Jacques Enthralling ELA Expanse
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Danielas' Autobiographical Event
Daniela
Autobiographical Event
Hannah Franklin
Have you ever been to Disneyland with your best friend and stayed for a whole week? Has something ever happened to you and it changed your life? Well, I have! My best friend took me to Disneyland for one whole week! I count that as something that has made a big impact on me! My friend who took me, Caylah, was so excited, and so was I! We couldn’t wait to get there and go on all the rides and see our hotel room. So many things were going on in my mind! Going to Disneyland was such a memorable experience because of the amazing hotel room, all of the exciting rides, and my friend being the one who actually took me!
Going to Disneyland was the most amazing thing! But, another amazing thing was our hotel room! The hotel room was breathtaking! The room was huge; the backboards for the beds were so cool! It was covered with fireworks that would light up and a little song came on! It really was magical. There were two rooms attached and they both were beautiful! One of the rooms belonged to Caylah, her mom, her, brother and I. The other room belonged to her grandma and grandpa. We also had room service it was awesome! This made me feel good. We had her mom and grandparents with us, having an amazing time! Everybody loved the rooms, too. They were neat and the beds were so comfortable. I wish I had that bed! There was a wonderful view! We were almost at the top of the whole hotel so through our big window, we could see the whole resort! There was the biggest pool ever! It also had a big slide. It was so cool! We went into the pool a lot. Everyone was having the most amazing time!
All of this made me feel so overwhelmed, but in a good way. All I was thinking about was how much fun we were going to have! And then I remembered, OMG we are staying for a whole week! “YAY!” Overall, the hotel was one of the most memorable things!
The best thing about going to Disneyland was the rides!!!! Caylah and I had so much fun going on all of the rides! We even went on the kiddy rides.
The most awesome ride was California Screamin’! Caylah and I were so scared but we wanted to go on so bad! But, we didn’t know. The best thing about going to Disneyland was the rides!!!! Caylah and I had so much fun when we got to the front of the line we had to sit in the very front of the cart!! We were so anxious; we thought we would’ve been seated behind somebody! Once we went on the ride we were screaming so much especially when we flipped upside down! Once we got of the ride our hair was so messy but it was so worth it! I think it is the best ride ever!
This made me feel so proud! I thought I would chicken out but I faced my fears and went on the ride. It was so fun and I’m really glad I went on it!
The kiddy rides were fun too, believe it or not! All of the rides like Peter Pan, Snow White, and ones like that, are actually pretty awesome! I love the Peter Pan ride because you hop into a little boat and they lift you up into the stars! It feels like you are really flying! It's beautiful; the stars are so bright and pretty! But, I also love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, The Matter Horn, and Thunder Mountain! Space Mountain is also one of my top favorites! These are only a few of the awesome rides!!
This made me feel so excited! Knowing that I was able to go on all of the rides was so awesome! I was so happy, and being with my best friend made everything better! Like before, so many things were going on through my head! Good things!
My favorite part of going was being able to just go with my best friend!
My brother and mom didn’t even come. We only went with Caylah, her mom, and her little brother! It was so fun, though! I did miss my mom, but I was having too much fun to notice! I was just laying down one night thinking, that’s all. I was thinking about a lot of things! Some of the things I was thinking about my mom, waking up to the next day, having fun, and I couldn’t believe I was actually there! Being with my best friend for one whole week was amazing! It was like one huge sleepover! This was so cool! It made me feel so excited and happy! My mind was blank... I didn’t have to think.... as long as we were having fun, nothing mattered!
Going to Disneyland for one week was probably the most fun time in my life! I loved going on all the rides, being with my best friend, and our hotel room! Everything was so amazing! This made me feel so grateful and thankful! I was so happy, and they paid for everything. They are so nice and giving! Once I got home I was so tired but I just had to write a thank you note. I’m so gratified that they took me!!! Going to Disneyland for one week was the best! I had the most wonderful time. It really is the most magical place on Earth! Going with my best friend, Caylah, made everything better! I had the BEST TIME EVER!!!!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Haley;s Essay
Autobiographical Essay
Jacques
Name: Haley Hinkley __________________________________________________________________
PREWRITING
My topic is: When my dog ran away the day before Thanksgiving.
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The sights of the event:
Empty, silent backyard
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The sounds of the event: Crying, sobbing
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The smells of the event: my dog’s smell on our pillows and blankets,
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The feelings (touching) of the event: Hugging my family and my dog T-bone
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The tastes of the event: salty tears poring down faces
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My three body paragraphs are about:
1. My mom called me and said there was an emergency, she picked me up from my dad’s house, when i got in the car, my mom told me that my chihuahua named Dulce got out of our yard and ran away.
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2. We were all crying and sad but we had to try to find our dog so we walked and drove all up and down the streets and the cul-de-sacs, calling and yelling her name, hoping she would hear us and come. Then, we drove to Kinko’s and we printed out a lot of flyers. ________________________________________________________________________
3. We went around the neighborhood passing them out, and putting them at every doorstep under the “welcome” mat at every house that we saw. We also looked at many other places. There was a canyon type thing behind our house so we walked down in the canyon and searched and searched and searched, but still nothing, still no sign, still no sign of my chihuahua Dulce. We kept looking, not loosing hope. But we looked and looked for the longest time but unfortunately, we never found her. We had a tasty Thanksgiving but it was hard at the same time.
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(Some examples: the days/moments leading up to the event, the actual event, the impact the event had on you as a person, how the event changed your family or friends, how the event changed the community or world, why the event was important to you)
Thesis sentence: This event was one of the many most memorable events in my life. The loss of my chihuahua Dulce was very sad from my perspective. It was very hard to loose something that I loved. And still love today.
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INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Hook: (This pulls the reader into the story. It can be one sentence or a couple of sentences. Use imagery (descriptive words, words that describe the senses) to create a vivid picture of what you are writing about.
Hook(CD): Have you ever lost something when you least excpected it? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail (your hook). How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it? It made me feel very sad and disappointed. My thoughts were changing a lot. Things were just running through my mind left and right.
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Thesis sentence: This event was one of the many most memorable events in my life. The loss of my chihuahua Dulce was very sad from my perspective. It was very hard to loose something that I loved. And still love today. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph One:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
The paragraph is about when my mom picked me up from my dad’s house and and told me that my dog was missing.
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Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
My mother called my dad and said that there was an emergency. ___________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
She rushed down to Pine Valley in her car and called my dad and told him to tell me that there was an emergercy. When i lefy my dad’s house and got in the car, my mom told me what was wrong and i didn’t belive her. I asked her if she was serious and then i got worried. When i heard that there wasa an emergency, i kind of got a little scared and worried. I felt sad and worried when my mom told me what had happended. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
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(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
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Body Paragraph Two:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
The paragraph is about when we started to look for my missing dog. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
We drove to Kinko’s and bought tons and tons of copys of the flyer.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
On our flyers that we got made, we put missing dog, her name, the date she went missing, a picture of her, and what she looked like. I felt better than before but i was still sad. I had hope and i was hoping that we would find her.
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Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
We looked up and down the coldisacs for her and we looked in a canyons in the back of our house. We still look in other places. But still nothing. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
I felt hopefull when we went looking. We called her name many of times, oping she would hear us and come home. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Body Paragraph Three:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
This paragraph is about when we looked and looked everywhere for my dog but we still couldn’t find her. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
We also looked in a canyon behind our house. We also looked at my grandma’s house because she lives close to us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
This made me feel sad like before. Our neighboos also helped us look for my missing dog. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
The next day was Thanksgiving, my grandma made us a great dinner. But i was still a little sad because my doggy wasnt with us. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
It was alright but i felt incomplete without my doggy. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Reword your Thesis sentence: This event was one of the many most memorable events in my life. The loss of my chihuahua Dulce was very sad from my perspective. It was very hard to loose something that I loved. And still love today. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail (your thesis). How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
This very important event in my life was unforgetable. It was sad and disappointing.
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Concluding Sentence: (Leave the readers absolutely clear on what you wrote about. A last statement about the impact of the event would be effective.)
I will never forget this day. My dog never came back and itr made my family sad.
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Melani's Autobiographical Essay
Melani Tompkins
Mrs. Jacques
11/24/11
Autobiographical Essay
Jacques
Have you ever wanted to experience something you have never done before? Well if you are heading to Maui, Hawaii, you got to take a boat ride to the Molokini crater. I was really looking forward to taking a raft trip to Molokini with my family. But I really didn’t know what to expect. I’ve been snorkeling before, but the water wasn’t very deep, so going snorkeling in the middle of the ocean was going to be a lot different! I felt nervous but was excited to do something different. I knew it was going to be something new, but I was willing to take the chance!
When we got to the area where the boat was, I saw some of the other people that were going to be on the fun trip to Molokini too! The kids looked really thrilled to go on the trip too. Suddenly the captain of the boat, gathered us all together to load onto the raft. Once we were all on the raft, I was so excited to head over to Molokini and start snorkeling, and soon as you know it, we were off to our adventure! The raft was moving so fast, and the wind was rushing through my hair and on our way where we were heading to, we could see some of the other Hawaiian islands in far distance. It felt like I was on a Disneyland or Seaworld ride because the speed of the boat. Seeing some of the other islands from a far, felt like I was sightseeing too.
As we got closer, and closer to the Molokini crater, I started to get butterflies because we were already far from Maui. I started to think, “What if I drown?” “What if a shark comes and eats me?” But I knew I was going to be safe with my dad and all of the other people while snorkeling. Finally we got there. Molokini looked a lot different than I thought it was going to be. It had a shape of a horseshoe and birds relaxed on the top of the crater. Then the boat stopped and the captain told us to jump right when we got all of our snorkel gear on. I kind of felt uncomfortable just jumping into the ocean because it was deep, but once I saw the other people starting to jump right in, I knew it was going to be ok.
I finally jumped into the water, and my eyes opened up really wide, like I was in a whole different world! The water was so blue and clear it was amazing. There were jnhyschool of fish surrounding all around me. It is amazing how there is like a whole new universe underwater. I saw all different colors of fish, sea plants, starfish and much more! I felt like I was in the movie Finding Nemo swimming with all the fish characters. If you thought going to SeaWorld was cool, just wait till you go snorkeling at Molokini. Our time was almost up and it was time to head back on the boat to Maui. I was sad that we couldn’t stay longer but I knew it was time to go back. While going back to Maui on the boat, I knew my Molokini trip was now ending, but I was wrong. Our group of snorkelers spotted something in the distance, and when we go closer to it, we realized they were whales! It was a mama whale and a baby whale, and they were coming up for air right next to our boat. I couldn’t believe this was happening. Not every day you get that close up to whales! Especially since our trip was in April, and most of the whales at this time are already migrating to colder waters, which is Alaska. I was amazed how big they were, and how they swam side by side from each other.
Going to Molokini was one of the most exciting things I did in Hawaii. It’s going to be something I am going to do every time we visit. I felt proud of myself for doing this! I was scared at first but it turned out amazing and something I would do anytime! Don’t ever be scared to try something new, because at the end its something you won’t ever regret! Molokini was a great experience that was filled with adventure. Can’t wait till next time I go back to Maui! Maybe I’ll see a whole family of whales!
Angels Biography
Autobiographical Essay
Jacques
Name:Angel Pantoja
PREWRITING
My topic is: My topic is about crashing on my cousins dirt bike on Thanks giving and breaking my elbow.
The sights of the event:
The two sights that i saw when I was falling of my bike and hitting the floor the other sight that I saw was pitch black all I saw was the sky then my eyes just shut down.
The sounds of the event:
The sound that i heard was my bike shutting down and hearing my arm cracking.
The smells of the event:
The smells that I smell were smelling the inside of my helmet and my sweat.
The feelings (touching) of the event:
My feelings were scared and painful.
The tastes of the event:
I tasted sand in my mouth and a little bit of blood to. My three body paragraphs are about:
1. My first one is gonna be about the Introductory who was there and where it was.
2. My second one is about what I was doing riding my dirt bike and how I fell and broke my arm.
3.My third one is about what happen after I broke my arm and what they did to me to fix my arm and my big scrape on the side of my stomach.
(Some examples: the days/moments leading up to the event, the actual event, the impact the event had on you as a person, how the event changed your family or friends, how the event changed the community or world, why the event was important to you)
Thesis sentence:
The whole story is about me breaking my elbow it also impacted me because I have never broken a bone before until that day on
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Hook: (This pulls the reader into the story. It can be one sentence or a couple of sentences. Use imagery (descriptive words, words that describe the senses) to create a vivid picture of what you are writing about.
Hook(CD):Have you ever broken a bone? This story will teach you to be careful where your driving because the only reason I fell was because I hit a tiny rock when I jumped
off my ramp
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail (your hook). How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it: This accident made me feel that I was never gonna ride dirt bikes again because I was to scared that I was gonna fall again and brake something else. I got back on my feet and told myself that a tiny rock isnt gonna stop me from riding dirt bikes that's what I love.
Thesis sentence: This event was memorable because of the people involved, the actual accident, and how I healed.
Body Paragraph One:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
When I was riding my dirt bike I jumped off a ramp and hit a little rock and then broke my arm.
Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
I was getting ready to ride dirt bikes with my cousins. (Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
I felt glad when I was riding I saw one of my jumps and I wanted to show my cousins that I was good at riding dirt bikes
Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
When I was riding my dirt bike it felt just like an ordinary day of riding I never knew that In I was gonna get in a accident
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
When I crashed I blacked out for a second the bike landed on me and almost broke my neck but I was wearing my helmet and then when the bike landed on me I flipped over again and I landed on the bike and stopped. I felt like I was gonna die.
Body Paragraph Two:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
This paragraph is about how I jumped and hit a rock and broke my elbow.
Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
When I broke my elbow I did not feel it because it happen so fast that I didn’t feel it.
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
When I found out that I have broken it I thought about all the stuff I couldn’t do like swimming and most off all dirt bike riding.
Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
When I was inside off my house they told me to take of my shirt to see if I had any cuts or bruises and sure enough I did I had a big giant scrape on the side off my stomach it covered my whole right side of my stomach.
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
When I saw that big scrape I didn’t even know what to say because I also didn’t feel that also and I thought when I was gonna take showers I thought it was gonna hurt.
Body Paragraph Three:
Topic Sentence (What is the paragraph about?)
When they saw all that stuff they took me straight to the hospital when we got there it was midnight .
Concrete Detail #1: (An actual event or fact)
When they called me They put a cast on me I picked red then they cleaned up my big scrape and I felt a lot better.
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
I felt like I was in heaven Because I didn’t feel no more pain I was happy.
Concrete Detail #2: (An actual event or fact)
When I got home I just thanked my parents for taking me and having money to pay for all the stuff.
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail. How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
When I went through all the stuff of breaking my arm and getting a big scrape I thanked God for still keeping me alive.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Reword your Thesis sentence: This event was memorable because of the people who were involved,the actual accident,and how I healed.
(Com)mentary/(Com)mentary: Two sentences commenting the concrete detail (your thesis). How did it make you feel? What are your thoughts on it?
The people who were involved, they all helped me one of them carried me and the other one took my bike down to my garage. I thanked them for there help.
Concluding Sentence: (Leave the readers absolutely clear on what you wrote about. A last statement about the impact of the event would be effective.)
This will teach you to watch out were your jumping and make sure that there are no rocks in the way. This impacted me because I had never broken a bone and never had a bad accident before so am telling you this “ALWAYS WERE A HELMET WHEN YOUR RIDING SOMEHTING”
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Autobiographical Event
Autobiographical Event
By: Delaney Chase
The noises and terror started. Fire trucks driving to places in terror, and my mom packing up boxes of valuable items, and I could see the fires from my house, and every night one of my parents stayed up and watched the news for updates. Pet carriers were being brought out. Fire truck alarms, and the news on constantly on TV. It smelled like smoke and ash. Cardboard boxes lined our hallway and not very clean air filled the air. People tasted unclean air, many people were breathing in. One of the most memorable days in my life was when the 2006 fires were in Alpine, getting closer and closer by the hour. This changed my family and people who had been hit by the fire. This also changed the community because people should be more aware and more careful in what they do. One regular day in the month in October, in the small town of alpine, breaking news alert came onto the news. There is a fire is in blossom valley, and it getting closer towards Alpine. Pretty much all of Alpine was worried and concerned about the fires getting closer and more dangerous. It mad me feel nervous and worried because I didn’t really know what to do if they came because this has never happened to me before. I thank the firefighter who saved many peoples lives. One of the most memorable days in my life was when the 2006 fires were in Alpine, getting closer by the hour. This changed my family, so that we could be more prepared.
The Alpine and blossom valley fires were devastating to many people, thankfully not me, but some people lost everything they had. I could see the fire from my house. It was a long way away but it could eventually reach my house. We weren’t really nervous because they were REALLY close but they could eventually reach my house. I could see the fire from my house and whenever I walked by my big glass door I would look and see it getting bigger. I smoke was in the air and the red orange and yellow fire blistering. This event made me feel sad because what if I lost everything we had and my family lost a lot too. This made me sad also thinking about this cause the little kids who had lost a lot and their families who had also lost a lot.
Just thinking that the fire was getting closer and closer every minute and the firefighters who were trying to keep it away from lots and lots of houses. I was getting sick of the TV reports and updates of the fire, if in any case we needed to leave. One of my best friends houses was close to the fire and if she had to evacuate her and her family would come to my house to be safer, but we were still worried. My thought of the fire was what happened if we could prevent this from happening? Or what could we do to stop it from destroying all the houses? Also what had caused the fire? The fire was a cedar fire. But it was human caused. Winds can also affect how fast or slow the fire moves from place to place. Thankfully the fire didnt reach my house, but we were still worried. We havent had a fire since 2006.
When the fires were finally out and we were very happy. From our glass door, were we could see the fires before, we could see the black, burned plants and trees that were burned in the fire. In the end my friend didn’t have to evacuate so she didn’t come over, which is good cause that means her house is ok. I feel grateful for the firefighters who saved lots of houses from the fire, also I am thankful that the fire didn’t reach my, or any of my family’s houses. People were very happy that the fire didn’t go any farther. From my house you can lots of hills, and mountains, and a lot of those hills were covered with the fires. You couldn’t see the pretty green grass, only the brown, burned plants on the hills. I remember when the announcement that the fire had been put out, came out. My family was very happy and relieved.
Kaden's Autobiographical
When I crashed on my
Little brothers bike
Kaden Klaser
10/24/11
autobiographical essay Jacques
it was my step brothers birthday and he just got this new bike and it maid me feel happy that my step brother got a new bike my thoughts on his new bike were awesome and cool. Then I wanted to try the bike so I told my cousin and my sister to go down the hill with me It made me feel cool that I got to try my step brothers bike. My thoughts on my step brothers bike is awesome cause I got to try the bike out.
We were lined up to race down the hill It made me feel scared getting ready to go down a steep hill on my step brothers little bike. My thoughts were good cause I was thinking this is going to be fun Then half way threw the race I crashed When I crashed it made me feel not so good cause it hurt really bad my thoughts on my crash were bad cause I looked in the mirror and saw my face all damaged up
Me getting up from the crash screaming and crying dident feel good then my cousin took me up to were every body was. it made me feel scared when I felt my face all messed up and my thoughts were oh no I might go to the hospital. then we finally reached the party and everyone was like what happened are you ok
and then on the car ride home I feel the blood dripping down my face on to my dads leather seats and he said don’t worry we are almost there so I was like hurry up it sting then we finely reached the house and my dad cleaned my face and put a lot of band aids then me and my dad got back to the party and everyone said good he’s ok
after all of that school came and my face was a little better and people and teachers were like gosh are you ok and I said yah im fine it hurts a little but ill be fine so then like a week later my face was all scabbed up and now its completely fine I learned that even if it sounds fun and like a good idea trying my brothers little bike was probably not the smartest idea.