It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Let me just start by saying that Anne Frank is just a perfect little girl. She was thrown into a bad spot in her life but she kept moving forward. If you look at all she has been through you would take a step back and call her a hero because of how brave she was. Anne Frank was just 13 years of age when she went into hiding in a secret annex in the upstairs attic of her fathers work shop. From there she spend just over two and a half years in this secret annex with eights others with nobody to talk to her won age other than a boy peter. To be a girl growing up it was hard for her. She was the youngest out of all of the Jews hiding in the annex so she was thought of as the most annoying of them all and the most irresponsible. Therefore her opinions were…

Winter break, one of the best times of the year. People get to be with friends, celebrate holidays, and eat a lot. We don't have to worry about school work or worry about drama that makes us stressed out. Winter break gets me away from all that and I'm glad. I got to do a lot of fun stuff. What I did over winter break was out of the ordinary. It was so intense that nothing could compare to it. Sleeping, most of the break I was sleeping. School really wore me out and I just needed some time…

Thanksgiving I always love this time of the year because of the holidays. In just a few short days Thanksgiving will be here. Not only is it exciting that it is Thanksgiving, I also get to have 5 days off of school! Thanksgiving is always great because you get to spend time with family, and enjoy being with one another. The food is also a plus. This year Thanksgiving will be at my house. I would prefer it to be somewhere else because my mom wants me to clean my room, but I guess it is ok that…

Who has not heard the song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? The song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a popular and joyful song wrote in 1963, this song represents Christmas, “The most wonderful time of the year”. Now day this song is a traditional song, heard in Christmas. The use of poetic device impacts the song makes you imagine every word Andy Williams it’s singing. Onomatopoeia, imagery, and repetition are some of the poetic devices that are used on this…

The 4th of July is coming up in less than ten days, and it's the biggest chance of the year to get together with friends and family and watch an amazing amount of beautiful fireworks. Over the last few years, more and more people are choosing to do this from their own or from rented boats. This is a wonderful idea, but there are some things you should prepare before heading out to make sure you have a wonderful evening free of accidents. Here are 4 tips for safely watching fireworks from your…

Girl Scouts has been an important part of my life since I can remember. Girl Scouts helped me to learn to be practical, independent, strong, and most importantly, a leader. Put simply, Girl Scouts has molded me into the extremely driven person I am today. So you can imagine the shock and dismay I felt when my troop disbanded earlier this year. Though we were all members of the highest level of Girl Scouts as a girl could be, I thought the troop would remain intact until I went to college. I…

The Goldilocks Season Most people are like Goldilocks. Some things are too cold, somethings are too hot, and somethings may be just right. We’re very fortunate to live in New Jersey where no matter what your preference may be, there’s always a season for you to enjoy. Whether you prefer to be basking in the sun at the beach, building a snowman, or perhaps picking daisies in the meadow, there’s one season I believe comes out on top of all these. That season is no other than fall. Fall is what I…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2017 World's Most Beautiful Majorette Pageant. I am Chloe Mae Page your 2016 Junior World's Most Beautiful Majorette, I am also a Junior at Galesburg-Augusta High School. It's been said it takes a village to raise a child, and I am so happy that the WTA family has helped me grow so much these past twelve years. WTA has taught me to be a better twirler and a better person. I don't know what I would do without baton or my friends from it. First, I would like to…

“The Lost Salt Gift of Blood”, Alistair Macleod, has presented whoever the reader is with a wonderful, vivid image of Newfoundland. The story shows how much effort the author put into the imagery in order to give the reader a great painting in the mind. Saying that “even far out, somewhere beyond Cape Spear lies Dublin and the Irish coast; far away but still the nearest land, and closer now than is Toronto or Detroit” (Macleod) helps us understand that John (the son) would not like to live in…

The piano, as beautiful as it sounds, needs practice before it can sound lovely. Professional pianists study the piano for years upon years before they are able to perform in concert. I have played the piano since second grade and I have played other instruments since that time, but have always returned to the piano because I believe it to be one of the most challenging instruments of all. Since the second grade, when my parents decided I would need to learn and instrument, I chose the piano and…