Melanie's Blogs

 I think the movie and what we have been reading and learning about are the same in the way that they're teaching us about the Holocaust and how it has affected the world. The movie just focused on one story of the Holocaust and what happened to their family but in the movie it shows us how the camps were like and how the Nazti army treated the Jews at the camps and even not in the camps like in public places. The readings and stories that we read about mainly focused on what they did to the Jews and what the camps were like, they thoroughly explained the process and how it all started but it didn't tell a story like the movie. Unlike the story from the movie most families when they had gotten separated and ripped apart from eachother they never got to see eachother again and most of them sadly died. I think the movie was a different view of what had occurred in the past but I think it was beautiful the way they put a tragic story in that point of view. The movie was very u

   Perfect is about a girl Isabelle who has self-image problems and deals with bulimia, bulimia is when you eat then you force yourself to throw up afterwards. When Isabelle was purging her younger sister April (ape face) walked in on her and told her mom. Her mom forced her to join a "Eating Disorder and Body Image Therapy Group". On the first day of group Isabelle couldn't believe who walked in and joined group. Ashley Barnum the most loved, perfect, popular, girl. But after a couple of group meetings they slowly started hanging out, at Ashley's. Isabelle met her family and she saw how they seemed like this "perfect" family but in reality they're not and you have to read the book to find out what Isabelle finds out about her family. But anyway as their friendship builds Ashley also discovers how Isabelle's dad has passed away and how her mother has become a biopolar, stressed mom. Isabelle faces varies of obstacles in her life with her new friend

 I think the time I've felt more powerful was when I realized that I'm old enough to make my own decisions and not depend on other people most of the time. Even though I'm not able to control other people's actions, words, or feelings I know I can with mine and I know that I can stand up for myself. I think I realized this when I was talking to my mom about some problems I was dealing with and she told me that I had to be an independent person and not rely on people and it's not being selfish but just watching over yourself. The time I felt most powerless was when I knew I was struggling with something that wasn't in my control but I was a part of. I didn't know what things would lead up after that but I just felt like I had no control and everything was getting worse by the day.

  It's so sad to think that in less than a month I'll be graduating middle school. I think I'm most excited about is six flags, since I love roller coasters and we get to be with our friends and have a good time. My least favorite part of this whole graduation process was graduation pictures because I'm not photogenic at all and I always come out awkward, especially since I get apprehensive when I'm about to take a picture. I think for right now 8th really has become the year I discovered more about myself and matured more. I think the thing I'm most nervous about is promotion day, walking across a stage seems like such an easy thing to do but in reality for me it's not, won't be surprised if I trip, fall, and embarrass myself. I still remember my first day of middle school and how excited I was, feel like it was just yesterday I was walking through the front doors of Heritage. I would of never thought I would be sad for school to end. Surprisingly some

  After watching this movie I really think it impacted me in the way that I saw everything differently than when I did when we first started watching the movie. When Ms.G's students first got to her class and were disrespectful and disrespecting Ms'G and each other and talking over her and really not caring what she had to say. At first it got me upset and I was thinking how it was so disrespectful and such a bad impression already but then I realized that we do that too and we don't care and realize how it really reflects on how we look. But everyone hated eachother besides their kind. To see Ms.G just switch everything around was very powerful and even though the other teachers didn't like her and the way she thought differently and for Ms.G just to ignore them and not let them get to her was a really good demonstration on the youth showing us we shouldn't let other people bring us down. If I was in her place I probably wouldn't done the things she did and I

  I can't believe it's the last quarter of the year! My last quarter of middle school. I know this might sound cliche but this year really did go by fast, I feel like I was just entering middle school. My middle school was honestly such a roller coaster for me, Heritgae has really taught me a lot and not just education wise. I'm gonna miss my favorite teachers and Heritage in general, I think I really got used to the Heritage since I know it so well. Graduating from middle school and going onto high school seems like a really huge step and moving onto learning nothings and new experiences. Others might not think much of graduating besides the excitement or fear for high school but for me it has a greater significance. It's a new chapter for my life, forgetting about my unluck in middle school and bad experiences and onto new ones.

  Spring! In my opinion the mos bipolar season. The weather goes from one day being bright, warm, and sunny then the next to be rainy and very chilly. But besides the weather I also think it's one of the most phenomenal  season. Spring is almost like a fresh start, school is ending, winter is gone, summer is coming up. Although spring happens to be allergie season it doesn't stop me from being excited for the warm heat and perfect weather for playing soccer! The thing I'm most excited about is that I'm gonna be able to see my best friend that I don't get to see often anymore.

 Their were plenty of times were I felt regret in my life. I think the time I've felt most regret was loosing some of my closest friends and not speaking up and telling them how I felt. Two of my closest friends moved away in the end of 7th grade school year and ever since they moved I've felt like part of me has been missing. I tried distracting myself by going out and try to meet and hangout with different people but it's just not the same and didn't work out. I feel like nobody else can replace them and compare to them, and it's true. They were the only ones I could truly be myself around with.  Seems like they're the only ones I could rely and truly trust. I regret not opening up to them and express to them how I felt instead of bottling my emotions and keeping it to myself instead.

    I think someone famous I'd like to meet would be Ethan Cutkosky and Cameron Monaghan. I chose Ethan and Cameron because they're both my favorite characters on Shameless (my favorite show) and I just want to know more on how they felt about their characters. On the show Ethan plays Carl and Cameron plays as Ian. In the show throughout the seasons you see how their crazy family is and what the Gallaghers (the kids) have to deal with and you see each kid grow and change and their obstacles in their deranged life. The Gallaghers lived in the South side of Chicago and that's where they were shooting the show and one of my friends went to go visit the houses that they got shot in, I've been wanting to go visit too. I also want to know how it was like being here and shooting their show here. They both seem like cool down to earth people and I just want to learn more about themselves to. They're both phenomenal actors besides Shameless too.

   6th grade middle of the year or so, while I was in a difficult place with myself in life I had gone to the hospital and while I was there this really down to earth mentor would come to talk to us and he noticed I stood out differently from the other girls there. After one of the meetings/discussions we had he came to talk to me and asked why I don't participate in the discussions and acted like I did and why I would isolate myself. All I would every say was I was just tired and didn't want to talk. Slowly I gained trust and started opening up to him but he would always try to stay objective about what I would say and any thoughts that I had that I would tell him. When my time was up at the hospital before I left he told me "Sometimes when you're going through something difficult in your life all you need is to talk and let everything out and not bottle yourself up and isolate yourself and act like everything's perfect because in reality nobody's perfect an

   My worst argument was probably with my parents and my sister. It all just started with my dad just getting mad at my mom for hanging out with her best friends that she hasn't seen in a long time and my dad was upset and that's a long story I dont want to talk about. But from what i learned from that argument wasn't something typical like dont talk back or dont be disrespectful. I learned when you're arguing with a stubborn person you just listen to them, if they ask you to leave you leave. With stubborn people you can never win an argument no matter how hard you try and how good your reasonings are that your thoughts or opinions are better than there's. I don't ever recall winning an argument with him, he's probably the most stubborn person I know.

    I feel like I'm most confident on being a good listener to people. I can listen to friends just talk and and talk. I love being able to listen to other people even though it sounds weird. I just like being able to listen to other people about life experiences and their stories or just on how their day or week was. I like being there for other people and listen to them when no one else can. I think I need a confidence boost on myself in general I feel like I tend to be to hard on myself and I tend to be very meticulous on what I do and how I work on it and I just want everything to be perfect. Although I do try hard just to work with what I have even if its not how I specifically want it.

  Happiness is having both of my parents. Happiness is eating my favorite food. Happiness is having friends that are there for you and and care about you. Happiness is playing soccer on a beautiful day. Happiness is going for a run on a sunny day. Happiness is drinking iced coffee. Happiness is listening to music. Happiness is sitting outside at nigh on a summer day. Happiness is eating pancakes. Happiness is eating ice cream on a hot sunny day. Happiness is still being able to  function  after the mile run in gym. Happiness is having a roof over my head. Happiness is drinking hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Happiness is cooking with your best friend. Happiness is going to amusement parks.