MaxineMee

**Hey! It's Maxine Mee!:)**

" What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

With this wiki, I am looking forward to reading, writing, and commenting anonymously on my peers' work! I think this will help me in language arts by exposing me to different styles of writing and different reading techniques. I'll be able to use others' writing skills and tips to improve my own work. Overall, I think this will be a great experience ! Thank you Rose Bates! ;)

__ **Dance Competition:** __ __//**F i v e**//__ S i x S e v e n E i g h t Shuffle step, shuffle step, shuffle step. **F r e e z e !** The audience anxiously awaits the start of yet another t a p t a p t a p dance. I’m nervous s h a k e s h a k e s h a k e <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">I make eye contact with my __//best friend//__, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">**r e l i e f!** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Finally, the m u s i c s t a r t s. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">All e y e s o n u s. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The song is f a s t, w e t a p <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">up to s p e e d. T o e s t a n d, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">p u l l b a c k, s h u f f l e, h e e l, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">s t e p, c l a p, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">**//s l i d e.//** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">A smile takes over my face, for I <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Had just completed the most <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">d i f f i c u l t part of the performance. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">H e e l, b a l l, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">h e e l, b a l l, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">**f l a p, f l a p,** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">s h u f f l e, s h u f f l e, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">w i n g. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Finally! The time has come, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">f r e e z e! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Ending pose finishes off <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">the dance. //__**D O N E.**__// <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Audience r o a r s <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">And a p p l a u d s! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Thank g o o d n e s s that is //__o v e r!__//

<span style="color: #14d1d1; display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__ **Dear Class of 2012,** __ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Our last day, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">isn't 'til the middle of June, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">but I can't help but think it's coming too soon. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">There we'll stand shoulder to shoulder, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">this moment will symbolize us growing older. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Many memories made, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">throughout these halls, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">and I will try to remember them all. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Old friends and new friends, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">they came and went, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">but nothing can beat the time we've spent. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Listen, all I want you guys to know, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">is, you'll be in my heart wherever you go. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">So, on this day we'll wave goodbye, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">and spread our wings so we can fly. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Always remember to keep your hopes high! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;"> Hey Guys! I finally found an inspiration for a story, but there is just one problem though! I cannot seem to think of a title yet. Yes,I know it is not much, but I'm working on it. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Friday,December 1, 2010 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">New school, new year, new friends, and a new me. I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with the move. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">“That’s the spirit my dear! Please don't let moving change you as a person." Stated my mom, a wondrous woman. I swear, she's always looking over my shoulder at my writing.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">“Sure Mom, whatever you say. Besides, even if I do have a great life here it won’t be the same as good old Colorado.” <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">“You don’t know that.” With that, she winked and walked out.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Well after that dramatic conversation, I guess I’ll introduce myself. I’m Ivan Henderson, an 11, almost 12, year old from Colorado. I was born and raised in the Rocky Mountain state, and I don’t know any other place as home. This will soon come to a disappointing end though. Why you ask? My family, consisting of my mom, dad, brother, and I, have just settled into a quaint little New Jersey town. So far it’s nice here, but it’s nothing like Denver. There are no skating rinks, professional stadiums, and, oh yeah, people! It is so empty here, and I do not like it one bit. Well, I guess that sounded a little too harsh. I’m just not used to my new surroundings yet. Soon, I will adapt to this new land, and learn to love it. I mean, how bad could small town living be?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Sunday,December 3, 2010

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> I woke up this morning hoping that I was back in my Colorado home. //It's not the same! It'll never be the same!// Feeling defeated, I swung my legs over the left side of my bed and stood up. //I want my old carpet, bed, and furniture!// Reluctantly, I walked out of my bedroom and down the stairs to our new kitchen. There I was greeted by my mom.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">"Good morning, Ivan! How are you doing? Did you sleep well in your new room?"

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">" This is the second time you've asked me this, mom. What do you think the answer is?" I retorted.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">"IVAN JAMES!" she bellowed.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">This definitely turned out to be the wrong thing to say. As a result, I had to put up with another moving lecture, and I also had to spend the entire day unpacking the boxes in my room. A-W-E-S-O-M-E. //While in my room, I thought of what else could go wrong.// That was meant to be a retorical question, but fait didn't think so. Just when I thought I was done setting up my room my mom came upstairs.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">" Ivan, you need to unpack all the boxes and suitcases in the basement."

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">" Sure mom, whatever you want, I'll do it."

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">*Note to self: NEVER TALK DIRECT SARCASM ABOUT MOVING TOWARDS MOM.*