Quarter two

Out of all the books that I have read this quarter my favorite one is Ever lost. The book is about these two families that crashed their cars into each other and their kids flew out the window and into a forest. In that forest they met a boy that has been living there since he was very young. Since no one else was there with him he never used his name and after a while he forgot it and never remembered it again.

I think that I made the biggest improvement in vocabulary. I say this because even though it was the last day of quarter two I got a good grade on my vocabulary test. I only had a negative three points and before I've had negative ten or eight. I think I have improved because of the studying I have done at home. If you're having trouble on your vocabulary quizzes I highly suggest you study more to get the grade you're looking for.

The hardest part for me in quarter two was the vocabulary quizzes. No matter how much I studied them I would never get a good grade. The main reason I think it was hard for me to get a good grade was because I only studied alone and when you study with multiple people they can test you on the words. So if you have trouble by yourself try studying with more than one person.

Book Talk

I am reading "Wonder" by R J Palacio, a fiction book.

     The story mainly takes place in two different places. One is in the character's house and at school. The main character in the book that I'm reading is August. August was born with a disability, and looks very different than the other kids. Nobody talks to August because of the way he looks and because he's different from them. August is described as scary looking, so far in the book there hasn't been a solution to this problem yet but the problem is August's disability. If it weren't for this, he would have a normal life just like every other kid does too. The whole mood or theme changes in the story. I mainly find it sad because no body talks to August just because of the way he looks or his disability, everyone is the same no matter what. The theme of this text/story is not to judge someone by how they look, people are judging August because of how he looks/disability, and they even called scary looking which is worse. People just judge by appearance not by who you are.

I like this book because it gets you wanting to read more of it. In every chapter the author gives everybody's point of view. The point of views he gives are from, August, his classmates, family, and more. With the author doing that you can see how everybody feels while this problem is going on. I recommend some people to read this book because it is honestly read good.

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.