Milagro

Dear Mom,

I am going to turn 12 soon and am becoming more mature I would like to have a puppy so I can prove to you am more responsible. I am getting good grades, so I can spend more time with the dog than on studying. Most importantly dogs are great companions.

Best of all some dogs make great guards. This will also be a great way for me to learn how to take care of my stuff. It will also prove that I am more responsible. I can teach it to sit, stay and even if you want I can also teach it not to do it’s business in the house. When I stay home alone he can companion me and I won’t fell lone some. Especially because I am your only child and I get bored by myself the puppy can play with me and will be like another child to you and a brother to me.

I know that you may think that having a dog means spending more money, but I was hearing in the news that there is this place where you buy a dog and they give you 25% off every time you take your dog to the groomers, to the vet or to buy it food. Another thing you may be worried about is the distraction the puppy can give me, but I have been doing better in school ,I have been getting A’s and the teachers are really proud of me.

I hope I did convince you to get me a puppy because I really do want this not only because they are cute but because it will also teach me more than what you think. This dog will bring us more closer because this dog will not only need my love and care but yours as well.

ELEVEN

Aceituno, Milagro February 26, 2009 Period 2/3 ELEVEN ESSAY The story I have read is Eleven .It was written by Sandra Cisneros. This story is about a girl named Rachel who is ten years old girl who has a bad day on her birthday. They accuse her of an ugly sweater being hers. She takes this accusement very seriously and has a bad time for not being able to defend herself about this accusement .In my opinion I think Rachel is credible.

The first reason I think Rachel is credible is because she becomes upset when they don’t believe her.As Rachel says,"When i put And to me that’s credible because for example when I was four my mom didn’t believe me when I told her that it wasn’t me who had cut my hair . I felt sad and disappointed because I knew I hadn’t cut my hair the one who cut my hair was my cousin, but unfortunately I was small so I was wrong and my mom was big so she was right.

The second reason why Rachel is credible is because she acts like if her problem was a big problem. For example, she started to cry because the sweater is not hers and they are accusing her of it being hers. In my opinion I think it’s totally credible to act like a small problem is a big problem to you, but not to others. We all have difficulties in life that are very hard for us and they might seem huge, but they only seem huge because we worry to much.

The third reason why I think Rachel is credible is because she doesn’t stand up for herself. To me that is credible because for example

BECKY ESSAY

Aceituno, Milagro March 3,2009 Period 2/3 BECKY ESSAY The story “Becky and the Wheels and Brake boys” was written by James Berry. This story tells about a girl named Becky who’ s dream is to have a bike but can’t have one until the end of this story. In my opinion I think Becky is a credible character. Becky shows that she is credible through what she feels, says, does.

Becky is believable because she want to fit in with the other kids. For example, Becky’s thinks , “I only want to be with Nat, Aldo, Jimmy, and Ben”. They all have bikes and she wants one too so she could hang out and ride bikes with them. This proves that Becky is credible because lots of people have a time when we want some thing that will help them fit in with other kids.

In addition Becky is also believable because she keeps persuading her mother to buy her the bike. “Over and over I told my mom I wanted a bike”. Awhile later she tells her mother, “I still want a bike badly”. In order for Becky to get what she want she has to give reasons for how she feels toward the item. This shows credibility because almost all kids beg their parents to get what they want. The last reason why Becky is credible is because she gets mad at her friend. As Becky says, “For the first time me and Shirnette had a real fight, because of what I hated most “. Shirnette wanted to get back at Becky because Becky had put a centipede up her shirt, so she got even by putting a cockroach in Beck’s blouse. This totally proves that Becky is a credible character because all friends get in a fight and than at the end they make up.

In conclusion Becky the main character of the story Becky and the Wheels and Brake boys is credible because of her emotions, her thoughts and her actions. That means that Becky is an ordinary ,normal child.