The King of Pop

In July 2009 to March 2010, Michael Joseph Jackson was supposed to begin his comeback tours in London. Less than three weeks before the first concert was to begin, he died of a cardiac arrest. In a video of his rehearsals, he looked well and not like a man who was going to die in a matter of days.
I think this video shows that no matter how well you look on the outside it doesn't change the way you are or feel on the inside. I say this because Michael Jackson looked great at his rehearsals, but no one knew that he was taking pills. I also think that these concerts were going to be great because the rehearsals looked good.

My Temperament

In the beginning of the school year my computer class took a test on keirsey.com. It was a test to see which of the four temperaments we were. The Temperaments were Guardian, Rationalists, Artisans, and Idealists. Of these four I was a Guardian. Guardians are the cornerstone of society. They are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talents in managing goods and services, from supervision to maintenance and supply, they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses. The four different types of Guardians are Inspector, Protector, Provider, and Supervisor. Of these four I was an Inspector.Inspectors are super-dependable. Whether at home or at work, Inspectors are extraordinarily persevering and dutiful, when it comes to keeping an eye on the people and products they are responsible for. In their quiet way, Inspectors see to it that rules are followed, laws are respected, and standards are upheld.

Family

I have a large family...and we all live in the same house. I live with my mom, my dad, my 5 sisters and my brother. My siblings' ages range from 4 to 18. I have a sister, Justina, who is in pre-k, a sister in college, a sister in 11th grade, a sister in 5th grade, a sister in 6th grade, and my brother is in my grade, 9th. It gets annoying living with so many people at times, but it's fun not being the only child. I don't get my way all the time, but that's life.

Barack Obama Gets the Nobel Peace Prize

  President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of his "extraordinary efforts in strengthening international diplomacy and for taking landmark initiatives to create a nuclear-free world". 

This award has been given to many other Presidents including Theodore Roosevelt (1905),Woodrow Wilson (1919), Jimmy Carter Jr (2002) and former Vice President Al Gore. The Nobel Peace Prize is an award given to a person or an organization who has "done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, and for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."  President Obama has been the President for less than a year and he said in his speech, "I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize." Although he has not served at least a year as president, I think he deserves it because he has changed the world.

Traveling

I have never traveled anywhere out of  New York, but if i ever do, I would like to go to Florida, Barcelona, and Hawaii. I would like to go to Florida because I would like to visit Disneyland and I would like to see the beaches. I would like to visit Barcelona because I think it would be a nice place to visit. I would like to visit Hawaii because many people go there to surf, and I would like to learn how to surf.

My Favorite School Subject

My favorite school subjects are science, math, and computer. I like science because I enjoy learning about the body and different organs. I also like science because I like doing labs and the idea of using different chemicals and tools. I like math because I like learning about measuring angles, finding the values of variables and using different math vocabulary. I like computer because I use computers in everyday life, and being in a computer class helps me learn how to use it better.

Books I Recently Read

I recently read two books, the first one was "The Battle of Jericho" by Sharon M. Draper, and the second one was "November Blues" also by Sharon M. Draper. The first book, " The Battle of Jericho" was about a boy who wanted to be in a High School club called, The Warriors of Distinction. Everyone thought the Warriors of Distinction was the best club in the neighborhood, but they knew nothing of the intense hazing rituals the group used. The pledges had to go through a lot in order to get into the group. The final event was to jump out of a two-story window. Fourteen of the pledges jumped and the last one to jump was Jericho's cousin, Josh. When Josh jumped he looked like he was flying, but he lost his balance and fell on his head. Josh died on the way to the hospital and everything the Warriors of Distinction did was no longer a secret.