Review of the Class

This short little summer class was pretty fun. I learned that writing an essay is a lot easier then I had thought. Before this class I hated writing essays but now I love it. There so easy and the topics that we write about are so interesting. Essay writing has never been easier than before.

Last year I didn’t like to write essays at all. I hated them with my life. I remember hearing I had to write a 500 word essay and I would just die because I thought it was too much. Now I can write a 500 word essay in little as 15 minutes. The topics are that interesting to me because when I start writing I don’t stop until I finish. I just keep on going and going and eventually I finish and time flew by so fast.

My creative writing skills have always not been that good but now there a lot better. With the story of the sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico and the A-Z story. Those were my favorite assignments. This helped me think more creative and made me use my imagination. I love to write creatively now. It has to be my favorite type of essay because I get so into it that I just don’t want to stop sometimes. I could write about random things pretty well because I am random sometimes.

Writing about me being unique made me think more of myself. I never realized that I was different then other people. I thought most people are all the same and there are just small differences. Well I was wrong and now I realize that. Everyone is different and meant for something different. Not one person is the same not even twins are. Everyone is different and don’t know it. They think that they are supposed to like the same things and do the same things so they can fit in. That is completely wrong. They need to see that they need to be there selves and not like someone else to fit in.

This summer class has been really fun actually. I liked how we were using the computers because it helps me better then writing. I don’t really like to write. The blogs were another great idea for us to learn. It helped us keep organized and you can know if we did our work or not. We can also get our assignments right away just by looking at your blog. This had to be the best class I have ever taken. I loved how well it was run and the teacher was absolutely amazing. He knows how to teach really well and he has shown us this past few weeks. The teacher’s techniques were superb. They made us learn in a fun and creative way. I would give this class 10 out of 10. This class was the best and the hardest. It was easy if you did your work which you had more than enough time to do. I absolutely loved this class and the teacher who taught it.

Persuasive Essay: School Uniforms

Uniforms should be in high schools. There are many reasons why I think there should be. It would stop a lot of problems within our schools. It would also allow students to be more professional and help prepare them because most careers require you have a uniform or dress code. This is a great way for students to learn better and help them later on in life where they’re going to need it in the real world. It also helps the safety of the students. Education tends to improve when uniforms are in place.

What kind of problems will it stop? It will stop people from making fun of other people because of what they wear. This causes a lot of problems within schools because some people may not be able to afford some clothes and others make fun of them for it. Other problems are gang related. There are a lot of gangs now today and in order to help stop it uniforms should be in place. With uniforms gangs won’t be able to show that they are in one and this would help with a lot of problems. Most gangs don’t like uniforms for that reason. No one should be separated on their interests and this problem can be helped with uniforms. Just because you wear something different from one another doesn’t mean you can’t talk with one another because you look different. Uniforms cure a lot of problems within the schools. This is why they should be in schools.

Some say that a child in a school uniform is more likely to take school seriously. Putting on the school uniform signals he or she is going to school just like dad dresses up to go to work. Schools report that when students dress in "work clothes" rather than "play clothes" they take a more serious approach to their studies. Some more reasons on why they should be allowed are it helps save time in the morning. It stops feelings of jealousy, it helps reduce discipline problems and teachers can teach and students can learn and it sets the tone for a proper work attitude.

Many educators and sociology experts believe that students who wear school uniforms perform better academically in school. Students are often so focused on their wardrobe that it distracts them from learning. Some experts believe that a mandatory uniform policy will remove this distraction and improve student attention. They believe uniforms set a more serious tone within the school environment that is conducive to learning and can improve student performance. They also believe that school uniforms improve student attendance. Many parents report that their children spend a great deal of time planning and choosing their daily clothing, and that uniforms allow students to use this time to sleep or study.

Safety is a parent’s biggest concern for their child. Every parent wants there kid to be safe at school and not be harassed or anything of that nature. That’s why uniforms can help this problem. They make it easier to spot intruders to the school, for example. In addition, school uniforms prevent gang-related apparel, which can improve safety. They may also reduce the risk of theft, since students will likely not be permitted to wear expensive jewelry or shoes.

Children who have uniforms seem to receive a better education. There are many reasons on why this could be happening. Experts believe that children who wear school uniforms do better academically. This is due to a myriad of reasons, including not wasting time in the morning getting ready, lack of distractions, and a more formal studying environment. All of this results in a better education for children.

Uniforms play an essential role in a student’s life. It can improve a students learning. A student who receives a better education will most likely succeed more than they would have before. It creates a more professional setting for the student allowing them to prepare for their future. Students being safe at school are the best thing possible that can be achieved with uniforms. A student who’s safe will be more comfortable at school and will not hate it because of them worrying about getting hurt or beat up for their money or clothing. This is why I think uniforms should be in schools.

My Earth Letter to the President of the United States

Dear Obama,

I am sending you a couple of quotes that may help you see what the people think. I know you are trying your best about trying to fix the oil spill but this is not our only concern. There are many things out here that are concerning us and the oil spill is just an eye opener. It opened our eyes to see what we are doing to Earth. Earth is a very fragile thing and we can easily destroy it like we are now. Things need to change before it is too late. Below are ten quotes I have given you that are from different authors.

"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."

~ Gaylord Nelson, former governor of Wisconsin.

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all. ~Robert Orben

For 200 years we've been conquering Nature. Now we're beating it to death. ~Tom McMillan, quoted in Francesca Lyman, The Greenhouse Trap, 1990

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle, 1855

Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,

For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.

America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,

And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.

~George Carlin

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb

"I really wonder what gives us the right to

wreck this poor planet of ours."

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

"What is the use of a house

if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"

Henry David Thoreau

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."

~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, and running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris.

~ Edward Abbey

Thank you for taking the time to read these quotes. I hope I have helped influence you on the damage we are doing to this Earth. We need to do something now before it’s too late and everything is already dead and can't be saved. I hope it never comes to that so we must act now and save the planet. We don’t own Earth, we are just a thing living on it and it owns us. It can shake us off itself because we are bothering it. Just like a flee on a dog, it can only allow it for so long until it gets bugged by it and gets rid of it. That could happen to us if we don’t take action immediately. The future of Earth is in our hands.

What Makes Me Unique

There are many things that I consider myself unique. I stand out from a lot of people and am very different then many. I can say that I can relate myself to many people. What stands me out from a crowd is I am everything. There are many nice things I do for people and I love to do it. The greatest lesson I have learned in my life is not to lie and be honest.

What sets me out of a crowd is I consider myself everything, I am me. What I mean by I am everything is that I don’t really dislike anything. Life is so short to dislike anything that you need to be grateful for what you have. Not everyone has the same things as you and you need to be grateful you have them cause not everyone does. I don’t like just one type of music I like all music because I think music is amazing. I love to play sports like basketball, football, and running. I love to skateboard it is so fun and hard at the same time. But I still love doing it especially with my friends. I love to make money just as I love to give it away. If someone every need help with anything and I know I can do it for them I will even if they don’t want me to. This is one of my best traits I see in myself because it means I am caring and also giving. I believe in for what you give you shall receive. Karma I am a little not too sure on that one. What I also believe in is there is no failure. There is only success and you have to learn this. You cannot give up trying no matter what life does to you. You only get back up stronger every time you fall. These are just some of the things that I consider unique about me.

Like I said I am a very giving person and do a lot of nice things for people. I am always trying to help people. Like if my friends don’t have money to go somewhere or do something I will pay for it. It’s just the kind of person I am. These are just some of the small things that I do but the thing I think was the nicest I have done is giving away a PS3. Giving away a PS3 was probably the nicest I have done so far. I have always dreamed of just doing things for people out of generosity and not expecting anything back. I don’t know why I have wanted to do that but I just have and I plan on making that happen. I think I have done nothing compared to what I can do. I know I can do better and I will do this. It’s what I want to do and so I plan on making that happen. Generosity is one of my best traits I think. The nice things I have done are nothing compared to what I am going to do.

The greatest lesson in life is to be honest and not lie or cheat. In the need this will all come back to you and it won’t be so great. You could possibly lose everything you had just because of it. That’s why I have learned not to and I never will. This is not what I was taught when I was growing up. I was taught to be honest and you will get in less trouble then what you would have. I experienced this many times and have been to my benefit that I didn’t lie. If I would have lied I could have possibly been in severe trouble but I didn’t. What I also know is cheaters never win. This phrase is common and it’s the truth. If you cheat you will get away with it for awhile until the truth comes out and then that’s when it comes back to you in the end.

This is just some of the little things that make me unique. I am unique in my own way the only category you can really put me in is me. I don’t fall into any of the other ones because it’s true. I am not a jock, I am not a skater, and I am myself. Everyone is themselves and none is the same. Even twins aren’t the same. Some people think they are but I know there not. Maybe in appearance but in personalities and there likes and dislikes they are different in their own unique way. Everyone is unique even if they don’t think so at all. This is what everyone needs to understand. You make yourself and not other people.

How to Manuel: How To String A Guitar and then Tune It

How to Manuel: How To String A Guitar And then tune It

In this Manuel I’m going to tell you how to string your guitar and the tune it. This could be difficult at first but eventually you get really good at it with practice. This could be a difficult process. You first get the correct guitar string. Once you have the guitar string you put it into the correct place on the bridge. Make sure you secure the string to the bridge of the guitar. Once you have that completed that you must put the string through the posthole mounted on the head of the guitar. The next step is you must then bend the string sharply to the right. Once this is completed slightly turn the tuning key counterclockwise and lock the string to the right from where you started. Turn the tuning key counterclockwise to wrap the string around the post: three turns on the wrapped (low E, A, and D) strings; twice as many turns on the unwrapped (G, B, high E) strings. Stretch the string to increase stability. Tighten the string with the tuning key and tune it up to approximate pitch. Repeat procedure for all six strings of the guitar. Start tuning your guitar. That is all you do to string your guitar.

Now to tune your guitar you’re going to need to buy a tuner. You can get an electronic tuner at a music store. These are not too expensive and are an easy to operate. Ask for a tuner especially made for guitar tuning. It will be able to know what string you are playing – E, A, D, G, B or E. Place the tuner on a table next to you or near your guitar. To tune an acoustic guitar pluck the string you want to tune using the tuners built-in microphone to pick up the sound. Look at the indicator – a flashing light or meter. It will tell you how close you are to the right pitch and whether you are to sharp or flat. Adjust your tuning accordingly by turning the strings tuning key. You then repeat this procedure with the other six strings on the guitar.

Tuning an electric guitar is slightly different. You will need a cord so you can plug the tuner into your electric guitar. Once you have acquired this cord you plug the guitar into the tuner, then pluck the string and watch the indicator. Check the indicator - a flashing light and/or a meter. It will tell you how close you are to the right pitch and whether you are sharp or flat. Adjust your tuning accordingly by turning the string's tuning key. Repeat this procedure for all six strings of the guitar. This is all you need to do to string your guitar and tune it. You can now start learning how to play it or if you already know how to play start rocking out. This is all for my How to Manuel.

A-Z Short Story: The Ailens and the Ghost

“Aliens are attacking our town, what are we going to do!” said a villager. “Boo, I’m a ghost I can save the day!” said the ghost. “Challenge me aliens and you will meet your match and lose and you will have to go back to where you came from,” said the ghost. “Dang this ghost has a lot of heart, I better be careful with him or else my whole plan might be destroyed,” said the alien. “Everyone get out of the way, this could be deadly for all of you and I can’t have that kind of blood on my hands if any of you get hurt”, said the ghost. “Finally we can fight and see who wins Earth”, said the ghost. “Ghost prepare to lose for you have nothing and I have these all mighty powerful ion guns that you should be fearful of”, said the aliens. “Heart and bravery is what is going to help me triumph over you aliens, I don’t need anything else” said the ghost. “I see you, are very strong ghost, but now it’s time for you to see the wrath of us”’ said the aliens. “Join me now ghost or get destroyed along with this little town of nothing”’ said the aliens. “Kill me then, cause I shall never join such evil in my life”, said the ghost. “Look now, cause this is going to be the last time you see this village at its peak”, said the aliens. “Memories of mine are in this village, enough talking lets fight already”, said the ghost. “Now you must prepare for your doom and the fall of your precious city”’ said the aliens. “Open fire on him, fire everything we have and make sure it hits him”, said the aliens. “Push him out of our way, because victory is almost here I can smell it”, said the aliens. “Quiet the guns, let’s see how easily he has been pushed aside with our mighty weapons”, said the aliens. “Really thought that could harm me at all, I’m a ghost and I can’t die twice once I’m already dead”, said the ghost. “Shame on me for thinking that I could kill a ghost, I don’t know what I was thinking”, said the aliens. “Technology can’t defeat the greater parts of man and that is the heart”, said the aliens. “Ultimately I have to give in to my loss, even though it’s hard for me to accept defeat ghost”, said the aliens. “Very well aliens, you have proven yourselves a very noble opponent n battle but a deal is a deal, you must leave”, said the ghost. “We shall return to our home planet ghost as promised, a deal is a deal ghost”, said the aliens. “Xylograph shall be made in the honor of this great battle, for this is the day we have been saved”, said the mayor of the city. “You mayor, have no need to thank me for this is not only my town but all of yours too”, said the ghost. “Zero credit is needed for it was all of your hearts that won this battle”, said the ghost.

My New Life Blog

My New Life Blog

I have decided to leave my old life and make me a new one. This life was too boring so I decided I’m going to move to Las Vegas, Nevada. This is going to be the hardest thing yet. To leave my family and friends behind is going to be very difficult for me. I love them so much to let them go. I could say I’m attached them, but I need to move on with my life. The new life of Tony Corriz is about to begin.

I’m leaving out of town today to start my new life. I am hoping to have a great time there. I am very nervous to move there. This will be a new experience for me. I have never been out of New Mexico before much less live out of state. I am pretty excited to do this. This life will be so different out here that I don’t know what I’m going to do when I get there. I need to go out onto the road now before it gets too dark to drive. My new life is just about to start.

I just got here and I am already excited. This city is so dazzling. I love all of the lights. Not only that I have a job offer from one of the companies who designs the hotels, thanks to my bachelor’s degree in architecture. I have an interview for them tomorrow. It has always been my dream to design hotels here. This has to be one of the greatest things in my life that ever happened. Not only that I was able to buy me a condo there on the strip! I can see the whole strip from here it is remarkable. I am starting to love this life so much. I won’t be able to move into my condo until everything closes. I have to stay in a hotel until I can move in. This wait is so exciting I just can’t wait much longer. I am staying at the Luxor because I love how the hotel looks and it’s not that far from everything. It’s right in between everything. I think I’m going to go see a show tonight I’m not too sure which one though. There are so many things to do here it’s crazy at what could happen. I’m starting to get hungry so I’m going to go find a place to eat around here. I heard the buffet at the Excalibur is really good so I’m going to go try it out. My new life has started.

I just got back to the hotel from my interview with that job offer. I hope I get the job it would be so great if I did. It would be a dream come true. They said they will let me know by tomorrow if I get the job. It’s scary to not know if you’re going to get the job or not. Last night I decided to walk around the strip. It was amazing at how many hotels there is. And the lights are so dazzling like everywhere you look its lights and I have always been amazed with lights. I love this new life of mine it’s a whole lot better then what it was before. I do miss my family I’m not going to lie though. They were everything to me and so were my friends. It’s kind of weird not knowing anyone. Hopefully I will meet a lot of people if I get that job.

I got the job! They just called me and told me I got the job and I start work tomorrow! Not only that I am able to move into my condo today! The condo closed this morning. I am so excited to move into it. It has to be the best designed condo I have ever seen and not only that it’s on the strip. This has to make it even better. This new life of mine is going way better than I had expected. At first I thought it was going to be hard and I might have to go back. But no it went out perfect for me. I am so glad I decided to do this. My new life is perfect for me and it is no longer boring. This will be my last entry in this blog. I feel so new, like I was born all over again. “More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, that determine our destiny.” Anthony Robbins

The Murder Mystery of Drew

It’s a dark night on the side of the street. Drew is walking home from a friend’s house when he comes across someone. “Hey what’s up I haven’t seen u in a long time?” said Drew. Murderer, “I know it’s been so long what have you been up to?” “Nothing just work, how is your family doing?” said Drew. “They are doing well” said the murderer. “Well I need to get going. Sorry about the past and us fighting. I will see you later alright.” The murderer pulls out a gun and shots Drew and runs away.

The cops and crime scene investigators come to the scene of the crime. The detective drives up and gets out of the car. “What happened here?” said detective Jasmine. “Someone reported gun shots and an officer patrolled by and noticed him dead on the floor” said detective Joseph. “What’s his name?” said Jasmine. “His Id says Drew Henderson” said Joseph. “Have we notified any of his family members yet?” said Jasmine. “I‘ll leave that to you” said Joseph.

Both detectives goes to his house and talks with them about their son’s death. They ask if there was anyone that didn’t agree with him or hated him. She said he had been getting some threats from a private caller but he thought nothing of it. He thought it was just some of his friends messing around with like they sometimes do. They asked for the names of his friends and she told them the two who he hangs out with. The detectives say sorry for her loss and then leave to go and investigate them.

“Are you Brandon?” asks Jasmine. “Yes I am” says Brandon. “Have you heard that your friend Drew has been murdered?” asks Joseph. “I know I heard about that. He was a good guy and we were pretty good friends. I had seen him the day of his murder. He was walking home and I seen him and hadn’t seen him in a long time so I decided to go say hi. Darius is probably glad that he’s gone though.” Said Brandon. “Why would he be glad?” asked Jasmine. “Well they never really got along and they were always fighting all of the time” said Brandon. “Were there any threats of any kind that happened when they were fighting?” asked Joseph. “There were threats but they weren’t from Darius, they would always be from Drew. He had a bad temper and would always say I’m going to kill you Darius. No one ever believed he would he was still too nice of a guy to do something at that level. Darius would always tell him to do it but he never would.” “Do you know where we can find Darius?” asked Jasmine. “You can find him at his house he lives at 1756 Rushmore Dr SW.” said Brandon. “Thanks Brandon we will keep in touch.” Said Joseph.

They arrive at Darius house right when he got home. “I’m detective Jasmine and this is detective Joseph were here to question you on the murder of Drew Henderson have you and Drew seen each other in past couple of days or maybe got into an argument?” said Jasmine. “I seen him the evening of his murder, he was going home from his friends house when I did. We were fine we got along really well” said Darius. “Do you know anyone that got into fights with him or didn’t really agree with him?” asked Joseph. “He and Brandon got into a couple of fights where Brandon pretty much killed him. Drew was telling me he choked him out.” Said Darius. “Do you own a firearm?” asked Joseph. “Yes I do I haven’t seen it for awhile though someone stole it. I think it was Brandon when he was over here once he kind of does that sometimes.” Said Darius. “Thanks Darius we will stay in touch” said Jasmine. The detectives get in there car and leave.

They arrive back at Brandon’s house to question him once more. Everything seems to point to Brandon. “Brandon we need to ask you a couple more questions” said Jasmine. “Sure no problem anything I can do to help my friend Drew’s killer” said Brandon. “Darius said you stole his gun?” asked Joseph. “No he gave it to me yesterday. He said he wanted me to hold on to it or something.” Said Brandon. “Thanks Brandon I think we know who did it.” Said Jasmine.

They arrive at Darius’s house and arrest him for the murder of Drew Henderson. He now awaits trial for the murder. Thanks for the minds of the detectives Drew’s murderer is now going to be behind bars.

My Bucket List

1. Visit the Acropolis in Greece
2. Learn a new language
3. Make a difference in someone’s life
4. Create my dream home
5. Go on a cruise
6. Have a street named after me
7. Visit a castle in England
8. Start a successful small business
9. Invest a million dollars in the stock market
10. Visit Vatican in Rome
11. Set foot on each of the seven continents
12. Scuba in the Great Barrier Reef
13. Visit the source of one of the world’s great rivers
14. Buy a boat and learn to sail
15. Photograph an endangered species
16. Learn how to make a national dish
17. Spend the night in a storied/historic hotel
18. Stand at the North or South pole
19. Visit every capital city in Europe
20. Shake hands with someone who has truly changed a country
21. Go skiing
22. See the northern lights
23. Do public speaking in front of 10,000 people
24. Learn a martial art
25. See the Mona Lisa in Louvre

There are many things that I want to do before I die. These are just a couple of examples of what I want to do. I want to do many things because life is too short for you to just sit back and do nothing. You have to do something with your life and you have to do it fast before it is too late. Life is too short to live and regret. Don’t live and regret or you will regret it the rest of your life. Just do it and have fun. Below I'm going to explain what my top ten are.

The first thing on my list is to visit the Acropolis of Greece. I have always loved Greece and have been fascinated of their time they lived in. This is one of the greatest things that were built during this time. I have been in love with Greece and I would love to see the greatest building there. I plan on making this possible by just going to Europe and traveling to many sites there.

The second on my list is learning a new language. Who wouldn’t want to learn a new language? That would be so cool and unique to learn a different language from another country. Not very many people do know how to speak two languages much less three. The language I would want to learn would probably be French or Italian. In order for me to accomplish this goal would be to take classes on these languages.

Third on my list is making a difference in someone’s life. This could be by helping them out with a car a house or whatever they need. This would be a great goal for me to do because I am very giving. If someone needs something and I have it it’s hard for me to say no and I don’t think I do say no at all. To accomplish this would mean I would have to find something that I can change in someone’s life.

My fourth on my list is creating my dream home. My dream home would be the nicest house ever. I am planning on being an architect which would allow me to make it even nicer than ever. It would have an indoor swimming pool, an indoor basketball court, and a courtyard. These are just some of the features that it would include. To achieve this I would need the right amount of land to build it and the money. I also plan on being a petroleum engineer so it would allow me to have a high enough income to make this possible.

The fifth is to go on a cruise. This is just a small thing that I would want to do. Many people do this sometimes annually. I would just want a cruise in the Bahamas or Caribbean would be nice. I can do this by just saving money and eventually making this possible by my savings.

The sixth thing on my list is to have a street named after me. Who wouldn’t want to have a street named after them? This would be something people can remember you by. It would be the coolest thing in the world to have something this great happen. I don’t know how I can accomplish this. I might have to talk to the city about having it changed I’m not too sure.

Seventh on my list is visiting a castle in England. Like I said I was amazed with the past of Europe so I would want to see this huge castle that people lived in. To see such a huge building made out of stone that took probably years to make would be remarkable. I would make this possible by planning it on my European trip. Where I would just travel all over Europe and have fun looking at all these fascinating places. This would probably be the longest trips ever and would be very costly. So I would have to save up my money right away.

Eight on my bucket list is starting a small successful business. I have always wanted to own my own little business and actually make it bigger than ever. I would want to be known throughout the business world and people would know who I am and what I am. This is one of my greatest goals in life is to own my own business. I have been dreaming of this since I was small and I plan on making this happen. I’m not sure what kind of business I would want to own because every market is a potential market.

Ninth on my list is investing a million dollars in the stock market. I have made money off the stock market before and I know how to research them really well. This would be great to just invest that much money into it hoping to make more then what you put in. To have that much money to begin with would be great. To accomplish this I need to know what I am going to invest it in first before I do. This would require time and research.

Last on my list is visiting the Vatican in Rome. Rome has to be my favorite city in all of Europe. It was once the greatest city in all of Europe and everyone knew it. I am a Catholic so I would want to see these remarkable paintings that Michelangelo painted. This can be accomplished by my trip to Europe. This would be the first site I would want to see because it would be the greatest ever. I would most likely go here twice on my trip.

These are just some of the couple things that I want to do before I die. Life is too short to live and regret. You have to do something with it and just get up and do what you want to do. Don’t let people tell you that you can’t do any of the things that I just named or what you want to do. Everything is possible, all it takes it just a little effort and you can accomplish anything you want.

Avatar Resemblances

The movie Avatar has many different meanings to it. There are many resemblances that have occurred in real life that can be the same as what happened in the movie. Some of these could be us taking the lands from the Native Americans hundreds of years ago, the destruction of forests for our use, and the oil spill. These are just some of the things that can be a resemblance as what happened. I will give you examples of how they are the same as what happened in the movie.

We took the land away from the Native Americans hundreds of years ago. Why we did this is because we seen something very valuable here. This was spices. Spices were a popular product in Europe. Not only couldn’t that it be grown there so it brought more value when it was sold there. Horses were another thing that wasn’t in Europe and was in the Americas. Furs were the most valuable product in the Americas. In Avatar the same thing happened. This guy had seen something very valuable on Pandora. This was a precious metal that would make him very wealthy. He noticed it was where the Na’vi were living at. He killed the Na’vi so they can make money and get what they wanted. I didn’t think this was right because they were here first and they didn’t want war they wanted peace but the newcomers were greedy in both situations and they did whatever it took to get what they wanted.

The destruction of forests is another thing that can resemble what happened. The forests are getting destroyed every day. Acres and Acres are getting chopped down for our use. This is destroying our planet and without the trees we will have nothing. This also happened in Avatar. They were destroying their planet because ours was already destroyed because of greed. We are all about greed and making money and we don’t see the effects it’s having on us until it is too late. In Avatar they were just destroying the planet so they can make themselves money. What can be done to stop the destruction of forests is we need to notify people of what’s happening and what the effects are going to be in the future. These effects could take place even in the near future.

The oil spill is a huge disaster that some people are saying its Obama’s Katrina. This is destroying our planet even more just because we wanted to use the oil for our own use. This is effecting our environment greatly. Many things are dying because of us. For instance millions of fish are dying, sea turtles and birds are also dying because of it. In Avatar we are destroying their lands so we can make money. Once again this is all because of greed. We are always trying to make money that we don’t care about the effects that it will have on us. We need to start thinking about the effects before something goes wrong and it’s too late to stop it. It’s already happened and this might not be the only disaster that will happen because we don’t care. This needs to stop before anything worse happens.

Our world is falling apart very slowly and we need to do something about it. We all need to start caring about what effects these things will have on us. We need to think about the future of Earth or we might not have a future on Earth. We might destroy it and try to save it but it will be too late to do anything and nothing will work. People need to see the effects that we are causing our Earth.

My Scary Story: The Bright Light

Based on my true story

It was a cold windy night. There was no one in sight. It was almost pitch black outside. We were hanging out with my friend Joseph. We were out skating late and we decided we were done skating and tired. We were just sitting down in front of his house and then decided we wanted to go home. It was just me and my friend Drew outside walking home. We noticed it was 12 o’clock and a full moon was out. We didn’t think anything of it didn’t notice the time or anything. We were just talking with each other when suddenly we seen a bright white light pass by us. We wanted to go see what it was so we went. We were out in the middle of the desert where it was at. That’s when we seen this light just standing there looking at us. We got closer and closer to it. That’s when my friend decided to kick dirt at it. That’s when it got mad and started to chase us. We ran and ran from it as fast as we could. We ran as fast as we could out of the desert and then onto a street where we thought we were safe. We were out of breath and freaked out about what had just happened. We started walking again and kept looking back from time to time to see if it was still following us. That’s when we noticed the light on the streetlight was blue we stopped and kept looking at it. That’s when we seen a shadow just standing there. It was just looking at us as we stared back. The light turned yellow and it suddenly jumped on the wall. That’s when the streetlight turned off. It had started to run at us again. We turned around and had started to run. We ran as fast as we could trying to get away from it. We turned around and it was gone. We couldn’t believe what we had just seen. It was unbelievable that something jumped on the wall and started to chase after us. We reached the end of the street and had to walk through the desert once again to get to our house. We knew we had to and so we started to walk as fast as we could hoping not to run into it again. We were almost out of the desert and were relieved to have not seen anything. We turned around and that’s when we seen this dark shadow about 7 feet tall right behind us. It was standing there gazing at us. The dark shadow started to walk towards us slowly. It started speaking to us in a weird language. We then turned around and ran once again. We were just a couple of streets away from our house. When I was running I turned around to see if it was still there and it was just walking slowly towards us still. We finally got home and didn’t speak of anything that had happened that night.

Why I Am Here

What is life and what is it about? Who are we and how are we different? These are the type of questions that we ask ourselves every day. We are all different then one another. We all have our own special qualities that others don't. No one is alike in this world and no one will ever be. You are yourself and no one can change who you are and what you are.


I’m tony and I’m here for a purpose. I have many different gifts and qualities that some people don’t have. I want to do something with my life and I plan on doing something with it. I want to be successful on whatever I do. I am here for a purpose and that is to lead this world in whatever I do. I control my life and no one else does. I am different then everyone else and I consider myself unique. There are many things I can do that some people can't.

There are many different gifts and qualities I have. I know how to play guitar and piano. I can hear something and I can be able to learn how to do it by ear. I know how to tune my guitar by ear also. I like all types of music I don’t like just one type I pretty much like them all. I can play basketball pretty well. I love to play it and I also want to play it for my school next year. I can also skateboard. Most people can’t skate that well. I learn how to do tricks really fast. Some of my qualities that I have are, nice, loving, respectable, responsible, and smart. I am very good at math. I do so well in it that I got a 64 on my SATs in math. Any way I can I try to make money. Like selling things or starting my own little business.

What I want to do in my life is be an engineer. I’m not sure what kind of engineer yet but that’s what I want to be. Eventually I would like to own my own business. That has always been my dream in life. That has been my dream since I was in 2nd grade. I plan on owning something one day and I can see it happening in my near future. I have something planned already but it’s really small. I’m planning on next year to start selling skate wax. Eventually it will grow more and I will probably sell my own brand of skateboards or other things of that sort.

I am a future leader of this world. I want to be known for something and I plan on making that happen. I am here for a purpose and my purpose is to change the world. We only have one life so we might as well do what we can to make it the best way that we can. I have also wanted to be an architect before. I had designed many things. Some of the things I have designed were house building and offices. I did most of that when I was in middle school. They were really great designs but I unfortunately lost them.

I Am Poem

I am nice and unique
I wonder about my future
I hear a guitar playing
I see friends playing basketball
I want to be successful
I am nice and unique

I pretend to run fast
I feel me reaching for the stars
I touch the steering wheel of my dream car
I worry about getting hurt
I cry when someone close to me dies
I am nice and unique

I understand I need to go to college
I say there is no failure
I dream of success
I try my best to have fun in life
I hope to own my own business
I am nice and unique

Haiku

Basketball is fun

The smooth court beneath my feet

The sound of your shot

Sea Turtle, Oil Spill

This is the last blog I’m writing. I’m dying from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This is having a major impact on us and the environment. We are having an enormous amount of deaths. My family and friends are all dead from this. I am outraged as a sea turtle to witness this mistake of mankind. We are taking the fall of this. I hope that you guys can fix this before anything else happens. Once hurricane season starts that oil will soon go in the water supply and contaminate it. If this happens there will be a limited amount of water to supply the humans. I hope that they can save themselves before it destroys them like it did to us. I’m not sure if I will make it though all of us I’m traveling alone through the ocean on a mission. A mission to save myself and anyone else I encounter. This is one of the biggest disasters known to us. It has killed so many of us and I hope I am not the last of my kind. Everywhere I turn there are thousands of us dead. I miss my family so much they meant a lot to me. I wish this doesn’t happen to them. The apocalypse has come for my kind. I heard stories of it when I was small but I never believed it was true. My elders told me of an ancient story our ancestors once said. The end of all of our kind. It was said to end in 2010. I never believed in it but now I’m not sure if this is what the stories were talking about. I just wish that they can fix their mistakes before it happens to them. They have brought this fate upon us and I don’t wish this kind of fate upon them. I have heard stories of them trying to clear it up. I’m glad they’re making an effort. It’s too late for us but not too late for them. I have to get going the oil is starting to get over here. Wish me luck and farewell my friends I hope I can make it through all of this.