Spring break is almost here! 2 more days ladies and gentlemen! Soooooo............. what do you have planned? Want to know what-OF COURSE YOU DO! I plan to........ well I'm not quite sure yet. I'd really like to organize my backpack, clean out my room, go shopping, get a manicure and a pedicure, have friends come over, sleepovers, parties, food and candy, and definitley sleep! Now that I have a queen bed I can roll around and sleep, well not so tight but still, sleep is sleep! I can't wait for tomorrow when all of my worries, grades, will be shooting upwards! 3 cheers for spring break!
He only painted the Mona Lisa, no big deal. JUST KIDDING! WAY BIG DEAL! Between Michaelangelo and Leonardo, I would so want to meet Leonardo. After all, I've seen pictures of the Mona Lisa trillions of times. Plus, I wonder about the picture. Why is she smiling? Did Leonardo do something to get her to smile? Did someone actually pose for this picture? If I got to meet Leonardo, I'd get to ask him those questions. The Mona Lisa amazes me, it really does. I think all of my questions have answer with reasons. Only if Leonardo was still alive, he'd get to answer my questions and throw imagination into a whole other universe. Leonardo took such a big leap in painting that picture, but what I really want to know is, what was he thinking as he painted that? Was he thinking "she is lovely."? Or what was he trying to get across to the admirers of the painting? What is the picture's purpose?
Each painting has a story, you have to look deep and hard. Not all paintings stories stand out like dogs in a flock of geese. You need to look beyond what stands out, and think hard about what you see. There is always s If your uncle needed you to go to war for him would you? If you wanted you family to be happy but not see them for a year, would you? If there were only to choices between life but a quick death, would you? Well, those were my options. I could got to war since my uncle wasn't capable of going himself, or risk my families life by staying with my family. I had to chose what I felt was the best answer, to stay. My mother, father, and uncle wouldn't talk tome for days. I had to catch my own food, but got to stay home for shelter. My work, excelled, though because of my parent's anger about my decision. One day, i got upset in the fields and stormed back home. I slammed the front door and shouted at my mom, "I'm doing this for all of us!" My mother looked up from her work, "So being so selfish is good for all of us?" she asked. "I'm sorry I don't want to risk my life in war! I'm 12! We could flee mother, away from Europe and take our religion with us! Let others have the joy we have in our lives!" My mother sighed, "But you know that is not an option!" I started to cry, "Then lets make it one! I don't want to leave you." My father, grandfather, and uncle cam through the door from their hard labor in the fields, I was now going to have to face them.
The idea of marrying at my age was unthinkable. Literally, I couldn't stand the fact that I would ever marry someone, at 13. I saw girls in the village scrummaging under the rules of men and political power. No way was I going to marry such a man, not even if he was 13 like me. I decided I would tell my father that I couldn't marry a man like that, nor would I. The lightning outside blared sounds and the rain pounded overhead. I picked at my meal as my father set down his wine glass, "Have you decided? A answer must be sent." Multiple things raced through my mind. The man had money, our country didn't. If I married, people would love me for what I did, if I didn't marry.. there would be serious consequences. I sighed and teared-up "I'll marry," my mother and father's jaws dropped, "under one condition, our armies must combine." A few maids, butlers, and servants peeked their heads into the dining hall. "WHAT?!" my father roared. "Do you know what will happen if we're both being attacked?" I thought for a moment. "Father, mother? Listen to me!" I cried, "If my husband dies, we will still have strong enough forces to rule, and not let our power come to an end. The armies will be combined so double the strength, half the want to fight our country, and more respect." My father rubbed his forehead in thinking, constant thinking. "I suppose," he said quietly. "That might be an option." I smiled ad thanked him, he interrupted me, "I said it might be an option. So calm yourself and never speak of this to anyone."
I didn't know a lot about the man, in fact, I didn't know anything. A slave, I thought. I wondered if it was better than the life I had left at home, clearly, it was. I tried to struggled out of his strong grip. He was plump, and full as I had thougth earlier, full of fat. Instead, he was musclular and strong. To me, he felt more bolder in his presence. After being threatened and toyed with, I agreed to be his slave. I had to. After all, what differnce would my opinion make? I had to be his slave, or I would be a wolf's-head to the whole country and soon, the world.
I wonderd what the man would have me do? Where was his home? Family? Sure enough he was able to afford them, especially if he made me his slave. Peasants don't use other peasants as slaves. It's just not... necesary. I needed a way out. Somehow, even if I was his slave for 7 days, I would need to escape. I couldn't live my life like this. The man, after all, knew I was trying to find my father. Surely, though, he would keep me captive in his strond arms until I would convenant with him I would stay. I needed some sort of escape plan. I hardly knew how to write, read, or even draw! What use woul dmy own self be to me? I was a fraud. A useless fraud. Then it struck me, surely, if I'm a fraud-like slave, the man would agree that I was of no good use, and send me off. Surely, indeed. I was dropped on the humid but firery ground. I was told I would be his servent, listen to his orders, and obey his every command. I took a moment to think of the concequenes for running off. I had to object, I wasn't being caught on to and running would be my only choice. I s I opened my mouth to speak but my brain whizzed and twisted so know part of my body could operate. Surely, I thought, this was death. It was a long day from working in the fields. I was tired and slowly trudged up the hill. Today was a warm, humid, day. It was hot int he fields though, I had been working hard. I pulled my bags (which I had flung over my shoulder) and they were heavy. Full of crops and wheat for harvest. As I reached the top of the hill, I smelled smoke. I turned to see if the was a fire anywhere near, there was. I broke into a run to only see specks of fire balls flying into the air as the city below them crumbled. I screamed and ran back to the field hoping someone I knew would be there, there wasn't one single person. I ran fast back to the village dropping my bags full of crops, I needed my family more than the crops we grew. As I ran into the burning town square I heard screams all around me, the people int he buildings we miserable. Yet, what could I do? I looked all around me only to see flames and smoke. I turned to see children and their parents confused and crying in a corner of two flaming buildings. I corraled them into my arms and told them to run to the hill. As, I watched them run, I saw two ships sailing far from the town, we had been overthrown, captured, declared a part of someone else's land. I watched the town crumble to the earth and the smoke soar high above the clouds. My family was gone, my home was too. My life int he fields was over, so were my friends. My pets and food, disappeared. I was no longer a human being who had my own life, I was now a slave. Owned by, probably, the most deluded, richest, most careless king in the world. My life, was not my own, anymore.
I don't know if its just me but it feels like years since I last blogged! I mean, I didn't blog Wednesday because I had double-period science. Whew! What happened?! Well, whatever, anyways today I get to write about Charlemagne! At first I thought it was some type of magnet or stone, but then I realized he was a person!
Charlemagne is Latin for "Charles the Great!" Charlemagne accomplished much in his lifetime and helped the Christians spread Christianity. Charlemagne was a leader for the Franks. A group of people in Germany. He was appointed ruler/king by the pope and conquered all of Europe! Charlemagne helped spread Christianity by conquering all of Europe. It made it easier so then all of the missionaries wouldn't have to work so hard! I don't know much about Charlemagne because I just learned about him earlier today and I still have lots more studying to do on him. From what I know about him, Charlemagne seemed like a powerful man. Sadly, I just need to learn so much more. I wonder what he looked like? If he was strong? Was he feared, of liked? How old did he live to be? How old was he when he was appointed king? Did Charlemagne conquer "The Europe" we know of today? I love finding answers to question sI have been wanting to know about! Got to study though! Ok! This is super weird and I don't think I'm the only one noticing it. IT'S 2013!!!!!! I don't know if I can take another mark on my paper because the date is wrong! Wow! A whole 365 days have gone by... again. I always thought it was funny how we have to wait another 350 something days for Christmas... again.
This year, I didn't really make a resolution this year, but now that I think of it, I know just what I want to do. I play the piano, and I want to get good at it too! With homework and my family schedule, its tricky to find time to practice; but I want to become better! I am glad my family has a piano, its really pretty too! Just practicing for me is hard. I don't know what it is but I've never really been good with numbers and all so counting is hard for me. The beat is hard if you don't know the song your playing too! I want to become good so I'm trying to practice more, just it's super tricky on SOOOOOOOOO many different levels. Here is how I "practice" something, 1. I learn about it. Where did it come from? Who came up with the idea? When did it start? 2. Find lessons, teachers, and places that offer what your looking for. 3. Raise money? Get Proper attire? What do you need? Piano? Drum set? Paper? 4. Talk to parents about what your thinking. If they see effort, they'll consider. 5. Start and work hard. Practice daily and show your parents, friends, and family what you've learned and know so far. If you want something, you are going to have to work for it. I learned that the hard way, but I learned. You want to be able to do something you have to practice and learn about it. Even though today is part of the year 2013, it doesn't mean things are going to be easier. It's 2013... they're going to be harder. Winter: snow, happiness, love, Presents, Christmas, no school, a new year! That's Winter!!! Every single second of a minute of an hour of a day, I am enjoying my winter break. I am mostly looking forward to Christmas and family time.
Every year, my family makes a trip up to Utah to visit my family, and have Christmas all together. This year, where my family recently moved and got a new dog, it is really tricky to pay for gas for the 12 hour drive and not to mention Buddy Passes, if we were flying. When my parents told us (my sister, brother, and I) we were all really upset. I felt really sad and was super duper mad! I realized I wasn't the one paying for the gas, and if I was, it would take me a lifetime for one trip. Right now though, I feel sympathy for my parents. Its a lot of work to buy a new house, dog, and pay for Christmas presents. That's enough for me! I am looking forward to Christmas, even though it won't be in Utah. I will miss my family, but my mom's dad and his kids (my aunt and uncle) who are my age are coming down with their mom! I am really looking forward to that even though it will only be a short stay! Winter is a time of fun! At time where you get to look back on memories from other years! So spend time with your family and have fun! So have a very Merry Winter! Japan is a very small country located to the east of China and the Koreas. Japan is made up of 4 major islands that belonged to many different peoples throughout time! Japan's emperors and empresses wanted Japan to have an influence, so the emperors/empresses sent out scholars to learn about China and bring information back.
Japan got a lot of its ways from China. Buddhism, government, and some others. One thing I think is the most important way would be the government. One problem, though. One emperor wanted to change the government. So, the emperors would have more power, like in China. Many people disagreed with this so this "law or idea" did not pass. Other than that Japan traded, and had many same government ways. They had emperors which would be like a king or president to us. Then they had the regents, which was like governors and mayors. Then, they had the townspeople which would be like an ordinary person in a city. Like a policeman, or a doctor, or plumber. We get a lot of things from other countries from around the world! We just don't realize it! Well, take some time to think about the world around you! Bye.. or however you say it in Japanese! | KatieHola! Guten Tag! Salve! Those are all different way to say hello in different parts of the world. Check up on my "Core Concentration" blogs every Wednesday for new information on our planet earth! ArchivesJune 2013 Categories |
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