Control or No Control?

I have no control over my parents. Whatever they say, goes. If I want to do something, and they say no, that's the final answer. There's no debating or arguing. I guess it's a good thing because if they didn't have the control I'd go off and do stupid things and I wouldn't have anyone to tell me not to. On the downside, I can't do some of the things I want to do and sometimes there are arguments about it.

If I had the power, well honestly I wouldn't be very responsible. I'd probably stay out late and maybe even not come home for a couple days. I'd run wild, and probably spend a lot of money. The house would be trashed, and no one would bother to clean it up. It would be fun for a while, but then I think I'd start to feel less and less happy about it. I wouldn't do any of my homework, so I'd fall behind in school and things would get really messy. So, now thinking about it, I guess it's a good thing my parents are in control.

Atticus and The Trial

I think that the people standing up for Atticus was the right thing to do. They stand for him because they respect what he's done for the black community. He fought a white person to defend a Negro, which was almost unheard of back in the day. I think that what he did was very honorable, and in addition to putting food on their porch it was their way of thanking him right on the spot.

I think that fighting for something that is right and losing is better than fighting for something that is wrong anyday. Atticus did the right thing by fighting for Tom Robinson, even though he lost. It was more of a personal decision for Atticus than a business-like one. He felt that if he didn't defend Tom Robinson that he would't be able to live with himself because he believed that Tom was inoccent and felt that he needed to fight for him. Atticus lost, but put up a good fight. I think that the jury convicted Tom because it was a white man's word against his, and they didn't want to fight society like that, or be judged by their peers for their decision.

Fear and Unknown

In the 6th grade, almost everyday I went to my friend Bryanna's house. We would take a walk through her neighborhood and talk about anything and everything. One day, as we passed the forest, she informed me that the word on the street was that there was a guy living in a bathtub somewhere in there. Of course, I didn't believe her. Curiosity killed the cat though, right? So into those woods we went. We stepped carefully, being gentle with our footsteps. Every twig that snapped between our feet sent a little shiver through our bodies.

Within the trees, there was, unmistakably, a bathtub. Her grip on my arm was like that of an eagle's on it's prey. I am not one to show fear, but I caught a chill that froze on my skin. Near the bathtub there were some old, dirty, tattered looking blankets and things. Along with all of this, there was an old van. It looked empty, but we decided not to try our luck. We turned around and beat it out of those woods as fast as our feet would take us. With the forest behind us, our hearts began to slow. Days later we laughed about it, but never had the guts to go back.

Hero Journal

My hero is Michael Oher. He is the main character in The Blind Side. He is a real person. The movie was based on his true story. He lived in the Ghetto and had a pretty bad life. A nice lady names Mrs. Tuohy let him in to her home and enrolled him in school. He worked really hard on his grades and never gave up on working his hardest. He got worked to get good grades in school so that he could play football in the NFL.

He graduated with a GPA of 2.52 raised from a 0.6 GPA. He went to college at The University of Mississippi. After college, he was picked to play for the Baltimore Ravens. He switched between right tackle and left tackle in his 2009 season, but was a left tackle permanently for the 2010 season.

I really respect him because he came from nothing, to living the dream. He worked hard and was determined to become an NFL football player. He took responsibility of his schoolwork and  came out with a passing GPA. He lived in the moment to prepare himself for the future.

 

My Name

Veronica Saibel.