Third Quarter Bounce Back

So my dudes, report cards came out today. I didn't do very bad however, i know i could do so much better.My first quarter overall average was a 95 and my second quarter average dropped to a 90. What disappoints me is all my grades were exceptional, I was just missing homework in most
 classes. This was due to constant sports practice, science olympiad competitions, and dragged church services (sorry mom). Now that science olympiads is over, i'm putting all excuses aside, and i'm gonna bounce back high. I'm planning-no, im going to get above a 95 overall this quarter. Beginning by handing in all my blogs for English class on time and making Fuhrer Jackson proud. I had some thought on dropping computer programming to take intro to business but my counselor recommended that I stay in it so i'll see where that leads. I'm also going to speed through my community service hours required for National Honors Society. Im gonna end this blog on two serious questions for the readers. Do you plan to improve this quarter, and how are you going to it? Also, what other aspirations do you have for this upcoming spring?

Research Paper

Beginning with the introduction of our English research paper, I was very skeptical, mainly because I don't like writing too much. As we got more in depth, I began to have internal debates on my stance within my topic. To begin with, I was fully prepared to write about why the use of torture can be justified. I had all my claims ready and evidence to back it up. However, during an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist, torture was brought up. Fullmetal Alchemist is my favorite anime by the way. The idea of torture only sparking more hate and vengeance intrigued me. So I began to look deeper into the ethics against torture. After an all nighter of anime and constant debate with myself, I decided to switch my claim. In the end, i'm very glad that I switched to the counterclaim and the way my research paper came out. What are your guys' thoughts on torture? Also out of subject but this whole scenario made me think of the butterfly effect theory in which one small action may have a larger outcome. If I had decided to be a normal person and go to sleep at a reasonable time instead of watching anime, I would've defended torture in my paper. That one extra episode made me rethink my stance on something that could affect my grades. Just a small thought my dudes. Have you guys ever had an experience with the butterfly effect?