My New Book

Today we went to the library to find a book to read for an essay. After searching for a book I finally just gabbed the first one I could find. After checking it out I decided to read the back. I found the book Redwall is about a mouse that has to set off on a journey for a legendary weapon. It should be a fun read if I can ever start reading.

Spring Break

On day 3 of our trip we went to Sea World. We have planned to go to the shows and go one a couple of rides. The Shamu show wasn't the best but there were some cool parts in it. The only bad part about the show is the trainers couldn't get in the water and swim around with the whales.  I think the reason they don't get into the water anymore is because of the accident that took place last year. But they are making a new show and maybe that one will be better so if I go back again maybe I'll see that show and like it a little more. That is something I did in the past week.

How will I go down in history?

I would like to be a person that will be remembered as a good friend. I have control of this because if I'm not a good friend now then they won't remember me by that.  I think that I will remember this school year 10 years from now because it is the last year before I enter high school. I don't know what others will remember me for but hopefully it is for something good.

Conclusion

1. Slaves because the South wanted them and the North was against it.  So the North decided to fight for their freedom and the South was fighting to keep them.

2. Gettysburg and it affected the outcome because there was a lot of people killed so each side was a little weaker after the battle.

3. Abraham Lincoln and he impacted the war because he was the President and helped the North win the war.

Reflection

Looking back at what I did in order to get this story done, I think that I used my time wisely. The notes were probably the easiest thing to do during this project. I found finishing that story with 5 footnotes the hardest because I barely finished it on time. One of the things that I could of done to improve my story was to look back over it and read it before I handed it in. Since I didn't have any time I couldn't do that. That is my reflection to this project.

Interview

Question 1- What was the worst thing you saw during your journey?
Response- There were a lot of bad things but the worst was seeing Lincoln's killer in a burning barn begging for death.
Question 2-Was there ever a time that you thought you weren't going to catch him?
Response- Well there was. It was when we have lost his horse trail and couldn't find anybody who saw him, but lucky we found somebody who did.
Question 3- How did it feel when you saw John W. Booth get shot?
Response- Well it felt wrong and like he didn't deserve it but then I remembered what he did and it made me feel much better.

Football

There are many things that makes football great. Maybe it's the Sundays with all the NFL football games. The hard hitting and the huge plays that end up on sports-center's top ten.  Almost boy dreams that one day he could play on a NFL team. Not for the money but because they love the sport so much. Some people love the sport so much they've been to every Superbowl and they hope to go to many more.

Avatar

Avatar is by far the best movie I've ever seen.  There's tall blue people running around in the wild. Animals that can kill anything that gets in its way. It is over 2 hours of action. War spills out between the avatars and human. Some of the most important people in the movie die or come close to dying. The coolest thing about the movie is their hair. It can combine with animals to control them. If you haven't seen the movie yet,  I highly suggest you do.

A conversation between the main character and someone else on your story

Person 1- Hi. I'm going to be the leader of this chase. If you don't like the idea of that get out of here otherwise lets go over the plan.

Person 2- I think that we should travel in small groups and move southward until we get some clues.

Person 1- That's a good idea. We will go with that plan. Is there anything else that somebody wants to add?
Person 2- No
Person 1- Ok good. So lets get on our horses and move out.

Crowd- Yes, sir!
Person 2- Wait, we're riding?

Person 1- Yes that is the only way we will be able to catch him.
Person 2- Well that's going to be a problem.
Person 1- Why is that?
Person 2- Because I forgot my horse.

Civil War Article

There are 10 things that a lot of people don't know but they probably should.  The one of the 10 that surprised me the most was that more people died from diseases then from war.  It surprised me because in history class you never hear about the diseases you just hear about the killing. That is why it surprised me.  This article won't really help me in my research because it wasn't about chasing John W. Booth it was more about what happened during the war.