Weather

Weather
The weather has been bothering me lately. Most of my track meets have been canceled due to weather. We have only had two meets when we were supposed to have five. They have tried to make up the meets on other days but those also get rained out. I hope that the weather gets better soon.

Picture

Authors note: Our assignment was to write a creative piece about a picture that we find interestin. Our teacher said that it could relate to something that you were thinking about during the day.

Earlier today i was thinking about a soccer tournement i have in Illinois this weekend. The picture is the logo for the soccer club that i play for.I am both excited and nervous for my upcoming tournement. It is our first tournement in spring and we havnt had any games yet. Hopefully i will do good.

Spring Break

Spring break
This year for spring break I am either going to South Carolina or Washington D.C. I personally would rather go to south Carolina. We have went there for the past few years and I really like it there. But so far it looks more like we will end up going to Washington DC. I think I would like going to Washington DC. If I got to chose between the two I would chose to go to South Carolina.

Author's note: this the result of an activity we did in class coming up with personal metaphors.

I am like a river always moving on
I am like a star lighting up the sky
I am like a frog leaping high
I am like a bear unwilling to come out of hibernation

To Build a Fire essay

If you were stranded in the cold would you chose to do what you have been taught to do or would you rely on your instincts? In the short story To Build A Fire by Jack London there is a man walking through the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. Instead of trusting his instincts he does what he has learned which in the end of the story causes him to lose his life. The lesson in this story is that sometimes it is better to trust your instincts than things that you have been taught. This story is a tragedy for numerous reasons.

The plot line of this story matches the plot line of a tragedy. It starts with the world in chaos for the main character. In this story it is about 75 below 0 and the main character is several miles away from civilization. Next there is a rise to power. The main character starts making good ground and believes that he will make it to his destination sooner than he expected. After that comes a tragic flaw. Well walking the main character steps through the ice into knee deep water. Then the tragic flaw leads to a tragic fall. The main character failed to make a fire to keep himself warm. Last there is death or death symbolism. Due to the main characters mistake of stepping in water he freezes to death. This story's plot line is identical to the plot line of a tragedy.

Along with plot line this story has characteristics similar to those of a tragedy. In order to be a tragedy a book has to be realistic. This story is very realistic. sadly there are people that do get lost and freeze to death. The other characteristic that all tragedies have is that the main character is in control. The main character didn’t have to go out in the cold. He didn’t have to keep traveling, he could have stopped and built a fire hoping that someone would find him. Stepping in the water was also under control of the main character, he didn’t have to go that way and take that risk but he did and it cost him his life. The main character was clearly in control throughout the whole story.

Not only does this story have the characteristics it needs it also has the same purpose as a tragedy. The purpose of a tragedy is to learn a moral lesson. The lesson in this story was that sometimes it is better to trust your instincts than things that you have been taught. The main character decided to obey what he has been taught and the result was death. The dog that was with him thought he was foolish, and knew that they shouldn’t have kept going. In the end the dog lived and the main character didn’t. We could never have enough knowledge to replace our innate behaviors.

The lesson in this story is one that could possibly save your life one day. To Build a Fire is a tragedy for many reasons. This story contains everything it needs to be a tragedy. It showed that you should sometimes trust your instincts which is the lesson learned. The characteristics of this story matched the characteristics of a tragedy. This story's plot line was also the same as a tragedy plot line. This story is a tragedy for numerous reasons.

Memory

Ill never forget the time I almost drowned at the dells. It was very scary and at that time I had no idea how to react to the situation. It is not a good memory but it is one I will probably never forget.

My friend Taylor and I had never been to the dells and didn’t know what to expect. When we go t there we were stunned. We were staying for only two days. On the first day we had a great time. The second was good until we went on the lazy river. Neither of us knew how to swim and we were both unable to stand with our heads above water. Un aware of what was going to happen we set out. We grabbed a double tube. The first lap around was kind of boring so we started to tip the tube a little bit tot entertain ourselves. The tube flipped. I tried to take a breathe but I found myself with a mouthful of water. I panicked. We were trying to use each other to get above water. At that time I was smaller than my friend so I was unable to reach the surface. We even drifted right past a life guard. Then my mom came. She got each of us out of the water. I was still panicked though. After that I didn’t want to go anywhere near the water.

That is one memory that I will never forget. It didn’t effect me very much, I was never afraid of the water even after that happened. It is not a good memory but it is one I will never forget.

Class story

" Faster, faster, faster." " Its closing in, quick." John dove out into the open air just in time. He turned back just in time to see his partner crushed between the two walls. He was on his own. Fred struggled to his feet than ran trying to spare his own life. Moments later he was picked up off the ground. He felt as though he was being carried by a giant bird. The world was spinning, suddenly everything went black. John assumed he was dead and in a way he wished he was dead, he had nothing more to lose. He woke up feeling week and drowsy. He sat up and tried take in his surroundings. He didn’t recognize anything. It was scorching, he looked around to see lava leaping up the sides of the decrepit looking walls. He turned around and now once again wished he was dead. In front of him was something worse than he could ever imagine. It was as if a nightmare had came to life. It had the same build as a dragon it but was much, much worse. There was nothing but bones with a small layer of transparent skin. It was horrifying. He wanted all this to end. He tried to find a way out but there was none. He jumped, just trying to put himself out of his misery. The creature got to him before he fell to his death. He was crushed instantly by the jaws of the animal. That was the end of Fred nobody knew he was gone and if they did they wouldn’t be able to find him.