Whats Crippling Us?

Bradbury talks about society being very controlled. He mentions how people don't read books because they are "against the law," and that limits how much the society can learn. People only learn what the leaders want them to learn. Bradbury also talks about how being social in the society is controlled. For one person social means " talking about how strange the world is," but to the leaders of the society social means "to get a bunch of people together and not let them talk". By this statement I think he is referring to school. There are hundreds of kids in one building but they are not allowed to talk because they are in class, but the teachers still consider school to be a social event.
Gatto also talks about society being very controlled. He does not think school is necessary for children because in school kids don't learn how to be independent or how to explore. He says that school is more of a "natural selection". He says that "schools are meant to tag the unfit - with poor grades, remedial placement, and other punishments," he explains that school is used to see if you are fit for the society. The schools don't push you to do better then you can because they don't need to. The students are board with learning and so are the teachers. The teachers "are not willing to learn" new things either. By the teachers not learning new things that also restrict what the kids can learn because they kids are learning from the teachers. 
I do agree with Gatto. I think that school is a type or natural selection. Everyone takes the same test to find out who is the smartest and what job they can be good at. I also agree how Gatto explains that kids don't learn how to be independent in school. We have so many teachers and staff around us at school we don't need to be independent.

TU Tuesday- Local

A Sara Porter died on May 9th. She was fifteen years old, she died in a car crash." Sara was a passenger in a 1996 Chevrolet Astro van." When the crash happened Sara and Jennell Coffin were in the "backseats and not wearing seat belts." Sara was taken from the car and rushed to Albany Medical Center. The driver of the car "allegedly crossed the center line on Route 8" then hit a mail box and drove off the road, ran into trees, flipped over in a ditch and landed in water. All of the other passengers in the car "were not seriously injured." This shows that you need t beware of who is driving you places. You need to be safe when you are in the car and ware a seat belt. 

27. Do you feel safer because of the military?

I do feel safer with the military. It is comforting to know that there is people to protect you if something happens. The military prevents foreign countries from harming Americans and our interests. I know that there is people out there that do want to harm American citizens, but I also know that there is many people in the military that is fighting to keep us all safe. This is so important because not only does it physically keep us safe it also keeps us safe mentally. Could you imagine needing to be laying in bed at night wondering if you will get attacked tonight? The military helps everyone have a peaceful state of mind. We should thank and appreciate the people in the military a lot more often then they do.Everyone should thank the people in the military today especially.

Tired and True

http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/17477297690/my-28-most-tried-and-true-writing-prompts 

Monday: A cranky teenager that wants to stay in bed all day. It takes every ounce of energy to get up out of bed in the morning.

Tuesday: A sleepy person who's just trying to stay awake for the whole day. The main goal of the day is to not fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.

Wednesday: A 50 year old person. They know that their life is half over, and they are trying to finish living it out to the fullest.

Thursday: A kid who is anxious to get into a candy store. He knows it's just around the corner and he can barley contain his excitement. 

Friday: A teenager who is so overly tiered that all she can think about is going home and sitting on the couch all night just watching television. No work, just relaxing.

Saturday: A wild party girl who is up for adventure. She is ready to dance the night away with all of her friends. 

Sunday: A family man who has a very specific routine. He is dreading going back to work and doing everything all over again.

TU Tuesday- Commencement Speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwvilfPWHYI 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAk1zmqjdmM

Some how a speech so silly and jocular can have such great meaning. Aaron Sorkin's commencement speech got a lot of laughs from the audience. I even let out a few chuckles when he said "you are a bunch of incredibly educated dumb people," and even though I was laughing I understood what he was saying. The graduating class are still so inexperienced with the jobs in the real world. They will have "many screw ups, its a combination of life being so unpredictable and you being so dumb." After lines like that, when you hear a strong and empowering sentence it really hits you. Hearing how "proud your parents are of you every day," can really make you stop and think for a second. "They think that you learned how to walk last week, they don't possibly understand how you can be graduating with a degree today," is something that makes you laugh but then when your chuckles die down you stop and think wow... What are my parents thinking? This is stressful to me, how does it feel on the people that raised me every day of my life? Your parents are the roots of your success. Think where you would be without them. Would you have the motivation that you have today? Would you stand tall with your head up through all of the hard times? I don't think that anyone would be able to without the help of their parents. Every day we should "applaud you parents for all of the love and encouragement that they have given you over the years," (Mary Sue) we should let them know how truly grateful that we are for them. Sometimes we don't show it and we really should  more often.

1. How I Use Facebook

I am not a huge Facebook fan, but when I do go on it I like to think that my way of "Facebooking" is unique. This is what I do...
Step 1: Try to turn on the computer without throwing it across the room. Then log in and try to use the right password.
Step 2: Awkwardly look at the home page. See what people are up to, then go "oh look a cool link!" Then click on it, become board and go back to the home page.
Step 3: Laugh at all the people that post every second of there day on it, because lets face it if you do that you have no life. If you have enough time to write on Facebook every three minutes then you probably aren't really doing anything to exciting.
Step 4: Look to see if I have any friend requests or notifications. Then become disappointed because I have none.
Step 5: Decide to eat because I got board. Then eat in front of the computer and end up gaining five pounds.
Step 6: Try to think of a clever post. Nothing ever comes to mind, so I just like someone else's post.
Step 7: Realize that I do indeed have a life and should not be on Facebook.
Step 8: Log out, shut down and go see my pony.

Love to Know Slideshow

Angry Little Girl

What is this girl thinking about?

http://freelance-writing.lovetoknow.com/Slideshow:Free_Writing_Prompts~2

All I wanted was to have a lollipop, but know I had to wait till after dinner. I just don't understand why I had to wait! I would still eat dinner and drink all of my milk. The day was going so well...I got to go to a family party, see all of my cousins and uncles, and I also got to play with all of the family dogs. Yes this was what I would call a perfect day. Then I saw it, on top of the desert table, it was right in the center on top of a stack of candy. It was glistening in the light I knew that I had to have it. It was a huge, jumbo sized, bright and colorful lollipop. I  could feel my taste buds start to jump for joy. I went right up to the table to grab it and right before I had it in my hand, my mother stepped in front of me. She said "no Hannah, that's for after dinner. Don't give me those sad eyes. It will still be there after you eat." That's when I lost it. How does she know that no one else will take it? Why should I need to wait until after dinner to have a lollipop? I was so good all day! I was polite and charming. Now I want that lollipop! The rage inside of me started to bubble up more and more until I exploded. That brings us to where I am now. I am currently on my knees on the ground screaming my head off. I grab my hair and cover my ears so that I can scream even louder. I close my eyes and think about some other kid eating my lollipop, but then when I open my eyes I see my mother. She's standing in front of me with her arms crossed and a frown on her face. My screams quickly turn into a whimper. I unclench my hair and get off my knees. I can tell that now I will never get to taste that sweet lollipop taste. My mother takes me by the arm and brings me inside where I am told to sit on the stairs because "that was immature and unacceptable". That's how my perfect day ended up being one of the most disappointing days in the history of my life. 

Creative contest III

A broken down roller coaster ride

Philosophy

Nihilism: This is the philosophy of believing that all values are worthless and nothing can be known or communicated. It is believing in a worthlessness world. Nihilism rejects the idea of moral values. There is no good or bad, they are vague. Weather or not people are good or evil, it isbelived to be driven by the result of social and emotional pressures. Friedrich Nietzsche is believed to have started this philosophy (1883-1888). He once wrote "every belief, every considering something true, is necessarily false because there is simply no true world.” I don't agree with this philosophy. Don't get me wrong, I think that sometimes rules should be ignored and sometimes things that people say are not true, but I think that there is a great deal of things that are true and real. 
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/nihilism.htm 

TU Tuesday- Classified

a white and brown, about 100 lbs friendly pittbull. supposedly last seen in the back of someones car near Ontario in Albany. Any information would be greatly appreciated. 


http://timesunion.kaango.com/ad-lost-pittbull/20566266 

My Buddy that left me
All pet owners know that you never leave your dog in a car. Well, I didn't listen to that simple rule. It ended up costing me my pittbull Buddy. This is the story...
I was driving home from Pet Smart with Buddy. He was sticking his head out of the window panting and barking at the trees that we fly by. The radio was on and I was singing along with my favorite song when I herd my cell phone ring. I decided to just let it go to voicemail, but it kept ringing and ringing. It was so distracting I thought it would be best to pullover and pick it up. "Hello?" I said when I answered it. "Okay, okay calm down I can't understand you. Okay, I'll just pick some up on the way home. Don't worry I'll see you soon. Bye." It was my mom calling to say that my sister was getting really sick and I had to pick up more Tylenol on the way home. I pulled back out onto the road and then immediately had to stop for a red light. As I waited I started to think what could be wrong with my sister. Is it just the flu? Or is it really dangerous? Did she catch it from that party she went to? She has been acting weird for a few days, was she sick and not telling anyone because she got it from doing something bad? My mind was wandering with so many things that could have happened to her. I was starting to get nervous, so as soon as the light turned green I took off and headed to the pharmacy to get her medicine. I jumped out of the car so fast and sprinted into the store. The place was packed of coarse. I squeezed through the crowd of people and found the Tylenol. I got in what I thought was the shortest line. When I got out of the store I reached for my car door, opened it and realized how quiet it was...Buddy was gone. I forgot all about Buddy.
That night was the longest night of my life. I went home and gave my sister the medicine and she felt better within hours. Then I had to tell my mom that I lost Buddy because I forgot him in the car. The only thing I could think of was that he jumped out the opened window and ran off. I was just so caught up in getting the medicine fast that I didn't think to deal with Buddy. My mind wandered away and made me so anxious that I lost focus and didn't think how to deal with the situation properly. For that whole night I was out calling for Buddy. I went up and down every street in Albany but just couldn't find him. Now all that I can hope for is that he is smart enough to take care of his self until I find him. I think he will be okay though, I bought my Buddy well.

L = Lemonade

Perfect Lemonade Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)

Method

1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.
2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_lemonade/

This is such a simple recipe, but it has so much importance. Just think of all of the people who drinks lemonade. Its a symbol of summer time. Some of my best memories of summer revolve around a cold glass of lemonade. My family, friends, and I sitting on the deck in lawn chairs.We are all talking and laughing and sipping sweet lemonade. All of our dogs are running in the yard. Jumping and chasing each other, barking at the sigh of birds in the trees. Or even just simply sitting out by the pool on a quiet day, sipping from a glass thats full with fresh lemonade. Listening to the peaceful sound of the breeze against the trees. This is when I am alone, but do not feel that lonely.  Also the memories of the barn during the summer. I remember how at the end of the day, when I was done with working and ridding, my trainer would offer me a crisp glass of lemonade. The taste of this drink is so refreshing it makes your taste buds jump for joy. Such a god beak from drinking plane, dull water all day. The taste of lemonade on a hot day that was filled with work is priceless. Getting to taste the sweet but also sour taste is like an award for working hard, even though you may not have wanted to. That simple glass of lemonade is saying that someone appreciates the work that you are doing. Yes, lemonade is such a simple recipe, but it has so much importance.

Famous Poem Starters

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep
Although I should close my eyes and try not to weep
You see the promises I have broke before I will never forget
But I guarantee I will always regret
The way your face turned pale and you eyes swelled up with tears
To see you again like that is now one of my fears
I should try to go to sleep
But now it is to late, I have started to weep
At first I didn't understand how you felt inside
And now I understand and all I want to do is hide
Hide from you, hide from myself, just hide from everyone

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep
No, this is not time to weep
I will forget
And I won't reget
Now I will close my eyes and go to sleep

Nursery Rhymes ARE Relevant to Life

What did I dream?

What did I dream?

I do not know;
The fragments fly like chaff.
Yet strange my mind

Was tickled so,
I cannot help but laugh.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes/dream.html

This nursery rhyme is relevant to my life because I have woken up from my dream and feel like laughing, but I can't remember what my dream was about. I cant even begin to count how many times this has happened. I will lay in my bed trying so hard to remember what my dream was about, but no matter how hard I try I can't remember. Obviously it was a good dream because if it was not I would not feel the urge to laugh.  I am waiting for the day when I randomly remember a dream that I was trying to call back into my mind. I feel like the dream that I remember are the ones that have no importance. They are the ones that are nothing special, but the ones that are special and different and worth remembering...I don't. Why and h ow my brain chooses to remember the boring dreams and not the interesting ones, I will never know. 

Joe Quijano

http://blog.timesunion.com/joequijano/hello-my-name-is-joe/7/
http://blog.timesunion.com/joequijano/funny-and-creative-people-call-out-the-elderly/764/

Joe Quijano is a blogger who has a great sense of humor. He is "firmly in his 30's" and he is able to enjoy a video of a remake of the song "We Are Young," instead of the initial message of the song about feeling young it is switched and tells how people feel when they get older. Joe Quijano thinks that this video is "hilarious and deserves a watch during your lunch break." Joe Quijano is not a fan about blogging about himself. The most challenging blog post that he had to write is "the one where I write about myself." He can believe that he "has been blogging for seven years now. He "moved to Albany in the fall of 2004 for graduate school and just fell in love with the area," He loves living in Albany because of "all the things the capital region has to offer and all of the friends," that he would "not trade it for anything." Joe Quijano is a very opinionated person. His friends say that his opinions are "always honest, straight forward, and as far as I'm concerned, right." He uses his opinions to help inspire his blogs. He is anxious to see what "inevitable debates his posts will spark." 

A subtle gift to nature

The Earth sings when she trots on it
I fly like a hawk when I ride her
Her hoofs are more musical than a harp played by angels
She takes me away from all of my fears, and
Into the sunset or a open field
Together we race the wind
We face new speeds every second
Her mane is there to wipe away all of my tears
She takes me to happiness and away from enemies
The gentile swish of her tail
Is the most calming sight
The horse is a mighty and gentile creature
So carefully sculpted and crafted
A subtle gift from nature


http://www.horse-riding-tips-n-chat.com/horse-poems.html

Is there a God?

"Is there a God?" Many people ask this question. They say "if there is a God, then why do I have such problems in my life?" I believe that there is a God. I believe that God created us all and has blessed us with life. I really have never thought about God as much as this year. The reason for this is this year I have made a very close friend. He is a big follower of God, and he has taught me about God. I believe that there is a God because how could anyone just make that up? No one would have that kind of imagination so long ago that they could imagine a person hanging on a cross and then coming back to life. God helps guide us through life. 

K = Krispy Kreme Donuts

Krispy Kreme Donuts is the restaurant the I chose. Krispy Kreme is a very good place to eat because you can go through the drive though if you are in a hurry, or you can go inside and sit down to relax. The highlight of Krispy Kreme Donuts is the making of the donuts. You get to see how they make them! Instead of a solid wall put up to guard the working area, there is glass. You actually get to see how they are baked, and glazed, and frosted. That's enough to make anyone drool! I don't really have any complaints about this restaurant. All of the times I have went there I had a fantastic experience. The only problem is the Krispy Kreme that was located near Guilderland moved. When I found this out, it was a very sad moment for my whole family. Krispy Kreme does not just sell donuts, they sell donuts that taste like heaven! If you are ever out of town and happen to pass by a Krispy Kreme Donuts restaurant, I would highly recommend that your turn around and buy some donuts!

The book that changed my life

The book that changed my life was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. This is possibly one of the first books that I learned to read. I still remember sitting at my grandmothers house and reaching up on top of the old dusty book shelf to get to this book. My brother and I would sit and read it together. This book taught me how much fun reading can be. This book taught me to love reading. Also one of the more important thing that this book taught me was the magic of rhyming. Rhyming has a certain effect on me. It draws me and and really gets wedged in my brain and put in my memory. If I had to, I could recite most of that Green Eggs and Ham book. I learned what words rhyme and how it sounds when you read the rhymes out loud. It just rolls off the tongue so easily, much easier then reading a text book about World War I. This book taught me so much and by teaching me, it changed my life in a huge way.

Bucket List

1. Jump a course bareback- I love ridding bareback and I love jumping. I think it would be so fun to combine those two things and jump a course bareback (without getting hurt).

2. Save a horse from the Camelot meet market- The horse that I am currently in love with, Guinevere, came from the Camelot meet market. When I am older I would love to buy my own horse from there and save them from being put down. I would love to train them and make them into good ridding horses and bring out their full potential.

3. Live in "the country"- I have lived right next to people my whole life and when I am older I want to live out in a field. I want to be able to look outside and just see grass and trees (and my horses roaming around). I think that would be very peaceful and I would really enjoy it.

4. Ride in a equestrian team during collage- I want to go to collage and I would want to ride on a equestrian team. I think that I would really enjoy learning new ridding techniques and getting to have very knowledgeable trainers. I think I would really be able to benefit from ridding on a equestrian team.

5. Learn how to do cross country jumping- Cross country jumping is pretty much jumping over obstacles on a trail on in a field. I think that this is very exciting and I have a goal of learning how to do this. I would love jumping into a pool of water or over a roll top in a field with my horse. I think both me and the horse would enjoy it.

6. Train my dog to become a therapy dog- I would love my dog to become a therapy dog because then I could take him to see sick kids in the hospital or to a retirement home and hopefully cheer some people up. I have been working on getting my dog, Gus, certified but it is a very long process. He is already a KGC and now the final step is to take the official therapy dog test. I hope that I will be able to get him prepared for this so he will pass. I really want to take Gus to brighten up someones day. 

7. Teach someone how to ride horses- I love ridding, but I also loved my trainer. She has had a  big impact on me. She not only taught me how to ride, she taught me how to love horses. I know how hard it is to find a trainer, and I would really want to become a good trainer and help kids learn to ride. I know how much I love riding and if I could help someone love ridding as much as I do it will make me feel really good.

8. Volunteer and an animal shelter- Sense I discovered my love for animals, I have always wanted to help them out. I have wanted to volunteer at an animal shelter sense I was little. Unfortunately I have not gotten around to actually going to a shelter, but I have a big goal to someday find a shelter to volunteer at.

9. Be in television- This is something very simple, but I hope to get on television someday. I hope to get on television for good reasons. I think that would be so fun!

10. Go to Hawaii- I don't travel much, and I am not a big fan of traveling, but I would someday hope to go to Hawaii. I want to travel there and go to a beach all day and just be able to relax and clear my head.

The language of song

Julieta Venegas- Limon Y Sal 

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpzfs5tBJU

Lyrics:http://songlations.livejournal.com/24906.html

"Once upon a time..." The story I was reading began with. It's late at night and I really want to start reading my new book I bought. I yawn and decide that I can just rest my eyes for a little bit. My eye lids close, and then I open them and jump when there is a wolf sitting in my chair across the room! "Ahhhhhhhhh! Help!" I start to scream. The wolf gets up and sits on my bed while I scream he hold out his hand and gives me a rose. I stop screaming and sit quiet. 

"I herd about you and wanted to give you this. They have said that your name is red ridding hood, is that rite?" 

I sit still and then ask "who has told you about me?" I wonder what people have been talking to this thing about me and why.  

"I overheard people talking. They said that a beautiful girl lived in the old cabin in the woods. All I wanted to do is introduce yourself. I will gt going now." He rises from the edge of my bed and walks to my door. I look back down at the deep red rose,

"Wait, I didn't get your name!" The creature has already left the house by now though. I get up fast from the bed and run outside, "Wait wait!" I continue to yell. I go in to the woods to try and find the wolf to ask him his name. "Hello? Are you in here!" I say as I look around trees and bushes. I hear a rustling in the leaves and I move slowly. "Is that you?" I say in a conscientious tone. I take another step and two pigs dressed in suits pop out of the bushes. "oh! hello! have you seen a wolf near by?" Both of the pigs look at each other and point to the left. I thank them and continue to walk left. After many minutes of walking though thick weeds I finally see a big black shadow. "There you are!" I say with excitement. "I never got your name. Whats your name?" There is no response the only sound is a deep heavy breathing. "Hello?" I put my hand out and touch the fluffy mass. "Gurrrr!" I hear as it stands up. I suddenly realize that this is not the same wolf as the one I have met earlier. The one I met before had soft brown eyes, this wolfs is a bright harsh red. "Oh, sorry..." I say as he stands up and starts coming towards me. I turn and run as fast as I can. The wolf chases after me and I can hear him starting to grunt as he starts moving faster. I take a step and then trip on a root and fall to the ground. I turn over and see the wolf jump to get me. I hold my breath and close my eyes and when I open them I am back on my bed safe at home. "Oh it was just a dream!" I pick my book up from the side of the bed and out it on the ground. "Well that's enough reading for one night." I say as I turn off my light and close my eyes to have a good nights sleep. 

Lucky Blog

I take after my dad with shoes. He wares his sneakers until they are falling apart. Then he will still hold on to them and out them in the back of his closet. He has more then one or two pairs of old worn out shoes in his closet. When my mom tells him to throw them out he looks said and says "but what if I need them again? I can't get rid of them they are my shoes," and I see ware he's coming from. I have a pair of converse that are really falling apart. The soles are falling off, the laces are about to break in the middle, and the seams are coming undone. Even though they are in such bad shape I still have them in my closet because well "what if I need to ware them again?" They have been with me sense the middle school. They traveled the middle school and high school halls with me. They went on bike rides and walks with me. They make people take a double glance at them because they have right and left written on them (done by my friend at religion class), yes they have personality. How could you throw out something that has been experiencing almost everything with you for three tears? I admit, even though they are in really bad shape, and probably considered a fashion disaster, I still ware them at times. I still ware them to school or on walks. They are a one of a kind pair of shoes, and one of my little lucky charms.

TU Tuesday- CRIME

My Question: What exactly is a trial? Why do people bother having them? What exactly goes on during a trial?

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Man-convicted-in-sex-assault-case-in-northern-Iowa-3403317.php
http://courts.alaska.gov/shctrial.htm
http://www.thepilot.com/news/2011/sep/04/why-bother-with-a-trial-anyway/

The Times Union article that I read was about a "man convicted in [a] sex assault case in northern Iowa." The man sexually assaulted a women who was unconscious because of drinking to much. The next day the women was found dead in a house. The cause of her death is still unknown. One person, among many involved in this crime, was found guilty. Another person named Zachary Patterson has his trial on march 20th. Assuming that Patterson will be coming up with a trial brief, which "states the facts, evidence and legal arguments that you plan to present at your trial... to support your case," Patterson will be very busy until the day of his trial. Patterson's trial will give him a chance to state "facts best supporting his side of the case," and "how the facts can be proven." Patterson will need to prepare a good opening and closing statement also. People do trials because "the U.S constitution says so." The only exception to this is when it's a "really bad crime" and when "the defendants that everyone knows are guilty." Patterson is lucky to have been able to have a trial. If he prepares and performs properly he may get his punishment lowered.

Creative Contest II Blog

See what happens when you get a big head...Don't get to full of yourself! 

http://www.creativity-portal.com/becreative/activities/writethestory.html

SCRUPLES

9. You find a wallet containing $300. By the address, you can tell that the owner is wealthy. Do you keep the money?
This is a tough question, especially because I need some extra money for a equine camp I want to do this summer. I would really want to keep the money, it would be so tempting to just take it...Although I know I wouldn't be able to. I have such a guilty conscious I know that I would never get a good night sleep again if I took someones money. I would be up all night tossing and turing because I would feel so bad. I would never be able to get over the fact that I stole money from someone who worked really hard to get it. Even though the person may be pretty wealthy and 300 dollars probably isn't that much to the owner, they still need to work hard to earn money. Plus I know how I would feel if I lost my wallet with that much money in it. I would be so nervous and upset! I would just hope that someone would return the wallet with the money in it. I believe that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, so I would return the wallet to the person with all of the money in it because thats what I would want someone to do for me.  So no, I would not keep the money.

My Blog Idea

Where do you see yourself in ten years? What goals do you have for the future? Include things like your job you would want, what your hobbies will be, what you would still be working towards. Explain in detail.
In ten years I hope to have my own horses! I want to continue to ride and go to major competitions. I have a big goal of becoming a great rider. I hope to be able to place in jumping competitions. I would like to graduate from the collage Suny Cobleskill and become a vet tech. I have always wanted to get a job working with animals and I decided that my goal for the future is to become a veterinary technician. I came to this decision because school for becoming a vet is way to long, and the technicians don't have as harsh hours. Also I would want to continue my passion or ridding and pass that onto other people. I would want to start a training business. In ten years I hope to be able to become a good trainer for beginners to advanced riders. I have many goals for the future but I think that is important. I think that it is good to have strong goals because that's what keeps you going everyday.

Revisions

Invisible
Once a day I wish I could
transform into something unseen
Something that could hide so easily
I guess you would call that invisible
Yes, I wish that I could be invisible
I could hide when you look at me
I could be gone when you mention me
Could you imagine you wouldn't need to deal with me
Lets say I could be invisible, what would I do?
Would I disappear when I was scared?
Would I hide when I didn't know what to say?
Yes, I think I would. You see
I wouldn't use this power for bad
No,  not at all I would use it to hide me
When everything gone wrong

Hanging On
I hate this life so deeply, almost as deeply as I love it
Everything that makes me numb
All those things line up one by one
They try to knock me down until I'm done
My emotions take over
Just when I think I'm done
When I think that the pain has won
Someone must have a plan
Because suddenly I understand
Things can only get better
There is no more room for failure
So I must succeed
Sooner or later
So I just keep hanging in there
Even when life seems unfair
Because someday there will actually be someone who will care

Morgan - very heartfelt work - I would work on adding imagery and sensory language to fill out these poems to their full potential.  You also had a good sense of rhythm and rhyme and these would be good lyrics as well.



Invisible
Once a day I wish I could
transform into something unseen
Something transparent and clear 
It would be like I'm not even there Something that could hide so easily
I guess you would call that invisible
Yes, I wish that I could be invisible
I could hide when you look at me
I could be gone when you mention me
Could you imagine you wouldn't need to deal with me
You could feel me go past your skin
but when you look to see who it is all you see is the empty space in the room
I could go away to be alone 
I wouldn't use this power for bad
No,  not at all I would use it to hide me
When everything has gone wrong

Hanging On
I hate this life so deeply, almost as deeply as I love it
Everything that makes me numb

Watching people walk away,

Listening to the beet of their foot steps fade away

When you notice you are in a room alone with none to care for you

When you notice its just you and your old dull, worn out blanket

All those things line up one by one
They try to knock me down until I'm done
My emotions take over

I look into the darkness and see nothing but fear, sadness, lonelyness

My tears fall one by one

They drip down my cheek to the dark floor

The rooms so quiet I can hear the splash when they hit the floor

Just when I think I'm done
When I think that the pain has won
Someone must have a plan
Because suddenly I understand
Things can only get better
There is no more room for failure
So I must succeed
Sooner or later
So I just keep hanging in there
Even when life seems unfair
Because someday there will actually be someone who will care

I think that the revised poems are better. I think that they are better because I used more imagery and now you can really tell what I'm trying to say.by adding more imagery the poems have more detail and seem more personal. I like how just by adding imagery, your poems can change so much. 

J = Eight People to Emulate

1.) Jennifer Aniston- She is a great actor. She did a great job in the hit TV show "Friends".

2.) Jessie James- He may not be the nicest person in the world, but he is a great mechanic. I admire his wide imagination hat he has. He has a true talent for building and designing cars.

3.) Jonas Brothers- I am not a fan of them, but I must say they they have done a great job in the music industry. They have quickly gained many fans and have risen to the top.

4.) Justin Bieber- I am not a big fan of his music but I know that many people are. He is so young and already has a career! I think that he is a great role model for young kids.

5.) Jenna Marbles- She may be the funniest person I have ever herd of. She makes You Tube videos and she has a ton of people that watch them. Her videos are about everyday situations, but she manages to make them hilarious. She is not famous: she is just a normal girl, but so many people know about her and enjoy her humor.

6.) Grandma Joan- My grandma is absolutely great! She helps my family when my mom is sick or if my dad is away. When my grandma was younger she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Thankfully she was strong and lived through it. She has been widowed twice. Both her first and second husband died from lung cancer. She raised six kids by herself! I admire her stre3ngth and hope someday to be as strong as her.

7.) Uncle John- My uncle John is a character. Hes that person in the room who is loud and obnoxious; but you love him anyway. He is full of confidence and doesn't let anything get him down.

8.) Jeff VanEpps- He is my best friends dad and I consider him family. I have known him since I was in kindergarten and hes has proven over and over again that he is a great father. He also owns a successful business. He is the proud owner of Hiawatha Trails golf course that's across the street from the middle school. He treats his costumers like family and is truly great at what he does.

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Link to article: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cold-snap-in-Eastern-Europe-kills-more-than-600-3332575.php

Link to poem: http://naishinnoumouko.tripod.com/id2.html

This article is about "a record breaking cold snap" in Eastern Europe. "More then 600 people died," and many still remain isolated. The people in Eastern Europe that are facing this cold spell are running out of food, water, and medicine." People are being forced to put chains on there tires, stay indoors and skip work. Many people are losing there lives because of the frigged weather. "Authorities said seven people have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 86 deaths." Now the temperature is going far below zero causing extreme ice. There is also harsh winds and blockades due to the enormous amount of snow piling up. This event relates to the poem "Sonnet on Loss" by David Lewis Paget because this poem talks about loss, and this event caused a lot of loss. "Grief overwhelms me as I stare," is probably how people were feeling as they looked at the loved ones that they have lost. People are trying to survive "through mist and hurt". I think that this poem really does relate to this event, because "every love turned to ash." 

"Sonnet On Loss"

 

You’ve gone again, and I sit granite faced,
Astare at this, the loss of my estate,
To count my grievings, seen as if afar
Through mist and hurt, and bramble patch and pain
Where life may only tear you at the briar
To leave blood-blackberry patches at the stain
Of every love, turned ash, or died, or went
Beyond the realm of touch, or argument.
So here I sit, and never look aside
But stare ahead, pretending life pretence,
And sleep, that blessed anaesthetic state
As life, but turned about by accident –
While I, unmoved, unmoving sit in fear
That grief will overwhelm me as I stare.

 

Valentine's Day

3.  Not to long ago I found out that people that I thought my friends, really weren't. I trusted them and thought that they actually liked me but they went behind my back and put my personal conversation with them out in the open. I thought that I made friends, I thought that I finally figured out how to make friends with the cool kids. That day when I found out what they did, I had no one to turn to. I didn't want anyone to see me cry. I am a rock, I don't show emotions, but while walking in the hall by myself I saw him. He smiled and I tried to smile back, but I couldn't without a tear falling. He walked rite up to me and hugged me and just let me cry. He didn't ask questions, he didn't judge me. He just held me. That is when I noticed who my real friend was. He was there and is one of my best friends. I felt loved and that I had someone to finally let me cry on their shoulder. The feeling of having someone love you, even if they will only be there for a little while, is such a great feeling. It's like finally having someone understand and really care about you.

I hate this life so deeply, almost as deeply as I love it

Hanging On
I hate this life so deeply, almost as deeply as I love it
Everything that makes me numb
All those things line up one by one
They try to knock me down until I'm done
They know I can't fight back
My emotions take over
I have no control, its strength that I lack
Just when I think I'm done
When I think that the pain has won
Someone must have a plan
Because suddenly I understand
Things can only get better
Theres no more room for failure
So I must succeed
Sooner or later
So I just keep hanging in there
Even when life seems unfair
Because someday there will actually be someone who will care

Comic Connection

I chose this comic because I feel that this relates a lot to what I see at school. I feel that girls need and should be reminded that its winter, and if you don't want to be cold then dress appropriately. I think its ridiculous that girls think its okay to ware skirts and tank tops in the middle of winter. They look ridiculous as they are shivering in the middle of class. If they choose to dress like its summer, then they shouldn't be complaining that they are cold when we have an unexpected fire drill. It drives me, and many other people crazy, when girls are standing outside in a summer outfit and they are whining that they are cold. I know that many people like summer more then winter, and that could be why some people dress like this, but its time to get a grip of reality and realize that you need to dress appropriately for the seasons. Another reason why I think girls dress like this is to cause attention to their selves, but they don't realize that the attention that they are receiving is not the attention that they want. People are not looking at them because they look really good or because they are attractive, but because they look awkward and ridiculous. I feel as if I am seeing more and more girls dress like this each day. It's a little disturbing to think that young women would go this far to get peoples attention. I think that many other people are feeling this way too. The schools dress code is getting much stricter, so that must mean that the school administrators are noticing this way. If girls decide to dress this way I think that it's there problem; let them shiver and learn there lessons. I don't think that we should solve this problem by creating more rules. i think we should solve this problem by letting the girls at schools that they are attracting the wrong kind of attention and that they should ware appropriate clothing according to the seasons. 

Pep Talk

I looked through all of these "pep talks" and one that really stood out to me was "dust off and get up". This "pep talk" relates to my everyday life because when I fall I need someone to tell me this. Once I was ridding my horse, Guinevere, and we were working on jumping a bending line. We made it over the first jump just fine, but then when she landed the second jump...She went to the right and I went to the left. I ended up in the dirt faster then a blink of an eye. Trying to catch my breath I turned my head and saw my trainer walking toward me smiling. "You need to follow her with your body and look where your going," she said while she extended her arm out to me. I looked at her hand and grabbed and she helped me to my feet. "You were due for a good fall. Come on dust off and get up. Try it again!" I chucked and did just that. i needed that light encouragement. I needed that calmness and nonchalant attitude to encourage em to try again. I got right back in the saddle and tried it again. I cleared the first jump fine again and headed to the second one. I kept my head up looking around the corner. As she jumped over the second fence I let my body follow Guinevere and held on as she landed. When we stopped I realized that I did it! I was so happy that I had someone with me to give me a "pep talk" because without the simple words of "dust off and get up" I would have never been able to get back i the saddle that day. I would have never felt that great feeling of accomplishment. Everybody needs a "pep talk" when they are struggling. I'm sure I'll need one again soon.

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The Evolution of Cheerleaders 
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This article is about how cheerleaders have changed sense 1898, when cheer leading first started. Cheer leading started from a man named Johnny Campbell. He was at a football game and started to chant and that caught on. Soon after that cheer leading squads were formed.
At the beginning of cheer leading history the out fits consisted of skirts that were well past the knee. In the 1720's cheer leading became a female dominated spot and the girls started to use "pom-poms".  Not until the 1970s did the outfits become "skimpy" and "provocative".  Sense then, the outfits have only gotten more revealing and calling more attention to the cheerleaders.
Are all cheerleaders like this? Absolutely not. Many high school cheerleaders pointed out that they are "unlike the girls on the professional football fields". The girls on high school cheer leading teams do not ware revealing outfits like the professional cheerleaders. The high school cheerleaders are very athletic. They succeed in doing flips, pyramids, acrobatic stunts, and very precisely choreographed dances. I would think that the high school cheerleaders deserve a bigger applause then the professional cheerleaders.

Imagery: He picked up a megaphone and directed a crowd in cheering: "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!" 
This is a example of imagery. Imagery is when you use words that create mental images for the reader. Imagery helps the reader visualize whats going on and really understand what the writer is trying to say. 

Repetition: Most NFL cheerleaders these days are known for their tight abs, sexy outfits...The sexy outfits didn't arrive until the 1970s.

This is a example of repetition. Repetition is the repeating of a word, phrase, or idea. 

Alliteration: "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!" and also "pom-poms"

These are both an example of alliteration. Alliteration is when words in a section begin with the same sound.

Original poems lll

Where I Am From
 Watch Me Grow
I am from dust, from Dover and Bewlery
I am from the dark
I am from the apple, the maple trees
I am from burping contests at Thanksgiving dinner and brown eyes, from Bill, from Dan, from Bob
I am from the fighters and the last minute workers
I am from making wishes on my birthday and wishing on eyelashes
I am from Christianity. Believing and loving God and Jesus
I am from New York, and beer and pretzels
From the time my dad ran around out side picking up all of the baby bunnies and putting them back in the nest because I wouldn't stop crying until he did, the time when my mom was laughing and holding me at the same time, the time when my dad came inside out of breath saying all the baby bunnies were back in their home
From the basement which holds all of the old family things. The old family photos that are stored in boxes waiting for someone to sort them, the old pictures I drew as a kid and the special memories about the past.

Just To Say 
Opps...I forgot again
I know I said that I would
But I truly just forgot
Things just keep piling up

I really met to do it
My room is in bad shape
Its really starting to stink

There is all different kinds of things
In there that I didn't even know I had
I guess it would use a good dusting or vacuum


I promise I will next week
You asked this task a while ago
for me to just clean my room
But I'm always just to busy


Magical powers 
Invisible
Once a day I wish I could
transform into something unseen
Something that could hide so easily
I guess you would call that invisible
Yes, I wish that I could be invisible
I could hide when you look at me
I could be gone when you mention me
Could you imagine you wouldn't need to deal with me
Lets say I could be invisible, what would I do?
Would I disappear when I was scared?
Would I hide when I didn't know what to say?
Yes, I think I would. You see
I wouldn't use this power for bad
No,  not at all I would use it to hide me
When everything gone wrong

Original Poems II

Ladder Poem 
Snowy night
Snow
Falling softly
Among my nose
Making me feel chills
Along my bare face
Making me smile
With teeth
Chattering

TERZANELLE

How I relax

Looking out from my bedroom window on my old chair I am curled

I stare into the darkness 

Wondering if I'm the only one who wonders about the world

I sit at my window and watch as snow piles begin to gather at my address

And make the green grass turn to while mounds of magic 

I stare into the darkness

I listen to the peaceful silence while its still snowing

I let my eyes close and just listen 

I listen to the sound of snow falling, of light winds blowing 

I can hear the sounds of the little critters eaten

I can hear my dog snoring in my living room

I close my eyes and just listen 

When I breath I inhale the cool air as if I am a vacuum

I let myself taste the coldness and pureness of the air

I can hear my dog snore in the living room

I am numb with relaxation every ware

I stare into the darkness

I let myself taste the coldness and pureness of the air

Wondering if I'm the only one who wonders about the world 

Free Verse 

Listen

Walking down the halls

Down the street 

Up the stairs to my room

With knowing exactly what I want to say 

and

When I want to say it

I want to share it but I fear  

That it will never be forgotten

I want to tell someone 

everything

all that I worry about

the stuff that I worry about the no one else 

does 

I don't want to be told that everything will be okay

I don't want to be told anything

I just want some one to simply 

Listen