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  The Bridge you Build T he Bridge You Build is a motivational poem that speaks to life’s unpredictability and hardships. It highlights the constant choice between effort and the temptation of an easy way out. True progress, the poet suggests, is born from determination, hope, and hard work, qualities that help us span the gaps left by pain. The poem closes on an empowering note, urging the reader to build their future with courage. With every step forward, they reaffirm their own strength and capability.

A Perfect Try When I first saw the reference image of the cup, I thought, "There's no way I can do this." The curve of the handle, the shadow under the Saucer , it all looked impossibly hard. But I had an assignment to sketch this cup. I was given an image to copy, and now that I'm finished, looking at my sketch, I'm glad I proved myself wrong. It is quite close to the original. I think I did pretty well. I'm happy with how it turned out. This sketch took me four days to finish. It required a lot of patience, especially with the details and shading. Many times, I almost gave up, but then I encouraged myself by remembering that good art takes time. One moment, while drawing the saucer, I actually cried. The saucer was the hardest part. I had been drawing for what felt like hours, and it still wouldn't come out right. I couldn't stop the tears. So I just left it and came back the next day. I won't say this is a perfect sketch. But it is a perfect tr...

  Sketching I sketched after a long time, I can't believe it turned out so good.🫣

Mean Personalities in Literature  For my Skill Club Pakistan assignment, we had to write sentences using vocabulary words for different "mean" personality traits. I decided to use characters from books I’ve read....except for the last sentence. That one I made up myself. Here’s what I wrote: Condescending – Sherlock Holmes is highly intelligent. He can solve mysteries quickly and think of great plans to catch criminals. But he also talks down to people of average intelligence. He is impatient with anyone not as clever as him. This makes Holmes a condescending man. Untrustworthy – Saruman is an untrustworthy person. He betrayed the people of Middle-earth. But Sauron knew of Saruman’s untrustworthy nature, so he didn’t let him steal the Ring...because he knew Saruman planned to keep it for himself. Self-centered – Petunia Dursley wanted to be as normal as possible, just like her neighbors. She is very jealous and self-absorbed. She is a great example of a self-centered pe...