Falling Through the Colors

I was falling. I felt the lungs inside me failing. My eyes were closing. I felt like I was going to die. But if I was about to die, why was everything so bright and colorful during the process?
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I looked in the mirror. It had been exactly 4 months since I have worn a bathing suit, and my family didn't like it if I showed off too much skin. But here I was, with a navy blue one piece. I walked to the edge and had my back face the depths. The space behind was shifting back and forth like crystals, one second blue the next silver. It looked so beautiful, I often wondered why people couldn't stay forever in those depths. Then I wondered, what's stopping me from doing that? I allowed myself to fall backwards, and suddenly I was hidden in the colours. I kept falling to rock bottom, and after a moment I started to hurt. I was falling. I felt the lungs inside me failing. My eyes were closing. I felt like I was going to die. But if I was about to die, why was everything so bright and colorful during the process? As the light turned brighter, I started to hurt more. The light then became too much, and I was then pulled out of the shifting colors. Something pushed against my chest, and I stopped hurting. My mother was staring at me with a worried expression.

"Don't you ever drown yourself in the pool again, Megan."
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Blood and Gunfire

In all of my years of reading, I have never read a book like this. Never was a book never exciting, nor intriguing. Alexie really puts reality in the book. The book starts with a kid with a disorder, then the father comes to kill his best friend. On top of that, there are limits to where the Indian folk can live and learn. To me that's not living, that's surviving. The kid, Junior, has an abusive friend and goes to a run down school. This is because he was born an Indian. My response to this is America is not all it's cracked up to be, and that the only way to make your way to the top is to benefit others and do what they say. For example, when Junior went to the school, he started a fight and was given a weird look. But when he blended in with the girl Penelope, Junior got some recognition.

Week 14 Blog Comments

I commented on Danny's blog:
https://english1danny.blogspot.com/2017/01/post-2.html?showComment=1485374874832#c2832975859158928665

I commented on Alex Wilson's Blog:
https://blogsgotjokes.blogspot.com/2017/01/being-in-high-school.html?showComment=1485375080025

I commented on Charles' Blog:
https://20charlesl.blogspot.com/2017/01/research-topic.html?showComment=1485375273446#c7776585919920809159

The Research Process

So far my research process is coming along well. I found better sources to replace my terrible ones, and I made 35 notecards for my outline. I also found more interesting facts on my topic. If you don't already know, my topic is the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution isn't a specific event, but it was very important. It happened around the 14th century, when Nicolaus Copernicus countered Ptolemy with the heliocentric system. More ideas started the pop up, and soon people started to see a change of nature in the physical world. Two more events happened during this time, and they were called the Renaissance and the Social Contract. The Renaissance was an event in which artists spread their ideas to the outside world, mainly Europeans. The Social Contract was an event in which the people gave up free time to make governments. I believe the Scientific Revolution was important because different scientists left mankind to stare at different objects with a different perspective. I find that watching men and women learn, to see their gears turn is interesting.

How I Improved

When my first semester started, the work hit me like a brick. I didn't know what to do, since I rarely ever went to the teachers in middle school. I learned that asking the teachers for help is a good thing. I also learned to adjust your schedule to make the work and play fit in, and to study more than play. My tests at first came back as terrible, so I learned to read over the study material slowly. Now my tests and grades are better than the ones from middle school.

Blog Comments 13

I commented on Alex's blog:
https://harambememelover.blogspot.com/2017/01/research-project.html?showComment=1484770732874#c9212133877507450156

I commented on Gautam's Blog:
https://gautamenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/01/research-update.html?showComment=1484770800184#c4408773612125727978

I commented on Ian's Blog:
https://ianbsblogs.blogspot.com/2017/01/winter-break.html?showComment=1484770854680#c2325301059862781656

Problems of a 14 year old

Hi, guys. I'm sorry for not having a proper intro, but my blog this time is a bit personal. This blog is just for blowing off some steam, so please don't make fun of my problems.

My life to others is perfect. I have a huge house, a big family that loves me, and lots of friends. But around a year ago, my life changed. My mom and my dad sat Maddie and I down. We were on a ski trip in Colorado, and the trip was supposed to be fun. But in the end, it turned out to be the worst week of my life. The night before was a wreck. Tissues littered the floor, and I was curled up on the bed with tears rolling down my cheeks. Mom and Dad were fighting again, and I was in the crossfire once more.

There was always a routine to this. Maddie leaves, I get yelled at for being in the room, and Mom and Dad have a fight. We all sat at the table, where I knew the words were coming. The three of us wanted to hide it from Maddie to keep the perfect family, but we just couldn't hide it anymore. I cried once more as the tears left Mom's mouth. I ran outside, away from the world, and away from the cruel reality. I found a bench and sat, crying more because I will never be able to have a perfect family again.

"We are having a divorce." The words rang in my head over and over. "We are having a divorce." I was so vulnerable. "We are having a divorce." Nothing matters anymore.

Months pass and so many things have changed. Dad moved out of the house to buy another one. Mom is usually gone studying up north. I have gained more responsibility and weight to hold. Maddie is still oblivious to the entire situation we have. I try to stay happy, but I can't. Because nothing is the same, and nor will it ever be the same.

Progress on my Research

My topic on this research paper is the Scientific Revolution, and event during the 14th and 17th century. This topic caught my eye because of science itself. This subject is so captivating, and it's so hard to believe that science has brought humankind from chalkboards to iPhones. And to think, it all started with Nicolaus Copernicus arguing against Ptolemy's geocentric system.
So far my research is going fine.

My research is what scientifically important impacts made the Scientific Revolution so special. The problem is to find what impacts are scientifically important in my sources. One of my options is the keep looking, or to replace the useless source with a better one. Both options are extremely terrible options because I might be looking for nothing in the source. And I may not be able to find a good enough of a source in time for the flashcard deadline.