Semester 1

I believe that the first semester of my Senior year was my best so far. It started out as me and some of my friends coming back as top dogs this year, and the school was our playground. But with every new year, you get new teachers and so far, I like the ones I got. Though I have some from last year, I've seen some new faces that I've not seen before. Now as to which class I like the most so far, I think it's a six way tie between all of them. In English I get read a be quiet for a little longer, and I don't like to start off my day loud and noisy. Next is my government Econ class. Ms. Mehl is one of the craziest and best teachers I've had in awhile just for the fact that she's really loose and hang back. Then next up to bat, is my Art 2 class with Mr. Thompson. What I like about that class is that our assignments, though he tells what needs to be the predominant and what it needs to include as well, allow us to be open minded about our choices, just as long as we follow his simple guidelines. In Weight Training, I've got Buch and he's a cool laid back guy that, if he needs to tell you something he'll say it straight to your face and be real about it. Fifth period is my Animation 1 class with Mr. Muzzy and what's cool about that class is we get to create our own ideas and try to bring them to life, such as creating brand new characters. And last but definately not least I've got cooking with Ms Klug. Now some people say she's weird and that they took cooking just to get an easy A, but the reason why I took it is because I like to cook and I always try to say on my teacher's good side. But with all the good things that have happened, there's still one thing I'm thinking about and the beginning and end of second semester and the rest of my life. I don't know what my future holds, but I know one thing and it's only time can tell, and he isn't going to tell me anything.

My Senior Year

I can't believe that I'm already a senior! It felt like it was just last month when I stepped through the doors of BHS as a new freshmen. And it also feels like last week was the beginning of my junior year. High School has given me a load of memories both good and bad, from my first couple of years on the football team, and having my grades rise above a 3.6 GPA this year. But as for my future outside of high school, I plan to either go to a Junior colloege and get my education or go join the military and then transfer to a four year college. And I know that when I'm out of high school, I will have a whole new set of adventures and challenges ahead of me. But if there is one thing that BHS has tought me, it's to meet your challenges head on with your head heald high, and to never give up. But as for now I will do what I can to realize the day of when I walk down that isle to receive my diploma and graduate from bhs. GO CLASS OF 2010!

My Junior Year

My Junior year has been one to remember for myself for multiple reasons. One of those reasons is that I was able to just overall have a whole lot more fun then I did my freshmen and sophmore years here at BHS. Another reason is that I was able to get over a 3.0 GPA this year and just focus on school and anything else rather than football itself. But one thing that was wierd for me this year was not being a part of the football team because for the past couple of years, I was on the football team and worked just as hard as the other members of my team. But me not being a part of the football team this year allowed me to focus on my school work and my grades as well. Plus this year, I've made a couple of more friends but now it's going to be all about senior year next year and my final High School days. Something for me to look forward to this coming Senior year is that I will be testing for my second degree black belt in October or September. But as for now, I will enjoy these last few days at High School as a Junior and I will try to get ready for my senior year that's coming up. CLASS OF 2010 ROCKS!

The Things they Carried Essay by Andrew Wright

There are many reasons as to a soldier would join the army and go to war. One of them is fear of not being seen as an equal or an outsider because he or she simply didn’t join the army and fight in the war. This is the main reason as to why Tim O’Brien calls himself a coward for going to war because he was afraid of not being seen as an equal, but as an outsider. When some people hear about war, and the people that go to war, think that they are just going to war just to defend their country and the people that they love when in fact that is only one of the reasons why a person would join the army during a war. As O’Brien pointed out, some people might go to war because of fear of being a called a pussy or not being seen as a true American in the eyes of the American people. I can see someone joining the army as an act of cowardice because of fear of not being seen as an equal or an outsider because he or she simply didn’t join the army and fight in the war.


As far as O’Brien’s meaning of “courage”, I think it might be willing to stand up for one’s own beliefs, even against the fear of adversity among his or her peers. Another possible definition he might’ve thought of the meaning of the word “courage” is to take on any and all challenges, no matter how hard they might seem. These are just a few possible definitions of what the word “courage” means to Tim O’Brien. But as far as my definition goes, the first definition actually matches mine because that’s what I believe is courage from a certain stand if not all stand points. I believe this because if you are willing to stand up for what your believes against anyone and anytime you feel that those beliefs are being violated, then you truly have some sort of courage.

To some people one of their beliefs is that if you don’t go to war and fight for your country, then you are not a true American. I disagree with that because no one can make you go to war, and if you don’t then that choice alone doesn’t make you an un-American. Plus I believe that going to war is more of a choice rather than a something you have to do. I can see someone joining a war as an act of cowardice because of simple fear as not being seen as an equal and not being treated as an equal as well. One of the facts that could support this is when O’Brien made his choice to join the war, he decided to join the war because he was scared of not being seen as a man but rather as a coward. This is a huge factor because it’s not just fear of being seen as a coward in the eyes of one person, it could be seen in the eyes of all of the people in the U.S. I see that as a deciding factor because people would being treated as a piece of trash for not serving the country if that person didn’t go to war.

Another reason why a soldier would join the war, though not as an act of cowardice, is to protect the people that they love and care about. That is a driving factor to some soldiers because for some, they are trying to protect their family and their friends. I belive this to be true because if you didn't want to lose someone because of a war, then that person would fight to protect the people he or she loves. As far as Tim O'Brien is concerned, him wanting to protect his family might've have also pushed him into going to the army because at one point he is trying to prove himself to his dad and show him that there is more to an army rather than just a bunch of guys fighting. But, instead of telling us all of his motives to going to the war, he only tells us the main reason as to why he made the decision to go.

There are many factors as to why a person would join the army and go to war and leave the people and the places they know. But one of the main factors is that a person will go because of fear of being seen as a coward for not fighting for your own country. And fear of not being seen as an american because he or she didn't go to war. People that see others going to war think "Man, he's got some courage." In reality though, this is just one form of the word courage and believe me, there are quite a few meanings of the word. But O'Brien's meaning of the word courage is being able to stand up for ones own beliefs and ethics. And if someone stands up to another person that's going against those beliefs, he or she isn't a coward. But I do agree that if someone joins the army out of fear, it is an act of cowardice because that person isn't making the choice based on their own free will, but on a possible opinion that other people have about that person.

Final Fantasy

The Final Fantasy games were started back in 1987 by one Hironobu Sakaguchi, and they have had about 13 to 14 sequels spanning over 20 years of survival and innovation. If you compared the graphics of the first Final Fantasy game to the latest edition, you would be not only amazed but surprised at how far that series came along. But as the years went by, the storyline and the characters changed as well. The main characters that are known now are Tidus (FF10 and 10-2), Wakka (FF 10 and 10-2), Yuna (FF 10 and 10-2), Cloud (FF 7), Leon (FF 5) and many others. But the main bad guy that everyone recognizes with hearing the words "Final Fantasy" is Sephiroth. Sephiroth is the main bad guy in Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children and the only one that can beat him is Cloud. This game is one of the few Final Fantasy games that got made into a movie. But throughout this storyline, Cloud is hunting down his brother and trying to figure out what he is up to, but when he does find out Cloud tries to stop him at all costs. And in the final 15 to 20 minutes of the movie, Sephiroth and Cloud battle it out to the end, in which in the end Cloud defeats Sephiroth and saves the world. But as far as all of the games go, I really like all of them because not only does each one give you new characters and new storylines to keep the series fresh, but they also give you new worlds to explore. Overall I give all of the games and 100 out of 10.

Great Rock Songs of the past and Present

There have been many great bands in world history, some of which will be remembered longer then others. But as far as I am concerned, all great rock bands will live forever. Some of these bands of the past are Journey, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Metallica, AC DC, Black Sabbith, Poison and many others. Some of the current day bands are Disturbed, Evanescene, Motorhead, Dragon Force and so on. The bands of the past will live forever because they helped to re-make rock and roll for the next generation while the current day bands continue to re-define rock and roll each and every day they can. As far as my favorite band goes, I like Disturbed above all because they make a lot of great songs with each album they come out with, and that is very hard to. The average band will probably come out with about three maybe four good songs in their albums, while disturbed will come out with five, six or seven good songs among four maybe five great songs in their album. My most favorite songs that I like from them are Stricken, Down with the Sickness, Inside the Fire and Perfect Insanity. I like Journey for quite a few reasons, one of them is that obviously they make great songs and another reason is that they have a Phillipno lead singer and I am Phillipino myself. I like the other bands because some of their songs have a great story background. For example the song "Every Rose has it's Thorns" by Poison lead singer Brett Michaels, was made because he went through a harsh ending to a serious relationship he had at the time. But overall, I rate all of the bands beyond any number because they will live forever and they put their own hearts into each and every one of their songs.

The result of George St-Pierre vs BJ Penn 2

There are very few or very rare times in life when you get to see two great champions, in their prime , get to go at it in one of the biggest events of the year. Well, this was one of those times with UFC Welterweight champion George St-Pierre faced off against UFC Lightweight champion "The Prodigy" BJ Penn. These two fought each other nearly three years ago when GSP barely beat Penn via split decision and after that moment GSP Fought UFC legend and current welterweight champion of that time, Matt Hughes (Hughes pro mma record 43 wins and 7 loses) and defeated him. Penn on the other hand went into serious training in order to prepare him for the re-match he had been waiting for. His opponent was the man that gave him his first ever lose, "Little Evil" Jens Pulver and throughout that fight Penn just destroyed Pulver and in the second round, he finished him by rear-naked choke. Then he went on and was finally able to capture the UFC Lightweight championship and became just the second man in UFC history to win a championship in two different weight classes, his first title was the welterweight championship. Now it was time for both BJ Penn and GSP to defend their belts and both were successful at it, with Penn beating former champion Sean Sherk and GSP destroying Jon Fitch. After those fights it was time for the two to meet again but for the welterweight title. The fight lived up to all of the fans expectations but GSP was able to stop Penn before the fifth round do to stopage via broken nose. I admire the heart and determination of Penn to continue and he is a true Hawaiian warrior but on that night, GSP was the better man and the better fighter.

GSP's mma record is 17-2

BJ Penn's mma record is 14-5

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is known for a couple of things in the modern day society of life. One of which is the superstition that Friday the 13th is supposed to be the most un-lucky day of the entire year, which I don't know when this idea came up. But then there is one of the if not the most famous reason why it is so famous. And that reason is, Friday the 13th the movie. That's right Jason Voorhees is back from the dead, again to terrorize the new campers at camp Crystal Lake and he means business. He became a killer when he was just a kid and he was drowned in ironically, camp Crystal Lake and it was actually his mother doing the killing to avenge her son. In the end of the first movie, just when all seems peaceful at the camp, Jason himself rises up and begins to kill, which are orders from his dead mother. As the years go by and throughout the Friday the 13th and Jason movies, Jason becomes more powerful and even more deadly as he goes across the world and even into outer space. But perhaps his most thrilling and hardest foe was Freddy Kruger when the two faced off in Freddy vs Jason. This movie was not only highly anticipated but also highly hyped up and it lived up to all of the expectations. This story begins with a re-cap of how the two became evil super horror villains and perhaps the best of all time. When the two finally meet face to face, it is at camp Crystal Lake and then, they duke it out. On one side you have Freddy Kruger and on the other side, you have Jason Voorhees and the humans trying to kill Freddy. In the end Jason is able to decapitate Freddy but not kill him. And now we begin the newest Jason movie and I believe it will live up to all of my expectations.

Super Bowl 43

This year's Super Bowl was one for the ages. In the Pre-game show the band that played for the Super Bowl was the legendary band Journey playing their world famous song "Don't Stop Believing". This year, the Super Bowl itself featured a 12-4 team in the Steelers and a 9-7 team in the cardinals. Just by looking at the records, you could tell that both teams had a rough season but in some people's eyes, it was the Steelers that had the tougher schedule just based on their opponents. But the Cardinals had a not so great schedule as well. But when the game started both teams looked to be just about even but that was just them warming up. When the second quarter came the Steelers were by 10 when the score was 10 - 0. And out of nowhere, Kurt Warner scores a end zone pass to Larry Fitzgerald. The kick after was good and now the score was 10 - 7 at the half time. Now came the wonderful halftime show which featured Bruce Bringstein rocking out and waking up the sold out Super Bowl crowd. In the third quarter, the Cardinals were on the tips of scoring another touchdown but then Kurt Warner threw an interception to number 92 William Harris ,a Steelers middle linebacker, and he returned it from inside the end zone all the way down to the Cardinals end zone to score a touch down. This run alone was the longest return in Super Bowl history with it being more then 100 yards. Now the score was 17 to 7 and later in the third quarter, the Steelers rack even more points by adding a field goal kick. The current score at the end of the third quarter is 20 - 7. As I was watching this, I thought the Cardinals were done, but boy was I wrong. The fourth quarter was the best one when Kurt Warner through a great pass to Larry Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald was able to go all the way into the end zone for a huge and much needed touchdown. The score is now 20 - 14 and I began to think "Okay the Cardinals might just pull off the upset of the century." As the final quarter went on the Cardinals were able to pin the Steelers deep in their own end zone and were able to score another two points because the Steelers got a Safety foul. With the score at 20 - 16 this game was getting really exciting but the most exciting point was when Fitzgerald was able to score another touchdown thanks to a great line holding their blocks and Kurt Warner being able to throw as good as he did. And for the first time, the Cardinals were leading with a score of 20 - 23. And just as it looked like as if the Steelers were going to just go into over time, Rothoelisberger threw a huge and well needed pass to Santonio Holmes and he was able to run it down all the way to the seven yard line down deep in Cardinals Territory. After their first shot at the end zone with only less then two minutes left, Rothoelisberger was able to pass to Santonio Holmes for a deaf defying catch and thus putting the Steelers back in the lead with the score at 27 - 23. Now the last few seconds of the game were perhaps the most exciting with the Cardinals just inches away from getting the lead again, but the Steelers defense was able to get to Kurt Warner and force him to loose the ball in a controversial call by the refs. From a certain stand point, it looked like as if the ball was in forward motion, but the officials called it a fumble and thus ended Super Bowl 43. I honestly thought this years Super Bowl was very exciting, much like Last year when the Giants pulled off a tremendous upset against the undefeated Patriots making with a end score of 17 - 14 with the Giants winning, and now all I can do is wait for the next exciting Super Bowl game which might be next year.

Close, but no Cigar

This Superbowl was one of the closest superbowl games I have ever seen in my entire life. The game pitted the Pittsburg Steelers vs the Arizona Cardinals. The game was back and forth with neither team showing weakness or quit in them but in the end, it was the Steelers winning and becoming the first ever franchise to win six, SIX superbowls in NFL history. The end score was 27 to 23 and it looked like as if the Cardinals would pull of the upset of a lifetime but it was not to be. But throughout the whole game, the Cardinals had about five maybe six or seven penalties against them and you have to wonder if they didn't have so many penalties, they might've won the game. But in the end, all that counts is the final score and that's it. It was a great game and both teams put their hearts out there and as a fan, I really appreciate that.

My day

My day was okay at best. It started out with me feeling like crud and me not wanting to move around too much, but I some how mustered up the strength and went to school, a little sick and all. At school, I really didn't want to do too much work so in my weight training class, all I basically did was run for about almost ten minutes. Then came my fifth period geology class, in which all we did was watch a video which was cool with me. After that came lunch and I just basically hung out with my friends until sixth period began. My sixth period class happens to be Art 1 and we are creating cartoon characters, which I named mine El Oscuro Guerrero which means Dark Warrior in English. Then came the Rally. I don't really like Rallies that much, so I go to the Anti - Rallies just to hang out with friends. The rally lasted for about half an hour and then I went home. SO the plan for me tonight is to try to relax so that my sickness can calm down a little bit over the weekend.

The Star Wars Empire

It was not too long ago when the Nintendo 64 was the biggest game system on the block. At the time it had everything, from graphics to great games. But one of its greatest games was the Star Wars games. Now everyone knows that Star Wars has been around for years, mainly in the movie department, but as the years went by so did the Star Wars games for the new game systems. Over the years, the Lucas Arts Company has promoted many Star Wars games. Some of these games are Star Wars Knights of the old Republic, Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Pod racers. Star Wars Battlefront 2 is the sequel to Star Wars Battlefront 1, but it is way better because not only do you get all of the clone and storm troopers, but you also get the main characters from Darth Vader to Anakin Sky Walker. But the latest installment to this great empire is Star Wars the force Unleashed. In this game, you get to play as Darth Vader's apprentice Galen Marek or better known as Star Killer. As you go on in the game, you have to hunt down some of the remaining Jedi after order 66 and at one point, begin the rebel alliance at the will of Darth Vader. As you gather the remaining enemies of the empire, you get betrayed by Darth Vader and become a Jedi with a mission: save the leaders of the rebel alliance. One of the final bosses in the game is Darth Vader himself and you have to battle him until you get to the final boss: The Emperor. When you defeat the Emperor you free the rebel alliance and they escape before The Emperor tries to kill them and Galen Marek Chooses to sacrifice himself in order to save them. In the end Galen Marek is the one that gives Senator Bail Organa, Jedi master Rahm Kota and Princess Laya the hope to finish what he started and that is free the galaxy of the empire. Overall the game play, graphics and storyline was awesome and I give it a 15/5.

A History making year

This year so far has been historic in American history. For example, the Arizona Cardinals manage to make it all the way to the Super Bowl for the very first time in their team's history. But the most historic thing by far was on January 20th, 2009 when Barrack Obama became the first ever African American president in U.S history. This is historic because the U.S now has the first ever different race at the head of a nation. If this is how historic the beginning of the year is, then I can't wait for the rest of the year to come to the United States of America.

But as for now, I am happy with waiting for history, and taking each day one step at a time and waiting every single second, minute, hour, day, week, month and year of my life.

A historic week.

This week is historic in many ways for many people. For me and many others, not only does the week include Martin Luther King Day, but it also includes the inauguration of the first president of African American descent, president elect Barrack Obama. This is historic because for the first time in U.S history a African American is president and I see it as a good thing. But as far as my personal week goes, it was pretty good. I got watch my Sister Katie play two games of Soccer and win this week as well. I also got to see one of my friends that had his arm or wrist broken, and see how he was doing. Turns out he's doing well and is great condition, considering that the accident was in June or July of last year. As far as the rest of the week goes, I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

The week so far

This week by far has been up and down as far as difficulty goes for an 11th grader. I have felt many highs and many lows in my life, but this week was the toughest by far in recent memory. The highest point for me this week was when I won a card tournament last Monday but I had to walk from my house on Solano Dr, onto Prim Rose and to the Public Library. The lowest point was last night when I did nothing but homework for five hours straight. The main reason why it took so long was mostly and mainly because I didn't start my history homework which was due today in my history class. But the upside to this is at least it is done and I don't have to do it again or at least anytime soon in the near future. So far this day has started out great for me plus I'm going to a Birth day party so there's a guarantee to be some fun for me sometime today. And that was my week so far.

My evaluation of "The Dark Knight"

"The dark Knight" was one of the best movies I have ever seen in years as far as an action flick goes. You have the original main characters from Bat man and Commissioner Gordon to Two Face and the Joker. As the movie goes along Bat man is faced with a all new set of challenges as Gotham grows and at one point is turned up side down by the Joker and his games. He proved that no matter how great you are, you can still be broken down. At some point in the story, the character known as Harvey Dent, or one of Gotham's greatest hero's, loses his soon to be wife Rachel. Thanks to that stunt, pulled off by the Joker and some gasoline on Harvey's face mixed along with some fire on it, he becomes Two Face. In the end, Commissioner Gordon describes Bat man as the hero Gotham deserves but doesn't need, and dubs him the nick name of The Dark Knight. Throughout the movie you can see some psychological reality that can relate to the real world. For example, The character Two Face has half of a normal human face and the other half is burnt. This shows that there's always two sides to every coin and two sides to every person no matter how much we want to hide that fact. Overall, I give the movie a 10 out of 10 or even more because I found it to be thrilling and exciting as the plot began and continued to unfold we got to see a little bit more of Bat man's mind and how he never tries to cross the line that separates him from being a hero to wanted criminal.

My day

My day started out just like any other normal day would for any other person. I woke up, got ready and went to school. As the day went on I meet with my friends and we just played some card games and had fun. Then we got on a conversation of school projects that we have to do for a while. I heard some people saying they had to work on art projects, others said they had to work on biography homework. When it came to me, I told them I had to do a blog project for my English class. Sure some laughed, but I told them that I had a fun time doing some blogs and I really liked doing them. "The reason why I like doing blogs," I said "Is because I just find them to be very fun as I go along typing the blog." And as I go on with this one, I find it to be more and more fun as I continue and I don't want it to stop. But like all stories, this blog has an end. As for the rest of my day, well I had to Cook dinner and keep the arguments in my house down to a minimum. And that was my day.

Each person has a different story

Every person you meet will always be different from the other no matter what . Some say life is like candy. It's sweet and you never want it to stop.Others say it's like a puzzle. Some pieces are harder to find and place them in the right spot or you don't know if they fit at all in any spot. One thing they both agree on is that life has its addictions. If you look at them, they both have their problems. Life can be so sweet that at one point you'll do anything to keep that sensation going and you are just waiting for the downfall. On the opposite hand those that don't fit in keep working and working until they find a way to fit in. And that includes doing drugs and killing your body over time. But when it comes down in the end all pieces have a place on the puzzle and all sweet sensations must stop and you must get a shot back to reality.