I Believe Speech

In my ELA class we are doing I Believe speeches. The speeches are supposed to be about what do we believe in and why based off of our personal experiences. My speech is about how people aren't callow. Callow means when a person is inexperienced or immature. So my speech really says that  no one is nowhere near this definition because we all end up somewhere. Within what we learn now, it always leads us to tomorrow. We go up so far that it creates our future. I guess an easier word for callow is simpleminded. So what I mean is you aren't unexperienced or stupid because each day we individually illustrate something new. I think that my speech would lift up people's mindset about themselves because I personally know that at some point of every teenagers life we come to think that we are this definition.

Dinner Dance

Last night for one of our end of the year activities for eight grade our school had a dinner dance at a banquet. To me, as for we are graduating, I thought it was like a prom in middle school because it's activities went just like how it'll be when we're seniors. We go to Great American, we have a prom, and then we finally graduate to go to the next level for education. I could never compare how I felt last night like any other event. I had it just the way I wanted. I came home, wore one of my favorite burgundy dresses with my hair being its natural state with a little makeup, went to the event being welcomed by my friends, eating expensive looking food, and dancing my butt of like it was the last night I'd live. It was one amazing night with the best celebration. Even though earlier that day at school something happened that messed up my excitement for a little while, I still had my fun.

Activism Project Review:Girls Education Overseas

In class we've been presenting our own projects based off of activism. Activism means when you campaign for a society or world problem. My project was based off of girls education overseas. While I learnt about this certain topic I acknowledged that girls education in different countries is getting worse every year. For example, The U.S pays $26 billion each year just so all people around the world can receive basic education. And that's five percent less then what we give to the U.S military. I think that if the government wasn't spending money on war all the time and having their focus on it so much, we could help education overseas a lot more than how we are now. But because how I see America runs, our efforts to help aren't effective at all. If I were to be one of these girls I'd feel powerless and underestimated because I wouldn't be able to stop them from remove me from education I need for my future and I would be looked at dumb by people because I wasn't able to receive that information. I'd be looked at as if I wasn't worth anything because Ineouodnt be able to help out in things like I'd like to.

Class of 2017

Yep. You've guessed it. I'm writing about my last year in middle school. I know, Its sad, maybe even cliche. But, this year will be very interesting to me in many ways. I'll be in high school, experience things, learn difficult things, and create new friendships. But, this year will be very mournful for me. I'll leave friends that are practically family since I've known them all my years of schooling, I lose some based off their true colors showing, and I'd lose a lot more energy I'm losing right now. I can just think about how it was just yesterday when I was playing four Square in recess with my friends. Time goes by, not stopping for anything or anyone. I can just image the day of graduation. I'll definitely cry, because that's just the emotional person I am. Heck, I cried in fifth grade because I thought I was splitting from my people. No one had referred to me that I would see the same and new faces the very next three years of middle school. That was nothing. But this is totally different and it'll probably be worse when I leave high school. Moving from middle school to high school is probably the biggest step someone could take at my age now. This is the time when you actually get to live the moment instead of dreaming it. I just can't wait is there for me when the time comes.

"Forever..."Judy Blume

The first book I read the last quater of this school year is, "Forever..." written by Judy Blume. The novel is realistic fiction and it's mainly about a girl named Katherine Daziger and Michael Wagner. They're both seniors in high school and had met each other at a friends party. When they had seen each other, they couldn't have helped but looked at each other multiple times. It was technically love at first. After awhile they'd got together and spent as much of time together possible before they both went away to college. Throughout this book Katherine and Michael experience their firsts at things like physical relationships and teenage problems. As of how every teenager experience things around them, they take it very maturely and stick to their own pace respectively. That is until summer comes up, the month everyone dreams of after school, when their seperated due to summer jobs that are bot in different states for a long period of time.

      I personally like this book because it teaches and demonstrates that you shouldn't rushed to do anything you do or don't want to do. It also teaches how to respect others and be responsible with you choices. I'd recommend this book to people who can take mature content because it does talk about sexual interactions and teen suicide. Although this book is realistic fiction, the problems inside seem similar to reality problems. My favorite quote from this book is (Chapter 2:Page7), "It's true that I come on strong with my sarcastic act sometimes, but only when I'm interested in a guy. Otherwise I can be as nice and friendly as they come. Erica says that means I'm insecure. Maybe she's right – – I just don't know." I like this quote because I know for when I personally meet someone it's always as if I immediately put a mask on my face because I'm never confident in they way I might interact with that person. At points it's different also, it just determines the way they approach me. What I take out of this book is that you do t have to rush to do anything because you're not pressured to do things you don't feel comfortable doing. Taking your time is respecting your self and others. Thinking that the world isn't going to function because something bad comes up into your life is never the ending result. Things will get better and you'll learn from your experiences that you've faced.

Quick Write 2: Problems With Youth

I think a problem I'm facing is that us youth not having the confidence to say anything. The confidence to say that this is wrong or we have to stop this. I think basically we acknowledge what happens in our community but we dint do too much about it. Like on the news, you could hear how a school might get involved in protest or raise money for awareness to show that we do care. But I feel people really do t care what we say which discourages us. I think people might feel this way because they may think if what we say something about a problem, and nothing changes, it doesn't matter. I'm not saying that's it's our fault that we're not changing anything, I just think that more of the youth population needs to get involved to grasp others attention. Grasping others attention by little things can make a hugger impact on our confidence for better things.The more we have shows more that we want and need change for our future lives.

Quick Write 3: Powerful vs. Powerless

For anyone, there are times when people feel powerless. When they feel powerless, it's like when they feel like they aren't capable of doing something, such as accomplishing a goal. But people also feel powerful. When they feel powerful, it's like when they feel like they are strong and successful. For me I have felt powerful and powerless in times of my life. I remember when last year I went to my great aunts house and she'd asked me how were my grades doing everything containing school. At that time I was struggling with understanding the work and turning it in. I had told her that I didn't have the confidence to get help from my teacher because I didn't want to hold back any students that understood already for a period of time. She told me that I should have the confidence in anything in particular because I am the future. As this generation, what we do now determines what happens in the future. Meaning that we can control what can happen for the next generation to come. When she said this to me it made me feel powerful because it lets me know that I have the power to change anything and that no one can tell me different. Times when I feel powerless is when my parents or any adult in particular tells that I can't do something or have a say that contains for my life. Usually, goes to really saying that my opinion doesn't matter because to them it doesn't mean anything. When people do this, it makes me feel like I'm not worthy or capable to do anything. It gives me the hesitation to even demonstrate on how I feel. Especially when loved ones tell you this, it really brings me down and makes me think what's the purpose in trying.

 

Quick Write On: Like A Girl

What is the worst stereotype you see affecting our world on girls? Is it affecting you? Why is it so bad? I personally think that all stereotypes on young girls and women affect the world because to me it seems like it's trying to convince the world that we are not capable. That we aren't capable of being successful or strong minded and even helpful. I believe we are thought like this because maybe humanity might be afraid of what we can become. So they make us feel insecure about our choices and ourselves. It affects me that people think this way about me and my own gender because it's to far beyond insulting and judgmental. It feels like someone is looking at the outer part of me and takes it in to think about my flaws so that they'd "predict" that I'm not capable. They don't know my core. Not knowing how I really am on the inside is what starts these stereotypes. I love this quote by William Shakespear, "Though she be but little, she is fierce.", because I think its phenomenal and it characterizes all females in the world that we are capable of anything and be strong for anything.

Holocaust Movie: Life is Beautiful

     In the movie, Life is Beautiful, it was about a boy named Joshua who shared his holocaust story. It went from how his parents met to how he was a survivor.  Between the movie and our Holocaust Unit document reading they both share events like the Night of Liberation. They also both have similar actions like targets going onto train rides to the concentration or death camps, killings of false showers (gas chambers), survivors rescued by Americans and were sometimes reunited with people they knew, seperations from family, and death physically shown around the camp.

      Between both the movie and the reading, they're very different but also similar. I consider that they're both serious topics but the movie is like a family movie and the reading is something you need to read after that fact that'd you've learned about the holocaust. In the movie it shows how a family was created to how it ended in separation. The reading tells how that individual was currently suffering and how all the people around he/she was the same reacted the same. The things they'd have in common was that family members and friends did whatever they could so they can get out or stay alive with people they kneweven if it did cost the heroes life. They also have in common that there was peace and happiness before there was destruction.

     In the film it shows that life beautiful by showing how people used to live their live happy before transformation for destruction had become. Like when the mother and father had met and had a boy. In the movie it also shows how after the Germans had retreated from camp, the American and other soldiers came to rescue. These two examples from the movie shows that life is beautiful because it's at a time where life was okay for everyone before and after tragedy had happened. It also shows how life is beautiful because it shows how life can regain the happiness they've lost.

Holocaust Butterfly Poem Project: An Evening in Terezin

Teen Suicide

       Teen Suicide was about all different causes in wanting to commit suicide and stories from other teens that's drawn the to suicide because of that topic. A few main things that leads to suicide in a teenage life is stress, uncrontrolling sexually activities with people they know, figuring out if they're LGBT, being a victim of continuous bullying, addiction of drugs and alcohol, unsupportive families, and passed on depression. For an example on drugs, some teens think that drugs could help coping and managing stresss and violence. But when it doesn't the side affects of the addiction makes it worse which could cause depression. Also if depression runs in the family then its ok as long as you dont do anything else to increase then the right treatment should help overcome this specific adversity.
       In many of these chapters, it had real life stories on how a teen is begginning or already depressed due to different problems in their life and how they deal with it. On page 24, a girl was dealing with depression and her only way of working in progress to overcome it was e pressing her feelings with art. I think this is a great solution on how to solve your problems because doing something your great in and makes you happy brings more joy to yourself which can cause great healing. Showing how you feel in multiple perspectives can help bring healing from yourself and others around you.

Propanganda

Pr oganda is when people my either real life pictures or cartoon to help support what they believe in from a campaign. Like with Rosie Riveter, she influenced women to go into the workforce during WWII because we needed all the help we could get to win this war. This piece of propaganda according to Google Translation says, "Behind the Enemy: A Jew". This picture is simplely trying to state that the Jewish people were the number one reason why the whole east part of Europe was struggling. As throughout the whole holocaust, Jewish people were generating as the main targets to the Germans. This picture is effective to help people believe that the Jewish people are the problem to there troubling time because not only it says it but people will compare it with the things they know about them and do false information/stereotypes. Like Jewish people are known for their religion and how they can get and have goods amount of money. Some people would think that they wouldn't want to share the money that they were being selfish towards it. This picture shows a lot on how the hateful people just saw the Jews. They saw them with a Jewish star on their shoulders, had money, religious, and Jewish older men were known for their long beard and how they all almost look alike. From me personally I would never go to propaganda to see which side to defend because either it's good or bad it's tpstill your own opinion with a group of people agreeing. You could say anything about your topic without knowing actual facts about the person or thing.

Regret

The biggest thing I regret in life is not getting to know my grandpa, my dads dad, because when I was six he had passed away because he was very sick. At the time I felt like it was my fault that I'd never had a relationship with him because I couldn't even remember the last time I'd visiting. Him dying left me sad because I look back and I have no memory of him. It's impossible for me to elaborate on how he was as a person and how he looked like. I think back and I was never determined to spend time with him. I'd want to see my cousin and grandma and etc. The only thing I know from him now is that he used to drive my aunt, uncle, and dad down to this little town when they were 13 to teach them how to drive. To me it's not enough to fulfill that empty space because everyone I know
  I have multiple memories of them and just not having this specific one doesn't seem fair to him. If I could go back to that time before he had died I'd ask my parents to see him on the weekends to spend time together and go to church together like we do with our family. I'd want to spend a lot more quality time with him so that I'd know that he was a good man and how his personality was and how he looked as he aged more while I grew.

A Famous Person That I Would Spend the Day With Is...

If I could meet any famous person it would be James Cordan because to me he is a very funny and interesting person. I like how in his talk show, The Late Late Show, he always to be excited or happy to do things with well known celebrity's. Like one thing I like in his show is when he does Carpool with singers which he will interview them about recent events and sing some songs together of that singer. He very good at what he does and if I was to ever spend the day with him I would like to interview with One Direction again since last time they've seen each other they have a really fun time. I'd also be able to finally meet One Direction liked I've always dreamed of doing. If I was to ask him about anything, I would like for him to explain to me on how does he know which type of questions to ask to his guest of the show. I could he keep happiness around when they're talking about a serious topic. I think James Cordan is worth meeting because he brings joy to everyone who's near because a lot of people including me need that in their lives. I also think James is worth meeting because he also encourages people to persevere in things that person is doing so that they can have a good life just like he does which is having people by his side and doing what he loves.

Happiness is...

1.) Taking pictures
2.) Reading on Wattpad
3.)Going to my local pizza parlor
4.)Going to my friends house
5.)Playing my instrument
6.) Listening to my favorite music
7.) Watching movies
8.) Spending time with family
9.)  Eating
10.) Going out/Having fun

Message With A Commercial

The best commercial I saw from the Super Bowl was the Mercedes Commercial-"Born to be Wild". I liked this one because the message seemed as if the father was trying to figure out words to tell his daughter on how usually people think that men are better then women that a women's education and opinion would be less valid then a man while she is in a car race competing boys. But during the commercial it doesn't exactly say but the father says, " No, I can tell her that there can be a change." This part simply states from overall the whole video that us young girls are the next generation. We will prove our true position in the world to society that will bring people to the unexpected. We are just as intelligent and strong and whatever standards there are to be a superhero just like men are. Gender or race simply doesn't matter in this world because it doesn't support us with or actions in changing the world into a better place.

Learning From Our Arguments

The most terrible arguments I have been in are the ones that include my mom because it would mostly start off by our opinions about a topic being totally different from each other which we can become very defending about. These arguments can be so stressful that at the end we would still upset with each other and it'd take a couple of days for us to forgive each other. Though me and my mom have these arguments where we understand each other's opinions and where they come from. At the first she can summarize how I'm feeling about something that's going on in the house. Often from an argument I'll learn that I can't really fight with my mom because not only it's wrong but she's going to know more then me do to experiences in her life. If I need to go to her for advice I can because she's been my age before. She knows how to handle things better then I can.

Take it or Leave it?

    What was the best advice someone has given you? Did you use the advice? Did it help? The best advice I have gotten was from my mom saying to me just because one individual or a whole group thinks negatively about you and what you do doesn't mean you have to be effected by it. Yeah, we all have our limits but someone's negative opinion shouldn't hurt another. Leave the negativity with the negative mind. This advice my mom gave me did help me a lot growing up because often when I was younger a lot of kids would think poorly of me and when they would see my reaction to it they'd use it against me. After a while I'd often used her advice and it felt like all the negativity had stopped in my world because I was technically blocking it from my mind which I still do. When a person says something to me I don't like I ignore because we all have opinions and we can't change that. Now I'm carry this advice so strongly that I physically don't look effected by it. I didn't look or feel vulnerable like I used to instead I developed into a mature teen that can handle opinions more then a regular teen can at this time of age.

Fake it till' you become it

I think I need a confidence boost in actually doing things that I think that could help with my future be better for me. I know that when I'm older, I want to become a photographer but I'm always hesitating to do things. I'll think it through and I'll wonder if it is a good idea, if people will judge, will I actually become the thing I see myself in, will it happen. Basically I would do a lot of metacognition. Metacognition means to be thinking about you thinking. Over the years I've noticed that I'm the type of person who wants to do everything while I have the opportunity but most times it wouldn't happen because I think to much about the aftermath the could happen with one decision. To fake it until I make it I just need to start believing in myself that I can do it if I just put my mind into it and forget the negative things that could happen but notice in it that things can happen unexpectedly.

Where I'm From Poem

Im from humongous amounts of family care
Baby angel blankets and my own lullaby
Chipped white walls and butterflies, flowered tinkered room
My twin sister is part of where I'm from

I'm from "Girl you better watch your attitude!"
And "Your my baby's and there's nothing you can do about it. I love you!"
Checking my place and creating new joyful and some irritating moments everyday
Family is where I'm from

I'm from continuous changes
From Belieber to Directioners
From girly and then tomboyish to finally in between
From purple to red, to pink and yellow
And now to they color of the sky and rainbows too

I'm from Denny's to IHOP and sometimes breakfast for dinner
I'm from "What'd you want to eat today?" To " I'll just cook something that comes to mind."
Hamburger Helper Lagsana and Tacos
Baked treats to just Milk Chocolate

I'm from Christianity but exposed to publication
I can do my own thing in life but don't forget
Tradition is always the admission

Election Reflection

To me I believe that the election from 2016 in general was stupid and unreal. From both side candidates, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, they're choices of things that they wanted to change when they go into office was stupid. But I believe that Clinton was a lot more smarter and non-brutal about topics that would cause chaos throughout the country then Trump was. To, based off from the things I'm hearing and reading about him, he's a very risky man to be in office because 1, he wants to stop immigration in general because of what people "believe" that partially foreign people who come into  America is one solution that causes problems in this country and 2, cause considering on how he reacts with past other races and women you could easily tell that I still could or is acting in this way. When I found out that Trump would be president I was so scared for the people who would be trying to come into America, immigrants who came here and never passed the citizen test, and for the youth and their future. If immigrants are sent back to where they originated from then depending from where they came from some can be killed for leaving in their country. Others would be put back into their stressful lives that they wanted to run away from to have a better life. The youths future wouldn't be able to have free college and some wouldn't even be there to see the future because either they were immigrants or they don't have enough money for Trump's future plans. A lot of people won't be ready for what Trump has under his sleeve. In the present to the future I wouldn't like to get involved into politics because from what I've seen in the past up until now it's stressful and almost confusing because every time you turn away someone dies and nothing happens or government starts to to make up ideas on how to fix problems while they don't see how the citizens are trying to show them it won't be working or helpful enough for a better change. For the next election I believe that I will be legally able to vote and even to then I'm not all that excited but cause you'll never know who wants to run then. They can either be worse then what we're dealing with or better. Depending on who's going to run and what they want to do and fix during office then I might change my input on how I feel about politics and government but, it'll take some time to getting used to it.

Throwback Thursday🤗👶🏽

I remember when I was younger, whenever I got ready for school my dad would have me stand up on his and my mom's bed and he would help me get dressed while I would watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Channel. It was the best thing that made me happy when I woke up because since we did that everyday we would sing the theme song out loud together and laugh together when we tried to make the sound Goofy does. Now since I'm older I'll see all these new kid shows that are on and I wouldn't see any that I grow up watching like Electric Company, Marth Speaks, Word Girl, etc. Thery're all discontinued which makes me sad but things get older over time and people create things that has a knew interest for the next generation to come.

Spreading Kindess

     The most thoughtful I did over break was get my sister two presents. I know it's not much but I have never given her a gift for any type of celebration before. The first present I got her was 3 months before Christmas and it was a bracelet of a brand I have that tells what the definition of being a sister in an intelligent way with a flower charm that went along with the message. The second gift I got her came with the school because the week before we got on break our school was doing a fundraiser called Candy Grams. You would by 1 candy for a $1 and 6 for $5. With the candy can you could right a letter to that person and they would receive it the last day before break. I got her one while I didn't receive any. By her reaction with both gifts I could tell she loved them and was very surprised that I'd think to get anyone anything. At the end she still got me a funny card and $15, which made me happy too.

My Intention For The Next Year

Next year, I want to be different by changing the way how I respond to things I don't like and my attitude. I believe I should do this for the next year because for a LONG time I have said things I shouldn't say towards people who are related to me when Im angry or don't agree to something. Doing this for a long makes individuals kind of drift away from you because they'll really didnt want to deal with an attitude and being in fear if I'd just out of nowhere lash out on them. I think changing my attitude will help alot more in my life because it can cause better health for me and others. In 2017, I WILL answer people with a more positive thought after thinking twice before Ive said anything to prevent an argument.