13th Picture On My Phone

             It was a chill october night. The music was thumping, people dancing. The dance floor was sticky from all the drinks sloshing. I watched my newlywed cousin stand on the outside of the dance floor watching his mom and dad, family and friends party there lives away as he spent a romantic moment with his new wife. It truly was a whimsical night. I looked over at my sister sitting next to me as she was tying to get me to dance. Her persuasive attempt worked and I found myself getting up from our flamboyant table to dance my butt off to "Jump On It". It was a lyrical moment.
             That afternoon I watched my cousin and his fiances earthly wedding. it was a mountain scenery and as the bride walked down the aisle , the birds began to chirp. It was a cinematic moment. My sister and I turned to look at each other and found us both start to laugh at our ironically, emotional tears, as we weren't usually the "criers" of the family. As they took the rings from their bridal party, they gave their vows-then spoke of the evocative time they met. They turned and looked at each other with tears in their eyes and said the famous words "i do". After that, my cousin decided to announce "who's ready to party?!" as the crowd laughed, his newly wed blushed in embarrassment while chuckling.
           After that it was a whimsical night. Times ill never forget. I heard a lot of laughter and my cousin saying to my sisters "who wants shots?" and my sisters saying back "dont tell mom!" The night was full of memories and i couldn't have been more perfect. It was a wedding ill never forget.

Riddle (Pearl)

I am tiny.

A spec among millions,

enclosed by a hard outer wing.

My home doesn't want me.

It builds layers upon me;

To remove my irritating presence,

and so I grow.

Although i cant see it, the moon lies above me.

One day ill be birthed to the world,

and beautifully ill be worn

Casting Assignment

                                                                   Works Cited:

SparkNotes Editors. "sparkNote on The Canterbury Tales." SparkNotes.com
                     SparkNotes LLC.2002.Web.4.Nov.2012


Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Canterbury Tales. "Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc.,
                    11 Nov. 2008. Web. 4. Nov 2012.

Imagery Through Senses(Alan Weisman )

Rachel Vallario

Coach Morrell

English IV

October 3 2012

            The author of this passage uses imagery a lot though different senses. Some examples with senses are touch, hearing, and smell. The author, Alan Weisman uses those senses to describe certain topics in his writings.

            An example used with imagery with touch is on page 176. “Glide over the bulrushes in perfect formation, touching down so lightly that they detonate no land mines.” Alan Weisman uses touch in his imagery by showing how the bird landed on land mines.  Another example is “a dry lighting strike, igniting decades of uncut, knee-high central park grass, would spread flames through town.” He uses dry to describe the lightning strike and then the touch of uncut grass in central park.

            The author shows taste in imagery also. He shows it on page 178.  “The time bombs left petroleum tanks, chemical plants, power plants and dry- cleaning plants might poison the earth beneath them for eons”.  The earth consumes or tastes all the poisonous toxins which the author says will eventually kill the earth.

            The author shows a lot of sight in the imagery that he used. One example is “as water sluiced away soil beneath pavement, streets would crater.” It paints a picture in my head of what would happen if humans were not on earth anymore. Another example is “otters, Asiatic black bears, musk deer and the nearly vanquished Amur leopard would spread into slopes forested with young daimyo oak and bird cherry.” He describes each animal exact so I know what animal he is describing.

            The author shows a lot of imagery that involve some of the 5 senses. Some examples with senses are touch, hearing, and smell. His goal was to describe what he was imagining in his head to me so I could understand and picture what he was thinking also.

Guide Through Hell

                 I would choose my grandpa to guide me through he'll because he was a very intellagent man and would keep me safe. He would be a good guide also  because he is a very sneaky, creative person who would know what to do in a bad situation. My grandpa would alway be there to protect me so that is why I would choose him as my guide through hell.

Canto 28

Canto 27

Canto 11

Similarities and Differences: The Aeneid and The Inferno

Timeline p.2

Timeline p.1

Study Guide 3

Prologue Addition(Nicki Minaj)

Rachel Vallario

Coach Morrell

English lV

October 28, 2012

Got a big booty so I call her big booty

Nicki Minaj is considered a beauty

I beez in the trap bee beez in the trap

Nobody understands her stupid raps

Roman is her wild male alter ego

But lil wayne is her rapping amigo

Nicki Minaj is voting for Romney

Cause her upbringing was a hard journey

I didn’t know starships were meant to fly

Now I put my hands up and touch the sky

Earth Without People Reaction Paper

Rachel Vallario

Coach Morrell

English IV

October 3 2012

            The author of this passage uses imagery a lot though different senses. Some examples with senses are touch, hearing, and smell. The author, Alan Weisman uses those senses to describe certain topics in his writings.

            An example used with imagery with touch is on page 176. “Glide over the bulrushes in perfect formation, touching down so lightly that they detonate no land mines.” Alan Weisman uses touch in his imagery by showing how the bird landed on land mines.  Another example is “a dry lighting strike, igniting decades of uncut, knee-high central park grass, would spread flames through town.” He uses dry to describe the lightning strike and then the touch of uncut grass in central park.

            The author shows taste in imagery also. He shows it on page 178.  “The time bombs left petroleum tanks, chemical plants, power plants and dry- cleaning plants might poison the earth beneath them for eons”.  The earth consumes or tastes all the poisonous toxins which the author says will eventually kill the earth.

            The author shows a lot of sight in the imagery that he used. One example is “as water sluiced away soil beneath pavement, streets would crater.” It paints a picture in my head of what would happen if humans were not on earth anymore. Another example is “otters, Asiatic black bears, musk deer and the nearly vanquished Amur leopard would spread into slopes forested with young daimyo oak and bird cherry.” He describes each animal exact so I know what animal he is describing.

            The author shows a lot of imagery that involve some of the 5 senses. Some examples with senses are touch, hearing, and smell. His goal was to describe what he was imagining in his head to me so I could understand and picture what he was thinking also.

Final College Essay

Rachel Vallario

In the space provided, please write a concise narrative in which you describe a meaningful event, experience or accomplishment in your life and how it will affect your college experience or your contribution to the UF campus community. You may want to reflect on your ideas about student responsibility, academic integrity, campus citizenship or a call to service.

I have spent my whole life trying to climb trees. Each challenge I faced was a new tree that brought stronger feelings of frustration.  Albert Einstein suggested looking at life from a new angle. He said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Everyone is a genius in his or her own way…even me.

Growing up with learning disabilities was never ideal. There were a lot of times when I felt discouraged, frustrated, and just wanted to be “normal.” My four older sisters excelled very easily in high school. They made me want to achieve higher and do better. My brain could never think as fast or as sharply as theirs could. I found myself jealous of the students in class during test reviews set up like a Jeopardy game. By the time they pushed their button and answered the question, my brain had just finished processing what the question was asking me. I could answer the question; it just took me a little longer to come up with the answer.

My parents were a great support system when it came to my learning disability. They spent countless hours helping me and comforting me when I was frustrated from feeling like everyone was smarter than I was. They always told me that I was smart. I was smart in my own way. I would nod in agreement, despite the fact that I felt that anything less than an A on my spelling test would mean that I would go nowhere in life. Now, as I look back at the people I was once so jealous of, I laugh at my way of thinking. Those kids who got A’s on every spelling test and pressed their button first in Jeopardy, and those kids who had it so easy in school, are not necessarily the ones who are heading towards success. It is often times the kids that had to work towards finding their own strengths that are pursuing a bright future—kids like me. I had to work harder at what came easy to others but this acceptance of myself, my strengths, and my weaknesses is what I consider to be my greatest accomplishment. As a UF student, I will work hard and persevere. The journey will be even more appreciated because of the extra time and effort I put into everything. I am prepared for challenges, but I am also prepared to overcome them. I am devoted. I am passionate. I know my weaknesses, but I also know my strengths.

If not being a good jeopardy partner or never making that A on my spelling test (even though I studied all night for it) makes me a better student, I’m okay with that. I’ve realized that as a fish, I might not be able to climb that tree, but I’m pretty good at swimming through rough waters.

Beowulf in the City

Rachel Vallario                                                                                                                  Vallairo 1

Coach Morrell

September 28, 2012

English

                            *(the story is being told by some uneducated bum on the street)

Yo hear me out dawg. I have got to tell you a story about this police officer who caught Grendel. You know Grendel? People called him Big Del. Yeah boyyyyy, he was one hell of a gang banger (someone who participates in a gang). Well the city protector (police officer), his name was officer Beowulf. You know officer Beowulf,  He’s the one all the girls loved, apparently saved a kitten from a tree last week. Blah blah blah well dawg I’m tellin you, he murdered Big Del bro. but heres the story; well big del had been murdering a bunch of people, hes alittle crazy since he had started up on that white power(drugs)ya know what I mean boyyy ha ha. Well the head of safety patrol( police department) officer Hrothgar and his gun helpers(other officers) couldn’t stop him. Now officer Beowulf use to help fight crime in another city but when he found out about Big Del, well he traveled from his home town Geatland, over here to Heorot to get big Dels, muscular, shagaty, tattooed head to toe ghetto ass in jail. So he came over here with some other crime fighters (officers) to help stop Big Del. They came prepared too, let me tell youuu ha ha. You could shoot him with an AK and I don’t think he could they could die bro. he had some bomb, gun, knife/ anything dangerous repellent suit on. Guns clipped all around his hip and a nice snap back hat that said City Saver. He looked like a boss bro. anyways, As he was walking through the city patrol station (police department) people kept stopping him asking why he was there and how he could be so brave and officer Beowulf

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just said it was his duty to save all people he could. He went up to officer Hrothgar and said I would like to catch this ratchet killer. He even said he would do it without is life proof suit and guns. Hrothgar thought about it for a second and said that he could help. He had dinner with the department that night. Some of the officers were apparently taunting officer Beowulf on how he apparently lost in a swimming match. Officer Beowulf went on to tell his story. He flashes back in the moment to what he thought happened during that time, which is how he won. Well all the officer were plaster brooo so they all believed him and were all cheerin for him. So after that, all the officers of Heorot leave Officer Beowulf and his men in this room next to the crime fighters office to see if they can catch Big Del. They all pretend to be asleep and take off all there suits and guns. The other officers were certain that they were going to die that night. No armor meant dead, ya know boy? Dats just crazy. I personally think that Beowulf was on that white powder too cause that’s just crazy bro. He be lookin to get killed.  But anyways, in the middle of the night, Grendel was outside of the room where the officers were, slowly creeping towards the city protectors.  So bro check this out, then fat Big Del brakes down the door, and stabs one of Beowulf’s officers. Now officer Beowulf was watching him boy ha ha . He wasn’t shocked by how Big Del was acting, but then when Big Del went up to kill Beowulf, Beowulf grabed his knife out of his hands. Big Del was amazing by Beowulf’s strength since he was a lot smaller than he was. So Big Del ran, boyyy he ran so fast. At least that was what I was told. I heard he was fast too. He won the 400 in states back when he did track, before he started hitting up those drugs though man. Any ways Big Del ran. Someone told me where I don’t remember where though, but Beowulf followed behind him and caught him! He jumped on his back and wrestled him down until he was able to put hand cuffs on him. Im telling you bro he is so strong but I also

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heard that he had a taser on him which helped him take him down but I don’t think that’s true cause how could he remember to grab a taser in the heat of the moment but I don’t know. All I know is that Big Del got himself in the slammer and he is never getting out of that place of shame.  Im tellin ya, never get on drugs. Those things mess you up. But since then officer Beowulf has been the city hero. All the girls love him and all the guys want to be him. So now I don’t have to worry about anybody killin me on the streets. Because of officer Beowulf I finally feel safe in Heorot.