Monday, January 27, 2014

Hafta/wanna...

For most of the senior class this year we are ready to go. Most of everyone I talk to is doing there own thing and have a set plan for their future. So most students feel like as if this year didn't exist (as in they graduated last year) they would be on there path to there goals. I feel the same, not that it's a waste of time, but if I only had to go to school for two classes a day  i would have the rest of the day to get my responsibilities done. In case I have four elective classes. Which are; teachers assistant, weights, photoshop, and horticulture. Now take this however you want, but I generally feel like I can achieve satisfaction in a class even without going half the time. I don't have homework and if I did I wouldn't have time to. So I do feel as well like the rest of the classes I have are a waste of time. I learned how to photoshop my face on a character in a picture. Took three weeks, I learned the first day. That means in that class I sit down and do nothing, in my T.A class I sit, in weights I lift (and I have. Gym membership), and in my horticulture class I water and cater to plants.. So four hours of my day I could be outside where I have freedom to the food I want and work more hours and actually have more of a life. People don't realize it, senior year kids are saving money and also having to provide for themselves. I'm not lazy in school, I don't have "senioritis" I have AMBITION to pursue my goals. But I have to sit for four more months. I take my core classes seriously but I just feel like the rest of the day is a day where you feel like you didn't accomplish anything.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Life after

I graduate high school in under five months, an in these last five months I've been getting my life plan together. A year after high school I plan on going to Allan Hancock for my general ed. I will go year round that way I can finish in a year an a half. Then I'm going to go on to a four year college to get a degree to be a p.e. Teacher. When I get my degree and have started working I will be going back to school to become a physical therapist and get my personal training license. So when I become a physical therapist i can also work as a personal trainer. I'm fascinated with the body and being healthy. So I will be using the skills I have developed throughout the years of training in the gym, and my knowledge to help others and make good money at it. I'm currently working to save for school, and I will continue to make my dues for school.

Visual storytelling

When Visual story telling;

Use descriptive words that will make what your story come alive. The person your telling the story to was not  in the exact moment be sure to go in deep. They will only understand or see your story if you include words that have good meaning to your setting. Mention metaphors or a reference that helps the listener project the story in there mind. Use imagery on parts of the story that will catch the listeners attention the most.

Profile in courage

In class we watch a documentary called murderball. It was about these men who we're paralyzed and played wheelchair rugby, an Olympic sport.

These group of men who are from all parts of the country show pride in the fact they can't use there legs ( plus other body parts) and still be able to play a sport. These men are tough and use there disability as the motivation to strive. Everyone has a different story behind being paralyzed, or not having certain body parts. These men are more than just handicapped. They have a lot of courage and determination of this sport. It's exciting and helps you look at a different side of life.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Vocab 2

Def: accoutrements- additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity.
Sentence: the old lady had so many accouterments on her dress she looked like a Christmas tree.


Def: apogee-the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination.
Sentence: in his four years of training he was beginning to reach the apogee to where he was a pro.

Def: apropos- very appropriate to a particular situation.
Sentence: he was apropos when the topic of fast food came up.

Def: bicker-  argue about petty and trivial matters.
Sentence: she would constantly bicker about him coming home late, even though he was at the gym.

Def: coalesce- come together and form one mass or whole.
sentence: when my group has to define all these words we coalesced and got it done.

Def: contretemps- an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.
Sentence: my bike getting stolen was contretemps, especially when I need the money most.

Def: convolution- the state of being coiled or twisted or the process of becoming so.
Sentence: during algebra 2 my mind was going through convolution and I would fall asleep in class.

Def:  Cull- Select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
Sentence:The little girl had to cull out of all the puppies at the dog pound.

Def: Disparate- Different in kind; not allowing comparison.
Sentence:The little boy was disparate.

Def:Dogmatic- Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
Sentence:The cop was very dogmatic when it came to enforcing the law.

Def: Licentious- Disregarding accepted rules or conventions (in grammar or literary style).
Sentence:The English teacher was very licentious.

Def:Mete- Dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.
Sentence:The judge gave the inmate a mete.

Def: Noxious- Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Sentence: Poison ivy is very noxious.

Def: Polemic- A strong verbal/written attack on someone or something.
Sentence:Bullying is very polemic.





Friday, January 10, 2014

The Choice

It's called the choice because the little girl doesn't have one and she can't make a call in her struggle. There is a choice you can let her live with chemotherapy which will damage her body and immune syestem and prob allow her to live till her 20s, or let her die. Preferably I would rather see my child (if I had one) I wouldn't want my last memories of her to be throwing up wasting away. If I knew the cancer want treatable id let the child die. Not for me not for anyone besides the child because I've lived through someone in cancer treatment and they spent millions to treat it. Two months later he was dead and left his wife and two children a 2 million hospital bill. You see that's just pointless let's spend all this money just to watch a man suffer. In my opinion cancer can be treated without chemo. Chemo destroys every cell in your body. Basically destroying your body till the cancer is gone. The little girl in the story was upset cause she couldn't play with a toy that was only for older kids. She wanted to play with it because she didn't think she would live to the age of required on the toy. I agree with her completely she wants to take advantage of every experience as a child she can before her times up. I would never let someone with cancer in my family take chemo. That is the dumbest thing in the world. People don't get it but doctors and the hospitals are corrupt. They really don't care about you they just care about getting paid. Just like a mechanic sees each car as another car. So in reality they are trying to "help" you but really there laughing behind your back because there going to be rich off one patient. Anyone on this planet I wouldn't let do it, popping 15 pills a day, losing your hair, losing weigh, losing hair, mood. All the stuff that makes people have a reason to live will be gone and now after the cancers gone the body there living in will be like a house with termites, just waiting to collapse. I think the parents of the story are selfish for endorsing this pain on their daughter. I read a story about a mom who treated her sons cancer with marijuana. But then CPS and the government try to take her child away for abuse. Excuse me but i don't know if you read that correctly but she treated her sons cancer with out having to kill his character. I feel for the author but he has to understand his daughter brings him happiness and if that was true he wouldn't make her live her last years killing herself slowly and expensively.