SUPER A!

Super powers. Sounds awesome right? Right. If I could have any super power in the whole world it would be teleporting. I mean teleporting. You can go anywhere in the snap of your fingers. For instance in the mornings, waking up so early to get to school. That would never happen again with teleportation! Bam, Boom, Bam! YOUR THERE! Anywhere, Any Time, Any Day you will be there.

So, Now that I have told you my super power, I will tell you my super hero. Super A is the name, fighting crime is the game. My super heroes name is Super A. Super A fights down criminals in Schools. Pencil stealers, Test Copiers and of course, wedgie givers. I fight down the school bullies who are giving the "different" kids trouble. My technique is to dress as a nerd and wear running shoes so I can get to the principal super fast. This is when teleportation comes in handy. Running shoes aren't nescasary when I have my teleportation to take me to the principal. The nerd costume will help me get close to the bullies so I can pull off my mask and they will see the strength that lies beneath me. Super A will be wherever she needs to be at any time! Keeping the middle school a better, yet safer place.

To conclude, I'd like to say that being a super hero would be amazing. When a younger kid is about to be pounded by the big grade eight bully, I will be there to save the day! SUPER A TO THE RESCUE!

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anyone for the day.

If I could be anyone in the whole world for one day I would be Taylor Swift because she is an amazing singer, and friends with Justin Bieber and all of the Jonas Brothers. It seems like she has just about the perfect life. So let's get started about my day as her.

If I were Taylor Swift the first thing I would do is go downstairs and my chef will make me a super yummy breakfast. After this, I would head to the fashion plaza in California and start the new trends. Next I would head to a fancy resturaunt with Justin, Taylor, Joe, and Nick. (noone wants kevin) We would be having a great time, eating expensive foods and chillaxin.

Finally comes night, If I were Taylor I would obviously have a huge house. That means I can have everyone sleepover in my big bedroom! I would have a big party with all of my friends and we could stay up all night. Then at midnight I could head over to J Lenno and preform on the late show! Busy day.

So all in all Taylor Swift would be amazing to be.. but I don't think I would want paparazzi following me everything I do would get a little insane. So for now I would like to stay the way I am.

SORRY ITS SO LATE.. KEPT FOR GETTING TO POST..

Did You Know? No I did not know.

Did you know, China will soon become the largest english speaking country in the world? I didn't until our teacher showed my class a video on all of these insane things that are going on in the world. The video made me understand technology is becoming more and more advanced faster then you can imagine. So quickly that in 2013 there will be a 1000$ computer smarter then any human brain. It seems almost impossible.

The education world is changing. If your starting a four year technology course in college, everything you learn in the first year will be outdated by the third year of learning. It's ridiculous to think that the people in the course will have to switch everything they have learned, because of the new technologies. Preparing the learners today for jobs that don't yet exist seems a but farfetched. It's all changing so fast that we won't have the time to learn these things if we don't start now. Our world is changing so rapidly I find it near impossible that it will really happen.

Worldwide web is dominating earth. 200 million people on myspace? If that were a country it would be the fifth largest in the world. The question I was suppost to answer was, "What does it all mean" and to tell you the truth I have no idea what it means. The world is doing fine the the way it is so why do we need to change all of this. Computers smarter then the brain? We should be worrying about the important things. People are dieing in Africa of starvation and here in Canada we've got couples meeting online. So what does it all mean? You tell me.

WOMEN SKI JUMPERS DESERVE A CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC GOLD!

You may have heard or seen recently that there has been a great discussion over womens ski jumping in the 2010 olympic games. Ski jumping is the only olympic sport in which women are not aloud to compete. Over the past few months they have argued that excluding them from this sport violates their freedom under Canada's charter of rights. With the Olympics coming up in less then 91 days it is unlikely for women to compete in the 2010 games, but if they continue to fight it is highly possible they will get to compete in future Olympics

I think these  women deserve to compete. They currently compete at an international level (FIS Continental Cup) in Asia, Europe and North America. They obviously have the experience and skill to compete at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee sets the games events and it is not covered by Canada's charter. I feel that the I.O.C cannot make a decision based on gender, it should be based on skill and ability at the specific sport. When we watch the 2010 Vancouver olympics let's hope that the future olympians will all have an equal chance to compete for the gold no matter what gender. 

EVA OLSSON: Holocaust Survivor

Eva Olsson, Holocaust survivor, Hero. On October 26 Eva Olsson visited our school and spoke about her unpleasent teenage years. When Eva took stage she asked us to raise our hands if we used the work "hate"in our everyday lives . Most of the room raised there hands. " Eva exclaimed to us that hate is the one word the caused the deaths of millions of people in the Holocaust.

Eva Olsson was one of six children living in a poor area in Hungary. On May 14, 1944 Eva, her family and many others were told there were going to work at a brick factory. They packed there bags and piled onto boxcars. This was no brick factory, after three days of traveling they arrived at Aushwitz concentration camp. Black smoke filled the air and millions of jews and christians unloaded the boxcars. The people were ordered to line up. As they reached the front they were told left or right. Left, you were headed to the gas chambers. Right, off to labour. Eva's mother was ordered to the left, that was the last time she ever saw her.

During Eva's presentation I was affected by the entire time I was in the room. I walked into the chapel thinking the presentation would be another hour long boring speech. I was so wrong, Evas presentation taught me so many things about the Holocaust itself but also things we can do today. In paticular it seemed like Eva really encouraged us to tell our parents we love them everyday, because one day they might not be there anymore.

As I left the chapel that day all I could think of was, how unbeleivable the Holocaust was. Eleven million people killed, all because of hate. After learning all about the Holocaust and other massive wars, I don't think the same about the world. I think that if all of the people in the world stop hating, we can all live happily. So all I have to say is that, what is the point of war? It' doesn't make anything better. All it does is make it worse.

NORVAL OUTDOOR ED.

Each year our school travels to the Norval outdoor education center. On this day the grades are split up in order to work on team building skills. One of our group tasks was to climb a fourteen foot wall with nothing to hold onto for support. The team worked hard during the brainstorming session to come up with the best approach. With the help of Willem our group came up with a plan. Firstly, two people stood at the bottom of the wall with everyone else supporting them. Then, one person stood on there knees and the whole team hoisted there feet up until they could grab the top of the wall. These steps were repeated until everyone made it over the top. Overall it was a great team effort.

As much as the wall exercise was our biggest success it was also the most challenging. This is because no one would listen to one another. In addition at one point a few group members began to carry out the plan while most of us were still discussing the best approach. To reflect on that activity the boys learned that it is unsafe to start something with out telling the others because you would have no spotters incase an accident were to occur.

After the day was over I learned that in order to complete the tasks as a group we needed to listen to each persons ideas and work together as a team. Our counselor was our leader but she allowed us to take charge. During the inuit blanket toss we cooperated as a group and were able to raise each person in the air. On this day I learned that achieving goals can be simple if we all work together. At the beginning of most activities I could tell many of us thought it was impossible. We then realized that if we all put our minds together we could do anything.

We ended the day with the drum circle. All of the students took part in this activity. It was a really cool experience to hear the sounds that we were able to make as a large group. Our trip to Norval was a great chance for us all to learn how to work together as a team.

Simple things. Simple things are the things that make people happy. When were little everything we see is the most amazing thing. A little dandi lion that we found in the park made us smile. Some people may say that now days the simple things aren't so important. That theres no point in riding your bike to your friends house down the street. Instead you'll beg for a ride because its just to far. Now I think about it and why are we over looking these small things. Little things people don't think or care about are the things that are actually important.

I believe that if all we do is look at the small things in life then we could form a much happier enviorment then if all we see is the big things. For instance brushing your teeth. If no one was to brush there teeth the world would smell. Our mouths would taste gross. Now if your reading this you may think this doesn't make sense but really, look back on what I just said and imagine how gross it could be. That small thing makes a change in our life everyday. Another example, some may say celebrities. I find celebrities are not overlooked in any way they are focused on the most. Now, this doesn't make all that much sense because there just regular people who wrote a song or had a role in a movie. This is an example of what is looked at to much. 

We should begin to look at things that matter like friends, family and sickness to help out the world. So next time your walking in the park or driving in the car, think. Small things are mixed together to make our life.