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. 

Querencia Rough draft

               Sometimes I over think every thing and I just have too much on my mind. My head is filled with all the thoughts of the tons of homework I still have yet to do the essays due on Monday, the projects due on tuesday, the final exams on wednesday, and the drama and rumors spreading around school like a brush fire. I need to escape from all of this.
               It wasn't until 2 years ago that I found this special place of mine. My dad had signed me up for members at 24 hour fitness in pearlcity. It was a gift for me for my 12th birthday. I come here to practice my game in the basketball gym and to enjoy the warm and relaxing waters of the jacuzzi. all though those are the only two things I do here they are the only things I need right now.
               This place has done so much for me in these past two years. It helps me clear my mind and focus on what's right and what's  the right thing to do. It helps me with all the tough decisions I have to make. This is the place that I started my grind at because all the other parks by my house don't have lights or are dangerous to walk too. This is the place that I played my first pick-up game with men because no one that lives by my house plays basketball ball or takes it seriously. And that's only a few of the things that it has done for me. After school I try to finish my homework as fast as I can so I can go out the door and get there as soon as I can. Especially when I feel emotional. I beg my dad so much to take me when I don't want to walk there or when the sun goes down and I can't walk there that he sees me as a pesky fly at times.
               My love for this place and for this game is so great that its like a bond that cannot be broken no matter what. And this is not only my special place but it is my querencia.

Sensory Detail Paragraph

                  EER! EER! EER! The sound of the alarm burning my ears, making me go deaf.  I knew I was going to be nervous but I didn't think that I was going to be this frightened to start my first day of high school. . . as a freshmen.  My stomach was queasy and it didn't go away with a quick rub.  I just wanted to lie back down and curl up under my blanket, and wait the day out.  But, that all dissapated when I smelt my mom cooking up something delicious.  After I was all fed and the butterfly's calmed down a bit it was time to get ready.  I quickly rushed to the bathroom and closed the door and then locked it, just to be sure no one bothered me.  I washed my face with the ice cold water, as cold as the Arctic water.  Then brushed my teeth for at least five minutes, which left a fresh cool minty taste behind, better than having ten ice breakers mint.
                  I put on my freshest most cleanest t-shirt, khakis and socks and then picked the shoes that matched my outfit the best.  I heard the rumbling of the engine starting up and ran to pick up my bag and dashed for the door, slamming it shut with a rumbling clatter of metal against wood.  I hopped into the warm and cozy car and then headed straight for school.  The ride to school was a blur the only few things that I remember seeing was the bright orange sun peeking over the mountains, and the tall buildings of downtown flying past my car making me feel like I was the pilot of a spaceship.  As I gazed upon the school approaching faster than ever the queasiness returned, but worse than before.  I slowly unlocked and the opened the only barrier that separated me from school.  When I reached the sidewalk that lead to the school, I quickly looked around for someone that I knew.  Right when I made eye contact with the person I knew, all the queasiness and the fright from me weakened because it had loss the battle, and I knew I was going to be just fine.

vocab word

words from the heart final draft

Word From The Heart Final Draft

     Yobo (yo-bo/yuh-bo) means darling, sweetheart or honey in Korean. Growing up I've always heard my parents say or call each other yobo but I never really knew what it meant until about the 6th or 7th grade.  But, it is one of the most special words to me and my family.
     The reason why my family and I say yobo is because my dad is part Korean.  His mom, my
grandma (or halmony as we call her) moved here from Korea when she was in her early 20's.   When my dad was growing up he would hear my halmony and grandpa calling each other that all the time.  Whether it was my grandpa saying "yuh-bo" to call my halmony for a favor or my halmony saying "yuh-bo" to thank my grandpa for cutting the grass, they commonly used the word daily.  So, it was used a lot when my dad was growing up and it eventually caught on to him and his brothers. And from the experience my dad had growing up hearing the word of affection all the time, "yuh-bo" easily carried over to our family.  We call each other "yuh-bo" sometimes too.  It's just a feel-good word.
     The way that my family uses the word yobo is not the same way that other people might use it.  They might or would use it as a derogatory term to classify Korean people. But my family uses it how it's supposed to be used.  We use it as a word to joke around, to appreciate someone helping another person in times of trouble or when someone is feeling down.  We just say "yuh-bo" because we love each other.
     This word is still used but not as much as it was used on a daily basis as when my dad and his brothers were growing up.  My halmony and grandpa still use it after 52 years of marriage.  That's a lot of "yuh-bo's" being said.  And, because of them, this is why "yuh-bo" is our family's word from the heart.

Word from the heart rough draft

     (yo-bo/yuh-bo) means darling/sweetheart/honey in Korean. It is most commonly used by married

couples. Growing up I've always heard my parents say or call each other yuh-bo but I never really

knew what it meant until about the 6th or 7th grade. But it is on of the most special words in my

family.

     The reason why my family and I say yuh-bo is because my dad is actually Korean, his mom, my

grandma (or halmony as we call her) moved here from Korea when she was in about her mid 20's .

But she still has some family living there. When my dad was growing up he would hear my halmony

and grandpa calling each other that all the time. So it caught on to him and his brothers. And from

the experience my dad had growing up of his parents calling each other yuh-bo all the time

transferred over to my family calling each other yuh-bo all the time too.

     The way that my family uses the word yuh-bo is not like the generation before us used it. They

would use it as a derogatory to classify Koreans. But my family uses it how its supposed to be used.

We use it as a word to joke around, to appreciate each others existence in times of trouble or when

someone is feeling down, or to say that we love each other no matter what.

     The reason why I chose to use the word yuh-bo to write about in this essay because its my favorite

word that my family uses just amongst each other, it is used very often, but it also has the most

meaning to me and my family, and we can use it in many different scenarios like I sad earlier.

But these are the reasons why I wanted to write about my family's word yuh-bo.