I’m kind of glad school is over. I’m not graduating but its all good. My best memory would have to be going to the plays and stuff like that. This year went by so fast it was so much fun here I think I have changed a lot in just this one year.i see the value of life and I have made a lot of friends this year. I wish I could just stay at school but I’m going to go home. I will always remember this one year I’m just Tyler now nothing else and I have made friends with all the teachers. I’m just glad that its all over.
TY
Thursday, May 28, 2009
I feel that we need to start making changes because we don’t want to have another dictator like in every one of the movies and the graphic novel a part of being human is repeating history and our history has a lot of dictatorship and violence. I think that we all will have to change to make sure history doesn’t happen again. And our history has been judge mental I mean we have the starting of having a black president. Anyway I think the best example is like in swing kids the rebels because they didn’t believe in the same thing as there dictator believed in and they were sent to camps and killed and beaten just for there beliefs. They were also rebellious with the music they listened to. They were also judged for where they lived.
In persepolis it was the government that was trying to dictate what people could do and wear and say pretty much. The women had to wear a veil over there faces and no one could drink or anything fun like that. I believe that’s what will happen if the government gets to powerful. Its probably worse than a dictator because it’s the government.
In concluson I believe that its in all of our power the make a better world. No more violence and no poverty and no more hunger and every other problem so just stop and think what will happen when you don’t. look to the future and help others.
TY
In persepolis it was the government that was trying to dictate what people could do and wear and say pretty much. The women had to wear a veil over there faces and no one could drink or anything fun like that. I believe that’s what will happen if the government gets to powerful. Its probably worse than a dictator because it’s the government.
In concluson I believe that its in all of our power the make a better world. No more violence and no poverty and no more hunger and every other problem so just stop and think what will happen when you don’t. look to the future and help others.
TY
HOTEL RWANDA
In Africa there are 2 types of religion hutu’s and the tutsi’s
And in the beginning of the movie there are 2 girls sitting by each other
One hutu the other tutsi , which was weird cause if you have seen the movie
They hated rach other. The reason for that is there great grand parents.
Paul the hotel manager keeps his friends and family from
Getting killed by the hutu soldiers, he bribed them with everything
He had, money, jewelry, beer.
Paul is changing from a hotel manager to a hero by making
Sure everybody gets to safety and everybody gets fed. On his way
back from getting food, a hutu soldier told him to go the back way
so he did and the driver couldn’t cause it was all foggy ,when the fog
started to clear, there were hundreds of dead tutsi all over the road,
they have been chopped up and shot, there were kids and adults.
At the end of the movie they get the un to send troops that will
Get them to safety.
Kirk
In Africa there are 2 types of religion hutu’s and the tutsi’s
And in the beginning of the movie there are 2 girls sitting by each other
One hutu the other tutsi , which was weird cause if you have seen the movie
They hated rach other. The reason for that is there great grand parents.
Paul the hotel manager keeps his friends and family from
Getting killed by the hutu soldiers, he bribed them with everything
He had, money, jewelry, beer.
Paul is changing from a hotel manager to a hero by making
Sure everybody gets to safety and everybody gets fed. On his way
back from getting food, a hutu soldier told him to go the back way
so he did and the driver couldn’t cause it was all foggy ,when the fog
started to clear, there were hundreds of dead tutsi all over the road,
they have been chopped up and shot, there were kids and adults.
At the end of the movie they get the un to send troops that will
Get them to safety.
Kirk
Hotel Rwanda
My favorite quote was said by Cornel Oliver. he was a U.N. peace keeper in charge of protecting the lives at the hotel. His words were extremely important to me, and I quote “we are peace keepers, not peace makers.” I believe he meant that he must follow the rules of engagement, not to fire unless fired upon. That meant that they could not leave the hotel and just start shooting into random crowds of people. He was a great man who seemed to have no fear, at the time he only worried about the innocent lives at Hotel Rwanda. He did all he could to ensure he was at the hotel. Even when the Hutu’s entered through the gates after killing the guards he had posted their. He still kept his head telling his men not to fire. Soon after he begged Paul to let the refugees stay. I think that this part was crucial in helping Paul to open his eyes.
After Paul met cornel Oliver, and having seen nothing but death and destruction I noticed significant change in his personality and his ability to stay calm even when his family was in great danger. He wanted nothing more then to help as many people as he could. The big change was when he had been given a passport by Cornel Oliver to leave the hotel. When the time came to leave most the people at the hotel, he just couldn’t do it. He quickly got off the truck and said goodbye to his wife, thinking they would be safe. So he stayed with the people, he knew he probably wouldn’t make it.
I shall be keeping those words close to me. Not only are they meaning full in war or conflict, I can also see them being used in day to day life. I will never forget that movie, the lessons it has taught me have been stuck with me ever since we watched it. I shall always lead my life towards nothing but good, Paul is one amazing person, I wish I could have met him. He had great courage as well as Cornel Oliver.
Kevin
My favorite quote was said by Cornel Oliver. he was a U.N. peace keeper in charge of protecting the lives at the hotel. His words were extremely important to me, and I quote “we are peace keepers, not peace makers.” I believe he meant that he must follow the rules of engagement, not to fire unless fired upon. That meant that they could not leave the hotel and just start shooting into random crowds of people. He was a great man who seemed to have no fear, at the time he only worried about the innocent lives at Hotel Rwanda. He did all he could to ensure he was at the hotel. Even when the Hutu’s entered through the gates after killing the guards he had posted their. He still kept his head telling his men not to fire. Soon after he begged Paul to let the refugees stay. I think that this part was crucial in helping Paul to open his eyes.
After Paul met cornel Oliver, and having seen nothing but death and destruction I noticed significant change in his personality and his ability to stay calm even when his family was in great danger. He wanted nothing more then to help as many people as he could. The big change was when he had been given a passport by Cornel Oliver to leave the hotel. When the time came to leave most the people at the hotel, he just couldn’t do it. He quickly got off the truck and said goodbye to his wife, thinking they would be safe. So he stayed with the people, he knew he probably wouldn’t make it.
I shall be keeping those words close to me. Not only are they meaning full in war or conflict, I can also see them being used in day to day life. I will never forget that movie, the lessons it has taught me have been stuck with me ever since we watched it. I shall always lead my life towards nothing but good, Paul is one amazing person, I wish I could have met him. He had great courage as well as Cornel Oliver.
Kevin
If I where to live in a different place I think I would live in Amsterdam. People think drugs are all bad but I disagree depending on how you use them and why. Some drugs like magic mushroom or peyote I don’t think people should look down on, cause those drugs are not addictive and they make you think about things that you normly would not think about and in turn they can make you a smarter person. The thing that sucks about people being so agenst drugs is that most of those people that hate them so bad and want them gone is the people that have never tried them. Drugs can give you an understanding of life im not talking about hard man made drugs im talking about drugs that grow natruly. It sucks that the main reson drugs are illegal is because some people do not take them responsible and they make it so the public look down on drugs. But there is plenty of people that do drugs responabley. Think about it, if drugs made you completely stupid they would not be around cause anyone who took them would get caught.
Colton
This term is that last one of my whole high school life. I have been going to school for about 14 years now, 5 years straite with no break. Its not cause im dumb and cant learn its cause I would never fell like being in school sol I always sluffed with my friends. I am glad that school is almost over and I am ready to move on to collage. At first I was scared cause I was not sure how I was going to be able to move on with my life and start being an adult but now I have a better understanding and I have a plan so now I am starting to get exited about growing up. Im so glad that I don’t have to worry about not passing highschool anymore. Im not afraide that im going to be a loser.
Colton
If your going through hell keep going! I think this means that if your going through hell don’t stop and give up just keep going cause there is always an end to bad but there is never an end to goood so if your going through hell don’t give up. I think life really is what you make it. One way I know this is true is from experience. Like high school. It was majour hell but now that its almost over I am really exited cause I can do awesome things in my life now. Im more muture now so I think collage will be easyer then high school. A nuther example of when I was going through hell is with my girlfriend. I have been with her for 3 and a half years and we are still together. We have been together all through high school and sometimes that has been hard because sense we don’t go to the same school our curiosity about dating other people has caused problems but we worked out a way to stay happy by just taking a bread for a month and that’s all it took to make the curiosity away. People always tell me that 3 years is a long time but I really don’t think it is. 57 years is a long time, that’s how long my grandparents have been together.
Colton
Colton
This term is that last one of my whole high school life. I have been going to school for about 14 years now, 5 years straite with no break. Its not cause im dumb and cant learn its cause I would never fell like being in school sol I always sluffed with my friends. I am glad that school is almost over and I am ready to move on to collage. At first I was scared cause I was not sure how I was going to be able to move on with my life and start being an adult but now I have a better understanding and I have a plan so now I am starting to get exited about growing up. Im so glad that I don’t have to worry about not passing highschool anymore. Im not afraide that im going to be a loser.
Colton
If your going through hell keep going! I think this means that if your going through hell don’t stop and give up just keep going cause there is always an end to bad but there is never an end to goood so if your going through hell don’t give up. I think life really is what you make it. One way I know this is true is from experience. Like high school. It was majour hell but now that its almost over I am really exited cause I can do awesome things in my life now. Im more muture now so I think collage will be easyer then high school. A nuther example of when I was going through hell is with my girlfriend. I have been with her for 3 and a half years and we are still together. We have been together all through high school and sometimes that has been hard because sense we don’t go to the same school our curiosity about dating other people has caused problems but we worked out a way to stay happy by just taking a bread for a month and that’s all it took to make the curiosity away. People always tell me that 3 years is a long time but I really don’t think it is. 57 years is a long time, that’s how long my grandparents have been together.
Colton
I like about the movie is they cared about anther I like the swing kid because they were fighting for to help the Jews and they care about anther than just there self they tried to help anther as good as they can help anther they never give up being a swing kid some of his friend betray him but at the end they fight with each anther about why his friend turn on him they were all swing kids at first but jh made them join them one of them like being jh. But swing kids like to dance a lot he had to over come his friend death and keep swing kids going that was a challenges he never give up hj take his dad because he didn’t want to be one of them so he got killed by the hj.
HOTEL RWANDA
Is about people who are trying to save there self of the bad people who want to kill them because they say they are better than they are. They need to die Hutu are the one who don’t like the anther so they want kill all of them but pole is the guy who trying to save his family anther family he had home for them to stay in but the Hutu wants to kill them and they no were there live. But pole has cops there and he had army they don’t want to help pole at first but they help pole out later but at first they didn’t even care what happen to pole or his friend but at the end cops and navy helps them to get freedom cop guy didn’t want to help him at first but he did because if pole don’t tell the anther cops what happen he will get killed so he help pole going to tell them that he help them they think the cop did all of that stuff to the people pole going to tell them the truth. They get shot
Cole
HOTEL RWANDA
Is about people who are trying to save there self of the bad people who want to kill them because they say they are better than they are. They need to die Hutu are the one who don’t like the anther so they want kill all of them but pole is the guy who trying to save his family anther family he had home for them to stay in but the Hutu wants to kill them and they no were there live. But pole has cops there and he had army they don’t want to help pole at first but they help pole out later but at first they didn’t even care what happen to pole or his friend but at the end cops and navy helps them to get freedom cop guy didn’t want to help him at first but he did because if pole don’t tell the anther cops what happen he will get killed so he help pole going to tell them that he help them they think the cop did all of that stuff to the people pole going to tell them the truth. They get shot
Cole
Swing Kids
This movie was very good. I liked this movie because it showed how the Jewish people had to go through a lot to get what they wanted. This movie showed youth that put themselves in danger to do what they loved doing. They overcame many challenges and adversity. When they were forced to join the Hitler Youth they did what they were told, but when they went back home they were their own people again. The town these kids lived in was like a prison for them because they were always being watched and they could not do anything without the other Hitler Youth knowing.
The kids showed that they are willing to go to any extent to do what they loved to do. Dancing was their hobbie. They would do it even though they knew that it could get them into trouble. This showed that the kids were very brave and were not going to quit doing what they do just for an organization. These kids all overcame many challenges like getting up and doing what they believed they had the right to do. When Peter and Thomas first joined the HJ they did not really like it. It wasn’t until they seen things through the Nazi’s perspective that they started to succeed in the HJ activities.
Even though the kids were involved in the HJ they were still going out and dancing in the clubs. They knew what their consequences would be but they did it anyway. Eventually they were caught but they always seemed to get out just before the HJ seen that it wan them dancing. At the end of the movie it shows Peter being taken away to a concentration camp because he was caught in the club dancing. This showed that he didn’t care what the HJ thought about dancing he was going to be a Swing Kid forever and he let them know that when he was put into the back of the truck.
MaCee
This movie was very good. I liked this movie because it showed how the Jewish people had to go through a lot to get what they wanted. This movie showed youth that put themselves in danger to do what they loved doing. They overcame many challenges and adversity. When they were forced to join the Hitler Youth they did what they were told, but when they went back home they were their own people again. The town these kids lived in was like a prison for them because they were always being watched and they could not do anything without the other Hitler Youth knowing.
The kids showed that they are willing to go to any extent to do what they loved to do. Dancing was their hobbie. They would do it even though they knew that it could get them into trouble. This showed that the kids were very brave and were not going to quit doing what they do just for an organization. These kids all overcame many challenges like getting up and doing what they believed they had the right to do. When Peter and Thomas first joined the HJ they did not really like it. It wasn’t until they seen things through the Nazi’s perspective that they started to succeed in the HJ activities.
Even though the kids were involved in the HJ they were still going out and dancing in the clubs. They knew what their consequences would be but they did it anyway. Eventually they were caught but they always seemed to get out just before the HJ seen that it wan them dancing. At the end of the movie it shows Peter being taken away to a concentration camp because he was caught in the club dancing. This showed that he didn’t care what the HJ thought about dancing he was going to be a Swing Kid forever and he let them know that when he was put into the back of the truck.
MaCee
I realty like the quote “we acquire the strength we have overcome.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. This is one of my favorite quotes because it is true. Whenever we face something difficult in life and we overcome it, it makes us stronger. Because if you can stand up and face the problems in life then you can do anything.
In the movie Swing Kids there were a couple of teenagers love to swing dance. The problem is that were they lived swing dancing was not accepted it was against the law. The boys did not care though because they love it and eventually in the movie they get caught and a couple of them got forced to join army.
In the movie there all of them but one joined the army the one boy did not because he was crippled and they would not accept them. The crippled boy was weak he could not stand up and face the problems in life, he took the easy way out and killed himself instead of overcoming adversity and his challenges.
Stephen
In the movie Swing Kids there were a couple of teenagers love to swing dance. The problem is that were they lived swing dancing was not accepted it was against the law. The boys did not care though because they love it and eventually in the movie they get caught and a couple of them got forced to join army.
In the movie there all of them but one joined the army the one boy did not because he was crippled and they would not accept them. The crippled boy was weak he could not stand up and face the problems in life, he took the easy way out and killed himself instead of overcoming adversity and his challenges.
Stephen
The topic and the quote that I am writing about is persepolis, and overcoming adversity and challenges. In the book, an Iranian girl named Marji overcomes challenges and adversity from oppression from her country. She also over comes the challenges of growing up. Another challenge she over comes is standing up for her freedom, questioning authority, being her own person, standing up for what is right.
In the book persepolis, Marji over comes the oppression from her country. When she was young, She tries to learn all she can about her country. Marji also tries to go with her parents to protest the king. Another thing she over comes is all the bombing and war that is around her.
Some challenges and adversity she has over come when growing up is all the religious oppression, and from the government, and from her peers. In the country to Iran, all women have to wear a veil, to cover them selves. It its also illegal to have certain things, epically from America. But she finds a way to get around that. As she got older, she was sent to Austria for a few years, where she overcame many challenges such as oppression from the locals, drugs, money problems, sleeping on the streets.
The last thing marji does that over comes challenges and adversity is standing up for what she believes in, rebelling against authority, and fighting the system. She becomes a punk and starts to question authority from the religious police, her teacher etc. She stands up for what she believes in, by not conforming to the rest. She dresses like a punk, speaks her mind, and goes to parties even though its illegal.
Jesse
In the book persepolis, Marji over comes the oppression from her country. When she was young, She tries to learn all she can about her country. Marji also tries to go with her parents to protest the king. Another thing she over comes is all the bombing and war that is around her.
Some challenges and adversity she has over come when growing up is all the religious oppression, and from the government, and from her peers. In the country to Iran, all women have to wear a veil, to cover them selves. It its also illegal to have certain things, epically from America. But she finds a way to get around that. As she got older, she was sent to Austria for a few years, where she overcame many challenges such as oppression from the locals, drugs, money problems, sleeping on the streets.
The last thing marji does that over comes challenges and adversity is standing up for what she believes in, rebelling against authority, and fighting the system. She becomes a punk and starts to question authority from the religious police, her teacher etc. She stands up for what she believes in, by not conforming to the rest. She dresses like a punk, speaks her mind, and goes to parties even though its illegal.
Jesse
I relate to this story by like when she was doing drugs and hanging with bad friend I relate to that .when I was hang with friend I think everyone should read this book its funny lot better than a book ant that long lots of good stuff in the book tell u about how she grow up like how her family lived how she live on the street I just think it’s a good book I think author should read this book to and this book has good pic in it and a lot of funny stuff in the book it a good book I didn’t like when the pages got long but I still think the book a good book and other should read the book it funny book sad book has everything in the book
Cole
Cole
Friday, May 22, 2009
I relate to this story by like when she was doing drugs and hanging with bad friend I relate to that .when I was hang with friend I think everyone should read this book its funny lot better than a book ant that long lots of good stuff in the book tell u about how she grow up like how her family lived how she live on the street I just think it’s a good book I think author should read this book to and this book has good pic in it and a lot of funny stuff in the book it a good book I didn’t like when the pages got long but I still think the book a good book and other should read the book it funny book sad book has everything in the book
Cole
Cole
My thoughts and feelings on the book Percepolis is that it’s a really good book and that I can actually relate to it. What I like about the book is that I can relate to it and that Marjane thinks a lot like me, and she acts a lot like me. What the purpose of reading this book is to break the stereotype that not everyone in Iran is a bunch of terrorists who wears towels on their heads and just go blow stuff up because they hate everyone. Also it’s to reverse the memory for all the people who died to make Iran a more free place. I already have recremended this book to my friends. What I think will happen in the end is that she’ll figure out what she needs to do in life to get back on track.
Jesse
Jesse
Persepolis
I actually really liked the book. it has taught me a lot about Iran. Most people are hearing a lot of bad thing Iran, but really their culture isn’t all that bad. I wish I could read more of this and learn more about the culture. I can’t believe that they really had to go through things like that, such as bombings and protests. I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone willing to read.
Everyone has a past. I hear a lot of kids here saying they have it bad in life. After reading this I can’t bring myself to accept that I or anyone else has had it worse than her. My friend is the only person who I think has been through something similar. I’m not at liberty to tell hers story. So in the end I would say that I would defiantly read this again in later life, this is a great book and has taught me to keep my head in bad situations. I hope you read this in the future.
Kevin
I actually really liked the book. it has taught me a lot about Iran. Most people are hearing a lot of bad thing Iran, but really their culture isn’t all that bad. I wish I could read more of this and learn more about the culture. I can’t believe that they really had to go through things like that, such as bombings and protests. I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone willing to read.
Everyone has a past. I hear a lot of kids here saying they have it bad in life. After reading this I can’t bring myself to accept that I or anyone else has had it worse than her. My friend is the only person who I think has been through something similar. I’m not at liberty to tell hers story. So in the end I would say that I would defiantly read this again in later life, this is a great book and has taught me to keep my head in bad situations. I hope you read this in the future.
Kevin
Friday, May 15, 2009
This has been a good year I cant believe it’s almost over it feels like it just started a couple months ago. It is weird for me to go through a full year of school. I have never lasted a full year of school until now I was always sluffing or staying home. I hated school I regret not going because now I wont graduate when I should have because I’m far behind in credits so I have to go through a whole another year of school. I will graduate though I’m going to go to collage for my culinary arts degree. I’m going to make it big time I hope I love to cook and I want to be the best.
TY
TY
Journal
One of the things I wrote in my journal is to over come getting my school done or stay away from friends who do bad stuff. Than can stay out of trouble than .I show my mom that I can do good and I never stop trying .I want to get school done but have not over come it yet when. I get everything done that .I need to do like getting my fines paid have over come it yet everyone think. I am going to do nothing in my life but I am going there make some thing some day. I don’t care what they say
Because. I am going to stay in school I will show them .I can do something with my life but its going to take a lot of work to get there .I want to over come it. I want to overcome playing drums never stop Intel I get it done. I never stop so I need to try more first I need to start not so good but I keep on trying .I can get it done for sure. I going to do good in school all good stuff like that.
Cole
One of the things I wrote in my journal is to over come getting my school done or stay away from friends who do bad stuff. Than can stay out of trouble than .I show my mom that I can do good and I never stop trying .I want to get school done but have not over come it yet when. I get everything done that .I need to do like getting my fines paid have over come it yet everyone think. I am going to do nothing in my life but I am going there make some thing some day. I don’t care what they say
Because. I am going to stay in school I will show them .I can do something with my life but its going to take a lot of work to get there .I want to over come it. I want to overcome playing drums never stop Intel I get it done. I never stop so I need to try more first I need to start not so good but I keep on trying .I can get it done for sure. I going to do good in school all good stuff like that.
Cole
When it’s dark enough you can see the stars
This can obviously be taken literally and easy to understand. I tried to take it in more the metaphoric sense. First this made me think of when you’re camping. It’s easier to see the stars because there isn’t the pollution of the city lights. Everything is clear and peaceful. I think he meant that sometimes things might be dark and difficult. So we just need to stay positive and clear our minds to find our way through the difficult times. It also reminds me something the Buddhists say, and that is goods day are not good days with out the bad days.
Grant
This can obviously be taken literally and easy to understand. I tried to take it in more the metaphoric sense. First this made me think of when you’re camping. It’s easier to see the stars because there isn’t the pollution of the city lights. Everything is clear and peaceful. I think he meant that sometimes things might be dark and difficult. So we just need to stay positive and clear our minds to find our way through the difficult times. It also reminds me something the Buddhists say, and that is goods day are not good days with out the bad days.
Grant
I cannot wait until graduation. I am finally going to be done with high school.
My dad and my sister are coming down for it; this is really cool because me and my dad barely even talk. Also my grandparents are going to be coming down to it. I am excited because when they come they are going to be bringing my car. They are a little upset at me right now because they did not know that I got piercings and a tattoo until yesterday, but the only one that seems to have a problem with is my dad. But once graduation is all over with and I take a couple of months to just chill I am going to be going to Utah Valley University. I either want to go into social work or be a pharmacist. I think I would rather go into social work because I like helping people and I can relate to the situation that the kids I would be helping are in. But also it would be cool to be a pharmacist because they make sixty finve bucks and hour. So I am not quite sure what I want to do yet.
Stephen
My dad and my sister are coming down for it; this is really cool because me and my dad barely even talk. Also my grandparents are going to be coming down to it. I am excited because when they come they are going to be bringing my car. They are a little upset at me right now because they did not know that I got piercings and a tattoo until yesterday, but the only one that seems to have a problem with is my dad. But once graduation is all over with and I take a couple of months to just chill I am going to be going to Utah Valley University. I either want to go into social work or be a pharmacist. I think I would rather go into social work because I like helping people and I can relate to the situation that the kids I would be helping are in. But also it would be cool to be a pharmacist because they make sixty finve bucks and hour. So I am not quite sure what I want to do yet.
Stephen
I think the quotes are pretty cool. I like the one that was by the General Patton. It said “it’s not a matter of your dying for your country its make the other bastards die for there’s” because I think its pretty cool. It’s also pretty funny because it’s true. I also think that it’s seen that way from everyone.
I can’t wait until Wednesday because I find out what day I’m getting released from my program. This was a cool year because I met a lot of cool people and wrote a lot of stories. I learned a lot from the people and the teachers that’s cool. This was my first full year in school. And I will be able to go to collage that’s the best.
TY
I can’t wait until Wednesday because I find out what day I’m getting released from my program. This was a cool year because I met a lot of cool people and wrote a lot of stories. I learned a lot from the people and the teachers that’s cool. This was my first full year in school. And I will be able to go to collage that’s the best.
TY
Adversity & challenges
I know I can over come adversity and challenges. When challenges occur, you must make your best judgment on how to overcome them. I will overcome all obstacles! I will make sure that I make it through high school I only have 8 more days and this is now my main priority! Problems get in the way, but from now on I’m going to let them pass right over me. School is more important to me then money, then family. Even though family is extremely important to me, I have to let them know that I have to worry about me sometimes and that is what I’m going to half to do. As you can tell, I usually speak of things that are on my mind. I’m so close graduation is in my reach! I just need to focus and for these last 8 days I will need to kiss butt to make this happen. I hope teachers will forgive me and give me another chance.
Kevin
I know I can over come adversity and challenges. When challenges occur, you must make your best judgment on how to overcome them. I will overcome all obstacles! I will make sure that I make it through high school I only have 8 more days and this is now my main priority! Problems get in the way, but from now on I’m going to let them pass right over me. School is more important to me then money, then family. Even though family is extremely important to me, I have to let them know that I have to worry about me sometimes and that is what I’m going to half to do. As you can tell, I usually speak of things that are on my mind. I’m so close graduation is in my reach! I just need to focus and for these last 8 days I will need to kiss butt to make this happen. I hope teachers will forgive me and give me another chance.
Kevin
Challenges and Adversity
I have always been a good student. Overcoming adversity and challenges has helped me with how good I do in school. There are many people who have told me that I don’t stand a chance at graduating. At one point I believed what they said and just stopped going to school altogether because the challenge seemed like it was impossible to achieve. It was when I moved to Price that I started to work harder and was actually able to focus on going to school instead of staying up late and partying with people who claimed to be my friends. I later found out that these people were the main reason why I was not going to be able to graduate when I wanted to. They were making me miss school to chill, and it just wasn’t worth it. I now realize that working hard to overcome challenges and adversity usually pays off in the end, and it all becomes worth while.
By. MaCee
I have always been a good student. Overcoming adversity and challenges has helped me with how good I do in school. There are many people who have told me that I don’t stand a chance at graduating. At one point I believed what they said and just stopped going to school altogether because the challenge seemed like it was impossible to achieve. It was when I moved to Price that I started to work harder and was actually able to focus on going to school instead of staying up late and partying with people who claimed to be my friends. I later found out that these people were the main reason why I was not going to be able to graduate when I wanted to. They were making me miss school to chill, and it just wasn’t worth it. I now realize that working hard to overcome challenges and adversity usually pays off in the end, and it all becomes worth while.
By. MaCee
Friday, May 8, 2009
Adversity
I guess you could say I'm pretty lucky because I have had it pretty easy. The hardest thing in my life is dealing with my dad who is a drug addict. I'm really glad I don’t talk to him anymore. My life has been so much better with out him. Lots of people don’t like me and I get a lot of shit because I'm straight edge. Just because some straight edge kids beat people up cause they do drugs that’s not how I am. I have respect for everyone and their choices. That is the adversity in my life.
Grant
I guess you could say I'm pretty lucky because I have had it pretty easy. The hardest thing in my life is dealing with my dad who is a drug addict. I'm really glad I don’t talk to him anymore. My life has been so much better with out him. Lots of people don’t like me and I get a lot of shit because I'm straight edge. Just because some straight edge kids beat people up cause they do drugs that’s not how I am. I have respect for everyone and their choices. That is the adversity in my life.
Grant
FIRE
One particular day, in the instant I pushed the fire button on the blasting machine I immediately knew we were in deep trouble. The marsh shot up and toward us like a giant wall of mud, stumps and trees.
My instant reaction was to run. In fact, I turned and instantly broke into a full stride! Moments later, debris was hitting the ground around me. Unable to dodge what I couldn’t see, I stopped and turned around to avoid being hit. Fortunately when the dust settled, I was still alive, and able to take away a valuable insight about change management during times of challenge and sudden, difficult, unpleasant adversity.
Kirk
One particular day, in the instant I pushed the fire button on the blasting machine I immediately knew we were in deep trouble. The marsh shot up and toward us like a giant wall of mud, stumps and trees.
My instant reaction was to run. In fact, I turned and instantly broke into a full stride! Moments later, debris was hitting the ground around me. Unable to dodge what I couldn’t see, I stopped and turned around to avoid being hit. Fortunately when the dust settled, I was still alive, and able to take away a valuable insight about change management during times of challenge and sudden, difficult, unpleasant adversity.
Kirk
FAMILY
To the extent that the story of my present life has a dimension beyond the purely personal, I suppose it’s an account of becoming an orphan. My mother and father died within 11 months of each other in 2007 and 2008. One realization does dawn upon the death of the second parent, namely that you’ve now moved into the green room to the River Styx. You’re next. Another thing about parental mortality: No matter how much you’ve prepared for the moment, when it comes, it comes at you hot, hard and unrehearsed.”
Kirk
To the extent that the story of my present life has a dimension beyond the purely personal, I suppose it’s an account of becoming an orphan. My mother and father died within 11 months of each other in 2007 and 2008. One realization does dawn upon the death of the second parent, namely that you’ve now moved into the green room to the River Styx. You’re next. Another thing about parental mortality: No matter how much you’ve prepared for the moment, when it comes, it comes at you hot, hard and unrehearsed.”
Kirk
Challenges
When I have challenges I can learn from what I go through. Like when I was D.T. I tried to do good for I could home and now all I got to do is to do good. When I am in this program and anther challenge was to get good grades. I want to try hard to over come this. Just doing good so I can go back home and stay home not keep on getting sent away because I an sick of doing bad stuff. And I am just going to do good and than I can go back home. If I stay to of trouble and do good in school and get my grads up and than I be home but for now. I got to get a job and pay my fines and when I get all my fine paid it look good in court and when I get my grads up. I will do good and working on getting all my credits up I beadle to get to get my ged . And I want to be better at biking and stacking. And I want to be a personal trainer . And I want to go to school to be a personal trainer. I want to be a pro biker but I need to get out of all of this law stuff first and when I go back home. I am going to do good its going to be a challenges.
Cole
When I have challenges I can learn from what I go through. Like when I was D.T. I tried to do good for I could home and now all I got to do is to do good. When I am in this program and anther challenge was to get good grades. I want to try hard to over come this. Just doing good so I can go back home and stay home not keep on getting sent away because I an sick of doing bad stuff. And I am just going to do good and than I can go back home. If I stay to of trouble and do good in school and get my grads up and than I be home but for now. I got to get a job and pay my fines and when I get all my fine paid it look good in court and when I get my grads up. I will do good and working on getting all my credits up I beadle to get to get my ged . And I want to be better at biking and stacking. And I want to be a personal trainer . And I want to go to school to be a personal trainer. I want to be a pro biker but I need to get out of all of this law stuff first and when I go back home. I am going to do good its going to be a challenges.
Cole
ADVERSITY AND CHALLENGES
In times of great distress you can literally hear something that no one would ever tell anyone secret wise. Is there a secret that no one else knows but you? I have plenty, will I ever tell anyone these secrets? Not sure. I guess it will come when the time comes.
I compare challenges the symbol of a mountain, like our mascot. I to hike and climb mountains weather its with a group of boy scouts or just me by myself. I have always loved the mountains they are a silent symbol of great power, of a great challenge, in witch most people would never think of climbing it is sad to hear most people or a close friend hiking with you complain and threaten himself to turn around.
The Hikers Creed
By Kevin G
A hiker does not quiver when given word of a great challenge,
He does not complain or ask to turn around.
He simply listens to the woods knowing they will keep him safe, safe from the struggles
of a callous city below.
As this lonely hiker follows this creed and the oath of the woods as a promise not to liter or hurt a growing tree
then this lonely hiker will meet with a success most people will never experience with a growing bush of cotton in their hands.
As this lonely hiker climbs, the mountain speaks with a voice so cooling yet so strong “ill see you at the top”
In times of great distress you can literally hear something that no one would ever tell anyone secret wise. Is there a secret that no one else knows but you? I have plenty, will I ever tell anyone these secrets? Not sure. I guess it will come when the time comes.
I compare challenges the symbol of a mountain, like our mascot. I to hike and climb mountains weather its with a group of boy scouts or just me by myself. I have always loved the mountains they are a silent symbol of great power, of a great challenge, in witch most people would never think of climbing it is sad to hear most people or a close friend hiking with you complain and threaten himself to turn around.
The Hikers Creed
By Kevin G
A hiker does not quiver when given word of a great challenge,
He does not complain or ask to turn around.
He simply listens to the woods knowing they will keep him safe, safe from the struggles
of a callous city below.
As this lonely hiker follows this creed and the oath of the woods as a promise not to liter or hurt a growing tree
then this lonely hiker will meet with a success most people will never experience with a growing bush of cotton in their hands.
As this lonely hiker climbs, the mountain speaks with a voice so cooling yet so strong “ill see you at the top”
ADVERSITY AND CHALLENGES
In times of great distress you can literally hear something that no one would ever tell anyone secret wise. Is there a secret that no one else knows but you? I have plenty, will I ever tell anyone these secrets? Not sure. I guess it will come when the time comes.
I compare challenges the symbol of a mountain, like our mascot. I to hike and climb mountains weather its with a group of boy scouts or just me by myself. I have always loved the mountains they are a silent symbol of great power, of a great challenge, in witch most people would never think of climbing it is sad to hear most people or a close friend hiking with you complain and threaten himself to turn around.
Kevin
In times of great distress you can literally hear something that no one would ever tell anyone secret wise. Is there a secret that no one else knows but you? I have plenty, will I ever tell anyone these secrets? Not sure. I guess it will come when the time comes.
I compare challenges the symbol of a mountain, like our mascot. I to hike and climb mountains weather its with a group of boy scouts or just me by myself. I have always loved the mountains they are a silent symbol of great power, of a great challenge, in witch most people would never think of climbing it is sad to hear most people or a close friend hiking with you complain and threaten himself to turn around.
Kevin
Adversity and challenges that I have over come would be how I am the only punk kid in this school, if not this whole city, also known as redneckville. I still keep to my beliefs and still dress how I want because I don’t care what other people think. I choose not to follow the set standards of society. I choose to be my own person, to think for myself. I over come the challenges of being an indivisual when everyone else wants me to be just like them. Society wants me to dress nice, have short hair, believe in God, not swear, drink or smoke. But I choose not to follow this set standard, so I’m an outcast. It’s challenging, but I’ve over come it.
Jesse
Jesse
Adversity and challenges are a part of life you can’t avoid them but I think you can learn how to overcome them. Most people wish that these two characters did not exist. But with out these life would not be interesting at all. To tell you the truth I think life would be very boring because if we didn’t have challenges we would not learn new things and grow. _
Everyone who has been on the path to success or is successful has had to overcome adversity and challenges. But I know for a fact it can be done even though Sometimes things don’t go my way it’s just a part of life.
When I want something but it’s a challenge to get I try to put my mind and energy on what I wish to experience because if I don’t it will be impossible to do or get.
My life is constantly nudging at me trying to get me to spread my wings by pushing me off of one cliff or another in the hopes that one day i will discover that I can fly and sore through life and that i have talents and I can rise to new heights that I never thought I could. That’s the whole purpose of adversity and challenges and what they are all about.
Colton
Everyone who has been on the path to success or is successful has had to overcome adversity and challenges. But I know for a fact it can be done even though Sometimes things don’t go my way it’s just a part of life.
When I want something but it’s a challenge to get I try to put my mind and energy on what I wish to experience because if I don’t it will be impossible to do or get.
My life is constantly nudging at me trying to get me to spread my wings by pushing me off of one cliff or another in the hopes that one day i will discover that I can fly and sore through life and that i have talents and I can rise to new heights that I never thought I could. That’s the whole purpose of adversity and challenges and what they are all about.
Colton
Challenges
Some challenges I have overcome was working hard to get out of Genesis and constantly working on schoolwork to catch up on my credits. Also I have overcome the urge to do drugs. My body now feels more energized, and I feel more refreshed when I wake up.
Some challenges that I would like to overcome would be to graduate early so I can go to college, to get out of my proctor home, and last to go home and live with my family again.
Sometimes I feel like I am going through hell. I think this means that when times are hard to keep moving on because it will get better if you just take the time to keep trying and not give up. This relates to my life because there have been many obstacles that have gotten in my way of achieving my goal, and I felt like I just should give up. But I kept trying to make myself better and eventually that goal turned into another memory of mine.
By: MaCee
Some challenges I have overcome was working hard to get out of Genesis and constantly working on schoolwork to catch up on my credits. Also I have overcome the urge to do drugs. My body now feels more energized, and I feel more refreshed when I wake up.
Some challenges that I would like to overcome would be to graduate early so I can go to college, to get out of my proctor home, and last to go home and live with my family again.
Sometimes I feel like I am going through hell. I think this means that when times are hard to keep moving on because it will get better if you just take the time to keep trying and not give up. This relates to my life because there have been many obstacles that have gotten in my way of achieving my goal, and I felt like I just should give up. But I kept trying to make myself better and eventually that goal turned into another memory of mine.
By: MaCee
If I was in the matrix and I had a choice to choose my talents, then I would choose the talent to have all the talents. I think that would be a good idea because then I have the talent to have them all. I could fly, or blow people up with my mind or something like that. That would be awesome! I would probably go on a killing spree if I had the talent to have all of the talents there is. This talent would be the best to have if I was in the Matrix. Bet you didn’t think about that talent did you? Nope, you didn’t. I think the matrix is awesome. All the movies were good. The first is the best though.
Jesse
Jesse
If I could have any ability in the world I would want to be able to fly. I would want to fly because then I could go to places without getting stuck in traffic jams. This would be an advantage to me because I would never be late to anything again. No one would be able to tell me where I can and cannot go because if they did I could just fly away, and go where I want when I want. Flying is an ability that all kids dream of when they are young. It is usually because they have seen many movies where superheroes fly around large cities and save people for a job. This is one thing that I would give anything in the world to do just because no one in the world can do it. If I could fly I would help people more and time would pass a lot easier. Someday maybe someone will find out how to allow themselves to fly but until then I will just have to fly in an airplane.
MaCee
MaCee
KIRK
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving. It was first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, and is the first entry in The Matrix series of films, comics, video games, and animation.
The film describes a future in which reality perceived by humans is actually the Matrix: a simulated reality created by sentient machines in order to pacify and subdue the human population while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Upon learning this, computer programmer "Neo" is drawn into a rebellion against the machines. The film contains many references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas; and homages to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Hong Kong action cinema, Spaghetti Westerns, and Japanese animation
Kirk
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving. It was first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, and is the first entry in The Matrix series of films, comics, video games, and animation.
The film describes a future in which reality perceived by humans is actually the Matrix: a simulated reality created by sentient machines in order to pacify and subdue the human population while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Upon learning this, computer programmer "Neo" is drawn into a rebellion against the machines. The film contains many references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas; and homages to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Hong Kong action cinema, Spaghetti Westerns, and Japanese animation
Kirk
This week has been so long. My parents were out of town for a couple days, so I had to take care of my sisters. When they finally got back from their trip, my mom left again to go with her work. I know that it might sound selfish but I am really tired of having the responsibility of taking care of everything when they are gone.
The next couple of weeks should be a lot better. I am going to California with my family and it should be a lot of fun. I need a vacation and I am really looking forward to spending time with my family. By the time our vacation is over I will probably be sick of them and be excited to come back to school, but for now all I want to do is get away. Anyways, I don’t have a lot planned for the weekend. I will probably just be hanging out at my house. I might go and see a movie with some friends. Last week I went and saw Obsessed I heard that it was good but after watching it I am not going to be taking those peopled advice anymore.
Karissa
The next couple of weeks should be a lot better. I am going to California with my family and it should be a lot of fun. I need a vacation and I am really looking forward to spending time with my family. By the time our vacation is over I will probably be sick of them and be excited to come back to school, but for now all I want to do is get away. Anyways, I don’t have a lot planned for the weekend. I will probably just be hanging out at my house. I might go and see a movie with some friends. Last week I went and saw Obsessed I heard that it was good but after watching it I am not going to be taking those peopled advice anymore.
Karissa
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