Blog 4

Harry is making a deal with griphook to let Ron and hermione into gringotts and get the horcrux from Bellatrix's fault. Harry has to give up the sword of Gryffindor to Griphook in order to get the vault. Hermione doesn't like the idea of giving over the sword even though they found it in a forest that they were camping in. Harry found out from Olivander that Dumbledore had the elder wand and not Gregorovitch. This reminded me when I wanted to know what I wanted for christmas but my mom didn't tell me and I found it on Christmas day.

Harry Potter is still underage and can still be identified by the ministry of magic which means Mad-Eye Moody has to make clones for Harry to reach the safe-house safely. Harry and the clones find the Voldemort's Death-eaters waiting for the Order of the Phoenix to arrive and ambush the Order. Harry was found by Voldemort himself and about killed Harry but instead killed Harry's Owl, Headwig.

Harry and Hermione have lost Ron when Ron got mad and decided to disparate away from Harry and Hermione. With the two of them remaning they still seek out to find horcruxes. Harry was wondering around the camp sight that he had been staying with Hermione at, Harry sees a silver doe running through the woods and chases after it. Harry kept fallowing the doe and then came across a small pong and at the bottem of the pond was the sword of gryffindor. Harry dove into the water and got the sword but was trapped underneath the ice and was trying to scream for help. A hand came down and saved Harry and yet Harry didn't know who it was yet. This reminded me on how I left a group of people when they started to lecture me and getting me to smoke

Blog 3

Harry gets the sword from the frozen pond but is trapped underneath the pond. The horcrux that harry was wearing on his neck was preventing from reaching air. The necklace was then choking Harry and a hand reached down to save Harry. Harry asked who it was because he couldn't see without his glasses on. Harry grabbed his glasses and saw that Ron had came back to help.

Harry told Ron that he had to destroy the horcrux once harry had opened it in parlsetongue. The horcrux had opened and the it started to speak in hermione's voice. She was saying that Harry and her were better off together without you around. Ron decided to sprint toward the horcux and destroy it with the sword.

Harry and Ron walk back to the tent where hermione was still sleeping. Harry had awakened hermione and she saw ron and started screaming at him and how she was worried where he had been and what he had done. Ron showed the destroyed horcrux to hermione and she was finally calm.

Blog 2

Harry is with the accomplice of Dumbledore's to receive the sword of gryffindor. The accomplice turns into Voldemort's snake, Nagini. Nagini Tries to capture Harry for Voldemort to kill Harry. Harry yells for Hermione and she comes running to harry.

Hermione runs to Harry and helps Harry escape from the snake. Hermione gave Harry his wand and harry points his wand at the snake and yells, "Stupefy." Nothing could penetrate the snake but couldn't do anything to it. Harry and Hermione both escape the building and they both disasparate from godrics hallow.

The 2 disaprate to the woods and camp out to search for the horcruxes. Harry is on watch and sees a patronous of a silver doe. Harry fallows the silver doe to a pond. The doe then disappears above the frozen pond where underneath the doe was the sword of gryffindor.

Blog 1

Harry potter is underage and is still underneath watch by the ministry. Dumbledore put Harry on a request to hunt for the horcruxes that Voldemort had made. Ron and Hermione chose to go on with Harry on this adventure. All 3 decided to go to the ministry out where the first horcrux is.

Harry went to Bill and Fluer's wedding and Harry is ambushed my deatheaters at the wedding. Harry, Hermione, and Ron find a place to hide after they disparate to london Harry is now 17 and doesn't have the trace on him anymore but yet deatheaters still managed to find him in a cafe.

Ron and Harry have a big argument and Ron leaves the woods. Harry and Hermione go to godrics hallow to visit his parents on Christmas eve. Harry visits an accomplice of Dumbledore's to retrieve the last of Dumbledore's will.

where Steve if from

I am from cameras and watching T.V.

I am from the old, small apartment

distant feeling home

I am from the flowers in the windowsill

The tree in the park

whose long gone limbs I remember

as if they were my own

I'm from loving parents and playing basketball

From Jerry and mom and dad

I'm from loving each other and going to the park

and from filming videos

I'm from be good and stay in school

and Twinkle Twinkle Lil Star

I'm from playing board games

I'm from Harlem and African American Culture

Chicken and waffles

From going to jail

being set free

old family videos

Kept on old film

The crazy life of Steve Harmon

and Finding out who he is

Reading Harry Potter and the deathly hallows

Harry Potter is about to turn 17 and hunt Horcruxes with Hermione, and Ron. Hermione took dark magic books from Dumbledore after he had died to learn more about horcruxes. Harry didn't want anything special for his birthday, just a dinner with a couple of friends. The minister of magic arrives to give Harry Dumbledore's will to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Harry Potter is still underage and can still be identified by the ministry of magic which means Mad-Eye Moody has to make clones for Harry to reach the safe-house safely. Harry and the clones find the Voldemort's Death-eaters waiting for the Order of the Phoenix to arrive and ambush the Order. Harry was found by Voldemort himself and about killed Harry but instead killed Harry's Owl, Headwig.

Harry and Hermione have lost Ron when Ron got mad and decided to disparate away from Harry and Hermione. With the two of them remaning they still seek out to find horcruxes. Harry was wondering around the camp sight that he had been staying with Hermione at, Harry sees a silver doe running through the woods and chases after it. Harry kept fallowing the doe and then came across a small pong and at the bottem of the pond was the sword of gryffindor. Harry dove into the water and got the sword but was trapped underneath the ice and was trying to scream for help. A hand came down and saved Harry and yet Harry didn't know who it was yet. This reminded me on how I left a group of people when they started to lecture me and getting me to smoke

Movenote Presentation

http://www.movenote.com/v/SUnbuPnvo68?integration=embed&scale=100

The Thank you for the play

The play went great, I think it was probably the 2nd best play next to the footloose play. The characters were amazing and how the Chinese characters learned the language that well. The play had great costumes great acting parts and I don't think i could have seen a high school do it better than Carroll's High School. The actors were fantastic and how they all knew exactly what to do at the perfect time to make it go smoothly. The main characters were outstanding they had great talent in this play and how they really got into the play and I got into it also. The singers were great and how they had perfect pitch and sound of the song they were singing. The Chinese workers were outstanding on how the understood the language and how they had to learn actual Chinese language, which i think would be hard to do for me. Overall i would give this play a 4 and half star on the outstanding performance, language, acting, and singing.

The Long Paragraphs

Steve Harmon and James King both grew up in Harlem. Recently  Steve, King, and Bobo robbed a drugstore owned by Aguinaldo Nesbitt who died in the robbery. Aguinaldo was a well respected man in the community. He did many things for his area and even sponsored a little league team. He was also an immigrant from St. Kitts.

 
In Bobo’s testimony Petrocelli asked him about what his and everybody elses role in the crime was. She also asked him if he had ever been in prison before. He had for many other things like breaking and entering, grand theft auto, and taking a car radio. She asked if Bobo could identify the man who was to give them signals from inside the drugstore. 

Bobo says that he and King went out to eat fried chicken after they finished the robbery. Bobo’s testimony has had a huge effect on the case overall. In his testimony he stated that he never talked to Steve Harmon before or after the crime. Steve was inside the store, but Bobo did not know what the signal was supposed to be, nor did he see Steve’s signal. Bobo stated “that it was King’s deal,” and he followed King into the store.Bobo stated “that after they robbed the store, Bobo and King took the money and went to a chicken joint and got some chicken, wedgies, and sodas.” Steve Harmon did not receive a share of the money. Bobo didn’t appear entirely sure if Harmon was supposed to get any money at all. After Bobo’s testimony, the jury may be looking at if Harmon was actually included in the crime.

Summary

James King and Richard “Bobo” Evans made a  deal with Steve Harmon to be in an accomplice. Osvaldo Cruz was in a gang called the Diablos who also had a role in the crime scene; they are planning to pull a stick up.  Following the crime, Steve and James were put on defense while they battle the state of New York on prosecution, who is trying to apprehend what has happened. It is believed that Steve shot Nesbitt, so he is facing Capital Punishment.

Steve VS. Osvaldo

         Steve and Osvaldo  are similar in some ways, here are some ways they are similar.  Steve and Osvaldo both were involved in the crime. They both had the same job, they were both lookouts. Some ways they are different are that Osvaldo is 14 and Steve is 16. One more way they are different is that Osvaldo is in the Diablos gang and Steve is not in any gang. They both are different people but they both do some of the same stuff. 

          Cruz should be tried as well as Steve. Cruz was just as involved in the crime as Steve was. Cruz might have only walked because he was younger, and he was not there for the planning of the crime. Cruz was also in a gang, and he lied in court. I think Cruz is just as guilty as Steve. I think the author made it this way to show how unfair Steve's situation is. I think he is trying to show Steve's innocence in a slow way. I also think having the part of Steve and his dad adds more drama to the story

Steve's inner conflict

Steve opens up his inner conflict by saying hes not the bad person he is just a really good person inside and he knows that he is a good person. We see a very sad person in Steve and how he is in prison, and that he says he doesn't belong in prison. Steve can see why people cry in prison and feels bad for them and what they did. Steve starts to feel really sad and he is really worried and wondering what will happen to him.

Monster crime scene

Event 1. A group of neighborhood citizens discuss a plan they should take on to access money.

Event 2. Discuss how banks are too serious, but liquor stores, restaurants, and drugstores are the perfect scene

Event 3. Discuss parts in the robbery

Event 4. Steve scouts the store.

Event 5. Steal the cigarettes and (murders Alguinaldo Nesbitt ) without intention before going in on the robbery

Event 6. Bobo later sells cigarettes for 5 dollars a pack to Bolden Christmas Eve

Event 7. Bolden reports crime to the police and is relieved of jail (points finger at King)

Event 8. All charges are dropped from Bolden

Event 9. Bolden gave out information to another source

Event 10. Jose comes back from break and finds Nesbitt’s body (dead)

Event 11 Jose calls the cops.

Event 12. Detective Karyl reports to the scene of the crime (pictures taken)

Event 13. Steve is investigated (Karyl uses tactics) ex. Bobe and King reported to detective that Steve was the one who killed Nesbitt, attempts to scare Steve by announcing the punishment of the death penalty

Crime scene notes: Crime was at Nesbit’s store he was laying on the floor dead, but he called cops. The cash register was open. The cigarettes were gone.

Detectives investigated the crime scene and questioned everyone involved, and the detectives didn't find any clear fingerprints and are relying on what the witnesses say.

Steve worried? or Not Worried?

        Steve is going through jail and he is thinking to himself that he doesn't belong there. Steve keeps thinking to himself that he doesn't he himself in the mirror. Steve cries at night and hopes he doesn't get beat up for it. All Steve hears at prison is somebody getting beat up, killed, or himself sniffling. As Steve has nothing to do he thinks he is in a movie, but its nothing like a movie, instead he tries to create a movie in his head to avoid boredom.
        As I (Branden Brown) have seen many movies about jails, this is a true story. American History X is a movie about a man defending his family in times that are rough in his neighborhood and he shot and killed 3 African Americans, just to defend his family. He was also sent to jail that day and wasn't seen by any of family members for 7 years. As he starts as fresh meat at this prison he looks at other prisoners and thinks they aren't much, but he finds himself in trouble everywhere he goes and gets sent to the infirmary. He later discovers how to survive in this prison and kills 3 more men in the prison uncontrollably in a fight. He then is released 5 years after that.
     Steve is probably really worried, and i would be also if I was 16 and in court for something that wasn't me. Steve may be thinking if he will be in jail this long or death sentenced he would scared of how he will die or how long he will be sentenced. He could not be worried in a reason because he has a defense team on his side. Capitol punishment should not be allowed in any state and for Steve.

I am from…..

Adapted by Levi Romero

Inspired by “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon

I am from My chair

from in my room and out my door

I am from the messy

cupcake smell

I am from the tall grass

The great tree

whose long gone limbs I remember

as if they were my own.

I’m from Irish and big footed

from Shawn and Joe

I’m from waking up and sleeping

and from working.

I’m from walk and talk

and my old language

I’m from celebrating Christmas

I’m from Des Moines and Carroll, Iowa

buffalo chicken and hamburgers  

From my older sister who died and never got to see the world

she was still treated like a real baby even after she died

My Grandparents safe

locked up in my parents room

Style of the African Americans in New York

In 1920 the Harlem Renascence began for African Americans so they can be more successful and become famous. On a street called 125th street there is more modern clothing music stores and much more. Another popular street is 116 street and mostly the market there is African American products with bright colors and many arts. Apollo theater is where most African Americans go to become famous if the have the skill; whether it could be music writing or even singing. Harlem is a large area with many African Americans come to become famous and live a successful life. In 1969 African Americans came to sing in Harlem. Most of the town's culture is based on god.

Juvey or Jail?

Juveniles that do actual crimes that adults do, should be charged as an adult. The reasoning for this is because they may have the mind of a criminal, gang, ect. Juveniles that actually commit serious crimes should be charged with full penalties without early parole. If a juvenile is placed in prison for life for what he/she did it could the reason for violent video or because their brain is not fully developed yet. If an adult is tried in court for serious penalties then he/she should be sentenced for life.