Gatsby Party

     If I was as rich as Jay Gatsby, I would be spending money like crazy. I would throw the best parties, and celebrities had to beg to get into them. My mansion would be in Malibu, of course, and parties would be going on every single weekend. I would have the best caterers, bartenders, and performers. I would start each party off by purchasing all the world's best dishes and drinks. I would have top chefs in the kitchen preparing the foods and serving one of the finests alcoholic drinks. The main theme of the parties would have to be alcohol, so I need to provide the adults with a bunch of different varieties. The kids would also have their entertaiment. I would provide them with baby slides, playgrounds, an indoor kiddy pool, and their own personal game room.
     I would bring the best entertainment possible. That would range from Tyga to Drake and to Adele. For the young men, there would be Victoria Secrets models and a whole bunch of beautiful women. The people invited will receive an amazing invitation, and there will be no gate crashers or they will be arrested. Nobody will be bored at my party, because I would have everything they could ever dream for. The house will have up to fifty guest rooms, and they are all welcome to sleep in and enjoy the next day's festivities. There will be ballroom dancing and also a boat ride to my private island. At the island, there would be servants that would do whatever the guests desire. Everyone would enjoy their weekend, and will fly back to their homes with my private jets. The party would be something they would never forget!

News Article

    The news article called "Fatal school fight after two girls was after a boy, family says" was found on the La Times website. It was published on February twenty-six 2012, by Shelby Grad. An eleven year old was in a fight with another classmate, which was over a boy. She died over the brief fight which took place in Long Island. Her name was Joanna Ramos. After the fight, she had complained that she had a headache and was take to the ER. The fight took place on Friday, after school, at Willard Elementary. The fight did not include any weapons. She was sent to intensive care at the hospital, and she was not breathing. She was dead before nine PM.
     My opinion on this is why would eleven year olds fight over a boy. The fight was planned, and ended up with a death. I do not know how an eleven year old can punch someone hard enough to kill them. It just seems impossible. The probable cause would be bullying. The poor girl lost her innocent life and I hope the other classmate is full of guilt.

Speakeasies

     During the 1920's many establishments were being made, and one of them were the speakeasies. The speakeasies were mainly created to sell illegal alcoholic beverages. They were popular during the Prohibition years. During that time the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was illegal. Those underground palaces were the only way people could buy alcohol. 

    It was tough to get into the speakeasies, because you had to first locate them and know the password to get in. The owners took a big risk by opening up these speakeasies, but they got rich off of it.This was the time of growth of crimes throughout the US. The Prohibition Act of 1920 included the speakeasies, whose owners made money by bootlegging. Im guessing it was their idea of living life and getting drunk all the time.

News Article

     I read an article from Fox News called "Alleged Cat Eater Had Carcass in Kitchen, deputy says" which was published on February 16,2012 by an unknown source. Jason Wilmert, age of thirty-five, was arraigned on Friday on charges alleging animal cruelty and using a pet for food. Apparently, his neighbors have heard screeching cat noises coming from Jason's house. One of the neighbors had seen through his window that Jason was cutting the feline's head with a knife and getting ready to cook it on the barbecue. The police searched his house and found a carcass in the kitchen sink which was in preparation for being cooked. They also found an animal trap in his driveway.
     In my opinion, this is sick. Animal cruelty is horrible, and this article made me feel so disgusted. Jason was decapitating animals and cooking them for no reason. How can someone murder something so precious? He deserves to go to jail for life because it is exactly like murder. He is taking away an innocent animals's life and he needs to be brutally punished for it.

News Article

     The article called "Death of boy at Crescenta Valley High confirmed" was found on the La Times website on February 10, 2012 and was published by Jason Wells. A male student fell to his death on Friday, the tenth, at Crescenta Valley High. He fell in front of dozens of students, and was a suicide. At first there were misconceptions to weather it was a male or a female student, but later on it was confirmed that it was a fifteen year old boy. The dreaded fall took place near the administrative building on a concrete plaza area, three stories high. The fall shocked many students, who were visibly shaking until their parents came to pick them up. He was later identified as a boy named Drew Ferraro, and took his jump during lunch hour.Some say his suicide was because of bullying.
    In my opinion, no person should take their life away to please other people. Bullying should not be tolerated and it has to become an illegal law, because it is getting way out of hand. Most of teen deaths are related to bullying, and we need to find a way to stop it. This poor, fifteen year old innocent boy, took his life to escape the pain and suffering he was enduring from his "fellow classmates". Bullying is a drug. It slowly leads to the demise of a person. It has to end. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Nature Observations

     As I sit outside at this hour, darkness has began to arrive. It is cold, but the feeling is great. I am laying on my patio chair and watching the stars glisten in the sky. The sounds of neighbors throwing a party can be heard from where I sit. I stare at the moon, and it shines so bright. The smell of my mom's cooking reaches my nose, and I grab it all in. The wind blows on my face, making me shiver.
     I see my mother's garden flourishing. The roses are beginning to bloom, and the smell is already present. I notice the people walking down my street, full of laughter and cheer. A baby's cry is heard, and a dog barks loudly. The quietness begins growing noisier by the second. Finally, a sense of calmness arose again. The nighttime is a beautiful scene to watch. It makes me feel in touch with nature, and isolated from the technological world Im surrounded by everyday. It is a great way to relieve stress and anxiety, because nature itself is beautiful. We just have to embrace it once in a while.

News Article

     I found an article called, " Latest arrested L.A teacher accused of abusing two girls" on the LAtimes website. Martin Bernard Springer, who was forty nine years of age, taught at Miramonte Elementary school. He was arrested Friday morning for allegedly abusing a child. The sheriff department has found out that he had fondled two different girls in different occasions throughout the three years. Also, parents came to the sheriff department to talk about another Miramonte teacher, Mark Berndt, who was apparently feeding his semen to the children. He told the students it was a "tasting game". He was let go from the school on January 2011. The bail for Springer is set to two million dollars.
    In my opinion,what these teachers did is disgusting and horrific. Teachers are supposed to help kids succeed in life, and not make them do disgusting things. It is not only their fault, because the girls that knew about this for three years did not speak out about it, and they should have told the police sooner. These sick molesters are giving teachers a bad name, because what they are doing nowadays is not excusable. I am so happy our school is normal and has great teachers like Mrs. Kirkman.