Soccer Freestyle

I'm very impressed with Indi's desire and drive at her young age. She set her mind to be a great soccer player and make the Olympic team and she went after it. She wakes up at 5 in the morning to practice that is truly dedication. Also, she plays on a boys club team to better her skills because the pace of the game is faster and of a higher level then a girls game. However, she is the best freestyle girl in the world, but is under the radar at school. She doesn't strut through the hallways with everyone knowing her. I want to be as dedicated to something as she as and work hard to achieve my goal. She is so good at 10 she scored three goals even though the coach benched her after every time she scored because she was yelled at to pass the ball. I believe that she should pass the ball more, but if she scores the other girls shouldn't hate her for it and single her out. I hope she makes it to the Olympic team and is a great success.

High School Interview

I believe many people in this school have similar to ideas as at least one of these people. I think that the Marijuana baker idea is the most deluded because I don't think that people would allow a store like that for citizens to come hang out and smoke marijuana. However, i do find it the most interesting because i think if marijuana is legalized then this is a big possibly and i think it'll be very successful. I alos like the idea of becoming a pilot just simply because he isn't mainly concerned about the money he actually wants to fly airplaines for fun.

I'm most like the undecided kid because i want to make money, but i also feel that i need to go into a career that i truly enjoy working with. I want a job that pays well so i can enjoy the finer things of life, but i would much rather settle with a job that has less money and i really love what i'm doing then with a job that has more money but i hate going to work.

That was Then, This is Now #3

S.E. Hinton
Popular Fiction
pages 143-212

The books ending was something i wasn't expecting. The falling action starts when M&M runs away from home because of his dad making fun of his long hippie hair. Cathy and Bryon grew real close to each other during this time looking for M&M. Bryon started to find it actually easy to tell her he loves her and actually mean it. While Mark continued to bring in money, but Bryon never knew what he was ever doing. In order to get back at Angela Mark and Bryon hung out one night like they use to and picked up Angela, who still loved Bryon but was really drunk. They cut off all her hair and threw her in her yard past out. Bryon was really drunk and started to pour his thoughts out to mark how he was changing into an adult, he had a job a girlfriend and didn't want to get into fights anymore. Bryon starts wondering "What If" like an older person would and Mark starts saying that your still a kid and need to simply live in the moment. Mark tells Bryon he knows where M&M is the next day Bryon and Cathy go find him a the hippie house Mark told them about. Where they got their M&M lost his mind on an acid trip and had permanent brain damage. Bryon and Cathy grew even closer as the wept for M&M together. Bryon went home and found acid pills under Mark's bed and lost it, he called the cops and took Mark away. Mark was put away for five years and Bryon went to visit him once, but Mark said he hated him and he meant it. Bryon became depressed and again started to wonder "What If" i just told Mark to stop dealing he would've stopped.

I believe if Mark wasn't so lost in his emotions for M&M and Cathy at the time that he would've never called the police. But unfortunately he did and he knew he made the wrong decision he lost his brother and ruined his life at the same time. After Mark was gone all he did was stay at home depressed studying. He got good grades but had no social life. I feel terrible for both Mark and Bryon, but i feel the most pain for Bryon because he will hate himself forever. I also know that Mark will probably end up a criminal and return to jail after being released. Bryon's childhood is over and he will forever be wondering "What if."

That Was Then, This Is Now #2

S.E. Hinton
Popular Fiction
pages 75-143

Bryon decide she really likes Cathy and finds her to be beautiful, so he decides to take her to a school dance. Mark would've double dated, but he was already going with a group of guys. Bryon picks Cathy up from her house with Charlie's Car, who lent it to him for the night. He is having a great time at the dance until somebody tells him Mark is hurt, Bryon rushes out to the parking lot where Mark and his pals were drinking. Byron finds out that his ex-girlfriend Angela told some stranger to beat up this guy, who turned her down. They were fighting fairly until the guy reached for a bottle then Mark stepped in between them and told them to keep it clean. The guy then decides to hit Mark over the head with it, while his back was turned. Mark was out cold and need 8 stitches, Bryon was really scared and felt that he was going to loss his brother, his best friend. While Mark was sick they began talking about things have changed since they were little and things weren't simple anymore. Bryon's reply was that was then, this is now. After their mom came home Bryon changed his attitude to find a job and started to spend more time with Cathy and less with Mark. Mark also make some cash for them, but no one knows how.

I really believe that the message of this story is expirenced by everyone as they grow up. When people grow up, some of their friends do grow apart. I've had personal expirence where I've grown apart from some of my childhood friends. This is because people develope diffrent intrests and mature at diffrent rates. I believe Bryon is learning to live in the real world and Mark is still holding onto his childhood years.

VCU

Virginia Commonwealth University has shocked the world by making the final four this weekend. They beat two of the best teams in the tournament, a number 2 seed Florida and a number one side Kansas. Kansas was predicted to win the entire tournament, but VCU was able to stun them by beating them badly with leadership from Rodriguez and a three point shooting percentage above 50%. Since none of my teams have made it to the final four i will be cheering for VCU to win it all, a team people thought shouldn't be allowed in the tournament.

Favorite Poem

My favorite poem so far was Mary Oliver's Wild Geese because it used nature to symbolize the world keeps turning. I find it very inspirational and it makes me want to get up after falling down. No matter what happens I still can try hard to find something better.

Past Reading

I have really enjoyed reading more then i have in the past. I've enjoyed most of the books I've read for the class and find myself reading instead of watching t.v. sometimes for fun. My favorite book so far was World War Z because I like zombie movies and video games. However, I feel that the book has brought me the must excitement out of all three. I truly like the situations present in the book and the way it was written. Th writing style of this book is very unique and i enjoy the narrators reports of different encounters around the world. I hope i continue to enjoy reading and find some other great books that interest me.