Reaching For the Stars

Book review #2

2009-05-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

secrets in the shadows is a book about a boy named roylin bailey who fell in love with the new girl at school. his best friend was also in love with her and he killed him over her. he burried him under his house. he realized a girl is not worth his best friends life.

Book review#1

2009-05-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

she said yes is a book about the shooting at columbine. cassie bernall was one of the girls who got shot. she was in the library when they invaded they school and they came in the library when she was in there. she was hiding under a table and they found her they asked her if she believed in god and she said yes then they shot her. her mom wrote this book in here memory. its a sad story

The wrestling match

2009-05-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

The story about a boy growing up in a Nigerian village, it is a commentary on war, as well as relationships between generations and the need for everyone to have productive work. it also deals with poverty, and the opression of women in Nigeria.

Night book review

2009-05-21T20:46:00.001-07:00

I thought night was a good book, although it was very sad. Elie Wiesel told about his life during the holocaust. He is devoted to his father. It is sad because it tells the bad things that happened to the Jews during the holocaust. How they were killed in killing centers and Death camps. and how they were shot, cremated, or gassed.

Completing of Junior Year

2009-05-21T20:40:00.000-07:00

I am so glad my junior year has come to an end. it has by far been the worst year ever. i had an awful schedule with alot of hard classes. i had english, art, oral com, u.s. history, chemistry, geometry, algebra 2, medical professions/procedures, medical terminology, and psychology. if i can pass all my classes this year, my senior year should be EASY. my junior year just proved to me how much you have to work and study to keep your grades up. it showed me i am going to have to work hard and study alot in college to pass.

Holocaust Haiku

2009-05-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

The poor Jews
who suffered and had pain
are now free

My view on the Holocaust

2009-05-21T20:17:00.000-07:00

The holocaust was the killing of 6 million jews. hitler wanted a one race nation so he killed as many jews and gypsies as he could to get them out of his country. they were killed in killing centers or death camps. they were either shot, gassed in gas chambers, or burned in crematory rooms, or crematory pits. their bodies were just thrown into the streets or fields, only a few got burried.

Favorite Web based tech tool

2009-05-21T20:11:00.001-07:00

blogs are my favorite web based tech tool. i like blogs because you can share information with people. you can post a blog and other users can comment on it. you get feedback on your writing. you can change the color, size, or font. they are an easy way for teachers to grade your writing online.

Spring Break

2009-05-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

My spring break was very boring. I didnt do anything. My family didnt go on a vacation or anything because my parents had to work. I slept for most of the day everyday. It was a good time to catch up on some sleep. We also had softball some of the days, and i went to that.

Soul Surfer

2009-02-17T20:26:00.000-08:00

Soul Surfer is a really good book. It's about a girl named Bethany Hamilton who gets her arm bitten off by a shark one day when she is surfing. She was surfing in the waters at hawaii with her friend alana, and her dad when a shark suddenly bit off her left arm. Unfortunately they weren't able to save her arm. The book is about how she overcame the accident, with the help of her family and friends, and how she overcame her fears and got back on the board and started surfing again. The first thing she wanted to know after surgery was when can i surf again. That just shows how much she loves the sport and she was a brave girl that couldnt wait to get back in the water and get back to competivive surfing. She kept god by her side at all times, and i think that is what gave her the strength to overcome this attack.

materialism

2009-02-17T20:09:00.000-08:00

A materialistic person is someone who likes namebrand things. I would consider myself somewhat materialistic. Yes, i like namebrand clothes, but thats not all i wear. I will wear clothes that aren't namebrand. I don't think im better than everyone because i have nice things. Materialistic people aren't grateful for what they have, and they take everything for granted. They expect the best of the best. They are usually people that get everything handed to them on a silver platter. They don't have a job, their parents give them everything, and they expect thats how it should be. Life isn't all about the material things. Material things, and money cant make you happy. They can make you happy for the moment but in the long run, you will realize they wont make you truly happy. Would you rather spend your life having alot of money and nice things with no one who loves you or cares about you?, or spending it with someone who loves and cares about you, but you don't have alot of material things?

Reflection of my Junior Year

2008-12-17T18:59:00.000-08:00

So far my junior year has been hard. I chose to take all my difficult classes this year so that i could have an easy senior year. I think i made the wrong choice. It is kicking my butt. I have English, art, oral comm, Med Pro Ed Program at UACCB, which are college level courses, U.S. History, chemistry, geometry, and aglebra 2. I am definitely struggling. My GPA is no where near what it needs to be. I have a life, and dont devote all of my time to studying. If my GPA was where it needs to be, i would have to go straight home after school and study until i went to bed, but i have a life and dont have time to do that. I play sports, like to work out, and like to have a little free time away from school work. I need to step up my studying next semester so i can bring that GPA up. Its getting close to time to start worrying about college.

Thriteen Reasons Why

2008-12-08T17:52:00.000-08:00

Thirteen Reasons Why is a book about a girl, named Hannah Baker that commits suicide. She makes 13 video tapes days before she commites the suicide. She sends the 13 tapes to the 13 people that had an effect on her suicide. They tell each person what the reason was for her commiting suicide. Each person watches their tape, then puts it back in the box and sends it to the next person on the list. The last person to recieve the tapes was her english teacher, and councelor. She said he could take the tapes and go burn in h*** with them. I didn't like the book because it was sad. If you are a person that bullies someone, you might want to read this book, it will make you think twice before you bully someone again. It can make a big impact on someones life. Even though they don't show that it hurts them when you bully them, most of the time it makes a big impact on their self esteem.

Three Cups of Tea

2008-11-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

Three Cups of Tea is a story about how one man tries to promote peace in third world countries. he tries to give children a better life. the children in third world countries are very poor, and most get no education. He went to a village, where there is not enough money to hire a teacher to provide education. He tells them he will be back to build a school. The children have a dream come true. They are going to get a new school. His deference was greatly appreciated by all the children that will be attending that school, and all the people of that village.

Next President-Barack Obama

2008-10-22T06:42:00.000-07:00

I would vote for Barack Obama to be the next president. I would vote for him because he is a democrat. He wants to lower the taxes for poor and raise them for the rich. He wants to end the war in iraq, and increase universal health care. he will cut budgets, stop investing in missile defense systems, slow the development of future armies, and try to eliminate all nuclear weapons. he want to deploy u.s. troops from iraq. he has a good terrorism plan. he will call for a better looking post-iraq war foreign policy and the renewal of american military. he will also call for more leadership in the world. he has defended the new deal social welfare policies. he opposed republican proposals to establish private accounts for social security. he called on both political parties to take action to restore the social safety net for the poor.

Fever 1793

2008-10-22T06:33:00.000-07:00

The internal conflict in the book Fever 1793 is first, Mattie facing her dad's death. Next she has to deal with polly dying. then she is faced with the problem that her mom got the yellow fever. she and grandpa leave the city to avoid the yellow fever. well on the way grandpa gets it, that was another conflict. grandpa dies from the fever, and mattie is left to get back to the town herself. when she gets back to her coffeehouse where she lives, Eliza or her mom isn't there. Finally she finds Eliza, who is staying with her family. Then her mother comes home, but is sick and about to die of old age, that is another conflict.

Pioneer

2008-10-22T06:29:00.000-07:00

A person in my life that i consider to be a pioneer would be my mom. she goes to work everyday and she never gives up. she works hard for what she believes in. if she wants to achieve something she will work unitl it's done to her perfection. she is a hard worker. she likes to help people that need help. she was on the untied way committee for a while so she could help people out in the town. she has always believed in hard work and she has had a job since she was 16 years old. now her job consists of making charts and mainly secretary work at Townsend's. she is the secretary for the main boss. she also travels a lot with him when he goes out of town so she can do his secretary work. she also had diabetes which makes her feel bad a lot of the time, but she still keeps going and doing what needs to be done.