Who's Your Cheerleader?

 I recently read a book called Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury. The book is about Joby a 14 year old drummer boy in the Civil War specifically the battle of Shiloh. In the beginning he is frightened and afraid because he has no protection but "raw youth". Soon after the generals encouraging words Joby learned his importance in the army and how he was "the soul of the army". Sometimes you need a little push to realize your potential.

  Joby at first might not seem to be a very relatable character but, once you kind of read between the lines you realize how is just like any other kid. He has fears just like other kids and he also needs encourgament just like other kids. If the general did not give Joby those words of edvice he probably would not have done his best and would have let the army down.

  Like Joby everybody needs a cheerleader someone that helps you and is supporting you. It might not have been obvious but most cheerleaders aren't the general was Jobys cheerleader. Since Joby was a runaway he never had family support so it must have felt nice to have someone there when you needed. My cheerleader in my life is my family and friends. They tell me truth, encourage me to do my best, most of all show me my true potential. When I am scared or doubting myself my friends and family are there to motivate me.

 Now that I am in 8th grade I am going to need a lot of motivating and help because monologues and SHSAT stuff. Me and Joby might not need to motivated for the same reason but I know what it is like to be scared and having someone be there to encourage you.

       In conclusion, who is your cheerleader?

     

It's Kinda A Funny Story By Ned Vizzini

        I am reading a book called It's Kinda A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini about a high schooler suffering from depression who checks himself into a mental hospital.  I believe the problem is starting resolve the main problem at least. He has checked himself into the hospital and starting to eat and sleep well again. But that is the obvious problem I think the real problem, the real reason for his depression that problem has yet been solved or even uncovered so I feel I am getting close but, I still awhile to go. So far though the book is really good pretty funny too.

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

            I recently read the book Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different. For all the people that 

have lived under a rock for the past decade Steve Jobs is the one of the creators of Apple the computer 

company. The book was a biography about the amazing Steve Jobs, how he achieved success and how he 

had to face the difficulties of that. While reading the book I was shocked to find out  interesting facts good 

and bad about Jobs. Many of those interesting facts I will speak about in this blog post. 

          

            One of those facts is that he was adopted. His real mother Joanne Schieble was twenty-three when 

she found out she was pregnant. Her father did not approve of her being pregnant and not married. So to 

please him she moved to San Francisco and was taken in by a doctor who cared for unwed mothers and 

set-up adoptions. After the baby was born Clara and Paul Jobs adopted him. That was something I never 

knew about Jobs and was shocked to find out such a thing. For some reason I always assumed he was one 

of those already rich college graduates who did not struggle at all to reach success, but he actually was not 

even close to that. I suppose had not put much thought into the idea.

            

            Now here is the crazy side of Jobs I never knew. While he was working at Apple in the beginning 

stages of the company he had a weird way of eating. Someday's he would fast and not eat at all, other times 

he would just eat vegetables and with these meal plans for some reason he would not take a shower. Yes it 

is true and in my opinion very weird. Sooner or later that had stop people would constantly make 

complaints. I was very surprised to find out a soon to be billionaire refused to take showers.

            Another thing I learned about Jobs showed how dedicated he was to his baby Apple. In 2008 his 

health problems began to worsen because the disease was spreading into his liver. This caused him to 

become uncomfortable and in pain. Also the combination of cancer therapies, strong pain medicine and his 

weird food habits made it difficult for him to eat well. He began to lose weight, but he still continued to lead 

an "innovation machine". Being the smart man he is I am shocked he would ignore his health problems like 

that and choose to still eat the way he did which was not helping his health problems. I could understand how 

he  is constantly stubborn but when it comes to your health you can't choose to not listen to the doctors 

because you don't want to. I do think it was sweet how he still went to work no matter what happened cause 

Apple was his baby.

            In conclusion, these are some of the new facts I learned while reading this biography about Steve 

Jobs. This book really helped me because I think I will never see Steve Jobs as the same person anymore 

sadly it took me this long to find it out. R.I.P. stubborn, interesting, and very intelligent Steve Jobs.