Month: May 2016

Journal Entry 6 HWK 5 sunday 22 of May 2016

May 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

 

I watched a film called Dolphin Tale 2 by Harry Connick JR, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Morgan Freeman.
I like this film because it based on a true story of what happened to a Dolphin called Winter. I also like because it shows determination of the people taking care of Winter to keep her happy after her best friend died.
The story beings when they got a message about a stranded dolphin nicknamed Mandy after the little girl who found her. She was sun burned and had a lung problem which caused her to get stranded. She also had mucus coming out of her eyes. The marine hospital which is also an aquarium took her in to treat her. As Mandy became better Winter started to act weird and no one knew why. Then the next day Panama Winter`s best friend was at the bottom of the pool dead. She died of age and lung problems. That left Winter lonely and dangerous she hit a person while they were trying to put her prosthetic tale on.
Mean while Mandy was getting better and clay had the decision made to release her but everyone else wanted to pair up her with Winter. Then she was released and a day later they found a turtle trapped in fish net. They cut it off and made sure she was healthy before releasing her. At sawyer birthday party a call came about a female dolphin coming to the centre who was a baby so everyone got ready. When she arrived she was named Hope after she was the one chance. They had to save Winter. As soon as she was ready they attempted to pair them up. But it went wrong Hope got scared that Winter had no tail so they called it off. The next day they tried again, but this time with the prosthetic tale on and it worked and that was the end.

Mystery Story HWK4 sunday 15th May 2016

May 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

I would like to tell you what happened that night. It was about twenty years ago. I can only remember part of the story because it all happened too fast. My memory is not as good as it used to be in the old days.

I had just arrived in London a city famous for the underground, double-decker buses and Buckingham palace. I was an adventurous journalist. Famous worldwide for solving crime and bringing your Times to you every day. The train pulled up on platform eight on king`s Cross St.Pancras. It was the sort of train you would get if you were going to Berlin or Paris. A double-deck train with Virgin labels on the side and a stained glass roof . Inside it was a modern carriage with light on the floor and a red velvet carpet. The seats were made from leather with first class service from the staff.

All you could ever want for a five-hour trip from Rome. I was heading home from my frightful time in Rome. I had been sent there to interview the Pope but when I got there the worst was expecting me. I got kidnapped and found a criminal gang smuggling weapons. I knew what I had to do. I escaped from the kidnappers and got evidence for the police. And before I knew my time in Rome was done.

“This is King`s Cross St.Pancras. Change here for the northern, Piccadilly, Hammersmith and City, Circle, Metropolitan line, National and International trains.” Said the announcement as I got off the train and followed the way out sign. When I was out of the station I went looking for a taxi. I had been searching for ages then there it was the only one I had seen all day. When I got in I said Baker Street. As soon as I said “Baker Street” I realized that the man’s eyebrow went up fast than the Apollo eleven. Then I looked closely at his face it look identical to the man who I took the photo to show the police in Rome. Maybe he was a twin. I tried to seem as nothing happened but it was hard. Then out of the fog I saw Marylebone station. I knew we were close.

When I got off I waited for the man to leave. Eventually he did, so was he the same person or perhaps his brother? I knew that when I got hotel I had to investigate this case. Then I got in the hotel. There was a glamorous chandelier with golden rays of light being reflected off it. When I got up to my room I immediatly went into the case.  I saw the man`s picture on a shop called Dolls. The newspapers caught my attention. On it there were cases of people missing but the strange thing was they all went missing in the same road next to the shop called “Dolls”. And the even stranger thing is that they all went missing at the same time.  At precisely 6:30, rush hour. That gave me ideas were they very organized kidnapper, criminals seeking attention or were the people who had something in common.  The ideas kept on coming through the night.

In the morning I decide to go to this shop called “Dolls”. I got on the  139 going to Waterloo station. I head down to the south of London. As the bus crossed the river I notice that the houses changed from bad to worst. They seem gloomy in this part of town. The fog had just gone down as we approached Waterloo. I got off the bus looking for the road named “Summer Set Avenue”. My search went for hours which seemed like weeks but eventually I had found it and the shop. I had been looking for ages it was almost rush hour the time the beast strikes. I made my way up the street, growing my confidence with every step I take. Knowing that I would be a hero or I would join the other in their perishing days. In the shop window a little door opened with a doll coming out of it. It was me. I was speechless, how do they know me?

I entered the shop, a little bell rang as I opened the door. There was no one in the shop. I walked cautiously. A doll fell of the shelve. My heart was beating like a drum.  Then I heard a strange sound it sounded like a machine with cogs turning and whistles blowing. I felt a shiver up my spine like someone going to attack me. Then the hand struck 6:30. I felt the floor moving spinning upside down.

And there I was sitting in the window sill for eternity. Watching the world fly past me like a bird, through the eyes of the doll that I was speechless about . I still think until this day how young I was and my days on earth were being counted.

By Danilo De Souza

Journal Entry 5 HWK 3 8th of May

May 8, 2016 / / 1 Comment

 

I read a book called THEN by Morris Gleitzman. The thing I like about the book is that Felix and Zelda have finally stopped running from the Nazi and they are living amongst them with a kind women.

The story begins in the end of Once when they are climbing the hill. When another train comes Felix and Zelda run to hide from the machine gun on top of the roof of the train. They ran into the woods to hide but the Nazi were their burning bodies and barring them. Felix and Zelda stay in the forest hiding. In the morning they go out of the woods and see a truck with turnips. They run to get some because they are starving. Then an old man comes out of the truck grabs hold of Felix and Zelda and put them in the passenger seat and he tell them that he is going to his farm. Felix ask him if there will be more turnips and the replies yes. Later Felix notices an advert on the window saying 1000 reward in money for any Jews caught hand them over to the Nazi and claim reward. As soon as he read it he and Zelda run and see an unconscious kid underneath the turnips. They do not stop to help the kid they just run.

After they stop running a woman see them and grabs them by the ear and Felix is saying to her that Zelda is not a Jew but Zelda is saying she is. When they arrive at her hose she dumps them in the barn. Later Nazi come into the barn with dogs the woman throw pepper at the hay where we were hiding. Then I realized it was not for us it was for the dogs so they could not sniff us out. After the Nazi soldier came to stab the hay with his gun. Luckily none of us were stabbed. Then she told her name was Gena she gave us a bath and bought us clothes with eggs she got from her chicken.

Next Felix met a boy who shot a Nazi on the head. The next day Gena went to buy my present and she and Zelda were captured by the Nazi. Felix and the boy went for a suicide mission to rescue Gena and Zelda Felix had bomb around his chest ready to lunch them. Then he heard a bang! It was the boy, who had exploded half the house, and then a Nazi youth came a said that they were dead Zelda and Gena. He also had something in his had Felix birthday present a sliver locket with him and Zelda on it. Felix grabbed the locket and ran away from the house.

By Danilo De Souza