War Is

War is evil, ending with the last person dieing.
War is pointless, solving nothing.
War is bad, killing people is not the answer.
War is disastrous, destroying everything everywhere.
War is new, changing our world into a different world.
War is un-needed, costing us too much money.
War is greedy, taking away from those who need.
War is unfair, drafting those who do not want to go.
War is unwilling, taking away the right of choice.
War is vocal, speaking words not to be said.

Book Review: Crackback

     John Coy's Crackback  beasts the genre of sports when it comes to books. This amazing book presents a boy by the name of Miles Manning, In this novel, Miles is a successful football player, and football is his life. He is willing to do whatever it takes to be the best he can be. But when he finds out his best friend, who also plays football, and a numerous amount of other players are taking steroids, he's not so sure if he is just willing to do whatever it takes. Not only is his friend pressuring Miles to do them, but his father demands that he becomes a better player, when Miles already does the best he can. Along with all this pressure, there is this girl that he likes that just might have a thing for Miles, and not knowing is all the more stressing.
     I absolutely love this book because the style (teen fiction, parenting, relationship, football) is so into teen life. I can relate to almost everything this book has in it. Along with all the seriousness of football, stress, and home life, the author throws in some humor too. This book is unlike any other i have ever read. I feel like Miles is a real person. As if he's one of my best friends. And Miles being who he is in this story makes me like this book that much more. The setting is modern time because all the things that are in this book happen to teenagers one way or another. I can connect with this book allot.
     I am going through allot of the same things Miles is going through: pressure at home, in sports, and relationships, which all the more reason that i love this book. I can't connect this book to any other because it's simply it's own. There is  not another book like it, and i doubt there will be. This book is the best that i have read yet and i highly recommend it.

Remembering 9/11

9/11 was a horrible day for America. Thousands of people died, and the World Trade Center was destroyed in the most disastrous terrorist attack on America. On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Queda hijacked four airplanes and committed suicide attacks on targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the two towers of the World Trade Center. Another plane was flown into the side of the Pentagon and the fourth one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed during this terrorist attack on 9/11.