Surprise
Author’s Note: I wrote this personal narrative piece about the time we went to a haunted house for MacKenzie’s birthday. Give me feedback on whether this had too many details or if it was too descriptive.
Imagine being trapped in a small room with a dozen doors and a clown running around screaming and laughing. Sounds like torture, right? We were all brave enough to get through the first half of the haunted house, but running into the clown was one of the scariest moments of our lives. We had to find the right door fast, before we all started to lose our minds.
Although we heard the screams ahead of us, we didn’t know exactly what to expect. Fortunately, my group of Haylie, Katie, Mada and I were lucky enough to have Alec who was confident in leading us through the multiple obstacles we faced. All the mazes, creepy zombies, and scary noises prepared us for one of the scariest rooms throughout the school. After bumping into a few people and screaming our heads off, we ended up arriving at the clown room.
Slowly, we walked inside, very confused at all the doors that were surrounding us. Then all of a sudden, a big clown popped out of nowhere. We tried to run back out the door we came through, but it was lost? Which door was it? Without hesitation, we started searching the doors and yes, that doesn’t seem too hard, but after about three minutes we had no progress. I finally gave up and just sat on the ground with my head in my knees trying to forget about the clown, hoping that someone would find the right door soon. About 2 minutes later, Alec shouted that he had found the door. With so much excitement, I tried to stand up as fast as I could but found myself staring straight into the big red eyes of the clown.
With the suspense of the eyes on me, I screamed loud enough to even scare the clown a little bit. He ended up jumping back a few steps, and that’s when I bolted straight out of the room to find the others. It didn’t take us long to finish the haunted house after a few more screams and a Glee musical at the end. Receiving our diplomas, we walked outside to see a long narrow path that was supposed to lead us to the parking lot. We all thought nothing of it, so we just started walking down the path. It didn’t take us long to realize that someone was following us. I turned around slowly and saw a man in a mask holding a chainsaw. He pulled the lever, and the machine made a huge thundering sound that made us all shriek and book-it to the parking lot. All of us were easily able to outrun him, so once we got back, we saw the two groups in front of us laughing and telling stories of what happened.
Even though there were parts of the haunted house where I just wanted to quit and leave, I was glad to have friends there to support me when I needed help. There will also going to be a ton of entertaining stories to tell everyone when we got back to school. I’ll be excited to go again this year with a bunch more of my friends.
Author’s Note: People may wonder why things aren’t going their way. Every single person is different, you will always be you, but the change you can make is the ones you really desire. I wrote this essay because I really care about eating healthy and staying active. I wanted to show people that being healthy is very important and will affect your life later.
Cancer, heart disease, and obesity are the three main health issues caused by an unhealthy diet. It is a proven fact that you will have a shorter life span just because of what you choose to eat now. People don’t realize how different their life could be; healthy foods are very important for your body; therefore people should take more caution on what they are eating. Treating your body is one of the most important things in life, organic foods, eating healthy, and exercising are good habits to maintain for a healthy lifestyle.
To sustain a strong life, eating healthy foods is just one way to get started. For instance, when picking out fruit, such as apples, you want to choose the ones that look the best. Maybe for some it might be the shiniest, and for others it could be the course textures. When it comes to apples, the shiniest ones are not always natural, they’ll have wax on them. The wax makes the apple more appealing no matter how many chemicals are added. This proves that not only apples can be deceiving, but that all different types of foods can be misleading and untrusted when it comes to having a healthy diet.
Though many foods are unhealthy whether you can see it or not, organic foods are different. Organic foods taste, smell, and look the same when compared to unhealthier foods but the difference between the two is how they are grown and processed. Organic foods are not just made for money, yes they can be more expensive but that’s only because the food is made with healthier products. In the end, it would all be worth it.
Food is not the only way to maintain a healthy lifestyle, daily exercises and sleep is also very important when it comes to staying fit and being active. It’s easy to work out, either running or lifting weights, but to actually improve your immune system you have to be consistent. With a strong immune system you will get sick less and you will have a stronger heart which makes everything else in life way easier.
Newspapers, T.V’s, anywhere you go, you will see people influencing you to make a healthy decision. No matter how hard that may be, you should never give up.There are many more ways to make your life worth wild, but if you are able to eat healthy and exercise daily you will defiantly see a change; big or small you won’t regret it.
Author’s Note - I decided to do a review on grease because this is one of my favorite movies. Haylie, Katie, and I always have to watch this whenever we hang out. Even though it’s kind of old we still find it really funny and decide to watch it over and over again.
We love grease so much because of their songs. We have them pretty much all memorized. Whenever a song would come on we’d turn up the t.v and start dancing around. Another reason we like watching this is because every time we do we always find something new that we’ve never noticed before. It always makes us happy whenever were in a bad mood. I give this movie 5 stars. It’s enjoyable, gives us something to do, and whenever we’re not happy about something we just get together, eat frozing, and start watching. By the end of the movie everyone is all happy again. I suggest you watch this sometime with friends or family, it’s really good either way.
Author’s Note - This is one of my favorite songs we sing at church. Marissa and I always sing it when we’re talking about church, Peder Eide, or even when we’re just bored. We like this song because it means something special and reminds us of memories of our church.
The past can hurt. You can either run from it or learn from it.
Divergent
Divergent is a thrilling story about four different types of communities that soon realize that they have to work together to overtake the others. The divergents will use everything in their power to save their homes, families, and friends. Overall, the Divergents were able to stop the invasion of the upcoming war... at least for now.
Make a Change
Cancer, heart disease, and obesity are the three main health issues caused by an unhealthy diet. It is a proven fact that you will have a shorter life span just because of what you choose to eat now. People don’t realize how different their life could be; healthy foods are very important for your body; therefore people should take more caution on what they are eating. Treating your body is one of the most important things in life, organic foods, eating healthy, and exercising are good habits to maintain for a healthy lifestyle.
To sustain a strong life, eating healthy foods is just one way to get started. For instance, when picking out fruit, such as apples, you want to choose the ones that look the best. Maybe for some it might be the shiniest, and for others it could be the course textures. When it comes to apples, the shiniest ones are not always natural, they’ll have wax on them. The wax makes the apple more appealing no matter how many chemicals are added. This proves that not only apples can be deceiving, but that all different types of foods can be misleading and untrusted when it comes to having a healthy diet.
Though many foods are unhealthy whether you can see it or not, organic foods are different. Organic foods taste, smell, and look the same when compared to unhealthier foods but the difference between the two is how they are grown and processed. Organic foods are not just made for money, yes they can be more expensive but that’s only because the food is made with healthier products. In the end, it would all be worth it.
Food is not the only way to maintain a healthy lifestyle, daily exercises and sleep is also very important when it comes to staying fit and being active. It’s easy to work out, either running or lifting weights, but to actually improve your immune system you have to be consistent. With a strong immune system you will get sick less and you will have a stronger heart which makes everything else in life way easier.
Newspapers, T.V’s, anywhere you go, you will see people influencing you to make a healthy decision. No matter how hard that may be, you should never give up.There are many more ways to make your life worth wild, but if you are able to eat healthy and exercise daily you will defiantly see a change; big or small you won’t regret it.
Story of a Lifetime
Author’s Note: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn the number one series in America, at least in my eyes, is something I will never forget until the day I die. All the detailed descriptions and many adventures have changed my life all because of one person, Stephenie Meyers.
Get her out! What are you waiting for?!” (371) Bella screamed with only the last few minutes of her human life left. Seething pain running throughout her whole body, she wanted nothing more but to end the pain with death. Bella then sat up and asked “Can i hold her?” (372) With the warmth of a little baby and a small heart beating, trying to live, Bella finally got what she wanted... Renesmee was safe. In the well known novel Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer has yet again written a chilling attention grabber with the use of loneliness, pain, fighting, and then finally success.
In this novel, Meyers has written a startling surprise story that clarifies all the loneliness weaving throughout the years Bella and Edward have been together. In each other’s eyes, there is no point in living without the other. They want to be connected in every way possible, even if that means getting married right after high school. While their education is now over, they are both ready to face a new future that could change their lives forever.
Not only did the feeling of loneliness change their lives forever but, also the isolation of pain during the drama of becoming immortal. Holding a half-vampire baby that is breaking her bones from the inside is the least of Bella’s problems. Venom is the only solution of life, but has a huge sacrifice to pay. Bella was passed out for about 2-3 days trying to fight back the fire burning inside of her, trying to save Renesmee’s life.
Although Bella had fought back through all the fire and then saved not only her life,but the life of her sweet little half-vampire’s, that was only the beginning of what the Cullen family had to face. At first Renesmee was just a new joy in every ones lives. Not only that she has a special power, but she is starting to grow bigger and bigger. Being able to walk and talk at a couple of months old is only 2 of the many amazing aspects about Renesmee. Though all of this is amazing, it is very hard to hide.Unfortunately someone saw Renesmee and raced out to the Volturi right away. Knowing that they have no chance against the Volturi, all they can do is wait for them to attack.
Edward and Bella have accomplished the undone, and will live for the rest of eternity. This book is the first thing I think about whenever I’m in a bad mood.I give Stephanie Meyers a ton of credit for writing the number one book in my life which includes not only loneliness, fighting, and pain but many more exciting adventures that I will never forget.
Grease
Author’s Note - I decided to do a review on grease because this is one of my favorite movies. Haylie, Katie, and I always have to watch this whenever we hang out. Even though it’s kind of old we still find it really funny and decide to watch it over and over again.
We love grease so much because of their songs. We have them pretty much all memorized. Whenever a song would come on we’d turn up the t.v and start dancing around. Another reason we like watching this is because every time we do we always find something new that we’ve never noticed before. It always makes us happy whenever were in a bad mood. I give this movie 5 stars. It’s enjoyable, gives us something to do, and whenever we’re not happy about something we just get together, eat frozing, and start watching. By the end of the movie everyone is all happy again. I suggest you watch this sometime with friends or family, it’s really good either way. 
LOVE
Author’s Note - This is one of my favorite songs we sing at church. Marissa and I always sing it when we’re talking about church, Peder Eide, or even when we’re just bored. We like this song because it means something special and reminds us of memories of our church.
“Love will hold us together, make us a shelter to weather the storm.
And I’ll be my brother’s keeper, so the whole world will know that we’re not alone”
- Matt Maher
One of the great memories at our church is camp. Every year we get to go to Lake Lakota and swim, sing songs, play games and just hang out with friends. We sung a lot of Peder Eide songs because he came to camp with us. Everyday at church we sing this and think about church camp. I think this song means that love is everywhere you go. It will help you get through life no matter what happens, either good or bad.
Lion King
Author’s Note - I decided to choose this quote because I think it teaches a good lesson. Even though you may not get what you want all the time or nothing ends up going your way, you just have to realize that it was the past, and now you can start over with something new.
The past can hurt. You can either run from it or learn from it.
The Lion King
I found this quote on a Disney website, I wanted to choose from a Disney movie because they are fun and even though you don’t really recognize it in the movie they actually mean something special. In the lion king, a new cub is born and will someday become king. Although someone else wanted the job it's not a total bad thing, and they will just have to move forward and forget about the past.
Blood Suckers Always Win!
Authors Note: Fangs or Fur? Fangs. First of all real men sparkle... Second, Edward is always protective of Bella... And third, Vampires are a lot smarter. The Cullen vs. the Wolf Pack? Easy! The Cullens! Vampires Win, Period. End of Story!
The strength, the speed, the beauty, and the fangs... Edward Cullen and the rest of his family are not the normal human beings people see them as. Being dangerously obsessed with blood is not the only problem the Cullen family has to face. 17 year old Bella, with her sweet smell of fresh blood, and the connection she has with Edward, is risking not only her life but the peaceful life the Cullen family had built up for themselves in one little town called Forks.
Vampire or Werewolf. Not an easy choice to make for a 17 year old girl with feelings of love for both. I believe Bella made the right choice when she chose to spend the rest of her life with Edward. Unfortunately not everyone agrees. Twilight fans have taken sides on who they would’ve chosen if they were in Bella’s shoes. Many of my friends have claimed that Team Jacob is better only because they think that he’s hot. I’m not going to argue about that... but I definitely think Edward is the right choice for Bella if she wants to live happily ever after.
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn all have something in common. Edward and Bella. Without Edward, Bella’s life would just be working towards death. Her heart slowing down... Waiting for something to bring it back up again. Without Bella, Edward is just living his slow, lonely life with no one but his family to keep him moving. Edward is the perfect attachment to Bella’s life. He’s very protective and will do anything for Bella. I just wish everyone would see that.
Although Edward and Bella are meant to be together forever, there was a point in time where Bella had to rely on someone else for her reason to live. Not only a cute, and somewhat loving guy who she has known since she was a kid, but a hairy, sweaty werewolf. Jacob Black, and the rest of the wolf pack are known for shape-shifting when it comes to the point where they are either too mad to control themselves, or they want to protect people they care for, like Bella. Although Jacob is head over heals for Bella the rest of the wolves aren’t, and Bella could seriously get hurt. The werewolves aren’t very careful. If you make one mad, you are lucky to get out alive. They aren’t very nice either, they are used to being the head of everything, not following any one's rules, but the leader of the pack.
Bella has made the right choice about wanting Edward for the rest of her life but I wonder if she’ll miss some of the things she has to give up in order to spend eternity with him. Turning into a vampire is not a totally new thing for Bella. It almost happened before, but thinking about your mom and dad dying before you even turn another year older must be hard. Bella truly loves Edward, and Edward has huge feelings for Bella. Vampires win:)
One Step at a time
Authors Note: America has been through good and bad times. And although we lost many we did find our pride in being Americans.
From California to New York, Florida to Wisconsin, one step at a time our country is becoming more influential and dominant. Millions of people have died fighting for our country. Friends were lost, families were torn but yet, people want to continue to make our county unstoppable.
Most people would think that only men go to war because they’re tougher, stronger, and more prepared for the tough battles people are fighting in, not only men go but women can too. I’d have to say that all the women who decide to stay home and raise a family are very grateful for the women in this country who decide to go out in the middle of a battle field. Instead they decide to leave their normal lives like getting a job, raising their children, and living with a nice family. Men do have to do that too, but for me if I had the choice to go into war I’d rather stay safe at home.
People are volunteering to leave their families and risk their lives to help save others. It’s not only hard for the men and women going to war but for their families too. I don’t know anybody in the war, but I do know how hard it is to lose someone close. Even if they do end up coming back, you’ll still feel disheartened, knowing they’ll have to leave again, and that the next time they might not be so lucky. World War II for example was one of the most deadliest wars known to man and about 50 million to over 70 million people died. Can you imagine being a family member or a close friend?
If I were to join the war, things would not go very well for me or my family. I wouldn’t know what anything was or even just being away from home for more than three days would be difficult. Bombs, guns, and a lot of violence is not my type. I would not be able to stay alive in the war.
Dying, being tortured, I hope everybody realizes that America’s people have done a great job protecting the U.S. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I am very proud of our country and that the men and women who died deserve to be memorized as heroes.
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