Eva Olsson Holocaust Speech

Going into Eva Olsson's speech about her experience with the Holocaust was very exciting, because I didn't know that much about the Holocaust. For that reason, I was excited to learn more about her experience.

Her speech had a very strong message from start to finish. During her speech, I heard a lot of good lessons and stories to think about, but the strongest lesson was about hate. Her message was basically that hate killed her family and many more people. She said that the next time we are going to say the word "hate", we should think about what hate did to her. I think that I will definitely think about that the next time the word hate crosses my mind.

I thought that the camps that she described in her speech sounded very scary, and I felt very sad for her, her family, and all of the victims. From what Ms. Olsson said in her speech, she coped with the situation extremely well and made it out alive and very strong. From the details that she gave to us about the characteristics of the camp, I think I would be most scared of the Gas Showers. First of all, just the thought of putting someone in a shower with gas coming out of the showers sounds horrible. But to make things worse, they wouldn't turn off the showers until the person was dead.

I think what I'm trying to say is that her speech was very powerful. I think Ms. Olsson's speech is important for everyone to hear. Her message is crucial because as she pointed out, hate is shown in many ways, including bulllying in schools. I would highly reccomend Ms. Olsson's speech to everyone.

Norval Team Building Day

On Monday, October 19th, the Middle School went to Norval to learn about team building. The purpose of the day was to help the kids in Middle School work well together.

My team did a lot of things very well, and there was a lot of individual effort that went into the success of the team. A great example of the team's effort to work together was in the activity where we had to get a tire off a big pole. Every member of the team thought of a different strategy to complete the task. In the end, we didn't get the tire off the pole, but we put in a great effort. So, as I said, we did a lot of things well, but the thing we did best was working together and combining our thoughts and strategies.
Now of course there were a couple of things that our team could have done better. We could have done a better job talking to each other during some activities and helping each other out when we were actually doing the activities. For example, when we were trying to walk across the wire to get to the other little islands, I think people could have been communicating better with the other team members. In the end we overcame this by starting to talk to each other and we found a way to complete the activity. I'm sure we all learned that communication is important for teams to work well together.
Overall, the day at Norval was fun and inspiring. Out of all the activities, I think my favourite was the drum circle. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I was amazed at the great sound the drum could make. As someone who plays the drums, I was pleased that we included this activity. The only games I didn't like very much were the tag games we played when we first arrived. They weren't my favourite activity because I have played the games before, so it was nothing new to me. I think the Norval trip was a good experience, and should be continued for Middle School students and teachers in the years to come.

Does Clothing Shape Who You Are?

Does clothing shape who you are? I think there are two different ways to look at fashion, you can look at it like it's something you take very seriously. If you do take fashion very seriously, then you might think that clothing shapes who you are. Then there is the other way to look at fashion, which I think is the way that most or at least some people look at it. The way I look at fashion is that it definitely doesn't shape who you are and it is just something that isn't worth getting upset about. An example is at our school, everyone wears the same thing, but that doesn't mean we are the same. So, what I'm saying is that you can look at fashion two ways, and hopefully see that it doesn't shape who you are.
Now, you might think that yes, clothing shapes who you are because look at people like Lady Gaga, whose fashion would make someone think that she's a crazy, out of this world person. Or take a look at the Jonas Brothers, whose fashion makes them look like they're cool and nice guys. These are the people who "set the trends". Then there are the people who follow the trends, who think that you're not cool unless you wear the latest trends. Which brings me back to my point that clothing doesn't shape who you are, because you can be cool even if you're not wearing the latest trend. So, you can still think that clothing does shape who you are, but next time you're in H & M looking for a new pair of skinny jeans , just think to yourself, does this really make me cool.

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