Intro For Essay: Star Wars: Ep. 1: The Phantom Menace

There are many movies out there, but a particular movie saga that really captured my attention was Star Wars by George Lucas. It all began with The Phantom Menace. This is definitely my favorite movie of all time. The things that captured my attention were the characters, the settings, and all of the events that were going on. Although it came out in 1999 and I wasn't able to understand until I was older, I loved watching it. This movie has action, adventure, fantasy, and Sci-Fi which are the type of movies I enjoy watching. One of my favorite things about this film is that it's rated PG. Not many movies with this rating catch my attention, but this one did.

Quiz 11/1911

A thing that contributes to the habits is my OCD. I didn't really notice that I had OCD until I was in fourth grade. It's something that I've learned to live with and it isn't as repetitive as it used to be. Things I did to help me with it was begin playing Tetris and doing Sudokus. Tetris helped with my organization with shapes and Sudokus helped with the whole number and counting thing. At first, these games seemed really boring, but the more I played, the more I got into the game and I've been playing them for around three or four years. A few years ago, I got my first Guitar Hero game and that made me OCD worse because of the strums and fret board. It was now gotten better and the habbits I have now aren't as bad as they were a few years ago.

In-Class Writing

Someone that is terminally ill should have the right to euthanasia. If one has the right to live, they should have to right to choose to end their life. It can save someone from suffering and pain. On the nurses' and doctors' side, their time would be freed. This would give them time to treat patiens and save the lives of others. Also, studies have shown that underfstaffed hospitals are more likely to make mistakes and have less quality care. Next, health care costs would be greatly reduce. The costs of x-rays, medication, and tests can add up quickly and some may not be not have the money to pay it off. Consequesntly, it's a huge cost to keep a dying patient alive. The last point is due to the fact that without euthanasia, suicide can be messy and traumatic to the one that finds the body. With euthanasia, one's death is controlled and compassionate compared to overdosing on medication, jumping off a building, and putting a bullet through one's head. With euthanasia, the patient will be able to say goodbye because they'll know when the last time they see their loved ones would be. Things like these would be handled orderly and should be humane.

In-Class Writing for Nov. 5

I've been riding ATVs since I was nine, maybe a year younger. So far, its been 7 or 8 years that I've been riding. It sounds like a long time, but it doesn't feel like it. When I was 14, I decided it was time for change and switch from a four-wheel ATV to a dirt bike. I talked to my dad about it, but he hasn't for it at first, but after a few discussions, he agreed to let me upgrade to a dirt bike. In February of 2009, I received a beautiful, lime green, 125cc Kawasaki dirt bike. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use it right away, for I had nowhere to use it. A few weeks afterward, my dad took me up to Heber, Arizona for my first lesson. The weather was perfect. It wasn't too sunny and the most perfect breeze was blowing. Sadly, that all changed within 15 minutes. It began to get cloudy. The sun was gone and the wind had gotten a bit stronger. Sooner or later, it started to rain lightly. My dad asked if I still wanted to learn how to ride a dirt bike. I've waited three weeks, to ride it and I wasn't going to let a little wind and rain ruin that. It was easier than I thought. It was slippery and I fell once. Only once. I was proud that I only fell once. It was pretty painful, I'm not going to lie, but it was amazing. The fall wasn't amazing, being able to use a dirt bike was.