Ever since the year has started I've always dreaded having to go to school on Wednesday This is because I have two periods of Math, Health, and no Technology. It's mainly Health and Technology. We have Technology for four days, and as you can already guess today was not one of them. Instead, Health is what replaces Tech Although Health isn't the worst when having no worksheets (today) it still doesn' make up for the fact that Technology gets replaced. I feel that Technology should be every day, though the school has tried to improve that. You see, last year the 6th grade had only two periods of Tech. Besides that, we had a grumpy, old, teacher who almost no one liked. The only way you could possibly not hate her is if you do everything right (not a lot of those people).

Anyway, I'm going to start off with the beginning of the way and only stop to talk about "highlights" (if you can even call it that). The first period was Social Studies and my teacher talked about "Abraham Johnstone" and how he was hanged after prison. Like I said yesterday, no one knows whether or not he was innocent or not. Either way, "Abraha Johnstone" knew he wasn't going to be saved by anyone so he just gave up life. My teacher talked about the letter he had made to his wife "Sally" and how passionate it was. The letter was filled with just great vocabulary and perfect grammar. And he was able to do this yet black (my teacher was not trying to be racist, when he said that he meant the white people who essentially "downgraded him because of his skin color). 

Community Circle wasn't interesting at all. The dean talked about uniforms but that was it Afterward, a few 6th-grade classes did their cheer and two of them were really good. There was one that I couldn't even hear because the kids singing were not loud (supposed to "project") and the other 7th and 6th graders weren't paying attention at all. After Community Circle was Lunch and it was too cold outside. That was why my class went into the Technology room and got to play on the computers until it was time to go downstairs to the cafeteria. It was a very fun experience playing with a few kids "Bullet Force" so that at least I didn't miss the whole experience. What I mean by that is I got to play 15 minutes today and usually I get around 38.

Health class was next and I was not looking forward to it. The teacher came in and said that my class didn't have to do any worksheets. I was pretty happy because whenever we don't have worksheets it's usually a video, and I sure was right. Since my class is on Stress the teacher wanted to talk about Meditation. I for one already know a thing or two about it, or at least should because I'm from a country where meditation is very high. The video we watched was a guy named, "Andy Puddicombe" who is the owner of "HeadSpace". Headspace is an app that helps you through meditation and supposedly makes you calmer. Andy Puddicombe is technically the "founder" of "Headspace" and is right now a millionaire. After watching two videos about him my teacher showed the 3rd one "guiding" us through the meditation process.

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Every time I go on the "Suggested for You" page it has a lot of "Kpop". That why this paragraph is going to be about it. Kpop stands for "Korean Popular Music" and is heavily known in America as well as Asia. I don't think any other continent knows very much about it. Kpop uses dance moves and music from all around the world and is very much favored as "South Korean Pop". Besides that, Kpop is very modern nowadays and you never really see any "old western" themed music videos. Just to let you know, I don't think there are any Kpop stars by themselves. With that being said, a Kpop band is filled with either all boys or all girls. Apparently, one gender can't join the other's group. Maybe that's not true but from what I've heard it seems like it. There is this one crazy BTS (Kpop group: all boys) fangirl in my class that wishes to be a part of them but can't because she's a girl (what she told me). That is it for today's post!

Today was Gifted and Talented and P.E! I was really excited about this while getting ready for school. Unfortunately, my mother could not be in the morning to drop my sister so my aunt said she would do it. I decided not to take a shower because my dad said it wastes too much money. Instead, I just washed my face a lot more and wet my hair (in order to brush it again). For breakfast, I made me and my sister some "Cinnamon Cereal". I told her that I didn't make it for her (lied) and she got really upset. My excuse was that she never makes it for me, which by the way is true, and she yelled at me. Eventually, my sister said sorry after seeing how I actually did make it and left to go to her bus stop with my aunt. I could understand where she was coming from considering how I usually get mad at her too.

At 8:00 A.M I put on my jacket, locked the door behind me, and ran to my bus stop (while making sure to be careful in case of slipping). There were two girls who got there before me but I was 3rd place. The other kids at the bus stop (who were 6th grade) came a few minutes later. I was wondering where the bus was because it took longer than usual. However, I started seeing it down the street and got ready to get inside. While on the bus I started re-reading the chapter of my book called, "Christmas Eve". Today I was supposed to take the quiz but didn't (will explain later). The first period was Social Studies and I honestly forgot what the teacher was talking about. Oh wait for nevermind, we reviewed a letter made by a former slave called, "Abraham Johnstone".

Apparently, the man had made the letter right before getting hanged in a courtyard at the prison. This happened in 1797, the man was convicted of murder and to this day no one knows whether it was true or not. In the letter he wrote to his wife Abraham says he is innocent but is ready to quit this world. Then, in the letter, he writes his will, basically what he gives to certain people. It seems really sad if he was actually innocent and someone framed him. And just so you know, this happened during the American Revolution, where slavery was growing massively and everyone wanted some black slaves to work for them. After Social Studies was P.E! My class started our Fitness Tests and today we did the Push-Ups and Sit-Ups. 

I know I definitely didn't do the best but improved greatly! Last year I had gotten around 10 Sit-Ups but this year I got around 36. The pushups were the same old same old. Just minor improvement, today I just did an extra 2 pushups which when you really think about is basically nothing. I'm going to skip Lunch because we didn't even go outside anyway. The technology class was a really good period because there was only a small assignment given. It took approximately 5 minutes to complete and I spent the rest of my time playing, "Bullet Force" with my friends. Once class ended most of the students left. However, I had Gifted and Talented and stayed here. It was a fun period because my team was building some type of park. I genuinely enjoyed it and hope to do some more next Tuesday.

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The story I read and watched a video about is called, "Self-made billionaire Jack Ma: How to be successful in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond". Jack Ma is a "Chinese business magnate", meaning he is the owner of a company, he's Chinese, and is very wealthy. The man has a net worth of around 50. 5 billion dollars! Now, I know I'm the best-looking person out there, but this guy doesn't look "professional" at the very least. The one thing that stands out about him is the small eyes and a weird haircut. Besides that, his shirt and tie make him look, "business-like". Anyway, this post talks about how the man himself states you should "live your life". According to him, when your 20 to 30 the first thing you should do is try and find a good company and learn. Then at 30 to 40 you need to do something yourself because you can still afford to fail. Thw hole age group goes on and on. At 60 years old and higher, you need to stay with your grandkids (thats what he says). Thanks for reading and see you later.

When I woke up my sister told me our mom was sleeping in the bed! We both said hi and then slept for an extra 5 minutes. After that, both of us walked downstairs and started getting ready for school because my aunt and mom were here I could keep on getting ready without having to rush or stop. I tried to make my shower as short as possible while cleaning my hair, head, and chest (mainly). For breakfast, my mother made eggs and bread. It was really good and I genuinely thanked her. At 8:00 A.M I said bye to my mother who was leaving at the same time. She was heading towards Long Island to get back to work. Once getting to class I saw barely any kids there. This was an opportunity I had to take so I ate the breakfast given by the school.  

Before the first period started one of my former classmates handed me a piece of paper. Apparently, someone had donated supplies to the "Gifted and Talented" class (I'm in). So we had to write a letter to that person thanking them for the supplies. The first period was Social Studies and the teacher made a few comical jokes. Then he handed everyone a quiz and we were allowed to use notes. I was able to answer the questions and hoping for a good grade. Next, was Science and my teacher wanted to finish our lesson in the textbook (reading). Once the reading was complete he told us to answer 8 questions. Most kids did not finish (me) so he will give us more time tomorrow. Thankfully the questions are going to be a grade. 

Lunch was pretty fun with my playing soccer on the left side of the courtyard. Today, the food was a "Cheese Panini" and I really liked it. At first I thought it was egg because of how yellow it was but eventually caught on. While eating my friend and I talked about "Smite". Even though I already play it on the computer, I had decided to download it on the Playstation Four for free. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a computer which is why I'm doing this. However, with the day going good so far, something happened after Lunch ( I was not part of). My teacher picked my class up from Lunch and told us to wait at the end of the hall. Then, whoever was in the front decided to go all the way to the class. I don't know who did that because no one ever admitted it but I'm willing to find out.

The reason it had nothing to do with me is that I was in the back of the line. So I couldn't even see who was caused the problem. That's my defense in case someone for some reason blames it on me. Technology class was just fun all around because there was no assignment given. That meant everyone could just play around with computers. As usual, I played Bullet Force with the other kids and almost on. However, my computer just didn't like me and started lagging. In case you don't know what that means, "Lagging" ( in the gaming sense) is "In online gaming, lag is a noticeable delay between the action of players and the reaction of the server in a video game". Basically meaning, your internet probably sucks. 

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Today's story is about Fortnite. Fortnite just got a new update with a mode called, "Sniper Shootout". It replaces every weapon in the game with a sniper. Thankfully, the healing items are still available. I wasn't exactly correct when I said that snipers are the only weapons. Revolvers are also able to be used. This way you don't get stuck trying to 1v1 someone at close range with a sniper. It would take a lot of time to do that. However, I feel like his new mode will add another definition of "Sneaky" into the game. When the whole map is filled with long-range weapons people aren't going to try and get at you immediately. You need to have a strategy. Besides that, games will probably last longer because it takes decent aim to kill someone with a sniper. Anyway, that's it for today.

This post will be about what I did yesterday. I woke up at around 7:10 A.M and walked downstairs to brush my teeth. For breakfast, my dad made some egg sandwiches and I ate most of it. That was when I started my homework. I read for 50 minutes but didn't worry about not being able to play because it was the weekend. The reading didn't take too long and I was able to finish the post in around 30 minutes. After finishing homework my dad asked my sister and I if we wanted to go outside. Of course, she said yes, but I was still thinking about it. Eventually, I just said yes so no one would get mad. Once we finished putting on our sweaters and jackets all three of us hopped into the car and drove to Newport Mall. 

While in the car my sister and I played a game of cards and it was actually pretty fun. I won but only because I cheated (told her that after coming back home). When the car was parked my father wanted to check "Bed Baths And Beyond". I hate that store because he always takes a long time to the browser but yesterday wasn't so bad. We looked at a few paintings and joked around. At Newport Mall, my dad wanted to get my sister some shoes. We went to "JcPenny" but had no luck. Then we arrived at "Payless ShoeSource" and found one pair. Unfortunately, my sister didn't like them and made up some lie to not buy them. I was shocked to find out my dad didn't see through her plan but said nothing about it. The last store we arrived at was "Kohl's". 

Some of the shoes we saw were just plain bad. Like this one pair of sneakers were light up and had a "Wonder Woman" logo on it. But that wasn't what made it so bad. The fact that when you pressed the light up button you couldn't turn it off right away. Instead, you had to go through 10 other light combinations before returning to nothing. And guess what I also found? Right next to it was another pair of sneakers, the exact type but instead of "Wonder Woman" it had "Super Man". It was a horrific sight so to see my sister not even see it was great for me. We went to 3 stores to find a pair of sneakers for her but at the end of the day, she didn't want anything. The one pair she actually did like was too colorful for the school.

My dad asked my sister and me if we wanted to go to the 3rd floor and eat some food. I obviously said yes because the food at Newport Mall is pretty good! Although the "Subway" was tempting I decided to go to Panda Express. They have so many good Asian foods like noodles, fried rice, egg rolls, and ORANGE CHICKEN! I capitalized the "Orange Chicken" because it's really good. However, not as good compared to the "General Tso Chicken back near my house. Yesterday I wanted to try something different so I had some "Grilled Teriyaki Chicken". The lady handling the food asked if I wanted some sauce. I honestly did want some but was so surprised by the question that I said no. At that point, it seemed weird to change my answer since she was helping another customer.

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That was pretty much what I did yesterday. After getting the food all three of us ate it and went back home. My dad wanted to go to the library and get some books. I wasn't very happy about this idea so when I realized the parking lot at the library was fully I got really happy. We had to go back home and my dad lets me use my Playstation Four for the rest of the day. I went into the Science section and found a story talking about the flu. The title is, "The Flu Can Kill Tens of Millions of People. In 1918, that's exactly what it did". This really worries me because in the post it says around 600,000 people have died in one year because of the flu. And now that the flu is getting worse this is a real issue.  I hope this isn't like the "Black Death" which almost wiped out a whole country! Anyway, thats my post for today.

I didn't want to have to do this but writing five paragraphs worth of Google News would take too long. Instead, I'm going to summarize this book called, "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry". The book also has a "Newbery Medal" so it must be pretty good. The "New York Times Book Review" has written, "Mildred D. Taylor writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength, and a respect for humanity". There are many other reviews from websites like "Booklist" and "Kirkus Reviews" but this was the shortest one. Mildred D. Taylor has made other books such as "The Friendship" and "The Gold Cadillac" as well.  The introduction was made by "Jacqueline Woodson" who is another one of my beloved authors, who talks about how this book reminds her of her childhood. Anyway, lets start summarizing the book!

Cassie (the main character) and her brothers are heading towards school, which is an hour long walk from their house. However, they don't get very far with one of the brothers (Nickname: Little Man) not wanting to get his shoes dirty on the dirt road. You see, Cassie and her brothers are black and this story takes place in a time where white people were treated superior and black people were apparently, not even human. While walking 2 boys join the little group, "T.G." and "Jeremy". Unlike the rest of them, Jeremy is white but still wants to hang out. He doesn't have any friends in his own school and hates his two brothers. His sister isn't that bad treats black people like trash. Once Cassie, Stacy (brother), Little Man, and Christopher (brother) get to school they say bye and head to their specific classes.

Stacy has his mother as his teacher so he feels like school isn't going to be the best year. Once school is finally over their mother starts getting mad about the textbooks given to their black school from the "Board of Education" and how they're ruined. She decides to fix them for her students but is warned by one of her fellow teachers at the all-black school. Back home Cassie and her brother complain about the all-white school bus and how they get their clothes dirty. Little Man angrily asks why they don't have a school bus for their school and the mother simply answers, "There isn't enough money". The next day Harlan Granger (owner of the land they have) talks about how he wants it back. Unfortunately for him, the family refuses to sell it and he leaves.

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I have decided to stop here and continue whenever I feel like it. However, I want to talk about Google News right now. I want to talk about Overwatch and Fortnite because they have the most interesting "stories" in the "suggested for you" column. Overwatch's story is about the upset from fans who support the "best" teams. So far, "Seuol Dynasty"
, "New York Excelsior", and "London Spitfire" are the best teams or on the top of the leaderboards. Just yesterday, Shanghai Dragons (my favorite team) did not win but they did get one point of the four matches. This shows a massive improvement from my favorite team and I hope they can get at least in the top five of the teams. That way I won't feel like I wasted points on them.

Now, this other story is about Fortnite. Fortnite has been having many issues with getting into the game and inviting your friends. Which leads me back to yesterday's story about Paragon. They are going to shut down Paragon when the reason they're doing it doesn't even work that way. In my opinion, it doesn't make sense shutting down one game for another game that is still in beta! Its honestly really weird and I don't think what they did was smart. Fortnite is an amazing game but if it continues having issues with logging in then it won't be great for long. Though yesterday they added a new update! The new item is called, "Chug Jug" and it is a consumable. That means you have to drink it. The "Chug Jug" takes 15 seconds to use but restores full health and full shields! Today's post is finished, see you next time!

After getting on the bus I talked to two of my friends called, "Kiara" and "Jaiden". All three of us did not read chapter 4 of our new book called, "Dark is Rising". That's why instead of continuing chatting I pulled the book from my backpack and started reading. Thankfully, when the bus got to school I had already finished it. The two of them were lazy and decided to go on the internet during Technology and look up the summary. Once I reached my class there were a few kids already eating breakfast. Quickly, I grabbed a breakfast from the container and headed to my seat. The first thing I did was grab my homework and hand it to my teacher. He wanted it given to him during ELA so I put it back in my folder.

For the first period, my class had Technology and headed towards the computer room. Since I had already finished my assignment my instinct was to get on one of the computers and wait for my usual friends whose bus had come late. Together we played, "Bullet Force" and I won! It felt good rubbing it in their faces (not literally). One of them rage quit and play another game for the time remaining in class. When Technology was finished Dance had started. Everyone took off their shoes and headed towards the cafeteria. Each student had an assigned warm-up spot and waited until my "choreographer" was ready. She said she needed a few minutes to breath and wanted us to start without her.

In three lines people took turns running towards the other side of the room (warmup). After that, she came and we started really learning what to do. Today we had to continue adding on moves from last class's routine. It was a type of African dance that I really can't explain. Anyway, some of the moves in the routine were similar to the warmup. For example, how we have to run up four times. Dance class ended quickly and I certainly enjoyed. Some of my friends were joking around but took it to the next level. When we got back to my class my teacher asked what we were doing. Suddenly, one of my friends said I was the "Dance Leader" and my teacher asked me if I could demonstrate the dance.

It was straight up embarrassing but funny at the same time. I honestly enjoyed it and loved the funny reaction from my teacher. At recess, I simply played tag with a few of my friends and didn't complain about anything. The food given wasn't good so thankfully my friend gave me a (closed) bag of Doritos. That filled my stomach enough to get through the rest of the day. Spanish wasn't all that fun but ELA felt kind of productive. I took the chapter 4 quiz and felt pretty good about it. Whenever work was given I tried my best to complete it in the time given. My class even took a fluency test and I finished the whole page (shows how good I am). Dinner was all right and Science I completed the worksheet due at the end of class. In all, today was a fairly decent Friday (not the best Friday though).

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My favorite game is Overwatch and isn't only my favorite. Many people enjoy it but when certain players start being toxic it doesn't help the player base any better. Blizzard (company) is beginning to check Youtube for players who have been using inappropriate language, throw the game, or be AFK (not playing). They will ban those players if necessary and won't change their minds. Another post talks about Epic Games (Fortnite Company) and how they have shut down Paragon. Paragon is a free to play game that was originally doing okay but for the past few months, it hasn't been growing. So because of Fortnite's success, Epic Games has decided to end Paragon. In the story, I read they have written a sincere apology and hope to continue focusing on Fortnite due to its massive growth in popularity.

Instead of beginning from the very start of my day and finishing somewhere in the middle, I've decided to revert back to what I used to do. This is to just talk about the "highlights" or "interesting" stuff that happened. During P.E there was a lockdown that drastically lowered the time in the period. I received good news from my P.E teacher. She explained that my class was going to do their Fitness Tests in the next month or so. Apparently, she couldn't do them at the start of the year since the pace was too fast. Something else that's happening in the next month is Stepping. Stepping is a "form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument" (quoted from the internet). That means we need to use our whole body and create dance moves.

I really didn't like hearing this but decided to not show it. The game we played in P.E was "MatBall" (basically kickball). I really enjoyed it and even scored 2 points for my team. Unfortunately, while kicking the ball I accidentally hit one of the girls on the opposing team. Thankfully, I didn't get in trouble and said sorry. My teacher was kind enough to give me a second chance! That was how I got my first point! I'm going to count Lunch as a highlight because there was food. However, "highlight" doesn't mean it was good. During Lunch, there was indoor recess since it was too cold outside for kids to go. The lunch attendant decided she could take us to the Technology lab if we were quiet. My friends and I wanted to go so badly but this one group in the middle of the class ruined our chances.

I was extremely pissed when the lunch attendant said we couldn't go anymore! My friends were the same as me and all of us wanted to yell at their little group! They could've played when we got to the cafeteria or during Dinner but NOOOOOO. It had to be now that they played "UNO". I mean seriously! The lunch lady would've let us go while at the cafeteria but had no one to come and stay with us. Their group is called the 'ELA Squad". One of my friends told me they think their popular but only hang out with themselves. I had a friend named, "John" in Sixth grade and he's still in my class this year. Unfortunately, John decided to join them and to this day I still don't talk to him. 

This last paragraph of school is going to be during Math. Just to let you know, it isn't good.  At around the middle of the period, a fire alarm rang. Everyone in my class knew how cold it was outside so they went to their lockers. Suddenly, my teacher yelled at them ( I was part) saying you couldn't take your sweaters. I was astonished when I heard this but knew I couldn't do anything about it. So I reluctantly got in line with the rest of my classmates to go outside. And let me tell you, it was FREEZING! The kids all around me could agree on the same thing! The weather was around 20 degrees! I was complaining so much and almost landed myself a detention! I just can't talk about it anymore!

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Today's post is going to be about Overwatch. I'm sorry but I can't think of anything else and it's also the fastest to write about! This story I read today is a 19-year-old boy who dropped out of school to become a full-time pro. I think that the kid's dad must be pretty cool and chill to let his son pursue his dreams like that. However, I'm worried about the future of this kid. Maybe he'll play other games that don't involve the turning and swiping of Overwatch. What I'm trying to say is that first-person shooters require good game sense and fast reflexes. If you don't have that then whats the point of playing. Once this kid grows older he'll probably lose his gaming skills and have to resort to a full time job (real, physical). However, since he dropped out of school I wonder how he'll make a living? My dad says his dad is extremely stupid to do something like that. Anyway, until next time.

Since today was a half day I will most likely be able to talk about everything that happened during school. But first I'm going to start back at my house. At 6:00 A.M I turned of the alarm and went back to bed. My sister and dad walked downstairs but I stayed. This was because I had to go to school at 8:00 A.M. Thankfully, my father didn't call me down when I wasn't ready to. At 7:10 A.M my aunt volunteered to drop my sister at her bus stop. My dad thanked her and began making Tsampa. I walked over to the computer and watched some Youtube until 8:00 A.M. I was able to buy a butter roll at the store for 50 cents before reaching the bus stop. The bus came at 8:14 A.M so I wasn't late for anything.

At school, I ate breakfast and got ready for my first class. That was Social Studies, I was happy that the same old funny teacher was back in school from whatever happened to him yesterday. We continued talking about Martin Luther King Jr and who killed him. Apparently, he was on the balcony of a motel when someone shot him in the head. More specifically, his right cheek! There were a few laughs from time to time with him and my homeroom teacher. After Social Studies everyone in my class grabbed their jackets and lunch. Together, we walked downstairs to the cafeteria. However, we were there for a different reason, Community Circle! Today, the dean made two announcements. One, drugs. I knew this was a very serious issue because of the tone of her voice.

She talked about how if you were caught taking drugs in school you would be expelled. Also, if you are found to have taken a drug before coming to school you will be expelled. I knew she wouldn't have talked about this unless something happened. However, none of my friends knew why she spoke about this. The other announcement was about the behavior in seventh grade. This has nothing to do with the other announcement. So the dean explained that when she talks to the sixth graders they never start talking whenever the opportunity comes up. However, every time she speaks to the seventh graders they seem to talk "all" the time. Besides that, she wants everyone to know about the uniform policy and how you can't wear a sweater or jacket while in a class. 

Once her speech was finally over I got up and waited until my teacher let us go outside for recess. There, I played tag with a few of my friends (Lhawrencelie, Wade, Francis, Andrew, and Marcus). For Lunch, I ate my butter roll and the carton of milk given by the lunch ladies. When Lunch was finished my next class was Health. We were talking about Stress and were given a worksheet to complete. I finished it in around 20 minutes and handed it to my teacher. Some of the questions were like, "What is Stress? (In your own words). The last period of the day was ELA and my class talked about ways to improve a speech when making one. We had to use, "Pathos", "Ethos", and "Logos". Pathos is when you use emotions in your speech. Ethos is to gain trust from the people reading or hearing your speech. And finally, Logos is using straight facts. 

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That was the whole day and I didn't lie about finishing it. Remember, when I talked about stopping the "Overwatch" news stories for a while? Well, today is going to be an exception. The update came out yesterday and I want that to be today's topic. I'm hoping that after finishing this my dad will let me use my game because this update is so amazing. Along with the new skins for every hero, there is also a new map! Blizzard-World is like the Disney-Land version of Blizzard! In it, every Blizzard game created will be represented. That means "HearthStone","Heroes of the Storm", "Diablo" and many more! I can't wait to play it! And get this! A new map is a place where you can actually travel to the games! Every previous Blizzard game has its own area on the map! Isn't that cool? Well, see you guys later!

Once the bus dropped me off at school the first thing I did was walk to my class. There, most of the students were getting ready for the first period. While getting ready for Social Studies my homeroom teacher switched me with Jadan (a kid who likes to talk a lot). Thankfully, I know I wasn't the reason because my friends told me. Social Studies wasn't as fun because we had a substitute teacher. Now I know whenever there is a substitute teacher many kids love it. However, my actual Social Studies teacher is funny and nice so when I get an old man who just talks about his past it isn't exactly "the bomb". We just watched the same Black Anthem song and the same Martin Luther King Jr. speech.

By the time Social Studies was finished most kids were already getting ready for P.E. I ran to the front of the line just so I could hold the door. This is because it feels good whenever people say "thank you". The warmup was pretty boring because it was the same every day. However, when my class actually tried to play a game it was a disaster! Basically, everyone had to try and get inside the small circle that was in the middle of the floor. If you got in before the timer was out you were safe. Unfortunately, anyone who was stuck out the circle had to do some type of exercise. The second try of the game when terrible. So many kids were pushing each other because they didn't want to be out the circle. There were 3 kids who fell down and got hurt (that's why I called it a "disaster").

Since it was raining there was no recess and most of my classmates were very sad about this. Though at the same time they all knew this was going to happen. You see, during Social Studies the rain was pouring so hard that the window sounded like it was going to crack. At certain points, I couldn't even hear the speech that was on the screen. Something else that's really weird is how the projector is purple! Ever since last week, the projector has been showing everything purple instead of its usual color. That's the reason when we watched the Martin Luther King Jr. speech everything looked weird. The only good thing about this was how it made everything on the screen look funky. While watching "Hidden Figures" everyone in my class was complaining, unfortunately, we didn't know what was causing it to be that way.

The period after Lunch was Technology and I was able to play "Bullet Force" with some of my friends. When Technology was the teacher reminded me that today (after Technology) was the start of "Gifted and Talented". So I told the other kids who were in "Gifted and Talented" to come with me to the computer room. Once everyone got there the teacher explained that we were going to be doing "Stem" which stands for "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math". For today's first class we were supposed to be doing some type of competition. There were two teams, and each team received 40 blocks. We had to use those blocks and create something that everyone knows about or is famous, such as the "Seven Wonders of the World".

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Nothing else "Interesting" happened during school today. This post is going to be about "Overwatch" (my favorite game) but I promise you that I only talk about "Overwatch" when something important (to me) happens. Yesterday, I was notified by this story about the last new skin coming out for today's update. It is for "D.Va", she is my favorite Overwatch character because her move-set is particularly my style. I like the way, she has supposedly two lives (one for her mech and one for herself). Besides that, she can shoot missiles and even fly while in her mech. The new skin is based on some old concepts for the basic character. Before, the logo on her jumpsuit was a cat. However, after a few discussions "Blizzard" (company) has decided to change it into a bunny. This new skin goes back and changes her character into some type of cat! It looks really cool and I know many players like it as well. Anyway, until next time!

I woke up at around 7:30 A.M and walked downstairs, I didn't need to go check my dad's room because I knew he has work today. The first thing I did was use the bathroom and then headed towards the playroom. That's when I realized the mouse was not where it was supposed to be. I looked everywhere in the room (behind the computer, on the shelves, and the table). But no, I could not find it, besides that the laptop wasn't there either. So both my sister and I couldn't do our typing homework. This really freaked me out because how was I supposed to do the work? Instead of worrying I just watched some TV until my sister came downstairs. The two of us walked down to the basement and entered our Aunt's room. She informed us that my mom wanted to take us outside.

My sister and I both weren't happy with the idea at all, but when my aunt added the part about one of our Tibetan Relative (baby) my sister was all pumped up. I was still not happy about it and refused to go. However, my aunt said if I chose not to go then she would drag me out herself (she tried to demonstrate but couldn't). Later on, my mother knocked on the door and I answered it (checked the window). The reason I checked it was because I knew my dad doesn't want me opening it to random strangers. Fortunately for me, my mother said she was too tired and wanted to stay home. The thing that really boggled my mind was how she wasn't even invited! Was the idea just to talk to their house without any notice?

For Lunch, my mom made vegetables and meat with bread. I can't say the actual word because I don't know how to spell it, sorry. For Breakfast, I just had Cinnamon Cereal since that's the best and my sister likes it as well (don't know why I said Lunch first, sorry). The book I read today is called, "Tuesday With Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson". The reason I'm reading this book is pretty simple. One, I don't have any other books to read and two, I promised one of my old teachers I'd read this but never got the chance to (until now). It's about a man who meets up with his old professor. The two talk about life and when the professor is close to dying the main character is eager for answers to his questions about life.

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I'm doing Google News now because the rest of the day is pretty short. My dad comes home and I start typing this. Simple as that, now my first post is about Overwatch. Remember when I talked about the huge update coming in a few days? Well, that "few days" is actually 2 more days, in conclusion: Tuesday! Know what I learned? Every character is going to get a hero. Three of my favorite heroes have already been shown with the new skins. Reaper (because I'm just good at him), Zenyatta (because he's a Buddhist), and Hanzo (because he's Asian). You know what really makes this new update so great? All the skins are Asian related, the Hanzo skin is called, "Kabuki". 

In case you don't know what that means I'll quote it from the actual post. "The "Kabuki" skin has Hanzo all dressed up in traditional Japanese Kabuki garb, including a fully made-up face with white and red, the colors of the Japanese flag". The other two skins look like demons with Reaper's looking like a red spawn of Satan and Zenyatta having the green and black color scheme. This is a picture of the "Original" Zenyatta because I can't find a picture of the skin. As you can see he gives the "Buddhist" look with a red and yellow garmet, as well as the position of his two hands. I mean come one, it looks like he's meditating! Anyway, I was going to go into another story about Science but who cares about that? I sure don't (I mean for the topic of posts, not the actual subject). See you guys later!

Like I promised today I'm going to continue and hopefully finish the summary for "Number the Stars", by Lois Lowry. The last time I wrote about the book I left off at when Annemarie's mother was worried about what happened while they were running back home. Eventually, the parents were fine and didn't say anything at all. Both Annemarie and Kirsti went to bed for the night. However, their father told them a bedtime story about the Danish King named, "King Christian". Apparently, any Danish citizen would die for King Christian because of how loyal he was to Norway. Many loved him but knew he was getting older and older every day. Then Annemarie told her father about how Sweden is still free from the Germans and he knows that is true.

Unfortunately, all this bedtime story stuff had ended on a sad note. The death of their sister, "Lise". Annemarie always asked her father how she died but the only remark he made was, "She was hit by a car". The next day, Mrs. Rosen (Ellen's mother) came to Annemarie's house and asked whether or not Ellen could stay with them. At first, it didn't seem like a big deal but when she explained the reason why Annemarie's parents got serious. They agreed and took Ellen to Annemarie so they could play. What had happened was that because Ellen and her parents were Jews the Germans despised them. They were going to come and search every home in Norway to find the Jews and take them somewhere else.

Mrs. Rosen knew this "place" wasn't good so she wanted Annemarie's parents to hide her somewhere. Both adults did not know where to put her so Annemarie's dad came up with a brilliant plan. Ellen could pretend to be Annemarie and Kirsti's sister. Her father doubted the Germans would come at night and investigate every house, turns out he was wrong. During midnight, Annemarie and Ellen heard knocking on the front door. The parents opened it and knew they were the Germans. Thankfully, Annemarie's father was prepared and even showed pictures of Lise who looked very similar to Ellen back in her younger years. The search was long and dreadful but in the end, the German's left the house.

The next day was very urgent. Ellen, Annemarie, and Kirsti didn't go to school and actually went back to her mother's old house (Annemarie's mother). There, Annemarie and Ellen were waiting and met her mother's brother. At the night the door was getting knocked so Annemarie opened it. It was Ellen's mother and father! She hugged them both and started to grow sleepy. Suddenly, the door was forced open and three German soldiers came inside the house. They wanted to know why two families were in the same room. Annemarie's mother made up a fake excuse for her mother dying and the German soldiers left, but not without a little suspicion. The next day Ellen and her parents were dropped at Annemarie's uncle. There, he could take them on a boat to Sweden, where the country was still free from the Germans. Before leaving Annemarie and Ellen made a promise to see each other again!

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That was the whole book, sure I skipped a lot of details but that's because I wanted to finish it in 4 paragraphs. If I did it detail by detail it would have taken an extra 3 days. Anyway, now its time for a very intriguing post. North Korea has two figure skating competitors for the Olympics. They are really good, I know this because of the video I watched. The person who made it said he doesn't think they'll win gold, or any medal in general. However, she thinks their participation for "peace" is what will be their lasting legacy. I hate the word "lasting" because it seems like she thinks that is the onthingink they will be known for. They have won bronze in the "Asian Winter Olympics" so they are definitely already known for something. I wonder which sports the North Koreans are going to at least get a medal for in the Olympics.

I just finished a five paragraph essay on his holiness the Dalai Lama. Anyway, that doesn't mean my hands are tired enough to not type. After waking up a bit late (6:23 A.M) I saw my aunt and sister making breakfast. My sister decided not to make one for me so I had to do it myself. Then she said I was wasting my cereal because it was "Too Much" but I proved her wrong and ate the whole thing! Unfortunately, I was too lazy to do the thigh exercises so I spent the whole day changing clothes and taking a shower. It was supposed to be perfect attendance dress down but my teacher had never told me anything. Just to be safe, I didn't dress down at all but regretted it as soon as I walking to my class...

Only two other people were wearing regular gym uniforms. It would have been the perfect chance to wear my grey and silver sweatpants that my uncle got for me. For the first period, I had Technology and just played some games with my friends because there wasn't any new assignment. It was getting too loud during the middle of the class so some kids had to shush really loudly. Eventually, the volume went back to normal and I was worried about my teacher turning off the computers. After Technology was Dance and I was not excited about it. When my class reached the cafeteria to start Dance my teacher wanted everyone to take off their shoes. I wasn't too crazy about this at firs because I was afraid of falling but got over it soon enough.

The class started off with new seating arrangements for the warmups. Then we reviewed the African Dance lesson from the previous class (two weeks ago). I never actually realized how long it had been since my class had "Dance" because of all the assemblies, half days, and Winter Break. We did some pretty weird dance moves that involved a lot of motion and a lot of sweat. Since both of those things aren't in my "Enjoyable" list this class wasn't going the greatest. Sure it was funny seeing other people fail like me but not as good if I was just right. Finally, the class had ended and most kids were going into the hallway to put on their shoes. Some annoying kid took my shoe and kept kicking it so I had a talk with him. No wonder he's made barely any friends. 

Lunch was good because I got to go outside for recess. Ten minutes of my recess time went into playing soccer and another ten talking to one of my old friends from Playstation Four. The food they gave was actually really good, it was like cheese pizza but without the sauce and in a rectangular shape. I was able to break it into pieces with my spork and eat it. The sauce was given in a separate container but I didn't like it anyway. It made the pizza seem like an actual "Pizza". The rest of the day was great. The only downfall was that I had a Spanish quiz. During Science, I had a quiz but got a 110! That means I got the extra credit question right. At ELA my teacher changed the desk arrangements so it looks like a "U" and I really enjoy it. Lastly, Math was the best because my class watched a movie called "Hidden Figures".

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My favorite game, "Overwatch" is getting its new update in 4 days! It is getting a new map (BlizzardWorld), new emotes, and skins for every hero! This is going to be one of the biggest Overwatch updates in its two years of progress. The only thing that might top this off is probably the Anniversary event which happened on Overwatch's second year after it hit the stores. The story I read was about multiple things, the new update, some Overwatch hackers in South Korea, pro player "xQc" cursing out another pro player, and my favorite team's progress in the Overwatch League. My favorite team is called, "The Shanghai Dragons" and they are doing very poorly in the Overwatch League. So far they've lost all of their games! Especially since they are Chinese and should at least win one game! Anyway that is it for today! 

Tomorrow will be Friday (last day of school for the week) and I am super excited, however, that doesn't mean we ignore what I did today. Since today was Thursday I had P.E and that meant I don't need to wear the Winter Uniform! I feel like the uniform is tight but it's probably just me. Anyway, I got out of bed at 5:52 A.M. I initially woke up at around 5:30 A.M and went to use the bathroom. My eyes were still tired so I went back to bed. Downstairs, my aunt was sleeping and wanted my sister to wake her up once ready. Together the three of us had Cinnamon cereal and it was really good! My sister told my aunt that whenever she wants to get cereal always buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch because that's what we like.

The rest of the morning was changing into the P.E uniform and taking a shower. On my aunt's phone, I watched a video about "Thigh Exercises" and decided to start tomorrow. It wasn't a good morning to do it then because 8:00 A.M wasn't too far away and I didn't want my legs to hurt while in P.E. Once reaching school I started getting ready for my first class and realized one of my friends was going to sit next to me. It's not like two of my other friends weren't in front of me but one next to me would be even better! For the first period, my Science teacher told us all we had a "practice" quiz. That meant the quiz wasn't going to be graded and we could use it for review (the whole class was taking the quiz and then reviewing it).

After Science was P.E and let's just say I got a bit sweaty. Since my class was still on the Basketball unit I wasn't the happiest. Fortunately, I had a choice whether to play a 5v5 (with an actual team) or go do free throws with the other kids who chose to shoot instead of play an actual game. The good thing was some of my other friends chose to stay in the "shooting" area like me so it wasn't boring. The gym teacher never said anything about stealing the ball from other people so whenever my friend was about to shoot guessed what I did? Snatched the ball and ran away while trying to make a shot, my efforts never got the best results but it was funny seeing him chase after me.

For Lunch, I had some type of brown meat that was really juicy. On the other side of my tray were two pieces of bread. The way I put it doesn't make it seem very appetizing but all in all, it was pretty decent. I didn't taste anything revolting (in a bad way) or disgusting so it was okay. It was also about the size of my hand so my stomach was pretty full by the end of the period. The technology was pretty funny because a lot of my friends and I were playing "Bullet Force", a fun game that I enjoy and know my classmates do as well. Whenever my friends and I finish doing our Technology assignment we rush to go into 

"Bullet Force" and play the game in order to see who is better than the other.

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Some South Korean's aren't happy about their Olympic team joining with North Korea. I can clearly see why but think they may have been a little over exaggerated. For one, they say that North Korea will take the spotlight which I think isn't true at all. Sure, they're joining the South Korean's for the Olympics and it's on the news but that doesn't mean they aren't anything. The country itself is getting the spotlight for its president making the decision so that is a bit hypocritical. Besides that, I can understand that some South Korean's may think the North version of the country is trash because of Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program but that still isn't proven. That is it for todya guys, see you next time.

I just finished, "Number the Stars" and never realized how short the book was. When my father was reading it he took more than a few days. I guess I'm just a fast reader! However, that doesn't mean I don't know what happened. On Saturday I will hopefully be able to continue summarizing "Number the Stars". Anyway, today I want to focus on what I did. I didn't have really cool dreams like yesterday because I couldn't remember them so hearing the alarm clock making such annoying noises wasn't as surprising. But that doesn't mean it wasn't extremely repetitive. I was actually about to go back to sleep when my sister walked downstairs. At that point, I decided to go with her and started changing my clothes, brushing teeth, and learning how to tie a tie.

That's right, I said it, "Learning how to tie a tie". After getting ready I asked my aunt if I could borrow her phone and go to youtube. Fortunately, she let me so I typed in "The Fastest Way to tie a tie". This one video with 2 million views had the best thumbnail (picture) so my first instinct was to click on it. Although it was pretty fast I got the hang of it and felt pretty good about myself. The narrow end of the tie was a bit longer than the wide end because I kept on pulling it to make it tighter. Eventually, I just put on my sweater and it didn't seem as much of a disaster. Something I really hated not doing was taking a shower. Ever since my hygiene has become something really important to me taking a shower every day was a necessity.

But yesterday my father told me I don't have to take one every day. He said to take three showers every week and your fine. Since I had a shower yesterday I couldn't take one today. But tomorrow and on Friday I definitely will. Now on to school, for first period it was Social Studies and my teacher was still going on about the "Black Anthem" and how some people just don't understand what is happening. Every time I have Social Studies it feels like my class is going really off topic. We will go from talking about Franklin Roosevelt to the racism for black people. We could go from slavery all the way to Donald Trump. We could even go from the "Black Anthem" to some professor at Yale University (which happened today).

I'm probably just over thinking it because even though my teacher loves getting deeper into things he knows that his whole job is to get through the lesson. Anyway, after Social Studies was Community Circle. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything going on in the school to talk about so my teacher put on CNN 10. Even though the news isn't always interesting the man who reports it makes it seem really funny. His name is "Carl Azuz" and every time the video is about to end he makes some type of cringy joke that my class laughs at. For Lunch, I had chicken nuggets, tater tots, and a carton of milk which were provided by the school.  Health and ELA were really productive because my class got through the slideshow (Health) and finished reading chapter two of my new book, "Dark is Rising" (ELA).

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Today we are going to be talking about Donald Trump and what his doctor said about him. "Dr. Ronny Jackson", (who has been the physician of all presidents since 2003) has stated that Donald Trump is apparently," Excellent for getting a 30 out of 30 score on his mental illness test. He is also physically fit and should be for his term and a possible second one (according to the man himself)". But the thing that confuses me is how in the middle of the section he also says that Trump has high blood pressure even though he is taking medications to lower them down. Trump is reported 239 pounds which is a whopping one pound away from being obese, according to the weighted index made by the health department of diseases and body mass. When people ask Jackson about this he goes, "Its called Genetics, I guess". That has got to be the fakest response ever made in the history of the United States of America. Trump definitely paid this guy to say he's healthy.

Today I just read "Number the Stars" for about 35 minutes, however, I was able to finish 5 chapters in that time period. Instead of talking about the book this post I'll do it this weekend. This is because I want to talk about my day at school. After waking up from a good sleep my sister turned on the light and it hurt my eyes. Fortunately, before I yelled at her she turned it off. The light caused my eyes to hurt a little bit so it took me longer to get out of my bed. My aunt had come from the basement and helped my sister make breakfast. I wanted to change into my school uniform immediately so I had enough time to eat and go on the computer for a little while. Thankfully, my aunt dropped my sister at her bus stop because she promised her so I could eat in peace.

Once it was 8:00 A.M I said goodbye to my aunt and walked outside knowing that I locked the door correctly. The bus arrived at 8:15 A.M which is when it's supposed to come. That whole bus ride I just looked out the window because there was nothing better to do. My backpack had no books to read and my homework was already completed. And even if I did have homework to complete there would have been no possible way to do it on the bus where its always moving and making little bumps. The bus got to the school at 8:30 A.M so I didn't have to worry about the door being locked. Inside it wasn't cold at all so I wasn't in a bad mood. My brain told me to be nice so when I entered the classroom my first thing I said was, "Hey, Mr. Correa.".

For the first two periods of class I had Social Studies and P.E. During Social Studies my teacher showed us a song used in the "Black" anthem (which is apparently a thing). The song is called, "Life Every Voice and Sing". In my opinion, this is a very long name for a song, I mean it's not bad but they couldn't have come up with anything shorter? I heard the song twice but only started noticing the lyrics at the second time. This is because the kid in front of me was basically blocking the middle of the board. Since the song was playing and I didn't want to be loud or rude, I kept my comments to myself. At P.E my class did the regular warmups and then played "Polly Spot Basketball". Since I can't shoot very well I volunteered to be the rebounder (the person who gives the ball to people). 

Let's just say that didn't go very well. Sure, my team won twice, but it wasn't even because of me. Besides that, whenever I tried to give the ball to someone who never got it, that person would literally hand the ball to someone else. Okay nevermind, that was pretty hypocritical. Because when I was forced to give the position of a rebounder to someone else I felt like my whole life was flashing before my eyes. Every time someone handed me the ball my instincts told me to give it to the best player on the team. Eventually, I pretended to make a shot and sat down (it didn't matter anyway because we lost that round". The rest of the periods weren't anything special, lunch we didn't go outside, Technology was just the same as always, ELA was very productive, and Math was standard (okay).

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Today I have two stories, one that I heard from school and the other about a game. The one about school is what I'll start with. Apparently, in Hawaii, there was a false alarm about a nuclear missile attack. The video my teacher showed me showed hundreds of people running for their lives in panic of the alert. Good thing it wasn't true because then a nuclear war really would have started. My father told me it was fake but I can't believe that. The video showed multiple signs saying "False Alarm" and even a man talking about how scared he and his children were. The next story is about a game I don't even play. Now I know what you're saying, why talk about a game you don't even play? Well, the company (Blizzard) who made the game released an animated film that was really cool! The cool thing was it was in an Anime style! That was what made me watch the film in the first place.

I've decided to write about this new book called, "Number the Stars". It is written by "Lois Lowry" who I know is a very popular author. This book also has the "Newbery Medal" just like "Kira-Kira". Speaking of "Kira-Kira" I really wanted to write about this book because it seems more interesting. However, I will wrap up the story for you right now. Basically, the whole family learns that the disease Lynn has is called, "Anemia". Even though it is not fatal, she has another unidentified sickness that can cause death. Soon Katie's mother gives birth to a third child and he is named, "Sammy". Unfortunately, even though Sammy doesn't die he gets caught in a bear trap. This incident will lead to many more events like how Katie's father smashes the front of Mr. Lyndon's car who is the owner of both the factory he works in the bear trap.

Eventually, the father loses his job but works at another factory not owned by Mr. Lyndon. Lynn dies while unattended so Katie and her family start mourning. But they find her diary which in it is her will. Lynn gives, all the money she had to her parents and allows Katie to use her dictionary for school purposes. After a whole funeral and more sobbing, the family starts getting happier and go on vacation to California. The reason this destination is picked is that Katie knew Lynn always wanted to go to California and see the sea. It would be great for her to witness Lynn's dream and hopefully let her see it too (spiritually). So the whole family arrives in California and Katie feels like crying knowing this was the one thing her sister wanted to do before dying.

I know, the story is really sad (just so you know I didn't cry). Now its time for "Number the Stars". The book starts off with an introduction for Lois Lowry. Apparently, she had made the original book 20 years after publishing this one. She then explains how the main character is a ten-year-old girl and that is the age kids "develop a strong sense of personal ethics" (quoted from the book). I honestly don't know what that means entirely but assume it has something to do with the passion for reading. Anyway, let's talk about the actual book here. The story begins with "Annemarie" (the main character) and her best friend "Ellen". The two are walking down the street when Annemarie tells Ellen they should have a race.

Ellen is against the idea but before she can change Annemarie's mind she starts running. The two friends run fast leaving behind Annemarie's sister whose named is "Kirsti". Suddenly, as Annemarie turns the corner she is stopped by two German soldiers. They ask her numerous questions about what she's doing and if she is smart in school. After their done playing with her, all three of the girls walk back to their apartment. Ellen says goodbye to Annemarie before entering her room and the two other girls (Annemarie and Kirsti) walk up the set of stairs to their parents. Kirsti starts telling her parents about what happened and Annemarie tries to make it sound like no big deal. Unfortunately, she knows her parents were worried about her and stays quiet.

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This isn't really a story with information except about an update for my 2nd favorite game on the year, "Fortnite"! They added a new update where the map looks different. It seems a lot more realistic then before. Instead of just light green everywhere they've added dark green, brown, and yellow in some places so you can identifiy them easier. Thats what iI like about the game, they are constantly adding new updates every week to make they're game extremely popular. The funny thing is, Fortnite isn't even an actual game yet, its a beta. Yet they have over 40 million people who have downloaded their game. Back in their first month it was only 1.6 million. This shows how amazing and popular the Fortnite fanbase is (and I'm in it too)!

I just finished a book called, "Kira-Kira" that I started yesterday. I really enjoyed the plot and how the book wasn't hard to read. It was interesting, had a "beginning, middle, and end", and was easy to understand what was happening. The author is named, "Cynthia Kadohata" and she is a Japenese-American. In total, she has 10 other books made, but only one of them had gotten a medal. Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 2, 1956. "Kira-Kira" has gotten not only the "Newbery Medal" but numerous positive reviews. For instance, this one from the "San Diego Union-Tribune", "An unforgettable story". I'm assuming this comment is a good one because if it wasn't why would it be on the front cover?

Now it is time to continue summarizing the book from yesterday. Just so you know, yesterday I read an extra 1 hour worth of pages in addition to the reading because I had nothing to do. That was why I was able to finish the book today! Let's get started continuing this summary. After the event of the camping trip with Lynn and her "friend" Amber Katie's father's schedule had changed. This caused both sisters to see him even less than before. Now they can only see their mother, and she only comes home to sleep and then go back to the factory. One day, Katie's mother told Katie to come with her because there was no one available for babysitting while she was at work. Instead, Katie would just have to wait for her mother in the car.

While waiting Katie saw a man holding the hand of a girl her age walk to the factory. Before moving back into the car to continue sleeping the girl saw her and headed over to the window. Since her mother told her to never be rude Katie opened the window and said hi. The two talked about what roles their parents took part in the factory and why they were there. Eventually, the two became best friends and Katie was very happy. The girl's nickname was "Silly" so that's what she called her. When Katie's mother came back she told her about the girl. However, her mother wouldn't have it and ignored Katie while driving back to their house. While driving her mother looked at all the houses and wondered which one they should get after having enough money.

As the two opened the door to come inside they were surprised that Lynn was in her bed sleeping. Katie woke her up and they talked about why she was at home. Apparently, Lynn was at Amber's house but started to get really sick. Amber's mother decided to take Lynn back home out of niceness or because she didn't want her daughter to get sick as well. These were one of the days that Lynn was in a bad mood so no one disturbed her. Instead, Katie's uncle and his family played "Scrabble" in the living room. He invited Katie to join them, since she couldn't be rude Katie reluctantly accepted. After a few weeks, Lynn and Katie's parents announced they had found a house that was cheap enough to buy and would dedicate it to Lynn because she was sick. 

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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish the summary of the book so tomorrow I will continue it (and hopefully finish it). For today's story, it is related to something called, "Patient Dumping". A man named, "Imamu Baraka" had to post a video regarding one patient who was allegedly "dumped" by the hospital she was being taken cared for. I don't know the full story but the man who filmed the video is against patients being kicked out of hospitals just because they don't have enough money for pay or insurance. It seems unfair to do that to a patient who needs help and needs it fast! Especially if that patient has a mental illness as shown in the video. The woman was taken outside of the hospital and put on a bus stop in 30-degree weather! This is simply an outrage! Someone has to do something about this and I doubt it will be Donald Trump!

I just finished reading 1 hour and 20 minutes worth of reading this new book called, "Kira-Kira". The reason I didn't capitalize the words is because that's how its spelled in the book. This book has a "Newbery Medal" so I'm assuming it's really good. That also means I have high expectations for it. Today's post will be about what I've read so far. Hope you enjoy it! Two sisters named "Katie and Lynn" are born in Iowa. They live in a small rented house and their parents own a Japenese supermarket. Unfortunately, the store goes out of business and the family has no way of making money. That is until the father asks his brother in Georgia for work. Together they find two jobs for both himself and his wife (Katie and Lynn's mother).

Katie does not understand why they have to leave Iowa. However, her older sister Lynn explains it to her. So while the father's brother comes with his truck to pick up the family Lynn and Katie have their last moments in Iowa. The next day Katie and Lynn get inside their uncle's truck to go to Georgia. On the way, both sisters have fun playing with their uncle and enjoy his funny personality. They play games like chess and sing songs about one another. After the drive to Georgie is finished Katie's family and her uncle's family (father's brother) have a welcoming party! Then both parents start working to raise up money for a house. Katie and Lynn start school, though Lynn gets straight A's and Katie doesn't she admires her sister.

Four years later, Lynn starts growing up while Katie stays the same. One day, both sisters were playing dodgeball when Lynn gets hit in the chest with the ball. She grows dizzy and has to be taken home. The next day Lynn tells her sister to mind her own business because she is sick for the day. Katie feels disrespected and waits for her to apologize (never does). Katie is now 11 years old and Lynn is 14. They have grown a bit more mature, Lynn starts making friends and has grown likable to most kids. However, Katie is the same person and gains no friends. Lynn and her new friend Amber want to go camping but not for the reason you think. It's because they want to meet up with two boys from their class.

Lynn wants the whole family to come along so it looks more authentic. Katie's mother and father couldn't participate because they have to work but her Uncle will always take a chance to go camping. Though it can't just be Lynn, Amber, Katie, and her uncle. That's why her uncle's family comes along as well (two boys and a wife)! Unfortunately, while making a fire Katie had accidentally thrown a match onto one of the tents. This caused it to burn completely. Katie and the uncle's two boys try to cover up the evidence but without succession. So Katie's uncle has to buy a new tent, finally, the two girls get their chance to meet up with the boys. Lynn and Amber head over to their campfire and actually kiss one of the boys. When Katie feels alone, Lynn notices that and invites Katie to hang out with her and Amber.

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That is all I've read so far. It seems pretty good so far, at first I didn't think I'd like this book because the cover wasn't the most interesting. However, now I know not to ever judge a book by its cover. For today's story, I am going back to a topic that is very serious. Remember the "Las Vegas Shooting"? Well, the police are still doing research and have found fingerprints on the guns of the shooter. Guess who's fingerprints they were? The shooter's girlfriend! She told the police a while back that her fingerprints were "probably" on the ammunition of the guns. Turns out she was right! Which means she must have been connected to this shooting in some way, even if she wasn't in Las Vegas during the shooting. I'll find more on the story next time!

Guess what day it is today? Friday, the last day of the week! But that doesn't mean the start of these days is great. I woke up at 6:00 A.M because of the alarm clock but quietly turned it off. Then headed back to my bed and slept for another 10 minutes. Right before I was going to get up my aunt came upstairs. She walked back downstairs with my sister so I relaxed in bed for 5 more minutes. At that point, I wasn't tired anymore so I went downstairs and grabbed my Winter uniform for school. Today was the day I got to go on the field trip! My teacher explained to me that I needed to wear my Winter uniform in order to go. I figured this was because it had the school logo on it. But for some reason, when I got on the bus the kids I knew who were going had on the P.E uniform.

Apparently, they didn't know we had to wear the Winter uniform and got scared. Fortunately, my teacher still lets them come with the rest of the kids. I forgot where the field trip was so when I asked my teacher he said it was the food bank. I've heard about this place before back in 6th grade and was even supposed to get a permission slip. But when my 6th-grade teacher was handing out the slips most of the other kids were being loud and obnoxious. For this reason, he took back the papers and gave them to another class. It seemed like a good opportunity to experience helping people. So when the time had come I grabbed my permission slip and walked towards the school bus that was taking my classmates and me to the food bank.

After 20 to 30 minutes of waiting on the bus, we reached the food bank! I kind of did expect the food bank to look like that. It was called, "The Community Food Bank of New Jersey". Once inside a nice lady greeted me and my classmates. She took us to a man whose name I forgot. However, the nice guy showed us what we had to do. Basically, there were groups of boxes separated from each other. Each group was for a type of food, like "Poultry", or "Beef", even "Ice Cream". In the middle of the circle of groups was a bunch of boxes just filled with good food or expired food. The good ones were taken to whatever group of boxes they belonged in. The bad ones had to be thrown in a big box called, "Frozen Garbage".

While doing this a woman asked me if I wanted to help her tape some boxes. I kindly accepted and she told me to follow her. I was still in the same room as the other kids but a long steel table was separating us. Apparently, the reason they needed to tape the boxes was so in case all of the boxes in the groups were full we could use these and have more room to fit the good foods. I was able to tape 10 boxes before heading back and sorting the foods. It felt really good to help the "community" like that knowing some people who need are going to have it because I sorted it into the right group. After saying goodbye to the nice woman and man my teacher wanted to take a picture, that was all for today!

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Just in case you want to check out their food bank the link is: http://www.cfbnj.org. Anyway, after a few minutes of trying to find a story, I got one about Fortnite! My second favorite game in the history of my life. Fortnite is apparently getting a new map update. That means new locations on the western side of the map. I really feel like this is going to be a good thing because as of now Fortnite hasn't changed its map at all. Well, I mean "permanent" changes. The Christmas Tree was technically part of the map but it isn't going to last forever. That's why I think this is great, the developers are working their hardest to match the in-game loot with holidays and special events along the way. I'm really excited to see the new changes coming to Fortnite and I hope you are too!

Today was by far the best out of this week! Two really cool things happened and both at the same time! But we do have to start at the beginning so just wait a little bit. When I woke up there was an annoying sound. You guessed it, the alarm clock! After turning it off my sister and I walked downstairs to get ready for school. It took me about 40 minutes before I got everything ready. There was this letter I was writing yesterday to my teacher. Apparently, a field trip is happening tomorrow and I really want to go, however, you have to "apply" or write a letter before doing so. Today I just finished adding some details in between. to give it that extra boost. By the time I finished the letter it was 8:01 A.M so I rushed to my bus stop.

Because no one was there I knew I wasn't late. The first thing I did was sit on a small staircase that was connected to a closed store. Then, I grabbed one of my notebooks from my backpack. This is because my teacher announced yesterday of a "Gifted and Talented" class. And just like the field trip you have to write a letter stating why you want and should be a part of the class. Back when I was in 4th grade (first year of Beloved Community Charter School) my grades were good enough for me to get into the class. Unlike now I didn't have to write a letter, one day a woman just pulled me out my class and told me I was eligible to enroll.

Unfortunately, ever since 4th grade, they didn't have it anymore. Either that or my grades just weren't good enough that I never heard about it. Good thing I finished it before the bus came because I can't write while on the bus. It moves too much and bounces a lot. Something that happened while on the bus was a traffic jam. While the bus driver was driving she was forced to move straight even though the next kid was on the right. This was because the police were having a funeral for a dead lieutenant. I just went to Google News and checked this story out. Apparently, the name of the man was, "Christopher Robateau" and was a 23 veteran of the Jersey City Police Department.

Christopher Robateau was hit my truck while getting out of his car. That must not have felt good for him... The reason for the traffic jam is because the police were taking his body to a funeral where all his family members, friends, and colleagues were waiting. Because of this "funeral", it took an extra 20 minutes just to get to school. The only problem I had was breakfast since I forgot to eat back at home. However, I got through the day just fine. For the first period, I had Science. It was mostly just completing the outline and reading some more textbook pages. No test, quiz, or anything that can really hurt my grade. Unless you count homework which I finished a few minutes ago.

I would do Google News right now but technically I already wrote about it. You know, the police officer and why there was a traffic jam? Another reason I'm not talking about Google News is that I still need to talk about the "amazing" things that happened today. In case you haven't noticed I mentioned it already. Anyway, after Science was P.E and my class continued on Basketball drills. Thankfully, today they let us go outside for recess because it wasn't as cold as before. I really enjoyed going outside instead of staying in the building and constantly sitting down. Did you know sitting down all the time is not healthy? Now I'm going to skip to the "amazing part". After dinner was over my teacher announced who got into gifted and talented, it was me! Eight people applied and only 5 could enter so I was really happy!  The other good thing was that I was accepted and able to go to the field trip tomorrow! That is it for today's post.

I thought today was going to be the worst day of the week because I had Health (boring) but it went by fast! I don't mean just the Health period. The whole day, in general, seemed shorter than usual. Unfortunately, some bad stuff happened today. Only one of them affected me. Anyway, let's get started. I woke up to the sound of the annoying alarm clock making its repetitive noises. After a few failed attempts I was able to get out of bed and turn of the alarm. However, my sister had her own alarm clock (for some unknown reason) and it was making an even worse sound! Eventually, she turned it off, but not for long. After she walked downstairs the alarm started ringing again. And she didn't even come back upstairs to stop it! Besides that, she knew I was sleeping but turned on the light before going downstairs.

That's why when I walked downstairs my body was physically and mentally not well. Trust me, I was not in a good mood. My dad didn't even let me take a shower because he says it wastes too much water! Like, he's the person that's been pressuring me to take more showers and then when I want to take one his whole opinion changes! By the way, this is not one of the bad things that happened today. Once I changed all my clothes and ate breakfast the rest of my time was spent on the computer trying to find videos on youtube for my new Math lesson. At 8:00 A.M I walked outside without saying goodbye to my aunt. This was because I, unfortunately, locked the door when I closed it (didn't want to waste time opening the door again). 

My first period of school was Social Studies (like yesterday). My teacher talked about all the racial slurs for black people and Martin Luther King Jr. We even discussed something that happened at H&M. In case you don't know H&M is a clothing company and a few days ago they were called out by the media. You see, they made a new shirt called "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" and the model for the clothing was a black boy. People started saying H&M were racists because "monkey" was something black people were called. So to suddenly have a black model is really confusing. Our class was a bit behind the rest of the classes so he tried to get through everything today. However, the time did not work in his favor so we need to continue our lesson tomorrow. 

I guess I'll just talk about the "bad stuff" for the last paragraph on school. I don't know the whole story about this because my bus was late. However, I'll let you in on what I do know for sure. Apparently, a girl in my class called, "Makiyah" is being transferred to 7B because her grades weren't sufficient enough to meet the standards of the advanced class (one I'm in). The girl that replaced her was doing really good in her non-advanced class so the teachers decided to move her to my class. I haven't really gotten to know her like I do with everyone else in my class because she seems really shy and quiet. But I can see that she's smart because every time I see her she's either taking notes or going on the board to answer a question. Now moving on to the other "bad" thing, the whole Math period was spent arguing with the teacher about how she's teaching the class (my classmates). 

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When I say that I mean my classmates were arguing with the teacher about how fast she's moving from lesson to lesson and what we need to review on. The one subject my class struggles on is Math so we take to the teacher about it and she for most of the time don't listen. Fortunately, today she promised that we would do something different. The only reason I counted this as "bad" is that we didn't learn anything, it was an unproductive day. The story for today is called, "The Olympics in the Korean Crisis". It basically talks about how the Olympics could be a way for North Korea and South Korea to unify and become one, building better relationships between the two. However, America is really not helping them as the Olympics should not be taken seriously!