The Power of One
My reaction to the film was that I thought that they did a great job of showing what life is like there. Also I felt shocked by what they do to the poor African's who have done nothing wrong. The parts that to me were difficult to see was when the main character, Peekay, was at the school and all of the kids hated him and they killed his chicken. The parts that were inspiring for me to see are when Doc told the officer what they were singing at the jail right before he was beat to death. The part was both difficult to see because he was being beat to death and inspiring because it showed me that you should be able to stick up for yourself and to speak the truth. Anther part that was inspiring for me to see was when Peekay was fighting with the black kid and Peekay beat him but the guy took it quite well and he made Peekay seem like a hero to the people of his town. This film was a lot like Hotel Rwanda because they were both about the mistreatment of other types of people. It was also like Hotel Rwanda because there's a hero in both of the films and they are both just regular everyday people. That's part of why I liked it so much because it is realistic and it definitely can happen. It is also like Hotel Rwanda because in both movies one person helps thousands of other people by doing simple things.
The Holiday Season
For the holiday of Christmas my mom my sister and I have a tradition of watching cheesy Christmas movies on lifetime when we go to Ohio. Normally my grandma doesn't join us and she goes on the computer and plays euchre, but this year she joined us and we had a great time. Another tradition for Christmas would be going to Christmas Eve mass every year. We always go to the five o'clock mass and then after we go home and eat a home cooked meal, which usually is backed chicken or turkey. I'm not a huge fan of backed chicken which is what we had this year, but it's not bad. Another tradition that I have with my family around this time of year is on New Year's Eve we always go over to my friend Katie's house and our parent's play cards while we go in the basement and watch movies. Then we come upstairs and watch the ball drop. That’s been our tradition for a long time but this year we didn't do it. Instead I had my friend Ashley over to spend the night while my parents went next door for a party. Katie went out to eat with her parents then they went to the movies. I guess you can say that tradition is no more. My family has never been big on traditions we just usually go with the flow and do what we have time for but the few that we are special to me.
Happy New Year
I brought in the New Year by playing game cube with my friend Ashley. We meant to watch the ball drop but we got really into our game so that when we looked at our phones to check the time it was two after twelve. It was actually kind of funny. Before we had started to play GameCube though, we watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. The great events that happened to me in 2009 were when I got to stop wearing my back brace three months after my surgery. I think that that's a great event because it was a sign that I was getting better and moving on. Another great event that happened to me in 2009 was when I got to go to high school swimming states. That was a great experience even though I got last. It was a great event because I didn't think that I could do it. I am happy to leave behind is the recovery from my surgery because it was so painful. The things that I'm looking forward to in 2010 are going to my USS state meet in Grand Rapids in March. I'm also looking forward to summer which means going to Myrtle Beach with part of my family. Which are my aunt and uncle, my cousin and his three year old son. I'm mainly looking forward to that because I love the beach and there's so much to do there. I don't have any New Year resolutions, I never have any because most of the time if I make one I won't follow or do it.
