Journal 43

Describe taking a standardized to assets mental health. 

Once upon a time there was a girl name Jessie. She seemed to be a normal girl. She had lots of friends and was a cheerleader. She had taken many standardized tests in her life. Just recently she had taken the ACT and PSAE with her school at Unpleasant Grounds High School. It was a difficult test. They think the average of students go t a 19. Jessie was confident, however, that she did well. She thought she had got a 24. Three to eight weeks later she got her results back. Jessie got a 12 on the ACT. A twelve! Everyone in the school was shocked. A monkey was predicted to get a 15 just by guessing! Jessie was very upset. The school psychologist and school nurse decided something needed to be done. The nurse and psychologist gave her another standardized test to test her mental health. The test consisted of mind questions, puzzles, pictures, and future plans. The test had one answer that was wrong. Three could be correct. The nurse hoped Jessie would gain back some confidence and be able to redo the ACT and pass with flying colors. And guess what. JESSIE FAILED. Now the principal had to get involved. This behavior was just unacceptable. They figured Jessie was just messing around but she wasn’t. She had something mentally wrong with her. She had to take a verbal test to figure out what was mentally wrong with her. She was so scared because she did not know what was wrong. She was later diagonosed with 2688 dieasese. Where she was so smart she guessed the wrong thing. Just like Ronnie from the Last Song, who was played by Miley Cyrus. The test was helpful in the end. I personally do not like standardized tests. Whether it is mental or physical or and ACT or a PSAE test, verbal will ultamentally help diagonose people and their conditions. 

Jornal 41

Journal #41 Describe a hero

A hero is someone people look up to. They look up to a hero for someone to put their trust in and believe in. A hero is usually someone who does something good for other people. For example a firefighter or a police man. Even a teacher. Other times a person thinks a hero is a celebrity. For example younger kids used to see Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana as a hero because she was there role model. I think heroes are people who risk their lives for someone else. For example anyone who saved or died in the act of saving and helping people in tragic events. This includes well know events such as September 11th or Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting. I also think this includes people who help out in emergencies by calling 911 or by preforming CPR. A hero doesn't have specific qualities like strength or abilities. I think a hero can really be anyone. In a book we have read in a previous honors English class a hero ended up killing his best friend. Does not sound very heroic huh? But George in the book Of Mice And Men shot his best friend who had mental challenges in order to protect him. We all have the capability to be a hero. It takes courage and fearlessness sometimes. Other times it can just take a special meaning. For example knowing a family member and or loved one is in a fire or dangerous event. Finding something deeper is important in heroism. For me personally I think people who fight diseases, example cancer, are heroes. They are a different type of hero. They are an individual hero. I do not know if other people see it but I do. Character is important in heroism. Overall having good character, being strong mentally and sometimes physically, having a ounce of courage, and fighting for something and or someone that means something to you are all characteristics of heroism. Armed forces men and women are a perfect example of this. Marines, Air force, Army, and Seamen (Navy)  all fight for our country. I think they are the most obvious heroes and should be recognized for that!

Journal 42

Journal #42 - write a story with a hero who does the right thing for the wrong reasons

The story is going to deal with an anti villain. The classic example of someone who does the wrong thing for the right reasons, Robin Hood has been part of our culture for hundreds of years. He steals from the rich to give to the poor and defies corrupt authority with bravery. Robin Hood stands out so strongly in our cultural conscience because he represents the inner fire in all of us to correct injustice wherever we may find it even if it means operating outside the law. However I will be making up my own story for this blog.

Once upon a time there was a man named David. He was a basketball player in high school. One of the greatest the school had ever seen. He did not have the normal high school life though. He was married at age 17. His wife was 16. He name was Kaley. She was pregnant and they had no money. He turned to his parents who both denied him the money they needed. A con man named Doug offered David the money he needed. Doug gave him one condition though, he had to shave points on the semifinal basketball game. David figured he could do this. He thought it was no big deal and they could still win the game. He told his twin brother Lucas about this. Lucas was very mad. David told Lucas that Doug would try to hurt his wife if he did not shave off points. They had to lose by 9 points. At the end of the game Lucas missed a shot to save David from being in trouble with Doug and his fellow con men. He did the right thing by helping his brother but it was for the wrong reasons because it was cheating. A person can do the right thing for a wrong reasons without even realizing the consequence or the meaning.

Journal #40

Journal 40 is called writer's choice. I guess that means that we can write about whatever we want 325 whole words. Right now is a very stressful time for Jessie at PPHS. I am stressed because I have my very first ACT tomorrow at Lutheran High. I am worried that my mind will not be in the right state of mind. There is a lot going on right now. Of course none of it is too bad but still enough to be a distraction. For example I have a lot of homework. AP US is very stressful because we have the AP test in a month. I am seriously going to fail. Like straight up bomb. I also have lots of chemistry homework that I do not understand. Of course this is my own fault because I get distracted by my phone and my friends  in the class. The biggest stresser of all though is PROM. Prom only comes around once a year and only twice in a girls life. Everything needs to be perfect. Too bad nothing is working out. The group I originally planned on going in had 18 people in it now. 18!!! That is insane. It is really weird too because not everyone has dates. Not like that should matter, it is just kind of weird. The original plan of me and my four best friends going with our five guy best friends was ruined when I decided to go with a senior and when we got in a fight with one of the boys. Now it is a huge mess. To top off this horrible and stressful day, my senior picture got posted and it is HIDEOUS. Straight ugly. So thats great... I am not happy about it.  I am scared to see the rest of the pictures. what if they are all bad?!!! Anyway today's writers choice was a rant. Things could be a lot worse for sure. But for a teenage girl it is quite stressful.

Journal 39

Journal number 39 is about springbreak 2013! My springbreak was so boring. I seriously did nothing fun. I had lots of homework. For example AP US, the worst class ever. Actually the class is not bad. The amount of work is just long and hard. I had a 5 page paper due over a book called The Jungle. It is by Upton Sinclair and is a really really hard read. It took me almost all break to read it. The paper was brutal too. On top of the horribly long and boring essay I had a chapter 30 packet. The chapter 30 packet was also terribly long and boring. It took almost 2 hours. I also had an advanced algebra two packet that had 42 problems on it. It took four sheers of notebook paper to complete. It was awful. Of course I procrastinated and did not do the whole packet until Sunday night. Oops. Luckily I did not have English homework because my teacher is so nice! Anyway despite the homework I spent my time sleeping and eating. I ate out almost every night with my friends. It was ironic because none of my friends were on vacation. We got to spend a lot of time together because of that, which was nice. It was also my best friends Mikayla birthday. We went out to lunch and to dinner to celebrate. We also went to Baskin Robbins! Baskin Robbins is my favorite ice cream place. We go there all the time. One of these days I am going to get huge for it. Hahaha. I also went to cherry berry. I am obsessed with frozen yogurt so that was good. Other than going out to eat and spending time with friends or doing homework, I did nothing. It was relaxing at times, but also kind of stressful. Coming back to school is rough because I have been sleeping in. It was a nice spring break but hopefully next year would be ever. 

Journal 38

Journal 38 write about your job shadowing experience. My job shadowing experience went well. I went to Horace Mann Insurance Company Downtown and shadowed a assistant vice president in public relations and communications. He was named Paul Wappel. Paul was a very kind man. He knew everyone in the huge building of 1200 employees. He introduced me to many people and made me feel welcome. I arrived at  Horace Mann at 8. I had to park on the street. The building was huge and intimidating. They had a heavy security system in place and a guard. I had to ask for Paul and had to wait for 10 minutes for him to come down. It was awkward at first. He said I could do whatever I wanted and see whatever I wanted but I did not know what there was! We went to his office, which was a small cubicle, and talked for a bit. We discussed his work and previous jobs. We talked about my life and my interests. It was really ironic because his daughter goes to the same act prep class that I do. The he introduced me to some of his co workers. The first woman I met goes "I know you! You are my favorite cheerleader!" I was very confused. She explained how she knew me and I laughed. It made me feel welcome. I got to go into the CEO office because he was on a business trip to Hawaii. It was so big and had a beautiful view. Horace Mann had 6 floors. On the sixth floor there is a cafeteria for all the employees. There is even a doctors office in the building! I got introduced to people who gave me tips for the future. It was a learning filled day. I think public relations is what I want to do. I loved my day at Horace Mann. I learned that I want to work with lots of co workers and do something meaningful. I had a great day with Paul and was glad the school gave us the opportunity.

Journal 37

Journal 37 is the first journal in fourth quarter. Time really flies. The prompt for this journal is what you think of when you listen to the following jazz song. The song is the Thelonious Monk Quartet-"Blue Monk" from "Miles & Monk Live at Newport". It is a long song- almost 11 minutes. It gives you a lot of time to think and relax your mind. I was absent the day the class listened to it but I bet it was a very relaxing and calming song for the stress of the day. When I listen to this jazz song I picture lots of swing dancers and an African American club. I picture the movie The Princess and the Frog. It is a Disney movie that deals with jazz music and African Americans. I think it was probably during the twentieth century when the rights of African Americans were being questioned and fought for. The theme of the movie is jazzy and about following your dreams, kind of what I explained above. This is a song that would probably be played at the end of a nice evening. It would be one of the last songs played and would top off the night. I think that it would represent feelings of the musicians. In the song we can hear piano, bass, and saxophone. I could see people snapping to this song and clapping along. The women would probably be in colorful clothes. Most would choose red. Men would be in weird little suits. The men would probably be in black. I think this would be fun a night and it think it represent the time period well. This song makes me think of different time period when blacks and whites were not necessarily equal. I think that this song can be a reminder and a relaxation to many people. It is overall good music too.  I liked this journal because it was different and was fun.

Journal #35

Journal #35 compare your writing from the Declaration of Independence Reflection blog from 9/24 to your writing from the Whitman Search for Self Discussion post.

My writing has changed so much since writing the Declaration of Independence Reflection blog from 9/24 to now when when I am writing Whitman Search for the self discussion post. I used to use words like "I, you, me, etc. I have learned to back up my writings and learned to use more than one literary criticism in a post. I learned if you want to get full credit you need to support support support. If you have an idea you need to elaborate on it and make sure you give the reader every detail possible. Another difference is the confidence. When writing in September it was hard to trust my abilities and writings styles. I did not know you could not you personal pronouns and needed certain citations. I feel as if I have grown as writer and have succeeded my expectations. I think that looking back is a good thing. Seeing improvements in oneself gives needed confidence and satisfactory in moving forward with harder and more detailed writings. I personally think that that Walt Whitman for Self Discussion post is one of my best writings  I have used big and complicated words that are not present in my Declaration of Independence Reflection blog from September. It is actually quite amazing to see how far I have come as a writer. My knowledge of literary criticisms has advanced so much. I think I have learned you have to explain explain explain. I have succeed in doing that for the most part. Of course no one is perfect but I have come along way. It was a nice change of pace to look and see how far I have come in this English class. I think it would be funny to go read my first post of the summer blogs. I am sure I would be very embarrassed. Writing can always be improved on. The older the get and the more experience/practice you get the better off you will be in the end. Hopefully by the end of this school year it will be close to perfection! I am sure it will if I continue to try. This is the end of Journal number 35. 

Journal #36

Number thirty-six, write about the importance of being yourself. Like most people are probably saying in there blogs, being true to yourself is one of the most important things in life. Life is pretty much a waste if you are not true to yourself and the things you believe it. Setting goals for yourself is important. Experiences in your life also make you who you are. For example if you were in a traumatizing school shooting, like Sandy Hook, you probably are going to grow up afraid to go to school. Culture, characteristics, and ethnicity also can after how you are as a person. This goes for me. I embrace my race because it is part of who I am. I used to not do this though. I used to sit quiet and let people define me by my color but I do not do that now. Once you accept yourself others will learn to except you. You have to get motivation from something.  I personally have motivation in everything. When I want something I do everything I can to get it.  I do not let people stand in my way when it comes to school work, with more personal things I do not. I mean people sometimes get in the way. By knowing what I want in life it is easier to get the things I want like good grades and acceptance. Being self-sufficient is key into being yourself, at least in my opinion. I  can do things on my own, I do not rely on others to get my work done. It makes life so much easier. This comes from leadership behavior. I would rather be a leader than a follower. I like being in charge. Loving yourself makes life so much easier. Ignoring the negative and embracing the positive is the key to success. Overall it is important to be yourself. Once you define yourself everything is much easier. This is the end of journal 36.

Journal 34

Journal number thirty-four prompt is “describe yourself.”

I think describing yourself is one of the hardest things to do in life. The way you see yourself can be completely different then from what someone else sees. I would like to see myself as a nice person but I know I have an attitude. Like you would say Mr. Langley, I can be very attitudinal. I think I am a motivated person. When I want something I do everything I can to get it.  I do not let people stand in my way when it comes to school work, with more personal things I do not. I mean people get in my way. I think I am pretty self-sufficient. I  can do things on my own, I do not rely on others to get my work done. I would rather be a leader than a follower. I like being in charge, especially at a smaller school like Plains. It is easier to step up and be a leader at a smaller place when you know people and know there personality. I would like to see myself as self confident. I am pretty well aware of my abilities and the things I can and can not do.  I am confident in who I am and what I want to do. For example, I want to get good grades so I can go far in life and set up a future for myself. I do not want others to define me because of who I am and what my last name is. Being a principals daughter people tend to judge me for being spoiled, a tattle-tale, and being stuck up. None of which is true. I think that the experiences I have had at this school and being an administrator's daughter has helped me become strong and make me stronger and capable in my abilities. Overall I would say I am a nice and well rounded person. I believe in myself, which I think is important. Oh and being pretty helps too.. Thats all goodbye. 

Journal 33

Journal number thirty-three prompt is “what do you do to reduce stress and reconnect with yourself?”

Stress is a difficult thing to do with. There are many small things that cause me to stress out and do things that are effective. For example, eating is a common relieve to stress. When things get tough I tend to eat to relax, even when I am not hungry. This is not a good thing because I am eating unnecessary calories. Of course my problems are not as servere as some people who can be seen on tv. One example is the biggest loser. People are HUGE on that show because they overeat to relieve from stress. Some tips I remember from the show are to slow down and be present. When you are stressed calm down and focus on one thing. Reconnect with yourself. Also know  your limits. Cleary if you can’t handle it do not do it. Jillian Micheals, a trainer from the show, says expressing your feelings is also a step in to not overeating. If you let out emotions to get your desires.  I think the most important one is physical activity. This is something I do when I am stressed too. I go to the YMCA and run or do a hip hop class. Exercise helps you decrease stress and lose weight.  Another thing I do to relieve stress is have fun. Going out with friends and having a good time is an easy way to relax and bond with buddies. RELAX. Is what I tell myself when I am really stressed. Taking a deep breath and de-stressing is the key. Finally, the last thing I do when I am stressed is go for a long walk. Walking gives you time to think, as well as time to get away from stressors. Getting out of the stressful environment, breathing the air, and feeling your body move is natural stress-relief. Stress sucks. Everyone gets it and everyone has different ways to get over it. 

Journal 28

Write about living in a different culture or social status.  is the prompt for the glorious journal number twenty seven.

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. Through culture, people can define themselves, be traditional to society's shared values, and contribute to society. Culture includes many societal parts. These include language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and or institutions

I have never really experienced living in a different culture or social status so I will make one up. Once upon a time a long long long long long long time ago, well actually it was only two years ago. I am a mixed child so I have seen the wealthy white culture and the African american culture and even the poorer party of the country. This is about the time I went to Spain. I was 14 years old and did not know one lick of spanish. I was so so so so so scared to go to a country where the only word I knew was taco and nachos. I knew however that I had to go because it would be an experience that I would and could not forget. I was right. The culture was different then I could of imagined. I did not know how to order food! Let alone ask to go to the bathroom. I was scared again. What was I thinking, going to a country where I could not speak the language. Stupid Jessie! Thank god for Iphones. I was able to communicate by talking to siri and having her interpret what I wanted to know to the people of Spain.

The culture of Spain was amazing. There was music and dancing. The clothes were different and the music was also in a different language. I had a great cultural experience and learned lots about societal aspects. In sociology we learned language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and or institutions help us define cultures.

Journal 32

Journal #32 Write about what it's like to revolutionize the way people think or do things.

I have personally never revolutionized the way people think or do things. Nor have I influenced the way people think or do things. I am sure it takes a lot of courage to revolutionize the world. You have to be open to criticisms and people disagreeing with you. A person would have to be a strong leader and eloquent speaker. To convince people to do things your way you have to be inspiring and emotional. This emotion could be good, bad, angry, happy, sad, intentful, honest, or brutal. Basically it could be anything. Many people have been able to revolutionize others. This can be through religion or beliefs. With facts or things that convince people that they are right. To change a society a person. An example happened today. We were in this grand old english class and most of the students were having a study hall. A friend and I were recording a slideshow for the class and kindly asked for the class to be quiet and considerate while we worked. They got louder. I politely asked again and one student gave me sass of how I need to go somewhere quieter then. First off how rude. Second off it shows no matter how hard you try some things in society do not change. People are going to be rude and going to give you a rough time. It is ridiculous that classmates can act like this, but if the world works out right it will work out in the end. That is all for today. 

Journal 31

GOSSIP. We have all done it. We have all had it about us. We have all heard it. We have all seen it. Gossip is one of the bases of our country. Whether we mean to or if we do not me to we are saying stuff about other people.  No matter if people are doing good or if people are doing bad, gossip is being spread. Look at magazines. There are thousands beyond thousands of untrue articles written about famous people to spark readers interests  Look at twitter. Twitter is a bunch of indirect tweets that lead to people gossiping on what they are about. School is also a perfect example of gossip. Every minute school goes on I am certain someone is talking about or texting someone about some rumor they heard about a person at their school. Gossip is the foundation for drama. No one, at least that I know of, likes being rudely talked about behind their back. Once you hear of someone talking about you, you want to do something to them and talk the same way about them to your friends. This all boils up and drama comes up. It sucks too. Drama and gossiping bring out the absolute worst in people. Our school is lucky that we do not have girls fist fighting and hair pulling every single day. The thing about gossiping is you can say it so many ways. Over the internet gives people the courage to say thins they would not normally say to people. Usually these things are harmful. Just look at the statics. Children have committed suicide and harmed themselves of because of what others have said. It is truly sad, the level our country and people have sunk down too. Gossiping will always be a part of our culture. At least when I am alive. Our society is based on judging and gossiping about people. Like I said before. Gossip is told everyday wheter you are meaning too or not. SO do not gossip, its bad. GOODBYE>

Journal 30

I think civil rights is sort of a joke in our school. Pleasant Plains is a 97% Caucasian aka white school district. Not very many people have relatives or friends that are of color and they tend to make fun of those who are different. I actually am mixed. Half Caucasian half African American. One of two in the school. One of 6 in the entire district. No one really understands how it is to be different. I have gotten to the point where I am used to people talking bad about my race. For example right now everyone is saying why is not there white history month? People do not realize how far the African race has come. My ancestors had no rights what so ever. The world says them as slaves not people. I think that is sad. How can human beings be so cruel? The civil rights movement was a stand against racism. Thousands of people, black and white, came together and said we are people too. Just because you have a different color does not make them inhumane. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most amazing and courageous people the world has seen. He stood up peacefully and said this is not right. I can not imagine ever doing that. He was beaten and put in jail, yet he did not stop until rights were equal. He protested regilously and was true to himself. He had so many followers because he was peaceful and had a good purpose. I think those people who talk prejudicially and racially about MLK junior are ridiculous. People are raised on what they believe. If someone is raised to believe blacks are bad people then clearly they would not agree.  The Civil Rights movement is something i think the country and for sure this school could use. We need to learn from our history to ensure I future. As a descent of the African American culture I love hearing about civil rights and how people took a stand for what is right. If it was not for strong and courageous people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks we may not be where we are today. That alone, is worth rememebering. This is the end of Journal number 30...Write about Civil Rights  

Journal 29

Write about a time when nature was in control.

Natural has been in control a few times in my life. One example I think that everyone can relate to is school. Over my 12 years at Pleasant Plains High School I have probably had 10 snow days and 3 temperature or tornado days off of school. When it comes to school, nature is one of the major factors. If the weather is dangerous for high school students to drive or for buses to get to school, it is cancelled. There are too many consequences for lives if we had school in snowy areas.  This year we have had one snow day. Honestly we could have gone to school, but I am glad we did not. I had decided the night before I was not going to drive. I have a nice car and I like living. I also have experienced snow while driving a few times. It was stressful because it was the day before break and we had finals the day we were exempt from school. I also had left all my homework, ap us and english, at the school. Of course I wanted to do my homework on my break so I was very sad that was not a possibility. Unforgettably the school was better than that. They opened the school for us to get our books and study material if needed. And like most kids the snowy weather made me want to stay snuggled in pj's and ignore my homework to the last possible day. Power has also effected school. Tragic car accidents and power surges have caused the school to be closed. This does not happen very often. In fact it happened because of a tornado when I was in elementary or middle school. The torando  had torn down power poles and the generator was not enough for all three schools: Farmingdale, Pleasant Plains Middle School, and Pleasant Plains High School. Nature has controlled things other than school for example my abilities to drive. I am just 16 years old therefore I do not have that much experience with driving, especially in bad weather such as snow and heavy rains. If it is bad out my parents take away my driving privileges and tell me I can not go out. I HATE this.I guess I understand, but I usually do not agree with it. Nature almost effected a cheer competition. It was over 2 hours away and the roads were suppose to be icy and slick. The athletic director worried about our safety. Ironically we got disqualified at competition for an awful fall and our out for the season so I guess he was right. We should not have gone. The weather was the only good part about that terrible day.  Anyway weather can effect you for the worst and it sucks.

Journal 27

Journal #27 Write about what it might be like to be miles from home defending your country. 

I think it would be very difficult to be miles away from my home and family defending our country. I think it would be very hard to be away from home fighting, especially if you had a family. You would miss the milestones of your kids and be worrying about your husband or wife cheating on you  or moving on without you. It would be hard to be constantly fighting and seeing people dying. I would personally be crying lot because I hate blood. I would be torn because you want to protect you country and you want to make your family proud but you also want to be there for the exciting moments and milestones. Basically I could not leave fighting for my country. I think I would be able to leave if I was not fighting because I can not deal with the fighting, blood and death. I could be oversees if I was making money and having fun. Especially if I was this age or like under 20. I truly respect those who fight for our country and leave their family's to protect those of us who cant. Like I said before I couldnt imagine risking my life to save people I do not even know or do not even like. I think it would be very difficult to be miles away from my home and family defending our country. This is my journal 27 which is 26 but it got messed up because we had a study day and you did not tell us and only two overachiever smarties did it. 

Journal 26

Write about a time when something did not turn out the way you thought it would. Today this fits perfectly. Sunday we had a cheerleading competition. We had not really prepared a lot but still had confidence in our abilities. Unfortunately we had a freak accident and our pyramid collapsed. We had to stop the cheer routine  and walk off the floor because two girls were extremely hurt. It was not only scary but also disappointing. We were all scared that our friends and teammates were hurt. This did not turn out the way we thought it would. We thought we would qualify for state and be Pleasant Plains High School legends. Qualifying two years in a row. I personally was hurt because my best friend was injured and now has to get surgery on her nose. It was a hard thing to deal with because you could not blame anyone and could not do anything.Clearly this did not turn out the way I thought it would and it sucks.  Instead of bringing our squad closer together it tore us apart. Our senior we have left did not really step up. Anyways this shows cheerleading is a sport. Girls can get very injured and things can turn up awful. I think last Sunday January 14 was a terrible day but it made me realize things do not always turn out the way you plan and to be thankful when they do.  It also proves you can live through hard times. Yeah it sucks but it could be worse. I could be  the one getting surgery today or the one laying at home with a concussion. This is a situation where you have to look at the positive and pray that the negative gets better or goes away. This was a freak accident and uncontrollable. This is a perfect example of falling down and getting back up again. Things hurt. You have pains in life. Now its time to try again and not let the past define you. I love all my cheerleaders and hope we can get through these bad times and make them better. Okay this is the end of my journal for today. Good topic Mr. Langley.

Journal 25

Write about giving. Today I do not feel like writing a journal about giving. This is because of recent experiences about not giving. So I am going to take this journal in a different direction. There are many types of giving. The first thing people think about is probably giving presents or money to people we love and care about. It was probably suppose to be about the gifts we got others around the holidays and what I received  I do not think that it is enough to write about but I will try. I got nice things but nothing amazing. I got lots of clothes given to me and gift cards and a little bit of money. The favorite thing I gave was a kindle to my little sister macy. Well I actually did not give it to her but whatever.  The other part of giving is giving someone a hard time. Another word for this is bullying. Bully's give their victims a bunch of crap. They use small flaws in their life to make there life terrible. They give people reasons to hate themselves and its not okay. Playing a trick on somehow to give others a laugh is not okay either. I am sure this journal was suppose to be about the positives of giving, but considering the point of journals every class is to be creative I figured I could take it in a different way. It is stupid to give someone a hard time. I personally think everyone goes through hard times and give people problems. We do not realize these actions that seem funny and okay in high school can really effect someone. I am sure that this blog won't matter to anyone and wont change anyone's life but it should. People need to give other people positives. The world would be so different if all the mean things said could be positive. We should all GIVE each other positive feedback and kindness. Maybe then the world will change.