I can’t wait until Christmas. It is going to be so tight. I am going to go to my grandparents for a couple of days before to go snowmobiling, then I am going to go back to my proctor to spend Christmas with them. I really like Christmas it is a great time of year. I think that it is just cool to get together with family and just spend some time with them. I hope that there is snow up in Logan so that I can get out snowmobiling and have some fun. I also hope that I can spend some time with my grandparents and possibly see if my two sisters will even talk to so I can hang out with them to. That would be great. So I can’t wait to see what will happen. But I can’t wait until the 19th then I head up to Logan. So I hope that I can get my home visit approved.

Stephen

What if I was able to make people happy just by smiling at them? How many people do you think that you affect just by smiling at them everywhere you go? Well if I had to guess I would guess that everyone you meet. I have noticed that if you smile at one person you can change their whole day and then they can smile at someone else and change their day. So if their was one way to change one persons whole day how would you do it? I would probably do it by smiling at them. But some times it is not possible to change a person’s day just by smiling at them, so make sure that you always have a back up plan to help their day go by just a little bit better.

Sarah

12/12/08
Today I have decided that I am going to stop being so negative with myself and give myself a break when I mess up. I have noticed that I am very hard on myself when I make a mistake or mess up on playing the guitar, for example and it tends to make me mess up even more because I am so negative in my head that I degrade myself. A good example is today when I did my playing test with Tyler, the teacher in second period, I messed up in two ways: first I tried to be at the same tempo with the two other people that I was playing with, so it threw me off and second, every time I messed up I would get angry and have negative thoughts and say negative things in my head. The thing that confirmed my thoughts on whether or not I do need to change my negative attitude is that Tyler told me that I should fix it.

There are a lot of things wrong with this world. One is the fact that it seems that a lot of the world wants to fix the economy, but a lot of times doesn’t do anything to team up with each other to try and combine ideas; the separate countries try to fix it their own way. Personally, I find it very annoying that they don’t team up and work together. Sure they may exchange ideas every now and then, but for the most part, it is like butting heads and trying to prove what nation is the best.
I think that the world as a whole needs to pull their heads out (I apologize for the bluntness) and get together. We shouldn’t be close-minded. We need to at least try and see somebody else’s point of view on an issue, and see if their idea might be more plausible than their own, or see if there is some way to combine the ideas and work it out for the benefit of the world: Not trying to become the next “Isaac Newton”, get famous, get buried in London in an old church, and have praise over them for the next 500 years. It might not last that long anyways if we don’t get together to solve these issues and stop trying to solve them individually to try and get all of the credit.
It’s idiotic if you put your wants and desires of being rich and famous or whatever the obsessive ambition is, above the needs of mankind to survive longer. Survive longer or to be able to cope with hard times by themselves. At least some form of support to keep them on their feet and not down in the gutter to get kicked around without a concern by the people that are stable and (I personally would say selfish) get what they want on top of what their needs are. In conclusion, I think that we (the world as a whole) should help everyone and help keep the lower class people on their feet and get the world moving more efficiently.

Michael

Okay so when I was about five or six me and my friend Emily were talking she always had cuts and stuff. I was the only one that knew that her mom and dad were beating her. Well the only reason I didn’t tell my mom was cause Emily begged me not to. So I didn’t well while we were talking she said that she wished that her life would end. Of course I flipped and well me and her got into a huge fight the last thing I had said to her is that I wished she would die and that I didn’t care about her. She ran off I realized what I had just said and I tried to catch up to her to say sorry. The next day I went to visit her she was on her roof helping her dad. What the heck she was five and her dad was making her work on the roof? Well so she saw me and was mad. Of course she was going to come down to talk to me. When she was coming down she slipped lets just say I no she didn’t feel pain. That’s probably my worst experience.

Kirra

12-2-2008
The quote “seems like god didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing, but dreams, but he did give us children to make them seem worth while.” Relates to the play because it talks about how Beneatha, Walter, and mama want to for fill their goals and dreams. Mama’s dreams aren’t done because she is trying to get over how her husband died and the fact he’s gone. Walter’s dreams aren’t done because of his wife Ruth. Beneatha’s dreams aren’t done because she has no money for school. In the future I want to be a case-worker. I want to go to the U of U. I want to work in the office that my case-worker works in, which is Downtown Salt Lake City.

12-3-2008
Yes, women should get to be able to hold a job, except the fact that women shouldn’t be cops because it’s dangerous. Women don’t have the same rights as some people. I think woman should only be nurses because a boy nurse is just weird. Beneatha should be a doctor because it’s her dreams then she should follow her dreams no matter what other people say.

12-9-2008
What is heritage? Heritage is what your family left behind. It is also what one generation leaves the next. The first quote means that your heritage destroyed everything in the past. You have to try to exchange your and ideas to try to find what your heritage is. My heritage is from Ireland. I am Irish, but my parents don’t celebrate it. On Saint Patrick’s Day I can out drink a lot of my friends. With my heritage I want to leave success behind.

12-10-2008
Existentialism means human free will, it takes into consideration the under lying concepts: human free will, there are things that aren’t rational, personal responsibility and discipline is crucial and worldly desire is futile. She/ he would live their life in order. What motivates me to succeed is a girl named Aireal Steed and my case-worker Dani Dunn. Education is important because it helps you succeed. Beneatha is viewing school to prove her family wrong.

12-11-2008
Beneatha is going to try to work, so that she can go to her school. She might marry George so that he will pay for her schooling. She might just give up her dream of becoming a doctor. Walter will have to find Willy or get a job. If he finds Willy he better beat the hell out of him. If he decides to work that is the smartest thing to do. The Younger’s will move in their home regardless what that guy said.

Dani

The biggest thing that has been on my mind this week is relationships. I’ve found that if you don’t find a way to control your anger it doesn’t just suck for you. I’m the kind of guy that would never hit a girl and am always trying to be a good guy but sometimes I get really mad and just start yelling for stupid reasons. It’s made my relationship a little shaky lately. I guess I just took the good things for granted and I will not do that again because I almost lost one of the most special people in my life!

Lately all I can think about is how stupid I’ve been and how I need to make a change. I need to be the guy that knows what he wants and won’t take a second of it for granted. In my three years of being in high school I have had personal goals for myself and was doing really good up to this year. I guess I just kind of gave up on myself and stopped trying. Now its time for me to stop slacking and to get my butt into gear.

I need to learn to manage my time a lot better so that I can do my personal things and still make plenty of time for the people who mean the world to me. I’m sure everyone knows who I’m talking about but if you don’t than ill tell you. It’s my girlfriend. In about a week well have been together for six months and for me that is an extremely long time.

She means a lot to me and I am willing to do all it takes to show her how much I love her. We are both on the same page and I finally think that things will go back to normal after about two weeks of just fighting pretty much. No matter what happens I just want her to be happy and I will always be there for her. No matter what we will always at least be best friends. We both have never been as close to anyone else as we are with each other so I think that we’ll come over this stage in life and will end up being even closer to each other than we ever thought possible. I’ve figured out what to do and how to go about things. I’ve learned not to let my anger control me but to let my love for her take control of me. Things will end up for the best and I will always do what’s right for her.

If I won 10 million dollars in a lottery and I had to give 5 million away, I would give to the breast awareness foundation. The reason why I picked that foundation is because I have met a couple of people that have survived breast cancer and they are amazing. I do not see how they could survive and still look like normal. When I said that I met a couple of people I meant that one person I know was a teacher that I had in 7 grade and she was left with only one breast and no one could tell that she only had one breast.

The other person that I know is my sister. She has had three kids and she is a survivor of breast cancer. The only difference between the two women is that my sister was fortunate enough to be able to keep both of her breasts and she is still going. I look up to both of those women and if I ever had that kind of problem, I do not know what I would do.

Sarah

I have court next Thursday the 22nd. I am not excited. I don’t know what is going to happen. I hope that I do not get sent home with my dad, which would be the worst thing possible. I really hope that I can stay with my proctor family that I am with now. At least until my b-day in Feb. I really like the family that I am with. They are awesome. I really enjoy living were I am at. So I am very nervous for court but it will be fine. If can’t stay with this family until Feb. then I hope that I can go live with my grandparents. I just don’t have a good relationship with my dad and I don’t feel comfortable there. I don’t want to go back to his house. So I hope that it all goes my way in court on Thursday and I hope that I can come back to the family I am with now.

Stephen

I cannot wait until this Christmas. It is going to be tight. I am going to go my grandparents a couple of days before Christmas. On Christmas day I will be home with my proctor family. I think that it will be fun. My grandparents are getting me a laptop for Christmas. I really hope that they let me help them pick it out so I can get the one that I want. But if I don’t then it will still be cool that they got me one. My proctors are really cool. I hope that they are getting me the motorcycle that I want. I know that they have been looking really hard for the one I want. If I don’t get it for Christmas then I will have within the month after, so I am excited. I really hope that this Christmas goes well and that my dad will just stay out of everything.

Stephen

If I had one dream it would be where I had a picture perfect life. By that I mean I would have the kind of life that everyone wants to have. I hope that I have found the perfect guy for my picture perfect life. The reason why I hope that he is the perfect guy is because he has always been there for me, he is sweet to me, and he is always listening to what I have to say. But lately things have been going bad and I hope that we can work everything out. If we are not able to work everything out then I would feel terrible about hurting him the way I did. So to all you ladies out there if you get a man make sure you treat him right.

Sarah

My journal. To days date is December 5, 2008 and that I am writing about what I am going to do with my life when I get out of the system. So I am going to do is, I am going to start school and keep my grades up until I get out of school. But while I am in school I am going to work on the weekends and pay my fines all. After I am done paying all my fines. I am going to work on my 91 Camero rs and customize it and put it in to the car show. After I am done I am going to stay out of trouble and I will not hang out with the same friends again. I will listen to my mom and dad and I will do what they tell me to do and that I will do my homework when I get a homework. So when I am home I will not hag out past midnight and I will not do any drugs or alcohol and I will play football for my school. So that what I am going to do when I get out of here.

Melvert

Christmas is the best time of the year. Everybody is so happy and everywhere you go there are hundreds of colorful lights. It’s during the coldest time of the year but for some reason it’s still one of the warmest times of the year. I’m not talking about physically warm. I’m talking about heart-felt warmth. Everybody is just full of joy and wants to be nice to everyone. It’s the time of giving and your can literally feel the goodness in the air. I’ve always loved Christmas time because of the feeling it gives me. I remember waking up in the morning and running to the Christmas tree, just about dying in anticipation to open my presents. I grew up with my grandma so I just naturally fell into the position of putting the tree up myself. She would help decorate and I always loved putting all of the ornaments up with her. There is just a certain feeling in the air during Christmas time that makes every nook and cranny of a house feel nice and cozy. Spending Christmas with my grandma was the best. It was my favorite and I always loved that time of year. After I moved away from her I slowly stopped being excited for Christmas and after she died I lost all excitement. I still love all the lights and decorations but now when I think about putting up the tree or decorating I just don’t feel like doing it. It’s just not the same anymore. I’m pretty excited for this Christmas though. I’m excited because I’ll be able to spend it with my girlfriend. We’ll have been together for six months and four days on Christmas day.

Alex

Today is one of the best days of my life. It’s Friday, I’m in a good mood and the best part is my man gave me a promise ring. We both connect real well with each other and understand each other a lot. We were meant to be. That’s for real. One of the most important keys to having a healthy lasting relationship is having communication and trust. That’s exactly what we have. We feel comfortable around each other and make each other laugh. Another important part in a good relationship to me is showing affection towards each other and supporting each other. David and I have that with each other. I feel that I have nothing to worry about in our forever lasting relationship. He is the sweetest boyfriend I’ve ever had and will always have. He respects me so much and shows his feelings towards me and I love that. He’s perfect to me in every way. I can’t stop looking at the ring. Today I’m turning in my application for Victoria’s Secret. Tonight I’m going to party it up. I don’t know what I’m doing on Saturday yet, and Sunday I’m going to my Daddy’s. I’m stressing about not knowing what I’m going to do on Saturday. I have to kick it cause I can’t stand being in the house all day with nothing to do. I have to stay active like busy so I don’t get board and think to hard in to things to where I get all depressed. Lol! Well, I can’t think of any thing else right now so get out of here

Brit

What do you like about thanksgiving? I like that I can spend time with my family and friends. However, this year will be completely different. The reason why is because this year I do not get to spend it with my family. Instead I get to spend it with a completely different family. It is going to feel so weird because I will feel like I am imposing on a family on a holiday that they are spending together. However, I will eventually get use to it. Nevertheless, enough about me lets see what you have to say. What is your thanksgiving going to be like? Do you get to spend it with your family or with your proctor family? What kind of things are you grateful for?

Sarah

If I won 10 million dollars from the lottery I would donate it to the save Ricky Vivian foundation. He suffers from an empty pocket. The moths need something to keep them company. Then some to the Vichata foundation so Ricky and Ben can get help too. Then with what I have left I will get me a bunch of toys and shoot I don’t need but want just cause I could. Then some more fun shoot maybe I would buy Wal-Mart that would be cool. I could have some fun with that it would be cool. Though I aint counting on it any time soon.

Ricky

Yesterday I went to the eye doctor, I told him that I was having trouble seeing and he told me that we could get it fixed. Therefore, after that, he did some tests on my eyes and he told me that I am near sighted. I looked at him and all I wanted to say was no duh! However, I kept my mouth shut. When I came out of the room the girl at the front helped me find some glasses that would fit my face. We found some that were cute and then she got the receipt printed. Then she ordered my glasses and she then told me that it would take about a week for the glasses to come in the mail. So now, I have another week of not being able to see anything and it really sucks. I get bad headaches and I am unable to do my work in three of my classes because I cannot see the boards.

Sarah

I went to court yesterday and it sucked in a way but was good in another. I was happy because I did not have to go back and live with my dad. But I also hated it because my dad told the judge that he did not want anything to do with me. He said that it I am taking money away from my two sisters. I don’t get it because both of my sisters have their own jobs and they don’t even live with my dad either I don’t really get why he would do that. But in a way it is good because my dad and I never have really gotten along. Ever since my mom died it has been worse and he blames me for it. So in a way I am happy that he did what he did because now I don’t have to deal with him. So I am probably going to just stay with my proctors until Feb. 26th when my next court date is. That is good because then I will be 18 on the 27th.

Stephen

Today, during my forth period physical education, I was trying to tune my guitar by turning the knob that turns the “key”, and while I was doing that the key that turns the big E string all of the sudden the freakin’ thing chipped and golden dust shot up. I was so pissed off that I swore a couple of times saying things that I definitely should not have said out loud. Well, every time I tried to tune it up the string would pull it down and it would go even more out of tune. I was so scared and worried that I almost cried because I have had my guitar since I was about ten or eleven, and it is the only guitar I have access to because one of the other kids in my group home broke one of Tyler’s guitars. So the program director said that no one can take any of the school guitars back to the group home. But it ended that my guitar will be okay for awhile until I get it fixed by a professional.

Morgan

To day is Thursday 20, 08 and that I can’t wait tell the week is over because on Wednesday I am going on a home visit for 4 or 5 days depend on my Procter parents are going down to Moab on a vacation on thanksgiving day. I am going down to Moab on a visit and then I am going to have a great fun there because I am going to do lots of things with my family and my cousins. So I can wait to go down there and hang out with every body and that I am going to eat lots of Navajo foods and eat lots of turkey at my parent’s house. So I am coming back on Sunday or Saturday in the evening. To day is going good and the day is going fast. The week went by fast and that the clock go’s by fast too. So I am going to eat lots of foods at my parents every day while I am there. So my mom and dad are picking me up in the mourning and I am going to lots of fun with every body. So that’s what I am going to do on my home visit.

Melvert

Bad Habits

Bad habits range from nail-biting to overeating to procrastinating to gossiping. What are your bad habits? What can you live with, what would you stamp out all together?
My bad habits are procrastination because if you haven’t noticed I don’t really like doing what I should do. I really don’t like doing things when there supposed to be done because I would rather do what I want to do first. I’m trying to get out of that habit but its one of the hardest habits to get out of, like smoking and drinking. It just gets put into your mindset and you want to do it more and more and eventually you don’t do anything at all. And I quit drinking and smoking now I just have to quit procrastinating.

Ben

I love music. Music helps me get through life. It relates to my situations and can help give me advice on how to handle my situations. It gives me strength and helps clear my mind. Without music I wouldn’t be able to get through life. I love to just sit back and relax to while listening to music. It always helps me get rid of the crap going on in the outside world. No matter what’s going on in school or just life I can go to my room lay on my bed and listen to music. It makes me feel a ton better. There is music for every emotion. No matter if I’m angry, sad, or extremely happy I can listen to music and it’ll make me feel like maybe there’s someone out there that can relate to me. I know that there are tons of people in this world that feel the same way, and music is just a natural part of being human. No matter who you are or what you like, you’ll always love music. It’s also cool to see how other people think.

Alex

Driving is one of the most fun things I can think of. Right now I can’t really drive by myself when I do get to drive I love it and can’t wait to have my license. I don’t get it until April which kind of frustrates me but it’ll come faster than I think. It makes me kind of mad because my girlfriends birthday is in march and I really wanted to take her out somewhere nice but if I do I’ll have to rely on my aunt or something which is kind of lame. Driving gives me an adrenaline rush because I love to go fast and speed whenever I can. I know it’s not safe and will probably get a ticket but for right now I love it and can’t get enough of it. I love going on the freeway and anywhere that I can go fast. The roar of the engine makes my heart race. I love it even though sometimes I get a little nervous I still love that feeling of flying down a road.

Alex

Today I’m going to talk about two things. I want to talk about people. People who have an influence in this world. To me my biggest hero is my grandma. I was raised by her and she was my mother. She had a hard life but still found a way to come out on top. She was the kind of person that put her family first and never gave up on them. No matter what they did she would still always be there for them. I really look up to her because even though she made a lot of mistakes with family she still had faith that they could improve their lives. I can’t even imagine how hard it would be to watch my sons and daughters go through the things they are going through but she did it while raising me and my siblings. She was always a strong grown figure for me. She showed me how to be strong but also to love unconditionally. Even though she was in a lot of bad situations she over came them and was one of the strongest people in this world that I have ever met. She was never afraid to stand up for herself or let people ruin her family’s life.

Alex

11/12/08
I think that I would donate my five million dollars to a cancer and aids research company. I would want the money used to learn new ways to kill cancer and learn new ways to cure aids so that it could be wiped out from the world. With the other five million dollars I would first buy a house that isn’t to expensive (around two hundred and fifty thousand dollars), second I would buy a dodge charger just like the one from fast and the furious, and third I would put the rest in a bank account so that it could collect interest and make me more money.
11/13/08
I think it is wrong to be prejudice because I think that it is wrong to be against someone just because they are different or they are from a certain race, religion, or where they are from. I think prejudice is caused by either two things: the way they are raised or the friends they have.

Morgan

Do you think he is right? Why or why not? Yes I think he is right because lots of people are different by the why they act or do. Some of the people don’t like rich people and because they get different things from every store. The poor people are the people that are on the streets and they live on the streets or the roads. Sometime the poor live in a house and that there houses are small. Yes there are people that hit rich people. Some of the people don’t care about rich people and because they have jobs they get pay. Put sometime they pay there house rent or they pay the gas and the electric. There are lots of people that are like that and that you can’t stop them from what they can do or not. They can make there own choice about what they do. So that why I put yes and the people should just dill with it every time and days. They have to get us to it.

Melvert

What does it mean to live in the present? Well it’s to live now because there is past, present and future. So to live in the past is to I can’t say grieve for some ones death but like to well to live in the past. I can say that present is now future is later so past was before present is now future is later. How much do I think about my past and future? I don’t really think about my past but when I think about my future I hope it is better then my past. I think about it all the time some times I forget what im doing ya it’s kind of like day dreaming but not over a guy. But who knows what the future has for us? The only thing I want for my future is for kids and a good life. And I hope my kids have a better childhood then I did don’t get me wrong I had some good parts but mostly bad. I do think about now but what is there to think about in the present? There is some stuff but not much.

Kirra

The most vivid memory

The most vivid memory in my life is when I was learning to ride my bike. Most people use training wheels but I didn’t want to. I’m pretty sure I should have. When I got used to it I stopped on a speed bump and forgot to put my foot down, fell over and started crying. It wasn’t very fun. When I went inside to tell my cousin he thought I broke my arm but I just hurt it pretty bad. And I think since that day ive always been interested in BMX bikes and know that’s something that I do really well. Right know I’m trying to be a pro BMX rider. For right now its working pretty well but I can’t do very much. The only thing I can do really well is dirt jumping.

Ben

This Halloween should be tight. I am going to go take my little proctor trick or treating and get a crap load of candy. I am going have a lot of fun my whole proctor family is going to dress up and go. It will be tight. We are got these masks that glue to your face so it looks likes it is you real face not a mask. It will be fun. My little proctor brother is way excited he is dressing up like a vampire. After we go tricker treating we might go over to my proctor mom’s dad’s house and hang out there. I think that it would be fun to go over there because he all kinds of like fun things to mess around with. I am excited because I love Halloween and it will be fun to scare little kids and that. I am going to have a lot if fun this Halloween. I wanted to go to a party but my program would not let me so I will just chill with my proctor family.

Stephen

I am way excited. On Thanksgiving I am going to my uncle’s house with my grandparents. I can’t wait I am going to have a ton of fun. Hopefully when we get done at there house then we can go back to my grandparent’s house. I hope that there is snow on the ground when I get there so I can go snowmobiling with my other uncle. I really want it to snow a lot in Logan because I love to snowmobile. My uncle just him a new skidoo rev xp 800 and I am going to ride his summit 700 that is piped and jetted. I am going to have a blast. I am going to try to get a home visit for three nights. If I get that then I will hopefully get to take at least one full day to snowmobile. I Hope that we can either go to Franklin basin or go to Tony’s grove to snowmobile. But anyway I will have a blast. I can’t wait.

Stephen

What do you think causes people to have so much pride that they will go to the highest just so that they can show people that they have pride. Well in the book that I read the creator and the creature both had so much pride that they would do anything in order for people to believe them. For example the creator had so much pride for himself that in order to show the other towns’ people he made a monster and brought it to life.

Then the monster had so much pride for himself that in order to try and get some friends he would go and ask someone and they would run away and hide. Then after they would runaway he would kill them and then he would go and do it again. In the end the main message was that no matter how much pride you have you always want to keep it to yourself. Don’t make a fool of yourself because in the end it will back fire and hurt you.

Sarah

11/7/08
Today has been a decent day. I am starting to like Summit High School because I have a lot of more respect from the other people here at this school. I have a lot more people who joke with me and talk to me than I have ever had in my life. The reason this is because I have always been the odd ball at all the schools I have ever gone to. This place has definitely helped raise my spirits and my self-esteem as well. I like the teachers and I have

Morgan

What do you want to be`
When I was a kid I wanted to be a professional racer but as I got older I wanted to play professional baseball. I still do but it something you really have to want if you don’t want the one thing you want to be than your probably not going to get it. So if you really want something than you to practice everyday. Like me I practice my throwing and hitting everyday because that’s what I really want to do. For now I work at taco time so I can work my way up in the chain. But that’s the price to pay when you know what you want to do for a living but most people don’t know what they want to do.

When I was little I really wanted to be a police officer. As I grew up I lost interest in being a cop and started disliking most cops. There are some cool cops but most of them let the authority and power go to their heads. As I got a little older I started loving basketball and really wanted to be in the N.B.A. but life had other plans for me because I didn’t have the time to play and a few other things prevented me from practicing. I got really discouraged and stopped playing. I eventually lost interest in becoming an N.B.A. star when I realized that it most likely would never happen. After I started getting into high school and kept getting asked what I want to do when I grow up I got sick of always saying “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it a whole lot” so I started trying to find things that I really enjoy doing that could eventually be a career. I found that I really like helping people and would really like to do something where I’m not just sitting at a computer. I want to be able to move around and have fun while I’m working. I’ve mostly been thinking about psychiatrics or message therapy. I’ve also thought about sports medicine.

Alex

The first one means to just take it step by step. If you have a lot to do then do it slowly and it will get done. If you cannot finish the task then come back and think ok I what I could so that is good. ex;
When I was 10 years old I had a lot to do and when I tried to it all at once I often failed to complete. My sister was coming to see me and she said I have so much stuff to do and I do not know were to start. And I said what is the biggest thing you need to do. Well she said I need to clean mom’s house. Ok start with that. So when you do not know were to start then ask for help. Well that was easy to explain but when ever you feel like your pushing your self to far then just stop….

Theresa

What if someone asked you how you felt to live in the present? Well if someone asked me I would think and I would notice that to live in the present you have to live for today, not for yesterday and not for tomorrow. The reason why is that because if you live for any other day except for today than how can you know what is the true thing of the day.
For example I know that if you miss a day of school you can’t live for the previous day but you can only live for the present day. The way that I know is because you can’t turn back time, go to the previous day, and live that day over. Also you can’t turn time ahead so that you can skip a day ahead. So just remember that you can only live life one day at a time no matter how bad you want to turn time ahead or back. So as you live your life just remembers to taken a look at what you are doing and make sure that you don’t have any regrets.

Sarah

Halloween experience
I think that my favorite Halloween memory is when I was fifteen; I dressed up as a hooker. I had a wig that was semi-long hair, fake breasts that were made of water balloons, a black mini skirt, and converse high tops that looked really weird with the whole costume in general. I went from house to house, getting candy from each one of the houses and then I started messing around. And then, I went to random guys and started to hit them (though I am not really gay, I did it to make my friends laugh). A lot of them actually thought that I was girl and so they started to hit on me too. When I told them that I was really a guy their faces were priceless. Faces dropped, some laughed nervously, and many got mad. Those are probably some of my favorite memories that I have when it comes to Halloween.

Morgan

What does it mean to live in the present?
Well it’s to live now because there is past, present, future so to live in the past is like to grieve for a death like that’s the only example I can say. Present is now Future is later so past was before present is now future is later. How much do I think about the past and future? All the time but not so much that I don’t think about the present if I think about my past to much then I will have night mares my past is horrible. But the future who knows what’s going to become of me. Ok so mat told me to write this o well. So I got behind on my homework last term so now every one is reading like 2 chapters ahead of me. So I am kind of like livin’ in the past!?

Kirra

Well there is this girl I really don’t like and I just wish I can kick her butt with out getting into trouble. Also she talks a lot of crap and I feel locked up in this little ball, because there’s nothing I can do but fight her. It’s like when I try to talk with her. She just pushes me away and I want to hit her so bad. But again, I think about my program and my caseworker. I feel like she is trying to get me kicked out of my program. Also I feel like when we are in the program during the day after school she tries to push my buttons so I will kick her butt. It’s all good because I know how to control my anger every once in a while. So yeah am going to confront her and some stuff that bugs me and if she don’t want to hear it I’m going to find out what things bug her so I can push them to so she knows how its going to feel.
So yeah that’s the story…

Conchita

I think that if you think too much about the future or the past than you end up living in that place. Sometimes it’s good to think about it. But you can have something bad happen when you do that. So its not the best thing to do you cant ever tell what effects it can have from certain time periods, but its always fun to think about the future because the more thoughts you have about it the more likely you are to have that thought come true. So it’s always good to think about it but you should only think about it right before you go to bed because when you do you think about it all night in you dreams and when you wake up it has the same effect. Most people think about the past and the future so much because they don’t really want to deal with what’s really happening, and then they end up going crazy or something. I know a kid that just had his big brother die and he doesn’t talk anymore. I think it’s because he hasn’t accepted the fact that he is gone. For some people it’s really hard to move on to the future and that’s the same thing he just doesn’t want to move out from the present.

Ben

Last night I watched a movie called the happening. It was way weird but good too .All it was about was people killing there self. They think it’s a terrorist attack. All that it started in New York. It turns out to be from the plants. Making them kill their selves with some gas they give off its defense .It was pretty dumb.


*)( ~Ricky~)(*

Program...
Well I guess I’m going to be in the program for along time uh. And all I can do is complain or run but I think
running ani’t worth failing the program so I may just stay and suffer the consequences uh it’s my problem and I
can just be there and get something out of what there trying to teach me but I guess its alright I can hake it im a good person and I can just try my hardest to try to get home… 6 months is along time and that’s my goal to get home and be able to live with my mom or my sister
you know and ya:.

Well ya this whole thing of being a gang member ani’t nothing. I mean, where did it get me you know? I
don’t have any RESPECT from anyone. When everyone sees me the first time they think o she’s a trouble maker.
When they don’t even know me that gets me really mad because I mean they didn’t even give me a chance. They just straight up judged me when I was fist seen by anyone.:

But ya just think before you think of doing something that is going to get you in trouble.

Conchita

I have been thinking about my goals for the future lately. One of the things I want to succeed in is becoming a make-up artist. I think of the steps I have to take to get there and how hard I am willing to work for my dream. If I want it that bad then I will do what it takes to get where I want to be. First, I need to do well in school. The next step is to search for information on getting started in the make-up business. I am going for an interview at the mall this Saturday, (tomorrow) for the make-up brand MAC. I will start by asking questions on how the person got the job, how he likes it, how long he has been in it, and other interesting things that I can possibly learn from it. I can express how much I love doing make-up and how creative I love to get or experience it and that I just enjoy doing it for fun. I would like to get far in the make-up industry and eventually become pro enough to do actors make-up for movies. Maybe I will become someone’s own personal make-up artist and make bank! Another goal I have in mind and I know I can get far in is modeling. I know I have what it takes to be that perfect model their looking for and I will defiantly make it in the big world with the potential I have for the business.
For my third goal, I would love to be an actress. I would star in all kinds of movies. I will train to be one of the best actresses and make a lot of money and have nice houses and cars and donate money to people who need it. I will be a great inspiration to many in the world. I can make a difference. Those are my goals. That is my future.

Cloning
I think that cloning is ok in certain circumstances. Like if you need to clone a liver or lungs things like that then it’s for a good cause but if it’s not for that then cloning shouldn’t be done. Why do we need to clone things if we really don’t need to. I mean it would be cool to like clone people but how would that really work out in the end. Cloning just needs to be for a good reason.

The first quote explains how there is a very thin line between normality and going crazy. The second quote says we American white people think that we’re better than other foreign countries. Civilization is proper people who do what they are supposed to and are usually successful in life. Savages are rebellious people that don’t usually take good care of themselves hygienically. I think that most people in our current world have a mix of both civilization and savagery. From what I’ve seen in life it’s the criminals and rebellious people that are more savage than man. They have let the beast inside control their decisions and it usually ends up with making very bad decisions. The people who are very proper, do everything their supposed to do, and always act on the things the world would approve of are usually very uptight and mean people. True they are successful but it’s usually at the expense of others. I think that to be truly well rounded you need to be a little of both. You definitely need to be proper and respectful but at the same time you need to let loose every once in a while and let that beast out or else it’ll tear you up from the inside out. Everyone needs to let their hair down every once in a while or else they lose friends, family, and maybe even meaning to their life.

I think that a good leader is someone who is going do what they need to do in order keep everyone safe. I think that a good leader is someone who will make sure that get what every one will need to survive. I think that a good leader will not just boss everyone around. They will listen to all of the people in the group. They should not get mad at people who try to make suggestions, they should listen to them.

I think that a crappy leader is someone who try’s to dictate everybody. I think that a crappy leader is someone that just makes everybody do everything for them. They do not do anything for the group or themselves. A crappy leader will not listen to what the group has to say they will just do what they want when they want.

Stephen

Money can be evil yes. But you have to have money to live. Buy all the possessions you want but if you get to greedy and want too much it can be a vary bad and controlling thing. You will be a vary mean and greedy man or lady. I f you are smart about it you can have as much money as you want and be the best person in the world. It just depends on what or how you use it. Ok ok! “Money is good and bad just be smart.” “Bye Bye”
~Ricky~

Summit Soldier

Summit Soldier

There is a reason for the title of this journal. When I say Summit Soldiers I am referring to the students and faculty at Summit. Why are students at Summit High School, Summit Soldiers, because they have been taken from their home or school and came to adapt to an alternative high school and from what I see there are a lot of students here who are trying their hardest to do what they have to do and make the best out of any situation. Why I call the faculty at Summit High, Summit Soldiers is because we students at sometimes like to raise havoc for the teachers and yet the teachers keep their cool even when some go over board. That’s why we are Summit Soldiers.

Jesse

Goals

Goals
I have set goals for myself that I would like to accomplish in the next five years. I personally think that if goals are written on paper and looked at regularly there is a lot better chance of you accomplishing those goals in which you have set for yourself. Some of the goals that I have laid out for myself are being able to go to prom for my SR. year of high school, within the next five years I would like to be finished with collage and be able to open up my own restaurant called Heaven on Earth, and when all that is accomplished I then would like to start a family and hopefully get married. That’s just a few of the things that I would like to get done in the next five years.

Jesse

When I was so mad, I didn’t know what to do…

When I was so mad, I didn’t know what to do…

Well so ever one knows I’m in a program, and I’m with a lot of other people. So there was a new kid and he was another gang member that I hated in the outs, and he new what I used to gang bang. Than when he sees me he was talking a lot of crap. All I could of did was talk crap back or just hit him, but I made a right choice because all I said was,” you can talk but I really don’t care.” So I know I could have made a bad choice but I didn’t and I’m proud of myself. Well so my emotions was upset at first, then I was so mad and than I was killing him with politeness. So I think he was just trying to get on my nerves and it was a good experience. It was really weird because I fight every time when someone says something and I just took it as a challenge.

Conchita

I don’t really know much of what to write today in my blog. I guess I could write about a saying I like because it’s so true this is how it goes. “Don’t regret something that happened in the past because at one time you were happy about what was happening.’’ I like that because it is true but I still regret things I did even though I was happy at the time, everybody dose. People do stupid things and they think it was so fun at the time. Like getting high and drinking and just messing around anything. Then in time you think about it, you regret it, and you wished it didn’t happen but it did. You had fun at the time so don’t regret anything. That’s just the way I see it I’ am sure a lot of people think different. But I think I agree with this saying because of past relationships in my life. I will be happy dating a guy having fun and then when bad things happen, we break up I regret everything I did. But I shouldn’t I was happy at that time in life and things happen for a reason. So I just think to myself at least I had the chance to know that person in my life. Then just move on even if it isn’t that easy you just got to try to have a good life and regret nothing.

Ashley

Corruption

What is the biggest thing in this world that corrupts people? Is it money? Some people think that money corrupts anyone and everyone but I think it depends on the person. People choose how to live their lives. Either they run it themselves or they let others lead them. You are either a follower or a leader in this world most would say. I think that you must be a mix of both. A good leader is also a good follower. You must listen to yourself but also be able to listen to others. The kind of people that are good leaders and make decisions based on their own personal feelings and the information gathered by others will not be easily moved by money. They will be able to notice if they start to become greedy and will put a stop to it. Well rounded individuals will not be easily persuaded by greed and earthly things.
People who are easily moved by others and by other things of the world will fall into the corruption of money. The people who are selfish or just want things in this world will try hard to get money but from my experience they will most likely lose light of what is really important such as family, friends, education, and even their own personal character. I understand that money is a necessity in this life but there are people in this world who put money and the high life before all of the important things and live a life that is more miserable than it should be. There are people in this world that make happiness and family their focal point instead of money and they are some of the happiest people in this world. The people that only focus on money are mean and cruel. They are that kind of people who will push others down to win. Those kinds of people are not usually happy. Focusing on becoming a good and well rounded person makes life a lot happier and you can still make enough money.

Alex

Scared of dying

I am afraid of one thing only and that is dying because I love life. It’s tight. I don’t know what happens when people die and I don’t want to find out. I guess I am really just scared of the unknown. I guess that I am scared because I don’t know what will happen and it scares me to think of what will happen when I die. Is there a heaven? will I be with my mom? I don’t know and that’s why I am scared.

Stephen

Scared to Death

The thing that I am most scared is death. The reason I chose death is because I want to know what is going to happen when I die like is there going to be a after life or what? I just don’t want to leave all the ones that love me and all the ones I love. I also want to know when you die are you going to be born again. This is the thing that I am most scared of. I think that there is going to be a after life but I am not so sure but I really hope that there will be a after life but like I said I do not know what will happen when I die.

Robbie

Made up

I made this up at work. I was so bored so don’t laugh too much but here it goes.

I’m so greasy and I so aint free I smell like french-fries cause I work at Wendy’s

Right now im walking home I’m gonna go to sleep I got school tomorrow at 630 o I’m just so good I’m making this @!#$ up as I go cause

I’m so greasy and I so aint free I smell like french-fries cause I work at Wendy’s

Ya I was down below bored so ya and hyper so it was fun.



Ricky

I Look at Your Picture

I look at your picture

Jesse


I looked at your picture
Over their on my wall
I took one look
And seen it fall

I went to pick it up
And look for you
But it wasn’t there
What was I to do?

Weeks went by
Your face began to fade away
Will I ever get to see your face?
I thought of that today

Remembering a face
So deep in my mind
Why was your picture?
So hard to find

Someone reminded me of you today
I looked at my wall
But your picture wasn’t their
It was gone far away

I guess I can’t always turn around
And expect you to be their
Or so I found

I just wish you where here
For just one more night
I just want someone
To hold me so tight

But now that you’re gone
And so far away
That won’t stop me
From thinking of you today

Fear

One of the things I’m scared of is…Getting locked up in a long term facility…Also when someone I love dies It really scares me and when I think about it hurts me in my heart..
How it effects me is by…I really don’t know how to handle it if I get taken out of my house or if I don’t get to live with my mom. And being in a facility with a whole bunch of other girls also I don’t like to be around other girls because there’s a lot of DRAMA and I really don’t like it at all because there’s always a lot of fights and I’m a lover not a fighter…So I just hate being away from my family or an being in a long term facility…
I think these’s things I’m scared of are negative in a way for me because not being able to live with you r real mom its really hard on me and when I feel upset I’m ma at myself for not listening to my mom and I just wanna keep running form my problems. Instead of staying and handling my problems I just wanted to go out and get high…
I think this also can be a positive thing…Because it maybe can help me so I will learn how to listen to someone who already knows what’s going to happened if I don’t listen to her. So I can stop doing drugs and handle my addition…

Conchita

Friday

Today is Friday. I’m going to look for some jobs after school. It fuzzing smells like ass in this flipping class room. Sick. I’m going to kill someone. Well too bad freaks. I win you lose. Win or lose I win no matter what. Dummy! Too bad for you because I’m going to do what I want and you cant stop me. I want to go clubbing right now cause im listening to music. I need to get a lot off my mind. Tonight I am going to try to make it a fun night so I can I have fun. I really need that. Im not planning to have another boyfriend for a long…. Time. Im sick of boys who plays you and lies to you and use you and act like nothing is wrong. Well I don’t deserve some immature fake kid. They need to respect me and be true or they can just go kill them selves. That’s how I feel. If someone breaks my heart then im going to shatter their heart! Hahahahahaaha. Well, that’s all for now folks.

Brit

Afraid of Bugs

What I am afraid of are bugs. I hate spiders, they are nasty and they just are freaky. I am afraid of a lot of different things like little simple things like insects that applies with the spiders too but I think they just don’t need to be here cause there sick even though they do good for certain things. I am most afraid of death because death is a scary thing like nobody really knows what happens after you die… whenever I get into this conversation I tell myself that when I die I am going to come back as a different person and have a new life because I just don’t want to die and then be gone. That’s what scares me I am afraid of losing all the people who are really close to me and never seeing them again. I am afraid to die and just end my life in this world.



Ashley

Knowledge and Wisdom

There is a fine line between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge you learn from books, people and all sorts of other ways but wisdom you can only learn from personal experiences. Knowledge is important because it helps you do something with your life and communicate with others. Wisdom is important because it helps you get through rough times in your life and you can also help others get through rough spots in their life. Bill gates is a very good example for someone that is knowledgeable and someone that has wisdom is Doug because he has been around for a long time and knows how to relate to people and help them out if they’re going through something tough.

Alex

Spirit Week

Spirit week was awesome this week. People did some crazy stuff but it was chill. My favorite day was the face paint day. They did some really awesome things to people that day. Brent took over on the face painting and did some really tight things on people it looked tight. But yeah it has been a really cool just chill week. The breakfast that they had was dank, I really enjoyed it. I think it was cool that they made memorize the creed before we could eat. I think that really motivated a lot of people to do it.

Stephen

Research

I don’t like it because it is a big risk to some people. Brain research is not the best thing to do to some one if somebody has brain problems. It could kill somebody if they do not know all of there medical history and if they were to hit a bad spot on there brain then it could kill them. I also think that it should be illegal to do this kind of stuff.

Robbie

I don't know

I don’t know what to write. So I am going to just bull crap some stuff for like half a page. That will be ez I just have to put a bunch of stupid shit. Like I don’t like how small the damn lines are but oh well. I just write way too big and all that but ya. I am still just bull crapping cause. I don’t know what to write so don’t read this it is a waist of time.

Ricky

Cadence

Misery cadence

Verse 1

I thought it would be easy
To scare my life away
But life can scare you too
Ill never be ok

Chorus 1
Hold on tight im falling of the track
Tighten up the noose and take away the slack
God himself cant hold these demons back

Verse 2

I cant decide
Take my life or let me be
Im not worth it
Leave me my misery

Chorus 2

I cant stay here lying in my tears
Thinking of the days I drown in all my fears
It’s time to sleep the end is near

Break down

Everything’s collapsing
My walls are burning down
Cant see through the thickening smoke
I’ll never make it through
Help me
Im losing all control

Verse 3

Hate me
I cant take it anymore
Tear away my lungs
Throw me to the floor

Jesse




Outro

We dance with despair
A misery cadence
All decked out in distress and misfortune
But now we suffer in silence

Weekend

Today was the best day! I’ve been so depressed lately. I’ve been breaking down and just giving up. Now I’ve been doing better and I discovered why. I haven’t been taking my antidepressant pills and I just started taking them again and I noticed a big difference. I haven’t been sad or mad today once. Everything is going great. I love Johnny Lucero! He is the best. When ever im around him or just talk to him I get butterflies in my stomach. He really influences me to doing well in school. Johnny is serious about school and that makes me want to be serious about it too. Yesterday I picked out my Halloween costume. I like it a lot but I haven’t bought it yet. I’m going to be a vampire fairy. Im going to put those vampire caps on my two side teeth so it looks like I have vampire fangs. I’m also going to have fake blood running down my lips. My family is throwing a huge party on Halloween night. I should make my face look pale with some white powder and put some blood red lipstick on and get black contacts. I can’t wait. Today Jesse and I are going job searching after school. I need to get a job. Tomorrow night a bunch of us are going to the haunted forest and I hope I can go and Johnny too. It will be so much fun. The Big Ass Show is tomorrow also but I’d rather hang out with Johnny then go to a show with out him.

Brit

Leader

I think what makes a good leader is a person who knows what they are doing. They need to be able to deal with crap because if you’re a leader the people you are leading are always going to have different opinions. They will tell you and they might say your not a good leader because you only go by what you want and nobody else’s opinion. I think anybody could be a leader a leader for anything but the thing is everyone just has there own different ways of leading things. I think just as long as it gets done you were a good leader.

Ashley

Research

I think that as long as it is to help out the sick than stem cell research is definitely alright to do. The benefits are that you can help out the sick. The risks are that we might lose control of the research. Some people think that it is morally wrong and that God should be the one that decides how the sick end up but I think that we should try and preserve everyone’s life for as long as possible and make sure they’re as comfortable as possible because every life has meaning and if they’re sick than we should make them as happy as possible. I definitely don’t like the abortion part of the stem cell research but if we used other ways than that, than I am definitely for it.

Alex

Ending

I think that the book ended just right. If it would of kept on going then most of the time it would not e a good enough ending. For example some books just keep on going on and on and they just don’t have a good ending. I also think that it could of kept going but if they do keep on going then they need to find a good ending spot. I also like the book because it went into really good detail.

By: Robbie

Racism

Racism
I think that there is a big difference between covert & overt racism. Overt is that your like totally racist and you don’t care. You let people know straight up that you don’t like them for what they are. Covert is when you could say the wrong thing on accident and it could be racist and you didn’t mean to even make it seem that way. I personally think that the word racist is just dumb and there shouldn’t even be such a thing. I think that it dose not matter what color you are we are all human beings and we should all get along.

Ashley

Weekend

My weekend was awesome. I got to go and see my family. It was tight. My dad and I got in a little fight but it’s no biggie. After I go back from my home visit me and my proctor family went swimming. It was fun but I was tired so it was not that fun. On Sunday we went hot tubing that was tight. I hope I can go on another home visit here pretty soon. That would be cool.

Stephen

Violence

Violence

I think that violence is ok sometimes. For example violence should not be used to just hurt people. If you are trying to protect your self then you can use violence. If you are going to fight somebody then it has to be a really good reason.

Robbie

Love

I don’t think you need to know some one that long to love them. You need to at least know them to say you love them. Know their name and all that. You can love some one if you don’t know them that well. As long as you know you love them.

~Ricky~

Violence

Feel that it is ok to use violence on someone if they attempt to attack you so you can use self -defense on them. When your being threatened, harassed, abused in any way, molested or when someone else has been through any of this including little kids and babies that cant defend themselves then who ever did those things to innocent people then I feel that it is ok to use violence because they shouldn’t have done that in the first place. Retarded, crippled or not, they deserve to have a taste of their own medicine. What comes around goes around. They need to feel all the pain in the world and suffer slowly for what they’ve done. Fair is fair.

Change

Change is good in so many ways but it can also be bad in so many ways to. People change all the time if it’s either good or bad. Like my sister was good all through Jr. high and when she hit high school she changed. She meet new people who did different stuff and she started doing what they were doing. None of it was good. They got her on drugs and drinking. She was addicted for a long time. She went to jail about three times. She’s out now doing way better becoming a better person changing again. People just change in there everyday life. Just like me I’ve changed a lot and I am still going to change in the future.



-Ashley

Change

Yes, people can change. No matter what people can change them selves. It might take a lot of work but with determination and persistence anything is possible. It’s didfferent for everybody for instance some people change fast and easy while others take years, and some people need a little extra help from others. They must first look at themselves and find the problems that they have then they have to accept the fact that they need to change. Yes, it’s very difficult to change because it takes a mature person who is willing to give it everything.

Alex

Family

Family

Family, there is so many different kinds of family for me like I have my real family which I have to say sucks. Then you have your friends that you consider your family and that is a cool thing to have cause you know that they are there for you and if their not you should be bouncing. Then you have your family from the streets. You know that they are always down for you and they will have your back for anything. That’s the family I would want.

Jesse

Violence

When is it ok to use violence? When is it not ok to use violence?
It’s never ok to use violence. When people have problems they think the only way to solve it is using violence. I mean come on its like when someone hears something someone said about them they say oh its on we are going to fight. Why can’t you just let them talk and get on with your life? You know your life and what happens other people don’t. So really when is there a reason to use violence? NEVER!!!!

Ashley

Week

This week was awesome my proctor family and me got done moving. Our new house and it is awesome. We have this sick game room that I spend a lot of time in. It has a pool table and a TV and all of that fun stuff in it. This week I was supposed to go find a job but that did not happen. I need to do that next week so my proctor does not have to pay for all of my stuff. But other then that nothing really happened just chilled at home like a prisoner.

Stephen

Concerts

I would like to go see Kid Rock again. The reason I like Kid Rock is because I really think he has really good music and he is real. My fist concert I ever went to was Kid Rock and it was really cool. I would only pay up to 100 dollars but that is it. If somebody else wanted to buy them from me then they will have to pay me at least 125 dollars. About two years I went to a Kid Rock concert.

Concerts

The most bands I want to see in concert is Insane Clown Posse or Tech N9ne. Cause I like ICP and it would be kool. I would pay whatever they asked for some tickets. I wouldn’t let anyone get them from me. The concert would be way too much fun to miss or pass up for anything. I would only give it up for a lot of money and that’s only if I’m locked up or something.

Ricky

Weekend

I had one heck of a weekend. I got to go to my sisters wedding, my aunts funeral and a birthday party. At my sisters wedding I got to see my dad who I haven’t seen forever. I also got to see my best friend. My favorite part of my sisters wedding was the food and the dancing, but my favorite part over all was the dancing. At my aunts funeral we buried her ashes and the had a huge breakfast. After breakfast I got to take people out on four wheelers and dirt bikes. That was what my weekend consisted of.

Violence

I think violence is ok when you’re defending yourself. Also when someone is trying to push your buttons and being disrespectful I feel its ok to beat the crap out of someone who talks shit and cant back it up. That’s when you know their fake. So they need a lesson to be learned before they open their fat traps again. They better watch out cause if they hurt my family then I will literally kill them or skin them alive and smash their face in with a crow bar. Its ok to use violence towards abusers, killers, and rapists because they ruin lives for all the shit they’ve done. I will seriously take a freaking ax to their skull and laugh as I hear his or her pain! So that’s how I deal with my pain!

Its not ok to use violence towards innocent people.

Identity

Identity
I think that if you woke up in a different place and different time I think that you could end up a different person. Just because your survival sense kicks in, and I think that your Identity deals with the people that you are with every day and the place that you are form. it doesn’t necessary mean that you are going to be like them. But you usually become friends with people that are like you. It just makes it a lot easier for you to hang out with them because you and your friends are not always yelling at each other.


. JoJo Aka Sleepy ::

Integrity

I’m working to develop integrity. I believe, from what I know, that integrity means having self-pride and self-respect. Not only that but involving your self in a more healthy and honest lifestyle. By doing this you will begin to benefit and work your way to the top of the game. A person who has a lot of integrity is usually involved in a successful environment and has some positive influences in his life. Integrity is basically pride. Someone who doesn’t have a lot of integrity usually gives up and is comfortable where they stand in life. An example of no integrity is somebody who has to lie and cheat their way through life. All I know is there has got to be a better way, a good life.

Jordan

Fight

So I fight for throwdown. Tonight is going to be one of the biggest fights for me. I am fighting a kid who is 18 years old and he has 11 pounds on me. I have a 34-inch reach and he has a 32 1/2 inch reach. So with my reach and his pounds it’s going to be a good fight for the both of us. I know a lot about the guy that I am going to be fighting like his name, age, weight and arm reach, but I have not yet seen him. So my trainer and I get to the fighting coliseum in salt lake. We check the roster my fight is the third one. I am really anxious to meet my opponent. I have 45 minutes before my fight and a guy walks up to me and tells me he will be fighting me tonight. My first thought was “this guy” I’m dead then I just replied back, lets make it entertaining. Our fight was up and the ref gave his little rule talk, Then the fight was on. I threw three punches to the face of my opponent then went for the body. As I went for my forth body shot, he threw a left hook and I was down. We scrambled around on the floor for a while. Then we got up, I threw two hits to the face and then a kick the back of his knee. He dropped and the fight ended with me putting my opponent in an arm bar and him tapping out.

Goals

“GOALS”
Setting goals is to make you work harder and accomplish something you really want. When you set goals it’s because you want to get something done. When you have goals and you look towards finishing them, the accomplishment is a good feeling. Like I have a goal to graduate high school, go to collage, and be something when I grow up. And I look towards that every day so when I accomplish that I will make new goals. Every one sets they’re own goals that they want. And everybody sets different goals different ways. So that’s my idea of goals just something you want bad and look forward to until you have it.


Ashley

Goals

I set goals by seeing things that I want to do or things that will help me in my life. I write them down or just remember them in my head. I try everyday to get a little bit closer to my goal. A good goal is something that will help you and will be something positive in your life. You know that you met your goal when you have what you want or you feel good about where you are in life. No, it takes time and perseverance. The road to success will definitely be hard but if you are patient and take baby steps than eventually you’ll get there and be successful.

Alex

Scalping Tickets

Should scalping tickets be illegal? Yes and no, cause if the tickets are fake or bad it sucks for you. It is good too. It pays good and all that. If it is fake you get ripped off or you might get a bad seat or some thing like that. It is good to cause everyone gets paid and all that so. The end


By Ricky

8-20-08

8-20-08

I got the cops called on me for gang affiliation and they said that I told some kids that I was going to kill them. The cops pulled up beside me and told me to put my hands on my head and don’t move. The cops searched me and they did not find anything so the cop said since you did not have anything then we have no choice but to let you go. The cops took my foster brother and I to our foster home and we had to tell our foster mom what had happened. Then we got into a little trouble but nothing really happened. This is my journal entry that I chose.

Robbie