joe+pringipas

joe pringipas


 * Victorian premier wants to rid of dangerous dog
 * Death of four year old girl who got mauled
 * American pitbull
 * Fines and charge in excess of $19,000
 * Owners of dangerous dogs face 20 years jail
 * No more registering dangerous dogs
 * Councils can seize and destroy animal
 * Anonymous line for dobbing dangerous dogs
 * Socialization of dangerous dogs is better than banning them
 * Over regulation hasn’t helped
 * Increased funding for education and socialization programs for dogs
 * Most likely victims are under the age of 10
 * Never going to be able to prevent every incident
 * Teaching our children to be safe around animals

Try to limit dot points - there were meant to be 10 or less!

The Victorian premier wants to __get rid of__ dangerous dogs after the incident of a four year old girl getting mauled to death by an American pitbull. Fines for having these dogs will go in excess of 19,000 dollars and could go to jail for 20 years. There will be no more registration for dogs of this kind. Councils are now allowed to seize and destroy these dogs with help from an anonymous line for dobbing in dogs that may cause harm. Rspca says that socialization for these dogs is better than banning them and that regulations haven’t helped. The rspca r__eckon__ that increased funding for education and socialization programs for dogs is better and also helps kids under the age of ten learn how to treat these dogs because children under that age are the most likely victims. The rspca said that they wont be able to prevent every incedent but teaching our children be safe around animals will help.

Good effort Joseph - remember to limit yoru dot points. Keep your language formal - don't write as you speak - think of other words!

how have people changed

Billy, Old Bill and Caitlin have all changed throughout the book after meeting each other. I think that Old Bill changes the most after seeing Billy because Billy gives him things though Billy has nothing, so Old Bill decides to be better to him by sobering up and getting his life a bit more sorted. Throughout the book old bill slowly picks up pieces of his life which he lost before he met billy. Caitlin matures a lot after meeting billy and she starts to act more grown up and more independent. Caitlin feels free after meeting billy and starts to enjoy mopping floors at McDonalds because of the pure reason of meeting billy there. Ernie who is nice to Billy despite the fact that his jumped the train influences him to by nice to people.


 * Some good thoughts Joseph. Can you complete your creative ending and add it to this?? Also, don't forget to add your character analysis chart. Happy Holidays and good luck with the gigs!**

Old bill has left Now there is no one vacating the Bendarat Hilton He remembered his ghosts The good ones He picked up his swag Full of memories and is taking them to Queensland I informed Caitlin of old bill leaving She was quiet Like the wind A comfortable silence Something not worth breaking It was accompanied by the sudden realization That all of our lives had changed We had all grown up
 * Added Ending**

During the two months that old bill was gone I felt like I had filled his shoes Like I had become him during his good times. I still occasionally work at the cannery And I still hate tomatoes sauce Caitlin still mops floors And still hates it Not much had changed And sometimes I feel they shouldn’t change Some things are meant to kept in their original packaging

Old bill returned, though as another man He had shaven his beard and cut his hair He even had a backpack full of new belongings Feelings of excitement overwhelmed everything going on as old bill walked back to the “Bendarat Motel” He told us stories of places he had been and people he had met He even mentioned how his ghosts had calmed As though they had gotten as good night sleep as he had being sober I told him of how the house is going well Old Bill came to the house and took a big breath as he walked in As though the ghosts might be in the air But they weren’t and he now shared this house with others The end