The Losing of One’s Self ~Tommy and Max “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” ~Howard Zinn War eradicates one’s mind as well as one’s body. All Quiet on the Western Front (by Erich Maria Remarque) flawlessly illustrates this as the main character... Continue reading

“My leg” “My arm” “My back” “Everything hurts” “We slammed to the ground so hard” “How did we even crash?” “You’ve must’ve hit a rock” “possibly” “The sand can sometimes hide the objects underneath” “Ya I couldn’t see because of the blinding sun” “Well maybe you should’ve took the sunglasses... Continue reading

Dear Tommy, War has been tough to be honest. It’s a different experience every day. One day you’ll be fighting constantly and the next you’ll be at your house reflecting on how the war has changed you. Currently I’m not in the best mental state. I have so many different... Continue reading

All Quiet on the Western Front How one can Lose Himself after the War ~Max, Colby and Tommy War is the greatest failure of mankind ~ Aaron Huey Even during the war, it is important to remember that we are all still human. In Chapter 8 of All Quiet on... Continue reading

Paul is Damaged because of the War ~Colby Mara & Tommy Doherty “I know the horrors of war; no gains can compensate for the losses it brings” ~ Adolf Hitler War physically and mentally damages you. The book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque the book... Continue reading

Summer or Winter? Which is Better "Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows." ~ Helen Keller One day I spent a whole hour waiting in a ski line in New Hampshire in negative weather just to get off a cold chair and fall down... Continue reading

Excerpt From Huck Finn By: Mark Twain You didn’t want to come. The average man don’t like trouble and danger. YOU don’t like trouble and danger. But if only HALF a man – like Buck Harkness, there – shouts ‘Lynch him! lynch him!’ you’re afraid to back down – afraid... Continue reading

A Seasons Experience Quote- "You can’t enter into a new season, until you’re willing to leave the old one!" ~ Joe Dawson Metacognition I believe that I could have done a better job spacing out my project. There were days where I wrote some really good haikus and other days... Continue reading

The Call of the Wild Challenging Book Great Outcome Roy T Bennet- “When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. They never said this was going to be an easy book. The Call of the Wild by Jack London challenged me... Continue reading

The Power of Love Every Man Needs Love “All you need is love.”- Ethan Ali We can only learn to love by loving. A dog is the only thing in the world that loves you more than she loves herself. It’s dogs that I love more than anything in the... Continue reading

Hockey Locker Room “Great moments are born from great opportunities” ~ Herb Brooks Everyone has a different special place. My special place is the hockey locker room because it brings me to a different universe. It is in the locker room where I get locked in and ready to go.... Continue reading

JoeDots “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time” Proverbs 17:17 No matter what friends have your back. I have a stronger bond with my brother Joe than I have with all my other friends combined. Getting to live with my best friend... Continue reading

Family Dinners “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” – Irina Shayk ~ Tommy Doherty Family is there when you need it most. Spending dinner with my family every night is a huge part of my life. Family dinner around the holidays is... Continue reading

I’m reading a book called The Poet X written by Elizabeth Acevedo. The poem I’ll be analyzing is Holding a Poem in the body, the theme of this poem is Comfort. Tonight after my shower Instead of staring at the parts of myself I want to puzzle-piece into something else... Continue reading

Dear Author, Life is going very well for me right now. I'm about 6 weeks into my school year and everything is going very well so far. Right now I’m reading a great book in English called Poet X. Hows your life going? How’s school going, have you made any... Continue reading

Weekend with my Brothers “You don’t get to choose your siblings, they are gods gift to you, as you are too them” - Proud Mama As the weekend drew nearer, the tension grew. This weekend had many pros and cons. I woke up on Saturday morning pumped for the day... Continue reading

Thomas Doherty Fitz English Windsor Mountain Trip 9/27/20 Windsor Mountain Trip Windsor Mountain Experience “Feel the fear and do it anyways”- Mindfully Claw The second day of camp I rolled out of my bed slowly exhausted but excited for the day ahead of me. I couldn’t wait to challenge myself... Continue reading

Baseball The Joy of the Best Sport You can observe a lot by watching-Yogi Berra ~Tommy Doherty When I was just little I noticed I had a desire for a specific sport that I loved with all my heart; that sport was baseball. Yes many people say it’s too slow... Continue reading

The alarm noise buzzing like a goal horn Buzzing threw my body like a fly on a dirty old windowsill I’m not getting up I’m not getting up I’m not getting up I kept on telling myself that That changed very quickly though My mom came storming in my unkept... Continue reading