The Holocaust

I think the holocaust is an event that didn't have to happen. If the Treaty of Versaille wasn't placed upon Germany, Hitler may have not rose to power. Since the Treaty was put on Germany, it caused them to go into an economic depression and gave Hitler an excuse for power. It proves that one person can influence the world immensely. Hitler was the one to come up with the concentration camps. He turned normal citizens into Nazis. Without him, many Jews would still be alive. Many lives were lost in the concentration camps. Some people may blame the countries who placed the Treaty on Germany, but I blame Hitler and his Nazis. Nobody else killed the innocent Jews besides them. I also think the citizens who watched it happen were in the wrong. Nobody took a stand for the innocent lives. If I was a citizen in Germany at that time, I don't know if I would say anything or not. Either way, it is wrong for a person to watch cruel actions take place. Bystanders are guilty, as are the oppressor.

My Anderson Varejao!

I remember when I was younger, my dad coached my basketball team. He taught me how to do a lay up. We were at Prairie College with my sister. He went up and shot a basket and made it. I thought that was so cool! Then, he showed me how and I made a basket too. This is when I thought my dad was an amazing basketball player. He was like my Anderson Varejao.

My Adventures with Scout

The story of Scout and he adventures reminds of the time where me and my friend had a silly string war with another neighbor. We would run all through the neighborhood and hide in order to stay "safe." Scout had many adventures throughout her neighborhood. I would be friends with Scout. She was a tomboy and it seemed fun. I would also be friends with Jem and Dill. They were very curious. I would've loved to spy on Boo Radley with them. We could've had many adventures. Such as, silly string wars, spying on neighbors, and building snowmen shaped like neighbors.

Instructions for living a life

1. Pay attention
2. Be astonished
3. Tell about it.
I think it means that pay attention to the small details in life. It's like a puzzle. If you put together all of the small pieces, you get the big picture. Then, once you see this outcome, you're in awe. It amazes you that you've reached that point. Finally, you tell people about it. When you're older, tell people about the experiences that got you to where you are. Give advice on what will make them successful. Help others to live a better life based on the information you can give them.

My New Law

If I could add one new law it would be that not one person is able to discriminate against others by race. Now a days, many people of the african- american race use excuses from our history to cover up their mistakes. Recently, a student at my school was wearing a hat in the school (against school rules) an a teacher asked him to take his hat off. The student responded by saying, "Is it just because I'm black???"
The obvious reason the teacher asked him to remove his hat was because it's against school policy, but the student made up an excuse to cover up his mistake.
Many african- americans say that the "whites" owned them as slaves many years ago, so they are able to use it as an excuse. These people are highly uneducated though. If they would think about it, they themselves were not slaves. The people they are insulting or showing rudeness towards were not slave owners. You can't give consequences to people based on others actions.

What I Wish to Still Believe In

If I could still believe in something from my childhood, I would still believe in Frosty the Snowman. When I was younger, I would build a snowman and hope that he would come alive, just like Frosty did. I wanted a snowman to be my best friend.
Another thing I wish I could still believe in is Santa and his sleigh pulled by reindeer. By watching the Polar Express, it made me believe there really was a Santa. Then, we would go to the zoo and see reindeer. I would ask my mommy, "Don't reindeer live in the north pole?" She would always respond by saying, "Those are only the magical ones."
Although I may not believe in the those things now, I still love to remember the times where there was such a thing as magic.

Appearance = Personality?

I have seen many people who are big on the outside, but on the inside, they act small. They are cold hearted, or not all what they say they are. Although I have seen many people that are that way, but I have seen even more that are small on the outside, but have a huge heart. Some of the most humble people are the smallest. I believe some people's appearances relate to their personality. Every morning you make the choice of what you wear and how your going to act that day. Some people choose to dress how they feel, but some choose to dress how they wish they acted.
I believe that some of the "prettiest" people are the most ugly on the inside. If your appearance related to your personality or intentions, then the most humble people would be viewed as the most beautiful.