Her Fearful Symmetry

Julia and Valentina Poole are just semi normal 20 year old Americans. One morning after breakfast, the twins, receive a letter inviting them to live in their dead aunts flat in London. Finally having the excuse to get free, they take the invitation and head to London. The girls meet a lot of their neighbors and had a good time learning to do things on their own. Julia and Valentina have a good time at first just touring the city and living their life on there own but they noticed something was going on. After only a little while of staying in London, the girls realize that they weren't alone in the apartment. There aunt is still living in the flat as a ghost. This great book is filled with haunting and compelling stories of love, guilt, and a serious case of OCD.

Olympic Size Commitment..

To commit, by definition, means to bind or obligate as by pledge or assurance. To make that big of a commitment would mean that you would give up everything just for that goal. The one thing that I would make such a commitment to would be my family. Families are always there for you and love you no matter what silly mistake you make. They see you through the good, the bad, and the worse. Never do they stop loving you. An example of a commitment in my family would be my grandma and grandpa. They knew they were in love since they were teenagers and were married for 46 years until my grandpa passed away from cancer. My grandma never thought for a second to stop caring for him even though it was really hard on her. She was so committed to him that she would do whatever it took to get him better.

book review for silas marner

Silas Marner, by George Eliot, is a book about Silas, a small town weaver, and his trip to being happy once more. In his old town, he was betrayed by his best friend who framed him for a murder and stole his girlfriend. After these tragic events, he was forced to move out of town.
There were a lot of things that happened once he was in his new city. Marner loved his gold. after being betrayed by his friends, it was the only thing he felt like he could rely on. When he got his gold stolen from him, he felt like he had nothing left. Until one day he came home to find a baby girl sitting in front of his fire. Realizing that she was orphaned, Silas took her in and cared for her. Caring for the child, Eppie, Silas gained a new sense of hope, learned how to be alive again, and also found his gold in his back yard.
This was a very good book. The story was really interesting and always kept me wanting to slip away to read it some more. I would recommend this book to anyone who was looking for a great book to read.

Snow Days

While most kids on snow days go outside and build snow men and make snow angels, I take a totally different approach. My day consists of staying in my warm house, reading books, spending time with family, drinking hot chocolate, and watching way too much TV. Snow days are the best for catching up on reading. On the last snow day we had out of school, I finished 2 books and started on another. They are also good for enjoying the natural beauty of the world from the inside of your house. The beautiful picture that is painted outside your window is like the snow is a blanket that is covering the earth while it sleeps. Snow days are also good for spending time with family. While so many hectic things are going on in our lives, it easy for one to forget the love of one's family. But snow days create the perfect opportunities for a family to spend some time together and reconnect.

Civil Wars

By definition, a civil war is a state of hostility or conflict between elements within an organization. A civil war can happen amongst a country, between co-workers, or even within a family or group of friends. One example of a civil war is the epic wars between siblings for their parents attention. Many children feel as if the other sibling is the favorite of the parents or loved more by the entire family, not knowing what else to do, the child attempts to out-shine there sibling thus creating a civil war within the family. Another example would be the Civil War that was in America during 1861-1865. USA was divided down the middle into The Union, north, and The Confederacy, south. This war brought family and friends to fight each other in battle and caused many deaths and casualties. Causes of this war were differences in beliefs about slavery, alcohol, Abraham Lincoln, and the effects that the war had on the country were astronomical. Civil wars are horrible things and should be avoided at all costs, but some are inevitable and unpreventable.

Bullying

Bullying is a widespread problem, not only in schools, but also in homes and workplaces. Physical bullying, verbal bullying, sexual harrassment, and cyber bullying are just a few of the many ways one can bully another. For kids, bullying can be just another way to fit in. However, that might not always be the case. Low self-esteem, feeling powerless, and a way to be rid of anger are some of the reasons. Bullying can be stopped by help from parents, co-workers, and principles.

Top 10 things I am thankful for

1. family
2. friends
3. health
4. home
5. new room
6. car
7. book shelf
8. computer
9. megan and daniel
10. sunshine