Leonard+Carter

** Safe School **


 * What it means to have a safe school is that there is no violence. That there is no bullying or anything else that comes close to what that is. That we don’t have to be told to either get out or stop arguing or fighting and not to talk bad to a teachers face and not to cuss out a teacher because he told you to stop. **

** What I can do to help **
 * What I can do to help make a safe school is whenever I see a fight I either try to break it up or tell a teacher. Tell people it’s not nice to call people names or stop rumors that are spreading.And possible start a non bullying thing and put up signs that say bullying dosent make you sny more cooler or popular. **


 * Drugs **

** Halloween **
 * Dont do drugs there very bad. **
 * if you do you wont be you. **
 * people will see right through you. **
 * Drugs make you sad not glad. **
 * if you do people will never beleive you. **
 * Don't be fake. **
 * Be real. **
 * If you do people won't use you. **

** THis is funny and well done. It would have been a complete disaster without you. Thanks for the help. Good job writing. ** Field Trip
 * It was a Monday afternoon. Sitting on my couch waiting till two fifty. Then I see that its two fifty and I tell my mom good bye and I leave. I have to go help one of my favorite teachers Mr. Boll. I walk to the school surprised to see most of my teachers. I look to find Mr. Boll and I find him wearing a necklace with shaggy hair. Mr. Boll and I get ready for the bean bag toss. He was going to catch the Beanbags and I was going to write down the score. A couple started to show up and then before we even knew it we had almost a blob of people. Then one of the kids grandmother started pestering me because I accidently did not keep track of her score and it seemed like she was always trying to keep up in my face. Then we had a costume contest. Mr. Boll and I said thank god we needed a break. Whenever the costume contest was over they all started piling back. We had 4 costume contests in all. Whenever it was almost time to leave the teachers and Ms. Ayres told everyone to leave the Halloween thing. Mr. Boll and I packed up and I helped carry the stuff to his car. He told me if wasn’t there it would have been a EPIC FAIL!!!! That’s what I did on Halloween. **

If we had to go to some place and money was not an object I would choose Italy. I choose Italy because it would give history to how it came to be. Also we can try different food and drinks to see how the food is different or alike in America. We can explore and see the dance clubs that people go to either in the day or night. Italy would be cool because you can look at the oceans and seas and go swimming in oceans. ** Conversation **


 * "Leonard," my mom called. "Can you fill my water bottles, Feed the cats, and make sure Amanda does not lose my crayons." I responed with a yes mom" and i will make sure amanda will not lose your crayons. ** Great job Leonard- It looks like you understand quotes. However, you could add a lot more to this conversation. It is pretty short.

** Life Career **

** Bullying **
 * What I want to be when I grow up is either a chemist or a bartender. I would want to be a chemist because you can possibly find a cure for cancer or aids. And try to find out how the human body we know it came to be. And did we evolve from reptiles, monkeys or chimps, and or fish. I would want to be a bartender because you can make over 600$ a night and you can make new friends. It will take 4 years to be a chemist. It would take maybe a month to take a bartending class or maybe one semester. **

** Complaint **
 * I think bullying is a big problem. Here are some reasons why. Bullying effects over 1,000s of people life. Bullying is one of the main causes that make teenagers and some young people commit suicide. There are 3 times of bullying. Physical, Mental and Emotional. Bulling is a big problem. There are 3 types of people in bullying. The bystander, Victim, and the bully. I have experience with bullying. I once was the victim. People kept calling me names or telling me I was gay if I didn’t do something. I was pushed around. It’s not nice to bully or make fun of others. Treat people how you would want to be treated. This is why I think bullying is a big deal. **


 * Dear Mr. Boll, **


 * You have me sit in the front of the room anytime I’m here. Except in home room. I think I should in the back of the room in a corner by myself because. I can get my work done much faster. And I am not surrounded by girls. They sometimes talk a lot. And sometimes talk about Justin Beiber **
 * I have sat in the front of room for all of the 1st quarter and the some of the second. I know you like having me sit in the front of the room. You are a good teacher I understand that. I believe I should sit in the back. I do my work in class and I remain quit for the most part. You should at least give me a trail run to see how I would do sitting in the back for creative writing or English. **
 * I think if you gave me a shot I could do well in the back of the room. I can concentrate better there are very little distractions. And I could just do better in general. I think you should at least give me a shot if I fail in the back you could move me back up front. **

** Sincerely, ** ** Leonard Carter ** ** Poem **

** Holiday Story **
 * We see things that don’t belong. We see that it always prolongs. We even see it in the place called Hong Kong. We need to stop the violence that emerges from the depth of the person’s perspective. **
 * I wrote this in a child’s perspective and how he thinks things need to be changed in the school and in his community **

** Interview **
 * It was December 24, aka Christmas Eve. I walked down to my uncle and my grandma’s house. As soon as I walked in I could smell all the things needed for the 7 fishes. I smelled the spaghetti sauce and even the fish that was being cooked. I asked did they need my help they said just bring up the chairs. After that I crashed on the couch. I woke up to the smell of a 1000 things everything had hit me like a title wave. I smelled sauce, fresh meatballs, bread with butter and I could even smell they grease they shrimp and clams was cooking in. I had to pick up my jaw from the floor. Then I heard a knock at the door. It was my cousins we all gave hugs and I started to talk to my cousins. Then just in time my parents showed up. About 30 minutes after they showed we all sat down and eat dinner we were all talking about how full we would be after tonight’s dinner. Then all my family started to show up. Then my mom started to pull out deserts. I had made a ginger bread house that took my forever to build. My mom had made almost 200 delicious cookies. We had chocolate chip, sprinkles and even jelly ones on the top. Then my cousins started to gave gifts and money. I got 20 dollars. All the family members started talking for about 2 hours. Meanwhile me and my cousins were listening to music and watching old Christmas shows like the Grinch, Little drummer boy and even Rudolph the red nose rain deer. About 8 o clock we started to say are goodbyes and my parents and I went home. I wrote this because it’s a theme of family and how we all come together for this meal once every year. Family is the most important in life. They will always be there for you anytime. **

** Leonardo Da Vinci **
 * I am intervening Leonardo Da Vinci. Who was a great artist and died May2. He will be forever missed. **


 * 1) ** When did you start to be interested in painting and drawing your great art? **
 * 2) ** Did you every have trouble’s in your childhood? **
 * 3) ** Why did your parents name you Leonardo? **
 * 4) ** How long did it take to make the parachute? **
 * 5) ** Did you ever have kids? **
 * 6) ** Did you ever decide to marry someone? **
 * 7) ** Did you ever want to have brother's and sister's **
 * 8) ** How long did you have to make your machines? **
 * 9) ** Were you the only artist in your family? **
 * 10) ** When did you figure out people were amazed with your works of art. **

** Workshop High school **
 * Thank you Leonardo for letting me interview you. **
 * What this article is about a Philadelphian High school trying to reinvent there high school. There trying to a have an eco system. There trying to find newer and quicker routes for school buses. Also there teachers are acting as mentors. There high school is different from others. There actually trying to do a hydrogen-energy-cell. Which is basically them trying to get a solar panel to use as an energy source. This high school is one example of how you can make a difference. I think this is a good source of what there doing. I think they did good for there community. But there not prepared for college you could learn in a class room or online. **

** Courage in my community **

** Help’ my mother cried. I heard her scream and I ran over to help her. I had looked down at her and found that her ankle did not look right. My first thought was she broke her ankle. About 8 hours later I find out that she broke every bone in her ankle in every spot possible. ** ** My dad said I would have a big responsibility. The big responsibility is taking care of her and watching so she dosent fall. I also had to make her meals, get her bottles of water and make sure she was ok. I had to take care of her since my dad was at work. At first it was ok helping her and making sure she had everything she needed but after a while it started getting a little annoying. But I worked my way through it and I did everything i could. IfI think right i think it is courage. **

** 2 Months Later ** ** Me and Sadness ** ** Skipping School ** ** Standing Up ** ** First day of school ** ** The Disaster ** ** Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. **
 * It’s a Sunday morning. I went upstairs to check on my mom. She was in a deep sleep. She could finally sleep upstairs. She had slept downstairs for almost 2 monthes. I go went downstairs and begin to play my video game. About 2 hours later I heard my mom call my name. I went upstairs to see what was wrong. She asked can you take my stuff downstairs. I replied yes. My thoughts as I had walked downstairs were how I can help her downstairs. I was very nervous. I had told her I was very nervous because I thought she might fall. She said everything was going to be ok. So I did what my dad had done last night. I pick up the chair from her room so my mom can sit on it. When she had that accomplished I had to bring the chair and the walker downstairs after she started to slide or slow slide down the stairs. I also had to be careful because she had her phone and IPod in the basket. But I had racked up my courage and carried that all downstairs. With that accomplished I had to help her up so she can hop or scoot to the couch. Then i had to set up her seat so she can plop up her leg and ankle. Last i had made her something to eat and and got her a nice fresh bottle of water. After that my mom said I had a lot of courage to do that. That was one of the greatest I could help someone. **
 * We look at each other with the same grim face. Being sprayed in the face with mace. We laugh we cry but we know inside it’s still the same guy. We walk an endless road only to find nothing there. We find a guy staring there at the floor. Seeing if it would open to find a door. Past the door is a place full of fire. My Sadness and me like to laugh and cry in glee. Doesn’t make sense you say. Well that’s your opinion you’re titled to one. But make sure you still don’t have a gun! **
 * Leonard- you are a good writer. Keep working hard and challenging yourself to be the best student that you can be in all your classes. Good job with the courage essay. **
 * What this article is trying to saying that they are cracking down on students who skip school or playing hooky **** . **** They will arrest you and either send you back to the school or to your house. Some of thre road blocks that the school will face is that people might not want to invest into the school or people will thing it is a horrible school because some of the kids there like to skip school so people might thing it is a bad enviroment. **
 * I think this might work in wilkinsburg becasue some people do like to skip school to do anything else. But if they do start cracking down on people in wilkinsburg for skipping school they could possible face time in jail or have to pay a fine or you have to go to court. **
 * I’m so nervous but I got to do this. I’m standing up for what I believe in. Can’t believe this would even take place in China. This people think they can just run or walk over the rest of us like we are insect’s. That’s not happening. I will stand here no matter what it happens. They can run over my body just for me to make my point. I will not be pushed around anymore. I’m tired of the terrible conditions we have to live in. Rats everywhere dust or dirt in are houses. But the president gets to live a great life. Everything is made for him. But for us we have to work are butts off just to make ends meet or even feed are family. What can they do run over a man over in cold blood or because someone is finally standing up to them. Let them hit me, Let them. I will do whatever it takes to stand up for my respect and mostly my dignity. I bet there scared because they might think I will start a riot or start to over throw the government. I’m not going to. But I will stand up for what I believe in. **
 * It was the first day of school and I was very excited. I got to see my friends over the summer but now I would see him every day. His name is Kasey. I also have a friend who is a girl her name is Skyler. We all catch up about what they did for the summer and I threw some of the things I did in the summer to. We look at are new schedule and see we have a lot of are classes together. We begin to walk to are 1st period class. The teacher gets us all settled down and we do. Then I fell something hit my shoe. It was folded like in a paper airplane. I read the note and it quotes this: I will murder you if you don’t make this recipe. I have multiple bombs planted almost everywhere in this building. Sincerely Mr. Stranger. I look at my friends with a worry look. I try to look around the room for who wrote the note. I’m friends with everyone in the class I just can’t figure who would write a very violent or offense letter. I look on the back and see the recipe for oatmeal cookies. After that class I was never the same. I was worried till the end of school. Even at lunch. They served my favorite food grilled cheese. I barely touched it. The only time I touched it was I mistaken it for a napkin. I got home and got started on making the cookies right away. I added 3 eggs, Three cups of flour and Three cups of baking soda. I put them in the oven for 20 min. They smelt like my grandma’s cookies. I wanted to try one but I was scared of what might happen to me. The not also said to leave them at a locker number 207. When I got to school the next day I put the cookie’s at the locker. But something didn’t feel right. I felt like I knew this locker. So I decided to camp out to see who it was. It was almost a half an hour before I knew who it was. I couldn’t believe it. The person who sent me that was Kasey. I couldn’t believe it. Before I could say anything I was knocked out. Blackness all around me. **
 * Monday boringness. I can’t believe that it’s already second period. It feels like it should be the end of the day all ready. I ask to go to the bathroom in loudness of the class. So basically I have to shout to ask him. I just feel happy to leave the noisy classroom. Right after I leave the bathroom. Before I can even make a step outside of the boy’s bathroom. I hear the fire alarm. I begin to walk or jog to where I have to go. Right then and there I see a blaze of fire coming from Mr. Bachars. Lucky I was there I open the door to let everybody out. They all begin running outside. I get to the spot where I find Mr. Boll standing there waiting for his class. For some odd reason I remember the 5 paragraph essay that we were doing for his English class. Right before my eye’s I see thousands of paper’s flying around me. I try to throw them but they won’t go away. I hear Mr. Boll in a creepy and tense voice say you did this. You should have done your paper. But NO! You had to mess around you did this. YOU! YOU! YOU! I try to shout no but I can’t. Just like that I wake myself up. Sweat rolling down me. I tell myself it was all a DREAMMMMMMMMMMMM. **
 * I think Dr. King’s dream was kind of realized because blacks and whites somewhat get along better then what it used to be. There are people who still believe in white supreme. There are people who like that blacks and whites can get along. So in general I think people who can get along can just put aside their differences and just work and live with each other. Back in the day blacks and whites couldn’t even be in the same room without fighting or killing each other. Now you have people who live, have kids, and even go to school and work together get along. So In generally people shouldn’t judge other’s just by the color of their skin or the way we look, act or feel towards others Dr. King wanted people just to get along in the world. He was a pacifist. A pacifist is someone who does not believe in war or fighting is the answer to everything. One of Dr.Kings inspiration Gandhi and his father who was a pastor. He was a big help in the life of Dr. King. Dr. King dream was realized when he died. Not only were there blacks there. There were whites as well. All of his followers even the white ones were there. He was a big help to the world we have today. With him maybe there wouldn’t be integrated schools with both blacks and whites. Dr. King was the type of person who fought back. He fought back with words not weapons. He believed strongly in the rights of others. No matter what race, color or gender they are. He wanted the best life for everybody. He was the type of person who would give you the clothes on his back. Thank You **