Essay Number 5

Crying:

Happiness or Sadness

By: Gaelen Frink

Pine Point School

October 12, 2010

            (TS)Crying is sometimes sadness, and it can sometimes be happiness. (CM1)The tears I like to shed are the happy ones because I am not in pain or sad. (CM2)When Jem was crying I think it was because he was sad because one of the joys in his life was finding things in the knot-hole. (CM3) Tears are a thing that people do not like to see because it makes them sad too and even though Jem tried to cover up his crying, Scout could still tell. (CS)Crying is not much fun at all.
            (TS)Crying is something we all do not like doing because it is usually done while in pain or sadness, but sometimes it is done because of pure joy. (SD)I think Jem was crying because his knothole was filled up and he was never able to give the giver of their joy a thank you. (CM1)An example of this might be, "Jem was facing me when he looked up, and I saw him go stark white.", in this quotation it seems like the knot-hole means a lot to Jem, and like he has unfinished business here. (CM2)If Jem had been able to give the giver the note then maybe Jem would not have been crying. (SD)However, Jem might have been crying because of the thought of not getting anything else from the knothole. (CM1)For example, "From then on, we considered everything we found in the knothole our property.”, this means to me that they are look forward to finding things in their special spot. (CM2)However, now that it is filled with cement they cannot look forward to this and will not have a sense of excitement in their lives. (CS)Jem could be crying for some other reason, but this is what I think about Jem and him bursting into tears.
           (TS)Many people think that crying is not for men or boys because they are supposed to be strong enough not to cry, but many men cry and even more boys. My thoughts on crying are that it is okay to cry. (CM1)When someone cries people around him or her should not think that he is a baby or a weak person. (CM2)When someone is crying you do not always know why, and this person may be an emotional person. (SD)A memory I have of crying is of my mom. (CM1) When my mom was crying I did not know why, and I tried to comfort her, but I was only about nine at the time. (CM2) When my mom told me why she was crying I began crying too, and sometimes things are just so sad you cry. (CS)When I cry it is sometimes in pain or sadness but sometimes it is out of joy, crying and weeping are one of your body’s emotions.
            (TS)Even though crying is your body's natural way to clean your eyes, kids in To Kill a Mockingbird would rather be in a lot of agony than have someone see them cry. (CM1)When Jem was crying, he tried to cover it up with dirt because he probably thought he would be made fun of, but Scout was able to tell he had been crying. (CM2)When I cry I hope no one will be able to tell, but people always are able to. (CS)Jem's tears are a lesson to all of us that Jem still is a boy, and that he is not a man, so he has the right to cry.

1.Combining sentences to make smooth writing.
2.Good punctuation my sentences.
3.A little to repetitive with the word crying.
4.C+