Favorite Outdoor Sport

I don’t like to do a lot of outdoor activities so I chose to write about my favorite outdoor sport. I really like basketball and it is a lot of fun to play in my driveway.

My favorite outdoor sport to play is basketball. I like to play basketball outside in my driveway with my dad. Sometimes me and my dad play one on one with each other or we play horse. I rarely ever beat my dad at either of these games. Also I like to play one on one or just goof around with my friend and see who is better. It’s really fun when we have a three point shooting contest, we chuck up half court shots and they are total air balls. It’s really funny. That is why my favorite outdoor activity is playing basketball in my driveway.

Vacation

Authors Note: Have you ever been so excited about something that is so far away. That’s how I feel about a vacation that my dad just told me about it is not a sure deal but he says we most likely will go. I am so excited.
 
My dad just told me that we were thinking about going on a vacation in the summertime. You’ll never guess where. Give up? Mount Rushmore, how cool is that? He also said that around that area there’s a wild horse place where they have wild horses roaming around and he told me we might go to that while we’re there. I’m already so excited and it isn’t even Christmas yet. That really does sound like fun and I think that we are going to drive there  so the ride will be a big part of the fun. I can’t wait for summer.

Christmas

What are some of your favorite things about Christmas or Christmas vacation. Is it the food, family or even just having a fun time. Read this an you’ll find out what mine are.

    Over Christmas vacation I like to spend time with friends and family because I usually don’t have a lot of time to see my friends on school nights or even weekends. One thing I really am looking forward to doing over Christmas vacation is baking Christmas cookies with my mom. Also I want to go to a Marquette game with my dad. Some things that I like to do over Christmas are just to do things that I can’t usually do on school weeks because I have homework or different practices for sports. I am really excited for Christmas vacation.

Cooking for days and preparing for the party.
Having fun with family and friends.
Raping presents for my family.
Interesting Christmas conversations.
Stuffing my mouth with Christmas cookies.
Tearing open presents on Christmas morning.
Making cookies with my mom.
Awesome time with my family.
Sitting on the couch watching Christmas Vacation.

Paranormal Specialist

Authors Note: There are things in this world that we can’t explain. Abby a thirteen year old girl helps explain what people can and can’t see. This is the first paragraph of a long story. I don’t know if I will continue this story.
    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see thing other people don’t? I do. My name is Abby and I can see things, paranormal things. Demons, and spirits but ghosts are my specialties. Its’ almost a sixth sense that I have. I help ghosts and people haunted by ghosts. Also I help people get rid of haunted houses a demons that are causing turmoil in their lives. The only other person that I know of that can do what I do and see what I see is my grandma. I am not ashamed of what I can do but when I tell people they don’t believe me. Do you know what it’s like to feel like an outcast in your own family?
   
   

Hunting

 Authors Note: I hate hunting, so I wrote this to describe my hatred for hunting and  hunters.I may be related to a hunter but that will never made me understand or appreciate hunting.

     I have many reasons explaining my hatred for hunting. First off it’s always freezing outside when you hunt. Also you spend all day in a tent for what, 5 deer. I can’t imagine how boring hunting is? If I went hunting I would explode of boredom. Not only is it cold it also is extremely dangerous and I have no idea how to use a gun and under no means do I ever want to know how. I have never killed another animal before and I definitely will never take pleasure over killing an innocent animal. Only once have I ever eaten deer and I hate it, it was one of the most disgusting things I’d ever tasted in my life. That’s why I deeply despise hunting and killing animals for pleasure.

STINK

    Authors Note: Our school is under construction, and there was a suspicious smell coming from the high school that drifted to the middle school. The high school got to go home but the middle school had to stay at school and tolerate the smell for two more hours.This is describing the way I felt when we were stuck in school.


    High school students got to go home. Now I’m mad and writing this poem. The smell is so horrible. It’s almost unlivable. Teachers say we’re fine. But I might lose my mind. My head is pounding. Are my surroundings closing in around me? Our eyes are watering. The skies may as well be falling. There’s a tickle up my nose. What if it blows? I want to go home. That’s the end of my poem.

Stinging up my nose.

Terrible head splitting headache

Insanely repulsive

Nausea starting to set in

Knees are shaking

WHY CLIQUE

 Authors Note: Have ever wondered what it would be like to be rich. Well look no further the Clique series is as close to rich and snobby brats as you will ever read about. A group of girls who call themselves the pretty committee are the richest snobbiest girls I have ever read about. That's not the only thing it has, it also shows how friendships change and how to make a bad situation better. I hope you like this series as much as I do.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a city where your judged by the money in your pockets and the car you drive. In the series, Clique, by Lisi Harrison, that’s their way of life in Westchester. Westchester is the city where most of the series takes place. It is near New York City so it is all around richer part of the US. On top of clothes and having the best car always seeming to be of the most value in Westchester, academics don’t even seem to matter at all. Seeing that, I would hate to live there and be poor. Although I may not ever want to live there especially if I was poor, I do like to read about the girls there and their adventures. The series Clique, by Lisi Harrison is one of the best series’ for teenage girls.

Claire, the new girl in town, and her family are staying with the Block family. Their daughter just happens to be one of the most popular girls at Octavian Country Day School. The new girl named Claire, who is the same age as the owners daughter Massie, happen to not get along very well. Massie is very rude to Claire because she doesn’t want to be seen with a financially unstable new kid. On top of that Claire doesn’t have a very good sense of style.

Although Claire and Massie do not get along, Claire’s battle to fit in and Massie’s battle to make sure Claire doesn’t is one of my favorite parts of this series. Because of how catty and snooty these girls who go to OCD are makes the series hilarious to read. Another thing I like about the series is that it shows what you’d sound like if you treated people the way Massie and her pretty committee do. It makes you extremely cautious to never sound that rude and spoiled.The pretty committee are the rulers of the school, made up of Massie, the alpha, Alicia the most beautiful girl in school, Kristen the brains of the group and Dylan, who is very sensitive about her weight, yet she always seems to be eating. They are the meanest girls in school who can find a flaw in everyone they meet. I love how creative the author is with these characters, and it is one of the reasons I really like to read this series.

I really like how characters change over time, that’s one of my favorite parts of this series. The author changed Massie a lot since the book started, one thing she changed was the way she feels about Claire. In stead of Claire and Massie being enemies they are now friends and are temporarily sharing Massie’s room until the guest house gets remodeled. Now Claire has joined the pretty committee and that was I change that no one saw coming. Since almost losing her best friends Massie is trying very hard to make sure her friends know she appreciates them. There is a lot of character development in this series, I love seeing how one character starts and how they end, they are always different.

My favorite character is Claire Lyons, one of my favorite things about her is her ability to stay true to herself no matter what the circumstances. Like when she started out in the pretty committee she still stayed friends with Layne no matter what Massie said. In addition to that she still has that initial kindness that she had when she first came to OCD, she never changed into someone Massie would hang out with, she made Massie move on and try not to change her. I really like how she stands up for herself when Massie is being very rude to her. Whereas any person who goes to Octavian Country Day school would never even think of standing up for themselves. I’m really glad Massie accepted Claire as she is and let her be herself. Claire Lyons is my favorite character in Clique.

Clique is one of my favorite series’. It is definitely on my top ten list of favorite series’. Seeing that whenever I read a Clique book I have trouble putting it down, I can proudly say that Clique is one of my favorite things about this series is how every book is different and there is no particular book I like best. Although Clique is not on the top of the list for my favorite series it is still in my top five favorite series. The series Clique, by Lisi Harrison is one of the best series’ for teenage girls.

PATRIOT'S PEN ESSAY

I am very proud of this country and all its achievements over the years. I think that this country and its veterans have a lot to be proud of we obviously are blessed with amazing people who are willing to risk their lives for our country’s freedom. It’s hard to believe that some of these amazingly brave people will go and fight knowing they might never come back or at least they won’t see their family’s for months at a time. I am so proud of this country.
Some people might not realize how blessed this country is to have such giving and generous people living here. I know I could never last a minute in a war and I don’t know how so many people do. I’m sure there are times that the soldiers wish that they never enrolled in the army and they think of it as a very dumb thing to do but I think it is by no means dumb and that it is extremely brave and courageous.
Not only has our country done an amazing job supporting our veterans by raising money. People also go around and work hard to get donations of food and things to bring over to the soldiers fighting across seas. I know my school sometimes writes funny letters or poems to soldiers to make sure they know that they are not forgotten about and never alone. I feel like the country has done a great job keeping up with all the fundraising around the holidays and any time of the year.
Another thing I’m proud of is the fact that soldiers get to go home for a visit at some point in the year and especially around the holidays. I know if I was out there fighting I would want to come home and see my family and let them know that I’m okay. Although I know that some soldiers don’t get to let their family’s know that they are okay, because they are not okay. Some soldiers never get to go back home and I wish there was something we could do to prevent that.
I really am proud of this country and all the people living in it. It’s a good thing that people are doing to help and fight for this countries freedom. That’s why I am proud of this country.

AUTHORS NOTE: I am very proud of this country and I hope you are too. It feels so great be a part of this country and I hope you feel the same way too. This essay is about how proud of this country I am.

GREAT AMERICA

Author's Note: Having fun with friends is a fun thing to do in the summertime, especially in a fun place like Great America.

The creak of the tracks as we went up, we were shaking starting to wonder if we’d make it back down in one piece. Finally we came to a jolting stop, peering over the entire park, the suspense was building. I figured it was a little late to decide I wanted to get down. My friend and I looked at each other as if to say our final goodbyes as the ride races down the tracks. Going to Great America with a best friend promises much excitement and thrills.

My friend and I did make it down alive from the rollercoaster; I can now see why they call it Raging Bull. Although my friend and I were scared to death we loved every second of it, once we got off she asked if we could go on it again. If it weren’t for the miraculous growth of the line since the last time we went on we would’ve rode it again. If you go on Raging Bull at Great America you will have a lot of fun.  While basking in the excitement of Great America we didn’t forget to notice one of the most horrifically terrifying rides at the park, Super Man.

Sam and I quickly made our way across the park to Super Man. We were able to drag my dad along with us; most parents would pass up the opportunity to go on Super Man, but not my dad. Although most children would be focusing on watching their dad see all the people looping around them but I was focusing on my sisters face when she saw all the screaming people. It was the first time she’d ever worked up the courage to even step near Super Man. With her face slowly growing greener and greener even her friend couldn’t wipe the fear off her face. We were almost next and I could tell that it wouldn’t be pretty.

We finally got all the buckles fastened and all the straps tight enough that they were squeezing out my insides. The row consisted of me, Sam my best friend, and my dad. In front of us were my sister and her friend Brianna, as the seats went back and we were facing the ground like every time you ride it the shock of your body resting on a little pole sets in. Your body starts to react in panic as you try to push yourself up and hold on for dear life. As we were in the air my dad was trying to be funny by screaming it’s a bird it’s a plane it’s me. I shot him a look, but I was soon distracted by my friends face on the ride it was hilarious, I was glad I took my best friend along. Once we got off the ride my legs were wobbling, but we survived so it was okay.

We spent the rest of the day going on so many rides, we went on water log and raft rides, we were soaked. We also went on more rollercoaster’s, although they were a little less terrifying they were just as fun.  My friend and I had a blast; it was one of the best days in my summer vacation. By the end of the day we were exhausted and all four of us fell asleep during the ride home. It seemed like all four of us awoke at the same time, when we were pulling into my sisters’ friends’ driveway. Next stop was my friend’s house, and then the day would sadly come to an end.

We had so much fun that day, I was so glad I brought Sam with me it wouldn’t be the same without a best friend there by your side. The best way to have thrills and excitement is to go to Great America with a best friend.