SSS #54

"Persistance can change failure into extraordinary achievement."

- Matt Biondi

Reflection: Michael Jordan didn't make his high school basketball team when he was is high school. He knew that he had to practice more and more because he wasn't going to make the team in the future unless he practiced. Practice and persistance are key into creating success.

SSS #53

1. Can people trust me to do what's right?

- Yes people trust me to do what is right because I show to people that I am a person that is very trustworthy and loyal.

2. Am I committed to doing my very best?

- Yes when I try to do anything I like I always give it my all. When I set an impression I tend to go beyond what I am required to do.

3. Do I treat people the way I want to be treated?

- Many times I do. Sometimes I feel bad when I do something bad to something and end up avoiding doing so in the future because I does not make me feel any better than the person I did it to.

JFK Physical Fitness

President Kennedy was speaking to the public about being physically fit. He said it tied down with mental health. He also said that he wishes that there never be day where there are many specatators and just some people on the field. He wishes that every American be on the field participating in physical fitness. My promise to physical fitness will be to eat healthier. I currently exercise a lot everyday but in order to truly be fit I must fix my diet to allow me to be truly fit.

SSS #52

"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundeness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity then the body is healthy and strong."

- John F. Kennedy

Reflection: Kobe Bryant would not be able to be the great and amazing player he is today if he did not take care of his body. He exercises everyday to help him maintain his shape. He wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to be one of the greatest players to have ever lived and become so intelligent of the game if he didn't spend so much time into his body. It keeps his mind at ease and his hard work in fitness pays off in the court when he reads the defense and is able to determine which is the best spot to take a shot from or if he should pass the ball.

SSS #51

"No student ever attains eminent success by simoply doing what is required of him/her; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."

- Charles Kendall Adams

Reflection: This past sunday I completed one of my goals which was to try out for a Drum Corps. It was an amazing experience. One of the things that I was told at my audition was that I am doing more than many others HS students are required to do. Drum Corps requires a lot of practice and dedication in order to find success. This experience is music taught me that success is created by those who strive for excellence rather than what is expected.

LotR Lore Part 2

After he is told about the ring Frodo sets off on his journey to Mount Doom with his best friend Samwise. They are told to stop at the Prancing Pony in the main town of Bree. There, they must speak to a man know as Strider. He helps them travel to Rivendell in the Trollshaws. There they meet with Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli. Gandalf the Gret is there with them as well when they finally decide on taking the ring to Mordor and destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. When they make it to a forest near Rohan they stop for a minute. The fellowship splits for a brief moment and when Boromir is alone with Frodo, he demands that he hand him the ring. Frodo refuses and as that is happening the orcs and goblins from Sauron's army begin to attack and Boromir fends for himself and Frodo to protect the ring. Frodo is then left unconcious and then Boromir must kill the orcs. Boromir is left fighting the Blackarrow orc and is hit by an arrow but still manages to behead the orc. Strider returns and sees that Boromir is left on the floor dying but the Hobbits, Frodo and Samwise, are no where to be found

Que Honda?

I wanted to share with you guys my love for The Lord of the Rings. The lore of this world of Middle Earth is amazing. It all started when Sauron was killed by the King of Men. He cut off his hand and the Ring of Power that was forged in the depths of Mount Doom fell of his finger. Those who wear the ring are given an amazing power to be all able to control the world. Sauron returns in the form of an eye in the land of Mordor. There he watches over Middle Earth to find his lost ring and reclaim the land. Biblo Baggins, a hobbit from the land of the Shire comes across the ring and gives it to Frodo in order to destroy it in the same place it was forged, Mount Doom.