Happiness to Pain to Happiness

Author's note: A teenager that is too young to go through a lot of pain, but he did and has friends and famiy to support him. First he has the perfect life then his perfect life turns upside down.

“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving”, said Walt Disney. In the book The Hoopster, by Alan Lawrence Sitomer, the author relates to life in so many ways and shows how racism hurts other people.

In the book The Hoopster, somewhat it’s a sad story but then again it’s not because the main character Andre Anderson is surrounded by his best friend Shawn and his cousin Cedric. Those three love to play basketball. They are competitive when they play with each other, and usually they argue about who won and who cheated but at the end of every game it’s with laughter, jokes and Happiness. Andre is the best left handed player on the team; in fact he’s the best player on the team period. But Andre doesn’t just like basketball he has the dream of becoming a Journalist so he tries to secure a Job this summer working at a Magazine. I think for being a young teenager and knowing what he wants to be when he grows up is amazing, because there are grown-ups that still don’t even know what they would like to do for a living. It’s good that he has an idea of what he wants to be because it’s a chance that he might change his mind and want to be something else later in life.

Shawn, Andre's best friend thinks that Andre spends too much time on working, so Shawn introduces Andre to a Latino girl named Gwen, who is extremely sweet to Andre. When Andre stresses over anything Gwen is there to help Andre take his mind off things and lets him just relax. I think would be the perfect girl for Andre because she’s kind, respectful, encouraging and not a wild child. Andre is sometimes the total opposite, and I think opposites attract so their perfect for each other.

Andre’s boss wants Andre to write an Article on racism. While Andre finished the Article and was put on display the next night when Andre was walking home from a basketball practice Andre was violently attacked by a racist gang that doesn’t like black people and it was bad for Andre because he was black. Andre was sent to the hospital with his friends and family is left wondering whether or not he will recover from the attack.

Fortunately he recovered from the horrible attack but Andre was badly injured on his right arm. When Shawn came inside the emergency room and saw Andre in the bed Andre had said to Shawn “those people who beat me up are stupid they ruined my right arm but I’m left handed” Andre said with a chuckle Shawn tries to enjoy the joke but he can’t just laugh because he see’s Andre in this condition. But Shawn was just admiring how strong Andre is because he was in pain in a hospital bed and still had a smile on his face that’s brave.

As you can see the author relates to life in so many ways and shows how racism hurts other people. I admire Andre’s bravery because he seems like he could be a good role model for kids and I think he is going far in life especially because now he knows what it’s like to be on the edge of his life not know if he would live or die. And even after being attacked he had a big grin on his face.

Fighting for Love

Being married to a vampire is pretty painful and scary. If someone falls in love with a vampire they really do have some guts. The book Twilight Breaking Dawn part 1 by Stephanie Myer is one of the best books I have ever read. The characters are interesting and the author does a great job providing many details to describe them.  The book is unlike any other vampire/werewolf book I’ve experienced before because it deals with romance and suspense.

There are three main characters; Bella, who is a human, but, wants to become a vampire; Bella’s vampire fiancé, Edward; and Bella’s friend Jacob who is a werewolf and also happens to be Edward’s enemy.  Bella was unaware of Edward and Jacobs’s true identity when she met them while in high school.

Personally I think Bella should be in love with Jacob because he is gentle, kind and seems to really care about Bella.  Edward on the other hand is a cold blooded vampire who originally planned to kill Bella because he was unable to use his powers and read her mind.  However, Edward later changed his mind after discovering Bella was interested in meeting him.  For Bella it was love at first sight. Jacob and Edward would naturally be enemies because of who they are.  However, Jacob’s jealously of Edward and Bella’s relationship caused the rivalry between the two to be stronger.   

After some time Edward and Bella eventually were married and honeymooned on a private island, called Isle Esme, which is off the coast of Brazil. Two weeks into their honeymoon Bella finds out she’s pregnant. By this time she is aware of Edward’s true identity of being a vampire, and understands her unborn child will be half-vampire half human.  Unfortunately, her condition is unnatural and will experience complications. Bella and Edward immediately return back home to Forks, Washington. As Bella becomes very ill her skin becomes incredibly pale because of the child. Edward suggested that Bella gets an abortion but she refuses. Bella feels a strong connection with her child and doesn’t want to let go. But as the child continues to develop Bella’s condition gets worst and she is in jeopardy of dying.  

In order to keep Bella and the baby alive Edward gives Bella blood, which he believes will keep them both strong. The blood however, only helps the baby, but Bella remains very ill. During this time Edward and Jacob are very concerned for Bella’s life. While Bella is giving birth she loses a lot of blood and consciousness, but not before seeing her baby. After Bella loses consciousness Edward bites her, turning her into a vampire, which saves her life. So wanting to be a vampire is what a brave person would do

Football over Friendship

Authors Note: For many people around the world football is more than just a sport it is a huge impact on their everyday lives.

Football is the best sport ever and nobody can tell me otherwise. The excitement
of the game and the rush of playing is just amazing. Our story is about two 6^th grade boys who are best friends and they both like to play football. One of the boys name is Manny and the other friend’s name is Donald.  Manny is the star running back on the team and Donald he’s just on defense so he isn’t really noticed because he doesn’t do a lot and he doesn’t get much playing time. Manny on the other hand he takes a 2min break on the bench then goes right back out every single game.

In a way Donald is jealous of Manny because he is a little bit more talented at football than him. I can understand where he’s coming from because I know what it feels like for someone to be better than you at something and they are your best friend. But Donald made a bad choice of ignoring Manny and never explaining to Manny why he was mad at him so Manny is clue less on why Donald is furious with him. But at least Donald can talk it out with Manny in a calm and mature manner.

But too bad it didn’t happen that way. Just to get even farther away from Manny Donald quit the football team and without Donald, Manny suffered on the field. He was the worst player on the field. The worst part for Donald was finding a new friend which was harder than he thought because it seemed like everyone had their own group of friends and Donald didn’t seem to fit in anywhere. Somehow without each other they carried on with their miserable and separate lives.

For many people and athletes all around the world football is very important because they might have stress or anger to depose of. For for players, parents,  and legends of the game that may have a passion for the game. Football was, is and always will be the best sport ever, but a game is not worth losing your best friend.

Me, Myself and I

Authors Note: what does each letter mean to me. One word describes me in that letter.


M- Marvollous
A- Athletic
R- Responsible
S- Sensational
E- Excited
L- Lucious
L- Loyal
I- Interesting
U- Unique
S- Sincere

Life

Authors Note: What I think about a quote and what it means to me.


“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me”... By Walt Disney

This quote is a very interesting quote to me because I try to figure out what the author was thinking when he wrote this. Why did he write this in the first place? But not all of my questions are going to be answered so I should answer my own questions about why I like this quote.

This quote is for some people that went through some hard times. I can’t really relate because I haven’t gone through any tough times yet. I still like this quote because of how it says that although you have gone through a lot,  all of that adversity has gotten you stronger. That is really a tear jerker.

Iphone 4s

I am one of the best phones out right now. I’m so good looking you can’t resist. Also I’m fun to be around. I am amazing, I am flashy I am the Iphone 4s.

I don’t like to be shut off the day’s my owner doesn’t use me. I love it when my owner charges me I feel re-born. I don’t like it when my owner drops me then I get bruises for days. I am really scared of that thing my owner sits on when he/she is alone and closes the door there is like a lot of wet clear fluids I just hope he/she doesn’t drop me inside of that.

I have a lot of aps my owner programmed inside me. She/he does a lot of face time with their friends and gets on face book too much but at least he/she is using me and that’s what matters. Being an Iphone 4s a lot of work because I have to stay beautiful and work for my owner. Plus I am expensive but I am one hundred percent worth it.



Favorite song

Authors Note: I like this song because its rap and I like rap and money.


My favorite song is Rack City by an artist named Tyga and he is a rapper. He mostly raps about money and getting money but I still like his music because it sounds nice. I like his rhymes and they make sense.