Sydney+Partin

A Hero is someone who goes above and beyond the normal expectations, and gives his or her life to something bigger than his or herself. A good example of this kind of hero is Mother Teresa. She gave her life to helping the sick and the poor. Mother Teresa founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor. After her father died in 1919, Mother Teresa grew very close with her mother, who taught her to give a great deal of her life to charities. On September 10, 1946, she recieved a "call within a call" when Christ spoke to her telling her to stop teaching and work in the slums of Calcutta, aiding the city's poorest and sickest people. She began an open-air school and established a home for the extremely poor. This later became the Order of the Missionaries Of Charity. In 1971, she went to New York City to open her first American based house of Charity. In 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa died in September of 1997, but she will forever be remembered as someone who dedicated her entire life to a cause much, much bigger then her.
 * Assignment #1- My Hero**

My Perfect world would be a world where there is no violence and no hatred towards others. All of my family and friends would be there, and everybody would be happy. It would be on a lake in the mountains, but there would also be a beach. The weather would always be perfect and there would be nothing to worry about. Everybody would get along and there would be no fighting or arguing. Nobody would have to worry about anything, because there would not be anything that caused fear or worries. There would always be something to do, whether it's swimming or just running in the woods. Nobody would ever be bored and there would be something that would make everybody happy.
 * Assignment #2- My Perfect World**

A double edged gift that I have recently received would have to be my phone. However, it is not just a gift that //I// have received. Phones are good because they allow us to communicate with friends and family. They also allow us to reach out to someone in case of an emergency. However, they are also bad. Nowadays, most people have phones, they tend to spend more time on their phones, instead of talking to each other. Even when people are with each other, they tend to all be on their phones, instead of talking ace to face. I admit that sometimes I am on my phone a lot too, but I try to put it away hen I am around other people. So, although phones are very useful, they also have some negative qualities.
 * Assignment #3 - Double Edged Gift**

I think middle school is the end of childhood for many reasons. For one thing, there are more responsibilities in middle school. Also, most kids start watching and understanding the news mor in middle school. Some kids in elementary school might have watched the news, because their parents watch the news, but they probably did not start to understand what was really happening until middle school. Understanding what is going on in the world is a big loss of innocence because now you are exposed to all of the horrible things going on in the world. Younger kids don't understand, or even know, what's happening in the world, but when they get to middle school and start understanding, then they are losing the innocence they had as a child.
 * Assignment #4- End of Childhood**

Looking around,
 * Assignment #5--The End of Time**

The sky is falling.

All alone,

I stand in the midst of destruction.

No help, no love

Just scared and sad.

The world as I knew it

All torn to pieces.

No one to call, no one to hug.

Just my thoughts, all clouded with fear.

No more laughter, no more singing.

Just the sky raining down on me.



Metamorphosis is a transformation, either physically or mentally, from one form to another. There are many examples of metamorph in stories. One example is in the story Midas. Midas was a greedy, foolish man. When he was given the oppurtunity to have anything, he chose the were to turn everything he touched turned to gold. He soon realized that having a gold touch wasn't as great as he thought. After the gold touch went away, however, he was still conceited. He challenged Apollo, and Apollo got angry. Apollo turned Midas onto a donkey. This was a punishment for being so greedy and conceited. Midas went through a Metamorphosis, because he had been such a greedy, foolish mortal, who challenged the gods.
 * Assignment #6--Metamorphosis**

There have been any changes in our world today. Some of the changes have been beneficial, but some have been negative. One example of both a negative and a positive change is technology. It is great because if you are in trouble, you can quickly reach someone. Also, many new medicines have sprung up lately, that we would not have had without the new technology. However, there are also major downsides. Kids are starting to have cell phones and iPads at younger and younger ages. When I was a kid, I grew up with coloring books and Barbie dolls. Now, kids are watching Babie tv shows on their phones. Kids are now also gowing up with social media, which is a huge change. Also, when kids are with other people, they tend to forget about the other people and focus on their phones. So, even though there are many positive aspects that have come from technology, there are also negative things too. This also symbolizes the metamorphosis has occurred in the world. The world went from a place that hardly had any technology, to a world filled to the brim with new technology.
 * Assignment #7-- Changes in our world**

My favorite season is spring. Spring is my favorite season, not only because my birthday is in the spring, and the flowers are blooming, but because it is a time when people are happy. Just like with the archetypes, the spring is a time of rebirth. A fresh start. If you got in trouble or did something bad, you can start over in the spring. Also, spring associated with happiness. When I think of winter, I think of the cold, and dreary skies. But when I think of spring, there is or any bad aspect to think about. Also, spring is a (mostly) stress-free time. It is not stressful because I am thinking about Summer, and the end of school. I like all of the other seasons, but spring is my favorite.
 * Assignment #8-- A Human Year**