Morocco

Morocco
 
Morocco is the most beautiful country in Africa, that's my opinion. The reason why I love this country is because, my mom is from there. Ever since I was little my mom would talk about Morocco. She's been also cooking Moroccan food since then. Did I say, I LOVE MOROCCAN FOOD?

I've always wanted to go to Morocco but I couldn't. My mom would tell me a lot of stories about her when she lived in Morocco. I love there clothing and shoes. I have one of the traditional outfits and shoes.   



This traditional dress is hand made by people. The material of the whole dress is also made by hand. The process of making this whole dress takes a long time. People don't really wear this on a daily basis. You can wear this to a wedding, any type of holiday and more events.

These are traditional shoes that are worn in Morocco. I have a pair that's in purple with little purple designs. People usually wear this on a daily basis. There really comfortable to walk in. There made out of sheep skin, then the are put in different types of colors. After it dries off they sew it together and put designs on it.

Morocco has a really beautiful architecture. As you can see in this picture its very detailed and professional. My mom said that people spend there time carving and painting sculptures like this one. Its not easy to do this from scratch and it takes time and patients. I really like to see things like this and explore them

 

 This a traditional cuisine in Morocco. The name of this dish is called Couscous. Couscous can be made with fish, lamb/sheep or chicken. My family and I like to eat it with chicken and lots of vegetables. This dish is really delicious and I love to eat it. I love to eat all Moroccan dishes.  

 

       
         Morocco in general is very beautiful. Morocco has lots and lots of beautiful things. There architecture, furniture, clothing/shoes, resorts are beautiful to explore. There food is so delicious and delightful to look at. I hope to go there some day and explore all of Morocco.    

                                                                  

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

                                                      

                                                       

 


                                           

The Theme for CRANK

                What is the theme in the book CRANK by Ellen Hopkins ?

                     

                   In the book CRANK by Ellen Hopkins is about a girl name Kristina. A sixteen year old girl who does drugs. I know your surprise by now because, Kristina is very young to be doing drugs and other inappropriate things at her age. When Kristina does drugs and other inappropriate things she refers to herself as Bree. Kristina refers to herself as Bree because, Bree is the one who would make the negative choices in her life. Kristina is the one who would think before making a decision. The author wrote this to show that when your influence by something negative here are your outcomes in life. Not everything your influence by is going to benefit you.

 

 

                    Kristina has another side to her which she refers to as Bree. On page 83, Kristina gives a brief explanation about the positive and negative side of her. Bree is the one who makes the negative decisions which can affect her. One part where the author states this idea is on pages 90-91. In this part of the story Adam and Bree are doing cocaine or in other words some type of drug you sniff. What is Bree doing, is she out of her 16 year old mind ? When Bree went to go stay with her dad for two months, Bree met this boy name Adam. After they got to know each other, Bree started to like Adam and he liked her to. Even though he already had a girlfriend he still did things with Bree. Bree was mostly influence by her dad and Adam, because there the ones who mostly did drugs around her. So Bree of course made the negative decision and followed into there footsteps.

 

 

                      Another part where the author shows Bree making the wrong decisions is on pages 96-97. On these two pages this is where Bree and Adam interact sexually. When I read this part my jaw dropped because, Bree only knew the boy for like a week. She's sixteen years old, Adam is older then her and he has a girlfriend. What in the world was she thinking ?  But they both got caught, Bree got caught by her dad, and Adam got caught by his girlfriend. When Bree saw her dad she ran home, but while she was running home. These three huge men blocked her way, and they raped her just a little bit. Bree was lucky that Adam came just in time before she was fully raped. Do you see what happens when you make the wrong decisions in life ? Those are your outcomes, don't make the wrong decisions or else.

 

 

                     In my opinion, I think that the monster Kristina talks about that is inside her is Bree. I think the author wants me to think this because, she is giving us the negative side of Kristina, so I guess Kristina doesn't want that negative side of her anymore. Hopefully towards the end of the book the negative side of Kristina will no longer exist anymore. Also from her learning from her mistakes, she will now know that those are my outcomes if I make the wrong decisions in life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

The Environment my Character Lives In

                 In my independent reading book, Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos. The main character Rico lives in Harlem, and the environment there isn't really an environment that would influence a person. Kids that live in Harlem would make fun of Rico, because his light skin and Hispanic. This book probably takes place in a different time period, cause there is segregation in this book. Anyways the environment Rico lives in affects him and his life.

                 The environment in Harlem isn't an environment you would want to be influence by. This is why it affects Rico and his choice of decisions in life. One example would be, where Rico lives all the young kids from maybe ages 15-19 years old do drugs/smoke and drink alcohol. One of Rico's closes friend name Jimmy does heroine. Jimmy took Rico to go get some heroine from a leader of a gang. When Rico witness Jimmy poking himself with a needle(inside the needle is heroine), Rico was in shock. Jimmy asked Rico if he wanted  some, Rico said no man cause he new it was wrong to do. Sometimes he thinks twice about doing something because he just wants to fit in with people and stop getting made fun of. At the same time he knows that he shouldn't be doing the things he isn't suppose to be doing. He also doesn't want to disappoint is mom and dad.

                Another example of the environment affecting Rico is, while Rico was going home from school he got beat up. These bunch of kids came up to him and told him give me all your money. After they took Rico's money they punched and kicked him to the ground, they also stepped on his glasses. Rico was really tired and annoyed of people making fun him. He was thinking of moving to Wisconsin and leaving Harlem but then he thought, he would miss his mom, father and younger sister. Rico still thinks about moving there but he resists to. Those were examples of how the environment that Rico lives in affects him and his decisions in life.

                 In conclusion, Rico lives in an environment that you wouldn't want to be influence by. This affects Rico and his choice of decisions, because he just wants to fit in with the people around him. At the same time Rico knows that it's wrong to follow the footsteps of the people around him, because he knows it's wrong and he doesn't want to disappoint his mom or dad.          

Character Change

                      The book  I read over summer vacation was, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Even though I have read Twilight before, I always like to re-read my favorite books. Personally I think Stephanie Meyer's is a fantastic author. She has a really creative

imagination. Twilight is such an interesting story. In the following paragraph, I am going to explain some of the character changes that happens throughout the story.

 

               One of the main character in the book is Bella. Bella changes from quiet to really opening up and becoming adventurous. For example, in the beginning of the book when Bella went to go live with her dad, she rarely spoke to her dad even when

 she went to school she wouldn't speak to anyone. Then later on in the story Bella started to make some friends that's when Bella started to open up a little. Bella started to really open up and become more adventurous with a boy name Edward. For example, Bella started to travel with Edward to the forest and exploring new things. Those were examples of character change in Bella.

 

               Another main character in the book Twilight is Edward. Edward change from being weird and suspicious to open .For example, in the beginning of the book Edward was creepy. He would stare at Bella for a really long time. This was before

 he knew Bella. When he sat next to Bella in biology class, he would sit at the edge of his seat and he would be at the corner of the table looking mysteriously at his fellow class mates. As a result of Edward meeting Bella he started to loosen up and became less mysterious. Edward began to show various emotions. Some ways he began expressing and showing his emotions is by smiling, laughing, and interacting with other people. He stopped starring at people suspiciously but rather became very friendly. Those were examples of character changes in the book Twilight. I really recommend you to read this book if you haven't yet.

 

               In conclusion, Bella and Edward both change from the beginning to the end the book.  I really recommend you to read this book if you haven't yet, it's a really interesting story and series.