Books, Books, Books

     I'm sitting at my desk thinking, as the last weeks of middle school pass by, what do I was to accomplish before I leave. There are so many things that I could do but something that will stick around are the grades that I get this quarter. I really want to get all As this quarter. I also want to do well on my finals. I still remember sitting in a classroom on the first day of seventh grade learn things that I never thought would be useful, but now nearly two years later, I'm being tested on all of it. I also really want to have a great time at Camp Maclean. I've been looking forward to this trip since the bus ride back from Camp Maclean in seventh grade.       "Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory"- Dr Seuss. I never realized how amazing it is to be able to see my friends every day. Now that I'm going to High School I won't be seeing then as often. My goal over the summer is to not lose my friendships and to stay c

     I don't know about you but I love to eat. I like to try new foods and let my taste buds explore. I'm not much of a chef and I can't really make anything impressive, but I know some places that can. My favorite restaurant is The Cheesecake Factory. They have amazing food, and great service. I have been to The Cheesecake Factory a few times and every time was better than the last.       As soon as we arrive we try to get in line as fast as possible. We get a small device that will magically tell you when there is an open table. While we wait, my siblings and I wander over to where all the cheesecakes are. We take our time to choose which ones we are going to order. This is always the most difficult part of the trip; choose which cheesecake because they all look so good. By the time we choose our table is ready. We follow an employee to our table and sit, waiting.       After a while our menus are brought to us and as my dad looks through the main dishes, the rest o

I have a HUGE test coming up. Most people would be scared, but luckily I know exactly how to prepare. If you want to learn my foolproof methods then it is essential for you to completely forget everything that you have been taught to do before a test. Now since you have done that we can start. Study as little as possible All the information needed to pass this test was most likely said in class, so that means that it is somewhere in your brain. Now we just need to get your brain working so hard that you can remember the information for the test. Don't exercise  Exercise uses up energy. We need that energy to do well on this test. You should be doing the opposite of exercise to conserve the energy that you have and save it for the test. Don't eat any breakfast instead eat all the sugar you can When food is eaten your body has to break it down. This is work for the digestive system. It gets the digestive system muscles working therefore it is exercise which we now a

“We must live, and when this is all over, we must work to make the world a better place. And if we die, we will die knowing that it was not our fault, that we did our best, and we can go to our deaths in dignity… I want you both to live…And to remember...You must choose love. Always choose love.” (from Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas, page 70) I read this quote in book that I recently read and it reminded me of a great man in Indian history, Gandhi. If you didn't already know, Gandhi was an Indian activist, but unlike most activist Gandhi did everything through peace and love. His goal was to get India's independence from Great Britain. He told many amazing speeches and lead non-violent protests. He also fasted many times as a non-violent  weapons. His brave and peaceful deeds got India its independence, and has  inspire many people today to choose more peaceful path.

2/24/2018 Dear Diary,                   I recently saw a very sad documentary about children from the Holocaust, "I'm Still Here." It talked about the daily changes that children from that time period had to go through told through the diaries written by many of the children who lived through it. I was shocked at how cruel the Nazis treated children. They placed all Jews into ghettos. If they didn't work they would be deported to certain death. Many people died from starvation and disease. Children were treated no different than adults when it came to work, but children were much more likely to be deported to the death camps because they generally would not work as well as adults. I think that this documentary will have have a big effect on people. It will make them realize how hard it was for these children.

Imagine that one night at the dinner table you were told that you were moving. You would be moving far from the place that you grew up in, away from all your friends and away from your beloved home. Most of us be heartbroken at the though of leaving behind everything that you knew and loved. Then your parents told you that they got to design the new house. Now what would you say? Probably still mad right? But after thinking about it, I think that you would realize that you had no choice in the decision that you were moving, and maybe try you would even to accept it. Now you get to help design your house. What would you want in your house? What kind of luxuries would you want in your own room? It is a good question to always be thinking about; just in your randomly told that your moving.