Intentions For Next Year

     My intentions for next are to eat vitamins almost everyday. Doing so will ensure that I stay healthy and strong. I will try to take my vitamins after every dinner every day. I already occasionally do it but I need to stay consistent with it. I also wish to stay openminded. This is already a thing I'm starting to do and I want to keep like that. Finally, I intend to ave a great first year of high school and start fresh. Hopefully I will accomplish these intentions. Cheers to 2017!

Best Gift Ever

     Probably my best gift ever was my Nintendo Wii. I recieved it from my parents back in 2008. I still own it to this day and it gave me plenty of great memories. The Wii allowed me to pass time when I am bored and it allowed good times with family and friends. The Wii, in my opinion, has some of. The best video games out there and thanks to a virtual store, I have access to some old classics as well. Hopefully the Nintendo Switch gives me the same feelings as the Wii.

My Name

     My first name is Ethan. My parents named me after the actor, Ethan Hawke. My parents liked the way the name sounds and they chose that for me.  According to sheknows.com, Ethan means strong. My last name (which I'll keep private) comes from Spanish and Italian origin, which makes sense since I have some ancestors from Spain.

Favorite Quote

     "Nothing in life is promised except death" This quote, from Kanye West, reminds me that things such as a good life are not promised and I need to work for those kinds of things since death is promised. I like this quote since it comes from one of my favorite music artists and it reminds me to not really trust a promise since it may be false. But death is promised so I need to make the best of my life.

Gratitude

    I am thankful for many things. The reason why is because many people in the world don't have what I have. So, I am thankful for having a loving family and parents who can afford a house, food, and electricity. Having food is important for everyone and it's sad that many people don't have food available for them, same goes with a house. Electricity is something I'm also thankful for. With it I can have functioning lights and I'm able to charge my phone and power on my gaming consoles. So, overall I'm thankful for having the things that I have on a daily basis that some people may not have due to poverty or other personal reasons.

Election Reflection

     I personally am not involved in politics and I don't plan on being involved in the future. However, my thoughts on the election are kinda scattered. I am surprised that Donald a Trump is our president-elect but I don't want Hilary Clinton to be it either. Hopefully Donald Trump does our country good and actually makes America great again but I'm still salty that Bernie didn't win. Next election in 2020, I will be 18 years old which means I'll be able to vote! If Kanye West was genuine and is running for president, I'll vote for him!

Blogging Tips Reflection

      The two tips that I'm choosing are "Use Images" and "Read and Comment".  I chose "use images" because I feel that pictures and videos really add a personal touch to blogs. It also makes blogs interesting and not bland or boring which is something I want to avoid. Using images, charts, photos, videos, and data can help me as a writer since it can give support to any argumentative writing that I need to do.

     I chose "read and comment" since it keeps me intersted and focused in others' blogs. Reading other blogs can also give a lot of inspiration to me and my future blogs which is always good in order to keep things fresh. Commenting on others' blogs gives other authors feedback in order to improve or it gives them compliments on what they're doing right. These are tips for blogging that I feel are most important for me.

Trip I Want to Take

      In the future I really want to visit Japan. I feel like going to Japan for a vacation will be a very interesting experience. I always fascinated about things from Japan and I would like to know more about the culture there. Things such as video games, shows, books, etc. that I like come from Japan and, based on photos, the nature there seems to be very pleasing. Hopefully I'll be able to visit there someday in my future.

Summer Reading Blog

     Summary: Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen tells the story of 13 year old girl, Sarah. Sarah and her parents don't have quite a normal life since they're always moving. One day her mother walks out of the family and Sarah's father takes her to her grandparents' home; people whom Sarah didn't even know existed. Sarah's soon finds out about the strange, cursed family she's part of. She uncovers the curses on top of curses and tries to resolve them.

     Character analysis: Sarah feels lonely once she starts living with her grandmother. She lives in a mysterious, magical castle now, away from her parents in the blink of an eye. On page 57, the author states, "I didn't help. The tears she'd been fighting against ever since her father had told her to pack her things finally came flooding out...she didn't care if it made her seem like a frightened little kid right now. All she wanted was something familiar and cushiony to hold." This all shows the vulnerable emotions Sarah has of being alone, just wanting something to be a little like home.

     Sarah also treats others with a sense of mercy. Towards the end of the book, Sarah turns into a beast due to the curse. Now that she's a beast she now has the opportunity to kill one of her grandmothers, Freya, who's the witch who started the curses which lead to other curses. In the text, it said, "She [Sarah] closed her teeth around Freya's threat and held her..." "Even now, I [Freya] am stronger than you could ever be...I could call down birds to tear your eyes out, I could even raise storms that would strip the skin right off you bones-" "So why don't you? Sarah said. why.dont.you" "The same reason you will not close your teeth and tear cut my throat." (P.191) This shows the type of acts Sarah will do.

Where I See Myself in 10 Years

     My goal in life, in general, is to have an almost care-free future. Getting there will take the best of me but I see a lot of potential in myself. I plan on being dedicated on my school work and thus I will be in a good high school and college; which one? I don't know. 

     In 10 years, I will be 24 years old. I see myself in college trying to get myself a degree that way I can get a good job with good pay. Once I decide on a career I have to first enjoy it. If I don the like it, then I most likely will quit it. I do, however, want to work for NASA because I really do enjoy space and everything about it. 

    A dream addition to my goals, is to just settle down early. A way to getting there is to win the lottery with a big win. These are my goals for life and I plan on succeeding.