The View Of The World

My View Of The World

By: Weston Edwards

8:43
Hey's and Hi's shouted out from across the room when I walked into work on the 99th floor of the World Trade Center. It was a beautiful day, It was Sunny, And warm. You could just feel the sun kissing your skin. Up there on the 99th floor, You could see the view of the world great.


8:45
There's was a girl I liked, Oh I also forgot to mention that I was 24 and not married yet. But I was a very successful man. I went to college to play sports but I got hurt and majored in business and then I was in there. I had an apartment not to far from it either. I had a regular family. Mom, Dad, And a younger brother. But back to that girl,  Her name was Sarah, Long legs, Blonde hair, And amazing Blue eyes. She had on a little skirt on that day with a tank top. As she walked over to the printer near the window, she put her papers in, Then the worst things happened.


8:46
That so lovely, beautiful girl that walked in that day was now split into 40 pieces by a plane? Wait, Is that a plane? It was! All over the radio was “Terrorist Attack, Get out of the building”. I repeat GET OUT OF THE BUILDING!


8:48
As I dashed to the exit door, Fire gaped up and bit my nose. I turned around and ran to the center of the floor. As I stood there, I thought of my last words to my mom, and My dad. Things fell from the gaping hole the plane had left. Desks, Lamps, Chairs. Beneath my eyes my world was falling. Literally. As I stood there, I saw people jumping off the side's. Wondering why they would be throwing their lives away like that. But then I turned and realized, That the fire has spread. So I ran in the plane and hollered and checked but everyone was dead or wounded pretty severe. There wasn't really no point in saving them because the plane was about to plummet back down to the ground, 99 flights down. But it's awful, I heard screaming and crying. There wasn't anything anyone could do. You had three choices, To Jump, Run through the fire and hope you make it or burn, And the last one... Stand there and just go with it. As time was wasting down, I had to make mine. I couldn't make up my mind, I didn't want to jump because I would hit the ground... Hard. I didn't want to stand there and take it because It would hurt, And there is a chance I could make it if I run through the fire. So that's what I went and did. I ran, And took a leap. The flames and heat were insane! As I ran into the stairway, I saw the fire rising. Quickly. So I turned and hoped for the best, I looked around. Then I did the dumbest thing, I just sat down on the ground and waited. I was the only one on the 99th floor. I thought to myself “Who would think building this high up wouldn’t have parachutes in it”. But then that light bulb in my head flickered on, That emergency box on the wall...


8:50
I saw the other plane zoom by the place and then hit a couple floors below me, I saw that the tower had tilted on its left. I looked in the emergency box trying to buy me some time. It had in it; A Flashlight, Band aids, Cutting knife. Just as I moved something around something fell from the roof and grabbed my leg like a wire, I fell but before I did, I grabbed the cutting knife and cut at it while it lunges me over the side. I dangled there with a knife in my hand, hanging from a wire in the ceiling. I heard screams from people watching in the bottom.

8:52

I got my self up straight were my feet are facing the ground. I looked down, and all I saw was police men, Police cars, And the people that had jumped. Rocks falling from above, Trying to avoid being hammered in the head by one of them. I then started to cut the wire. Gosh, I was so miserable. Dangling there. But I started to drive the knife into the wire, Back and forth, Back and forth. Snap, then the rope broke and then I was hanging on to the side of the building 99 stories up. But since I was athletic and strong I pulled myself back up. Just as I got back up into the building I saw wires flaring and sparking. So I was covering my head and looking. Then I saw a nice silk jacket belonging to Sarah, it was sitting on the back of the chair. It was black, A little big so then I grabbed it and leaped out the gaping hole trying to glide down breaking the fall. I stopped some of the speed, But I was still going very fast. I then saw that the jacket was ripping, So I just let go and closed my eyes 45 floors up...

2012

Yes, I did survive. It was crazy, Frightening and yes, I think I peed myself a little when I just jumped off and leaped. But I did it, I am pretty sure my best friend, Didn't make it. One Saturday I went to the 9/11 wall in New York and I look at names on the wall. I see mine and my best friend was under mine. I guess I was the lucky one to hit one of the big air mattresses they put out on the road. They never told me. I am now 36, And a survivor of 9/11.

Review Of The Hunger Games

Review Of The Hunger Games



  The Hunger Games movie was very good. It was a thrilling, Seat grabbing movie. It could have been better but It was good. The First thing I want to point out is how good the actors did. They acted very, very good. Their appearance was very great too. I just felt like the acting and their apperance fell into each other perfect.

  The second thing I want to point out is, The action. The action was good.  But not great. It would have been better if they would have shown the kills. Instead of flipping the camera real fast. But the things that happen action wise was was very realistic, Like when Katniss blew up the Careers food.

  So overall, I think the movie was great. They left some things out, Like the ending, And added some things like the riot of District 11. But It was a great movie. It would have been better if it would have been longer and more descriptive. But the book was better at that. So I give it Four stars out of Five.

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I Am The Messenger.

I Am The Messenger

By: Weston Edwards



  I am reading this book called I am the messenger. It's Main Character's name is Ed, Ed Kennedy. He lives in New York. His occupation is a Cab driver. But this week I read about, Ed helping his people that were on the addresses of his card. The first place was a woman getting raped. The 2nd was A lnely Woman, And the 3rd was a runner. So now, I am trying to peice all of this together.

Key To Success

The key to success is give it your best
Put the work in, Unlike the rest
Be the best, You can be. So why are you listening to me?
You should be working hard, Going non-stop.
So lets go, Walk to the door and put the key in the lock.
If you choose to turn it, Your jaw might drop.
You’ll be standing there, On top.
You may be on top of the world before you know it,
Don’t look to far, Or you’ll blow it.
One man gave you everything you got...
Or are you just gonna all let it drop.
You know I really don’t get it, Some people are really gifted.
But they do dumb things, Like shop lifting
Get caught, Your going to jail.
Then jail brings you down, Now your talents are on “FAIL”.
Or you could choose the smart path and use them and be as good as you can be.
Smart huh, Follow it, And you’ll see.
So just listen to me, I’m not that dumb.
Trust me, Ive been on  fail, And your body just goes numb.
It’s no fun, Honestly it sucks
I just laid there not wanting to get up. Stuck, Trapped in despair.
Just wanting to pull out my hair.
But I fought through it, I Got up.
I wanted to use it, The talents god has given me.
If I have to ill start from day three
I’m putting the key in the lock
So then, I can be on top.

Poetry

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My Dad

My Dad

By Weston Edwards

 
 I want to be just like my dad! He went to college to play basketball and football. I want to go play basketball, just like he did. My dad has been an amazing dad, though. Especially when I was younger. When I wanted him to play with me, he would, even if he was sick. He also had a bad shoulder from football, so it would hurt him when we threw the football. I always loved his saying when I fell and got “hurt:” “Come on Weston, Get up. You aren’t hurt”. He would tell me that because he loved me.

 My dad has gone along way in life. He went to Lee to play Basketball, then he was transferred to ECU to play football and basketball. I hope I get that opportunity to go play sports at a big school. I hope I can get a scholarship, and get my collage payed for just like him. He always strives to make me do my best that I can.

 My dad and I have so many memories we could look back on, we always laugh together when we are hanging out. He takes me to go see N.C. State play football and basketball. That’s where I want to go to collage.

My dad is my best friend, I can tell my dad anything and talk to him about everything. When I grow up and have kids, I want to be just like him and be a great father. That’s why I love my dad :)

Showcase

Showcase

By:Weston Edwards

   This blog will be a showcase blog. Full of all my best writing's and things like that.

  I would have to say. . .By far "The Funeral" was the Best Example Of Creativity. It was so hard, Because It was my first rap I've ever done. So I had to get over the recording fright, I had to fit my part into the beat, And I had to make the lyrics come together. I see now, That it's very, very tough.

  My next one will be, Evidence of my growth as a writer. The before story will be "My Perfect World", And the after story will be "Ballin'". I picked these because it shows how much my brain has expanded in my wiritings. At the beginning of the year, My writing's were short and not very good. But now they are very long, And detailed. I have noticed myself growing as a writer.

  This one will show, Proof that I am a thinker or Learner. The story I chose was "Memories". I selected this one because I had to think very, very hard to remember things from a long time ago, But I think I did a great job with it. When I was thinking I had to lay my head down and get real quiet, Then I was there and everything came to me. That's how I know I am a learner.

  The last one will be, My Top Three Post's. My top three that I chose were The Funeral, Ballin', And Memories. These three were chosen because, I really put a lot of hard work and effort in to these. With the link's, You can find those up top. But it took over time, I really had to put a lot of thoughts into them, I really do think I did a good job with all of these.