Just a normal day walking along the ocean shore with my buddies. I can feel myself slowly sinking into the mud as I walk along the shore. My friends begin to scream, I am curious what is happening and sprint over ignoring all the mud splattering all on my clothes and shoes. The first thing I notice is three fish squirming trying to find its way back into the water, flopping up and down like crazy. At first it was pretty gross, but it was pretty hilarious. It was almost as if they were singing at an opera with their mouths wide open jumping up and down like they were performing for us. Of course, we ended up returning the three little fish to shore. It was a crazy experience and something I bet none of us will ever forget.
I am thankful for many things this year, but here are the three top things. One thing I am very thankful for is my family. I am thankful for each and everyone of them, including my brother, sister, mom, dad, and grandparents. My sister is very kind, caring and supportive and she has so much energy. My brother keeps me entertained whenever I am bored wether that is going outside to shoot some hoops, or play mini hoop inside. My mom and dad are both very supportive, they both work very hard for me and my siblings and are always caring. My grandparents all support me in what I do and they make me happy. Another thing I am thankful for is my cousins and their family. My aunt is always there to support me and she has been taking care of me ever since I was born. My uncle is awesome to hang out with because I just love talking with him about sports because we have a lot of things in common. My two cousins are always fun to hang out with and this is why I am thankful for them. Lastly, I am thankful for friends. They keep me company and are always fun to hang out with when I am bored. Without them life would be pretty boring and not fun. These are three things I am thankful for.
A genie has given me three wishes! With the three wishes the genie has given me I will attempt to use them wisely. With my first wish I will ask for an unlimited amount of money. My parents can both stop working and me an my siblings no longer have to go to school. We can all go on many vacations and travel the world. Along with always eating at a very fancy restaurant and having a very nice house. With my second wish I would want luck to always be on my side, for example I will have the ability to predict who would win the Super Bowl even if the team is terrible. While playing sports for fun such as basketball I will be able to make every single shot whatever the circumstances. Playing baseball will be a breeze every pitch I get will be a home run. With my last wish, I’d want to have the ability to teleport. If I had the ability to teleport I could travel anywhere within seconds. I wouldn’t have to wait in traffic and I wont have to sit in the annoying long plane rides. If I’m ever in danger I could instantly teleport anywhere I’d want. These are my three wishes I would choose If I had the opportunity too.
In October, I read the book The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is about Thomas along with other teenagers, randomly teleported into a stoned maze. Their memory has been erased. Thomas and the other teenagers are required to work together if they want a chance at escape of them maze, and survival.
I really enjoyed the book as it was full of action and suspense, there was always something new each chapter and it makes you just want to not stop reading it! The teenagers had to work together and they couldn’t give up at any point if they wanted to escape. The plot is engaging and very interesting. Which is why i enjoyed the book.
My favorite character from the book is Thomas. He is my favorite character because he has a desire to fight for his own survival and his peers. Thomas is trustworthy and reliable. Which is why the other teenagers trust him. I can prove this because in the book The Maze Runner it states “Thomas rocked back on his heels, then ran his arm across his forehead, wiping away the sweat. And at that moment, in the space of only a few seconds, he learned a lot about himself. About the Thomas that was before. He couldn’t leave a friend to die. This shows Thomas cares a lot about his peers, and people can rely on him and trust him. Which is why he is my favorite character.
My favorite quote from The Maze Runner is “No you don’t get it. They’re weeding us out seeing if we’ll give up, finding the best of us…trying to make us quit. Testing our ability to hope and fight. Sending Teresa here and shutting everything down was only the last part, one more final analysis. Now it’s time for the last test. To escape.” I like this quote because it shows that they will not give up and their only goal is to escape. That is the only two things on their mind, don’t give up, and escape.
