Wouldn't It Be Nice

1. Wouldn't it be awesome if Jimi
Hendrix was alive?
2. If John Lennon stuck with The Beatles?
3. If school was easy?
4. If Eazy-E was still alive?
5. If Roger Waters stayed with Pink Floyd?
6. If Syd Barret never went crazy?
7. If Bob Marley was still alive?
8. If the Patriots won the superbowl this year?
9. If John Bohnam was alive today?

Aid To al Qaeda Caught In Guantanamo Bay

The story “Bin Laden's former driver guilty in terror trial” is an article from CNN, and is about how Osama Bin Laden’s former driver was arrested in Guantanamo Bay. The person is Salim Hamdan; he is being accused of driving Osama Bin Laden the leader of al Qaeda, the man responsible for the 9/11/01 attacks on the World Trade Center. The trial is being held at Guantanamo Bay, Salim is potentially facing a life sentence. Having occurred on 8/06/08, this could possibly a huge break through for the search for Osama Bin Laden. Salim’s defense said: “Hamdan was a low-level driver who knew little about the workings of bin Laden's al Qaeda”. Hamdan said: “ he worked for wages, not to wage attacks against America”. Hamdan pleaded: “not guilty at the start of the trial”.

Although the attacks on the Twin Towers happened seven years ago, we are still looking for details as to why the attacks happened. Although we try to escape bad memories of our past we are always drawn back to the strory of 9/11, the evidence suggests that Hamdan was just a poor man who was trying to make an extra dollar. The evidence says that he did not know any of Bin Laden’s plans to attack America. Hamdan was just a poor man with a bad job, and didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Although this man’s name is not well known, he did assit one of the worlds most diabolical men in the entire history of the world.

Irony Of What Is the What

One example of irony in What Is the What, is when the main character moves to America to escape the violence of Sudan, and while he is still home two burglars break into his house and go into his room at gun point. Another irony would be that when the man with the gun who broke in the main character’s house asks the main character if he is from Africa, the main character says yes, and the robber calls the main character his brother. This is ironic because the man broke into the main characters house and calls him his brother. Things are strange.

The Lottery

Grumpy and stubborn, old man Warner likes the lottery the way it is. (Adjectives Out of Order)

Yelling at everyone that the lottery wasn't fair, Mrs. Hutchinson was stoned for winning. (Participle Phrase)

Hurriedly, Mr. Summer's wanted everyone's name to be in the black box. (Adverbs out of order)
Joyfully, the children gather piles of rocks for the lottery. (Adjectives out of order)

Regretfully, everyone throws rocks at Mrs. Hutchinson. (Adjectives out of order)

Irony

When a doctor gets sick.

When a dentist has a cavity.

When a fireman's house burns down.

When a police officer breaks the law.

When an electrician has no power in his house.

When a professional swimmer drowns.

If a cow is lactose intolerant.

Jumbo shrimp.

If the team mascot didn't like his own team.

If a teacher didn't know the answer.

When a paramedic dies.

When a gardeners plants die.

Irony of "The Chaser"

Irony is when the unexpected happens, when something you know will not happen it happens. In the short story The Chaser there are many examples of irony; one strong example is when Alan is seeking for a love potion he finds this man who sells love potions. The man is old and wise. When they first start talking the man mentions a poison which he calls an antidote, Alan is disinterested in the poison and asks the man for a love potion. Of course the man has a potion, Alan is very excited because he already knows who he is going to use the potion on. The man sells him the potion and Alan pays the old man, then saying good bye. The old man says “Au Revior” meaning see you later. The old man knows that the love potion will make Alan’s soon to be wife annoying and he will eventually want to kill her. The irony is that Alan thought everything would be perfect.