The ABC's of Myself

A is for Atlas Shrugged. It is my favorite book in the world. A also stands for Anthem. They both are books that stands for freedom, and the heroic of man and his individual accomplishments. These books by Ayn Rand will help to make you understand me better.


B is for Bass. At school and on the weekends I play my bass. In school we work hard on our instruments by tuning, and intonation. B is also for Belgium. I was born there, and this is why my name is spelled NIKOLAAS, and I am proud of it.


C is For Civilization. On my spare time on the weekends I play a computer game called Civilization. On it, you pick a civilization, and try to become the wealthiest, most technically advanced, most cultural, and the most powerful civilization in the world. C is also for capitalism. Capitalism is the most noble concept that any man can live under. He earns what he does in his life, and nothing is given to him or guided him except his own truth, and ambitions.


D is for dogs. I like dogs, and I have an English Bulldog at home.


E is for egotism. Out of all the descriptions one could give for me, a am the most egotistical person you will ever meet, and I am proud to to be able to say that.


F is for Felix. I have a soft and furry cat who likes me to pet him, probably because I feed him.


G is for German. At school I am taking German 2. G is for Global Education, the subject that I love to be in the classroom for, and frustrated with my homework.


H is for hockey. H is also for hamburgers. H is for history. H is also for honesty; because I never lie to myself.


I is for individualistic. I believe that that nobody in my school could ever make and connection and think I am like anyone else, and I like being unique.


J is for just. I always make a fair judgement of things that I think about.


K is for knowledgeable. I have an infinite extension of knowledge of many things, such as philosophy, history, and geography.


L is for likeable. My only social goal is not to make anyone hate me for any reason. I like being neutral, because I am untouchable. As a result, many individuals seem to like me.


M is for methodical. When I do work, I do it in a methodical way.


N is for naturalized. I am a naturalized American because I was born in Belgium.


O is for Oscar. My English Bulldog's name is Oscar. He likes to go for walks and play tug-of-war when I come home from school. O also stands for Objectivism, the philosophy that I follow and believe in. It praises yourself, and degrades collectivism.


P is for Privacy Like all people in this world, there are certain things that no other man must touch. I recognise that you have no claim on any part of my life, so,"HANDS OFF!!!"


Q is for quick. I am a very fast hockey player on the ice. We practice weekly and games are coming up.


R is for Rachmaninov. Rachmaninov is another of my favorite composers. He is famous for his piano concertos and Rhapsody. R is also for Rimsky-Korsakov. He is my second favorite composer. R is also for Russia. I deeply love the Russian Culture.


S is for Shostakovitch. He is my favorite composer ever. He lived from the early 1900's-1970's, and wrote music in the Soviet Union for Stalin, and Nikita Krutchev.


T is for The Fountainhead. The Fountainhead is another one of my favorite books by Ayn Rand.


U is for urbanite. I live in the city, and I like to be in the city.


V is for Vocalise. Vocalise is my favorite piece of music to play on my bass.

W is for We the Living. We the Living is another novel by Ayn Rand, where a girl named Kira is trapped in the Soviet Union, and wants to be an engineer and her struggle for her ideals.


X is for X-mas. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year because I get many nice things.


Y is for youthful. I am young, and I have yet to leave my individual mark eternally on the world.


Z is for zealous. I am very excited and enthusiastic about things.

My first Thoughts of High School

I enjoy high school much better than middle school because there is much more freedom and advanced levels of biology and geometry. The after school activities like the dances can help bring new friends. I would like to start my paper by talking about the freedom and the creativity in global education.



Global education allows us the freedom of discussion ant thought without the dictating thoughts of textbooks. Current events allows us to connect with the world's past and shows us what is really out there, and why it affects us. Being an active participator, I find current events and discussions of culture quite interesting. One of our latest discussion was about political correctness. The great thing besides discussing culture and current events, is high school freedom itself.



In high school I get more freedom. It seems as if I changed suddenly from a child, to an adult. As an," Adult", my most favorite freedom is being able to walk around at lunchtime. It creates a bigger space that allows room for many students who eat lunch there, It creates privacy. The also allow one extra minute of passing time, this seems fitting for the size of the building. The thing is tough, the size and the many classes makes it harder to see people that I know so I go to the many activities and dances after school.



The most recent activity that I went to was going to the freshman dance. I saw most of the people I knew from eighth grade there, and some were glad to see me, and many wished that I was not there at all. I cannot figure out why yet. I had a good time though, and I thought that occasionally those kinds of things were worth doing, for catching up with classmates.They did not have much there, a DJ outside and free water bottles. I wonder If they will become more elaborate.



The point is, that I like high school much better than I liked middle school.