For my comparing essay I am going to compare my mom to my dad. I don't mean to sound rude or judgemental, I am just comparing them to how I look at them each as parents and as everyday usual people.
For starters I am going to talk about my dad. He left when I was age 1 1/2 and he hasn't really been around since then, which has made things pretty difficult for my mom and I. Another thing that makes him different is he is tight with his money, which I think is all he cares about besides his repulsive girlfriend, and the fact that he doesn't even pay child support when is supposed to, but when he does pay child support he gets away with shorting us a lot of money! That is another difference between my mom and my dad, he is a very lucky man! Not only because he can get away with that but because he has so much money and can afford anything he wants!
My mom practically raised me ever since my dad left, that's about 10 1/2 years! My mom is also better as a person! Shes open minded, strong hearted, intelligent, kind, but most of all my mom! Me and her have been through think & thin and shes like my best friend! She taught me how to talk, walk, smile, and just be myself!
My mom and my dad have a few similarities they both have beautiful blue eyes, they both are my parents, they both are people, they are both related to me by blood, but most of all I wouldn't be here without them!
Even though my mom and dad are split and I have never really had a father figure in my life I will forgive my dad, it will just take a lot of time!
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Sick of Being Sick
I'm sick of being sick,
obviously I'm ticked.
All I want to do is sleep,
but I can't help to just weep.
When I go to the toilet to upchuck,
I get a taste in my mouth that makes me say yuck.
I'm almost well,
but I just fell.
But that's a different story,
and I don't want this to get boring,
so...
THE END.
obviously I'm ticked.
All I want to do is sleep,
but I can't help to just weep.
When I go to the toilet to upchuck,
I get a taste in my mouth that makes me say yuck.
I'm almost well,
but I just fell.
But that's a different story,
and I don't want this to get boring,
so...
THE END.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
My Big Break!
There once was a girl who's dream was to become a famous actress/model. She knew her dream wouldn't come true that easily, so she worked hard to achieve it. Here is her story...
"Hey there all you want to be soon to be somebodies! Are you ready for a life changing experience? Do you want to be our next big success story? Well if you are interested in dancing, singing, modeling, or acting then this is the place to be! We will be in front of Dillards at Jordan Creek Mall auditing you! Yes that's right I said you!" I hear the lady's voice on the radio say. I nearly had a heart attack right then in there! I was in complete shock, my knees started to get weak and that's when I freaked.
"OMG!!!" I scream.
"Quite down can't you hear? I'm trying to use the phone!" My mom hollers back at me.
Shes probably on the phone with the child support people. My dad is that type of guy whose really tight with his money that means he thinks he can get away with $44 a week and not $634 a month, i mean i am worth billions! Its like cm on, you know ? Well anyway I wait for her to get off the phone and than tell her about everything.
"Guess what!" I say
"What is it this time?"
"I was listening to the radio like always when I get bored and they had a commercial type thing and they are having a Casting Call in front of Dilards at Jordan Creek Mall! And I was wondering if I could do it?
She just looks at me for a couple seconds. "I know I can! Remember those beauty competitions from when I was a little girl? And..." She cut me off as I blurted out my pride and determination.
"Yes its ok I will take you, and yes i do remember the beauty competitions from when you were a little girl."
"Really!?" I shouted I already knew the answer I was just so surprised that she didn't say "Its a scam you know it I know it and your not going! All they want is our hard earned money and I'm not going to fall for it anymore and that is final!" Instead she was supportive and actually cared about my dreams.
The next day I wake up and get dressed, take a shower, brush my pearly whites, get dressed do my hair, eat breakfast, and walk out the door. Its a pretty simple routine I think but my mom says I take long showers I just love the hot water that's all! But I don't care it is true so at least shes not lying.
When we get there it isn't packed yet there are still people there. There are about ten people when I get there and they are pretty friendly. I look around I see into Dillards (of course I see into Dillards I am right in front of it) I also see happy teenagers laughing and smiling. I am about to freak when my friend Taliyah calls me and I hear my ring tone. Justin Bieber's new song Baby featuring Ludacris! I love that song and the reason why I freak is because I get way to excited and keep wishing I could meet him which only makes me more determined to live my dream! My dream is to be a famous Actress and Model I know I can model and I really know I can act (I get the acting from my dad and I get my good looks from my mom!).
I am really nervous and I am starting to shake. A man in a suit who works there hands me a yellow sheet of paper and a white sheet of paper. The yellow sheet I need to fill out it asks questions like How old are you? What are you interested in? Do you have a flexible schedule? Just simple easy quick questions. But on the white piece of paper, all I need to do is just read it. The whit paper talks about what the Casting Call is all about and on the back it has several scripts on it. Soon the man in the suit calls me up to the camera and I have to read one of the scripts that was on the back of the paper. I read the one that advertises a hair product I'm not positive what the name is. Next I go and stand by the railing we are on the second floor of the mall so I can look down and I can see people that I don't know.
I finally get called to talk to three scouts. Two lady's and one man, the man is the photographer, the other two lady's are the main scouts. The man is tall with a really indescribable hairdo but I really like it, one of the other lady's had black hair and it was long and pretty the other lady had shoulder length red hair. They made me walk back and forth for modeling all I really needed to do was walk slower but other than that they said I had great confidence and that I was really cute! The lady with the red hair had a southern accent, I noticed that when she talked to me.
" Do you get blotchy when your nervous?" says the lady with red hair.
"Yes."
"Sweetie there is nothing to be nervous about, your doing great so far." I giggle after she finishes. Next the guy starts to ask me questions.
"Do you do good in school?" Says the man who I don't know the name of.
"Yes pretty good when I try to."
"Very good. Now are you able to travel constantly on weekends?"
"Yes and I can occasionally miss some school if you want. I am all for that!" They giggle at my response and then give me a callback! A callback is when you get called back for a certain event such as the one I was participating in.
When we go to the callback we are in a conference room with the three talent scouts, the man in the suit who video taped me doing the 'commercial' and about twenty something different people who had also got called back. The scouts show us a power point that shows us what the cruise few of us twenty somthing different people get to go on it turns out there is another dangerous round and its the almost final round. They also tell us how the people who get to go on the cruise are pretty lucky because only three-hundred fifty people across the united states get to attend this special event. The main reason why this event is so special is because its on a cruise from Miami, Florida to some place in Mexico and eighty agents from across the world will be there and some of the worlds top thirty agents will be on the cruise also! They told us if we made the final cut then they will call us later!
I wait a good three or four hours until the phone fianally rings and I don't think anything of it because it had been such a long time but it was one of the scouts and they called to tell us I made the final cut my mom smiled at me and I went in my room and texted all my friends and told them how my life is becoming awesome but I was forgetting the main problem... money. We cant afford over Three Thousand dollars that includes airfare, our cabin on the cruise, portfolio, head shots, and plenty more!
When I go to the final callback its just me and two other people at a hotel in a meeting room. The scouts talk to us individually and give us a ton of paperwork and talk about the cruise and one scout highly suggested that I take workshops she didn't sound rude she was actually really helpful and gave me good tips after all I think she was a former model herself !
This was a life changing experience and a 100% true story that I loved living out! I am hoping on going on the cruise but with the costs of it all we are looking for a local modeling agency (I've found three so far!) and acting agencies (I only found one.)! I am looking forward to what my soon-to-be career has in store for me! Who knows maybe I might get lucky and meet Justin Bieber after all!
"Hey there all you want to be soon to be somebodies! Are you ready for a life changing experience? Do you want to be our next big success story? Well if you are interested in dancing, singing, modeling, or acting then this is the place to be! We will be in front of Dillards at Jordan Creek Mall auditing you! Yes that's right I said you!" I hear the lady's voice on the radio say. I nearly had a heart attack right then in there! I was in complete shock, my knees started to get weak and that's when I freaked.
"OMG!!!" I scream.
"Quite down can't you hear? I'm trying to use the phone!" My mom hollers back at me.
Shes probably on the phone with the child support people. My dad is that type of guy whose really tight with his money that means he thinks he can get away with $44 a week and not $634 a month, i mean i am worth billions! Its like cm on, you know ? Well anyway I wait for her to get off the phone and than tell her about everything.
"Guess what!" I say
"What is it this time?"
"I was listening to the radio like always when I get bored and they had a commercial type thing and they are having a Casting Call in front of Dilards at Jordan Creek Mall! And I was wondering if I could do it?
She just looks at me for a couple seconds. "I know I can! Remember those beauty competitions from when I was a little girl? And..." She cut me off as I blurted out my pride and determination.
"Yes its ok I will take you, and yes i do remember the beauty competitions from when you were a little girl."
"Really!?" I shouted I already knew the answer I was just so surprised that she didn't say "Its a scam you know it I know it and your not going! All they want is our hard earned money and I'm not going to fall for it anymore and that is final!" Instead she was supportive and actually cared about my dreams.
The next day I wake up and get dressed, take a shower, brush my pearly whites, get dressed do my hair, eat breakfast, and walk out the door. Its a pretty simple routine I think but my mom says I take long showers I just love the hot water that's all! But I don't care it is true so at least shes not lying.
When we get there it isn't packed yet there are still people there. There are about ten people when I get there and they are pretty friendly. I look around I see into Dillards (of course I see into Dillards I am right in front of it) I also see happy teenagers laughing and smiling. I am about to freak when my friend Taliyah calls me and I hear my ring tone. Justin Bieber's new song Baby featuring Ludacris! I love that song and the reason why I freak is because I get way to excited and keep wishing I could meet him which only makes me more determined to live my dream! My dream is to be a famous Actress and Model I know I can model and I really know I can act (I get the acting from my dad and I get my good looks from my mom!).
I am really nervous and I am starting to shake. A man in a suit who works there hands me a yellow sheet of paper and a white sheet of paper. The yellow sheet I need to fill out it asks questions like How old are you? What are you interested in? Do you have a flexible schedule? Just simple easy quick questions. But on the white piece of paper, all I need to do is just read it. The whit paper talks about what the Casting Call is all about and on the back it has several scripts on it. Soon the man in the suit calls me up to the camera and I have to read one of the scripts that was on the back of the paper. I read the one that advertises a hair product I'm not positive what the name is. Next I go and stand by the railing we are on the second floor of the mall so I can look down and I can see people that I don't know.
I finally get called to talk to three scouts. Two lady's and one man, the man is the photographer, the other two lady's are the main scouts. The man is tall with a really indescribable hairdo but I really like it, one of the other lady's had black hair and it was long and pretty the other lady had shoulder length red hair. They made me walk back and forth for modeling all I really needed to do was walk slower but other than that they said I had great confidence and that I was really cute! The lady with the red hair had a southern accent, I noticed that when she talked to me.
" Do you get blotchy when your nervous?" says the lady with red hair.
"Yes."
"Sweetie there is nothing to be nervous about, your doing great so far." I giggle after she finishes. Next the guy starts to ask me questions.
"Do you do good in school?" Says the man who I don't know the name of.
"Yes pretty good when I try to."
"Very good. Now are you able to travel constantly on weekends?"
"Yes and I can occasionally miss some school if you want. I am all for that!" They giggle at my response and then give me a callback! A callback is when you get called back for a certain event such as the one I was participating in.
When we go to the callback we are in a conference room with the three talent scouts, the man in the suit who video taped me doing the 'commercial' and about twenty something different people who had also got called back. The scouts show us a power point that shows us what the cruise few of us twenty somthing different people get to go on it turns out there is another dangerous round and its the almost final round. They also tell us how the people who get to go on the cruise are pretty lucky because only three-hundred fifty people across the united states get to attend this special event. The main reason why this event is so special is because its on a cruise from Miami, Florida to some place in Mexico and eighty agents from across the world will be there and some of the worlds top thirty agents will be on the cruise also! They told us if we made the final cut then they will call us later!
I wait a good three or four hours until the phone fianally rings and I don't think anything of it because it had been such a long time but it was one of the scouts and they called to tell us I made the final cut my mom smiled at me and I went in my room and texted all my friends and told them how my life is becoming awesome but I was forgetting the main problem... money. We cant afford over Three Thousand dollars that includes airfare, our cabin on the cruise, portfolio, head shots, and plenty more!
When I go to the final callback its just me and two other people at a hotel in a meeting room. The scouts talk to us individually and give us a ton of paperwork and talk about the cruise and one scout highly suggested that I take workshops she didn't sound rude she was actually really helpful and gave me good tips after all I think she was a former model herself !
This was a life changing experience and a 100% true story that I loved living out! I am hoping on going on the cruise but with the costs of it all we are looking for a local modeling agency (I've found three so far!) and acting agencies (I only found one.)! I am looking forward to what my soon-to-be career has in store for me! Who knows maybe I might get lucky and meet Justin Bieber after all!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Water Wars!!!
I am interviewing my mom on what happened in Des Moines, Iowa in 1993. Here is her side of the story!
Where were you and what were you doing the time the flood was announced?
"I was at home with my dog watching T.V."
How did you feel when you found out?
"Shocked and a little scared at the same time. But I mainly felt worried for people who lived closer to the river."
Were you affected in any way if so how?
"I couldn't wash my clothes or take showers for 10 days it was a stressful time for most people."
Did you or others you know lose anything in the flood?
No but some of my friends lost most of the items they had in their basement they had to move somewhere else but some people weren't that lucky."
What exactly cause the flood in the first place?
"From days of rain which caused the Raccoon River and the Des Moines River to over flow and flood most of downtown Des Moines and other states were affected to."
How and when did you hear about the flood?
"From watching T.V."
What was your reaction when you found out about the flood?
"I was really sad and worried because I didn't know when it would end so I just had to pray and hope for the best."
How did others react to the horrifying news?
"They were sad scared and worried just like I was everybody for once chances are they felt the same way."
Did the flood bring people together if so how?
"Yes it did bring people together by having us work as a team to get the job done and accomplish something we would soon figure out pays off when you have someone to be there helping."
I learned alot from interviewing my mom I also learned that if you work together the hard work pays off in the end but also that the flood didn't just wreck houses and other structures it made history.
I hope you enjoyed reading my story!
By Mercedes B.
Where were you and what were you doing the time the flood was announced?
"I was at home with my dog watching T.V."
How did you feel when you found out?
"Shocked and a little scared at the same time. But I mainly felt worried for people who lived closer to the river."
Were you affected in any way if so how?
"I couldn't wash my clothes or take showers for 10 days it was a stressful time for most people."
Did you or others you know lose anything in the flood?
No but some of my friends lost most of the items they had in their basement they had to move somewhere else but some people weren't that lucky."
What exactly cause the flood in the first place?
"From days of rain which caused the Raccoon River and the Des Moines River to over flow and flood most of downtown Des Moines and other states were affected to."
How and when did you hear about the flood?
"From watching T.V."
What was your reaction when you found out about the flood?
"I was really sad and worried because I didn't know when it would end so I just had to pray and hope for the best."
How did others react to the horrifying news?
"They were sad scared and worried just like I was everybody for once chances are they felt the same way."
Did the flood bring people together if so how?
"Yes it did bring people together by having us work as a team to get the job done and accomplish something we would soon figure out pays off when you have someone to be there helping."
I learned alot from interviewing my mom I also learned that if you work together the hard work pays off in the end but also that the flood didn't just wreck houses and other structures it made history.
I hope you enjoyed reading my story!
By Mercedes B.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Best Concert Ever!
Have you ever been to a concert you didn't know of until the last minute? Well I have! And it was awesome!
It was around six o'clock and I was walking around the "Iowa State Fair" with my mom when suddenly a young boy comes out of nowhere onto the Bill Riley Stage I said to my mom, "Hey doesn't he look familiar like wasn't he in a movie?" I had to yell it because everyone was screaming! It didn't ring a bell.
Something smelt good so we went and got a funnel cake! IT tasted so good it looked like yellow noodles with white powder on them, it may sound weird but I don't care at all! All of a sudden I hear my favorite song "New Classic" Drew Seeley was singing! Was it really him? Or was it just a dream?
NO! Its not a dream this is really happening he is right in front of me! I could a voice of an angel come out of the big black speakers. It was so loud but I didn't care. Why? Because I was standing in the front rom having the time of my life!
The concert was awsome! But when I got my picture taken with him my mom embaressed me "I just want to get out of here!" she says and he goes "Well I'm sorry you feel that way." and I feel really bad because all I am doing is standing there like a rock!
I loved the concert so much it was more crazy than the time I went to see Uncle Kracker at Flemmings Steakhouse at the beginning of the summer! They are both someone who's concert I would be more than happy to go to again! I can't wait until one or both of then come in town I would have a blast all over again!
It was around six o'clock and I was walking around the "Iowa State Fair" with my mom when suddenly a young boy comes out of nowhere onto the Bill Riley Stage I said to my mom, "Hey doesn't he look familiar like wasn't he in a movie?" I had to yell it because everyone was screaming! It didn't ring a bell.
Something smelt good so we went and got a funnel cake! IT tasted so good it looked like yellow noodles with white powder on them, it may sound weird but I don't care at all! All of a sudden I hear my favorite song "New Classic" Drew Seeley was singing! Was it really him? Or was it just a dream?
NO! Its not a dream this is really happening he is right in front of me! I could a voice of an angel come out of the big black speakers. It was so loud but I didn't care. Why? Because I was standing in the front rom having the time of my life!
The concert was awsome! But when I got my picture taken with him my mom embaressed me "I just want to get out of here!" she says and he goes "Well I'm sorry you feel that way." and I feel really bad because all I am doing is standing there like a rock!
I loved the concert so much it was more crazy than the time I went to see Uncle Kracker at Flemmings Steakhouse at the beginning of the summer! They are both someone who's concert I would be more than happy to go to again! I can't wait until one or both of then come in town I would have a blast all over again!
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