During my childhood I accumulated many toys, but I loved Hot Wheels and the Corn Popper. I got into Hot Wheels when I was around eight or nine when I began to get into cars. As for the Corn Popper, I go way back with it into my toddler years. Both toys are considered the best by myself because they are great for when you are bored and you can let your imagination go with them.

Hot wheels came into my life the day I passed them in the clearance isle in Walmart. I was able to convince my mother to buy me two of them. Afterwards play time was never the same. When I played with those toy cars I would imagine as if I was the driver going up and down the couch cushions going seventy miles an hour. Or even crashing and barely living to tell the tale. It was great fun, pretending to be in these imaginary races believing one day I will own a nice car to do so myself. Then this racing fantasy came to an end when I threw them all away and transitioned into video games and such.

When it come to the Corn Popper, my mother brought it home one day hoping that it would entertain me. And boy was she right. Everyday I would push that Corn Popper like there was no tomorrow. I remember that my favorite thing to do was pretend that I was mowing the lawn with my dad. Side by side me and him, no yard could stand a chance. Some great times I had with that simple toy. Hearing it pop nonstop until someone got annoyed and told me to stop. As for this toy, its journey ended when I broke it from throwing it down the staircase that led to our apartment at the time.

When voting for the next person to lead our country we cannot vote for someone due to their affiliation with a party. We need to look beyond what party they represent and look into the type of person they have been and promise to continue to be. For example, a candidate needs to have charisma, quick decision making skills, and be able to handle executive decisions. These personality traits and characteristics are essential for candidates to have so that the people will feel comfortable during their term and so that the country wont experience a decline.

To begin with, a candidate must have charisma because the citizens of the country need to feel comfortable in their presence. To elaborate, the moment we lay our eyes on them we need to feel as if he holds a bright future for the country. Secondly, he/she must have quick decision making skills and be able to handle executive decisions. What I mean by this is that, if there ever would be a need to make an executive decision, they would not panic or make the mistake of taking too long to come to a decision. For example, during a crisis such as a war, a the president has to be able to make decisions quickly so that we can get ahead of the enemy or be the first ones to take action. Also, they have to able to simply handle the pressure of making the decision and not let themselves be pressured into making the wrong decision. All in all, when voting for a candidate, there is more to it than just the party they represent and what they advertise in their campaign.

Throughout my short lifetime, I have watched many movies; but only one inspired me to change my view on life. That would be the film Instructions Not Included. I remember watching it with my family and being the only one who did not cry, yet I was still impacted greatly by it. Instructions Not Included was able to change my opinion on how life should be lived through its emotional storyline.

The movie is about a guy who figures out that he is a dad when one day a women he had slept with came to his apartment and told him that the baby she was holding was his. She then asked him for money to pay the taxi driver and just left the baby with him and took off. Therefore, the rest of the movie is based upon him trying to raise his daughter the best he can. The turning point comes when he finds out that she has a health issue and only has a handful of days left. In the following days he simply just tries his best to enjoy his daughter. It is here where my view on life changed. I realized that you have to live your life day by day trying to enjoy your life and the people that you love as much as you can. To elaborate, you cannot spend everyday worrying about the future, whether it be college or an upcoming concert that you perform in. You must take breaks from reality and the stresses of life to simply enjoy yourself and the people that you care about because otherwise you will look back and realize that you were living this sad and unfulfilling life, and the worst part is that there is no one that you can blame but yourself.

All in all, the movie was great, the story line was moving and the actors did a great job, but the impact that the movie can make is the best part. This simple movie was able to change my out look on life in just two hours and 2 minutes. Since watching it I have tried to enjoy life to the fullest but still keep control of it. I have succeeded partly due to the movie making it seem simple when it truly isn’t but I can say that I have been more outgoing and happy. At the end of the day the impact is still with me and I plan to stick to this new outlook for as long as I possibly can because if I don’t, I don’t know how I will turn out to be.

If I had to pick one person to consider my best friend it would probably be Rafa. Rafa and I became friends in intermediate school but we really did not hang out till middle school. During our middle school years we only had one class together but we made the best out of it. We just “clicked”, as in the moment we hung out we could just be us and actually have a good time. Rafa is my best friend because he has been there for me, we have a much in common, and we can just be ourselves when we are around each other.

Throughout the extent of our friendship Rafa has been there for me when I have struggled with family or school issues. No matter what the situation is he is always there for me. The two of us also have much in common. For example, we both like sports, eating, and video games. Due to us liking much of the same things it makes it easy to choose what to do when we hang. Finally, when we do spend time together we do not have to be someone that we are not or act differently, we can simply be ourselves. So when we go eat somewhere, go to Grand Station, or even the park we always have a good time. The fact that no matter what we do, we always have a good time and be ourselves is what makes our friendship “best”.

So far this school year has been frustrating. Not because it has been really hard but the fact that I am disappointing my parents. For example, I actually have been trying but something is just not clicking into place I suppose because I am not getting the grades I need. At the end, I believe it will be ok due to the fact that I am simply just going to try harder. On another note, friends have been great so far. Hanging out with them has been fun and they have been nothing but supportive. As well as, soccer has been alright but not as good as I imagined it to be. All in all, I could be doing a lot better.

Second period English has been alright so far. Your assignments have not been too hard and right now it is interesting. When it comes to Into the Wild I thought it was extremely boring the entire time but in contrast I believe that the blog assignments have been pretty good and fun. Also, bell-works are nice, easy, and a great way to boost our grade. Lastly, I actually have not thought about college but I really am trying to figure out what I want to do with my life.

For the rest of my sophomore year I really just want to succeed in almost everything I do. My plan is to be more organized in my work and in my everyday life. As well as, I want to get better grades by studying and paying attention more. Also, as previously stated, I want to figure out what i want to do career wise. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to make my parents proud.

During my childhood one of my favorite books to read was THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss. I remember that I would read it any chance I had. Whether it was during the day or right before I went to bed. Also, I would beg my sister to read it to me but that didn’t last soon as she lost interest very quickly. I remember that my parents bought me the book from a garage sale just down the street while I was looking at toys. At first I thought it was stupid and dumb that they had decided to get me a book but I soon realized it was no stupid decision.

When it comes to the story itself I remember that it was about these two kids who were home alone up until the Cat In The Hat entered their house. The cat made a mess and was annoying the kids and the fish as it could talk. Then he released Thing One and Thing Two into the house. They created a gigantic mess just as the mom was outside the house. The Cat then proceeded to bring in a vehicle which cleaned up the whole house just in time. The kids did not get in trouble and neither did the cat.

Moving onto the illustrations, I do remember that they were somewhat colorful but had repetitive colors. Also, the pictures where sketch like and unique. I consider this book my favorite because it was easy to read, interesting, and weird at the time. Lastly, unfortunately I do not have a copy anymore and I have not read the book in a couple of years.

In my household family we have many rules that we must follow. The rules can range from keeping our rooms clean to simply taking out the trash. All in all the rules are easy to follow except one in particular, which is keeping A’s and high B’s. This specific rule isn’t exactly the hardest to follow but it must be accomplished on top of everything else that is happening in your life. Therefore school always has to come first and it does not matter if you are having a tough time or if work is busy, if you do not have straight A’s you will suffer.

Furthermore, I did actually break this rule last year. It was I believe the third six weeks and I had recently been having trouble in history. The reason to why I was having trouble in history was not because I was distracted by a girl or was being distracted by my cell phone, but because I had stupidly decided to not try on purpose. This decision was catastrophic due to the fact that I was already having a hard time in the class. The decision was made because I impulsively decided that I needed to give myself a break even though there was no good reason for the so called break. Consequently, I ended up having a 79 in the class on the report card and my parents were not having it. Thus, I was grounded of going out, had my Xbox privileges taken away, and a 10 pm curfew was set into place until my grade was a b plus.

However, the consequences that I experienced were not unfair because I had been warned of them prior to the incident many times. I now understand that the expectations that my parents have for me are to be taken seriously not just because they have great reasoning behind them but because I have more in jeopardy this time around.

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

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