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Journal 4-27-18
The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us, and your homeroom class is sticking together for survival. Who do you think you'd trust to be your leader? Who do you think would get bitten? Do you think you'd survive? Explain your reasoning. These zombies will be based on the war war z film. Out of all the people in my homeroom I would want my leader to be able to shut everyone up to their voice so maybe like Sarah and Will because he knows weapons and fighting. The people I think would get bitten Nick, Chas, Kayla and Niama. Nick because I don't know how he'd fight them. I say Chas because I feel like he'd get annoyed with everyone and leave or that his laugh would give away or location. I say Kayla because she's tall and clumsy, I'm pretty sure she would be the person in the movie that falls over nothing. Niama might die because she doesn't like to run. Everyone else makes it because they all have their inner savage. I think I would survive because I have used a gun and crossbow before on a shooting range. I never let my guard down and I can be fast. I also do know my way around. I've also done boxing and karate. Plus I've seen most horror movies with zombies so I think I know what not to do.
Amaiya Sims
April 17, 2018
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson, one of the most hidden poets of her time. Never discovered until death. I’ve found what some called the undiscovered truth.
Early Life
Emily was born on December 10th, 1830. She had a family of five including herself,. She had a brother named William Austin Dickinson, a sister named Lavina Norcross Dickinson, and a father named Edward and a mother name Emily. There isn't much about her childhood, but she spent most of her childhood reading and playing with her siblings. As she got old enough to be in school she picked to go to Mount Holyoke "https://www.mtholyoke.edu" for a year. Before she went the Mount Holyoke she went to Amherst Academy which is now called Amherst College for seven years "https://www.amherst.edu". She had a total of eight years of college. After college she spent most of her life on the family homestead writing and observing the sights that she sees. When she wrote it would settle her down “calm her.” While alive she never told anyone about her poems that she wrote or any of the books. Besides writing she also had very romantic lives with many different people. She had relationship with both men and women (Bisexual). She had a relationship with her best friend Susan Huntington Gilbert. Who later became her sister-in-law after her brother married her. After she had that relationship with her she never married to anyone. Emily died in later 1886 for a liver disease. Her total lifespan was 1830-1886, she died at fifty-six years old.
Awards
Emily Dickinson was dead before anyone recognized her talents and gifts. After her death Emilys sister found volumes of poems in her room. She found about 1,800 poems in her room. These poems were later published in 1890. She is remembered by movies about her life and her endless volumes of poems. Some people try to copy her work and replicate it.
In Emily Dickinson name the poetry foundation made a award category for young that are at least forty years old for their first collection. “https://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/dickinson-award." If the person wins in this category they get a 10,000 dollar reward. Since no one had or knew about any of her poems until four years later all of her recognition and awards weren't given directly towards her. In the late 2000s the people of Amherst Massachusetts made her house a museum. You can make visits there, have tours and other things to learn about her.
Historical Events
When Emily was born, there were three events happening the Second Great Awakening, The Oregon Trail, and the Indian removal act. The Second Great Awakening is the religious revival movement. People believed that Jesus was coming again. So they made a movement to prepare for his arrival which we know didn't come or hasn't come yet. The Oregon Trail was a trail that led people to Oregon and California in search for gold, fur, money, Manifest Destiny, land, etc. This was a dangerous trail, it was very mountainess, rocky and full of Indians and mountain men and the weather. A famous story of a party going to Oregon was the Donner Party. The Donner Party had a lot of people in it but only a third of the men and women survived and there were about two children who made it to the end. They had a man lead them onto a dangerous “shortcut” on the trail. On this trail they faced many challenges like the weather and hunger. In the end of their journey they ended up eating each other as a last resort. The Indian removal act was the after math of the Creek war of 1813-1814. But the IRA was a bill signed by president Andrew Jackson to grant the unsettled land. Not much else happened when she was older, major events only happened when she was born and when she turned one years old. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-indianremovalact/
Quotes
Emily had many quotes in her life. "If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain." I think she was talking about her writing fill the joy of a person. For example lets say a person has depression, but they read her poems and are filled with happiness. "I dwell in possibility." Meaning she probably only looked for what she can do or what she can write to fill happiness to a person like the first quote. I picked those two because they fit well together. "brainyquote.com"
Books
Emily had many books but she didn't create them other people had made them. Since she had a total of 1,800 poems. The number one rated poem that she wrote is "I taste liquor never brewed." When I read this poem in the book of poems called Complete poems of Emily. When i read this poem I was super confused about the meaning. As I looked into it more I thought maybe it's referring to life and she hadn't had the best of her life yet. This was one of her very first rhyming poems. After her family members looked at this they stated "that she never drank."
- URLhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-indianremovalact/
- Website Title Legends of America
- Date Accessed April 24, 2018
- URLhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/dickinson-award
- Website Title Poetry Foundation
- Article Title Emily Dickinson First Book Award
- Date Accessed April 24, 2018
- URLhttps://www.amherst.edu/
- Website Title Amherst College
- Article Title "Disability and the Law"
- Date Accessed April 24, 2018
- URLhttps://www.mtholyoke.edu/
- Website Title Mount Holyoke College
- Article Title Mount Holyoke College
- Date Accessed April 24, 2018
- URLhttps://www.history.com/
- Website TitleHistory.com
- Article Title HISTORY | Watch Full Episodes of Your Favorite Shows
- Date Accessed April 24, 2018
- Book Title The complete poems of Emily Dickinson
- Book Publisher Little, Brown and Company
- Publication Year 1960
- Sources: biography.com , history.com , https://www.poetryfoundation.org
- Emily Dickinson Notes.
- What are awards or recognitions that the author received, either while alive or posthumously? https://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/dickinson-award
- Her first award was to recognize an American poet at least 40 years of age yet to publish a first collection.
- The Poetry Foundation now has an Award category in her name.That’s worth $10,000
- She currently has a museum. Which is her house. She also has a couple of movies.
- What was her life like? What was her childhood like? biography.com
- Born in December 10th 1830. In Amherst Massachusetts.
- She lived 1830- 1886
- Went to Amherst Academy which is now called Amherst College.
- For Seven years then
- Then went to a Mount Holyoke female Seminary for a year.
- 8 total years of college.
- Reclusive life on family homestead
- Might have be homosexual never had any male interest.
- Never married
- Had many relationships with several men, confidantes, and mentors
- She had a relation with her friend Susan Huntington Gilbert. Who was later her sister in law.
- Historical events of her life: history.com
- 1830s – Second Great Awakening is the religious revival movement.
- 1830s – Oregon Trail which comes into use by settlers migrating to the Pacific Northwest.
- 1830 – Indian Removal Act.
- 1831 – Nat Turner's revolt.
- 1831 – The Liberator begins publication in 1831.
- 1831 – Cyrus McCormick invents the mechanical reaper.
- What is the authors most famous work. Genres/style of writing did they usually work with. Are they a novelist, a poet, a short story writer, an essayist, or all of the above?
- She was an American Poet
- She had a total of six poems that blew up after she died
- She has a total a 39 about herself that other people put her poems in it.
- I’m nobody! Who are you, A bird came down the walk are some of her most famous.
- Her poems dug deep into detail about herself or nature. She was always looking for a deeper meaning.
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Journal 4-20-18
Short Story prompt: "I woke up, rolled over, and jolted awake- I was not in my bedroom. I leapt out of bed, and as I passed a mirror, I froze. I had somehow switched bodies with my classmate..... Chas. I instantly screamed in horror to not only find out I was in a boys body but one that doesn't smell to nice sometimes. I looked in the mirror again to see if maybe there was a smudge on it or something because this couldn't have happened. Sadly this was the life I lived this was my freaky Friday and I had woke up in Chas Bazil body. Just out of curiosity I looked at the top of my head and wiggled around like a dog it flopped around. I decided to take a look around his room was filled dragon ball z posters and the scent of basketball. I went to school sadly, I ending up deciding I should have a little fun with this. I got on everyones nerves anything I could say to someone mad I did it I also tried doing sertaint sports I had admit I was a little better. Along with that I had discover a unique laugh that seems to change every time. The next morning I woke up in a different persons body another man but this one was different I had Katy Perry posters on the wall with hockey sticks on the side of my bed strangle I had a lot more hair than usual. OMG I can't believe I'm in this body out of the bodies in the world.
Journal 4-13-18
Write a letter from the point of view of your pet. Who you write to or what you write about is your choice.
Dear Amaiya,
Before I get started let me just say I don't apreatiate when you pay more attention to the other dogs you see. I don't like it how you play video games and throw your controller across the room it scares me. I also don't like how I'm not aloud to be on the counter but I can be in the window I just want to be myself I want to be a cat. Im sorry that I ran away to be with my girlfriend don the street. I was wondering why we don't watch animal planet anymore I miss those time. I wonder where you go all the time never mind must be a bad place because you always come home tired and sad. Ps that bunny you like in the backyard he's not alive.
Dear Amaiya,
Before I get started let me just say I don't apreatiate when you pay more attention to the other dogs you see. I don't like it how you play video games and throw your controller across the room it scares me. I also don't like how I'm not aloud to be on the counter but I can be in the window I just want to be myself I want to be a cat. Im sorry that I ran away to be with my girlfriend don the street. I was wondering why we don't watch animal planet anymore I miss those time. I wonder where you go all the time never mind must be a bad place because you always come home tired and sad. Ps that bunny you like in the backyard he's not alive.
Journal 3/29/18
2. Write a short story about if you lived in a different time period? I would go to the future for a some days to see how it would feel. My version of the future is somewhat like the terminator series. In the future I am the leader of the last humans on earth fighting against alexa’s and Siri and the robots there building in Dubai and the drones amazon. It's 2430
Phew Phew lazer whizzing past my face. Ive made it past the first waves of evil robots. After amazon made a robot with emotions things went downhill. I was working in the government at the time and I had served some years in the army. I was preparing for this day because when I was younger the all said that would happen. I was the leader of the human rebellion the elderly didn't survive at all some celebrities did the tuff ones at least. We were on a mission to say the world, we only had one chance to shut down the overlord Alexa.
1) How do you feel about graduating from Bethany? What are you excited, hopeful or nervous in regards to high school.
I'm ready for high school I can't wait to leave. This might sound mean but I've been counting the days till I leave Bethany, I started doing that in seventh grade. At the same time I'm nervous about going to high school, all the major things happen there. Like getting ready for college and driving social status. It's a big step and Im think Im ready for it. Im not going to say I don't like Bethany they has been some good moment/memories. But honestly I'm ready for change, but I am sad to leave my friends I've built a connection with them and I don't want to break that bond. Because I used to have a best friend that I liked better than my other best friends we'd do everything together. We both made that promise that we'd stay friends until adult hood and keep in contact in high school. But as soon as we left we broke that promise we didn't contact each other at all. Before we knew it we had new friends and broken our bond we had originally. We moved on, I hope with my classmates we can at least stay in contact with each other even if were going to the same school. A memory last forever, never does it die, true friends stay together and never say goodbye.
Phew Phew lazer whizzing past my face. Ive made it past the first waves of evil robots. After amazon made a robot with emotions things went downhill. I was working in the government at the time and I had served some years in the army. I was preparing for this day because when I was younger the all said that would happen. I was the leader of the human rebellion the elderly didn't survive at all some celebrities did the tuff ones at least. We were on a mission to say the world, we only had one chance to shut down the overlord Alexa.
1) How do you feel about graduating from Bethany? What are you excited, hopeful or nervous in regards to high school.
I'm ready for high school I can't wait to leave. This might sound mean but I've been counting the days till I leave Bethany, I started doing that in seventh grade. At the same time I'm nervous about going to high school, all the major things happen there. Like getting ready for college and driving social status. It's a big step and Im think Im ready for it. Im not going to say I don't like Bethany they has been some good moment/memories. But honestly I'm ready for change, but I am sad to leave my friends I've built a connection with them and I don't want to break that bond. Because I used to have a best friend that I liked better than my other best friends we'd do everything together. We both made that promise that we'd stay friends until adult hood and keep in contact in high school. But as soon as we left we broke that promise we didn't contact each other at all. Before we knew it we had new friends and broken our bond we had originally. We moved on, I hope with my classmates we can at least stay in contact with each other even if were going to the same school. A memory last forever, never does it die, true friends stay together and never say goodbye.
3-23-18 Journal
What is something your family or teachers don't understand about your life? Why do you think they have trouble related to you this topic/issue? There are lots of things that some my old and current teachers don't understand about me. For example I'm a African American person living in the white mans world. Ive had a one of my cousins gunned down by a police officer. My family is basically all military, firefighters, or police officers sure thats a common thing that goes on in families. But most of the time they come back home. I don't think my peers or my teachers realize that I had so much death in my family from war, battle, and deadly diseases. Thats why they don't understand why Im sad most of the time. I replace my sadness with a fake smile and fake laughing when Im slowly dying in the inside. Teachers will never understand the pain I've been through this also affects my grades. I listen to music all the time because I don't like silence it makes me think about all the members of my family and friends I've lost.
Journal 3/2/18
Describe a fight you had with a family member from their point of view. What happened? How did it end? What were they feeling/thinking? The following is a true story (This fight happened last Saturday after I went to go see black panther) The fight started when my brother lil Cory thought he knew more about Black Panther and Wakanda than me. At that moment he knew he messed up. because when it comes to marvel and superhero's I'm the smartest person in the room. (now I will be Cory) Thats wrong black panther didn't have superpowers it was the suit. Captain America could totally beat him in a fight. He'll be the first to die in Avengers. (now me) First of all theres a comic where Black panther beat the life out of captain America. Second he does have superpowers (catlike reflexes speed basically all his senses are at the peek. (note the last comment he made about him dying first made me mad so I challenged him to a wrestling because he made fun of my WAKANDEN brother). (now back to brother) Ok sure you know I always win. He was right I normally don't win against him, but the fury of a thousand brothers and sister from wakanda awakened inside me and he knew. She came at like a tornado but she's in a boot I can't hurt her and she can't hurt me. So Ill just punch her in the stomach or arm. (I took the punch and bent over) Im not going to hurt you because your in a boot. (I was still steaming) Why is she getting up OWWWWW what the beep. (I had backslapped him so hard that his nose started to bleed to be sure he knew what he did I punched him in his stomach twice.) Why would you do that. (I left with my arms in a x position saying WAKANDA forever). Im pretty sure he was extremly mad and in pain a bit. An hour later he apologized. So I guess he knew not to make me angry about the things I love because when it comes to those things I never freeze.
Journals 2-23-18
It started as an ordinary Friday morning, when suddenly I hear a loud moaning sound almost animal like. I walk slowly to the class rooms I turn the corner and I see Niama cover in what seems to be water. I was curious to see what had made her like this, I slowly open the door to my homeroom and I see a wild llama spitting on everyone except for Chas. I think the llama was confused to whom he was. Later I found out that there was no llama is was just the sound of Chas laughing and Niama was covered in water because she fell in a puddle.
Journals 2-16-18
Describe how a grape feels as it becomes a rain. (Drying out, shriveling, wrinkling, etc) You are the grape. Hi my name is Gabe the Grape. Its a nice morning the sun is shining and Im feeling okay. For some reason this man put me in the sun. Day 1: Im starting to burn up I've starting to sweat. Day 2: Ive lost my friends Jack and Halle. I can't take this anymore I cried for help but no one can hear me. Ive lost an ounce. I feel super skinny. I am starting to smell musty I look like I'm dying whats happing. Day:3 In my final hours I leave everything to my friend Jerry oh ummm he's dead so never mind. Narrater- Gabe has gone from a nice 2 ounce grape to a .1 ounce golden grape that I'm eaten.
Journal 2/9/18
Describe someone who is a hero to you. Who are they? Why are they your hero? I don't really have a real life hero in my life maybe most of my military or police relatives. But I was to pick a celebrity I would pick Chris Pratt or Chadwick Boseman. Chris Pratt because he has been through a lot with his family and he used to be fat and he got through it. Chadwick Boseman because he is the first black superhero to get his own movie.
Journals 2/1/18
You can only you 25 words for the rest of your life. What is your list, and why? My words would consist of. You, Need, Jesus, great, handsome, I, am, boss, love, idiot, Awesome, help, , food, ahhh, god, chill, out, bet, fam, dangatang,, raw, boned I would pick these word because I say them the most in my everyday life.
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If you could be a professional at something, what would you be and why. I want to great at gathering information on a topic and when someone thinks their right I would let them destroy themselves. Then when their done destroy them/prove them wrong. Or be great at any sport. Be great at any video game.
Prompt 1/12/18
What is the most valuable lesson you've learned from a friend? How did you learn it? I worst lesson I've learned from a friend is don't mess with someone diving techneck/ getting involved with their enemies. The first one I pushed my friend Annabel in the pool it the deep end. She was pretty mad about it. But what I didn't know was that her mom was the coach of the swim team. The next day all the members of the team including the coach grabbed me and threw me in the pool I wasn't even dressed for it that day. The second one is I helped a guy on the bus get rid of his bullies which is a good thing. But then they started to bully me for a while but I was friends with the head of the school because of his son/baseball so I ended up telling him and they got suspended. This taught me to tell a teacher first and I also lost a tooth from that experience too.
Have you ever been given a responsiblily you couldn't handle? My aunt had to go out of town for work and she asked the family to take care of her house. Everyone had a job to do, my job was to watch her dogs she at the time had 3 dogs. two shitzus and a Dalmatian. I only excepted this job because I thought I had the skills like Ceasar Milan the dog whisperer. The shitzus I had under control but the Dalmatian I didn't his name was Zesus and we called him that because he was huge and fast like a lightning bolt. I had to use the bathroom because my lunch was chipotle. So I was gone for like 10min I came back and the whole living room was trashed pillows torn poop everywhere a vase broken. cushions gone my shoes destroyed. This all happened and hour before she came back home. The whole point of this was to keep her house clean and I destroyed a room in the span of 10 and couldn't get it fixed.
Have you ever been given a responsiblily you couldn't handle? My aunt had to go out of town for work and she asked the family to take care of her house. Everyone had a job to do, my job was to watch her dogs she at the time had 3 dogs. two shitzus and a Dalmatian. I only excepted this job because I thought I had the skills like Ceasar Milan the dog whisperer. The shitzus I had under control but the Dalmatian I didn't his name was Zesus and we called him that because he was huge and fast like a lightning bolt. I had to use the bathroom because my lunch was chipotle. So I was gone for like 10min I came back and the whole living room was trashed pillows torn poop everywhere a vase broken. cushions gone my shoes destroyed. This all happened and hour before she came back home. The whole point of this was to keep her house clean and I destroyed a room in the span of 10 and couldn't get it fixed.
Journal 1/5/18
You are a building. What are your memories and Stories about yourself. If I were a building I think I would either be a basketball arena or a military base. If I were an arena I would want a famous team to play for me like Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors. So I can house some of the greatest basketball players in the world and carry some of their greatest moments. A military base so I can see all the action and sacrifices that our troops do for us. Also half my family was/is in the military. It was also one of the fist places I traveled to.
Do you have a favorite family member? Who are they? What are some favorite memories of them? Beside my mom I think my favorite family would be my cousin Devvon. He isn't my cousin by blood. His dad married my other cousin. We first met at the wedding I was the flower girl and he was the ring holder. So we spent a lot of time together. Ever since then we've been hanging out, spending the night playing video games. Ive also gone on four trips with him and this year we will be going to California together. Our relationship might stop soon because when we both get older it might get weird. We've been a family/friends since 2013 and he is one of the few guy friends that I spend a lot of time with.
Would you rather know the date of your death or how you will die? Why do you pick the way you do? How would this knowledge affect you? I think I would want to know when I die so I can live my life to the fullest and it would only be natural for you to die of age or something. If I knew how I was going to die I feel like I would living in fear and I don't like the concept of being afraid I just hate when Im afraid.
Do you have a favorite family member? Who are they? What are some favorite memories of them? Beside my mom I think my favorite family would be my cousin Devvon. He isn't my cousin by blood. His dad married my other cousin. We first met at the wedding I was the flower girl and he was the ring holder. So we spent a lot of time together. Ever since then we've been hanging out, spending the night playing video games. Ive also gone on four trips with him and this year we will be going to California together. Our relationship might stop soon because when we both get older it might get weird. We've been a family/friends since 2013 and he is one of the few guy friends that I spend a lot of time with.
Would you rather know the date of your death or how you will die? Why do you pick the way you do? How would this knowledge affect you? I think I would want to know when I die so I can live my life to the fullest and it would only be natural for you to die of age or something. If I knew how I was going to die I feel like I would living in fear and I don't like the concept of being afraid I just hate when Im afraid.
Journal 12/15/17
Whats something you shamelessly enjoy that other people might think is dumb or weird> why do you like it? I like to watch Anime's/ tv and either get so involved to the point were I'm talking to the tv and be like YASSSSSS you go and clapping. Or think the Anime guy I watch and think that they are cute or something like that. I love to make my sister seem like this clumsy girl. What I do is go on her phone and start texting him or send really weird pictures. I also love to watch movies and say why are they doing that or this basically I'm like the walking rotten tomatoes. My mom never likes bringing me to the movies.
Journal 12/1/17
What would you fight for or die for? I would fight for a lot of things in my life like animal rights my family friends anything marvel related. But dying for something is a whole other thing I most likely do it for my family or friends. it depends on that friend it would have to someone that I've known for a long time to lay my life down for them or If they've been good to me for years and haven't done anything to wrong me. I would lay my life down for my family no matter who it is. I'm the second oldest in my family generation. Our family code is to protect and serve and love one another. So my job as the second oldest is to protect my lower family members.
What piece of technology can you not live without? Describe what you think life would be like without it? Its probably my phone or my xbox. My phone because its my connection to the outside world and when I didn't really use it of the summer I didn't know what was going on. And my xbox because its my main source of entertainment when I get board I just go on my xbox or playstation.
What piece of technology can you not live without? Describe what you think life would be like without it? Its probably my phone or my xbox. My phone because its my connection to the outside world and when I didn't really use it of the summer I didn't know what was going on. And my xbox because its my main source of entertainment when I get board I just go on my xbox or playstation.
Journals 11/17/17
Describe yourself as if you were book character. What would narrator say about you? Last night I asked a few people what was I like in the beginning they said quiet but cool at the same time and now they say I'm a little loud but cool. I believe a narrator would say that I'm quiet maybe portrait as a villain. I think I can be shy around people at first but when I become comfortable I start to get loud. People at my last school said I was a loyal friend, funny, cool, some even said I was a protector. I believe the narrator would call me a friend of the main character who was by their side was cool and collected in the face of danger and could protect them from anything. Or maybe I would the one character trying to make jokes to make a situation better. Because I like to make people feel better by asking if their ok or just making some jokes.
An alien has come to Earth and wants you to explain humans. What three things would you tell it about humans to sum our species up? To be honest with the alien I would say sometimes our pride can get in the way of how we live and we can be cocky. The second thing I would probably say we let others make our decisions for us. Im not saying all people are like this, but some are. The third thing is we get afraid of the unknown a lot. We get worried when a new problem comes from nowhere and makes it self present. To add a fourth thing humans enjoy pleasure what I'm trying to say about that is we enjoy things that make us happy. That could go for anything really like money, people, entertainment and other things.
What is a question you desperately want answered? Why does it intrigue you? I don't really have that many questions about life because I starting to figure it out slowly. But if I had to pick is god really real. I mean I believe in him and all, but I also that kind of person who needs proof. Do we just make him up so when people die they feel better knowing their going to heaven or want to repent from their sins. I want to believe that their is something out there, but I have doubts and questions. My mom is like its normal for a person my age to have a bunch of questions if he's really there.
An alien has come to Earth and wants you to explain humans. What three things would you tell it about humans to sum our species up? To be honest with the alien I would say sometimes our pride can get in the way of how we live and we can be cocky. The second thing I would probably say we let others make our decisions for us. Im not saying all people are like this, but some are. The third thing is we get afraid of the unknown a lot. We get worried when a new problem comes from nowhere and makes it self present. To add a fourth thing humans enjoy pleasure what I'm trying to say about that is we enjoy things that make us happy. That could go for anything really like money, people, entertainment and other things.
What is a question you desperately want answered? Why does it intrigue you? I don't really have that many questions about life because I starting to figure it out slowly. But if I had to pick is god really real. I mean I believe in him and all, but I also that kind of person who needs proof. Do we just make him up so when people die they feel better knowing their going to heaven or want to repent from their sins. I want to believe that their is something out there, but I have doubts and questions. My mom is like its normal for a person my age to have a bunch of questions if he's really there.
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What scares you the most? Why does it scare? Im scared of I the thought of accomplishing so much in life then die and have no one remember you. It makes me think why are we doing this if the later generation wont remember. I don't know why but I'm afraid of Chucky when I watch the movies I laugh his jokes or something else. But I guess knowing I have all those stuff animals in tree I kinda scares me.
A time I had to be brave was when my cousin died I decided not to show up. And at the funeral everyone was crying and I wasn't I was the oldest in the row so I had to be brave for my little cousins and show them that its going to be okay.
A time I had to be brave was when my cousin died I decided not to show up. And at the funeral everyone was crying and I wasn't I was the oldest in the row so I had to be brave for my little cousins and show them that its going to be okay.
Journal 10/26/17
Nobody at school knows that I that I half Canadian on my dads side well some people know but not a lot. Back in the day I would pick on stuff my grandmother and uncle would sound and I would say stuff like sorry or eh a lot. Some of my brothers and sister do the same stuff currently. Some other stuff that people may not know about me was I was on the news a lot of times when I was younger. For example I got to go on Xavier and Uc's basketball court and we spoke about breast cancer awareness month. Also my baseball team went to the championship in our league and channel five or nine came by. Another thing is I have friends and connections almost everywhere in Cincinnati and Virginia. Some might not believe me but I do. Im very connected with people and they seem to like to keep in touch so if anyone needs anything I got you. Awhile back I told a couple of you guys but not all I am now a Jake pauler. He earned my respect over one topic and he said some things about hate and all that stuff. He may be stupid but he has his own job and makes millions off of it so a guess you can act stupid.
Journal 10/20/17
My least favorite tradition is going to my house and having thanksgiving. I hate having thanksgiving over my house that mean we have to clean up everyones mess and they will stay for hours. Say we start having people over at 1:30 and it will at 11:30. And then my mom might invite some of her friends over and they'll bring their kids and 13 I don't like or play with 9-5 year olds. You know how you learn something new everyday well i agree with this because I find out how annoying my family can be along with some of my friends. Not to be mean to my family I love them and all but when they laugh it sounds like a horse and all of them together sound like a whole herd. Then I have to watch my dog because people go in and out of my house and he always bothers people. Thats why I love going over some of my friends houses for thanksgiving or other relatives.
Journal 10/6/17
1)What is the best gift your've ever gotten? How about the worst? Why? The best gift I've gotten was probably my dog or my xbox both have meaning to me. One is a living thing and the other is for pure entertainment but I really like both. The worst gift Ive gotten was my ATV I know that sounds like a really good gift but It was a bad experience. I crashed it and had half of my face skinned off and it was Christmas Eve. When I was healed I went to ride it again because I felt better I ended up running over a little kid named Sarah. So I'm not supposed to use it anymore.
2) What is something you wish you could change about the world? I wish I could make a world without wars or violence. I would have a peaceful world, but I would still have violence but like violence in movies or sports or just stupid horseplay. I would get rid of major violence like police, mass shootings and stuff like that. I would also get rid of stereotypes even though I think some are funny.
3) What kind of book do you wish we'd read in class? The books that I want for class may be to extreme but if we had the choice to pick I would want to read game of thrones, Harry Potter, and superhero hero things.
2) What is something you wish you could change about the world? I wish I could make a world without wars or violence. I would have a peaceful world, but I would still have violence but like violence in movies or sports or just stupid horseplay. I would get rid of major violence like police, mass shootings and stuff like that. I would also get rid of stereotypes even though I think some are funny.
3) What kind of book do you wish we'd read in class? The books that I want for class may be to extreme but if we had the choice to pick I would want to read game of thrones, Harry Potter, and superhero hero things.
Journals
Explain your strategy of how you'd survive the zombie apocalypse? If I was in the zombie apocalypse I would use all my training I learned at my camp or from the movies Ive watched. First I would find a weapon from dicks because they have weapons (Guns at the top of the store and all kinds of gear. I would also stock up on food and place it in a stronghold or fortress with all my stuff. I would also make sure I'm not doing to following I wouldn't fall like every ten seconds or stop to get stupid stuff. or underestimate how fast the zombies run. I would also try to find their weak points and see how to cure or kill them. I might also go to the people station and get myself a dog to fight along side me. My weapons would be 9mm pistol or dessert eagle, AR15, AK47, a machine gun, metal baseball bat, and of course a sniper riffle. I also wouldn't do something like run into buildings without scoping it out. I would also a jeep. I would also trust myself and only myself. In my world I would be the only person except for a few. If I get bitten I would cut of the limb so I wouldnt become one
If I had a 100 Million Dollars
You win an enormous sum of money. Lets say 100 million but you only have 72 hours to spend it. What do you buy or invest in before the money disappears. If I had 100 mill I would give some to college and some to my mother. I would also buy a huge mansion with a butler and a huge garage filled with my favorite cars like Camaro's and Porches and Some lamborginis. I would also invest in the video game company 2k.
Prompt 9/15/17
If you were invisible, what would you do unseen? I would probably prank a lot of people. Or just make the people I don't like and make their life bad. For example I would steal their socks and move them to different places. I would basically mess with their head all day making them feel insane. Maybe if I was invisible I would go into first class or a plane and go anywhere I want. If this was realistic I would be myself for example I would help people or just eat junk food in peace anyway from judgement from my friends and family.
Think of a time you hurt someone, on purpose or accidentally. If you could make it right/better how, what would you do to fix it. When I when younger I was with my sisters and brothers they pranked me by pouring water on me and putting mayonnaise on my toothbrush. I got so mad that I went in berserk mode. I trashed her room and broke her phone and said that she the R word and said that she a mistake. I really shouldn't have said that because she was taking me home. I liked to hang my hands out the window and she closed my fingers in the window and I wasn't paying attention and she cut of the tip of one of my fingers.
My goal next week is not to get my pass signed and win my election.
Think of a time you hurt someone, on purpose or accidentally. If you could make it right/better how, what would you do to fix it. When I when younger I was with my sisters and brothers they pranked me by pouring water on me and putting mayonnaise on my toothbrush. I got so mad that I went in berserk mode. I trashed her room and broke her phone and said that she the R word and said that she a mistake. I really shouldn't have said that because she was taking me home. I liked to hang my hands out the window and she closed my fingers in the window and I wasn't paying attention and she cut of the tip of one of my fingers.
My goal next week is not to get my pass signed and win my election.
The American Dream 9/14/17
What is the American Dream? The American Dream is that every American citizen has an equal opportunity to do something or make something but at the same time they have to work for it. My American Dream is that I'm a good person to everyone I don't lie I continue to live my life the best I can. What are some of the ideals of the American Dream? That every person has to work hard to earn or make their dreams come true. I think that is the main ideal of the American Dream you can think about it and wish for it but you need to work for it. Living the American Dream is you've already accomplished it and your just "living it" achieving the American Dream is your trying to get it or you have it but your still working on it. The American Dream can be achievable but it can take a long time and a lot of effort. Sometimes the dream can't be achievable. For example say its against the law for you to come to America and have your dream. Or say you can't do your dream you don't have money or unable to.
Think of a time when you wanted something desperately. What was it? I really wanted to have dog desperately I also wanted a large house or a lot of money. Back when I was younger I really wanted a puppy I made deals to get the dog and I used my moms money to pay a guy to get me a dog. Also when I went to my friends houses I was so jealous that they had more money than me and they had bigger houses. Sometimes I would take there stuff but they would really just give the things to me that they didn't want. The worst thing Ive tried to do to get something is when I was at the Microsoft store and I saw so many computers that I wanted and xbox excesories I put one in my moms bag and took it with us. But we ended up putting it back. Now I have enough money to buy these things but I have to do a lot of begging or just do really good in school which I already do.
What does "evil" look like to you? Evil to me looks like the devil or someone like Hitler. Evil does exist but I haven't seen a lot of evil people because thats a really strong word. Ive seen mean people and annoying people.
Think of a time when you wanted something desperately. What was it? I really wanted to have dog desperately I also wanted a large house or a lot of money. Back when I was younger I really wanted a puppy I made deals to get the dog and I used my moms money to pay a guy to get me a dog. Also when I went to my friends houses I was so jealous that they had more money than me and they had bigger houses. Sometimes I would take there stuff but they would really just give the things to me that they didn't want. The worst thing Ive tried to do to get something is when I was at the Microsoft store and I saw so many computers that I wanted and xbox excesories I put one in my moms bag and took it with us. But we ended up putting it back. Now I have enough money to buy these things but I have to do a lot of begging or just do really good in school which I already do.
What does "evil" look like to you? Evil to me looks like the devil or someone like Hitler. Evil does exist but I haven't seen a lot of evil people because thats a really strong word. Ive seen mean people and annoying people.
Journal Entry
Language Arts
Amaiya Sims
September 8, 2017
Journal Entry
Pick a talent of skill. What do you wish you were an expert at? How would you use it? I would want to good at being a better friend and understanding other peoples problems. For example if someone is hurt or anything else I could be there for them and make them feel better. Something else I would want to be better at making money because sometimes I just blow my money on dumb stuff. If I learn how to spend my money better I could get even more money so I can save up and buy something more expensive. I would also like to be better at running so I can pass everyone and I wouldn't be late to any classes or events.
Amaiya Sims
September 8, 2017
Journal Entry
Pick a talent of skill. What do you wish you were an expert at? How would you use it? I would want to good at being a better friend and understanding other peoples problems. For example if someone is hurt or anything else I could be there for them and make them feel better. Something else I would want to be better at making money because sometimes I just blow my money on dumb stuff. If I learn how to spend my money better I could get even more money so I can save up and buy something more expensive. I would also like to be better at running so I can pass everyone and I wouldn't be late to any classes or events.