First Baseball Game of the Series (FC)

Today will be the teams first day of the series. We will be going against Bronx Latin in Rainey Fields, and honestly I'm pumped. We knew today's game may be difficult since the weather was below 40 degrees. In all honesty that wasn't going to stop us from playing. I prepared everything needed to start off the season with a bang, but I hear bad news from a chain of teammates. I was told that the game was cancelled, but had no reason behind it. After hearing that news, it honestly upset me.

The night before I spent it getting some last minute practice before our big day, yet to find out that it is cancelled. Mind you it was cold, and in all honesty I guess the momentum was keeping me warm, because of the fact that I was wearing shorts in 40 degree weather. All I can honestly hope to do is to continue practicing and go against our next team, next week, and bring back the win.

Giving Back (FC)

This is an excerpt from an essay I wrote for scholarship. The whole point was to think about how has service made a meaningful impact in our education and/or life. This is what I said:


In life there is an infinite amount of meaningful things that may impact one's life. This can be met with friends, family, or a service that has been there for that person. For me friends, and family fit the description, but service has opened up gateways that will impact my education for the best. I say this because it allows me to expand my horizon, and carve my path unlike others who may not have the same opportunities.

I always knew that family and friends is the driving factor that made me want to strive for bigger and better things, but the meaningful things that others provide helps and isn’t thanked enough. When I would think of a meaningful things for my future like scholarships I would think interviews, and essays, but in reality it isn’t about that. It is about the chance to let the other people who want to help you get to know you better. Ever since I was given a chance to participate in the Valentino D. Carlotti Citizen-Scholar Award Program I wanted to know who he was, and what inspired him to succeed to the point where he is. He told me that parents was a factor, but what really pushed him is his determination for things. If he was determined to get something done, he will get it done no matter the level of difficulty. A lot of us run away from challenging things, but this wasn’t the case when it came to Mr. Carlotti. He opened my eyes saying how you can do whatever you want to do. The only thing that would stop you was if you wasn’t determined. This meaningful talk inspired me not to settle for less when it came to my education, it inspired me to work harder and become determined to what I’m working with.

All in all whether it may be a small chat with someone or a scholarship opportunity, these things have positive effects on me that better my education. Through hardwork and determination I will strive for the best in every opportunity I get. This is all thanks to the meaningful opportunities that I was offered throughout my high school years. This has shaped me to the person I am and road I’m carving. If you were determined to do whatever you want, wouldn’t you do it?

Clothes (ID)

Clothing dates back centuries, and has many functions and uses. They can be used for style, and attract the crowd towards you. It can be used for warmth, or even protection. Back then Native Americans used hides of dead animals to cover themselves. These hides could be used just to cover the vital organs that needs covering, or it can be used to maintain warmth. Usually the Native Americans use deer skin to make their clothes, but it can vary on what animal was hunted. There are processes that comes with making clothes. The Native American women usually tan the hide first so it will last a long time, and not decompose. After the tanning process, which takes a while, they sew the leather together, and make the clothing.

Nowadays clothing is made on factory plants that sews everything. Of course back then the clothes were made by hand, which meant more time and money was spent on labor. The basic material that is needed for the production of clothes is cotton. Workers use mature cotton do make all basic clothing. Considering back then animal skin was used as clothing, now we use cotton. The process used to make clothes is a bit time consuming. They need to blow away the ball from the cotton fibers to leave behind a fluffy material, and then remove the seeds. Back then everything was done by hand, and they used the cotton gin to help with cleaning the cotton.

Much Abdo About Nothing (FC)

Today we went to see the play Much Ado About Nothing downtown. This wasn't my first time in a play neither will it be my last, but it was a good play. I understood the background, and the plot. The actors that played Benedict and Bernice where by far my favorite characters because of the fact that they made it funny, and targeted our views. I was able to tell that there was slapstick in the play where the two cops came up. I wasn't sure what their point in the play was, but you can easily tell they're being made fun of. While the play was good the criticism we received cause of my fellow peers wasn't .

We paid 10 dollars to watch a play, that quite frankly interested me, yet I didn't pay to get told by other people what my peers did. Of course the rudeness they had and the sleeping is what made them have a horrible review on what they though of our school. This is how I put it for those who slept, "you just paid 10 dollars to sleep". While I know if you're tired you sleep, but still show the actors some respect. I could go on and on about this topic, but overall this play was great.