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       In America we have many celebrations in which we consider as just holidays. At these holidays there is much to eat and a lot of fun to enjoy among the attendance. One holiday that I enjoy very much is Christmas. Yes, on Christmas, we receive presents, though that is not the best part. The best part is that to this holiday there are two parts. Christmas Eve, which is the day before Christmas, and then Christmas Day. Celebrations on these two days are very exciting and very enjoyable.

                On Christmas Eve, I visit my Aunt’s house. There is many appetizers to begin with and it is great to see your relatives. Dinner is great, and a little ceremony with Santa Claus is involved as he gives out presents to all the kids and adults(he is my uncle). After that we all just randomly speak to eachother and make jokes and have fun with our cousins, aunts and uncles. That night when we come, none of our family can sleep. We are all anxious to see what awaits us at dawn. After we receive all of our presents, we bounce to our other side of the family’s house, and man; that food is delish. We eat, and eat, and eat, until we can’t eat anymore. Christmas is full of surprises and excitement, and its mad fun every year. Then comes New Year’s!!!! Best of them all…..

      Poverty is a very unfortunate thing in our country. Sadly, there are over 37 million citizens in poverty. This could be helped and prevented in many ways. A good education is one way, and charity is another to start out with. Everyone needs an education to fulfill a job and possible provide for a family they might have. Though, poverty also can start in a chain of occurrences. Maybe the poor person’s father was a victim of poverty and can’t pay for school. This shouldn’t affect any human being. Everyone should be able to get a chance to attend a school to receive proper education. It’s the right thing to do, and it would assist and help our world greatly. You never know what may turn out of these people. They could have so much talent, and could help our world drastically. There is much talent in our world, even the people in poverty. Hence, I believe citizens in poverty should be helped and brought up with intelligence. Charity can help people in poverty increase their self-esteem possibly, and make them take action. Sitting in the cold every day can be embarrassing to one but also very terrible to experience. A donation would lift their spirits and maybe send them spiralling in a positive direction. It’s worth a try, and everyone should help. 

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                 I am simply going to list 10 things that are placed around my house and say where they were made.

       Printer – U.S.A

      Refrigerator – U.S.A.

      Grand Piano – Paris, France.

      Clock – China

      Leather Chair – China

      Big Screen T.V. – Japan

      Xbox 360 – Japan

      Lamp – Indonesia

      Rug – Portugal

     Tapestry – Venice

             I live in North America, which is in the North and Western Hemispheres. I live in Connecticut, the third smallest country in the U.S.A. My typical school day is around 6 hours long. We have a homeroom time where there is a news channel and we listen to announcements. We have 8 periods altogether in the day. We have 4 main classes, and we have a foreign language class, and depending what day it is either a Unified Arts class or Physical Education. School is very fun sometimes, you get a pretty good amount of social times and the teachers are very nice and the students appreciate them very much. Our school, is pretty big, and it is a great place for education. The classes I take are the 3 I just named and Algebra, Social Studies, Language Arts and Science. My favorite is Algebra but I like all subjects. I would definitely recommend coming to Connecticut. It’s a nice place, and its beautiful on the coast in the summertime. I enjoy it and winter is also fun when you get to go snowboarding. It is pretty enjoyable, usually for vacation we wouldn’t go to Connecticut. I usually take trips down to Florida at the bottom of our very large country and I skim board there and surf and its amazing and the scenery is beautiful down there. That is where I live.

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       This is a very important week, and many people don’t even recognize it. But, bullying is excessively becoming a problem in our modern age, and not many people are doing anything about it. People get pressured into doing things, and if the victim refuses to do that thing, they are considered a loser and someone that kids shouldn’t talk to. Why should it be like that? This site helps kids, and bullies realize whats happening. Bullies are putting their victims in depression, and no one deserves to be in that kind of stage. This site is very promotional and should be looked upon by many people. Check it out, maybe it’ll make a difference.

http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/?gclid=CMrk4dWN3ZICFQPHPAodSXJ0kw

              Have you ever wondered about something so common that it has gone unnoticed. Well today, I have. I realized one thing so common that I have stopped noticing. And that one thing is air. It’s everywhere we go. It keeps us alive, and it is one of the most important things in the world. Maybe its the fact that its not visible. But why stop noticing something that if it wasn’t there, you wouldn’t either. As I thought about this, I was very surprised to come upon this answer. Yet it is so very true. When was the last time you stopped and thought about Air? When was the last time you actually had a conversation about Air? They’re, to me, very good questions, because I have taken air for granted and sometimes that can backfire.

             Right now, I have been asked four questions that required much thought. These questions all contain courageous acts, or strong and bold answers. The questions are as follows; What have you stood up for in the past?; What do you want to stand up for in the future?; What is holding you back from something you believe in?; What would you be willing to risk your life for? Hard questions? I’d say so, but here are my answers…

What have you stood up for in the past? : I love my friends. I would never want any of them to get hurt. Back in July, we had a baseball game and the team decided to stay after for a while to watch the fireworks, for it was Independence day, the Fourth of July. I saw my friends hanging out by the upper softball field at the park we were at and I saw two older teenagers trash talking, as I could make out some of their words. I went over there and asked what was going on and the kids started looking at me but I wouldn’t back down. So I stood there and stared until they walked away. I didn’t want anything to happen to my friends.

What do you want to stand up for in the future? : Honestly, I am worried about the future besides the facts of global warming and war issues. Though, after a long thought about this question, I finally came to an answer. I won’t go around in life looking for something to stand up for, but I will stand up for something if it comes around to me. If something bad is happening, such as a fight, or a robbery and I happen to witness it, God put me in that position to do something. Not just watch. So to answer the question, I would stand up for anything wrong if I was put in the position.

What is holding you back from something that you believe in? : This is a good question, because I had to figure out everything I believe in. This was my conclusion: Something that I believe in is that somewhere in this big universe there is other worlds and planets just like ours and people are making new discoveries everyday just like ours. Obviously, what is holding me back is the fact that I’m not an explorer, or a scientist. Maybe one day though. I also wouldn’t risk my life to go searching for other worlds, and possibly come up empty. Which brings me to our next question.

What would you be willing to risk your life for? : This was a surprise to me. I had to take a lot of time to answer this. But, think about it. Would you actually die for someone? If they die it’s over they don’t feel anything, and maybe they were meant to die. But if you die, where is the good feeling? You can’t feel anything. But I figured you’ll have the feeling of a lifetime the split second before you’re gone. Therefore, I was brought to this answer. I would die for anyone I sincerely loved, and or thought needed to go on in life because of their great possibilities. Such as, my parents, family, friends. Then I though to myself, if those are the people I would risk my life for, what about the others? Maybe I am selfish, but I can truly say if you don’t know the person, you’ll feel bad their life passes, but it isn’t someone you love. Love is a big factor in life and decides many things for us. Those are my answers …

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       My avatar represents me in many ways. To start I love the, in my opinion, “cool” look. The sweet sideburns which mine are growing in! My favorite number is 24, and I love baseball, as you can see he is the wearing the baseball jersey. I love music. I like classic rock, 80’s, and I love composers like Tom Petty, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Billy Joel, and much more. That is why he has a guitar. I love playing the guitar but my main instrument is the piano. My favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees, and I decided to show that in hat form which also expresses my obsession over hats. So anytime you see this avatar, know that its me!

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