In class we chose 8-10 items to share with the class that describe parts of yourself. My items were a photo, a recorder, earbuds, “ The BFG” book, a Cavaliers poster, a ruler, a tiger stuffed animal, and an Albania pen. These paragraphs describe each item and why I chose that item.

 

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”

― Marc Riboud

They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I brought in a photo to share with the class. This photo was taken at my sister’s high school graduation about 4 years ago. My sister graduated from Rocky River High School in 2012. We lived in Rocky River for about 5 years before moving to Fairview Park in July of 2015.

 

“It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

― Johann Sebastian Bach

I brought in the recorder that I learned to play in 4th grade to show that I like playing music. I also started playing the clarinet in 5th grade in my music class. As I said I learned how to play the recorder in 4th grade but now I can’t play a single note.

Click here to see a clarinet fingering chart.

 

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

“ I’m out of time but still I rise”. Oh sorry I didn’t realize you were reading I was just singing my favorite song Rise by Katy Perry. I brought in earbuds to symbolize that I like listening to music. I like to listen to music when doing homework, playing a game, or that rare time when I exercise. As you know my favorite song is Rise but I like most songs in the pop genre.

 

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”

― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

The BFG is my all-time favorite book so I brought it in to show that I like to read. I love to read in my free-time and anytime I have a chance to. I like reading mystery books, historical fiction, and occasionally adventure books. Some other books other than the The BFG that I love are Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.

 

“I am more than just a Serious basketball fan. I am a life-long Addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky.”

― Hunter S. Thompson

I brought in a Cavaliers poster to show that like the Cavaliers and basketball. I have been a big fan of the Cavaliers since I was 9-years-old. My whole family are big Cavaliers fans and we always watch the games together. Usually my dad and my brother yell at the screen because they think that something wasn’t a foul and my sister jumps up and down when they make a free throw.

 

“Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty.”

― Deepak Chopra

I brought in a ruler to symbolize that I like math. Math is and has always been my favorite subject. My favorite concept in math is fractions but I also love doing ratios and percents. Since my whole family is full of engineers I always have someone to ask for help.

 

“A tiger never loses sleep over the opinion of sheep.”

― Ziad K. Abdelnour

I love tigers which is why I brought in a tiger stuffed animal. Tigers are one of my animals because they are cute and they are not afraid to stand up for themselves. My favorite tiger is the white tiger because of its color.

 

“ It struck me that Albania is the sort of place that might keep a man from yawning”

-John Buchan

I brought in an Albania pen because I was born in Albania. I moved to America when I was five-years-old and have been living here for about six years. I can speak Albanian but I am still learning to read and write.

 

I brought in eight items that represent a different part of my life and I hope you had as much fun reading this paper as I had writing it. I hope you enjoy reading other papers made by my class members.