Tuesdays With Morrie

          The book I've read this quarter was called "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom. This book is about the two main characters Mitch and Morrie. They met when Mitch was Morries old student in college and they pretty much had a great connection in college. Before Mitch graduates he promises to come back and visit Morrie, sadly after that he never did. Mitch has a very busy life because of his job. He is always traveling somewhere. One night he turns on the TV and sees that its his old college professor Morrie being interviewed. Morrie has this disease that basically is taking over his bones. Over time it sdtarts to grow more and more making his paralyzed and not able to move his legs and it starts to spread more and more. Mitch decides to pay him a visit and ever since then he visits his old college professor and talks to him about life lessons every Tuesday. Ever since then he visits him and always talks with him.

       I woudl recommend this book to anyone that loves a touching type of book. This book teaches many lessons about family, love, life, etc. I personally like all Mitch Alboms books because he is my all time favorite author. No matter what he writes all his books touch my heart deeply. I don't ever recall a time Mitch Albom has failed me whenever reading one of his books. This book really shows the meaning of friendship and shows how no matter what you go through you can stay happy and live your life to the fullest.

Letting go

        Throughout our lives we have people come in and out of it each day. Sometimes we don't even know who real and not real friends are. Even though this may happen let me tell you that if you lose someone you love, it's gonna be okay. Sometimes the people we thought would stay in our lives forever end up leaving. I know this may seem horrible when it happens but it's only because they weren't meant to stay in your life after all. Most of the time they leave because they were there to show you a good time and then that good time suddenly comes to an end. Let me tell you, if they are meant to be in your life, then later on they will reappear. All you really have to do is be patient and maybe they'll pop up when you least expect it. I know we can't identify the people that will stay forever and the people that will leave but I always know that no matter what god a plan for me.


      Sometimes you just got to learn to let go of the people who choose not to stay in your life. If you stay stuck on the past it's gonna hurt you more than letting go ever will. You got to think to yourself "maybe they left because they were toxic to my life." You need to cute out all the toxic people and just let go. If they were meant to stay in your life they will stay. I think letting go is the best step to being happy and living a happy and full life.

Dinner dance &' graduation

        It's about that time folks! At my school we basically on,y have one full week of school left. It's very scary to think about but to be honest I'm really excited to graduate and go to dinner dance. I wanna start off and talk about dinner dance. It was really a great night for me. I had so much fun with all my friends and we all enjoyed each others company. everyone looked so well dress last night and I couldn't be happier that everything went well. The dinner they gave us was pretty good to be honest. My favorite part of it was the mashed potatoes because I absolutely love love love mash potatoes. We all took so many great pictures together and it was my first time every going to that banquet hall so that was fun to experience too. I cant even explain in this blog how much fun yesterday night was and I wish I could go back to it again.

     Now sadly, we graduate in less than a week. I am gonna be happy that we FINALLY get to graduate but I really am gonna miss all my friends and all my favorite teachers. Even if this year wasn't the best year of my life, I will miss everyone. I've been at HMS since sixth grade and its gonna be very hard to leave all the memories I've had there. Some of us have been together since the sixth grade but some of us haven not yet we all still grew closer than ever before. I know graduating middle school can be very exciting but for me I think im gonna ball my eyes out. I love all my HMS family and even though we all are going to split up that, we will still be in each others hearts. "Once a falcon, Always a falcon".

Quotes I Adore

This is one of my all time favorite quotes by Mitch Albom. I feel that this quote is stating if you keep holding on to the past or hurtful events it only will break your heart more. Holding on to the past will start eating you away inside because you wish you could go back and change what decision you've made. Words can't really describe the love I have for this quote because I know that I personally can relate and I know that others can too. We shouldn't hold on to the things that hurt us because we are only leading ourselves into a dark room we feel we can't get out of.

This is also one of my favorite quotes by Mitch albom. I haven't mentioned the fact that I absolutely love all the books I've read by him. I really enjoy this quote because it states that even though we know we need to do one thing we do something else instead because we are bound to do it. We know we shouldn't but we still decide to do it anyways. In life we take things for granted but we know we shouldn't. It's stating that in the back of our heads we know what we should do but we don't to it after all. We know as people certain things shouldn't hurt us but yet they do anyway because we all have feelings and we can't control what decisions we decide to make.

Walking and fundraising

        Instead of going to earth day I decided to go with my mom and my friend to a walk for cancer. I chose to do this because of the fact the walk was for a good cause and I wanted to show awareness for the people who have passed/survivors. It was actually a really fun experience. We had our own tent because we were there with my moms job. Before we started walking we sat in the tent and ate granola bars and drank juice so we can energize. It was really nice to meet new people and I can admit I'm a pretty shy person when it comes to meeting new adults. When we actuallly started to walk we walked around THE WHOLE soldier field. We walked a whole 3 miles!!!! It didn't even feel long it felt like I was walking to school to be honest but maybe that's a little TOO short. I got to walk by the museum and I got to even go in soldier field.

     Going to the walk was a really phenomenal expierce of me overall. I got to meet new people and knowing that I'm walking for a disease that affects people's health all around the United States makes me feel like I did something good for people that didn't have it so good for a period of time. It was a really beneficial walk for everyone and I'm very glad I got to participate in an event like that. 

Beginnings and Endings

     What I feel about the beginning of this ending is very emotional and sad because I'm really going to miss middle school. I'm going to miss how you can have a connection and a bond with a teacher now but I know in high school there's going to be more students and the teachers won't care. Another thing I'm going to miss is how teachers aren't going to always be there to help me. Or how I won't be with my friends next year because I'm going to a different high school. So I'm scared and nervous of moving on to the next level but then I am excited and anxious. Since it's the beginning of the end, I have to make it count and do as much as I can before I move on. I have to do this so I can the do most before the time comes where I have to leave and live what's ahead of me.
      For the beginning of the end it also gets md confused because how did it get to this point so fast. I remember coming from elementary school to middle school and now I'm going to high school from middle school. The first two years went by fast, especially this last one. I'm going to miss everything about heritage. I hope I do as good as I did in high school as I did in middle school. Sometimes I sit and wonder how I'm ever gonna be able to function in a new school. I hope everything turns out okay and I have a phenomal freshman year

Spring fever

     It's now spring, and I couldn't be more confused. This weather really is something else. One second it's nice out, and the next it's raining out. Come on now, I'm not even that complicated. I love spring though, because it is one season closer to summer. Even though summer isn't my favorite season, it's when I can be free. I can hang out with my friends, watch movies, read different books, and explore new places. My friends suggest that I travel to different places this year, but it might be a little more difficult going places this year. Anyways, I'm getting off track. Getting back to what we were talking about before, this spring is something else. This weather is beautiful some days, and gloomy other days. I love how during spring, I can go to the park after school and play different sports with my friends. Or the fact that I can play a great soccer game as my hair flows with the beautiful spring breeze. Spring is here, and I love it (sometimes).

Enjoy this picture of flowers and a cute little bunny! (:

Evil lives in everyone

     This quarter, a book my class and I finished was Lord of the Flies. This book is about a group of boys that get stranded on an unknown island due to the fact they're plane has crashed. The story tells about how these group of boys live on the island. Thoughtout the book you can really see the way the characters develop because of the way they talk and the way they behave. Let's just say that not EVERYONE stays civilized and some of them lose their marbles. Some act vulnerable and some don't even care about getting off the island anymore. Some don't even stay alive. You'll just have to find out the rest by reading the book!


      I would recommend this book to someone that is very very patient and doesn't have a problem with books that kind of drag a bit. Even though this book had action in it, it isn't the FASTEST book you'll ever read. You just have to be patient with it and see what it has in store. This book is for someone that really can comprehend because it can be a very difficult book to read.  I hope whoever is reading this takes time to actually check out the book and read it!!!

Life is beautiful

      In the life is beautiful movie it is similar to the stuff we read about the holocaust because it does show in the movie what people went through in the concentration camps. In the reading it does explain more in detail about what the concentration camps were but in the movie it actually gave a visual to the audience. However in the reading it explained a lot more about what went on during the holocaust but in the movie it just shows what a family goes through in the concentration camp. Although the movie did show a lot of detailed scenes and it does show how the nazi soldiers are very cruel to the Jews working in the concentration camps.


     In the movie Life is beautiful the mood doesn't seem to be a gloomy yet hopeful type mood. In he movie the son really had hope to have the best birthday ever and the dad is trying his best to make it feel like it. Even though they are in a concentration camp the dad tries to make it as fun for the son as possible but of course, like any other kid, the boy wants to go home. This movie has a gloomy type mood to it because of the fact they ARE in a concentration camp and those never really were happy from the start. This is similar to what we read about the holocaust because of course everything we did read had a gloomy mood to it because it was sad to see what people had to go through. The reading was very explicit which helped develop the mood.

     Life is beautiful really does show that life is beautiful. That sounded like a very confusing line but I'll explain more. In the movie, the parts when he is trying to make his son believe that he is gonna make the best birthday for him as possible really shows how much a parent can care for you. Even if they are going through a tough time they will always try their best for you. This really shows how even if life is tough people can still go an extra mile for you and that is what really makes it beautiful. Also, in life there is always gonna be rough patches. No matter what you go through there will be a tough time ahead and you just have to work through it. The dad in the movie sacrificed his own life for his son because he just wanted the best for his son. In the end the son gets rescued and gets to be with his mom again. This really does show that even through a dark time there will be a light at the end of the tunnel waiting for you. You just have to work through the rough patches to get to the smooth road.

Milk & Honey

The book I read this quarter is "Milk & Honey" by Rupi Kaur. The book is written in poetry as well. Milk & Honey is about the author describing the hurting, the loving, the breaking, and the healing. Every chapter has a different purpose. This isn't another cliche poetry book. The book is supposed to heal wounds by the author telling them in poetry that they aren't alone that things like heartbreak, abuse, and lose happen to others too.

I loved this book when I finished it. It's an amazing book to read when you feel lost and have no word to explain how you feel. I feel as if this book healed some of my wounds, I want this to happen to other people too. So, I recommend this book to everybody. It doesn't take much time to read it too. I rate this book a 5/5. I hope people can love this book as much as I did.

You remind me of you

   The book that I read this quarter was "You remind me of you". This book is about a girl that had eating disorders and suffers from depression also. In the book it is just talking about how she struggles with eating disorders and depression and how she is trying to overcome it. It tells about how when she had eating disorders she would put all her food in plastic bags and stash it so nobody would find out that she isn't eating. It also incorporates her high school life and talks about her boyfriend Daniel that tries committing suicide but something happens in he book that it fails and he gets to live. This book is a memoir talking about how the author struggled throughout her high school life and her early adult life.

   I would recommend this book to someone that likes kind of sad books. This book is the kind of book you have to bare with because it can get very very sad and at times she seems so vulnerable that you just want to hug the author. This book is written in poetry form so it may be hard to follow along with at times but if you are someone that LOVES books written in poetry form this is definitely the book for you. This book is a great written book and I think I would give this book a 4/5 because it is such a great written book and i think the author is so strong for wanting to write about her struggles in her past and sharing it with all her readers! So if you want to read it I would recommend it!

Pain Strikes Sparks On Me, The Pain Of Terezin

A head full of regrets

      The feeling of regret is honestly one of the worst feelings you can experience in life. I have experienced this a lot in my own life. One of the things I really regret doing is doing something in the past  that affected me in the future. I quit a certain thing and because of this I was not able to join something else later that I really wanted to join. At the time of me quitting I didn't know that it would affect me like it did later in the year. When the event came up that I really wanted to be in and I couldn't be in I was very very upset but then I realized that it was my own fault for being irresponsible and not thinking about if it would affect me later in life. This made me realize that you should think about what you do now because later in life it could really mess you and your opportunities up. This is something I really do regret doing. Whenever I think about this I always want to turn back time and change the decisions I've made. In life I think we all do things that we regret and they make us learn from what we have done and make ourselves better people. It helps us develop better mindsets and make us think before we do certain things. I know that I've made a lot of decisions or have done things I have regret. It's just a part of being a human being!

Propaganda over everything

     This is the poster I chose to talk about for my "propaganda". I chose this poster because it really stuck out to me that it's putting a knife through the holy bible ( which I think indicated the Jews religion in a way ). It was really crazy to see that the Nazi's actually had this poster out for the whole world to see. This poster was meant for anyone and everyone to see and learn the Jews were enemies not friends. This can really change how a person would think back then because if we as people were to see a knife going through something and a caption being ' this is the enemy ' we would REALLY believe it because it looks realistic even if there is no evidence backing it up on the poster. Whenever there is say an A big red X on something or something like a knife that indicates something is "forbidden" or "banned". I feel like this poster was really effective because it would show a person that lived back then that the targeted people ( any other person that wasn't a German or Nazi ) is not a friend it's an enemy. People are not going to want to be a friend of someone that everyone else seees as an enemy. I think overall of course that all the other people that the Nazis tortured and made their lives miserable was totally unfair and I think that they should've not been seen as enemies. All people of course should be treated with equal rights and never ruled by someone that'll make their lives totally not worth living. It is simply just not right for one to do that and if I could do anything to help out in the past I would totally do so. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE! NOBODY IS AN INADEQUATE HUMAN BEING!

Tyler perry's inspiring story

        The person I chose for my blog was Tyler Perry. I think that one of the "silly" reasons why I want to meet him is because I just LOVE his movies. I know it might sound so cliche to want to meet someone just because of that but that's not the only reason. I not only love his movies but I love the way he had struggles in his life but got through it and look at him now. He suffered from physical and sexual abuse throughout his childhood but he still got through that and became the man he is today. If I was to get the chance to hang out with him for a whole day I think I would want him to take me to where he grew up and just have him talk to me about all the things that have inspired him to be in movies and produce his own movies. I know everyone's passion had to start off small and over time it becomes bigger and bigger. I would also want him to tell me about ( if he's comfortable with it ) how he got over all his hardships that he's went through throughout his childhood and adult life. I would ask him how it is to be in the movie industry and what were the things that impacted his life the movies for the better and for the worst. Tyler Perry to me is worth meeting because I really think that even though he had things happen to him in the past that have affected him in some type of way he has had the chance to go down a path of success. I think that is very inspiring and to me he shows perseverance.

It's the little things that make happiness

happiness is... spending quality time with the one person you love
Happiness is... playing your favorite sport on a sunny breezy day with friends
Happiness is... making your favorite sports team at school
Happiness is... friends comforting you and trying to cheer you up when your down
Happiness is... getting motivational texts or speechs from people that care about you most
Happiness is... seeing your parent happy after them going through a hardship for a long time
Happiness is... taking a nice long walk on a beautiful day in spring
Happiness is... playing at the pool in the summer time with friends
Happiness is... driving downtown with the people you love most at night
Happiness is... driving in the car with the windows down playing your most favorite songs.
Happiness is... staying up all night with friends talking about our fears or our greatest memories
Happiness is... seeing someone else you really care about st their happiest
Happiness is... barbecuing on a hot summer day playing with the hose
Happiness is... drinking got chocolate while snuggled in blankets watching movies till you fall asleep
Happiness is... going to mcdonalds or a fast food place at three in the morning with friends and family cause we were hungry
Happiness is... laughing so hard to the point your stomach hurts with one of your best friends
Happiness is... watching totally cliche movies with your best friends and developing that unbreakble  bond.

Happiness is all around us and sometimes we don't even notice it. We have to pay attention to the little things and enjoy the great moments while they last!

Perseverance is the key

 To me perseverance means to always stay strong and never give up when things get tough. The time I persevered the most was when I tried out for the varsity volleyball team and did not make it (volleyball is my favorite sport). I was so upset and hurt for a few days and I honestly just felt as if I should give up on the sport for good. I felt that I wasn't good enough to play anymore. It might seem a little over dramatic but it meant a lot to me. I am so glad I did not give up though. I persevered through it and now I'm practicing more and making myself even better and the sport. I realized now that just because I did not make the team this year doesn't mean I won't make it freshman year or sophomore year and so on.

 Character traits:
Integrity
Believe in yourself
Self-respect
Don't give in to peer pressure
Avoid drugs
Be yourself
Self-confidence
Perseverance
Courage
Humility
Teamwork
Good sportsmanship
Academics

In the video we watched nick has self confidence. He had self confidence because he does not seem down when he talks about his situation. He speaks loud and clear and seems happy with himself now.   Even though he may have a hard time he still has a good smile on his face and let's other people know they need to be confident in themselves too. Nick also believes in himself because even though he doesn't have the abilities most people do he perseveres and gets through it. He thinks he IS good enough and thinks he can get through anything. The last main character trait he has is courage. Nick of course has the decision to think less of himself and be ashamed of himself but he doesn't. He has the courage to stand up and let people know the hardships he's been through and to encourage other peoples to love themselves NO MATTER WHAT happens in life. Nick overall is a really great person and I think A LOT of people got inspired by his story.

I think I could relate to nick in some way but my time of perseverance is not nearly as rough as his. I was very upset and watneted to give up but I didn't. As for Nick his situation was something that he needed to use perseverance every single day. I actually think I could say I believe in myself like he does and I try to make myself a better person each day. I believe that even though there are small and big bumps in the road I could get through them no matter what type of situation it is.

Best Advice I Ever Got

      In life, everyone needs a wake up call or someone to give them advice to lead themselves to a better place. I know for a fact nobody is perfect and we all need advice at one point in our lives , especially me. I know it may seem like I'm just rambling but let me get to my point. In the past I made a lot of mistakes and I needed A LOT of good advice to help get me through tough situations. I think the best advice that I EVER received from someone was "Don't care about someone that doesn't care for you".  This advice really helped me because I realized that all my "friends" were not even really my friends. I honestly took his advice and it helped me so much because of the fact I stopped caring for people that wouldn't put the same effort into our friendship. I wanted to have friends that would ACTUALLY care for me and go the extra mile for me just like I would do for them. This advice helped me so much and now I'm doing much better. Before I got this advice I felt very vulnerable to the world and I felt like I couldn't count on anyone anymore. I felt like it was so hard to determine the caring and non-caring friends.

SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL !!

    The best commercial I saw during super bowl Sunday was the Audi commercial. In this commercial it is like a race and a mans daughter is racing with all boys and actually wins the race! The main idea of this commercial or the message it was trying to get across was about women equality. He talks about how he is supposed to tell his daughter that no matter how great she is or how intelligent she is it won't be enough compared to a man. This commercial really did stand out to be because that goes on in today's world. A lot of people think that just because we are women that we are less or we aren't as good as a man. Some people think that only a man can do all the heavy work or a man is the most intelligent and a woman isn't. To me this is obviously not the case. I think that both genders are capable of equally doing things right. If a man can do it so can a woman. I really think this commercial was reaching out to everyone in society to show them that it's hard to nnntell a young girl that she isn't enough in society no matter how phenomenal she could be at something. Which personally I think is TOTALLY RIDICULOUS! I really think this commercial was powerful because they incorporated how a young girl won a race with all boys. This commercial was not very hard to comprehend at all in my opinion. If you have not watched this commercial yet you definitely need to! It is really a phenomenal commercial

Here is the commercial if you are interested or have some spare time!! Enjoy 

Worst argument ever

   The worst argument I've ever had was with my best friend. It was with one of my best friends. The thing that started the argument was really the fact that we were both going through rough times. We've all had the times where we just don't feel ourselves and we feel that we are drifting apart from everyone and that was our time. Over time we started to here that people were starting things between us. They would say I started to talk about her and or she would talk about me. We both were really dumb to believe those people. We both got into a huge argument and stopped talking to each other. In the process of not talking to each other we both were of course bitter but we both had to hang the way we acted towards each other. I had to think about it for a long time and I had to realize all of that stuff we argued about wasn't worth losing our friendship. I decided to talk to her about everything that I thought and she said what she thought and we came to an agreement. We both hugged and made up. At the end of the day the only thing that mattered to me was that we still remained friends no matter our differences and our ups and downs. That's the thing about friendship, you guys may not always agree and may argue but you both have that special bond with each other that could never be broken. I am very glad that my best friend and I made up and now we are stronger than ever.

Acts of Kindness

     Over the winter break I think I did small acts of kindness over break. One of the small acts of kindness I did over the winter break was to help my mom cook when she needed the assistance. When she would need small things such as mash up some beans or make sure the chicken would not burn on the stove I would be there to help her. Another small act of kindness I did over the winter break is when no one would be home to watch my brother I would stay home to watch him and take care of him. A third act of kindness I did over break was help my mom clean up the house during he long break. I know the house can get really messy and I wanted to help out since it was a lot to do by herself. These are just a few acts of kindness I did over break!