After reading this novel some more, I began to enjoy just the shear strength and stamina these tribe people have. I have to admire it because it would be amazing if I could ever run like that. That takes some hard work and is probably very exhausting, but these guys do it everyday, which is just amazing.
I started to notice that a lot of the words and names of the people are written in a different language. Probably the language of the tribe. The tribe people make connections and stories of the white people coming. This is very similar to the post-colonial literature, Nervous Conditions, that we just read. Born to Run is Just getting better and better and I hope I can learn something from the rest of this book about running.
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
pages: 76-132
Friday-50mins
Saturday-70mins
Sunday- 40 mins
total-160mins
3/19/12-3/26/12
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Service Hours
This weekend I decided to get the rest of my service hours done for this year. I planned on helping out at the wheelchair tennis tournament on Saturday and Sunday for three hours each. But earlier that week my track coach said we had to help run the middle school track meet, and it was mandatory. I thought, "How am I going to do both in one day."
I figured out that if I did the tennis thing first at 8:00 in the morning, I could have time to go help out the meet. Later I discovered that wheelchair tennis is pretty intense. They had people from around the world playing in this tournament. It was pretty cool to see their different forms of playing. At the track meet, I worked the long jump pit and it was good. Now i'm one step closer to finishing my service hours.
I figured out that if I did the tennis thing first at 8:00 in the morning, I could have time to go help out the meet. Later I discovered that wheelchair tennis is pretty intense. They had people from around the world playing in this tournament. It was pretty cool to see their different forms of playing. At the track meet, I worked the long jump pit and it was good. Now i'm one step closer to finishing my service hours.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Outside reading
Born to Run
I decided I should listen to my track coach and read this book he said was an amazing book. The book is called Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. This book goes into great depth of tribes who are so fit and in shape they run for miles and miles to tire out the animal they are chasing. Once they have tired it out, they kill it and carry it back home. By this time they have well run over ten miles.
I have always liked running and I can't believe that this is possible. The author says that the tribes have this special food that keeps them healthy and allows them to run all day without rest, I need some of that. McDougall gives great details in his writing and that helps me better understand the way of life of some of the characters in the book. Hopefully this book turns out to be as amazing as my coach says.
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
3/12/12-3/19/12
friday- 60mins
saturday- 50mins
sunday- 40mins
total: 150
I decided I should listen to my track coach and read this book he said was an amazing book. The book is called Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. This book goes into great depth of tribes who are so fit and in shape they run for miles and miles to tire out the animal they are chasing. Once they have tired it out, they kill it and carry it back home. By this time they have well run over ten miles.
I have always liked running and I can't believe that this is possible. The author says that the tribes have this special food that keeps them healthy and allows them to run all day without rest, I need some of that. McDougall gives great details in his writing and that helps me better understand the way of life of some of the characters in the book. Hopefully this book turns out to be as amazing as my coach says.
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
3/12/12-3/19/12
friday- 60mins
saturday- 50mins
sunday- 40mins
total: 150
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Second Official Track Meet
Saturday we had our 2nd official track meet for this season. We were all anxious and ready for this meet, so we could get at it and do very well. This was the first meet that we have had after school and my first after school meet ever. I have to say I don't enjoy having the meet after school as much as on the weekend. School tires me out sometimes and to have to run and jump after school just doesn't work for me.
Also at this meet was my first tie pole vaulting. I have had one day of practice where I pole vaulted, before this meet. I was not completely confident on my run and planting of the pole, but I did alright for only having one practice. I also ran the 4x200 meter relay, and the 4x400 meter relay. I did great on those also. Overall our team came out and finished strong.
Also at this meet was my first tie pole vaulting. I have had one day of practice where I pole vaulted, before this meet. I was not completely confident on my run and planting of the pole, but I did alright for only having one practice. I also ran the 4x200 meter relay, and the 4x400 meter relay. I did great on those also. Overall our team came out and finished strong.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Outside Reading Response 3/12/12
Treasure Island
So aside from reading post-colonial literature and non-fiction novels I decided I needed a change to a fictional book. I thought the novel Treasure Island would be a good transition from my other books. It is written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a Fantasy book about a group of men who have heard of an island with so much treasure on it, so they set sail, with their cabin boy, Jim who is the main character.
As I began to read this book i found the beginning very difficult to read and understand. The first couple chapters had so much "sailor talk" that i could not comprehend what some of them were saying. Once i got more into the book i could further understand it better. So far it is a thrilling book. I read the summery before i read it and it said there was murder and mutiny and a mystery, so I'm excited to see what goes on.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
3/5/12-3/12/12
pages 1-68
Friday- 40 mins
Saturday- 70 mins
Sunday- 40 mins
Total 150mins
So aside from reading post-colonial literature and non-fiction novels I decided I needed a change to a fictional book. I thought the novel Treasure Island would be a good transition from my other books. It is written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a Fantasy book about a group of men who have heard of an island with so much treasure on it, so they set sail, with their cabin boy, Jim who is the main character.
As I began to read this book i found the beginning very difficult to read and understand. The first couple chapters had so much "sailor talk" that i could not comprehend what some of them were saying. Once i got more into the book i could further understand it better. So far it is a thrilling book. I read the summery before i read it and it said there was murder and mutiny and a mystery, so I'm excited to see what goes on.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
3/5/12-3/12/12
pages 1-68
Friday- 40 mins
Saturday- 70 mins
Sunday- 40 mins
Total 150mins
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Last Quarter
Well it looks like the final quarter of my freshman year has come. I have been looking forward to this quarter because it's one step closer to summer and sophomore year. I hope this quarter will be better on my grades than last quarter. My grades started to decline for some reason and I don't want that to happen again. I have planned to spend more time on my grades and to not become lazy.
Besides academics I need to focus on, I also need to devote as much of my time as I can to track season. We just had our second meet. I did alright but I still need a lot of work. Hopefully in the next quarter I can do well in track and my academic classes. That would be the perfect quarter to have.
Besides academics I need to focus on, I also need to devote as much of my time as I can to track season. We just had our second meet. I did alright but I still need a lot of work. Hopefully in the next quarter I can do well in track and my academic classes. That would be the perfect quarter to have.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Outside Reading 3/4/12
The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To
As I continued reading my book, The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, I kept seeing the author allowing the characters to use bad language. I mean its everywhere, which made me think that this book might be inappropriate for smaller, not as advanced readers. I am usually not a fan of this much foul language but it doesn't bother me in this book.
From the looks of this book, and just the shear content i can conclude that this author is either new or inexperienced. His writing style and ideas show how he is inexperienced or just a young author. His methods could be very well put and i might just be missing the point but who knows. Other than that I am looking forward to reading some more of it.
DC Pierson
pages. 65-117
150mins
2/27/11-3/4/11
As I continued reading my book, The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, I kept seeing the author allowing the characters to use bad language. I mean its everywhere, which made me think that this book might be inappropriate for smaller, not as advanced readers. I am usually not a fan of this much foul language but it doesn't bother me in this book.
From the looks of this book, and just the shear content i can conclude that this author is either new or inexperienced. His writing style and ideas show how he is inexperienced or just a young author. His methods could be very well put and i might just be missing the point but who knows. Other than that I am looking forward to reading some more of it.
DC Pierson
pages. 65-117
150mins
2/27/11-3/4/11
Track Season
This weekend we had the first track meet of the season. Everyone on the team was pumped up to start off a great season. We had all prepared for weeks for this meet and we came prepared to show everyone what we have. There were only a couple schools participating, but Catholic High hosted the meet.
For me personally I was a little nervous. I had just gotten back from a week in Rome and was not in my best shape to run. I was running the 200 meter dash, and the 200 meter relay. I had never run those events before, and that made me nervous. Even though I was nervous I believe that I ran to the best of my ability and ended up doing pretty well for my first high school meet.
For me personally I was a little nervous. I had just gotten back from a week in Rome and was not in my best shape to run. I was running the 200 meter dash, and the 200 meter relay. I had never run those events before, and that made me nervous. Even though I was nervous I believe that I ran to the best of my ability and ended up doing pretty well for my first high school meet.
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