R. W. BLAH

          Do you have a sibling? I do. Is having a sibling a good or bad thing? Just like two sides of the same coin, I believe there are pros and cons to having siblings. I have an older brother, who is definitely my role model in many cases, and I enjoy his company a lot, only with mixed feelings now and then.           For example, I have relatively advanced basketball skills compared to my peers, and my older brother would get most of the credit for training me. On the one hand, I am proud of my skill development, and appreciate him so much for being my coach. On the other hand, sometimes playing with him can seem impossible, as the Dunning-Kruger Effect states that highly capable individuals assume that everybody else is just as skilled as they are. Playing basketball with him can be challenging.  My brother and I are getting along (very crazy I know), picture taken by my mom.           Simply put, while I love him so much and have learned a lot from him, it can also be stressful

  Photo was found  here . “Shokaku is a crane of some kind.” “For lifting things?” Will asked. “For flying. A crane is a large bird,” she corrected him. “Seems like a logical thing for a crane to do,” Halt mused. “I suppose you wouldn't expect it to mean a hiking crane or a waddling crane.” - Author: John Flanagan My favorite series is Ranger’s Apprentice, a collection of amazing fantasy novels, written by John Flanagan. The storyline follows the life of Will through his footsteps from a new Ranger Apprentice to a fully fledged Ranger. Through his journey, Will has to face numerous challenges, both physically and emotionally draining, in order to become stronger. The details, plot, and the value it has, are what really made these works of literature stand out to me. Even though I’ve read many different novels, this stands out to me because it feels like I am experiencing the occasion in real life. The elaborate use of sensory details really allows me to be