Semster Essay 10

Prompt #21: Many cities suffer from serious air and noise pollution-as well as endless traffic jams- because of too many cars. Some people feel that cities with extensive public transportation systems should ban passenger cars and force people to walk, bike, or use public transportation. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?

            Everyone knows that popular, busy cities like Los Angeles suffer from serious air and noise pollution as well as endless traffic jams on a daily basis because of the fact that there are too many cars. Many people say this problem can be solved by banning cars and forcing people to walk, bike or use public transportation. I say that this is a huge problem that definitely must be taken into deep consideration but not solved with these suggestions but with other resolutions. This is definitely not a good idea because the alternative ways of transportation are already dangerous, it takes up too much time of one’s life, and those forms of transportations are not always available outside of your house at any time of the day.

            In busy cities, there may be many forms of transportation but most of these transportations are dangerous in the way that many things can happen. Whether it may be walking, biking, or public transportation, you just never know what can happen. Suppose Los Angeles bans cars and forces everyone to walk, bike, or use the bus. If there are already a lot of cases of rape, murder, kidnaps and assaults, today (with the privilege to utilize cars), and the chances of getting ran over and of all the previous are as high as they can be. If there were no cars, the cases of rape, murder, assault, kidnapping  and the chances of all these horrifying things would most definitely go up by a huge percentage. Some people utilize cars for their protection while transporting from one place to another because of personal experiences that they’ve encountered before. 

Many people utilize their cars to save themselves a bit of time. There is only 24 hours in a day, and everyone tries to make the most out of those 24 hours. About majority of the drivers have many priorities that they have to get through in a day, and that requires them to transport from one place to another. Those drivers rely on their car to transport themselves, without their car they would lose a lot of time because they would need to walk to the bus stop, which takes longer than driving. They would need to wait for the bus until it arrives, then wait patiently throughout the ride over to their destination (including all the stops it makes). If people chose to bike, it would be much faster than walking but you still risk your life because of the possibilities getting ran over. Many people would not be able to walk because of the percentage of assaults, kidnapping, and rape there are.

Besides the fact that walking, biking, and public transportation is not safe, time consuming, it is also slow and not available outside in your parking at any time for whatever reason you need it.  Everyone is used to going outside their house onto the streets, straight to their car and without the existence of cars in the city, they would not be able to go out for emergencies and make it in time. Cars make it much safer for one because if you chose to bike or walk in the rain, you risk the chance of getting ran over, murdered, raped, assaulted and the worse. 

Although busy cities suffer from serious air and noise pollution, not to mention endless traffic jams on a daily basis because of cars I think that banning cars in the city and using the alternative ways of transportation is not the way to go because of all the horrifying things that can happen. The alternative forms of transportation are already dangerous and life risking as they are and banning cars in the city would only increase all these horrifying situations. The problem must be taken into consideration, but not by using this strategy. I would suggest for everyone to use eco-friendly cars rather than petrol cars because eco-friendly cars do not pollute the environment as much as petrol cars do.

Semester Essay #9

   Prompt: Many people volunteer their time to help others, either through non-profit organizations, churches, or other charitable venues. Write an essay convincing reader to find charity and volunteers their time.

Many of us have so much free time that we just let it go to waste! I don’t think should be doing that. In my opinion we should all help our society to make it a better place. For example don’t you ever get that pleasant, warm funny feeling in you when you do something kind for someone else? If you answered yes then volunteering is certainly something to look into. This is not the only way to help others but, also a way to better progress your own life. Volunteering for any type of charity or foundations presents many benefits.

Volunteering is a great way to discover your career options. Some of the best recommendation I can give is to volunteer for something you are fascinated in. If you are interested in being an educator then volunteer to be a tutor, if you are interested in the law enforcement then volunteer at a police station, if  you interested in a day care than volunteer in a charity that deals with children. The list goes on and on. Maybe doing some type of volunteering can help you find out what you want to be the rest of your life. Who knows you might even get the chance to find the passion for a specific area and if you have the chance to work in something you have a passion for then you have hit the jackpot.

A good reason for volunteering can be summed up in one word, recompense. Sometimes when you decide to volunteer for others at times you can make change in people lives. It is a means of making a difference. When that is achieved a sense of achievement surrounds you. Your confidence is elevated. If you ever have the ability to help others out, then why not do it? As a volunteer for the program Explores I can vouch on behalf of the previous statements. Quickly summarized, explorers is a volunteer program that helps teenagers that the world isn’t a game and it can take in too many different roads if you don’t do good in you school, with family and other important things. The Explore program serves as a Jr. Cop and having mentors or advisors to guide to what right and wrong. Spending time with my mentors or advisors gives me a sense of fulfillment. A sense of “it’s worth it” accompanies the act of volunteering.

If you can imagine yourself in the future then you are most likely to be making money in your future more than likely you also see yourself working. Volunteering is a great way to get work experience. When you decide to volunteer for a charity you agree to make a commitment and to give it your dedication. The same will apply for any job you take; you must commit and you must make the time.  Volunteering will teach you responsibility and time management; two very important examples for doing well the rest of your life.

You can pretty much there is organization or charity programs for almost everything. You should have the option to choose one you like and start volunteering. It is as easy as that. If you have the ability to volunteer take the opportunity and don’t deny all those in need of your skills. Volunteering is a great way to do something with your life and teach yourself lessons. Volunteering is above all a very gratifying experience that I believe everyone should have the advantage of encountering. Be positive and volunteer at a charity at any second of time today!

The Image I Chose

The image I choose is a Hawaiian flower- Hibiscus. The reason I chose this flower is because I love these types of flowers it catches my attention when I see them. Seeing these flowers make me dream of me going to an island where everything is very tropical and calm. A hibiscus is a beautiful flower that I mainly see in Hawaii. They are amazing flowers that you just can’t find in one color you can find it many colors. The good thing is that they are very simple and you can either wear a imitation of it or the real flower in your hear or as a necklace or a bracelet. With these flowers you can make just about any creation you can even draw it out. I just find it so amazing that Mother Nature has made a unique flower like the Hibiscus.

My Comparison Of the “Out of Our Father’s House” and “For Colored Girls”

Our Father’s House” and “For Colored Girls” was very interesting to watch because they were two different cultures, but at the same time they were similar.  These two films had to do with women who as they are growing they are experiencing bad situations from their young child hood. In both films they express very different in language and also dress very different. As they are speaking in the films the women are talking about how they over come there bad moments.

“For colored Girls they are talking about how they had all fallen in love and had experience a bad relationship with men and how they would be on their own with their family. In “Out of Our Father’s House the women in this movie are completely different in their way of expression and how they don’t have right as men an d how they would be mistreated by men. The characters that come out in both films are completely different in “For Colored Girls” are African American women and, the characters in “Out of Our Father’s House are white women. The settings of these two films are completely different in year and in age. “For Colored Girls,” it takes place in the modern days in the city where women were free and where everything was developing more and society was becoming more noticeable with all type of races. In Out of Our Father’s House this movie took part in the more of the old days in the Southern.

            Having to seen these two films it made me realize of how we all make mistakes and fall in love sometimes with the wrong person without even knowing there not right for us. I learn that this film has a message it has the message of watching out for your surrounding and to not make mistake repeat because it affects you sooner or later in life. The theme of this movie was that women always have a harder life than men, just because we are women. Even this happen we learn to become stronger and smart about our actions. I’m glad I watch this film made me realize that we women are very valuable and we shall all learn love ourselves no more the past. I know I will take this in consideration because part of this is part of daily life.

Semester Essay #8

 Prompt:22 Carpooling, recycling, and planting trees are all activities that are good for the environment. Write an essay convincing readers to actively participate in one of these activities.

Carpooling is an arrangement in which a group of people commute together by car according to Webster Dictionary. Carpooling not only helps the environment in several ways but also helps you in many ways as well. Carpooling helps decrease the amount of pollution, saves you time and money, reduces the risks of car accidents, and more. Carpooling can also be fun depending on who you carpool with. Carpooling overall is a generous act to our environment.

Did you know carpooling saves you time and money? If you did not know that, the answer is yes it does save you time and money. Everyone knows that time and money is two very important factors in one’s life. Time allows you to accomplish your daily goals which most likely includes work or going to school depending on which you do. Money is another thing that carpooling would help you conserve because you would pay half of the amount of gas as you normally would if you drove by yourself, or took the bus.

Carpooling helps reduce the pollution that is created daily by motor vehicles. Carpooling helps decrease the pollution in our atmosphere because petrol cars produce two different kinds of pollution: exhaust emissions, and evaporative emissions. Exhaust emission is when petrol cars release dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons and particulates into the air. Evaporative emissions are when vapors of fuel are released into the atmosphere, without being burnt. By carpooling you help the atmosphere because you are not created twice as pollution but half and if people carpooled the amount of pollution would definitely decrease in a great amount of pollution.

Carpooling can be fun depending on who you carpool with and reduces the amount of cars on the streets which equals to less car accidents. If you carpool with a close friend, you will definitely get to know them way better than before and even get closer as friends because you will interact with them throughout the ride. Carpooling will definitely decrease a great number of car accidents because the less cars there are out on the streets the less chances there are that there will be car accidents. That’s why in traffic even if traffic is slow, there are always small car accidents that many or may not be fatal.

Carpooling is beneficial for everyone, because everyone wins. Carpooling is a generous act to our environment because it decreases the amount of pollution in our atmosphere. Carpooling also is very generous to our pockets, and by pocket’s I mean as in carpooling saves us money by at least half of the transportation money that would be used if you did not carpool. Carpooling can be interesting and fun depending on who you carpool with. Carpooling is very generous to everyone in general because fewer cars equal fewer accidents on the streets.

Semester Essay # 7

Prompt: Most states allow people to get a driver’s license at the age of 16. Some people feel that 16 is much too young for the responsibility that comes with driving a car and that teenagers should not be allowed to drive until the age of 18. In your opinion, at what age should people be allowed to drive, and why?

             Driving is a privilege that we all have to earn. Each person that has a license has earned it, even if your 16, by law you are eligible to drive. Teenagers are always judge, when their behind the wheel, just because they might be 16 an still are in there teenage years. I do not think being 16 has nothing wrong to do with your driving which is why you take the DMV test, to see if you can handle thru les of driving. Sixteen, in my opinion is the perfect age to get a permit and then their license.

            Teenagers are always getting judge mainly when they are in the road. I think this is unfair because everyone went through the same process of getting your license and getting your first car. As I see some of my friends drive I pay attention to the road, but older people have tried to cause problems just because I am young. I think this is another reason that some accidents happen, teenagers just like other people on the road want to be safe as well. Although when accidents happen, everyone thinks that the younger person did it for not paying attention, or for being foolish. Most of the time this is not the case and situations like this put a bad reputation for teenagers on the road.

            To get a license is not a simple process of going to the DMV and signing up for one. You have to first go to take classes at any driving school, for a whole week, nine hours a day, until they give a certificate that you passed the class. After you have to take that to the DMV and take a written test, which you only have three chances to pass. If passed then you have to wait six months to finally take your behind the wheel test. Don’t you think this process is enough to proof you can drive? I do, the whole process takes about a year, and all tens that drive went through this process as well.

             During high school, teenagers have many more priorities to worry about. For example, the most important is getting to school, not all the students in every school live near it, some live far. Those students have to take multiple buses to get to school, which sometimes cause them to arrive late. That is why many teens cannot wait till they get their license, so that they can finally get to school on time. Teenagers have many needs that involve the using of a vehicle.

             For some people, letting teenagers get licenses at 16 might seem too young, but it is not. Teenagers deserve more respect the same way adult and elders receive it. Teens depend on their cars, and without their car they wouldn’t be able to accomplish their method in life. So don’t take away what they depend on, it could be their future that you jeopardize!

Setting as the World

Wow!! I remember when I was in my living room and I had barley had gotten my puppy Mickey Mouse. At first he didn't like being in my house so he would hide under the couches in the living room. So the following week he got use to my family he started to have more confidence and started to act like a little baby like if he was a human being and he was the baby of the house. He started to act like if he had manners you can say he acts like a dog with class who is rich and spoil. My family and I were impressed because we didn’t know where Mickey mouse had gotten this manners and why he would act so smart. I think him living in the room made him feel like if it was his own room which really wasn’t. It was just too funny how he thought everything was his and he didn’t like anyone touching his stuff because they were his. After all of this he started to become really playful and started to grab every toy he would see in the living room and leave them all over the house like if he we were his servants. After we would pick them up he would tackle us or jump and snatch the toys of our hands, it so amazing on how he can be so wise n his actions. Even though Mickey Mouse can be a big time trouble maker he is a sweet and loyal friend who is there for 24/ 7. I would never trade him for the world he is my life everything to me. My Mickey Mouse can conceited because he thinks he lives the luxurious life in the living room because of how everything is wood and how everything is fixed and decorated. In which it makes my family and me feel really comfortable were we can relax and talk and watch TV and see Mickey Mouse be a fool! Moments like this are moments to never forget in life and always remember forever.

The Oldest Acts Like the Youngest

Whenever I visit Mexico I would see my uncle and see a young person inside of him that I don’t even have in me. My uncle is old to me, he is in his forties and he acts like such a child. Not even I act as a child, and I am only seventeen years old. My uncle reminds me of a child because he constantly plays the Xbox 360 and even makes the sound effects that small kids make when they are so into the game. My uncle makes me laugh every time he sees a new game for the Xbox 360 on television because he is no different than a child. If you were to sit a child and my uncle together while playing the Xbox 360 they would get along because they would act the same way. Every time my uncle sees a new game recently come out he gets excited and comes to each of my brothers and I and tells us about the new game and if “we” want it (deep inside we all know he’s the one who wants it but you know parents, they want excuses). If we say that we want the new game he gets extremely happy and says “You got it!” But if you say that we do not want it, he tries to do whatever he can to persuade us so that we want it so he can buy it for us when it is really for him. My uncle always acts like a young person because he plays around a lot and has the energy than not even the average teenager has these days. He’s always working, sleeping, eating, or playing the Xbox 360.

Raw Foods vs Cooked Foods

When you want to compare food as in  raw foods and cooked foods there is a major diffrence. Raw food have absolutely not been cooked in any way, shape or form. In contrast, as its name suggests, cooked foods have absolutely been cooked. One clear example can be seen in apples. When you eat an apple just the way it is you can in a sense say you are eating the apple raw. However when you eat apples in an apple pie, the same can not be said. Apples in apple pie have to have passed time in an oven. Thus, the apples have been cooked. The difference between raw and cooked foods can also be seen in the texture of the food. Continuing with the example of an apple, when an apple is eaten raw it is crunchy, juicy, and hard. When an apple is eaten cooked it is the complete opposite. Once cooked, an apple is no longer as crunchy or hard. In fact, cooked apples soften up and are of course, warm. It is possible for the apple to maintain its juiciness, but that quality won't be as obvious as it once was. Raw foods also contrast to cooked foods when it comes to added ingredients. When you eat raw foods, such as an apple, most people eat it just the way it is. However, part of the fun of cooking foods is making different combinations. When you cook the apple in an apple pie, it is likely that now the apple has been mixed with cinnamon and other ingredients. The difference between raw apples and cooked apples is just one example. Most of the time it takes raw foods to make cooked foods. Both are equally as satisfying, depending on the nature of your hunger.

Cats vs. Dogs

Cats and dogs are both loving animals. Cats and dogs have different characteristics that make them both interesting. I would say dogs are more of a loyal friend who will be there when you need then, while a cat is just crazy friend who will make you laugh. Dogs are are the type of animals who are the opposite from cats because you will never see a dog jump to high places and climbing things. How many times have you found a dog climbing up a tree or telephone pole? For this reason, dogs are known to stay and face their danger. When challenged, dogs will more likely become aggressive and attack. Dogs are also way more social than cats are. Dogs enjoy the company of other dogs and people. In contrast, Cats are extremely skilled in jumping and climbing. It is quite often that I spot a cat climbing a tree or jumping down from the top of a statue. For this reason, whenever they are faced with danger or feel threaten they will resort to their skill and flee. Trained dogs will let random passersby pet them and play with them. The same cannot be said for cats. Cats, most of the time, prefer to be the only pet of a household. As for letting random passersby pet them, not even trained cats like this. Most cats, or at least in my case and from those I have witnessed, runaway the moment you look at them or move one step towards them. Another difference is in their hunting skills. Cats are better at picking up quick movements and reacting while dogs are better at using their sense of smell to track. Dog and cat are one of the two most popular pet there is and you can find almost in any home or even in the streets. Both animal carry different personalities, but yet both can be lovable and carrying with their owner in their own way. Both have different personalities but both benefit from great owners and love.

The Special Person

A person who is very interesting would be my five year old cousin, Maria Elena. She is so unpredictable but yet funny. She is about 4 feet tall, average size, light brown/blonde haired, light brown eyes, and light skinned. She is always up to something which is why she is very interesting. She loves me because I am always with her and I like to hang out with her because she makes me laugh. If we are at her house, and she sees me sitting down, she comes to me, takes my hand, and leads me to her room, and begins taking out all her toys. She has a play kitchen in her room, so she pretends to cook for me and feeds me. We then begin to take pictures and we both laugh at our faces. Maria Elena is such a small trouble maker, because she is serious for a second and next thing you know she makes a little suspicious face and does something crazy and funny. Maria Elena can be very energetic at times, but she can also be calm at times.  Maria Elena is always full of surprises; she is one special little girl. Maria Elena looks like such an innocent good girl, but she is such a little cute devil inside. She likes to feed her bunnies and always makes sures they have clothes on. She has an imagination of comedy writer because all she does is make you laugh to always see you happy!

Dressing Formally vs. Informally

When people dress formally is because they are dressing to impress the public around them then dressing informally, were you make no sense. Dressing formally and informally are two different style of dressing. Dressing informally is like a regular plain t-shirt or blouse with jeans or sweats pants and sneakers, with your hair not so well done, looking like if you got up from bed. For a girl, when dressing formally we have to consider many things and do many things to make us look WOW. Girls usually dress up in a nice cute dress with flats or heels (heels look more elegant), do their hair nice (some may even go to a beauty salon to do their hair), we add some nice pair of earrings, a nice set of a bracelet and necklace and we are ready to go.  Some girls choose to go a little extra and go do their nails at a nail spa, get either a manicure or get acrylics; other girls do their makeup because they feel more confident and it’s a formal occasion. For guys, they dress up in a tuxedo or a dressy shirt, slacks, and add a nice watch, belt, and a nice tie or bow. Some guys go get a haircut for extra because they like to look fresh rather than having their hair long like a bum. You can straight tell when a person dresses formally and informally. When someone dresses formally, you look at the person differently in a good way and you are with a face expression that says “Woah, you have class and style!” So both terms have their suggestion of dressing and how people want to expose it.

Sweet Vs. Spicy

Spicy and sweet foods are very different from each other because they have complete opposites in taste! The only resemblance is that both are two kinds of foods. Spicy foods have some sort of sharp taste. A sweet food has its sugary side. Spicy foods include anything with any type of chili. Sweet foods are foods with the complete opposite taste. Sweet foods contain sugar of some sort. Some common spicy foods are spicy chicken, nachos with jalapenos, and more. Sweet foods are more common to everyone because they are always around the house and parties. Sweet foods like cake, ice cream, milkshakes, candy, cookies, fruit and more. Sweet foods contain lots of fat in them so they make a person gain a few pounds or so with no health benefit. According to scientist’s research, spicy foods help cure cancer because the spiciness attacks the cancer cells in one’s body. Many children and teenagers choose sweet foods because their taste buds like sweet foods and the fat it contains. Majority of adults like spicy foods because their taste buds ask for it. Sweet and spicy foods are the complete opposite because they satisfy different taste buds. I’m the type of person who goes for sweets food and not spicy food because I’m the type of person who doesn’t eat spicy. In which it all equals to the person on what they want to choose to eat. Of these foods are equally as satisfying, depending on the hunger of the person.

The Mood Of Weather

When I see the weather it makes my mood changes. In my opinion weather has makes people have mood swings just like when a ring show you your mood. Weather affects my mood in many ways. Depending on the weather is how I feel inside. If it is burning hot outside, I get sleepy and want to go to sleep or I want to go swimming. I like the hot weather because I can wear some of my favorite summer clothes. If it is warm outside, I want to go to the park for a walk. If it is windy and cold, I like to stay inside because I feel lazy and gloomy inside. During winter, I get really lazy because I do not like being active in the cold. If it is raining outside, I get calm because the sound of rain calms my body and mind. Depending the weather depends on my mood. If it is hot I am tired exhausted, peaceful, or sleepy. If it is cold and windy, I am lazy, gloomy, mad, cold, or disappointed. If it is raining I am most likely calm and serene. No one wants to go out swimming with a big smile on cold a day which is why people get lazy and cold on chilly days. On sunny days no one wants to go to Big Bear Lake because its just not the right day to feel like taking a road trip to a place that there is nothing to do on a sunny day but rather on a chilly rainy day. On rainy days some people get extremely lazy and don’t feel like going out at all so they choose to stay home and spend quality time with their family or friends.  Mood weather I part of life that everyone goes through.

Public schooling and home schooling

Public schooling and home schooling are very different from each other but with the same learning intentions. The good thing about them is that they both intend for the students to learn whether it is public or home schooling. Public schooling requires the students to go to a certain location where the school is located at. Home schooling is school right at home. A teacher can come over to your house or you may go to the teacher’s house or you just study on your own with the help of your parents. Public schooling has a strict schedule and home schooling may or may not. Public schooling offers nutritional break, and lunch. Home schooling may offer nutritional break or it may not. Homeschooling is different from public schooling because home schooling could vary in the times and public schooling does not. Public schooling requires students to move from class to class, and home schooling does not. Throughout public schooling, you will get to meet new children your age other teachers, and in home schooling you most likely will not get to experience that. In public schooling you will get the chance to make friends and enemies and learn how to choose your friends wisely and in home schooling you will not. In home schooling you will have more time to do more things because you will be home after your home schooling is over so you can do chores, homework right away or whatever else you choose to do. Public schooling is not like home where you can sit however or do whatever you want, there are rules that the students and teachers must follow and strict standards that the teachers have to follow throughout the year. When it comes to public schooling vs. homeschooling, both have much to offer, they both have their pros n con, and both are up to the parents to decide where to send their child.

Knowledge and Understanding

Understanding and knowledge have two different views in tem of concepts. Understanding is defining as the mental process of a person who comprehends while knowledge is the acquaintance of facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. Both understanding and knowledge are mental process a person makes. However, I believe there is a difference. For you to understand something there must be a "click" in your mind. for example if you see a rose flower with thorns on the stem and someone tells you that thorn hurts, it is easy for something to click in your mind and you to see the sharpness to the thorn and understand that that thorn can hurt you. However, you do not know how much it could hurt you or what the degree of pain is. That comes from knowledge because the only way you can find out exactly how much it hurts is by experiencing it yourself.  Understanding comes from the mind while knowledge comes from an act. In other words you do not need knowledge to understand. You can understand something first and then choose whether you want to investigate it and become knowledgeable on the particular subject. Having knowledge is going beyond what a normal person would understand in a subject. Knowledge has the concept that no one can take away from you, and understanding you do not have until finalize what you gather in your information

The Best Teacher Ever

Throughout my life at school, there has been one teacher that has been the most effective teacher I’ve had. His name is Mr. Row and I was fortunate to have him for U.S history in my Junior High school. I had him for eighth grade, because he was a eighth grade who knows how to teach you real history and know how to make a student learn. He is young, cool, funny, and knows how to teach very well. He made learning fun for everyone and that is why everyone loved his class and him. He would make fun learning games for us by having to make us do fun projects that we would actually enjoy. Afterward he would reward the students so that next time the class would play, would play and try their best to win which meant we had to study. Mr. Row always liked the class working together than doing solo work. She always liked to involve the whole class and treat everyone equally like if we were her children. He always teaches his students leadership and citizenship by giving them responsibilities in class and outside of class he likes to put together fun learning activities. He wrote a personal letter to each of his students because he wants us to remember him, and to keep in touch with him and let him know what we choose to do. His certainly the most effective teacher I’ve had.

The Sweet thing About Sleeping

To me and to alot of people sleep is a very important. Its a big important health factor that everyone needs in their life. Sleep not only regenerates the brain but the human body as well. Sleep is a big part of the everyday life of everyone. Without sleep, no one would be full with energy ready to work or even walk. Without sleep many people are weak and tired causing them to be slow, and lazy. I know that during the week I never get enough sleep to be full with energy because of the crazy schedule I have during the week, but on weekends I take advantage to sleep in and catch up on my sleep to be full of energy at least on Monday. Not getting enough sleep distracts you from focusing on your work or whatever your daily goal is because you feel so tired that the only thing on your mind is wanting to get over this and going to bed to sleep for as long as you can. Sleep is very important in the health of one because sleep not only helps regenerate the body but helps the body lose a certain percent of weight.  Sleep is essential to everyone and skipping out on it does affect the body because the body does so much that it needs a break throughout the whole day so that the next day it can start all over with energy and continue doing it every day. Sleep is crucial to the health of everyone, and everyone needs it. 

Movie: Aquamarine

Aquamarine was an amazing love comedy movie starring at Sara Paxton, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque and Emma Roberts. I expect nothing less from this love story. It has everything from love to real friendship and how life should be when things have to be given up. In my way of viewing this movie it made learn many lessons. In the movie Aquamarine there are two smart girls, mostly sensible 13-year-olds at the end of their last summer together. Claire (Emma Roberts), who lives at a small Florida resort with her grandparents, and Hailey (pop singer Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) are discovering the joys of boys, or at least the idea of boys. They've read the magazines and memorized the instructions on how to attract a boy, but they're also daunted by their rivals, slightly older girls in makeup and bikinis. They're also distracted by two major developments: one, Hailey's mother has a new job in Australia, which means the girls will be split up at when summer's comes to an end. And two, they find a mermaid in a swimming pool. This would be Aquamarine (Sara Paxton), running away from an arranged marriage. Determined to prove the existence of love (and so, avoid her father's plans), Aquamarine pursues Raymond (Jake McDorman, who shows a gift for physical comedy and making faces), the very pretty lifeguard on whom Hailey has a crush. The girls and mermaid cut a deal: if, in three days, Aqua can get Ray to say he loves her, she avoids a loveless wedding and will grant the girls a wish

All Abroad With My Language

I am about to spend a year abroad in Brazil and must learn Portuguese in about two weeks. What do I do? The first step I take is to go out and buy one of those DVDs that help you learn foreign languages fast and easy. I will create a schedule for me to watch and learn Portuguese at least two hours a day. If I watch these videos and repeat what they say I am sure I will start to pick up the basics of Portuguese quickly. However, I must stay committed and not give up when I become frustrated. Next I will go out and practice my Portuguese. I will go out to restaurants and see if I can order food in Portuguese. I might go out to a bookstore and see if I can read a Portuguese book. Learning Portuguese for me will consist of hearing and then practicing with other people. If I don't practice then I will not get the hang of it. Practicing with other people is important because they can interact with me in a way that the DVD/ television ca not. They can give me extra pointers and point out what I am doing wrong. I will have an advantage in learning Portuguese because I know Spanish and Portuguese consists of some similarities to Portuguese. If I follow theses steps I should pick up Portuguese quickly for my year abroad trip.

The Music Video

One music video that I like a lot is actually a scene in a movie but can be seen as a music video online. The video I am talking about is called "Your Biggest Fan" San by Nick Jonas. It is a song he sings in an episode to his girlfriend because he didn’t know how to show her his love and he didn’t want to keep denying it. When I saw this video it felt very inspirational. It is in his singing of the song that the female main character Macy realizes that she is in love with Nick. His macho, cool personality of superstar started to become more humble because as he sang the song to her he felt the passion he had for her and the chemistry they could create for each other. The words in the music video are about understanding that love can be lasting no matter how you want to show it to the world.  Nick Jonas voice is so smooth and beautiful that it is perfect for this song and scene. His angelic voice brings out the emotion of the viewers and their acting only makes it better. At the end of the song the family starts to applaud and every one is shock because he confesses his love though a song. This Music Video made me realize that love can not e denied and love can be powerful just like the song being powerful and showing a tough emotion. Now I know I can write to show my love for the one I love!

Teenage Fad

Teenage fad carries out a lot on fashion. For example teenage fad is occurring on at this moment and time is the fad of ear gauges. I personally find them disgusting because of how they make your ears look by stretching your ears but a lot of teenagers are doing it. I believe stretching  the ears is so popular because since teens see a lot of people doing it they too go and get them done, and then other see them thus, they go get their ears done and the cycle continues. Another reason I have heard from friends is that when you are stretching your ears you develop an addiction to the pain. Now I am not sure that this is true for everyone with ear gauges but it is true for at least one person. Many teens have been going for a rocker type look and these ear gauges complement such a desire. However, the ear gauges are also popular because they don't necessarily have to be for a rocker style, although the majority of teens who have it seem to be going for such a look. Gauges come in many different colors and styles. Overall I feel ear gauges are popular among teens because it is the new thing right now and teens are always looking for the new thing because they in fact have not found their true identity yet. It is completely understandable for teens to experiment with styles. However, the reason I am not a fan of this fad is because I don't want to end up with stretched ears for the rest of my life. I do not find stretched ears to be cute. This how I feel about this and anyone is free to not agree with me to get ear gauges. I think this fad will eventually come to an end because it doesn’t have so much popularity with society,

The Relationship with Animal

People have beautiful relationship with their animals can sometimes be one of the most beautiful relationships. When you see a person sharing a deep connection with their animal their is a common love that resonates whenever they are around each other. When a animal commits to a relationship with a human they have committed their loyalty and sometimes even their life. The animal will immediately act if it feels their person is in danger and may even risk their life to save that of their partner. I think relationships between people and their animals are so great because the person finds a non judgmental factor in the animal. No matter how bad the person acted at work or what he did while driving, the animal looks right past it and continues to love the person. This gives the person a sense of security in knowing that even if he commits mistakes there will always be someone at home who loves him. To the animal the person serves as a master. the person gives commands and if obeyed the animal gets treats. The person feeds them, plays with them, and shows affection with pats and "good boys." It is a relationship where there is a balance between give and take. Another relationship animals have with people is that of service. Some animals serve their person as eyes. The are a form of guidance. Animals can be a friend that can last forever because their friend that will be there to the end.

My Best Desert Ever

The most luscious, decadent dessert ever has to be something with  chocolate. As a chocolate eater, I would start of by having a chocolate cake. Inside, the filling would be of a chocolate butter cream of some sort or a mixture of strawberry. This would add more depth to the cake instead of it just being only chocolate. The outside frosting would be chocolate mousse, handmade and whipped of course. On top would be some chocolate dipped strawberries and some  chocolate shavings. On the side would be one of two choices. The first choice is a scoop of Oreo ice cream to add contrast to the sense of the tongue. The second choice is a cold glass of milk to help the chocolate delight go down. Either way both choices would add quality to the already amazing dessert. This dessert would immediately warm the taste buds and create an explosion of smooth goodness. I can already imagine the touch of the chocolate on my lips as it lands on my tongue and creates a party  impact. As it goes down my throat, my taste buds are already asking for more.With such a deliciously good dessert at hand, taking the last bite would be so sad yet so satisfying. Now I wish  I had this creation of dessert a.t this moment!

The Modern Life Without Cellphones

The modern days of now have change from top to bottom.For Example the modern life without cell phones, would be almost impossible. So many people rely on their phones to remind them of so many things, and to help them organize their day it is just so hard imagining modern life without cell phones. As technology keeps growing every day with new and new creations, the world gets even lazier. Before, everyone did not rely on cell phones or any sort of technology but themselves. Modern life without cell phones would be much slower, but more active in the way that more people will have to think for themselves and would always be in the library looking up information and more people would read because they would want to gain knowledge and that would be the only way than surfing the net and directly asking google a question and many links popping out as part of the results. Modern life without cell phones would be hard in contacting another person because today you can call or text a person within two seconds and without cell phones, you would have to mail a letter to whomever you wish to talk to or call them but not by using a cell phone. Today many people have trust issues with their children so they get them a cell phone to keep them in check, and without cell phones parents would need to trust their children by force because they would have no choice. Modern life without cell phones would be very different and more challenging.

Around Europe

Choosing somewhere to go in this world is to hard because there so much out there. Every country to me is beautiful. I know out there in the world, there’s one country I would love to visit. That country would be Europe. Europe is widely known for its extraordinary, beautiful landmarks. There’s the famous Rome, Italy, France and more places. Ever since I took French at my school, I have wanted to go to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. There are so many beautiful pictures of it but I would like to see it with the naked eye.  There is also the Vatican City; in Rome that is famous for its architecture and that is where the Vatican lives. There is Spain, where lots and lots of monuments and attractions are at. For example, there is the Clock Tower, Palace Gardens, El Retrato, Crystal Palace Del Prado Museum, and much more. In Italy, there is Castel Sant'Angelo, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza Navona, Pallazzo Barberini, Palazzo di Giustizia, Piazza del Campidoglio, Palazzo Senatorio, Ponte Vittorio Emanuele, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Victor Emmanuel and more. In France,  Arc de Triomphe, Centre Pompidou, Sainte-Chapelle, Palais des Papes, Avignon and more beautiful landmarks. In Rome there is The Pantheon, Galleria Borghese, the Colosseum, Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican Museums. I love Italian food, especially pizza, lasagna, pasta Alfredo and spaghetti.  I also love French pastries because they are so delicious. I also want to go to Europe because of the cute European guys and their adorable accent. With all the things that Europe has to offer, who would not want to go visit Europe.

Before collage...

When you dedcide to attend college in another state is a big decision because many things have to be arranged so that you can be settled on your own. Attending college in another state would definitely require you to take a few flights or trips over to the other state to explore the city and get used to it and know what it has to offer and what it does not to make your list to take. You would also need to talk to your insurance about your dentist and doctor to see how your check up will be arranged and if there can be any transfer of some sort or what your choices for an emergency are. You would also need to take actual trips to the college and explore it as well to get familiar to you and see what will your dorm look like and what will actually fit in there and what will not to buy those necessities. You would also need to take your family over there so that they know where you’ll be living at. You will want to definitely spend some quality time with your family because of the great distance that will intervene because you will end up regretting not spending time with them before you left to college. You also want to go shopping for what you will be able to take and need in college and try to look for great deals and earn a bit of money because it will be useful to you later on in the future.

Its A Surpise Birthday

My best friend currently lives in New York. His name is Irvin, and I have known him since high school, ninth grade to be exact. I am currently a junior in high school and his in college, so that adds up to be about three long years. His birthday is coming up pretty soon and I would definitely love to surprise hir for his birthday. I would fly to New York and set him up so that he sees me and when he does, he will be in awe. I would call his wife, ask her how is everyone doing, and tell her about my intentions on surprising her so for his birthday since we have not spent a birthday together since three years ago. Most likely, his wife will definitely agree with my intentions because she knows how close we are and she will love to see her husband be happy. About a month before his birthday, I would order my flight ticket for the day before his birthday at night so that I could arrive at New York in the morning and so Irvin's wife could pick me up from the airport. When I begin to get everything ready, I would go shopping for a special gift for Irvin and make a copy of one of our pictures together so he could remember the old days and keep it forever. So my plan would be to arrive in the morning of his birthday to New York before he gets out of bed, and arrive at his house in the morning, so that his wife could wake him up and tell him hat there is something special for him waiting in the living room. Once he gets up anxiously and walks over to the living room he’ll be in awe, and that’s my plan.

The Decade That Amazes Me

I find any decade amazing because it carries so much history that you dont where to choose froom. if i made thechoice of choosin ga decade it would be 70’s. I choose the 70’s because it had a an amazing fashion and t had an era of entertainment. New, music, new fashion styles, new dance moves, and etc. Today, we see the seventies as a theme for different occasions. I would live in this era because I like being colorful and dressing hip and stylish like they did. It would definitely be fun to live that era because it seems like it did not happen when it really did. Schools often do a 70’s theme as part of spirit week or whatever the occasion may be and it is very cool to see everyone put their ideas and styles together to make an outfit of the 70’s. For Halloween people often dress up as the 70’s and it really stands out. I always imagine what if everyone dressed like that rather than everyone dressing extremely different. The music is another reason why I would want to live the 70’s era. A lot of the 70’s hits are very commonly known today, such as MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This.” I love the music that was developed in the seventies, which is the second top reason why I would like to live the 70’s era. As the new music developed new dances and dance moves had to be created. Many dance moves developed throughout the 70’s era as well which is why I would like to live the 70’s era.  The 70’s era is an era that was full of excitement, entertainment, and was very interesting

Loving and Thanking My Parents

Loving and thanking my parents for everything they have done for me mkaes me speechless because theres so much to say that i dont even know where to start from.I am very thankful for my parents presence because I begin to think life without them and how it would be impossible for me to survive without them. Thanks to my parents I exist and still am living today. My life may not be perfect, nor I have everything I want but many people would kill to have the life I have and I am grateful for that because my parents work hard every day to put food on the table for a family of five. Every day I think about how good I have it because a few of the people that I have encountered in my life have unfortunately lost one or both of their parents due to a tragedy, or their parents may be divorced, or their parents may have abandoned them which are all sad cases to listen to. If my parents were bad parents they would of aborted me, abandoned me, or put me in a death situation, but they have not because they are already good parents by taking me into their hands and taking care of me all these years since the day I was born. Just by raising me, and being by my side all the sixteen years of my life having their love and support is enough to prove that they are good parents and they do what they do because they care about me.

Newly arrived person

If any one were to ever ask me to write an article about a person newly arrived from another country, there are countless questions I would ask him or her. Supposing it was a she, I would begin questioning her by asking her what is her name. After I jot down her name, I would ask her how old she is, where she comes from, and why she came because the article will be mostly about the newly arrived person. After I have asked her those previous questions, I would ask her if she has visited this country before, if so for how long, for what reason, if she liked it or not, what she liked about it and what she disliked. I would ask her what are a few similarities between this country and her country from where she came from and some differences. I would ask her what does she plan to do while her stay here, and what she is going to try to stay away from. I would ask her what has she heard about this country, which good things and bad things. If she is scared of anything here. I would ask her what does she like about her country. I’d then ask her about her interests and hobbies. Such as what does she do for a living, what she loves to do on her free time, what is her favorite food, what things she dislikes and etc. so that the article could include information about her. I would include her background, her nationality, her birthday and more.

The opportunity to interview an older relative

If I ever had the opportunity to interview an older relative, in the goal of preserving family history. The questions I ask are well thought out and be sure my questions are not immature.knowing the fac hat this is my family's history so i want to make sure to keep it so that I can continue to pass it on. The first thing you i would do in advance for the time they are spending allowing me to question them. I would begin by asking, "where are we from?" This question will allow me to find out what part of the world I'm descending from: France,Italy,Australia. Next is "How did we get here?" This is going allowing me to learn about how my family emigrated from their country. I would ask "Why did we leave to come here?" as i do this it will help me find out if there was a war, famine, or if they emigrated just because they wanted to. As i continue i would ask,"What happened when our family first came to the United States? Did they have a reason to come here for a certain reason? Did the family start from scratch?" These questions will allow me to learn from my families struggles. I also would want to know how did my great grandparents meet? IBooks also ant to know he purpose of eir marriage if they marry because thwy loved each other or was it an arranged marriage?" I would also ask "What are some of our traditions. What part of our culture has been lost?" so as I continue qustioning i know more qustions will come to my mind and ything i wonde will gt anseqr hopefully!

Choosing the Right College

Choosing the right college can sometimes be difficult because most of them offer good opportunities. The college you decide to go tot you can say it’s the begging of you career so it is important to make an intelligent decision. First you need to decide whether you want to stay close to home, go somewhat far from home, or go out of state. The reason you choose is because you have to the benefit of your choices. The next step would be to narrow done the amount of colleges you wish to apply to. I would say that having about five colleges to apply to is a good number. In choosing these colleges there are few other things one must consider. When we apply we expect ourselves to do many things but no one expects you to know what you want to do for the rest of your life in terms of a career, by know you should have an idea of what you are interested in. Based on that idea you need to pick a college that has the major of your choice or majors you are interested in. Choose a college that has a major you like but also has other majors you might want to consider. The next step would be to submit all your applications. Make sure everything the college has asked for is taken care off. As much as it sucks the next step is to wait. Once you know which colleges have accepted you, make your final decision. Re-consider your interests, where you plan on staying and anything else. Choose the college that pleases your requirements the most and let them know you will be attending their institution. If you decide to follow these steps most likely you will be able to get in to college, but remember college is not a game and is the real game of life.

Master Plan

The city of Santa Monica is not known as a city of the stars.. It is a city known for the its beach and its events. In fact, in my own community, there is a beautiful views of the beach there a pier were you can go walk around and go eat at. This city doesn’t have so much drama like other cities. Santa Monica city will never ever bore you because it just has so many things.  My master plan for making my community better is by helping community relations create more events every week for the city and have more people be part of these events. We should create city teams and play games and have practices. We could also create more jobs for teenagers. This way they would be learning responsibility and making money an appropriate way great idea I to gather the community around and go clean the beach so it can be a healthier place for us and the sea animals. Basically the ocean would be better if the people in it made better decisions and kept the areas clean. I been part of Santa Monica events and I know its fun because you get to meet so many people and it’s amazing how everyone is. I know if the city has more of this more people would want to go and the city could probably win some extra money to do some founding over the city and its needs. I just hope the city improves more with events.

A Typical Day In My Life

A typical day in my life is very busy. For the purpose of this blog I have decided to describe a typical Monday in my life. At 4:00A.m my mom walks in to my room and wakes me up.  After she wakes me up I go and feed my dog and make sure he ready for hi s day. After that I go and choose my clothes for the day and then I go shower. At 6:00 AM I have to be out of the house and going to the school bus stop. Then I have school from 7:00 AM until 2:50 PM. On Mondays I go to classes such as AP U.S History, Physics and Creative Writing. Some of these classes require a lot of thinking and writing and can leave me mentally exhausted. During lunch I spend my day with my friends laughing and catching up on our day and what we plan for the rest of the day. After school I have either Explorers for the police from 5pm – 7pm or I either got to SCROC  3:45 PM until 6:45PM.Depending to which one I go I either have to take a school bus or get picked up by my parent, their regular time of picking me u from either places is 7:10pm. As soon as I get home I eat and start on my homework till I finish and then check on my dog. As soon as I finish all of this I go to bed and restart the following day with different activities.

Vegetable I Dislike

If someone ever asked me or I had I had to choose one vegetable I disliked the most it would have to be celery stick. Some people like them but I absolutely do not. I cannot help but take them out my plate and put them on dad plate. For example when I attend to someone else hose I will force myself to eat them by combining them with something else's and chewing them rapidly. I also take a large gulp of whatever I have to drink. I would much rather not eat them and throw them away but I do not want to seem rude. When I have reached a point where if I put another one in my mouth I will throw up I simply say I am full and thank them for a meal. Celery sticks to me are nasty. When you eat them they taste weird and I feel they leave a nasty taste in my mouth. When I have eaten salary sticks I have felt like I was eating spoonfuls of buggers. I see people eat them like nothing like if they were a fruit when I try it goes bad because I would grab a napkin in spit out on the napkin. Maybe my dislike of salary sticks might change in the future but for now celery sticks to me are horrible. Or maybe the ways in which I have eaten salary sticks are what make me dislike. Maybe if I try celery sticks in different ways I can teach myself to like them by adding it to some type of dip.

Prompt # 9

Essay Prompt # 9: Semester 6

Prompt: Many junior high schools and high schools around the country now require students to spend a certain number of hours each term doing volunteer work or community service. Some people believe this is an excellent idea that promotes good citizenship and cultivates compassion. Others feel that forces volunteerism is not volunteerism at all. How do you feel about this issue? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

We all dream of having ourselves attending to one of the best universities in the country? Most top universities want new incoming students to have certain character traits, such as responsibility and good citizenship. With these traits, top universities will know that those students will be responsible college students, which will get good grades. Recently in the last years, high schools have been making their students do community service, which I think is a great idea.

Most importantly community service has a big impact in high schools and universities. Most high schools now require their students to do a certain amount of community service hours to graduate. This requirement is good, t was made to give a chance to the students to learn and help their community. Although it was also made, so that the universities could see the students help and care about their community, and have learned life experiences while doing it. This shows universities that the students have grown and matured, universities like this because there is a lot of freedom in college, which is why they want students that have certain character traits such as responsibility. I support this idea heavily, it helps students in a way that nothing else can.

Community service is a life learning experience that all teens or children, should do when their old enough. As I said earlier, it helps you acquire character traits, that you will need in life in order to be successful. I know everyone has big dreams and want to achieve them. Although no one will achieve their dreams without having certain character traits, that will push them, that will show them perseverance. Community service shows this, because it pushes you to do your best, to help your community in every way you can, and to make it a better place than it might be already. Until you feel satisfied as a person, that you have done everything you can to help the poor, sick, and in need. There is no better way, but to learn this by community service.

It not only gives you special traits, but it also keeps teens out of bad influence. Many teens live around negative influences that can attract them at times, because of simple reasons, they do not have anything to do or peer pressure. This happens often every day, but one way that it can be stopped is by helping your community. Community service, entertains you, and at the same time, it teaches you life lessons or experiences. Sometimes, community service requires you to get your hands dirty, which is good. Most f the time, it will teach you how to plant or help your local mission cook for the homeless, which most teens do not know how to do. Little tools as those may be helpful to them in the future, to be as a hobby or to even be as experience for a new job.

This whole idea is about helping students, in their life, and in their education. Community service is a perfect way to help your community in a positive manner, while you complete your hours for you school. I support this concept and strongly advise you as well too, because it will someday help your child as well.

My Brothers and Me and How We Deal With Each Other

In my family I live with my two twin brothers who are a year younger then me. In every family there are brothers and sisters who fight and argue. With my brothers we argue when we get tire of each other. All three of us have different taste in appearance on how e dress and how our personalities are which sometimes makes us have so much pride that makes argue on who is better in the house. That the only and main problem we always deal with. Sometime when we argue it affect us by not talking to each other and by being rude to each other. Even though all of this happens we know that we are still there for each other. No matter how harsh we could be with each other we never turn our back on each other we show respect because our parents have taught us the correct way. Sometimes we don’t show compassion for each other, but even thought we get mad and we feel like dislike us, deep inside we know we are family and that life continues and that our love for each other will show. We also get to talk things out when we are mad and we feel everything is bad with each other. However living with my brothers is fun, even thought when we fight and argue, because that is part of normal life. I am really thankful about having my two brothers in my life. I really thank GOD! <3

The Step to Buying An Art Computer

We all want to buy a new state of the art computer. I know for fact that we all want to be updated on technology, just like women and men want to be in style with fashion. Having to buy a new state of the art computer requires many steps that will guide to choose the right computer for you. I know that if I want to get a new state of the art computer I know I would want to purchase one that fit me and accommodates me in to my style and what I comprehend. To purchase this item I to take many steps to ensure I make the appropriate decision. To do this without making and harsh mistakes I would first jot down my ideas and then approach them. The first thing I need to do is look for the brand that accommodates my need and has what I am looking for. The next step would be to look if the computer I want serves the needs I want as a student. After that I will have to see the pros and cons of the computer, like what are its advantages and weakness. To me this step is very important because this step will help what is correct me and what really fits me for my school and my personal daily life. One I’m done reviewing these aspects of the computer, I should determine if the cost of the computers is worth it or not. I don't want to spend my money on a lousy computer that doesn’t fit my needs.

Personal Satement

     “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never ever the same” (Unknown). Having an old friend move away is hard because I know you won't have that person around anymore. Having my best friend Elizabeth move to another city affected me a lot because I wasn’t going got see her as often like I used to and I wouldn’t have a lot of communication with her. She is unique she isn’t like the average friend you can you find anywhere. Having her as my friend is something that I will never duplicated with no one else.
     Elizabeth is one and a half year younger than me, and we get along like if we were sisters because we would always put up with each other. We would have our fights, we have our moments, we have our memories and we love each other sister rather than just best friends. When I found out that she was going to move to another city was a big impact for me as well as for her because we dint want to leave each other. Having to find out this news was a big disappointment. This occurred after we had graduated from eighth grade before our summer started. Having to deal with the distance of where she lived was already bad enough, now knowing I was not going to be able to see her until her family would bring her over to my city.
       Having to find this out before my summer made ever a big disappointment because I didn’t want to let go of her she my sister, my best friend, she my family. I didn’t want to see reality because I didn’t want to look at the fact she was going to leave. When the day arrive of her leaving it finally hit me that it was going to be our last day time together and saying goodbye. At that moment we both busted out in tears because we were like family to each other and I didn’t want her to move. As he left we both had the feeling that it was going to be long until we see each other. So what she plan without me knowing is that she made a tradition to come every of my birthdays. This has helped us stay positive about our friendship.
          Now, thanks to technology we now communicate through the telephone, email, instant messaging, text messaging and through webcam. Throughout these past years I’ve kept a positive mentality that soon my birthday will come and I will be able to see her. Now the only memories I have to rely are on pictures of us of when we when we would spend time together. Even though it makes me sad, deep inside I stay positive and I pull through. I know having this disappointment is hard for me but I know that I have gotten use the fact that so far away and that I won’t being able to spend time with her like I used to.

Memoir

As we people judge by appearance and by how they act with other or by what we hear. This is real unfair because we really don’t know who the person is until we meet them. I remember how I was misjudging by one of my close friends before meeting her and also my daily friends. My friend and I both had different point of views of each other. My friends misjudge me by thinking that was conceited and a girl who was a pretty girl who only shop for brands. She also misjudge me by hearing rumors from others that I was a liar and mean and was picky about my friends. That I wasn’t a good friend and I wasn’t worth having friends, but also at the same time that I was innocent and quiet. Now that my friends and me are friends and were close she told me that she feel bad that she believe the rumors because she knows those people only said it to gossip because they had no better life. She now tells me that I am very funny and caring. That I know how to be a true friend and not like others who only gossip and back stabs you when you least expected. I also know for fact that I love caring for others and I always lend my shoulder to anybody that needs it. I also like to help everyone with their problems. My friends come to me or I go to them when they are having problems because they find that I can help them and I give them good advice. I also know that I can be loud and girly but I’m just me and nothing can ever change that. So I know that not just my close friend change her mind about me, but also people change their minds about me once they start talking to me.

Prompt #10

 Prompt: Most states allow people to get a driver’s license at the age of 16. Some people feel that 16 is much too young for the responsibility that comes with driving a car and that teenagers should not be allowed to drive until the age of 18. In your opinion, at what age should people be allowed to drive, and why?

             Driving is a privilege that we all have to earn. Each person that has a license has earned it, even if your 16, by law you are eligible to drive. Teenagers are always judge, when their behind the wheel, just because they might be 16 an still are in there teenage years. I do not think being 16 has nothing wrong to do with your driving which is why you take the DMV test, to see if you can handle thru les of driving. Sixteen, in my opinion is the perfect age to get a permit and then their license.

            Teenagers are always getting judge mainly when they are in the road. I think this is unfair because everyone went through the same process of getting your license and getting your first car. As I see some of my friends drive I pay attention to the road, but older people have tried to cause problems just because I am young. I think this is another reason that some accidents happen, teenagers just like other people on the road want to be safe as well. Although when accidents happen, everyone thinks that the younger person did it for not paying attention, or for being foolish. Most of the time this is not the case and situations like this put a bad reputation for teenagers on the road.

            To get a license is not a simple process of going to the DMV and signing up for one. You have to first go to take classes at any driving school, for a whole week, nine hours a day, until they give a certificate that you passed the class. After you have to take that to the DMV and take a written test, which you only have three chances to pass. If passed then you have to wait six months to finally take your behind the wheel test. Don’t you think this process is enough to proof you can drive? I do, the whole process takes about a year, and all tens that drive went through this process as well.

             During high school, teenagers have many more priorities to worry about. For example, the most important is getting to school, not all the students in every school live near it, some live far. Those students have to take multiple buses to get to school, which sometimes cause them to arrive late. That is why many teens cannot wait till they get their license, so that they can finally get to school on time. Teenagers have many needs that involve the using of a vehicle.

             For some people, letting teenagers get licenses at 16 might seem too young, but it is not. Teenagers deserve more respect the same way adult and elders receive it. Teens depend on their cars, and without their car they wouldn’t be able to accomplish their method in life. So don’t take away what they depend on, it could be their future that you jeopardize!

Public Health Concern

Public health is one of the worst thing there is in our society. I would say cancer is the second leading death of human beings in the United States. Cancer is constantly attacking more and more humans leading them to death. There exist so many cancers now that has become a real massive public health concern for everyone. Cancer can exist in about any part of the body meaning that you cannot avoid cancer in one area and have it in the other. Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) to the DNA within cells. The DNA inside a cell contains a set of instructions telling the cell how to grow and divide. Errors in the instructions may allow a cell to become cancerous.  Everyday more and more people are being victims of cancer and not half of them are strong enough to fight cancer. There needs to be a cure to cancer immediately in order to save most human beings from cancer which may or may not lead to death, based on if they have a good immune system or not. Studies have shown that elderly people and children are the majority out of all age groups that are mostly being affected by cancer. Elderly people are being affected because they don’t have a very great strong immune system as they did back twenty years ago. Children are also another main age group because they haven’t fully developed and their immune system hasn’t developed by completely and when their cells abnormally divide that causes cancer in their bodies. Cancer is definitely a major public health concern that must be taken into consideration immediately.

Figures of Speech Poems

Fashion run in the runway
Fashion is stylus clothes
Leaving a trail of models behind


Beauty speaks to my heart
Wearing all the Juicy Couture
Leaving a smell of fragrance


Friendship is love and joy
Wearing integrity and feditility
Carrying beautiful flashbacks from the past


Writing is part of everyday life
Covered with paper and pencils
Expressing all the feelings the students have


Love is always running in my heart
Cover with sincereness
Leaving a mind full of emotions


Trends always surrounds me everyday
Wearing what a superstar wears
Leaving a trail full of garments