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scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:08:30 UTC

In the movie Sooley, the author explores a boy who is living in South Sudan. His village got raided while he was over in America training to become a basketball player. His father gets killed leaving his mother and siblings to walk to a refugee camp hundreds of miles away. Sooley wants to go back to his family but the coaches convince him not to go back. After many months he is finally able to call his mom and catch up on life. After that call they called every Wednesday after his practice. Sooley gets a scholarship to play college basketball and immediately takes the offer and goes onto to play in the NBA but before he can make his debut, a lady gave him fentanyl and he took it and died in his sleep.

Top Gun Maverick

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:13:44 UTC

Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell has a huge problem on his hands. He has to get a group of former top gun graduates ready for a mission over a uranium base that rest between two mountains. He forces them to fly below 100 feet which is dangerously low and they have to maintain a speed of over 500knots. Not to mention they need to hit the target which is a super small target less than 3 meters wide, they have to first break open the vent with the first pair of fighter jets. Then the 2nd pair delivers the kill shot via a laser guided bomb. They hit the target and it’s a success but the climb out of the mountain is their best test yet. They were pulling 10+ Gs which is 10 times the normal weight of gravity. But when it’s all said and done the mission was a success!

The bigger picture by lil baby

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:18:39 UTC

Lil baby’s song “the bigger picture” is over the Black Lives Matter movement. It all started when a man named George Floyd was killed because a police officer who was white was kneeling on Floyd’s next who was black. People took this as a racist murder and took to the streets to protest. With Lil Baby having such a huge platform he took to the studio to write and sing this song. The song was an instant hit with millions upon millions of views. 3 years later after the movement people still listen to the song.

The Wizard Of Oz

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:22:05 UTC

This is one of my favorite movies! Dorothy’s house gets ripped apart by a tornado leaving only her and her dog, she finds a tin man, and a lion and they tell her to follow the yellow brick road which leads to the huge castle. They go through a journey throughout the castle. But then they run into the evil witch with her army of monkeys. They have no idea on how to defend themselves until they found out water burns the witch to they pour a lot of water on her and she slowly burns to death. After all that they finally beat the witch and her army of monkeys.

Apollo 11

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:27:04 UTC

The iconic tale of the Apollo 11 taking Neil Armstrong and his crew up to the moon and having the first man on the moon. This one event ultimately ended the space race as we know it with Russia. According to the documentary they played golf on the moon and the golf balls went super far due to there being less gravity there. They obviously planted the flag on the moon which still stands stiff to this day. Now in modern days we can go to the moon whenever we want with no issues because of all the technology we have. Back then this was a project that took years to build and put together but it was all worth it in the end.

The American revolution

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:32:46 UTC

The American revolution took place after we declared our independence by signing the Declaration of Independence and sending it to king George the third. He declared war on us. Somehow we won the war with just a rag tag team of militias. Compared to the mighty army and navy that Great Britain had that controlled half the entire globe at the time. A turning point was when France joined our side and that ultimately sealed the deal and made us win the war after all. This all ended with the treaty of Paris which moved all troops out of America and we would get all land up to the Mississippi River.

Holocaust

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:39:12 UTC

The worst racial crime in history. Millions of Jews died because Adolf Hitler did not like their race. He believed in the perfect race, light skin, light hair and light eyes. If you weren’t that then you were placed into concentration camps throughout Germany and Poland. These camps were torture for them, little to no food and water and forced to work for him. If you were weak then you were executed. The most notorious way of dying there was by the gas chamber. It was like a shower but they released a gas into the chamber which killed everyone in there in less than 10 minutes. This event also kick started WWII.

WWII

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:47:21 UTC

The notorious war where the first nuclear bomb was dropped ever. One over Hiroshima and the 2nd one over Nagasaki. This completely leveled Japan and forced them to surrender. But the actual start of the war was because of the holocaust. Hitler got too cocky and also tried to invade Russia which ended horribly. Then at the end of the war he ultimately killed himself because he knew if he got caught he would have to endure all the pain he put his victims through.

Pearl harbor

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 16:55:59 UTC

The attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the deadliest attack in United States history. During WWII Japan wanted more land across the Pacific Ocean. They saw a remote island which was Hawaii and they tried to knock out our planes and gas. They attacked us and sunk a lot of boats and killed a lot of men. BUT they didn’t destroy our naval yard and our gas and ammunition locations so we were up and ready within a few months, we declared war on Japan. This led to the dropping of the 2 nuclear bombs over Japan which led to their surrender.

Civil war

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-06 17:00:49 UTC

The only war were America divided into 2 countries just to fight each other. The south favored slavery because they were economically dependent on it. The north did not favor slavery because they thought it was wrong and they were more technologically advanced than the south. They went to war which led to the deadliest battle in American history, the battle of Gettysburg. That was a turning point for the north which just a few years later the south surrendered. Which put a stop to slavery and throughout a course of a decade the south slowly came back to the north to reform with the country which officially put an end to slavery.

Er

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-09 13:58:12 UTC

The famed show ER was made in the 2000s to the mid 2010s. Based off the everyday struggles and “drama” that happens in the ER every day. The main character seems to be doing well until the later seasons where he is drastically ill and has cancer and eventually dies. The hospital heard about this and it is instantly changed, the doctors are short with their patients. This one event made the series come to an end because of the lack of interest after he died. The series killed off back in the mid 2010s.

Sending a man off to college

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-21 14:50:24 UTC

In this editorial he gives an insight on what his mind is going through when he is sending his son off to college. He really takes into consideration what life will be like without him, how the house will be different, how his wife will be affected. His wife is nervous about it always asking if he has his ticket and if he has enough money. The son constantly assures he is ok. They are waiting for the bus to take him away and he is anxious nervous happy and excited. The dad assures him that those are the emotions that you should be going through.

Don’t give up on Santa to the grinches in the world

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-28 14:47:26 UTC

People wanna ruin children’s happiness. It’s shown in the world and showed throughout time. We can change it and we can’t stop it it’s just something we gotta live with. In the story a teacher tells a kid that Santa Isn't real. The mom is of course livid at this discovery but decided to just talk to her daughter and said that the teacher was lying. The kid was easily persuaded by this talk and believed in Santa again.

A man wishes for his daughter and grandchild

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-28 14:55:46 UTC

A daughter, denies all pregnancy claims and accusations by her mother. The dad accept the denial and just learns to live with the fact that she’s pregnant, but instead of getting mad he writes a letter. He’s very calm about it and talks about all the stuff that comes with being a baby and what the mother has to go through. He wishes everything but the best for them and wished that they won’t have ant complications at all. He talks about a scene from a movie and how that may be him. Also talks about the 2am lung check scares which he knows will come.

Tell tale heart

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-29 14:40:05 UTC

Edgar Allen Poe does an amazing job when he writes stories. I used to read his books a lot. This short story takes a dive into his heart in the beginning by saying he has seen hell and heaven through his heart. His thoughts take him on a journey and take him to an old man. Edgar constantly is thinking about him and is cautious of him when he opens his door. Scared that he will be there staring at him.

Yellow wallpaper

scoutnick0907 — 2024-02-29 14:47:35 UTC

The yellow wallpaper is not what you think it is. It’s not just a yellow wallpaper. It’s something that traps a girls mind all the way up In the attic of their house. The wallpaper traps this girls mind and makes her go almost insane in a way. But it’s not really wallpaper, in fact there is no wallpaper at all. It’s just her mind making her go insane and it’s not until she strips back the insanity that goes on in her mind, that is when she finally becomes better and not close to insanity.

Military story with my uncle

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-15 13:50:30 UTC

My uncle is a air force pilot and he was stationed in Qatar. He was stationed for 18 months and he came back last halloween. He came back a totally different person, he's changed for the worse. He told us he's changed because he has trauma from being overseas because he had to shoot a child and kill him because the child refused to drop a gun.

Buying a cobra

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-15 13:52:10 UTC

It was about 2 years ago and my dad went to fort worth to look at a cobra(aka a supercharged mustang it was made in 2003) he took out about 30 grand and went to check the car out. A hour later he came back to the house with a trick behind him carrying the cobra behind him. To this day it is one of my favorite days and a favorite for my dad.

36 point game

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-15 13:54:39 UTC

A month after my mom died I had a basketball championship. My aunt flew in to see me play to support me in what happened a month ago. I suited up, emotions were running through my head. It was definitely an emotional game. I started the game as usual, won the tip off and I got the ball in the corner and made a 3 point shot. After that I scored 8 3pts in a row bringing my score to 24 points, then I made some easy paint shots and free throws to bring my score to 36 to win the championship.

Buying kayaks

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-15 14:01:46 UTC

I woke up at 8am on Saturday and my dad was no where to be seen. He was gone till 11am and came back with 2 kayaks out of his trunk with only straps holding it down. He explained that we can get out on the water and fish the weekends away or just go for a relaxing paddle. He just got our 3rd kayak yesterday and it was a huge 12 foot kayak and it's pretty fancy. I'm excited to get them out on the water and fish.

Football scrimmage

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-15 14:05:18 UTC

There I was, standing to what would be my last spring game of sophomore year. They're were so many people in the stands cheering people on. I didn't have my best game I actually played like crap but it was still a very fun experience. Watching people get hit and tackled never gets old and I love it and will continue to do it for years to come.

Expectation is the root of all heartache -Shakespeare

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-16 13:38:27 UTC

This is a very complex quote. I think it means if you have too many expectations on yourself or people set too many expectations on you, those can lead to stress and "heartache" to avoid that don't put as many expectations on you or don't let other people put expectations on you.

Talent wins games but teamwork wins championships -Micheal jordan

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-16 13:46:17 UTC

Anyone can be great. But you need to have teamwork in order to win championships. Jordan and his team had amazing teamwork and that's why they had 2, 3 peats. He wouldn't have won 6 rings if he didn't have such amazing team work.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take -Wayne Gretzky

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-16 13:48:43 UTC

This quote has alot of meanings. It can go many diffrent ways. But the main way is just taking a risk, if u don't even attempt it then you will not succeed at the task, but if you at least try and attempt it you still may fail but there's a possibility that you will succeed. If you fail, take it as a learning experience and keep on doing it until you succeed.

The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-16 14:03:43 UTC

You never fall too far from the tree. Somehow you will always have striking similarities to your family and relatives. No matter how hard you try you will always be similar to your family.

Break a leg

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-16 14:07:59 UTC

Often used in theater terms. Usually means do great or you will do great. It does not mean actually break a leg because that would hurt, it means the exact opposite.

Joe Biden banning tik tok

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-17 13:30:14 UTC

Joe Biden made a controversial decision a few weeks ago by banning tik tok. He banned it because it has been known it's a Chinese run app and could be used to track people and possibly get government secrets so I do support that decision.

On going conflicts in Ukraine

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-17 13:33:35 UTC

This conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for a few years now. This is happening because putin is wanting to reunite the Soviet Union and he feels like Ukraine is supposed to be apart of Russia and has been trying to get Ukraine back ever since he got in office.

Aid starts flowing into gaza over U.S pier

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-17 13:45:02 UTC

Gaza has always been a struggling country. Unites states has always been known to provide aid and support for struggling countries. We recently started sending aid packages to gaza to help with their conflicts overseas. We can only hope that our support can help get gaza back on their feet and back to being successful.

Ukraines line stretches as Russian soldiers advance

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-17 13:47:32 UTC

This is bad for Ukraine, if you stretch your military line that means there is Less depth and soldiers from the opposing side can easily break the line. I get that they are doing this to cover more ground but you need more soldiers in order to effectively do it

House signs bill rebuking Biden on pausing weapons for Isreal

scoutnick0907 — 2024-05-17 13:50:05 UTC

One great thing about the United States is that we can rebuke a president's decision. Biden put a bill in place to stop sending weapons to Isreal to reduce tension between us and Palestine. But the house just recently signed a bill which basically tears apart Biden bill and now we are sending weaping to Isreal as we speak. This may cause tension but we need to help our allies.