Really Pakistan, really...

Pakistan is becoming more and more strict on everything their people see and do now.

Pakistan has decided to get rid of You Tube now, as well as 450 others links. They are becoming the new China. They are getting rid of the websites they don't want and or like. The day before they got rid of You Tube they won't allow Facebook. With Pakistan cracking down like this, the people will really begin to hate whats going on. They are getting rid of things because it is effecting how peoples thoughts. That's way they got rid of Facebook because "of a page urging people to draw caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed". Pakistan is trying to get the control they "need". They are trying to be a big, powerful and protective country but it could be making things worse.

Friends!!

Friends are one of the greatest things ever. They are they when you need them and even when you don’t they’re always with you. Without friends life would so boring. I have so many friends and I love them all. Hannah, Batool and Kelly, are just a few of my closest friends at school. I am friends with a lot people but they are my closest.

I know if I’m with them I will always have a great time. Hanging out for two minutes we could have a new inside joke. I love how whenever we are together we always have a great time, whether it is at Batool’s palace playing ping-pong, or at Kelly’s watching The Office, of at lunch I always have such a great time! We are always laughing and saying the stupidest things ever and loving every moment of it. We have some many inside jokes that sometimes one of us forgets about it. We say probably one of the most common, but greatest joke ever known as “That’s what she said!”. We say that even it doesn’t make sense and still just laugh as if it did. We constantly make fun of each other, I mean how can you not be best friends without making fun of each other, it’s like the law.

I love my friends. They are the greatest friends I could ask for! Without them I don’t know what to do. I we have a different lunch, I feel like a part of me is missing. That may sound lame, but it’s true. My life would be so boring without them making me laugh. They make my day when we laugh, which is all the time. Time with my friends is always so much! We all like to have a great time, and no matter what we are doing we find some way to have a great time. You would think that studying for finals would be really boring and stressful but not the way we study. We made it in to a Jeopardy type of game. We laughed more than we studied but still did well on the final and had fun, it was a win-win situation.

I think that my friends feel the same way. Without each other we just aren’t the same. They are the only reason I want to come to school. We don’t come to school to learn but to have hang out with friends, well that’s my reason why I come to school. I love my friends and I hope they do too!

SIMUN!!

During SIMUN I was given the country Tanzania. I thought that would be very difficult because I had no idea what goes on there, and how they feel. Getting to SIMUN was very stressful because I really didn’t know what was going to happen or how things were going to work. SIMUN was way better than I thought, I thought it would be straight work and no fun at all, I was wrong. I’m glad we had to do SIMUN because it ended up being fun. Acting like powerful people was a good change I could get used too. I didn’t feel, to me, that we were little high school kids but important people to world.

During SIMUN I wasn’t involved with any situation at all! I didn’t know how to get myself involved, so I didn’t do a lot of speeches, I only did one. I did ask many questions, to try to get myself involved. I felt kind of out of place because I wasn’t involved at all. I don’t understand why my country wasn’t involved at all though, everyone’s at one point with a news flash or the whole situation.

Preparing for SIMUN was very stressful because finding all the information you needed for the topic was hard to find. You need such detail and explanation to understand. Most news sites don’t really give you that. If I hadn’t prepared I would have been so lost, you wouldn’t even know. I would ask my parents if they knew anything about it and they were like, Madi what are you talking about. So preparation was a huge part of SIMUN! Without it no one would really know what’s going on.

Next year I will most defiantly prepare more, and hopefully get a country that will be involved more because if a country that doesn’t do anything it’s difficult to do things. Next year, I will look deeper into the situations and have thoughts about the situation and how my country would react to it, before I go in. Going back into SIMUN with the knowledge of what to do will make things a lot easier. Teachers tried to prepare us but they really can’t until your there. Once your there for a day, you get the feel for things and get into the grove of government people. SIMUN overall was a great experience, I wouldn’t say I’m good at it but I did have fun. I don’t think I want to do MAMUN because I don’t think I like SIMUN stuff that much. I did have fun and enjoyed the three days, and I’m looking forward to next year.

Tanzania would....

Of the situation was that Taliban was going to take over Pakistan, and the USA was going to come in and take control, Tanzania would most likely side with the USA. If we (Tanzania) had a powerful, hateful group come in and try to take over our government, we would want help. We wouldn’t want long lasting help, but to just get the situation solved and have the helpers, USA in this case, leave.

Pakistan needs help, even though they aren’t saying it, they will soon need it when the Taliban is taking over. If the Taliban took over, really bad things could happen, to Pakistan and the rest of the world. The Taliban would take the nuclear weapons and wipe the people they hate most off of the planet.

With the U.S. going in to help would help, everyone. Pakistan wouldn’t like it but there would be many supporters, like Tanzania and most of the U.S.’s allies. Even though Pakistan would feel intruded, it would help them in the long run, if someone came in and helped. If the situation were happening to Tanzania, we would want help. We would probably not want it at first but it would help us out in the long run. So with that being said, Tanzania would support the U.S. on going into Pakistan to help with the Taliban, issues.

Night

Night written by Elie Wiesel. This wonderfully written about one of the worst events in history, the Holocaust. This is more detailed than any show about it on History Channel. You can feel how he felt. He is really great at tell the pain and struggle he went through when he was a young teen.

A thought that I and Mr. Fielder came to was, how do you leave an experience like the Holocaust and function. People now go through a death in the family and completely shut down. When Elie saw hundreds of deaths and was in constant fear. With a young boy coming out of a horrible event in life and the world and to come out normal, is really fascinating to figure that out. How can something so tragic not affect you, like one death does to someone else. The strength to keep hope is outstanding. Going through any tragic event, most likely, affects peoples’ lives for a while or their life time. Why isn’t this the case for Elie Wiesel?

I think the fact that he knew something was coming similar to what had happened may have prepared him for what actually had happened. In the book he doubts God and doesn’t understand how He could let this happen to him and his people. He doesn’t really use God for strength, he has hope and that’s about. He uses his mind to live and not his heart and soul. He lives his way in the concentration camp to the way where he can live the longest. This man has a powerful mind and can take anything in life.

Dreams aren't always what they say....

Dreams lead people to the stars, but let them fall hard as well. I felt this way not to long ago; I know I will feel like this again. I have played softball for as long as I can remember. I have always loved the game, and competition and friends that go with it. I decided to try-out for the JV Stevenson softball team. I had a lot of support from my family and friends; I went to try-outs with my head up high. I was nervous because I had never actually tried out for a team before; I was still confident and proud of what I knew.
The try-outs were about 2 ½ hours long for three days. The first day I was doing so great; I felt like I was on top of the world. I was so sore the next and didn’t feel the greatest either. That defiantly put a setback on 110% effort. I was still nervous; I knew that everyday counted. I told the coaches I felt sick that day, just so they knew, and it’s a good thing they did. We started our five minute run and I did three laps; that’s all I could do before I had to run to the bathroom. That was most defiantly, a setback during. Puking then running and playing softball for 2 ½ hours isn’t my ideal afternoon. I didn’t let that stop me though. I fought through it and could only hope for the best. The third day came around, and I knew that I had to prove myself today. I went in with the minor setback behind me; I was ready to start fresh. I gave my all that day; fighting through all sorts of pain. We ended try-outs early to found out if we made the team.
They went in alphabetical order; this is where having the last name Wissmueller doesn’t come in handy. It felt like I was waiting for hours, but only 20 minutes or so. We said “Good luck!” to everyone; it was a very supportive group of girls. I was finally called and I had good hopes. I sat down in front of the coaches; this was one of the most intense moments of my life. They said “Thanks for coming out. What I saw was; you were confident in the batting cage, but not so much in fielding. I’m sorry but there’s no room on the team for you. Don’t give up; try-out again next year.” I said “Thank you. Goodbye.” The pain didn’t hit me at first. I walked out of the door thinking what just happened. I called my dad to tell him I was done and that I didn’t make the team; I couldn’t do it without crying. I felt like such a loser, I had no hope or confidence in life. I felt like I worked so hard for nothing.
After a lot of talks with my family; I figured out I wasn’t meant to play right now. Slowly and painfully, I became my old self and was ready for a new chapter in my life. I still don’t like talking about that though; it’s kind of a touchy subject. What made it worse was that basically everyone I meet there made the team. I’m looking on the bright side now; maybe they will be a crappie team and not win. I maybe, just maybe, got the deal in this deck.

Photography

I have always been a creative person and I love art and I am always looking for something new and fun to do. I found photography through my dad and feel in love. I started photography only a few years ago but I have learned a lot through my dad and school. I love taking pictures of really anything. Nature really sticks out to me because no one physically made them and how things fall that’s how it rolls. People say pictures say a thousand words and they truly are. When you try to explain a place to someone you really can’t because they will imagine things their way instead of the real way

My dad has really taught me a lot. It helps that we have a darkroom in our basement, so I can really get hands on it. My dad has a photography business I help him with that, and I get even more hands on with photos. I Learn from my mistakes and just goofing around too. Photography isn't really complicated it is just hard to remember all of "rules" like aperture, speed settings, filters and things like that. Once you know what you are doing the creative juices flow without issues.

Photography isn't for everyone because it is way different form just taking a picture. Most people think, oh I take pictures so I would be great in photography, maybe you would be but just taking pictures of you and you friends isn't considered real photography, but it still is a kind of photography. All pictures are considered photography,just some more complex than others. Some people don't really understand the focus and eye you need for it, I guess I am lucky that I have that eye.

I have posted my pictures on Facebook, hung pictures up at my old school and here, and my family has also seen my work and people seem to like it. People are saying how great it is, and beautiful, I really appreciate the complements but I really don't know how to respond but thank you. I don't to be rude and say I know, or not respond. It's something I really can't explain because I do love the complements but it is just kind of awkward.

Photography is something I want to do for the rest of my life. My dream is to become a famous photographer like Ansel Adams, and for people all around the world or really any where to see and enjoy my work. I would also love to make a book with my dad with our pictures in it. I know these are BIG dreams but you never what will happen in your life. I dream big so I live life to its fullest.