My Life in Seventh Grade

When I finished sixth grade I was very happy because I had experienced what middle school was like. I knew that the higher I reach at school, the harder it would be. So there would be more larger things to do, and I had to be more responsible, more studious, more hard working and more punctual. I had to read more, analyze more and think not as elementary boy, but as a middle school one. I mean, I had to make a comparison of my life as a student was before and what it would be now and then. And that means several things, too. First, that I had to think and analyze about the way I had worked on the different subjects, and to find the mistakes I had committed, and the way I could do for not repeating them. Then I had to trace my plans for the next year, seventh grade. They included the time at school and out of it.

When I began classes on last August 9, I was so excited. I wondered who my teachers and my classmates will be, in which course I would be. I thought of the things I expected for this school year. Then, I had to find out what I needed to reach my goals as a student and as a sport boy- because I can not leave apart my soccer ball and my sport friends, and if I did well at school, mom would let me practice my passion.

The first term was good for me. I didn’t get any detention for being late. I finished all my class work on time and I finished my homework on time except the notes of one of the social studies sections. What I haven’t corrected myself is talking too much –I do so many things every day that the whole free time is not enough for me-, but I will try to do my best. I haven’t forgot my books at school so I could do my homework so I haven’t had to ask a friend to lend me the books. I have been careful with my handwriting and spelling, and with the order in my notebooks.

This year I want to improve in science and to make an excellent project for the Science Fair. I want to learn new passes in soccer. I also want to learn how to play new songs in my accordion.

As a conclusion seventh grade has been easy and fun. At this time of the year I have not accomplished many of my goals but I have learned more interesting things, I have done more fun things and I have met many nice people. And I will still be working hard because I want to improve in everything I have to.

Respond to MDMS

The closing has several comments. ¨The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices- to be found only in the minds of men.¨ This means that people or humans overcome or subdue others not necessarily by force and by using real weapons, but they can do it by mental or moral force as ideas, concepts, judgements, opinions, behaviour, conduct or position, and unreasonable judgement that we form without due examination of facts. ¨For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a spacegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children yet unborn.¨ This means that for example, the opinions we make without adequate basis can kill indirectly –affect, damage, impair, injure or cause loss-, and that suspicion can ruin totally, and that a careless non considerate fearful search for a spacegoat has terribly consequences for innocent people. ¨And the pity of it is that these things cannot not be confined to the Twilight Zone!¨ This means that the worst of all is that all these things can not be limited to the dimension of imagination, or the area or zone of imagination.

I think that the message the author is giving to us, is good because it is true that any person can destroy without real weapons, but with fairly ones which are our thoughts, attitudes and prejudices, by using terrible, sarcastic, offensive, silly words, or by being or acting in a scornful, mocking manner. Also I think that there can be a real war without weapons, that can leave destruction of the most important things we have,- our feelings, our hearts, our souls – and that if those things don`t kill us, they can leave a wound as deep as a trench that can not heal as when you wrinkle a piece of paper and you realize that you really need that paper, and you try to mend it and turn it as it was before. You will never get it because now it has a lot of lines that are not erasable. And these thoughts, attitudes and prejudices are product of our minds.

I think the tele play ¨The Monsters are Due on Maple Street¨ could be updated if we change many things in the story such as using different objects as computers, cell phones, internet, watches, etc. thet would be affected by the blockout, too. Now there are many people who think that alliens do really exist as a lot of evidence scientists have found and have not explained. Also because humans have traveled into space and have sent spaceshuttles and spacecrafts into space, and maybe because many people think that scientists do not show and say everyting they find out to the public. Also, the story would be set in Arizona as there is a lot of open land. And I think Tommy would know that events could have been caused by alliens due to the lot of information we can find throughout the world by using the internet, or maybe they could have been caused by solar flares that can disrupt electromagnetic signals and electricalpower probles for homes and businesses.