journal 10

I think that you should postpone for the simple fact that I am so behind in my honors English homework. We already have a lot of work on our plate today so we should postpone it till Wednesday because I saw that we were not doing anything on Wednesday on the lesson plan. This being an accelerated we already have so much homework to do, it would be nice to not have as much homework one day. I know myself that I need more time to get caught up with my work, and I need to stay eligible for football. If I become in-eligible there is no one to replace me. Getting back to a reasonable argument I believe that we should work hard on this blog so that we can get a better grade. Some of us, like me, do not have the ability to complete all of the work at school. I do not have internet to complete the work I did not do at school. However since I have been given time to work on my homework I guess that I do not have an excuse anymore. Also since it is past the time for me to pursued you to let us wait until Wednesday to do our vocabulary homework it is more difficult for me to find reasons why we should wait. If there was ever a time that I would have needed for the homework to be postponed it would have been earlier in the year. Right now I am able to stay caught up, but there are some days I have so much homework that it is impossible for me to get it all done, especially with my limitation of not have internet at home. I feel like since the time has already past for me to pursued you to postpone it I am less enthusiastic about writing this blog. And since you did not call on me I do not have enough motivation to be extremely in my argument.

journal 9

The other day my poor three legged dog was viciously attacked by a bigger four legged dog. My dog Schroder has been attacked twice by this brutal dog. My sister was freaking out about it because my dog was hurt really bad and bleeding. She thought that my dog was going to die. My mom calmed her down by saying that she was not going to die, and that she would take care of Schroder. My mom said that the dog was going to be alright, and she thought that Schroder had just a few minor cuts. The reality is that she was bleeding really badly and she had to be taken to the vet the next day. Although my parents were really upset that the dog had been let out without being watched, they approached the situation with a lot of maturity. They were very rational in how they approached the situation. It was good that they were mature in the way that they behaved because they learned that the dog that attacked Schroder had been rescued from an abusive situation. The reason that the dog had been taken outside was because it was not getting along with the other animals. The owners took the dog on a walk outside and the dog got away from the owners and ran to our house. The dog was very violent with my dog, but I heroically rescued my dog from harm by kicking the other dog and choking it with its collar. My dog is going to be alright, but she is on antibiotics and wants to stay inside most of the time. The way that my parents handled the situation was key in keeping a good relationship with one of our two neighbors. Now since we approached the maturely and rationally we know when the dog will be taken outside on walks so that we can bring our dog inside. I am glad to inform you that Schroder is going to be alright.

Journal 8

Autumn is a great time of year. There are many exciting events in the fall season. My favorite event in the fall season is football. I love to play football there is nothing on earth like the feeling of smashing someone into the ground, or catching the winning touchdown pass. Another exciting happening in autumn is trick-or-treating. When I was younger I loved filling up my pillow case with candy. Now that I am older people are not as willing to give me candy. Now when I go trick-or-treating everyone looks for my younger siblings that should be with me. I like the feeling of fall. There is a distinct feeling fall the cold is different from the cold in the winter. Autumn has a different smell, it smells different. In the fall they also harvest the corn and beans. There is a lot of dust from the harvesting, and the busy buzz of the machinery becomes monotonous. My house is close to and a grain elevator and when the farmers harvest wet crops the put them into dryers. They run the dryers at night, and since I am close to the elevator the noise from the fans can be heard all night. The best thing about autumn is Thanksgiving. I love to eat the wonderful food that my mother and sisters have cooked. I also love to be with my family during the holiday. I do not get to see my brothers very often because one is married and the other lives in Joplin. So when it comes time to see my family around the holiday and the week before and after Thanksgiving. I also hate fall because that is when school starts. Fall is the death of summer, the death of the plants that grew through the summer. Summer is my favorite season because there is no school. All around autumn is an average season, school starts which is dumb, but football is great.

journal 7

What my mom has told me about bullying is that many times the bully will bully someone because they feel inferior and they are mean the victim to try and make themselves feel better. Another reason is because they want to be excepted by their piers. I have been both the bully and the victim. In every case that I have been the bully I find that I do not feel better about myself and I have regret for what I did. Also when I was bullied I did not feel that intimidated or bad about myself. However for some people do not brush off the effects of bullying as well as I did and still do. I know some people that take bullying very seriously. There are many consequences of bullying. The person who you are mean to will most likely think poorly of you and they will lose any respect they may of had for you. There are times when you bully someone or make them feel inferior without trying to. You may say something that is offensive to them or do something that will make them feel uncomfortable or offended. Even using a nick-name for someone my make them feel bad or upset them. If you bully in school you could have a variety of things done to you if you get caught. It could start with a basic warning or escalate all the way to an in house or A.E.R. If you are mean to a sibling at home you could get grounded, have a phone or computer taken away. I know that bullying is not right, and I do my best to avoid those situations. With my luck I usually get caught. Having that statement in mind I try not to do things that will cause trouble for me or someone else because I do not want to face the punishment.

journal 6

Blaming someone for something they did not do happens all the time at my house. I blame my sister for things and she blames me. Usually it is just my sister blaming me for doing something to her that I did not do. Most of the time the blaming is over something like who did not feed the dog or take care of another chore. Because of the way I acted when I was younger my parents usually believe my little sister. It is understandable that they would do this because when I was little I was an extremely mischievous child. I would do anything to get out of getting in trouble. I would blame my brothers to get out of something. Now my sister is able to tag a lot of blame on me. From time to time I do deserve the blame, but for the most part she is putting the blame on an undeserving, poor, innocent boy. Some of the main consequences that have been laid up me are not being able to go do something, or having extra chores to do. Usually the punishment is not that bad and I can stand it. However there are some times when you blame someone else that it could be dangerous to do so. You may be putting someone in danger, and you could be straining the relationship between you and that person. If you do not like that person it may be a good way to get even with them however, but being the good person I am it is not likely that I would do that to my sister, or anyone else. Psych I would probably do that to my sister, but not to someone I did not know that well. I have blamed people before and I have found that I have felt guilty about it later. So I am trying to stay away from blaming other people for things they did not do.

Journal 5

I think that in the 21st century, taking away electronics is a good way to discipline. In today's culture almost every child above the age of thirteen has a some type of electronic communication device. There are several different kinds of communications devices. Cell phones, computers, gaming systems and mp3 players are all ways that people can communicate with each other. If a parent or guardian or whoever is in charge simply says that you are grounded from going to a friends house or you have to stay home all week you will still most likely be in contact with your friends through texting or calling them. You may also us a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter. Even though the disciplined child will be upset that he or she will not be able to go somewhere or do something with their friends they would still be able to talk to them like they were right there in the room with them. So if you were to remove all of their ways of communication then they would truly be grounded because they would have no contact with anyone outside of your home, with the exception of school. They would feel like they were in solitary confinement with nothing to do. I know that if I did not have any access to any electronic devices my day would be a little less exciting. Then I would be forced to talk with my parents about boring things that parents talk about, or play barbies or polly-pockets with my little sister. Although I do enjoy being with my family, talking to them the entire time would be almost as bad as having to talk all day.

journal-vacation

One of my favorite vacations was when my family went camping by Lake Michigan. We went in August and the weather was perfect for camping. We were half a mile away from the lake and we went there every day. On the lake there were huge sand dunes. We say people with sleds going down the sand dunes, and immediately my brothers and I had to try it. We played on the sand until it got too hot and then we would go into the water to cool off. It was fun to swim in the water because of the sand bars that were under the water. When you first got in the water it was five or six feet deep, but after you swam for two or three hundred feet the water was at your ankles. One day we went hiking on a trail around the lake. We started around four and it was a four mile hike so when we were done it was right when the sun was setting and it was so very beautiful. Camping is always fun because you cook your food and and you sleep in the outdoors. In was fun go to the beach everyday. One thing that was not a plus was that there was sand in everything. My swim trunks still have sand in them, and we went three years ago. We just went camping and there was sand in our tent for Lake Michigan. We spent a week there and I want to go back very badly. That was the last time that my whole family has been together. Now my brothers are married or in college with full time jobs. That trip was the best trip that I have ever taken with my family. We are taking a trip during Thanksgiving break with all of my family to Branson Missouri. It is going to be great because my whole family will be together again.

Journal 3- A hostage situation

I have never been in a hostage situation, but if i was i do not know how i would react to it. There are two different ways i could react. In my imagination I would be the person who saves everyone else by attacking the captors. If I were being held hostage by terrorist with a group of people i would be the one to start the idea of escape. In my imagination I would be able to untie the ropes that were bound to our hands and feet. We would wait for the captors to become lazy, to be off the ball. Then I would lead the group of hostages to a rebellion against the terrorists. We would catch them off guard and force each person one by one and take control of them. We would gag each one so that they could not cry out to the other captors. Our escape would move slowly yet surly. Eventually we would break free, having all of their weapons. Then we would use the terrorist as our hostages. We would march them to a place where we safe. After we were safe we would turn the terrorists over to the proper authorities, where they would be held for a fair trial by our just judicial system. All of that was in my imagination however. Now lets talk about what would really happen. If I really were a in a hostage situation I would be scared out of my mind. I do not think that I could handle being in a confined area for an extended period of time. I am a very active person and being still for a long period of time would be one of the best ways they could torture me. The only thing I could do is pray for my captors, and pray for the safety of the other hostages. In reality I think that I would be one of the last people to start a revolt.