Outside Reading

I started reading a book called An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. i have read up to chapter 3. So far in the book, Colin Singleton only dates girls named Katherine. He has gotten dumped every time. He has dated a total of 19 Katherines. He wont date anyone that spells Katherine any other way or goes by a nickname of Katherine. His friend, Hassan, realizes Colin got dumped again and decides they have to go on a roadtrip to get Colin over this.

Outside Reading

I read a short story on a girl who was fourteen and she babysat this little boy. He was a fun kid to babysit, they made cookies, watched movies had popcorn, pillow fights and payed Nintendo. His role model was superman. He loved to play baseball, and sing in the choir but one day he had to give them up because his muscles had a problem. Treatments failed and he ended up dying. She misses him and babysitting him. He was a very good boy.

Outside Reading

In Chicken Soup for the soul, a story was called The Forgotten Friend. This was a story about friendship without self-interest is one of the rare things of life.In the story, a girl was having a birthday party and invited everybody that showed interest in her. She forgot to invite one girl who sat next to her in a class. She showed up at the party with a gift. The girl who's party it was felt really bad and after that, they became really good friends.

Outside Reading

I have recently learned about Cesar Chavez. Cesar was a very outspoken, persuasive and smart leader. This is shown through leading people on the strike. He started NFWA and many people kept joining and joining. He is smart because he can understand human nature. he is a non-violent person. This is shown through him saying violence isn't the answer and going on the non-violent strike. He was very determined and organized too. He was determined to get better wages for farmers and help out many people. He was organized because he thought of new ways to help and keep things in order. Lastly, he was very thankful for all his helpers and their braveness in the strike.

Outside Reading

A book i read to the kids i babysit is called Noisy Nora. This book is by Rosemary wells. This book is about Nora, who has a new baby brother and an older sister. They take up all of Nora's mom and dad's attention and she never gets attention. She makes alot of noise and runs away, and thats when her parents notice she has gone missing. They get really worried and when they finally find her, they spread out their attention so Nora gets some too.

Outside Reading

When i was babysitting, i read a book to the kids called Purple, Green and Yellow by Robert Munsch. This book is about a girl who goes to school and comes home with the idea that everybody has markers and she doesnt. she asks her mom to go out and buy some markers for her. The next day, the girl finds out there are these new markers everybody has; scented ones. The next week, there are new markers that are permanent and never come off. Bridget colors herself with these markers, and tries to hide it but cant. She gets in big trouble. The moral of the story is to listen to instructions and be grateful for what you have.

Outside Reading

i found an article in People magazine that said Tim McGraw , Tom Douglas and Julia Denos wrote a childrens book. The book is My Little Girl. Tim McGraw wrote this book about his three children. Its a book about a daughter's lazy day with her father. At the end of the book, there is a foreword by Faith Hill. The book is said to be really good and well written.

Outside Reading

I have recently read a review on Nicelback's new cd, Dark Horse. It got three out of four stars. Their first cd,All the Right Reasons, sold over seven million copies, so Nickelback could hardly be considered to not have a good album this time. The new music is somewhat different than the other music written. One of the new types of music is pop stide on more mainstream tracks.

Outside Reading

Lately, in People magazine, there was an article about Barack Obama and what his children's life will be like in the White House. In the White House, there is a pastry shop, swimming pool, bowling alley, movie theater with a popcorrn cart, and a polished wood ramp for sock-sliding contests. The White House staffers will plan slumber parties or scavenger hunts. The ushers will make sure their dogs get walked.

Outside Reading

I have recently read an article about Taylor Swift's new album, Fearless. Taylor writes her own songs. This album shows a flare for youthful enthusiasm on fairytale hits, such as Love Story. She also shows folk music in this album. Most of the songs, recount heartbreak.
One of the many songs showing the heartbreak is the song The Way I Love You. In this song, shes talking about being bored with "Mr. Sensible" but she also misses the "screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain" of her past romance.

Outside Reading

Lately, i have been reading a book called Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen. This book is about Halley and Scarlett who have been best friends since they met. Halley has always been quiet and not able to make friends very easily, while Scarlett was braver and much more outgoing. Halley has always looked to Scarlett when things get rough, and Scarlett has always known what to do. But, the summer of their junior year, Scarlett's boyfriend, Michael is killed in a motorcycle accident, and soon finds out she is pregnant with his baby. Halley falls in love with Michael's best friend, Macon. Scarlett turns to Halley for the first time ever and Halley needs to figure out what to do. True friends are there for eachother no matter what the circumstances are. Being a true friend is a promise you keep forever.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. Dreamland is about a girl Caitlan, who feels like she is nothing like her sister and her sister gets all the attention. Until one day, her birthday, when her sister Cass, runs away. Cass is older and has always pleased her parents and kept them busy. Now, alone, Caitlan picks up cheerleading which is something Cass never did. She tries to do things Cass didnt do, so she can show people she is different. Caitlan meets this guy, Rogerson at a car wash and they start dating. he is nothing like what Cass would have dated. Shortly after starting to date, Caitlan finds out Rogerson is abusive. Dreamland is a story about Caitlan finding herself and helping her deal with hardships in her life.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called a child called it. A child called it is about a boy named dave, who was beaten badly and starved by his mother, who was an alcoholic. He never knew what to expect from his mom-she played games that left him almost dead. He needed to learn how to play the games in order to survive, because she no longer called him a son, but a slave and not a boy but an it. The only food he could have was the spoiled scraps left ove. Nobody knew about his mom beating him. What kept him going, was the hope of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.

Photography Heroes

"We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don't know these lost people but if you look around, you'll find someone just like them." Said by Gene Mcsweeney, author of Grey Water Photography in 2006.http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/38579.html. This quote shows how photography is really important in being a hero.

The Song Photograph, by Nickelback, is a good song showing how pictures can capture really special moments in people's lives and bring back memories whenever they look at the picture, which makes the photographer a hero for capturing that special moment. These are the lyrics;

Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
And this is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if It's too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin' out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
I miss that town
I miss the faces
You can't erase
You can't replace it
I miss it now
I can't believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could I relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWkQYuRxHyM
Here is an interview with the photographer, Russ Tannan of Underground Heroes. In this interview, Russ talks about his pictures he has taken and what he takes pictures of. He also talks about the bonuses of being a photographer.

CONCLUSION
While studying photography heroes, i learned that there are three catagories of photography heroes.There are people committed to large and small causes, public and personal, and people hoping to make a difference.

Outside Reading

Lately, I have read a review of the movie High School Musical 3: Senior Year.It was given 2 1/2 stars out of 4. This High School Musical movie is going big-screen, but the mlusic is not as good as the past few movies. The people that reviewed this movie said theres nothing on the soundtrack that kids will remember ty the time they hit 12th grade. But, they also said that anyone who liked the first 2 soundtracks will probably like this one too. All the same actors and actresses that were in the first 2 movies will be in this one too.

Outside Reading

Recently in a People magazine, there was an article about how Miley Cyrus has been hanging out with Jusin Gaston, who is 20 years old. They were introduced by Miley's dad. It is said that things are getting serious. Miley has recently said that they are trying to keep things private. At a London concert on Oct. 12th, Miley told reporters she has fallen in love with twenty guys since shes been there. She called her dad and told him not to expect her home. Apparently, shes not a one- man girl yet.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. This book is about a girl named Annabel. Annabel is a model, has alot of friends and is like by many boys. Until the last day of school when her friendship with Sophie ended badly and ended up with no friends. Her family life isnt very good either. Her sister has an eating disorder that is weighing down the entire family. Annabel ends up not talking to anybody until she meets Owen. With his help, she learns how to deal with this. Annabel learns that talking to people and having relationships with people helps deal with issues better then keeping them to yourself.

Outside reading

I have recently read an article about Nicole Ritchie and her boyfriend Joel Madden in People magazine. This article is about Nicole and Joel's new baby girl, named Harlow. They really enjoy having the baby in their family. They say they are so blessed and enjoy every moment spent with Harlow. Harlow is on a schedule everyday. Nicole documents everything Harlow does, Joel really appreciates this so when he comes home, he can look through and see what he has missed. All in all, Nicole and Joel really like being parents and appreciate things alot more since they had Harlow.

Outside Reading

What I have been reading lately is a magazine article about the Gosselin family. The Gosselin family is a gamily who has 8 kids. They have one set of twins and a set of sextuplets. Once the television company found out about them, they set up a reality show called Jon and Kate plus 8. This show has been going on since the sextuplets were very young. Now, the twins are 8, and the sextuplets are 4. There are very many ups and downs in having this big of a family; shopping for necessitys adds up really quickly, an up is that they get many free trips to fun places.

Compare/Contrast

Mmm, Cookies!

In the book Mmm, Cookies!, Christopher makes cookies out of clay, and gives them to his mom, and tells her that dad made her a cookie so she eats it, and gets sick. He does the same thing to his dad, so Christophers parents call the school and the teacher has a plan. She makes a cookie out of clay and gives it to christopher, so that he knows its not right to do that to other people. I like this book because the kids i babysit think its really funny and laugh at it. The message the kids i babysit get out of this book is that if you do something bad, people will get you back for it.

My favorite book of all time

My favorite book of all time would be My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This book kept me very interested and i found it hard to put the book down. This book is about a girl, Anna, who has been through many surgeries and had many different tests done to help her sister, Kate, who has had leukemia since she was very young. Anna is found to be a bone marrow match for Kate, and makes a decision that rips her family apart and might have fatal consequences for Kate. This book tells the story of Anna, who has always been defined in terms of her sister and is trying to become her own person. I would highly recommend reading this book.

Athletic

Having grown up playing outside with my siblings, I am very athletic and into sports. I play volleyball, tennis and I snowboard. Last year, I played volleyball on two different teams. This past summer, I took tennis lessons twice a week every week for the entire summer. In the summer, my friends and I are outside whenever we can because we all love the warm weather. In the winter, I love to go snowboarding with my friends. We usually end up going every weekend unless something comes up and we cant make it. Playing sports and being athletic takes dedication but it is a very fun way to spend your extra time.

Hall of Fame

Name: Kelly L.
Class of 2011


Kelly L. graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2015 with a degree in Nursing. She became a nurse at Methodist hospital in Minneapolis. Kelly helped to solve a case in which nobody could figure out what was wrong with the patient. Kelly put the symptoms together and realized it was a rare disease called multiple myeloma. She saved that mans life just in time. Doctors believe that if Kelly wouldn’t have realized the disease, the man would have lived only about one more week.