Family Cooking Specialty

     My family food specialty is something my mom makes called Banana Bread. It's not remotely like what it sounds like. It's really good actually, it's bread that has a little taste of banana in it, and it has a lot of chocolate chips in it. When I was younger, my mom and I would make it together pretty frequently, and then  we would eat it afterwards. After the actual piece of bread is made with the chocolate chips in it, my mom pours icing all over it, then she puts some powdered sugar on it. Everyone who has tried it likes it, so this is my family cooking specialty.

Hand Shake Assignment

In class yesterday, we did a quick, fun assignment. We were shaking hands with our teacher, Mrs. Joyner, and she was evaluating our handshakes with certain descriptions like: emo, royalty, gangster, etc. It was all to show us how to shake hands the right way, for an assignment we are going to do in the future. We are going to read biographies on certain people in the past, and pretend to be them trying to get a job. At the beginning of our "Interview", we have to shake hands.

October Sky

        Recently in class, we watched a movie called "October Sky". It's about a boy who lives in a town named Coalwood, which is a very poor town, and everyone in the town works for the big coal mine. It takes place during the cold war with Russia, right when they launch the first satellite called, the "Sputnik". As the children grow up, they think that the only way they are going to college is by getting a Football Scholarship. The main character, Homer, is determined to do something otherwise. He wants to build the first American space rocket, as he was inspired by the Russian Sputnik. I personally enjoyed the movie, watching Homer and the "Rocket Boys" taking many attempts to get a model rocket to fly. That may sound very easy now, but back then it could get you very far in life. I would say more, but that would give major spoilers. I recommend watching this movie when you have time.

What I will do more in 2016

        In 2015, I was always doing things by myself. I would always leave the house and listen to music, play on my computer, and do homework on my own. So in 2016, I will try to spend more time with my family. My parents are growing more and more upset each week whenever I want to do my things or I have a lot of homework. My mom loves things like winter break because we have all day to be around each other and do things as a family. I personally don't like being around some of my family, but I will deal with it and spend more time with them.  That's my 2016 new year's resolution.

A Special Gift I have Received In the Past

        A special gift that I have received in the past was a really nice remote controlled car that had a legitimate motor and could go around 25 mph. That's not very fast for a car, but for a RC car, that's really fast. It was the best, I would take it down to the park near my house and drive it in the field. My uncle is the one who gave it to me, he gives really good gifts. Last year, he got me a Xbox 1. But, like all great things, the car eventually stopped working and wouldn't move (around a year and a half later), and it was upsetting. It probably had something to do with my little brothers attacking it constantly. I can't wait to see what I'm getting this year!

Marijuana Debate

    For my debate that I am doing in Mrs. Joyner's class, we are debating if Marijuana should be legal or not. There are good reasons on both sides that can, and can't, be argued with.  On the side of it being legal, it helps people cut back on eating, it energizes your senses, makes you feel better about yourself, and protects the brain. On the side of it being illegal, it can cause people to become sick, sad, and can cause women to have unhealthy, underweight babies. Do you think it should be legal or illegal?

"We become what we think about" –Earl Nightingale

      Why I chose this quote was because I am always thinking, never really talking. My parents know me as a thinker, so do my friends, and most people who know me. Most of the time I am thinking about things that will happen to me in the future, bad or good. So thats why I chose this quote, because we become what we think about.