The Death of an Innocent Open Response homework

While reading the story, I noticed several things of Chris's daily life that led me to believe that he was not a regular teenager. His family talked about how on his weekends, he would go and talk to the less fortunate and try to turn their life around. That's when I first noticed that he wasn't the average teen who spent their weekends with their friends hanging out. The second thing was his running style. Leading his team, they would run and run to no place in particular. This showed a free spirited side and someone that went with the flow. I noticed that he didn't really plan some things out and just liked to see where it took him. The last thing that really stuck out to me was the topics of discussion. His family mentioned how he would go on for hours about people's lifestyles and how and individual could starve. I then realized that he was a very eager kid who wanted answers that can be hard to find.

Summer League

Every single summer, my high school hockey team and I have to compete in a summer league. We compete with other high school hockey teams. It is pretty important because this is a sneak preview on what our team is going to look like for the real season. But not only is it a preview to us, but to the teams we are competing against.

My coach told us all to be there an hour early, but since I had so much homework, I got there a half an hour early. I was a little scared that he would be mad but he didn’t even notice.  Seeing all of my teammates felt great! I felt like I hadn’t seen them in forever and when I got there they all screamed and hugged me. We were reunited. I got dressed with plenty of time to spare. Now, I was just waiting. I have to admit, I was a little nervous. I felt a little out of shape and I didn’t know how tired I would get.

Since it is against the rules for your high school coach to coach the summer league, one of the parents coaches it. But don’t be mistaken, my coach is right up there watching all of us. Which is even more nerve racking.  He is trying to figure out where to put us when we get to winter hockey, the real deal. Right when I heard the zamboni finish, I knew it was time to get moving. So I stood up, and headed toward the locker room door.

The opposing team was already out there warming up, and I was getting nervous. I know that this game didn’t count, but it counted to me. I want a good spot on my team for winter so bad. I stepped out onto the ice and started warming up. I hadn’t skated in about a month so it felt a little bit weird. I skated around a little bit and the buzzer sounded. It was time.

I skated over to the bench to hear the lineup. I didn’t hear my name, and I got a little nervous. Did they forget me? I asked my summer league coach and he told me I was on first line with two juniors who will be seniors next year. This made me so happy! Just the fact that he trusted me to be on first line was satisfying enough. Although this was just summer league, it was turning out to be a great season ahead.

The buzzer then blew again which I knew it meant that it was game time. I went to my right winger position and waited for the puck to drop. When it did we won the face off and drew it back to our defense. They proceeded on getting the puck and passing it to me. I went full speed up ahead and made it to their zone. I passed the puck to my center and she shot it. No, we did not score. But it was a pretty positive way on starting out the game.  We wound up winning the game. This made me very happy.  I’m pleased with how I played and hopefully so was my coach. Although I know we are not going to win them all, this was a good start.

WORDCOUNT: 556

May 18th open response

Question: Why has John chosen a more primitive life style for his tribe?

John’s journey is so unusual because of him going to a forbidden place, which is the God’s place. There, he sees dead men, not gods.  In result, he totally changes his view of life. He doesn’t want to live how his tribe has been living. He wants to change their way of life because he now knows the truth about the forbidden place. He is aware that they were not gods, but deceased humans due to war. His tribe and he have been so naïve for so long. He wants to live a more simplistic lifestyle because he thinks that he has finally figure out what was true all along.

Homework May 15th

The theme that was portrayed in the short story we read was forgiveness. In the beginning, it was very clear that they both hated each other. They had their own reasons and were not friendly. They both believed that they were entitled to a piece of land. One day, the enemies got stuck under a fallen tree and were forced to talk to each other. They realized that one another weren't so bad and wound up making amends.

Bringing Moose Home

On the day of December 9th 2010, I brought my puppy home. He was an American mastiff and we had named him Moose. This is a good name we figured because of his size. I remember this day as if it were yesterday. I came home from school to be surprised by this little puppy greeting me at the door. I had always wanted a dog but my parents didn’t think that we could handle the responsibility when we were so young. So they waited, which was the smart decision in the end.

We got Moose from an American Mastiff breeder. She has over fifteen Mastiffs! I complain about taking care of one! I don’t know how she does it but she is great at her job. All the dogs listen to her and obey her commands. Once the puppies are born, she cares for them for two months before she gives them to us. She has a little house for them and everything. She owns a farm, which I guess is what you need when you are caring for so many mastiffs.

Right from the beginning in living with Moose, we knew he was going to be a lot of work. Some jobs included; taking him out every fifteen minutes, constantly watching him, and feeding him and giving him just the right amount of water. It was a lot of constant work. But it was all worth it. To see his face and play with him and take him for walks in which I always dreamed of doing, made all the work in the world worth it. I remember one night, he barked so much in his room because he was just getting used to the environment. I got so upset because I had barely gotten sleep. But when I saw him that morning, I hugged him and played with him. All my anger subsided. I was happy, filled with excitement, and joy.

That Friday, all of my friends came over to see Moose. I was so excited for them to see him and fall in love with him just like I had. When they came over and saw his cute little face right at the door, their hearts melted. That was me when I first saw him too. That night, my friends and I played with him, took him for a walk, and watched a movie while he was on my friends lap, sleeping. It was a priceless moment. That was one of those times where we are all going to look back on and smile.

Today, my dog isn’t so small. He is 152 pounds of pure joy. He comes in every morning and wakes me up. I couldn’t think of a better way in which I could be woken up. Although I have only had him for a year and some months, I couldn’t imagine him not being here every day to do the little things of joy that he brings to my family and I. Moose is, and always will be, a part of our family.
WORDCOUNT:511

Homework May 10th

In society today, people are always going to want what they don't have. This can range from a variety of subjects. In Bryson's situation it was his junk food craving. After being forced to eat healthy food, all he wanted was to eat the exact opposite. Junk food. Bryson was so excited to eat all this food that he became overwhelmed and bought all of the food in the moment and didn't bother using his brain. After he tried all of his supposedly gooey goodness, he realized it was not good food. He finally understood what his wife was saying at the grocery store that day. As he was cleaning out his fridge it was actually ironic. The food that he thought would be the best thing for him, wound up being the worst.

Homework for May 9th

In this show, Corry's punishment is a perfect example of cruel unnecessary sentence. I completely get why Corry is in trouble, because of what people think he did. However, I do not believe that sending him out into a place where there is nobody, was the right decision. I believe that they all new he would eventually lose his mind. That is no way to treat someone. I am glad that he was eventually freed and He went back to his home.