University of oregon

to apply for OU you would have to write an essay of 500 words or less that shares information that they  cannot find elsewhere on your application.you can choose any topic possible. Some ideas i can consider  your future ambitions and goals, a special talent or unusual interest that sets you apart from your peers, or a significant experience that influenced your life. 

Coming of Age Poster- Draft

     first draft

                                         Coming of age

                                                           By Ryan Souza

    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!! As I hear the sound of my alarm going off at 6:30a.m that was the sign that I knew it was game day. As I stretched out of my bed just wishing I could sleep in I do a quick prayer that said “dear lord just lets us have a good day today and let me do my best amen”. Just with a quick splash of water in my face I am awake. This story is the time that I realized that I just needed one more person to watch my game and that was my great grandma.

    As the league announcer pronounces welcome to the Aiea little leagues all start tournament. At that moment I knew that it was time to play some baseball. “Ryan Souza your up to bat” when I heard my name I glared into the fans and could not spot out my great grandma, not even my mom was there so at that moment I knew something was up. So I the moment I go into the plate I do my best to focus but my mind is saying “where is ever one”. Strike one, strike two, strike three I am out.

   On July 10 was my grandmas birthday and she had the biggest and priceless smile on her face. My grandma means so much to me by teaching me so much about life and how to cook one dish she taught cook was her papaya soup from dicing the papaya, to making the both and then serving it to the family. To me my grandma was my idol she taught me how to show respect to other people and just to live life the way you want to live it and no one else can change you.

   “Here we go Aiea here we go” it was the bottom of the sixth inning with us up 2 runs against Honolulu. We were on the field with two out, then all of a sudden a straight line shot was hit to me and I caught it for the third out. So as I ran in I finally seen my mom and for some reason she was sprinting down the hill and called my name “Ryan Ryan” so as I ran to her she said “baaban (great grandma) passed away and all of a sudden my heart just drop and I was tearing so much I had to leave my game. As we rushed to the house I could just see cars parked anywhere. So as I walked up the stairs I couldn’t look or even wave I rushed pass the room my grandma was in and went it to the other room and just laid there just saying god how come it had to happen now lord and I just cried and cried.

   This had made me become such stronger person because I knew it was time for her and she had left me with a lot of good experience from here. I knew that it was time for her to pass and as she can live a happy life up there instead of her suffering down here. She knew that it was time for her to go because she couldn’t teach me more than what she already had. Even though I really miss her she can still make me a good person even though she not here. I learned that I can move on with the lessons she has gave me and I will always love her.

   

                                                        The end

     

 
                Blog Revision


   on my blog i made changes to match how much i grown from sophomore so what i changed to my blog was change the back round to make it look like i am not a little kid by just putting name brand clothing brands and etc also i change my pictures and inserted poems to so that  related to my title and also i changed my picture because i changed over the summer.

writting position statement

Tourist and the blow hole
 
     The case on Mr.Potts, the 44 year old man who came down to vist the nakalele point located in maui which was the site of there blow hole and accidently feel into the blow hole when a big wave shot up the hole. So it turned out that the next 3 day Potts was no where to be found. So i think that it f Potts family would try to sue our state they would be wrong bcause in the paper it tells that there where signs that said "park and walk at your own risk",Potts family may think that that is just wrong to use that against them but its true and same for all the other familys about there family members dying . All in all i belive that if our state could put more signs to show that its off limits then maybe people will lisen and there would be no one else to blame but them because they should be warned by the signs.

LINK TO PORTFOLIO

http://ryansouz11.blogspot.com/

kc3 draft one harmming the ocean life

                                                                   Kc3 draft one

Harming the Ocean Life

        Findings show that protecting the beauty of the sea life is very important in the ocean ecosystem.  Trash and other debris have been proven to destroy sea life.  The researcher will prove that humans are responsible for most of the ocean pollution.  This fact of humans being responsible will have a humongous impact on the future of the ocean ecosystem. Therefore studies show that saving the sea life now will help prevent the extinction of animals in the ocean.       

          First, human’s effect, researches shows that 80% of plastic comes from land and that is caused by humans that just leave their trash completely over the places. One chemical is nitrogen emissions because of fertilizer use and the burning of fossil fuels. Besides nitrogen some other toxins like sunscreen that breaks into the waters, then goes into the coral, also Toxic algal blooms are bad enough on the ocean surface, now it turns out that the toxin in them sinks to the ocean floor that’s where it persists for weeks. The neurotoxin that causes shellfish poisoning, demonic acid sinks to the ocean floor and could poison marine mammals, birds and humans. Therefore all of these chemicals accumulate in these animals bodies which creates the toxins much more concentrated in the surrounding waters.

        Secondly, how the pollutions kills our marine animals. The pollution has an serious impact on both sea turtles and what they eat. The turtles mistake the plastic or other trash as food then the turtles choke on them and they suffocate then die. Every year about 100 million marine animals are killed due to ocean pollution because like I said before 80% of the plastic comes for land. Lastly, the seals get caught into nets or suffer oil spills even turtles and all the plastic, rope, nets, and chemicals kill the coral which give the fish oxygen. But if it’s all damaged then the fish and other marine animals are breathing bad things and there is no more oxygen.

        Finally, our ecosystem, the Marine ecosystems are a part of the largest aquatic system on the planet It covering over 70% of the Earth's surface. The habitats that make up this vast system range from the productive near shore regions to the barren ocean floor. The Coral reefs are fragile, living ecosystems increasingly being threatened and damaged by pollution, disease and habitat destruction. So basically our ecosystem with the ocean is a big part of our world because with of them we have nothing no food no, no surfing and the ocean will just be destroyed.

         In conclusion studies show that saving our sea life now it will prevent extinction of our seal live in the future. So the findings show that our ocean is beautiful and it is a nice place but if we don’t start taking care now then we will have no more. Therefore all in all our ocean takes care of us by provides us food, etc. so please take care of the things that take care of you and make a change.