McGlynn+J.

McGlynn

Dear friend, I am sure you have heard of the recent death of young Emitt Till. This recent event of was tragic. I cannot even describe the traumatic reaction so many of us had to his death, and it was a disturbing ordeal. The graphic sighting of Emitt's body was horrific. I could barely keep my stomach from upturning. Although his entire body was completely disheveled, his face, by far, was the worst to look at. With the many wounds and swelling, his eye was outside of the socket and, his nose was severely broken in many places. I had to turn away at once after the initial shock. This was a young boy hideously murdered for whistling at a white woman. The sense in it was completely lost. I am so disturbed by this, and it hurts me to even think of it. Is this what society has come down to? By the color of your skin you are judged and given such punishment. I say if a white man were to do such a thing as Emitt Till he might be given punishment but nothing in the range of murder. This was not only a murder but an udder wreckage. There was not a part on Emmit Till's body that was unharmed. I am extremely bitter for this event. Not only am I completely mournful but also terrified. There is no saying what white people may do these days for punishment or for even enjoyment. The people who did this are sick, purely sick. How could someone put another human being through such torture? It is unreal. All I have to say is I will watch what I do even more closely from now on. I will be watching my family closely in all of their actions because by no means will I deal with such actions in my family. The anger in me is swelling and I am to the point that I could start something for these events, but I am afraid of the results in my favor. I do not know yet what to do because I cannot be ridiculous and leave my family in such a rebellion because good won't be handed over in my favor. Emitt Till's disaster has begun a new fear, a new anger, a new downcast and is tearing me apart. For now, be cautious in all of your actions. I cannot afford to witness another death of one of us, and you are so dear to me. This is a dangerous time and this event showed the significance it has taken in our lives. We must protect ourselves in any way possible. Much love, Jess

Great job. I really felt like it was a real letter and made me feel like you were writing to me.

Good job, I actually felt like was your friend who was writing the letter. -Evan

Nice Job Jess! Great vocab!! -Marcy

Excellent use of emotion in letter. I could sense the anger you were experiencing. Mrs. Brooks

Wow good job, i can really feel the emotions felt throughout the letter. The description of the time period is great. ~annak

Very nice Jess! I liked how you went into depth about all the details. -Megan Pinkerton

Last night I didn’t have any time to do my homework, and besides that point I gave it to a foreigner to wrap up food. When I came home I found a note on my fridge from my dad that said he had taken my brothers out for dinner, and my mom was at work so I had to find my own food for dinner. I went looking in the actual fridge for some dinner and the fridge was completely empty. I walked over to my cabinet and that was empty too. Next, I called my neighbor to see if I could grab some food from her really quickly before dance, and she gave me the okay to go in and get some because she wasn’t home yet. When I went over the door was locked and before I knew it I had to be ready for dance. So I ran home and got dressed for dance to open the door and my ride was there. As I opened the car door to jump in, it wasn’t my dance carpool. There were some attractive foreign guys who had intercepted my phone call with my neighbor, and they wanted to take me to eat some of their food if I in return let them have some American food. We went on some underground subway that moved at the speed of light to Europe, and I enjoyed a huge three-course meal with them and they gave me food to fill up my entire fridge for home. When they drove me home I brought them out to eat some American food and realized that I should give them some food for Europe. The only wrapping I had been my schoolwork, which I had brought with me to do between my two dance classes. I had no other choice so I wrapped up the food for them and sent them on their way for my parents would be wondering where I was. When I got home I realized that now I did not have my homework. How unfortunate that was.

People are not inherently good or evil. The way they are raised determines the way they may act as they age. Anyone can be good or evil, and no one is one hundred percent either way. Good people perform bad acts, and bad people perform acts of kindness. Although some may seem mostly good or evil, deep down inside, the other side is there. If one's parents teach them life lessons and manorisms they can use it to their advantage or to their abuse. It is true that some people may act or seem better than others, but inside everyone has the capabilities to be the same, it just depends how they use these capabilities.

Beatrice says, "You are very different from Rebecca." Who was Rebecca? What was her daily life like?

Rebecca was a sophisticated woman. She had a daily schedule that she very seldom disobeyed until she finished everything. As soon as she finished her needs throughout the day she was open for anything. She did not want to follow any other schedules after finishing her first and only one. Rebecca was a determined free will. The specific options Rebecca wanted, she would express and never kept a thought to herself. She was straight forward and expressed her thoughts openly. Rebecca had much control over the house and was determined to finish all of her daily tasks. The Rebecca that she displayed to all was different though than the real person inside. Rebecca was a beautiful person inside and out. She was tall and built like a model. She had long sweeping hair and a flawless face. Rebecca, though, was very humble for her beauty. Fairness was one of Rebecca's major standards and she would rather others be happy than just making herself happy. She was a people pleaser and there was not one person who could not love her for who she was. Rebecca had an over abundance of friends and kept up with every one of them. Rebecca was very confident and never had adoubt in her mind over any matter. Mrs. Danvers had a strong like for Rebecca because she was open to all people. Everyone witnessed the real fun loving Rebecca but also the strong dedicated woman inside. After all of her duties were completed Rebecca would go down to Happy Valley with Maxim and enjoy the beautiful flowers. They would play games such as charades there for hours on end and invite everyone down from the house. She also enjoyed the boathouse and ocean very much. She would float in the ocean and relax letting her free will escape. She spent much of her free time outside and trying new things. Rebecca was accepting of everyone and was always optimistic for times to come. She never wasted any time and was always on the move. One day Rebecca went and picked fresh berries with Maxim in one of their many gardens. They went home and made fruit smooties together and walked down to the cove to enjoy a nice afternoon. Maxim and Rebecca took the boat out to sea and drank smoothies until Rebecca decided to float on a raft with her smoothie. The tide began to stir and she flipped out of the raft. A strong storm came and Rebecca could not be rescued. Sadly she died in the cove and Maxim was left to mourn his loss forever. The new Maxim followed a routine because being free and open to anything reminded him of Rebecca too much. He was afraid that he would be reminded of her in everything he did because they had explored openly. He was very protective of what he did for that reason, and he married Mrs. De Winters because she was fairly different from Rebecca.