Drilling in ANWR

Authors note: this essay is on the ANWR and why we should or shouldn't drill for oil there

Oil. It’s a big need in the United States. There is a need for oil in almost every country, and the U.S.A uses the most oil in the world every year. I think that the U.S.A could use a lot more oil, but at the same time we could also start using more electric cars.

One of the first things I will talk about is the environment, and how it will change the ANWR. Even right now the ANWR is very small and if we start to drill it this isolated area it will become smaller and the land will be weaker because it is open and non populated area. The U.S.A uses around 30% of all the oil used in one year, and if we were allowed to drill in the ANWR it would only give us about 3% of what we need. So that means we have to get 27% of the oil we need from different countries, and that could make the countries mad at the U.S.A and may make us a target for wars.

At the moment the U.S.A does not have one of the best economies, and I think if we (U.S.A) were to drill in the ANWR that it would help just a little with money and such, even If it only gives the united states around six months  worth of oil. Also if the government were to start drilling in the ANWR it would help the economy a ton by creating lots and lots of jobs. But at the same time drilling in this area would cost money, because you have to pay for the machines, the transportation to get to the ANWR and finally you have to pay the workers.

Throughout this whole essay we have been talking about the economy, and if we should drill or not but I think we should talk or ask the native people and the people who live inside the ANWR. While I was reading an article on the drilling in Alaska and if they should or not be drilling for oil in the ANWR, I saw a part that said most native people say it is ok but it would be better if they do not. Out of the few towns inside the ANWR lots of the people say it is fine just as long as it will not affect their life, but there are still a couple of them saying it’s not ok and that’s fine.  

Although the U.S.A could use more oil, if we used more electric cars we would not need all the extra oil. With this being said, I think it would be ok for the U.S.A to drill for oil, because it will open up jobs and lesson the debt we are in.

being brave

Authors Note: my friend told me to reed this book, and it was good so i decided to write the essay on it.

                The novel The Big Field by Mike Lupica is a great story that takes you through the life of a kid who just wants to play ball. Over the course of this baseball story, he notices there is more to life than baseball and needs to know if baseball doesn’t work out, he should always have a back-up plan.

                This book really made me think of my life. I want to play a professional sport but I know if I can’t get my goal, I need to have something in mind to do for a living and expect failure. About 99% of athletes as kids don’t make it pro. Anybody can do anything they imagine if they put their mind to it, no doubt. If everyone could achieve their dreams without working, there would be too many professional sports players in the world. That’s why you have to be elite to play a professional sport.

                When Hutch’s life gets tough, he has to be really strong.  Maybe people feel bad for him because his mom already died, and his dad is in the hospital. He is really brave and strong while living with his harsh uncle. If he wants to exceed in his baseball career, he needs to move back in with his dad, and he knows it. Every practice goes by, Hutch not showing for any of them. Hutch needs to be brave and strong though because in the end, his dad is going to be okay.

                Around 9/10 of kids don’t want to play shortstop because the balls are hit the hardest at them. Not Hutch though he likes it. Those same kids are the ones who don’t want to be the one in a clutch situation making the play because if they screw up, it could very well cost his team the game that is why they don’t play shortstop. Hutch is somewhat like me. I always want to be in a key situation to make the big play. I don’t worry about screwing up because if I do, I know I’ll be able to calm down  afterwards.

                In life, you always need a back-up plan. If you don’t have one your life takes a drop like a roller coaster at Six Flags. I hope that never happens to me, because I don’t  know what I would do without a back-up plan.

Travel Team

Authors note: i chose to write about the book travel team because the author really showed how the main characters acted and developed and how you would feel if something bad happened to you.

 If you loved a sport and were cut from the local team how you would feel? Well that’s what happened with Danny walker the main character from travel team. Right away I knew how I would feel if I was cut from the basketball team because I was too short, which would be terrible. One of the reasons I chose this book was the author Mike Lupica, I have read other books he wrote but this might be my favorite.

Throughout the book Danny develops and grows up; he kind of has to because his parents are divorced. There are other characters in in the book but they are not in here because this is about Danny  because there are lots of things that are similar between us. First  of all Danny and I are in 7^th grade, short, love basketball, and are dads coach basketball.

Finally, even though I liked this book and in some parts I could relate to it, there was other parts were I didn’t like. In some parts I didn’t like how a few of the character were mean or did bad things, and when they were talking about family and school it got confusing once in a while.

Just one last time image you being Danny and how bad you would feel if you were cut from the basketball team, and Even though I have never felt that bad about being cut from a team I am pretty sure I could imagine how sad you would feel. But I can’t say anymore unless you read it.

By, Jackson K.

The strange cloud

Authors note: this short story is about a boy who woke up on a cloud in a thunder storm, and how his day goes.


Boom! That is when I woke up in a split second. I was so freaked that I was on a cloud in the sky, that I didn't even realize that the cloud was in a storm. As soon as you can blink your eyes there was a big crack of thunder and lightning. Wow! then I woke up in my own bed and there was no cloud or storm, good. when I went down the stairs in the morning it was a perfect day sunny and no clouds. while i was on the bus my friend was telling me about how there was just one strange cloud, so I looked out the window and freaked cause that was the cloud from the dream. Almost the entire days I was thinking about the cloud, when i got out and walked home it was following me. That made me rush home . After a while I had to go out side I wanted to find out more. Then when I was playing hoops in my drive way, a big white gust took me away. It was amazing I was flying i mid air with the bright sun out, but how. It was the cloud it had to be magic or something, so for then on I was never bothered by the cloud again.    

Kevin Durant

Authors note: I wanted to make a creative piece of writing based off of a playoff picture of Kevin Durant, a NBA all-star.

 

Kevin Durant

Do you think this picture of NBA all- star Kevin Durant is pretty awesome? Well I do. And have you ever just wanted to jump up and dunk it like the pros? I have always wanted to do that. Maybe it’s because I love basketball and play/ watch it every day, or maybe I always have wanted to dunk because my dad is 6 foot 6 inches and was able to dunk in high school. I don’t know which one yet but I guess I have to find out.

            The first reason I chose this picture is cause of (KD) Kevin Durant, one of my favorite basketball player. Another reason is the dunk, it’s pretty good, and I like how the camera angle gets the whole court and shows him throwing it down. The main person, Kevin Durant, has played for 3-4 season and has never won MVP honors but has been the scoring champion twice. He is 6- 10 and can easily dunk.

            Some day do you think you could dunk, because it is pretty hard and I know that it would be great if I could?

you can accept failure

Authors note: this writing piece is based of one Michael Jordan's and Ken Griffy's famous quotes. 

"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."- Michael Jordan.

That is one of the great Michael Jordan’s quotes after a tough loss. Some people may not understand the quote, but I do and I can relate to it very well. It is saying that you fail and you have to at some point, but you can’t accept failure while not trying that is not acceptable. I can relate to this because in basketball your team tries their best but you end up losing to a better team, but in the middle of the game you can’t stop trying and fail that way, you have to keep going.

 "I can't play being mad. I go out there and have fun. It's a game.” – Ken Griffey Jr.

The reason I found this and put it on here is because it’s similar to the first quote by Michael Jordan. Ken Griffey’s quote is similar because you can’t play a sport mad, and if you do you will fail and then will not try. But if you go out and have fun you will fail sometimes but it will be ok, it’s a game. So next time you have a game for basketball, football, baseball or whatever, give it all you’ve and let yourself no it’s quite ok to fail.

The Christmas basketball

Authors note: point of view story by my basketball, and how its epic journey goes.

The first time I saw light was when they shipped me out of the factory. I was on my way to the store, I thought about how good someone would feel when they got a new basketball, ME. When the big truck taking me and all the other equipment turned the corner I saw sports authority, one of the biggest sports stores, surly I would be bought for a Christmas gift. The department the store workers put me in was basketball. I was there with all different kinds of basketball balls, socks, and even shoes I had never seen, it was great. It was around 3 days before I was bought by a mom looking for the final Christmas gift for her son, she could not decide but finally she chose me because I was a Michael Jordan ball his favorite. When I first saw their house it was great with all of the lights and Christmas things. But I didn’t have any time to look because she had to quick rap me up before the boy got home, and I stayed in the wrapped darkness for 2 days. Then finally after the long wait on Christmas Eve I was opened, he loved it, right away I was took outside and shot. A nice swish and he even noticed the shiny air Jordan sign on me. I think I even caught his name ‘Jackson’. There you go that is the story of my first Christmas, and now I am up in Jackson’s room.

By, Jackson