Free Write - Drama Queen

I think that the term "drama queen" is a sexist term.  I believe that it is only directed toward females.  I have heard "drama king" as well.  Most of the time when you have a drama king and a drama queen, they are friends or are associated with each other some way or another.  That's why you have to divide it into the two terms.  It would be confusing if you called both of them drama queens.  If you call a guy a drama queen, it's kind of like a double insult.  You are calling them dramatic and a girly-man.  I have never been on the receiving end of being called a drama king of queen so I think that either term is funny.  I'm a mellow person.  If someone called me dramatic, they would end up being the dramatic one for making a mountain out of a mole-hill by calling a mellow person dramatic.  It's typical for women to be more dramatic than men, especially in high school.  This is probably because girls have nothing better to do and don't confront people with their problems directly.  Mean Girls, the movie, is a perfect example of this; girls going behind other girls' backs and starting a rumor that snowballs into something else.  Drama is complicated.  That's why I don't get caught up in it.

Free Write - Honesty

Honestly, I don't see why people would lie on a paper.  You have made it clear that you are open to all opinions.  On this particular essay, you even said that the faculty was split on the issue so no matter what your feeling toward it was, you were going to be right.  I understand why people would want to lie about their feelings in an essay, but not in this class.  You are a very open-minded person and want to understand students' points of view on the issue.  I don't know if a teacher can ever be 100% sure that all of their students are being honest in their writing.  I think it will stick out like a sore thumb.  If a student is very negative in class and hardly participates, but then they write about how awesome grammar is, the instructor might find that a bit fishy.  It kind of frustrates me.  It makes people look like all they want to do is get through the class and not get anything out of it.  I hope that nobody in this class will continue to do this.  We have had some good discussions and I honestly enjoy listening to opinions.  We have a diverse class in terms of age and background.  I don't like cheaters.  That's what I'm going to call the liars.

Rap

This rap goes out to the one and only Tre Cop

For my first attempt at a journal rap
It's probably gonna sound like it has some gaps
No promises one day i'll be famous and rich
But feelin' this flow is a cure for the itch

I said I would write about my favorite songs
but I'm sure that would take just way too long
there is one song that I'd like you to find
by the artist Casper called the Cha Cha Slide

This series of moves found at high school dances
makes people look good as it truly enhances
the dancing style, but it takes a while
to get the song down and to  move like the Nile

so now I'm gonna wrap up this four stanza rap
I gotta go find my Cavalier cap
practice starts in a couple of hours
then lift some weights for total power

15 Things

1.  I played the trumpet for 8 years including concert, jazz and marching band.

2.  I was told by my dentist that I don't have wisdom teeth.  (I guess I'm not wise)

3.  I worked at KFC/AW for 2 years.

4.  I can put contacts in, but I can't take them out.

5.  My car's name is Carlos.

6.  I have completed 3 years of Spanish.

7.  I tore every ligament in my ankle when I was running to first base in a baseball game.

8.  Even though I am only 5'11'', I can dunk a basketball.

9.  My favorite color is orange.

10.  I don't think I could survive without Ramen Noodles.

11.  I'm really good at ping-pong.  (any takers?)

12.  I hate it when people argue about politics, especially when they haven't voted in years.

13.  I think the number 13 is very unlucky.

14.  The number one goal on my bucket list is to visit every major league ballpark.

15.  I don't know what I want to do when I grow up.