The Hunted

Author's Note: This piece is a point of view I really wanted to emphasize the point of view for the deer and the things it goes through. I also wanted to show good punctuation.

When the deer hunting season begins many excited hunters pack up and head north hoping to have great hunting season. Many people enjoy the sport of hunting and invest lots of money and numerous hours of work to prepare for the season.  Every morning hunters load their weapons and embark on an adventure to their tree stand.  However, have you ever wondered the deers point of view while being hunted.

As we walk into the field at the break of daylight I heard loud cracks in all directions. This seems to happened every year but it hasn’t for months on end. As I finish up eating the frozen corn I go back into the thick forest. As I enter the woods with caution I smell something out of the ordinary. After a few more smells I realize its time to head in another direction. Today the woods seemed a little peculiar there was a lot of ruckus and odd things.

Then I decided to head down the valley to bed for the day. On my way down I was cautious to try not to startle anyone as I walked I heard a loud rustle. I second guess myself and looked again it was a huge buck walking away with blood running down his back legs. I asked him” What happened to you?” he said” I was shot by a hunter and stay away from the field there are hunters everywhere”. As he started leave I said” Is there anything I can do to help you” he said ” No, just stay away from that field”. I felt terrible just letting him walk by but like he said there is nothing I could have done to help him.

Selfish as it sounds I decided to go back up to the field reason being I was starving and it was my only option. When my head popped up over the ridge I heard a “Bang” before I knew it I was hurt and hurt bad. My only option was to bed down in the valley where clearly I should have stayed. When I got down there I was In pain and didn’t know what to do so I took two deep breaths and that was history.

 I had been hunting a long frigid weekend with not much action at all. I was in my last afternoon and decided to head out after the Packers game. I had only been sitting for a few hour and I saw brown moving in the distance. I decided to wait until he got over the ridge, as he finally popped his head out I lined my  cross hair up on his heart then I slightly pull the trigger and slam a cloud of smoke filled the air in front of me. Before I go a glimpse he was gone into the deep dark forest.

I waited till pitch dark and embarked for my grandpas tree stand it was an exciting walk to tell him the news. As I got to the stand I said “ Grandpa I think I got one lets go look by where I shot him” with joy he replied “ let’s go get him”. As we got there I saw a great blood trail after a  few hundred yard of tracking I looked into the valley and there he was. I ran up to my grandpa in joy he said” congratulations on the deer”. As I walked up I saw it was a nice northern Wisconsin buck.

Many people say that is not fair or not right to hunt, but imagine the world without it what other ways would there be for them to go? Disease, starvation, predators or even worse car accidents. When it’s all said and I think deer hunting is a very fun, enjoyable and humane thing to do.

Hard Work Pays Off

Author’s Note: In the book “ The Blind Side” written by” Michael Lewis” Michael struggled through many different things to get to where he is now, but none of this would of happened without his determination.  I would also like for you to look for good word choice and a good thesis in this piece.

Michael Oher was struggling with his poverty filled life in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael couldn’t go a night without seeing drugs or other illegal things. Many people know Michael’s story and wonder what it was like to have to go through what Michael did. His story has many meanings, but I feel the theme in this book is determination to change for the better. Without his hard work ethic and determination Michael would not be where he is today.

Before Michael  moved in with the Tuohy’s he really wasn’t loved by anybody he had no one to look to and that’s why he got in so much trouble. He looked to the wrong people, so when he was adopted he had someone to look up to a real family something he never had. Having that Michael changed his acts drastically  witch lead him to acting better and making better choices.

Another factor that came upon me was his determination to do good in school. Michael started in school with a .04 grade point average and had no chance at all to go to college and play sports. When Michael found out how great of a athlete he really was he knew he had to get his grades up.. With the extra help and a harder work ethic Michael just made the minimum grade point average and pursued his football career at Ole Miss University. 

When Michael was brought up by the Tuohy’s he was a very non confident sigh person. When he found out he was a gifted football player people started to like him and when that happened he started to gain confidents which was good on and off the football field. When his confident was boosted he was also more confident to change and stick up to the people that brought him down.    

Like Michael Stevie Wonder a world famous singer and pianist is one of the most inspiring and determined people I’ve ever heard of. You might wonder what about him makes me feel that way.  Stevie was blind and deaf nothing came easy, but Stevie was gifted musician. Turns out he is one of the best musicians known to man. None of this would of happen. If not for Stevie’s hard work ethic and determination Stevie.

                                                                   

When things go in the wrong direction such as they did for Michele and Stevie there’s always a way to overcome that. It might sound easy , but with a hard work ethic and determination you can go further than anyone could imagine  

Predicting Piece

 Author's Note: This Piece is a predicting piece on the book “War Comes to Willy Freeman” written by James and Christopher Collier. I was looking to have good punctuation and good transitions.
 

  In the first part of the book  written by “ James and Christopher Collier” Willy has been going through many struggles with the revolutionary war happening just a few miles from her house. To make matters worse her father joined forces with the Americans to try to defeat the powerful British. Leaving Willy and her Mother at home with no protection  and British enemies passing by, heading to for Fort Griswold where Willy’s father is based.

As the story goes on I could almost assure that Willy will go through struggles throughout the book. You probably will wonder why, well who didn’t struggle through this horrific time? Everyone did the death toll towards the end over the war was in the twenty-five thousands.  I also feel that Willy will embark on many different adventure to find safety and help. Living on your own is never easy especially during the war period. When the war is over and the smoke clears out there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel her life has been so hard and I feel at the end of the story shell get a break and live a great peaceful life.

The Big Change

 Author's note: This piece " The Big Change" was a character analysis on Stanley from the book " Holes". In this piece I was trying to incorporate good solid word choice.
 

Sometimes things don’t always go the way you want them.  This is the case in the book Holes written by Louis Sachar. Stanley Yelnats  is a teenage boy who is unhappy with his life.  He thought he didn’t belong and was tired of getting picked on.  Things get worse when he is blamed for a crime that he did not commit.

Stanley was blamed for stealing a famous baseball players shoes.  The punishment was jail or go to a juvenile camp.  He chose camp.  This is when his life began to change  for the better.  The first change happened when he met Zero.  At first, Stanley was mean to Zero because all the other kids treated him badly.  After getting to know Zero, he realized other kids faced challenges of their own.  He realized he was not the only one.  This gave him confidence.  He didn’t care anymore what the other boys thought he was going to be friends with Zero.

Another change that resulted from camp was he went from heavier set and out of shape to more athletic.  This happened after spending countless hours digging holes.  He was told he had to do this as a character building exercise that was brought upon by the government. 

Stanley knew there was something more to the digging, this leads to the third change. Stanley never had much money but that changed when he found a buried treasure.  He decided to take the treasures at night.   He spent the money on a new home for his family and other much needed necessities. 

When I think of this story and I think of how Stanley changed for the better, it reminds of Josh Hamilton.  Josh Hamilton now is one of the best players in baseball but this came after many difficult challenges.  Hamilton got involved in partying, drugs and alcohol.  This ruined his reputation and negatively affected his early baseball career.  With the support of many family members and friends, Hamilton went to rehabilitation.  Through this he regained the confidence to live healthy life and purse his career in baseball.

Although there are times in your life where it may seem like there’s no way out. You can always make a change. Just as Stanley and josh did, there are many different paths you can take deciding whether you are successful or not.