What, is in a hug

Have you ever hugged somebody?

A hug means more than welcome. I wasn’t used to hugging people other than my family when I was young. It felt as if giving a hug was such a big thing to do. It was easy to wave hands and smile at them, but a hug? That was not my style of saying hi. Things changed when I came to a international school. A place where all people had their own beliefs and personalities, which gave me distance between them at first. What would show them that I really want to know them? What could possibly make them believe I understand them? No strong and powerful words can show such an understanding.

I started to break my boundaries and get to know others. I’m a sensitive person towards feelings, so I was really careful with the people when I started meeting them. It took me a long time, but I had to know answers to my questions and what creates connection between people. When I came to middle school, my life became so much more enjoyable. I’ve made a lot of friends from around the world and now have deep connections with them. Then I thought, hey! Now I know what created this connection and understanding between people. There was one thing that I did a lot more nowadays than before. Hugs, giving hugs.

Every morning, I started my school day off with a big smile and tight hug. Every break, I cheered my friends going for a test, with a gentle hug. At the end of school, I gave all my friends an enormous hug saying: "see you tomorrow!". Whenever someone felt sad, I gave him or her, a hug. They knew I understood them. If they hugged me, I would feel comfortable and loved. Hugs create this strong web between everyone. This web will defend itself from any misunderstandings. Even if it gets tangled or cut, I know and we ALL accept that hugs can quickly connect the web again. This, I truly believe :)

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The Game of Battle of Hastings, 1066

The online game of battle of Hastings is mainly about using different strategies. You can play this game in Harold G's point of view or William's point of view. When the battle starts, some options of plans are given, you need to think and choose which strategy fits each occasion. In order to win this game, you need to choose correct strategy every time. What I enjoyed about this game was the different strategies that Normans and the English used. They were very brutal and tricky. However, since we studied what happened in Battle of Hastings in class, I was able to reach the victory. Also, I learned new strategies used in the battle of Hastings and if they were success or not. During The Battle of Hastings the English or the Saxons made a shield wall to protect themselves from Normans. Later on, the Normans were able to break the shield wall and retreat because Normans thought William (their leader) has died, and the Saxons broke the shield wall and chased the Normans to see if the death of William was fake or not. In fact, William was still alive! Eventually the Normans turned around, attacked the English and killed Harold G. William was won the battle of Hastings. I think this type of game is a valuable learning experience because we can learn what happened in battle of Hastings and the strategies that Normans and English used.