The Rabbit Proof Fence

Molly is a 14 year old "half-caste". She has an Aboriginal mother and a British father. Molly, her sister and her younger cousin are taken to a village and they have trouble fitting into the British culture and Molly really doesn't like for the white man Mr. Neville. When Molly finally has had enough she grabs her sister and her cousin and makes a run for it to a near by forest (her sister and cousin were reluctant at first but then went ahead with Molly). Molly is a good tracker and she uses this skill to help her and her sister and cousin to dodge the other tracker which is trying to find them by planning the escape in the rain and walking through the river. With that she has proved herself to be a hero even though she knows the consequences she still stands for what she believes in and helps her sister and cousin get back home.

My learning profile

I learn best when through movement and by focusing on the whole picture making a context and emotional relevance to my self.

I need to focus more in a linear pattern, follow step my step problems and access my logical part of my brain.

The strategies that would help me in my learning is sitting in the front row on the left hand side because I can access my left eye easily.

I would like my teachers to know this about me

I prefer not to follow step by step instructions. I tend to to imagine the end result and do what I think is appropriate. My biggest challenge is to access pieces of information and be able to put them in a linear logical manner.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci could be classified as a renaissance man because he was a man of many talents. He thought outside the box he always thinking that nothing was impossible. Leonardo da Vinci never focused on one subject. He practiced and studied the the fields of math, science, art and engineering. He wanted to know more about the world around him and how it worked. He also saw and thought of ways to do things that others did not. When it came to painting he wanted to paint realistic pictures. Leonardo never gave up, he went through what people thought was impossible.

Brunelleschi's Dome

A characteristic that prompted Brunelleschi to build his masterpiece, the dome on top of the cathedral of Florence, was risk-taking and perseverance. The reason for my decision is because Brunelleschi's plan to complete the dome is deemed ridiculous to other people and it took a lot of courage for him to show everyone his ideas. His idea was laughed at by most people except for Cosimo de' Medici. To prove that the dome will work he showed his idea on a small scale by using a raw egg and tapping it on the ground until it supported itself without breaking open. People still thought he was mad but Brunelleschi knew that his idea would work. It worked and it's still a masterpiece today.

New Ideas- Where do they come from

Idea's come from everywhere. Experiences, inspiration and life everywhere or it can be out of the blue. You could be sitting around twiddling your thumbs and you get an idea. Like what Michealangelo once said "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free". It shows that you keep thinking about the new idea until you bring it to life. Basically idea's don't come from a certain place, They come from everywhere because the possibilities are endless.

My Favorite Story - What makes a good story

My favorite short story this term is "Lamb to the slaughter". I have drawn attention to this particular story because of its plot. The story starts out really tranquil and blissful, but as it's following up to the rising action you know something bad is going to happen. I also have changed my opinions of the characters in this story. My favorite character is Mary Maloney. I admire her character because of her deception yet I find the fact that she killed her husband really atrocious. I found this betrayal to be outside who I thought Mary Maloney was. The deeper understanding in the story for me was after I read it a few times and realized the theme of this short story is betrayal. The story shows the theme betrayal by portraying Mary Maloney as the perfect housewife until her husband decided to leave her then making her snap and do the ultimate betrayal of killing her husband.

I will stand for what I believe in

In this short life I’ve lived I have experienced many events that have opened my eyes and given me the taste of the real world. They are like long life lessons that will guide me through life itself. The one I believe in the most is words can hurt.

I believe that words can hurt. Whenever people say, "Sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you" I find that untrue. Sticks and stones may break your bones but horrible words are like scars that will never fade. I try to take caution in what I say because it might injure another person. It’s a little like 1^st grade when you just insult people and laugh it off as a joke but when in actual fact it hurts. I remember it like when it was in 1^st grade because it was like that in 1^st grade for me. I was friends with people that were not supposed to be my friends. Everyday it’s always “Hey Sarah you look like a weird doll with those eyes!” Then it would be “I was only kidding can’t you take a joke”. That part really annoyed me and I could say I was annoyed with myself because I laughed it off like they did. It was hard to speak out because insulting someone then joking was sadly trendy in 1^st grade. I didn’t follow the trend so I was the odd one out I guess. In 1^st grade there weren’t any feelings. A lot of people just pretended to not have feelings, which I find pretty sad. After being insulted for the 8^th time I screamed, “I’ve had enough of this and I don’t think it’s funny so stop it! You probably will cry when you get home if I insulted you!” They just looked away with that different facial expression. Their faces look as if they were about to cry with pain. I walked away without saying another word. After this entire dilemma I realized that words can hurt even if you don’t mean them. Every word counts.