DINOS

Around 65 million years ago dinosaurs went extinct. When most people think back to the dino's time, they are glad that they died and that they do not live with us today. Others think back and wish that dinosaurs didn't die. I am one of those people.

Dinosaurs are AWESOME and deserve to still be alive with us to this day. They never did anything wrong and no one has proof that dinos were destructive and mean. This is just people being stereotypical. My personal favorite dinosaur is the Velociraptor! I've always loved this dinosaur because first of all, it looks awesome, second, it can jump really high, and third, because it has sharp teeth and bosses all of the other dinos around. If dinosaurs were still alive, I would totally use it as a pet and ride it to school everyday. We wouldn't have problems with traffic because everyone would be scared of it and we could just weave our way through all of the cars. 

My second favorite dinosaur would have to be the Tyrannosaurus Rex, also known as the T-rex. This dino is the biggest of all the dinos. It has a HUGE body and tiny arms, and can eat through anything. It still is not as powerful as the Velociraptor though, because the velociraptor always has a posy because that's how cool they are. Velociraptors and T-rexs have been known to have big battles too to prove who was better. Ofcoarse, the velociraptor and it's posy one ever time because of its popularity. 

I hope I have taught you a bit more about my two favorite dinos, the velociraptor and the tyrannosaurus rex. Maybe now you will wish dinos were still alive too!

Brendan

The Olympics!

When it comes to competition, Olympics is as big as it gets. All of the best athletes from around the world come to one place and compete to see who is the best. Canada, U.S., Germany, France and many, many more. The Olympics consist of the summer games and winter games. The summer games consist of sports like basketball, swimming, track and field and more. The winter games consist of sports such as skiing, snowboarding, luge, curling, speed skating and more. But what makes these athletes? People have been asking this question forever and I will try to give you my opinion on what I personally think makes an athlete.

Firstly, I think Olympic level athletes have to be born with some sort of talent in a sport. Also, it takes a lot of dedication. Lots of people dream of going to the Olympics in a sport when they are little, but very few of them stick with their dream. You always here Olympians saying how they dreamed about being there since they were young. They stuck with their dream and dedicated their life to accomplishing it, and it eventually came true. I think this is the main reason that they make it to the Olympics.

Another thing that I think makes an olympian is confidence. Whenever an olympic athlete is interviewed they always say how prepared and confident they are. They are not afraid of failure and they put it all out there. Also, if they do poorly in an olympics, they dedicate their next 4 years to becoming better then they were before. As they say, the olympics is not mainly for competition, but for improvement.

I think that these are the two main things that make an olympian. I also think that an olympian can be made at any age, because all it takes is dedication and hard work. 

Brendan

If I Could Redo One Day

A young girl was hit by a car at 8:00 pm yesterday on in Waterloo and was killed by the impact. A young boy was hit in the head by a hockey puck and was killed instantly in Guelph. I hear stories like this almost everyday on the radio driving to school each morning. Innocent people die everyday because of freak accidents. There families are left wishing, "If only we could redo that day and prevent this from happening?" This blog was supposed to be about if I could redo one day, but instead I would rather give my redo day to someone who really needs it. 

Tragedies happen everyday to innocent people, communities and even countries, so why should I waste a redo for something that probably doesn't even matter. For example, people in Haiti are dying because of something that no one could have stopped. Imagine if none of it ever happened and the world stayed how it was. Children would still have parents and parents would still have children. Over 200 000 innocent people have died. One redo day could save 200 000 people. So why should I be so selfish and redo a basketball game that I didn't play well in, or an embarrassing moment that probably no one remembers. 

Seconds can change some ones life, or the entire world as we know it. The Haiti earthquake only lasted a couple minutes and it is one of the biggest tragedies the world has ever seen. If I had one redo day I would give it to someone who could warn the Haitian people and prevent so many deaths. It only takes seconds to destroy a part of the world, but there is always a way to fix it.

Brendan