WHY

Today in class we read horrible article on how this 13 year old boy my age killed a man at the age of 11 with a rifle and that he might be trialed as a adult. The prosecutor stated in the trial that “he knew the gun was loaded and how to use it”. The defense said “that if you give a child a gun they will probably shot it”. After this  we listened to a radio cast that stated some facts like ”kids under the age of 13 or so that their brain has not fully developed the sense to  think things through”. While also saying that he did know what he was doing at the time. In my own opinion I think that kids should never go to adult prisons for many reasons such the kind of stress that is in adult prison. Also I don’t think kids could deal with hardened adults. I think that this kind can sort of to the book monster that we are reading in class because Steve is only 16 but that is still under the normal age andthat is still young in the long run. He to is on trial for murder and is being treated as an adult in many similar ways. That is the main ideas of the artical that we read in class today

notes:

man prison life is every thing it’s cut out to be and more. fights, sexual harassment,
gangs. man i miss my life my brother Jerry. and everything else that and freedom definitely freedom. with all the enclosed walls the never ending cold i hate the cold. i miss the sun on my face the warmth. the people hear never change their always mean and agresvie 

The setting of this story is mainly a New York prison and it’s about a prisoner that goes by the name of Steve Harmon. Now Steve Harmon is in there on murder charge and on role for death penalty. Now so far the story circles around Steve and how he might or might not die. Steve might only be 16 but he already way over his in trouble. Along with this other character named James king. My prediction for this book is that Steve won’t die but he will be in jail for a long time. That’s what I think about the book MONSTER.

dragons

come here,  come here
and I’ll let you hear the greatest tale of all
the tale of the dragons of old
the dragons they roared as they soared
as high as the m.t.’s peek
there riders they cheered with no fear
there enemies they will vanquish
and even the sire still did fear
the dragons firey breath. 
so young and old
I”ve told my tall tall tale
the tale of the dragons of old

Today in class we read this article on peer pressure witch now kind of matters since were in 8th grade. I think the main idea of it was to show us how peer pressure is bad and at the same time good. The writer was writing from the parental view saying how peer pressure effects your child and all. In my opinion peer pressure dose start in middle school. I think this because I’ve seen it in effect kids ganging up on others to make them do stuff.But not all of it is bad stuff I mean I’ve kid come to their friends defense help them to get out of bad stuff.I think it’s hard for some kids to resist because they just really want some respect. Honestly I ignore most of it and shut-up to the rest of those punks. If you trouble with stuff like standing up to them just walk away don’t even say anything that’s my advise about peer pressure.