Acts of Kindness Summary 

Mitchell was a boy who was mentally ill and had a strong passion for basketball.A coach let his manager (Mitchell) put on one of the team uniforms and then let him play.The team tried  their hardest to help Mitchell make a basket,but he never succeeded in doing so.On the final play a boy named Johnathan from the other team called Mitchell's name and passed him the ball.Everyone was stunned and Mitchell scored a basket.I think this is one of the most cutest nicest thing someone could do for a person.That was a MAJOR act of kindness shown.

Student Success Statement

"Kindness is 

the essence of 

greatness."

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Reflection:I guess to become a great person kindness is involve in a sense,but it takes more than being a kind person to be great.It takes integrity,perseverance,hard work,determination,a strong sense of want for something to get you through.My definition of a great person would have to be a stubborn headed person who won't take no for an answer and does anything to reach their goal no matter the cost.They try to succeed even though it seems almost impossible.The odds are stacked against them,they know,they don't care.They laugh at all the obstacles in front of them and skim through them with ease because of preparation.The individual thinks for themselves and doesn't let others tell them what to do.

Thanksgiving

It all started in 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians gathered together and settled an alliance of peace accompanied with a feast.That was the first Thanksgiving to ever take place in history.For about two centuries the colonies and states celebrated Thanksgiving individually.Come round 1863 Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that  each November it were to be a national Thanksgiving day for all.Thanksgiving is a day to gives thanks and be grateful for the things that you have.Often people see it as a day to feast and over indulge yourself which I find rather annoying.No one really understands the true purpose of this day anymore.

Reflection:Twelve things that I am personally grateful for are:

1. The gift of Life
2. My talents and abilities
3. My intellect
4. My two close friends *Mercedes and Antoine*
5. Music
6. Philosophy
7. My health
8. My integrity
9. My independence
10. My resilience to pain both physically and emotionally 
11. The roof over my head
12. Being able to have a free education that most take for granted