2016 Election

The election was between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump won the election on February 9th 2016. Donald Trump won the election by the help of a few people. He worked with experienced leaders to help him form his organization. He promised them that he will get them higher in their job but they never got anything in return.

This is why some people have trouble believing Trump on what he says, but after Trump won he met with president Obama. Obama and other people from the White House trained Trump for big choices he may have to make in the future. Even though he won and Hillary lost, they still respected him. In the meeting of Trump and Obama everything was calm. Him and Obama didn't like each other but in the meeting they had to put their past behind and focus on what the meeting was about. Donald Trump respected Obama and Obama respected Donald Trump as well. At the meeting they taught him many things of what he could do if something major happened in the future.

The CIA thinks that Russian hackers might have hacked the election and that, that made Donald Trump win. Hillary had more votes than Donald Trump at the start but then lots of people started voting or Trump. They voted for him at the electoral college, but CIA thinks students and U.S citizens may not have voted and they think it might have been some hackers but they don't have much evidence yet to prove their theory. When Donald Trump won the election he was happy and proud that he won because the whole time during the elections he's said things he's wanted to do and now he finally can. Hillary wasn't so happy. The CIA thinks hackers made Trump win but the citizens know that Hillary deleted emails. Even though all this happened people still thought Trump was the worst out of all.  The article claimed, “U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.” This quote shows how there was distrust in the election and in the way people think about the election. This is why it is never good to threat people like Trump has before, and it's also not a good idea to lie about deleted emails because then the citizens of the U.S won't think you're worthy enough to be the leader of the country.

                         

Nonfiction Blog

What has happened in my book so far is that some people have gone to jail for murder, robbery, and shootouts. A man named Black Jack formed a gang. That gang he formed was made to rob from trains. Black Jack was not afraid of anyone, if he had to use his gun he did it. He committed many crimes when he formed that gang. He robbed, he killed, and he got into shootouts. In one shootout that Black Jack was in, he got injured and was arrested afterwards.

The part I found interesting was the part about "Bounty hunters and thief takers." It's interesting because I never really knew that bountys existed before. "Whether bounty hunters in the American Wild West or thief takers in 18th century Britain, some people have always been ready to catch criminals for a rich reward. There were few sheriffs in the new, 19th century towns of the United States, so bounty hunters flourished as rough and ready peacekeepers." I like this little passage because it basically explains what bountys were, what you would get if you caught them. But it also said people wanted to catch them for the rich reward, which is money. So some people might have been greedy and wanted money.

One thing I've learned so far is about bountys. I learned what they are, what some did, and how people caught them. People would catch for money or because they didn't want the bounty killing people. I also learned about Black Jack. Black Jack was a criminal that formed a gang ad used them to steal gold from trains. He also murdered people and wasn't afraid of anyone.


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Thankful Blog

Some things I am thankful for this year is my family. I am very grateful to have my family by my side. They have raised me since I was an infant and they have supported me since day one. My family is honestly the best, they are always there for me when I am going through hard times and even when I am happy they know how to make me smile and laugh. My parents have always supported me, my mom and dad always make me laugh and smile. No matter how mad I may be sometimes, they still manage to make me smile and laugh. My family is the best and I wouldn't ask for nothing more.

I am also very thankful to have friends that care for me. I have many friends from Chicago and here in Berwyn, my friends care for me and will always be there for me whenever I need them. Even though I have friends in Chicago I still stay in touch with them. I may not always be able to see them but when I can I take advantage of the time I have with them. They will always be there for me and I will always be there for them. I am very grateful to have my friends that mean most near me.

Another thing I am thankful and grateful for is the opportunities I have been getting. I have been getting so many opportunities to do better this year, and every opportunity I get to do better I do it. I want to make sure I succeed in life and I want to make sure I have a better future then the ones my parents have. Money is not my motivation, my parents are. They have taught me that money isn't everything and that money is not worth much. The thing that matters most in life is family. I want to succeed to make sure I have a good job in the future so that I am able to support myself, family, and my friends. This is why I am very thankful and grateful for everything that has come my way this year.

Reflection on articles

Today in class we shared out what our articles were about with our classmates. I recall one of the articles was about child labor and how kids were being kidnaped from home while their parents are gone(happened in India). The kids were being lured to people either with candy, or food. Kids were lured to people with either candy or food. Those kids that were taken from their home were never seen again. They'd be either be put into sex trades, they'd be used as slaves, mad the female kids would sometimes get raped.  

Another article I heard about was one of air pollution in South Asia and Africa. Kids in Africa are being impacted by the pollution in their area. Some of the kids lungs and brain are damaged by the pollution in the air. In Asia kids are being impacted the same way. More than 600,000 kids have already died from all the pollution. These kids don't even make it to adulthood, which means most the kids in Asia and Africa won't have futures if this continues to happen.

2016 Election

This presidential election was the worst. I think people made a wrong choice choosing trump, he is racist, he disrespects women. He also says many things that a president wouldn't say. This man tried protesting and Donald Trump said that he would punch him. A person that wants to become president wouldn't say those things. He wants to win not lose, all the disrespect brought him down but somehow he won the election. He is very sexist, disrespectful, rude, and he does not deserve to be president. 

Some issues I think are important is that Trump is president. Some other issues are, he is disrespectful, he has sexually assault women. He talks about immigrants being drugs dealers, rapist, and trouble when in reality he is going to cause lots of chaos in the world. Trump has said he would bomb isis and that is a big problem because he is going to start war with them and isis might bomb the U.S. He is not worthy of being called the president. He does so many wrong things but people don't see that and that's what needs to change. 

I am honestly not excited for the next election because people might make the wrong choice and pick Trump again. After these 4 years of Donald Trump being president I hope everyone sees that making him president was a mistake. Donald Trump is planning on taking the card for food away. He said he would deport immigrants, and everyone that was illegal. He said Mexicans were drugs dealers and that all we do is cause trouble. But who built these buildings? Mexicans did, now I know other people did too not just Mexicans but Mexicans are hard workers too. They are not like others that do drugs. Donald Trump said he would also build a wall and ,are Mexicans pay for it. This goes to show that Trump isn't worthy of being president. 

Stars and Freedom poem

Stars shine bright in the sky
Stars shine like gunshots firing back and forth
Stars is the light that make the night bright
But gunshots kill and injure

Stars is what we see in the sky
Thanks to our veterans we are able to see them still
Thanks to our veterans we are a free country
Our veterans have fought for our freedom
Every soldier has a future

But the ones that die, are the ones we see at night as stars
Our veterans and soldiers that served in wars are the ones that light up our night
They fought for our freedom and light up our sky when they die
Every star has a meaning

Every star shines bright in the sky, just like our veterans shine bright for their bravery
This is why when they die, we honor them with a day to appreciate what they did
And we look up high, amazed to see them lighten our sky

Weekend Observations

Five days ago on October 23, police cars and firefighter trucks were driving down somewhere near Janura park. Police officers and firefighters were on the way to the accident. I don't know exactly what happened, but this took place here in Berwyn. I was feeling very palpable when I saw the police because whenever I see police I think something bad happened, some people that were near it might know what happened and might know why the police arrived.The police and firefighters were driving incredibly fast, they might have drove that way because something major happened, other people were just standing around shocked because of how fast they were going. Although some were just standing around watching the police and firefighters arrive at what happened. Hopefully people are more alert next time so an accident won't happen again.

It was a scary thing to see because the police and firefighters were driving so fast. It looked like they were racing because of the speed they were going. This accident might have happened because someone was on their phone distracted or someone took a red light on purpose but nobody really knows because nothing came up on the news. But lots of accidents have been happening and people should honestly be more cautious because they may never what can happen.