Soccer Poem

It takes time and practice,

Waking up at dawn,

and playing till you get the hang of it.

You will face challenges,

blood,

injuries,

sweat,

and exhaustion,

but you will learn to deal with this.

Along the way you will be supported,

by parents,

coaches,

and teammates.

No matter what the condition outside,

splintering rain,

blistering heat,

or even gelid snow days,

you will play.

Your body will hurt from head to toe,

but you will continue to play

the sport of the world, 

the game of the feet,

Soccer 

    

Sandy Poem

Expected,

came with disaster,

destroyed

everything in its path

let loose,

wild rain,

rampage winds,

and waves devouring the crisp golden shore,
like a famished child at lunch, 

but we were ready,

except some people,

who under estimated,

and now they will see the result,

Sandy

left people

devastated,

alone,

helpless,
in the bitter darkness,

people are 

stranded,

stuck

in a hopeless land,

they need us 

and we need them

so lets help,

and we will get help when we need it,

Sandy 

Compare and Contrast Essay: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid

Two frequently meeting rivals facing each other one on one in the sport of soccer, between these two teams no one ever knows the final outcome. Wouldn't that be fun to watch? Well these two teams are Barcelona and Real Madrid. Both these soccer teams are rivals and they both are amazing at the sport they play. Both these teams play in a league known as La Liga and they both dominate the league. Usually the league finals are between these two teams. Even though both of these teams might seem similar to you they are different in who their star players are and their playing styles.

Both these team have many star players and they need them in order to succeed. Let’s start with Barcelona, one of their best players is Lionel Messi a young forward, that is extremely fast and has an awesome shot, he has won so many awards I can’t even list them. Another star player of Barcelona is Puyol, he is a dedicated defender who is the current team captain of Barcelona. Carles Puyol has never played on any other team except his international team. Puyol has a very powerful and accurate clear and a prodigious amount of stamina and he is pretty fast too. On the other hand there is Real Madrid, one of their very well-known and very skilled player is Cristiano Ronaldo a venerated midfielder, Ronaldo has jaw-dropping moves he can get past almost any player with a swift move he also has a very good shot and is fast as well. Another Real Madrid superstar is their very own goalkeeper, Iker Casillas. Casillas has lightning fast reflexes and barely ever lets a shot go past him, He is currently Real Madrid’s Captain. As you can see both these teams have very varied star players.
  
These very successful teams both have very different playing styles. This time let’s start with Real Madrid, They usually have two-one forward/’s, four-five midfielders, four defenders, and a goalie. This helps them keep control of the whole field and it gives them very good passing opportunities. Then there is Barcalona who almost always use the same formation of three forwards, three midfielders, four defenders, and a goalkeeper. This helps them attack from multiple ways, get lots of crosses and create trough pass chances. Now you know how their formations differ and how their formations help them vie for victory.

Therefore you should now be able to say that both of these teams are similar in some ways but are drastically different in terms of their star players and their playing style. Now it is easy to see that each teams elite players are different and contribute in different ways and also that their playing styles involve different formations which helps each individual team in different ways. Now I bet if you want to watch a top-gear soccer game you watch Barcelona vs. Real Madrid!

  

Hurricane Irene vs. Super Storm Sandy

   Imagine the wind blowing over 70 mph, destroying everything in it's path. The waves devouring the shore at record heights. Rain hammering the surface causing devastating floods.This natural disaster is called a hurricane, New Jersey has experienced these type of storms many times before. But, two very recent super storms, Irene and Sandy, have caused a prodigious loss to the myriad amount of people in New Jersey and other states along the east coast of the USA. Although both of these storms caused disasters through out NJ, they differed in terms of in what ways each storm effected New Jersey.

   These storms were both very harsh on New Jersey both they ended up effecting NJ differently. For example, lets start with hurricane Irene. Irene mainly effected us with coastal flooding and with the record amounts of rain. After Irene a huge amount of peoples house were half way submerged in water, It took some people a full year to recover from this catastrophe. Then about 13 months later super storm Sandy made land fall on NJ, bringing history making high winds, and massive storm surge. After this super storm almost the entire state of New Jersey was left sitting in their freezing houses with no power because of fallen power lines, and almost all the famous boardwalks were partially destroyed. Both these storms wrecked the state of New Jersey in many ways but as you can see now each storm effected us differently. Today many people around New Jersey are still recovering the combined damage of both of these powerful storms.  

Hurricane Irene Flooding

Super Storm Sandy High Wind Damage

   

             

New York vs. California

   New York and California, two places I have visited, two extremely enjoyable and entertaining destinations, and two places that people often have to decide between. Many people from other countries hear about these place sand dream to go there. These places are amazing travel locations there are many similar and different things about each place. Both these places differ in terms of climate but have some similarities in their attractions and famous cities.

   The climate of these places are very different. Let's start with the big apple (N.Y.) their average 90 degree summer and their snowy and gelid and winters. While on the the other hand, in the Golden State many residents have never even seen snow. The climate in California is mainly scorching hot and in the winter temperature seldom goes below 40 degrees. Now let's take a look the attractions and famous cities in these grandiose places. In New York there is the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, The Museum of National History, and etc. In the El Dorado state there are fabulous attractions such as Hollywood  the Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and and many more. Even after all these extraordinary sites both these states have extremely exalted cities within them. For example, California has San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. While in New York there is the one and only New York City. Now that you know so much about these magnificent places..... Which one will you choose!!!        

   

The Two Frogs OER

   In the passage, "The Two Frogs" which was written by Andrew Lang, many words could be used to describe two frogs and their characters. In the passage, before the frogs started their extraordinary journey , the idea of going on this journey came into both of the frogs at the same time, and even after this much similarity both the frogs decide to leave their hometowns at the same exact time, the next morning. Therefore, the words I am going to use to describe both of these frogs are the words curious and similar. I chose these word because as I stated before both of the frogs have similar ideas and they both wanted to explore new places. Also in the text it states that, "Funnily enough, the idea came into both of their heads at once, that they should see a little more of the outside world." This demonstrates that they both are very alike and they both also get very similar ideas.

   Also in this passage the frogs came to the wrong conclusion. According to the text I think was because when the frogs went up on their hind legs they were looking the wrong way and they ended up looking the wrong way at their own towns. Also, in the text it states that, "But the foolish things forgot that when they stood their great eyes lay in the back of their heads, and though their noses might have been pointing to their destinations, their eyes beheld the places from which they had come." This proves that they were looking at their own town The message I got from this story was that don't judge a place by what it looks like. this message is very similar to a very famous quote I know of,
"Don't judge a book by it's cover."
-Unknown           

One Word to Describe Me....

   If I could choose one word to describe me It would be "soccer." Soccer is my favorite sport and I play it almost everyday. I don't know what life would be like without soccer. Soccer is everything to me, I play soccer, I watch soccer, and I even dream about soccer. Soccer is a very action packed, and entertaining sport which I like. So, In this post I will tell you how soccer describes me!

   Soccer isn't an adjective so it can't be used to describe something but I will use it to describe me anyway. So, soccer isn't too popular here in the United States, just like I am not that popular in my school people know me but not everyone. Also, soccer is an unpredictable sport, one breakaway can be the difference. Which is like me too because I just go with the flow, and when something weird happens i deal with it. As I mentioned above soccer is action packed and entertaining sport, which is like my life "action packed" and "entertaining."
   So this is how I would describe my self using the word soccer. Here is a link to a Prezi i created about soccer http://prezi.com/hdznufuozywy/soccer/ . I play soccer almost everyday for two different teams and I love it!!! SOCCER!