Friday, October 31, 2008

Ok I don’t want to write about the topic because it sounds boring. So I would like to write about something else like my home visit. I’m going on a home visit October sixteenth through the eighteenth. I’m so glad because I’ve been in my program for four months and I only have had one home visit. I can’t wait to see my family and friends. Oh my moms throwing me a birthday party because my eighteenth birthday is on October twenty-fifth.

Robert
I want to write about life .If you believe in confinement and imprisonment, I think you should think of life as a giant prison. In the morning, you leave your cell AKA house and you go to work or school, which are forced upon us. In addition, at the end of the day, we return to our cells, sit down, and relax as well as the rest of the droids in the world.
I think of the world as a bunch of robots in the Clockwork World. Everyday life is nothing more than a bunch of robots forced to do the dirty work of all of the big corporations. Everyday life is nothing more than a prison; isolated within this world we call earth and bound by the laws and rules of what we call society, but in all reality society makes us more isolated than prisons.

Nathan
What is your favorite season well you see mine is the winter and then when it rains.
See there are a lot of things that I like when it comes to all these thing like when it snows I love it when driving at nighttime because when you are driving and its dark it looks like you in space and to me that’s cool.
And when you go out for a walk and you see all these pine trees that are just covered in snow to ne that is so pretty and I love it when you go out to have a smoke and its so cold that you don’t wont to finish it but you end up finishing it anyway and of course there is Christmas and my birthday so that’s why I love it to and then there was rain.
See when it rains it’s a different story to me love how the rain falls and hits the ground as you are listening to it from your house or your porch and you room with the window open and the way it looks out side as its raining and the smell after its dun raining out side and you go and take a deep breath of the air out side I love all that stuff.
It’s all good to me, so what is your favorite season of the year????
Go ahead and tell me missy

Missy
What’s scary?

I am afraid of the dark. I really hate not being able to see what is in front of me. Maybe that’s my problem because I’m scared of the things I see in the dark. Everything is twisted and turns into different things. For example, in any scary movies, what good happends in the dark? Nothing, that’s the point. I am also afraid of being alone. If I had to be alone I would just kill myself. Like in the movie I am Legand, if that happened to me I would just die. I would rather be in the dark with someone than being in the light with no one. But if I had my way I would just be with a million people in the light.

-Kesha
Knowledge and Wisdom #2

I think that knowledge is what is learned and what is experienced. Some say that with knowledge comes power and that with power comes responsibility. This is true and not true. The reason it’s true is because when you know something you can use it to your advantage. That’s the power part and this is the anti of it. If you know something and someone else knows it also then neither of you has more potential or power. The thing that is different between you and others that don’t know the same thing is that you have more power over them because you know something they don’t.

What usually defines who has more power is wisdom. People get wisdom through experience. Those who are powerful but not wise are usually tyrants while those who are either very wise or both wise and powerful are the great people of the world.
The difference is what you do with the knowledge that defines wisdom.

Anthony

Civilization
Civilization is hideously fragile. In other words there are many things that can disrupt or change civilization. Everybody has their own faults that make them less than and equal to everybody else, and everybody has strengths that make them better than and equal to everybody else. In other words everybody is equal because their strengths equal out their Weaknesses.

Civilization is everything that a human can do that an animal can’t do, communicate, hate, and love. Savage is what humans do because of civilization that make them worse than animals, or things that humans do because of civilization that animals can’t or won’t do.

The U.S. isn’t any more savage than it is civil. It’s civil because we try to help each other usually (fellow Americans and people from other nations). Why the U.S. is savage is because we go kill other armies and try to control other countries.

Because we have the potential to be civil or savage it makes us the most dangerous race of animals. This enables us to be either the best race or animals or the worst. Humans either kill because they are greedy, after revenge, or are ordered by another human to.

Anthony
Knowledge is what you have learned in school or by somebody and wisdom is what you know from experts and you have been throwing it. Knowledge affects you life by how you might get a job and if you can go to college. You can gain wisdom from knowledge. I have knowledge and wisdom but not enough to do what I want to do in my career. What I mean is I need to learn more things about stuff to be a police officer like how the laws apply to kids and adults. Also I need to know how to deal with people and how I can help people in a way that they would understand. I need to under stand what people are going through and how they are feeling.

Joshua
HOME VISIT

Today I want to talk about my home visit. it went really well. First I woke up on a Sunday. Then I got ready you know the usual brush my teeth, wash my face, etc…
Then I got something to eat. After that I watched I little bit of iron man. Then my tracker came and got me. She drove me all the way up to Centerville it was like an hour drive there. My mom got me and we went to my grandparents house, watched the football game. We watched San Diego and Miami. Miami won. Then we went to my house. I called my friend we talked for about an hour. After most of the day I went with my mom to the store. After we got back my Nina came over. My dad left to work. Then we went to look for houses.
At days end I went to go see my best friend josh for about an hour. Over all I had so much fun.
Okay so Thursday after school Tyler came over to my house. It was so much fun he did my make up and hair. I looked hella sexy. It didn’t look like me at all. He met some of my really good friends. He is a freakin’ amazing make up artist and he does really freakin’ amazing hair styles. I love how he doesn’t care what others say bout his make up. Anyways we were doing my hair in the bathroom and my mom came in there and screamed BOO!!!! And it made the both of us screamed hella loud. It was hella funny. And that boy can dance let me just tell you. He rolls his hips like no tomorrow and that boys can sing. So my parents embarrassed my like hella bad. Then we went downstairs and just kicked it the rest of the night. It was the best night I have ever had with a guy. I can’t wait till the next night I get to kick it with him.
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

Rewriting Lord of the Flies

Ralph blows the conch and everything goes crazy! Lava suddenly erupts from the mountain and spills down the valley. The kids started to go wild. They started ripping each others limbs off and drinking each others blood while pigs wildly ran after them and attacked their toes. Then all of a sudden a B-52 bomber drops off a cargo load of semi, and fully automatic m-15 army issue machine guns fully loaded with armor piercing rounds. Piggy grabs one of the machine guns and he starts to unload. “Die punks!” he said with a devils rage in his eyes.
Today was a good day. Except, I’m way tired and exhausted. I’m sleeping less than 5 hours a day, and going to group is too overwhelming, especially without coffee or some sort of caffeine. I really miss my family and my normal life. I can’t wait to go home and live the life of sobriety and be with my loved ones. My obsession over drugs got way to out of control and it turned me into a person I didn’t want to be. I’m learning a lot in my program not only about who I truly am, but about how drugs alter your mind so bad you turn into a different person. If I keep doing drugs I will ruin my life and destroy all of my relationships with my friends and family. My friends and family are very supportive of me and they help me a lot with not relapsing. I thank my family and friends for everything they’ve done. I can’t wait till I can go home and show my friends how much I appreciate them for getting me help. I’m so thankful for having a support system. Well, gooooodbye!
Do you think that music can influence who we are and where we will go in life? See a lot of people label our music because that’s what they think is that it makes us how we are but I can tell you one thing.
I do listen to all different kinds of music and don’t manipulate me in any way. Yes it might change my mood but I don’t see it affecting me tremendously. See I listen to ICP but it ‘s not like I’m going to go kill someone. Yes it dose make me more violent sometimes. But do you get what I’m saying?
So tell me what do you think about all of this stuff. I want to hear what you have to say.

Missy
The first quote is just saying that everybody has a horrible person underneath themselves. The other quote is saying most people are savages themselves.
But I think most people are civilized. Savages are people that are wild and that do thing that people would not normally do.

Money is the root of all evil
I agree with the saying because money can make people do crazy thing. People can be violent and can cause distution with money, like they can pay people to do thing that can make their lives miserable. People don’t need money to be happy; all they need is somebody to love. To the kids on the island the food is money to them because they don’t have much of it so the people that have food mostly has the authority. The kids on the island have become uncivilized.


Joshua

Monday, October 6, 2008

Election

I want to talk about the whole election thing that is going on between McCain and Obama, the talk that is going on between the both of them is he say she say type of thing. In my opinion, the political debate between the two vice presidents is ridicules.
I have positive and negative things to say about both parties, as well as reasons why and why I do not like one over the other.

My whole thing about McCain is that people may not see what I see and once again it is just an opinion, but I see a different person and motive behind McCain, I think that he began with the wrong motives. I see that he may just want the power, loyalty and money and not the responsibilities that come with running the country.
I see some positive things in him as well; he has been to war personally and knows first hand how that it really goes. I think that he would be a good leader in the aspects of having experience and being ready to make some difficult decisions if it ever came down to it.

With Obama, he may or may not be ready to make some very important decisions that the United States will need to make. I think that he is ready, but also at the same time he may not be. He may lack the experience and mind set that it will take to run this nation.
But on the flip side, He is a very motivated leader. His ideas and views are very rational but also sometimes a little extreme.

This is my blog for the day; I had to do something for credit… right?

-Nathan

Fear

What am I afraid of well this is a little personal but I will tell you all the biggest thing that I am afraid of would being alone for the rest of my life I wont a soul mate I don’t wont to die alone.
I know that sounds dumb but that’s how I fill, and I am so scared of that happening to me and yes every one says you will fined someone but if you or I don’t that’s scary to me just think what if one of you guys don’t fined someone how would you fill????.
For me I don’t know how I would fill that would be a nightmare for me but that would be it for me. What about you guys what are yours?? That’s all I have to say today always

Melissa

Knowledge & Wisdom

Knowledge & Wisdom

I think that knowledge is what is learned and experienced. I think that one could be knowledgeable but not wise or wise and not knowledgeable.

Some say that with knowledge comes power and responsibility. I think that in some ways that this is true. I think that with knowledge you are able to do a lot, which is power, but that you should control what you do with the power, which is responsibility.

Knowledge being power isn’t true because if you know something it doesn’t stop someone else from knowing it. If two people know the same thing then they have the same power.

The difference between knowledge and wisdom is knowledge is what you know and have experienced. Wisdom is what you do with what you know.

I think that with knowledge comes power and responsibility with wisdom comes greatness. I think that tyrannical people are knowledgeable people but the rulers of great and strong nations, that keep more allies then enemies, are the wise.

Anthony

What are you afraid of?

What are you afraid of?

I’m afraid of being a father because I don’t know if I’m good at being a father or it I’m bad a being a father. What I mean is if i'm being to hard with them or if I’m not being to soft. Because if I don’t do good than they will end up like me or like there mom. This can effect my life by watching them go to DT or to jail if I don’t do good but if I do good then it will effect my life by seeing them happy and that will make me happy.
I think fear can be positive or negative because it can keep you from doing something bad or it can make you do something bad. The positive effect is my kids will not end up like me or like their mom. The negative thing is that they will end up like their mom or me. They could go to jail or DT. I don’t want them to go threw this or be involved with JJS. I want them to have a good life and a father that they can depend on not one that is in jail or prison.


By Joshua

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the flies

The book would change in many different ways if an adult was on the island. Such as it would be more strict people doing more work and less play, more boring, less interesting to read. There would probably be more food, more shelter, and fire never going out. I think if jack was the chief then things would be more hectic and less civil then it is. Probably more hunters and everything less organized piggy is my favorite character because he’s got the bright ideas, he shows leadership. Like for example he knows how to raise his voice, knows how to speak for himself, does not let people bring him down. Jack is my least favorite character in this book because he is to demanding, plain rude, and not a lot of cooperation skills.

Johnny

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

Fear

What I am afraid of is dying from a broken heart. The reason I have a fear of dying from a broken heart is because I know people who have killed themselves over love. I have been in love two times and both times I thought I was going to die after it was over.
I think this has a negative effect on my life because I don’t let anyone in my life get to close.

I think that if I left someone close enough that ill get hurt. I know that it was said ‘Tis better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all” that was said by Shakespeare. I think that these are wise words because I think that its true I would rather love someone and have a few broken hearts then to have never loved anyone at all then to not know that is out there. I loved someone who broke my heart everybody told me to be careful and that I didn’t now what love was. The truth is I know what my meaning of love is and ill never let anyone tell me different.

Jess

Fear

Im afraid of my parents dying, or my loved ones dying. I’m constantly thinking about it and it gives me anxiety. Bad anxiety. It sucks. I hope I never live to see the day my loved ones die, because I don’t know what I’ll do.

Cassie

Adults

Adults?
I think as soon as adults come in to the picture everyone has to be perfect. Not all of them but like in the book if there was an adult found they would be changed. They wouldn’t be able to do anything and anything they could do would have to be together or not at all. Right now they are all pretty much doing whatever they want but then an adult comes wow no more! They would tell all they kids to listen to them because they are older and so they get the power. They would be in control. I think they would be better off without having someone harping them all the time. But maybe at the same time they could help the kids when they are scared or if they have any questions the adult would know. Adults can be helpful but a pain at the same time!



By: Kesha

Friday, October 3, 2008

Stem Cell Research

Stem cell research can benefit somewhat.
It can benefit by us haven another life.
But there are risks to it. We could mess up and kill an innocent life. Oh they can also be umm…. Shoot I don’t know.
But I think that religious people won’t except it.

By Robert

Technology

I feel like this is pretty cool because if they advance in that technology they can probably find a cure for HIV. One benefits is that you can be able to start cloning humans. That would be cool if they can clone Mariah Carey that way I can keep her copy all for my self. They can abuse that much power like it said in that video the genie can come out of the bottle then we wont have any control over it will lose control. One other benefit is that girls don’t have to go through all the nine-month pregnancy.

Sergio

Leadership

Leadership

A good leader is somebody that takes control and stays calm and that knows what to do.
Like my dad has a great leadership skill. He is good at taking control and he knows what to do all the time. I wish I could be a good leader like him. He is my hero for that. Leadership is about reacting without thinking when something happens. I think Ralph is a good leader because he knows what to do. Jack just wants a lot of control and he takes things too personal.


Joshua Marvidikis

Leader

What I think makes a good leader is someone who can step up in any kind of situation, at anytime. Like say I was the one not speaking my mind and someone just spoke up for me and tried that would be an example of good leadership.
What else I think makes a good leader is someone who can help others or anyone no matter who they are were, they came from, they just do it.
I think I am a good leader because I like everyone.
I am not racist, I am not sexist just no matter I will do it for the good of the cause.

Johnny

Leader

A leader to me is some one who other’s can look up to. It’s some one who you can go to and ask for help with a problem or just someone to listen to you. I think that Kesha is a good example of a leader. For example I had a problem and she sat there and helped me out and let me cry on her shoulder with out complaint. She has done this more then once. I think that anyone who wants younger people to look up to them watch and learn from her because she will never give up on you. She is someone who I can see being a great leader. I think that teachers here and stuff in general are great leaders. Because when you have a goal or something you are striving for they like to help you reach it. I think that more schools should have staff like this. I think that Tia is also an amazing leader. Because if you need to talk to someone or just need a shoulder to cry on she is there with out question and she will sit there till she knows that you are ok and that you can make it. A leader is some one that when you are down or feeling blue can just come up and give you a hug and make you smile.

Jess

Good Leaders

Good Leaders
What I think makes a good leader is love and devotion to the people they are leading. I think there is a difference between just being a leader and being a true leader.

A leader is simply a person who leads people or controls people. It doesn’t depend on how the leader leads his people so long as they are the one leading the people. A leader could contol his people by force or military might or they could lead his people through money. A leader could lead his people by manipulation or bribing the original leaders to gain control. They could also lead by trickery or false teaching.

A true leader would lead by true teaching and compassion for their people. A true leader would not use military might or money to keep control or his people. They wouldn’t even control their people, just try to nudge them to the path that they either know or believe as right. A true leader would set a court system to rule over the people. A true leader tries to inspire their people with correct teachings.

I think that a good leader would be someone who puts courts into each city to keep order over the people and churches among them to teach their religion. I think that a true leader would also build an army to protect their people from invading forces. I think that a true leader would be open to suggestions and would still be within the law meaning able to be punished for wrong doings. I think that a true leader would be among their people instead of higher than their people.

Anthony

What Makes a Good Leader

WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER


What I think that makes a good leader is someone who is always there for you.
Someone that has been a leader in my life was my brother.
He was always there for me when he could be so when I was down he could bring me right back up and put me back on the right path to move forward on.
Someone that Is a leader will always be there for you.
When you are in need they will be there for you when you are down when you are heart broken or going through depression or hard times.
They will do anything for you to get set back up on the right track.
They will be with you tell the end and help you up whenever you are in need.

Brett