FAIYAZ HASAN
R/LA
11-19-09
STOLEN DAY
No matter who you are you have lied at least once in your life. Liars, just like the boy in this very interesting short story, all end up the same way. They lead themselves into pain and regret. The short story “The Stolen Day” shows how and why lying is bad.
Sometimes you get away with lying, yet most of the time you get in trouble. Even if you might lie all the time you have been caught at least once, like the boy in this story, who was caught because his lie accidently slipped out. People who get caught lying know it is not fun being yelled at just. Sometimes being sent to your room or even loosing privileges like TV, games, and toys may seem like a harsh punishment but you are misusing someone’s trust. Because the people you lied to are angry at you they think it is fair to punish you harshly. Since you now know about how people get punished you can understand what the boy in “Stolen Day” has to face next like losing privileges. That is another reason why this short story is so great because it is so realistic.
As a result of these fun and interesting lessons this short story teaches you about why lying is bad, stolen day is a very great book and that is why you should read this book and understand about what sort of people lie for their own uses.

A Day No Pigs Would Die Response

This book is a real wake up call for any reader. The end had a real twist that will leave you wanting more. I learned about how only the simplest things can be enough to survive. If you want to find a book that will make you think of how lucky you are this is the book for you.

Faiyaz H.
The Circuit
1/25/10
The Circuit
On a hot summer day picking strawberries was a common chore for a person living in poverty. The lives of these kinds of people get worse every day but no one realizes how bad it’s getting. In the short story “The Circuit” by Franciso Jimenez the main characters family experiences what its like to live without any thing. They only want to have a better life but they have to work twice as hard as everyone else just to scrape by and it’s not fair but life isn’t fair.

The boy in this story who is never named is forced to move from his house with his family to find work elsewhere. His family consists of a dad, a mom, one older brother, and a sister. He has to deal with loosing all his friends and leaving his home, it is a very tragic feeling for him. He has to leave his whole life behind and has no say in it.

School is not easy for a new person to start especially if you forget your place in the world. I remember when during 3rd grade I had to go to a different school it takes time to fit in or to become part a group and it is hard to understand the social status. When he was picked to read he was speechless he was scared and began to cry. Luckily he was man enough to admit it and asked for help from his teacher. Him doing that gives you an idea about what kind of person he is. It is a little view of his true character.

He has learned English made friends and is going to learn how to play the trumpet but it is time for him to leave. Again he has to leave against his will and no one even realizes how much it hurts him. His life is like a tragedy it ends in a death of a dream. For him life is unfair.

A secret for two intro
The bond between a man and a horse was so great that even death could not separate them. The man needed the horse and the horse needed the man more than any one could of imagined.