Sometimes My Heart Feels

This is a poem I wrote when I was in Writers' Club.
This was when I was in 3rd grade.
The poem's title is called Sometimes my Heart feels.
At the time I wrote this, I recall that we were learning how to write a 'killer last line'.
So as you can notice, at first there is a pattern of how I wrote this, but later at the last line that changed and I wrote what I could to get close to that killer last line.
Please tell me what you think of this poem through comments!

Sometimes my heart feels like a kid groaning because of

too much homework.

Sometimes my heart feels like a balloon popping in the

park.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a hummingbird

 

twitting from flower to flower.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a pencil breaking.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a present waiting to be

 

opened.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a hamster scampering in

 

circles.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like autumn leaves swirling in the

 

sky.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a pancake flipping in the air.

 

Sometimes my heart feels like a rose blooming in spring.

 

My heart has been thoughtful all of these

but it always is the lake reflecting the rainbow.

Kids in a small town Kent across the Pacific Ocean

Hello!



My name is Jisue Kang and I go to Osong Elementary School. I am in the third class of fifth grade. Today, I would like to talk about how kids spend a year in a small town named Kent in the United States.


After a long flight over the Pacific Ocean, you get to Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States. Then, over the Rocky Mountain, to Yellowstone National Park, through the prairie, under the Gate Arch, south of the great Lake Erie, the small town Kent is located in northest Ohio.


When winter snow melts down, everything turns green, and birds fly back up from the south, there in Kent, one of the most fun things to do is go Easter Egg Hunting on the second Sunday of April. Also, families go strawberry and blueberry picking in June.


Once summer arrives at Kent, lots of things happen. At night on Independence day which is on the fourth of July, families come out together to watch awesome fireworks with their kids waving sparklers. Families go to the ball park to watch a baseball game of the Cleveland Indians. Kids big their dads to take them fishing on a lake. For summer vacation on the east coast, families spend time at the beach and go crab fishing. After that long 3 month summer break, one of the most important days comes.... BACK TO SCHOOL DAY! ON the weekend before back to school day, moms and kids go to Wal* Mart for school supply sales!!!


In the chilly fall, do you know the day kids love? HALLOWEEN! On the last day of October kids say "Trick or Treat" and get loads of candy. Families visit apple farms for their fresh apples to make apple pies and cider. And I can't forget that it's football season, the season when all families watch games on TV. Also, you have to be thankful for THANKSGIVING! Big families gather and everyone eats the basic Turkey with mashed potatoes.

Finally, in snowy winter every kid waits for Christmas. Plus, with all that snow, boys and girls in town go snow-sledding. A short break with got cocoa near the fire place is on e of the happiest moments in winter. At night, kids cheer while they watch LeBron James and his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, routing the other team. And then it starts a new year and kids are ready to star all over again.


I always miss the precious times I've had in that small town Kent, and I hope all of you here can share my wonderful experience.


Thank you for listening!

We need to Unite with North Korea

Hello everyone! My name Jisue Kang and I am in class 22. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk about a subject that is sensitive especially now a days, because of the recent Bombardment of Yeonpyong, and the Cheonan ship sinking. You can guess what my topic is right? It is about how we need to unite with North Korea. I will tell you 2 reasons about why I think this, and also add what we could do to take little steps in order to have this happen. So let’s get started.



My first reason is because we are all one nation. All one people, all one country! We divided when Russia and America made the Korean Occupation Agreement without Korea's permission. This divided our thoughts between the 38˚ line. Afterwards we ended up in the Korean War in 1950. Since then our country has advanced a lot in economy. On the other hand, the North is still struggling and living in poor conditions. Because we are one country, we need to unite and help the North so we can become even stronger. We also need to help them not only for economic development, but also to help the families that have been separated. Every year, the families that never met, will never get the chance to meet again. Yes, they are disappearing. Why? Because it has been too long since our country divided. So I feel that it is crucial for our and the North's sake, for us to get these families together while some of them are still alive.


My second reason is because we need to rid the image of war between us from the world. Every time North Korea attacks us, the world quakes in fear that we might start a war again. When the Cheonan ship sank, our country's boat stocks went down. I know that we cannot just stand and take the attacks, we must do something. I agree. They shouldn't attack us for any reason. So that is why we should make a better impression to North Korea so that they will not attack us and in fact, work with us. On the other hand, sometimes people in our country fear North Koreans or even hate them because of this. (And personally I understand them too.) Now this leads me to telling you about how we can take baby steps to our unification.


Ladies and gentlemen, many people get the idea that North Koreans are violent and do not like them. We need to fix these ideas and make this right. The north is one of us. They are a part of our history, our country, our blood. The teachers of our nation should teach students countrywide that North Koreans are not bad people and we shouldn't judge them in this way. Yes, we might have had a bad past with them but we should - no we need to go past this and make a better reputation of North Korea. That way our people would have interest in helping the North, and in uniting once again.


Also, I learned that we are working at this very hard, but I would like to emphasize the donations or things we do for North Korea. Our country has done the "rice of love" campaign, and has found some of the separated families, and have had them meet at least once before they - well let's say, pass. Plus, I would like to add that I think we were doing a good job at trying to get also with North Korea. I mean things like our presidents meeting, or like before at one of the Olympics, Korea itself came out together for the opening ceremony.


Another way for us to work with the North is to help them progress in their country. We give them a little rice, build a few schools every now and then, and then when we unite, it would be a much easier job to get people to move there, and catch up on the economy. If we did this, then it would be much easier to put our powers together and make a strong nation rather than after we become one, then we have to make new buildings and get people to move there, find the lost and separated families. That would be a disaster. So let’s start now.

To conclude, I want to firmly state what I want to say. I say that we need to unite with North Korea. I said 2 reasons to prove this: the first is because we are one nation; the second is because we need to erase the thoughts that we will have a war from the world. Finally I talked about what we can do to make the unification happen. I hope together, we can make this dream come true. Thank you for listening!

American Schools vs. Korean Schools

Korean School (Actually my school!)

Hello! My name is Jisue Kang. I am in the 3rd class of 6th grade. Today I am going to talk about the differences between American schools and Korean schools. These are from my experiences of living in the United States.


There are many things that are different in each school. I will start with the classrooms. The big chalkboard in America is in a fixed position. On the other hand, in Korea, you can move the chalkboard up and down. Also, in America, the chair and desk height levels cannot be changed, unlike in Korea where they can be adjusted.

Next, I would like to talk about the restrooms in each school. In America, there are tissues in every stall. But in Korea, you have to use you own tissues. Plus, in Korea, not all of the restrooms have warm water and the lighting isn't that good. But in America, you can use warm water and there are bright lights. Overall, I think that American restrooms are better.

There are other differences that I haven't mentioned either. Such as in America, some students ride school buses, but in Korea most students walk to school. Also, In America lots of students pack lunch unlike in Korea where almost all students eat the lunch that the school gives you. Plus, in America, you would wear the same shoes you wore outside in school, but in Korea, you need to change your shoes when you come into the school.

American School (My former school!)

Anyway, let’s not only look at the hardware, let’s look at the software. I am talking about things such as how teachers teach students. In Korea, teachers are able to physically punish students, but in America you can't. Also, In America, teachers usually use chalkboards, overheads, or occasionally smart boards. In Korea, teachers use TVs and computers to teach as well as chalkboards.

Another difference I noticed is tests. In America, the subject of the test changed every grade, and the tests were very long. We took them twice a year. But in Korea, you take 2 tests every semester. It’s like midterms and finals, but they are very short. Plus on the finals you have to take subjects such as music, art, physical education.

So today I talked about the differences between American schools and Korean schools. Things such as how in Korea, you take breaks between classes, but in America, you take one long break at lunch.

Thank you for listening!

Keep in Touch!

Hey Everyone at this camp!
I feel sad that this camp is almost over, but I would be happy if at least we didn't forget each other! So to keep in touch, please add your e-mail, and phone number (if you have a cellphone) and I promise I won't forget you! Contact me any time at 
jisue.kang@gmail.com
OR if I don't reply
jisuekang@nate.com
(Oh and sorry for coping you Olivia!^^;;)