Month: May 2015

Charlie’s Tony Kristic Story

My name is Tony Kristic and I immigrated from Bosnia to The United States when I was 5 years old.  I had a sister that was born premature and lost her vision.  My parents traveled around the world …

Charlie’s Letter From The Lower East Side

Dear Brother,                                         4/5/11 When I first got to The Lower East Side I was excited and disappointed. Someone from a settlement house helped us find a home in a tenement. I started working at 14 years old …

Charlie’s Angel Island Poem

Journey To Gold Mountain by Charlie   As I touch her face all the good memories I have ever had with her Suddenly topple over me. Being separated from grandma Is like a wounded bird trying to fly. …

Charlie’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Poem

Frustration Charlie   The facade was sturdy, big, and wide. Bricks with decorative designs. Peddlers screaming and hawking their wares. Kids playing games. Bang! someone hit a homerun. crackle, crackle. Smoke and flames started to rise. Tragic. 146 …

Charlie Introductory Paragraph

This is my blog. I have put things that I am proud of so far in fourth grade. The work I am most proud of is “ The letter From The Lower East Side” because I wrote 5 …