The Magical Three Wishes

 Author's Note: In my short story I wrote about if I had three wishes and why I would choose them.

Imagine you get three wishes and you can wish for anything. What would you wish for? First I would wish that i was the richest person in the world so I could take care of my family, friends, and strangers that need help. Then I would want to be able to end all sickness because so many people in this world have died from a form of sickness. My last wish would be that I could own the NBA and the MLB because basketball and baseball are my favorite sports and enjoy to watch those two sports.

Semantic Devices

Metaphor- Time is a thief

Simile- He was as fast as Usain Bolt         

Personification- The coffee maker was screaming while brewing

Hyperbole- My homework will take forever

Puns- That’s punny

Oxymoron- Almost small

Alliteration - Brian bought big baseball bats

Irony- I got ran over by an ambulance

My Ultimate Dream Vacation

 Author's Note: I wrote about my ultimate vacation because I really like to go on vacations and I wanted to tell you what my dream vacation is.

If I could go anywhere I wanted to for my dream vacation I would go to the Bahamas or somewhere in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean it is very hot and tropical. I would not want to go somewhere where it is cold because i love the warmth. In the Bahamas there is so much stuff to do such as tanning, swimming, and snorkeling. That’s just a couple of activities you can do in the Bahamas. After the Bahamas I would want to go to Italy because my great great grandpa lived there and other people I am reated to live in Italy. When I'm in Italy I would go see the Colosseum because I like to learn about the history about that amazing building. Also I would go to the island of Cicily and go swimming on the beach. 

Spring Assessment

The Wolf Dog of Canada

Authors Note: I wrote about the book “White Fang” by Jack London because I really like the way he writes. The main character was faced with a lot of bullying and out casting.  

He moved swiftly through the forest dodging every tree and stick on the moist ground. He could hear the panting from the big fat rabbit trying to escape the intelligent wolf dog. The rabbit ran out of the forest to find a huge wall of stone when all of a sudden White Fang trotted out of the tree line growling and showing his sharp white teeth. As he got closer he pounced on the rabbit and ripped at his throat until the small mammal was dead. When he was marching back to his cave he found an Indian tribe who took him to be trained for a sled dog.

That was the beginning scene in “White Fang”. Jack London the author tells the story in the dog’s point of view which gives us a look how animals view humans.

When White Fang was in the Indian tribe he was considered as an outcast. The bullying from the other dogs in the tribe made the wolf dog a strong, smart, and cunning dog. Every day the other dogs would challenge White Fang to a battle and most the time won but slowly but surely White Fang would win the battle in other words he eliminated the competition. Eventually not even the biggest and strongest dogs would dare to confront him for a fight.

Bullying these days can do a lot of damage too many people, not just the person you’re doing it to. Almost 30 percent of teens in the United States are estimated to be involved in school bullying. That’s over 5.7 million people getting treated like White Fang and sometimes worse then what he received. Many schools around the USA are making ABC’s which stand for anti bully clubs. These clubs help the people who are getting bullied and stop the bullies from harming the kids. The biggest reasons why bullies bully is because they have low self-esteem and there is something wrong with their families.

White Fang was sold by his Indian owner because he had no money for his family. This cruel man named Beauty Smith was the man who bought the dog but he didn’t want him for a pet he wanted him for a fighting dog. He was the best fighting dog in the Yukon Territory so the men nicknamed him the “Fighting Wolf”. All this fighting made White Fang a very mean, frighten, and ferocious dog. When he was fighting he fell and the other dogged clamped on White Fang’s neck. These two men came in and saved White Fang from his death. The men thought he could never be trained like a normal dog but eventually they were able to have the dog sit on their lap and be around the whole family.

The book shows that anyone who was bullied and is scared can be formed back to their regular personality. All in all we need to stop bullying from happening in the first place because the book “White Fang” shows exactly what will happen if people get bullied.

Alaska’s Hunt for Oil

Author's Note: I wrote about the debate in Alaska deciding if the US should drill for oil there because I do not want them to drill there and wanted to tell people why they shouldn't.

The Alaskans should defend and keep their land safe from the drillers searching for oil. It is their land and they should protect it and not let drillers destroy the wildlife. Many animals such as polar bears, black bears, grizzlies bear, wolves, caribou, seals, whales, and plenty more animals would get kicked out of their homes and be forced to live somewhere else. Imagine having random strangers come to your house and just kick you out and say it’s theirs now and leave you to go find a new house.

There is a big debate whether we should drill in Alaska or not. The ANWR which stands for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the land that protects and lets the animals breed and repopulate the earth. Many natives do not want to have them because they think Alaska would get no profit out of the oil and just destroy the land. It would be a bad plan to drill in the Arctic Refuge because it would take up almost 20 million acres of wildlife land.

Scientist have researched and found that if they drilled in the refuge they would only gain 4% of imports. From all that work and destruction of the wildlife we would roughly get six months worth of oil. Six months isn’t worth the demolition of the ANWR. If they started to drill in the Arctic Refuge that means they would have to bring in so much equipment through the land which means ripping up the small trees and luscious grass. Also studies show that if they drill there will be massive loads of sludge and grime wandering threw the majestic fields in Alaska.

Some Scientist have said that there is a good chance of what happened in the Gulf of Mexico with the oil spill, another catastrophe. In this disaster eleven people died, 26,000 marine mammals, and almost 81,000 birds were killed or damaged in the spill. That could happen in Alaska but even more mammals and birds have a higher chance to get injured or at the worst killed.

We should stop and protect the land from the people from drilling in Alaska. Most people will not like the fact that we are ruining an amazing state for such a little income. The animals deserve this land and not be taken away like we have done a lot already. The state of Alaska is a gorgeous place and should be kept for the animals to reproduce and live in peace. 

The Loyal Samurai

Author's Note: I wrote about samurais because people should follow their actions. They are great role models if you look what they do good such as loyalty, honesty, and respect everyone.

In the book Warriors by Jim Eldridge really specified why samurai’s follow their code of honor so well. There were two kinds of samurais, one was a samurai who was trained to kill and hunt down people. The other one was a samurai who was just learning from his master to fight and handle a sword. They were sneaky warriors in the night that when told by their master to kill someone did it quiet and without anyone knowing. Samurai’s were the most loyal and brave warriors of the late 1800’s.

Samurais were so loyal because in 1800’s war was breaking out in Japan so the leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to the villages and collected a lot of the farmers and made an extremely strict caste system and made them follow his every command. He made all the farmers decide between the life on the farm or a strong brave warrior that would fight for him. Also he made a law that samurais were the only people who were allowed to arm themselves with a sword. Samurai’s without masters were called ronins which caused some trouble in the Edo Period. 

Bushido was the name of the samurai’s code of honor which meant “Way of the Warrior”, that was the way of their life. One reason why the samurai were so strong was because their masters would train them to be mentally and physically tough. Another reason is because masters stress their students to know that they need to have loyalty, wisdom and honor until death. A lot of people these days have forgotten and don’t use those great skills we can use every day. On the other hand many people still apply those great qualities. Employees usually and if they don’t should use these quality’s for their work to respect their boss.

The fearless samurai was trained by its master to be loyal, honest, and to follow their code of honor. These days there are not many samurais anymore because we have evolved into better technology such as guns, electronics, and social skills. Although samurais were feared deeply people can learn a lot from the samurais. The bravest, strongest, and most skilled warriors of the 1800’s were the samurais.

Through Tim Tebow’s Eyes

He was a nervous wreck all week in New York. The next day though was the time he would make it or break it. When he got to the theater he was greeted by hundreds of Gator’s fans. The candidates sat in the front row waited patiently and intensely to hear the winner of the Heisman trophy. Tim Tebow was always told he could never succeed in his sports, but all that did to him was made him work harder. Readers will know why Tim Tebow worked so hard and became so victorious. 

Tim was always told he could never be good at sports but the author Nathan Whitaker really described how Tim Tebow worked so much harder than the other players. One of the reasons he improved so much more than the other kids is that him and his brothers would constantly play sports even if none of them played that sport. He was the youngest out of his brothers so it would be a harder challenge for him as he played the sports. His parents always believed in him and pushed him to be his best. When it was his time to shine and show everyone that he could be successful he did just that. He started to be the greatest athlete in his school by playing a lot of sports and becoming so good at them.

Tebow became a top pick to go into college for his speed and strength and ability to throw the ball. Florida picked him up for from Nease High School to get in and play right away. He wanted to show everyone that he could succeed and prove all the people that doubted him that he could do it. In his career in Florida he won the Heisman in 2007 and also won two championships one in 2007 and the other in 2009. In the 2010 NFL Draft Tim was drafted 25^th pick overall to the Denver Broncos. Denver didn’t know if they wanted to play him the first year so they didn’t instead they played the more experienced quarterback. When it was his time to play he made the most of it and took the Broncos to the 2^nd round of the playoffs. 

The Tebow’s were always and still to this day a very hard working and a motivating family. Mrs. and Mr. Tebow helped Tim so much by encouraging him and telling him not to listen to everyone and their comments about how he couldn’t make college or even professional football. All the people that tried to bring him down and make him quit only made him work harder and get to college and the NFL. Tim work really hard to be successful and that’s exactly what he did by leading his team into two BCS championships and becoming a NFL quarterback.