Jyoti Amge

         

                   Here is just a regular picture of school girls and one toddler in the middle, yes? Well that isn't true. You see a group of girls and one much shorter than all the others but all of them are the same age. Would you believe that they are all in the age range of fifteen to seventeen years old? 

                  The significant girl in the middle is named Jyoti Amge. She is only two feet tall and weighs about seven pounds. She lives in Nagpur, India with her four brothers and sisters. She plans to be a Bollywood actress when she grows up (Bollywood is where films in India get made, much like Hollywood in California). This girl has gone through a challenging life with many hopes an dreams.

                   She has gone through many surgeries and check ups. She has surgeries every once in a while to make walking easier for her. Doctors still aren't sure what type of dwarfism she has. They just know that her body isn't growing. This is an amazing girl. Her attitude and smile can make any one's day. It seems that it doesn't even matter that she is shorter than anyone else.

I would like to end this post with a question. It Jyoti doesn't care about how short she is, why do the rest of us care about how we look, what we wear, what we do, and who we hang out with. We should all be thankful for what we have and live life as it is with a positive attitude.

Winning and Losing

                   For the past two or three weeks in English class we have started a new persuasive unit called the Apprentice. It consists of four tasks which "companies" will be competing in. My company is called Excel and the three other teams are Hydra, Apex, and Synergy. At the end of this unit only one company will be hired into Spoole Industries. So far, my team is in the lead, followed by Hydra, Synergy, and lastly Apex.
                   We have completed two tasks so far. The first board room was won by my team earning fifty points. The second board room Hydra won with one hundred twenty five points. After the first board room I noticed that most of my friends in the class seem to infer that Excel wouldn't just win this board room, but also be hired into Spoole Industries. They thought that since we got along so well and did every thing on time and correctly it wouldn't matter if they even tried.

                  With that attitude set in their minds it seemed as if they would give up very easily. The truth is there is always room for improvements. If you just think you won't win you won't, but if you give you and your team a chance you will have the courage and determination to win. Without everyone putting their best efforts there is no suspence which makes the Apprentice very exciting. You should always follow your dreams and goals and with confidence and teamwork you can win.

Problem With Their Dads

"That stuff about my father was true,"Freak says,"The Fair Gwen won't talk about it. All she says is, 'He made is decision and I made mine.' But I know he ran away because of me."

-Freak

Grim out in  the kitchen on night, after supper whispering to Gram had she noticed how much Maxwell was getting to look like Him? Which is the way he always talked about my father, who had married his dear departed daughter and produced, eek eek, Maxwell. Grim never says my father's name, just Him, like his name is to scary to say.

-Max

                Freak and Max are best friends with one main thing in common. Both their dads abandoned them for different reasons. Imagine, living without your dad and just your mom or grandparents. The fact that they abanded you and the thing that everyone talks about , is all because of their dads. Living with that coming back in your mind every minute seems unbearable. For this reason, Max had always been too tuogh. The action of just one person can change your life forever.

               The reasons that the two don't know thier dads are very different. It is said that freak's dad disappeared when he heard the words "birth defect" from the doctors at the hospital. He realized his child had a disability and left him for his wife to have all the responsibilities of a child. Max's dad is known as "Killer Kane". From his nickname you can tell he is a suspect of murders. He is now in jail and is soon to be released. Both their dads have a secret in which I infer Freak and Max wouldn't care if they came back for  them.

Friends at First Glance

  It was another warm and sunny day, the kind that if you try looking up the bright sun blinds you. Trees were surrounding the big, two story middle school, Herbert Hoover Middle School. Cars drove their way in to drop off the new coming sixth graders that were in them. The wind, a nice friend said hello, and strode around all of us gracefully and quietly. Slowly I walk into the doors of my new school.           

                     Everytime I meet someone new they usually ask about my size, sometimes they compliment me because of it. I don't mind at first because soon they, the curious sixth grader, would be my friend. They might not know it at first, but about a week later we seem as if we have known each other for years. It doesn't take long to be friends. You just need to find one thing you have in common and strike up a conversation. Even if you have on thing in common it still helps because that might be the only thing you talk about but it won't matter. The
important thing is that you made a friend just by being yourself.

Should Electives be Applied for? That's Not Fair!

Why would you have to apply for a certain class, like your electives to be chosen for? Electives have always been fun classes to attend. They aren’t usually academic, but they teach you new skills that might come in handy later on. Plus, it wouldn’t be fair to students who always think of themselves as poorly educated or one who always gets bad grades. These classes are supposed to be fun, exciting classes that students always enjoy.

Electives shouldn't’t be for students to compete and think of themselves as the best to be in that class. Every class that a student attends is for one main purpose, the joy of learning. If students were to write a resume, cover letter, and application the judges or teachers always have a chance of saying “no” to that student. In that scenario the student doesn’t get to go to the class they want and never learn whatever was taught. It divides up the students between smart children and not as smart. Like I said before this would be unfair to many students and never gives them a chance to learn. For this reason, I believe that a student shouldn’t have to write a resume, cover letter, and application to be in a certain class.