Graduation Speech

Lessons My Dog Taught Me

Over time, we learn lessons not just from teachers,but from almost everyone we meet. As I make the transition from middle school to high school, I realize that  many important lessons have come from my dog, Chloe,a 4-year-old Bichon-Poodle mix that we adopted from a shelter 3 years ago.  I have two older sisters.  One has graduated from high school and is now in college, and the other is finishing sophomore year at Niles North.  Based on stories they’ve told me about high school, I think lessons learned from Chloe are relevant for me and my Golf Middle School classmates

She’s taught  me to never give up,even when it doesn’t seem like anyone at the dinner table will give you food.

She’s shown me that the most important things in life are pretty basic. My list of most important things isn’t exactly the same as Chloe’s, which I think is: eat; sleep; and sniff poop, but it’s a good principle . She taught me how to let people know when they’re bugging me without going overboard,  In her case, that works by first growling, and then (if they don’t respond) by lightly nipping their hands. Those tactics don’t work for me, but you get the picture.  Chloe is always a loyal friend who sticks to my side, in good times and bad, and she’s taught me the importance of never leaving good friends behind.

Chloe  never settles for what she has been given,especially when it comes to  her dinner.  I try to never settle for anything unfair,which is slightly different than Chloe wanting more chicken with her meal.he rule that you shouldn’t settle for less than what you think you deserve seems like a good one, though.

She often uses her best assets to her advantage,like when she looks up at people with her big,soulful eyes wide and starts whining. Much like my dog, we should all learn to use our greatest assets to the fullest potential.

I’ve learned a lot from my teachers and peers, as well as my dog.  Maybe the most important lesson of all, as we go on to high school, is to constantly strive to learn from everyone and everything around us.

Endings and Beginnings

Endings and beginnings are different,but are the same. Both are a start to something different-to playing a game,or to playing a different game.Or it could be reading a book,and then not reading a book. They are transitions from one thing to another. At the beginning of a game, you might feel anticipation for what is about to begin.Or maybe you might be afraid that you're bad at the game and you're going to lose. But at the end of a game, you feel satisfied, happy, and you might have even made some new friends.You then continue on with your day. With a book, at the beginning you might be angry and want to calm down, or you might've been bored. But by the end,you are satisfied,(hopefully)learned something new,and feel calm.Unless its a cliffhanger and you don't have time to read the next chapter or have the next book(authors,you know who you are!).

My Chromosomes are Cross!

My zygote that i created has-
Circle head
9 fingers
knobby knees
square eyes
pig nose
big belly
long arms
small lips
no eyelashes
little ears
short neck
small feet
long hair
big thumb
eyebrows
curly hair
horns
tails
and a halo
When it went to school,it couldn't fit into its seat because of its big belly,and couldn't hold a pencil because of its huge thumb. It's halo caught on the edge of stuff a lot. It was bullied a lot because of how it looked.
This is how it would probably look

Food,Glorious Food

For our(annual) family reunions,we always brought food.Hamburgers,pizza,cake,even tiramisu one year. But my sister-Melissa-ALWAYS made desert items. They were always good, but nothing was as good as her chocolate cake. She brought it to the family reunion and it was gone in 10 minutes. Not a single crumb left. I was lucky enough to get the second slice-Not messy and pretty big. As i took my first bite,i was in heaven. Vanilla cake can eat its heart out, but chocolate cake is better! i devoured the rest of the cake with gusto,but as i looked towards the serving table the cake was devoured. From that year it became a tradition. Melissa brought her chocolate cake every year up until she went to college.

New years blog

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Biking                                                                     |                                                    Messing Around

Work                                                                      |                                                        Play
Canoeing                                                                 |                                                  things turned in late
Hikes                                                                       |                                                         lying

Reading                                                                    |                                                            bad grades

Debate Blog

For our debate we were discussing video games and if they affect behavior and if they should be banned. On one side, there was studies that shows video games causing aggression and how major school shootings have had some basis in video games. On the other side, video games are so common and have no effect on most people.

Gift Post

For christmas,i would like more computer parts.I wish i could get people games,but i don;t have enough money.I have received a laptop for a gift before,and it was fun.I have given a great gift before,it was a 200$ voucher for computer parts.