the supernaturalist

my free reading book is "The Supernaturalist" by Eoin Colfer. it takes place in the furture and the main character is named Cosmo. Cosmo is an orphane in an orphanage with other orphaned boys. the boys test new and dangerous expierements and they are not cared for. cosmo finally gets the chance to bust out, will he get caught or we he finally be free. read to find out.

O.Henry

   1.   O.Henry's real name is William Sydney Porter born in 1862 and died in 1910

2. known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings

3. Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina
4. O.Henry dropped out of school at 15 to work in his uncle's drugstore
5. In his 20's O.Henry moved to texas to work as a bank teller and a clerk for over 10 years.

6. O.Henry started writing professionally in his mid 30's, he sold some stories to the Detroit Free Press and the Houston Daily Post

7. In 1894 he had a weekly position creating humor magazine for The Rolling Stones

8. "In 1896 O. Henry was charged with embezzling funds from the First National Bank of Austin, Texas"

9. "The amount of money was small and might have been an accounting error; however, he chose to flee to Honduras rather than stand trial. Learning that his wife was dying, he returned to Texas in 1897 and, after her death, turned himself in to authorities. He served three years of a five-year sentence at the federal penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, where he first began to write short stories and use the pseudonym O. Henry."

10. After released from prison O. Henry moved to New York City in 1901 and began writing full time.

masque of the red death essay

Brad Paszkiewicz

Yellows

November 3, 2010

Mrs. Zurkowski

“Masque of the Red Death”

My color is green. This room was the third in the set of seven in the story in the story “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. Green resembles adolescent, maturing, growing, summer, or morning. People from the ages of about 11-20 will fit in this category. While they are still young, morning or summer, meaning a new beginning or brightness. When people are born it is the start of a new life and the start of a new year, a new day. There is so much ahead of them.

Green is the third of seven steps in life. The first being blue meaning serene, birth, start, happiness spring, dawn on a new day. Next, purple representing love, childhood, fun, learning, energetic, fun, spring, morning, people being from toddlers to 10.  Green meaning adolescent, maturing, growing, summer, or morning. People from the ages of 11 to 20 will fit in this category. Then, orange meaning vibrant, lively, a lust for life, autumn, mid-life crisis, noon. Middle aged about 20 to 50 years. Next, white meaning, aging, wisdom, or early afternoon. People anywhere from 50 to 70 years. Later, violet which symbolizes pain, dull, reminds that pain is near winter, evening. People between the ages of 70 to 90 finally, black with red window resembles death, winter, night.

The color green which again resembles: adolescents, maturing, or growing. In symbolic terms, summer or morning. I am 14 so I fit the age span 11 to 20. I am still growing and learning. Green is a somewhat vibrant color and summer is bright and warm and just good stuff. Morning is the beginning of the day and getting brighter. Opposing the black room which is death, winter or night. Depressing and sadness. This color is important in “Masque of the Red Death” just like any other room it completes the other rooms. You cannot have dark without the light.

edgar allan poe webquest

1. born January 19th 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. died in baltimore 1849

2. his dad left when he was young and mom died of turberculosis

3. heart problems, alcohol, diabetits, rabbies, murder
4. virginia
5. people think the maryland is consedered edgar allen poes home
6. U.S. military west point
7. 13 year old cousin virginia clem.
8. marriage was consedered normal back then but i think 13 is still a little young
9. he made the first detective story ever
10. both stories written and published in 1843