Thursday, October 25, 2012

Running Until the End



Author's Note: This is a cause and effect piece. You may move on to another family, there will be that time where you just might want to take everything back that you have maybe messed up in the past.


 What was Hollis’s reason for running away? In pictures of Hollis woods, the cause is how Hollis ran away from her foster family and found a different family but it turns out she really loves her other family. Running away was one thing that she regrets big time. Later she is reunited with the Regan's, her past foster family.

The time that she has spent with her family that has newly adopted her and loving her with a mom and a dad and a brother. One day she ran away, disappeared. Her reason for that is she felt that she was pulling the family apart by just being the outcast and that overwhelmed Hollis because she felt like she was just being spoiled. Far away Hollis ran, and found a new mother but she was single and no children of her own. Missing her old family changed her mind of st1aying away from then.  Driving back to her family was making Hollis nervous but so excited, hopping that the family would be mad at her for running away. One big happy family was once more. She can be just like other foster child, the one that might be nervous, timid and it may just overwhelming for kids that really haven't had a family in a long time or ever.

Friday, October 12, 2012

She Will Choose

Author's Note: Hollis has a conflict and a resolution that is person to person, also person to self. Both of those bring her to a life changing situation.

In the book Pictures of Hollis woods, there are many different conflicts. Hollis has a problem that keeps her thinking about her past of the Regan's family. As in the present time she is living with a old art teacher Josie. Everything that Josie did, it reminderd her of the Regain family father. Hollis is trying to fight herself  to forget about what she has done in the past but so far it hasn't been helping and fighting the musterd lady for not wanting to leave. 

As time goes on being with Josie, the more Hollis misses the Regan's. Not a light in her head to guide her the right direction, but she must choose the right family before the foster care takes her away were she doesn't want to be. She feels safe with the people that she already has been with for a couple months, but how does Hollis get away from the foster care? Will she choose a family in time, or just run away once more?

Friday, October 5, 2012

My Trip To Mexico



Author’s Note: A wonderful experience, just you and your family having the best of time in the sun.

The smell of fresh flowers and moist air, all sticky after five hours on plane a ride. Were here in Mexico! Mom, Dad, Maija and I, all hopped off of the plane looking straight at the airport. Every sign that we see is in Spanish. What was your favorite vacation spot that you have gone before, mine was Mexico.


“What would you guys like to do first?” my mom blurts out. Every one of us were thinking. “I would like to go straight to our resort.” I said. Already as she had taken 500 pictures on her camera, just a few more.  As we make our way to the resort.


Huge, very professional plus right when you walk in they give you a free drink. The taste of mango, peaches and cherries, it just blended in your mouth so evenly.  Finally all four of us find our room, which was way too far from  the pool! Finally at the second day of being in the Mexico, we moved our room right next to the pool, “YES!”


Every day we all went to a different restaurant. Different foods, shopping, also at night some exotic animals were there to feed, there was even bull riding one night. That is all around the center of the resort.


As we finished up our week, it was the best experience that I have been through. The best part was all the different flowers; many different animals around and the most amazing food ever made. Sadness in all of us never wanting to leave. I hope I could come back again as a girl and maybe someday bring my own family here too enjoy the fantastic life time experience like I did as a young girl. 

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Where is She?



The Hunger Games

Author's note: I will be retelling what has happened in Katniss Everdeen's story of a game called the Hunger Games. 
  The main character is Katniss Everdeen from district 12, the poor district. This competition is a life or death experience for Katniss, sprinting from wild beasts and other tributes from different districts. Hiding is the main game for everyone that may be seen. The hard part of this is surviving, and all of this is for a life time supply of food. 
She has built up her confidence throughout the book, by believing that she will fight till the end no matter what will happen.