San Francisco Earthquake 1906

My name is Leana Delatorre and and I work for The New York Times. I'm reporting on the earthquake that happened in San Francisco in 1906. It was a major earthquake that caused a lot of mess in that area. It happened on April 18, 1906 at 5:12 am on Wednesday. It was one of the largest earthquakes, it was 7.8 magnitude. It is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in history in the United States. The estimated number of people that died was 3,000 or more. It lasted up 45 to 60 seconds the earthquake was felt all the way to Southern Oregon to the south of Los Angeles and inland all the way to Central Nevada. This disaster caused 227,000 to 300,000 people to be homeless that's half of the population in the city. This disaster had a bad effect on many people of San Francisco.

Graduate

Hey i just want to say congrats to all the girls who are graduating today and that were proud of them for coming this far and making it with kids, and not letting a child get in the way of there future and dreams i cant wait for that day i get my diploma its a feeling that you cant describe and when that day comes I'm going to be so happy words cant explain. I would feel like i succeeded in life and made it, my main motivation for finishing high school and going to collage is my beautiful daughter Monique because she deserves the best in life and without an education you wont be nothing in life and i want to set that example for her so she knows that mommy made it and so can she i want my daughter to be proud of me i want to show her that everything that her mommy went threw she still made it and to just show her that I'm strong and i will be something in life i cant wait to see my families faces when I'm up there getting my diploma i cant wait to see my moms face because i know shell be so proud of me after all i put her threw she deserves to see me graduate. i want to be that example to my brothers and sisters ill be the first to graduate in my family and that means so much because i wont be the last im going to set the example that yea we can do it. I'm counting down the days to my graduation.

kite runner

1) Who was your favorite character and why? Which character did you dislike most throughout the story and why? My favorite character is Hassan because he is really brave and he isnt afraid to do anything and i admire him for that. And my least favorite character is Asef because he raped Hassan and hes a bully towards everyone younger than him.

2)Which is your most favorite scene in the book? In the movie? My favorite scene is when Amir fights Asef at the end of the movie because that shows that hes really brave and i think Asef gets what he deserves.

3)Which did you enjoy better, the novel or the movie? Please give specific reasons why.
I always like the book more because in the movie they cut out alot of scenes and in the book its more detail and it makes you picture whats really happening.

Marine Mammals

I think marine mammals should not be kept in captivity because.. 1) the way they capture them is dangerous and some even die when they get caught and 2) my second reason is whales need a lot of free space to swim and the sea world tanks are not that deep and whales travel in groups 3) my third reason is there getting took out of there environment and there wild animals so some some don't last and some may even die i just think its wrong to keep them locked up in tanks when there used to swimming for long distances and in groups. marine mammals should not be kept in captivity .

The road less traveled

The road less traveled is not always an easy road to take but I took that road. Most girls would have given up and just took the easy way out, but I didn’t I made a choice that would change my life forever I chose to keep my baby and that was the most grown up decision I ever had to make I had two options, but I couldn’t picture myself doing that to my own child it wasn’t anyone’s fault but mine. I wanted the normal teenage life, party, high school, prom, gradation but all my plans changed when I found out I was pregnant I wasn’t going to be a normal teen I had to change my whole life and that was really hard I wanted to be selfish and get an abortion but I just couldn’t. I felt like my life was over and that I wasn’t going to have a good life for my baby. I didn’t know how to tell the baby’s father I was so scared I had so many feelings going on inside but I told, him he was scared too we were so young but I couldn’t kill my baby, my mom was so sad and couldn’t believe her baby was having a baby my whole family was shocked because I was the good girl. Some said to give her up for adoption but I didn’t want to do that to my child but eventually they got over it. I didn’t want to throw all my dreams away so I kept going to school I have to make a good life for me and my baby, and the day I had her was the best she was 8 pounds 4ounces and she was born on December 22, 2007. I couldn’t believe she was mine most girls would have been on Christmas brake but I was having a baby she was so beautiful I feel in love right when I seen her she was the best thing that ever happened to me .well I’m 17 now and I’m still in school my baby is going to be two and I’m planning to graduate and go to college I know that school is the best thing for me I love my life its hard but I wouldn’t change it for the world she makes me so happy. I love her fat cheeks and her beautiful smile .

rihanna

I think its really sad that she went threw that. I hope that girls learn from her situation and choose to leave if there in that situation, i think shes a really strong person to speak about it and to leave and to say that its not okay to be in a abusive relationship. i hope he learned his lesson and i hope she never goes back i think she can do way better anyways i hope every girl who goes threw this or went threw it learned and takes a second thought about staying because it could of been worse and she could of died.

music therapy

To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing this letter to you today to express how much Cal-Safe means to me and my daughter. Since my baby has been in this program she has progressed so much and knows how to interact with other babies and my daughter loves me to read to her, every day she brings me the same book and sits on my lap and I read it to her .she also sings the songs they teach her in the program and she is only fifteen months old. And this program gives me a chance to be in school and get my diploma and I can go on to college and be a probation officer and make a good living for me and my child. The Cal-Safe program provides activities like music and they teaches them to read and there colors they also have breakfast ,lunch, and snacks so I don’t have to worry about bringing my child food.

Leana Delatorre