Brent's blog

Football

2009-03-07T13:20:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite sports is football. I first started playing in a pop-warner league in 5th grade. Before that season I had been very unathletic, but after all the football training I went through I found myself much faster and stronger. That season my I played middle line-backer (even though I was the smallest kid on the team) and my team went to the state semifinals. After 5th grade I went to Paragon for middle school, where I could only play flag football. Flag football was pretty fun, but I enjoy tackle much more. This year I played tackle football for the first time in 3 years for Anderson. I played fullback and noseguard for B team, and even though we had a terrible record, I had alot of fun. Right now I am in offseason football, where we are doing alot of weight lifting and running. I spend a alot of my freetime lifting weights and running to get ready for the next football season. Over the past two weeks Ive been less busy, and had more time to hang out with friends. We are about to start bootcamp in football and im pretty nervous, although I am pretty happy that I got into the good group for bootcamp.

Love

2009-02-19T17:29:00.000-08:00

I think its much better to fall in love. Even though throughout history people have "learned to love eachother" I think it causes alot of unhappiness and resentment between people. If you are gonna live with someone for the rest of your life then I think its pretty important that you really love them. Otherwise you are just going to be unhappy and hate that person. Other the past two weeks i celebrated my birthday, which was on february 12. For the first time I didnt have a party, because I think it would of been tough to decide who do invite, since alot of my friends are from different social "groups" and dislike eachother.

Global warming

2009-02-07T18:35:00.000-08:00

Austin is a very environment concious city, so ive seen alot of efforts to cut down on global warming in my community. Almost everyone I know recycles, and I see alot of hybrids and small cars driving around, even some smart cars. The city is often planting grass and trees to combat carbon dioxide emissions. Over the past two weeks Ive been pretty busy with school work, especially with math. I just moved up from regular to pre-AP math and its alot harder.

Technology

2009-01-22T19:43:00.000-08:00

Some of the most common types of technology I use are my computer, my xbox, my cellphone, my TV, and my Ipod. Most of these things allow me to communicate with people easier, and stay in touch with people I don't normally see in person. I also spend alot of my free time using this technology, like playing Xbox or using facebook on my computer. I think the computer is definately in the same category as the invention of fire or the wheel, considering how much it has changed our society. Over the past two weeks ive been trying to get used to going to school again, after the long winter vacation.

culture blog project

2008-11-29T13:10:00.000-08:00

I like this project, i thought it was interesting to see what other people in the world thought of some of the big issues here, and what its like for them. I think its definately the easiest project i have ever had to do. It was cool reading other peoples blogs from other countries and seeing how different and alike we are.

My country's diversity

2008-11-03T18:39:00.000-08:00

The U.S has an extremely diverse population, with people who live here who come from every single country in the world. There is now a larger total population of minorities than the white majority, with thousands of new people arriving on our boarders every year. At my school alone I have friends of many ethnicities, for example Indian, Chinese, Russian, Jewish, Spanish and Ethiopian just to name a few. Our country is usually very excepting of cultural and ethnic diversity, with very little racism still existing in the US.

My favorite place

2008-11-03T18:35:00.000-08:00

My favorite place in America is probably Hawaii. Ive always loved going to the beach, and Hawaii has some of the most beautiful beaches and best weather I have ever seen. It is a great place for me to just go and relax. The rainforests are also a very cool part of Hawaii, with diverse vegetation and wildlife, and many beautiful sights to see. The people are very nice and welcoming, and I definately look forward to my next trip there.

terrorism

2008-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

On September 11th, 2001, terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York, a plane into the pentagon, and attempted to crash a plane into the white house. Thousands where killed, and we are still rebuilding after the damage. It was discovered that the terrorists where radical Arab muslims that belonged to a group called Al Queada, based in Saudi Arabia. They where driven to attack the U.S by a hatred of the West and non-muslims. The U.S government launched a "War against terror" to root out and stop the people that had attacked our country. Even today that war still continues, with fighting in Afganistan and the continiung search for Osama Bin Laden, the financial leader of Al Quaedea.

My School

2008-10-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

I go to Anderson High School in Austin Texas. It is a large school, or at least to me it is, since at my last school i had only 40 kids in my grade. Ive only been going there for about 6 weeks now, but i already really like it. The teachers are mostly cool, and alot of my friends from my old school go to anderson too. There are alot of clubs and athletic groups, I personally do football. Its really cool, and ive had a lot of fun playing for Anderson.

Immigrants

2008-10-03T18:38:00.000-07:00

In America, and especially in Texas, we have a lot of illegal immigrants. Most of the immigrants in Texas come from Mexico, and have came across the border illegally to live in America. They do this because America is a much better place to live, even as a poor person, than Mexico. Mexico is a very poor and dangerous place. I personally have no problem with these immigrants. They do jobs many Americans dont want to do for little money, and are happy for it. They are some of the hardest working and productive people in our country, and are just as American as all of us.

Summer

2008-09-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

Over the summer i did alot of cool stuff. A week after i got out I went on a two week trip to Greece. The trip was created by my school, and alot of people from my grade where there. We saw a ton of old ruins, like the parthenon, the temples of Minoa, and Knossos. We also went to some amazing beaches in Create for the later half of the trip. Me and my friends went biking around the streets of Athens, swam in the Medditaranian, and nearly got in a fight with a bunch of local kids, so all in all it was a pretty awesome trip. About a month after visiting Greece I went up to Arkansas to visit my mother's side of the family. It is a tradition in my family to meet at my gramparents house in Harrison Arkansas every summer. I had alot of fun seeing my family and just hanging out. For the rest of the summer i basically just ate, slept, hung out with my friends, and played Halo.

Intro

2008-09-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hey my names Brent Michel, i was born in Dallas texas, then moved to boston when i was a year old, and then to austin, and then to north carolina, and then i moved back to austin 7 years ago, where ive lived ever since. Ive got a little brother whos in 6th grade. In my free time I usually hang out with friends, play xbox, get on myspace/facebook ( mostly facebook) and practice guitar, which ive been playing for 2 years. I just started highschool, and it has been a big change, since i used to go to a school of 120 people, in a building that was a little bigger than my house. At school I do football.