Recently in Florida, there was an incident about a boy named Travyon Martin who got shot and was killed. A father named Robert Zimmerman called the police and reported that there was a kid outside with his hood on dressed in all black. The kid was not doing anything to harm he was just standing around but the guy felt threatened so he told the cops that he would go after him. Afterwards, a woman called the police saying that she heard a gun shot and a kid screaming not an adult. Robert Zimmerman was accused of killing Travyon Martin for no apparent reason.
I believe that Robert Zimmerman should be arrested and go to jail because he killed a kid who was not a threat. Many other people agree that this man might have been racist and deserve to go to jail. I believe that that is what should be done in this case. An innocent boy was killed because he "looked" as if he were causing trouble when he was not. If the Zimmerman had not attacked him, the boy would be alive today. He was only 17 years old. Robert Zimmerman is claiming that it was all for self defense, however this was a false claim. He went after the boy and he killed him so I believe that he should go to jail. I think that is what needs to be done about this case and hundreds of people will agree with me.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Blog Post Homework 2
A lesson I learned from How the Garcia Girls lost their accent, is a lesson about family. No matter what the girls went through or how bad it was, in the end, they were always backed up by their family and I loved that message. I know that sometimes I may fight with my family, but in the end I know that I do really love them and I would be so upset if anything happened to them. I also learned that no matter how hard some times are, a bond of a family will pull through. The Garcia girls went through a lot of tough times but in the end, they always had their family to back them up. I hope that my family is strong enough to endure tough times together and pull through as still a family. I know some families that do not even eat together or share each others lives but I do not want to be a family like that. I want to make sure that we will always stick together and go through tough times together as a family. In the future, I hope I learn to appreciate my family a bit more and really know how blessed I am to have a family that loves me through the good times and bad.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Blog Homework 1
http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/teens_sleep.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20322801/ns/health-childrens_health/t/academic-performance-top-cause-teen-stress/
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tips-reduce-stress
Lately, I have been going to sleep later and later due to the workload given by my teachers, and after school sports. Because of this, I have been tired in school, slower at practice and more and more unprepared for test and quizzes. These three articles talked about the two main things that have been affecting me physically and mentally; stress and sleep. I have been so stressed trying to maintain good grades while still balancing sports so much that I feel stressed all the time. One thing leads to another and because of this stress to do well in school, I began to stay up later and later resulting in lack of sleep. The article talked about how that lack of sleep is very bad and how it can cause other problems in the future. The average child gets about 6 hours of sleep every night then the recommended 8 hours of sleep needed to replenish the body after a long days work. Lack of sleep can also cause stress in school which I have been experiencing. However, stress and sleep can work both ways. A different article talked about how if someone is stressed in school then it can cause lack of sleep. Reading these few articles, I realized how important sleep can be in a teenagers life. Especially if the student is juggling sports and school like myself. I think that time mangement is a key part into less stress and more sleep. This good advice for everyone to take so that they will not have lack of sleep and do better in school. From these three articles, we can conclude that sleep and stress affect many things.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20322801/ns/health-childrens_health/t/academic-performance-top-cause-teen-stress/
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tips-reduce-stress
Lately, I have been going to sleep later and later due to the workload given by my teachers, and after school sports. Because of this, I have been tired in school, slower at practice and more and more unprepared for test and quizzes. These three articles talked about the two main things that have been affecting me physically and mentally; stress and sleep. I have been so stressed trying to maintain good grades while still balancing sports so much that I feel stressed all the time. One thing leads to another and because of this stress to do well in school, I began to stay up later and later resulting in lack of sleep. The article talked about how that lack of sleep is very bad and how it can cause other problems in the future. The average child gets about 6 hours of sleep every night then the recommended 8 hours of sleep needed to replenish the body after a long days work. Lack of sleep can also cause stress in school which I have been experiencing. However, stress and sleep can work both ways. A different article talked about how if someone is stressed in school then it can cause lack of sleep. Reading these few articles, I realized how important sleep can be in a teenagers life. Especially if the student is juggling sports and school like myself. I think that time mangement is a key part into less stress and more sleep. This good advice for everyone to take so that they will not have lack of sleep and do better in school. From these three articles, we can conclude that sleep and stress affect many things.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Blog Post 7
Today I watched our school musical The Drowsy Chaperone. That was the musical that was performed by fellow Wissahickon High School students. Going into the play, I had no idea what to expect from it because it did not have any background of the musical. However, as I continued to watch, the musical made me laugh numerous times. I loved the songs that were sung and i loved the excitement in the dance numbers. Basically the musical was about a number of weddings going on at the same time and the crazy stuff that happens in between that ultimately leads to a happy ending. I loved the acting and the singing. The songs were my favorite part of it all. I would recommend this to people because it was fun to watch and really enjoyable. The plot was a little slow at first but soon it was very funny and kept me laughing the whole time. The students were great actors and made me believe that they were actually that character.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Blog Post #6
In ten years i'll be...
In ten years, i see myself as either studying and working as a pediatrician or being a teacher at an elementary school. I want to be a doctor because I want to help people as well as work with kids. I can see myself as a teacher because i love to work with kids and i feel that i can have a lot of fun with them. I picture myself close to getting married because I will be 26 by then. And i also see myself living in my own apartment away from my parents, driving and owning a credit card. I feel that in ten years I will be more independent than i am now just because I will be in out of college and more mature. I cannot wait to start being more independent and on my own. I think I will still around this area because my family is here and family is really important to me. If i were to move, i think i would like in Maryland or New Jersey, not too far from here. In ten years I would hope that I was either a doctor or teacher and helping people. I hope that this can come true for the future.
There are 3.5 months left of junior year...
There are 3.5 months left of junior year, i hope that in this time I can really get my act together and start focusing on my future. Throughout all my high school years, this is the year that I have most slacked. My grades are not as good and I am not trying to my fullest potential. I hope that I can really get my act together by the end of the year and be able to leave with good grades. I also want to motivate myself to study hard for the SATS. I hope that i can really focus and drive myself to do really good. I know that I can do really good if I try but I just got really lazy this year. I hope that I can shake that off and really dive head in to my work and make up for all the work that I slacked on. There is no other junior year, and I really do not want to regret not trying when im applying for colleges later in the near future. I know I can do this and I am going to pick up the slack and end with a bang.
The thing that annoys me the most...
The thing that annoys me the most is when people are rude, obnoxious and they think they are better than other people. I know everyone has a little bit of that in them sometimes but I feel that some people go overboard with it. For example, people in my lunch always yell and dance and rap and I do not find that necessary. It obnoxious, its rude and they do not consider anyone else but themselves. Also some people just think because they have nicer clothes or richer parents that they are better than other people and that really makes me annoyed. It annoys me because its not true and even though they might be a little more spoiled, it does not make them better. It just makes them seem more glamourous and ultimately makes the kids unable to be independent without their parents money. But, I get really angry when people are unnecessarily rude to other people for no reason. I don't understand why its so hard to say thank you, or hold the door once in a while. Some people just grew up with no manners and disrespect teachers and I do not appreciate that.
In ten years, i see myself as either studying and working as a pediatrician or being a teacher at an elementary school. I want to be a doctor because I want to help people as well as work with kids. I can see myself as a teacher because i love to work with kids and i feel that i can have a lot of fun with them. I picture myself close to getting married because I will be 26 by then. And i also see myself living in my own apartment away from my parents, driving and owning a credit card. I feel that in ten years I will be more independent than i am now just because I will be in out of college and more mature. I cannot wait to start being more independent and on my own. I think I will still around this area because my family is here and family is really important to me. If i were to move, i think i would like in Maryland or New Jersey, not too far from here. In ten years I would hope that I was either a doctor or teacher and helping people. I hope that this can come true for the future.
There are 3.5 months left of junior year...
There are 3.5 months left of junior year, i hope that in this time I can really get my act together and start focusing on my future. Throughout all my high school years, this is the year that I have most slacked. My grades are not as good and I am not trying to my fullest potential. I hope that I can really get my act together by the end of the year and be able to leave with good grades. I also want to motivate myself to study hard for the SATS. I hope that i can really focus and drive myself to do really good. I know that I can do really good if I try but I just got really lazy this year. I hope that I can shake that off and really dive head in to my work and make up for all the work that I slacked on. There is no other junior year, and I really do not want to regret not trying when im applying for colleges later in the near future. I know I can do this and I am going to pick up the slack and end with a bang.
The thing that annoys me the most...
The thing that annoys me the most is when people are rude, obnoxious and they think they are better than other people. I know everyone has a little bit of that in them sometimes but I feel that some people go overboard with it. For example, people in my lunch always yell and dance and rap and I do not find that necessary. It obnoxious, its rude and they do not consider anyone else but themselves. Also some people just think because they have nicer clothes or richer parents that they are better than other people and that really makes me annoyed. It annoys me because its not true and even though they might be a little more spoiled, it does not make them better. It just makes them seem more glamourous and ultimately makes the kids unable to be independent without their parents money. But, I get really angry when people are unnecessarily rude to other people for no reason. I don't understand why its so hard to say thank you, or hold the door once in a while. Some people just grew up with no manners and disrespect teachers and I do not appreciate that.
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