Summer Poem

Summer

The bright sun shining on your face,
the warm, fresh breeze gentley hitting your skin,
is the feeling of summer.

Laying out on the fresh cut grass,
trying to get a golden tan for the upcoming school year,
is the feeling of summer.

Jumping into cold, refreshing pools,
when your body cant take the heat any longer,
is the feeling of summer.

Hearing and seeing your friends laugh,
while you hang out with them 24/7,
is the feeling of summer.

Staying up until the next day,
and then sleeping in until you can't sleep anymore,
is the feeling of summer.

I can't wait until I can say this is what I'm feeling, not what I'm wishing I'm feeling.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Thesis

In the story "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, a young boy, with mental dissabilities, takes on the world by himself, and learns that you can't trust anyone, and sometimes can only trust yourself.

Response to Poem

This poem was confusing to me, but also made sense in a way. I realized that there are a lot of nobodies in this world, but then there are a lot of somebodies. I feel bad for the nobodies because they have no one to socialize with, no one to have your back, absolutely no one. I can't possibly imagine having no one in your life, and being a nobody. I think that this poem is saying that there are many people that have no one in their life, and if you talk to people, you may find that someone is just like you.

My Hero

I think that there are a lot of people that have potential of being my hero. But if I had to choose one, it would probably be my dad. I look up to him a lot because he has accomplished so much in his life. He was an athlete like me throughout his child hood, and all the way into college, which I hope to do also. He now owns two Anytime Fitness clubs, and has taught me that in life you can be very successfull. I help out at these fitness clubs all the time because I know that I can help him out by having him have less work. Overall, I really look up to my dad, because he is my hero in life.

1 Year to Live

There are so many things that I want to do before I die, but how am I going to accomplish them all in just one year? If I only had one year to live, I would do adventerous things, and go outside of my comfort zone because it's going to be the last 365 days of my life. First off, I have always wanted to go sky diving, so I would make that number one on my list of things to do. Next I would like to go to New York, because I have always dreamed of going there and shopping, and having the time of my life. I just haven't gotten to it yet. I would also like to travel to somewhere outside the United States, like Jamaica, or the Bahamas, somewhere that's completely different compared to Wisconsin. Where ever I would go, I would do fun things in the ocean. Like jet skiing, or parasailing. Something that I haven't tried before. Basically I would do things that I never dreamed of doing, I would try something new, and not do the ordinary. The last year of my life would be the best year of my life if I got to try and do some of those new things. That's what I would do if I only had one year left in my life.

Spring Break

My spring break this year wasn't very exciting. I just stayed at home, and hung out with friends. But one day my brother, and 2 cousins wanted to go to a skatepark, so I decided to go along. They brought their scooters, and I just watched. I was sitting on a narrow piece of concrete that slanted downwards and decided to stand up and walk down it. I found that this wasn't the smartest idea because I was wearing flip flops. I started to walk down it, and slipped backwards and landed right on my tailbone. It hurt so bad, and I'm pretty sure I bruised my tailbone. Luckily it was on the last day of break, so it didn't ruin any of my other plans. It's really hard to sit down, or get up from sitting for a while, but it has definetly gotten better, and will hopefully go away for good very soon, especially with sports coming around the corner. Otherwise my spring break was spent with hanging out with friends and family, and most importantly sleeping in really late.

Civil War Questions

1. One cause of the Civil War was slavery. The North and South disagreed on laws about slavery, so it resulted in some causes for the war.

2. 1 important battle was the Battle of Gettysburg, the reason for this was because it was totally unexpected, and was one of the most deadly battles. Plus so many south soldiers died, that it brought the South down, which caused them to lose the overall war.

3. 1 influential person would defenitly be Abraham Lincoln because he was the leader of the North, and lead us to vicotry in the Civil War. He was an important person because he made all the calls, and made important decision.