Six Flags!!

May 19, the day every 8th grader was waiting for. After a long year of anticipation, it finally came, we were going to six flags! Everyone was excited and would've been happier if it was nicer out and not ranining. We left at 9:30 and had to stop for about 15 minutes because a bus got overheated and kids had to come on our bus. Since we had to stop, we got there around 11.

The first ride my friends and I went to was the Giant Drop, which was worth the 30 minute wait. Then we went on American Eagle and I was kind of scared since it was my first time riding it but my friends made it better. We went on other rides but my favorite one was Raging Bull and I'm so glad we got to ride it. Our last ride was traumatizing for me even though my friend, Brimady said it would be relaxing. She lied, it wasn't relaxing for me. The whole time we were spinning in the air, I was waiting to get off and it's funny because this ride was nothing compared to the bigger ones I rode. Overall, I had a good time with everyone I saw and I hope to go soon again.

Scariest Moment of My Life

      The scariest moment of my life was when I was hanging out with my friend, Amelia, and we almost got kidnapped. This happened on a nice day in November while we were walking from the store with chips in our hands since it was a half day of school.
      We were talking, minding our own business, and there was a man around his 50's smoking in front of us. We thought that we would walk past him and just go to Amelia's grandmas house but as we were eating the chips, the man said, "Hey girls, I have those chips in my house." Amelia and I gave each other a scared look and as we speed walked past him, he looked at us for too long and warning bells went off in my head. I thought that he would leave us alone but when I turned around to check where he was, it looked like he was following us so we ran at full speed. Me being me, I dropped my phone on the corner of the street we were running. I quickly picked it up and ran to where Amelia was hiding.
      We ran to her grandma's house and started nervously laughing because of how scared we were. We reached her house and watched TV trying to comprehend what was happening, until a few hours later when we decided to go to the park with our friends (Brimady and Evelyn). At the park we told them our story and they called us dumb for not reporting it, and we both agreed but we didn't think of doing that so I regret that.



My friends and I :

10 Years Later

In 10 years, I will be 24, a grown adult, and hopefully successful. I will be living in an apartment full of the things that bring me joy. Some things like pictures filling the walls, little pieces from my past that I will never forget about, and either a pet cat or dog. At this point in my life, I hope to be economically stable enough to provide for myself with basic needs. I wish to take the trait of perseverance from my mother to do these things. She has always been a role model to me and that feeling soared when I heard of all the hardships she overcame by leaving Poland with a suitcase and 100 dollars. This story makes me think about the people who aren't as lucky as she is to build a life for themselves.

I will do anything I can to make sure that I don't end up like some of the bums in my family. I want to be a detective and this passion of mine can't be done without school and knowledge of that field. I have never enjoyed school, but the fact that I'm 24 and hopefully didn't drop out, will keep me going. My future holds not only being a detective but helping people around the world. After college I want to travel the parts of the world that need the most help and do something about that. These hopes and dreams mean that I'll have to leave my comforting apartment and let. Since I'll be leaving a lot, kids aren't my top priority to have. I don't want to be tied down to something I don't want to have.

Why Do People Judge Others?

My family shaped me to be the person I am. I have been impacted by my parent's divorce at the age of 7 but love my mom and dad equally. I am blessed to be in a loving home where I don't get judged for what I do or what I say. Although I live a good life, some people don't. These people may seem happy on the outside but who knows that they're going through on the inside.

My mom teaches me valuable lessons about being kind, showing respect, and not judging anyone before you get to know them. She always tells me stories about the disabled people she works with getting downgraded by people they don't even know and by the people who are supposed to care for them. Hearing this makes me wonder why people think it's ok to make someone feel bad about themselves because they are seemed to be different. I don't understand why we have a mindset that because someone's not capable of doing the same things we are, we can't treat them the same way. Instead of having this mindset, others should support each other in some way.  

Earth Day

I hate getting up early on the weekends but for Earth Day I made an effort to help clean up my community with my friends Amelia and Evelyn. I didn't feel like doing anything in the first hour but as time went by, we planted 3 trees around Proksa Park. I felt good about supporting the planet since I basically do nothing.

In my opinion, Earth Day was a good experience for me to see how we should help out the planet more and not just dedicate a day to clean it up, just for it to become a mess the next day. Although we can't change everything about it, a little helps and if we all pitch in, it could affect how we all live.

Life Is Beautiful

The movie Life Is Beautiful has a good plot to it. It's about a man and woman (Guido and Dora) who live totally different lives during World War II and eventually fall in love and have a son (Giosuè) together. They get separated into two different camps and have to live without each other. Guido is forced to endure labor while Giosuè stays with the other children and awaits his future. To make things better for his son, Guido pretends that they are playing a game and explains that if he follows them, he will win a prize at the end. These rules help Giosuè stay out of trouble and sometimes make him unnoticeable. Life Is Beautiful and the Holocaust museum both relate to each other because their tone was solemn and serious. In the Holocaust museum, we learned about how life was for people living during that time. We  were shown different artificers, pictures, and had a guest speaker. The guest speaker and the movie were similar because it was in a person's point of view in their life.

The tone of the movie was heartfelt and humorous because whenever Guido wanted to reassure his son that everything was fine, he would walk in a funny way. This is shown throughout the movie whenever Giosué almost gets in trouble. The humor is brought out when the game is mentioned. This game keeps Giosué interested and distracted from what is actually happening.

Life is shown as beautiful not only from the title, but from the hidden messages that are expressed in the movie. Always staying positive is a big part of this film. An example of how Guido stays positive is that he never loses hope of getting his family back together again. This hope pushes him to get through the work he is forced to do. Another way life is beautiful is shown is by making the days count. Guido managed to put a smile on his sons face by making a fool of himself or just reminding him that they will get out soon.

School's Almost Over

It's already quarter 4 and i can't believe I survived all of these months of school. I'm so proud of myself for not getting any fouls this year, actually I might've jinxed it, because last year I had three detentions. I think as a student I kind of improved with school but at the same time fourth quarter has been a struggle and I'm starting to slack off kind of. This isn't good for me and I know it but there have been so many projects going on in most of my classes.

As the fourth quarter progresses, I'm going to persevere and make this the best last quarter. I already made a list of what I have to complete in my classes. In science and social studies I'm on track with finishing my work. Math has always been a complicated subject for me, but as an 8th grader going into high school, I have to prepare myself for the challenging 4 years ahead of me.