7th Grade

7th grade is a little more difficult than Horizon is, but it's better. At least, it is to me. I think that the schedule is better, because the day goes by faster than Horizon's did. My favorite class so far is probably Social Studies or Concert Choir. Those are my favorites because researching in Social Studies is interesting, and I love to sing in Choir. I have most of my classes with my friends. The only friend who I don't have any classes with is my friend Olivia, but I have lunch with all of my friends, which I enjoy. I like the laptops, yet sometimes there are a problem. The Internet connection is sometimes very slow. If it is slow, we can't get onto the websites we need to fast enough to do our class work or our homework. Overall, 7th grade is a lot better than Horizon to me.

Favorite animal

Dogs are my favorite kind of animal. I have a dog named Mickey. She is a australian shepherd, with a little bit of husky too. My dog has one blue eue and one brown eye, and she's seven years old. Mickey is also slightly insane. She loves to grab her rope toy and start flinging it around the house. It went straight into the T.V. one time. It was hilarious because even when it bounced right off, Mickey refused to go near in for about three days. She also almost broke our air freshener. It's a air freshener that shoots out a blast of scented air when you press a button. Her rope toy then flew into the air, and slammed into the air freshener. Then, it flipped over and fell off the table. Though, it didn't break, which was good. Overall, my dog is slightly insane, yet I love her a lot.

Literary Analysis of Mary Poppins

The sun was shining brightly outside on 17 Cherry Tree Lane. In this house lived the Banks family, where their inside sun was not shining so brightly. This family had just lost their sixth nanny in four months. Even though that had just happened to the Banks family, life still went on in its cheerful and happy way. In the movie “Mary Poppins” by P.L. Travers, we see the characteristics, plotline, and symbolism of a romance mode of literature.

A romance sign of literature usually has the characteristics of the book or movie being unrealistic, and making sure that the good forces (the people we root for) are very powerful. The evil (the people who we don’t like that much) are weak and laughable. Some of the good forces in this story are, of course, Mary Poppins, Bert, the chimney sweeper, and the children, Jane and Michael. There are only a few evil forces in the movie, and they are Mr. Banks and all of his bosses and coworkers. Mary Poppins is very strong, and Mr. Banks is so weak it’s laughable. Good will conquer evil in a romance, and that's exactly what happens in this story. Also, another trait of a romance is that everything seems better than it really this. Even after the Banks had lost their nanny again, when Mrs. Banks comes home, the first thing she does is burst into song. She was so bright and cheerful, when no one else was close to that. Whenever anyone was down, or in virtually every situation, the main characters found solution in singing about it. This made everything seem better than it actually was.

While the characteristics of “Mary Poppins” basically prove that it’s a romance, its plotline shows it even more than the characteristics does. Romances usually start out with a tiny, minor conflict, and it ends with a life symbolism such as falling in love, and getting married. The minor conflict of Mary Poppins was that the Banks family was losing nannies left and right. The force of evil in this movie was Mr. Banks, because Mr. Banks and the children like different types of nannies. The life symbolism of this movie was that Mr. Banks transferred over to the good forces, and left the evil side. He did that by becoming nicer to the children and he started enjoying Mary Poppins’ job. Since Mr. Banks started being a more enjoyable person, Mary Poppins had done her job and then was able to leave the Banks family with a happy ending.

Since the characteristics and plotline of “Mary Poppins” show it’s a romance, you will expect for the symbolism to show that too, and it does. A few of the main symbolisms of a romance is that the main times for things to happen is morning or sunrise, it is spring, and there are animals like rabbits, baby animals, and butterflies. This movie has most or all of those symbolisms, and many more. Some of the symbolism is that there are talking penguins that can dance, too. Also, there are many other animals that are very cheerful around Mary Poppins, Bert, and the children. Next, most or all of the main scenes take place at morning. That is a classic sign of the romance literature. Finally, Mary Poppins, as the main character, is always told by Bert, Michael, and Jane that she is “practically perfect in every way”. The children kept saying “It’s Mary who we love!” This wonderful nanny made everyone love her and her work, and that is a huge clue for proving that “Mary Poppins” is a romance.

Flying nannies, dancing penguins, and singing, singing, and even more singing, are all characteristics of an unrealistic mode of literature. This movie is also very bright and cheerful, and everything seems better than it really is. If those are the main ideas of a story, it has to be a romance. Also, Mary Poppins could do no wrong, never, even if it should have been her fault. These facts and more prove that this movie is a romance. The classic movie “Mary Poppins”, by P.L Travers, shows almost all of the characteristics, symbolism, and plotline of a romance mode of literature.

My Favorite Class

My favorite class so far is Social Studies. I like Social Studies because we get to research different countries and ideas. Also, the class is basically made up of making different projects and presenting them to the class. Public speaking isn't my favorite thing to do, but once it's done with, I feel a lot better than before. So far, my favorite project was the Europe project. The class got a country to do, and we could make a poster, essay, or power point to show him and the class what we have learned. I chose Germany. Germany was a very interesting country to learn about. Social Studies is very interesting, and that's why it's my favorite class.