7th Grade Shakespeare

Awesome April 2003 Issue

TABLE OF CONTENTS:


Mr. Muckle...........Pg. 1
A Sticky Situation..........Pg. 3
From the Editors..........................Pg. 5



By: JD, AV, & PB

A Sticky Situation

Do you think we should be allowed to chew gum in school? I don’t. First off, people won’t be able to concentrate on their school work. Also, you’d think that gum would make us be more quiet and eliminate conversation, but it would really make us more sneaky. We would have bubble blowing contests. You can’t forget about all the loud chewing, blowing, and popping bubbles. Besides, there is a chance that you could choke on gum. Lastly, you can’t forget about the sticky desks and chairs. Aside from being messy, it wouldn’t be fair to the people with braces. All I have left to say is that chewing gum is a BAD idea.
Sincerely, JP

A STICKY SITUATION- continued:

“What’s in your mouth?” Many students get asked this question. The reason is gum, a substance causing many people to get into trouble or even get sent to the office. Why can’t gum be chewed at school? Are kids too irresponsible to chew gum? These questions are what I hope to answer, and prove we should be able to chew gum. A big issue is that teachers and custodians have about allowing gum is that everything will get sticky and gross. I disagree. We won’t be careless with the gum! Studies have proven that gum chewing stimulates brain activity and reduces the likelihood of Alzheimer’s. Teachers may not like this idea because kids sometimes chew with their mouths open and it gets gross. I hope you can see we deserve and should be allowed to chew gum.
Sincerely, BK

Editors Page by JD
Hi everyone. Sorry the magazine is short this time, but we didn’t have many pieces to choose from.

Basketball
by MI

Orange as the bridge on the west coast.
Rolling and bouncing out-of-control
like an avalanche after a sneeze.
Swishing through a hoop as fast as the wind.
Basketball, my game, my rules, my life!

ATTENTION:
MR. MUCKLE @ PANCAKE HOUSE

Dear Mr. Muckle,

I am writing to you in reference to the Pancake House you plan to build in Coconut Cove. I love pancakes, and eat in another of your restaurants weekly. However, I am also an animal activist. I’ve become aware of burrowing owls that live on the construction site. I’d love to have a Paula’s in town, but won’t patronize it if it is built on the site. Thank you very much for your consideration. You could always sell pancakes in the store.


Sincerely,

JD

Dear Mr. Muckle,

I am writing this letter to inform you about a rare owl species you might be killing. The new site in Coconut Cove is being built on owl burrows. Although you may not care about the owls, I do. You already have hundreds of restaurants, so what’s the loss of one? I know a cop and my dad works for the government.

Sincerely,
TP

Dear Mr. Muckle,

What if you were an owl and a bunch of humans were going to destroy your home? I’m sure I would be devastated, and that you would be, too. If you build your pancake house there, you’d be destroying a natural habitat. Owls eat insects, and without owls, there will be bugs everywhere. I’m sure no one wants a fly in their pancake! I welcome you to the area, and I am a fan of pancakes. All I ask is that you build somewhere else. I’m not trying to be difficult, but if you continue, there will be a protest. Thank you for your time, and please,CONSIDER THIS!

Sincerely,
KS

Dear Mr. Muckle,

How do you think you would feel if someone came and wrecked your home? I don’t think you would like it. You shouldn’t do the ground breaking because I saw the owls myself, and I don’t think you should ruin their habitat. Plus, I have pictures of the owls, and your legal papers are gone. Don’t build, or else i’ll ruin your reputation. Don’t feel bad because you’re killing live, endangered animals.
Sincerely,
BL

Dear Mr. Muckle-

I feel you
need to rethink
the placement of your building. You will not win. I have pictures of the owls. You can’t build on them. Your contract is gone. A friend showed me the owls. Are you sure you want to kill them?

Sincerely,
EB

Dear Mr. Muckle,
I am a fan of pancakes, so I have nothing against you or Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake House. However I do have something against bulldozing several families of burrowing owls just to add yet another pancake house. After all, you already have well over 200. I’m assuming you already know about the owls and just don’t consider them important enough to move the site for. If the public were to find out many nature activists would be furious. And what if, because you have ignored their very existence, you don’t have the proper paperwork to build there? Some of your formally loyal fans might stop coming and get suspicious about your other pancake houses. I also understand that there were vandalism's. With they added costs of vandalism's it would probably be cheaper to move. What if you got it built and everyone boycotted it because of the owls? As you can probably see, it would be easier and cheaper to just move the pancake house to a new location. I hope you will!

Sincerely,
AV

Dear Mr. Muckle-
Listen to me and think about what I have to say. This is very important to me. If you don’t already know, I will tell you. Mother Paula’s is going to kill all of the burrowing owls. They are also special to my friends. One of my friends used to feed them hamburger until I told him that they like bugs better. You may not have thought about this, but if you kill those little bug eating owls, you will have tons of bugs in your store. I just thought you’d like to know, if you kill those poor owls, and if you don’t have a permit, you could get fired and arrested. Thank You for your time.

Sincerely, AQ

Dear Mr. Muckle,
I would like to tell you there are holes with owls in them on your lot. Please don’t build on top of the owls. They are an endangered species. You have many other places, why do you need another one? I’ll make a deal with you. If you build somewhere else, I will reason with the vandalizer.

Sincerely,
CT