Reflection Cycle Paper 1

My cycle paper is just a brief paragraph that explains Punahou Schools history. Aside from its history, it tells information of what Punahou has now in the present. All in all, my paper just explains what Punahou has to offer, and just mainly information about the school.

Cycle 1 Paper

Punahou School was founded in 1841 for the children of the missionaries. It was originally known as "Oahu College" for some time. Now in the present, there is just about 3,700 people attending Punahou School. That makes it the largest independent private school in the whole United States. The kids that attend there are also very varied. There are mixed races and social ranks. Although every one has to pay the huge tuition price of around $15,000.

Punahou has many facilities and programs. There is their marching band which goes to the Rose Bowl every four years. There is also jewelry studios, darkrooms for photography, and glass blowing facilities. Punahou's sport system is also very well done and was acknowledged by Sports Illustrated in 2005. With over 20 sports to choose from, its easy to see why. The students have choices such as baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, air riflery, paddling, volleyball, track and field, sailing, wrestling, judo and the list goes on.

Although Punahou is relatively old, there newest building, the Case Middle School, was recently just built. Named after Steve Case, a graduate of Punahou, for his generous ten million donation. Using state of the art technology, Case has facilities such as lights that turn on by motion sensor, air conditioners that turn off automatically if windows are open, etc. But it also uses simple things such as fluorescent lamps that save up to 75% of the electricity compared to the incandescent ones.

Punahou School has been here for around 15o years now, and it still stands tall, with much awards and achievements gained. Perhaps one of the best campus's in Hawaii, Punahou's staff and students will hopefully continue to shine.

Seven Ways of Looking at a Polar Bear

Along the surrouding glaciers,
Not a thing was seen,
Not even the roaming polar bear.

As the ice melts,
So must the polar bear be alert.

Why let the panda intrigue you?
The polar bears, believe it or not,
Are right in front of you.

I think to myself quitely,
Like the silent snow storms,
In which the polar bear endures.

The polar bear slips into the fridged water.
The ship crashes and destroys the glacier.

When the polar bear dissapears in the white snow,
it leaves an endless track of footprints
in which one may follow.

It was a sunny, cold, freezing day.
Snowing and stormy wind blew across the endless white.
The polar bear must rest in its home.