My first year of High school was a really life changing experience. Going into freshman year, you’re told to accept the fate that you’re not going to be friends with who you were friends with in middle school. You’re told you’ll hardly know the people you called your best friends in eight grade, but I proved that to be false. In fact, I’m closer with my best friends than I ever have been. That does not mean I haven’t met some really amazing new friends, too. What it does mean is that I’m happy who I’ve chosen to surround myself with this year. If I did have to change one thing about this year, it would probably be the amount of effort I’ve put into my school work. Yeah, I made good grades and I also have tried pretty hard, but I’ve procrastinated in almost all that I’ve done, and I’ve half done some things that could of turned out a lot better. I for sure could of had a 4.0 GPA but I didn’t try my hardest and now i really regret that.

Words are just noises, and sometimes they don’t mean anything. Sometimes we also cling to them when it’s what we want to hear. But love, a feeling, is something so different. Just because you tell someone you love them doesn’t mean that you do, and just because you don’t say anything at all doesn’t mean that you don’t. When someone loves you, they show it in so many ways. To me, I can tell someone loves me when they do things to show me that they care about me. Someone who attempts to understand your feelings, and someone who goes out of their way to do even little things for you, like wait for you, and try to sit by you and talk to you. The little things, like when people notice that you’re feeling left out and make an effort to include you. Or the people who kiss your forehead when you’re asleep, even though they know you won’t feel it, or ever know they did it, they do it anyways because they love you.

        I worry about a lot of different things. I wish that wasn’t the case, because life is so much more enjoyable when you sit back and let things happen without being worrysome. But for me, it seems unavoidable to worry. I worry about every little thing.  I worry about things even proven to be impossible; and I also worry about things that don’t matter in the long run. I think what I worry about most is what I look like, and also what people think about me when they look at me. It’s such a silly thing to worry about because it doesn’t matter.

Sometimes, we must tell little white lies. We do this for many reasons. We do this to spare feelings. We do this to keep peace. We do this to make someone happy. We do this to keep ourselves out of trouble. We also do this to get the things that we may want. Lying is something we all do, and we all probably do it daily. We lie about small things everyday. We lie to our parents to keep ourselves out of trouble. We lie to our friends to spare their feelings. We lie when we make up excuses to our teachers. Everyone does it and sometimes we don’t even realize our little white lies that slip out as if we didn’t even pre-plan them. Lies are all around us. We believe lies others tell us everyday. Lying has become such a common factor in our society as feelings have because more delicate over the years. We say things so often to spare the feelings of others.  Lies can be harmless and are sometimes necessary because sometimes the truth isn’t always what needs to be said, but lies can also be a destructive and dangerous pathway to travel upon.

Love can mean so many different things. It’s such a powerful word, and can be interpreted in unlimited ways.  Love can be a feeling of security, and love can be something you truly enjoy, like a passion. Love can be devoloped over millions of years, or love can be found at a first glance. There is no limitations to what love can mean or be. Only you can decide what, or who you love, how much you love them and why you love them. Love is only what you make it out to be, and that’s why it is so powerful. That’s why I think love at first sight can exist if you truly know that you loved something or someone the first time you saw it/them. You can love anything or anyone you want to love and it’s only up to you. I love so many things, and I  fall in love easily with things I first lay my eyes upon.

1) No animal shall wear clothes.

 

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

Yes, because it signifies animalism and shows how the animals differ from human skin

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

No.

2) No animal shall sleep in a bed.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

This also signifies animalism so it could be a good rule to live by but can be broken very easily

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

Yes because the pigs are selfish and wanted a bed. so they changed the wording of this commandment.

3) No animal shall drink alcohol.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

Yes because alcohol can ruin lives and some of the animals are too immature to handle it

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

Yes because the animals could make unsmart desicions while under the influence of it

4) No animal shall kill any other animal.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

Yes to keep peace

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

Not unless the animals decide to kill eachother.

5) Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

No because some animals have two legs.

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

Yes because the animals with two legs could rebel.

6) Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

Yes to keep peace.

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

If the peace is broken, but this rule is meant to keep it

7) All animals are equal.

1. Are these good rules for the animals to live by?

Yes so everyone feels equal and accepted.

2. Can you foresee any problems arising from any of these rules?

Yes because the pigs think they have more rights than the rest of the animals so this rule is broken many times.

• Author(s) of article:  Stephen Collinson
• Title of article: Trump becomes 45th President of the United States
• Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article: CNN News
• Date article was published: Jan. 21st, 2017
• Web address: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html

Summary Information

• Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention: The headline provides a clear outlook on the authors purpose, grabbing the attention of the reader by providing basic information of the inauguration.

• Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H:

• Who: Donald Trump
• What: Becomes the United States 45th president
• When: January 20th, 2017
• Where: Washington D.C.
• Why: To serve as the leader of America
• How: Winning the vote
• Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered? Yes
• Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why.                                                                                                        I think of the “W’s” and “H’s” who and what are most important because Donald Trump is the man, and what he did was become president, which is the most crucial information of the article.
• Magnitude of the event in story:
• Is it international, national, or local? national
• What is its impact? There is a new leader of America. How many people were affected by it? People all over the world because not only does he lead America, but leaders of other countries associate with Trump for international buisness.
• Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article: Donald Trump, on January 20th of 2017, becomes the 45th president of the United States of America.
• Facts in a news story are supposed to be arranged from most to least important.
• Do you believe he author did this effectively? Why? Yes, because he started off giving crucial information about the inauguration, and then gives more subtle details about things such as the reaction of the media and traditions over the years.

Reliability of Sources

• Did the article come from a wire service: Yes.
• Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert) Claims and statements made by Donald Trump are mentioned. CNN’s Kevin Liptak and Sara Murray contributed to this story.
• List one quote that made the article sound more reliable: “Washington (CNN)Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States on Friday, vowing to drain power from Washington elites and always put “America first” in its dealings with the world at a moment of transformative political change.’

Personal Reaction

• What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article? What I find most interesting are the claims Trump made that he did not follow up on in 2017.
• What question(s) do you have after reading this article? One question I have is when did the traditions become set in place?
• What would you like to learn more about? I would like to learn more about the voting process of the election.

When being asked “Would you rather have a clown only you can see that follows you everywhere and just stands silently in a corner watching you without doing or saying anything or have a real life stalker who dresses like the Easter bunny that everyone can see?” my answer is that i would rather have a real life stalker who dresses like the Easter bunny that everyone can see because if everyone else could see it, I wouldn’t feel crazy. Also an Easter bunny isn’t as scary as a clown to me. Clowns are freaky and weird. So that’s why i would much rather choose the Easter bunny over the clown.

When being asked “Would you rather never use social media sites / apps again or never watch another movie or TV show?”, my answer is that i would rather never watch another movie or tv show again because even though I love particular shows like “Stranger Things” and “Riverdale” I would rather not be able to watch them than not be able to go on Snapchat, because I practically live on Snapchat and Instagram. Social media is a big part of my everyday life and movies and tv shows are only for occasion. That is why I’d much rather be using social media.

When being asked “Would you rather the general public think you are a horrible person but your family be very proud of you or your family think you are a horrible person but the general public be very proud of you.”, my answer is that I would rather have my family be very proud of me, because they’re the people that know me the best, and the general public doesn’t know who I am, so I would value the opinion of who I care about and of who I know knows who i really am. I’m also assuming this means my friends because they’re like family to me anyways.