Sam English Blog

It is important for me to retain my cultural foods as I move forward in life because there are different foods that come from different parts of the world. For example curry originated from India and is now enjoyed in many countries such as the U.S. Another example is tacos and burritos. These two types of foods originated  from Mexico. It came to the United States through Mexican immigration. The next example is pasta and pizza. This originated from Italy. Pasta was brought to America  when a large group of immigrants relocated from Italy to America. Pizza was brought into the United States by Italian immigrants in the 19th century.  The last example is  ice cream. There are stories stating that ice cream came from Italy,  China, and Persia. The Italians believe that ice cream was created in the 12th century. The Chinese believe that ice cream was made in the Tang Period ( A.D. 618-907). The Persians believe that ice cream began 550 BC.

The most important aspect of my identity is creativity, confidence, energetic, friendly, and considerate. These aspects specifically because my description of me are literally these things. 

  I would feel pissed off and upset if my  privacy was invaded online or on my phone. Privacy is a basic civil liberty. You have you rights and three of them are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.

Over the break I coached at a basketball camp, at a Christian church and made homemade cupcakes with homemade piped icing. The words that described my winter break would be imperative , ignoble , importune , and  imminent.  Imperative would describe me always being on time to the coach kids, be proactive everywhere whether it be on the court or off the court. Ignoble would describe the kids as sometimes not following the rules of camp. They would be grabbing each other or not listening to a coach when they're talking. Importune would describe me doing the opposite of that which was to politely ask for a raise. The last word was imminent. this word was to describe the weather and how it was likely going to stay cold the entire week.

 A perfect day to spend with family or somebody is a day that is beautiful and only spending time with family. The temperature is around 75-85. It is very sunny. I'm walking near the beach.

 Being happy with what you have not just financially but in life in general. I like America because there is opportunity for you to be great at something.

 A time when I was offended is when I'm in school and people call old man because I'm too old to be in the grade at my age. People call me that because I got held back in second grade and since I'm 18 in junior year people assume my age thinking that I'm gonna be 20 graduating high school. They don't understand that I'm going to be 19 when I graduate high school. People also say "you can't touch that's assault because I'm a miner."

 Life skills I've learned in high school is to stand up for yourself no matter what type of situation you're in. Whether its name calling or something else. Be ready for whatever comes at you. Be yourself no matter what anybody says about you. Be normal. 

 My favorite part of the big event is watching the game itself and learning what's happening while the game is played. I enjoy watching the game because it's entertaining and when it's not your team you watch it for the fun of it without being nervous or stressed of what happens in the game.

The biggest strength as a speaker is speaking calmly, enunciating their words, and speaking with confidence. The challenges I face when presenting in front of an audience are speaking up, the capacity that I'm presenting too, and looking up plus talking without being distracted by something. 

My poem would be about how my life has been a roller coaster. I started out as a normal student in the second grade with the normal age of my grade and when all of a sudden my parents said "You're retaking the second grade." I was a bit pissed off but now I realize I feel okay about it. I still have mixed feelings about my age and grade but when I graduate high school it won't matter.

A time I had speak in front of an audience was when I presented my full name to the class. I didn't have any fears other than speaking to twenty people in the classroom. I handled it by relaxed, not being too rushy and trying the best I could to speak clearly and not mumble. Some advice I would give to someone when it's their first time is before they go up, take a deep breath, I 'll tell them you got this, and go break a leg.