Hello! I am Me.

Hello! For this blog, I would love to tell you a few things about myself.

(Nothing too personal because.......it's the internet.)

•      To start things off, I'll tell you that I like video games. Yes...I do...I mainly enjoy Minecraft(If you don't know what it is, I highly suggest looking it up) because I love expressing my creative, imaginative, and weird ideas in "physical" form. I also enjoy playing video games because I am always fascinated by the graphics and the effort put into it.

•      When I grow up, I hope to be a YouTuber, a person who makes money by putting videos on YouTube. I want to do this because currently I watch many YouTubers who play games, and I love how they make me feel like I'm not watching a video made by a random person but rather a video made by a really close friend. I want to make people feel the same way. And it would be cool to make a living off of playing games, but that's not the point...

•      I am a Hufflepuff in the Harry Potter world, and a child of Athena(particularly Annabeth Chase) in the Percy Jackson world.

•       My two favorite T.V. shows are Gravity Falls and Star vs. the Forces of Evil. I hope to dress up as Star Butterfly, the protagonist of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, for Halloween. 

•       My favorite books are too many to list, but I really enjoy Angus and Sadie. I love all animals, except for insects(especially spiders). I love school, all things sweet, CHOCOLATE, purple, spring(the season), the French language and I LOVE rainbows, unicorns, pegasi, and alicorns(winged unicorns).

•      I am a very spastic, energetic, and optimistic person(I actually don't know if I am a normal person because I am still waiting for my letter from Hogwarts) who is always up for a challenge, unless it involves major physical activity.

      Yes, I know I'm weird, crazy, and weird(wait, I already said that...), but I love me, myself, and I. These are just a few things about me that I thought you should know. So, thank you for reading, and have a FABULOUS life. Au revoir!

Bob the Cockroach

            Bob the Cockroach is my pet Madagascar hissing cockroach. He is, as the name states, a cockroach that hisses from time to time, usually because he thinks he is being threatened(he's not). Now, there is an interesting story behind Bob. It may not be interesting to you, but I am still fascinated by his presence.

           Bob the Cockroach was originally the class pet at my school. He had two siblings, and since we got them while they were "teenagers", we could not tell the gender(they were also named Bob). Around mid-fall, my teacher said that each cockroach needed a place to stay over winter break. I offered to keep one and was lucky enough to be able to take a Bob home. Two other students also received the chance, but unfortunately, one cockroach died due to lack of water. On the bright side, I was still able to take home a Bob. It was nice taking him home, but one night, I do recall Bob trying to escape(that's a long story). Anyway, school continued as usual. However, not long after winter break, we started having multiple snow days, and another Bob died. The Bob I took home(I was for certain it was him) was still alive and healthy, and that made me really happy. As the end of the year drew closer and closer, I offered to take Bob home over the summer. I had forgotten I would be leaving(I was already accepted to Webb), and now, Bob is mine forever. 

          He's actually a pretty cool pet to have. I mean, he doesn't do much, just eat carrots, sleep under or on top of his log, climb on the sides of his terrarium, and hiss. However, I find it so fascinating to watch him move or eat or climb. It's also so much fun having a pet of my own, even if my sister is always complaining about how she hates bugs. 

         Anyway, I love Bob the Cockroach, my weird but cool pet.

A Sign from the Grownups?

            What is the “sign that came down from the world of grown-ups” and what could it  symbolize?    

             The sign was a "figure dropping swiftly beneath a parachute." This figure floats down after a "bright explosion and corkscrew trail across the sky." I think that this figure is a person, quite possibly a pilot who was just shot down but managed to escape before disaster struck. Since Sam and Eric take the figure as the beast (I assume), I will try to look at the situation from that perspective. So, let's say this "sign" is the beast. I think the beast represents the evil that we have within ourselves. That sneaky feeling that all of us sometimes get, like when you just want to push that one person in class. That feeling is represented by the beast. Why do I think this? I think the beast symbolizes the evil within because the boys on the island are starting to get homesick, scared, and are starting to realize their situation. I believe this realization is starting to bring the evil inside to the front of their minds. I know I have definitely felt this feeling and would totally feel that way if I were in their shoes. 

            In conclusion, the sign is a figure floating down from the sky, I think it symbolizes the beast, and the beast symbolizes our inner evil. That is basically what I just said.

What Does it Mean?

“He found himself understanding the wearisome of life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent looking at one’s feet.”

            I interpret that this quote means that he came into realization that nobody, I mean nobody, comes into life with every little detail figured out and perfected. Nobody even knows what they're doing, hence the paths of improvisation. Everybody improvises and takes risks in life, but they never have the confidence to take pride in what they are doing. They are scared that they are doing the wrong, insecure about the decisions they make, and confused on what to do. This is why a lot of one's life is "spent looking at one's feet." I can say I have felt the same way, realization smacking me in the face as if I just walked into a wall. However, I call it maturity. When I realized that everyone was and is in the same boat, I matured and realized that I should hold my head high as I go through life. Why not, am I right? 

         I interpret this quote as a statement everyone has or should take notice of in their lifetime so that then they finally feel a little less scared and a whole lot more confident.

Views on Life, Power, Control, and Violence

"After reading Chapter 4, have your views about life, violence, power, and control changed since the beginning of the book?"

         I believe my views have not changed because I feel the book has showed me nothing new in the sense of my views on life, violence, power, and control.

          I think the book shows that people can grow inhumane and resort to violence when they are frustrated or angry or numerous other reasons, such as when Jack slaps Piggy for saying his opinion on the matter of the fire going out. This shows that people can act in such an atrocious way when put in situations like being stranded on an uninhabited island. This is my exact view on violence.

          Life is a very controversial topic, especially when one is asked to state their view on it. Personally, chapter four didn't really change my views because I feel that the book has not expressed enough of the myriad of views on life for me to change mine.

          Power is an important element of this book, conveyed through the conch and the platform. I think Golding is trying to show the reader the desire for social and political order through government. My view on power is this exactly, giving me no reason to say that my view has changed.

         I think control is what someone wants when they are in a situation they feel they can't handle the situation or  they fear that they can't manage the situation. For example, when Ralph calls for a meeting to stop the other boys' "reenactment" of the pig's death, an event Ralph was not apart of and could not control.

          My point being is that my views on power, violence, control, and life have not changed since reading chapter four of the Lord of the Flies.     

Dear Auntie

Dear Auntie,

      Life is bad. The plane crashed on a inhabited island and all of the grownups died. Now there are only about thirty boys here and we've formed a society. Ralph is the leader. He's the only boy who is ever nice to me and he is barely ever nice to me. He's the leader because everyone voted for him and he has the conch. I was really excited when we found the conch. I told Ralph about my friend who had one and then Ralph blew the conch and we had a meeting with all the boys on the island and one guy came and his name is Jack. I don't like Jack because he makes fun of me and he calls me Piggy like the rest of the boys and they poke fun at me too. He also tells me to shut up even when I have the conch and when you have the conch, you are the only person who can speak. An' nobody listens to me and they do everything wrong. They hunt for food when they are supposed to be building shelters and Jack let the fire burn out so we missed our one chance at being saved. And Ralph got mad at Jack for that. But when I tried to say something on the matter, Jack slapped me and knocked my specs off so now they only have one side that I can see out of. Simon helped me when Jack knocked my specs off. I like Simon because of that and 'cause he and Ralph are the only people trying to make shelters. And I am okay except for the lack of RESPECT in this society. I'm still the only boy with asthma so that's one good thing. Auntie, please come save me.