Two Birds One Piece

Roy, a curious and smart kid on a mission to find the identity of the boy with no sneakers. After first seeing this kid he chases him. Through backyards, basketball courts, and even a golf course.  While running through the course he gets clobbered by a golf ball. Ending the chase. After some recuperation he sets out again.

Retracing his tracks he eventually finds where the boy was running to, a camp site. This “home” consist of a sleeping bag, a camp fire, and 3 strange bags. Curious, Roy opens them. The first one is cloths, the second is personal belongings. The third is poisonous snakes. Shocked, Roy drops the bag. Spreading highly poisonous snakes onto his feet. Suddenly he hears a voice behind him. The boy with no sneakers. Calmly, he tells Roy to back away. When he gets clear of the snakes the boy covers Roy’s head with a hood. Then leads him outside unmasks Roy and vanishes before Roy could see him. So Roy is still determined to find out who he is.

This time Roy leaves after school, unfortunately it is raining and when he gets to the camp there is nothing left.  Not even a foot print. This is the point where I stopped reading. So I predict that Roy will find out who this kid is and why he doesn’t wear shoes. But I don’t see what Beatrice has anything to do with this. I’m not sure why see was mentioned in the book. The way they did it makes me believe that she might have something to do with the kid. They might be friends, cousins, or even partners in crime. Overall I’m excited to find out how this will turn out, and what might happen if my guess is true.

I think that a spider is in the jar. I believe this because Mr. Mayson wanted him to move his face close to it, and when Roy asked if it was a little dude, Mr. Mayson replied yes. Leaving me to believe that it is a living thing.Then the scream as if something leaped onto him.

A Change for Good

Throughout the book Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Mathews attitude about life changes. He goes from a thug who robs stores and beats others to a stone rolling, wood chopping soft guy. All from one mercy-beating from a bear. 

During the beginning of the book Cole is a bad guy. Beating people, stealing, fighting, Cole is your stereotypical school-yard bully. He has a terrible view on life and spends many nights in detention centers. So after committing a robbery he eventually starts telling people about it. Not because he feels bad about it, but instead to gloat. Eventually someone named Peter, squeals on him and Cole finds out. Leading to Cole beating him so badly that he receives a mental disability. But instead of going to jail, Cole gets accepted to go a remote Alaskan island. Where he will think about his actions for the next 12 months. Now Cole in no ways feels bad about what he did to Peter. So to avoid jail time he chooses to except the offer and leaves to go to Alaska.

Apon arriving he gets a shack and supplies. The boat leaves and Cole is left alone on the island. With anger sweltering inside, he grab gasoline and some matches and sets the shack and supplies ablaze. Feeling better, he decides to escape. He fails and then his anger drives him to pick a fight with a bear. After losing he is left to die. He slowly awaits for death, thinking about his decisions and the effects on others. On the verge of passing out, he gets rescued and returns home. After recovering he is left with physical marks and a mental scare in his brain. Yet he still hasn’t healed; he gets sent back to the island and makes friends with nature, learning that the only way to heal himself is to help the people he hurt heal. After almost a year he asks if Peter can come to the island. After serious consideration, Peter and Peter’s parents join Cole on the island. After a few days Cole and Peter are left with Cole’s Parole Officer. During this time Cole and Peter learn to heal together. Throughout the stay Cole continues to manage his anger and eventually leaves the island with Peter as his friend.

Cole is tired of being the bad guy. He wants to become a spirit bear. With strength inside of him.

So throughout the next book Cole goes home and tries to continue with life. But without his normal routine he realizes returning home a new changed man, is the hardest challenge yet. 

America

America

From the sand of Afghanistan to the dirt of France.  To the sound of the screaming Vietnamese with the smell of blood throughout the air. Earth shaking when the towers fell. The site of the Kennedy’s lifeless body as bullets ripped through him. All of these are events that shook America, events that would have torn other countries apart. But not us.

As Americans we solve problems, not problems like “What is beauty?”. We solve practical problems. Sadly peace is not always achieved. In which case we must use force. Because what happens here matters over there. Every fight is our fight. We don’t just get to sit one out. This act of extreme valor is what makes me proud to be American.

As a American citizen I feel it is my job to help make the best of America. Every person deserves to be free. No matter their race, hair color, or gender. God put us on this earth to be human. Yet, some people think that freedom is a crime, a act of betrayal. We know this is not true. We as Americans exercise this freedom.

This part of the constitution is one of the most important. It defines America. I want to thank the Founding Fathers. The sacrifices they made, the time they spent, the need for a free country led to this country. The only thing I would change would be the right to bear arms. I think automatic weapons should be able to be possessed by the public. If you have a permit. Which would take 1 year of classes to get.

 I am proud to be a American. We are all part of the greatest nation in the world. Thank you Founding Fathers for all you’ve done, for this great and free country.