Field Trips+Can we have more

                 So recently our class went on a field trip to the Holocaust museum...yeah such a "happy" trip it greatly increased our morale . But then I got to thinking why can't we go on more? Obviously it's the field trip budget problem in my school and none of the students are oblivious to that fact and, in reality I don't mind it at all it's really OK with me as I'm used to it by now not going on field trips as really it;s not a big deal. Oh sure you might say that "It's a fun time being away from school for a day and lets focus on that "for a day"it's one day away from school and no you aren't home doing whatever you want you are on a paid trip to the whatever area to the "insert subject" museum yes it might be fun but really you are still learning. And don't get me wrong I do enjoy museums, in fact I'm going to a few over my spring break, but when you compare to something like missing school you really do lose your argument there because, once again, you're learning. Well that's enough ranting about field trips I hope all of you who actually take the time to read this (still waiting on someone from Russia to read this) enjoyed my rant, man it felt good to get that off my chest.

Monday March 7th, 2016

Dear Diary,

     I have realized that it has been a long time since I've felt the touch of sun on my skin as the winter continues the sun does not shine but today was one of the first days I have felt the sunlight here. I have also realized that our History test on WWII is tomorrow I almost always get a good grade and for the past 2 quarters I've gotten A's as my overall grade so I believe I can do the same this quarter and hopefully I can ace this test as well it seems easy enough just common sense and remembering what we learned. But back to today the weather is perfect sunshine perfect 7 A.M. weather and feel, a feel or aura you can't exactly describe it its just something you experience, it was 50 degrees F and accidentally wore a heavy/warm coat so when I did go outside I unzipped it.

    Also today I saw NSP released their new cover album on Spotify and I already put it into my playlist in fact I'm listening to it now specifically "Misunderstanding" and Danny Avidan's voice is amazing especially in this album. I had a hard time sleeping last night I tried listening to music and tried so many things but eventually I fell asleep at 3:00 A.M. so technically it has to do with today but for some reason I am bright and early to wake up no yawning, no stretching, nothing I have no idea how I am doing this.
    But the day is soon to end now my classes were the same all except for Gym where we had a lot of fun playing Frisbee, Diego accidentally hit Moiz in the chest but they laughed it off they are friends after all. Besides that my day was the same, same classes same subjects, etc., etc., but in the end it was an alright day.
 
-Alex

"Don't quote me on that"- Anonymous, 20XX

"Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is essential to a Jedi's life. So you might say that we are encouraged to love."-Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars

Why is this quote important to me? Well besides being from Star Wars this really connects with because even a powerful person, such as a Jedi, needs love to stay sane and I believe that is truly beautiful. Why did I choose this quote out of all the others? Again, besides being from Star Wars, you can learn a lot from this quote such as knowing how large compassion really is "...unconditional love..." love can be so powerful it is beyond any normal conditions showing that this may be the most powerful force (besides the other one) and I think that with this we can see beyond the boundaries of love to see that it's more than just a word to see that it is an emotion within us all. "...is essential to a Jedi's life." love is so powerful it is needed to survive, not just in a fictional world but in reality, we need love to continue the human race and to continue the race of all species living within our ecosystem(s). In conclusion, love is needed to live and to be happy for all of our sakes, so go out there and tell your parent or guardian or whoever is near and dear to your heart "I love you" or something among those lines and really mean it, trust me it'll make them happy.