Good Year

This is year of 8th grade if I can recall  has been a roller coaster ride all year aroud. I've met new people that I never really talked to over the last 3 years of being in middle school. I hung out with new people this year and made a lots of good memories. I love all my teachers here they've thought me so much that I need to know. I'm really thankful. Also for the people who have supported me through all this year. I'm really gonna miss everyone since I'm not gonna be in the same school as everyone else. 8th grade was honestly a good year and now its almost over.

The Silent Sister

The book "The Silent Sister" by Diane Chamberlain is about a girl named Riley but recently her dad died and she's stuck with his will and dealing with everything. Her mother died 7 years ago and her sister supposedly committed suicide. The only family member she has is her brother. Her life is complicated having to deal with everything in his will. Riley then discovers by digging through her parents stuff that her sister Lisa never died. She then gets in the look for her sister, after she's been acused for murder. She then finds out her life has been all a lie. Her sister Lisa was her mother after all.

The book "The Silent Sister" by Diane Chamberlain is at least one of my top five favorite books. The story it self is so interesting it gets you hooked up right away and you can stop reading it. I also love how you feel like your with her and learning new things as she discovers more about her sister. You can also feel the way she feels when she finds out everything. Honestly this book is such a well made book and I suggest you to read this book. I recommend it mostly to a more mature audience because the book talks about mature topics.

Moving...

Its almost the end of 8th grade for me. Soon I'm off to high school. Its crazy how time goes by fast. Ima miss all my friends since I'm not gonna go to the same school. Im moving somewhere else and I'm truly gonna miss this place. I have so many memories here with my friends. I'm really hoping I can hangout with them over the summer. Honestly I have mixed emotions. I'm leaving the people who have been there to support me through everything. I'm really gonna miss talking to them at school. Although I'm gald at the same time because im going live 2 houses away from one of my best friends. It sucks having to move but sometimes its a good thing and I'm happy I am but I'm going to miss everyone.

Book Recommendations

My top five favorite books...

-The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain - This book at the moment has to be my favorite. The book is about at girl named Riley who was told that her sister committed suicide and is dead. Twenty years later discovered she's alive as a different identity and now shes on the look for her sister.

-The Battle of Jericho, November Blues, Just Another Hero by Sharon M. Drapper - This series of book is basically about the lives of teens. Each book is about a person or teen and their perspective. Although all these teens go through so much in their high school years. Although what I really like the most is that you can really interpret the teens actions and feelings, as if you were there with them.

-Tears of Tiger, Forged By Fire, Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Drapper - This series of book are so we'll written. It gives so much detail and you feel the pain of the character as if you were them. This series of book is mainly about the lives of the characters in high school and outside of school. The problems they face and mistakes as life goes on and learn to move on.

-This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales - This book was recommended by one of my teachers and ever since I read I I feel in love with it. This book is about a girl named Elise Dembowski she always thought she was not cool like other people. She tried killing herself but was to scared to. Her life then changes so much, she meets these two girls invite her to a party called Start. Elise then falls in love with the DJ but problems happen.

-Out of Mind by Sharon M. Drapper - This book used to be my favorite in 5th grade,still till this day one of my top five. This book is mainly about a girl named Melody and she was born with problems she can't really talk, walk, move her body or feed herself. All her life she's been living with this and her parents have to take good care of her. She faces problems in her life because she can't talk and she's really smart but people think she's dumb.

Confusion

Honestly life is so confusing. One day you could be happy as can be and well some days you can have the worst days. Life is so confusing. I wonder what it would be like if it was perfect. Everything would be different, people would act different. I honestly don't know where I'm going with this but I'm kinda thankful life is hard. It teaches us all how to forgive or forget our mistakes and learn about them. Also how to past through hard times or regret even tho it might takes years. I haven't really had a hard life myself but I know other people had and I feel sorry for them. I've learned so much from a book I just wanted to express how I feel.

Hobby

My hobbies are if I can recall... only one which is drawing. I absolutely love drawing it's my only passion. This has been my hobby since I was about 7 years old. My brother got me into drawing because on day I just decided to copy him. Although,  I never thought it would have a big impact in my life. I love drawing so much and I'm still trying to be better. People tell me I was born naturally talented but I don't think so I just think it's time and practice. The only reason why I love drawing so much is because it's the only thing I'm good at. It's also so easy to express your creativity and how you feel without having to use words. I also have my own art area in my room with all my art supplies. This hobby has inspired me to do many things and I wish one day to turn this into my career.

Playlist

This is the type of music I listen to when I'm these moods. I suggest maybe checking some out. Well when I just want to chill is the album NAV by NAV or I listen to Bryson Tiller. When I want to feel energy or hyped is when I listen to the album DAMN by Kendrick Lamar or any Kendrick song. When ever I'm in a sad mood or down I tend to listen to rock music. My favorite rock band is Three Days Grace and Avenged Seven Fold. I can relate so much to their music but it's also very sad. When I just was to listen to music anywhere I tend to listen to a lot of J.Cole. My favorite albums of his is Cole World:The Sideline Story, 4 Your Eyez Only, Born Sinner. Actually every song of his I love and listen to. Anyway this is the type of music I listen to when I'm in a these types of mood. But I generally listen to this type of music whenever I'm doing something.

Empowered

The day I felt most powerful was the day when I helped my friend. I helped my friend because she was going through a lot. I would always be there to cheer her up and be understanding. If she ever needed support I was there for her. I felt powerful because not only did it make me feel good. I helped a friend out and made here feel better. It felt good being there for someone who need help and support. Although the day I felt most powerless was when I felt like I wasn't good enough, I didn't really like who I was. I realized everything I've done in the past to hurt people. I been wanting to change but it's hard and I felt that I couldn't change my actions at all. I tried and failed and tried but I still seem to not get it and it makes me feel powerless till this day.

Forged By Fire

The book I read was "Forged By Fire" by, Sharon M. Drapper. This book was about a boy named Gerald who lived with his mom. Although one day his mom couldn't take care of him because of her drug addiction so his aunt did. Gerald loved his aunt but she then died. Gerald mom came back after years with his little sister Angel. Gerald was so cognizant of her  sister he would protect her from her father Jordan Sparks. He would protect her because when Gerald went to live with them after her aunt died. Jordan would hit Angel and Gerald, but Gerald could take the hit but he did not like Jordan touching Angel.

The book "Forged By Fire" is the second book from series. The first book is "Tears of Tiger" and the third book is "Darkness Before Dawn." All these book are really good and mostly teen fiction. Although these book teach you a good lesson towards the end. The book Forged By Fire tought me that child abuse isn't good and that you should tell someone if it's happening to you. Just like Gerald told the police and got help. No should be abused for no reason, no one should get hit for any reason just because the person is angry, or for any other reason. Thats the lesson I learned from this book.

Life is Beutiful

The movie Life is Beautiful and the readings had a lot of connections such as when the kid in the movie goes to this camp with his father. Although they end up bringing the kids in this place where they shower them but not really. They end up killing then snd burning them. In the readings we did it talked about how they bring these kinds into camps and some of them end up surviving but some end up dying or burned. Another connection I saw from the movie and the readings was where they would put them into these big crates and giving a very small amount of space since it was very crowded and disgusting. I remember when I saw this once picture where they were getting inside these crates and it was very crowded and very sad because of the faces of people. In the description of the picture it had said that some of them would die on the way because they were not given food or water.

One of things that are similar about the mood and tone of the movie and the readings is that it was both made you feel some sort of way.(sad, down, understanding) The reading gave information and describe how people felt or been treated. The mood was really sad when you started to comprehend  on how people were mistreated and how they killed millions of people. In the movie the mood/tone made you feel like you were apart of it because you get so attached that it gets you in your feels. The movie gave a really heartwarming but sad visual. The movie mood made me alsomost cry on what happened with the family.

In the movie the life is beautiful is shown that no matter how bad things are you can always see it in a positive way. In the movie the father and his kid were taken to this camp. The father tells the kid that this is all like a game so the kid wouldn't be scared or worried. He told him they get points for what they make them do. The one who gets the most points wins a real tank but you have to follow directions. This shows that if your in a bad situation you can imagine things that can make it positive and not have to worry to much. Just how the father told the kid this was a game so he didn't have to worry about what was going on.Another was life was shown beautiful is that when the women was going to marry some guy she didn't even love but then stuff went down and the weightier that liked her. Turned out that she liked him back and they left together in a horse and later on got married.

Butterfly

IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT

I.
Terezin is full of beauty.
It's in your eyes now clear
And through the street the tramp
Of many marching feet I hear.

In the ghetto at Terezin,
It looks that way to me,
Is a square kilometer of earth
Cut off from the world that's free

II.
Death, after all, claims everyone,
You find it everywhere.
It catches up with even those
Who wear their noses in the air.

The whole, wide world is ruled
With a certain justice, so
That helps perhaps to sweeten
The poor man's pain and woe.

A Street Cat Named Bob

This book is about a guy named James Bowen. He lived a pretty normal life, like most of us would. He moved from Australia to London. He became homeless and was a heroin addict. Soon something changed his life completely. He found this Cat near where he lived and soon they became best friends. He decided to keep him and name him Bob. Soon James realized he had someone else to care of instead of himself so he had to work hard to feed Bob and himself. He works in this business called the Big Issue and everytime he would work there people ask him about Bob.

This book A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen teaches a really great lesson that I learned. Towards the end of the book he said “Everybody needs a break, everybody deserves that second chance. Bob and I had taken ours.” I think this quote from the book really teaches us a lesson. About how people should have a second chance in life. Many people might be struggling in life having a hard time. I think that people should have a second chance to betr their life situation or something good might happen to them like James. A street cat he decided to keep and name Bob reallly changed his life and how he had to work hard to take care of Bob and himself. 

Hope Solo my story

The book is about a soccer player named Hope Solo. She started of playing in the field as a forward but then a goalkeeper. Hope was one of #1 goal keeper of the USA soccer players. Hope was the starter for goalkeeping along with Bri which she was in the second half. After playing for a while her dad died and that really affected how she played on the field. She then got in an argument with one of her teammates and that really ruined her career. Although she resolved that but got injured really badly on her shoulder.

This book really inspired me to practice more soccer and be get better at it and not give up. I really think that this book is good for people who like soccer and like to read about soccer players. Also how their lives began from little till now. Hope's life was pretty rough but that may not be shown on the field but it was pretty sad. I think that people don't really know the history behind soccer players and it's really interesting to learn about them because it might inspire you and look at them differently. Maybe even look up to them. Although Hope Solo life wasn't the best but it really surprised me how a famous soccer players life was sad and hard.

Propaganda

I thinks that this piece of propaganda is trying to say that Germany will take defeat and determine the future. I think that's why in the picture their raising flags. This propaganda audience is intend to the people who worship Hitler and think they might take over because they kill people and it motivates them knowing that they can win. I think that this propaganda really emphasizes the fact that their gonna rule the future since that's what the poster says. This can be affective because some people might think they can actually take over and it gets to their head and this can really lead children to believe it because they don't know much.

Things That Make Me Happy....

Things that make me happy...

• Drawing/painting 
• Hanging out with my friends 
• Laughing 
• Talking with one of my close friends 
• Having fun 
• Listening to music
• Sleeping 
• Looking at sunsets 
• Playing soccer
• Being with my brother 
• My family
• Food 
• Myself 
• Being in a quite place
• Getting hugged by the right person
• Someone who is relevant
• Talking with someone who is reliable 
  

Advice From My Brother

The best advice that I had ever been given to if I recall was by my brother. My brother has always given me advice when I'm stressed out or worried about something. He gives me advice on school and how he doesn't want me to go through the same experience he had. He tells me to try hard at school and not give up. My brother always supports me it's everything and reminds me of how I should really try hard. To be successful in life because he waited to the last second to do things and he doesn't want me falling into the same thing he did when he was in high school.

Think Before You Say

One out of the many things I regret doing is saying something to one of my good friends. This happened not to long ago. I made them mad at me and feel down. I really regret this because I made them feel down and some other person too from what I said and I felt vulnerable.I know that till this day she's still gonna remember what I had said to her. Also that this is going to change our friendship. This really changed me as a person because it makes me think now that I should probably be more concise before I say something. Also to not let my anger affect some other person and say things that I don't mean just because im mad.

If I Could Meet Any Famous Person...

If I could meet any person in the world, dead or alive it would be J Cole. I choose him because I absolutely love his music and the meaning to it. The way he emphasizes his music is in such a beautiful way. If I were to do something with him is would be chilling in his home town. Also maybe in his studio, so he can show me where he developed his music and inspiration. I think this person is worth meeting because he is such a big inspiration to me and maybe to many other people. His songs are so well written but the meaning behind it to.

Super Bowl Commercial

I picked the Airbnd Super Bowl Commercial 2017(We Accept). I think the message of this commercial is trying to give us is that accept who ever you are and that u belong in this world. No matter what u believe, where your from, nothing matters because we accept who you are. This is important because many people don't like some certain people in this world. Although everyone is different and that's the beauty of this world. No matter what you are or who you are we will accept the way you are. I think that people should start to understand that not everyone is the same and we should accept the person for who they are and what they believe in.

Ruined Friendship...

The worst argument I recall, was with my best friend. Although I don't know if we still are friends anymore. I don't really know how we got into this argument but I guess I was just being mean. I think I ruined our relationship because she tried apologizing but ignored her and well we don't talk anymore. But she's friends with my other friends and it's awkward now. I think I kind of messed things up and started saying to much and ruined our friendship. Although I think that I learned a lesson, never start anything without any reasoning to it, and not interpret things that happen to much.Also it still hasn't been resolved till this day.

"Fake it until you become it"

The things I feel most confident about is the personality that I have and the confidence I have now in myself on accomplish things that I would never see myself do. I was always mortified to try new things. Until I decided to boost up my confidence so now I'm not to vulnerable to try new things. Although the thing I need to boost up my confidence is to stop thinking about everything in a negative way or a negative outcome. I have trouble trying to think about things in a positive way. I think I could fix this by trying to not overthink things because I tend to do that a lot. Also try to think things in a positive way till I become it.

My Break

My winter break wasn't that bad, it was ok. I didn't really do much over break but I catch up on sleep. I can't remember if I did anything kind or thoughtful. I helped my mom cook for the holidays which I normally don't do on a regular basis. I also wrote a letter to someone that I care about for Christmas. I manage to make them happy and smile which brought a smile to my face. I don't really do much thoughtful things or maybe I don't notice or remember. Although I plan to change that. I want to try to be more thoughtful and kind to people and myself in general.