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.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
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.
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.
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