The blues serve a sad purpose. We listen to sad songs because they remind us of somebody or something. In some way sad songs make us feel better inside. I listen to happy music when I am sad because I wouldn’t want to listen to something that is going to keep that sad subject in my mind and keep me feeling down. I would rather listen to something that is going to cheer me up and make me feel good and happy. The songs affect me by making me want to go out and do something they take my mind off of the sad thoughts and put good and happy ones in my head. Listening to sad songs is going to keep you depressed for a minute and if you listen to something that is going to keep tears out of your eyes then cool.

James

I would donate half of it to a black charity. I would want the money to be used for clothes if the kids need them. Whatever the kids would need like food so that they wont starve at home. If I don’t do that then I will give it to a boys and girls club so kids who don’t have a mom or dad to go to after school or have any money to go do anything. Then they can go do that and have fun with kids that are there age.
And with the half that I get to keep I would buy my family what they wanted and needed. I would get my mom a car. I would get me a car, a house, and every thing that I want to get or need. But before I would get my family whatever they needed so that they cant ever say I didn’t do any thing for them. What ever is left over I would put it in a safe and save for later then spend it when I run out of money but that would never happen cause I got stacks.

James

My favorite memory on Halloween is last year when I was last year, I was at a party with my brothers. We were rolling up some stuff just one after another, We were having a lot of fun together I didn’t want the night to end. I think Halloween is really fun because you get to run around and act a fool with your homies. Halloween is a good holiday because you can run around in a mask and act stupid without getting in trouble. There are some negative things about Halloween because a lot of people get robbed on Halloween, and maybe even killed. Wearing a mask can help a person get away with a lot of things, like that because they cant be identified while they are wearing a mask and I think that is why there are a grip of police out on Halloween. People who do things like that have more of a chance of getting away with something because they get to wear a mask, and there face can’t be seen.

James

Yesterday I had to go to court so that is why I wasn’t at school on Monday. I went to court on some old charges from back in the day, but they are my most recent ones so far. I don’t plan on getting any more. My judge was debating on whether he should send me to mill creek or let me stay in this program. He wanted to send me to mill creek but my therapist and. the probation department went to court with me and ask the judge to send me back to this program, and my therapist told him how good I have been doing since I have been back from detention. So I think the only reason that he didn’t send me to mill creek is because my therapist and the probation people went to court with me, and I think that is the only reason that he let me come back to Allen Brooks cross roads. So I am thankful for that.


-James

Fear

I am afraid of losing my family. because if I lost my family it would suck. I would not be able to go home to my little sisters or my mom. I wouldn’t ever hear them say they love me, or be safe I will see you in a little bit, and that would effect my life because I would go crazy knowing that my family don’t love me. or want any thing to do with me, I just wouldn’t probably care about life. and I would do allot of things that would get me I trouble. or I would become a full time gangster, and probably do things to make people want to kill me or they probably would kill me.

James

Funniest Thing

The funniest thing that has ever happened to me is one time I was kickin it wit my brother and we were running from his dogs shorty and tator. It was winter time so we threw a rock and ran the opposite way that we through the rock. and I tried to jump up on top of a bench that was in the park next to my brothers house and it was all slippery and when I tried to jump off of the sitting part onto the top of it. my foot slipped under the bench and it like whip lashed me and I ended up all the way under the table it hut my leg a little bit but it was still pretty funny and my brother was crackin up and he still clowns me to this day about it but its ok because I have allot of stuff to clown him about to so I clown on him when ever he clowns on me. Like one time me and him were running and I told him to watch out for the black ice because you cant see it and rite after I told him that he slipped on it and I could not stop laughing it was so funny and he was all mad so that made it even funnier to me.

James

Goals

You set goals by knowing what you want in life, and what you need to do to meet your goals in life. Whether they are long term goals or short term goals. Being successful makes a good goal, and you know you have met your goal when what you needed to do is completed. No it is not as easy said as done because you can say you are going to do something but actually doing what you say you are going to do is a whole different thing.

James