Just wanted to wish all of my students a Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!! So with celebrating the new year comes the classic question.....What is your New Year's Resolution?
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Mrs. Hunt's Book Reviews
Below are my most recent readings and their reviews.
As part of my "Summer of doing things for me" I have decided to review my readings. As you can see below I am part of the summer reading challenge. The first book that I read was a classic book by Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper. I would have to say that this was one of the best books by Picoult that I have read. I really do enjoy her style of writing, where she writes from multiple character's perspectives, but she did an extraordinary job in this novel. Her character work was outstanding. I particularly enjoyed her character work with the older brother Jessie. She made him such an interesting character and a great addition to the main story line. I think I connected to this because I see everyday how student react to the various situations in their life. I also loved the ending. I of course won't give that away here, but it was a classic twist Picoult ending.
My Sister's Keeper-Reviews
As part of my "Summer of doing things for me" I have decided to review my readings. As you can see below I am part of the summer reading challenge. The first book that I read was a classic book by Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper. I would have to say that this was one of the best books by Picoult that I have read. I really do enjoy her style of writing, where she writes from multiple character's perspectives, but she did an extraordinary job in this novel. Her character work was outstanding. I particularly enjoyed her character work with the older brother Jessie. She made him such an interesting character and a great addition to the main story line. I think I connected to this because I see everyday how student react to the various situations in their life. I also loved the ending. I of course won't give that away here, but it was a classic twist Picoult ending.Speaking on the ending of the book... the movie. What happened with the movie. Although the movie did a great choice in choosing actors for the roles, I was really upset by some of the choices that the director/screen writers made. I am fully aware that you can not include every aspect of a book into a movie, but I really feel they did Picoult's book an injustice. They left out some of the greatest character traits of Jesse, who I said before was one of the greatest parts of the book. Also, they changed the ending. I think part of what made this book so amazing was the greatest part, and it was completely different. Although the movie was tied up in a nice neat bow, I think what makes Picoult's books so great is that they aren't nice and neat, they are messy and emotional and great.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but I would tell anyone else that they should wait to rent or netflix's this movie.
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Happy New Year! My new years resolution is to be a better person and friend. I have changed over the past year, but definitely for the better. I hope that i can change a little bit more in that direction.
Happy New Year!! My new years resolution is to eat healthier and exercise more. I think those are both important things to do! I hope that I can do them, and stick with doing them.
happy new year!
actually for this year i want to become a better person. i feel as though i have changed this past year but i mean i can do a little better. but lets see how this year works out!
HaPpY NeW YeAr! Well, I actually didn't really think of a new years resolution but I think that a really good one for this coming year is to try not and get senioritis, I mean it is going to be difficult the second semester but I'm really going to try. Oh, I also want to eat a little healthier, but that's not major. =)
Happy New Year! My new years resolution is to continue to work hard in school for the remainder of this year even though I would really like to start slacking off since graduation is coming very quickly!
sooo my new year resolution is definately to be less stressed and not put everything on my shoulders... i also want to become more optimistic about my future which is a huge stresser in my life right now
My new years resolution is to get in better shape and to stay on the honor roll for the rest of senior year. I don't want to get lazy just because I have been accepted to colleges. I also should not procrastinate so much when I do things because sometimes I forget a little piece or just stress myself out over trying to get it done.
my resolution is to eat healthier and get wayyy more organized...i never really stick to my resolutions but i think i will this year..maybe not eating healthier but i've been putting in alot of effort to organize myself and life
Happy new year :) my new years resolution is to try to appreciate the people in my life more and not to take them for granted as much as i do.
my new years resolution is to keep myself a bit more healthier. i made some bad choices last year, but im going to work on turning that around.
my new years resolution is to make smarter decisions in life. now that we are going to college, it would be smart to start making the right choices in life. i also want to make sure that i continue to be nice, and treat everybody with respect
My new years resolution is to be more outgoing. I feel like towards the end of the year I got kind of lazy and started to slack a lot. I want to be the type of person who does everything and says yes to good opportunities instead of wasting time doing nothing.
My New Year's resolution is to be more individual. I have realized over the past year that you change once you become even more mature then you thought you were. I think that thinking about college and going out into the real world scares me a lot but you have to do it sooner or later. All throughout my life I have always done things and gone places with friends cause i was too scared or shy to do it by myself, which seems stupid now. But, after high school you really have no choice, you can't have your mommys holding your hand forever.
my new years resolution is to not let people hold me back on what i really want to do.
I hope everyone's New Years was awesome because i know mine was. I've actually never thought of my new years resolution until my mom asked me. MY new years resolution would have to be trying to be more successful in whatever im doing and to keep up with the trust that i have in many family and friends because i believe that is the most important.
my new years resolution is too keep working hard so that i can graduate on time with the rest of the seniors. im done with the first semester only 1 to go!
My new years resolution would have to be to become the best possible person I can be. I want to make sure I have no enemies and that I make people around me as happy as they can be. Also, once I figure out what path I want to take in life, I want to be able to achieve all my goals and be a success in life.
My new years resolution is definitly to better myself and try to break my bad habits. One being procrastination!
My new years resolution is to save money, which isn't going well so far. I'm so happy that it's a new year and a new start, which i had a very good one the first day of 2009! I really should work on that resolution...
My new year's resolution is to be less of a procrastinator...and since im posting on the blig the day its due i'm not going to good at it, but im going to try. ive always been a procrastinator and it isnt good, so i think i can start now so i'll have less problems in college.
woot! the new year is already here. for the year of 2009 i want to give up all the harmful things that hurt my body...not getting into it momma hunt, but you know how us teens are. haha
anyways the only one thing i want for this year is that me and shaw will get back together. i mean hes my ex boyfriend of about 4 years and my best friend who i know i can count on...but hopfully it will happen<3
my new years resolution is to just do me! like im always there for everyone and granted im a good person and do it out of the love of my heart but this is the time when ppl need 2 learn how 2 stand on their own and do for themselves so like i'll still be here as a friend if im needed, but im just tryin 2 get my life together and on track cuz im goin towards my career full speed and dont really have to time or space for the extraness
Happy New Year! My new years resolution is to not fight as much with my sister.. although is not abig one, it will change me and my sisters relationship drastically but in a good way so hopefully it works!
happy new year!!!!This year i didnt make a new yers resolution. usually i try and do one but this year i decided to take things on as they come. i defided to play it by year. im just going to focus on the present and ill deal with the fututre when it gets here...
Although the new year has already started my resolution is to make myself happy this year. I usually try to make everyone else happy and i want to try and stop doing that because it always ends up in a big mess. I really hope this year is better than the last especially for my parents and I also can't wait for graduation. :D
My new year's resolution is to start working out and eating healthier. I'm on the swim team and going to be a senior next year. I want to work my hardest and get the best times of my life during the season. In order to do that I need to get my body in shape. That's why i need to eat healthier and work out.
I never make resolutions because I change my mind on what i want a lot, so now i have decided that i want to figure everything out about next year and college so that i can move on from the paperwork stage of that and go on to the paying for it.
I never make and haven't made a New Year's Resolution this year or any year. The excitement and dedication for a NY resolution wears off quickly. Your set resolution won't work if you just set it to set one. You need to make a real goal, regardless of what time it is.
My New Years resolution is to not shut my brain off during the 3rd and 4th quarter. Every year I get senioritis about mid-way through March and it always lowers my gpa.
i have more of a short term goal than a resolution. my goal is to not have to take any exams at the end of this school year so i can sleep in.
My new years resolution was to try harder in school and to be eat less junk food. I have been doing so, although I always see room for improvement. Also, I would like to be able to stick to my resolution throughout the year and not just at the beginning.
ok, i know its like april and what not, and i know i really didnt make a new years resolution for myself, but easily one of my biggest goals to achieve this year is weightlifting. i wanna be able to bench 315 just once... that would be so sick, but idn when thats gonna come along but im in no rush... i just want it to happen one of these days... BUT HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! even though its april...
This year, my new years resolution is to eat healthier! It is a bad habit to eat junk food all the time and i found myself doing that a lot in the past year. I want to try to eat more fruits as a snack instead of ice cream.
I know it is way past the New Year but I need another blog because I have posted on all of the recent ones. For this year, my resolution was to have fun and really enjoy my high school experience. I am half way through my junior year and senior year is coming up with my final football season. I am looking forward to the football season as well as my senior year and I want to make a lot of memories. When I leave high school I want no regrets and I want to have the best possible high school experience I can. So far, I think I am doing a pretty good job with that. I still have the rest of spring, all summer, and the fall to have a lot of fun.
my new years resolution is to grduate high school knowing that i tried my best.. it has been a struggle throught out the years.
my new years resolution is to continue trying my best at school and graguate knowing thats what i did..
My New Years resolution was to lead a healthier lifestyle and go to the gym(which i did for 3 months but had to stop for a couple weeks before prom). My new new years resolution for the rest of the year is to keep in touch with my high school friends as we all move on to our new lives.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! ITS June 4TH!!! YAYYYYYYY... my resolution was weightlifting, to do 315 at least once for my upcoming b-day in October. right now i do 275 4 times, that's not too shabby, i sure hope i can get to 315 soon... THAT WOULD BE ALMOST 2 TIMES MY BODY WEIGHT! that would be mad cool. i cant wait to be able to do that, its a huge milestone in weightlifting, like 225 was another milestone, because it was 2 45 pound plates, now im going for 3 45 pound plates. WISH ME LUCK!
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