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The owner of a Detroit business building that caught fire and exploded was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York as he was preparing to escape on his one-way voyage to Hong Kong. In his building, more than 100,000 vape pens were made for a distributor of the vaping industry called Goo. The owner, Noor Noel Kestou, a 31-year-old, was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

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Former president Donald Trump is being convicted of hush money conspiracies. “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who announced a 34-count indictment against Trump one year ago, will try to convince twelve jurors and six alternates that the former president falsified documents to hide salacious information from voters and boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election” (Charalambous). Trump has pleaded not guilty to the felony charges, but lawyers on both sides have made continuous efforts to delay the trial. Trump has called this trial a “witch hunt” and “election interference” and WILL NOT let this stop him from running in the 2024 presidential election. He believes this is a communist show trial, and is being sparked by the democrats who do not want him to run. Is he right?

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Since last summer, I have been binging Young Sheldon. I only stopped because they were still filming the new season and I ran out of episodes! This is my new favorite show. It seems so relatable and just tells a great story, all from the perspective of a young man. It is a very family-oriented show which makes me love it so much. It teaches of the struggles a person can have, all sparked by their hobbies. I relate to this as an actor. People sometimes make snarky comments that I’m probably an extra and won’t make it far, but I don’t care. I’m already going places, and a lot of them making comments are not! The show teaches you to be proud of who you are no matter what. In addition to this, I also watch the show with my family most of the time, which makes it even more special. With my mom, dad, and dogs- Walter and Shirley. Even though it is the last season and we are already almost done, I can’t wait to find more shows that give me an experience like this.

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In January, I filmed my first movie. It is called Bad Man. It was crazy how this all happened though. On some random Saturday night, my manager contacted my parents and I, telling us that a casting director had seen one of my recent reels and wanted me to be in their movie. After reading a little bit about this, my manager submitted for the role. We didn’t hear anything for over a week, so I honestly just stopped asking about it. However, on January 8th at around 4:30pm, I was at Chick-Fil-A getting a snack before having to go right back to school for mock trial. Suddenly, my dad called and said that my manager told him the director wanted to meet with me. Flights were full, and they wanted me in Alabama the next morning if I were to book it. So, out of luck, my manager got us some of the last plane tickets for me and my dad to go to Alabama. Our flight left late at night, so we would have enough time between the meeting and having to go to the airport. But, it went to Atlanta. We didn’t worry about it too much, so I met with the director at around 7:30, and at 8:00, we were at the airport! I booked the movie! We flew to Atlanta and then picked up a car to drive three hours to Birmingham. We arrived in Birmingham at 3:30 in the morning. I got a few hours of sleep, and was on set by nine, in a nice community center in Greysville, a nearby suburb. There, I met two kids who would become lifelong friends afterwards. Dylan and Alontae. I worked with actors like Rob Riggle, Chance Perdomo, and Seann William Scott. It was awesome! After filming, I went home with so many fun stories to tell and was really excited! I received some sad news on March 30th, however. Chance Perdomo died. It was heartbreaking because I shared scenes with him. I am trying to honor him now as best I could by doing even better in my auditions. I want to eventually be what he was so close to becoming. An even bigger star.

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Ever since I was three, I have loved aviation. My grandpa retired a couple of years ago from a long career at American Airlines. Whenever I saw him, hearing him talk about his job with such joy was exciting, and I just thought to myself- I want to fly one day. I started on the simulator. Infinite Flight is my favorite mobile simulator. It has definitely improved over the years, though. On June 22, 2021, the day before my 11th birthday, I started going to flight school. I go to OSM Aviation at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. I began on the simulator, and logged a total 8 hours there, over a course of just over a year. I did this a couple of times a month. Then, in July of 2022, I started to REALLY fly planes! Since then, I have been flying on the Cessna 172, and it has been great. Flying is one of my biggest passions, and whenever I first get up in the air, I am completely stress-free. My grandpa started to go up with me, until he couldn’t because of his pulmonary fibrosis. Even though, he can’t go up as often, he tries to whenever he can. When he stays on the ground, he goes with my parents and my grandma to the plane spotting area where they watch me fly. After I land, he checks with the instructor how I did, and asks what I can improve. Based on what the instructor says, my grandpa will help me on the simulator. Whenever I see my grandpa, we make sure to talk about and bond over aviation.

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Let’s face it people… sometimes, when people try to make a weird, cheesy joke, it ain’t that funny! This meme is SO RELATEABLE!!!

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It is not even a question. It doesn’t matter what we do, it is SO DIFFICULT to look refreshed and awake! We are all so burnt out and tired!!!

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Especially when you are ill, it is NOT EASY to just lay in bed and eat chicken soup! Despite my mom telling me to stay at rest, I want to continue my gym grind!!!

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The summer before eighth grade was nerve-wracking. I got back on my gym grind and played a lot of tennis. I also flew a few times and filmed a few commercials. I even went on a vacation to Las Vegas, Antelope Canyon, Lake Mohave, Zion, and Los Angeles, where I picketed for the SAG actors strike. After all of this fun, it was unfortunately back to an anticipated boring and work-heavy year. It was like this for the first week, but after… it wasn’t so bad! I started to like 8th grade a lot. I made many new friends, learned a lot more, and made a lot more fun memories: Mrs. Major’s period 6, curling desks in between classes, Linhan doing pushups at school pictures, twin day as the mafia, acting like the teacher and so much more!

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Me on set filming the movie with some new friends

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Even though it is the last day of April, 2024 has been a BIG year for me. I am doing great in school and have been taking care of myself well, but aside from that, this has been a big year for my acting. It all happened so suddenly, but I filmed my first movie this year, and after that, I immediately began to get so many more auditions. I went from having about 2 per week to ten or more! I have been booking a lot more commercials and have been in the top few actors to book something else! I can’t wait to book another big thing hopefully soon!

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I am handsome and brilliant

I wonder why people concern themselves so much with what other people do

I hear the hummingbirds and the bumble bees and the sunflowers and the apple trees

I see plaid skies

I want to fly up there some day like a supersonic jet

I am handsome and brilliant

I pretend to listen to people when, in some cases, I am really not

I feel excited about what’s to come in life

I touch beams of light

I worry about my ninety-three year old great grandmother still driving a car

I cry when people make me laugh so hard

I am handsome and brilliant

I understand direction

I say just go with it

I dream to achieve

I try to push myself beyond my own limits

I hope to become my own boss someday

I am handsome and brilliant

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Push through no matter what. It doesn’t matter what anybody has to say.

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This aircraft is soaring above the clouds and flying high. This is what I want to do someday.

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This is Ryan Gosling at the 2024 Oscars. I am working as hard as I can to be successful like that in the future.

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This is a picture of my friends and I going to hang out. As you can tell, there aren’t enough seats in the car for everyone!

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This is my parents and I last summer at a friend’s house in Lake Mohave, Arizona. The sunset is awesome!

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I asked my dad what he thought about the upcoming 2024 presidential election, and our society today. Lots of big words in this response!

“I feel that the upcoming election will be remembered as a watershed moment in American history. As a society, we have to make the unfortunate decisions between voting for a person who is likable and lacks competence, or a person who is unlikable but possesses more leadership acumen than any other president in US history. Regardless of the outcome, we will likely see high levels of civil unrest and a feeling of distrust for one another and the entire political process. This is a sad time to be an American.”

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This is a photo of me with my mom in San Diego.

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I asked my mom an out-of-the-blue, but interesting question. What do you think of our society in terms of technological advances? Here is what she had to say:

“I think that society has come a long way technologically. Pretty much everything has turned into something more or less technical. Careers, jobs, and schoolwork are now, for the most part, done virtually. I think society will continue to come up with new ideas and concepts in terms of gadgets and devices.”