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 * ​My name is Jordan Rutherford, I go to Edgewood High School. On this website I am going to show you some pieces throughout my highschool carrer that I am proud of and would like others to see. Thanks for your time! Jordan Rutherfod **

** JORDAN RUTHERFORD ** **Modified Pulling tractor**

As you walk towards it you begin to get shivers down your leg. As you look at the Joker on the fenders it seems as it is staring straight into your eyes. It has 4 grumbling engines running in perfect time. You hold your ears as it is vibrating the ground beneath you. The engine revs and your heart begins to beat out of your chest. The strong smell of alcohol from the tractors power house makes your eyes water. This is the feeling of victory. The people surrounding the tractor all have this feeling of fear. The kids talking to the driver and crew while getting there autograph. The crew passing out Joker shirts. Every redneck there is as happy as a Lark. Its time for the Joker to do its job. He pulls on the track and backs up to the sled. The engines start to rev up, it feels is if you were in an earth quake, you’re shaking so much. He takes off with his wheels spinning around 175 mph, holding the front tires off the ground the whole way. The announcer comes across the speaker “ and this is our new leader with a full pull of 330 ft.” Before he could get done talking every hillbilly in the place including my self were jumping up and down, screaming and hollering. The slime green monster machine pulled the dominating mark of the day and could not be beat. Every modified tractor there, with there ground pounding motors that shake your eye teeth when they start had no chance of taking down the Joker with the runner up only pulling a distance of 315ft. The Joker has one of the biggest names in modified pulling today. It’s a fan favorite with the big Joker face on the tractor and all the astonishing art work throughout the whole tractor. The kids love it and its pretty good when your tractor is the sharpest with a layer of dust on it from the pulling track.

This non fiction piece is my favorite writing of the whole year. It was suppose to be on a historic land mark, to me in my own little world this is one. This tractor is my all time favorite tractor.

Demolition Derby Track

Its early in the morning, the dew still on the grass around the grass. The bobcats and bull dozers spreading the dirt for the track. There is a crazy night coming.

Its six o’clock, everybody is here and the cars are ready to go. The night begins with some hard hitting and all around good derbying. I pulled on the track and done my thing. After I won the people surrounded my car and me like I was a god.

This poem is sorta a heart breaker. I wrote this poem after I sold all of my derby stuff. It brings back memories to the last derby I ran, winning metal mayham one of the biggest derbies in the U.S.

My Buddy The M&M  They call me crazy, I sure like being lazy. The ladies all chasing me, What can I say? Its every day. I am suppose to be in a jar but I have car, My hair is black as tar. I am almost a movie star. I always have my wrench even when I am just setting on my handy dandy work bench. I have done everything in life at least twice. Me and my buddies run around like crazy mice.

This little poem has to do with a guy I look up to with a lot of respect. He has taught me many things about soccer. He pushes me to always do better, thats what I love about him.

Quaker Steak and Lube

As you walk in there are cars and motorcycles hanging from the wall everywhere. You would think that you were a racecar driver by the time you take a seat.

I always order the rib. That is what they are known for. As the food comes out your mouth begins to water. You stick your fork into the tender juice meat and eat away.

The sweet sensation of the barbeque sauce all over you lips and fingers. I am messy like a two year old. Smiling with laughter as I share a good time with my family.

Il be back soon!!

This is my favorite restaurant of all time. I love all the cars and neat things that hang on the walls.


 * Soccer Game **

Jordan came off the soccer field after the Talawanda player shot a bow and arrow into our Edgewood E in the field. The kid had just scored and was taunting. Jordan said to me “ coach I am going to get him real good”. Jordan said “ that is bullshit no one is going to come into our place and disrespect us like that. About a minute went by and I said Jordan get on the line your going back in. They had just kicked off, they passed it straight to the kid who was showing off. The boy was dribbling through the middle when Jordan practically tackled him as hard as he could. Jordan put him on his butt. The ref red carded Jordan and made him leave the game. Jordan had a point to prove that you will not disrespect Edgewood. So I was ok with it.

This non fiction piece from the coaches perspective is dealing with one of the biggest games out of our whole soccer season. This is just a preview of how intense the whole thing was.

Chevy Durable Sharp Strong Dependable Love Always faster than Lighting Chevy

Ford Rusty Ugly Weak Undesirable Found on road Dead Ford

I am a chevy guy all the way. Im not a ford fan at all. This poem displays my opinion .

 What Color is The Number 7? The number 7 is black and white. Black and white for the checkered flag. Crossing the finish line first. Number 7 always victorious.

The number 7 is red. Standing at a slot machine. No way I won! Lucky number 7.

The number 7 blue and white. A cougar on the front and a 7 on the back. Fear in the eyes of the opponent. Number 7 my soccer number.

 This little set of poems talks about what color the number 7 is. I chose to do the number 7 because it is my favorite number.

Antonym Poems Noon Sun Shinning Working Hard Today Its lunch Time at Work. Noon

Midnight Bright Moonlight sleeping tight tonight Resting well for the morning Midnight

This Antonym poem brung back memories from the younger days having to sound out words and all that junk. Overall it was a fun poem to write and I liked it.

 GARGOYLE

A shell of steel A heat thats loves to feel I am tender hearted I miss the departed

Long black hair So dont be scared I am rough on the outside But gentle on the inside

Dont turn your face I will feel like a discrace Everyone judges me I want someone to love me

On the inside I feel pain While I set in the rain I am the one and only I feel so lonely

Run into my hands There as soft as sand I am strong and gentle So dont be mental

I have a long tail Dont through me in Jail More and more I enhance So please give me a chance

This poem was wrote about a Gargoyle. It was a picture giving to us by our creative writing teacher. We had to set down with a partner and write it. Niki Von was my partner, we had a lot of fun with this writing.

 What If? What if I died today? The 17 years were good, so good I have no regrets. I would not want people to cry, I would want them to smile. Making people smile is my passion. I try to always show my compassion. If there was one last thing I could do it would be to see everyone in my family smile and even my dogs to.

I would want to be remembered as a fun, caring, and respectful young man. But dont spend to much time on me, go on with your life and live it like its your last day on earth.

I like this writing a lot. I feel that it is very deep and meaningful. This is one of my favorites.

Weapons in Vietnam

As everyone knows most all guns can kill somebody. Did you know that in the Vietnam War there were over 20 different types of guns used ranging from assault rifles to grenade launchers. Weapons and war tactics go together like peas and carrots.

There were many different weapons used in the Vietnam War. Some of the weapons used by the American forces were the M-16 which was the most commonly associated by U.S troops. It is a semi automatic assault rifle and it is effective from the 300 meters. Another commonly used weapon was the CAR-15 also known as the Colt Commando. It was a very popular weapon with the special ops unit. There was also the M-72 this weapon is a one-man rocket launcher. It was used against tanks, but it was more known as a bunker buster and its effective range was 300 meters.

The most common gun throughout the whole war was the M-16. This gun became a very respected assault weapon even tho it had many problems as an earlier weapon. Its effective at 300 meters and a rate of fire of 60 rpm.

The most powerful and effective gun was the M-60 7.62 mm. Its common purpose was to be carried by troops and infantry support. It was the main gun to be mounted on armored vehicles and helicopters. The gun was effective for up to 1100 m with the tripod and 500 m without a tripod. This gun fired at 200 rounds per minute.

The most common gun for the Vietnamese was the cheap yet reliable AK-47. They also used an American made M-16 rocket launcher. This is how they took out many U.S vehicles and aircraft. Vietnamese recycled the bombs dropped by Americans. The tactics used by the Vietnamese was the guerrilla warfare. Their weapons were cheap but they could count on them thru anything. They also would set deadly booby traps that did a lot of damage on American troops.

The U.S countered all of these tactics with search and destroy tactics. The Americans went to where they thought Vietnamese would be. They checked for weapons and rounded them up if they found any. They took the villagers and burn the villages down. The Vietnamese built large tunnel complexes and this protected them from bombing raids by the Americans and gave them cover for attacking the invaders.

Throughout this paper we have learned a lot about weapons and tactics that were used in the Vietnam War. We learned things from the most powerful guns to the most common guns, we also learned how the Vietnamese planned attacks on U.S troops. This all started because we read Forrest Gump.

**<span style="color: #2b4e27; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">“STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES” **
 * <span style="color: #2b4e27; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">- Forrest Gump**

This writing was done in my english class. We had to read a book then answer some questions about the war. I liked this prodject a lot and Forest Gump is the best book ever.

Jordan Rutherford 7th Period
 * //Career Essay//**

When I graduate high school I plan on going to college to be a Mechanical Engineer. I enjoy science and working on things. So I thought that the engineering field would be right for me. A Mechanical Engineer can do many things. They can build air plane engines, work on generation systems and be a part of the automotive industry.

My career interests are to be an Engineer. I decided this back when I was young. I have a passion for anything that has an engine. I always loved to build models and make my own cars. In my spare time I live in the garage, working on tractors and cars. I spend a lot of time out there with my dad working on his work trucks. My dad used to be a full time mechanic and he has taught me everything I know. This is why I choose to become a Mechanical Engineer.

I plan on attending a four year college. Miami and UC are both very close and have great engineering programs. In college I would like to co-opt for some corporations and get some experience at the job.

Keeping very good grades to show that you’re the man for the job may be hard while in college but I should be able to overcome these challenges by studying and working hard. I keep very good grades in school now. I also have to work hard because I am one year ahead in my science courses.

When I graduate High School I plan on going to college and becoming a Mechanical Engineer. I love any thing with an engine. Working on things is part of my everyday life. I have learned everything I know from my dad, after become a mechanical engineer maybe I will be able to teach my dad something.

This career essay that I wrote was also in my English Class. We had to tell what our plans were for the future and if we had plans for college.

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<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">The link above is a power point that I created in Physics class. In this power point I had to make it like a comic and put a super hero into newtons laws. My super hero was Captain America. This was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it.

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> This is a link to a brochore that I created in Economics Class. We had to create a bussiness and explain everything about what choices we would have to make to keep the bussiness operating. This was fun.

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I believe that money can take your mind off things and give you something fun and happy to do. But better yet I feel that money can destroy a person. The world is full of rich people who are only worried about cheating everyone out of money to fill there pockets full. A good example of this would be the oil compaines who kill us with gas prices.

Throughout English class we haves asked this question of "Does money buy happiness?" alot. We as a class think that money can not buy happiness. We think that it can help you through life. But if you have lots of money you dont have to become greety. Put your money to good use.

<span style="color: #6c00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">This is a journal entry that we had to write. This one really got to me and made me sorta angry while writing it because of all the fraud that goes on in todays world.

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