King Of Pop

There are certain famous artists that have made millions off their talents in music. Michael Jackson for dancing and singing. Madonna is known for entertaining and unique dancing. Many of these artists have been giving a certain title. For example, Michael Jackson is known as the King Of Pop. A new young artist, Justin Bieber, is calling himself the next King Of Pop. I think this is outrageous and completely ridiculous.

Michael Jackson is a famous and well-known being. He spent decades making music that everyone loved or at least respected. He had many issues with his image. He had very many plastic surgeries, changed his race, and he was accused of bad things. However, when he died recently, he was well missed and respected.

Justin Bieber has been popular for less than a year. He was discovered on youtube. He is well loved by teenage girls. What about everyone else? Adults don't find his music appealing and neither do guys. He has some hits that lasted a few weeks. "One Time" was the top song for a few weeks. What about Michael Jackson though? He's had millions of records sold, and many of his hit songs lasted longer then any of Justin’s. Michael Jackson is a legendary icon that everyone knows. Justin Bieber is only 16! How can he be calling himself the King Of Pop? He has no experience being a musician.

The King Of Pop is a huge honor. Michael Jackson deserves it after a long successful career. I think it’s insulting to make a new teenage artist The King Of Pop after less then a year of being popular. Many people have to work really, really hard to get a tenth of how much Justin Bieber makes. Justin Bieber hasn’t even begun to compare to Michael Jackson. If he wants to become the King Of Pop, he has to make his career much more memorable and appeal to more then just teenage girls.

Rugby

Rugby and track are completely different sports. I think everyone has an opinion on which one is "better", but I don't think that either one is "better" then the other. Most people that play sports prefer one over another. That's because all sports are different and they have different pros and cons.

Rugby is great for contact and teamwork. If you like hitting people (like Mike) then you would probably like rugby more then track and field. In rugby you have to work as a team to get the ball up the field. One guy usually can't deke through 15 other people. For track and field, however, track is entirely individual. Track is a lot different then rugby in almost everyway.

Summer

During summer, I usually do everything outside. Swimming, basketball, campfires, and just enjoying the weather. When I lived in Georgia, I was upset because it would get so hot in the summer, that people didn't go outside. Not a lot of people had pools because it would be hard to keep the water cool enough to go swimming in!

Summer is a perfect time for traveling. Two months away from school leaves a lot of spare time. I sometimes travel, but even staying at home is amazing because there is so much to do. Every summer, I go to my cottage for 6 weeks. I love spending time swimming in the lake and fishing on the dock.

Summer is a great time to do anything. Everyone has the opportunity to do whatever they want for 2 months. I strongly agree that summer is an amazing time, and shouldn't be wasted inside.

Evensong

Evensong is not something as simple as chair chapel. I used to think there was no point in evensong, and that we should get rid of it all together. I just thought of it as a complete waste of time, that no one liked it, and I never understood why it is a part of SJK.

I don’t like Evensong. It’s boring and repetitive. However, SJK is an Anglican school, so students and parents should expect some religious things. I don’t think that repeating things out of a book is something that students want to do. Mrs. Duldahardt said that some teachers use evensong as a church service. I completely understand and respect that, but should we be forced to participate? I’m not against the school having evensong, but for the people who aren’t religious, it doesn’t do anything for them.

There is much more to evensong then I used to think. I never liked evensong, but I wouldn’t take it out of SJK. It is something that SJK should keep as a tradition, but I think a lot more people wouldn’t hate it so much if they changed it to make it more suitable for this century.

I commented on Brendans Blog, http://bksblog-brendan.blogspot.com/2010/04/evensong.html#comment-form

Bucket List

I saw a movie called The Bucket List with my sister and my mom. It was about two middle-aged men who were diagnosed with cancer, and they were only given approximately 6 weeks to live. One was very wealthy, so he spends the rest of his life doing whatever he wants. I never would want to be in their situation, but there are a lot of things that I want to do before I die. If I were to list them all, I would never finish this blog, but there are certain big things that everyone should experience in life.

First, I want to drive a Ferrari or a Lamborghini extremely fast. I know that doesn’t sound amazing, but think about rollercoasters. Some people like the heights, some people like the twists and turns, some people don’t like them at all, but I love the wind rushing past your face. And to be in control of that speed would be an indescribable experience in my mind.

Second, I want to move to somewhere in Europe for a year. I would spread touring Europe over a year instead of packing everything into short vacations. I will go through every country in Europe, and visit all the main attractions. There are so many things to see, but the most important place I want to go is the Eiffel tower.

Lastly, before I die, I want to rob a bank. Not just a little black ski mask stunt, a huge, complicated, intense robbery like in all the movies. Oceans eleven comes to mind, but that is a casino, so that wouldn’t work out too well. It must be hard to see, an 80-year-old guy with a bunch of thugs robbing a bank, but its something not everyone gets to do. Screw living old and dying peacefully in your sleep, I want to go out and get rich or die trying. What else is there to do in retirement anyway?