Leader

A leader is someone that was gone through bad times but corrected his life in a positive manner. He is a leader without trying .he has a positive force we people are with him he is peaceful but at the same time feels like he can change his life into a better way. Some who is positive sets a positive influence in the way he talks, walk & does his every day basis. Leader ship comes from some one who wants to better the world or to show there is a better way of living an easier life. Some on who is willing to sacrifice his freedom for a purpose.

Juan

Leader

A good leader.

I think if you are being a leader to get something out of it you aren’t looking out for the people that are following you. And you need to understand what the people are going through.

Boyd

Leader

What makes a good leader a good leader to me knows when to do something he also knows when not to do something he knows how to handle bad problems he knows when to tell the followers to go do something good or bad he is very good at what he does he has power and respect from every body.

angelo

Leader

I wouldn’t call myself a leader or a follower because if people look up to me it’s because i am being myself. I think a leader is when they take care of their family and they do it because there happy doing it not because they have to. I would say some people look up to me because who I am not who I hang out with. People think they’re koo when they do dirt but I like when the homies are real and they don’t care what other people think about who they are.

Small Steps: Ending

I thought the ending of the book sucked. They didn’t hook up or anything like that. They were hardly friends and he saved her life which was so cool of him. I also think that her being able to sing again is cool. Above all it sucked, but im tired. I am going to go to sleep earlier tonight so I stay awake. We should do this every day so I can listen to music because music is my life. Just like my dead brother I love music because I see it as he is still here with me even though we are different gangs. I cant wait til 3rd because I get to listen to music again. My favorite bands are icp ice cube and snoop dogg.

The Truth

The Truth

“What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth, your truth is important, yet is not the truth.” That was by Linda Ellinor. “The truth” what is it? I guess I don’t really know. I guess it means “the truth” to society. I really have no idea what it means. I think the truth is always the truth no matter who is saying it. So I really think what she is saying is pretty lame! I think I would actually like to understand what “the truth” is that she is talking about. It makes no sense to me. If we can’t see the truth no one can bla .. bla .. bla .. I don’t get it! UGH! Who is this lady anyways? I really think the truth is the best though. It will end up coming out no matter what so just make sure to be true to everyone around and yourself. Ok well back to school I go.

By: Kesha

Working Together

WORKING TOGETHER

I would have to say that working with two is better then doing things wrong. I myself like doing things on my own because I know what am about and I know what I can and cant do. So it aint always a bad thing when someone is trying to help you.

Rico

Desegregation

I don’t think that the prisons should be desegregated because most of the gang bangers that are there don’t get along with each other. Most of the time they only get along with the other guys from the same gang. Like surenos would get along with each other but not with the slobs. And if they were to desegregate the prisons then they would just cause a lot more problems for all the staff that works there. So if they want all hell to brake loose then they can go ahead and desegregate the prisons.

Oscar

Change

Change
Yes, I think a person can change. Its mostly on that person who needs to change.
Only you can change who you are no one else can do it and it is difficult to change after you have had the habit of not trying to change. You need to take step by step until you think you have reach that goal that you think that you have changed.
It also will take lots of time to change who ever you are, but you are who you are and no one can change that but you.

Landon

Funniest Thing

Ha ha the funniest thing that has ever happened to me is I was sitting on a wall by my house and there was a cart beneath me and under the cart mud. My boy friend was standing by my feet and by unlucky events I fell backwards into the cart the cart tipped over into the puddle. My boy friend went inside so I wouldn’t here him laughing I thought he went home. I went in side to take a shower well I realized I left something in the kitchen. I wrapped a towel around me to walk to the kitchen I get to the living room to find that my boyfriend was staring at me. Ya embarrassing

Gold Fish and THE life

Gold Fish and THE life Zack S.


The gold fish lives a life of shame but also lives a life much easier then everyone else. He doesn’t have to worry about the social life that the world does, or the problems in America, He doesn’t even have to worry about dating he just floats around doing nothing. Needing to look only for food but would it be worth it to have no fear and no problems over having no knowledge of the greatness of the world. should animals not be able to explore, just because we want another mall. I mean I would like to have more places to go but not for the price of other things’ survival. I don’t know I am just going as far as I can without hurting anything if I can help it (to an extent, I mean I need to live to.)

Change

So you will always know what you feel cause everything is physical and you will see your self change as you grow up. You will either change in a good way or in a bad way it depends on how you take the things you are going through and how you apply it in every day bases and if you gain anything from it or you learn from you mistakes. life is like a box a chocolates you will never know what you gonna get but if you know what you what you will know what you what. So if you want to make it in life it is up to you not people around you cause at some point in time they are going to die and you are going to be on earth by your self and you will have to depend on you self cause other people are going their own problems and things they have to do so they will be to occupied to pay attention to you or anyone else.

Juan

My Problems

The program
I am in a program called the journey focus and believe me they are the biggest freaks in the world so get this I was sent to dt then I came back to start the program over so I wasn’t that mad but I have been back for about a 2 weeks and there saying that if I don’t move up a level in 2 weeks then they are going to send me to a more stricter program and I am like what the crap and the level is 4 weeks min. and 3 months max. I really don’t know why they are freaking out.
And now they want to tell me this in only two weeks notice so if I don’t move up some one is going to die well not really. But it is pretty close. But this other kid went to DT and she came back one the second level and there are five levels by the way. But any way and she still hasn’t move up and she has been back for three weeks and they are not freaking out but there are on the white kid… racist pricks. It kind of makes me want too fill out a grievance form but it is really hard to fight the state when they are not on your side. So I will never win.
The only cool thing about the program is my proctor parents are tight.
I mean why in the heck are they getting so upset. Oh well. Thanks for reading my problems.


Johnathan

Love

I think that armpit and kaira is gunna go on a couple of more dates then ther going to get together and become boyfriend and gurlfriend. As I get more into the book I could tel u thet the manager is really getting mad cause Armpit is getting to get to know her more and they both are starting to fall for eachother.I also think that the manager is goin to end up killin karia cuase if he cant have her then noboby can that’s just my thought.

Change

Yes people can change, but sometimes it can be hard. At the same time it just depends on the person and what they want to change. I think that if you really put your mind to it and you really want the change to happen you can do it. First of all they got to set their minds to it in order for them to start to change. I think that for someone to change they got to be strong mentally because if their not then its going to be really tough for them.

Oscar

Love

Love
You need to know enough about them just like there name, age and what they like to do , like with me it only took me three days until I started to use the L word, because once you like someone and going out with them some people just get hooked on that person and start telling them that you love them that’s what happen with me but other people are much different then me most of them.
Actually, most of those people when they wait they wait until there almost engaged or married but not me I say it when ever I think I’m ready to say it.

Landon

Integrity

Integrity

I think integrity is just the way you live the honest life. Living in integrity would be a good thing. I think everyone should live the most honest life possible. I think you live honest lives by just doing the things your suppose to do. Just make sure to tell the truth no matter what. The truth is the best even though it will be hard at times the truth. But the truth will end up coming out no matter what so you should just me as honest as you can. Make sure to be as true as you can. The quality of being honest and have strong moral principles. That’s integrity in my mind.

By: Kesha

Trust

To be able to say I love a girl and actually mean it I have to trust her. If I cant feel that I can tell her anything and it will stay between me and her. And I have to know that she feels the same way about me. If I don’t know I wont show the way I feel.
Boyd

Change

Can people really change?
In my opinion people can change. Other people cant make them change. They have to want to change first, and then they have to except the fact that they need help. They have to change who they hang out with because they could change, but the second they step back into their old environment. Their going to go back to being the way they used to be before. They asked for help, and then they get back into trouble. “time can change me but I cant change me.” I think that phrase means that the only way to change is with time because you cant change over night, and you cant turn tine back to fix what you messed up with in life.

Stop Motion

Making Stop Motion Videos
By: Austin

What is a stop motion video? A stop motion video is a video that is made up of multiple pictures!

My friends and I love to make these videos because with them you can do stuff that is unrealistic such as, flying, floating, disappearing and things that are funny like riding a laundry basket like a car.

I have made a few videos like these. We have ones that I am floating and maneuvering around in a laundry basket. My favorite one is where I slide in and slap my friend Kyle in the face and he gets upset. He then chases me outside where I get in a laundry basket and take off. He gets in his car and starts chasing me. I slam into and he veers off the side but thinking I won was a mistake. He came back and slammed into me and knocked me into the curb where I crashed and burned. All that took about two hours, but it was only about twenty-three seconds of video. Also, it was about 320 different pictures.

So if you ever want to watch my stop motion videos, go to http://www.youtube.com/xjmhx91.

Point of View

I think what effects our point of view is determined by our experiences like if all you see is violence than you will think violence is good not bad that’s what I think is how our point of view is made by so anyways I`m so tired I like this way better than journal.its cooler because we get music I cant wait till 5th because I have my favorite subject.

Tyler

Mac Dre

I would like to to go see mac dre because he’s the best rapper ever and he’s the hyphest to, the more stupid u get the more hyphest it is. I would probably run a hundred miles to go see that cut throat well know that cut throats dead but still hella famous thou. He likes to dance out side of the car while the car is still going and he dances on the roof to and the hood of the car.

Rico

Violence

It is ok to use violence when someone like disrespects one of your family members because that’s your blood it’s a part of your life so of course you are going to be violent, your not gong to let someone just disrespect a part of your life that messed up.
Your going to do something about it, but another reason to use violence is when you have a girlfriend and other boys are hitting on her or doing something to her that you don’t like so of course you going to do something about it because that is the thing to do.



by Landon

Concerts

There are a lot of concerts I would go to see most likely metro station. I would choose that one cause I know most of their music and I absolutely love them. I would pay at least 100 dollars to see their concert and if any one wanted to buy my ticket well that sucks for them. I wouldn’t sell my ticket. A concert experience is whoa cant explain too much fun it gets crazy everyone screaming always fun.

Scalping

Scalping

I think it depends. I think that scalping can be bad but isn’t all that bad. I think that if your doing it just to make money and screw everyone else over its not ok but if you are doing it just because you need to get rid of them its ok. Sometimes you got the tickets for free or really cheap so its always going to sell for more than you got it for. So I say its ok if your doing it to just get rid of them and not because your just trying to get more money and screw people over.

By: Kesha

Perspective

What effect your point-of-view or perspective in a solution or problem.

1 - Someone told you the problem that he heard from someone or someone was in the conflict who had a totally different perspective in the solution or problem.

2 – someone might just heard little bits of the problem but does not have all the aspects to the problem so he put 2 on 2 & had his own view of the conflict.

3 – someone has some of the puzzle of the problem or solution. He puts two on two with someone else point of view or adds the parts of the story that he likes.


Juan

Violence

Violence when is it ok? I think its ok to use violence when you feel that you are in danger or if you feel that a person you know is in danger. But if you are upset that’s not an excuse. You should have enough self control to keep yourself in check.

Boyd

Easy Said as Done

Are things as easily said as done most people think it is but for a lot of people its not so easy like when people ask you to do something and say “ this is all you have to do and you done” but most people say “that’s all” with sarcasm and you try to do it but it doesn’t work for example last year at clear creek Doug said “all you have to do is get everyone across without talking” most of the kids couldn’t do it without talking so we had to start over a couple of times so I don’t think it is easier said than done.

Ben

Favorite Music

My favorite styles of music.
Austin

Everyone likes different types of music. My favorite kind of music is definitely Rock and Roll and metal! The reason’s why I like this type of music is because I like the fast paced styles.

Rock makes me feel a little more relaxed and chill. My favorite rock band is Aerosmith. I like this music because the slow style of Aerosmith is also energy packed and really gets its point out. Another rock band I like is also leaning towards a little more like metal. Metallica is one of my favorite bands as well! They have the same songs like Aerosmith but they also have faster stuff closer to metal, like Iron Maiden.

I like metal music because the even faster music gets me so pumped up! The shredding on the guitars and the deep styles like Atreyu or As I Lay Dying make my head spin! Another reason why I like these styles of music is because of bands like Killswitch Engage. Killswitch Engage incorporates incredible singing with some equally amazing screaming!

I play guitar and my favorite styles are, of course, metal and rock! I’ve been playing for two years and I am definitely getting better. I would like to learn the style of Eddie Van Halen and guitarists like Michaelangelo Batio as well as Paul Gilbert and Dan Jacobs. These guitarists are what I would like to play like someday! Until then I will just have to wait and keep on practicing!