Author: Fred

This Saturday was a moment of history, that day we had a game against Coastal, at team located in Vancouver. This was a game that we needed to make a statement to the league. The game started off pretty slow in the first half, but all of the sudden, the opposing team was given a penalty that was totally undeserved, I mean it was not even a penalty. Our goal keeper made a great save, but unfortunately the player converted on the rebound. We were down 1-0 and we knew we had to make a comeback, in the last minutes of the first half my teamate David scored a beautiful freekick while the goalkeeper also midreading it. It was halftime and it was tied 1-1, our team had all the momentum. I had to play better in the second half (which I did). In the second half I scored a penalty and a nice solo goal. We ended up winning 5-1, in other words it was a beat down. I felt very satisfied with my performance because in the second half I was working harder and wanted to win more. Our record as a team is 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. That means that we are second in the BCSPL, I feel like I am impacting winning because I have 8 goals in 7 games which I am proud of. Our next few games are against tougher opponents, but I am excited for the journey.

Reading this book was very confusing from my perspective, many unlucky things happen to the Ancient Mariner because of the sin he committed. 5 main characters are: The Ancient Mariner (the boat), the Wedding guest, a character attending a wedding celebration who is stopped by the Ancient Mariner and compelled to listen to his story. The pilot is the person that is steering the ship around. Shipmates are the people that work on the ship. Hermit, one of the people who save the Ancient Mariner, plus frees the Ancient Mariner of its guilt. The story starts off with the boat being stuck in the Arctic, then in the doldrums where there is no wind. The worst thing happens to the ship when he shoots the Albatross (seagull) with his crossbow, this means he has sinned. He is forced to wear the dead Albatross around his neck as a symbol of guilt. They see another ship in the distance with death and a woman, they play a game with the die, the woman ends up winning, so all the shipmates die. Just because of the Ancient Mariner committed that sin. My argument is that killing an Albatross with a bow is not a sin because he needs to have food to survive. I kill spiders, but I would not consider that a sin, also meaning that killing a seagull is not one either. The Ancient Mariner could have done a million things much worse than that. That was nothing, back then I bet you there were a bunch of Albatrosses.

Reading the 5 stanzas was stressful, but helpful. I am very good at memorizing, the 5 stanzas are talking about what happened when there was wind, they were moving at a good pace. However, when there was no wind and the sails dropped, they were pretty much stuck, it was sad for them. My favourite stanza was the fourth one: “Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean”. This was my favourite for many reasons, its telling us what it would be like on a ship without any wind, this for me was also the harderst part to memorize for some reason. During the oral presentation I did a fantastic job for the first 3 stanzas using good memorization, volume and speed, but as I got to the last 2 stanzas I got a little ahead of myself, thats when I needed a little help from Mr. Mackight, in the end I did finish, I will be honest I did make some mistakes. Overall, it was a good experience and I think I did the best I could with the circumstances. The whole book was pretty good too, exploring themes of guilt, redemption, forgiveness, the natural world and the consequences of human actions.

I will be writing about what I like and did not like from this story, I will also be giving my opinions on the different characters.

The main characters of the story are: Dr Jekyll, a well respected scientist. Mr. Hyde, a sinister man and mysterious man. Mr. Utterson, Jekyll’s lawyer and friend. Mr Hyde commits many crimes in London, causing fear from the rest of the people that live there. Utterson tries to investigate the relationship between Hyde and Dr Jekyll. It turns out that they are the same person by the aid of the potion that Jekyll created. In the high point of the story Jekyll turns into Hyde without the help of the potion, he is unable to reverse the transformations. Causing Dr Jekyll to lose his life. I liked the story because it made me think of the both good and evil aspects of a human. Sometimes I want to do something bad, but I can’t because I will regret it and get punished. But with Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde he does not have any regret or shame for the horrible things he did.

The things that I don’t like about this story were how random the book was. I mean when I got the book I was not expecting to read a book like that when 2 different characters are the same character, that was a little weird, plus unrealistic. Another thing I am not to fond of his how old the book is, as I was reading the book its vocabulary just sounded old. Overall, it was a good book for many reasons that I have listed, but it was not my favourite thats for sure.

In the book “An Enemy of the People” my overall feelings for the book is completely mixed between characters. My feelings towards Dr. Stockmann is that he is a good person trying to do the right thing for the town and the baths. On the contrary my respect for Peter, is not that much because he knows that the report on the baths is true, he just doesn’t want to admit it. I agree with what Thomas says about the compact majority about them being fools and uneducated. I feel very bad for Thomas because everyone was on his side, but then suddenly Aslaksen and Hovstad support Peter instead of Thomas, because Peter convinced them that the report was not true. Thomas’s whole family I had a lot of respect for, Peter has treated his brother with no respect. If that was me in all the bad situations Thomas has been, I would have probably punched him in the face. Plus not only is his brother against him, in fact the whole population is against him calling him “an enemy of the people” when all Thomas is doing is trying to speak the truth, while the normal towspeople are being lied to.

This was one of the rarest things that happens in sports! On Saturday, I did something that totally surprised me. It was a nice day outside for soccer and it was our last game of preseason. We wanted to end on a high note (we did!). We were playing against Vancouver United, and before the game started I had a good chat with my coach talking about the future to me as a player, basically how far he thinks I can go. Our assistant coach was going over corner kicks with us, I told myself that I was going to score a header. Soon the game started and I was feeling confident, at the start of the game, both teams were feeling each other out. The other team was aggressive, I was getting crunched by their players. It got to the point where I was about to ask the coach for a substitution, but in my head, I said that I had to persevere through it. After about 40 minutes we were dominating, we also had a corner kick. I was on the right side of the goalie and the ball came in focused on the ball. Then BAM!! it went into the near post off my header, the feeling is something you can not describe. This was not the first time I have scored off a corner as well. During half-time our coach was pleased not satisfied though. Then in the 65th minute we had another corner, this time I was in front off the goalie. The ball came in perfectly, I     redirected the ball off my head into the far post top corner. After those 2 goals, I thought how rare it is for the same player to score off a corner kick. We scored another goal after that, which I was involved in. The game ended 3-1. They were a decent team, but we just outclassed them on and off the ball. Overall, it was a great preseason for the team (4wins-1draw-4losses) and for me as a player (6 goals). During the actual season I know that we will have a great season and I will score and provide a lot of goals.

There are many things that I want to be able to do by the end of the year, but to keep it simple here are the 4 things I want to do by the end of the year.

1. Learn Spanish, this one is the most important because I want to be capable of speaking 3 languages fluently. I can already speak English and French fluently, I mean speaking 3 languages would be such an advantage. It would lead to so many more job opportunities compared to others that can only speak English. I am learning on Duolingo, I am making big strides, plus it also helps to have Mexican international students to help me as well. Learning Spanish will help me so much.
2. Being able to draw portraits, this year it has been my first time drawing people and making portraits. I have been really enjoying it and I have been developing my skills quickly. However, I know that it will take time. I’m gonna start with easier things, then I will make portraits that are a harder and full figure.
3. Be able to do a backflip flat, I know it sounds very risky, but I think that if I can pull it off it would look very cool. This is something that I want to be able to do, mainly to impress the girls. Last year, I was able to do a backflip off a bridge and that was something I was very proud of. This time it’s gonna be much harder, to make this dream I guess I could say happen, I’ve been watching Youtube videos.
4. Being able to jump higher, this is kind of linking to being able to do a backflip, but this can be used for a lot more. Before I tell you what I’m gonna use it for, I’m gonna tell you how I’m gonna be able to do this. The answer is plyometrics. It’s exercises that will make me jump higher. If I can jump higher it will give me a massive advantage. I play soccer and basketball, in soccer I will win more headers and it basketball it could lead to me being able to dunk.

This is a story that is very intriguing to me, I feel like every few pages you have a different emotion or view on the characters. The story makes me feel of how Vasili was not being nice to Nikita, but then Nikita was dying and Vasili sacrificed his life for Nikita to live. It makes me feel that if your not a nice person, you can always change in the future. I mean what’s stopping you. Same goes with Vasili because he didn’t have to save Nikita’s life did he. If he didn’t we would have had the same views on him, but since he did sacrifice his life for Nikita. In my eyes we should look at him from a different view now. At the end of the story Vasili was wondering if he should’ve gone in the first place, he didn’t think he needed the grove anyways. It made me wonder if Vasili was changing because at the start, that’s all he cared about but now he had a certain view that money wasn’t the main focus anymore, he was satisfied that he already had enough of it. He was looking at life from a different scope and for me that is changing at it’s finest. Plus after he sacrificed his life, Nikta lived an extra 20 years with his family, that is Vasili being selfless. At the start of the story I liked Nikita and was kind of skeptical about Vasili, but at the end my feeling towards Vasili were much better, he gained my respect.

This is definetily a realistic story back then, I can tell by the way the writer Leo Tolstoy writes, it sounds rustic and old. You can tell it is realistic because of the setting and what they use for transportation. The story is in a village in Russia. Plus they are using sledges. In my eyes back then this would happen a lot with people trying to buy something and going while at night, The only thing is the part where they get lost multiple times and they never find it. I believe that if there was a big snowstorm though and people were going to buy something lucrative they would do whatever it takes. If people were doing whatever it takes, people would definitely risk there lives to get there hands on something worth thousands of rubles and make a huge profit. Therefore this is a realistic story.

This weekend was wild and I’m going to tell you all about. This week was Thanksgiving. But before we talk about our big feast, I have to talk about how we got there, so right after school my dad drove me all the way toComox. It was great to see my family. After I got home, I had a little bite to eat and then went to bed. By the way, ever single day I was getting great sleep which was great. On Saturday morning, I watched some soccer games that were live on my computer. After that I did a core workout, then I made breakfast and hanged out with my brother. I was also helping my Dad with putting the boat in it’s shelter and mowing the lawn. After that my Mom came home and told me that we were going to a restaurant called Martine’s, it was a great meal I had Seafood linguine it was creamy and delicious. When we got back home I was very tired, so I watched a little bit of TV, then went to bed. Finally the day I was looking forward to the most, the actual dinner. Before that though I did another intense core workout and also going to the turf with my Dad. My goal was to burn as many calories as I could, so I could eat a lot! I helped with making the food. The food was on the table, but first we all had to tell what we were thankful for. The meal was great because the turkey was crispy while also being juicy. After dinner we watched Lupin, then crashed to bed. The next day I went for a run and a soccer session in my front yard.After, It was time to head back to Victoria

This is a day in my wonderful life, everyday I wake up at 7:30 in the morning, have a shower and get ready for the day. For breakfast, I always eat my Vector (cereal brand). It is very sweet, but is good for the body. After breakfast I get dressed and head off to school. When I arrive to school I greet all my friends and head off to my classes. School is something I enjoy a lot, I make it a habit to always be positive and try to make every school day enjoyable. When school is finished my grandpa picks me up at 3:20, I head back home and get prepared for my football session. To get prepared I will usually eat pasta, because it is great for energy. Now that I’m ready I head off to PISE to train, every session I try to take something out of every one. Plus it is great for my physical health. It’s always great having some banter with my teammates. After football training, most likely I’m drenched in sweat. So when I get home I need a shower, change into some very stylish clothes. I will always be craving a sandwich, so that’s what I do. My grandparents always give me grief for not cleaning up. So I clean up after they tell me to. Now I look on my computer and look at Managebac and do a little bit of homework. After my homework I do my 15 minutes of reading, right now I am reading The wealthy barber, it is a very intriguing book. Finally, I have a little bit of free time, so I can go on my phone and communicate with my friends that live in Comox and look at videos on the internet.  I will sometimes play my grandparents in a game of chess or hang out with my cousins. Then to end the day I will do a full body workout and then stretch after. That is the end of the day. I go to bed at 9:30 and wake up in the morning and do it again mostly.