Sunny Weekend

Well I had a decent time I guess. Friday I hung out with my best friend for like 3 hours. Then I hung out with my girlfriend for little bit for basically a booty call is what she calls it. Then Saturday I went and helped out my mom's boyfriend pick out a new Teryx for the sand dunes. I hung out with a couple other buddies and watched Mall Cop, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and Resident Evil 4. Then as we sobered up from the movies we played xbox 360 Call of Duty World At War online. Sunday I pretty much did nothing but sleep for the most part cause I forgot about Memorial Day and I was thinking there was school the next day and I wanted my rest. I slept till noon then my brother had the day off so I went to his place and rode his 76 Honda scooter around the neighborhood. I can't take it out on the street because it doesn't have a title and everyone knows how bad cops suck around here. Lucky me there were no cops. Then I helped him split wood the old fashioned way. Sweat, hard work, and an axe. It was getting late by then so he went to bed. Then I went home (across the street) and just watched TV for the rest of the night. Monday morning I got up for school and my mom was wondering why I was up and I made a smart ass remark "I like to be at the titty club bright and early". She glared at me and said "nice one", and told me its Memorial Day so there is no school. Well before she finished saying it was Memorial Day I already was headed towards my bed. Again slept till noon then pretty much just watched TV again and then I actually went shopping with my mom for the first time in some odd years. After shopping my girlfriend came over we watched Mall Cop cause she's never seen it. Then we had a fire out back and just sat and watched it in peace.

Three Things I Like About The Book

Secret Life Of Bees

Well I don't necessarily like the book. I find it kinda boring and it doesn't interest me. The only facts about the book is The Civil Rights movements. I think its boring because its about the black and white BS. I want that crap to be done with and we're equal. So I lose a lot of interest right there. Another thing is that I really don't like books. It takes certain books to actually interest me and want to read it. All in all I guess if you like books you'll like this one.

The Queen Bee

I think the queen bee is Lily because the story is from her point of view. The author wrote everything from Lily's point of view. If you were the reader you'd see that the only way you could tell whats happening in the story is through her eyes. The reader can't understand how another character in the book is feeling unless Lily knows how their feeling.

Three Things About Bees

1. The queen bee gets pregnant by drone bee's that have no actual purpose but to mate with the queen bee. The queen bee can live up to 3 years.

2. Worker bee's are the ones who go on pollen runs and bring it back to the hive. They also are the ones who will give their lives to protect the hive and their queen.

3. When the queen bee and the drone are mating they have to do their business in the sky. Shortly after words the poor little drone bee is dead from exhaustion.

Secret Life Of Bee's

Jail. She thinks jail would be like how it is in the old western movies but when she get there its nothing like it at all. she says the walls were pink and had flower print curtains in the window. Only that's the jailers living quarters. There was only two jail cells and its reeked of drunk people. They're carved words in the bench's.

Shes a famous writer and she knows how to describe the scenes back in the day and she uses old western words. Shes also white and tells a good tale about being black. Shes also been to college and after she graduated she smoked a lot of Pot . Then she got all these crazy and amazing ideas about how to write books. Sadly the last sentence I made up but it would make a nice story.

Plans For The Weekend

Well tomorrow I and my friend are going head up to Detroit Dam and do some old fashioned fishing. We might even try this old Japanese fishing pole I have. Then we're probably going to head back to his place and play drums on Rock Band on his Xbox 360. Then Sunday I have to weed and feed the front yard then pressure wash my quad from last weekend's fun. Then I have to spend time with my girlfriend or she'll complain. We're probably going to go to the movies if she buys. Then I'm going to walk my weener dog that lives at her place. After all this I'm going to wake up on Monday, go to school, and pretty much start all over again.

Lily Breaking Rosaleen Out Of Jail

Well if she wanted to make it more exciting she could of took T Rays gun and held the guards hostage until they let Rosaleen go.

She could of gotten used doctor clothes from the laundry room and dressed up as a doctor then said "I'm sorry I need you strong fellas to go get me one of other beds from downstairs." Then got Rosaleen out of there.

My Big Bro

My brother is Eric W. He has always been there for me since I was a little squirt. I remember when I was 7 I annoyed him so much that he had to tie me to a chair just to hold me still for a few hours. He wears casual clothes and he builds his own gas powered toys. He always works himself to the bone. I never see him not doing some kind of project. He also lets me get away with things of course mom doesn't approve of. My brother respects my privacy so I'm also able to talk to him like I would a best friend. He also has an amazing wife that I'm able to call sister because she's almost just as cool as my bro. Only instead of her being a mechanic she's a chef. My bro is also pretty laid back and that has to be my favorite part about him.

Character

My brother Eric.

Five things he does.

1. He rides quads.

2. He works two jobs.

3. He builds his own motors and vechiles.

4. He has a wife.

5. He and his wife go and walk the dogs every night.

Five things to describe my brother.

1. Cheerful.

2. Hes a good listener.

3. Hes lenient.

4. Hes smart.

5. Hes strong.

Sentence Combining

Little Rock is in the southern state of Arkansas and was relatively progressive.

Orval Faubus was the governor of Arkansas, and on September 4th a crisis erupted, and he called out the National Guard to prevent African Americans from going to school.

Students with excellent grades were chosen to attend Central High.

Only one girl showed up on the first day of school because she didn't get the phone call about the danger hazzard of going to school.

She was harassed by everyone as they were outside of school, and the police had to take her away in a patrol car just to protect her.

There were nine students who carpooled the school and they had to be escorted by military personal in there fancy jeeps.

Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd was born in Georgia and raised in the town called Sylvester. This town influenced Sue a lot about her novel she eventually wrote later in time called "The Secret Life of Bee's".
Her father would have to be Sue's biggest influence. When she was just a little girl he'd read stories to her, and it made her want to become a writer.
Sue's first book was, God's Joyful Surprise. It was published by Harper San Francisco in 1988. The book talks about the beginning of spiritual searching.
Sue began her writing and publishing by making short stories in small literary journals which she earned rewards for.
Her first novel The Secret Life of Bees has sold over 5 million copies. She spent over two years on New York Times bestseller list and published in 35 countries. She also was a graduating major in nursing at Texas Christian University with a B.S. degree.
Today Sue lives beside a salt marsh near Charleston, South Carolina with her husband Sandy and their black lab, Lily.

Awards and Recognition.
Nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award- The Mermaid Chair
2006 Distinguished Alumna of the Year, presented by Texas Christian University

2006 South Carolina "The Order of the Palmetto" Award - State's highest civilian honor

2005 Winner of the Quill Award in General Fiction - The Mermaid Chair

2005 Southeastern Library Association Fiction Award winner - The Secret Life of Bees

2004 Book Sense Book of the Year, paperback- The Secret Life of Bees

Literature To Life Award presented by The American Place Theatre- 2004
Nominated for the 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award- The Secret Life of Bees.
Winner of the 2003 SEBA Book of the Year for The Secret Life of Bees
Finalist for the 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award, hardcover- The Secret Life of Bees
Finalist for the 2003 Boeke Prize in South Africa- The Secret Life of Bees
Nominated for the 2002 Orange Prize in England- The Secret Life of Bees
Winner of the 1996 Poets & Writers Exchange Program in Fiction
Citation in Best American Short Stories 1996, 100 Distinguished Stories for In the Graveyard of Afterbirth.
1994 South Carolina Fellowship in Literature by the South Carolina Arts Commission
Citation in Best American Short Stories 1994, 100 Distinguished Stories- The Secret Life of Bees.
1993 Katherine Anne Porter Second Prize in Fiction by the Nimrod/Hardman Awards
1994 & 1996 South Carolina Academy of Authors Fellowships in Fiction by the S.C. Academy of Authors

I got all this information from http://www.suemonkkidd.com/Author.aspx

The Civil Rights Movement

John F Kennedy was president during the Civil Rights movement. His goal was to try and make black and whites equal in schools and working enviornment. Then he got shot right in the head.
Dr King got shot during the Civil Rights movement because he was trying to be considered equal and he was black.
There was race riots all over America. The KKK clan rioted through towns burning cross's in front of their homes, and hangingthe blacks in tree's.
There was a uprise in blacks and they protested agaisnt the KKK clan claiming black power.

The Middle Of The Night

It was the middle of the night and suddenly I remembered I left the damn dog outside. When I got outside on the back porch I heard barking in the distance. I didn't see my dog in the back yard anywhere. Then after a few more moments I noticed a strange smell that I recognized. It smelt a lot like marijuana. I can still hear the dog barking as I poked my head up over the fence. I can see black and gray smoke a few houses down, and I jumped over the neighbors fence and ran around out front. Sure enough it was my dog barking. I called my dog to me as I called 911. Police and fire fighters came within 5 minutes. Half hour later the fire was under control and I asked the officer what started the fire and he replied. "Your neighbors marijuana green house caught on fire when the cat knocked over the propane heater." I asked, well how do you know there was a cat in there?. He replied "we found the poor little sucker fried to a crisp up against the wall." I went back home in shock, and I made sure I had nothing running that night, but mine and my dogs heart.