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Arambula, Javier February 12, 2009 Period 4

Dear Mom, I want a dog really badly please por favor let me get a dog have a dog please. One reason is there fun. Another reason is, because I’m always bored in my house and if I had a dog it would be really cool. Another reason is we could even get a small one. We should get a dog, because my sister, Eve, is never around and I don’t have any other brothers or sisters, so I could get a dog and train it and teach it tricks. I could also walk it when it wants to, so the dog and even I could get an exercise. Another reason is, because they are fun and like the old saying they are man’s best friends. Reason 3 is that a lot of people I know have a dog, and I know how fun they are. The last reason is we could even get a small one, but not a Chihuahua, because they are way to noisy. Kind of like a medium size one or something. So mom I know what you’re going to say like “Where will you put it.” Well we could put it on the bottom of the computer desk and put newspaper there so he could sleep. And I bet you would say, “Where will you get the dog.” Well we could get a dog from the pound, because it only cost about $90, and trust me mom that may seem like a lot, but it really is a little, because dogs at stores cost at least $500, and if we do get one from the pound we get to rescue an animal that was close to getting killed. And I bet you would also say, Where will it go to the bathroom.” Well we could leave I could I always train it to cry when it wants to go to the bathroom, so when we’re not there, and my sister, Eve, is there she could take it out, and make it use the bathroom. So mom I hope this letter convinces you and I hope we do Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 t a dog, but not a Chihuahua, because like I said they are way too noisy.

Arambula, Javier March 3, 2009 Period Becky Essay Character credibility is when a character in the story is acting like a real person would act. In the story “Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys” written by James Berry, a girl named Becky wants a bike, but her mother disagrees with the idea. Becky is a credible character because of how she acts, how she feels, and what she says. First of all, Becky is credible because she begs her mom for what she wants, a bike. As Becky says, “Over and over I told my mom I wanted a bike.” She really wants a bike more than anything, so she pleads to her mom. This proves that Becky is a realistic character because a lot of kids bug their parents for what they want. Secondly, Becky is a believable character because she fought with her friend and got angry with her. Becky thinks to herself, “For the first time Shirnette and me had a real fight because of what I hated the most.” She was mad at her best friend because Shirnette let a cockroach fly down Becky’s blouse. She is credible because friends frequently fight with each other. The third reason why Becky is credible is because she asks for some help to learn how to ride a bike. Becky asks the Wheel and Brake Boys, “Can somebody teach me to ride?” Becky doesn’t have a bike because in her neighborhood girls aren’t encouraged to ride them. She wants to be a part of the group, so she asks the boys to teach her a new skill. Becky stands up for what she wants just like any kid would do. So now you know that Becky is a believable character, because she just wants to fit in. And who knows maybe you know a person who is like Becky or maybe it’s you yourself. Javier's Q and A of% Arambula, Javier February 26, 2009 Period 4 __ 3 Reasons Why Rachel is Credible __ The name of the story our class read is called, __Eleven__, by, Sandra Cisneros. The book is about a girl named, Rachel, who is shy, calls her friends stupid, and cries. The first reason she is credible is, that she cries. That is credible, because if another person had the exact same thing that a teacher would just throw a sweater at a person and say that they saw them put them on and they forced them to put it on, they would probably be sad too. The second reason is that she calls her friends stupid. She calls her Friend stupid, because Emily said that she saw her wearing that sweater and also because another guy said that, that was his sweater. That is believable, because any other person would say that too. The third reason she is a convincing character is that she is shy. That is believable, because she can’t even talk when the teacher told her that, that was her sweater she couldn’t speak for herself. This is credible because she was scared and couldn’t even speak for herself. And so this concludes the essay that Rachel is credible, because she is shy she cries, and she calls he friends stupid.