In Remembrance Of Socks: The Best Cat In The Universe

I’m writing this blog post in remembrance of my cat, Socks. Socks has been our cat for over a year and we found him on the streets. Before him, my mum really didn’t like cats, but after Socks came, she loved them. Socks is a kind of fat, orange cat with white , hence his name. Okay, now you are probably thinking; why is this blog in remembrance of him. Before you jump to conclusions, no, he hasn’t died… or at least I hope hope hope he hasn’t. However, a few weeks ago, Socks didn’t come to our house. Every day we put out his bowl of food, hoping that he would come back to our house, but he didn’t. I really wish he hadn’t gone that time because it was the holidays and we had to fly to Israel, so we weren’t able to do anything. My friend came every day to check if he was there and put a bowl of cat food out, but he didn’t come. When we came back from Israel we went to the pound to see if he was there but he wasn’t. Socks was a really cool cat and I will always remember him.

Add comment January 31, 2009 ishavigail

End Of Black Boy

*Cheer quietly*

I apologize greatly to my English teacher Ms. Robertson but I am very happy to have finally finished reading Black Boy. Don’t worry too much though, Miss, I think at least Helena enjoyed it . Anyway, after we had finished reading the book, which DID have a lot of interesting stuff about how he survived in it, we heard that lots of that stuff is a lie! I’m so disappointed in little Richard Wright. For example, a really big part of the book was about his hunger for food and knowledge, but his mum was actually a college teacher and he spent most of his time playing with kids of other college teachers! He also lied and said that all the white people has been mean and prejudiced to him, when there had even been a few white families who he said felt like his second home! This is really unfair

Add comment January 16, 2009 ishavigail

Black Boy

As you might have seen in my classmates’ blogs, we have been reading a book called ‘Black Boy’ for some time already. The story is about a black kid growing up in a rascist neighbourhood. WE haver nearly finished it by now. Anyway, lots of sad and bewildering things happen to this guy, but he also does some bad stuff. When he was three years old, he set his house on fire. Later on he killed a kitten because his father told him to quieten the kitten. I personally think that Richard is a bit dim and easily led.

3 comments December 15, 2008 ishavigail

Where I Live- The Netherlands

Places to Visit: 
Cities
Amsterdam- Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ unofficial capital city. Here you can go shopping, visit museums, go to restaurants and even smoke weed, as in Holland this is legal. For any tourist, Amsterdam is heaven. http://www.amsterdamtourist.nl/en/visiting 

The Hague- The Hague is Holland’s official capital. This is where the Houses of Parliament are. The Hague also has lots of interesting buildings and historical monuments, if you are interested in this kind of thing. http://www.denhaag.com/default.asp?id=DOORWAYNEWS-uk

Amusement Parks

Efteling- Efteling is the Netherlands’ largest and most famous theme park. It is also one of Europe’s leading parks. http://www.efteling.nl/ 

Duinrell- Duinrell is Holland’s biggest water park. http://www.duinrell.com/     

1 comment November 7, 2008 ishavigail

What’s Better: IMing Or Blogging

Everywhere in the world people are using these two things, but which one is the best one?

Blogging probably has better language and lots more people can see what’s going on with you. However, you can’t gossip, arrange meetings, and control exactly how many people can see it. With IMing, you can do all this. Also, a blog is not as interactive as IM. On a blog, sure, you can get comments, but it takes some time until people see what you’ve written, and they might not even see it at all! When you IM, people usually answer straight away, so it’s just like a conversation. Personally, I like IMing more. How about you?

 

4 comments November 7, 2008 ishavigail

Interview Based On The Book ‘Animal Farm’

Interviewing Clover the Mare

 

 

 

Reporter: We are here today to interview Clover, the oldest mare of the farm, one of the few animals left from before the Rebellion.

So, Clover, tell me, what was it that inspired you and the other animals to make this farm a farm run by animals?

Clover: The thing that first inspired us to make this farm run by animals was the old pig Major. He had had a dream and in that dream he had heard the lyrics to a song, ‘Beasts of England’, and that gave him the idea to make this an animal run farm.

Reporter: What was the reason for an animal farm?

Clover: All of us animals had been treated really badly by Jones, not enough food and water, no respect, being beaten by whips; and so we decided that it was time for that to stop.

Reporter: How did you banish the humans from the farm?

Clover: Well, at first we sent out the sheep and chickens, then the goats and the donkey, then the horses, then the pigs came and we used every asset we had to kick, bite and peck at them.

Reporter: Did the animal colony have any rules? What were they?

Clover: Yes. They were:

Two legs are bad, four legs are good, all animals are equal, no animal shall go into the human’s house and no animal shall consume alcohol.

Reporter: What did you do about food?

Clover: In the beginning, we were given a lot of food, from the food that was in the barn. There

Reporter: How did you communicate with the humans?      

Clover: Napoleon (the leader) hired a man to help us communicate with the humans.

Reporter: What did you do about money?

Clover: Through the man, we sold eggs, milk and the grain that we harvested.

Reporter: Did the humans try to recapture the farm? How did you stop them?

Clover: There was another big fight a couple of weeks after Jones left. The humans did not want to seem like they had been outsmarted by mere animals and tried to drive us away. It didn’t work. We used the same tactics as we had used with Jones and, again, succeeded.

Reporter: How did you choose Napoleon to be your leader?

Clover: At first, there were two main pigs who managed everything; Napoleon and Snowball. But after a while they started fighting about what we should do, and in the end, Snowball was driven away.

Reporter: And… was that the end of him?

Clover: No. We were building a windmill and had been working really hard on it. It was nearly finished and after a hard day’s work all of us animals retired to our beds. In the morning, the windmill was in tatters. Everyone was outraged; we had worked so hard! Napoleon assured us that it was Snowball and from then on we placed guards everywhere just in case he came again. However, this did not work very well as in the following weeks all the apples from the storeroom started disappearing rapidly. One night, Napoleon went out, saying that he would fix things. That night I heard bloodcurdling squeals coming from outside the farm, and from then on Snowball never bothered us again.

Reporter: But… surely Napoleon wouldn’t have… killed him, would he?

Clover: I- I don’t know… some strange things had been happening around Napoleon…

Reporter: What sort of strange things?

Clover: Napoleon had been talking more and more about making this farm into a farm where humans and animals ruled together.

Reporter: Did all the animals agree to this?

Clover: No. Most of the new animals in the farm agreed with him, but the animals who had been here before the Revolution started to feel uneasy with the human based plans that Napoleon was making.

Reporter: Did those animals stand up against Napoleon?

Clover: No, by then Napoleon was too powerful. He had trained puppies to be fierce and they guarded him diligently, not letting anyone get near him.

Reporter: Did Napoleon show himself up at a lot of public events?

Clover: In the beginning, he did, especially when Snowball was around. Later on, however, he rarely showed himself up, and made the other pigs say his speeches for him.

Reporter: Was anyone ever killed?

Clover: Yes. Napoleon found out that some unfaithful animals had still been seeing Snowball, and he killed them.

Reporter: Didn’t anyone do anything to stop him?

Clover: We could do nothing. Napoleon had become too strong.

Reporter: What happened to old animals?

Clover: In the beginning, we wanted to have a pension for the old animals. However, in the end, even the old animals were made to work to a breaking point.

Reporter: Do you still trust Napoleon? Why or why not?

Clover: My friend Boxer, a horse who had worked so hard, broke his leg and instead of living the rest of his life in a meadow, he was taken away to be made into glue so that Napoleon would have more money. That was when I lost my trust in him.

Reporter: Did the animals keep on following the rules?

Clover: For some time, they did. But then I started realising that the rules started changing slightly, as if to back up Napoleon’s needs.

Reporter: And we will have to conclude there! Thank you for letting us interview you, Clover!

1 comment October 16, 2008 ishavigail