Factory Game 2

The next day, we had a competition. Who had created the best "toy"? After selecting the best, we had a new task. To create an assembly line, and recreate the same figure. We were in competition with the rest of the 8th grade humanities classes. I was taken out to the hall by Mr. Coyle. I was the "manager" of the assembly line. We win the competition, I get a soda, we lose, my grade goes down. Oh, dear.
We began. Everyone was so busy talking, and nothing was being made. It took 10 minutes before we actually made anything; but after that we were making little bears by the minute. We could've worked more efficiently, if no one had talked.
I think the second day was a better way of making product, because each person was doing a little part. The first day, we each had to do everything, so it took longer. Though our second day's work was messier, it was produced at a quicker rate, which is what was expected.

Factory Game 1

Our task? To envision ourselves as peasants way back when, and to create a "toy" for our little brother's birthday. We each received a sheet of paper with little cutout pieces, and those were our materials, along with glue and crayons. We had 15 minutes. We all sat, carefully cutting our pieces out, debating whether to make a bear or a pig. I'll make a rabbit.
"What are you making?"
"I'm not sure, how about you?"
Soon enough the time was up, and no one was finished. We were to take our projects home and complete them, using the same materials.

A Roller Coaster Ride

The roller coaster is inside of a cave. All around is darkness, like night. The cart we are sitting in begins to move. It is too late to turn back. The cart's bottom scrapes against the tracks. Screeeeech. My heart begins to beat faster and faster. The candy apple red cart begins to move at a steady pace. Splash, splash. The water below the tracks begins to splash against the pitch blackness of the cave walls. A musty smell fills the air, almost like we are out to sea in a ship from Columbus's time. I can taste the ocean in my mouth. I begin to feel sick. Maybe riding the roller coaster wasn't the best idea. The cart begins to move faster. Chug, chug, chug. We are out of the cave, into the blinding sunlight. Oh, fresh air. We being to move upwards. I see a long trail of tracks. I look over the cart, and I remember. I am afraid of heights. Deathly. Afraid of heights. I close my eyes. The cart stops for a second. I calm down. Suddenly, a gush of ice cold air blows onto my face. AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! All around me, people are screaming. My heart is close to exploding. The cart is crying out for help, the friction is so strong. I truly believe I am going to die. Please don't let me die; I'm too young, I silently pray to myself. The wind stops blowing. I open my eyes. It's over. I am alive. I congratulate my self and take a few calming breaths. Inhale, exhale. I turn to look at my companion.
"Let's go again."

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Inventions are usually created in order to make living easier. Things like the airplane, telephone, and cotton gin were invented to make tasks simpler. The airplane was invented to make travelling great distances quicker. The telephone was created to pass messages without have to leave the benefit of your home. The cotton gin was invented to make a task usually done by 100 people, so that only a person was needed to run the machine. All in all, inventions are invented to make living more efficient.

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How I Learn Best.

I learn best visually. When I read something, I tend to understand and process the information better than if I just listen to someone talk about the subject. Also, when just listening I always seem to lose focus and my mind begins to "wander." I enjoy reading in my free time, so carrying that into class is something I would prefer to do rather than listening to lectures. I also like to learn by doing simulations or activities, because they stand out in my mind when I think back, rather than just hearing lectures. I think class would be easier for me, personally, if we were to get up and move around more, and also if we read more material about our subjects.

Feedback :]

The first two weeks of school was full of a lot of things, but the main two highlights would have to be seeing my friends again after two months, and meeting my teachers.

I think Humanities will be great. I have a lot of friends in Humanities, which is always a plus. Also, it's a pretty laid-back class. I think Humanities will be the class I look forward most to going to. We'll see what it's like a few more months into the school year, though.

I didn't do so well in Humanities last year. I have issues with keeping up with my homework. One big goal I've set for myself is to make sure I'm doing my homework, and turning it in on time. The other thing I'm going to try to accomplish by the end of the quarter is to really understand what's happening. When I was younger, I did the minimum of what I had to. I would really like to try to understand more of what I learn.

My Gang

My friends, my "gang". When I'm at school, and even outside of school, I mainly hang out with a group of about 6 people. There's Isabelle, my best buddy. We do everything together, all the way to buying pet fish. At least we plan on it. There's also Kartik and Sebastien. Me and Kartik like to joke around a lot, but me and Seb just fight. He's still my friend, though. Then there's also Casey and Jon. Casey is in a lot my classes. We've had some great bonding time! HAHAHA. No. Just kidding. Jon is in a lot of my classes, too. He always makes me laugh. He's a good person to have around. Most of the time. There's also Michaela. We met in Humanities class in 7th grade. We got in a lot of trouble. Not cool. But that's okay.
My friends are GRRRRRREAT. Just like Frosted Flakes. I almost love my friends as much as frosted flakes, too.