Final Draft Of Metaphor Poem

I can show you the world
and help you see things differently
at times I can seem far or I can be very close
but I always come up to help you
I help you when life starts to get a little blurry
and I can always be there for you

But if you mishandle me I will break

And crack and bend

Because I am fragile

I can only be put back together if you fix me 

But to avoid all of that just handle me with care

 

I can also come in different variations depending on my mood

I can be big and circular and dorky

but only if im comfortable with my surroundings

and I can be small, petite and have skinny frames

if I feel insecure or nervous

 

The things that I'm capable to help you with

You wouldn't be able to live without me

I may be skinny a fragile

But I am as good as you need me to be

Because I come in different prescriptions

I am a helper 

But most importantly I am your glasses

Mice & Men Reserch

 People who have mental disabilities tend to process things at a slower pace than most. "Intellectual disability is thought to affect about 1% of the population. Of those affected, 85% have mild intellectual disability. "  Just because you have a mental disability, it doesn't mean you  can't achieve the same things as other people. Although of course things will be harder and you need to modify certain things, it isn't impossible. Some cases are more severe than others meaning they process things slower, or have a harder time  doing your typical tasks. "Mental retardation (MR) is a condition diagnosed before age 18, usually in infancy or prior to birth, that includes below-average general intellectual function, and a lack of the skills necessary for daily living."  Simple things such as putting on your clothes or feeding yourself can be a calling depending  on how server your case is.  With the proper type of care and support even though you have mental disabilities you can still grow up and live a semi normal life.     "The usual presenting symptoms in people with mental retardation are impairment in adaptive functioning, rather than low IQ."
The typical IQ score for average humans are 100 points. The typical score for people who suffer from a mental disability is in the range of 70-75 or lower. They also observe you as a child and the way you go about with your life. "It includes intellectual deficits and difficulty functioning in daily life in areas such as communication, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, self-direction, academics, work, leisure, health, and safety." Having a mental disability  does hold you back from doing things such as a normal person. You may have different though processes or different ways of doing things. Simple tasks, could be very challenging for people who have disabilities. 
" Recently a significant proportion of individuals with mental retardation were cared for in residential faculties such as state-run training schools. " This proves that the problem with mental disabilities is becoming better

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Poem

I can show you the world

And help you see things differently

At times I can be far or very close

But I always come up to help you

I help you when life starts to get a little blurry

And I can always be with you

But if you mishandle me I will break

And crack and bend

Because I am fragile

I can only be put back together if you fix me 

But to avoid all of that just handle me with care

Your life would be a blur if you didn't have me

I make you see the bigger image

And make it clear for you to do the right thing

if you forget about me you won't see a thing

And I can save your life sometimes

By having you see which is right

The things that I'm capable to help you with

You wouldn't be able to live without me

I may be skinny a fragile

But I am as good as you need me to be

Because I come in different prescriptions

I am a helper 

But most importantly I am your glasses

A coney island life poem evaluation rough draft

           In life you may never know exactly when your time will be up. You just know that eventually it will run out. So with that little time that you have you should make the best of it,and keep striving for more and never settle. "A Coney Island life" by James Weil teaches us to appreciate everything that life has given us but to always strive for more. So that when your time does run out you know that you will have achieved that brass ring.

          One of the main things that I got out of this poem is that we should be thankful for everything that we receive and achieve, because we don't know when we won't be able to do those things anymore. For example on the poem when he says "how many more times round I have left." In that he's telling us that he doesn't have that much time left and he wants us to make the most of the time we have left because he didn't. And he wants us to make the most of it so that we can feel more pleased when we pass and not feeling empty like him. When he says "Before the game is up." He is saying that when our time is up its UP and we don't have any second chances so we should me the most of what we have left and not live with any regrets.

         The main thing that I had gotten out of this poem is that we should always want more and never settle or give up. Because if we do we won't achieve anything in life and we won't be happy. But what he is trying to say when he says "Now arms filled with dolls I threw so much for." Is that he never gave up or even settled and for doing so he has recieved many awards and prizes. So that's what he wants us to do also. So that we can live a more happy and fun life. In the poem when he says "On roller coaster ups and downs."  This means that in life there are going to be times where you are going to be over joyed with happiness and also times of struggle and sadness but to always remember to enjoy the good times and work threw the bad and make the most of your life.

           Therefore, we should work hard dream big and never give up. And we should also appreciate everything that life offers us and take it because we never know when we will get that chance again. But most importantly we should make the most of our life and keep on moving forward to reach the brass ring.

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KC3 Final Draft Essay

KC3 Essay (final draft)

               

              There are too much people coming to Hawaii and leaving their trash around everywhere. The overpopulation of this island is causing for more pollution and it is hurting not only our land but our water too. Hawaii is ranked 8th in beach water quality in the united states (out of 30 states). And as a 

result of this overpopulation there has been more trash in our ocean then there ever was centruies ago.

               Agricultural waste  or polluted run off is just one of the ways that we pollute the ocean with 

out even knowing it. The way that agricultural waste works is its based upon run off so when storm 

water or irrigation water washes pollutants off the island some contaminated materials gets taken 

away with it into the ocean, And those contaminated materials are the things that are killing our fish 

and getting them sick. And that why we see more and more "warning contaminated fish" signs. So 

now we need to be more careful on what we spill and leave on the floor and if we do spill things on 

the floor just be sure to clean it up right away.

              Household waste is also another huge problem we have here in Hawaii. Household waste is 

waste from things everyone has in their household like soda cans, plastics, food wrappers and so on. 

But these are things we use every day and thats what makes this such a big problem. Soda cans are 

probably one of the biggest factors because a lot of us drink soda or canned juices which are made 

out of aluminum. 20% of Americans drink at least one can of soda every day and if not everyone 

recycles then all of those cans will get into our ocean and hurt our wildlife and possible kill them. 

And with 1,360,301 people living in Hawaii alone that is not a good thing.

               We can avoid all of this by doing simple things like throw away our trash, recycling our 

cans, not littering, donate to an organization that protects or helps the ocean, and lobby your local 

politicians on on the issue. If we do these things we can make the beaches more beautiful like they 

once were and we will also be saving our marine life that are on tract to be almost gone by the middle of this century.

               Water pollution in Hawaii is the most dangerous thing to Hawaii's environment and it has to be fixed, because if its not then our future generations may not be able to swim in the amazing ocean 

like we do now. And thats one thing that i don't think anyone wants. And that we should try to stop 

our bad habits of polluting the ocean and start restoring it so that it could be as beautiful as it once

was centuries ago.