After reading the article, i found it interesting that he when to prison for 27 years cause treason by the white minority government. also that he was a good leader for south african's and they loved him. he also worked hard for south africans to be free and do anything without them being called something raisist.

What I found interesting about this article was that he struggled to end racial division. Mandela was the first black president, just like Obama, for his country. He also focused on charities for children after his retirement and talking about aids which killed his son. Nelson Mandela was very important because he kept on trying and he cared about many people. His death was saddening for many people because of all the things he did and all the hearts he touched.

What I found interesting was that mr. Mandela's had to spend 27 years in prison after being convicted of treasure. Also mr. Mandela and mr. Obama both served as the first black leaders of their nations, and both men won the Nobel peace prize.

After reading the article,I found it interesting that Mandela was a president and he sturgle for freedom. He want to prison by a minority government.

Nelson Mandela was the first black president of  his country just like Mr. Obama. Whats cool about Mr. Mandela and Obama they both won the same noble peace prize because of there leadership and there speeches.This two guys are loved and respected by their people.But the sad thing about Mr. Mandela is that he died on a Thursday night at 8:30 p.m .Many people was sad when Mr. Mandela die no one will forget this man for what he did for his country.

 

This week's homework assignment

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

In our lives most people pass through difficult situations. During difficult situations you should appreciate what you have. In the short story "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier, I read that Lizabeth was living in a shanty-town during the Great Depression of the 1930's, she was African American so it was harder for her & her family to get through in the middle of the story the mom says "Look, we ain't starving. I git paid every week, & Mrs. Ellis is real nice about giving me things." In this part of the story the mom states that Lizabeth isn't poor because they have food & clothes for winter. This is why you should appreciate what you have.

In the poem "Marigolds" An old womanin a poor naighborhood she plants marigolds in her front yard , only to have brats destroy them. The children act out of thiere fear and miss Lotties wich takes very good care of her plants. Her son john is a kid that always sitts down on the house porch . When the kids intrude her garden mrs lotties calls john for help .when the kids destroy her garden she us sad and depressed.  The kids leave laughing and callingher names as she looks at her flowers .     The reason why people had to go through all that stuff its because they didnt have money to support thier family . People should of sticked together and could of had a better life. When the kids destroy her garden that was a selfish thing to do and that just made the women mad and desided to start a rivalry. When the children hear there dad crying they thought that it was thier fault but it was just because of the poor time there going through .

In the poem "Marigolds" by Eugenia collier talks about a little girls childhood and how her home was back then all dusty and how it would get into their eyes and they would get all watery and it would go get to their throat too. Also and she would get that picture in her head of the marigold and it would give her a feeling of nostalgia when she thinks of it. she was poor and she would always go to her neighbours and see her marigolds and she enjoyed it. Every time she remembers the marigolds she thinks of her childhood.

     
            Many people have difficult situations they have to live through. People have struggles in their
    Life like being poor or having bad influences by their friends or something. In my opinion what people should do in difficult situations is that you have to ignore it.
             In the story "Marigolds" lizabeth gets influenced by her friends to mess with Miss Lottie but when she sees her dad cry she goes to Miss Latties yard and destroys her garden with the marigolds.
In my opinion she should've never destroyed Miss Latties yard that was to childish of her what I would've done is ignored but I would still be mad.
     

  There are many negative things In this world, like being poor, Or having to go through many things on your own. But, We should  make our lives a little bit more positive by doing things to get the stress out of our minds. The Truth is that we all have to be strong in tough Situations. Even though We cant control the situations that happen around us. 
       In the story, " Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier, A girl named Lizabeth lived in a poor town, in a time called "the Great Depression" and almost everyone didn't have a job. She had tough problems when she was living her life but she always had ways to keep her mind busy. She says, " The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility". This shows that Miss lottie, (the old woman) lit up the dark room, she was positive because everyone around her in her community were being negative. She is saying that If people are going to continue to be negative all the time , No one will be happy. And if negativity continues, there won't be any happiness around in this beautiful world. 

marigolds video

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I didn't get to put a conclusion because I only had 30 seconds, so here is what I was going to put.

In conclusion hard times come and go but family stays right by your side.

Marigolds video

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The slides are really short because it had a 30 second limit.

essay quiz

      There's a lot of negative things, like being poor, smoking, homelessness, hunger, or having babies at a young age. People are always finding bad things all the time. We should  make our lives better by doing something fun.  Why is it hard to be positive? Maybe its peer pressure or getting bad influences from people, maybe your parents, friends, or living in a bad place. Why do we like negative things, like in the news when they talk about negative outcomes because it bores us to listen good stuff. We should be more positive, like don't hang around with negative people because pretty soon, you be one of them.
       In the story, " Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier, lizabeth live in a poor town, in a time call the "the Great Depression" where almost everybody didn't have a job, she had tough problems when she was living but she didn't make it boring too. She says, " The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility". This shows that Miss lottie "old woman" light up the dark room, she was positive because  the town was negative, she tried to help. If people are negative all the time, positivity will be destroy because they only want to hear bad stuff; like water and soda, people like soda more than water but it is bad for you.

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Animation Video - Alfredo Andujar

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In "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, external conflicts is the device that plays larger role. He uses it when he says, "'Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore! Leave no black pump as token of thar lie thy soul hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken!-quit the bust above my door! Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'" It plays a large role because it shows the anger toward the Raven and it gives hints of the sorrow he feels inside.
In "The Incident in the Rose Garden" by Donald Justice, imagery is the device that plays a large role. He uses it when he says "I watched him him pinch one loom off  and hold it to his nose- a connoisseur of roses- one bloom and then another. They strewed the earth around him." It plays a large role because the reader not only imagines this part and gets the feeling of a creepy character, but the reader imagines many other parts that make Death seem scary.

In "The Raven" By Edgar Allan Poe, Rhyme scheme is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary." It plays a large role because you can hear the rhyme scheme while your reading it.
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, "A little cage of bone." It plays a larger role because it uses it to describe things like he was describing his hand.

In "the raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, internal conflict is the device that plays a large role. He uses it when he says,"sorrow for the lost Lenore" it plays a large role to describe his personal conflict.


In ''The incident in the Rose Garden ''By Edgar Allan Poe , imagery is the device that plays a large role .He uses it when he says , '' who because he likes arriving at all appoinments early ...'' It plays a large role because it makes you think about it when they say that.

  

The Revan and The incident in the Rose Garden

In the "Reven" by Edgar Allen Poe,Symbols and motifs is the device that plays a larger role.He uses it when he says,"Raven still bgviling all my fucy into smiling."It plays a large role becouse it makes it more scary.                                        

In "The incident in the Rose Garden" By Edger Allen Poe, imagery is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says,"A little cage of bone."It plays a large role becouse it make think of the think it says and it makes it mare scary.

In "The Raven" By Edgar Allan Poe, internal conflict is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, " It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Its play a large role because the speaker is thinking and we know how its affecting him.

In " the incident in the rose garden" By Edgar Allan Poe, imagery is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says, " he had his black coat on, black gloves, a broad black hat. " Its play a larger role because it explaining the person and if we go more detail, its in the garden about three people.

In "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe symbols and motifs is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says " Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain thrilled me". It plays a large role because when you want to know the meaning of what the colors in the poem which its kind of a emotion or it tells a meaning of the poem.

In "The incident in the Rose Garden" by Donald Justice, alliteration is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says"sir, you must be  that stranger who threatened my gardener. This is my property sir. I welcome only friends here". It plays a large role because not all stanzas rhyme so they need alliteration to make them make sense.

In ''The Raven'' By Edgar Allan Poe, internal conflict is the device that plays a larger role .He uses it when he says , ''leave my loneliness unbroken -quit the bust above my door'' .it plays a large role because he is explaining that to leave his heart alone do not break it no more. 

In ''The incident in the Rose Garden ''By Edgar Allan Poe , imagery is the device that plays a large role .He uses it when he says , '' who because he likes arriving at all appoinments early ...''It plays a large role because he is comparing it to a early occassion.

The raven

No one knows how Edgar Allan Poe died. He left to baltimore on september, 26 with a weak pulse and a fever.

Thing i found interesting about Edgar Allen Poe, that in 1846 its was a bad year for him because his wife died and he started drinking. According to them,he died because of drinking. Another thing I found interesting that he was born the same year when Abraham Lincoln was born. Also his mother was an actress so she hide him behind the stage when he was a baby.
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The interesting fact that I found was that It was written in 1845, and it "numbers among the best known poems in national literature and that he is questioning the bird about his lost love and the bird is trying to make him get over his lost love.Another fact is that instead of raven he was gonna put a parrot but the parrot wouldn't be scary.

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Some interesting facts about Edgar Allen Pole is that none knows why he died. He was only paid $9 for his poem "The Raven." It was one of the most famous poems ever written. He loved the fame. 

Facts about Poem/Poet

 A interesting fact about the "Raven" Poem by Edgar Allan Poe, is that in his poem he repeats the "O" sound like when he says "nothing more", "nevermore", "Lenore" and "nevermore" .

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one sentence that i read from a poem is call Rose Garden.What it said in the poem "the gardener came running, An old man ,out of breath.Fear had given him legs". The meaning for the sentence is that an old man got so scared that he run so fast from the thing that scared him.other sentence that read read from a poem is Marigolds .what the it  poem said is"whenever the memory of those marigold flashes across my mind ,a strange nostalgia comes with it and reminds long after the picture has faded". what it means is that garden with flowers is a good memory of the beautiful land that is in his mind that can easily go away.

The thing that i found the most interring was that his said the Plutonion.

bullying advertisement

This shows that her friends are talking her in her back about her.

 this image shows that bullying should not be tolerated anymore. this is because due to bulling people who experience bullying try to commit suicide or try to run away. bullying should be stopped.

I think bullying is wrong and it is a very serious topic. This picture shows that bullying affects people's life in many ways and someone should do something to stop it.

Bullying is a very serious thing because you are hurting other people that they maybe difernt  and they are being judged by that . Bullying is a viral thing in the united states and everyone is trying to stop it or prevent kids from getting bullyed bullying isn't cool so just stop bullying other kids just to fig in with the cool group .

Bullying

Bullying can become very serious to some. And it can even destroy and kill lifes..

This show that people get bully from the interent. It can affect you or someone because people are more into the interent.

This picture is representing bullying because it shows how a girl doesn't want to hear what others say about her

Anti-Bullying Persuasive Ad

                       In this image it shows that he suicide, and this image shows what cyber-bullying can do any person. The words around his neck represent the rope that he used to kill himself. This image shows how the people that bullied him were just killing him with mental damage.

      This picture is by weebly.com it shows how the girl is being physically bullied because the girls are talking bad about her and they are making her feel left out .

This picture was posted by bernasvibethewayiseeit.wordpress.com. The words form a hand choking the victim and shows how words hurt emotionally and physically.

This picture shows that her friends are talking about her behind her back.

this picture shows the effect of bullying, in the picture, the girl is being cyberbullied bc its through the internet and the effects of cyberbulling is that she is crying because it makes her feel bad

This is like, super late, but this is my introduction blog.

Hello friends. My name is Diana, I am 14 years old, and a freshman at Sweetwater High School. I enjoy listening to music and play the piano.My favorite subject is Science. I am in the Academic Decathlon at my school and of course, science is one of my strengths. Some of the music I am into is mostly indie, and rock. The bands I mostly listen to are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Pink Floyd, Atmosphere, 311, and other stuff but I won't list all of it. Some things I like to do on my free time is head out with my friends and do very, very stupid things, but still have fun.
I'm very easy going, and people usually tell me I'm really nice. I have two cats and I love them very much. The one in the picture is named Shellie.

In this advertisement the main massage is to let people know that technology is getting better and better everyday.The massage that the advertisement send to the people is to buy the latest thing or phone in technology that everyone wants to have or wants.This type of advertisement ussualy its for people to spend hundreds of dollars just so that they could be the envy of there friends or to show that you are better than everyone else .

The writter is using ethos as his rhetorical device.

 The author is infuencing the audience

by saying that "call this number 

or go to there website. Also because 

he staits that the avrege of smokers

need over 5000 cigaretts.

So its making them think about 

quiting smoking or they will 

get addictied to smoking.

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The advertisement used specific details because it has what it shows what it came with.This made me feel  happy because it had zombie.This made me think i should buy it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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The writer uses ancedote in the advertisement. They try to convince you the product by showing how stylish your eyelashes. This makes me want to buy the product because I would like to see how it would look.

 

In this advertisement the author uses statistics because its persuading young adults to not raise a baby because it can cost over $10,000 a year. It also uses rhetorical question because its asking teenagers if that's what they would want for life. Teenagers should also not trade their school opportunities for a child's life.

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In this advertisement it shows repetition smoking kills.
It tells the audience to not smoke because everytime you smoke it's killing you. 
I like this picture because it reminds me that smoking is bad, and people should stop smoking before it's too late.

                This advertisement is saying that children get asma because there parents smoke.This advertisement is showing pathos because the picture shows the kid surrounded by a bag made out of smoke and i feel bad for the kid. Parents shouldn't smoke near the kids because it might cause them asma. Mostly kids get asma by their parents as you can see, don't smoke in front off kids! Dont smoke while you're pregnant!and don't make kids suffer by asma.

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In this advertisement it is explaining that we shouldn't use handguns. This is representing statistic because it is using facts to prove there point about handguns are dangerous. Statistic is when collecting and analyzing lots of data in large quantities. They prove it by naming places where they'd had been use where people have gotten killed. As you can see certain people shouldn't be allowed to use a handguns. In the picture it is showing us that 58 people in Israel, 52 in Canada, and 10,728 in United States have gotten killed by a handgun. I think the audience is trying to say that we need to help our selfs by stop using handguns. They show it by saying "STOP HANDGUNS BEFORE THEY STOP YOU". I think that we should be more aware of who owns handguns, they should have a background check, and be finger printed. This is why handguns are dangerous.

 In this advertisement it shows to never give up on what u want to achieve. I believe this advertisement is using anecdote as a rhetorical device because it shows people with no legs but they have some sort of cast that can make them walk but instead they are using that to run marathons. this influences the audience by saying there is no excuse to not accomplish what u want in life

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             In  this picture above it shows Ethos , Because is trying to inform people that smoking  could lead you to death . How ever this girl/guy skeleton is all messed up due to smoking a lot you can tell by looking at his teeths. Smoking is really bad it could your body many problems and also can affect  your brain it can bring you many health problems such as cancer and all those bad things you can get for smoking . Also , smoking doesn't just affect  the person doing it it also affects the people around them if they smell  the smoke coming out  of a  cigarette , especially if their little kids it cause them many problems with health . As you can see smoking is really bad for you don't do it and live your life healthy .

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  This ad shows ethos because it demonstrates that this man is suffering from the effects of smoking. It shows what he deals with because of smoking and that know he has to live like that for the rest of his life. It influences the audience by showing that smoking has its effects and that it should never be done. 

I belive this advertisement is showing ethos because, it says that it was established in 1827 it explains that, the soap does work by showing a clean spot in the whale's back. Also, that it has been around for a long time.

This advertisement need no words to describe its message. Obviously the picture explain that smoking is not good to you or/and the people around you.Secondhand smoke is just as bad abd you can change and be better. This advertisment used pathos , it makes you feel sad for the baby trapped in a bag of smoke. This advertoisement get you to think how smoking affects people.

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In this advertisement, the author uses a rhetorical question to make the audience feel bad about wanting to help a panda more than these animals. Seeing this, the audience will have empathy for these sea creatures and will want to contribute to any organization that is helping them. The author used statistics as well to know that people are more likely to help a panda and used pathos to have a change in the audience's emotions.

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                             In this Advertisement it uses facts and statistics, its uses facts by saying that it kills 30 times more people than poisoning. It uses statistics by saying that its kills 30 times. In the image below it shows a Skull that symbolizes death, which the skull is made up of cigarettes which its saying that If you smoke you'll kill your self slowly and also that cigarettes kill more people than poison of any kind. 

          In this picture, the author is using facts but I do not know where the author got this fact. Mostly likely the author got it from the doctor or books. Well the author is using this fact because the author is showing us that smoking is bad. How? Well there a sign said smoking kill people and the text. The author is using statistics too. The author  is showing that most people started smoking at a young age and most of them are most likely to die. The author is telling us that we should stop smoking because it cause too many deaths.

Blog #3 (goal)

When I was younger my goal would be silly things like being a princess, but now that im in highschool I found the goal I really want. This school year I want to get along with my teachers and get good grades for my own sake I want to do this. Nobody everforces me to do the things I do I take things into my own hands. After high school though I want to finish highschool and go on to a four year university to study in the medical feild. I know it takes a lot of work but im willing to go through that to go and do something I love. I'm going spicificly become a brain surgurybecause it helps people and I like helping people every sense I was small.

In this picture as you can see,  it show a teenager pregnant thinking what she has done,. She staring to get scared and worried of whats going to happen next, what will her family and her friends think of her or say to her. The argument of this picture is to not have a baby at a young age because its going to be hard and say goodbye to your career and your party time because all your time is the baby nothing else.

The writer uses facts as a rhertoical device.                                                                                               They influence the audience by making them                                                                                                  feel bad for the children that get harmed and                                                                                                  how they might die from second hand  smoke.                                                                                                                                                                           

quit smoking now .

               

               Now that I am a freshman I want to start my year great no bad grades and be responsible and other stuff.My goal that i want to work on is get straight A's or B's                   but its going to be hard so I am going to try my best. What i am going to do is study more and retake test for a better grade.What is going to be a challenge for me is get those grades. I want this achievement so i could get a better learning and go to a good university. That is one of my goals for this year, i could get better along the way of my learning.I know i am going to reach this goal because i have allot of help from my teachers  and I want my grades to be on track.

Now that I am a freshman, I want to start out my experience in High School right. I want to make sure I get good grades and have fun. I also don't want to make the same mistakes I have done before such as talking during class and never getting my work done, so i'll try not to. I guess i'm doing pretty well to start off the year because I have an A in Geometry and that's a first for any math class I have ever taken. So yeah, I kind of feel pretty confident for my goals this year.

    During my first year of high school I want to accomplish something that many people want to achieve,but I believe I have different reasons. I want to accomplish getting straight A's. The normal reasons are to get good grades and to go to college. Those are my reasons but I also have more, one is I want to prove people wrong. I want to make something of highschool.I want to achieve great grades and have fun in sports. I want these achievements to make a better person and to get a better vision of how my future is going to be.These are the goals that I want to accomplish during my first year of highschool.

   For Freshman year, there are many goals I'd like to accomplish to become a better student and just a better person in general. However, theres one thing that I'd really like to do this year. I really want to become more involved in sports. Girls softball starts second semester so with the time I have now, I can practice to get better at it.  By doing this, I'll be more experienced at playing and I'll be ready for the season to start. Once sign ups start I'm there! I'll be ready to commit time afterschool to practice. Assuming that practice will be every other day, I know that I am going to have to keep up with my school work so that I won't be behind on anything. Doing sports will also help me interact with other people. I'll be more open with others and I won't be as closed in with myself. I can't wait for second semester!

The goal I have for this year is to have good grads in all my class.I will pay attention in class and take notes.I will do all my homework on time for every class.I will not study the day before I have a test.I will not play with my Xbox as much as i all was do.

 One of the goals i have for this year is having good grades. I'm going to reach this goal by studying every night for all tests. Pay attention in class and not get distracted easily. I also want good grades to make my mom proud and be the first one to go to college in my family. One last reason is to be a remodel to my sister and my cousins.

Alfredo Andujar

One Goal i want to accomplish this year is to be a  better student by getting good grades in my classes also i want to be proficient on the cst's . I will accomplish this goal by doing my homework everyday paying attention in class and reading at home for at least thirty minutes.I will try to be a better student by behaving in class and outside school , i will accomplish this by following the rules and respect other students .This are my two goals for 9th grade i will try hard to accomplish them and not fail them.

One goal i would like to accomplish this year is to, get good grades and make my parents proud. To achieve this goal i'm going to read more, come prepared to class everyday, with the materials that i need. Also, if i get stuck on anything i will ask for help and talk less so i wont get distracted so easily. I want to get good grades so in return i would get anything i want. (:

In the 9th grade I want to accomplish is,I want to stop talking ad much as u do in class. I also want to improve my grades so I can play freshmen football. Those are my goals for the 9th grade.

My Goals.

One Goal

One goal I would like to set as a student is getting a scholarship. My plans so I can achieve this goal is to getting good grades by finishing all my homework and passing all my Quizzes/test/exams. Also, another way to make my goal possible is by applying for the scholarship.And lastly, In order to pass all my test/quizzes/exams is by making flashcards, and notes, with the flashcards and notes I can study and pass my quizzes.

A couple things I want to accomplish in 9th grade is to have good grades be focused in class not talk a lot while the teacher is talking and also study hard to do well in my test

For my freshman year, I'd like to accomplish three things that will not only make me successful in 9th grade but will also help me start new habits for later on. First, I want to be better at studying in order to earn better grades on my tests. I'll take as many notes as I can so I can review later, then I'll review them as much as possible. Lastly, I’ll try to study with a certain person or group of people that can motivate me and help me with any question I have. Secondly, I want to maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher not only in freshman year but throughout high school too. I will always study for any assessment I have no matter how much it’ll impact my grade. Also, I will turn in any assignment I am assigned and if I have any overdue assignment, I will turn them in as soon as possible. If I score a grade on an assessment at impacts my grade negatively, I will try to raise it and make up for it anyway I can. Finally, I want to be involved in school and make a lot of new friends. I want to join clubs that not only I can enjoy, but that will benefit me. Joining a sport can also make me make new friends and have new experiences, I’m not sure of what sport I would like to be but I will join a sport. Lastly, I want to be different and get to know people that will be good influences and can help me have new experiences.

          My goal to accomplish in 9^th grade is to do way better than I did in 8^th grade. Eighth grade was really difficult for me, I was barely maintaining C’s for some of my classes. Since I am starting fresh the first thing I want to do is accomplish my goal of maintaining a G.P.A of 3.0 or higher and getting all A’s and B’s. By doing that I have to be able to do all my homework, turning it in on time, arriving on time to all of my classes, pasting all my quiz/test with A’s or B’s, and make sure to be updated on every assignment. Right now I've been staying after school twice a week for tutoring to get my homework done and for help. I notice that I have a D in English and I am really upset with that, so I went to Jupiter grades and found out why. It’s because I didn't do my homework and I didn't turn in some assignments but I now know what to do. I know I am not the smartest person in English, but I know that I can prove to myself and my English teacher I can get better every second. For the rest of my classes I am doing great and I want to keep it that way by studying for every quiz/test I take and doing my homework. I am going to try my very best because I want to prove to my family that I am able to get really good grades and have G.P.A of 3.0 or higher. This is my way of accomplishing my goal throw out ninth grade. 

For my freshman year I would like to accomplish some goals. For my first goal I will like to get better grades then last year. To do that I will try to study and pay more attention in class. For my second goal i will like to be less shy in class. I will like to raise my hand with out thinking people will laugh at my question and also try to participate more in class. Another goal I will like to accomplish is to finish all my homework and turn it in an time. Also to be prepared for all my class's. so yeah that's mostly all the goals I will like to accomplish this freshman year.

My Goals for Success

My first goal I am willing to accomplish would to obtain straight A's throughout all of my classes. First, I will start by studying harder resulting in an increase in my test results. Second, I will finish all homework assignments when they are due resulting in no late work. Third, I will do extra credit work if necessary to improve and maintain my grade. So in order to keep track and achieve my goal I would need to study, and do extra credit and my homework.

 My goal for this school year is to get good grades like last year. Also to get a better grade for English too. I set this goal because if I want to go to college that I want, I need good grades. How am I
 going to get good grades is by not being lazy as usual. I need to stop being lazy by not playing with my ipod. Sometime I remember the homework but don't feel like doing it. Since I  have football practice, time is precious. I can't not lose any more time. Also I want to get a better grade in English because it my weakest subject. Last year I got a C in English. I want to raise that by a B. But I can't wish it or wanted, I need to do it. Why I want a B in English because I tired of seeing C and D in my report card. I want to say to my parents I got a B instead of  a C. But it my choice if I want to achieve that or not.

The most important goal ,I have set for myself is to get better grades in school.I will do this by making sure i'f i don't understand exactly how to do my work ,I will ask my teachers for extra help .I know that I will also have to change the way I behave at school. I need to stop talking during class and pay attention to what my teachers are saying.                                                                                                                                       There are many things that i have done that keep me from achieving my goals in the past.It's always the same thing, I Don't ask for help, I talk when I shouldn't I don't take homework seriously . But now I have set this goal to do the opposite from what I use to do .And these goals will help in the future when I graduate from high school and go to college.

My goal for ninth grade is to study hard and do my homework so i can have better grades  to make my parents happy to show them that i can do it, it won 't be easy to get good grades but have to get them, so i can go to college and be somebody and i know whatever i do my brothers would want to do the something that i did so have to be successful of what i do . Another goals of mine is to learn new thing in school like how use  the computer better.If i don't get the job that  i want, than it would be good for me because of the class that i am taking about computer would help me get a good opportunity of a job that they need someone that could use a computer very well.Another goals that i would like to happen is that i join the schools soccer team to show them what i got.  

In the book of the outsiders reminds me of my friends that i grow up with, like in the story. When i was little my friends were like brothers to me., We understand each other when it comes to a problem. we take care of each other like the greasers did.When i am outside with my friends i feel happy and forget the trouble that i did  at home.Sometimes when it gets dark and its time to go home I really didn 't want to go home, i wanted to stay outside with my friends to have fun. So i know how the greasers feel about each other.The one thing i can relate the book about my friends is how we like to make fun of each other like they did in the story. If i was a greasers, i would be like Soda pop with little of Pony boy on me and my friend Alex would be like Darry the bad boy, and the others well i don t know how to explain how there like the greasers in the book.
     

One goal that I want to accomplish is to get good grades. I am going to accomplish this goal doing all  my homework,studying,and by going to school all year.

My name is Abraham Reyes I am 14 years old and i like to play video games and soccer. I also like motocross in my spare time I like to play with my X box 360 and friends online. I was born in San Diego and spent my whole life living in National City with my mom and dad and two brothers Fernando the oldest and Christopher the youngest. Something that I really like about my parents is that they are hard workers my dad works all day to be able to maintain me and my family. I also like to work with my dad but not all times because I am just to lazy. Something that I have always desire for is a dirt bike i am not sure why I like them but I have always dreamed on having one maybe because they are fast and awesome! The school that I went to in elementary was olive wood then in middle school I went to National City Middle and know I am a Red Devil at SweetWater High school.

I interview my brother Fernando Reyes I asked him what advice would you give to a student to help him/her have a good school experience? He responded read a lot,take notes during class,and miss school.

           The two most important things my mom learned in high school was having a good education and go to college. She told me that if we get a good education than it will help us go to college. If we go to college then it will help us get a great job. She learned this from her teachers, counselor, and parents who taught her wisely. If my mom where to travel back in time she would’ve wanted to listen to others more often, trying to take their advice, and let them guide her to be even more successful. She went to Chula Vista high school and the teacher she learned the most was her English teacher Mrs. Calderon. My mom learned from her is to be responsible and having a good career. The advice my mom gave to me and us is to always have good grades and school is your number one priority in order to be successful in life.

My Goal

My goal this year is to get good grades! It's really hard for me, but I know I can do it. I have a lot of help and support from my teachers and family so I know I'll be able to get passing grades. I've always struggled with keeping up my grades therefore, I want to make getting good grades and staying on track one of my goals for this semester and year. I know it's really important and by keeping up my grades I'm able to stay in football and that's my goal because I really enjoy it. 

My Personal Blog

Hey my name is Austin, I'm 95 percent puertorican, 5 percent white and I'm a student at Sweetwater Highschool. I play the trumpet for the Mariachi advanced performing arts class and I'm also the quarterback for the Freshman football team. I'm also in the ROTC program and so far I'm loving it! I also enjoy playing soccer and working out on my days off from football practices. I have a very large loving and supporting family and love hanging with my bestfriend, aka my OG big sister Malen. This is me and my G blessed life. Peace ✌

"Looking Back" Survey

    The person I interviewed was my mom. The two or three important things she had learned in high school was that if she actually focused in school, she would've succeeded. And that family is important, and that she shouldn't take advantage of how much they care for her. In addition to that, she headed in the wrong direction because of peer pressure.
    If she could travel back in time she would've changed how unfocused she was, change her attitude, and put her priorities in order.
    The teacher that she learned the most from was Brother Mike. He gave her the insight of being spiritually inclined with herself, and she realized how selfish she was.
    The advice she'd give a student to help them have a good high school experience would be that high school is a great learning adventure to focus and to be open minded. The fun never ends.

My goal is to do my best in school and try my best to get better grades. I'll do my very best focusing on my work. I will study for tests so i can get a good score. And lastly, I will finish my assignments and turn them in on time.

                                                          looking back survey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I did the survey on my cousin Kevin he is in college.He said not to procrastinate  because all the work will sack up,study for test and keep your grade over c..He also said to  turn in all the homework  me and be lazy.The teacher he learned lot for was his advisory teacher because she showed him how to be organize.He said not to be lazy and turn every thing in time.                              

The person i had interviewed was my dad , "Roberto Rangel".

My dad told me that the most important things he learned from school was algebra and metodology  (the study of human behavior.My dad learned about algebra bye predicting problems and solving. He learned motodology bye reading a lot.

If my dad went back in time he  explained to me that he wouldn't  change anything on his own behavior . He was a good student and was always willing to read but he would help the school build a new library.

. Chemestry is what my dad learned the most by good explanations he listened and a lot of participation.

The advice my dad would give t any student is to enjoy every class and always participate

goal as a student

          One goal I have as a student is to join CSF which is a club. I believe i can achieve this goal by maintaining a gpa of 3.0 or higher. I will also try and take AP classes my sophomore, junior, and senior years. Determination and respect are the most important reasons I will achieve this goal, wearing that white robe means a lot to me, proving that when you stay focused you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

Alfredo Andujar

The Person i asked about the experiences in High school was my sister she Graduated High school two years ago when i asked her what her two most important  things she learn in High school she tell me that two important things to learn in High school are to  Pay attention in class and always be ready to learn ,because  that's one way you can succeed and go to college . The next question i ask her was that if she could of been back in High school what would be one thing you would change she answered to pass the classes she didn't pass and that way she didn't have to go to learning center . Another question i asked her is what teacher inspired her to learn more from , however she said that her Math teacher was the one that make her  believed that nothing its impossible to solve if you try hard to figured it out . The last question i asked her was , What is and advice you can give me to be successful in High school she said Just try hard on all your classes A's and B's  Grades only  and in order to have that i need to pay attention in class and to try to go to college .

My goal as a student is to finish highschool and to graduate and get a good career.I will achieve this goal to do better in my test scores. i will also want to get better grades in school. Lastly i will do all my homework, and finish my asignments. (:

Looking back survey. I interviewed my mom.

1) To always pay attention in class and do all work. They were important because  withouth directions you don't know what to do.

2)She would change her study habit. To have made her high school experience better, she would of hung out Wih people who are more into school

3) She doesn't really know what teacher learned from the best, it was mostly the same.

4) The advice she would give is to pay attention and hang out with people who are more into school.

What I believe I would need to work on as a student is to have all my homework done. Some stuff  that I'm thinking of doing to achieve this is write my homework on a calendar. Also I don't know I could ask one of my classmates and lastly I can write it down on my iPod as like an alarm so i won't forget.

Blog #2 (high school graduate)

One person I know that graduated high school is my mom. She told me everything it takes to graduate and how diffrent high school is compared to before. She explained all the studying and hard-work it takes to graduate.Before you didn't need all A-G requirnments all you needed was good grades and get all your credits(used to have to get around 44 credits) done and pass your test.(she wasn't able to go into much detail she was busy)

Blog #1 (about me)

I'm Vicki. I'm 13 I grew up in National City mostly with my sister and my grandma.My birthday in November 22,1999. MY favorite color is red.i love animal all though my favoriate is a snake. I know how to play a number of instraments. I've always had A's and B's sense 7th grade, and I'd like to say im a good student most of the time.I'm known and compared a lot to my sister, Michelle,all though we are every diffrent ,but I also have one little brother named Anthony.Anthony barley turned 7 in the begining of August.That's me and a part of my life. (:

The one person that finish high school was my dad. When I ask him what was important in high school he toll me that science and Spanish . The reason  science is because he like it and the have to practice it a lot. And Spanish he want to learn it more about it . The one thing my dad toll my what he can change is to focus more in school to have a better future. The reason he pass Spanish class is because the  teacher explain the lesson clearly. The advice my dad give me was to focus in school so I can complete my career.  

Looking back survey

    I interviewed my dad and he told me the truth of his high school experience.The most important influences in high school for my dad was to always show up on time everyday,learn from the teachers  and to have respect for each person.These influences that my father selected was decided by the way he lives life today,show up at work on time,learn from others around him,and have respect for everyone he encounters.My father believes that he wouldn't change anything in high school because he lives a great life and has a loving family.My dad doesn't have a teacher he learned form the most,he learned from his parents, he learned morals, respect and love for everyone around him.My father believes to make a high school student's experience better is to have the most fun you can,get an education and to learn to be an all around person.   Steven Celaya

"looking back" survey

           In asking my brother Gabriel what two things he learned in high school he responded with "Always do your work on time" and "Don't forget to spend time with your friends". According to my brother these were important things to know because not doing what your suppose to causes consequences and your not able to function well when all you do is work and have no time for socializing. One thing he would have done if he could go back in time is never end up in learning center because of procastination. Mrs.Hall is a teacher that he has learned the most from because he would always ask questions, even if they were off topic and she took time to answer them. Advice that he gives not only to me, but other students as well is to participate in school events and get involved.

"Looking Back" Survey

  The two most important things my sister learned in high school was that school is very, very important and not to listen to what anyone says; Don't let anyone bring you down or tell you you can't do something.

  If she were able to go back in time, she would change the people she hung out with. She said that hanging out with the wrong crowd can lead you to no good.  Lastly, she would also change the way she procastinated and never took school as serious as she should have.  She said, "I wish I could start all over again."

  The teacher she learned the most from was her history teacher during her sophomore year.  He would always preach to them on how important it was to stay in school.  He said that school is the key to becoming a successful person.

  The advice my sister would give to us students now would be to not ditch, focus and study as much as you can, and to always try your best.  Also, choose your friends wisely and just have fun because your four years of high school go by really fast!