Good Friday!

The goal i accomplished this month was: 6-going bowling


I went bowling on sept. 26, My cousin rene had took us. It was him, me, my sister caro, and, my friend rackel. So it was the four of us. when we got there we payed for 1 hour game and we got our shoes. We started playing and it goes turn by turn. So when it was somebody's turn we would push them or scream to make them throw the ball in another direction. There they sale food so we order some chesse stick anf fries, mmmm...yumme...lol. We had a good time we came back home like at 12:00a.m., because we had so much fun so we all decided to pay for another game. These was the goal i have accomplished this month. As you see the picture on the right below it was the same bowling ball i was using. :)

Reflections: Going to new places is very fun and its good for you because you discover new things.

Slave Narrative

Interviewed at houston, Texas

Interviewer not identified

Age when interviewed:96

"It was all a dream" thats what i have been saying all these years. It helps me for a moment to forget the horrible moments i have pass through. I wish i had forgoten about it and never remember the pain. But its not like that i may not show it from the outside but from the inside im breaking into little pieces. My name if Rhianna Jackson. Iwas born in Botswana. I was only five years old when i became a slave.

It started when i got capture by these guy that took me to this place were i was sold as a slave being separated by family. So the guy that buyed me took me to South Africa were he owned that land so he was my Master there i saw other slaves working. It was horrible no matter how young or old we were, they didn't care at all. We made our own clothes and we work everyday in any type of climate. We were a lot like about 250 slaves. We were all divided into four different groups, each group would do a different job. The first group would do plantation which thats what i did the second group would serve the Master, the third group would build or fix a new or old part of the Master's house and the last group would clean up all the house.

They had all the slaves on check if they saw you resting and not working they would whipp you with a stick for 30 minutes. But thats not all if you did not obey the master, they would whipp you with a stick that had nails pointing out around it. If a slave tryed to escaped they would whipped them to death. So nobody has ever think about escaping.

There was this time that we were working on the plantation and next to me was a boy like about 10 years old. The master was observing us so he saw him and asked him what was his name, the boy did not answer and again the master asked him and again he ignored him. By the third time the master asked him he didn't answer at all so the master got mad and took the stick with the nails and whipped him to death in front of all of us and after killing him he order to burn him. I got more fear and i couldn't believe what i was seing, the master whipping a kid, blood being spread all over the place, i cryied and i was really mad. I have never forgoten it.

Since that happen all i could think about my freedom, how i could get out of these place so i decided to get revenge for the boys death because it really did hurt me and also escape. I asked to see the Master personaly and when i did he asked me what i wanted and at then i had a big stone in my hand , so i got closer and hit him 2 times in the head and made him bleed from his for head and faint. As soon as he felt a ran out making sure that nobody would see me put they did and they were chasing me. For a while i was still running until a saw these gave were i got in and waited till the next day. I have heard a lot of noise like if they were cheering when i came out i saw the slaves that i knew running with a smile on there faces. I asked one of them what was happening he told me the yankees had come to give us our freedom. Now im 96 years old. I have wrote these story for people to read about my life and my pain. I just want the people who read this to know what i have past through, to apreciate there live and what they have, because luckly they haven't past what i did, and i didn't have what they had in those times. I moved to and married a man named john and had three kids 2 girl twins and one boy.

Reflections: This is so horrible how can people whipp slaves even kill them and they don't regret it. i wounder how they would feel if they lost a family member that way or them being replace as a slave. But luckily that past and we are not suffering no more i that way. I just feel bad for all does who did had to past through these.

About Me!

1-Tell us something you have done that no one in the class has done?


What i have done that no one of my classmates have done is going to two different type of boats. One of the boats goes fast and the other one goes slowly. The fast boat is more like a small boat but it goes very fast. The other boat is more like an elegant boat where you can eat and dance.

2-provide three adjectives for yourself.


There are many ways to describe myself. I am a nice and kind person. Sometimes am very bashful and serious. I really like to go out and have fun and also meeting new people.


3-Give us a brief history on your name.


My name is Jasmin. My dad was the one that choose my name. He choosed that name because he really liked it. My name is also the name of a flower. I really have not seen the flower but they say the color of the flower is white.



4-List 5 fun goals you would like to accomplish by june 15, 2009( you and everyone in this class will keep track of them on blogger).


1-Learning how to drive

2-Getting my permit

3-Getting a car

4-Going Ice skating

5-Going to six flags

6-Going bowling

7-Going tennins

8-Going to a boat at navy pier

9-Going fishing

10-Going camping

11-Going to the bean in down town

12-Going to San luis in springfield

13-Going to wisconsin

14-Going to the lake

15-Going to a museum

My Values

My most important value is family. I value family the most because we have growned together and we all are part of eachother. They have taught me alot of new things, and if i need anything or have a problem they will always be there for me.

My classmates have a different value than me. They value something else because they think differently. Some may think that money, culture, or happiness are an important value for them. Or they value something that the whole family has value the whole time. It all depends on what the person really cares about or what is really important to them.

It also depends on what the person is from.They may agree on what their state values the most. Some people may be from Mexico and others from America. Both states don't have the same values. Mexico may think that culture, family, and tradition are important values. America may think that money, power and happiness are imortant values. Both states think very differently.