John Smith Question

Why didn't John Smith 36 like his lifestyle even though he worked for Xbox?

Personally I thought that he liked the way his life was and what he really didn't like was the his mother was dying. Although the reason someone with that lifestyle wouldn't like it is because he is constantly working, during the day, at home and he has to go on week long business trips once a month. Because of this he would never really have time to go out with the guys or have a long term relationship. I would personally love that life, getting to work and play video games and getting to travel to talk about video games with people around the area.

This American Life: Opinion #2

If I where put in the same situation as the photographer I would have put my camera down and went to help the drowning lady. It is important to photograph those types of things because it shows us what it is like in other parts of the country/world and it also shows us that our lives aren't that bad and that we should be happy for what we have.

Raymond's Run Thesis

The short story "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara shows great courage and thoughtfulness from a character that doesn't care about what people think of her, which is a great skill to have.

Bell Work

I think that their idea, to just keep practicing and just putting the goalie that is doing the best at that time, is a good idea and then that way they will be able to have the goalie that is doing the best and they will have a better chance of doing well in the playoffs. The only problem is that it is hard to choose who is the best at the time because both goalies are really good.
The goalies will have to work really hard to get picked to play and they could even kiss up a little to help their chances. The coaches are also going to have a hard time choosing the right goalie and they should be working hard and maybe even bring in more people to help choose who is doing the best at the time.

Respect is honoring someone for how they act and what they do. To get respect you have to give it and always be loyal to the person. You should give respect to someone you look up to and who does the right thing. One person I respect is my hockey coach. I respect him because he is a great coach and knows what he is doing. He was also in the military but now has a wife and two kids. Coach Duncan has very interesting ways of doing things but the way he does it is very affective. I definitely respect him and wish more people could be like him.

If I could have one super power it would be invisibility because then I could spy on people and scare them by talking to them while they cant see me.

Humans can never be the same because people have to many differences to even try to become the same and they will always be like that. If we were all the same no one would be able to stand out and things like sports and anything that is a competition would be ruined because every team would be the same and so no one would be able to win.

Last weekend I didn't do very much. On Friday night my parents went to a movie and me and my brother stayed at home and watched TV and jumped on our trampoline. Then on Saturday morning we basically did the same thing but we also had to do some chores. That night my parents went to a surprise birthday party so me and by brother went to one of the parents houses that was at the party and hung out with some other kids that's parents were at the party. We got home at about 12 o'clock and went right to bed. The next day we relaxed because that night I had to go to a hockey tryout for a tournament team. Basically the only people there were on triple A and that is the best team you can be on at this age level. I was still a great experience to see how good some kids are.

I think that everyone should have free will but starting at a certain age. If kids had total free will they would probably ruin their life because they would do things that would affect their future like dropping out of school because they just don't like it. Also people should have free will but if they divide to us that power to do bad things then their free will should be taken away but possibly given back if they prove that they deserve it. Going to jail would take away a lot of their freedom and I know it probably isn't the best place but people that try to us their free will to do things that they no are bad should have it taken away but should be able to get it back by doing good things. Right now not many people have free will and it is slowly being taken away.

there are many times that you should fight for what you believe in but you have to be able to tell when it is a good time to do that and times when you should just go with what they are talking about and keep your mouth shut. you should always fight for things that will affect you in the long run so that you don't have to suffer later and be sad that you didn't at least try to stop it. some fights do get violent but you can stop the violence by fighting with words and talk to the people to change their minds. i would fight to stop the usa hockey association from stopping checking to make it Bantams.

i think that most people do think of them selves first and then of others second but that isn't a bad thing. if you always put others first then first of all they would never do anything for themselves and also people may start taking advantage of them because they know that they will do what ever they want because they put others first. there are times that you should put others before your self like when it is with family, friends or at times for people that are poor and have no where to go or don't own anything.

the main character of my story is going to be a young boy that has enlisted in the army because he wants to be part of the action and he thinks that it will be exciting to be in the war. he is going to be enlisting with his friend and they are going to go through a lot of adventures through out the war.

i wish that my parents would just support me in my decision to enlist in the army. at least toms dad thinks that him enlisting in the army would do him good and isn't saying no to everything he says. i know his mom is even more against it than mine but hes one for two. i need to figure out a way to convince my parents that it won't be that bad to go off and fight for what i believe in. i am old enough to enlist with out their permission but it would be nice to know that they approve of what im doing.

marisol valles was very gutsy for taking that job and that makes her respectable but if you look at it in a different way she was stupid for taking the job because when no one else wants it they you have to know that there is a reason for it and that it must have a bad quality in the job. it also must have been really scary having an armed man take you away and never seeing anyone else again (probably killed). Mexico should definitely keep trying to stop the drug cartels from doing what they do.

1: John
2: His dad (bob)
3: His mom (nacy)

1: mom would you just relax about me going into the army
3: because you are putting your life at risk and you know that and you are refusing to look at the facts of war
2: your mom is right you really should think about the consequences of war
3: i don't care if he thinks about it or not because hes not going
1: im old enough to make my own decisions and you can't tell me what to do and iv already enlisted
3: well you aren't going and that is the end of the conversation
1: dad you know it is the right think to do and im going
2: well it is you choice but you know your going to catch... from your mother if you do
1: well i wont be here so it will be you she is yelling at and she'll get over it
2: it's your choice but i hope you think about it and make your decision carefully

for spring break me my mom and my brother are going to my uncles second house in florida. my dad can't go because he has to work and he is using his vacation days in summer when we go to arizona and colorado. plus when we go hunting in the fall. we aren't going to do very much in florida because the house isn't in a real touristy place but it is only a half hour away from two beaches and so we are probably just going to go swimming. they also have a hot tub at the house so we will use that too. the people that own it are our anut and uncle and their four children but they actually live up by appleton. they had spring break a while ago so they no else is going to be there while we are. it is going to be a really fun time but i still can't wait to go to arizona and colorado for two weeks in the summer.

i had a pretty busy week end. on friday night my mom, dad, brother, friend, my brothers friend and me all went to the milwaukee admirals game and meet some other friends there. then on saturday me and my brother went airsofting in our back yard during the late morning and after that i had hockey. the whole family went to church at 430 and then went to the school play. once we got home it was late so we watched a movie and went to bed. on sunday morning we got up at about 10 and had breakfast. the rest of our day was basically doing chores and jumping on our trampoline.

Why did you want to enter the war? Well I felt that I needed to contribute to the war going on and wanted to fight for what I believe in.
How do you think your family felt when you left for war? Well my dad seemed to be proud of me but wanted me to stay safe and my mother wanted me to have no part of the war and was very sad when I left.
Do you think that joining the war was the right thing to do? I think that it was definitely worth the risk of dying. Not only did I see more of the country but I also had a great experience meeting many new people.

What I thought was hard was trying to plan out the story before you actually start writing it. For me it is easier to just start writing and just let the story "flow" out and change parts as I go along. If I try and plan it out the story never works out and I end up doing my way anyway. I think that I used my class time wisely most of the time but could have used it better but I don't think that it really matters if I did or not as long as you get it done and I did. One thing that I would have liked to have done better was make the story more detailed and kept going and not stopping when they were leaving for war.

I think that I will be remembered for being someone that was an over all good person at many things. I'm relatively good at both school and sports and I think that I will be remembered for that. You don't really have any control over how people remember you. Different people might remember you for different reasons. They might remember you because of something you said, something you did or just for being you but what ever sticks in their mind is how they are going to remember you.

For spring break i went to florida and we stayed at my aunt and uncles vacation house. one of the days that we were there we went over to the Fort Mayers beach. while swimming we say a bunch of sting rays swimming near the shore. we watched them for a long time not wanting to go in and get close. after a while they seemed to have went away so we went into the water and started swimming again. me and my brother started fooling around and i dove at him. as i dove i noticed a sting ray right under me. i had dove head first right on top of it. i thought it had swam to the right so i ran to the left. after i started running i revised that it was right next to me. its tail started to raise so i jumped over it and ran as fast as i could to the shore. it was getting to be the end of the day anyway and because i didn't want to go back in the water we went home. that was just one of the exiting days we had in florida.

if i was told i only had one year to live i would join the make a wish foundation so that i would be able to do anything i wanted and they would pay for it. i would then rob a bank so that i would have as much money as i could possibly get. it would then go to a lab and give them all the money that i stole to find a way that i wouldn't die. after i made the stop at the lab i would go and rob another bank and use that money to go on as many vacations as possible. some places that i would go would be china, australia, the north pole, france, and antartica. as i ran out of money during my trips i would rob banks as i went along and then go to a different country to get away. after my many trips i would go back to the USA and check on my lab. if they had found a cure i would go to a small but nice town in mexico and live their for the rest of my life, but if they didn't find one i would rob one more bank to take a personal cruise and i would just stay on the boat until i died.

Raymond's Prospective
My sister is always has stuck up for me, but i don't really mind when people make fun of me. My mom says that people are stupid and that the people that do make fun of me must have problems of their own. She also say that it is ok to be different and that what is really different about me is that i have a big imagination. She said that people think it is weird that i have an imaginary friend. i don't understand why people think that but i don't care. it just means that i can have a horse and a race car and a knight's suit and that can't so it doesn't really matter to me. sometimes my sister gets to defensive about me and gets really worked up but it is just the way she shows that she loves me and so i don't really mind

This poem is saying that people don't accept them and they feel like if people will kick them out of a group if they try and get in. This poem is important because it shows how many people feel when they are in public and even has a good simile that goes with it. It made me feel like the writer knew what they were talking about, so they probably where picked on at sometime during their life.

The poems are kind of confusing but the one that I kind of understood was A Poison Tree by William Blake because it was easy to read and I like the way it was writen. (Each two lines rhymed at the end)

Self Reflection

Today I thought that I did have eye contact and spoke loud enough to let everyone here me give my speech. When I was give my speech I felt very nervous at first but once I got into it I felt more relaxed and like I didn't have to worry and should just keep going to finish my speech.

A Day No Pigs Would Die

I believe that the story, A Day No Pigs Would Die shows a part in time that we don’t really think about; even though it was a time that resembles the way some people still have to live now a day due to poverty in our country. When you read this book and start to understand the things people in poverty have to do to stay alive it makes you think about how some of them still have to wake up early and do chores, possibly even on a farm. Although you may still have chores like take out the trash or make your bed every day that still doesn’t compare to have to do chores that require hard labor, like planting or painting fences. It was a very interesting story and although it was a sad ending they still had good times along the way, like when they went to the Rutland Fair. The boy’s father had a big part in Roberts life and even though he died I think he will still make a big impact on his life as he gets older and remembers what he was like and what he might of done in different situations.

Football

Football
Belly, trap, sweep, pitch, quarter back, tackle, guard, center. Those are all plays and positions from football. Even though football is a complex sport to understand, many families love to watch the games and athletes play.

The plays of football are hard to understand and can be confusing to many people. 822 trap, is one of the plays that the Pewaukee Pirates use. It’s very easy, yet most people would be confused a how to do it. There are also harder plays to understand like the 937 power blast jet sweep or the 825 belly jet pass. When people first hear the play they think we’re nuts but once you show them how it goes, anybody could do it.
To win in football you have to get points. You can get six points for getting a touchdown. In order to get a touchdown you have to run plays like the 829 jet pitch to get down the field. But you have to get ten yards every four plays or you turn the ball over to the other team. After you get a touchdown you get to kick an extra point. Although you get the chose to kick the ball into the field goal for one point or trying to run or throw the ball into the end zone from the three yard line. If you run or throw the ball in then you get 2 points. Another way to score points is to make a field goal. If you get a field goal you get three points and most teams in the NFL go for a field goal when it’s fourth down and when their within 40 yards of the field goal. The last way to score points is by getting a safety. The way you get a safety is by tackling the person with the ball. But you have to tackle them in their own end zone. A safety is worth 2 points.
Although football is a difficult sport to play, many people watch or go to the games and the athletic people that play. The games are on Sundays and Mondays so watch the games and try to learn how to play. Maybe you could play too.