All about Thomas A. Becket

Thomas a' Becket was born in London on December twenty first 1118. He was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until he was martyred in 1170. Although his parents were not peasants and they actually had a great mark on the society, Thomas had a humble birth and in his earlier years he had associated with gentlefolk. Before studying in Paris he learned to read at Merton Abbey and when he first left school he was employed into secretarial work.In 1153 Becket was justice itinerant of three countries and seemingly chief organizer of the expedition to Toulouse. A problem that later caused his death was a feud with King Henry II who wanted more power to himself and less power to the church. Becket would not help him get that power and four of he king's knights killed Beckett.

Reflections on writing

I am not that great of a writer, but I try to do well when I write. As a freshmen I was a worse writer than I am now, but the problem was I thought that I was good. Sometimes writing can be tedious work especially if you are writing about something you don't care about. The less I care about a subject the worse I do on that particular writing assignment. I feel I have improved a lot in my writing since my ninth and tenth grade year because I am more aware in my writing and I have more experience. During my Sophomore year I got I barely got C's on my papers but now I am doing better. Surprisingly, Latin which is the foreign I take has helped me a lot in my writing because it taught me better writing and it taught me more about tenses and participles that I use in my writing. I still need quite a bit of improvement in my writing skills but I am doing much better than I was before.

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
-Theodore Roosevelt

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My Hero

Even though my grandpa died during my fifth grade year I still think of him as my hero. My grandpa is the greatest man I knew and I still look up to him and his values. He was a faithful husband and a kind grandpa with a great outlook on life. My Grandpa lived in Minnesota so it was really awesome when we went to visit him once a year. When he died, that was the saddest day of my life, he was in perfect condition before that one moment which made my mom cry a lot. He died shoveling his driveway and his neighbor's driveway before church. Everyone my grandpa knew, loved and respected him because of his kindness and good values. I wish I were more like him as I strive to be everyday. My only regrets about my grandpa is that my sister never got to know him.

Welcome!

Hello, my name is Nathan Reynolds. I am a junior and my favorite subject is math. I love playing sports like football and basketball even though I am not that great. The usual genre of books that I read are science fiction books. My favorite author is probably Dan Brown and I like to read whenever I can. I am part of the Drama and Ski club. If I move it would be either to Minnesota or North Carolina. I plan on being an engineer when I graduate from college.