This I Believe

I believe that life isn’t fair. I know it seems weird for an 11 year old to say that, since I haven’t ‘lived my life to the fullest’ yet, but I’m smart enough to know that life isn’t fair.

When I was younger, I visited a toyshop and I always wanted new toys. I would want everything! As my parents grew aggravated they constantly told me, “Do you need this?” This stunned me completely, “Do I need this?” well no but I do want to play with something. Now, looking back on this I understand what my parents meant.

Children are begging their parents for iPads or iPhones when some children are on the streets begging for even just a dollar, and not even from their parents, begging to strangers.

Did you know that there is actually enough food and water for everyone in this world? It just isn’t shared properly. So actually, People in Kenya who don’t have any food and are starving ‘till death do have a chance to live. It’s just that we are too greedy to share what everyone on this planet needs to survive.

Believing life isn’t fair is just my opinion. You don’t have to believe it or you can, it’s totally up to you. Though not everyone realizes how lucky we are and how people in LEDC (Low Economically Developed Country) countries are struggling for survival while we are just sitting back and watching.

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Battle of Hastings Game

The Battle of Hastings game is basically just a strategic game. In the game you can play as either William or Harold. In the game, you have to pick your next movement and if you pick all the right ones, you win the game. This game is really easy, if you know the events that happened during 1066 because this game is basically the same thing. The thing I enjoy about this game is that I know what to do because we studied this, so I end up with the victory. While playing this game, I learned that strategy is very important. Without a strategy your army could crumble to bits. During the battle of Hastings, the Saxons made a 'shield wall' to block off the Normans. Though eventually the Normans broke the wall but then retreated because they thought their king (King William) had died. The Saxons chased them only to find out it was a fake and King William was indeed still alive. Therefore the Normans turned back and killed the Saxons. The Normans finally had victory when King Harold died. I think this type of game is a valuable learning experience because whilst playing, you learn what happened during the Battle of Hastings and you also learn to use the right strategic plan.
The Game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml