked, and can connect to the geisha’s touching story. It begins when Chiyo is nine years old, and living in a small fishing village on the coast of the Sea of Japan. When her mother dies, her father sends her and her sister to train to become geishas. None know their fate as they are taken against their will, and they are quickly seperated when Chiyo is given to the Nitta okiya. She has mysterious blue-gray eyes, and has more than potential to become a successful geisha, but she is constantly antagonized by the arrogant and selfish Hatsumomo, the only profitable geisha of the okiya. The novel is filled with drama and ordeals that will keep the reader hooked, just like me. It is very moving to read about a young girl’s struggle, and how she constantly strives to reach her dream. It is also an excellent token to elucidate the Japanese culture. It is long, but the imagery makes one feel like they can see all the make-up the geishas wear, to the eloquent kimonos that they show off.
On Friday August 29, B track 1st semister is finished and that means more fun and vacations for B track for almost 2 months. But as for C track we still on track along with A track in. You know what that means- more waiting in line for food, restrooms and buses. The buses like the 605 and 18 are going to be over loaded. For those who take buses like the metro buses, I sugguest to wake up early because the buses are going to be loaded and they don’t come together.
A Track is the most crowded track and especially more with the new freshmen in.
The schools is going to be hard to walk in, especially for those that walk slow. Tardy sweep is going to be full.
Tdoay as I was on Mcpyase, I seen a bleiutln wtih all the ltetres in erevy wrod mevod aorund. I had seen it broefe and neevr rlaely piad aitetnton to it. I was wdnorineg why and how tihs hepnaps?
Or better yet….
Today as I was on myspace, I seen a bulletin with all the letters in every word moved around. I had seen it before and never really paid attention to it. I was wondering why and how this happens?
In September 2003, a researcher from Cambridge University discovered that it doesn’t matter what order the letters in a word are, as long as the first and last letter are in the right place. All the other letters can be in any order and you can still read it! They believed that our mind doesn’t not read every letter by itself, but as a whole. Cool, right!!
Here is the text below:
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dsenot mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Boom!
I hear the hit
I hear it, I can feel it
You’re going to do it again
Boom!
I heard it again
You were walking up the stairs
Me behind you
You fell
Then I fell
I get real MAD, when teachers whine and nag about spelling grammatical errors.
So yesterday some random substitute teacher, during class, decided to read my paper aloud with all my mistakes. He got me so mad, because he made me look so stupid and humiliated me in front of my peers. I let him know that in my opinion making mistakes is not a big problem, it’s the importance of getting your point across, and people understanding your ideas.
I believe I’m a good writer, in my English class, I was one of the two students who scored the second best score, with 47 out of 50 for a final essay.
So just because he’s a teacher doesn’t give him the right to do that to me.
So if you’re a teacher, think before you decide to do that.
Ban teachers like that!.
don’t you think?
A true friend will always be their for you, and won’t do anything that will hurt you. Friends hang together through ups and downs. Whenever you need advice you can always turn to those good friends, or as many of us call them, best friends.
Don’t you ever think that a relationship with a best friend is like a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship? There’s so much drama to it.
My parents are always telling me there is no such thing as friends other than your own family. I try so hard not to listen to them, but i’ve been through things that have proven there point. I’ve been hurt by those people i really had a tight relationship with.
I’m pretty sure that many of you people out their have been disappointed by those people you used to call b.f.f.s.
I’ve learned to choose my friends wisely,
and not to be so OPEN to every one, because you never know if someday they’ll use it against you.
How many times have you thought “Damn why did I do that?” Several students regret a lot of things they did while at school or in their everyday life. For example, not staying on task and getting good grades, being too lazy, missing a lot of school days.
Carla Villa 12C regrets not joining any sports throughout her three years. She didn’t get to join any sports because at the beginning when she came into this school the only thing she had in mind was getting all her credits so she could graduate; but, unfortunately she missed out on meeting new people, getting to see new schools and the fun of belonging to a sport.
A lot of students regret so many things that they’d rather not say what it is and keep to themselves, but every one of your peers at least must regret something that has happened to them in their life.
So is there something u regret?.
So people that know me (personally), are well aware that Gwen Stefani is my godess, and No Doubt is my all time favorite band. Ever since I can remember I have been listening to, and singing along to their music. Gwen Stefani is my idol forever. She is a singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and has even been an actress on occasion; talk about wonder woman! Her full name is Gwen Renée Stefani; born and raised in Anaheim, California. She was invited to provide vocals for No doubt in 1986, a ska band, and in 1991, the band was finally signed to Interscope Records. Gwen refused the female grunge artists which were in style, and was influenced by Blondie’s singer, Debby Harry, who combined power and sex appeal. Their third album Tragic Kingdom sky-rocketed, with its explosive single “Just a Girl,” selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Gwen Stefani and bassist bandmate, Tony Kanal split up because of a failed romantic relationship, inspiring Gwen with hits like “Don’t Speak,” and “Sunday Morning.” Gwen’s solo album Love.Angel.Music.Baby was realeased in November 2004; I waited in line to get my hand on it! I still remember listening to the while album while on a long ride to shop (it was Black Friday), and i was simply blown away. My bff Norma was with me, I’m sure she clearly remembers how crazy the car was lol. Her next solo album was The Sweet Escape which was released in December 2006; I also waited in line to get this one as well! I am a huge fan of her Harajuku Lovers collection, I have a menagerie of her hand bags
. Now Gwen Stefani is married to Gavin Rossdale, with two boys. Wow what a love story and history she has right?! It is a tragic love story with her and Tony, but it gives hope to young girls that love will come even when we have lost it. Awwwww Oh, and I almost forgot, I also have her L.A.M.B perfume wich smells great and the box is gorgeous!
I don’t know if many of you are aware, but there’s this webiste called FreeRice. FreeRice is a website which not only helps you build your vocabulary, but for every word you get right, you donate 20 grains of rice to the World Food Bank. The website works by just testing your vocabulary. For example they might ask “small means: a. tiny b. huge” and you would click the synonym that is close to it. It may sound boring, but after you make challenges with your friends, it becomes fun. At first I thought the same thing, but many of my friends have become very competitive. We all tend to brag about our vocabulary level. The maximum level you can get is 60 and the website claims that only a few hundred people have reached this. Anyways, aside from vocabulary, this website is just really great. So far, I have probably donated close to 10,000 grains of rice. The more you play, the more answers you get correct, the more starvation that is depleted. If you think about it, it only takes 400 grains of rice to feed a person a day, according to the UN World Food Bank Program. Free Rice doesn’t ask people to get on the website all day (overloads the server), but it does ask that you at least take 15 minutes of your time. So why not expand your vocabulary and help end world hunger? Check out the website!!
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Students are looking forward to saving not just one life but 3 lives on August 27th of 2008. Although some can’t donate blood because of weight and age requirements (17 yrs, 102 lbs), they strongly support the movement. Many appointments have been made and many kids have already donated blood. Last year’s blood drive was hosted by the Red Cross and this year it’s UCLA Blood & Platelet Center. The nurses give you milk, juice, and food so you won’t feel faint or feel nauseous. They also let you pick the color of your bandage.
