My Vacation

 There are several events I did over vacation. One event I did over my vacation was go sledding. I went with my two brothers, sister, and cousin. My cousin was visiting from Washington D.C., so my Mother decided to take him sledding. We went to a park in Westlake. When we arrived, there were many people. Since there were so many people, it was a little hard to find a spot on the hill. After we found a spot, we began to sled. I sled down with my little sister because it was her second time going sledding. A challenge we faced while sledding, was trying to avoid the people in the way. When I went down the hill the second time, I almost hit someone, which caused me to fall of the sled. Another challenge we faced was avoiding not slipping on the hill. The top of the hill was partially covered by ice and we almost slipped. My cousin really enjoyed the experience and we all had a good time.

My Final Words

Dear Abdul,

 I am writing to inform you that I will soon be going to Europe and will not be returning until March 5th, 2014. Since I have known you, I have always been impressed with three qualities you present. These qualities are smart decision making, good attitude, and strong determination.
 Your good decision making has brought you much success and it is continuing to pave the path to your future. For example, getting good grades and performing well academically has made you a recognized student. As long as you continue your good decision making skills, you will continue to see success.
 Your good attitude is one of the best features of you personality. It has brought you many good friends. Since you are a nice person, you have developed good communication with others. Your good attitude will continue to help you in the future, wherever you may go.
 Lastly, your determination has brought you were you are today. You are always determined to be the best and you will not stop until you have achieved your goal. Everyday is a challenge and you always embrace the challenge. This is what I want you to remember, even after I am gone.

Sincerely,
Daham

Inspiration

 There are many people who inspire me. If I had to pick who inspires me the most, I would have to say my dad is the person who inspires me the most. y dad inspires me for several reasons. One reason he inspires me is due to his leadership quality. He is always giving advice to me when I ask for it. He also makes smart choices that influence his future in a beneficial way. Another reason why my dad inspires me is he always pushes me to be my best. For example, I know he may push me to do my homework or study, but I know I will thank him in the future. Without him pushing me, I do not think I will be motivated. A third reason why my dad inspires me is his determination to never give up. He is always pushing to achieve a task or goal, even when the situation begins to get difficult. These are the reason my dad inspires me.

If I could live anywhere

There are many unique places in the world to live in. If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in California.  There are several reasons why I would want to live in California. One reason is because of the weather. Most of the year, California experiences nice weather. The weather is usually is hot in the summer and with nicer weather, I could do many more activities.

 

 A second reason why I would like to live in California is because of the active community. There are so many activities to do because most people in the community are always doing something outside of their homes. This also refers back to my first reason. Since the weather is always nice, I would be able to do many activities. An example of how weather would affect the activities I could do is that because it is sunny most of the year, I could go swimming and play basketball, even in the cooler months.

 

 A third reason why I would want to live in California is because of the job opportunities. If I were in California, I feel the pay would be greater, then if I were to have a job in Ohio. What I mean is that the same job in California could pay more than the same job in Ohio. Not only this, but I also believe the job opportunities would be greater in California then in Ohio. These are three reasons why I would want to live in California.

What if money were no object?

This project was very interesting. It showed me that everyone had their own ideas on what they would do if money were no object. Some told how they would improve society and others told what they would do in their in own life. Every idea was very creative. This project required a lot of thought because I, along with others, had to think really hard about what would we do if money were no object. Overall, I really enjoyed doing this project because it showed how every person had a creative idea on what they would do if money were no object.

If I did not have electricity

 There are many things I would miss if I did not have electricity. The main thing I would miss is the Internet for several reasons. One reason why I would miss the Internet is it is very important to me because it helps me finish many of my tasks. For example, I would not be able to check my grades for school because I would need the Internet in order to achieve this task. Another reason I would need the Internet is because I usually watch many episodes to different television shows on the Internet.  I would also use it to watch sports such as basketball or football that do not always air all the games for a certain day on television. For example, I like the Pittsburgh Steelers and there games do not always appear on television,  so I have to watch them on the Internet. A third reason I Luke the Internet is because of all the vast knowledge it provides on many different subjects. There are many different subject it lets me explore, such as Math, Science, and History! I can learn many things on these subjects every day because of the Internet. These are three reasons why I would miss the Internet most, if I did not have electricity.

My favorite book

My favorite book is "Payback Time" by Carl Decker. This is my favorite book because it shares a story of a boy who must overcome challenges to meet his goals. An example of this is when the main character, Daniel True, is told to become the reporter for the sports section of the school newspaper, but he does not like the position. At first he complains to the lead editor. He then comes to realize that he must accept the position in order for him to continue working in the school reporting industry. His first assignment is to cover the school football team. He still does not like doing this topic, but learns to accept it. This shows me the resilience he had to do the job, even though he did not want to. The lesson the story teaches is that I should not give up on doing on doing what I like because I am in a situation I do not like.