We all hear a famous quote that inspires us and makes us smile. This Dumbledore quote makes me feel this way. “We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” -Albus Dumbledore. This quote means to me that we all have to accept that when we have a problem, there is a right way to do it and there is an easier way to get the problem done. This relates to me because I will usually do what is the easiest thing to do rather than solving the situation the right way. I will usually let all my homework pile up, so I won’t have to do it the day it’s assigned. Instead of letting it start to pile up, I should get it over with and not let it pile up. That’s what Dumbledore means in his quote, you have the decision to solve the problem and do what’s right. Or you can do what’s easy and get it done quicker, but not always the best way to get it done.

Somebody who I really admire is Helen Keller. I greatly admire her because even with her limitations she was able to make the best of her life. She advocated for the blind and the women’s suffrage and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union. Even though it was hard for her she also learned how to read braille, lip read, and learned how to speak. Helen graduated from Radcliffe College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, becoming the first blind/deaf person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. All of her set backs before didn’t let that stop her, she rose to become a major 20th century humanitarian and writer. One of the overall reasons she is one of my hero’s is because she overcame her disability’s and became a powerful influence and role model for people everywhere.

My word of intention for 2024 is impact. There are a couple reasons why I want impact to be my word of intention. I feel that this word will help me to be my best self. My friends and family are what’s most important to me, and I want to be able to make them happy when they’re sad. My friends and family have an impact on my life, they will always help me if I need them. I want to have the same impact they have on me. My mom has impacted my life in many different ways. My mom is always there for me if I need someone to talk to, and I know that she will always love me no matter what. Even if it’s just a small thing that can brighten up someone’s day, I want to try to do it. I just want to focus on having a bigger impact on the friends, family, and the people around me.

I have been told I am to be principal of my school for the day. I would make sure that there would be no homework and very little tests. I struggle with test sometimes and it can really bring down your grade a lot. I would have students finish their homework in class rather than do it at home. So they could have extra time for extra curricular and to study for any tests they need to retake. I would next have every other Friday be pajama day. There’s not a lot of pajamas days in the school year, sometimes you just want to wear pajamas to school and be comfortable. Next I would have every Friday and Wednesday be late start days. If we had double late start days students could sleep in an extra hour and could retake any tests or are behind on any assignments finish it at tutorial or homeroom two times a week. Lastly I would have the passing periods be a little bit longer. The students have to be at school for six to seven hours a day, after most passing periods I talk with my friends. Most of the times I don’t even get to talk with them because they’re so short. Hopefully one day I could be principal for the day.

In November, I read the book City Spies by James Ponti. City Spies is a adventure fiction book about a young girl named Sara Martinez and how she is a hacker that broke into the New York City foster care system to reveal to everyone that her foster parents were lawbreakers, for her actions would make her face many years juvenile detention. Mother, a British spy who helps her get out of jail and into M16, British Secret Intelligence. The City Spies are five kids from different parts of world. Sara finds herself hacking into a rival’s computer preventing them from winning a million euros, climbing thirty feet off a side of a building and trying to defeat a villain. While trying to navigate her new family’s dynamics.

I really enjoyed the book because I was so entertained throughout the whole story from all information about Sara and the City Spies. I loved how Sara is the newest member of the City Spies, she is one of the smartest people in the group and starting to feel more comfortable with the rest of the group. I liked at the end of the story Sara gave Mother her old snow globe of the Brooklyn lighthouse, to put it by the window so it can guide his children back to him.

Sara was my favorite character, because she was adventurous and intelligent. Sara knew she had to prove herself to the group so they would take her seriously. Sara was given a task to find the meeting point in Edinburgh, the other members of the group decided to spy on her to get their first impressions of Sara. They were watching her making her way through the city, she heads to a Jewelry store. They were watching her try on watches and when the saleswoman turned away, she put it in her backpack. They didn’t take any other information about her and just thought she’s a thief. Later when they’re at dinner they blurted out that she’s a thief, Mother and Sydney thought it wasn’t possible but Sara told them about why she was late. She gave mother the box because he lost his watch. When he opened it there was nothing. So she fooled the whole group, she explained how she fooled everyone. Sara was an intelligent character, and I can prove this quote “I’m sorry to have done this, but I had to prove to the others that I was up to the challenge. No matter what you and Sydney told them, they would’ve had their doubts about me.” (pg.111)

My favorite quote from the book is when Sara went to see mother and he was staring out the window. And Sara is figuring out how he found everyone while searching for his kids. Sara decided to give him a present. It was her old snow globe of the Brooklyn bridge, to put it by the window so it can guide his children back to him. He didn’t want to take it from her, since it helped her guide her family back to her. She tells him, “I don’t need it anymore, I found my family.” This is my favorite quote because this was very meaningful to Sara, and she always thought it would help her family find her, and her family did find her.

I have always loved to dance. My family doesn’t like dancing or people who dance. When I’m alone I will dance, but when I’m around my parents I never dance. I have always wanted to be a professional dancer, it’s my family who stands in my way of completing my goal. I grew up with my parents and my older brother, my parents searched for food and run and leap through the trees. My brother used to love dancing, but my are very strict about dancing. I have never realized why though. I finally learned why. Before I was born I had another brother. He was a famous professional dancer, he train and dance for seven hours a day. Since he was dancing for so long, there was an increased risk of stress fractures and many other injuries. He had many injuries and had lots of stress, he ended up having a stroke. This is the only reason why my parents never let me and my brother dance. I never got to achieve my dream of dancing, but I’m still trying to find a new dream.

I am thankful for many things this year, but here are the top three things. I am thankful for my loving family. I know that they are always there for me and will always care for me. They’re always help me if I need a little bit more explaining for an assignment. The second thing I’m thankful for the first responders. They will come and try to help if someone is trouble, I broke my arm in October. I had to go to Urgent Care and the people there were very helpful and nice. I’m thankful that we have police officers, firefighters, doctors, and nurses to help us if we have problems that need to be solved. Lastly I thankful for my friends. I know if if I’m every sad or just need help with something, they’re always be there for me. I also know that they’re always be able to make me laugh and smile. These are just a couple things that I’m thankful for.

If I could trade places with a famous person for a day it would be Alex Morgan. Alex Morgan is a famous woman’s soccer player, she is the captain for San Diego Wave FC and she is on the United States women’s national soccer team. I would want to trade places with because she is my favorite woman’s soccer player, she has helped lead her team to the Women’s World Cup and won it twice. When I was younger I would watch videos of her playing soccer, I like how she moves the ball around and how she is always trying to make opportunities to score. While I’ve been watching her playing I noticed that when she shoots the ball, she aims for the corner. When she not able to get there she will set her teammates up for success. I also noticed how she shows great leadership while on the field, she also inspires and is a role model on and off the field to many people.

If you had been given three wishes what would you ask for? I would ask for an unlimited first class ticket. I would use it to travel the world to any I want without paying for it. I would go to France and England to see the culture and to see the famous tourist attractions. I would also for wish unlimited English bulldog puppies. I love their wrinkly faces and how they run around. Lastly I would wish that I wouldn’t have to do any homework or tests for the rest of my life and I would have an A in every class. I would wish for this because I don’t like doing homework and when you do homework you’re studying for a test, you can hope you do good but sometimes you have a bad day and you don’t do good on a test. These are the things I would wish for if I had three wishes.

It would be a dream to have a perfect day and it would go like this. I would wake up to the of waves crashing onto shore. I would go outside to take my dog for a walk and play with her. After I would make a smoothie bowl for breakfast, and watch tv. After I would go to the beach and go swimming. I would go get changed after I went swimming, I would go for a walk to go get lunch. I would get a BLTA with french fries. After I would walk back to my house, to relax on the couch with my dog. I would get dressed to go to dinner with my friends and go shopping. I would go back home and take a shower, after I get my bed and watch a bit of television before going to bed.