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RedBarron here- Honestly, lots of the Colorado kids liked the book and most read it. But, as school was days from finishing they struggled to stay focused as I am sure you are starting to do. We are excited to receive Mrs. Ruu, and I'm sure the kids will love her. Remember, she's from Colorado and we are happy to welcome her back to her home state. What do you think of John the Savage's experience in Brave New World? What do you think about the Shakespeare quotes? Have you read "The Tempest"? Did you read a Shakespearean play this year? Wishing you luck at you finish the book. Heh, we googled some YouTube video's of Brave New World. Some English teacher out there made her students create videos like movie previews for the book and put them on-line. They were fun to watch. Give it a try. Take Care Summer has finally arrived in Colorado, 80 degrees today. Becca T- hayy i am the first one on the page....lol i was reading some of the stuff that other peope have said on the first page and i found something that is the total truth!!!! **MRS RUUAMAU IS THE BEST TEACHER I HAVE EVER MET AT SALEM!** and yalll really are lucky to be getting her as a teacher...

Beca R-B: becca is right, your 10th graders next year will be very lucky. too bad you guys dont get to spend an entire year with her. ahhh....we're graduating, with any luck we'll find college professors half as good as Mrs. Ruu. i hope you all are enjoying your snow, at the beach, we keep getting tornados...=( i'd rather have snow...

**Mrs. Ruuamua is leaving Salem High soon ! Is really sad that we can't make her to stay here for our last graduating year. I do believe like the other students are saying that she is the " B E S T " teacher in Salem. She's not only the best but she is very " U N I Q U E " about how she teaches English like no other English teachers in Salem can do. Man, the Colorado kids who will be having her for their class year is very lucky to have her. One thing we do love and adore about Mrs. Ruuamau is she's real and so honest about anything. Mostly the kids trust her because they tell her about anything whats going on with their life. And Mrs. Ruu will help you anything you need and she will try her best to help you with anything. She's like our best friend and coolest Mama Ruu we had in our past school year. I wish she is my teacher for my senior year because Mrs. Ruu is my teacher for two years. I love everything she do. She's really cool and chill ! ; ]** **Other teachers are not so talented, creative, talented like Mrs. Ruuamau, and she L O V E what she's doing for her kids. [ Lol ] Other teachers need to step up their game ! [ Lol ] So You all Colorado kids treat her like your favorite 2nd mother/best friend she will be there with you. She always got your back ! Like she always say "if you mess with my kids you have to go thru Mama Ruuamau first before you touch my kids." You will love her. Good Luck Coolooraadooo ! " i love you, Mrs Ruu ! " - Abbey Vale Cruz

Hmm, hello Colorado students, this seems kinda of odd to me as we are on different points in the book apparently, but I will speak on what I feel. Looking at the first page, the idea of escaping ones reality caught my eye. I think everyone escapes their own reality sometimes, a lot of people make a habit or even an addiction out of it, simply because, to point it bluntly life is a female dog. If you escape from reality with the occasional binge on TV with some buttery popcorn it's one thing, but to go to the extreme of trying to be in another reality so that you don't have to face the real one is beyond mere relaxation. I think addiction to drugs and other things that seem to put a haze over what your reality simply worsens the situation and when you realize what has happened usually it's too late. Hopefully you and or I will not end up in a spot in life where we would need 'Soma' every time something bad happens in our life. The reason we have to endure a certain amount of pain in life is so that we can learn to overcome and learn from it so that next time it will less difficult and maybe it won't even phase you. Life is an open sea of choices, the waves come and go, some are big, some are small, but in the end you can rise over them and see the sun through the clouds on the other side. For within our selves is a person that we long to be, but the ego that blocks it has the exterior of the hardest tree and the only thing that can cut through is the pain we must endure through the weathering of life. Slightly philosophical, but I feel very strongly about substance abuse and I feel that it's largely effecting society as a whole. As hard it is to do when faced with the extreme difficulties it helps to actually think about others, what friends you know that have a problem they are facing. that doesn't compare to the menial trial with what you are experiencing. Think simply you most likely have food readily available, a roof over your head and at least one person that loves you even though you may not know it, there's always a way to get through the difficulties of life, but abusing your mind and your body adds more problems and will eventually catch up with you. -BRANDON HOLDER**

Vanya Liapin Nice point bout media  Kraig Knight! The world conditions us to many things... Look at how we are conditioned to hide things that make us different from others. Just like in the book when this poor girl had to live away from eveybody only because she was rased in defferent environment so she didnt know any better how to behave in "their" proper way. We do same thing! Sometimes i look at us, the modern people, as i would look at the herd of sheep. We repeat everbody else but dont have our own idea or if we do we never bring it up to the surface from our inside we just bary or extinguish it there, deep in our hearts where no one else can get in but us. And then it is lost, forever....

Amanda Lancaster- I think it's really cool how Mrs. Ruuamau put this page up for you colorodo seniors! So we can exchange all sorts of ideas about this wonderful book. I think it's funny how i definately didn't care for this book at all till I finally had a talk to Mrs. Ruuamau about different aspects of the book. I'm glad I did, and now I really enjoy it. This book has made me realize alot of things. Like what our life could be like if we don't watch our society. I would never want to live like that, especially if it takes away your mom and dad. I don't know what I would do. But, then again, they think it's normal, and unnatural to give birth. I hope the world won't get to technicalized for that to ever happen.

Rebecca- Okay so i wasnt here last class but i think i am caught up. reading today made me realize. like they dont think that anything we do is right but they do believe in doctors. But the doctor only keeps people from getting sick and happy but they dont save lives. What is the point really when there are people like Linda that drink constantly and always take soma! If that is like us then why dont there doctors be like our doctors to? that jjust really bothers me!!!

Vanya Liapin To our or at least to my state of mind it is unusual that a father is ashamed of his family that he has lost for YEARS! Director cannot find a place of escape when his son call him a father. To me that would be best words for him thats an insult. I can see how our society might change but i dont think that we will ever be disgusted to be called mother or father. I believe the idea of a family is imbeded in our head by nature and there are no known force that can overcome nature.

Hey its ashley again...havent been on in a while and sorry for it...but i just wanted to say that from what the more that i have read i am begining to turely enjoy the many changes and many thrills that are with this book. I missed the last 2 class periods so i dont know where my class is but i am intruiged to get back and find where they are. Hope all is well with everyone. talk to you soon.

Ramon Figueroa -- Just wanted to stop by and show some love to Mrs. Ruu's future students. There is one thing you should know about her,.... SHE'S REAL!!!! She will never lie to you and therefore you should never lie to her!! I hope you all can show her the same respect as we do and give her a chance. She has changed my way in life more than once and she can help you to.

Rebecca Tackett May 19 2008

Penitentes are apparently really into the whole christantiy thing.Which i really think is bull. Maybe that is because of what i believe in? But the way they walk around in streets in some countries hitting themselves in the back with the rock and nails and when they nail themselves to the crosses i think that takes it a little bit to far to show your love to god! The way the people in the book do it really confuses me to. If they want to recreate the crusifixtion of jesus how do they do that? With the person they consider to be there god to be Ford? They are kind of contradicting themselves. But in a way Huxley called it because there are people in our society today that are very religious but when they are around friends or coworkers they will sware up and down that they are Athiest.

Mrs ruuamau i think has changed everyone life she gives a new aspect on life and tries to get you to see the glass half full.She gives people chancs unless you cheat or lie and then she will hate you til you die.. no lie.... Sheis exactly what a teacher is supposed to be and does what she is supposed to do!

 Amber Williams

*Hey! Mrs. Ruu

True Story I was new here, at first I thought Mrs. Ruu was I pretty crazy teacher. She had a really funny why of getting to know people, its funny but she’s a very serious teacher that has plenty of stories that you can relate to and has a lot of knowledge that you senior need to move on. She can give the skills you need to sucessed; she helped me in her own special way,

Rebecca Tackett okayy so from what we were able to read today the people in this book go through a lot of soma! not to normal the way huxley says it he makes it seem like they are addicted to it. Which yea we have that today but not eeryone does it like they say in the book. There are supposivly only 2 out of every four people that do drugs and drink alcohol but in this book it is like 4 out of 4 except for the few that you see in a blue moon that dont!!

rebecca T - okay so we are starting to get into the new expierences that john is having and once again they revolve around sex(big surprise) OK. For the record your suppose to be happy about getting a new teacher… …..Rebecca Tackett…what book are you guys reading? We understand that your not happy about the book. But in order for you to enjoy it you have to read with a clear mind and get unto it. Not Every Body Do Drugs .. just people with nothing better else to do.
 * Amber Here**

(replying to amber) is not everybody or our people in this world got nothing else better to do. people get peer pressured most of the time. if they dont want to do it then fine is there choice if they wanted to do or not. but kids these days they dont know what they doing so they just go ahead with the flow about doing drugs people they wanted to feel they are in with the crowd. they do it just because they never thought of the consequences they might face later in life. doing drugs is not totally cool because when you start doing it you might go back and may not control yourself. some kids may grew up with drugs so as they growing up thy get influence and think that is okay and normal to do drugs and get high. drugs is a big no! NO, kids! -abbey vale cruz.

rebecca T. i know not everyone does drugs but the bigger half of the united states does or has before.. i amreading the book with a clear mind and i might understand it a different way but for the most part mrs. ruu has said that i understand it and i am right on with my entries so i have to be doing something right!!!! but as for the book i am glad they are starting to answer some of the questions and Huxley is making so much more sense. The way he tells that only certain people can do certain jobsand they will be satisfied with that is so true. And there are other people who always want to do better!!

yeah true that. like you said people have different point of views about different things.

Amber ( commenting to abby)

Okay abby... I understand where your coming from.But I would have to blame the person themselves rather it being a kid or a young adult. They know right from wrong everyone has just enough commen sence to get bye even dealing with everday life. If drugs happen to come up its their choice to take part or not. Peer pressure is no longer needed believe me I know. Even kids that was never brought up around drugs take part in session. I am not one to stop them I am just one person that might try to kick some knowledge their way.But I am not a good influce I just got good advice but peer pressure is no longer a concern out here