A Farewell to the Messenger Project

              The last part to this project involved receiving a person in the same English class as me. When I realized that I would have somebody who was in the same class as me, I was not very thrilled. The name that my card read was,  "Jeff Reidy." I did not really know that much about him; all that I knew was that he sat right behind me, and is never really prepared for test (meaning that he never really has pencils and other materials for class). I has no clue what to get him, and after asking around, I still did not know.

              Then I started thinking; if I was to receive a gift (which I did), what would be some things that I want? I walked up to a Walgreen's near my house and went into the candy section first. I decided to buy him some candy because who doesn't like candy? After debating whether candy would just be okay, I decided to not be basic like everybody else in my class was doing, and I came up with another gift idea. Midterms are approaching, and that is the perfect opportunity to give some needed materials. I went to the crafts section, and picked up mechanical pencils and a big eraser that said "For Big Mistakes."

               The best part of this project was the fact that I was anonymous. I am usually the first into my Mod B English, and as soon as I came in I placed it on the desk behind me. It was special because I got to hear and see his reaction towards my gift that I gave him. I realized that something as little as pencils and candy could make someone happy.

Secretive Neighbor

Secretive Neighbor

        The day I received my card in class I knew right away who I would help. My neighbors have lived in the house next to mine for fifty years now and they are very close with my grandma, but I have only talked to them a couple times. I recently heard the news that Joan, my neighbor, was diagnosed with Alzheimers. I felt so sad after hearing this considering the fact that my grandpa had passed away a couple years ago from that disease. My grandma tries to help them out as much as she can, but Joan is in the stage where she needs constant attention. Just when I thought that nothing could get worse for this couple, I saw an ambulance pull up to their house, and I later found out that her husband had a stroke. When he returned home, my grandma went over to visit them. she later told me that he has lost a lot of function in his legs. I wanted to do something nice for them, and this project was a perfect opportunity.


        I decided to write a little poem on a piece of  paper, and decorate it with vibrate colors and pictures. I asked my grandma for some information about what is something that they would like. I discovered that they love the flowers, poinsettias. My grandma also told me that we could run up to the store and buy one for them. After getting this special type of flower from the store, I asked my cousin to help me deliver this to them. I had her knock on the front door while I checked to make sure that they received the gift.  I wish that I could have seen their reaction, but I am positive that they loved it.

GWYNNNETH CONROY

After my long day at school, I was forced to come home to a house filled with my young cousins. One of them, Gwynneth, has been struggling in school. I  realized this about last month when I heard her talking about it with her parents. I walked into the front door and saw her staring at a sheet of paper with a confused look on her face. When I realized that it was, and that it looked like she didn't know how to do it. I sat next to her and began to help her. Soon enough, her attitude completely changed, and she was confident in her multiplication and division abilities. Not only did I help her by simply breaking it down into  concept that she would know, but I also learned how something as little as helping my cousin with her homework would make me feel like a whole new person.

"Italian Princess"

GIANA NEMCOVIC

Last year I had Gianna in my Spanish class, and all that I can remember about her is that he acted as if she was better then everybody. When I first received her name in English class, I didn't know who she was, and when I would ask someone they would respond with a "ohh I'm so sorry.." I was so confused. I knew that she was on the softball team, so I asked my close friend Rebecca to help me come up with something. After several days of thinking of getting her something that she already didn't have, it suddenly it me. Everybody told me that she was very conceded and braggadocios, and i realized that she was an attention seeker. those who talk about themselves arnt very confident in their abilities, even though they may seem like it. These types of people try to hide their flaw by bragging about it. I decided to do something simple. I bought a softball from sports authority, and started to cover it all up with clever sayings that express the importance in believing in yourself,and being humble. My friends said that she wasn't really excited over this, but I know that she probably enjoyed knowing that someone believed in her.