NC and Biology

   This Mardi Gras, I haven't had a lot of free time since I've soccer everyday, but I've been trying to catch up on my Biology. Mrs. Pulliam wants us to make notecards on noodletools about a site called Environmental Literacy Council. We have to read each of the 7 topics, write a summary, research an article about it, and summarize that. So I've spent about 2 hours total reading a lot of articles on the environment this week.
   I also read Ch. 6 and 7 of Nervous Conditions. It actually got a little more interesting. Tambu sees a different side of Babamuruku that she doesn't really like. She use to look up to him, but now her view of him is different. This books really describes the relationships between the family members. The reading took about 2 and a half hours.

EHS Soccer 2012

    Yesterday, Saturday February 25th, was the Girls Varsity Soccer State Championship. The Episcopal girls played Sacred Heart at Tadd Gormley  Stadium and the atmosphere was tense. As both teams started to warm up,  the fans started to fill in a section of the stands in a sheet of blue, gold, red, and black. Our fans brought their noisemakers, of course! The starting whistle blew and what followed wasn't as we had wanted. 

    As the 2nd quarter ended, the final score was 2-0 and Sacred Heart had won. That moment when the whistle blew was in slow motion. We all looked at each other and thought, "Did that just happen? Is it really over?"  For some, it was the last time that they would ever be wearing their  uniform, but for others it was only the beginning. When we went back into the locker room, Coach Matt told us that we should be proud of even getting here because others will never get this far. I totally agree with what he said because even though the game didn't end the way we wanted it to, we still had an awesome season and made Episcopal soccer history. I'm so glad to have been a part of such a great team of girls. PINKIES UP and Go Knights!

NC and Global Issues Paper

    This week, we have continued reading Nervous Conditions which has gotten a little more interesting. We learn a lot about the relationships between the family. For example, Tambu's father and her uncle Mukoma don't seem to have the best relationship. In Ch. 2, Tambu told a lot about her past and her struggle to raise money to go to school by selling maize. Also,  A lot happened in Ch. 3. Babamuruku returned from England and we also see Nhamo die. We also see how unimportant the women are in this situation. They mainly just do housework which is very different compared to the present day. I can't wait to see what happens next in the story.
    We finally have our rough draft of our Global Issues paper done! We recently turned them into turnitin.com and now we are editing. For homework, we had to proof read our and 3 other papers with comments. For me, it was difficult to proofread my own! Soon, we will hopefully have our completed papers!

Nervous Conditions- 2 hours and 10 min. (combined chapters)

This Weekend!

I'm not very sure what to write about for this blog post so I decided to talk about what I did this weekend! On Friday, I went to watch the basketball games at EHS with some friends. I got to watch the end of the girls game which was FANTASTIC. In the end of the fourth quarter, they were losing by 1 point with about 10 seconds to go... Mary Melissa, who is a Junior, had a breakaway and one girl was chasing right behind her. They U-High girl got in front of Mary and she jumped back and shot in mid-air. She shot with about 3 seconds to go and everyone watched as the ball flew though the air. The basketball swished in the back of the net right as the buzzer sounded and the crowd erupted in cheers!!! They had beaten U-High 43-42. The crowd started cheering "MARY MARY MARY" and she was beaming with joy. I bet that was a great moment for her and she was the hero of the game! Then the boys game started and all the fans had to be silent until they score the tenth point... When it finally happened, all the fans were so loud that I could barely hear my friend beside me. The U-High fans stared at us with confusion which was pretty amusing to me. In the end, the boys also won 45-41! Both teams were amazing on Friday.

On Saturday, I went to my old school, St. Luke's, to play a basketball reunion game against my old team who are now 8th graders. They beat us 19-30 because we didn't have any subs and they had 4. Even though we lost, it was a lot of fun seeing my coach and friends again! Then on Sunday, I went to soccer practice at 11 and we played World Cup!! I was partners with Caroline Sides and Liz Prutz and we did pretty well. It wasn't a hard practice, but we have to rest up for tomorrow's playoff game against Loyola at EHS. (Yall should definitely come and watch that game at 5pm)  All in all, it was a really fun weekend, but now I have homework to do...

Some of our old basketball team and our Coach Amanda!

Global Issues Paper/ Nervous Conditions

     This week in English we started a new book called Nervous Conditions. I didn't fully understand the beginning, but I got that she didn't care that her brother died because he was rude to her family. He didn't give them the respect that they deserved. I think as we keep reading, the book will soon get better! We only read to Chapter 1 so we will find out what happens soon!
     The rest of this week was spent learning how to write an introduction and conclusion to our Global Analysis Papers. I've really gotten into my topic of Facebook Privacy Issues and am actually enjoying it because I understand what I'm writing about! I also enjoy it because it gives me an excuse to actually go on Facebook to research more! I've been working a LOT today on finishing it up, but I might need some help with the citation. By tomorrow, I will hopefully have a nice, finished first draft.

Nervous Conditions- 25 min
Global Issues Rough Draft- 3+ hours

Mardi Gras!

This semester has been a VERY stressful one. I still don't feel like I'm totally back from Christmas break sometimes! We've had our Literary Analysis papers due and now comes our Global Issues papers, not to mention all the other classwork! I feel like I barely see my friends anymore because I have so much schoolwork to do. Soccer also takes up a lot of my time, but it really relieves stress that schoolwork creates! In a couple weeks comes a much needed, Mardi Gras break.
This Mardi Gras, I'm probably going to have to play soccer a lot if we go all the way to State (hopefully!).  I also want to go to New Orleans and go to some parades with my family! To me, Mardi Gras in N.O. is like a huge party for the entire city and EVERYONE is invited!! And there's nothing like a bunch of drunk people throwing beads at you from a float for some great family bonding time! :) I grew up in New Orleans so I'm totally use to parades now, but there's one thing I haven't gotten use to! When I was little, I use to just act all cute and get all the stuffed animals I wanted! Now, my little cousin is the one who gets them all...It's pretty disappointing. ;) I love going to Nola for Mardi Gras because the soul of the city comes out. You can hear music EVERYWHERE, eat so much great Louisiana food, and have a great time! I CAN'T WAIT!