Are All Things Connected?

Yes...of course.....

A bug and a snowflake have something in common....a bug has six legs, while a snowflake has 6 sides....

It just depends on how you look at things, and your perspective of objects in life.

Michelle and I have something in common as well....we both go to the same school, have black hair, brown eyes, both wear Converse, and are both incredibly immature :)

I do believe that all things are connected and have similarities, it really depends on how you think of it.

A frog and a fly may not have much in common, but a frog eats a fly....

All things are connected in a way.....life is weird......

I-pods and disco balls look nothing alike, but they both have glass on them.......and light is reflected on them.....

It depends on your imagination and creativity, on how you view things :)

Reflection of 1st Semester in 7th Grade

90% of what was really interesting in the 1st semester was between friends and stuff.....and it's kind of personal, so I'm not going to talk about this.....

The other 10% I will be talking about is about the "school" and stuff....

Mind you, this only applies for my English class....

I think I manage it pretty well....because I turned in most of my homework....but I do have to have more time management.....and this applies to all of my classes....

Our last test was a bit.....biased though.....here are the two most biased ones:

1. Why was Jack nice to Ernie? (from the story "A Crush")

A: Because Jack is a very generous person.

Ok, what is the problem here?

It's pretty obvious isn't it?

2. The wire was taut. (pick the closest meaning)

a. thick

b. tight

c. sharp

d. shiny

You may ask, what is the problem with this question? 

Here's the problem.....WE DIDN'T HAVE TAUT IN OUR VOCABULARY LIST.

And I totally blew the vocabulary-sentence quiz, what you had to do it make a sentence for each of the 10 words.....and technically, my sentences were all grammatically correct...but I had 3 points deducted because I spelled 3 of the vocabulary words wrong.....how sad is that.....

I'll....try to improve my mistakes.....understand what tests are looking for as answers.......be more responsible at time management......write homework faster so I can do other stuff such as studying and reading.....and watch more Rainbow Bunchie :)

Can Where You Are Change Who You Are?

Of course, if I were to suddenly go to the U.S, my personality would not change, but my actions might.

What do I mean?

Since I'll be interacting with different people, eating different foods, and going to different places....

Because the U.S has people who are more open, I would probably be more open too, if you know what I mean......and I might, no offense, be more.......American if you know what I mean =.=

And if you were to live in Alaska, when you were living in.....Thailand, then you would certainly change your clothing styles and way of life......climate can effect you greatly....

If you were to move to another country, your clothing style, way of life, hobbies, and maybe actions would change......but your personality and your likings might still be the same......

Homeless People

I really feel sorry for those people on there: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7389750n

But I'm really curious....why are there so many homeless in Florida?

I mean, like....where are all of their families and stuff.....

But I still feel bad for them because they deserve a home to live in.....everyone should deserve a house, the thing is, there are many people who are FREAKISHLY rich, but there are some who are really really poor....so poor that on most days, they don't get even one meal....

The world's finance is extremely unbalanced......

But I mean, even if you don't have money, you'll still have your family to support you right?

Well, these people don't....some of them live alone on the streets.....

I wish the homeless luck.

Class project: Animals of Manzanar

Well, first things first....I HATE GLOGSTER

If you read my regular blog before, you'll know what I'm talking about, but if not....

Glogster is basically a program where you can make posters.....and it is a HORRIBLE website.....

It's really hard to use, and it's very unpredictable.......the problem I encountered when I was making my poster for this project was that for some odd reason, the pictures won't upload, but you can't copy and paste it either.....I spent about an hour trying to do something about the problem (including shutting down my computer twice) but it won't get ANY better.....so in the end I just gave up and pasted everything on Powerpoint, something that I could rely on without going all coukoo on me......

Yep, what could have taken me half an hour took me 2 hours =.=

While I was doing this, I learned a lot about the animals of Manzanar....there are basically 6 main animals that live there.

BECAUSE NO ANIMAL CAN SURVIVE THERE......

Just kidding....

But what I think we can improve is make the poster bigger so the audience can see it better.....

But seriously, I think we did pretty well....

HAHA.

What makes a community?

A community is where many people are gathered in one place, usually living in an area.

What makes a community?

It's the trust between people.

There are sometimes gardeners, rule fussers, skaters, athletics, lazy people, and even crazy or spooky people in a community......

There are maybe even restaurants, houses, parks, 7-11 (not in all cases, but have you seen Taiwan's 7-11's? If you did, you'll understand what I'm talking about), and sometimes even banks.

The people work together to sustain the community and sometimes help each other out, such as lemonade stands, car washes, or volunteering for different activities.

Communities can only form when the group of people are trusting each other and can depend on each other, even if they might not agree all the time and are different people.

What Happens When Friends Compete?

Friends compete. In fact, they compete all the time.

In sports, grades, for scholarships, and even for internet connection (only me? okay then).

For example, I compete with a lot of my friends in Sports Day, but we are still friends :)

But in the Amigo Brothers, they compete for the championship, and they are afraid that their friendly bond will break because of the competition. And that it will create a wall between them.

What could happen is that they will try to win without hurting each other, in this case, by knocking them out as quick as possible so that they would win without physically hurting each other.

In the end of course, they remain best friends and walk away from the ring, knowing that they are both winners in their hearts.

But in some cases, friends might become enemies or they just stop being friends. When this happens, they should try to give themselves some time away from each other and make up slowly. You can't just let a little competition get between your friendship bond.

Competition always happens, whether big or small, sometimes, you don't even realize that you're competing.

But there is a difference between friendly competition and destructive competition. In friendly competition, you usually compete for who sold the most items in a Spring Fair. And friendly competitions are usually motivating us to work harder and doing better. Destructive competition can actually hurt one's self-esteem in the process, whether the opponent meant to do so or not.

If you encounter a competition with your friend, try not to hurt each other or get it between each other.

Theme of Amigo Brothers

1. Friendship is more important than winning.
This is pretty obvious isn't it =.=
Felix and Antonio didn't let the competition get in the way of their friendship, simple as that.

2. Competition cannot break friendship.
In the end, Felix and Antonio walk away from the ring, still buddies.

3. Strong friendships can survive even the toughest times.
Even though the competition is slowly coming up, and Felix and Antonio worry about each other, they decide to separate themselves from one another. And even though they both faced each other in AN EPIC BATTLE (just kidding) they still remained best friends.

4. Friends care about each other.
Felix and Antonio want to win, but at the same time, they both worry about hurting each other, and how they can prevent that. They think about ways to defeat each other, without meaning to hurt them. And also, they worry that the EPIC BATTLE (haha, I like that) will create a wall between their friendship.

Who deserves a second chance?

Someone who is determinated, who has admitted their mistakes and wants to fix it or start over.

For example, a student who forgot about his/her homework, deserves a second chance...unless he/she did not really forget it, he just didn't want to do it.

If someone like, I don't know, Osama Bin Laden wanted to have a second chance, he probably would have been shot and stabbed to death.....

But if he was truly ashamed of what he did and is determined to change himself, he might actually get a second chance.

If you made a horrible mistake that is probably so bad that you don't want to continue life, it really depends on what you do to fix it and get a second chance. If you just moan and groan about it everyday, and waste your time being sad, it's likely that you don't get a second chance. Mistakes aren't going to fix themselves. But, if you try to fix it, and do everything to get life straight, the possibilities are that you are going to be offered a second chance.

For example, you accidentally reveal an embarrassing secret of a friend. And if you just wait for your friend to forgive you, it's likely that it's never going to happen. But if you put the past behind you and sincerely apologize to him/her, he or she would forgive you; but if not, then maybe it's just that you need to try harder or that he/she is probably not worth to be friends with.

So yeah, if you want a second chance for something, give yourself some time to fix the problem you made, and you will be given a second chance :D

Take care guys ;-)

The themes of 7th grade

The first theme that is really obvious is that "love makes people do stupid things", for example, at the scene where Victor speaks French to impress Teresa. Normally, Victor would have been too shy to raise his hand to volunteer, much less fake speaking French. But he was willing to do it for Teresa and trying to impress her. And it was incredibly stupid of him to do that because he doesn't know how to speak French AT ALL.

The second theme is that "people will do anything for who they love". Victor signed up many classes JUST so he could see her more often and eventually impress her so that she would go out with him.

"Don't rely on magazines to impress people, just be yourself." Victor tried taking advice from Michael, who got the idea from GQ magazine that scowling can help impress and attract girls (by the way, that is the most stupid thing I've ever heard). He realizes that when he is more relaxed and less flustered, he could talk more calmly to Teresa and also impress her.

"Making good impressions"is also very important. As Victor tries to get Teresa to like him, he first figures out how to catch her attention and impress her. He tries to look everywhere for her but he seems to never be able to see her, finally at French class, he sees a chance and tries to impress her with French. And also, in the beginning of the story, she talks to Victor, and Victor replies with a stupid answer (eventually scolding himself inside). So it is very important to watch what you speak if you want to make a good impression.

So that is what I think the themes are for the story, 7th Grade, by Gary Soto.