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A Walk Through My Mind
By: Holly Wright
5/9/2013
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A Walk Through My Mind
Holly Wright
Huntsville Publishing
Huntsville Middle School
May 10, 2012-2013
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Part 1- Random all the way
Day Dreams
Getting’ Down with the Dirt
Work Hard, Play Hard
Life of a Baller
Part 2- Writing on Que
My New Years Resolutions
Ruining Something that was Already Ruined
Parents doing the Teaching
A Day in Court
Part 3- My Rollercoaster
Hate is a Strong Word, but What About Love?
Are You in or Out?
My One True Skill
Drama. Drama. Drama. Oh did I Mention Drama?
Thinking, or Lack of
Your Past Shouldn’t Break You
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Dedication
I would like to thank everyone who made it possible to write my
anthology. To the students here at Huntsville Middle School who
gave me the stories to write. Most Importantly though I would
like to thank Mrs. Sullivan, our English teacher. She helped me
write this year, and showed me new skills. I wouldn’t have done
as good without her help.
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Part 1- Randomness all the way
There’s just a part of me that likes to get a little random at
times. When I wrote these writing’s, they were based on the first
thought that came to my head. I like to write what the teacher
tells us to, but sometimes it’s good to write what I want. The only
reason these pieces go together are because each of them aren’t
alike. They’re just what I felt like writing that day.
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Day Dreams
I didn’t know exactly where the train was
going. After paying my fare, I simply stood on
the platform waiting for it to whisk me away
to somewhere, anywhere but here. And that’s
when it happened. I ran into Michael Phelps.
The Olympic Swimmer. I’m not sure what my
face looked like, but my inside was a million
lightning bolts. I’m sure I freaked him out. He
probably was looking for a way out. I had
always dreamed of meeting him. He was my
favorite athlete. He smiled politely and said,
“Excuse me, Miss.” After what was like twenty
seconds I went and sat down. I think the
biggest shock in my life was to see him sitting
in the spot right beside me! I am pretty sure
my jaw dropped to the floor. I didn’t want him
to think I was crazy, so I just sat down. The
worst I could do is be annoying to him. After
awhile it looked like he had fallen asleep. I
got out my book all about him. There were
stickers, newspapers, buttons, everything
you could imagine about him. As I began
thinking about him I looked up to see if her
was still asleep. But when I did, I saw both eyes
open and him smiling that million dollar
smile. He began to talk to me, and I told him I
was a huge fan. I think he already knew that
though. I told him I had watched all the
Olympics he was in, and every show he
appeared on. What he did next was the
greatest thing ever. He invited me to go to the
next one with him! For free! I was so excited I
passed out. When I woke up I was in my bed.
Turns out it had all been just a dream.
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Gettin’ Down with the Dirt
A time that I had to get down and get dirty
was quite the experience. I wasn’t really used
to having mud everywhere. And I do mean
everywhere. It may have been new, but I
really enjoyed it. I had went to an event with
my bestfriend called “The Mud Bowl.” It was
where church youth groups got together to
have some fun. I think the funnest game we did
was searching for the eggs in the mud pit. The
objective of the game was to find the 10
missing eggs. Only they were buried in mud, so
they weren’t easy to find. I think 10 out of 70
people actually tried looking for the eggs.
The others, including me, just tried to have a
mud fight. The whole time you had mud
getting stuffed down your pants an shirts,
and getting it shoved in your hair and mouth.
You got to be wild and free. We got to knock
people down and have a slip-and-slide party in
it. We just got to have fun and mess around.
Then after awhile of that we decided to start
looking for the eggs. After we found all of
them it was time to change. As all the girls
went to a tent, Bailey and I started throwing
our clothes everywhere. Then we realized we
both forgot clothes to bring. So we had to
run back through the pit and wash our
clothes in front of everybody. It was so
embarrassing, but funny! Experiencing having
this muh mud everywhere was a great time. I’d
do it again in a heartbeat, even if it meant
taking 6 more showers again.
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Work Hard, Play Hard
One time I had to focus more than anything
on was basketball. It was when our
starters had to go to a different game and
it left our second string here to play
ours. I was one of the five who had to
start. We all had to step up and prove that
we could play without them. The team we
were supposed to play wasn’t very good at
all. In fact, I think they were the worst
team in our division. So of course we won.
Winning wasn’t the only good thing to
come out of it though. Becoming a team
was. We proved to our coach we could
handle it that night. We not only showed
that we could start the game, but that we
could also finish it. I had to focus on
defense. I couldn’t let my girl have the
ball. If I failed and she did, my next job was
to make sure she didn’t do anything with
it. I also had to focus on my offense. I knew
that I had to put points on the board, so
every chance I got I put it in the goal. I had
to prove I could not only make them, but
I’d take the risk to try and make them.
That night I got better and so id my team.
After that game we got to start most
games. I would say that it was a great
success. That’s the good thing that came
out of focusing.
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Life of a baller
Basketball isn’t just something you do
when you get bored. It’s your life. You
don’t just get to pick when you want to do
it. You have to keep it going the whole way
through. You work on your game every
day. It never changes. You want to try and
get better each time you do something.
Right now our team is going through off
season. One of the hardest things to do
when you’re a player. We are now getting
ready to prepare for next season. Getting
stronger, working on speed, and working
more as a team. We don’t stop just because
our game season ended. We have to keep in
shape and by working harder every day,
we accomplish that goal. Even in the
summer time we don’t get but a two week
break. Every day til then we are going to
summer camps, practicing, and playing
games. So out of the two and a half months
we have, we get two weeks off. So if you
don’t like this situation, you can’t play.
You have to want to do it. That is just the
life you have to take. Also, when you’re on
a team, you have to be a family. That means
putting aside all differences and being a
team. Even if you strongly dislike
someone, when you’re on the floor you
have to love them. If you can’t learn to do
that, you’ll never be able to be a player.
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Part two- Writing on Que
-When teachers ask me to write on a certain subject, I feel
confident. I could write about anything they ask me to. This is
where following the rules comes in handy. The writings that I put
in this section are all based on a topic Ms. Sullivan asked us to
write on. They aren’t all the same, but they have the writing on
que part that connects them together.
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My New Years Resolutions
My three resolutions for this year are: Be a better
Christian, study and try to make better grades,
and do at least one good deed a day. By making
the mistakes I have, I thought I needed a change
for the upcoming year. Becoming a better Christian
will make me a better person. It will give me a good
path to follow, and one I can rely on. I am going
to read my bible everyday so I can increase my
knowledge. This will also help me help others if
they need it. It will give me the boost of courage I
need. I will never fail to live everyday knowing
God is the one who led me to doing this.
My grades are sort of okay. I usually make low or
high B’s, But i know i can do Better. these past two
year I have been lacking to pay attention. I just
don’t really care anymore. I used to be really
smart. I always had above a ninety five in every
class. So hopefully I can get on track and start
making the grades I know I can make.
My last resolution of the year is to do at least one
good deed a day. I think it will allow me to have
more respect for myself if I help a person out. I
realized that people do things for me, but I never
do anything in return. I thought it was time to
change being selfish. Even if it is a small thing, I
will still feel better knowing I did something to
help.
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Ruining something that was already ruined
Question:
Could one person change the effect of a decision?
Answer:
Yes. Say you had two people who wanted to fight
eachother at school one day. Then right before
they start fighting they decide to both call it off
and be friends again. Well then a person who
wanted to video it gets upset. So in return for the
people not fighting, he decides to go and talk bad
to the two people. Claiming so and so said this
about you. Then it causes another big ordeal
between those two people. Both people start
getting mad and talk about fighting again. So if
that one kid never would have gotten upset, the
fight wouldn’t have happened. so yes to answer the
question, one person can have an effect on the
outcome of the situation. Just like how it can in
the Jury. For the jury, if someone were to choose
guilty, more and more people start choosing it
because of that one person. But, if one person
chooses to vote not guilty, maybe he can have the
effect on all eleven others to make a decision with
him. It really all depends on the situation you
have. Sometimes one person may not affect it at
all. It also depends what kind of people you are
dealing with.
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Evidence isn’t always everything
Question:
Can you let your emotions dictate a point and
still make the decision that’s right?
Answer:
umm… i think it would take Both the evidence and
your gut feeling. you can’t always rely on how
you feel when the evidence is quite clear. Then
again though, the evidence may be incorrect and
your gut feeling is telling you that. It evens out
better if you try to incorporate both things in
the situation. Things turn out better than just
picking one thing and sticking to it. In some cases
though, maybe it is better to just pick one of the
options. If you can relate to it, how do you know
you won’t Be unBiased? like the casey anthony
trial. I bet some of the juror members were mothers.
They probably wanted to vote her guilty because
they might have felt disgusted that someone
could kill their child. Another case would be that
you have a gut feeling, but there is evidence clear
as day. it’s like in your face kind of proof. so mayBe
you’d want to rely on your gut feeling, but all
the evidence is there. It depends on the situation
you have, and how far your willing to go just to
give the person what they deserve and should be
held accountable for.
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Parents Do the Teaching
If parents are grown enough to have the kid,
shouldn’t they Be the responsiBle ones and
teach their kid? They should try to do it to
the best of their abilities. I mean I know kids
mess up a lot and sometimes they don’t care
what their parents say, but sometimes if you
lead by example it gives them the opportunity
to learn. Also, the parents need to have
control. they can’t let their kid walk all over
them. if they let them do that, they’ll go
through their life expecting to do that with
everyone. and that’s not okay. Then, they
should teach them right and wrong. Not all
kids are going to listen, but they should at
least know the difference between what they
should do and what they shouldn’t do. if they
don’t, the kid will never know what the
difference id and wont expect it when reality
hits them. The last thing a parent should
always do is love their kid. If they teach their
kid that they’ll love them no matter what, it
will not only give the kid an example but make
them understand and feel like they always
have someone there. Kids make mistakes. It’s part
of life. And if the parents get mad at them and
throw it back in their face saying it was
horrible of them to do that, it just makes the
kid angry and they’ll want to do it again.
They should be kind, and act like a friend
would do, but teach them how it was wrong.
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A Day in Court
“innocent until proven guilty.” this is what our court
system has us Believing. it’s not true. my name is holly
wright and i’m here to defend my client and prove that he
is innocent. There are too many facts on why he cannot be
guilty. there’s how the wound was created, the women
across the street, and the old man down stairs.
the Boy could have made the staB wound But it’s not
likely. The angle of it was facing downwards. The boy was
at least six inches shorter. If he were to actually stab his
father, he would have done it at an upward angle. My
client also had good knife skills, so he’d know which way
to hold the knife and stab him.
Next is the women across the street who gave her
testimony. She claimed that she saw the boy stabbing his
father. What makes it interesting though is she
contradicted herself. It was in the middle of the night and
she said she was trying to sleep. When she heard the noise
she looked over and saw the stabbing. But she also claimed
she wasn’t wearing the glasses. how could she Be 100% sure
that she saw him when she cant see good to begin with.
The last piece of evidence I would like to approach is the
old mans testimony. He claimed that he saw the boy
running down the stairs in a hurry to get out. The only
problem with the statement is he could barely walk. And he
used a cane. He had said that he ran to the door to see
what all the noise was. How could he have done that if he
could barely walk? He claimed it was fifteen seconds, but
when the jurors reenacted it they said it was to take him
about 45 seconds. Clearly he was lying. Even though some of
the facts from the Boy don’t make sense, you can’t ignore
the facts that were proven. you can’t convict him if there
is a reasonable doubt he’s not guilty. the law says“innocent
until proven guilty.’” the judge cannot ignore the fact
that both testimonies were incorrect and that the wound
is possible, but not likely. I leave here the facts of the case I
presented to you in hope that you will find my client
innocent. Thank you.
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Part 3- My emotional Rollercoaster
These writings consist have my feelings that day. Sometimes I just needed a
break to talk about something I was having trouble with. It has situations
about dramatic things. I go through these experiences every day, so here’s a
taste of what its like to see into my life. It’s usually bottled up, but when
opportunity strikes you have to take it.
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Hate is a Strong Word, but What About Love?
Every day you always here couples say “I love you.” and “I love you too
babe.” It’s either people talking or people writing it. People just throw
it around like it’s nothing. To me, it’s one of the most powerful words
you can use. They say hate is a strong word, but then they don’t even
bother to glance at love being just as strong. I find it incredibly stupid
how people can say they “love” someone on the first day they start
dating. I mean I’m not saying its impossible, but how would you know on
just the first day? I’m just talking about couples right now. I tell my
close friends I love them, but its different. I’d do almost anything in
the world for my friends. I think there’s a definition to the word. Just
in your own words. For me, it means I’d give my life for them and I’d do
anything possible for them too and never giving up on them. Even if I
tell people I love them, I make sure I’m not just saying it because. I
actually mean it. I get so angry at the people who only say it cause
that’s what the other wants to hear. How immature. When we were
little that was the time to throw it out there. We didn’t know what it
was. I for one probably said it too much then. Whenever I hear
someone say those words I turn to them and ask what they think love
is. Once they tell me, I ask if the definition applied to the person they
said it to. Usually there response is no. So why do they feel the need to
tell them a lie? I just don’t understand some of these things.
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Are you in or out?
I don’t see why people have to choose groups. Why cant they all
just get along? For me, I am not in a certain group. I hang out with
quite a few people. I guess because it makes them look cooler, but
I just really don’t understand it. The world would be in a better
place if everybody could just be nice to everyone and talk to everyone. I understand you want friends to have the same
interests, but just isolating yourself to one group doesn’t get you
anywhere. Out in the real world you’ll have to work with all kinds
of people. You cannot just have some little circle where you only
talk to them. It just doesn’t work. Some people choose to join
groups, but that doesn’t mean they’re only staying with them. Like
if you join a club. You hang out with them, but you also have your friends who aren’t in it. Other times I see why you would want to
choose to be in a group. Like gang members. People go there
because they’re either forced, they need to feel apart of
something, or its tradition. They think that by just staying with
other gang members that it will be all they ever need. But in
reality it doesn’t work like that. Gangs will say and do anything to
get you to do what they want you to. Young teens don’t realize
that. They just wanna be in a certain group cause they think its better. By getting to know and hang out with all kinds of people
helps you to understand what some situations are like. That’s why
I chose to be friends with everyone. It made school better
because I could talk to anyone around me.
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My One True Skill
My skill is standing up for people. I never let someone get by with
making fun of somebody. No matter who it is, or what is being said. I
don’t take any crap from anybody and I absolutely HATE bullying. More
than anything. I guess you can say it’s the best thing I am good at it.
Even other people notice that I don’t tolerate stuff. They say I am
mean, but that’s only if you make me mad by bullying. That’s when I
turn into a pretty hateful person. For me to be good at this I had to
learn not to care what others think about you. I had to put there
comments aside. I had to not care about them even if it made me get
made fun of for sticking up for them. If you do, you’ll always be two
faced. And if you get down to their level you will start doing the same
thing. Another thing I had to learn was don’t do it to show out. You
have to let it come from your heart. You don’t just wanna do it because
you want to show out. If you do it, it means you’re thinking about it. I
do it on natural instinct. I don’t even have to think about doing it
before I do. That comes in handy sometimes. The most important thing
I learned was to always remain in control. I cant even do that often.
I’m still learning obviously. You have to keep in control so you don’t blow
up. When you do that you say things you don’t mean. That’s been the
case in a lot of my situations. When you lose control that’s when the
person knows they have an advantage. And when you don’t have it, you
lose everything you intended to have. When it comes to someone
making fun of me, I just look at them and laugh. Laugh about how dumb
they look trying to act like they’re perfect. I just find it hilarious. I
don’t see why people would do it, but hey all the more power to them. I
don’t care what they have to say about me. Also another thing that’s
important, don’t let anyone stand in your way. If you plan on making
that change happen, don’t let someone change your mind on it. Do what
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you planned and stick to it. Taking it back will make it worse and it will
make the person get an even bigger head. These are the things that
went through my mind this year and how I developed it.
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Drama, Drama, Drama. Oh and Did I Mention
Drama!
I needed a break from absolutely everything. Almost everything
had been going wrong. Every day there was something new to fight
on. Literally every day. It got so annoying. I couldn’t believe how
many people were that immature. The fights were always about girls with girls, girls with boys, or guys with guys. Mostly it was all
drama and how they didn’t like what someone was doing. Of course.
It can’t just be normal in our school. It was just tiring hearing it
when you walk through the halls.
Another thing I needed a break from was all this dumb
homework. I hate homework. I never do it. And then I found out
about Benchmark. I have been studying the life out of me. I was ready to just not study or do homework for one night. I got tired
of feeling stressed that I had to get it done that night before it
was due. I got so irritated on me working my butt off for nothing.
I just needed time away.
The last thing I needed a break from was basketball. We’ve
worked so hard this year that I’m so tired in the afternoon with
all my muscles aching. Even though this feeling last about two
days, it was good to get away for two days. Of course I missed it. I had been doing it for years. I am just glad I got the chance to
have a little break. It felt fantastic.
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Thinking, or Lack of.
Whenever it comes to thinking, not many people do it. They don’t
care about how bad they hurt someone’s feelings on a daily basis.
If they were to know the damage they did, I wonder if they’d
change how they acted. Sometimes life doesn’t come easy for us.
What if waking up was bad enough to make someone’s day turn horrible? Would it change your mind on how bad you treated?
Everybody is trying to be a “Somebody.” Well let me tell you. Being
a somebody sucks. Like really bad. I hated it once I got to it. I
spent my whole seventh grade year becoming my worst nightmare.
So why do people think it’s so cool to be “in?” I just don’t get it.
It’s like a constant game to these people. They don’t care about
what they do or say. They never create things for themselves. They don’t have a mind of their own, or a backbone either. One
day I hope the world opens it’s eyes and see that God gave you
your own mind to use it and think. Not to play the copying game.
Not always copying gets you places in life. What happens if your
forced to do something on your own? With no help from previous
ideas. Would you be able to step up and take the opportunity? If
everyone would do just that, we’d be a step on the game we play
called life. If people would only open their eyes and mind… and learn to think for themselves. Maybe it would be this bad in our
world. Maybe it would be normal…
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You’re Past Doesn’t Make You
There will always be people who remember everything you do and never
let you forget it. It’s like they want to throw it back in your face so
you don’t move on. It’s not like I could forget even if I tried. I’m
reminded every day I wake up. I can never just one day where I forget
my past. It will follow me til the day I die. It scarred me for life sadly.
The people who still talk about it amaze me. I can see it in their eyes
that its what they think about whenever they look at me. I mean, how
could they forget? It just makes me uncomfortable though. The vacant
stares see right through me. Their eyes say “Why did she do that?”
That’s what makes me try harder and harder each and every day. I’ll
spend my whole life trying to fix up what I ruined. I used to be that
kid who never did anything wrong. Who judged people on what they did.
Then I got mixed up in the wrong crowd and made all the worst
possible mistakes. Then it was my turn to be the one who got judged. It
made me realize that nobody’s perfect and everyone deserves a do-
over. It took me a long time to forgive myself. I didn’t know at the
time when I changed that I would turn into my worst nightmare. I
changed after that. I became the good kid I was, but better. I never
judged, I forgave easier, and I never did the same mistakes again. I
swore to myself that I wouldn’t go back. Never in a million years. I
know people think that somewhere inside me that I haven’t changed.
But you know, I think I have. I don’t feel the way I used to. Every day
I’m wanting to prove all the people wrong. Wanting to show them what
I’ve become. They judge me like they know what I went through. I’m
not saying it as an excuse, but they weren’t there. They don’t know
what it was like to be me. I’m the only one who will ever know. As if
they don’t know, I hear what they say. I heard all the horrible things
they said. It’s hard not to turn around and say anything back. I wish I
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could just blow up on them and give them what they deserve. But I
won’t. To me, it would be like giving them all I’ve worked hard for this
year. It made me mad. How dare someone put themselves in position to
judge me? They aren’t perfect either. Someday, I will change what
they say. Even if it takes my whole life. I’m ready for it. I wish though
that they’d just grow up. The people whom I least expected to do it
were the ones who did it most. My teammates. Sometimes when it gets
me down, I have a feeling deep inside where I hope something horrible
happens to them. Then I think about what I have gone through. I could
never wish that on a person. It would be wrong and it would be like
wishing it on myself. I don’t think your past should make you. I think it
only builds you up. It prepares you. I just wish other people would
realize it. Maybe one day they will…