Mccurry,+Collin

Ms. Justice's Portfolio Project

Letter
Since last year I have excelled in English, not so much my grade as the things I'm picking up as I go. I feel good about the pace I'm moving forward at right now, but I have a long way to go. I have lots of improvements to make but only two more English classes left. I have confidence in myself. My main strengths in English are punctuations, formatting, and my organization techniques. I saw my punctuation strengths really come out in my All About me essay, around that time I was picking up on use of my commas and semi-colons. In my drunk driving essay I really picked up on the format of the essay. I learned about topic sentences, commentary, and details forming and making paragraphs. My organization techniques started showing in my summaries for night. For example I was organizing the way the events were laid out in the story, and re-writing them into smaller pieces. All together in every writing I have done I'm constantly improving in all aspects. And I'm still improving. All though I've made good improvements I still have my gray areas. My gray areas are brainstorming, paragraphing, and revising my essays. I had a hard time brain storming for the Drunk Driving essay, because of the many details, and supporting facts and commentary. Second my paragraphing wasn't so good in my summaries for night. Mainly because I didn't know when to start a new idea, that wasn't completely off task. My last weakness was revising. A lot of the time I miss key parts of the essay that need to be fixed such as simple spelling errors. Also I miss the titles and my name a lot too. This letter will help me to remember my key strengths and weaknesses. Also it will help those who read it, and give them a constant reminder. Lastly the consequences I listed should help you realize the right thing to do, and to think when your in any situation under the influence of alcohol.

All About me
Collin McCurry 11/8/11 Core 3 I was born in Murphy, North Carolina. Also raised there until I was five. I moved to Jones County from Murphy and started kindergarten there, at Brinson Elementary. I was young at the time but I would rather be living the mountain life. Because here I have no family, except for my paw. My moms was from Bocaratan, Florida, and my dad is from Chatanooga, Tennessee. I have no pets because my dad thinks their too expensive to keep up with. I have five siblings in my family. All boys, the oldest Jason, Andrew, Logan, Daniel, and Me. Jason is 30 and strong willed, Drew is spontanious, Logan is smart, and Daniel is mischivious. Drew is 23, Logan is 21, and Daniel is 20. I like to fish and sometimes dove hunt. I also like to spend time with my family and friends. I like action movies because they keep me on my toes, horror movies too. I listen to all music but rap might be my favorite. My goal is to be fulfilled in life with God as close as possible. I will achieve this with a good, positive mind and strong will. Yes I believe in God but I have some what different beliefs. Intelligent, crafty, athletic all describe me!

Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 4 summary Collin McCurry 10/12/11 In the beginning of the chapter they are being sent to the new camp. They were told it was a good camp to be in. Also Eli was asked to exchange his shoes for him being able to work with his dad. But he wouldn't give them up so he got them taken. His father was beaten a lot by the officer. Eli was laid on a table and whipped 25 times for seeing one of the officers in an affair. They witnessed the hangings of four people and had to look them in the face. Lastly he was caught for getting away with his gold tooth. He had it removed. Then they were bombed in the main area, but the bomb didn't go off so they were instructed to carry it out.

Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter 3 summary:

In the beginning of chapter 3 they were separated into men and women. Then Eli and his dad were walking towards the furnace, thinking that was their death. They were stopped by a man with a monical who asked how old were they, they said 50, and 15. The man said no 18 and 40. Which they found later saved them from the firey death. Then they were stripped, washed and numbered. Then a lot of running and time in the mud they made it to Berkanau.

Chapter 5 Part 1 & 2
Chapter 5 part 1 and 2

Eli and his father made it through the selections. Then Elies foot was swelled up real bad. He went to the doctor he liked so much, and he was told he would be in the hospital for surgery. He went through the surgery and found it was puss build up in his foot. They learned of the army coming again for another attack. The man in bed next to Eli said they kill all the ones in the hospital after evacuation. The evacuation occurred and they were to clean there block. He went on looking for bread and potatoes. He wrapped his bleeding foot in a ripped blanket, then they began running, his father in front. A boy he knew fell and couldn't go any longer. They kept running until 42 miles. Then stopped.

Drunk Driving
Collin McCurry 11/4/11 Drunk driving is very dangerous and has many consequences. The consequences involved are just as serious as the results of drunk driving. The drunk driver has payments to the court and his lawyer, or the drunk driver is no longer living and his or her family is dealing with it. Lastly the run in's with the law that come with drunk driving are just as uneeded. One of the minor consequences of drunk driving is the costs that come out of your wallet. After loosing your license you have to pay to get it back. In most states it costs twenty five dollars to renew your license. You have to retake the driving course which also costs money out of your pocket. Also you have to pay court fees for the DUI. Your court fees include your lawyers payments. Also the fines you have to pay to the state for receiving the DUI. To save yourself hassle and money don't drink and drive. A more serious consequence is the loss of a loved one. Your family has to pay for the grave stone. Also they have to pay for catering the food, and the burial of the body. On top of that the emotional damage your family receives. Your folks have to endure the pain of you being gone forever. Your family might also suffer from depression due to the death which effects their overall life. The last consequence is the run in's with the law involved with drunk driving. When your caught drunk driving you can loose your license for a period of time, or license suspension. If your under the influence of alcohol and you have to take a breath test. Your license will be taken because of alcohol use in a vehicle or use before driving the vehicle. Another obstacle is having to appear at your court date, which means you have to give up work or whatever activity was on it's date. The court date is mandatory, so you have to attend or jail is in your future. The court date is given to make sure you will show up, or to assign you your next court date. Lastly if you don't drink and drive you will avoid a lot of trouble and negative life changing events. So with all these consequences brought to your attention use the knowledge given and don't drink and drive, but still drink.

Fire
I chose to write about how Wiesel uses fire as a symbol. ''The fire! The furnace! Look over there!...'' This quote foreshadows the furnace that their burning Jews in. '' Look at the fire! Flames, flames everywhere...'' Shes foreshadowing the fact that the flames are big because of all the bodies loaded into it. '' Fire! Fire!'' This means shes foreshadowing the event of seeing the big chimney with fire coming out when they first arrive.

Human
Human Essay

Collin McCurry 10/12/11 To be a human means you have choice and reason. You can make decisions that impact your future. Also you can have fun and endure excitement, as well as the option of right or wrong. You can choose right or wrong, but there is consequences to the choice. We have time also, we keep track of time so we can schedule our days. We have routine and order so our lives are organized and we can go about our day smoothly. Also we have feelings, are feelings judge our emotions which impact the way we act. We have lives to live, which means we have to do the daily requirements, such as clean our house, go to work, work in the yard. So life can go on smooth.

Bullying
I think what happened to Jamey wasn't cool. But he made his own decision to take his own life. At any point he could of told his parents what was going on, they would have at least touched base with the school board. He had plenty of time to take action and put a stop to it instead of being a coward and taking the easy way out. It wasn't fair to Jamey that he was bullied and yes the bullies are horrible for what they did. The fact that Jamey made the wrong choice by killing himself doesn't justify anything on the bully part, they are still walking the earth. He applied his own consequence, he should have let God take a step in. Jamey had plenty of other ways to deal with his situation, I feel he didn't layout his sources, and look at his options; he just gave up.

McCurry_Review
Collin McCurry 9/20/11 Amendment essay The second amendment, the right to bear arms. This amendment simply states that we have the right to have a fire arm in our house hold. It doesn't mean we can walk down the street holding up guns, it means we can have one for personal home safety. You must have a permit for that weapon, in order to show ownership of the weapon. We don't have to surrender and give up our lives, we can fight back to the bad guys. Also the right to bear arms means that everyone can have some source of self defense towards outside forces. The right to bear arms also means that you have a choice, you can have a fire arm just in case or you can go without and take your chances. Me personally, I would have multiple firearms for multiple situations. I would have a Moss berg 12 gauge, AR-15, and Smith n Wesson .357 Mag. It means you and your family can take a stand and put the second amendment to good use, buy some guns and practice your shot so you can be prepared in any gun to gun combat. Also I think this amendment means that you should use your fire arm responsibly, not shooting to kill the robber or murderer; but to injure the target below the waste aiming to disable him from further criminal intent. You should teach your kids about the amendment so they can know the true purpose for a firearm, and ways to use a fire arm safely and effectively. Lastly it means you can possess the fire arm in your house hold only, without the right permit you could get jail time. This doesn't mean you can go outside with your gun and blast someone on the road.

Side Dish
Side Dish: In the begining of the book Eie's faith in God is very strong. Elie used to weep when he prayed because he felt so humble to God. Towards the middle of the book when they arrived in the worst part of Aushwitz Elie couldn't believe God was letting all these cruelties happen. Elie said that the God he believed in wouldn't allow such things to happen without any action from God. Towards the end of the book around when his father died he realized his faith in God was all he had to keep him alive, the wy he didn't give up. Also he didn't blame God for the bad things he blamed the SS soldiers. The ones who were striking,burning,and gassing the jews.