Sunday, March 28, 2010
Free Shirts
When we volunteer with Interact, we usually get a gratuitous shirt. For example, last week we got a nice shirt fro free from the YMC.
Egregious
"Susan hates it when we make egregious errors in our essay."
Come one we all know what that means by now.
Come one we all know what that means by now.
My Naked Opinion
I have never suppressed my feelings. I say my opinion without fear of what others might think. I give no florid speeches; I just say things how they are. I don't try to make it sound all flowery and whatnot. I want people to understand me, so I don't want to make my comments cryptic because of all the superfluous description and flowery language. I just give my naked opinion.
Life Changing Experience
I went to a retreat last week, and it was incredible. I was surrounded by wonderful young women that love God. We had many poignant moments, moments that marked our lives forever. Those touching moments brought us together.
We came out of the retreat with such a sense of ebullience. We were signing to God. It was amazing. I could feel the positive energy and happiness. We were frenetic when we got back, screaming, dancing and singing.
We gave testimonies. Some of us were very effusive when we gave our testimony. We had tears in our eyes when telling our story. I will never forget this experience because it has changed me forever. God's existence seemed dubious to me, but today I know he exists and loves me like no one else will ever do.
We came out of the retreat with such a sense of ebullience. We were signing to God. It was amazing. I could feel the positive energy and happiness. We were frenetic when we got back, screaming, dancing and singing.
We gave testimonies. Some of us were very effusive when we gave our testimony. We had tears in our eyes when telling our story. I will never forget this experience because it has changed me forever. God's existence seemed dubious to me, but today I know he exists and loves me like no one else will ever do.
Friendships
We shouldn't be haughty because arrogance only leads to loneliness. We shouldn't have a patronizing attitude because we are all equal. Yes, before God we are all equal. We should be affable with others because they are our brothers and sister in God. Let there be camaraderie among your group of friends. If you carry yourself surrounded by positive energy, we will definitely built true friendships. Friendships that aren't transitory, but that are forever. These will not be superficial relationships, but profound relationships with people that will love us and that we will love. Just be cordial and those friendships will come. Friendships that aren't tenuous, but strong. Friendships that will be full of candor because they will be friendships with sincere and open-minded people. When you find friends that you can have this kind of relationship, your misconceptions about friendships will die, and you will look at friendships from a different perspective because you will have a lot more perception about what true friendship means.
Fidel Castro
Many would characterize Fidel Castro as a despotic leader, who had a dictactorial way of governing. Many would say he had an imperious way about him.
Cheaters! The Show!
The video, which the Cheaters production gave her, that showed him kissing another girls gave her incontrovertible evidence of his affairs. She confronted him with the evidence, but he denied that it was him. He started giving excuses and explanations that weren't plausible. He said that it was his cousin that really looked like him, then that it was all a conspiracy against him, and other things. He fabricated all sorts of lies. When he realized that his wife didn't believe him, he fell on his knees asking for forgiveness. He really seemed penitent, but she didn't take him back. He had cheated, so she felt hurt and to get back at him, she was contemptuous of the little scene he was making. He was literally crying like a little boy. After a while, he understood that it was futile to keep on asking for her forgiveness because she would never forget or forgive that he cheated. He understood that his offense wasn't trivial and that it would end his marriage.
Justice? Yeah, Justice Because of Democracy
An arbiter shouldn't have any biased because he or she should be trying to help both sides. But how do we know that the judges that help to dispute issues are really impartial? How do we know that they are treating the cases with objectivity? For all I know, a judge might feel disdain or any other negative emotion for homosexuals or women or whatever, and that feeling will have no matter what an impact on the judges decision. Isn't that so? The people that the judges don't like might have a substantiated case, but the judge could decide to exculpate the person they like best. If this occurred, many people would then be vindicated. Good thing we live in a democracy and things like this are not allowed to happen. I mean they happen sometimes because we are not perfect. Democracy is not a perfect government systme; it has just proven to be the best one that exists.
'member Susans's Class Back in Tenth Grade?
I remember Susan's class back in tenth grade? Men, I was so intimidate, and scared by her and her assignments. Every time she would tell us, "you have a paper due next week," I trembled! I was horrible at writing, so I knew that my weekend would be ruined by the paper I had to write. I mean I tried, but my essay were just not cohesive. They were always all over the place. When I would read them, I could tell that the sentences weren't fluid, but I would just turn in the paper however it was cause I would be tired of revising.
I mean I guess I should have used the didactic work sheets that were supposed to instruct us about how to write an essay. You 'member? The sheets that had the thesis, the three topic sentences and the prove. But sometimes I was just too indolent to do all that work, so I would just type the paper as it came to me. I tried to control it, but torpor would take over me at times.
It wasn't like that all the time, some time I was honestly listless, and I couldn't even try to work more. Feeling without energy or feeling lazy and the convoluted assignments we got from Susan were never a good combination.
Even though that year was hard, our tenacity helped us to get through the year. We weren't so great at writing, or at least most of us weren't, but look at where we are today. We have proliferated as writers. We should feel very proud. We have come so far, just take a second to remember how we were back then and how we are now.
Do you 'member how it was back then cause I 'member?
I mean I guess I should have used the didactic work sheets that were supposed to instruct us about how to write an essay. You 'member? The sheets that had the thesis, the three topic sentences and the prove. But sometimes I was just too indolent to do all that work, so I would just type the paper as it came to me. I tried to control it, but torpor would take over me at times.
It wasn't like that all the time, some time I was honestly listless, and I couldn't even try to work more. Feeling without energy or feeling lazy and the convoluted assignments we got from Susan were never a good combination.
Even though that year was hard, our tenacity helped us to get through the year. We weren't so great at writing, or at least most of us weren't, but look at where we are today. We have proliferated as writers. We should feel very proud. We have come so far, just take a second to remember how we were back then and how we are now.
Do you 'member how it was back then cause I 'member?
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Ladies Love Yourselves
Ladies I want to emphasize that y'all need to love yourselves no matter what. Love yourselves even if others do not. Love yourselves just how y'all are. Don't be fooled by a guy who tells you nice stories about his life or about y'all's future life together, even when he's looking like a mess. No, no, no, no. If his stories and his life right now don't seem to match, to be coherent, you need to watch out because he might be lying to you somehow. Use your woman's intuition, if things don't seem right.
Ladies don't let anybody buy you. Don't let anybody use you. Your a treasure, so treat yourself like so. Respect yourself. Don't let a guy give you expensive things for no reason because the lucid implications behind those fancy gifts will hurt you if you accept.
I'm telling you, don't be fooled into thinking you have control. Don't be fooled by his words because many of these guys are experts in the art of rhetoric, so they know what say to convince you of anything.
Do not have sex because he said he loves you! Not all guys have the integrity they seem to have, so don't trust everyone just like that. Even if the trust is there, like I said before, you have to watch out. You have to respect and love yourself not to have sex. If he loves you, he'll respect you, and he will know to wait.
Love yourself because you have to love yourself for others to love you and for you to love others. Don't complain about yourself. Your height, your weight, your nose, or whatever. No, don't complain because you are beautiful. Yes, you are so beautiful.
Ladies don't let anybody buy you. Don't let anybody use you. Your a treasure, so treat yourself like so. Respect yourself. Don't let a guy give you expensive things for no reason because the lucid implications behind those fancy gifts will hurt you if you accept.
I'm telling you, don't be fooled into thinking you have control. Don't be fooled by his words because many of these guys are experts in the art of rhetoric, so they know what say to convince you of anything.
Do not have sex because he said he loves you! Not all guys have the integrity they seem to have, so don't trust everyone just like that. Even if the trust is there, like I said before, you have to watch out. You have to respect and love yourself not to have sex. If he loves you, he'll respect you, and he will know to wait.
Love yourself because you have to love yourself for others to love you and for you to love others. Don't complain about yourself. Your height, your weight, your nose, or whatever. No, don't complain because you are beautiful. Yes, you are so beautiful.
Assertion
http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/declaration.jpgThis document is the assertion of the United States' independence. What a wonderful day it must have been when the founding fathers made this statement.
Sex, Sex, Sex
Sex is everywhere. Yet, it's no where. Parents fear to speak to their sons and daughters about it. At so many churches, it isn't even mentioned. People don't understand that ignoring sex is not the right way to condemn it. People don't understand the importance of talking to the young generation about sex. Some teachers blush if you bring the subject up. It's a taboo! But how dumb is that. Come on! Sex is everywhere that it shouldn't be the taboo it is in so many places and families.
It's sad because at a time like this when young people have so much access to pornography, condoms and anything and everything that has to do with sex, parents should have more than ever communication with their children to educate them about sex. Parents should be able to speak with clarity to their children about the subject without trying to use other language to substitute for the actual things.
No, it's not called anything else but a vagina. We are taught that in school when we are about 13 year old at the latest. Yes, we know more than our parents would want us at a very young age. For this reason, parents should sit and have a discourse with their children in which they teach the children how to use the information about sex they are given at school and everywhere else (e.g. TV, radio, magazines, etc.) in a positive way before someone else comes into the children's lives with malice to turn the information into something toxic. Instead of trying to ignore that sex exists, parents, teachers, some churches, and everyone else should prevent children from being harmed by all this information by admitting it's there.
It's sad because at a time like this when young people have so much access to pornography, condoms and anything and everything that has to do with sex, parents should have more than ever communication with their children to educate them about sex. Parents should be able to speak with clarity to their children about the subject without trying to use other language to substitute for the actual things.
No, it's not called anything else but a vagina. We are taught that in school when we are about 13 year old at the latest. Yes, we know more than our parents would want us at a very young age. For this reason, parents should sit and have a discourse with their children in which they teach the children how to use the information about sex they are given at school and everywhere else (e.g. TV, radio, magazines, etc.) in a positive way before someone else comes into the children's lives with malice to turn the information into something toxic. Instead of trying to ignore that sex exists, parents, teachers, some churches, and everyone else should prevent children from being harmed by all this information by admitting it's there.
Serve
When you do something, do it with love, never because you were forced to. When you serve others, do it with a smile in your face. Let it come from the heart. Let your service be sincere and full of love. What's the purpose of helping others, if we do it because it is incumbent upon us to do it? No, my friend, help because you feel it in your heart to do so. Give people a hand because you hold a conviction that using your blessings to help others is the right thing to do. Help people, and once again I tell you, do it with love. Because like Mother Teresa said, "It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."
Don't be condescending when you serve others. No, be humble. Always, always be humble. Be humble if you're serving the poor, be humble if your serving the rich, be humble if you're serving God. No matter who it is you serve, just be humble when you do it. Be servile. I'm not saying this in a bad way. What I mean is that you should be willing so serve when others need your service.
Be willing to be the server, and keep in mind that people need different things. Sometimes those who seem to have the most are the ones that need the most; sometimes the person next to you is the person who's in need. Sometimes they don't need food, but a hug and words of encouragement to alleviate their pains. People lack different things; not everyone's hunger is the same. Just be willing to feed whatever that person's hunger might be.
Be benevolent because of the love you feel for your brothers and sisters, without ever waiting to be rewarded something back because the act of giving is a reward itself. Remember that "It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35 (2).
Don't be condescending when you serve others. No, be humble. Always, always be humble. Be humble if you're serving the poor, be humble if your serving the rich, be humble if you're serving God. No matter who it is you serve, just be humble when you do it. Be servile. I'm not saying this in a bad way. What I mean is that you should be willing so serve when others need your service.
Be willing to be the server, and keep in mind that people need different things. Sometimes those who seem to have the most are the ones that need the most; sometimes the person next to you is the person who's in need. Sometimes they don't need food, but a hug and words of encouragement to alleviate their pains. People lack different things; not everyone's hunger is the same. Just be willing to feed whatever that person's hunger might be.
Be benevolent because of the love you feel for your brothers and sisters, without ever waiting to be rewarded something back because the act of giving is a reward itself. Remember that "It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35 (2).
- http://www.writespirit.net/authors/mother_teresa/mother_teresa_quotes/2
- http://www.christianpf.com/5-bible-verses-about-money-every-christian-should-know/
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Welcome
I created this blog for my AP English Class. Here I will explore different ways to show mastery of vocabulary words.
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