"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."     ~Soren Kierkegaard

I enjoyed the disection of the ckicken wings. It was a little gross but the fact that we eat them made it a little less disturbing. I really don't think I learned much but it was an amazing experience getting to cut through the skin and muscle down to the bone and getting to see how the chicken moves it's arms. :D

The cell unit in science hasnt been my favorite... but I have learned quit a bit about them! If I had to choose my favorite lab we've done over this unit, I would have to say it was looking into the microscopes at real, living, MOVING cells! :D It really was a more realistic experience rather than just glancing at a picture someone else took. Onto the human body :)

Inside the school,

down the love filled hallway,

during Language Arts,

on the most special day.

In the silvery, heart covered wrapper,

despite the taste,

among the secretive heart.

Within the chocolaty goodness,

beside me,

around the heart-shaped candy,

without the rich and creamy solid heart.

Before the candy-melting sun,

into my anxious mouth,

beyond delicious,

for the chocolate.

<3

I havn't been reading any book lately. The most recent book that I've read is Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, the same author that wrote my favorite book, Hugo Cabret. I really enjoyed both of these books. The author uses great hooks.

I have no idea what to talk about, so..... I guess I'll talk about penguins. They are pretty neat animals. They are black and white, very inteligent, and they live in Antarctica. They aren't like other birds because they don't fly. They do swim though and are very good at it. They spend 75% of their life under water. They feed off fish and their preditors are leopard seals, skua birds, and killer whales.

Hope you learned some ;D

Every poet has their special effect that they use often. For example, Shel Silverstein uses rhymes and rythem. Sometimes poets create pictures with their poems to catch the readers eye. Others color coat their poems. There are many "tools" as we call them such as personification, onomonopia, alliteration, assonance, hyperboles, metaphors, similies, and many more.

"Beieve you can and you're half way there" -Theodore Roosevelt

 I think this statement means if you believe in yourself then you will get a whole lot further then not believing in yourself. :) I can apply this to my life because comparing first quarter to second quater I realized I do need to think about this more. In second quarter, every single one of my grades went down. I will try to use this quote to help me throughout the rest of this quarter and hopefully through the rest of my life. This can for sure make a positive change in someones attitude. It isn't hard to tell yourself every once in a while that you can do it. Like everyone says,"You can do anything if you just believe." This could be a whole lot better world if everyone took in this quote. :)

I have a few goals for 2012. One of them is to get good grades. To achieve this goal I must focus in class, do my homework, and turn it in on time. If I have a B, I'd like to get it up to an A. If I have a C, I'd like to get it up to at least a B. If I already have an A, maybe I can get some extra credit. :)

I think the wiki went really well! The comunication among our group really did help out with everything. We got along great! Maybe we could've planned a little better, but other than that everything went good. I don't think anything could've went better, for nexts years wiki. :D

 The Greece unit in Humanities has been really fun. Although I don't know too much about Greece, I do know that the Greeks believed in many different gods.

 In class, we all got assigned a city-state. In our groups, we compete for points by doing things like memorizing the Greek alphabet. We also come up with chants within our groups and a logo sort of thing to represent us. I am part of the city-state Argos. We chose this city-state because our group is well rounded.

I very much enjoy this time of year just remembering what I am truly thankful for.

     I am thankful for my family because without them I wouldn't have a roof over my head, I wouldn't have food sitting in front me every day, and I wouldn't have someone to care for all of my needs.

     I am thankful for my friends because without them I wouldn't have someone to share my thoughts and secrets with.

     Finally, I am thankful for all those veterans serving our country, my freedom, and my way of life.

One of the best mysteries I've evr read is Flush. What makes it a good mystery is that it's about some ordinary kids solving the mystery and sneaking out in the middle of the night to do it and save their near by lake. The author of this story just made a fun and interesting story for kids and adults to read.

     It was a dark mysterious night in the allys of Remmington Blvd. There were no lights on in any of the cracked, undated windows, there was not a single car driving down the roads, and no sounds, not even the giant clock ticking as every second passes. When the giant clock struck midnight, a dreadful scream echoed the allies of Remminton. 

Blogging is pretty enjoyable, especially getting to know my peers better and letting them know more about me. I've had a couple problems, especially in about the first week just getting to know how to work the thing, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I have to admit I would rather be playing outside but it only takes me about 5 minutes, not that big of a deal. I would definatly choose blogging these writing assignments over doing it in class on paper.

I saw a section on CNN about a pregnat woman geting arrested over a $5 sandwich in Safeway. She was eating it while shopping and forgot to pay for it. The manager refused to let her pay for it after already paying for her groceries. The cops cuffed her and kept her child for the night. I think this is a bit harsh as well do many others. The family stopped shopping at all Safeways.

URL:http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2011/11/02/dnt-pregnant-woman-arrested.kgmb-khnl

I recently read a book called The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I am not currently reading a book so i will talk about this one. T his is one of my all time favorite books. I could read it over and over. I enjoy it becuase it has a lot of mystery and adventure. Those are probably my two favorite genres. This book is so great. If you ever get the chance, you should try reading it.

I love the color purple. To me, purple symbolizes happieness. Purple is the color of grapes, the color of hippos(when they are in cartoons), and it's the last color of the rainbow.Purple also reminds me of Justin Bieber! He is amazing, just about as amazing as purple. It's bright, exciting, and of course my favorite color!

I don't think that books should be banned. We should all have the option to read what we want to read. I personally don't like to read but I know how many people do enjoy it. Although when I do have to read, I like to choose. I don't want to have to read a book that bores me to sleep. While a person thinks a book is bad, another disagrees. That proves that many people have different opinions. If you don't like a book, just read another one. I mean just think about how awful it would be to have your favorite book be banned!  So I say no to books being banned but I like the idea of banned books week because it shows us all how lucky we are that we get to read the books we want to read.

I definatly enjoyed the field trip to Fox Run Park! The best part was getting to meet new friends, learn more about teachers, and be around nature. I thought the best activity was the one where we were on the small island in large groups and had to try getting everyone onto the other island. I enjoyed it because it was challenging, got our minds thinking, and was a ton of fun. I learned that in life you must learn to work as a team.

The man saying 13*7=28, is not adding, multiplying, or dividing correctly. He adds all the digits in both colums (tens and ones) all together. When he multiplied, he didn't carry his numbers, and his dividing....... That's just confusing and wrong altough he get's the answer he's expecting. Another set of numbers I got was 25*4=28.

One of the funniest things that has ever happened to me was when I was at Subway with Charity and the worker asked what kind of bread I wanted and I said no. Me and Charity started cracking up. It doesnt sound as funny as it was but we could not stop laughing and we still can't.

The Rachel's Challenge assembly is very affecing and inspiring. I think this yearly presentation makes each and every one of us think about all the important things in life. It made a true impact on me and almost everyone else who was there. I've signed the past two banners and will continue signing them. It was for sure worth while and I wish there were more than just one a year. I will take so much from this presentation.

-I love purple -My favorite animal is a giraffe -I have two dogs and one cat -I hate moths -My favorite subject is math -I most of the time enjoy writing -I love JUSTIN BIEBER