St. Patricks day is the worst holiday ever. I don't enjoy it. I am pressing charges on the three people that pinched me today. Why would anyone impose bodily harm on someone, just because that someone isn't wearing green.
Even though i hate that day, St. Patricks day is huge at my house, since the day doubles as my father's birthday.
I remember when I was in Kindergarten and the class returned from recess, we found the room a mess. The teacher said a leprechaun must have done it. My classmates thought it was fun, but I did not see how this was funny or cute, what I saw was pure ridiculousness.
I guess what i'm trying to say here is, if someone in Washington decided to do away with the holiday I'd be cool with it.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Call of the Wild
Jack London's Call Of The Wild surprised me with the fact that it was actually good. I usually do not enjoy assigned books.
Buck is the main character of the book. This book follows his journey from a pampered pup to a wolf. He gets kidnapped and is sold. He then becomes a sled dog. He is worked hard and beaten, but it only makes him stronger. He always feel that he is getting a urging call to the wild and then he turns in a wild creature.
The story takes place during the gold rush in a region in the northwestern Canada's Yukon Territory. Basically when I see the word Canada I think of snow, and in this book there was plenty of snow. I pictured those poor dogs running with all their might, and being deep in the snow.
In this story Buck to a lot of stands. One stand he took was against his master, when he refused to cross the river, because he knew the ice was too thin, but his master insisted they crossed. He was beaten a countless amount of times, but he stood his ground. He also took a stand against Spitz, the lead dog, when they had got into a little spat. Buck fought Spitz to the death, just to show that he was stronger.
This book does not really need a recommendation, because you'll probably have to read it in your English class. If you're lucky and you are not assigned class reads, then go ahead and read Call Of The Wild. I enjoyed the book a lot. I feel kind of lame for liking it, but I did.
Buck is the main character of the book. This book follows his journey from a pampered pup to a wolf. He gets kidnapped and is sold. He then becomes a sled dog. He is worked hard and beaten, but it only makes him stronger. He always feel that he is getting a urging call to the wild and then he turns in a wild creature.
The story takes place during the gold rush in a region in the northwestern Canada's Yukon Territory. Basically when I see the word Canada I think of snow, and in this book there was plenty of snow. I pictured those poor dogs running with all their might, and being deep in the snow.
In this story Buck to a lot of stands. One stand he took was against his master, when he refused to cross the river, because he knew the ice was too thin, but his master insisted they crossed. He was beaten a countless amount of times, but he stood his ground. He also took a stand against Spitz, the lead dog, when they had got into a little spat. Buck fought Spitz to the death, just to show that he was stronger.
This book does not really need a recommendation, because you'll probably have to read it in your English class. If you're lucky and you are not assigned class reads, then go ahead and read Call Of The Wild. I enjoyed the book a lot. I feel kind of lame for liking it, but I did.
TWILIGHT?! Phstt..NO! -485 pages
Don't call this book Twilight. The Mortal Instrument Series is way better than the Twilight Saga. I know Twilight fans will murder me after they read this, but this book was amazing. Cassandra Clare's City of Bones took me on the ride of my life with its thrilling tale.
The story takes place in New York City. Little do the New Yorkers know that their city hosts millions of mythical creatures. I guess they're not so mythical,in the story, if they exist. They have every creature in the book, vampires, werewolves, faeries, warlocks. There were also shadow hunters, formally called The Nephilum. I had never heard of shadow hunters until I read this book. The characters go to a lot of places in this book, Like the Institute. The Institute is where the characters live. The Institute also serves as a safe haven for the shadow hunters. Cassandra Clare did an excellent job describing the city and all the places the characters went.
Clary Fray's world changes as she knows it when she sees a random guy killed at this club. She investigates what happens and finds the murderers, who turn out to be shadow hunters. Later she find her mother missing. Then she finds out her mother is a shadow hunter and she is too. Her and her new shadow hunter friends seek this mortal cup, and she is the only one who truly know where the cup is. To bad her mom put a unbreakable memory block on her.
Jace Wayland in this book is the typical cute heartthrob guy in stories. He is one of the best shadow hunter of his Age group. He's killed several demons. By the way, shadow hunters kill demons and anything that tries to harm humans, they basically protect all humans. Like in typical stories he and the Clary form a relationship.
Simon is Clary's best friend and is a regular human. He is the typical awkward guy that is in love with their best friend.
Isabella is the typical beautiful girl that all the guys fall for, and she is also a shadow hunter.
Alec is Isabella's brother and he has a huge secret that he is very ashamed of, he is also a shadowhunter.
The big Stand in this book is done by the Villain in the story. Valentine took a huge stand against the Clave. He and a group of other shadow hunters,called The Circle, went against the Accord, peace negotiations with downworlders. Valentine didn't agree with them, so he had a huge War with The Clave.
I would recommend this book to anyone really. This book was one of those book I thought I would try, even though it looked lame. If you enjoyed the Twilight series, this book is ten times better. City of Bones is a must read.
The story takes place in New York City. Little do the New Yorkers know that their city hosts millions of mythical creatures. I guess they're not so mythical,in the story, if they exist. They have every creature in the book, vampires, werewolves, faeries, warlocks. There were also shadow hunters, formally called The Nephilum. I had never heard of shadow hunters until I read this book. The characters go to a lot of places in this book, Like the Institute. The Institute is where the characters live. The Institute also serves as a safe haven for the shadow hunters. Cassandra Clare did an excellent job describing the city and all the places the characters went.
Clary Fray's world changes as she knows it when she sees a random guy killed at this club. She investigates what happens and finds the murderers, who turn out to be shadow hunters. Later she find her mother missing. Then she finds out her mother is a shadow hunter and she is too. Her and her new shadow hunter friends seek this mortal cup, and she is the only one who truly know where the cup is. To bad her mom put a unbreakable memory block on her.
Jace Wayland in this book is the typical cute heartthrob guy in stories. He is one of the best shadow hunter of his Age group. He's killed several demons. By the way, shadow hunters kill demons and anything that tries to harm humans, they basically protect all humans. Like in typical stories he and the Clary form a relationship.
Simon is Clary's best friend and is a regular human. He is the typical awkward guy that is in love with their best friend.
Isabella is the typical beautiful girl that all the guys fall for, and she is also a shadow hunter.
Alec is Isabella's brother and he has a huge secret that he is very ashamed of, he is also a shadowhunter.
The big Stand in this book is done by the Villain in the story. Valentine took a huge stand against the Clave. He and a group of other shadow hunters,called The Circle, went against the Accord, peace negotiations with downworlders. Valentine didn't agree with them, so he had a huge War with The Clave.
I would recommend this book to anyone really. This book was one of those book I thought I would try, even though it looked lame. If you enjoyed the Twilight series, this book is ten times better. City of Bones is a must read.
DETERMINATON- Writer's Notebook
Committing is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. Committing is especially hard, when whatever you're committing to gets difficult to handle.
Athletes are very committed people. They work out constantly, eat right, give up free time, all for winning that gold medal, become a professional athlete, or winning the championship game against a rival school.
One thing I would commit too is my singing career. If I don't become a singer that won't be the end of the world for me, but if I did pursue it I would be 100 percent committed. I would practice everyday, lay down a demo tape,write to record labels, perform wherever I could, and if all else fails, tryout for American Idol.
When people stay committed, there will be be rewards. They could get famous, rich, powerful. They could always get the greatest reward of all and that is self-gratification.
Athletes are very committed people. They work out constantly, eat right, give up free time, all for winning that gold medal, become a professional athlete, or winning the championship game against a rival school.
One thing I would commit too is my singing career. If I don't become a singer that won't be the end of the world for me, but if I did pursue it I would be 100 percent committed. I would practice everyday, lay down a demo tape,write to record labels, perform wherever I could, and if all else fails, tryout for American Idol.
When people stay committed, there will be be rewards. They could get famous, rich, powerful. They could always get the greatest reward of all and that is self-gratification.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Winning. What does it really mean?- writers notebook
When people think of winning they usually think of something like a sporting event or competition, where one team wins and the other loses. That example is very black and white. To me, winning means reaching a goal.
Winning does not always mean receiving a tangible reward. Earlier I said winning meant reaching a goal. One example could be, if your goal was reading a book at a higher caliber than you're used to, and you reach it, you still get the feeling of success, even though you don't receive a medal.
One thing think I'm proud of winning is the Middle School talent show. Yes, I did receive a trophy. Getting up on stage and actually being able to sing the song was enough for me, even if I didn't win the feeling of accomplishment was worth it.
Winning does not always mean receiving a tangible reward. Earlier I said winning meant reaching a goal. One example could be, if your goal was reading a book at a higher caliber than you're used to, and you reach it, you still get the feeling of success, even though you don't receive a medal.
One thing think I'm proud of winning is the Middle School talent show. Yes, I did receive a trophy. Getting up on stage and actually being able to sing the song was enough for me, even if I didn't win the feeling of accomplishment was worth it.
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