Throughout my childhood, I went through many toys and obsessions. They were mostly just short phases that I went through and got over shortly after. Even though I had these short phases in my life, some of the toys I had were always in a theme, which was dolls. that seems pretty obvious, because when you think “What should I get a girl toddler for her birthday or Christmas?” your first thought would be dolls. My obsession with dolls were a little different in my opinion, though.

I would have these small obsessions and go through phases as I grew. Those obsessions reflected on the type of dolls I asked my mom to purchase. For example, I went through a “wanting to be a mermaid” phase, meaning I had my mom buy me a lot of mermaid dolls. I even asked her to buy me a fake pool for my dolls. Another example is Monster High dolls. Those were dolls that were based on a show that I watched when i was little. The characters were all children of common monsters that you would think of at halloween, including Frankenstein’s daughter. I wanted every single one of the dolls that they sold so that I could practice braiding hair on them. I almost got them all until I lost interest soon after.

Another interesting obsession I had that showed in the toys that I had were cars. I loved cars for no known reason to this day. I always had an interest for cars and wanted realistic ones in toys. I had a mini Ford truck and a mini Volkswagen buggy as well. These small obsessions I had when I was younger really showed in the toys that I owned.

Since elections are soon, I want to share the characteristics I look for in a candidate. Rather than mentioning whether they are in on “political team” or the other. I would look for specific characteristics such as kindness. Not just the kindness that they show in recent events—probably for the election—but from their past. Events that show their true personality. Another is their body language. Someone can put off a lot of their genuine feelings by their body language. If you look carefully, you might notice them be uncomfortable if they are saying they agree with something that only makes them appear to be a genuinely good person with good perspective and ideas. “All Americans have different ideas about the importance that character plays in the job performance of the President. Considering all of the hats that a President must wear, perhaps the symbolic role that the President plays is most affected by character. Presidents must somehow symbolize what American citizens believe to be the essence of their country” (ushistory.org). They must have almost the same ideas as the majority of this country.

Personally I would like to see a candidate that talks about important situations that have not been spoken about by other candidates in the past. I do not like ideas that are too controversial, but some are better for everyone even with that problem. One example is trying to help with global warming. I, personally, do not try my hardest to prevent this problem, but i understand the importance of this and why we should try to prevent it. I would want a candidate that shows that they are listening to what the people have to say to the ones with power. I would not oppose to them saying they do not agree with some things, but at least showing that they pay some attention and put thought into what the ones voting have to say. “They must represent what is valued now and in the past. But even more importantly, they embody the direction of America’s future” (ushistory.org). Our future is just as important as the present and past. I would like to see what the candidate has in store for our future as a country.

When I was younger, I watched plenty of movies, but there was one genre that I never liked/still am iffy about. That genre is horror. The jump scares and gore is the unwanted content for me. Now that I’m older, i can handle it better, and sleep well still after watching a paranormal movie. My younger self couldn’t say the same, but one movie is an exception. It’s called “Coraline”.

“Coraline” was one of my favorite movies when I was younger. It was considered horror to most children my age, at the time, yet this movie never made me feel fear while watching it. This movie inspired me to believe that family is always important and should come first. The care that the main character, Coraline , shows, proves that.

I really enjoy this movie because of the plot and the fat that it was partially scary but never made me feel too scared to watch it. It had subtle jokes inside, which i very much liked. This movie was a big part of my childhood and i could watch it one hundred more times.

My best friend is called Bianca. We have been friends since second grade and haven’t stopped since. She is the only person I can trust with anything I wouldn’t tell anyone else. Also, she is only one that can make fun of me for something I said or did without making me feel bad about myself. We have been through a lot together, having the same opinion always. I feel our relationship is the best, because sometimes we act the same and even have the ability to say the same thing at the same time. It can get scary sometimes, people have said. If we had classes together this year, we would be close to inseparable.

Of course, there have been times when I got mad at her, or she would get mad at me. Other times we went days without talking, because of the lack of seeing each other from no classes together. That, fortunately was only when we were younger. So far, we haven’t gotten in to any arguments in many years. Of course, she has made me annoyed but I express that, and it stops immediately, vice versa. This year we have no classes together, but I take time to meet her between classes, or have her come over, since she only lives a block away.

I consider her my best friend, because everyone needs someone that shares the same opinion, but keeps you sane when others make you feel bad for not being like everyone else, doing what every other kid our age does.

Sophomore year so far has not been too much of a struggle. Of course, there have been times where I thought there was a possibility some of the classes I am taking are going to be hard, but I know that to succeed, you need to struggle sometimes. The biggest challenge I have at the moment is keeping my grades up in my harder classes. I plan on procrastinating a lot less to help keep this struggle to a minimum. Focusing on what is important, not what is happening on my phone. Trying to study more, even when I feel like I understand it enough, wouldn’t hurt.

These last two blogs, bellwork, and the essay for Into the Wild has really helped me with my writing skills. It has helped improve my vocabulary, grammar, and overall, how much time i spend to perfect my papers. Even though it takes a lot of my time, it has proven to have helped me, even this early in the year.

I am apart of the Bengal Belles, which takes a lot of my time out of the week. This is something I commit most of my time into, meaning any other club would be a little too overwhelming for me. In the future I do plan on going to college and eventually moving to England for medical school. I plan on concentrating more on my school work and studies, as medical school is obviously hard to get into and stick with. Although, if I work hard enough, I believe it will be possible.

When I was younger, I didn’t read much. Though there is one book in particular that I will never forget. This book is called, “Chicka Chicka Boom Boon”. I was so young when the book was purchased, that I wasn’t even old enough to read it for myself. Therefore, my mom, dad or sister has to read it aloud to me.

I remember the book itself, but not much of the detail or specific plot. The main thought that comes to mind when i think of this book is there being letters trying to climb on to a coconut tree. After all the letters climbed up, it was too much on the tree, making them fall out. All the letters were tangled and hurt, as if they were real children. For example; skinned knee D, stubbed toe E and patched up F.

This book had always been my favorite when i was younger for no specific reason, but i would always read it over and over again. As far as I know, I don’t own a copy of this book, but if I did, I would definitely read it again.

The topic of this blog has to do with choices I’ve made in my life. They can be good or bad decisions. The bad decisions usually ended in consequences and the good with prizes or praise. When i think back to all the choices I’ve had to make, I remember knowing some things would end bad or sometimes well. These are some of those choices.

When I was younger, I would never break rules at school, but at home, I was a little different. That got me into some trouble sometimes. One time, for example, my sister and I got into an argument that led to my mom grounding us for a day and making us apologize to her and each other. Another memory of a bad choice I made, was of me, like most kids my age, wanting to run away. The only reason i wanted to, was because my mom was yelling at me for a reason I can’t remember. I packed all my things, including my big machine that i had to use for my asthma. I realized how scary it was, but I still stuck with my decision until my mom starting crying and telling me not to leave.

There have been times that I have made bad decisions, but I have made good choices in my life as well. This includes me always caring about the grades I made, even when i was younger, which is why I have high expectations for myself now. I also never did anything that I knew would disappoint my parents, because I always wanted to make them proud, inspiring me to try my best to make the best choices.

I will be using this blog for English II Honors. I am going to be writing in it at least once every other week. I’m excited to be using this to help me be a better writer.

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— Oscar Wilde.

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