Silas Santa

           This upcoming Christmas will be a great time for all the people that have been nice. Being who you are you always know who is naughty and nice and make sure the nice get their presents, and the naughty get coal. You are the only one who can bring balance to Christmas every year, and in addition in being able to make the presents in time for the holidays, you must also be a very skilled reader in order to read thousands of letters each year. My Christmas would be especially great this year, if you stopped at my house and put new basketball sneakers in my stocking. I have worked really hard this year to earn my present.


          Presently, I have basketball sneakers with tiny laces that I can barely tie, that are Air Jordans. Right after I tie them I run down the court and they become untied again so that I have to stop the game to tie my sneakers again. New sneakers that have longer laces would allow me to tie them more firmly and not have to stop the game. With new sneakers, people would not have a chance to trip over them if they are tied properly, instead of being on the ground. Also, not stopping the game would allow it to go much quicker.



          As you know, my stocking was left empty last year, because I did not ask for you to put anything in my stocking that I received last year. It would be great to see something in my stocking this year. I could also use the new sneakers for gym on fitness day and other days to change even quicker for gym than I do now. I would not have to stop in the middle of gym class four or three times to tie my sneakers and risk getting an unprepared. My number of pairs of sneakers would go back to four, which would give me many different choices each day. I have worked hard at school and gone to Kumon to earn the sneakers.



           I know that at this time you are receiving many other requests from people all over the world. I would be very joyful if you dropped your gift off at my house on Christmas Eve. So, please just answer my one request for Christmas. Thank you, for taking your time to read my letter and merry Christmas to you!



Sincerely,
Silas Okoth

Thanksgiving

             The Pilgrims did not like the kings laws about having to follow his religion, so in 1609 they left for Holland. After several years most Pilgrim children only spoke Dutch and the Pilgrims decided to set sail for another destination. Some Dutch came along also on the ship to the New World, now known as America. I took more than two months before they reached Plymouth in Massachusetts, where the Native Americans were. The Native Americans threw a big feast to welcome the Pilgrims. In 1863 president Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, that is celebrated every fourth Thursday of November.

One thing I am grateful for is my video games. I have fun playing them every weekend, sometimes with my friends. I have lots of fun playing them, especially when it is Mario Kart Wii with the steering wheel. Another thing I am grateful for is the computer in my room. It allows me to check NBA scores and find out what time the NBA and NFL games are on television. With the computer I can check homework online at the Rocket website, and I also have to do my homework on the computer. The computer also allows me to watch videos of shows I have missed. This is why I am grateful for my video games and the computer in my room.