kite runner summary

The Kite Runner is centered on a young boy named Amir and his friend Hassan who live in Afghanistan  . Hassan is the son of Amir's family servant. Amir makes a terrible mistake when he stands by while Hassan is sexually assaulted by a bully in their town. He strives for the rest of his life to make up for this mistake, which haunts him all the way to America, where he and his father flee following the revolution. He eventually works to right his wrongs by helping Hassan's son back in Afghanistan.there's the fact that Amir is jealous that his father seems to care for Hassan and there is some history with Hassan's mother. In America several things happen in Amir's life including his father's sickness and death and Amir's marriage.

-Hunter Prall

Heros

Super heros can be summed up by men in tights fighting crime and often portrayed, strangely enough, as idyllic. I like to see super heroes as a mock to society, as if this single, unique figure with extraordinary powers can solve our day to day problems with special laser vision or flying abilities.  As incredible as having super powers may be, I'd say there are very few abilities introduced by DC Comics which would make a difference in the real world.
Nothing is super about superheroes. They dress in funny suits. They flaunt around their powers. They impress. They don't solve problems. In real life, there is no fighter of good to help us from our issues. Because in reality the real danger in our lives is ourselves; we're these little bundles of emotion that constantly change the way we perform, the way we behave, the way we live. If I were a super hero, my special ability would be reading emotions and absorbing them. I'd grab onto all the negative feelings that build up in the human soul and switch them, leaving only the positive emotions!
As a student  I guess I should have chosen to be telepathic instead so I could know the answers to tests or what my teachers are thinking. So while sucking someone's emotions may seem  not very useful, I will heartily argue that it would be much more beneficial than knowing the answers on a test.
You see, we are beings of complex feelings and unfortunately, most of them are negative. We feel vengeance,anguish, hatred, and most of all sadness. We start wars based on what we feel. But we produce positive contributions based on our feelings too. We learn better based on how high our confidence is. We function on our emotions and our emotions have highs and lows. But what if they could be channeled? What if the pain over a failure could be mended, if the umbrage against another could be cleansed, if the human soul could be healed, would the world be a better place? 
If  racism could be wiped away, if the anger that lies in war could be placed to rest, if the world could be relieved of pent up resentments, could that not make us all progress as a people, as human beings? I believe so. The world is a terrible frenzy  because of what we feel and because of how we feel it. I'd help those in pain and cure those who inflict pain. To put an end to resentment and insecurity, I'd use that empathetic ability. I'd shed light on people's past and brighten their future one person at a time.




-Hunter Prall

A little trip to the art gallary

Our English 11 class took a trip to the  penticton art gallary.The walk from school to the art gallary is about 15 minuets. walking to the art gallary on this beautiful hot summer day,taking in what scenery i get to enjoy along the way.I love art, find it intresting and creative, i find that the art one comes up with is who the artist really is, each peice of art tells a little story about the artist and who they are as a person, what they feel, things that intrigue them. As a person that likes art i was quite excited to go to this gallary.
When we arrive at the art gallary we walked in, the gallary was split into three sections. i was intrested to see the techniques and figure out the ideas in the art that the artist has used. A peice of art that caught my eye was the window art, when it was open it had 3 pannels that streched out beautifuly, when closed ,it changed to a  beautiful 2 pannel painting of white. another one that caught my eye was a wall painting of a hourses head, the colours the artist had used in this painting were just gorgeous, almost majesticthe way he had made the hourses main flow like it was running throuw the wind. overall i was impressed with the trip to the art gallary.the walk back was just as enjoyable as the walk their, still hot,sunny with clear blue skys every one was in a great mood.

-Hunter M Prall

hunter prall- a little about myself

 My name is Hunter Prall. iv lived in Whistler B.C for most of my life and have just recently moved to Penticton to attened a hockey academy. I am slowly adapting to my new surroundsings and new people. Some of the things that i enjoy would include hockey,motorcross,swimming,boxing,yoga,photography and all different types of art! I love animals i have a dog named snoop, snoop is a black lab german shepherd.
I am the type of person that would get caught up in nature, look and enjoy what beautiful surroundings im blessed with, look, take it in, and snap away with my camera,capturing the scene in an instant.
Most likely i will always say whats on my mind, i like to speak my mind and be my own person. favorite colour is lime green, its a birght playful beautiful colour, all types of green just make me instantly think of nature, i adore traveling to new places and seeing the different world around me.
A couple people i look up to the most would be my family, my mother Cathy, my father Eric, brother Deiter, and sister Sarah. they have all had a huge impact on my life and im very lucky to have them support me.
2 hockey players i look up too would be sidney crosby and mike smith...iv worked with both of them for the past 3 years with development, to be able to work with such amazing players is just outstanding, iv developed a connection to them both and love what they have to say to me, their advice has helped me tremendously!



-Hunter M Prall