Madela was a guy that was very important to the people In Africa because he would help and be a nice guy he had a heart no one can have but sadly he passed away.

Nelson Mandela

After reading the article I found it so amazing that he spent so many years in prison and suffered through so much, but still came out strong and still came out to pursue his same goal. He is truly deserving of the awards that he earned. No wonder so many people admire him so much. He is such an inspiration to many people around the globe and he will be missed.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was a great man he changed everybody's life in southern Africa. He won the Nobel peace prize because of his heroic actions. RIP Nelson Mandela. D:

~Nelson Mandela's death~ Francisco Velazquez

I found it interesting that Mandela spent so many years in prison and still came out of prison with the same goal. He accomplished his goals and he certainly deserved to be respected by many citizens all over the world and he was awarded so many medals. He will surly be missed and will forever have his life engraved in South Africa .

Nelson Mandela

After reading the article, I found it interesting how Mandela spent 27 years in person for fighting for who he believed in. Also how he was South Africa's first black president. It reminded me of how President Obama is the United States' first black president. Honestly after reading the article, I can see why he is so honored in today's society. He was and still is an inspiration to a lot of people all over the world.

Honorable Nelson Mandela

After reading the article, i found it interesting that both Presidents Barack Obama and Mandela knew one another and after Mandela's death, Obama talked about what he did and how he inspired other people in africa and around the world. Also, both presidents won noble peace prizes for being the first black presidents in history.

Mandela's Death..........

After reading the article, " Mandela's Death Leaves South Africa Without its Moral Center" i think that the part tha caught my attention was, that he was in prison for 27 year for treason by the white minority this grabbed my attention because, for what i know ive only herd of him being in prison and after being president.

Response to the Article

After reading the article, I think that Nelson Mandela was an inspiring and selfless man because he fought for oppression even if it meant being in prison for 27 years; he stood up for what he think was right. I think we all should follow his steps, we should do the right thing even if there are gonna be consequences to it.

This week's homework assignments

1. Read the article on Nelson Mandela.
2. Write a response to the article. You can use any of the following sentence starters...
     a. After reading i think that....
     b. After reading the article, i found it interesting that.....
     c. What really caught my attention was....
     d. I think ...

Due Sunday at noon

Marigolds by Eugenia Collier

     Many people have struggled once in their life time. Struggling is when you have a problem and you are not able to deal with it. For example, slavery. Back in the day, slaves struggled through a lot of difficulties because of their skin color. In my opinion, when someone is struggling in a situation I believe you should deal with the situation the best you possibly can. Otherwise, if you don't, you'll struggle even more with that situation.
     I believe people should deal with the problem they're struggling with as best as they can because if they deal with it in a negative way, they'll regret it later. The story, "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier is about a young woman, Lizabeth living in the Great Depression, growing up in a poverty town. In the story, Lizabeth hears her parents arguing and she decided to go to Miss Lottie's house and she ended up tearing up all of Miss Lottie's marigolds. In this part of the story, the narrator states, "In that humiliating moment i looked beyond myself and into the depths of another person. This was the beginning of compassion, and one cannot have both compassion and innocence." This shows that when you struggle you should deal with it as best you can because now Lizabeth believe she lost her innocence because of what she did to Miss Lottie. This is why you should deal with the problem your struggling with the best as you can or else you'll regret it later.

MARIGOLDS :'3

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Marigold :)

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Marigolds..

Many people go through different, difficult situations. In these difficult situations you should learn to take things more calm. In the story, " Marigolds " by Eugenia Collier, a young girl experiences a loss of someone she admired and loved. " The woman who had dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility. " This young girl admired this lady because she planted marigolds while living in a dreary place, this old lady was being positive and being who she is. This old lady left something inspiring for this girl to remember.

The End . :)

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In "The Raven" By Edgar Allen Poe, repetition is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "Nevermore." It plays a larger role because when the raven kept repeating "Nevermore" it made him realize that Lenore is never coming back.
In "The incident in the Rose Garden" By Edgar Allen Poe, irony is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "Sir, I knew your father, And we were friends at the end." It plays a larger role because death is explaining that he knew his father, which means he took him & now he was going after him.

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Narrative Elements

In "The Raven" By Edgar Allen Poe, repetition is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "Nevermore." It plays a larger role because when the raven kept repeating "Nevermore" it made him realize that Lenore is never coming back.
In "The incident in the Rose Garden" By Edgar Allen Poe, irony is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "Sir, I knew your father, And we were friends at the end." It plays a larger role because death is explaining that he knew his father, which means he took him & now he was going after him.

Device that plays a large role

In "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, Internal Conflict is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "From my books surcease of sorrow-sorrow for the lost Lenore." It plays a large role because it makes the poem more entertaining and scary.

In "The Incident in the Rose Garden", by Donald Justice, Imagery is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says," Death grinned, and his eyes lit up Woth the pale glow of those lanterns That workmen carry sometimes To light their way through the dusk. It plays a large role because it adds details to the poem to make it interesting.

Poems

In "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, alliteration is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says,"And the silken,sad, uncertain rusling of each purple curtain thrillen me- filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;" It plays a large role because its trying to make the story more interesting.

In the "Incident in a Rose Graden" by Edgar Allan Poe, irony is the device that plays a larger role. He ises it when he says,"Sir i knew your father and we were friends at the end" its plays a large role becuase he uses sarcasm cause he is the one who killed his father.

          In "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, internal conflict is the device that play a larger role. He uses it when he says, " The bird said ' Nevermore'." It play a large role because he has problems going through Lenore's death and the bird represents his conscience.

         In "The incident in the Rose Garden" By Edgar Allen Poe, irony is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, " There he stood dressed like a Spanish waiter". it plays a larger role because it entertains people.

In "The Raven" By Edgar Poe, internal conflict is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "for the rare and radiant maiden Lenore..."it plays a larger role because he asks the raven about Lenore...

In " The Incident in the Rose Garden" By Donald Justice, Irony is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says," Dressed like a Spanish waiter." It plays a larger role because, it gives it meaning and a little humor in the poem.

Narrative Elements In poems

In "The Raven" By Edgar Poe, alliteration is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, " Siken sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain." It plays a large role because without alliteration it wouldn't have any meaning into the poem and it also makes it scary.

In " The Incident in the Rose Garden" By Edgar Allan Poe, Irony is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says," Dressed like a Spanish waiter." It plays a larger role because, it gives it meaning and a little humor in the poem.

Raven poem :)

One interesting thing I found about the raven poem , is how the bird / raven kept saying "never more" like why would he keep saying that? I doesn't explain but I found that interesting because that's all it said and that's what made the man even crazier. 

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"The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe

1) The Raven represents a supernatural being-devil.
2) Edgar Allen Poe married his cousin, who was 13 at the time, Virginia.
3) He used a raven to represent what he was writing because the raven is a common symbol of death in literature.
4) "Like a number of Poe's poems such as "Ulalume" and "Annabel Lee," "The Raven" refers to an agonized protagonist's memories of a deceased woman. Through poetry, Lenore's premature death is implicitly made aesthetic, and the narrator is unable to free himself of his reliance upon her memory. He asks the raven if there is "balm in Gilead" and therefore spiritual salvation, or if Lenore truly exists in the afterlife, but the raven confirms his worst suspicions by rejecting his supplications. The fear of death or of oblivion informs much of Poe's writing, and "The Raven" is one of his bleakest publications because it provides such a definitively negative answer. By contrast, when Poe uses the name Lenore in a similar situation in the poem "Lenore," the protagonistGuy de Vere concludes that he need not cry in his mourning because he is confident that he will meet Lenore in heaven.

Poe's choice of a raven as the bearer of ill news is appropriate for a number of reasons. Originally, Poe sought only a dumb beast that was capable of producing human-like sounds without understanding the words' meaning, and he claimed that earlier conceptions of "The Raven" included the use of a parrot. In this sense, the raven is important because it allows the narrator to be both the deliverer and interpreter of the sinister message, without the existence of a blatantly supernatural intervention. At the same time, the raven's black feather have traditionally been considered a magical sign of ill omen, and Poe may also be referring to Norse mythology, where the god Odin had two ravens named Hugin and Munin, which respectively meant "thought" and "memory." The narrator is a student and thus follows Hugin, but Munin continually interrupts his thoughts and in this case takes a physical form by landing on the bust of Pallas, which alludes to Athena, the Greek goddess of learning."

source : http://www.gradesaver.com/poes-poetry/study-guide/section8/

Why the raven?

When we watched the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, I asked myself, "Why did he use the raven in his poem? Among all of the birds that he could've chosen, why did he choose the raven? And so to find out, I looked it up and I found this information:

Poe's choice of a raven as the bearer of ill news is appropriate for a number of reasons. Originally, Poe sought only a dumb beast that was capable of producing human-like sounds without understanding the words' meaning, and he claimed that earlier conceptions of "The Raven" included the use of a parrot. In this sense, the raven is important because it allows the narrator to be both the deliverer and interpreter of the sinister message, without the existence of a blatantly supernatural intervention. At the same time, the raven's black feather have traditionally been considered a magical sign of ill omen, and Poe may also be referring to Norse mythology, where the god Odin had two ravens named Hugin and Munin, which respectively meant "thought" and "memory." The narrator is a student and thus follows Hugin, but Munin continually interrupts his thoughts and in this case takes a physical form by landing on the bust of Pallas, which alludes to Athena, the Greek goddess of learning.

Source: http://www.gradesaver.com/poes-poetry/study-guide/section8/

The Raven

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, `Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven. Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore - Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!' Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.  when the speaker says "night's plutonian shore" i thought he was talking about the planet pulto... but it reallys mean a roman god of the dead

"The Raven" by Allen Poe

 In the poem, the raven, by Allen Poe talks about a man who is haunted by a raven. But not very many people know the real reason of the poem. During Poe's time, a lot of his love ones in the past die by Tuberculosis. It haunted him like how it in the poem the raven haunted the man. He tried to forget about it at sometimes like the character trying to forget who was at the door. many people say behind the story was the loss of his younger wife, who was also his cousin. It wasn't true, because the time he publish The Raven he started to realize she had Tuberculosis. Back in the day many people were scare of the story of it. Today, it's not, but if you read it closely or find hints, you can know how scary it is. For example, the setting and how the poem is tell. In the setting, he quoted "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary," it says that it's in midnight and in other parts it says its in December and dark. This shows that with the setting of how it's dark and midnight it makes it scary.

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Francisco Velazquez ~The Raven~

Interesting Facts About Edgar Allan Poe :

1) no one knows why he died. He left for Baltimore on September the 26th, with a weak pulse and a fever, according to his fiance. He visited his friend as he left town, accidentally taking his friend's walking stick, something that he would never do normally (he took pride in his appearance). He was discovered on a Baltimore street, wearing someone else's clothes, on October the third. Someone sent for a doctor Poe was acquainted with. The doctor took him to his clinic, where he spoke deliriously for a few days. He woke from his delirium on October the seventh long enough to say "Lord help my poor soul," and then he died.Over 20 theories regarding his death exist. One of the most accepted theories was that some henchmen were hired by a politician to drug passerby and force them to vote for said politician. Poe was found on election day, and this was not so uncommon. They would used the drugged men to vote repeatedly, which may explain his clothing. A more recent theory is that he died of a brain tumor. And, of course, there is the possibility that he contracted rabies. 
 

2) His madness and drunkenness are largely exaggerations: they are a product of a man named Rufus Griswold who wrote an anonymous, false, and scathing obituary for Poe. He also published a false biography of him. Griswold was upset because of a negative review Poe wrote about one of his works years earlier. Extremely vengeful, he seemed determined to make sure the world falsely thought of Poe as an evil man. 

3) Poe played games on the lawn with his wife. She was much younger than he, and there are stories of them playing leapfrog. One account says during a game of leapfrog, he split his pants, and blushed furiously. His young wife could not stop giggling. 

4) He loved the fame "The Raven" brought him. The Raven actually became his nickname, and there are stories of children walking behind him on the street and flapping there arms and cawing. Poe would play along by turning suddenly and saying "Nevermore." The children would scream and run away, and he'd chuckle a bit. Then the children would return and repeat the process. 

5) He never in his life signed anything "Edgar Allan Poe." The name Allan came from the family who took him in, and he didn't get along very well with his foster father. He therefore signed documents Edgar A. Poe, or E. A. Poe. The name Edgar Allan Poe was given to him after he died by Griswold (see number 4). 

6) He was never officially adopted by the Allan family. 

7) He loved his foster mother, but he and his foster father never got along. One reason why that may have been is that when Mr. Allan was unfaithful to his wife. Poe was fiercely loyal to Mrs. Allan, who was dying of tuberculosis. It is rumored that John Allan would have affairs with women in the same house where Mrs. Allan lay dying. Poe called him out on this, and they never saw eye to eye after that. Poe threatened to reveal Allan's secret, but never did for fear of ruining Mrs. Allan's name. 

8) He was poor all of his life. His foster father was a rich man, but upon his death he left Poe nothing, though he left money to many of his illegitimate children. He had long stopped supporting Poe financially

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this picture tells you how bulling makes people suffer , get hurt and the people start trying to kill themselves
 
 
 

STOP BULLYING!!!!!!!! :3

Many people are bullies, other people are the victims. In this picture, these girls are victims of bullying as you could see they are asking to stop people from doing bullying. These girls were abused by telling other people that were saying really bad things. The message of this picture, is to convince bullies to stop making people feel bad and telling them things that are not true. In my opinion, I think bullying should be stopped also, I think bullies are people that are afraid to be judge and they do it to other people so other people wont mess with them.

bullying is bad

This picture shows a bigger kid bullying a smaller kid and its not allowed.

 It shows a Power Imbalance

Bullying Ad ; Leslie Aceves

 The one who is being bullied , cuts themselves because they've been called " fat , pizza face , loser , fatso , stupid . " She/he feels depressed and can't think of another way to handle their situation , so they decide to cut themselves . Other reasons why they cut themselves is because of family problems , school problems , or feeling depressed of something else . Once a bully starts and once they start cutting they never stop until the bully stops . 

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                                      In this bullying ad I'm going to talk about those kids who get bullied all over the world they suffer a lot.  These kids get sad and upset they cant life a normal life with bullying their life's get complicated every day.  The laws don't do nothing about it neither parents some one has to speak up about this kid suicide. We the people have to do something if not this is going keep on going without no stop and the bullying population is going to go up. 

Bullying ad

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The image up above shows that words will & can stick to you & that we need to put a stop to bullying immediately before it gets to late.

Bully ad

This image is a ad about what the meaning of the word bully is to the people who made this ad. It shows what bullying is and what bullies are. According to this picture, bully means big, ugly, loner, losers, yearning attention. Telling that people who bully just want attention and some what losers and not pretty.

Bullying Ad

bullying can make people bad about them self, they can make then have a low self-esteem, feel depressed & worthless, and they may cause them to think about suicide. they can think of a lot aways about suicide like taking lots of pills, hanging them self, cutting them self so we should stop bullying and make everyone feel better about them self :)

Effects of bullying

I made an ad about bullying to show the effect of being bullied. Just like in the picture, a victim could feel anxiety, depression, stress and s/he has low self-esteem. These could lead to isolation or even suicide and because of these, s/he closes his/her door to wonderful things in life like school, family, friends and happiness.

Francisco Velazquez ~Bullying Ad~

the device is analog because they are saying you can eat eat and get free wifi

My goal is to make grades so i can play sports.Another goal is to get all C's & B's So i can make my parents happy.

survey blog

I interview my sister when she was in high school she told me that she always did her homework and her classwork. she always got good grades in her clasess. the only time that she got a f it was in p.e. her goals was to get straights a in all her classes she try to take all the calses that she can so she cant get her creadits. that's is all but is really short.

Outsiders Post

            

Outsiders Post

 

 

My life compared to the outsiders would not be the same because my life is different from theirs.  The outsiders have a type of greaser mode and my type is not like them well they have experience rough stuff and I have too but not like them. I have experienced mostly problems but I have over come it because I'm those types that when there's a problem ill fix It well ponyboy passed rough stuff they cut him in the neck probably and I haven't passed to me  thank to god so people out there have to take care of each other because its dangerous .

Rhetorical devices

This writer uses metaphor as a rhetorical device. They influence the audience by making them realize that smoking habits is dangerous and will affect your life. it can also do damage to your lungs and kill you. The message is that dont smoke. Smoking kills.

Teen advertisement

Rhetorically speaking; Pregnant teens take no responsibility when it comes to practicing safe sex, here I am the Baby you wanted.  I need two things statistically,  your support and love, both are nice to have aren't they!

 

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My goals for the year is too get good grades, participate in classroom activities and my last goal is to do all of my classwork and homework when instructed, for my parents can see me graduate with a brighter future.

 
 
this is reputition because it makes you think you can go faster then you already are .

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In This Ad They Use Pathos As A Device. The Ad Is Telling Us Not To Smoke Around Children Because They Can Get Secong Hand Smoke Or They Can Die By Just Smelling It.This Affects The Reader By Making Them Feel Bad For The Children Who Are Dying Of Second Hand Smoke.

The writer uses statistics. It influences consumers of cigarette because doctors smoke it doctors usually tell you what's bad for you, so this pretty much telling you that it is good to smoke camels.

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The writer uses analogy as a rhetorical device. They influence the audience by making them think that the other computer is way better then the other. And making them buy the "company's computer" 

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The rhetorical device that is being showed in this McDonald's advertisement is an analogy. It shows an analogy because it is comparing one thing to another. It's comparing how it looks on TV in the commercials & what it actually looks at when you buy it. The effect this device has on the reader is that it makes people not want to buy the product because it doesn't look exactly the same how it looks in their advertisement. 

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In this picture you can see a woman smoking, and smoke that looks like a rope that's tying around her neck. The message to this is how a person who choses to start smoking is already looking to bad lung cancer and mostly death.
So if you start smoking you see ur already killing your self.
People shouldn't smoke because it's bad for you and leads to death and just by smoking one cigarette it gets you addicted to the product where your losing so much money a year just on something that can kill you.
                                          

Looking Back Survey

           


                                                        "Looking Back" Survey


         I Interviewed my brother Eden the most important things he had experienced in high school and how he passed the same as me. My brother had to focus and interact with people and teachers he had to work hard to pass high school he said " better suffer now an enjoy the future " now that he graduated from high school he works and get good money. The advice he gave himself is to focus and succeed in life .

My Goal ;)

My goal for this year is to pass and succeed in high school because when I grow up I want to have a good job and good money. This Is Because when in middle school I missed out lots of time so now I have the opportunity to succeed in high school. So know I'm going work hard doesn't matter if its hard or easy I want to have a future .

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In this picture it shows a idiom as an rhetorical device because it shows a guy with a split skin.The picture is inspiring the audience because no mater how hard you work you'll split your skin. This is a picture that people can get inspired just by looking at the picture and look at themselves as worriers.

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In this advertisement, they use an Experts Quote. They are used to persuade their opinions of obesity. An experts Quote is to make the people believe their statement. Just Like Making a point. The Audience will understand the proof that is shown and become more interested. They Will See This Advertisement of these children watching Junk food on Television. The Rhetorical device is showing us how obesity starts. "Kids shouldnt be targeted by junk food."

Advertisement ~Francisco Velazquez

The rhetorical device that this advertisement uses is an allusion. They influence the audience by making them think that if they buy this product, they will perform like the football player used in this ad. This persuades the audience to buy the product. (An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened.)

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In this advertisement the rhetorical device that they are using is ethos. Ethos compares to the person who is in this position having to provide for the child and if the single mother is ready to take of her by herself without the father. Will the mom be able to give her what she needs or would she give her up ? What would happen to the baby ? There's a slight chance that the father won't stay to provide for both of them. If the mom is by herself she would have to work double and hardly see her baby.

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This advertisement use a Rhetorical Device call Generalizations, which state something like "Everyone thinks...". So everyone thinks not only they will buy it because it's against bullying, but One Direction and Office Depot is against it also and they would like people buying the products to support it. This influence the audience by making them buy the products and be against bullying by using One Direction. Because of One Direction and Office Depot against bullying, it makes me want to buy these products they're selling.  

Advertisement Analysis

In this advertisement, Rhetorical Questions and Analogies are used in persuading the audience to purchase their product. Rhetorical question is a question that is asked to make a point and analogy is comparing two things. The effects of these two rhetorical devices on the audience are they'll get curious about the secrecy of speed and they'll think that if they wear Nike, then they'll feel comfortable in running and they'll run faster.

goals for a succcessful future c:

One goal of becoming a successful person, is to gat better grades in school, and be a better person. My first plan is to start doing more homework and pay more attention in class. My second plan is to pay more attention in school and take more challenges and risks. My third plan is to, ask more questions about the subject or the lesson I didn't understood. c:

My Goal

My Goal In School Is To Get Only As & Bs. In Eight Grade I Would Always Miss School For No Reason. I Would Always Miss Out On The Lessons. I Wouldn't Pay Attention On Some Of  My Classes. But For This Year Its Be Different. I Am Gunna Be Here In School. Paying Attention More In All Of My Classes. Putting More Effort In My Classes

Goal -Erick Dominguez

One goal that I have set for myself would be to graduate high school. I plan to achieve this goal by getting good grades. If it possible I would try to get straight A's and have a 4.0 GPA. I would also do the necessary work I get assigned. The last thing I would do to achieve my goal is attend school everyday and try my best to never come late.

My Goal -Carlos Alvarado ✌

One of my goals is to get good grades this year and start paying attention to my teachers so that I can be successful & get a good career so I can graduate from school to my parents proud (': .

Jasmine's Goals(:

My goal for this high school year is going to be working hard and completing my work. Although, I also need some practice so I'm going to review my notes or work that I don't really get. I want to become successful and be someone in life like my sister. I want to be able to be known as that smart girl that did all her work and understood things. If it helps I could stay after school to get the extra help. My second goal for this year is to be a little bit more confident with myself and stop getting intimated by people so much, I don't like the fact that no matter where I'm at people don't seem to know my name and one of the reasons is because I'm always been the quiet girl that never asks questions during class or sits and listens to the teacher talk. Yes, it could be very nice at times but whenever I don't get something I just stay quiet and try to figure it out by myself and that's not good. Ever since I was little I've been shy and that's why I want to change I want to become confident at least for once. I'm just tired of being invisible but somehow it's my fault too because I don't interact with other people. I believe I should start talking to more people because that's going to get me to step out of my bubble. So those are my goals for this year and hopefully forever.

Julio's # Goal.

Goal # 1 : Finish My A Through G Requirments . Action Plans - How Will You Achieve This Goal. 1. Join all the classes necessary to complete those specific requierments. 2. Have time to do the community service. 3. Be committed to do them for my family and also for myself and my future.

Comparing the Outsiders to my life

My life compared to the book "The Outsiders" can relate because I have cousins that were and some are still in gangs, in my personal opinion I don't think gangs are a nice thing to play around with just because once you get in one there's no way out it's either you stay or you die I mean that's my perspective of gangs. Another thing is that Pony boy's parents were killed in a car crash that's another thing I can relate kind of, see my parents didn't die in a car crash but somehow is similar since it talks about death. My mom passed away 5 years ago well because she had diabetes and she refused to go to the doctor, in the other hand my dad is still alive and whenever I go visit him I think to myself "I'm glad my dad is alive because at least I can feel like I haven't lost both of my parents" and to be honest I don't see my dad that much but I still love him a lot there's no day that I forget how much I love him and how important he is. Anyways, like pony boy lives with his brothers I can relate to that too except I don't live with my brothers I live with my sister and honestly she has done everything she can to keep us united just like soda pop sticks up to pony boy so does my sister. Just to think that a 23 year old girl has done everything to keep her little sister to get to eat and the change to go to school takes a lot of effort. 

Well there's my comparing to the book "The Outsiders" 

My Three Goals

        

  My First goal that I will try to make in high school is getting my grades up higher this year. The one this tutoring after school to get my math grade up. I will also try and not get disturbed anymore by friends and class mates and pay for attention to the lesson so I could see what's going on. My second goal this year is to practice my volleyball skills so I could be really good and be ready for next year try outs since I was too late this year to try out .One thing I will do to achieve this goal is practice every weekend and I could still be active. I will practice more with my cousin since she's on the varsity team at her school and she'll help me out and make me a better player. Third goal is trying to not get an F or a D in my math class. I'll go to math tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays to get more help. I'll try and practice my dividing since I'm not very good at it and need some practice on which helps because there is some dividing in math problems. Lastly, my last reason for this goal is to make sure to get as much help as possible and ask more questions.hat I will do to achieve this goal is not to be shy to ask for help. I'm willing to go to math tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also, to make sure I get better on my dividing. Lastly, make sure to get as much help in class as possible and ask more questions.

My goels

In my freshman year I woul try to keep my gades up. would keep my grades up bye doing my homework and study every day and not play around. They are a lot of subject that I need to improve. I would enjoyed to weds to have all my credits to be successful in live. I am trying to successful to be prepare to be going to colleged. I want to my mom be proud with me to be his son. that's is how I want to reach my goals.

comparing the outsiders with my live

I compare the outsiders with my all day there are a fight with gang. I have cousins that are for a gang and last tiume he almost got shot. I don't really want to get involed with the gangs because I would like to be somebody important for our world. My parents always tell me if you gonna be getting introble in school you would be successful in live. I don't have problems with gangs but it wouldn't be great to have problems . that's all that need to say how I compare this with my live that end.

Goal #1. Lizette Valencia

My number 1 goal right now is to go back to Mexico to see the love of my life. I miss him a lot since I moved but I know he will wait for me just like me(: I will achieve this goal by never losing him. And being patient,I can wait. it will be wort it <3

                                              
                                                       For English

  Well there are many goals I have for myself like making him mine, and loosing weight, and looking pretty, but most of all making it through life everyday and promising myself to do my best to stay alive.
    So one goal I have set for myself right now is to make it through high school, and I mean make it out alive, and to graduate and go to UC Riverside college. Offcourse I have many other goals but my main is to graduate from high school. I wanna make my family proud, and I will do this by studying, passing my classes, getting good grades, and believing in myself that I can make it.


                                                                ( I really hope I become pretty some day and lose weight :) cause I really wanna make him mine) well thanks for your time.
 

                                                   For English Support

 

 

For the book The outsiders, nothing has been related to the book from my life style. I do not know someone in my life that has been related to this book. But my cousin has been in a gang before and told me that it was hard because he couldn't pass other territories, and had to stay within his boundries. At first I was shocked when he told me but as he started to talk about it , I became more and more interested with his stories. Also he told me that his gang and the other gangs weren't even aloud to even look at each other.(Imagine that!) Now I don't remember the name of his gang or I don't even think he told me but all I remember is that he was in one and it was pretty tragic dealing with all the drugs, and getting in trouble, or trying to stay out of trouble. I mean I couldn't of been able to gone through this. Well that's  what my cousin angel told me. I know I didn't speak much about it but he really didn't say anything that was similar to the book.

My Goal ~Francisco Velazquez

         I have many goals in life like going to a  university, being an excellent student and an outstanding football player. One of my goals for this semester is to become an excellent student. Being an excellent student is more then just getting good grades to me. In order to be an excellent student you need to have a positive attitude towards your teachers and classmates, put all your effort into your assignments in order to get the highest score possible and attend school everyday. I plan an accomplishing this goal one step at a time. The first step I will take to accomplishing this goal is not getting distracted in class and giving my teacher my undivided attention. I will also complete all my class work and homework. Another step I will take to becoming an excellent student is trying to never be late or absent to class so I will not miss any assignments. I have set this goal and I plan on accomplishing it one step at a time. 

My Goal (':

 My goal in school is to not only get good grades, but to always attend school everyday. In my eighth-grade year I wouldn't show up to school and I missed a lot of important lessons. I would always make excuses to go to the nurse that way my mom would pick me up early from school. But at Sweetwater I am actually trying and paying attention and I love going to school. The only thing I don't like is the lack of sleep. lol. I'll be fine. I know and will achieve my goal.

One of Rachelle's goals.

"You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing there will be no result"~Gandhi

Research shows that only three percent of the population set goals and objectives, and I'm part of that three percent. I set goals so I know what I need to do and when it is due; I set both short term and long term goals for myself. An example of my goal is to lose weight because I'm a little overweight and I want to pass my BMI test.

To fulfill my goal which is losing weight, I have my own ways to achieve it which are: running in weekends, eating a healthy diet, and playing a sport. Initially, one of the solutions for losing weight is sweating so I try running in the park on weekends, I run so I could get faster when we run laps in P.E. too. Additionally, I want to reach my goal by eating a healthy diet which means avoiding food that are too sweet and fatty, eating less in the evening and consuming more fruits and vegetables, I also maintain my diet by eating brown rice and watching the amount of calories I'm eating. Furthermore, I do try to play sports like volleyball; I want to be active by learning more sports like basketball, soccer and golf. Finally, I do these things to be successful in reaching my goal.

My Short Term Goal ((:

My one goal for this semester is to keep my grades up. I can accomplish my goal by completing all my homework assignments and projects correctly. I can also reach my goal by paying more attention in class & taking good notes. Then I can also achieve my goal by studying 15 minutes every night to score high on quizzes & tests.

One Goal :)

                                My one goal that I have for this semester is, having good grades throughout these four years and don't slip to my bad habits again. One reason, that has kept me from being successful is not doing my homework for my classes. Second reason, that has kept me from being successful is not studying for tests or studying for a short quiz. Third reason, is I always daydreamed in class and didn't listen what the teacher said. My one goal for my future is become an actress, I have the experience since I almost became one on nickelodeon when I was little. I've heard from people I have a good voice to become a singer, but for now just focusing on being an actress. :) 

"Looking Back" survey

Ok so I ask my dad,Alfredo Valencia 4 questions about his high school one of the question was-what were two or three most important thing you learned in high school? And he said that the number one thing was disipline he just to go to the same school I went for 6 years back in Mexico "institute tlaquepaque" It was a monjas school ): yeah they hate us.question number 2 was -if you could travel back in time,what would you change? He ditch class a lot to go to the gym and to party's (that's how school works over there) and he drop out from high school.

Question 3- what teacher did you learned the most from? He mentioned
professor Coronado,his math teacher he said he was really good giving advices and he let them eat in class. He was my math teacher to,but I didn't like him becouse he slap me in the face be becouse I was sleeping in his class (: and lastly he said to stay in high school becouse those years are the best. 

That's a picture of my dad when he was 14 

My one Goal

     For my goal these next 5 and more years is to have my dream job. I always want to become a actor and perform on either TV or Broadway. But for now I must be able to graduate high school and go to a good performing arts college. I can achieve this goal by doing my homework every now and then and when I have free time, I can study for upcoming tests so I can get good grades. Also, I must take the courses I need to maintain my goal and go to my dream college. The last thing to do is to practice and learn the steps of my dream job in order to become a actor. If I don't become a actor then I need to take medical courses so I came become a doctor or a science teacher. 

Looking back Survey.

        So I interview my mother for the ''Looking back Survey'', she said some things about the questions. First she said what she learned in high school was that good behavior and dedication will pay off because it will lead you to have a good paying job. Second,  she said if she ever traveled back in time she would change about how shy she was in high school because it got in the way of her having fun and missing out on all the fun activities in high school. Third, she said that her favorite teacher and the one she learned the most from had to be her history teacher Mrs.Cox she said she made learning about history fun. Lastly, The advice my mom gave me to have a good high school experience was to leave the fun and socializing for lunch time and afterschool and really focuse on school, that it will pay off if you do good in school.

Interview (:

The Interview I made was on my mother . Her name is Yecenia Alvarado . The first question I asked her was what was the three or two most important you learned in high school ? How Did you learn from them ? Her responses were that she learned about her education , life & future & they were important because it showed her about how her future would be if she didn't learn or got an education . 

If You could travel back in time , what you will you change in the school it's self to make your high school experience better ? She answered that if she would go back in high school times she would change by actually graduating from college getting a better education & a good job for her to maintain her family .

What teacher did you learn most from ? Why do you think you learned the most from him or her ? She choose world cultures because he tough her about the holo cost and then 1500 b.c 

What advice would you give a student to help him / her to have a good high school experience ? Yecenia answer that to focus in school , to graduate & move foward . 

Looking Back Survey

                  

                                                            " Looking Back " Survey

                I interviewed my cousin Frankie and the two most important things he learned in high school and why , communication because it helped him to interact with others , patience because in his profession it helped him deal with other people. If he could travel back in time he would change his academics , so he could be more dedicated to his school work and get into a better university. His teacher , the most he learned from was Ms. Coroni because she wasn't just a teacher to him she was like a companion, someone who you could talk to and feel comfortable about it. The advice Frankie, gives to a high school student ( me ) for a good high school experience is to study to receive greater things in life.

                                                                        The End :)

"Looking back" Survey

I interviewed my sister Bianca for this assignment called "Looking back" Survey  and these are some answers she gave me. First, the most important things she learned while going to high school was that self confidence, responsibility, self discipline and apply to everything in your life can be very helpful in the future. The reasons why they were important are when you get a job you have to have those characteristics in order to make the person like you. Well my sister learned self confidence in ROTC the program encouraged her to get out of her comfort zone and also in her A.P classes, they helped too. Second, If she could travel back in time she would probably would've become more involved in extra cuiricular activities for example Asb, track and field, join a club where you can learn how to play guitar and maybe would've tried cheerleading. To make high school expierence better she would've challenge herself in her senior year because she stopped taking A.P classes do to the fact that she just wanted to have fun in her last year of school. Third, the teachers my sister learned from the most are her English teacher because she taught them what college would be like. Also, her ROTC instructor taugh her a lot because he was honest with her, caring, and dependable. Although her counselor was great because she pushed Bianca to her limits to see what she's capable of and also she paid for her exams. Fourth, the advice my sister would give to high school students for them to have a good expierence is that try to do as many extra cuiricular activities as possible, try your best in all of your classes so you can get A.P classes, keep in touch with teachers or assignments, try to stay as focus as possible in all of your classes and last try to built relationships with all of your teachers so they can get a very nice close look at you. 

My looking back Survey: My Mom

     For this survey I interview my mom, since she always gives my advice even before I went to high school. I asked her the first question, about the 2 or three things she learn in high school why there were important. She said always have time to study and do your homework because it can help you get good grades and a better education and never get distracted by other stuff other than school work.
     For the second question, she told me that she would study more so she would of gone to a better college. The third question, my mom said her teachers from her electives because it taught her to be more advanced in high school and the outside world. The last question I told her, she told me that to always do your best and never hang out with the people who don't want to study or you'll get lazy yourself.

One of the goals I've had since as long as I can remember is to graduate from high school with good grades and a scholarship. My plan to accomplish this goal is to get good grades by doing all my work and paying attention in class. I am also thinking of getting more involved next year because I dint do my physical for the sports.  Also I want to meet new and smart people that will be good influence on me and will give some tips on how to get better.

"Looking Back" Survey, Interviewing my Step Dad

         I interviewed my step dad and these were his answers. He said that the things he learned in high school were to not cheat and to not bully people. He said that not cheating was important because in the long run, cheating won`t help you learn. He also said that it was very important to not bully people because all you are doing is creating problems. He learned that cheating won`t help in the future because you`ll never learned the material so you won`t understand it if you see it in the future. He said that he learned that bullying isn`t going to lead to a bright future. My step dad said that if he could go back in time and change something, he would change his attitude towards school and not commit the same mistakes like cheating, bullying, and not playing attention. My dad said that he learned the most from his teacher Mr. Mosley. He said that he learned the most from Mr.Mosley because he always had a positive attitude towards my dad and always believed in him. The advice my dad would give us high school students is to not make the same mistakes he did, treat people the way you want to be treated, and to pay attention when people are trying to teach you something.  

 Hello, my name is Erick Dominguez like to play sports and go to parties, I'm a person who likes to have fun and mess around. I am currently 14 years old and going to be 15 on March 8. My favorite sports are basketball and football, it helps me get things off my mind. I am playing for the National City Diablos (football). For basketball I'm playing for a team called the Devils. When I'm not playing sports or outside, I listen to music and I'm on Facebook. Music is my life, it relaxes me. My favorite music genres are: reggae and bachata. I live with both my parents and my little brother, i usually get along with my parents but have a difficult time getting along with my little brother. Well that's all i have to say so yea bye.

 

 

Interviewing my mom

I interviewed my mom about her high school experience. She said the two most important things she learned in high school was, to be responsible and always be yourself. These things were important because she always remain focus on school. If she could travel back in time she would've wanted to get straight A's to better her high school experience. My mom said that she learned the most from her high school teacher because she always inspired my mom. The advice she would give us high school students is, to put in effort and be responsible, never let anything distract you and focus on school.

 



Interviewing My Mom (:

This weekend, I interviewed my mom about her high school experiences. She said that the two most important things she learned in high school was to stay to her self and get good grades. These things were so important because there was no drama and she could focus on graduating from high school. If my mom could have traveled back in time, she would work on getting a Track and Field scholarship to make her high school experience better. The teacher that she learned the most from was Ms. Floyd, her English and PE teacher, because she would never let her give up and taught her that hard work & dedication pays off. The advice my mom would give to us high school students is to stay out of drama, do your home work, and study hard to get some where in life.

About My Sister-in-Law :)

       -Many people say, that High School is the worst thing even if your a freshman. Well things have changed  but, when you get advice from somebody who alredy went through High School you could follow their steps. My sister-in-law, Samira, helped me get through many challanges even when I needed help with a subject. Samira is a good personto me, who has teached me the  most on learning to be creative, she answers many questions I have for her. Samira, told me that the two important things she learned about High School was Electricity, and that in class the teacher expected you to do the best and that they didn't have to tell you to do so. She said that if she could go back in time, she would leave it as it is, that she learned from the best which was the best mistakes, and teachers. One teacher she learned from th most, was a math teacher Mr.llamas because, he wasn't just a Math teacher he was also, was a friend and someone you could count on for any questions you had even if it was with any other subjects.The advice my Sister-in-Law gave me was to stay away from truble makers, and not to get in truble, to enjoy every single minute of High School!!!!!..

My Uncles Interview.

The most important things my uncle has learned in high school is be the best you can be. You have to be presentable. try to be the best you can be, because what you do in the four years of high school depend on your future. He learned them from his mistakes. He was making bad choices. If he could travel back in time, he would change his way of thinking and he would of put more effort in school, he would of joined multiple clubs and join sports to make his high school years better. The teacher he learned most from was his math teacher because he wasnt the best in mathematics, so he would stay after class and she would teach him tips and how to improve himself in his thinking abilities. His advice to every student to help them to have a good experience in high school is to join and do many things in high school. to try your best and give it all you got. you wont regret it and have a really fun year.

I interviewed my step-dad.

1. Two important things were: study habits, and to inner-act with groups within his class. They were important because study habits helped him to focus on his school work, and develop research attributes, and inner-acting with groups helped him refine his classwork load by interaction with other students. (How did he learn them?)  By asking for help from teachers, and other student body members.

2. He would change his behavior, and his approach to high schools curriculum, and protocol.

3. The teacher he learned the most from, was Mr. Nick Kroska. He learned the moat from him because that was his English teacher, because he corrected the students grammar and made them speak more coherently.

4. Good advise he would give to a student for a better high school experience, would be  " To learn the most you can from every subject you take, so you can further your educational endeavors.

l o o k i n g b a c k

 For The Looking Back Survey, I Have Interviewed My Mom,. My mom believes that everything in high school was important, But most of all she said math because math is everywhere and its not only important in school but in life. Another thing that is important in high school is paying attention in all classes, paying attention will get you a very good education because without education you have no living. One last thing that was important to my mom was time. Time was important to her because you can never get it back when its gone. Time is everything.
 If my mom was able to travel back in time she would change her mentality About School and she would've took school more seriously.
Mr. Garcia Was one of the teachers that she learned from the most. He took the time to teach my mom step by step and comprehend math.
 My moms advice to all of you is "Always ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask and take any and all opportunities possible."

Reminisce

People say that you will never forget High School. It's the best experience and a huge part of your life. It's when you try to socialize, study, and have fun at the same time. It's when you first experience peer pressure and stress. It's when you get loved and hated for who you are, it's when you try to find real friends and search for your right path. 

My mom can still remember the first time she walked in Nueva Ecija High School, she was frightened of almost everything, she's nervous,she didn't have friends to start with. But as time went by, she started having friends and joining pageants and winning them. Although she was being active at school, she admitted that she didn't have time to concentrate on her studies; she spent all of her high school years modelling on stage and answering questions from judges, and it's when she realized that she should've done better in academics.

We learn from our mistakes and experience and from my mom's experience in high school, she learned to socialize, be independent, accepting herself, and having an ambition. They're important to her because a person needs to communicate with almost everyone and be flexible, not to always depend on everyone, loving yourself for who you are and having a goal and exploring. If she could travel back in time, she would focus on her studies and she would be more confident about herself; she said she should've studied better and should've loved herself more. She also said her Values teacher inspired her; she learned how to have a good attitude and right conducts. She learned from her Values teacher the most because she was an influential teacher and taught her manners.

What she would advice to us students is that we should study hard and listen to our parents. She said we would be successful if we focus on our studies and be MORE successful if we follow our parents' words. We should also listen to our teachers, read our textbooks and take test more seriously.