Obama Bush Political Cartoon

This is one of my favorite political cartoons. Many people disagree with Barack Obama becoming president, but can he really do a worse job than George W. Bush? Over the past eight years, Bush has become a joke and the target for many political cartoons, as displayed above. Let's all hope that Barack Obama does his best and prove to be a better president than his predecessor.

I commented on Kate Carroll's Invention post.

My Invention

My invention would have to be a transporter. I have no idea how I would achieve this. I also don't believe this will ever be possible. However, the idea of such a useful device is extremely satisfying. The days of asking for rides from your parents would no longer exist. However, you would also have no excuse for being late. It is still quite useful to be able to use a transporter to go anywhere to meet with friends or whatnot. One downside of this device would be that there would no longer be any practice of patience. Another downside would be that people might become sick of you if you have the freedom to go to be with them at all times. There would have to be an "allowing" feature to this transporter on the other side.

Inspirational Journey

This image is very inspirational to me. It displays a man that looks to his "journey of a thousand miles." He knows he cannot accomplish this unless he takes his first step. He realizes this will be a very difficult journey and that he must start if he wants to get anywhere. This image depicts dedication, perspiration, and refusing to give up. This can be applied to many people's lives. I, too, wish that I can accomplish something as magnificent as this man some day.

I commented on Kate Carroll's inspirational post.

Scary Movie Podcast

My scary movie podcast was based on the film, Pan's Labyrinth. Whereas most of the students chose to write about their favorite scary movie, I decided to write about my worst scary movie. I failed to think of a really good scary movie that I have seen completely throughout. I have recently watched Pan's Labyrinth early this Fall and decided to write about that. It was a horrible movie and does not deserve to be watched by anyone.
During the podcast that I made, I played a thunderstorm and rain sound effect in the background. The podcast's sound quality was not that good though. I was not able to be at a computer in a corner covered by the walls. Therefore, many students' conversations could be heard throughout my podcast. However, I still finished.

Pan's Labyrinth Trailer

Here it is, the worst horror movie that I have ever seen:



I commented on Evan Bryant's Braces blog post.

Valuable Lesson

An event that taught me a valuable lesson in my life is when I entered the doors of Peoria Notre Dame High School. Ever since that day, I have made numerous new friends.
I have learned that I must adapt to the ways of this particular high school environment. I have never experienced anything like it, due to having only a grade school education. Thanks to this new experience, I have learned that I must continually adapt to life as it continues. I am only experiencing my young years. The responsibility and difficulty will continue as I progress with age.

My 2008-2009 First Quarter Report Card

I feel fairly confident about my report card for the first quarter of my sophomore year here at Peoria Notre Dame High School. I believe that I have all A's except for Spanish II. This is extremely absurd, since I am getting better grades in three honor's classes. I truly believe that Spanish, taught by Mrs. Zidrich, is far too hard for the average student. It is evidential through the amount of students that switch out of the class every year. If only I had chosen a different language freshman year, I would no doubt be included in the top ten students at Peoria Notre Dame. I have come to hate Spanish. My report card will be ruined with a single B+ from Spanish. Thank you Mrs. Zidrich.