My favorite 7th grade moments. I can think of many. One would probably have to be from just a couple days ago. Tuesday to be exact. So, it was the period after lunch. We were all still in the Pre-Algebra classroom, room 63, and me and my friends Bradley and Raymundo were messing around. At one point Bradley started saying random mumbo. He said he has purple candy. He kept saying that over and over. At one point Mr. Dorman said he doesn't care if Bradley had candy. For whatever reason, this cracked us up. Then Bradley started talking even more nonsense. He said he has Pop Tarts that fart rainbows and eat purple candy that flies on cakes. We cracked up even more. He said it was the perfect Nyan Cat.

     There has been many theories to how the Maya civilization collapsed. Warfare, rebellion, even not enough food. What I think has happened? I think it was overpopulation. Here is why. The Mayas used too be hunter-gatherers. So they would hunt then gather until a certain resource was gone. Then they would move on. Then they found out how to grow food, and then they became settlers. I think that the population exploded after that. If you can stay in one place and have a stady food supply, why wouldn't the population grow? So, I think that the farms were plentiful, and the population started to grow. What was bad about that?

     More people means more mouths to feed. More mouths to feed means more crops needed to be grown. More crops means more workers. More work means more  z 

     My tribe and I have been gathering and hunting for days. All the rescourses in this area seem to be depleted. We must move again.We have been moving for many time now. We reached a nice area. There is the food that comes out of the ground in high plants. We call them maize. We always take the maize. Remove the planty shell, and there is food inside. The tribe elders think we should settle here. I will go ask them why. I walk to the tribe elders, and ask, "Elders, why do you want us to settle in this land?" The elders responded, "The maize we have been gathering for as long as we can rember, can be replanted", the elder took a breath

     I have to say, that it was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Why? Well, besides the beginning, (which always seem to be the most boring part in any harry Potter book), it had a large amount of action. There wasn't time where something didn't happen. I was very surprised in how much detail and action you could fit into one book. The last one, even though it was over 700 pages, was not the largest. The largest, in fact, was the fifth, The Order of the Phoenix. I did not think that one was as good as the 7th, though was very good it did have some parts that were just lots of talking, and usually it lasted for the whole chapter.  

     My favorite parts where when the main three broke into Grinngots, invaded the Snape's manor

     Leonardo da Vinci, or Michelangelo, I would choose Leonardo in a heart beat. I mean, from what history teaches us, Michelangelo was kind of a jerk. Leonardo, from what history teaches us, was a kind and gentle man. So, who whould I rather meet? Well, Leonardo da Vinci of course! They were both great artists, but I do like Leonardo better. Not only is he kind, but his artwork is extraordinarily amazing. I mean, when I look at the paintings now, I mean, a ton of multi-colored lines splattered on a canvas, and then a museum buys it for like a million dollars, and when I go and splatter a ton of lines on a piece of paper, I don't get anything for it. But da Vinci, well he really created art.


     Not only was Leonardo a fantastic artist, but he was also a great sculptor, special effects person, and he was an inventor. He sketched some of the worlds first flying machines. Well, he sketched them. Im sorry to say, but I dont even know if they were ever invented.

     I think that my favorite topic of the Middle Ages was the Feudal System time. This is when the Barbarians were attacking Europe and the Lords and Nobles were controlling most of the land. I don't know how come this seemed to be my favorite time, but I guess it was just the barbarian war. It seemed like the time that would take place in a book dated in the Middle Ages or a video game dated at the same time too. This is when the Dark Ages were at its best. When the peasants and serfs were working, but got land and protection in return, when the king did not have the power to do whatever he wanted, and when the Barbarians did not control every single piece oof land in the Euopeans.

     The Black Death was a horrible disease that spread through Europe and killed millions. Yes, millions. It wiped out nearly the whole continent. 2/3 of the people in Europe were gone because of this horrible disease. Actually, it was multiple diseases. each one so bad, it could kill someone in matter of days. So, where did a horribl disease come from? It actually came from China. Italian traders traded with China at the tim the disease hit it, and infected rats aboarded the Italian trader's ships. So then the rats got off in Italy, and they had fleas, who were also infected, and the fleas started biting the Italians. When Europe and France started trading with the Italians, the disease spread further.

     So I'm walking around the courtyard, like always, when a knight comes and tells me that my unle wants to see me. I must, for  he is the king of the land. So I go to his quarters, the grandest room in all of the kingdom. For a normal peasant, this room would be like heavan. For me, I'm used to it. "What is it uncle?" I ask. I grow old from age, and the Crusades need a eader, I need you to go ut and help the rusaders figt", he says. "Yes unce', I say without thinking. It had been my dream to go and fight in the Crusades. Though Im a young age, I'm sure it wont matter. So I agreed to go. Then I thought, what if I die? I already sealed a deal with the king, and if I back out, my soul would surely b sent to Hell. If i die though, how would the rest of thre family do? Im the next heir to the throne, If I die, who would be the next? And if the king dies, who would take control. I worry.

     It takes time for my leave. My family embraces me, and I get the finest armor any Artisan has made. My uncle wishes me good luck, and i take off. When riding on my war horse, i see the lush green fields and snowy mountains. I never have been outside the castle.

     This day is bad. I was just out in the court-yard hanging out with my friend. He's a palace servant, but he's still my friend. Usually people ask me why I'm with that "filth" and not with another person like a noble's son. Well, he just has a good personality. So, my father, William IV,(he's the king of France), comes to the court-yard. Of course, my friend bows, k=like all servants do wen royalty comes in the same room. "I need to speak to you at once, my son" he says in that booming voice he always uses in public. "Can it wait?" I ask. "It can not" replies my father. "Fine", I reply. He takes me ton his quarters, a magnificent room that would make any normal person go in awe. "So what do you need father?" I ask. "A kingdom in northern France has decided to make peace, but I require you to marry their daughter in return for peace, but I give you a choice. Do you truly want to marry, or not?" says the king. I am speechless.

      "Marry!?" I ask bewildered. "I'm only twelve!" I shout in bewilderment

     All I do is go into a church, and see who was singing. That's all I do. When I see the fat man, I thought he would be nice. What an idiot I am. He now makes me his servant, and makes me swear to God! Why? Is he so lazy he needs a servant? Why would he choose me? I need answers, but I am to afraid to ask. The only good thing this man has done for me is given me bread. That's all he's done. Oh, and he's basically imprisoned me so that if I leave I will be killed by God and be sent to Hell. Can this day go any worse? Or will it get worse? It all started when I was leaving my village, Stromforth, too go and find a city. Why would I leave my village? I will tell you.

      My mother, Asta, died. The steward, who is in charge at the moment because the lord is gone, asked me for a death fee. That's the way he is. Ever since the lord left for battle, he's been raising the taxes, taking more of our crops, executing  more and more people for no reason, and has been unfair to us all. So I said no. That was our Ox, and he couldn't take him.