Reflection of My Junior Year

So far this semester and half of the school year has gone by very fast. In this semester I have learned a lot in all of my new classes. My favorite classes so far have to be Algebra II, Spanish II, and Desktop Publishing because I am good at them. My least favorite classes are probably English, Chemistry, and United States History because they are harder for me to understand. Even though these classes are harder I still like all of my teachers. Playing football this fall was also very fun for me and even though the season is over I still have baseball to look forward to this spring. Baseball is my favorite sport and that is what I am most looking forward to this next semester.

Bullying in "The Crucible"

The novel “The Crucible” also involves many bullies. In this novel, one of the main bullies is a young woman named Abigail Williams. Abigail first accuses Tituba of doing which craft even thought she was also a part of it. Abigail says that she was forced into doing which craft by Tituba, but that was a lie.

Tituba is not the only one that was bullied by Abigail. Abigail even bullied her own friends into lying with her so that she would not be accused of which craft and she knows that she was. She threatens to hurt them if they don’t do as she says to do.

Last, Abigail and her friends accuse many other people of their village of which craft even if they were not a part of it and cause them to be hung in front of a large cheering crowd.

Summary of "The Kite Runner"

I think that this book was a fairly good book to read. I do not read much, so it is hard for me to get into books, but I did enjoy this one.

I discovered in this book that there was a lot of bullying going on. I don’t think that anybody should ever bully any other person because it hurts other people’s feelings. After reading this book I try even harder not to bully anyone because I saw what happened to the boys in this book.

Also after reading “The Kite Runner” I learned a lot about how people live in Afghanistan and how much different it is over there, rather than here in the United States. This book helps me realize how appreciative I am to live in the U.S.

Bullying in "The Kite Runner"

In this book, many kids are bullied. One of the boys that gets bullied is Amir. Amir gets bullied by Assef. Assef is an older boy that makes fun of Amir and even abuses him in harmful ways. Hassan, who is Amir’s half-brother saw how Assef bullied and even raped Amir but he did not do anything about it because he was too scared. Once Amir found out that Hassan did not help him Amir began to bully Hassan.

Bullying is something that should never be done because it doesn’t make anybody feel better, it just makes them feel worse. Even though bullying happens all the time, and everyone does it sometimes, it is still not the right thing to do.

John McCain for President

I think that John McCain would be the right president to vote for because of many reasons. One reason is because he is willing to end the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home with honor. Also, McCain would be the right president to vote for because he has many years of experience in the political world.

I agree with his idea to end the war in Iraq because it would secure the peace for many generations. The war is costing our nation huge amounts of money and the war needs to end because of that. Not only would he end the war in Iraq, but he would also help win the war in Afghanistan by increasing the size of forces there and adopting a true counterinsurgency strategy. I also like how he will continue to hunt down al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

Because of all McCain’s years in the political world and all the experience he has received that would help him as being the next president. He first was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and served two terms. He later was reelected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and won the following reelections easily in 1992, 1998, and 2004. He now serves as a Republican and his profession is a Naval aviator and Politician as a Senior U.S. Senator.

As you can see I believe that he is the right nominee to be the next president because of his idea to end the war in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, because all of his experience in the political world. John McCain definitely should be the next president of the United States in the 2008 presidential election.

My Pioneer

There are many people in my life that are pioneers but when I think of a pioneer I think of my dad. My dad is my pioneer because he works hard to earn money for my family. He works usually six days a week at Lyon College where he is the athletic director and head baseball coach. He used to also teach at UACCB to get more money for us too. A couple of years ago he had two hernia surgeries, but that has not stopped him from working hard at what he does. He never complains, and he is willing to do whatever he needs to do to help our family. As you can see my dad is a pioneer in my life.

Black Storm Comin's Setting

Colton and his family travel through the western U.S. desert and also the Nevada Mountains on their way to California in the novel Black Storm Comin’ by Diane Lee Wilson. This novel’s setting takes place in the 1860’s when Colton and his family are traveling to get to California and on the way they travel through the western U.S. desert. The desert is very hot and there are also many dangerous animals that they have to avoid. They also travel through the Nevada Mountains. In the mountains they have to travel over there is a lot of rain and it is hard for the wagon to maneuver correctly. As you can see the desert and mountains were very difficult to travel through.