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I can't believe how fast this class went by. I have to say I learned a lot of things I wouldn't have learned in other classes. Most of all, as far as the subject of readin goes, I now know how to look into books and issues more deeply instead of just focusing on what is told to us directly. This class is going to help me a lot in the future because my major is psychology and it is important to look into things more deeply in that subject matter.

This class was so much fun and really laid back which is what i liked about it the most. I also liked the fact that we would always have interesting discussions and talked to every single person in the classroom without anybody feeling left out. I loved the first two books but I wasnt as interested in Random Family; it was too long and full of too much information with way too many characters.

Ms. D is the type of professor who can't be forgotten. I will surely miss this class and am going to take everything I learned in this class with me.

chapters 1-5

So far, I dont think I was pulled into the book like i was with the other two books we've read. Maybe because its really long, or its just full of so much information. Not that I dont understand what's happening, I do understand most of what is happening. I know that the story is based on real life and what used to happen in the past in the bronx, but it is rediculous how the family memebers of the pregnant teen act like it is normal for them to have a baby. If I were part of the faimily, I would try to teach them a lesson. Everything in this book is pretty much negative, and I would say that most of the people's lives are not that great, and they are responsible for all of what is happening to them; well at least most of them

group 7&9

I don't blame the government for making the birth control policy because they actually have a reason. It should be understandable that they don't have enough resources to support all those people. Since China is already over-populated, and if people are allowed to have more than one child, it would make matters even worth. It's not like, all of their rights are being taken away. So i agree with the government.

Alcohol and partying should not be a way for actors to cope with stress in their lives. There are other ways to solve problems. Drinking will most likely make matters worse for them. Britney Spears might have started drugs because of her divorce, but it is partly her fault as well because of the fact that she brought it upon herself. Nobody forced her to go and marry, and have two kids; yet she still goes and does it. I think she shaved her haid just to get attention.

group 5&6

If I were a celebrity, I really dont think I would be able to handle the pressure of constant exposure. I mean, there is a limit to how much somebody can handle. I dont know how they celebrity's are handling it. Yes, if i were a celebrity, then I would like to be on magazine covers and newspapers, but positive issues, not negative lies. So, I believe that celebrity's should have a public and social life. They cant just hide themselves and expect people not to talk about them, because people are going to talk no matter what. As far as the photographers go and the paparazzis we have out there, they're basically just doing their job, I highly doubt anybody can change or do anything about them.

For the case of the police and Sean Bell, if I were the judge, I would definitely give the police some kind of punishment. Sean Bell and his family deserve to have their justice. I would understand if the police shot him once or twice for self-defense just incase he did actually pull out a gun, but he shot 31 TIMES. That is pretty rediculous and there was no point in doing that. That police officer really went too far; and second of all, he drank so that changes everything too. But I would definitely give them a pretty severe punishment for that.

group 4 & hitlists

Some qualities that I look for in a president would be that they should be strong mentally, they should know what they are doing and shouldn't weaken if something wrong occurs. I just think that they should be able to lead the country and keep us safe, & make the right decisions. I don't know if Obama has these qualities or not because I don't know much about him, but as far as Hilary Clinton goes, I know that she probably is mentally strong because she knows how to face such situations since her husband was once president. I am not too sure about her making the right decisions because of the fact the voted for war before and now she is saying that she's going to stop the war. I don't think she knows what she wants. Bush does kind of fit these qualities, because up to this point I have not seen him lose courage. I mean, we are safe right now, nothing has happen to us in the past 7 years that he has been President, so..

If i were a teacher, then my opinion about the hit lists would be that I would report anytime I see a hit list by a student, or even if I receive anything that has violence; because it is better to be safe than to put others in danger. If i were a student, then i would probably report the person too because even if the list or whatever it is looks like its a joke, you never know when it could be serious or not. So, i would just want to stay on the safe side. All hit lists should be taken seriously after thinking about what has happen in other schools.

group 1&2

I think that every story has a moral to it. Every story has a moral to them because there has to be a reason why the story was written. Either to teach somebody something, or just let the readers realize something that not a lot of people realize. Author's are not going to write a story without a moral to it because then there will be no point. The moral may not be shown directly, and you might think that there isnt a moral, but it is there; somewhere, but we just have to look into it in more depth.
As far as the american idol voting style goes, I think that it shoudln't be changed from voting for the best to voting fo the worst. Why want to vote off people who are bad or that viewers dont like when they can just choose who they like the best? I personally dont watch american idol, but I jus think that the voting style should just stay the way it has been for these past few years.

8th grade yearbook

So, I was looking through my old bookbag from middle school to see if I could find something interesting or funny to read; then i came across my eighth grade yearbook. I started to read all of the things all of my friends and teachers wrote to me. It was just so funny how we all used to write five years back from now. I realized that all of us have changed so much since then. Some of the people who wrote in my yearbook I dont even talk to anymore; not that I didn't, I just saw them around. There were some people who I wasn't close to, and now am; some people who I was close to, and now I'm not; also some people who i was close to, and still am! When i compare how all of used to write back then and how we right now, I can say that we are experts. It felt as if i was reading an elementary school kid's writing style. We all have changed tremendously since back then. I thought it was really funny; first of how we used to write, and most of all, WHAT WE WROTE.