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__Thursday 9th June 2011__


 * Elsie Lock Writing**

I was born on the 21st of April and was named Hope by my birth parents, Mary and John. But I am currently living with my parents who adopted me. I found out I was adopted when I was nine years old and have wanted to find my birth parents ever since.

I am 21 and am going on a journey to find my birth parents. I have got a detective to help me succeed this journey. “Italy” the detective stated, and told me that they were last staying in the Radison hotel west of mutton street. We were going to Italy to get some more clues to find my birth parents. The detective then stated that they were last seen there two months ago but the hotel directer may have some idea where about’s they may be staying.

The detective and I talked for a while about the risks and about the chance of disappointment. We then decided to travel over to Italy to talk to the hotel directer to see if he could help us with the journey and if he had an more clues. The detective and I then made our way to the airport. I didn't know how I felt I was excited, nervous and anxious at the same time and didn’t want to get my hopes up. The detective explained the situation but I couldn't concentrate, I wanted to find them and find out why they decided to give me away, was it because they didn’t want me or was it that they thought they were too young. I wanted to know I have been wanting to know my whole life. The detective continued to discus the problem and how he was going to try track down my birth parents and what technology he was going to use and stuff like that.

We finally arrived in Italy. It was the longest flight I had ever been on, there was so much to think about. I was looking forward to hearing what the hotel directer had to say about my real parents and if it was a possibility to find them. I couldn't help but wonder if they were glad to see me, if I ever found them. We made our way to the Radison hotel and met the hotel directer and he led us to his office. He started off by offering us some tea and then we got into the important stuff. “They were staying here two months ago,and were lovely people and wanted somewhere to live and were telling me that they had brought a house in south east of Portugal they were so excited and that they had finally found a place to stay. But I have done some research and I have managed to track down where they are staying through your grandmother, yes your real grandmother and she would like to meet you there next week” I felt so happy I really was excited. I might just get the chance to meet my birth parents and maybe even my grandmother. I was thrilled and just couldn’t wait.

The detective and I decided to stay in Italy till we need to meet my grandmother in Portugal. We booked two rooms in the Radison hotel to stay until we had to leave. We had to leave the hotel by 4:00pm in 4 days to get to the airport on time. I went out to dinner whilst the detective stayed and did some more research. It was a nice little pasta place it wasn’t very busy and had beautiful fairy lights around the roof. It was hard to pick what to order because it was all written in Italian, so I just guessed what to order and pointed to the menu at the waitress. My pasta was then served it was surprising but actually ok, but I didn't really mind what the food tasted like I just wanted to get out of the hotel for a bit. I was boarded of the same old pattern and scenery and wanted to see some more of Italy. I went to go on a little boat ride around italy, just for something different to do. Since i'm in Italy I might as well have a look around, I thought to myself. The boat was a cute little fishing boat that was painted yellow and had a beautiful floral patten around the outside of the boat. The little boat was covered in bright white lights. I was the only one on the boat apart from the man who was rowing the boat. We started through a tunnel that was covered in little glow sticks but on the walls of the tunnel was covered in gorgeous paintings. “Who has painted these lovely paintings” I asked the man in the boat, he replied and said that they were painted by a little lady named Jessica. I couldn't take my eyes off them, they were extravagant. They were of ladies picking gardenias. The one I couldn't take my eyes off was the one of a mother cuddling her daughter in a field full of daisies.

The day came to leave Italy and travel to Portugal. The detective and I made our way to the airport, it seemed like it was a long journey but we finally arrived and boarded our flight. It was a long flight but we landed safely but were puzzled of where to go next, so the detective rung my grandmother, it was weird I have never been able to say my grandmother because I had never had a grandma. “Where would you like us to meet you” the detective asked. He then told me that we were going to her house to talk and have lunch.

We made our way to my Grandmothers, we arrived, I was very nervous and was anxious to see what she had to say. She greeted us at the door, she was wearing a long sky blue skirt with a white cotton top with embodied flowers all over it she had long brown hair with little bits of grey through it, she was pretty. She invited us in, we made our way through to her lounge and sat down. She started off by introducing herself, “hello my name is Elizabeth” she said. She was a very calm person and was very relaxed unlike me. The detective introduced us both “Good morning this is Hope and I the detective and I am helping Hope to find her birth parents, and were hoping you could help us”. She said certainly to helping us. The detective started off by asking if she new where my birth parents were and she said yes “they are in the south of Portugal and have just moved here a couple of months ago and in a month I am going to visit them, would you like to come”. I suddenly bust out crying, big drops of tears falling down my face, I had been hiding all these emotions and they suddenly just came. “We would love to come” I whimpered.” Elizabeth asked if I wanted a tissue I said yes thank you. Elizabeth walked over me and sat next to me and gave me a hug. She smelt like gardenias. She was so comforting. We talked about what time she would pick us up and when we were going. We agreed on leaving at 9:00am. If we leave at that time it will give us time to make our way o the tube station.

Elizabeth picked us up and we make our way to the tube station and we made it there on time and we waited for the train and we then made our way to the tubes and we then got on and made our way to South Portugal. It was a quite trip and felt like it took a long time. I ended up taking 145minutes and then we finally arrived. We found a cab and Elizabeth told the man the directions “47 Sea Street, South Portugal” Elizabeth told him. It was a quick trip, we ended up at a beautiful little cottage like house with lovely pattern and it was painted bright yellow. A tall peculiar looking man greeted us at the door and asked who we were looking for and we said Mary and John and he then said that they were out and should be back in the next five minutes. He told us and then invited us in and he then went back to cleaning the bench. I then heard a key trying to be forced through the lock, “It’s open” the maid called out. I jumped, he gave me a fright. They both walked through the door. “Hello Mary and John” said my Grandmother. Well this is a nice suprise Mary said. They hadent seen me or the detective yet, they then glanced our way and Mary collapsed to her knees and burst out into tears. I didn’t know what to do. I think she new me, she looked at me for a long time and looked at me from head to toe. She tried to smile at me it was’t very convincing.

John helped Mary up. We were both speechless, we had no idea what to do.

I started to speak.“Hello I am Hope, you gave me away when I was just born, I have been looking for you ever since I was nine and have now found you.” “And I am Mary and this is John and we never thought we would ever see you again, and I am so glad that you have found us, we are so happy to see you” Mary snivled away, John offered her a tissue. The detective then asked if it was ok for me to ask them some questions. Mary nodded her head and took a seat on the couch.

Why did you give me away. They looked at each other and then John started talking.

__Thursday 12 May 2011__

__**Nuclear Power Explanation**__

Nuclear power is a source of energy that is created by a nuclear gas. That is how many countries use there energy with a nuclear power station.

Nuclear Power is very dangerous source of energy therefore if there was to be natural disaster like a earthquake there is a chance of a nuclear meltdown because of the disruption between the earth. Just recently in Japan there was a major earth quake and a few minutes after the devastating earthquake there was a Tsunami that struck and devastated and the earthquke threatened there to be a nuclear meltdown. With the threat of a nuclear meltdown it is not worth the risk because if there was to be a chance of a nuclear meltdown hundreds,thousands and maybe even MILLIONS would have to be evacuated.

I think that New Zealand should not have nuclear power because it is to much of a risk and the chance of people having to be evecuated and if there was to be a nuclear explosion people may even die of the poisons gasses that is in the nuclear power plant.

Nuclear Power is not a needed resorce there are many other amazing reseorces that can be used like solar power. Solar Power is a safe and afficiant resource that is natral and is used be the sun to reflect onto a solar pannel to create light

__Wednesday 11 May 2011__

__**Nuclear Power Explanation Report**__

Nuclear power is a source of energy that is created by a nuclear gas. That is how many countries use there energy with a nuclear power station.

Nuclear Power is very dangerous source of energy therefore if there was to be natural disaster like a earthquake there is a chance of a nuclear meltdown because of the disruption between the earth. Just recently in Japan there was a major earth quake and a few minutes after the devastating earthquake there was a Tsunami that struck and devastated and the earthquke threatened there to be a nuclear meltdown. With the threat of a nuclear meltdown

__Tuesday 10 May 2011__

Free Writing

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