Alex

Loss Loss is death. In the book __On My Honor__ the boy named Tony dares his friend Joel to a swimming race in a dangerous lake because they got in a big fight. Joel's dad had told them not to go into that lake. "On your honor" dad asked Tony. "On My Honor" said Joel. But they broke the promise. Tony is not a very good swimmer. After Joel makes it to the other side he looks for Tony he does not see him. He looks for a long time and then he thinks it is a joke. But then he looks finds Tony’s clothes. They had taken off their clothes before they went in the lake. His bike was there, too. Either Tony was running around the lake naked or he drowned. Joel went up to the road and stopped a car. He told them the whole story. They looked for Tony in the water. They couldn’t find him. He must have washed away by the current. Joel went home and then his parents asked "where's Tony" he had lied to them at first to them. Then the police came and told Tony's parents that Tony had drowned. Tony's parents were absolutely devastated. That is Loss. When a friend or a loved one dies. This subject has taught me that it is very hard to have something taken away without warning. __On My Honor__ is like the similar to the book __Bridge to Terabithia__ because in both books a character who is the main character's friend dies. In __Bridge to Terabithia__ Leslie (Jessie's friend falls off the rope to Terabithia and hits her head on a rock). Jess was so sad. I'd be sad, too. I learned a lot on this subject. I hope I don't experience loss.

Alex

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My name is Alex. I live in Bangkok, Thailand! I go to the international school of Bangkok. Alex can be a boy or girl's name but I'm a boy. Manchester United is my favorite soccer team (my nationality is American and that is why I call it SOCCER not FOOTBALL). I don't like Chelsea and I ABSOLUTELY dislike Liverpool F.C.! MY favorite player is Christiano Ronaldo! But he is leaving some time in the summer to go to Real Madrid. My second favorite thing to watch is the show Wipeout!