Merry Blogging

1. The film The Power of One really opened my eyes to the fact that discrimination in South American was extremely high during the 1900s. Not only were blacks discriminated against but also the battle between the Afrikaners and the British. As a young boy Peekay was extremely discriminated against because he was raised with a British background. Peekay was sent to an all Afrikaner boarding school were the teachers would preach to the class on how the British were filth. Young Peekay was spit on and bullied by the older boys and told Hitler was coming to destroy all British People. I couldn’t believe how strong Peekay was when all of this was happening to him on top of his mother dieing I think he was one brave little boy. The part of this whole film I found the most disturbing was when Peekay was peed on. This movie was extremely inspiring I really feel like it taught me whatever happens to you in your life you can always change it and think that’s was Peekay did with his life. Peekay is a really inspiring charter I feel because he made it through a lot and never gave up even when he lost so much. Many of the scenes in this movie I found extremely hard to watch especially when Geel Peat was beat and killed because of extreme discrimination. I would have to say so far The Power of One is the best movie I’ve watched in Global Ed. it really helped me open my eyes to the prejudice in Africa and the conflicted between the Afrikaners and the British.



2. My Christmas Traditions are all based on my family and extended family. Each year I anxiously await the arrival of my cousins, aunts, and uncles, from Ohio, Indiana, and Florida. I look forward to spending Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with my cousins from Indiana, but this year was a little different and I didn’t feel the same. My cousins Abby, Kaleigh, and Faith along with my Aunt Lori and Uncle Mike were flying in on Christmas morning this year so I wouldn’t be spending the morning ripping presents open with them this year and it just didn’t feel right not keep that same old tradition. Every Christmas we always eat the same thing Beef Tenderloin, Green beans, and Mashed potatoes and to tell you the truth I am kind of getting sick of it. The best part about my Christmas tradition is the cookies my grandma makes the best lemon bars and Russian teacakes. Before dinner we always toast to a Merry Christmas with Champagne and sparkling grape juice. After dinner my family and I go upstairs and gather around the tree and exchanges cousin gifts. Every year each cousin picks one cousins name out of a hat and gets them a gift this year I got Abby. I got her a gift cards to Target and Sephora. Faith got me this year I got a real Diamond necklace from Juicy! Christmas with my family doesn’t just last one day. The day after Christmas we celebrate again with my Papa and have lunch and give my grandpa gifts from each family. One of the most important thing I do over Christmas is go to holiday mass with my family.



3. This year I rang in the New Year with Erin with a lot of screaming and laughing.
We spend the whole night looking forward to the ball drop and the New Year to put behind 2009 and say hello to 2010. All we eat and drank that whole night was a lot of Mountain Dew and chips. Healthy I know? I am really going to miss 2009 a lot of big fun events happened that year like my first day of high school and homecoming. 2009 was one great year let me tell you I met so may new friends and teachers and had a great time going to school events. I am also really glad to be leaving last year behind as well. I am really happy to be leaving behind the first semester as baby freshmen and coming back being closer to sophomore year. I am also happy leaving behind a few poor test and quiz grades and starting off fresh with a new semester. I can’t wait to start the new semester with brand new electives and classes. I am really looking forward to starting Foods one as one of my new electives. I am really happy that gym will be ending this year I am so glad I got it over with. One resolution I came up with this New Year is working hard and getting good grades in all my classes especially Geometry. I would like to keep up with a resolution I came up with last year which would have to be eating healthy and staying active.