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.

final project

My major is psychology, and I'm planning on getting a Ph.D in psychology. I'm still not sure what exactly I want to do with that Ph.D but I think I might go further, into counceling psychologist, or a clinical psychologist. In my project, I'll probably be focusing in on what I need to do in order to get a bachelors degree in psychology and briefly about how to get the Ph.D. I chose psychology to be my major because in high school I actually met a psychologist and after he told our class what he does, I got interested because I love helping people. Even though there are a lot of other jobs that require helping others out, I just think psychology is an interesting subject. I do know that it is going to require a lot of hard work to get to the Ph.D, but I think that if I am motivated, then I'll be able to do it. There are a lot of courses in psychology required in order to qualify getting a B.A in psychology. I will have to take general psych 1 &2, a quantative methods class, a few psychology electives, and experimental psychology classes. I dont think I'll be going to school for all those years straight. I actually think that after i get a masters degree in psychology, I'll take a break, get a job, and then maybe go back to school to get the Ph.D. As far as the format I'm gonna use for the project; I think I'm going to make a scrapbook, not with a lot of pictures but I'll just make it creative. It will kind of be like a paper, but with construction paper.

womens and childrens rights in other countries

I think that our country should be helping women and children recieve their rights in other countries. If we help other countries when they are in need, then I am sure that if the U.S ever needs help, we have countries that will be willing to help us. If we dont do anything about their rights, and don't help them, then we shoudn't expect any help from others. It is important for women and children to have their equal rights because everyone should be treated equally. Just because they are of a different gender doesn't mean that they should be treated equally. It is the same as being treated differently and not having equal rights because of one's ethnicity. I just think that it is completely wrong and I'm sure that there are people out there who strongly believe in what i believe in. Women and children in our country have their equal rights and I do not want to know what my life would be like if I did not have equal rights as every other human here.