Thanks

There are many things that I'm thankful for, but one of the main things is my friends and family. My friends and family give me people to be with, talk to, and go to for help. My family supports me with all of my activities that I do, and always makes time for me. My friends are great people to talk to and be with. I am also thankful for music. Music is one of my favorite things to do. I can play three instruments and sing officially, and many others badly. Music, whether composing, or playing, is a way to express things that we are unable to express otherwise. The strings player Suzuki once said something along the lines of "Strings are empty pieces of metal. But if you but your heart and soul into them, they will sing." Music is much more than a pastime to me and is the way I express myself, as artist express themselves in their work.

The final thing I am thankful for is my education. I have always been interested in school, and the great teachers and staff workers at all of my schools have made that possible. From my fith grade teacher introducing the factorial, to Mr. Erickson teaching inequalities and linear fuctions, to Mr. Pearson with the Pythagoran Theorum, math has been one of my main interests.