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"None but ourselves can free our minds" -Bob Malrey
 * Kaleigh Whitelaw**

Welcome to my wikispace. Let me start off by introducing myself, my name is Kaleigh Whitelaw and I am 16 years old. I like to think of myself as a very outgoing and fun loving person. I spend my free time doing things such as hanging out with my boyfriend who also is my bestfriend, going to the beach, taking pictures with friends, and I am even starting to take up photography. I love where I live, Virginia Beach is my home and always will be. I believe that happiness is key, do what you enjoy and live the life you want to live because you only have one oppurtunity to accomplish what you want to.

My favorite piece of writting on my wikispace would have to be my narrative essay. We were asked to write about how if we had an oppurtunity to talk to one person in the world who would it be, why, and what would the conversation be about. I chose to write about a close friend of mine that passed in a drunk driving accident. This essay is not only special to me because of the meaning in the story but the fact that I recieved a 100 on it and Ms. Szymczak never gives 100's. Please take the time to read this essay and enjoy.

Also, feel free to read and comment on any of my others essays or poems posted on my wiki. Constructive critism is always accepted.

ANNOTATED LOG

A.SOL Pretest...........................(September 15, 2010) B.American Dream........................(September 25, 2010) C.Gatsby Essay............................(October 30, 2010) D.Persuasive Essay – Topic Strip. . . . . (December 5, 2010) E.Persuasive Research Essay. . . . . (December 5, 2010) F.Midterm Essay ................. . (January 26, 2011) G.Narrative Essay ................. . (April 25, 2011) H.Extended Metaphor Poem ............. (March 22, 2011) I.Self Reliance Project ............. (April 7, 2011) J.Cover Letter and Resume ............ (April 27, 2011) K.SAT Essay............. L.Bonus Creative Writing............. (April 25, 2011) L1.Chain Poetry ........................(March 22, 2011) L2.Theme for English 11 ............. (May 31, 2011) M.Course Reflection ............. (May 31, 2011) In this piece I reflected on my writing and how it has improved over my Junior year.
 * In my SOL Prestest essay paper I wrote about how Americans lean on the government to solve their problems.
 * In this piece, I discussed my American Dream and what I entails.
 * The midterm essay was about...
 * The topic I chose to write about was if celebrities were appropriate role models for the children of America.
 * The topic I chose to write about teen pregnancy and how it is affecting the world we live in.
 * In this essay I wrote a letter to myself. I basically told myself to straighten up and stop playing around.
 * In this piece I wrote a letter to my deceased friend apologizing for everything I could not before he passed.
 * In this poem I compared myself to an ocean wave.
 * For this poem I chose a quote that I felt fit myself and my independence and then made a collage of pictures of the people who have made me become independent.
 * For this piece I had to write a cover letter and resume for the college of my choice.
 * For this essay I wrote about
 * This is a list of all my extra creative writing.
 * I wrote a poem saying one word and then writing down the next thing that came to mind and then when i had all those words i put them into a poem.
 * I wrote a poem similar to the one written by Langston Hughes but made it my own Theme for English 11.