The place I want to go in the United States

If I could choose any place in the United States , I would probably go to Miami , Florida. Miami Is known to be the most fun and exciting city in Florida. Miami is known to have beautiful beaches with palm trees and crashing waves. Also two thirds of the population in Miami is hispanic. Miami is very hot occasionally. The average temperture year round is 80-90 degrees , except around the winter time.
      The way I would get there would probably take a plane to Opa-Locka airport and get off and drive the rest of the way to the Hampton hotel on Miami beach. On my travel I would need tons of clothes , mostly for the beach. I would also need to have a job , because I love to buy and spend money on things , and I would need a job to do that. I would need beach supplies for the beach. I would toothpaste and all the things to keep my hygeine up to date. 
      One of things that I would expect and do in Miami is go to South beach. South beach is known as the hot spot in Miami. This place is always filled with people , it is also known as the place to go shopping , where you can party , and meet people. All things I like to do, Another place that is very popular in Miami  that I would expect to do is go to the Everglades National Park. The Everglades is known for about  1.5 acres of swamps, saw-grass prairies and sub-tropical jungles. It is home to about 14 endangered species. mostly the American Crocodile , the Florida Panther , and the West Indian Mantee. I would expect to see alot of great sites and be able to walk on amazing beaches. Miami should be fun.

   

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501910-miami_vacations-i

http://miami.about.com/od/traveltourism/tp/attractions.htm

Biography on Jon Krakauer

        Jon Krakauer was born on April 12, 1954 . He is known fro writing about the outdoors and mountain ranges. He was born in Brookline , Massachusetts. He went to Hampshire college.  He wrote Into the wild, which we are reading now. He also wrote one of my moms favorite books , which is "Into thin air".He doesn't only just write books , he wrote tons of magazine articles. Jon Krakauer reached the top of Mt. Everest he was one of 2 of the 5 survivors who climbed it with him. His writing has been published in big names like the New york times , Rolling stone , and National geographic. His father introduced him to writing and outdoor when he was about 8. This is my biography about Jon Krakauer.

Into the wild Intro

Into the wild is a non-fiction book written by Jon Krakuer. The main character is a boy in college that lives in Virginia. It seems like a good book to read. Has a lot of facts and struggles that the main character faces. For example living through 119 days in the Alaska wilderness. Overall I cant wait to read it.

Season of life , it’s a great story , I wish I could read in the dark , but anyway just know it’s by Jeffrey Marx. Other teens might want to read this book because it’s a life lesson type story , talks about a lot of football , and it’s fun to read. I prefer boys instead of girls ti read this story because girls wouldn’t understand the story like boys do. So far in the book , since I haven’t read a lot I would rate this book and 8 out of 10 Because it is fun and interesting , but hasn’t really jumped out at me yet. I am reading this book because as soon as I saw a book about sports I grab it because I don’t really like to read , but sports books give me a motivation to.

 William Sidney Porter, this short stories writer is much better known under his pen name "O. Henry." He was born September 11, 1862 in North Carolina. He spent his whole childhood in North Carolina. He went to school taught by his aunt Linda where he fell in love with books. At age 20 he moved to Texas and lived with Richard M. Hall.  In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years, where he lived in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and had a lot of jobs. 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years, where he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several a lot jobs. In 1897 his wife died. In 1898 he was sent to jail for five years for banking charges. From this struggle in Porter's life, he began a incredible comeback.   He moved New York City, where over the next ten years before his death in 1910. He published over 300 stories. Porter died on June 5, 1910 in New York City at age forty seven.

Citation:

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/porter.htm

Edgar allan poe

6. The US Military Academy at West Point expelled Edgar Allen Poe (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_famous_military_academy_expelled_Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_1831&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=What_famous_military_academy_expelled_Poe_in_1831)

7. Edgar Allen Poe married his 13 year old cousin in Virginia. ( http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/eapoe.htm)

8. I think marriage is a beautiful  thing . When two people fall in love with each other  and only want each other. One day I want to have that feeling. I know it will feel great.

9.January1845.(http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=active&q=When+was+%22The+Raven%22+published%3F&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=3a43884b3b30eaad)

10. Edgar Allan Poes tale 'The Black Cat' was written in 1843. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_year_was_The_Black_Cat_by_Edgar_Allan_Poe_written)

"Mask of the red death assignment

Darryn Garner

Greens

10/29/10

The “Mask of the Red Death” Thesis Paper

            The first color room in the Mask of the read death was blue. The blue room in the mask of the red death represents things like babies, happiness, and young. The age group around the color blue is the age of birth. The blue room comes before all the other rooms because of what it symbolizes. The blue room rises first from the east just like the sun. In Edgar Allen Poe’s story the blue room is the opposite of the black room, which is death.  Blue was the beginning and life of the story it mentioned birth and was the first room in the story for that reason.

            In the story, blue was the first color room introduced in the mask of the red death. In the story the blue room represented birth. and that is the first stage of life, this is why it was first room. It doesn’t really show much progression in life because it is the first stage of life, but I think just birth itself is a progression.

            The color that was given to me was my life started out on the color blue. I was born in Baltimore, Maryland and the oldest child in my family. I have had the chance to witness birth, when my aunt Yani had her beautiful baby Jordan. It was a feeling I had never felt, I had never seen a baby just born. So tiny, innocent, and small. I have three siblings and I was able to be a part of their life and birth as well but I was a lot younger. When life starts, or a baby is born its eyes are super small, its hands, feet, head, and arms, everything was small. I think birth is a great thing. Bringing another life into the earth does bring happiness and joy. I only wish that my mom had footage of me interacting when I was real young. They have pictures, but no footage. Blue in the story and in life represents a fresh start, a new beginning, and a new way of looking at things. I really like to write about this color room because it is the start of life.