November Wrap-Up

Books I read:

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

1,2,3,4,5

This book was definitely different than most I've read. It's futuristic, set in Asia, and feels like it's set in Europe. It almost had a Steampunk feel at times and all around, nothing seemed to fit together. That being said, the book wasn't too bad. The characters were pretty good, plus it could be funny at times. My biggest complaint is the large amount of set-up for a very small exciting part. The rest of the series is supposed to be better, so I will be sure to check it out.

Maus - Art Spiegelman

1,2,3,4,5  

This book was fantastic. It's about a Jewish dad during WWII. His son comes over many years later to interview him for a book, and it's really good. The switching of perspectives was very enjoyable, and the characters were all animals, which was a plus. The Americans were dogs, the Nazis were Cats, the Jews were mice, and the Polish were pigs. I highly recommend this book to anywhere who enjoys READING.

Movies/Theater I attended:

Loving Vincent

1,2,3,4,5

This movie was amazing. It was completely done in paintings, and was very educational. It's about the death of Vincent Van Gogh, and was beautifully done.

Waitress

1,2,3,4,5

This musical was all around just happy. I got to see it on Broadway with my mom. I even got to meet Jason Mraz afterwards!

Wonder (Movie)

1,2,3,4,5


 
This movie was almost as good as the book. It had a very good cast, and they did such a good job of copying everything wonderful about the original story. If you've read the book, go see it now, you won't regret it!


Other Things On My Mind:

A Christmas Carol

I had the great opportunity to be in a production of a Christmas Carol. Lots of my friends came to see it, and I made many new ones. I got the role of Young Ebeneezer Scrooge, which was very fun to play. This was my first time on stage, so I was a bit nervous, but I quickly got my nerves together, and helped put on a great show.

October Wrap-Up

This is my first wrap-up post, but I will be doing one every month.

Books I read:


Bera The One-Headed Troll - Eric Orchard

1,2,3,4,5

This month was pretty graphic novel heavy, and this one was pretty good, but not one of my favorites. It's about a kind troll who finds a human baby, and has to find an adventurer to help her take it to the human land.


Fish Girl - David Wiesner


1,2,3,4,5

This graphic novel is mostly pictures. It's about a girl who is in an aquarium, but she's a mermaid. It's a simple story about figuring out your life, ya know, stuff like that.


Snow White - Matt Phelan

1,2,3,4,5

This was one of my favorites this month. It is a Film Noir Snow White graphic novel. Matt Phelan has such a great art style and this is one of his best.


Refugee - Alan Gratz

1,2,3,4,5

This is a novel with 3 different refugee stories based on true events. I liked the story but the overall writing could have used some work.


Level Up - Gene Luen Yang

1,2,3,4,5

This book is about a gamer that goes to college. His dad died when he was younger, and now he is visited by spirits to get him back on track in his life. It has a bit of a different ending then most books about gamers and I really enjoyed it.


Swing It Sunny - Jennifer L. Holm

1,2,3,4,5

This book is the sequal to Sunny Side Up. I liked the first one a lot more than this one, but it was still pretty good.

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Movies/Theater I attended:

Fun Home (Musical)

1,2,3,4,5

Giving this a four out of five is no lie, this was a really great musical. I attended it with some friends and my family. It was funny at times, but it was also really sad. It had catchy music that stayed in your head for days, and great characters. I was really impressed. It was also put on by a small little theater company, so I was surprised at the amazing acting.

Funhome With Friends

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RWBY Volume 5 Launch

1,2,3,4,5

RWBY is an Anime created by Rooster Teeth, it is one of my favorite shows, and I had the pleasure of seeing the launch of the new season in theaters.
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New Games I Enjoyed:

Cuphead

1,2,3,4,5

Ok, where do I even begin. Cuphead is the greatest game I've played all year. The game itself is an homage to 1930s era cartoons. (It even has the crackly screen look.) The music was performed by an actual big band, and they were able to capture the image perfectly. I highly recommend this game. The gameplay itself is a mix of Boss Fight, Platform, and Bullet Hell. This game is also extremely hard, so remember to not break your computer while playing this.
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Dead By Daylight - A Nightmare On Elm Street DLC

1,2,3,4,5

The game Dead By Daylight has quickly become one of my favorites. The game is kind of like a Slasher Movie simulator, where you can either be a killer or survivor, and try to kill/escape. It's really fun, and the developers of the game actually care about their community, which is rare to come across. A Downladable Content that was added to the game for Halloween, was the Nightmare on Elm Street pack. It adds Quentin and Freddy Krueger, from the NOES movies. The only reason I gave this pack a 4, was because Freddy was released a bit weak, and they are decided to make him weaker, but I'm sure they will realize their mistake soon enough.

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Obsessions I gained:

Musical Ghost - Cuphead Remixes

If you've read my blog for a while, you will know that I love The Musical Ghost, who is a DJ that remixes video game songs in an Electro Swing style. With the release of Cuphead, he started remixing some of the songs. Here is one of my favorite by him:
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Other Things On My Mind:

Halloween

Halloween this year was pretty great. I dressed up as a genderbent Blake from RWBY. I went Trick-or-Treating with some friends, who also were cosplaying RWBY characters.

Kate and Me on Halloween

Me With RWBY Friends

Me and a Whole Bunch of Friends

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Gilmore Girls Fan Fest 

This month we went to a fan festival for the show Gilmore Girls, which is not one of my favorite shows, but I still love it for the characters. (Along with other things.) But at the festival we got to meet some of the actors and actresses, included the actress who plays one of my favorite characters, Miss Patty.

Me With Liz Torres (Miss Patty)

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Video Game Camp

So, last July I went to a video game design camp at Harrisburg University. I met tons of cool people, and made a few friends.

Each day consisted of the same basic format.

Improv

Before starting on game design, we would work with an instructor on our Improv skills. The reason for this was to get our brains going, and also to teach us to always be ready for anything thrown at you in your designing.

Game Design

For the first 2 days, we went over basic tips for our program we were using. The first day we learned how to make a top down shooter, which was a spaceship controlled by the arrow keys. You would shoot aliens and try to score points, a really basic arcade game. The second day we learned how to make a Mario like platformer game. This was a bit more complex, because you had to work with computer controlled enemies a bit more than the last one.

Lunch

We would eat lunch at a place called Strawberry Square, which is basically a mall. There were a lot of option for food, and I had something different almost everyday. I can't remember what I ate during my entire week there, but I remember getting Subway, pizza, Mexican, and calzones.

More Design

On the first day, the coordinator for the program helped us learn how to create rules and an object to your game, then he split us up into groups of 2. After we had our teams, we thought of 3 different games that the camp counselors would choose from. The game that they chose for my teammate and me was a Tank Racing game. For the days following, we worked on our game pretty much the entire day.

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We then went home and continued the next day. 

On the final day, each team presented to the parents and their friends, their games. They then got to play them all.

Afterwards, the counselors had a surprise for us. There was a game truck parked outside. If you don't know that a game truck is, it's a truck that has couches and consoles to play video games for as long as you want. We had the truck for 2 hours, and man was it fun!

The game I made with my friend was really challenging to make, but we liked how it came out. This camp was really great for me, I loved learning, meeting new people, and the Improv was pretty fun.

Me getting ready to go

Asher (my partner) and me, presenting our game

The game truck

Encyclopedia of Me - T

Tokyo Ghoul - Tokyo Ghoul has slowly become one of my favorite Manga series. It is about a boy named Kaneki who gets turned into a half-ghoul. The book is mostly on the relations between humans and ghouls trying to live in a world together. But just like in the real world, when people try to get along, there are radicals on both sides. I really enjoy the story, but it can be a bit sad at times. I haven't finished the series yet, but I will over the summer.

Touka - Touka is my favorite character in Tokyo Ghoul, pardon my language, but she's kind of a bad ass. She doesn't take crap from anyone, stands up for her friends, and is a great fighter. She's the Black Widow of Manga. They just released a Pop figure of her, so I will be sure to look out for one on sale. ;)

Toriel - Toriel is a goat women in the game Undertale. She acts as a kind of mother to your character throughout your journey in the Underground.

Tokyo Machine - A newer artist to the record label Monstercat's family. He generally does Electro specializing in the sub-genre Break. Most of his songs include 8-bit inspired sounds and Japanese words.

Tony Tony Chopper - Chopper, from the Anime/Manga series "One Piece," is a blue nosed reindeer with a growth stunt. He joined Luffy's crew of pirates as their doctor to help people who are injured. He has the power to grow big, kind of like Hulk.

Trinity - Trinity is one of my closest friends. We've known each other for years. We usually hang out, listen to music, play Five Nights at Freddy's, and do Nerf guns and swords with her little brothers.

Totoro - Totoro is a big fuzzy troll from Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro." What's not to love about him? I've always thought that he is adorable. His scene at the bus stop makes me laugh. I love Miyazaki's movie, it is so artistic and has great music.

Zenkaicon 2017

This year we went to Zenkaicon again, you can see my post from last year here. This time we went for Saturday and Sunday, and each day was equally as good!

-Saturday

I had to wake up early because it is a pretty long drive, and we had to pick up my friend on the way. My dad and I cosplayed as Military men from Fullmetal Alchemist. My friend went in his Steampunk costume. The first thing we went to was an Undertale panel. A bunch of people were in character and you got to ask them questions. It was pretty funny, but we left early because it was long. My friend and I played a video game in the video game room, then we headed over to a voice actor panel. They had some pretty well known people, especially among the video game community. We then went to a talk lecture about Studio Ghibli. It was really good. The guy talking about it was so interesting, and kept my attention the entire time. My friend went to go see a comic, while I got the autograph from the voice of the Sniper from TF2. After that we left. We had lunch somewhere in there, but I didn't want to bore you. Also we went to the vendors and got backpack pins.

Undertale panel

My friend and me

Our cosplay

-Sunday

I didn't have to wake up nearly as early. This time it was just my dad and me. We didn't cosplay this day. The first thing we went to was about the navy in anime. Afterwards we walked over to a Super Smash Brothers wrestling match. I wouldn't have gone over to watch it, but my dad said I have to watch wrestling at least once in my life. We went over to a lecture about Japan and America sharing ideas between them. It was done by the same guy who did the Studio Ghibli lecture. We then went to an Overwatch panel, which was really good. I got to ask a question which I really enjoyed. Because Overwatch is such a complex game, so it's nice to have things about the story cleared up. We then got back home. Again, I didn't want to bore you with the details of lunch and the vendor area.

Food!

Drum and Bass

Recently I talked about the music program FL Studio. In that post I also talked about Electro Swing, which is one of my favorite genres of music. So I thought I might talk about my favorite genre of music now. Drum and Bass or DnB.

Drum and Bass is a genre focused on fast breakbeats; kind of like a constant drum roll. The tempo usually goes around the 175 beats per minute mark. I am a bigger fan of the more plucky DnB genre, rather than the dark one.



That's an example of the more plucky sounding one. Here is an example of a dark DnB song.


There are a good amount of sub-genres for DnB. One of my personal favorites is Drumstep. Which combines the fundamentals of both DnB and Dubstep. If you don't already know what Dubstep is, it's a genre in which the beat goes slow to makes the song seem fast. The bass hits on the 1st and 3rd beat. Skrillex is one of my personal favorite Dubstep DJs. I'm sure most of you have heard of him. Here is an example of a Drumstep song.


Hopefully you guys learned some stuff from this post, and maybe a few of you are DnB fans now. ;)

5 People I Admire

1. My dad. He's hardworking, loves his family, and loves to play games. Honestly, I want to be like him when I'm older. I love you!


2. My mom. I'm not going to do one and not the other! I love how she always puts us first. I've mentioned it before but I'm going to say it again!  I love you!


3. Lin-Manuel Miranda. He's worked so hard on his hit musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. I even got to see Hamilton on Broadway. He really deserves to be admired.

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4. CoryxKenshin. I've mentioned him before on my blog. But I think he is one of the kindest people on earth. He plays games on Youtube and always makes me laugh. I hope that I make people laugh the same way he makes me laugh.

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5. Alex. We have a friend named Alex. He is a great artist, for both drawing and music. He got me into FL Studio, so that's pretty cool. He's worked really hard and even got a free college scholarship for doing so.

Unturned

 So, recently one of my new friends got me into a game called Unturned. In the game, you are the last humans on earth, trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. The graphics are really bad, but the game is so fun that it doesn't matter.

It has multiple complex layers. Reloading a gun with ammo takes a lot long than in any first-person shooter. One of my favorite parts of the game, is choosing where you will go? You can go to Canada or even Russia! Players are constantly creating their own maps, so you can be sure to go to any State, Continent, or Country!

FL Studio

So, for Christmas I got FL Studio. FL Studio is a music producing program, it's simple to use, but it gets more complex when making better songs.

The only genre I have tried making on it right now, is Electro Swing. Which is basically taking swing music and giving it an Electro House feel. Here is an example of Electro Swing.


You aren't just limited to electronic music. You can add vocals and instruments you have recorded with. I think sometime in the future, I might use it for some lyrical songs.

I have a Youtube channel where I post my songs. I have at least 20 songs in progress at the moment and only 2 completed. I'm hoping to get on a regular upload schedule eventually, I heard it helps get subscribers. ;)

Dear Miss Arakawa

 I wrote a fake little letter to my favorite author, here it is!

Dear Miss Arakawa,

I love your Fullmetal Alchemist series. It is my absolute favorite book series I have ever read. I even gave it to my friends and family to read. I've seen some of the anime, but I think reading it is better. I can create the voices I want to create in my head.

The Fullmetal Alchemist series got me into reading manga, which has become my favorite type of book to read. Lots of people think that manga, graphic novels, and comics aren't real books, but I disagree. Each of them tells a different story. Manga has always been interesting to me because each of them has a theme. I love reading the books backwards. It added something very unique to my reading. I also think characters in manga are very well-developed. They are all really interesting. I love how they each have their strengths and weaknesses. 

Your books have changed the way I read other books, too. Whenever I read something about Nicholas Flammel, I think of Edward Elric. The books helped me understand references in a different light. For example, I've seen and heard references to  homonculi, chimeras, and even the Philosopher's Stone. One day, I was at a science class, and after it was done the teacher and one of the students were talking about transmutation. Thanks to your books, I was able to join in on the conversation.

I love every character in your books, and even dressed up as one for Halloween. My favorite characters are Riza Hawkeye, Greed-Ling, and Lan Fan. I love Riza because she stands up for herself and what she believes in. She even holds her own general at gunpoint because of his reckless actions. I think it's really important for people to stand up for what they believe in. This is something I try to do with my friends and family.

 Another character I really enjoy is Greed-Ling. He is really funny. I love how he makes me laugh, even if it isn't on purpose. Also, his powers are pretty cool, especially how he can harden carbon. I also really like Lan Fan. She will do anything to protect Ling, which is admirable They are almost like one person. She's a great fighter and reminds me of ninjas, which I love.

I love rereading the Fullmetal Alchemist series over and over again because the characters seem like my friends. I love how you made the evil characters likable, and the good characters lovable, and for that I thank you.

Sincerely, Maxim F.

3 Things I Love About My Mom

It's her birthday today, so I wanted to write something nice. Three things I love about my mom!

1. She cares. She cares about anything and when she does she cares a lot. She cares for her family, her dog, the people around us. Most of the time she will even put us before her. This is one reason why I love my mom.

2. She's smart. I don't know what I would do if I had a mom I couldn't talk to. We talk about anything. Books, movies, games, pop culture, politics. It's a lot of fun. I love talking with my family about everything.

3. She shows us everything. She will be on her computer, and she still sends stuff to my sister and me. She knows I love pugs, so she'll send me pug pictures. She knows I love "Star Wars," so when "The Force Awakens" came out, she sent me theories.

That's not even everything, there's so much more! She is one of the nicest people I know, and I'm not saying that just because she's my mom.

Year in Review 2016

Well, it's the new year, so here is my year in review. (I wrote this post at the end of 2016. It's been in a draft for a while.)

1. What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before?
For Christmas I got a program for the computer called FL Studio. It's a music making program and it is really complicated. I will master it this year, and I'm really excited.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't really make resolutions. I made a few for the upcoming year, but nothing too big.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
One of my aunts did.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but 2016 has been a terrible year for famous people.

5. What countries did you visit?
No countries, but we went to Massachusetts and Delaware.

6. What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
I really can't think of anything right now.

7. What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Not really dates for me, more like, experiences. Like my thirteen hour birthday, trick-or-treating. That kind of stuff.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Probably, creating a game that is worth publishing. Also working really hard on my music.

9. What was your biggest failure?
I can't really think of a failure. I've made mistakes over the past year, but I don't think I made any full on failures. But failures are just opportunities for change and improvement.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got sick before going to "Hamilton," which really sucked. I was sick watching it too, but I pushed through. I was feeling pretty bad walking around NYC though.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

So many things. My favorite thing I bought is probably Overwatch. Which is a video game that basically combines two of my favorites; TF2 and Dota.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Everyone! No but really, my whole family was pretty great.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I don't really want to call anyone out, but there are some people in this neighborhood that aren't the nicest. And then, there's Donald Drumpf.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Games. I spend most of my money on buying games or video games. I love to play games. I do buy books, too.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Star Wars X-Wing. I love that game so much. I don't get to play it as much as I would like to, but I love the game nonetheless. Also "Rogue One." It was really sad, but I thought it was one of the best "Star Wars" movies ever.

16. What song will always remind you of 2016?
The entire Undertale soundtrack. I got really into Undertale this year, and it has become one of my favorite video games. Although I beat the game, and there isn't much to do after that, Undertale will always be something there that's fun to go back to. Also, I have an Amino community where I do, music, drawing, and writing.

Amino is kind of like a social medium for certain fandoms. I have 450 followers on it so far. I highly advise that you check it out. There is an Amino for almost any Fandom.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? A mix. I've been happy and sad this year. Although based on this year, probably happier.
b) thinner or fatter? About the same. Although I think talking about people's weight is kind of dumb. People can do whatever they want, it's none of your business.
c) richer or poorer? Well, considering I have no job until this next year and I mostly get money for Christmas and my birthday, I'd say about the same.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I wish I had done more playing . . . just kidding. I don't think there is anything I wish I could do more of. Maybe playing games as a family. It seems like everyone has been really busy lately.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Nothing. I felt pretty good about my year.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Playing games, eating dinner, opening presents.

21. Did you fall in love in 2016?
Nope, not yet.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
There are so many. This year I got introduced to "Gravity Falls," which has become one of my favorites. I started watching "Regular Show," which is nowhere near as good as "Gravity Falls," but if I want a good laugh, I'll watch an episode.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I don't really use the word hate. I have people I dislike.

24. What was the best book you read?
Um, I really enjoyed reading Tokyo Ghoul. I'm not done with it yet, but it is really good. Death Note was another favorite. I really enjoyed Dying to Meet You as well.


25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Oh, so many. As I mentioned, Undertale music is amazing. I really enjoyed listening to Avicii's new album. I got introduced to Electro Swing this year, which is 1940s swing music combined with modern day EDM. Musical Ghost and SharaX are now some of my favorite Youtube artists. They remixe Undertale, and they is amazing.

26. What did you want and get?
Fun.

27. What did you want and not get?
I don't really have wants. I have everything I could ever dream of having: a good family.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
"Rogue One." It was so good. It even made me cry, which is very hard to do in a movie.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 13. We had a 13-hour birthday party, which you can learn more about on my "2016" post.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Publishing a game. Although, I'm not really prepared to publish.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
I wore mostly flannels, a geeky t-shirt, black pants, a beanie, and black high-top Converse.

32. What kept you sane?
Well, my family. But I wasn't really going insane . . .

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Well, not in a "fancy" way so to speak, but CoryxKenshin on Youtube is someone I really enjoy. He is a gamer. And I honestly believe that he is one of the kindest souls on earth.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
So many. But equality is always really high on my list. Now that Drumpf has been elected president, that issue needs to be spoken out about a bit more.

35. Who did you miss?
No one really. My friend I play Yu-Gi-Oh! with moved to Florida, but we're able keep in touch with E-Mail and Skype.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
I didn't really meet many people this past year. But at the end of 2015 we met a really nice family. They love to play games, which is always fun.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016.
Speak up. Let your voice be heard.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
 Well, this is kind of a tricky one. But, how about "Everything is Awesome", from "The Lego Movie." ;)

Walk Two Moons Book Review

So, I talked about this a little bit, but I thought I would go a little more in depth.

The book is about a girl who goes on a road trip with her parents to see her mother. The way the book is told, it's unclear whether her mother is dead or alive.

Along the way she tells her grandparents about many stories that are supposed to be interesting. Many of which have some kind of "Plot twist," that I always saw coming.

There were only two parts in the book that were good. Towards the end, I thought it wrapped up neatly, and also the end, because the pain was over.

I'm making the book sound really bad, but don't get me wrong, it was bad. But not in your face bad. It tricks you into liking the characters only for the book to disappoint over and over. Overall, the story wasn't that great, but the characters kept me going.

I recommend this to anyone who hates reading.

FL Studio Remix

I used a program called FL Studio to make a remix of a song from one of my favorite games, Undertale. On my Undertale Amino page, which is basically social media for Undertale nerds, I posted an art contest to draw one of the characters in steampunk form. The winner's art was used in the song. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Books

For school, I have read six books so far. I'm going to go over them now.

March - The story is split into 2 books, well, there might be a third, but I only read the first 2. They are graphic novels about racial issues and the march in Selma. It's a really good story and I highly recommend it.

Robin Hood - These stories are timeless. They may not be the best, but they are entertaining.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - This story is a drug trip. Also, there is so much they left out from the Disney movie. I really enjoyed reading the book, but Alice drove me crazy. She told a story about her cat to a bunch of mice. They all ran away, then she wondered why they left. Wow, you can't get better than this.

Walk Two Moons -The early parts of this story were really boring. They even had an entire chapter about Old Faithful, where they spent page after page explaining how wonderful it was. Every chapter early on was the same, but once you had the last 70 or so pages of the book left, then and only then, did it get good. If you have a short attention span, I would say, don't read this. This books is like the worlds slowest oven. You wait and wait for your food to be ready, and when it is, you've already made yourself a tuna sandwich. Yeah . . .

A Single Shard - This book, Ok, don't even get me started with this book. Walk Two Moons, it set a precedent that said, "Here is the book, it's slow, but don't worry, it gets good." This book just says, "Hi, welcome to pottery 101." Not. Even. Kidding. This book spends the entire time just telling you about all the wonderful pottery this kid made. In the last 20 pages of the book, he goes on an adventure. Sounds good right? Wrong. The adventure is dull.

The Diary of Anne Frank - This book was a little dull, although you have to keep in mind, unlike A Single Shard and Walk Two Moons this wasn't a story, this was a diary. Since it isn't a story, you're just hearing about her day to day life, which is actually pretty interesting. So even if it dragged on a bit, it still is really good. It's interesting to hear about a Jewish person during WWII.

Well, these are all the books.

Donald Trump's Childhood

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Donald John Trump was born in 1946 in Queens, New York City.

Trump was very energetic and bright. (I can definitely see that his energy hasn't gone away.) During the summer time, Trump would help his father in his construction business. Trump and his four siblings grew up in a 23 room house! His friends would often call him “Donny,” “The Trumpet” and “Flat Top.” His friends also said that he was a combination of friendly and cocky.

Donald was also considered a troublemaker. He also would never admit to his mistakes.

He was known at a very young age, to say anything that came into his head, which we can see nowadays as well.

He and his friends would bike through the neighborhood, and shout curses at the top of their lungs. One of the neighbors even said that they saw Donald and his friends jump off their bikes, and beat up a kid.

Young Donald was considered a narcissistic, very charismatic, and popular person. He loved proving his superiority over people he considered weaker. People say that young Donald showed lots of signs of being a bully. One time, he gave his music teacher a black eye, because he said they knew nothing about music. Trump pulled hair, taunted children on the playground, and disrupted classrooms, many times. Trump sometimes would go into fits of rage and beat other children.

When he was 12, he and his friends boarded a train, without asking their parents, went down to Manhattan, and bought knives, so they could be like the gang members in "West Side Story." After many more cases like these, his father sent him to the New York Military Academy when he was 13. Even though he was treated poorly for his bad behavior there, he still had rage issues. He once tried to push another student out of a second floor window. Luckily, two other students were passing by, and stopped him.

He graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, with a degree in economics, no surprise there.

Trump once said, that he is the same as his 1st grade self, and has never changed.

I hope you guys enjoyed the post.