tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73743034049208781392024-03-13T07:11:13.834-07:00Graham's Deepest Darkest SecretsGraham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-1381129494276954672012-01-09T06:36:00.000-08:002012-01-09T06:36:06.150-08:00Why I Want a Wife<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. Does this essay have an explicitly stated thesis? If so, what is it? If you believe the thesis is implied, paraphrase it in your own words.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think that there is no thesis from the beginning of the essay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is an implied thesis of the author wants a wife.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2. Throughout the essay, Brady repeats the words “I want a wife.” What is the effect of this repetition? <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The effect of the repetition is that Brady wants a wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The repetition of the “I want a wife” is important because Brady wants someone to help her do all the things that Brady has set to do in her life.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3. Brady never uses the personal pronouns <i>he</i> or <i>she</i> to refer to the wife she defines. Why not?<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She does not use the personal pronouns <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she</i> to refer to the wife she defines because Brady is saying that she is something is a woman should do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And using “wife” implies something or someone instead of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she</i>.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Do you think Brady <i>really</i> wants the kind of wife she describes—does this ideal spouse </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">actually exist? Explain <i>why</i> you think Brady wrote this essay. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think that Brady does not want a wife she describes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not think that this ideal spouse exists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only exists in a perfect world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And let’s face it, our world is not perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brady wrote this essay because she needed to get the point across that this is everyone’s hopes of finding a wife that will do all of this for you, but that is not the case. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5. How does Brady define what it means to be a “wife”? How does she organize the many services a wife provides her husband and family? What do you think of Brady’s characterization of a wife and her responsibilities? How do you think she wants her readers to respond to this characterization? Why?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brady defines being a wife as the stereotypical housewife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That the wife has everything done on time and how the wife takes care of the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She organizes the many services a wife provided her husband and family by explaining how a person would want a wife to do all of the things such as take care of the kids, and take care of the appointments and to take care of his appointments and to do everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brady’s characterization of a wife and her responsibilities are unrealistic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is not enough time in the day to have all of this accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also we do not live in a perfect world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A person has to learn each others flaws in order to know if they would make a good wife or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that Brady wants her readers to either agree with her or strongly disagree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not think a wife would want to have the entire responsibility of everything that Brady has said in this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>piece. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">6. Write a letter to Brady responding to “I Want a Wife.” Let her know what you admire or don’t admire about the essay and the extent to which you consider it effective and/or persuasive.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dear Brady,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I believe that everything you have said in this essay is incorrect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A wife should not have to do all of the things described in essay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are all unrealistic things for a wife to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This could happen if we lived in a perfect world, but sadly we do not live in a perfect world and we do not have this mentality about wives anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this economy most families need two incomes to support the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not believe that a wife with a fulltime job and to maintain everything that you have wanted the wife to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone has a lot of nerve to ask a mother of two, a fulltime worker to take care of everything for the household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some things that are realistic in this essay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The part of the wife making the arrangements for the babysitter and making appointments, yes that is something that a wife could still do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But doing the laundry for four people and not having any help doing it, or making dinner and keeping the house clean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That can take more than one person to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would have said “I want a wife who would help with these things… etc.” I would have agreed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I do not agree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A wife should not have to do everything in the household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I believe that this essay is effective because it shows how much our society has changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, it puts into perspective of other people of why we have these stereotypical assumptions of wives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do think that wives have some stereotypical things about them, like they should cook and clean, but they should not have to do it by themselves with no help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sincerely,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Graham Nadler</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span class="essayquestions"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">7. Write your own piece entitled “I Want a/an X.” You can use Brady’s essay as a model, and in the process, imitate some of her stylistic techniques. Or, alternatively, write an essay about the role of a “wife” in the early twenty-first century, explaining how a wife’s responsibilities complement and are complemented by those of a spouse.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="essayquestions"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The role of a wife in the twenty-first century is very different that it was 100 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A wife might now have a full time job and still continue to take care of the family; but now a days it might be very weird to have a stay at home wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There might even be a case where the wife is the “bread winner” of the family while the husband is the caretaker of the children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also a difference from 100 years ago the wife was expected to do everything in the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my household the wife and the husband share parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just the other day my mother had to work late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father and I made dinner instead of her coming home to start dinner at a late hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, another thing that stands out to me that has changed is a wife and a husband share equal responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a child gets sick sometimes the husband will stay home from his full time job while the wife will go to work her full time job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A husband might do all the cleaning in the house or atleast help the wife do the cleaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A husband will help with the laundry and also help fold the clothes that come out of the dryer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The husband might run an errand for the wife while she is doing something else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father does almost all of these things for my mother to help her out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The difference from 100 years ago to now, is that the wife has someone to help the wife do the things that the wife does every single day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wife has help making the dinner and preparing for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wife now has help with the bills that need to be paid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wife now has help with the laundry, the soccer practice drop offs and pick ups, the cleaning of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things have changed drastically since the idea of a wife is not what it used to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What Brady had said in her essay are unrealistic things for a wife to do now a days and I do not know one wife that does all of those things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-11253167537543275442012-01-03T05:28:00.000-08:002012-01-03T05:28:30.020-08:00Winter Break boiiiThis winter break was g money certified. For those of you who do not know what it is to be g money (Sarah Smiley) being G$ certified is something you can aqcuire by doing an action that is approved by G money aka Graham Nadler aka me. Some people such as brian tsen, jeremy snickelfritz, jolly saint nick sharick, stephanie copperdick, peter vac the 4th and kenzie how how are born G money certified. If you do not understand what g money certified means your name must be sarah smiley or you have not yet done your deed to be certified. There are many imitations especially twitter.com @jmoneycertified is a complete copy cat and is a groupie. But imitation is the greatest form of flattery so take the good with the bad. @jmoneycertified is currently being sued by G money and his team of lawyers. Current oppurtunities are available to become g money certified with questions or concerns you can reach my secretary Eric Churden or contact your local gmoney center to become certified. Sarah smiley is begging me to write that she is my minion so i must say it. deucesGraham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-23559254786003992972011-11-28T05:35:00.000-08:002011-11-28T05:35:27.704-08:00Thanksgiving chillinThis Thanksgiving was just like any other. Good food, football and good people. The Nintendo 64 games were getting quite heated. We destroyed the basement with our war cries. My hipster cousins, who pride themselves on their veganism were dressed as alternative as ever. Kellys black military boots were a little outside of her personality. However even her stomping boots couldn't help her now.. i was sucking up all the coins and stars in mario party and things were getting out of hand. It began to be too much for my cousin scott to handle and he started to physically attack me as he does every year. He came at me shoulder first and as usual I drop him like Lil Wayne dropped the world and then we went upstairs and feasted on some mashed potatoes, turkey, and many other quality thanksgiving food items. That night we left Miami (Ms yorks happy place) to head home, for I had a hockey tournament to win. After the weekend was over TDub hockey was 4 and 0 and we had won the tournament and a big @$$ trophy that i hand delivered to Mr. Girard personally this morning. I tweeted hard about it. It was overall a good thanksgiving break.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-34187719296029391172011-11-07T05:35:00.000-08:002011-11-07T05:35:16.716-08:00LightswitchYo man so today or whatever i was chillin in my millons i mean millions when all of a sudden the lights turned off. Something had to be done because i couldtn count my stacks in the dark. Then a crazt thought popped in my head.. I rang up a friend Sarah Smiles she was da ice masta and showed me how my icy watch could reflect light to light up a room, and then i didnt need no dang light switch. then i got my grey whip back and made a couple billy. no big deal.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-30217226981817411212011-11-02T05:28:00.000-07:002011-11-02T05:28:44.808-07:00HalloweenIt was the first halloween I passed out candy instead of trick or treating. For once I wasnt in a creative childish mood in which i normally am. I had no desire to dress up for halloween or write a funny story about peter, sarah, or that huge nick kid. I was down in the dumps, nothing could bring me back up.. even on halloween. Until the first trick or treaters showed up, while i was wiping my tears on my abundance of hundred dollar bills i saw the sheer beauty and magic of halloween. For one night of the year it didnt matter who you were or what mood you were in you could be someone you werent.. I raced to the nearest halloween store and picked out the first Brian Tsen costume i found. It was rather expensive because Brian Tsen was known for getting all the ladies he was what some might classify as a womanizer. I considered getting the super mario deluxe costume peter vac edition but that was way too expensive and i figured i would be just fine getting all the ladies as Brian Tsen. I drove back to my house in the get tooooow and called up my friend big rig. He had invited me to go trick or treating but i declined and i was wondering if it was too late. He told me that i was always welcome to trick his treat and we had a wonderful evening frolicking around the get tooooww collecting candy almost as fast as we $tack bread. I felt better the next day so i attempted my dream of getting a record deal murdered some instrumentals blew the music worlds mind and made billions. It was a pretty average day but i was glad i finally pressed up on the mood elevator. Halloween helped my mental health.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-43739679988843578212011-10-21T05:34:00.000-07:002011-10-21T05:34:19.314-07:00ChairCrack went the leg of the chair as it hit the wall. I had never seen sarah act like this. I had seen her get physically violent before but never like this.. She was out of control, i feared for my life and the life of her son peter vacarella jr. the 4th. Peter and Sarah had gotten married 2 years prior I attended the wedding and knew this marriage wasn't going to last. Peter wanted a divorce and Sarah lost it.. Peter was the type to have numerious lovers at a time. I knew he wouldn't stick with one woman for long. In Peters defense it was sarah's temper problem that had their marriage on a downhill skid. Peter and I work in the same field... we both slay beats for a living. We stack bread but thats besides the point, peter always had an entourage of women that surrounded him i was in the same boat. We lived the life of a-list celebrities and sarah just couldnt handle life under the scope. Peter would show up to the studio with black eyes all the time claiming he fell down the stairs.. again.. All in all i think this breakup is healthy..<br />
GmoneycertifiedGraham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-2767500670002184382011-10-06T05:34:00.000-07:002011-10-06T05:34:44.688-07:00Martin Luther Ma Main ManeDr. King states many facts of how racial injustices are wrong, he names countless examples and points of view of a victim of racial injustice. Bull Connar and people of that sort "segregationalists" present the view segregation as the right thing, they want to protect the status quo. After reading Letter from Birmingham jail it is hard to disagree with Martin Luther King Jr. segregation is wrong. He names the example of how a little black girl cannot go to fun town because she is black and that is wrong. Putting someone down for something as stupid as race is morally wrong to me.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-34689670506264621172011-10-05T05:28:00.000-07:002011-10-05T05:28:04.870-07:00Peruasive Thanggggg1. Peoples first reaction when I tell them I work at chipotle is "your not mexican" well ill have you know Im white and I do indeed work at chipotle. People tend to think that I can't even wrap burritos because Im white but i rap burritos like its my job oh wait it is my job. <br />
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2.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-22869115548438569072011-09-22T05:02:00.000-07:002011-09-22T05:02:30.973-07:00ransom noteDear Ajia, <br />
I have known you since 2nd grade when you gave me your earings as a token of love. In 3rd grade you demanded them back and i being the weak minded 3rd grader i was gave them to you. I am a different person now and I now demand the love that we once had. I want those earrings and i will recieve them by sept. 30th at exactly 7:00 pm sharp. If i do not recieve the earrings or if your late i will never let you see your cute little dog Gizzy ever again. If you want to keep your rat dog safe i suggest you hand over the earrings. If i hear of any contact with the police and believe me i will find out:) i will train Gizmo to attack you. Think wisely Ajia, and save your precious little rat dog!!!!!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br />
Love,<br />
GrahamGraham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-45149703146740523542011-09-21T05:08:00.000-07:002011-09-21T05:08:52.626-07:00RockUnicorns eat rocks. They are the only creature on earth that eat pure rocks. Their magical powers and the process of evolution have given them this ability. One day I was taking my usual walk around Mt. Vesuveus and I spotted one of the finest specimens of unicorns I have ever seen. Her name, Smarah Smile, repulsed me but the sheer beauty of this creature stopped me in my tracks. She had harvested a fall feast of all kinds of rocks, flint rock, limestone, granite, and an appetizer of gravel. She seemed so happy to have her fall feast, but i was getting hungry and I needed some Unicorn meat to last me through the winter to feed my family. I took out my bow and sent an arrow through the majestic beast. My family thrived that winter feeding on the luscious meat of Unicorn. We used every piece, putting none to waste. Using the hair for wigs, the teeth for jewelry and the horn for weaponry. I am thankful i found this Unicorn named Smarah and I give thanks to her for helping me feed my family. This made me realize the importance of life.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-32502381215228935832011-09-20T05:29:00.000-07:002011-09-20T05:29:46.188-07:00fireplaceIt was a familiar smell. I have woken up to it one day of the year for my entire life. I wake up my brother and we race downstairs to a room thats filled with our hopes and dreams. We plop down near the fireplace and wait for my parents to take pictures until we eagerly ask if we can start opening presents. Its always so exciting to see what we get and no matter what it is we love it. We spend the rest of the morning playing and testing our new gifts until the rest of my aunts, uncles, and cousins come over for more presents! Its always one of my favorite times of the year because i only see this side (my moms side) of my family twice a year in a group of everyone, even my cousins in college come home. I only get to see them twice a year but whenever were in St. Louis visiting them i always have the best of times. I love all the traditions we have as a family. Whenever we go to St. Louis it's good food, my favorite people and christmas presents don't hurt! I love hanging out with my cousins most of them are my age so I hang out with their friends too and ive been going there my whole life so there my friends too! Its cool having two places where I know people.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-22806078978497522952011-09-06T05:07:00.000-07:002011-09-06T05:07:57.650-07:00Ten AbilitiesIntelligent-I am intelligent so it could get me farther in life, also by making good decisions. <br />
Kindness-I am a kind person which helps me be nice to others<br />
Caring- I am a caring person which helps me be understanding and help others<br />
Personable-I get along well with others<br />
Sense of humor-I can have fun and make others happy<br />
Athletic- It helps me stay in shape and be healthy<br />
Good Advice Giver- People come to me when they need help<br />
Goofy- I can cheer people up when they are down<br />
Confident-I am confident in myself to help me be sure of myself<br />
Witty- I can use my wits to outsmart people! heheGraham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374303404920878139.post-22254706494973451872011-08-29T05:21:00.000-07:002011-08-29T05:21:08.212-07:00Hellen KellerAfter reading Helen Keller's narrative story, my opinion of her did not change. I learned however that she had a very frustrating childhood. Before Anne Sullivan she was unhappy and bitter, when her teacher finally made the breakthrough with her she was extremely happy. She broke the doll that her teacher gave her because she was basically angry with the world. She finally understood the meaning of the doll at the end after her breakthrough and felt sad for destroying it. After her breakthrough she was finally happy, eager to learn new things and explore the world with her newfound knowledge.Graham Nadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826284228426934257noreply@blogger.com1