There are many inspirational messages that I have for others about pursuing their education goals. One is this, “How well a person does in school decides the kind of life they will have. If they do well, they have a higher chance of getting the career they want.”
A second message from me is, “It’s important to do well in school because it affects your chance of being accepted into a good college. Colleges look for people that do well in school.”
Educational goals are important to make because goals inspire people to achieve them. Why would someone make a goal if they don’t plan to achieve it? Goals don't have to be large, they can be simple such as earning an A on your tests, or getting all of your assignments in on time.
Being a hard worker is a key in doing well in school. A hard worker gets their work finished on time and also gets it handed in on time.
Educational goals and Being a hard worker are keys to receiving good grades. Good grades will show up on your record, and they’re important for getting into the college and the career you want.
Try very hard not to procrastinate. Procrastination is a detriment in getting homework finished on time.
Set a goal for later on in life to achieve and work toward it, such as finishing high school, or receiving a bachelor's degree.
Quitting school may seem like an easy option, but the truth is that it hurts you in the future.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
#2 The Big Wander
I’ve finished reading The Big Wander and my opinion on it hasn’t changed much. I still think it was an okay book, not a must read book. The Big Wander became more enjoyable nearing the end of the story.
There were some things that I enjoyed about The Big Wander even though I didn’t enjoy the book overall. I still think the idea of the boy traveling across the desert alone to be somewhat entertaining and interesting. The ending was suitable, although predictable. It made you wonder what happened after the ending.
There were some things that I didn’t enjoy about the book. One was that some things that the author tried to express to the reader weren’t clear. Another was it was boring in the beginning, and boring in some other parts of the book.
I inferred a theme from the book. “Taking the chance of doing something that is right, but consequential is often rewarding.” I think this could be a possible theme because Clay took the chance of being caught and freed his uncle from a jail to help him free some wild horses that were going to be caught and slaughtered.
In a rating from 1-10 I would rate The Big Wander a 5 because it wasn’t the right book for me. To me it seemed boring. It didn’t catch my attention at the beginning, so it may have ruined the rest of the book. I wouldn’t strongly recommend this book, but somebody may find it to be a better book than I did.
There were some things that I enjoyed about The Big Wander even though I didn’t enjoy the book overall. I still think the idea of the boy traveling across the desert alone to be somewhat entertaining and interesting. The ending was suitable, although predictable. It made you wonder what happened after the ending.
There were some things that I didn’t enjoy about the book. One was that some things that the author tried to express to the reader weren’t clear. Another was it was boring in the beginning, and boring in some other parts of the book.
I inferred a theme from the book. “Taking the chance of doing something that is right, but consequential is often rewarding.” I think this could be a possible theme because Clay took the chance of being caught and freed his uncle from a jail to help him free some wild horses that were going to be caught and slaughtered.
In a rating from 1-10 I would rate The Big Wander a 5 because it wasn’t the right book for me. To me it seemed boring. It didn’t catch my attention at the beginning, so it may have ruined the rest of the book. I wouldn’t strongly recommend this book, but somebody may find it to be a better book than I did.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
#1 The Big Wander
I’ve just begun reading The Big Wander by Will Hobbs. When I read the first pages, the book didn’t appeal to me. As I continued reading, I became a little more interested. I think the book so far is okay. I thought the idea of a boy raveling across the desert alone was interesting. I am enjoying the adventure part of it. Other than that, I think the book is boring.
The main character is a fourteen-year-old boy who is searching for his uncle in the desert part of the U.S. The main character’s name is Clay. He had an older brother also looking for the uncle, but he left and went back home, while Clay stayed behind determined to find his uncle.
Clay and I aren’t much alike. A similarity I did find between us is we’re both fourteen years old. I think Clay likes to travel, and so do I. I could find quite a few differences between us. He doesn’t mind traveling far away from home with just his brother, who is a couple or so years older than he. When Clay’s brother wanted to go back, Clay decided that he wanted to stay behind and try to find his uncle in the desert all alone. I would’ve never dared to venture into the desert alone. Clay knows a lot about horses and he knows how to ride them, while I’ve only ridden a pony at a carnival when I was about seven years old.
If you are a person that enjoys western/adventure books, you would possibly like this book. In my opinion, the book so far is an okay one, but not a great one. If you are a person that finds western books boring, this probably isn’t the book for you. It takes place back in the ‘50s, so if you don’t like books that take place in the past, this isn’t the book for you.
The only thing I’ve learned so far is that a burro is a very useful thing to have in a desert because it can carry all the things you need, and is able to carry you too when needed.
The main character is a fourteen-year-old boy who is searching for his uncle in the desert part of the U.S. The main character’s name is Clay. He had an older brother also looking for the uncle, but he left and went back home, while Clay stayed behind determined to find his uncle.
Clay and I aren’t much alike. A similarity I did find between us is we’re both fourteen years old. I think Clay likes to travel, and so do I. I could find quite a few differences between us. He doesn’t mind traveling far away from home with just his brother, who is a couple or so years older than he. When Clay’s brother wanted to go back, Clay decided that he wanted to stay behind and try to find his uncle in the desert all alone. I would’ve never dared to venture into the desert alone. Clay knows a lot about horses and he knows how to ride them, while I’ve only ridden a pony at a carnival when I was about seven years old.
If you are a person that enjoys western/adventure books, you would possibly like this book. In my opinion, the book so far is an okay one, but not a great one. If you are a person that finds western books boring, this probably isn’t the book for you. It takes place back in the ‘50s, so if you don’t like books that take place in the past, this isn’t the book for you.
The only thing I’ve learned so far is that a burro is a very useful thing to have in a desert because it can carry all the things you need, and is able to carry you too when needed.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Recommendation for Danger Zone
Danger Zone was one of the best sports I’ve ever read. I recommend this book to just about anybody. I have such a high recommendation for it because there was an abundance of action, and a satisfying amount of suspense. It was a book that kept me reading it until I had to stop. Danger Zone kept me wondering what was going to happen in the next chapter. I liked that the book took place in many different locations such as Minnesota, California, and Rome. Having the story in many locations gave me a new picture of the story in my mind. If the story took place just in one location, it may not have been so interesting or entertaining. All the parts of Danger Zone were great, the beginning, the middle, and the end. Danger Zone to me is a unique book.
I’d recommend this book to anyone, because I’m quite sure you’d enjoy it too. A person who likes sports books would enjoy this book especially. I can’t really see anyone not liking this book. I’ve read another book by David Klass. The book is called A Different Season. I thought it was also a great book.
There wasn’t much that I didn’t like about Danger Zone. The beginning was mostly action, but then transferring to suspense nearing the conclusion. I wish there were a sequel, but there isn’t. I rate Danger Zone from a scale from 1-10 a 10 because it made me addicted to it whenever I continued reading it, and to me it became better and better as the story progressed. The storyline was very interesting. Like I said earlier, there is plenty of suspense and action throughout the book.
If you ever want to read an excellent sports book, I strongly recommend that you read Danger Zone.
I’d recommend this book to anyone, because I’m quite sure you’d enjoy it too. A person who likes sports books would enjoy this book especially. I can’t really see anyone not liking this book. I’ve read another book by David Klass. The book is called A Different Season. I thought it was also a great book.
There wasn’t much that I didn’t like about Danger Zone. The beginning was mostly action, but then transferring to suspense nearing the conclusion. I wish there were a sequel, but there isn’t. I rate Danger Zone from a scale from 1-10 a 10 because it made me addicted to it whenever I continued reading it, and to me it became better and better as the story progressed. The storyline was very interesting. Like I said earlier, there is plenty of suspense and action throughout the book.
If you ever want to read an excellent sports book, I strongly recommend that you read Danger Zone.
Setting of Danger Zone
The setting of Danger Zone takes place in Granham High School at the beginning of the story. The town of Granham is located in Minnesota, and I think Granham is fiction, because I couldn’t find the town of Granham in Minnesota, just the town of Graham, Minnesota. The gymnasium where Jim plays basketball is located behind the Granham High School in a separate building. There, Jim plays and practices basketball. In the gym, there are bleachers that are situated like the bleachers in North. For the time period, I don’t know what it was because the author didn’t say.
When Jim decides to join the U.S.A.,”Teen Dream Team” Jim is flown into Los Angeles, California where he meets the team and also where the team practices before flying to Rome for the tournament. In the area of Los Angeles where the team stays to practice, it’s decent, but surrounding that area there are many neighborhoods where gangs lurk. The story takes place there for a few chapters.
For the majority of the rest of the book, the setting takes place in Rome. The team gets used to the gym there, and they reside in a motel whenever they’re not in the gym. The coaches tell the team they have to stay in the motel and not to wander, but Jim figures he coaches weren’t going to be strict on that. Jim explored the city and visited a flower shop to order flowers to be sent to his girlfriend.
A day after one of the U.S.A.’s Teen Dream Team’s games, The mayor of Rome visited the motel where they were and gravely reported that after Augustus got into a fight with a spectator, the spectator turned out to be a Neo-Nazi and his gang made threats of killing the team. The team was escorted by many bodyguards and they were taken to a military compound to assure their safety. The bedrooms seemed like prison cells to Jim. Jim’s room was quite small. It had one tiny window with bars across it, a lumpy cot in one corner, and the door was thick and solid.
The last change in setting was after the last game in the tournament. The U.S.A Teen Dream Team won, and the spectators crawled over the barriers to get closer to them. Suddenly, a man stepped forward with a gun. He aimed it at Augustus, and a police officer tackled the man. The tackle didn’t stop the man from firing. Jim leaped out of the way, but the bullet hit him in the leg. He was immediately taken to a hospital. The doctors treated the wound as best they could, but Jim’s leg was really messed up. He was taken to a hospital in Rome where the best surgeon was. The surgeon told Jim he wasn’t a miracle worker, and Jim told him to do the best he could. Augustus showed up and stayed with Jim while he got his surgery.
When Jim decides to join the U.S.A.,”Teen Dream Team” Jim is flown into Los Angeles, California where he meets the team and also where the team practices before flying to Rome for the tournament. In the area of Los Angeles where the team stays to practice, it’s decent, but surrounding that area there are many neighborhoods where gangs lurk. The story takes place there for a few chapters.
For the majority of the rest of the book, the setting takes place in Rome. The team gets used to the gym there, and they reside in a motel whenever they’re not in the gym. The coaches tell the team they have to stay in the motel and not to wander, but Jim figures he coaches weren’t going to be strict on that. Jim explored the city and visited a flower shop to order flowers to be sent to his girlfriend.
A day after one of the U.S.A.’s Teen Dream Team’s games, The mayor of Rome visited the motel where they were and gravely reported that after Augustus got into a fight with a spectator, the spectator turned out to be a Neo-Nazi and his gang made threats of killing the team. The team was escorted by many bodyguards and they were taken to a military compound to assure their safety. The bedrooms seemed like prison cells to Jim. Jim’s room was quite small. It had one tiny window with bars across it, a lumpy cot in one corner, and the door was thick and solid.
The last change in setting was after the last game in the tournament. The U.S.A Teen Dream Team won, and the spectators crawled over the barriers to get closer to them. Suddenly, a man stepped forward with a gun. He aimed it at Augustus, and a police officer tackled the man. The tackle didn’t stop the man from firing. Jim leaped out of the way, but the bullet hit him in the leg. He was immediately taken to a hospital. The doctors treated the wound as best they could, but Jim’s leg was really messed up. He was taken to a hospital in Rome where the best surgeon was. The surgeon told Jim he wasn’t a miracle worker, and Jim told him to do the best he could. Augustus showed up and stayed with Jim while he got his surgery.
Description of Main Character 2nd Entry
At the end of Danger Zone, Jim was a dynamic character. He was beside himself near the beginning when some basketball scouts introduced themselves to Jim and asked Jim if he would like to represent the U.S.A in a basketball world tournament for players 17 and under. He told them he couldn’t, and he tried to keep his mom from finding out because she would tell him he had to go, and she would operate the store all on her own.
His mom found out about it and told Jim he should definitely go. Jim reluctantly listened to his mom and told the scouts he would go. The U.S.A team consisted of ten players, and Jim was surprised to see that there are only 3 white players and 7 black players. At his first game with the team, Jim was very nervous because he had never played against or with anyone as good as him.
Later on in the story, Jim is terrified of someone coming to kill him and his team, because Augustus (One of the teammates of the U.S.A Teen Dream Team) picked a fight with a neo-Nazi during one of their games. The country of Rome (The location where the tournament was held) received threats of someone coming to kill the U.S.A team. Rome took every precaution to ensure the safety of the U.S.A team. The leader of Rome took the team to a safe location for them to stay. Jim was so paranoid he slept with the door locked, and made sure the window was locked, even though there were guards guarding the building where the team was sleeping.
As the book progresses, Jim became more comfortable playing basketball with his team and wasn’t so intimidated by other teams, though he was still paranoid about someone coming to kill him. One game when the police leap into the crowd, Jim freezes while he was in possession of the ball. The cops were just breaking up a fight, but it really spooked Jim. He played poorly for the rest of the game, but they still won that round. At the end, Jim and Augustus finally became friendly toward each other. (They hated each other at the beginning of the story)
His mom found out about it and told Jim he should definitely go. Jim reluctantly listened to his mom and told the scouts he would go. The U.S.A team consisted of ten players, and Jim was surprised to see that there are only 3 white players and 7 black players. At his first game with the team, Jim was very nervous because he had never played against or with anyone as good as him.
Later on in the story, Jim is terrified of someone coming to kill him and his team, because Augustus (One of the teammates of the U.S.A Teen Dream Team) picked a fight with a neo-Nazi during one of their games. The country of Rome (The location where the tournament was held) received threats of someone coming to kill the U.S.A team. Rome took every precaution to ensure the safety of the U.S.A team. The leader of Rome took the team to a safe location for them to stay. Jim was so paranoid he slept with the door locked, and made sure the window was locked, even though there were guards guarding the building where the team was sleeping.
As the book progresses, Jim became more comfortable playing basketball with his team and wasn’t so intimidated by other teams, though he was still paranoid about someone coming to kill him. One game when the police leap into the crowd, Jim freezes while he was in possession of the ball. The cops were just breaking up a fight, but it really spooked Jim. He played poorly for the rest of the game, but they still won that round. At the end, Jim and Augustus finally became friendly toward each other. (They hated each other at the beginning of the story)
Description of Main Character 1st Entry
The main character in Danger Zone was Jim Doyle. He was a high school student at Granham High School, in the town of Granham. Jim played basketball, and he was basically the team because the other players on Jim’s team were poor basketball players. The Granham basketball team won their games often thanks to Jim. Jim’s father died of a massive heart attack several years before, and the hardware store he left behind was picked up by Jim’s mom and Jim.
Sometimes while Jim was playing basketball, he became tremendously focused on the game, which athletes call a “zone”, and he was unbeatable while he was in a zone. While in a zone, he made great steals, superb 3-point shots, and excellent lay-ups.
Jim assisted his mom with the hardware store his father left behind. He managed the finances when he helped his mom out. He was caring, and would help his mom whenever she needed it. Whenever Jim went out to parties to celebrate a basketball victory, he always felt a bit guilty for not helping him mom with the hardware store. He had a girlfriend named Janey, and she was a cheerleader for the Granham basketball team. Jim felt very depressed when he thought of his father. Before his father died, he whispered 1 thing to Jim in the ambulance, “Love.” Jim was 11 at the time his father died, and he saw his father pass away. I know Jim still missed him because he became filled with grief whenever someone mentioned him.
Jim considered himself good-looking, but not as handsome as Brad Pitt. He did well in School, filling his report card with A’s and B’s. He claimed that he loved basketball, that it was his life.
Sometimes while Jim was playing basketball, he became tremendously focused on the game, which athletes call a “zone”, and he was unbeatable while he was in a zone. While in a zone, he made great steals, superb 3-point shots, and excellent lay-ups.
Jim assisted his mom with the hardware store his father left behind. He managed the finances when he helped his mom out. He was caring, and would help his mom whenever she needed it. Whenever Jim went out to parties to celebrate a basketball victory, he always felt a bit guilty for not helping him mom with the hardware store. He had a girlfriend named Janey, and she was a cheerleader for the Granham basketball team. Jim felt very depressed when he thought of his father. Before his father died, he whispered 1 thing to Jim in the ambulance, “Love.” Jim was 11 at the time his father died, and he saw his father pass away. I know Jim still missed him because he became filled with grief whenever someone mentioned him.
Jim considered himself good-looking, but not as handsome as Brad Pitt. He did well in School, filling his report card with A’s and B’s. He claimed that he loved basketball, that it was his life.
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