My Brother vs. Me

The worst argument I have ever gotten into was with my brother. We usually always get into fights for whatever reason and end up actually fighting each other or tell on my parents to get payback or something. My brother and I love each other so much because we've always been there for each other  no matter what but we also get into fights. Simply, we both, at the same time, hate and love each other. We have our ups and downs, one second we are like best friends, but then in a flash, we are enemies and get mad at each other. We always get into arguments for the tyniest things possible but don't go too far because either I stop caring what he did or he tells on me and my parents tell us to stop. But, one day, it came to the point where my brother was so mad at me because of something I did to him that when I was lying down in bed, watching tv he punched me, won't get into much detail but, because I stole his $150 from his birthday party. Well, supposedly, because we always pull pranks on each other. So I told him I got myself a fresh pair of Jordan's, when I didn't. I just hid the bill under his shirts, in the drawer. He usually never makes the pranks I do to him a big deal, but this time, he took it too serious. Finally, after all this explaining, the punch to my stomach hurt so much, that he took the air out of me and hurt for like straight 10 minutes. I told my parents about what happened and got mad at us. They made us sit at the table in the dining room to lecture us on why we should love each other and never have hate for each other because we were made to be brothers and we have our backs. He also told us that pranks aren't funny and made us stop. We felt so mortified after our parents gave us our lecture and learned that pranks aren't funny. We are supposed to have love for each other and look out for one another and not fight. We are family and family can have ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I know, and my brother knows, no one will ever understand our bond and how we got our backs no matter what!

Fake It Till You Become It

In my life, the aspects that I feel most confident about are when I'm playing sports like baseball, soccer, basketball, boxing, and most importantly, school. When I play with my family and go out to the park to enjoy and play sports or when I play with my friends at school, or when I am in a sport team, no matter what, I know what I'm doing and what I love. I feel confident playing the sports I like because I feel so much passion and love for the sports I love. I have too much passion to be worried or anxious when I'm playing my favorite sports, if I mess up or do a mistake. I am so focused on knowing I could do whatever I want me to do. I know that I am not the best nor the suckiest sports player but I know I could do this and feel so much confidence in the game due to passion that I leave all the ignorance away and clear my mind while playing my sports. In school, I also feel very confident because I know I pay attention in all of my classes and do my homework, so when it's time for a test, I feel very confident I can succeed because I try my hardest in school and study hard before a test. I like to ask my teachers when I don't get something and feel happy when they help me out and then I know what I'm doing. I also, don't step back in class, if I have a question, I say it out loud and don't keep it holding in me. When the teachers ask us to find the answer, I feel confident I can get the answer right and if I get it wrong, it actually gives me more confidence because I know I will try and persevere through the hardest parts in school without feeling a doubt. The thing that I feel that I need a confident boost is saying what I feel inside or my opinions. I usually tend to keep everything I feel inside stay inside me and don't tell nobody how bad or good I feel.

Where I'm From Poem

     
     
                                                 Where I'm From

                                                 By: Uriel Varela


       I'm from a family that has lots of joy and happiness,
       where we care for each other, have respect for each other, and most of all,
       have love for each other
       I'm from a home where all you hear is cheers, crying, and laughing



       I'm from where people live life to the fullest and enjoy their culture with pride
       I'm from Mexico, where all you do all day is have fun, have freedom,
       ride horses and feed all these animals in the back yard
       I'm from where people say "Go feed the animals" or "take them out" everyday


      I'm from adrenaline and happiness
      where you have no limit
      I am delighted because
      I love where I'm from and
      what I came to be from,
      where I'm from!
 
     
   

Deep Zone

     The book Deep Zone by Tim Green is about a kid named Ty that is a high school football player in New Jersey, New York. He is following his brother's, Thane's, steps. Thane is bigger than Ty and is in the NFL. with the New York Jets. Both of them don't have their parents by their sides. They passed away in a car accident when they were small and now live with their uncle and his family. But that brings them consequences on their achievements in football. Their uncle, Gus, is associated with the D'Amico family, shich is a mafia or mob in New Jersey. They want Thane and Ty because they have money and if their uncle helps them out, he'll get a lot of money for passing information about them. Uncle Gus has been with them even before he had to look out on Thane and Ty. But the moment the mob tells uncle Gus to help them kidnapp both of their nephews he refuses. So, he tells their nephews on what the mob wants to do about them and get their money, they all go call the FBI. During the story, the mob keeps investigating while their uncle is under heavy secuirty with the FBI and have been a lot of FBI's and military soldiers in the games of Thane. Only Thane because he is in the national league but his brother is only in his high school football team ready to get drafted to the NFL. After awhile his brother gets injured in his calf when a player in the opposite team crushed him when he catched the football and scored a touchdown. So he gets into rehab and has ro stay in a hospital for a couple weeks until his injury is fine. So, while Thane is injured, Ty and his high school team , named the Falcons, have a tournament and go all the way to the finals all because of Ty.


     It would take time until Ty would have the championship finals in Miami Florida. So, it gives his brother time to try to walk a little with crutches and atleast walk. But before the next day they would fly to Miami, somebody broke into their house and tried to rob anything they could take that was rich, filthy for them. It was a guy that was a member of the mob. But, since they have 24/7 security, an FBI is in the house protecting them. When Agent Sutherland hears a noise upstairs at midnight, which was weird because Ty and Thane should of been sleeping already for the big day. So, he arrests the guy that wanted to break in and rob their rich things. The FBI got aclot of information on the guy and now know that the mob will be in Ty's championship finals game. So, with the information, the FBI gets ready to defend anyone in the game and Ty and Thane. When it is time for the game, the public and the FBI notice they haven't arrived to the game and are late to the game if they come. The FBI especially Agent Sutherland wich is the head agent for this investigation, start to feel that the mob has already taken them in the wrong plane. They know that the plane they got on to arrive at the game was replaced with the mob's plane. Ty and Thane are kidnapped but then are able to be saved by their Uncle Gus, that secretly knows where the mob stays. Luckily he had followed one of the mobsters and uncovered their place. The FBI arrests the mob and Ty and Thane can live their live again without any worries.

Clowns sightings around Berwyn 🤡

     Have you heard about the clowns in your community? We'll this information will help you be updated and be safe.


     The summer is ending and fall is breaking. Halloween is around the corner and people are ready to celebrate, wear costumes and go trick-or-treating. But, people have heard that clowns are terrorizing people. They are everywhere around the U.S. and are trying to scare people and even kill them. People are making fake accounts of clowns on social media and are messaging people about threats and posting threats that they will be at a certain place and a certain time. They say they will kill and take kids. They are also chasing people with knifes. They might just want to scare people and dress up as a clown for fun, but kids and adults are scared and have gone too far.



     Hey! Have you heard about the clowns and how they chase people around with knifes? Well, I have some information to keep you updated! To start off, the summer has been ending and fall will be breaking. Halloween is right around the corner and people are ready to celebrate and wear costumes to go trick-or-treating. However, people have heard that clowns are terrorizing people as a joke for Halloween. They are everywhere around the U.S. and are trying to scare people and even kill them. People are making fake accounts of clowns on social media and are messaging/threatening people about killing and posting threats that they will be at a certain place and a certain time to terrorize. They say they will kill and take kids. They are also chasing people with knifes. They might just want to scare people and dress up as a clown for fun, but kids and adults are scared and have gone too far. People are afraid. They don't want to go out!


     There has been lots of reports of sightings of clowns. One case, was about teens at Heritage Middle School, in Berwyn IL, where several teens were at a after school program at Proksa Park, and saw a clown appear from the bushes and the clown started chasing the kids. I mean, look at it, they think its fun to scare children. So, watch out parents, keep an eye on your children because something terribly could happen to your children, with all these clowns around. Another case, was about another sighting in Chicago, where a teen was throwing away the garbage at night, and out of nowhere, a clown is standing there holding a knife in the alley, and the clown starts chasing her. Other cases, I've heard about in the last few weeks were about clowns all over the country, just chasing people without knowing, these innocent people, are actually scared. Some clowns have even killed people, which they might intend to or not, they have gone to far.


     Overall, to society, it's a threat for it, people can't go outside knowing they might get killed by a clown. We can end this by reporting sightings of clowns to the police. Even others have fought clowns to tell them to stop doing this and have reported it to the police. Police were able to capture some clowns in Chicago cities, like Berwyn or Cicero. Together we can stop this and make the community a better, safe place.


   

   

Everything You Do Matters

This winter break, I helped out my parents around the house. When I was home with my siblings and my mom, while my dad was working, I helped her clean around the house with everything I could because I didn't really have nothing to do and I wanted to make my mom happy that I help her back, just like she helps me when I go through tough times like her. She sometimes stresses out because everyday she's always doing everything around the house, she cooks and cleans the whole house. So, I figured it was my time to help her out with things and clean for her. I got up the days I was home, which were the days I didn't go help out my dad in his job so early, and did her bed, washed the dishes when there were a lot in the sink, took out the garbage, and sweeped around the house. After all that, my mom would be happy for me and I could notice it because the smile she always put on her face after I wouls finish all the chores. It also made me happy to help out my mom a lot. All she would have to do is cook and do other little things. I figured I should help my mom out during these days I'm at home for Christmas break. I also helped out my dad some days in his job, well his other job that lets me work with him, not his real one. He has two jobs at doing the same thing, being a mechanic in semi-trucks, I would only help him when he went to his seasonal job, his friend was his boss. He only worked there to get advantage to make more money instead of getting paid single off his real job. So, I would go to that job with my dad to help him with little things he needed. I couldn't really help him because I didn't know nohing about mechanic work, but I did know all the tools that may be needed to change the oil or something. I helped him out by helping him carry heavy tools and other tools while he was busy fixing the semi-truck. I mean I didn't really help my dad a lot because I didn't know how to do that job he does, but even a little thing can make a big difference in someone's heart and they feel good about you, that you're a good person that thinks positive and helps other people.