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Seventh Grade

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I was told all throughout sixth grade that I was already in the hardest grade there was. I was expecting a major drop in homework amount and class difficulty. All of those assumptions were completely wrong.

Seventh grade was much harder than sixth in almost every single way. By October I was doing five hours of homework every night. A few months after that, I had forgotten what free time was. I had to spend almost all my time dedicated to school. In sixth grade, I received quite a bit of homework, but nothing I couldn’t manage. In seventh, I needed to work constantly to keep up with it.

My advice for next years seventh graders is to prioritize schoolwork before everything. Getting your homework done and turned in is more important than your life.

Poem

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The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

I like this poem because it has a moral that encourages people to follow a different path from everyone else, stand out, and be an independent thinker. It also tells readers to be careful with your life choices, as you my regret it later.

 

Week 4/5: Media and Memory

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When I was little, I just couldn’t do without my favorite game, Zoo Tycoon. I would wake up early on weekends to play it. I would rush to finish my homework everyday in hopes of getting time to build another exhibit or two.

I first played the game at a friend’s house. I came home excited and immediately began to beg my parents for the game. After months of waiting, I finally found the disc waiting for me under the Christmas tree.

I remember starting a zoo in a small town. I cared for a family of polar bears as my zoo grew in popularity. I went on the internet to find cheats to unlock secret animals like unicorns and mermaids. And of course, there were the times I spent laughing maniacally as I barricaded the exit and unleashed a swarm of velociraptors upon the zoo’s unsuspecting visitors.

Zoo Tycoon was the first video game I really enjoyed, and every now and then I like to pop the disk in my computer for a trip down memory lane.

Week 4: 5 Apps and Programs

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MThere are millions of downloadable apps and programs, and many of them are quite useful, but the same cannot be said for all of them.
Here a five of my favorite, in no particular order.

1. Wolfram Alpha is an app available for iOS , and works like an encyclopedia on your phone or tablet. It has a calculator, dictionary, and a has information on very many topics. It is a very versatile app.

2. DocAS is a very useful document editor. It can be used to add text, highlight words, crop, and add photos, and lot more. When you are finished, you can export it in several different ways

3. When I learn about a game on the Internet, I don’t have to read reviews online to see if it’s any good. I don’t have to search through game shops if I decide I want it. Instead, I simply search for it on Steam and download the demo. Steam is a game distribution platform which offers thousands of titles. It makes buying games very easy. It also has a friend system for multiplayer.

4. Wolfram Alpha may have a calculator, but there are a few equations that it can’t solve. This problem is fixed in MyScript Calculator. It is very easy to use as well. All you have to is write down the equation and the app interprets it and gives you the answer.

5. IStudiez Pro is quite confusing at first, but when you get used to it, it is very useful. It allows you set up planner and have it alert you about due assignments. It also collects information from your iOS calendar. It has a schedule system that keeps track of all your classes.

Story Thing 7

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This is Story Thing 7… At least I think it is…

I fought off unconsciousness and found myself sprawled out on the floor. As I lied there, frantic thoughts flashed through my mind. A faint beeping sound started to come from the control panel. I reached and grabbed the edge of the panel on pulled myself up. The beeping was coming from a small flashing bulb. It was labeled “Low Atmosphere Warning”. I put aside my thoughts and focused on what I had to do. I pulled a lever on the supply door and it opened. Every pod was stocked with several months of water, dried food, and oxygen. There were also three spacesuits. I put it on, attached a oxygen tank, and hooked up tracking system so I could always know the pod’s location. I step into the airlock, and the outer door opened.

The pod had crashed into the foot of a cliff face. I made a quick scan of surrounds and saw the wreckage of the Legacy at the bottom of a hill. I hurried downhill to inspect the ship.

More News from Saudi Arabia

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As promised I am now writing another post from Saudi Arabia. Really late.

On the day after I wrote the last post, it had to go to this place downtown called Khobar. It’s basically an area with a lot a shops. It also has some of the most insane drivers ever to live. There are no traffic lights and not even stop signs. People don’t care if you’re walking in front of their car. They’ll run right into you if you’re not fast enough.

I was looking at this sword I found in one shop. It was only about one foot long, but the shopkeeper still wanted 500 dollars for it. Guess it was an old one. I’ll have to look when I get to Oman.

News from Saudi Arabia

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Hello, Austin! I’m writing this post from across the Atlantic Ocean in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. I had to stay awake for two days straight for plane trips, and I still think it’s Wednesday afternoon. Curse you jet lag. I was picked at the airport by my half- brother, whose house I’m staying at right now.

The neighborhoods here look more like fortified military bases then neighborhoods. They are all surrounded by foot-thick concrete walls topped of by barbed wire. You have to have a visitor’s ID and be fingerprinted to really do anything here. This place is much more serious about visitors than the U.S..

I’m not quite sure about about what we’re doing over the next four weeks I’m going to be here. I think I heard something about camping and meteor crater. I’ll write another post in about week with updates.

Stress in Students

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What causes stress in students? Almost everyday of my life is consumed by school. My free time is limited due to the large amount of homework I am given, having to study, and practicing my cello. Schoolwork puts too much stress on students and prevents them from getting enough sleep. As an effect, they are unable to do their best at school during the day. Homework is supposed to help students remember what they learned in school. It will have the opposite effect if it starts to consume their lives. The other half of this is not the school’s fault. A lot of other students I talk to say they no time to do their homework because they have extracurricular activities like sports all afternoon. Students will not be able to do well in school if they find no time to complete their homework. These two factors will take over a student’s life. They need time to do something they enjoy, to be with family. To solve the problem, schools need to lessen the amount of homework and students need to learn to balance their schedule so they have time for homework, extracurricular activities, and free time.

A Little Help?

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I need some help. I am trying to buy a new computer, but I am having a lot of trouble. I want it to be able to process good graphics, but I also need it to run programs like Word and PowerPoint for schoolwork. I don’t want to pass a budget of one thousand. I’ve heard different things from al lot of people, and I don’t know who to listen to. Please leave a comment below and tell me why you suggested it.

P.S. Don’t even think about suggesting a Mac!