Thursday, August 7, 2008

Wouldn't it be great...?

If the Patriots didn't go 18-1?

If teachers hated homework as much as students did?

If Bush wasn't the President?

If McDonalds was in our school?

If gas was $1.00 a gallon?

If people never had to starve?

If wars never had to happen?

New Sentences

1. Like last year the Packers got overwhelmed in the playoffs and collapsed against the Giants.


For example in last years playoffs the Packers fell to the Giants due to the pressure of only having Fa vre for one more season.
2. Irony is when something is said or done but was meant to mean something else, or when someone says something like, you should never assume the gun isn’t loaded and then pulls the trigger and it is loaded would be irony because the person wasn’t careful about his gun to begin with.

Irony is when something is said or done but was meant to mean something else.

Irony is when the total opposite of what you expect to happen happens.



3. The Irish Civil War was a very bad time when people were fighting brothers and other relatives.

The Irish Civil War was a very confusing time that people were forced to fight their relatives with out knowing it.



4. In the excerpt from Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God the author creates diction which is both special and hard to understand.

Complicated and hard to understand, Cormac McCarthy’s diction in child of god is complicated


5. This novel shows a lot of visualization.

The Secret Life of Bee’s has many examples of visualization.



6. On March 3rd he decided to retire again, but according to MSNBC “Favre Breaks His Silence,” Brett said he wants to return to football and wants to play for the Packers.

On the 3rd of March he had a big press conference to say he was retiring from football and now, according to MSNBC “Favre Breaks His Silence,” and now Brett’s saying he wants to return and play for the Packers.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Brett Favres retirement


Brett Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever live. He’s won one Superbowl and 3 MVP awards. He is the greatest Packers player in the last few decades. On March 3rd he decided to retire again, but according to MSNBC “Favre Breaks His Silence,” Brett said he wants to return to football and wants to play for the Packers. The Packers coach and GM said that the starter for the beginning of the season will be Aaron Rodgers and not Brett Favre. “You’re telling me playing here is not and option,” says Brett Favre on the subject of him going back to the Packers. The coach and GM of the Packers said “ Well playing here is not an option, but we can’t envision you playing for another team.” The Packers are clearly stating that they just want him to retire to protect his legacy.
Brett Favre clearly doesn’t want to retire and thinks he has another good year left in him. In reality Brett really might have another year in him, but his team really would not be able to win the Superbowl with all the pressure of it being Favres last season. Like last year the Packers got overwhelmed in the playoffs and collapsed against the Giants. So even though Favre may want to come back and play the Packers have a better shot with Aaron Rodgers, and the Packers already have the offense set up for Aaron to take over. If this article was about a player like Drew Bledsoe then it wouldn’t get any attention but the story will get attention because when people look at Favre the see a face of commitment and dedication.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Irony in "What is the What"

The irony in What is the What is that the main character is trying to help someone and ends up getting robbed. Another example is that he is in America, a country that one associates with freedom and opportunity, and he would rather be in a refugee camp in Africa, a content that is associated with poverty and hostility.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Gerund-Object of Preposition
By drawing the paper with the black circle on it, Mrs. Hutchinson had to be stoned to death.

Infinitive Phrases
To not pick the black dot is the main goal of the villagers.

Adverbs Out of Order
Fearfully and cautiously, Mr. Hutchinson picked the paper.

Gerund Phrase
Picking the paper for the lottery is the oldest tradition in the village.
Verb-Subject Clause
If it wasn’t for tradition, the lottery wouldn’t exist.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Irony

1. A cop gets arrested
2. A fire fighters house burns down
3. A dentist has bad teeth
4. A teacher doesn’t know the subject he is teaching
5. A nun is a wrestling coach
6. A priest is a UFC fighter
7. A woman that cant have babies ends up having sextuplets
8. A boxer gets knocked out by a computer nerd
9. A 10 year old out-lifts a body builder
10. An assassin gets assassinated
11. A little dog scares a pit bull
12. A fish drowns

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Irony in The Chaser


Irony is when something is said or done but was meant to mean something else, or when someone says something like, you should never assume the gun isn’t loaded and then pulls the trigger and it is loaded would be irony because the person wasn’t careful about his gun to begin with. In the short story “The Chaser” there is a lot of examples of irony. For example a young man named Alan went to get a love potion because the girl he loved showed no feelings to him. So Alan goes and gets his love potion but the irony is that the potion is so strong that eventually he will need a potion to get rid of his lover. Another irony in this story is that Alan is looking for love but doesn’t realize that he will need a poison. The biggest irony is that Alan spent only a dollar for the love potion but in the end will need to spend five thousand dollars on the poison to get rid of his lover.