John Carroll Blogs

I honestly don't understand why people killed him because he was a great leader. He literally didn't do anything wrong and helped Rome grow to its full potential and he was murdered through jealousy. I personally think that it was so stupid to kill him because all he did was help and make great changes for Rome.

I am so happy that tomorrow is Friday because I'm insanely tired right now because I have had 2 intense football trainings this week, another one tomorrow, and another one on Saturday. I just have a busy football week but in the end I know it is worth it because if I put in the work it will pay off.

Today in Western Civ. we learned about the Punic wars and how Rome constantly battled with Carthage on 3 separate occasions. We learned about how Hannibal pulled off the flank of a lifetime by marching all his troops around to the north of Rome and how he layed waste to cities surrounding Rome but not Rome itself. Finally we learned of how Rome defeated Carthage by invading them, burning their cities, and selling most of their populous into slavery.

Today Schickago came and sang a song about Rome to the class. Honestly I don't enjoy music but the song was pretty funny to listen to. I also thought it was a pretty catchy and informative song and I believe that Mr. Schick has some unique teaching styles to say the least.

Today in Western Civ. we learned about Rome and how its weird history. We learned about the terrible ruling of Tarquin and how he gained power by killing and his wife gained power by killing as well and it was all just terrible. We also learned about Romulus and Remus and how they were raised by a wolf as kids. We also learned about how each wanted to build the capital in a certain spot and Romulus won naming the capital Rome, after himself.

I honestly have mixed feelings about how my Spring Break is going to go because I am going to be missing most of it due to my trip to Europe. I have a feeling that its going to be fun seeing my sister in Newcastle but still I get annoyed that I cant really relax during my break.

I was so happy to finally be able to go to a basketball game and see my favorite team the Chicago Bulls play. Luckily enough they beat the 76ers and it was just a great game to watch. My dad and I had a great time watching the game, making jokes, and catching tshirts. It was just a very enjoyable time and I'm very grateful that I got to go.

The Western Civ. projects are over and thank God for that because I am tired of worrying about them. I hated working on that project but at least we finally finished. I hope we got a good grade but its over now and I don't have to worry about it.

I did my project today and I honestly think that it didn't go that bad. Sure it wasn't exactly the most entertaining thing but I still thing we presented our information very well and in such a manner that showed that we knew what we were talking about. Honestly I believe that James deserves a 100 because his project was gold. I will boycott Mr. Schicks class if he doesn't get an A

Today we got to watch other projects because my group was lucky enough to not go. It was so funny to watch certain projects happen especially Say Yes to The Toga. I honestly thought that their projects were very innovative and creative and they all deserve very good grades on it. (Also I think my group deserves an A but that's just my opinion).

I can't believe how fast the time on this project went it just gets my heart racing to think about the grade that my group will receive. I'm nervous, anxious, scared, and definitely ready to get it over with. This project counts for 2 test grades and so far I got an A on the test but I'm just so nervous about the project because I don't know how original it is.