Lit circle letter

I am almost finished with the book Down These Mean Streets. The book takes place when he was a teenager and the book is in first person. This book is about a boy named Piri that live in El Barrio and it talks about how he grew up and the problems he went through. Piri strongly dislikes his race because people were racist back then and he didn't like to be compared with his family members. His brother gets more advantages because of his lighter skin and blue eyes.Due the the reason that his not as imporant as his brother he started to sell drugs. We went from weed to heroin, he made alot of money but he still got caught. He was sentense for six years and when he got out he was on parol for another 3 years.

Piri joins and fights with street gangs and when he was selling heroin there was a time where he was suffers through heroin addiction. Piri's family didn't really like African American because of their skin color. Piri is cuban but his skin color is darker than his family so his family tent to issolate him. This causes Piri to spend much of his teenage and early adult life contemplating his racial and ethnic identity.Piri expends a lot of energy on his efforts to fit in. He put him self through alot of trobule to gain and maintain his reputation. Piri been through so many problem like robbing a night club, hitting teachers, selling drugs, and almost kill a police officer.The main problem about Piri is that hot-temper and violent thought.His family told them that he had ashamed them and their family name because he went to jail.Piri went through 6 years of jail all because of his anger issue.

ipod/music

The iPod is a mp3 designed and marketed by apple and launched on October 23, 2001.Their's a selections of ipods like classic,mini,nano,video,touch,and phone. I think ipod is the most important device in everyday life.We need them every where like school,home,and trips.I say about 99/100 people I see with MP3 players are using ipods.When I bought my first iPod, I wanted a player that could hold all of my music.when ipod first came out it can ony hold 1000 songs(4gb),back then that's alot of songs.Now ipod up to 32gb,80 gb,and 180gb.I like ipods because they're good to look at (shape, colours, etc), is simple to use, and they have good sound quality. To be honest i don't really care about all those features on the ipods.There are music players out there that are way more cooler and have many more features, but people will buy the ipod for more money because "everyone has it" and they think is the best mp3 player out there.

Today the iPod is not just a product, it has become a lifestyle and is like the ipod device have every software and programs on its own.I think the only way that the iPod could become so popular is that Apple gives it such an "exclusive" style. You can only charge your iPod with the iTunes software, only can use Apps from the Apple store, and you even can't change the batteries yourself. I love ipod so much because is so easy to use and it hold a lot of songs. Ipods is so useful now that even school uses them to teach.(http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/education/09ipod.html?_r=1).I think school should really allow ipods because you can research,read books, do your homework in them, and it help you relax.

The ancient Greeks believed music could heal and used it to treat certain physical ailments.The rhythm, or beat, of music does in fact have an immediate effect on the body. As you listen to music your heart rate decreases and sets in motion the relaxation process and music can create an overall calming effect that slows bodies and minds down.I have to listen to music to do anything productive. It keeps my mind off the task at hand. And I also listen to music while I'm in school. Its a must to keep me calm and it helps me think when i am writing.I think music is the best tool in writing ,for every different songs you can think of a new ideas to write about.Music is definitely the best tool to help me get through when i am stuck in writing.Music is weird because you can organized them by its beats,rhythm,and lyrics.To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life.Music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes.I really think music can be one of the most imporant thing in life.

Hong kong

Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern china.Hong kong is a very small city but it have alot of people in it.Is a city with many shops,for example we have a 7/11 on every block.In 1983, Hong Kong was reclassified from a British crown colony to a dependent territory, but the hong kong basic law, which would serve as the constitutional document after the transfer, was ratified in 1990, and the transfer of sovereignty occurred at midnight on 1 July 1997. I was still living in hong kong in 1997 , that year was very memorable for all the people that lived in that city.what the difference between america and hong kong is that you see alot of people,shops,restaurant and you see alot people walkin at night.In that city they have every thing you can name it we have our own flag,disney land,have biggest buddhist statue, our popluation is 7055071 and our land area is 386 square miles.


Perhaps one of Hong Kong's most famous food is Dim Sum, which is a bunch of small appetizer type dumplings, pastries and other items. It's sort of like Chinese style tapas (Spanish). You go for Dim Sumwith your friends and family so you can try a lot of different dishes. Servers pushing carts of various food circulate through the restaurant. If you want something, just gesture to it, and the server places a plate on your table then stamp your bill so they know how much to charge you later. Some Dim Sum dishes may be familiar - like pot stickers, or a plate of noodles.Others incorporate familiar items in new ways, like fried dumplings stuffed with chopped shrimp. Still others may seem downright scary like boiled chicken feet...which tastes like chicken, surprisingly but may freak out first time visitors.Food is cheap in hong kong.You can spend about $2-3 USD for a lunch box or a bowl of soup noodle. Some of them tastes really really great, A soup noodle in some old/odd looking food shop could taste better than any food in high-end restaurant. Fast food usually aren't the cheapest food in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has 2 famous HK style fast food chain both started with "BIG". Their food aren't bad, and serve very Chinese style fast food.

There's alot of places to go in hong kong like the temple of 10 thousand buddas in Sha Tin. At the top of the hill, there is the temple. There are buddahs of all sizes and shapes. There is even a small place you can buy a drink although it is largely undiscovered by tourists, there are mainly locals up there. It really is an amazing, tranquil place to be. The big buddah on Lantau is quite spectacular too, but very touristy.You should also go to stanley market, the markets in mong kok, take a round trip on the star ferries, the list is just endless.If you really looking for a good place to travel i thnk the best city you can go to is hong kong.