The Middle Of The Ride Analysis

8th grade has been a hell of a ride, I went through ups and downs, met new people, learned new things, and finally finished middle school. But along this hellish ride I encountered many challenges (and sorta solved them). I learned life lessons and had people help me along the way, I achieved goals that I set for myself. Most importantly, I learned many methods from AVID that I hope I will always use and take advantage of. Without AVID I would probably not care about my grades so much as much as I do now.

I was about to face my greatest challenge in my new life. How to fit in with people in middle school. Arriving in America was already hard to adjust, what more can it be with my school life. It was in August when my school started. I was already nervous, and I haven’t even step foot from this mysterious school that I’m about to spend 2 years of my life.

In my personal life, I was this little girl who could stand up and totally pretend that everything would be fine, a very confident and a different girl. I could express my own feelings and just blossom around like a tree going through the spring season. I didn’t really cared what other people thought about me but as time passed and as I grew up, I started covering myself up and didn’t really liked expressing myself anymore, I wasn’t that little confident girl anymore, despite, I am now known as the quiet girl, who doesn’t really talk a lot. This happened to me because I started caring a lot about what people thought of me and knew that they would criticize me if I followed this attitude; so I just thought of

8th grade was great I wasn’t the youngest, I was in the oldest grade. At this point I had middle school perfectly handled. Going to high school and being a freshman is terrifying you're the smallest you don’t know what a seminar B is and when you go to it. I loved middle school. I love high school; the only reason that I love it is because I have middle school to reflect off of. I have those experiences to help me have more. I use middle school to reflect and learn from everything that I did. I’m doing well in high school so far only because I have I have past experiences so that I can make choices that best benefit me now. Arnold Spirit from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the Narrator from “The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant” are reflective because they both took action while being unique making it much harder than necessary. At the end of it they learned a valuable lesson and made the best decision for themselves.

I believe that our actions and thoughts can and can not influence our future. We also can shape the things that happen to us and we are responsible for our own actions. In the biography, “Without A Map” by Meredith Hall, it tells a story about a young girl who grew up bonded to her insular New Hampshire community and comforted by the hallmarks of belonging. She had perfect attendance in Sunday school, classmates who seemed more like cousins, teachers who held her up as a model student, and a mother who loved her unconditionally. Then at sixteen, she became pregnant, and all at once those who had held her close and kept her safe turned their backs on her. The same day that Meredith was expelled from school, her mother told her “You can’t stay

After years of harassment, I concluded that the only way to end this torment was to change myself. I deepened my voice and regulated my actions, concealing the qualities that made me, me. For a while, it worked; the bullying had ceased, and I eventually fit in. However, after eighth grade, after I had finally managed to

In the novel Maximum Ride written by James Patterson an important theme/idea conveyed in the text is the importance of family and friends. This fighter “flock” of kids is, for all intents and purposes, a group of test tube babies. They were born out of a science lab and have no idea who their parents are (or if they even have parents), and do not know if there are others that share their avian gene (they are 98% human and 2% bird) This is worthwhile learning about because when something bad happens you have people around you to help and guide you. The way they explain trying to find their real parents encourages you to love your parents more and that you should take them being by your side for granted because some people don't even have parents.

The Ride is the story of the heinous and gruesome murder of ten year old, Jeffrey Curley, a case that is familiar to many in the Massachusetts area. The book works its way from the grisly crime to the years afterward. It focuses on the family of Jeffrey, heavily weighted on the life of Cambridge Firefighter Bob Curley, Jeffrey’s father. Charles Jaynes and Salvatore Sicari, both from Jeffrey’s neighborhood were convicted of the murder. Within this essay I will demonstrate from The Ride the relationship between reporting and suffering that may have been brought on for the crime victims of this case, the relationship between the victim profiles and the victim family profiles, the role in which the family may have played in the

The book that I chose is called Maximum Ride. Since the chapters are so short I had to read to chapter eight. So far, in the book there is these kids who never known their parents and they were held in a place that they called “The School” where scientists experimented on kids and would try to change their DNA. There was a scientist who felt bad for them and broke them out but they later found out that he was dead. There is 6 kids total who were in the same lab experiment and since they escaped they’ve been wanted since.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” is a famous quote from Maya Angelou in her book “Letter to My Daughter.” This quote is arguably true. There are many circumstances that people come into face with, some are controllable while others are way out of control.

“I’ve come to realize there is a world of difference between knowing something happened, even knowing why it happened, and believing it” (Forman 112). When Mia cut contact with Adam three years ago, after she recovered and decided to go to Julliard, this is exactly how Adam felt. Now three years later they meet again and in a single night recover the love they left behind. The Longest Ride also tells a story of lost love, as a new love arises. Ira has been injured in a car accident and is reminiscing about the past with his late wife who has appeared beside him. As these events unfold, the love between Sophia and Luke can be seen rapidly developing. I will be questioning why Mia left, evaluating how it affected Adam, and predicting what I think

“Take 100% responsibility for your life.” This principle is all about the fact that no one can change your future but you - it’s all in our own hands to decide where we want to go. Excuses and blaming other people won’t get you anywhere. On page 14, it says, “You either create or allow everything that happens to you.” I’m starting to learn that this is true. Almost everything that happens to me - both positive and negative - happens because of something I did in the past. It’s my job to think about what my actions today will cause tomorrow, because no one else can change things in my life except me.

This quote especially speaks to me because I have learned the outcome heavily depends on how I react to it. I have come to realize through the inspiration of my teachers, family and friends, that the way I personally react to a situation leads to its result. For example, The inspiration of our teachers has helped us mold into the people that we have become today.

This year has been a roller coaster ride in terms of P20. With me changing my project twice. I could really work on my ability to stay with one thing and finish it. But, overall, I have really enjoyed P20 this year, because I got to try things I have never done before. I would love to do this

The first year, the time to prove myself had arrived. Classes, rooms, teachers, and some students were unfamiliar. Eventually, minutes melted into hours, hours to days, and days to weeks. It didn’t take long before my schedule was routine, something of second nature. Humor and happiness were found in the form of my advisory family, where school was transformed into something more than going through the same motions of day to day activity. By the closing point of sixth grade, I was having a hard time letting go of what I’d adapted to. “What’s wrong?” my dad asked when I was getting into the car after being picked up early on the last day. I explained how distressed I was that my first year of middle school exceeded my expectations, and that it had to come to an end. Although his outlook viewed my reason for sorrow as trivial, I didn’t.