These are two biopoems over Ender’s Game and Ethan Frome.

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Freshman year in Pre AP English 1 I wrote a polished brief into the mysterious actions and double sided transformations that occurred in the contrasting battle between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Freshman year in Pre AP English 1, I wrote an insight to a short story written by Tim O’Brien called “The Things They Carried”.

Freshman year I was required to answer the question that most students ask, “Why do we have to learn this?” in the link below you will find my well-constructed work.

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1. How did the statistics you learned in the quiz compare with the way you use digital media in your own life? Which digital media do you think you use the most and the least- and why?
Response: My life is pretty similar to many teenagers which means I use my phone, a lot. It’s by far my favorite piece of technology and the one I use the most! I’d have to say that surfing the internet or browsing on a computer I do the least. Mainly because of my schedule I only use the computer when it’s homework or school related, otherwise my thumbs are glued to my phone. The statistics compared to my life in the matter of texts I send per day, 100 texts a day for many teens is a common thing.
2. Can you describe one upside and one downside for yourself about living in a digital world? For your relationships with others? For society as a whole? Do you connect with others or create things with digital media?
Response: Technology has driven people away from face to face interactions and in some cases that’s okay. Then sometimes it’s not okay, my generation lives in a world of technology and most of us lack social skills and speaking ability. I know that none of complain about out iPhone’s, but they definitely aren’t going to help in an job interview. So eventually everyone needs to achieve human interaction skills. In school most of our projects are done via social media instead of presenting them to the class you just email the link to your teacher, which is helpful and relaxing for the students. But it also serves no purpose for us to be able to step in front of a group of people and talk.

The demonstrations over digital footprints that we looked at made me realize that everything I post someone is bound to see it. It also made me realize that I need to become more responsible of what I say and social media, because it can effect my future.

When we discussed cyber bullying it opened my eyes to a new view, I’ve never been involved with cyber bullying personally, but it does occur more than I imagined! You can’t escape the never ending wrath of bullies that are using the internet to torment you, unless you go to a person in authority.

This past week was the start of my freshman year and my high school career. I started off the week in a shoulder sling, because of a dislocated shoulder injury. So not being able to carry anything in my right hand was a problem at first, but soon became easy. After my first day in high school I was overwhelmed with all the work I thought I would be having every night, when really all you need to do is learn to space your work. Don’t procrastinate! I do like high school much better than middle school because of the amount of freedom and activities to participate in. Overall my first week back to school was pretty good!

Olympics Athletes

By: Spencer Sallee

Every four years, over 200 nations involved in 43 sports come together for the Summer Olympics. As a spectators point of view the Olympics is a time for trained athletes to present their ability in an activity, but we don’t realize the tremendous amount of stress these athletes carry. These athletes have natural talent, dedication, and heart, they devote their lives to a sport in hopes of being the best in the world. Olympic athletes train numerous hours to maintain the intense level of physical shape, an average athlete in training will spend eight hours a day seven days of the week preparing his/her body and mind. It brings the question to thought, how do they do it?

Told before they even begin, Olympian trainees know of the long excruciating battle ahead of them. With the full time job of training how do they provide for basic necessities? Sponsors.
Sponsorship is the key to survival in the Olympic world. Commercials, interviews, press conferences, all of these things can cover most of the athletes expenses. This means the coaches, facilities, gym memberships, the insane dietary meals,and not to mention the countless bottles of Advil and Icy Hot are all paid for. Sounds like a good deal right? Well only recently were the endorsements and prizes allowed. Up until the 1970’s no professional athletes were allowed to compete in the Olympics, nor were sponsor money and gifts accepted. This means amateurs with free time and cash to spend were the ones placing the U.S on the gold stand!

Most Olympic athletes train four to eight years before even trying out for an Olympic team, some athletes enter the Olympic world as young as 16, this means as a kid they were putting in numerous hours for a sport they adore. The dedication these people have is a work of wonder, they have said no countless times to sleeping in, junk food, and sometimes even friends. Imagine being a 14 year old girl and having to say no to a sleep over because you have to train the very next morning! These simple games become so much more, practically even their lives. Some might argue as unhealthy to be so overwhelmed with one single activity, but you’ve got to admire their ability to compete for what they want.

Not only do I enjoy watching the Summer Olympics every four years, but it also interesting hearing about how the athletes handle the pressure and training. Some athletes have slipped under the stress into performance enhancing drugs, also known as steroids. Athletes that have been caught using these drugs have been stripped of their medals and disqualified. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) will not tolerate these actions, so you can be sure you’re favorite Olympic athlete is all natural in his/her physical strength. Drug testing occurs every year, making sure no trainees are stumbling upon these enhancers, it keeps things pure and healthy in the Olympic World. So think about all the things these athletes have done for a gold plate attached by fabric wrapping around their necks laying flat above their breast plate, it sure is impressive.