Baseball

Baseball is my favorite sport. I play for the select team for Pewaukee.Were pretty good. This year in July, we went to Cooperstown. I play catcher, pitcher, first base, And center field. In Cooperstown i hit a ball off the top of the wall, and got the only double on the team because the fences are short. We were the only team who didn't get a home run, but i got closest. We stayed there for a week, and played teams from all over the US. We played a team from California who is amazing. We got crushed. They ended up winning the tournament by 4 runs. Sometimes my team will kill teams, or get killed. Other times we will have a very close game with a team, and either we'll win, or they will win. In Cooperstown, we played against an All-Star team from Massachusetts, and we played 8 innings. We usually only play 6. I started the inning with a single. Then I stole 2 bases. After wards, there was a walk, strikeout, walk. The bases were loaded with 2 outs to go. If there was a ground ball, I'd have to beat it home. There was. As soon as the ball hit the ground I sprinted home and made it easily. We won just like that. That was my favorite baseball game played.

sledding

Sledding is a very fun thing to do in the winter. Every year, my friend has a party and we all go sledding. Nearly all my friends come. It is a great time. Afterward we go back to his house, and stay until around midnight. We play ping pong, and we have a giant dinner. This is usually my friends birthday party. Other times though, we go somewhere else depending on the weather. One year we went bowling. I also go sledding with some other friends. We go really late at night, and their are jumps everywhere. Sledding is always a good time.

literature essay

Literature Essay
By Robert Wagner

Have you ever seen something magic? "Mary Poppins" by P.L.Travers, is definitely magic. She can fly around with an umbrella, and make anything come out of the bag she carries around. The movie "Mary Poppins" is easily a great example of a romantic mode of literature. The plot line, characteristics, and the symbolism all show us that it is written in the romantic mode.

In the beginning of the movie, the minor conflict is first realized. The parents realize they need a nanny, and then are disputing about it a lot. Amazingly, a wind blows all of the nannies away, and "Mary Poppins" is floating down holding her umbrella. Miraculously, the problem is solved just like that. Towards the end, the life symbolism easily sticks out. The dad does a 360, and completely turns around. Mr. Banks sings as he comes home, and is the exact opposite of what he was in the beginning of it. Before, he was a mean old man that wouldn’t do anything for anyone. The way he turned around was great for the family, because he would spend more time with them, and he was cheerful. This was probably the easiest life symbolism to pick out.

Even though the main problem is solved, there are still many more problems involved. The children run away many times. Their father is always away, and does not pay any attention to them. He is obsessed with the bank that he works at. When “Mary Poppins” comes though, nearly all of the minor problems are solved except for the dad problem. She spends more time with the children then their father, and I think must be terrible for them. All these minor problems that are solved are a symbolism of a romance plot line.

There are many characteristics that make this movie a romance. For example, there’s a lot of mysterious magic going on nearly all the time. Another obvious characteristic is that during most of the movie, there’s great weather. That’s a romance characteristic. Other symbols include the dog they own, and the types of plants seen in the movie. Those are harder to pick out, but there in the movie.
Even though there are more symbolism's of a romance in this movie, these are the main ones that take place. The plot line fits in perfectly with the story. Every single symbol points directly to romance. There is absolutely no way that this story is a tragedy, irony, or comedy. All of the characteristics, the plot line, and the symbols point to the romantic mode of literature.

Snow Days

Snow days:
I love snow days. There fun. My brother and I have snowball fights, and I always win. I don't know why he still does that, because it always ends with him running in the house crying. I then go inside and drink lots of hot chocolate. The best are the ones with marshmallows. After wards depending on how I feel, I watch TV for about two hours, then eat lunch. It's pretty much more snowball fights after wards, and TV. Then following, is dinner, and sleep. It's pretty much a day of greatness: pelting my brother with snowballs, and relaxation. Yes snow days are great.

Christmas

I like Christmas. Christmas is fun. I like getting presents, but I feel good when I get presents. I also like the part where I get to eat as many cookies as I like. Another great part is sleeping in on Christmas morning. I used to get up at around 4 in the morning, but now I like to get as much sleep as possible. Sometimes I get the lamest possible gifts for Christmas, but I guess I should start getting used to that. I can tell whether it's going to be a good or bad Christmas "present wise" if the first few presents are in a box shape, and aren't hard. You can pound on them, and the box will break right through. That means that there are clothes in them, making it pretty obvious that at the moment, you're not getting what you want. I usually get at least three great gifts a year, so that's how many I give. Actually, I usually just get something for everyone in my family. I kind of do it the cheep way though. If the person I'm giving the present to stiffed me the year before, then I don't get them as great a gift. But that way, at least I make it fair.
On Christmas day, we always go to my grandmas house for more gifts and food. That' s always a good time. After wards though, you feel like you have nothing to look forward to in a long time which really stinks. Because before Christmas, you 're all excited, and as it comes closer you keep getting more excited. But it's over so quickly. All in all though Christmas is always a blast, and I'm glad for it.