Bryant's Blog

It has been a long year, but there are still things I can improve on. First,  I want to read more, because I don’t read that often at home. I will try to read one hour each day. I will also try to go to a library and pick out books.

Second, I will try to work on my writing. I am going to write slower and not write as fast. Another reason is because when I write fast, my writing can be hard to read. Hopefully next year my writing is easier to read.

Lastly, I will try to run five kilometers a day. I want to run more because it is fun and it also makes me faster. I am probably going to work on sprinting because I am more of a long distance runner.

Those were my three things I will try harder at journal!

If you were born in June your birthstone is the pearl. Pearls are found in clams and oysters. However, in ancient Greece, people thought pearls came from Aphrodite’s tears. These translucent gems are typically milky white or cream, but they can also come in lavender, green, black, blue, and silver. It all depends on the oyster or clam the pearl came from and the environment in which it was produced.

June is known for  weddings, but do you know why? In Ancient Rome, the Romans celebrated Juno, the goddess of marriage, around the month of June. In the 15th and 16th centuries, June was the month when people first bathed after the long winter. Both traditions lead to an increase in marriages during the month. Today, over 10 percent of all weddings each year, are held during the month of June.

On June 26, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II dedicated the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The seaway is the world’s longest inland waterway. Ships are able to travel the seaway from Duluth, Minnesota, to the Atlantic Ocean, which is a total distance of more than 2,000 miles. More than 50 million tons of cargo move along the seaway each year. Ships carry steel, wood, coal and much more.

Minecraft is a complicated game and has bosses like the Ender Dragon and the Wither. To get to the Ender Dragon you need to find a Nether Fortress. Nether Fortresses are really rare to find, but are also very important to beat the game.

Nether Fortresses have blaze spawners, and blazes drop blaze rods. Blaze rods can be crafted into blaze powder. Blaze powder can be combined  with ender pearls to make eyes of ender. Ender pearls can be obtained by defeating an enderman. Endermen spawn at nighttime and are easy to kill. Then you throw the eye of ender, and it will lead you to a stronghold. Once you find the stronghold, you have to put up to twelve eyes of ender in the portal. After, you jump in the portal and fight the ender dragon.

Hopefully, you now know how to find the Ender Dragon!

Every June, the third Sunday of the month is all about fathers. That’s because the third Sunday of June is when many people celebrate Father’s Day. On this day, people often give cards or gifts to their fathers, grandfathers, and other special men in their lives. The first official Father’s Day was held in 1910 after a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd pushed for a day to honor her father who raised six children on his own.

Have you ever played Fortnite? Fortnite is a video game available on PlayStation, X-Box, Nintendo switch and pc.

Fortnite has multiple modes; Creative, Save the World and Battle Royale. Battle Royale is a mode where there are up to 100 players, and you have to eliminate every other player. Weapons in Battle Royale have a rarity of Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Exotic and Mythic.

Save the World is a survival mode where you have to eliminate zombies. Creative is a mode all about creating your own island and playing different maps that people have created.

Fortnite is an amazing game. I would rate it in my top three favorite games. Fortnite is free and fun to play!

Every June, the best tennis players in the world head to London for the world’s oldest tennis tournament. Wimbledon, as the tournament is known, is played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. It is one of the few tennis matches to be play on a real grass court, which is how it was played in 1877, during the very first Wimbledon. That first tournament was won by Spencer Gore.

Since 2004, skateboarders around the world have celebrated June 21 as Go Skateboarding Day. On Go Skateboarding Day, skateboarders use the day a an excuse to spend their time focusing on something they love-Skateboarding! They skateboard all day long. According to the International Association of Skateboard Companies the motto of the day is, “have fun, go skateboarding!”

On June 19, Union soldiers brought news to Galveston, Texas that the war was over and all slaves were now free. Today, this occasion is celebrated as Juneteenth. It is also sometimes called Black Independence Day or Emancipation Day. Even though Juneteenth is only recognized as a legal holiday in Texas and Oklahoma, it is celebrated across the United States with festivals and speeches.