Reading Journal 11: Divas

this week i re-read the first chapter in Diva's. it was really good, what i read so far. its pretty much about a girl named Diamond who wants to be a star and her 3 friends who don't have as much interest in being starts as she does. one day, she shows her friends a singing competition in a magazine she read and was hoping that they might want to form a group with her so that they could enter the competition. after a while of DEBATING<3 they finally decide to do it! now all Diamond needed was to convince her parents. after using her "daddys little girl" power and a lot of mom-convincing, she got them to say yes!

F I N A L L Y her dream of becoming a *star* was coming TRUE!!

i cant wait to keep reading and finding out what happens next! :D

-mallory.

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Hasty Generalization!: A hasty generalization is assuming that because one person of a certain religion, race, ethnicity, etc., likes or thinks something, that all people of that group do. WRONG-O buddy boy!

Reading Journal 10: Divas

Today i went to Border's. I love borders. There's so many amazing stories on the pages of books in there. Well, my dad was of course going through the sales books bin and came across a book that he thought i might find interesting. Turns out, i do. :)

Today i started reading a book called Divas:Diamond. This book is about four 15 year old girls who love to sing gospel MUSIC. This book is in the perspective of one of the 4 best friends, Diamond. From what I've read so far, I feel that I am a lot like her. She is definitely the 'leader of the crew' and is considered a "Drama Queen", a trait which I have been told on many ocassions that I tend to have.

The cool think about this book, is that it's based off of the perspective of 4 black girls, which is unlike any book I've ever read so I'm pretty excited to read it and understand or experience more the other half of myself. :)

-mallory :)

Reading Journal 9: Dead Girls Don't write Letters

OMG. This book is starting to get scary, especially reading it at night. This week in the book, there was a part where Sunny was going through Jazz's dresser in search of the diary that may hold all the information on what is really happening with the fake Jazz and show she was able to portray the real Jazz so well. In this scene, the fake Jazz accidentally calls Sunny, Karen and talks about her 'snickers raids'. This had nothing to do with the real Jazz at all. This started to make Sunny begin thinking about if maybe this girl who was "Jazz" had acted as other people also, and not just Jazz.

If this situation happened to me, i would be even more confused and very curious. Just reading this book makes me scared to think that this girl could be dangerous. If i knew that someone came into my house acting as one of my siblings, but wasn't really one of my siblings, I would not wait around to find out how dangerous the person is. I think that by Sunny taking it step by step to figure out who this fake Jazz is, is one way that the author can really create suspense and a feel of fright to the book. I hope i finish the book, I only have a few more chapters but I can't stand creepy things and this book is getting pretty creepy.......

-mallory :)

Reading Journal 8: Dead Girls Don't write letters

This week I continued to read "Dead Girls don't Write Letters". This book just keeps pulling me more and more into it. The part I read that really caught my attention was when Sunny, the 14 year old sister, did a 'Jazz test' on the fake Jazz. What she did was put out two ice cream bowls, ones that the sisters had been using since they were toddlers. One was of Pooh Bear, and the other of Eeyore. Sunny knew which one was her bowl and which one was Jazz's. When the fake Jazz reached for the wrong bowl, Sunny got a bit sad.

If that happened to me, where I did a est to see how much an impostor knew about my family, and then they failed it, I would probably be pretty bummed out because that would mean that any hope I had that this person could possibly really be my sibling would probably be gone. For me, I am very into tradition and special things and if the bowls were a tradition I had with a sibling, I would probably feel pretty crushed. Something that I would do to test to see if someone really knew about my family would be to see where they sat at the dinner table, see if they talked their usual way and recognized usual people, etc.

Reading this book really makes me think about how I would feel if someone pretended to be my sister or brother. I would probably be pretty upset and hurt. Well, thats all for now folks! :D

-mallory :)

Our Town vocab words.

The epitaph on my uncles tombstone was very uplifing due to the life he lived.

James B. More was a very great savant.

Kelly is a very conceited individual, due to her stuck-up attitude and use of "I" a lot.

Reading Journal 7: Dead Girls Don't Write Letters

Wow. This week i started reading a book called "Dead Girls Don't Wrote Letters". Can you imagine one of your siblings dying, and then writing you a letter saying that they'll be coming into town soon? That's what this book is all about.

A 14 year old girl named Sunny gets a letter from her 'dead' sister saying that she was alive, and that she would be coming into town. Sunny wasn't very happy because she didn't like her sister. When the news that her sister had died was revealed, she was the only one who was secretly happy about it. Can you imagine being happy for your siblings death?! Well Sunny was. I guess her sister was REALLY mean to her, i mean there has to be a reason for such a strong dislike towrd a sibling right?

Well the day that Sunny's older sister, Jasmine or Jazz, came home after her 'death', Sunny could see that it was NOT really her sister. If that ever happened to me, where after I had heard that my sieter was dead, then got a letter from her saying that she's alive, then her coming home and it's NOT her, WOW I would feel sooooo sad because just the death akine of my sister would make me feel so sad, and then an imposter coming in and prwteding to be the sister that i once had and loved?! That would really cut my heart. Same with my brothers or my other sister, I would be devastated if someone EVER tried to be them. Also, i can't imagine anyone ever looking like any of my siblings enough for me to even consider them being one of my siblings. I, like Sunny, would probably know too if there was someone pretending to be one of my siblings, because all of them are so great and unique that I don't think there's any human being that could ever portray them enough to make me believe that it could really be them.

Well, thats my reflection on the book so far, I can't wait to finish it!

Hasta La Vista, BABY :)

-mallory :)

Reading Journal 6: Sad story but yet, happy

This week i read story about a 14 year old girl and how she fell in love.
She had met a nice guy at a Halloween party and started to talk to him a lot.
She liked him so much that she started to fall in love.
Unfortunately, her home situation was really bad and she had been raped multiple times by her step-father. Although her mother knew this, she still allowed the man to live in her house.
When the girls mom found out that she was dating, she was very abusive of her, so was her step-father. Reading this story really made me think about hoe blessed I am to have such an awesome family who really cares about me and treats me like a princess compared to the way the girl in the story was treated. I feel that no kid should be treated the way that this girl in the story was treated. They should have a chance to live a life that is free of abuse. I also feel sad to know that they're are young girls around the world be treated this way, and worse.

-mallory :)

Reading Journal 5:Biography on Raven-Symone.

Today i read a bio on Raven-Symone. It was actually really interesting. I learned that her birthday is Decenber 10th, she was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and that her full name is Raven-Symone Christina Pearman. When going over the first part of the bio, i learned that Raven had auditioned for a Bill Cosby movie called "Ghost Dad" but was to young for she was too young for the part. Fortunately for her, Bill Cosby liked her so much he gave her a part on his show as many of you know is Olivia, his grand-daughter. She played that role until the show went off air.

Later, she played in "The Little Rascals" and "Dr. Dolittle" both the first and second. Also, as pretty much everyone knows, she played as a struggling teen trying to become famous with her 3 friends in the movie "The Cheetah Girls". She also has her own show on Disney Channel called thats so Raven, one that my dad makes fun of all the time lol. That show has become very popular which has kept her busy over the past few years. Also with her newest movie "College Road Trip", which in my opinion was very funny.

I think it was really cool to read about Raven Symone because she is someone i can look up to who hasn't yet "turned bad" like many of the other famous pop-stars have. Also because it helps me to learn different aspects of black history :)

-mallory

Reading Journal 4

this week i read a bunch of teen embarresing stories. i thought it was cool to read about what kinds of crazy and wacky adventures others teens go through. one that i read was about a girl who was babysitting her two young neices and fell asleep on the job. then when she woke up, she had to drop them off at the mall to meet her sister, the two young girls mother, but hadnt looked in the mirror at all since she woke up. when she got to the mall, her sister started bursting into laughter and asked her if she had looked in the mirror, but she said no. when she did, she felt really embarressed because she had been walking around the mall with crazy little kid makeup on! i thought it was pretty funny because she wasnt even aware that she had a bunch of stuff on her face but her neices knew.

i also read about a new Diamond that was found in Africa. it is among the largest ever! i think thats pretty cool. i was never really SUPER interested in Diamonds, but i saw then picture for this one and thought it looked really amazing. i mean diamonds are created from nature and not necesarily man made and i think its really cool how nature can create something so beautiful. w0w. well thats what i read, i hope it absolutely fascinated you! :)

-mallory :)

Reading Journal 3: Diary of Anne Frank

okay so i started to read this super awesome book called Diary of Anne Frank, which a lot of you have probably already heard of or even read. well i am just now reading it and i think its totally awesome so far! im at the part where Anne and her family have to go into hiding because they are jewish. its pretty rough because Anne has a life where she lives and its being completely changed just because people are hating on her because of her religion. i've never really experienced anything like this, but it, for some reason, reminds me of how a lot of my friends make fun of me and call me a nerd just because i go to High Tech. like they assume that im a certain way because of the school i go to kind of like how just because Anne's jewish, somethings wrong with even though she's just a normal teenager with normal feelings like a teen from any other religion. i dont feel thats it fair for her to have to go in hiding because of who she is. like if there was a group of people who wanted to kill all Christians, I'd be really sad and upset that people would be afraid of me just because of my religion. well i am liking this book a lot so far and i will keep on posting as i get further along!!

-mallory :)

Interview 3: Dianna

Dianna’s interview:

Do you know anyone that immigrated? If yes, then from where did he/she immigrate?-grandma, mom, step grandma, other grandma, grandpa. They emigrated from Mexico.

If you could immigrate anywhere in the world, where would you immigrate and why?-I would go to France because its pretty there and it sounds like a cool place

What would you do if you could help and/or change immigration in America?- Give more people chances, more immigrants chances

How do you feel that illegal immigrants are impacting/or not impacting your community and/or the US?-they’re making the economy more sufficient, giving us more money because they’re farm workers and we export our crops

Have you immigrated from somewhere? How old were you? What were thoughts then?-nope

Are you related to any immigrants? If so, where are they from?-yes, Mexico

How do you feel about immigration?-I think its cool because then countries have a diversity of culture

Do you like immigrants who come to our country?-yeah because they’re cool

Do you think illegal immigrants should have any rights? Why or why not?-not all rights like not to vote but the freedom of speech and the bill of rights yeah

Why do you think illegal immigrants come here?-for a better life and for an education

How would you feel if there was no border?-I wouldn’t care because I trust people

Are you directly impacted by immigration?-not really, but they do the farm work. Without them I probably wouldn’t be healthy because I wouldn’t have fruits or vegetables

How do you feel about illegal immigrations being deported?-I don’t think they should be deported because most of them come for a better life

How would you feel if YOU were the illegal immigrant?-I would feel like if they tried to deport me I would feel sad because they wouldn’t appreciate the fact that I’m coming for a better life

Do you feel everybody is an immigrant? Why?-well if you go like way, way back yeah because in America there’s no such thing as being an American because we all come from different places

Do you think the government should take more action on illegal immigration or less action?-less because they’re not coming to hurt you

If you were an immigrant, how would your life be different?-wouldn’t have all I have now, learn to appreciate what I have

Would you have the guts to immigrate illegally?-no because I think its dangerous because your jeopardizing your life and your freedom

What do you think about the border patrol?-I think that their job is pointless because people shouldn’t be deported just trying to come to the us and everyone should have an opportunity to live here

If you were an immigrant, how would you want to be treated?-with the same rights as the Americans and I wouldn’t want to be discriminated

When you hear the phrase “jumping the border,” what come to mind?-border patrol, Mexico

Do you think illegal immigrants should be deported?-no

What do you think about the system of getting legal papers? Is there anything you would change?-its okay but it shouldn’t be so strict and they should give more people chances

Interview 2: Michelle

Michelle’s interview:

Do you know anyone that immigrated? If yes, then from where did he/she immigrate? - Yes, many kids from my school emigrated from Mexico

If you could immigrate anywhere in the world, where would you immigrate and why? - France because of the beautiful old history that lies within the streets

What would you do if you could help and/or change immigration in America?- I would help immigrants who are in need and willing to serve our country for the better, be able to come American citizens

How do you feel that illegal immigrants are impacting/or not impacting your community and/or the US? - I feel that we have a lot of illegal immigrants who are not bettering the society but we have some illegal immigrants who are working for the wealth of America

Have you immigrated from somewhere? How old were you? What were thoughts then? - no

Are you related to any immigrants? If so, where are they from? - Yes, my grandma, my grandpa, and my other grandpa

Do you like immigrants who come to our country? - personally I would like immigrants to come to our country if they made it a better place to be

Do you think illegal immigrants should have any rights? Why or why not? - I feel that it should be easier and faster for illegal immigrants to become American citizens and therefore once they are American citizens have all common rights

Why do you think illegal immigrants come here? - Illegal immigrants migrate to the US because they are searching for freedom, and a stronger sense of fair government. And for the opportunity to help rule the country you live in

How would you feel if there was no border? - I would feel very unsafe. We need borders and governments to control the population and safety or our country

Do you feel everybody is an immigrant? Why? - Yes because I feel that no one truly fits in and no ones truly normal and in America were very diverse in race

If you were an immigrant, how would your life be different?- my life would be less settle and sure I would never feel like u truly belong I would feel alienated but I also might feel that I truly made a change for myself for the better

What do you think about the border patrol? - I believe that border patrol is necessary because many immigrants want to migrate to the US and we need to filter who we let through. Ex- the border patrol need to catch terrorist, drug sellers, and people who are not going to better our country

When you hear the phrase “jumping the border,” what come to mind? - I think of people in a desperate for social reform and political change

Do you think illegal immigrants should be deported? - I think that illegal immigrants that are not helping our country achieve a higher standard should be deported

Interview 1: Andre

Andre’s interview:

Do you know anyone that immigrated? If yes, then from where did he/she immigrate?-my grandma, immigrated from Sicily

If you could immigrate anywhere in the world, where would you immigrate and why? - Italy. Because I want to know more about my other side of the family and the history

How do you feel that illegal immigrants are impacting/or not impacting your community and/or the US? - Illegal. Immigrants are not impacting because they can get caught which can cause problems but if your legal you wont cause any problems

Are you related to any immigrants? If so, where are they from? - Yes, Italian immigrants

How do you feel about immigration?-its good if something good comes out of it but bad if something bad comes out of it

Do you think illegal immigrants should have any rights? Why or why not?-no, well due to the constitution they should have the right to speak and stuff. Well yeah they should have rights but not to a job

Why do you think illegal immigrants come here?-to have a better life, to pursue a talent

How would you feel if there was no border?-I would feel unsafe if there was no border because I wouldn’t know the people. It all depends how they approach us

How do you feel about illegal immigrants being deported?-it’s fair because you have to do the paperwork to become legal and those who come here legally, it wouldn’t be fair. If they want to come to the country that bad, they should work for it.

Do you feel everybody is an immigrant? Why?-no because a lot of people are born here so those who are born here aren’t immigrants


If you were an immigrant, how would your life be different?-wouldn’t know the same people, not have what I have now, probably speak another language, have a different religion

Would you have the guts to immigrate illegally?-no because I would not want to pay the consequences

What do you think about the border patrol?-they really want to keep the people where they belong. We should have security, defenses and boundaries

If you were an immigrant, how would you want to be treated?-nicely, even if I don’t like them I don’t want to treat them bad

Do you think illegal immigrants should be deported?-yes because there’s a reason for them not to be here they’re not allowed for a reason

What do you think the country should do to solve the problem of illegal immigration?-whoever the us is having the most problems with that is closest, like Mexico, they should take down the border and make the us bigger by making Mexico part of the us to make where they live part of the us since they want to be here so bad

What do you think about the system of getting legal papers? Is there anything you would change?-it’s fair, its fine the way it is. I believe that if you change one thing, there will be more things you have it change. Like when you take one domino out of a line, it’s ruined and then you have to start over

What is your nationality? What is your ethnicity?-American. Black and Italian.

Do you like the idea of immigrants coming to the US? Why or why not?-I don’t care because it has nothing to do with me or my family

If you were an illegal immigrant, how would you feel if your family was deported but not you because you were born here?-confused

candy cane creation!

this week i read about how candy canes were created. according to this tall-tale, in 1670, a German man was very rudely interrupted during his Holiday program by some squirmy kids. he was very upset and angry that his program was ruined, but instead of yelling or punishing the children, he gave them candy. he made sticks of candy and shaped them into Shepperd's staffs like in the bible and gave them to the children so that they would be quiet and listen. i think that the man was clever to give the kids candy because bribing really works for kids, i would know!(:
i also think thats it cool to be able to learn the story of the creation of candy canes because
they are a Christmas tradition that many people share. for example, a lot of my friends
give out candy canes to everyone during Christmas time just as a gift. so i think that because
of those rowdy little kids, we now have a special Christmas tradition to share with those
around during that special time each year! (:

-mallory caprice.

my super cool book(:

This week i started to re-read(again), a book called Hatets. The book is about a girl named Pasqui who lives in New Mexico. The beggining of the book is is about her artist father who had just come home from a business trip in LA. Pasqui and her father go to a familiar restaurant together and share a bite to eat, but it ends up more than just that. Her father tells her that shes moving to LA! Reading that part of the story reminds me on when my parents told me that I would be moving to Chula Vista and start the 2nd grade at a whole new school. I, like Pasqui, was disappointed to have to leave all my friends. I would be on the phone multile times a week trying to find ways for me to be able to go back to my old school, and although now I know that there was absolutely no chance of that, at the time i was so convinced that i would soon return to my old school in El Cajon(: Beacause of the moving experience I had, i can relate to Pasqui and understand her frustration when she was told that she would have to move.
-mallory(:

hello world, my name is mallory c. johnson the one and only!! (:

HEY THERE!! my name is Mallory Johnson(: i am 14 years old and currently a freshwoman.ha. at High Tech High Chula Vista. i LOVE to act, dance and sing. pretty much theater(: im actually in an awesome theater organization for kids ages 8-18 called CYT. they have different areas all over the natiion. another interesting fact about me is that i LOVE ice cream. my love for ice cream is like a bears love for honey,rich, sweet and deep(: i also looove to hang out with friends! and meet new people(: haha ask my friends(: and i smile a lot and try to be funny a looot cuz i absolutely loove to make people laugh! also, i like to help people with their problems so you can just call me ms.doctor Phil(: mm what else? well ive always wanted a brother and just recently i found someone awesome to take on that role(: haha probably a challenge for him to be MY brother. im crazy and i talk a lot and loud, but im also friendly and can be VERY deep and loove to talk(: mmm well i have two blood sisters and like 5 none sangrados(: mmmm i have a mom and a dad, most do. theyre not divorced which is cool(:
the other day i tried to name all of team vista and i got everyone but Luis and Derek! AAW man!
but its okay i shall never again forget their lovely names(:
well i think this is long enough right Kay?
-mallory caprice.


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