Drowning is a fear that many people have. People have experiences that may scare them for their entire lives. In the non-fictional story, Deep Water, by William Douglas, a boy almost drowns. After he almost drowns, he becomes fearful of swimming. Eventually, the boy overcomes his fear by taking swimming lessons. I can relate to what this boy was feeling when he almost drowned because I witnessed someone almost drown a few years ago. Being frightened of water is a phobia shared by many people.
After this boys bad experience he was afraid to go near water. He knew he wanted to overcome his fear of water so he took swimming lessons. If I couldn’t swim, I would make sure to swim with someone who knew how. Swimming with a partner is very important so that if something were to happen, you would have someone there to help you.
When I read this story I felt I could really relate to it. I remember a time when I was at a pool party and one little boy nearly drowned. This kindergartener wanted to go swimming, but his mom said no because everyone was getting out of the pool to have lunch. He didn’t listen and went any way even though no one else was in the pool. He tried to jump onto a raft that was in the deep end of the pool but he missed and went under. This young boy had taken swimming lessons before but he was so scared that his body wouldn’t move. Thankfully, an older boy was just returning from practice and jumped into the pool only to discover the little boy on the bottom of the pool. He grabbed him and carried him out of the pool to his screaming mother. It was so scary because he was blue and his eyes were rolled back. CPR was done on him right away and he began to cough up water. The little boy was lucky that afternoon that he did not drown. If he would have swam with someone and listened to his mom then he could have prevented this terrible experience. Having been there that day did make me and my family more aware of the dangers of deep water.
In conclusion, being frightened by something is normal. Most people are fearful of something whether it be water or something else. The short story, Deep Water was a true story about a boy that was afraid of water, a fear shared by many all over the world.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Pearl Essay
The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a great book. I really loved this book, but if I could change anything it would be the ending. The ending to this book was very depressing and sad. It made me feel like I should write an alternate ending. Although The Pearl has a very surprising and sad ending, I believe there should be a different ending to this book.
The Pearl has a violent ending. If I could change the ending I would make it a happier ending with less violence and death. The worst part was when the baby died. If I rewrote the ending I would make sure that the baby doesn’t die. Another part I really didn’t like was when Kino started killing people. Kino could have just listened to Juana and thrown the pearl back into the ocean. If he would have thrown the pearl back into the ocean sooner, he would have prevented anything bad from happening to their family.
The first thing that is happy about my ending is that the baby wouldn’t die or get bit by a scorpion. The first day, Kino and his family go in the canoe searching for pearls. Kino jumps into the water to go try and find some pearls, because he is a pearler. He comes up with a handful of oysters. In one of those oysters he finds the pearl of the world. When Kino comes home, people in town find out that Kino found this amazing pearl. Everyone in the town wants the pearl. People want to try to kill him for the pearl. When Kino finds out that people want to kill him for the pearl, Juana and Kino decide that the best thing to do to save their family is to throw the pearl back into the ocean right away.
The people in the town still think that he has the pearl, so some trackers try to find him and kill him. Knowing this, Kino leads his family into the mountains. When Juana and Kino hide in a cave Coyotito doesn’t start crying. The trackers never hear a noise so they don’t shoot at the sound of crying. The story ends up not as depressing and sad as the book. The baby ends up living and the pearl is thrown back into the ocean. Kino doesn’t kill anyone and they end up living happily knowing that owning the pearl of the world isn’t what makes you happy.
In conclusion my alternate ending would have a happier ending than the original. It would be less depressing and sad. My alternate ending would be more enjoyable to the people who read The Pearl.
The Pearl has a violent ending. If I could change the ending I would make it a happier ending with less violence and death. The worst part was when the baby died. If I rewrote the ending I would make sure that the baby doesn’t die. Another part I really didn’t like was when Kino started killing people. Kino could have just listened to Juana and thrown the pearl back into the ocean. If he would have thrown the pearl back into the ocean sooner, he would have prevented anything bad from happening to their family.
The first thing that is happy about my ending is that the baby wouldn’t die or get bit by a scorpion. The first day, Kino and his family go in the canoe searching for pearls. Kino jumps into the water to go try and find some pearls, because he is a pearler. He comes up with a handful of oysters. In one of those oysters he finds the pearl of the world. When Kino comes home, people in town find out that Kino found this amazing pearl. Everyone in the town wants the pearl. People want to try to kill him for the pearl. When Kino finds out that people want to kill him for the pearl, Juana and Kino decide that the best thing to do to save their family is to throw the pearl back into the ocean right away.
The people in the town still think that he has the pearl, so some trackers try to find him and kill him. Knowing this, Kino leads his family into the mountains. When Juana and Kino hide in a cave Coyotito doesn’t start crying. The trackers never hear a noise so they don’t shoot at the sound of crying. The story ends up not as depressing and sad as the book. The baby ends up living and the pearl is thrown back into the ocean. Kino doesn’t kill anyone and they end up living happily knowing that owning the pearl of the world isn’t what makes you happy.
In conclusion my alternate ending would have a happier ending than the original. It would be less depressing and sad. My alternate ending would be more enjoyable to the people who read The Pearl.
Friday, January 14, 2011
The Pearl
Over all the entire book was very good. Many people have read this book and have disliked it but I thought it was very good. It was easy to understand and very descriptive. The ending was not what I thought it was going to be like. It thought it was going to end very happily and they would be happy and rich. As it turns out they do not get rich or anything. The ending was also sad especially when Coyotito dies.
I really like the author of the The Pearl. I thought John Steinbeck was a very great author. He was very good at describing scenes in the book, such as the scene when Kino was attacking the Trackers. If I could I would read another one of his books I would probably love it. People said that they disliked this book, but I would say that if I could rate the book I would give it a four out of five. The reason a four is because I didn’t like how sad the ending. Otherwise I thought this was a outstanding book.
I really like the author of the The Pearl. I thought John Steinbeck was a very great author. He was very good at describing scenes in the book, such as the scene when Kino was attacking the Trackers. If I could I would read another one of his books I would probably love it. People said that they disliked this book, but I would say that if I could rate the book I would give it a four out of five. The reason a four is because I didn’t like how sad the ending. Otherwise I thought this was a outstanding book.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Pearl
This is a very good story. It is very descritive and very clear in its wording. When I read the story I can really imagine it when I read.I liked how the author really describes all of the scenes. This story so far is very good and I would recomend it!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Will the pearl destroy them?
Juana thiks that the pearl will destroy them because bad things have happened since they found the pearl. The pearl is giving them bad luck. The doctor has come over a lot to "help" the baby,but he really just comes over to see if he can probably steal the pearl. I think that in the end the pearl will be either stolen or Kino will do something with it like throw it back in the sea. The pearl has done no good to the family!
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