Journal # 12

Journal # 12

Free write

My final journal, I cannot believe that this class is already over. This year has gone by so fast. But then again, so did the rest of my life. The last eight teen years have actually gone by so quickly. I have decided to write my last journal as kind of an auto biography, but also a story of my life, and how I got to where I am right now, and the people who have really made me the person I am today.

I was born on June first 1992, in this “beautiful” city that I am still in today, Niagara Falls. Every since the day I was born there was one person who has been watching over me, my older brother Nathan. Since my mother brought me home from the hospital, I was “his baby” and he is still just as protective of me as he was the first time he saw me. He has been one of the biggest inspirations of my life. Everything he did, I wanted to do, and everything that he did that was bad, I tried to learn from. Now that I seem to be doing more than him, I try and push him to work harder, and find a career, and even though I try and do it in the nicest way possible it has started to make us drift apart which makes me upset.

I have had so many different teachers in my life that have made me the person I am today. The first teacher I had that really changed my life, was my second grade teacher Mrs. Paré. She is the teacher that will always be one of my favourites. I can remember when I was in second grade, she was always there when I needed help, and she told me I was going to go far one day. I can remember her saying it, and it has been something that I think back to every time I am working toward something. When I believe I can’t do it, I know that if she were around she would believe in me, and it makes me feel better about myself.

The second teach that I had that really influenced my life, was my 4^th and 5^th grade teacher Mr. Gilmour. Those were two of my most favourite years in elementary school. I learned so much from him, and it is things that helped me all through high school. He taught me how to write my first persuasive essay, he taught me how to study the right way for a test, but the most important things he taught me were two quotes he had up on his wall in his class room. You win or lose by the way you choose, and Respect is a two-way street. These are things that I completely live by in my life now and I will never forget them. It amazed me that someone could live by those two quotes all of the time, and he did it, he would always respect you until you didn’t deserve it, but he would always give you a way to get it back. And you could tell that his choices were winning ones. When I left his class I promised myself that I would always live by those two quotes, and I have tried very hard to maintain that over the last 7 years.

After that the next teacher or, teachers that have taught me stuff came this year, and they are the Martins. I have actually learned so much from both of them, even though most people wouldn’t believe you could learn anything from Mr. Martin. They have both taught me very valuable lessons. First of all, how to be amazing parents! They are an awesome parenting team. They have also taught me to be a good person from all of their amazing coaching. Tyffani has done so much for me in the last three years, I hope that I will be half the person she is one day, she’s beautiful, smart, and so caring. Brad has also taught me to be a good person in many different ways, he is so wise, and has gone through so much that I look up to him so much. He is also one of the reasons I am the way I am at this point in my life. The one class we had, he told us to thank everyone that you love, and tell them you love them as much as possible, and every since he explained why we should do that, I have been trying to do that. He is such a strong spirited man, and it makes me jealous, I wish I could be as mentally strong as he is, and the way he is, it what I inspire to me. I don’t want to care about what anyone else thinks, as long as I have myself and my family I will be okay, he has taught me that.

As you can see, I have been very lucky in my life to have so many inspirational teachers. They have all helped me in their own way, and have all had a part in who I am today. I really thank god that I have had all these amazing people in my life, because without them, I might have been in a very different place than I am.

Journal # 10

The Most Memorable Moments in High School

As teachers, we are often reminded that some of the most valuable lessons students learn in high school aren't the ones we plan for in lessons. A student, for instance, may learn more (in life terms) from a teacher who refuses to accept a late assignment than from one who teaches her how to factor binomials.

What have been some of the most important lessons or skills, both curricular and non-curricular, that you have learned in high school? What are some of the moments from the past 4 or 5 years that you think you will be most likely to remember as an adult? Don't forget to be reflective...

There were so many moments in high school that I have found memorable, and lots of times I know there would be no way for me to pick what was the most memorable. I’d have to say my first day in high school was really memorable for me. I was so afraid walking through those big doors. I figured I would be inside for less than a minute and someone would already beat me up, but this school was so much different than I could have ever imagined. When I got into the school on the first day I was greeted by a few grade ten students that were extremely nice to me. I felt welcomed, and I knew that I would really enjoy the school.

Another really memorable moment I had in high school was the first time I went to nationals for cheerleading. It was probably the most amazing experience of my life. We worked extremely hard on it all year to be able to go, and once we got there we put everything we had into our runs. We spent the night in a hotel and had a lot of team bonding. In the end we came out with 7^th place, but it was still good enough for us, because we knew that for a first year team, that was amazing.

I’m going to have to say though that most memories I have had were from this year. Between being the captain of the cheerleading team, and actually making friends with a lot more people than I ever would have imagined. Our whole grade 12 class bonded a lot this year, and I think that has been my favourite part. I was doing the grad video the other day with kids that I never even talked to when I was in any other grades, and now I consider them some of my best friends. I really love this school and I am going to miss it a lot when I leave next year.

Journal # 11

A piece of Fiction – Chelsea Gomes
I have always found it to be easier to write fiction than reality, but I am the kind of person who has a very large imagination. When I am writing fiction it feels like I can go on forever, because it is all in my mind, and I just have to get it all out before I know exactly what sounds good or right and what isn't so good. I tend to have way too many ideas in the beginning, and I find later that I have to take a lot of them out because they really don't make a ton of sense, but more times than not when I have my finished product my fiction writings are way better than anything I had to research to write.

When I have to write a biography, it is really difficult for me, because you have to use someone else's findings, and you have to go off from what they have said. You do not get to use any creativity, and its very difficult for me to not feel like I am plagiarizing their work because I know that what I am saying isn't actually coming from my mind, its from someone else's. That has always been the number one reason I have never been a big fan of reality writing.

While writing the novel for this class, I have been pretty blessed so far. Ever since I started writing it almost feels like I can't stop writing because there are so many different things going through my head its almost impossible to get them all down and remember them. I tend to have a strange life sometimes so some of my life experiences have helped me while I was writing this chapter. Something really funny or scary or just plain weird will happen to me in the middle of the day, and once I get over the fact that it happened, I think “hey this could be good for my novel” and that is why this has been so extremely easy for me so far. I will be really happy if I can get this whole thing done without ever having writers block, but I never truly know what my day will bring, when I get that I usually just end up putting it off and going back to it later.

I have found though while reading my work over, that I have been too many insignificant facts into my writing that really wouldn't be there in a real novel. I think it might be because I am not starting from the beginning of my novel and I feel like if the reader hasn't read the rest of my story they might not understand very much about my characters or what they are really feeling. I am really enjoying writing this novel, but I have been really bad with deadlines in my experiences with writing. I am the kind of person that starts off and writes so much, but nearing the end of my deadline, I start to panic and I find that it is a lot more difficult for me to write. I really do hope I can get this chapter in on time, because I would love for someone to let me know what they think, but I am starting to stress out a lot, considering the amount of homework I have been getting lately, and the fact that I have no peace and quite at my house to do it.

All in all, I've really liked writing this chapter so far, and I hope it continues that way. I have always felt passionate about writing teen fiction, because it is the kind of things that I read. Since the books I have read have helped me though so many different things, I'm sure that if I finished this book, some girl some day would be like “wow, I have gone through this exactly” and I might just be able to help her out a little bit.

Journal # 9

Journal # 9--On Poetry

Now that you've had a chance to dwell with poetry awhile, reflect on what you feel is its usefulness and relative importance in the grand scheme of the universe. What would life be like without poetry? What arguments could be made for doing more poetry than we do in public school?

Did your experience this time around change your relationship with poetry at all? Which was the easiest poem to write? Which was the most difficult? Are you left with any questions about poetry or poets in general? Have you any desire to read and/or write more poetry independently of this class?




I have always been the kind of person, who liked to read poetry, but have never been one who has really liked to write it. I think that without poetry the world would be a very different place. Poetry shows how different the world used to be, without it we wouldn't understand Shakespeare time. It could be very productive to do more poetry in public schools, because we never know who could be the next Shakespeare.

My experience this time around really hasn’t changed my relationship with poetry at all; in fact, it might have made me dislike it a little more. It’s not that I do not like poetry, or the way you taught it, it’s just that every time I end up writing poetry, I tend to get some of the darkest feelings in me coming out, and those are the things I would rather keep to myself.

I’m not really sure what the easiest poem was for me to write, but out all of them, I think I liked the found poem the most. It was definitely the most fun. The most difficult poem for me to write was the imitation poem, no doubt about it. Every time I tried to do it, I either ended up doing the exact opposite theme of the real poem, or it just ended up sounding really stupid. Thank god, I ended up doing that work for you so I didn’t have to write it in the end, because I am sure it wouldn’t have ended up being very good.

I would like to read more poetry out side of class, but I have always liked to read it. There is something about poetry that makes my heart melt. When you read someone’s poem, and it is the exact same thing you are going through in life at the moment, it makes you feel better, because you know that at least one person in the world understands. That is the real reason I have always enjoyed it.

Journal # 8

Journal # 8 - Decisions Decisions

For a while I have been trying to figure out what to write about for this journal. Only just recently have I figured out what would be good to write about.

Last sunday I went to the University of Guelph for a tour, and it was the most amazing thing ive ever done. I have been stressing out over university for the last 2 years, and now I finally feel like I can relax a little bit. When I first applied to schools, I freaked out, because I got accepted to my second and third choice schools but not to Guelph, and it had started to make me worried. I was never completely sure until this weekend where I was going to end up going, because all three schools are amazing and all three had good reasons to go to them.

The first school I got accept to was McMaster University. It is a great school for psychology, and it was really exciting for me when found out that I was accepted. Before I had been accepted I was starting to freak out because everyone around me had gotten into all of their schools, and I hadn't been accepted to any. When the day came, I was actually in this class, and stated freaking out, because I had never thought that I could be good enough to go to MAC, its just a highly rated school I really couldn't believe it. The day I got accepted my friend who goes there, took me to go see the campus, and I really liked it. But I was still leaning towards Guelph.

Then I had the longest wait in my life, for about a month and a half I waited and waited, checking my hotmail, and my website every single day, to see if I had gotten accepted, it was the worst wait of my life. Then, about a week ago, again while in this class, I checked the Ontario Universities website, and saw that I finally got accepted to Guelph. I honestly thought I was going to pass out, I was so excited, and I felt like I should be jumping up and down, or doing a backflip. When I told my mom later that night she was so happy, it was amazing.

Going to the open house, and tour on Sunday, knowing that I had already been accepted to the school, made it so much better. Going there, and seeing it, it already felt like home to me, it felt like it was where I wanted to be forever. It was also kind of funny to me, seeing all the people there, knowing that some of the people who had there heart set on the school wouldnt be able to go, while others would wait to the last minute to decline their offer, and take the possible spot away from people who dreamed of schools like Guelph.

Yesterday when I came home from school, I had a suprise waiting for me at home. It was my cousin Ashley who had come down a day early for easter break. When I walked in the door and saw her sitting there, I couldn't stop myself from thinking about Guelph all over again. Thats when I really decided, I thought to myself, why am I still kind of debating over schools when I know in the end im going to go to Guelph anyways. So I accepted my offer, and all of the stress this has been giving me for the last two years is pretty much over. Now all I have to do is make it to the end of the year with a 80% average, and it will be smooth sailing. (atleast until I start thinking about how much money i'm losing)

Journal # 7

Journal # 7 "The Myth of Technology"

"The Myth of Technology"In the 1950's, futurists predicted that the invention of labour saving machines such as the household dishwasher and robots in factories meant that the common worker would enjoy a 3 day work week. Ironically, improvements in technology have led to the disappearance of better paying, skilled work and people working harder than ever before. What is your opinion? How much does technology improve your life and the lives of people in general?

Technology is a very difficult thing to understand. We will always think that technology is improving our lifes but are we really sure of that? Most people own computers, and in reality they have made our lives easier in many ways. But in other ways they have made our lives more difficult. I feel like when I used to write on a piece of paper with a pen, I had way less distractions. Now being on a computer that has facebook, and youtube and msn makes doing homework so much more difficult. Now you have to try and be crative while also instant messaging friends, listening to music and probably talking to your friends on the phone. But that is just being a teenager and having to do homework.

In reality technology is around because we all tried to make our lives easier, but now that our lives are easier, there are less jobs, and people have to work harder to make sure that their jobs don't get replaced by some kind of computer that could do it faster.

There are some points of technology that are great, one of those would be emailing. Before emailing, you would have to talk on the phone or fax something to try and get something quickly, but more times than not, people would have to just write a letter and send it in the mail to talk to people. In what takes us 30 seconds now to write up a letter to our friends, and for them to receive it, it used to take people days to get messages that sometimes they needed. Text messaging can also be a really great asset if used correctly. Text messaging could be used for business memos or even emergency messages. They could be very effective if they were not used all the time. But because all cell phones have text messaging now, it is used as a quicker and quieter way to talk to friends and ignore your teacher. (But atleast theres not that good of a chance of your teacher catching the note on the way across the classroom)

One horrible thing that technology has done to us, is made us all spoiled. We ALWAYS want what ever is new and exciting. When computers first came out everyone wanted one, we all thought they were the best thing in the world. Now that there are laptops, we want them because the regular everyday non mobile computers that used to be amazing, are nothing to us anymore. Its the same with cell phones. Before having a cell phone was awesome in the first place, now a company can barely sell one unless it has a camera, video camera, games, and the internet on it, forget calling, people just want toys. Its the same with ipods. Any mp3 player can play the same music an ipod can, and it sounds exactly the same, but instead of buying a $30 mp3 player, we all spend the $250 to get the newest ipod, because thats the newest technology.

In conclusion, technology can be a really good thing, but in reality for the most part all it is doing is making us horribly lazy.

Journal # 6

Journal # 6 An Influential Person

An Influential PersonWrite about a person or people you look up to or have learned from. These could be people who have become famous historically, celebreties or even people you know or are related to. You might admire their accomplishments, their personality traits or their values. How did you learn about this person? What makes him or her remarkable? How does knowing about this person impact who you are as an individual?

I Have written these kind of journals for the last 3 years, so many times that I am sure I could go find one on my computer, and hand that in, but I thought about it and id rather not. Even though I am going to write about the same person I always do, and im really not assamed of that. The person I am about to write about is one of the most loving, and caring people I have ever met, but my goodness if you get on her bad side, she will rip your head off. But I think that is why I love her so much, because she is exactly like me in pretty much every way, except that she is married and has three kids.

Tyffani Martin is the pretty much the most influential person in my life at this time. She is my second mother, and I tell her everything that is going on in my life, even when I know that I shouldn't or when I know she really doesn't want to hear it. She is the one person I know will always be here for me, and I know I will always be there when she needs me. I feel like I am a part of her family because she just brings everyone in and shares what ever she can with anyone that she feels deserves it.

Tyff, and I haven't always got along, which is something that really makes me laugh at this point. When I was in grade 9 and my boyfriend at the time had come to see me compete in a dance competition he had skipped her class, and she just reemed him out the next day, saying I couldn't have possibly been worth missing her class, (but in her defence she hadn't met me yet). At that point I believed that she must have been the craziest teacher in the school, (which I still don't doubt some times). And when I joined cheerleading when I was in grade 10, she used to nit pick every little thing I had ever done wrong, and I couldn't stand her. But now I know how much that really did help me in my cheerleading.

Have Tyff as a coach is one of the best things in the world. She is the kind of coach that will scream at you for doing something wrong, but will be there hugging you in 5 minutes when you get hurt. She is by far the best coach I have ever had for anything in my life. She is the greatest at showing people why they are wrong, its just not always in the nicest way. But in the kind of sport we are into, if you cant handle someone being a bitch, you are the one that needs to leave, because that is pretty much what half of our sport is.

By far the best time ive ever had was with having Tyff as a teacher. I had her as a sociology teacher last semester, and she was the best soc teacher ive ever had, BY FAR! She always knows exactly what you are trying to expalin to her, and she was always there to help anyone in that class with anything. She taught me way more that I had learned in my other two sociology classes, and when I came out of that class, I knew that I had actually learned something instead of where I used to have to read the text book in my other classes to understand anything about the subject. She is the kind of teacher that will teach you something, and try and help you use it in context or will get really excited when you bring it back into a conversation at another point. I thought that was just awesome.

Tyff is one of the most amazing people I have ever met, just everything about her is just awesome. She has the kindest personality in the world, and she is a mother figure to anyone who will ever need it. Ik now that long after I graduate I will stay in touch with her, because I know for a fact that I would not and could not have the marks I have, and could have made it to where I am going without her help and pushing. I love her so much, she is just incrediable.

Journal # 5

Journal # 5

"Childhood"

The concept of childhood as we understand it is a product of 19th Century Victorian ideals. Prior to that time, there was no general sense that there was any particular need to shelter children from the unpleasant side of life. Children were put to work as soon as they were able.Almost two hundred years later, we have a sense that children should be almost entirely sheltered until they reach sufficient age. In our society, full adulthood is often delayed until individuals are well into their twenties.

I am the kind of person that thinks that most people do overprotect their children, but I am sure that when I have a child of my own I will gave a different take on things. It just doesn't make much sense that people don't let their children do anything anymore. When I was growing up, the only rules I really knew were that I couldn't play on the road, I had to look both ways before crossing the street, I had to stay away from the stove, and when the street lights came on, it was time to go home.

There are some parents that would never let their children go outside and play as children, and then they tend to be the same parents that are way to overprotective when their kids become teenagers. There are parents that won't let their teens date until grade 12, they have to know where they are at all times, and they can't even have their cell phones after 11pm. Those kind of parents would be the hardest to have for sure.

I actually have a friend that just got into university, and luckly he has not taken a downward spirial after the way his parents treated him. He has NEVER been allowed out past midnight, he has his own car, but hes not allowed to drive anyone in it, or go into anyone else's car, and he isnt allowed to have a girlfriend until after he is done university. To me, his parents are crazy, but to him it is just a normal day. When he got to university he had all these freedoms that he had never had before, and some kids that were raised like him, end up going crazy, I am just very happy that is not what happened to him.

When I am a parent, I think my children will have it really easy to tell the honest truth. Most parents tend to raise their kids a little less strict than their parents had raised them, and my parents have been pretty laid back my whole life. I have gotten into trouble of course, but its usually for something comepletely horrible that I have done. But they were good enough that you know they still care what I am doing, and they are always there when I need them for anything. They tend to be pushy when it comes to my grades, they have always been like that. My brother is just as smart as I am, but he always decided that school wasn't his thing. But I am very happy my parents pushed me more than him, because it really did help me in the end, and I am sure that I will try and help my kids through their schooling.

I can not wait to raise my kids wheni have them I think that I am going to be a very good parent, andi really hope that they will be sitting in class one day writing a journal about how much I helped them through exactly what I am going through right now.

Journal # 4

Journal number 4
FREE WRITE

This Journal has been bugging me for a few days, I have been trying really hard to think of something to actually write about. But earlier today, something happened, and I had recalled a memory of a conversation that I had had with one of my teachers last semester. My free write journal is about teen “love”.

Being in high school, I see teen relationships every single place I look, some of them good, others not so good. I have found though watching, and experiencing myself, that some people are just not cut out to be in a serious relationship at this young of an age. When it comes to teenage relationships there are three possible outcomes. You have the “Romeo & Juliet” kind of teen relationships, the normal relationships, and then the just random teen relationships.

The “Romeo & Juliet” kind of relationship is the kind you really do not want to have. It’s funny because if any little grade nine heard that name, before really reading the book, they would think that is the kind of relationship that they wanted. But in reality, it is the worst possible. It is the kind of relationship that is just not healthy for these kinds of kids. When you are anywhere in your teens, and feel that you love your boyfriend or girlfriend enough to kill yourself over them, it is kind of a scary thing. It is always a very difficult thing for anyone to really help with, because at that point, you think that you are so in love with the person, that nothing else in the world really matters to you, and it is very very scary.

The normal kind of relationships, are the ones you tend to see more in the senior grades. The teens still feel like that they love each other, but they are not to the point of being even close to suicidal if something happened to the relationship. These people tend to have more of a mature relationship, and are the ones that can clearly handle being in a relationship, and you can see that when you look at them together.

The third kind of relationships, are the random teen relationships. These are the weird relationships that by the time you hear about them in high school, they are over. It just shows you that most kids in high school tend to want to have someone, and these ones are the luck ones to notice that the one they have chose is wrong for them early enough to get out of it without hurting the other person.

All in all, teen relationships can be very difficult to deal with, and in all reality most kids really can not handle what they are getting themselves into.

Journal # 3

Journal # 3

"The Irony of Education"

Why is it that in North America we (as a society) seem to take education for granted? In other countries students will take any opportunity they can get to improve themselves. In our society, educators sometimes have to take extreme measures to perform their function.


This topic is something that is really interesting to me. I totally see this all the time in our school alone. It is actually really sad, the amount of kids that just leave the chances at education, to do things that are going to get them absolutely no where in life. You see those kids that would rather smoke pot than come to school, and who just fail classes year after year, because they just do not care at all about their education or what they are going to do when they get older.

I really wish we could take every single teenager like that, and ship them off to a country where there is no schooling, or there is just very little schooling, where only certain people can go, and show them what is like to not have the chance. It would also make them see that there are millions of kids our age in the world that would kill go to go the school we go to, and to have the chance to learn the kind of things we just know. I believe that if we did that, the teens would come back, and see how lucky they are to have the opportunity to go to such a good school, and to have the chance for a good education.

Some kids our age though, are a lost cause. It is welfare that has done this too them, and it is the sad truth. Their parents are on welfare, and they go “well my mom didn’t have to finish high school” or “my dad didn’t need a college degree” and that is how they stay in the same circle when they are adults. It also does not help that our welfare system doesn’t give people enough money to actually pick up a good job and be okay, it only just lets people slide by month by month. So people who would normally be able to get out of that slump don’t, and they show their teenagers that you don’t need to work, to be okay in life, because the government will always be there in case you are in trouble. Of course I’m not saying all families on welfare do this to children, it is just how it works for some people.

Journal # 2

Journal # 2

"The Pen is Mightier than the Sword"

Writers have an extraordinary potential to change people's minds and to create revolutions. Reflect upon some of the radical changes that have been wrought by such texts as The Declaration of Independence, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and The Communist Manifesto. What issues or topics are you interested in exploring in your writing? What changes do you feel are worth making?

It is so true that the pen is mightier than the sword. All through out history, there have been the people who fight with actual wepons, and then the people who fight with the weapon of writing. Clearly they have been the winner considering it is their side of the story that we know today. There are many different types of writing that has helped us, and have become very important documents to our society.Some of these would be The Declaration of Independence, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and The communist Manifesto.

In all three of these pieces of writing, there are many things we have learned, and they have all helped us in different ways. The Declaration of Independence, is an American document teaching them the rights they have and do not have, and how to behave properly( everyone has the right to pursue happiness). Uncle Tom's Cabin, is a book about slavery. It talks about how people lived back in those times, and it helps us understand that slavery is wrong. The Communist Manifesto was Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles. It was a political piece of writing to help out a particular political party they were working towards. All of these pieces of writing are famous for different reasons, but they are all similar in the way that, without them, the world would be a different place entirely.

I am interested in exploring tons of different types of topics in my writing, and I really look forward to doing that. I believe that writing is something that everyone should be very open with, and people should always try their best to write different styles of writing. When more people do that, then more people will read different types of writing than they normally would.

Journal # 1

Journal # 1

"Write what you know" The first rule of writing is to "Write What You Know." What do you know? What are the experiences, settings, topics, issues, genres, themes and characters that you feel you can comfortably write about? What are the experiences, settings, topics, issues, genres, themes and characters that you are interested in enough to research in order to write about them more effectively? What are your limitations? In other words, what topics do you feel unknowledgeable about and think you should avoid?


If the first rule in writing is to write what you know, I might not be the best writer in the world. Yes there are a fair amount of things that I know but it is not always the kind of things that anyone else really cares that much about. I have found that while talking to others, they tend to shut me out until I stop talking because to them what I am saying does not make a difference here nor there. The things I can talk or write about for ever vary, because there are so many things that interest me, and just not a lot of others.


One thing would be cheerleading, it sounds really cliché that a high school girl would want to talk about it, but it is my life while I am here. I think about practice, stunts and my team sometimes more than I think about school at all. Cheerleading is an addiction to some people, and I can admit that I am definitely one that is addicted to it. When I am at school, in a class that I find is boring or during student presentations that are bland I write about what I would like to accomplish at my next practice and what I would like my team to accomplish. I am the Flyer captain, so I research different ways to stretch for our flyers, and different things that they could pull in the air that would look pretty and suit them, and I always think of new stuff for the group competition that I have entered myself and 4 others in this year.


Another thing that I could talk about for ever is anything to do with psychology or sociology. I have taken every sociology course this school has to offer, and even tried to go to Westlane as a magnet student for psychology. when I go through university I will be taking psychology, and I know that ill do very well. The one teacher I had at this school has taught me more than I ever thought I would learn, it is crazy the amount of things that I know. Almost everyday something in my life will have to do with what I have learned, and it really helps shape the person I am today just by recalling my memories of class.



I feel comfortable writing about pretty much anything as long as I have enough knowledge on it. Also if it is something I find interesting I will take the time to research tons, in order to feel comfortable writing about it. I have done things like that on Abortion, Genetic Engineering, and Marijuana in some of my other classes for projects before. so as long as I find something that is really interesting I will be very happy to research and talk about it. There are some topics that I feel I should really not be writing about, religion being one of them. I am the kind of person who is not really sure what they believe, and I can tend to get very mean when people push religion, or even talk about it in a way that I believe they are pushing it. so I tend to try and stay completely away from it all the time.