This week is homecoming week here at Batesville High School. I can't wait for the game tomorrow night. I think that it is going to be a really good game.
I really don't like spirit week. It gets on my nerves. During spirit week you have a lot of crazy idiots running around school and for some reason they all think that it is time to go crazy. Well news flash, IT'S NOT! Be civil, please. Its alright to show school spirit but there is a line that you should not cross. If you cross that line you just look dumb. Other than all of the crazy people running around I am enjoying spirit week.
I kind of like the change in the day of the dance. It does sound weird having a Winter Formal but I guess it's alright. I mostly like the change because we will be able to enjoy and stay for the entire game. We won't have to leave in the middle of it to change and take pictures.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
My Antonia Book Review
Willa Cather's book My Antonia captured my attention. This was an interesting book that I would not mind to read again someday.
A theme of this book would be, When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Something that someone might learn while reading this book would be to never give up. The author's writing style of this book would be easy read. This book wasn't all that funny but it was a good book. In this book there are two main characters, Jim and Antonia. Jim is a you boy, at the beginning of the book, and he falls in love with Antonia. Antonia is a foreign girl that moves to the states and is very poor. Most of the setting is in Nebraska out in the country. It is much like around here, there isn't a whole lot. Both Antonia and Jim move to Black Hawk, Nebraska and they become friends. They grow up together and become very close. Jim tries to get Antonia to learn English and get an education. Unfortunately, things happen and Antonia is forced to start working at an early age. Jim goes to college then to Harvard. Antonia has children and Jim grows apart from Antonia. He dates and marries Lena and still has feelings for Antonia. Jim waits and waits to go see Antonia again and one day he finally does. They reminisce about growing up together and talk a little bit. He is happy for her because he can see that she is happy. I made a few connections to this book because it talks about going to school and learning and going to college. That is what I plan to do.
Overall i liked this book and I will probably read it again. If you like older stories then this would be a great book for you to read.
272 pages = 1 book
A theme of this book would be, When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Something that someone might learn while reading this book would be to never give up. The author's writing style of this book would be easy read. This book wasn't all that funny but it was a good book. In this book there are two main characters, Jim and Antonia. Jim is a you boy, at the beginning of the book, and he falls in love with Antonia. Antonia is a foreign girl that moves to the states and is very poor. Most of the setting is in Nebraska out in the country. It is much like around here, there isn't a whole lot. Both Antonia and Jim move to Black Hawk, Nebraska and they become friends. They grow up together and become very close. Jim tries to get Antonia to learn English and get an education. Unfortunately, things happen and Antonia is forced to start working at an early age. Jim goes to college then to Harvard. Antonia has children and Jim grows apart from Antonia. He dates and marries Lena and still has feelings for Antonia. Jim waits and waits to go see Antonia again and one day he finally does. They reminisce about growing up together and talk a little bit. He is happy for her because he can see that she is happy. I made a few connections to this book because it talks about going to school and learning and going to college. That is what I plan to do.
Overall i liked this book and I will probably read it again. If you like older stories then this would be a great book for you to read.
272 pages = 1 book
Friday, October 15, 2010
1/4 of Junior Year COMPLETED
Wow, Junior year is going by very fast. It seems like we have just started school. So far the year has gone by very good. There hasn't been too much drama and that is ALWAYS good. I like most of my classes this year but there a few that i could do with out. I love the moments at lunch with my friends. We come up with so many funny things! (Would like some water? its only 12 ounces so you can only take a sip!, "reserved for Alex Chunn" , Someone's hair, OH, YOUR TALKING ABOUT THAT GUY RIGHT THERE WITH THE MOHAWK AND RED SHIRT AND IS LOOKING AT US?) Oh how I love Junior Year.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Time Pioneer
Hi, my name is Will Allen; I am an urban farmer and the founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc. I believe that everyone regardless of their economic means should have access to the same healthy, safe, affordable food that is grown naturally. I am the founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., a non-profit organization, and I love it. People come from all around the world to see my two-acre Community Food Center. The goal of my company is to grow food, grow minds, and grow the community. I have been recognized as among the preeminent thinkers of our time on agriculture and food policy. In 2008 I was named a John D. and Katherine T. McArthur Foundation Fellow and was awarded a prestigious foundation “genius grant” for my work. In May 2010, Time magazine named me to the Time 100 World’s Most Influential People.
Career Day
UACCB’s Career Day was very inspirational and informational in my career outlook. At career day I learned many details about careers in physical therapy and law enforcement.
During the first session that I went to, I learned that there are different types of physical therapists. There are some therapists that mainly focus on the areas above the arms and there are others that focus on areas below the arms. I also learned that the average range of pay at White River Medical Center, for physical therapists, is between 40 and 80 thousand a year.
The next session that I attended was law enforcement centered. This session mainly focused on a career of a State Police Officer. To become a State Police Officer you have to endure seventeen weeks of training, at a boot camp, and be at least twenty-two.
Now that I know a few of the components of physical therapy and law enforcement, I can conclude that I don’t see myself being a physical therapist or a State Police Officer any time soon.
The next session that I attended was law enforcement centered. This session mainly focused on a career of a State Police Officer. To become a State Police Officer you have to endure seventeen weeks of training, at a boot camp, and be at least twenty-two.
Now that I know a few of the components of physical therapy and law enforcement, I can conclude that I don’t see myself being a physical therapist or a State Police Officer any time soon.
Environment
How/Why do you think people should show respect to the environment?
People need to respect the environment a lot more! There are many ways that we can respect the environment more but it will take a lot of work and commitment to protect it.
One way that everyone can protect the environment is to throw away our trash and recycle. If we don’t throw our trash out the window and wait until we have access to a trash can we can make the world a more beautiful place to be in. If we recycle we can save our resources.
Another way to protect our environment is to car pull. If we ride together we can save gas and not pollute the air as much. If we car pull, we can also save money by not wasting gas.
People need stay alert and be aware that if we don’t protect our environment we will not leave a healthy environment for out future relatives.
People need to respect the environment a lot more! There are many ways that we can respect the environment more but it will take a lot of work and commitment to protect it.
One way that everyone can protect the environment is to throw away our trash and recycle. If we don’t throw our trash out the window and wait until we have access to a trash can we can make the world a more beautiful place to be in. If we recycle we can save our resources.
Another way to protect our environment is to car pull. If we ride together we can save gas and not pollute the air as much. If we car pull, we can also save money by not wasting gas.
People need stay alert and be aware that if we don’t protect our environment we will not leave a healthy environment for out future relatives.
Antonia as Mother Earth
Comparing Antonia to Mother Earth can be very Interesting. Antonia can be very motherly. When she was living with her family as a child, she took care of all of her family. When she got a little older and had kids, she did become a true mother and mothered them. Mother Earth is very motherly, as in her name. Mother Earth symbolizes fertility. Antonia is obviously fertile because she had lots of children. Antonia has to be full of emotions because of all of the things she has been through. Mother Earth also symbolizes emotional nourishment. I think that it is obvious that Antonia can be compared to Mother Earth.
Eclipse Book Review
Stephenie Meyer's book New Moon bored me. I did not like this book very much but I wanted to continue the Twilight series to see how the rest of this story turns out.
A theme of this book is not to get involved with someone you know is dangerous. Don't get involved with groups our people that do bad things. I like the writing style of this book because it is easy to read. The author does a good job explaining things. Stephenie Meyer does a great job of trying to make the characters seem like they are real people. She has a lot of people fooled. Most of the book takes place in Forks, a cold a dreary town in Washington. The last part of the book takes place out of the country. In this book Bella and Edward are separated. Edward believes that it is better for Bella's safety to stay away from her. He is a little wrong. Bella starts spending more time with Jacob and she starts doing some dangerous things. When Bella decides to go cliff diving Alice sees the vision of her jumping. She tells Edward. Edward wants to be killed and now Alice and Bella have to get to him before he shows himself to the real world. This book follows Twilight and the story is going to keep going.
I do not like this story but I want to keep reading the books until I find out the ending. I would recommend this book to people that have read Twilight.
576 pages = 3 Books
A theme of this book is not to get involved with someone you know is dangerous. Don't get involved with groups our people that do bad things. I like the writing style of this book because it is easy to read. The author does a good job explaining things. Stephenie Meyer does a great job of trying to make the characters seem like they are real people. She has a lot of people fooled. Most of the book takes place in Forks, a cold a dreary town in Washington. The last part of the book takes place out of the country. In this book Bella and Edward are separated. Edward believes that it is better for Bella's safety to stay away from her. He is a little wrong. Bella starts spending more time with Jacob and she starts doing some dangerous things. When Bella decides to go cliff diving Alice sees the vision of her jumping. She tells Edward. Edward wants to be killed and now Alice and Bella have to get to him before he shows himself to the real world. This book follows Twilight and the story is going to keep going.
I do not like this story but I want to keep reading the books until I find out the ending. I would recommend this book to people that have read Twilight.
576 pages = 3 Books
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Twilight book review
Stephenie Meyer's book, Twilight,blows my mind. This book is not the best book that I have ever read.
A theme of this book is to know what your child is doing at all times. The author's writing style of this book is fake. Nothing in this book could or will ever happen. In this book there is a girl named Bella. She has moved to Forks with her father while her step dad and mother are traveling around with her step dad's job. There is also Edward. He is a vampire in disguise. I don't like the characters very much they are too fake. The setting of this book is in Forks. It is a small town in Washington state. In this book Bella moves to Forks to live with her father. She goes to school and meets Edward. After some awkward conversations Bella and Edward start talking quite a bit and end up falling in love. Bella knows what Edward is and she meets his family and goes to play baseball with them. While playing baseball three vampires interrupt the game and do not like that Bella is with them so one of the three tries to kill Bella. This book does not compare to anything in my life because it is so fake.
If you like fake books and vampires you would love this book. If you do not like fake books and vampires definitely do not read this book!
498 pages = 2 books.
A theme of this book is to know what your child is doing at all times. The author's writing style of this book is fake. Nothing in this book could or will ever happen. In this book there is a girl named Bella. She has moved to Forks with her father while her step dad and mother are traveling around with her step dad's job. There is also Edward. He is a vampire in disguise. I don't like the characters very much they are too fake. The setting of this book is in Forks. It is a small town in Washington state. In this book Bella moves to Forks to live with her father. She goes to school and meets Edward. After some awkward conversations Bella and Edward start talking quite a bit and end up falling in love. Bella knows what Edward is and she meets his family and goes to play baseball with them. While playing baseball three vampires interrupt the game and do not like that Bella is with them so one of the three tries to kill Bella. This book does not compare to anything in my life because it is so fake.
If you like fake books and vampires you would love this book. If you do not like fake books and vampires definitely do not read this book!
498 pages = 2 books.
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