Time To Catch Up!

For the past semester I have been slacking like there is no tomorrow. I know that’s a bad thing but once you fall the wagon for a couple days. Days turn into weeks and then you get that wake call that the semester is almost up. Sad part about it is I didn’t really pay attention last semester to that wakeup call now I’m repeating a couple of my classes. But this semester I have never been more on top of my work. Just the other day I spent six hours in the library catching up on work I missed. Luckily I was able to turn the work in even if it was late. If my teachers haven’t been so generous I would have O.O.L (Out Of Luck) and I would be failing yet another semester. I can’t afford to take the same classes a third time in a row. It was bad enough I had to take them a second time. But rest assure this semester I’m going to be the A and B I always tried to be. Can’t wait to see how my hard work paid off.   

"Superman and Me" An Interesting way to Read

  

In the beginning of the semester my English teacher assigned the class an article or short story to read called "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie. In the story Alexie is the narrator and he talks about how he learned to read using a Superman comic book. He describes how he would see a picture and interpret what the word would be saying. For instance in one picture he saw Superman bursting through a door and in his mind he was think the words were saying "Superman bursts through the door". From that moment on he began to describe how his love for reading blossomed because of the many books his father would bring to his house. As he grew up he began to read every chance he could, and soon became a writer much to his surprise because he wanted to be a pediatrician. He worked hard to succeed in school and worked harder to inspire kids to do the same. I actually found this story an interesting read. It made me think of how many children who simply don’t try because they are not expected to. I would one day like to inspire kids and show them that there is nothing wrong with succeeding especially if it’s for you.