Metaphor Poem - Final

No one reads a diary

but the author

No diary is out in the open

rather hidden instead

No diary shares its secrets

only to those who are close 

Diaries hold lots of knowledge

lots of secrets 

lots of feeling

lots of answers  

lots of meaning 

You can practicially trust a diary with anything 

Although sometimes diaries will be read

 by someone other than the author

Diaries have hard covers

to protect them from frauds

those who are not close only get the surface

but valuables get to read every page

On each page there's a story

My stories

Stories of untold

regret and sorrow 

but also sympathy 

and compassion 

Stories of untold loves 

and the unknown

Stories of the lost 

and of the broken 

...my life stories

I am the diary

The keeper and holder of the unknown hidden in the diary

I'm also the author of the diary

The writer and controller 

The diary is the author, the author is the diary

and this diary belongs to: Aaron Quillopo

Unit 4 -5 Sentences

This Diary Belongs To: ... - by Aaron Quillopo

No one reads a diary

but the author

No diary is out in the open

rather hidden instead

No diary shares its secrets

only to those who are close 

Diaries hold lots of knowledge

lots of secrets 

lots of feeling

lots of answers  

lots of meaning 

You can practicially trust a diary with anything 

Although sometimes diaries will be read
 by someone other than the author
Diaries have hard covers
to protect them from frauds
those who are not close only get the surface
but valuables get to read every page

I am the diary
On the outside I make you want to read me
On the inside I know my secrets and feelings
I am also the author of the diary
The diary is the author, the author is the diary
This diary belongs to: Aaron Quillopo

A Coney Island Life - Rough Draft

As we all know it, life is short. We as people feel the need to life out our life to the fullest, which is true, but we shouldn't waste it either. "A Coney Island Life" by James L. Weil tells one to not waste their time on hopeless dreams before times up because once the time comes one shouldn't have regrets. 

In this world no one should have regrets. In the poem, James L. Weil seems to be comparing his life to Coney Island which was a carnival in New York City. He comes off by first comparing his life to a roller coaster,"On rollercoaster ups and downs" which is true. In life there is going to be good times and not so good times, but we should hold on tight to what matters most, so they don't slip out of our grasps because if we don't we might regret the things we could have done. 

As the poem goes on, he then writes,"And seen my helium hopes break skyward without me," here he talks about how his hopes and dreams, how they were always up in the air and not for for, and no longer can be accomplished. That is because all this time he focused on the wrong things, now he has regrets. It seems as if something is pulling down, preventing him from grabbing onto his dreams again, that something that he cannot prevent is slowly dragging him away.

Towards the end,  he states,"I take perhaps my last ride," and from there it seems as if he is slowly exiting this world. He then says,"How many more times round I have to catch that brass-ring-sun, before the game is up." As the poem comes to an end, the last statement truly points out that as the roller coaster goes round and round, he starts to realize that he doesn't have much time left, that death is slowly creeping on him. 

Life is something you only get to experience once. Don't waste it on dreams far out of your reach. Instead, make smart decisions, but also have some fun, and in the end, try not to have regrets. 

Semester 1 Portfolio

This 1 semester I learned a lot of new ways to express my ideas and personalities through writing. If you click on this website it will show you the standards we followed and the standards that we all base out writing off of. I felt that this quarter went very well. I opened up to new ways of putting my own touch into my writing and also showing my evidence in my writing.


http://aequillopo.wix.com/aaaaronq

KC3 Final Draft

As many people know Hawaii is apart of the United States because of signatures and overthrows that happened long ago. But physically, Hawaii is surrounded by ocean. Hawaii would need to import what is needed and export what it could offer, although it cost way more to import because of the remote location... in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Imported goods is what we buy from other states/countries and exporting is the things we sell to other states/countries. 90% of the goods in Hawaii is imported and only 15% of what is locally grown in hawaii is exported, this could be a potential problem for the state of Hawaii, although some say it is not a problem at all. With more being imported that means more money spent. Hawaii depends on the mainland for most of imported goods but also exports enough to sustain itself.

Importing too much for Hawaii could lead to bad economy. Hawaii imports just about everything they have. For example they spend $98 million to import goods from Canada alone. Most of it is spent on aircraft and fuel oil. Hawaii imports, cars, electronics, food, gas, etc. Say if something were to happen to all the places Hawaii imports from and they can no longer buy from there. Hawaii would have to pay for air fair, shipping, packaging, and for the worth of the thing they are importing. Hawaii would not be sustainable to live by itself. They would live off of some dairy, meats, and produce. With no one to buy from or no one to sell to, Hawaii would not be sustainable without its imports.

15% of Hawaii’s goods is locally grown and exported. In 2010 Hawaii only exported 48,000 cattle head. Which was a decrease ever since the year before. If Hawaii could only sell 48,000 cattle head then how could they export any of the other goods. Although Hawaii exports what most of what is made here. The two most valuable crops that are exported is sugar cane and pineapples. Along with these crops Hawaii offers many fruits and vegetable, which most of is exported. Hawaii does not really provide much for themselves. Although Hawaii only exports 15% of the crops, which results to many crops because the amount of farmers and land they use for produce.

Trade, the importing and exporting, of Hawaii is very important to the amount of money they give and make. In Hawaii there are about 200,000 jobs that help with trade. In the year 2013 Hawaii has exported $697 billion of goods, most that include produce. This $697 billion comes from the 151 other businesses outside the country that buy goods from Hawaii. In the past couple years the number of exports has increased for Hawaii. In the year 2013 there were a total 889 companies that contributed to exporting which is a 15% increase from 2003. Hawaii may have imported a lot but the amount of exports they have make up for it. Without these trades Hawaii wouldn’t have enough money and produce to sustain itself.

Hawaii imports 90% of the goods they have and 15% of what they make is exported. There has been decreases and increases of income in the terms of trade over the years, but most of the time they balance out. Importing for hawaii is more important than exporting. They may importing a lot but due to other things like Tourism, importing is not a huge issue with the amount of money Hawaii has. Hawaii relies on the mainland for most of imported goods and exports just enough to sustain itself. Hawaii may import a lot of its goods but they also export most of the goods they make themselves.

KC3 Essay Draft

As we all know Hawaii is apart of the United States because of signatures and overthrows that happened long ago. But physically, Hawaii is surrounded by ocean. Hawaii would need to import what is needed and export what it could offer, although it would cost way more to import because of the remote location; in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of the goods here is imported and only 15% of what is locally grown here is exported, this could be a potential problem for the state of Hawaii, although some say it is not a problem at all. With more being imported that means more money spent. Hawaii depends on the mainland for most of imported goods but also exports enough to sustain itself.

Importing too much for Hawaii could lead to bad economy. Hawaii imports just about everything we need. For example we spend $98 million to import goods from Canada alone. Most of it is spent on aircraft and fuel oil. Hawaii imports, cars, electronics, food, gas, etc. Say if something were to happen to all the places Hawaii imports from and we can no longer buy from there. Hawaii would not be sustainable to live by itself. We would live off of some dairy, meats, and produce. Hawaii would not be sustainable without its imports.

15% of Hawaii’s goods is locally grown and exported. In 2010 Hawaii only exported 48,000 cattle head. Which was a decrease since the year before. If Hawaii could only sell 48,000 cattle head then how could they export any of the other goods. Although Hawaii does export most do what is made here. The two most valuable crops that are exported is sugar cane and pineapples. Along with these crops Hawaii offers many fruits and vegetable, which most of is exported. Hawaii does not really provide much for themselves. Although Hawaii only exports 15% of the crops, they do make a lot of crops.

Trade, the importing and exporting, of Hawaii is very important to the amount of money we give and make. In Hawaii there are about 200,000 jobs that help with trade. In the year 2013 Hawaii has exported $697 billion of goods, most that include produce. This $697 billion comes from the 151 other countries that buy goods from Hawaii. In the past couple years the number of exports has increased for hawaii. In the year 2013 there were a total 889 companies that contributed to exporting which is a 15% increase from 2003. Without these trades Hawaii wouldn’t have enough money to sustain itself.

Hawaii imports 90% of the goods and grows and 15% that we make is exported. There has been decreases and increases of income in the terms of trade. Hawaii depends on the mainland for most of imported goods and exports enough to sustain itself. Hawaii may import a lot of its goods but they also export most of the goods we make.