Whats Going On?
“What’s going on?” I said. I am now 48 years old and there’s still much to do. In 1801 of August 16, the first edition of New York Evening Post was made. The
year after that, the West Point Military Academy was established in New York. The war was proved to be destructive in New York. During the war, there was very
little done towards ending slavery. But, in 1781, the legislature had voted to manumit slaves who were serving in the armed forces. The slave population was
reduced permanently. Many accomplishments were made throughout this time. For example, I had made a shelter for people who did not have a home or any
type of shelter.
Everything now was quieter than usual. There was no yelling, or screaming and no one made a fight. There were barely any slaves that tried to run away or
rebel much. It was said that when African Americans were little they did not have to work because they were free. Then when they become an adult they have to
work. I was becoming sick and sick as days had gone by. “I predict that it will get better. Don’t worry about me.” I said. I had first gotten the flu and I thought it
would have gone away in maybe a few days, but it didn’t. This had continued for a long time and there was no medicine.
I had been really ill for three years and I thought that I would never get better, but I did. My dad had created some type of formula that helped; it included a
various types of plants in it that cures diseases. The next day I was better than ever and when I cooked some food I felt the food dancing on my tongue.
In 1810, I had been losing my memory. Nothing was really the same way. As days go by, I start to lose more and more, I even forgot the names of my closest
friend.
“ I have been forgetting things easily,” I said When I told everyone that I was having memory loss, like for example, when I went to the market, I remembered
everything that I needed to buy and the next thing I knew I couldn’t remember a single thing, it was like my mind had gone blank. “You have Alzheimer’s disease,”
one of my friends told me. They said that the symptoms of this disease are forgetfulness or mild confusion. This disease begins to take away your memory. “I’ve
had been having this problem for the past few months,” I replied I couldn’t remember names of people around me and I forget where I put my things. “You know
you often repeat the same thing over and over again,” my mom said. In unison my family told me that I definitely had Alzheimer’s disease.
During this time I had forgotten conversations ad many more things. I forget where I put my money, how I do things and it was too much. As I got older in
1819 I couldn’t remember a single thing. My husband, friends, family and kids were all worried about me; they never stopped thinking about me. They often
wondered about what will happen to me. The next day I went to my parent’s house, but I had a hard time finding their house. In 1821 I had been on a bed. I
stayed on the bed for 2 years. After a few months I couldn’t remember my children’s names, everything was just a blur to me.
Then on October 23, 1823, something terrible had happened I had passed away. Everyone was crying and was upset because our three kids no longer had a
mother. On my tombstone they had to inscribe my name, along with that it read, “Loving Wife and Mother, Susan S. Criton” A few years later my husband James
Criton died and there he laid beside me as we rested in peace. I was worried about my three kids, but I wished them best of luck. They will be joining us anytime
soon; you never know what can happen. We both lay peacefully and had lived life to the fullest.
Figurative Language: The next day I was better than ever and when I cooked some food I felt the food dancing on my tongue.= Personification
Vocabulary- predict, unison, inscribe
year after that, the West Point Military Academy was established in New York. The war was proved to be destructive in New York. During the war, there was very
little done towards ending slavery. But, in 1781, the legislature had voted to manumit slaves who were serving in the armed forces. The slave population was
reduced permanently. Many accomplishments were made throughout this time. For example, I had made a shelter for people who did not have a home or any
type of shelter.
Everything now was quieter than usual. There was no yelling, or screaming and no one made a fight. There were barely any slaves that tried to run away or
rebel much. It was said that when African Americans were little they did not have to work because they were free. Then when they become an adult they have to
work. I was becoming sick and sick as days had gone by. “I predict that it will get better. Don’t worry about me.” I said. I had first gotten the flu and I thought it
would have gone away in maybe a few days, but it didn’t. This had continued for a long time and there was no medicine.
I had been really ill for three years and I thought that I would never get better, but I did. My dad had created some type of formula that helped; it included a
various types of plants in it that cures diseases. The next day I was better than ever and when I cooked some food I felt the food dancing on my tongue.
In 1810, I had been losing my memory. Nothing was really the same way. As days go by, I start to lose more and more, I even forgot the names of my closest
friend.
“ I have been forgetting things easily,” I said When I told everyone that I was having memory loss, like for example, when I went to the market, I remembered
everything that I needed to buy and the next thing I knew I couldn’t remember a single thing, it was like my mind had gone blank. “You have Alzheimer’s disease,”
one of my friends told me. They said that the symptoms of this disease are forgetfulness or mild confusion. This disease begins to take away your memory. “I’ve
had been having this problem for the past few months,” I replied I couldn’t remember names of people around me and I forget where I put my things. “You know
you often repeat the same thing over and over again,” my mom said. In unison my family told me that I definitely had Alzheimer’s disease.
During this time I had forgotten conversations ad many more things. I forget where I put my money, how I do things and it was too much. As I got older in
1819 I couldn’t remember a single thing. My husband, friends, family and kids were all worried about me; they never stopped thinking about me. They often
wondered about what will happen to me. The next day I went to my parent’s house, but I had a hard time finding their house. In 1821 I had been on a bed. I
stayed on the bed for 2 years. After a few months I couldn’t remember my children’s names, everything was just a blur to me.
Then on October 23, 1823, something terrible had happened I had passed away. Everyone was crying and was upset because our three kids no longer had a
mother. On my tombstone they had to inscribe my name, along with that it read, “Loving Wife and Mother, Susan S. Criton” A few years later my husband James
Criton died and there he laid beside me as we rested in peace. I was worried about my three kids, but I wished them best of luck. They will be joining us anytime
soon; you never know what can happen. We both lay peacefully and had lived life to the fullest.
Figurative Language: The next day I was better than ever and when I cooked some food I felt the food dancing on my tongue.= Personification
Vocabulary- predict, unison, inscribe