I am not really enjoying Seedfolks so far. I feel like the format makes it seem like the same story is repeated over and over. I think that the big idea of the book is that a small, simple act can make a chain reaction. I loved the aluminum can activity in math because it was extremely hands on and recycled.

My world history fair topic, (Roman infantry tactics) changed the world by influencing how we fight today. For example, they taught the world the strategies of flanking and breaking a line. I am feeling comfortable about my project and ready for my presentation at the fair. Everything is on schedule and I only have to create my poster board.

Here's the beginning of a new murder mystery I'm writing. Enjoy!

It had been six months since Byron Letcher's last case. The affair with poisoned milk and murder was quite intriguing indeed. It was long ago however, and our dear detective was getting bored.

While having some coffee with Colonel Winterbottom, an old friend of his, Letcher thought about his situation.

“Peter, does it ever happen to you to become awfully bored after a case?” inquired Letcher.

“Well, I've never really put that much thought into it, but I don't believe so...”

“Ah. That's too bad, because it's precisely the situation I'm in now, and I have no idea how to fix it.”

Peter thought about Letcher's statement before finally responding with a triumphant “Why, you need a new case sir!”

“Peter, you can be a slow one sometimes. We both know that very well! The problem is actually finding the case.”

As if prompted in by a script, a women tumbled into Letcher's tea parlor with a jumble of words following her. Letcher instantly began to study the panicked lady's visage. “Excessive makeup signifies grief...” thought Letcher. “Fast speech pattern suggests panic, very fast breathing, maybe even hyperventilation?” The women snapped Letcher back to reality.

“Quick! Please! Come see! It- It's terrible!” screamed the lady.

The chicken wing dissection was a blast. I loved seeing all the interior detail and I felt like I learned a lot about the muscle and bone structures. I will definitely never forget this experience. (I’m not sure if that’s because of the blood-squirting once the bone broke or because of the learning…) 

The mood was bitter,

As another hitter,

Blew the quabble through the hoop.

Slytherin was winning, fifteen-to-nothing,

And their fans rejoicing, and cheering,

They thought that they had won.

But they had forgotten,

The new little freshman,

Who was playing the role of the seeker.

He stood on his broom,

And reached through the gloom,

When he lost his balance, and fell.

But with the snitch is his mouth,

He coughed it right out,

To a cheering Gryffendor crowd.

Hip hip hooray! Harry Potter has saved the day!

I think that there are many things that the children do in Ernest Green that I could never do myself. Going to the school in the first place would be one of them. Another would be not acting violantly towards the acts of intolerance. My overall reaction to this movie was something like this: "Wow. How could the world have been so different only a few years ago?!" One of the reasons for this reaction is that I think this society has improved enourmously in the subject of intolerence. You see some, if any, behavior like that, but never as much as in the movie. With that said, we still have to deal with such behavior everywhere. For example, there are still highly racist people all of over the world, and not only against Negros. Why do you think soccer players still hoist "Stop Racism" banners before games?  Food for thought.

                The quote “Keep calm and carry on.” Used by the British government during the Blitz, speaks to me in the way that when something goes wrong in school or with friends, I repeat that quote in my head. Here is my poem that reflects my thoughts.

When things go sour,

Or the day drags by the hour,

I repeat to myself a simple quote.

A quote that means “don’t freak out,”

A phrase that makes me calm.

So when the bad things come,

And we lose our hope,

I repeat to myself the simple quote:

“Keep calm and carry on.”