Missing Leo

           Sometimes when someone that is significant in your life dies, you miss them more than ever. And when your doing something that the person would've been doing you those feelings usually come back and it just doesn't feel right. In the book Leo and the Lesser Lion, Mary misses her brother Leo and she loves when people mention him. The book says, "And Sister Louise was nice to me in class, but not too nice. Nobody even mentioned Leo, which was the only thing that felt wrong." This can be hard on a person and I can feel her pain.

Roadblocks

                During the book "Leo and the Lesser Lion" Bayliss (main character) has to deal with some very challenging roadblocks. One example of a roadblock she had to deal with is the death of her brother (Leo). Chapter 9 states, "Because I knew just saying his name would upset Daddy and bring back that look to my mother's eyes. I tried to find a word to describe the look-If Leo were here, I thought, he'd be able to tell me-but I couldn't come up with one on my own that came close." In addition the book also states, "This is the second thing I remember: feeling really scared. Really scared. And looking up at my mother and saying, "Leo." She was holding my hand, and I felt her jerk when she heard his name. That's when somebody started screaming. It was a raw, heartbreaking sound like nothing I'd ever heard before. Then Mother was bending over me, whispering, "Hush, now, hush, sugar," and I realized the screams were coming from me." In the chapters before this on Leo goes out for a swim and drowns. Bayliss tries to save him but falls short of her goal and fractures a bone in her spine. This is a huge roadblock because she could possibly end up paralyzed and then she lost her brother on top of that. This stops her normal station in life and now she has to find a way to put her life back on track.

Dreadful Experience

In the book The Life and The Death of Martin Luther King Jr., Martin has dreadful experiences in life partially because he was a black man that lived in the Jim Crow south most of his life and partially because he was the face of the Civil Rights Movement. In Martin's childhood he tried to commit suicide because he felt responsible for the death of his grandmother. The book states,"One time when their parents were out of the house A.D. slid down the stair banister and collided so sharply with the grandmother that he knocked her unconscious. Martin, blaming himself for not watching his younger more carefully, tried to kill himself by jumping out of an upstairs window." This can be a very harmful, and traumatizing situation in life. There are a lot of people that attempt suicide worldwide and are unsuccessful. But I personally believe that this shaped Martin Luther King Jr. for the better because after the unsuccessful suicide attempt he now respected life and found that everybody has a reason to live a life. If there was no Martin Luther King Jr. would there be a successful Civil Rights Movement?

Adversity

                                                      Jesse James the Man and the Myth 

         The wondrous biography "Jesse James the Man and the Myth" by Marley Bryant presents Robert(Jesse James) having a very troubled life. As a child Robert had to deal with his father and his mother dying when he was just about nine. Evidence from the book states, "A lifetime of peaceful invulnerability, however, was not to be Robert's reality. Things changed drastically for Robert when he was nine years old. John and Polly James fell ill and died within months of each other that year." I know how hard this had to be on young Jesse(Robert). Losing parents is a hard thing to go through.  Especially for a nine year old. From my understanding the part of the reason why Jesse grew up to be a professional bank robber is because he didn't know any better.

Fantasy League

            During the book Fantasy League I noticed that sometimes it better to look and observe before you do something. This can make you more aware of certain things especially in sports like football. In football it's very beneficial for a linebacker to recognize offensive plays. This can either make or brake your career because the best quarterbacks usually make the least mistakes. The head coach in the book complimented Charlie aka the brain because of his ability to recognize certain trends, "You really saw all that in three plays... "Brain" he said grinning " I could definitely use one of those." In addition he also stated, "Because I just found myself the first player-coach in the history of Culver City Pop Warner". This was a huge advantage for the boy because he wasn't the best player but he played the smartest on the field.

New Years resolution

        My New Years resolution is to turn 20 pounds of body fat into muscle. I want to prepare myself for high school football. The steps I will take to obtain that goal is working out every day. I'm going to eat more meat and vegetables. I'm going to cut down on bread. And I'm not going to eat as much junk food as I have eaten in the past. By doing these necessary step I believe that I will reach my goal  but not only reach my goal I will have surpassed my expectations for the new year.

Gift blog

                                                         What Gift would you like to receive?

        A gift that I would like to receive is a thanks for all of the nice and special things that I have done for people. I always offer my kindness and help people out when in need of help. But the craziest thing is they never say thank you.