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Book review: S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders Rough Draft #1

The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton, The Penguin Group, 1967, 180pp., $9.99, ISBN 978-0-14-038572-4



Imagine; you are walking up the street, alone, in the night. When suddenly you see a blue mustang coming up the drive-way. You start to pace a little faster, but it’s still coming. Then the mustang stops and five Socs come out.

They corner you and beat you up, while calling you a “greaser” . How would you feel? How about asking someone who got to experience that, Ponyboy Curtis. Yep he… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on February 3, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Where I'm From; Rough Draft #4

I'm From-wait, not yet.



Here, hobbies are like watching TV or playing with your pet.

From the time of Left 4 Dead 2 or The Conduit.

From Micheal Jackson and Lil' Wayne.

From Linkin Park and System of a Down.

I always did like how they sang out loud.



I'm From Selena Gomez and Megan Fox.

From delicious treats like Reeses Cup or Jolly Rancher.

They're so sweet, your taste buds will explode with flavor and joy.

From shows on TV like Jackass… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on February 3, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Book review:Heather Brewer's Eigth Grade Bites(The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd)

Eigth Grade Bites, Heather Brewer, The Penguin Group, 2008, 182pp., $7.99,

ISBN 978-0142411872





Do you ever feel like you're different? Kind of like nobody likes you? Bullies keep essing around with you only because you're different? I'm pretty sure that's what Vlad is feeling. The fact is... He IS different! Because he is a vampire! Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Todd is a conflicted vampire, who lives with his aunt named Nelly, and is friends with Henry.



But… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 28, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Game review: DJ hero (rough draft #1)

Yo dog what up, I’m here to tell you about DJ hero. Now this game is just like the guitar hero games but this time you’re not using a guitar if not a turntable. On the turntable there are some things you’ll use in the game. The tap buttons, the crossfader, the euphoria button, and the effects dial. In the game there are certain things you gotta look out for

Like the tap notes, scratches, directional scratches, freestyle, rewind, crossfades, and crossfade spikes. Unfortunately you can’t… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 21, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

El Corazon de mi Madre

El Corazon de mi Madre.

Muy sensitiva.

El Corazon de mi madre.

Es como un Corazon de oro.

El Corazon de mi Madre.

Muy delicado y muy hermoso.

El Corazon fue hecho con las

manos de dios y fue regalado

a mi padre.

No es un Corazon perfecto

ni muy peor.

Fue hecho normal para

mi padre.

Amo a mi madre.

Y para demostrarlo,

te doy mi Corazon en

forma de poema para ti.

Nunca vaz a ver otro

corazon como este… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 14, 2010 at 1:00pm — 6 Comments

Blue diamond

Yes my diamond

My blue diamond

How I love it so much

I like how it shines like the sun

It makes me feel so happy

But readers I’ll tell you one thing

This diamond is priceless

Yes my diamond

My precious blue diamond

I like it when it makes those sounds

Knock, knock, bang

It always feels smooth

Never so rough

Because I don’t want nothing to happen to

Its smooth blue surface

This is a part of me too

Yes my… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 14, 2010 at 12:55pm — 2 Comments

My room

My room is a part of me that will stay there.

My room is my private office.

My room is a safe to keep my dreams.

it is a place of chores.

My room is my workshop for life.

My room is my kingdom and I am the king.

My room is my place to imagine.

My room is my secret lair.

My room is my bat cave.

My room is my museum of memories.

My room is my white house and I am the president.

My room is my place of wonder and joy.

My room is also a… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — 7 Comments

Papá Rough draft #3

Nunca te olvidare, papá

Siempre te recordare.

Tú me amas y yo a ti.

Jamás te olvidare, papá.

Recuerdo cuando me enseñaste

A manejar un carro.



Nunca te olvidare, papá.

Yo quiero que tu estés orgulloso.

Puedo sentir tu presencia en mi hogar

Te extraño papá

Yo se que tienes que trabajar,

Lejos de mi, pero prométeme algo…

Que regresaras conmigo,

Porque cuando tu no estas,

Se siente como unas flores

sin su… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on January 11, 2010 at 1:02pm — 7 Comments

What do YOU think?

I need your opinion on a new game in the Mario series.



Title: Mario and Luigi, Bowser’s inside story

Developer: AlphaDream

Publisher: Nintendo

Designer: Shigeru Miyamoto

Composer: Yoko Shimomura

Platform: Nintendo DS

Release dates: February 11, 2009; September 14, 2009; October 9, 2009; October 22, 2009

Mode: single player

Ratings: CERO: A, ESRB: E, PEGI: 3+





Here is the plot.



A mysterious infection called "The… Continue

Added by Axel Portillo on November 2, 2009 at 5:32pm — 3 Comments

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