Figurative Language

1) Life is to short to point fingers - by A Blame Game Shame Blog on Herald and Review
Life is not long enough to spend the time to get angry with someone

2) Silence is the loudest voice- saw it on a billboard
When nothing is said it takes the most effect on someone

3) Soar like an eagle - Space Jam song
You feel really happy

4) In the kitchen, the washer shivered a load of whites-We are America ( Textbook )
The washer cleaned the dirty plates until they were white

Leona Helmsley's Will

Mrs. Helmsley was known for her sharp tongue, impatience with humanity, and her television film, The Queen of Mean. She became a household name when she was featured in glossy advertisments for the Helmsley Hotles. In 1989, she became a symbol of unbridged arrogance and belief in entitlement after being convicted of $ 1.2 million dollars in federal income tax envasion, which sent her to prision. After passing, at age 87 in late August, Helmsley left $ 12 million dollars to her dog, trouble. In her will she specified in a two-page "mission statement" that $ 5 billion to $ 8 billion be used for the care of welfare of dogs. The statement is an expression of her wishes that is not legally binding, said William Joesphson. The mission statement is the only clear expression of Mrs. Helmsley’s charitable intentions, and will make the document difficult for her trustees, as well as the probate court and state charity regulators, to ignore.

Pregnacy Boom

As summer begins at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts, seventeen girls are expecting babies. As school officals starting looking for answers in October, they noticed the same girls piling into the clinic for pregancy tests. By May, it seemed that more girls were upset because they were not expecting a child. It got worse when they found out that one of the fathers was a 24-year old homeless man. The national data showed a 3% rise in teen pregancies since 2006, but still wasn't sure if they wanted to provide birth control. Gloucester High School has plans to to vote on whether they should hand out birth control withour parental consent. But that might not solve the problems for the teens that are wanting to get pregnant.



I agree with this article. I don't think a sophomore in high school is ready to have a baby by any means. They are crazy to say that they want to raise their babies together. Do they not know how hard it will be to finish high school and raise a baby? Most of them probably aren't even old enough to get a job and they are wanting a baby. Which means that they are just excepting their parents to pay for everything. If they are just doing this for attention there are so many more ways to get attention, but not to bring a baby into this world when you aren't financially ready.

Flip Flop Flaws

Ubiquitous- existing or being somewhere at the same time
Etiquette- conventional requirements as to social behavior
Exacerbated-to embitter the feelings of a person

The American College of Foot has reported that wearing flip flop sandals can cause an increase in heel pain. A study has found that flip flops may not be the healthest choice of shoes. According to Justin Shoyer, flip flops can actually change the way you walk. Justin did a research on flip flops verse regualr athletic shoes, and actually saw differences in womens' hips, legs, knees, ankles, and toes. The result of wearing flip flops can cause more stress on your feet because you have to move more.


I agree with this artical because I work long days and I can't wear flip flops all day long. I get the worst pain in my heels and my feet actaully go numb. That's why its always good to have a good pair of tennis shoes around.

English 090

My name is Hillary and I am 18 years old. I just recently graduated from Mt. Zion High School in May. I work at PPG and The Butcher Block, and I am also taking two english classes this summer. My future plan is to get into the Radiology Program in the summer of 2009.