My Final reflection on "Is journalism really what I want to go to school for"

I havn't been writing on here in a minute for the simple reason that I've been thinking very hard on what I want to go to school for and it's really been stressful for me to try and figure it out because I don't want my money to go to waste in college just because I don't know what to do with myself. I've been self evaluating myself in different areas to help narrow down my decision. I've been asing other people what they think, reading comments that other people have left me, sitting at home thinking on my own and I think I've finally come to a conclusion to this whole fiasco. As you've probbably read in my last blog, i had an interest in music as well. I sing in different groups and participate in different musical events. But anyways I've always wanted to just sing or do something pertaining to singing.

BULLING "REFLECTION"

Bulling to me is verbal harassment, assault physical or none, or other methods to concore others by fear or threat or just hurt them. When i stared my topic on "bullying" i thought it would be easy but i got the opposite it was kind of difficult because "Bullying" can be defined in many different ways, For example Cyber bullying, Verbal, Hazing etc.... Bullying can occur in any place such as schools, place of religion, neighborhoods, workplace, and even your own home.These days bullying has taken it to the max it seems to me if it happens in your own home don't you think. Bullying has many attachments to them like facts and the kind of what kind of people that "Bully". Here are so facts that i found interesting about "Bullying" when i was doing my research, *1 Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society and to me there is not alot being done. *2 Since 1992 there have been 250 violent deaths in society that have involved multiple victims to bullying. In virtually every school shooting, bullying is the main factor, *3 Did you know that over two-thirds of students believe that there schools respond poorly to bullying, and that even going and talking to there parents doesn't even help.

Now i just didnt jut learn about the basic bullying when i was doing my research i also learned about cyber bullying and how that effects your life just as bad as regular bullying but maybe even worse. Cyber bullying is a big thing today cause many kids have computers and also have sighed up for those chat places such as myspace, and facebook. unlike bullying which you can get help for cyber bullying can get out of control and fast, not only that but can also reuion frienships or anykind of relationship. Cyber bullying involves, sexual remarks which is the same as sexual harrassment, threats, and pejorative labels over and over again. Sometimes like i said it can get out of control that victims of cyber bullying may even commit suicide if the message the have gotten is very strong and they have been getting them for a very long time. The best thing to do if being cyber bullied is to save all the threatening emails or message that they have sent you save them to a flash drive print a copy out and take it to the police to handle.

Bullying is a big hasle these days and there are program out there that can help likea guy nam ejim jordon he is delivering an anti-bulying progrm that offers tangible content, which is both nessicare , edicational, and of course fun at the same time. So there are poeple out there that are willing to help and you can also find more on gooogle. But :"bulling" is something that i have delt with and my children will have to deal with but hopefully when i have kids and the are in school that bullying won't be as bad as it is today. Im glad we did this project because if we didn't i dont think i would ever figure out that i was a bully myself.

Business Administration: Reflection

As I ended my research to find the answer to my essential question, I feel very satisfied with what I was able to get out of this project. But before I get ahead of myself let me take you back to my essential question, What is business administration and is it the choice for me? After four weeks of researching my topic and all the things that can possibly relate to it , I found an answer....... YES business administration is the choice for me. Many are probably wondering what I mean by, it is the "choice" for me. When I say choice, what I mean is this is going to be the focus of the route I continue to follow the rest of my life such as going to college to get a degree in business and entering a career that's many objective focus's on business. Any and every doubt I had about entering the Field of business has been total erased after I had the opportunity to do some in depth research on the topic and got the answers to all my unanswered questions. I now know that I can definitely be happy and secure entering into a business degree program, which I feel I can handle and graduate without hesitation. That program will then lead me into a carer that I will love the rest of my life, where I can work hand and hand with the community and continue to challenge myself mentally. Any job I decide to pursuit that deals with business will be able to support my life style completely, which in reality is very important. So I know business will be a sure way to get all the doors I need open for me because as I now see it a degree in business is only the beginning and what lies ahead is plenty of opportunity!
I definitely think that this senior research project went in my favor, which I was hoping it would because I was already gong to ECC for business administration this up coming fall. So I feel I had a lot of success with this project which as a big relief and almost a weight off my chest. I'm sure that I have learned my lesson on making such sudden choices when it comes to such life changing decisions. And from now on I voe to find out all my facts before I act on anything. But what I am certain about is where my life is going after high school, which all juniors and seniors should be thinking about. Just because your coming to a end with this journey don't mean a new one doesn't begin. Life goes on with or without you and you have to keep your eye on the prize and know what your next step will be. Luckily for me I made it just on time and know I'm back on track......... College here I come! For I have a date with destiny, I will become a business woman.

Final reflection

Final Reflection:Why do men take advantage of women?
At the beginning of the research I did not know where I was at with this question. So I decided to look more into this question and do more research. Many answers came up to my question but i decided i should move more into my question.

After the first question I begin to switch it around such as why woman let there self's become victimized and why do women take advantage of men just as well as men do. This is when I start finding more information that led me more into my topic. In the beginning I thought men just take advantage but its actually the same. Men still do have more advantage because women let themselves be the victim. Men and women are both manipulative in many cases. Woman and men can be taking advantage not just sexually but mentally. I say that because words are the most powerful to pursue the other. I really didn't answer my question yet because its just not men in articles I found relates to both so now my question is why do both take advantage and what do they do to take advantage.

Men and women are manipulative in situations that causes them to take advantage. In both cases women and men are becoming victimized. The thing I look at is why let somebody get the best of you to cause you to do something you don't want. If you feel uncomfortable speak up before you become victimized. This could be taken any place such as home, work, school and other surroundings. The men always have the upper hand to take advantage in relationships. women often take advantage in encounters will males such as using them for money or cars. Women fall more for words and man fall for what they lower ego want rather its lust or just casual. When both of these things meet advantage is brought up. Either man or woman can be victimized. Men and women have to learn to say no. To me that's the biggest fear because you never know your life could be in jeopardy.

Now I'm down to my last thought about this topic. This project wasn't so easy as I thought. I did finally get down to the bottom of all parts of my question. I found that men take advantage because mostly the partner or women lets them. I agree with that because women can easily say no but it must be something they want out of it to so at the same time women take advantage also. The one thing I learned is that men manipulate more then women and women lure men in to get materialistic things. Pretty much to answer my question from what I learned. Women take advantage just as well as men do so why do men do this is because the women lets them. Also men can be the victim in some cases. The best way to not become victimized is say no to what you feel is uncomfortable. Being easy and giving in is why men take advantage with their upper ego.

Final Reflection-What help can we give a parent who seems at risk to become an abuser?

Researching the topic of child abuse was a very crazy experience. I've learned so many different things about this topic that I never would have guessed. I really became interested in the topic of child abuse after reading the newspaper everday. Every week, I would see an article about a parent or guardian of a child abuse them. While watching the news or talk shows, there are topics of child abuse or child pedophilles. Seeing this, I noticed that this was becoming a big issue and I wanted to know why parents did these things to their children and I wanted to know what help could we give to someone who may feel that they might become a possible abuser.
I learned about how many children in the U.S that have been abused is a higher number than most people think. For example, I learned that it is 3 times more likely for children to be physically abused by the father and is 15 times more likely to occur when spousal abuse is present in the home. Each year, between 1,000 to 2,000 children that die from child abuse. 80% of these children are under 5 years of age and more than 40% are under 1 year old. when I read these stats, I couldn't believe how frequently this happens and how quiet of a subject this is.
While looking up the answers to my questions, I learned that there are signs that an abusive parent shows that most everyday people overlook. For example, the parent may not trust anyone with the child, seem to show no concern for the childs wellfare, over or under-reacts to the childs need or when questioned and expects or demands for the child to act older than their age. Looking up the signs of abusive parent was actually a hard topic to find. I had to change my question in the search engine to find the list that i found.
Looking for what causes the abuse wasnt that difficult to find. I ccouldnt find exactly the causes of child of abuse but at " A Childs Voice.com" I found several different causes of child abuse. Some of the causes that were listed were frustration, parental inexperience, and difficult behavior. Frustration is the number one cause of child abuse in infants five months and younger. the parents may not be able to handle dealing with the infants crying for example. Parental inexperience goes along with frustration and is found mostly in teenage parents. They are children themselves who are stressed over the dramtic changes in their lives. With difficult behavior, these children are more likely to be abused because their parents tend to be more high tempered.
I also looked to find what exactly parents get out of abuse. Finding a answer to that question was unseccesssful. I went to many sites on the internet and couldnt find an exact answer to that question. All I could find was causes of abuse.
While doing research for this project, I came across a couple of episodes of "The Tyra Show". She did an episode about new moms who felt that they may want to abuse their child. I also seen an episode on child pedophilles. On the episode showing the could be abusive moms, I learned that these moms begin to feel abusive due to post parton depression. They feel overwhelmed and stressed because of having to deal with the new responsibilty of being a mom. Child pedophilles prey on children because they (most of the time) have been abused themselves as a child. They also prey on children because of control issues. They probably dont have control over a lot of situations in their lives. With children, rather if the are taking pictures of them, or sexually abusing them, they have full control over the situation.
In conclusion, I found the answer to the question "What help can we give a parent who is at risk to becoming an abuser?" We could talk to the parent first to see if there is anything we could do to help. For example, maybe babysit for them while they go out or rest. The person could also talk to the child(ren) to see why they may be being disruptive. It could be a problem going on with the child. But if the child is physically or sexually being abused, the person needs to go to the proper authorities.
Doing this assingment really opened my eyes to see how much of a problem in society that child abuse is. This happens more than people think it does. People may read the newspaper or watch the news and see chidren being abused. But no one thinks of the children who are being abused everyday that have not been found out about yet. There are more and more children being abused everyday meaning more and more and more are dying every year. I plan to use this information later on in life while furthering my schooling. I want to be a child psychiatrist to help these children and parents so this epidemic can be stopped.

Final week:



Now at the end of my research I learned that it equals out on both side women take advantage just as well as men. Men and women are both Manipulative when it comes to both fields. At the beginning I thought it was jus men that take over,but as I got more into the research I learned more myself that I cant just base this research on why do men take advantage of women so I had to go into more details about my question and had to answer other questions such as why women take advantage and why they are victimized.

Will i get bored or tired taking communications as a major?

Moving on to one of my last post, My search to see if journalism is really what i want to go to school for is coming to end soon but i went on a website called World Wide Learn and looked up some things on communications and it showed me some other career oppportunities that you could do that I didn't know about besides journalism of course. But none of them pertained to me at all.

After speaking with my English teacher I decided slightly alter my question. I really want to know what women can do to prevent themselves from being victimized? I started my search in trying to find out the different ways men victimize women.

I feel like women let there self become victimized because they swallow there pride and let men get there way. Women tend to fall more for the words then what they really want in a man. Men have the upperhand because they lower them in with than upper ego mantality. Most women will fall more for a guy thats spending money and saying what they want to hear and they think they are using them when they are becoming the victim.

Now moving on I found a article that relate to how women view casual sex compared to men: Eden, Dawn. "Casual sex is a con: women just aren't like men." January 14, 2007 .

Another way a women can become a victim is if they are manipulative a recent article relates to this:Feeny, Katherine. "Are modern men more manipulative than women?." January 22, 2008 .

During my school fight week three

During my search this week i found out a lot of stuff and i was really excited. Bulling is an act of indenturing causing harm to other through verbal harassment, and physical. I also found out that even in some U.S states that it is against the law to bully others that surprised me.a question did you know that bulling can occur any were? yup it happens anywhere or example schools of course, religious communities, your workplace Even in your own home neighborhood.Bullying can be serious and even fatal this behavior is a risk that can spike stress levels and can even cause illnesses in some cases can also even lead to suicide. Many kids are facing bully's these days in school about 160,000 percent of children each day refuse to go to school because they dread the physical and verbal abuse and aggression that there classmate or classmates may be casein them. and while on my search i found out that almost 30percent of teens are involved in school bulling as a bully target or just a plan old bully there self.
What is sad about this is that howw many kids are involved in this and what kid of kids that are. Which are mostly teenage boys they are more likely to bully others and also to be the target of others then ladys. While looking up my topic i have found so many facts and have seen so many videos and have read so many stories about kids who have been bullied and it very sad because its all true and people can't say that they can't see it going on around them cause its a lie cause bullies now a days just do it out in the open they just dont care and i know this because i see kids get bullied everday from when i get on the bus to come to school to when i walk of the bus to go home and thats the truth. And another thing i dont think its ever going to stop because there is to much violence out there that is getting in to these young peoples head but thats my opinion.

Ashley Smith,school bulling,period 9 "bullying wikipedia." wikipedia. 2008. 14 May 2008 .

Business Administration: Final Week

As I round the corner to the finish line of answering my essential question, I felt as if I didn't get in depth information on, what exactly is business administration. Since it is basically all of my essential question I wanted to go back and look it up, so I would be able to describe what business administration is in detail. So I went to wikipedia for the answer, there I found that business administration, "consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions. Administration can be defined as the universal process of organizing people and resources efficiently so as to direct activities toward common goals and objectives."(Administration (business) ). I loved this definition because I can see myself doing this type of work for the rest of my life but then this triggered another question that goes into more detail, what does an administrators job on a daliy bases? "Administrators, broadly speaking, engage in a common set of functions to meet the organization's goals. These "functions" of the administrator were described by Henry Fayol.", I also found this info from the wikipedia article. I feel this last bit of research really helped me truly understand the concept of business administration.


*"Administration (business)." wikipedia. wikipedia.com. 14 May 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_administration

Do i have the voice for journalism??

I researched on google on this certain question and found some keys to becoming a public speaker. It's a couple of steps that I would like to mention in my blog. Voice volume is one of them and I feel that i have the proper volume because of the fact i've been told that I was loud. Clarity in your voice is another one of the qualities that you must have to be a good public speaker. Variation, resonance, speaking with confidence and conviction are other qualities that you must have to become a successful public speaker.
Increasing your impact I think is very important because alot of people are good speakers but if what your saying isn't impacting anyone than what your saying is useless. gathering your thoughts together is another important thing you should have because you don't want to just "burble" out anything. That's a weakness for me because it takes me a while to gather my thoughts together so that's something i'm definitely have to work on.
Body language and posture is something that i'm very good at and something that I don't need to work on I think. Communication with others with more ease and less effort is a plus and a negative for me because i think i put in too much effort with more ease. I have it kind of backwards.
Altogether I think that if i pursued this public speaking thing enough that I acn pursue it and make it something that I'm really good at.
www.training-classes.com/learn_k/p/u/b/public-speaking/

Business Administration: Week 3

As I continue on my search to discovering if a degree in business administration is right for me, I realize that my search is almost complete. With every week that passes I find myself being buried in more information that continues to please me. I really am interested in pursuing a degree in business now and I only have a few unanswered questions left. Like I already know what the salaries are like for graduates but what jobs can I look forward to? And even more important would I enjoying working in those positions? So I went to WikiAnswers, there I found that, "Any entry level office type job might be a possibility. Accounting, Human Resources, Customer Service, Sales, Receptionist, or Administrative Assistant." for business graduates (What jobs...?). I like this answer because it means that I have an wide ranger of occupational Fields to choose from. Which really suites me because I like the feeling of freedom I get from having different options available to me, this way I will never feel trapped into something I am not like to do. What's even better is that I like all the jobs listed because I get to work hands on with the community no matter which one I choose. I'm a people person and always wanted a job that included interaction with lots of different people on a daily bases. Also the websites says that with a degree in business, one can "Either go on to higher degrees or work your way up." This means that as I continue with my education and work experience my rank in a company will only rise to better positions and I won't be stuck with the same boring job the rest of my life, but instead be able to continue challenging myself.

All signs point to YES, when it comes down to if a business degree is right for me! I think I have found my calling.

"What jobs can you get with an associate's degree in business administration?." wikiAnswers. 8 May 2008 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_jobs_can_you_get_with_an_associate's_degree_in_business_administration

What Resources Are Available For An Abused Child? What Can Other People Do To Help?

I have found that there are many resources available for abused chidren and there are many things that can be done to help them. The child could tall someone that this is going on or maybe a friend or family member could have noticed some signs. Either way someone can talk to the parent(s) about the abuse.The person should call the police or Child Protective Services (CPS) if the abuse is severe or doesnt stop after talking to the parent(s). Also there is a program called Childhelp, Childhelp is a national organization that provides crisis assistance with other counseling and referral services. They have a 24 hour hotline where you can call to repor abuse or you can call if you need to talk to someone. All calls are anonymous.

Now on to more research....

Now I wanna try to get more into my question. I learned that men do have more advantage, but now I would like to know do you think woman let men take advantage or in some cases do men just lower them in to get what they want. So I took the time to ask some class mates:

First I asked from a female point of view so i asked D Hardy.She agree that some women do because cant nobody make you do something you dont want to do in life.

Next I asked from a male point of view I asked Anthony.He agree that men just lower them in because we know we got the upper hand when it come down to the relationship.

Then I asked Olivia which had a point of view of both parts. Yes i agree because sometime you suspose to let men feel powerful in the relationship. Some women let men brain wash there minds to lead them on and they get what they want.

Finally another male poin of view Corey.I think guys do take avantage,but at the same time all guys arent the same.

Me personally I do agree with there answers. I feel that its the best of both even thoe men do have more power and tend to take more advantage.The women comes in to play because we tend to fall more for words which make us more vunerable to be taken advantage and thats when men get what they want. So I did successfully answer my question.

Would music be a better career for me than Journalism??

Well i've reasearched some more and have found something really interesting to me in this search that i wasn't knowlegable of before. As you can see my questions all stems to the essential question "is journalism really what i want to go to school for"? Now your probably wondering where the music part comes into play. I looked up music as a career on google and it brought me to the Rutgers website. As I looked more into it, I found it interesting that there were more music occupations and careers than the journalsim category. Some occupations that I found were talent agents, technical writers, tour manager, music attorney, music therapist, and even a musical journalist which i found really funny. I thought maybe i could start to research on that and see what that about.
As i go on about my research, i've found some things on music journalist. The website i went to, a BBC article titled "Music Journalist" gave me lots of information and i got to read about what an actual music journalist does. A music journalist writes breaking news stories about music reviews of concerts and records and gets sent all over the world to interview artist. They can be office based but many work as free landers from their home.

what are the root causes of child abuse?

To find some answers to this question i searched Wikipedia.com. There I found a section listed as Causes Of Child Abuse. There I found some of the same causes that i have found on other sites. I did find some new causes such as parental choices and other unforeseen circumstances that place families under extraordinary stress such as divorce sickness poverty or disability can cause child maltreatment. Many of these factors may contribute to family stress that can result in child abuse or neglect ("causes of child abuse." . )
Next I looked at http://www.quebecoislibre.org/000610-9.htm because there was an artcle called "the causes of crime". In that article I found child abuse listed in the crimes. One of the causes listed are most crimes come from fatherless families. In 1983, the US Department of Health and Human Services found that 60% of child abuse is done by mothers with sole custody of their children.
After going to that site, I found a wb site that was called "The Child's Voice: A Primer On Child Abuse". There I found several different causes of child abuse. Some of the causes listed are frustration,financial peril,parental inexperience, dificult behavior and uneffective punishment. I learned that frustration is the number 1 cause for abuse in infants under 5 months. In the finacial peril section, it was said that homes stricken with poverty have the highest rate of child abuse because of parents having a greater tendencey to badly interact with their child due to their own frustration. Parental inexperience is often found in teenage parents, who are often unmarried and are still children themselves. They may feel frustrated and stressed over the dramatic change in their life. I also learned that children who have difficult behavior are more likely to get abused because there is a high chance of the parent(s) being high tempered.

My steps on my journey (Ashley Smith)

There were many places i copuld of looked to find more information in my topic but to start of i went to a sight that gives you alot of info and also gives you other places were you can go to look up pthings for your topic. I started at google.com and from there clicked on many links that lead me to places that showed me and taught me things that i didnt know about. When i got to google i typed in high school bulling andf it pulled up many topics and many different web sites. From there i clicked on a link which took me to cnn.com which has alot of good facts such as bulling tops the list of childrens school troubles and that many students say talking to there parents about what goes on at school or what happened at school does little to ease the stress or pain that person is causing them that it may even cause moore drama cause the parents tend to go to the school and talk to teachers about ot thinking its helping there child but is actually digs the hole dipper for them.And this can lead to stress, low selfesteem and deppression which can cause many problems such as fatal school shootings cause tests show that many kids who have been bulleid or beating up in school a=many times just bottle it up until they burst which cause them to snap and try harming others or even getting even with the people that have put them though hell there hole life in school.bulling can even be taking further if you think about it many who are bullied in school can also be bulled or taunted out of school on-line they are an easy target out of school to. Facts say from netsmartz.org that cyber bulling is a big thing these days and that if not monitured or either takin care of that it can get very out of control. And that it can also reuion friendships cause of the things people may drag you in to. Now cyber bulling is a bog thing and can cause drama what would you do if were being bullied or taunted on-line?

My journalistic self-examination

Going about my search about "Is journalism really what I want to go to school for"??, i've found some really interesting and helpful things. One of them being self examination. One source stated that you had to examine yourself and know your strengths and weaknesses to be able to know if you would be capable of handling that task. (Yes it's me!) I had to look at myself and think of am i capable of this important job, could i handle the classes, would i start getting lazy as the semester goes on, does this major/career suit me??
admissionssuccess.endlex.com/types/journalism.htm
As i researched i sat and thought about..... Do i even know the definition of journalism?? Well i looked up the defintion and it read, Journalism is learning how to disseminate information fairly, clearly, and concisely, with adgerence to associated press style rules.
www.studentsreview.com/docs/,major_jo.shtml
That definition helped me alot in answering one of my questions and I hope to get to my final question as I do more research.

Business Administration: Week 2

As I continue my search into week 2 I start where I left off. Last week I searched for the basics of, business administration, this week I planed on going more in depth into the topic and find out some statics. So I start off by asking, What can a degree in business offer me after graduating? This is an essential question in figuring out whether a degree in business is right for me. I want to know what job opportunities can a business degree get me and what are the salaries like for business graduates. So I went to yahoo.com for the answers, there I found an article explaining the top ten professions for the class of 2004-2005 (College Majors That Boost Your Paycheck). Number five on the list was accounting, with a starting annual income of $42,366 in a public job and $43,003 in a private job, that was perfect for me. This static was one step closer to choosing a business degree because I got expected to ECC, majoring in business administration and minoring in accounting. So being able to graduate and find a well paying job is important to me, I know money isn't everything but being a single mother changes that aspect of life I once had. So I need to get a education that will not only help me financially but my daughter as well.

This lead me to wonder what are the job demands for gradutes? To answer that question I went to a website, jobweb.com, there it stated that " The growing demand for new graduates is a result of an increased demand for employers’ products and services" and "Employers expect the good job market to continue—or perhaps get better" (Class of 2008 Steps Into Good Job Market). What was even better than knowing that by the time I graduate in four years the job maket would expand for graduates but that the number 1 degree demand was, accounting and number 5 was, business administration!!!

I 'm starting to feel that I made the right decision in choosing to go to college for business but I'm only into week two of my research and there still are many uncertainties. But I realized that I am on the right track towards, figuring out and planing my future.

Hargreaves, Steve. "College Majors the boost Your Paycheck." cnnmoney August 17, 2005 may 1,2008 .
(2008). Jobweb. Retrieved May 6, 2008, from Class of 2008 Steps Into Good Job Market Web site: http://www.jobweb.com/Jobs/market.aspx?id=1219

ON MY JOURNEY BY ASHLEY SMITH

While looking up my topic i dicovered alot of interesting ad also alot of distrurbing things. When looking on google i actually found alot of topics so i started clickeng on some one pulled up this web site highschoolbulling.com which was a positve web site and to me was a good start to my research it was about this guy named jim jordon who is actually dilivering a highschool antibulling program that offers tangible caontent, which both measurable , educational and of course fun. And with this program he hopes that it will decrease the bulling in schools and bring something else to there mind like thinking about school work or even there education. after looking at this web site i went ojn to another one to see the negative sides to also see the affects. And learned something that i never new i was on cnn.con and by there facts bulling in schools and teasing tops the list of childrens school troubles which is sad and that many students say that talking to there parents doesnt do anything to ease the stress. Another fact is that teasing and taunting at schools is the number one cause in the recent fatal school shootings that just have occured pretty sad huh. There are other facts today that bulling doesnt just stay at school it also lingers outside the schools in such places as the internet which is called ''cyber bullying''this is a big thing and it can get out of control.it has been proved that taunting and bulling appear to have played a role in recent fatal school shootings to. there are other things that were intersting but im not going to go on but what if you were being bullied what would your reaction be positive or negative?

MY TOPIC What do we do about hazing, and bulling in our hifghschools?

I became interested because now a days all you see when you turn on the tv, or open the newspaper or even listen to the news is violence everywhere even in our schools.Highschool fights or even bulling are usually caused by stupid stuff such as rumors, little comments that usually end up not true in the end. Then you end up with concequences such as getting suspended, getting kicked out of school, or even going to jail.And all this ends up on your reacord at the end.One of my biggest questions is why do people take the time out of there life to bullie others or even fight people.Why try and cause someone else pain when at the end your the one getting hurt.To me it seems highschool fights are increseing instead of decreaseing like they should be, and also what are school members or boards of education doing to prevent bulliying or fights in there school these days, and what action can be takin to lower the bullying and fighting rates and raise grades and selfesteem.

Ashley Smith

what are the warning signs of a possible abusive parent?

as i start to lookk for some answers to my first foundation question, my first place to go is to`is to Ask.com. i put in my question and i had to narrow it down a lot to get get some sites that looked as if it could help me to answer my question. i couldnt find anyhting that matched my exact question bout i went to Lifetips.com and i saw a list called "Signs Of A Parent Who Is Abusive". this was the closest i could find to my qestion. this is whats in the list: Here are some possible signs of a parent/guardian who is being abusive toward their child/children.

The parent/guardian can be:

- Seems to trust no one
- Reluctant to explain child´s injuries or condition
- When they do offer an explanation, it will be inappropriately to the seriousness of the child´s condition
- Overreacts (hostile when questioned)
- Under-reacts (no concern or awareness of the child´s needs)
- Overly critical of the child
- Seldom touches or looks at the child
- Expects or demands behavior beyond the child´s years or abilities
- Ignores the child´s crying.

Im guessing that i could use some of these examples for my research because im pretty sure that some are done before the abuse starts. for example ignoring a child while it is crying could maybe make a parent so mad that maybe the paarent hits the child.
the next site i visit is http://www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1577.html. there i learned more statistics of abuse. for example i learned that child abuse is 15 timeslikely to happen in a household where spousal abuse takes place and is 3 times more likely to be abuse my their father. i learned that each year there are 1,000 to 2,000 children die fron abuse. 80% are under 5 and 40% are under the age of 1. Homicide is the 4th leading cause of death in children between the ages of 1-4 and the 3rd from 5-15. reading these stats had me alarmed because i didnt know child abuse happened so frequently

WHY DO MALES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEMALES:WEEK 1

NOW INTO MY RESEARCH......

Now I am beginning to look into my research question. The first step I took was asking females do they agree with this. Many did agree so now I really think my question could be proven. There are many studies that show males take advantage.That when i reasearched the question on the computer and these are some of the answers I found.From this website:"Why do men try to take advantage of a woman and how could a woman allow it to happen?." # 2 months ago .
WHY DO MEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEMALES:

men like to take advantage of a woman to show that they are "on top of their game". most likely they were not brought up to respect woman. and woman allow it because they like the attention. most likely they were not brought up to respect themselves.

Because they know what to say and how to say and woman sometimes get to a point where they just want to be loved and so they think it is love when the man is just wanting some satisfaction and then the woman gets hurt.

I chose these two answers because I can strongly agree most ot these incidents come from low self esteem. We tend to fall more for the words then the person and thats the same for falling for lust instead of love. This when men take advantage virbally and physically. This is why I like this topic because this problem do need to be brought up. So far I have got good feed backs from this topic. Now its time to explore some more......

Business Administrtion: Week 1!

As I began my quest to find the answer to my essential question I started with the basics. What is business administration? So I hopped on the Internet to surf the web, which lead me to Yahoo! Education for the definition.There it explains that business administration is "a college or university course of studies that offers instruction in general business principles and practices" ("Business Administration").This lead me to want more information on the aspects of a business administration degree. Like what courses must I take and how many credits would I need to graduate? To find this answer I wanted to check out a local college here in Buffalo to see what requirements are necessary and what are some basic courses. I chose to look up DeVry College, there they named a hand full of course one can major in to obtain the degree from accounting to human resource management ("About Business Administration"). Knowing I could chose a concentration course out of more than a dozen different areas really excited me because I now would be able to enjoy the studies more by being able to pick a major I am interested in.

Even with the basic principles of my topic I still feel a bit unsure of what things truly make up business administration, so I know I have my work cut out for me! I feel like with every question I answer another one question arises. So now I am left to wonder, will this be a never ending process? What I am sure of is with every questioned answered I am one step closer to knowing if a degree in business administration is right for me.

what help can we give a parent who seems at rist to become an abuser?

I became interested in the topic of child abuse after deciding that i wanted to become a child psychiatrist. I want to help children who go through tough things.i only personally know one person who has been abused, and that pushed the topic interest in my head. I have actually became more interested after reading the newspaer and watching the news and seeing the way parents abuse their children. this has actually become an epidemic now in society because there are more and more children getting abused everyday.
i only know a couple of tings about child abuse. i read that every 13 mins there is a child getting abused in the U.S. that is terrible rate because no one especially a child deserves to get abused. i want to know why parents actually abuse their children. i want to iunderstand what drives a parent to do terrible things to their children. i also want to know what kind of help a parent can get if they feel they might become abusive. what does a parent get out of abusing a child?

What Is Business Administration and Is It The Choice For Me?

I first became interested in business administration, when my older brother Josh decided to change his college major of Architecture to study Business Administration. The idea of my brother changing majors, picked at my brain for months. Why would he trade his passion for a suit? After Josh's sudden change of heart, I wanted to know if I would enjoy Business Administration as much as he does, so I decided to it would be my major in college!

I don't know much about Business administration, which might be a problem because that's what I going to college for. All I know is that there's a lot of math involved and I'm OK with that because I'm good with numbers. I also know that when I graduate I will mostly get to wear a suit in my future job, which is awesome! But other than that I am completely ignorant of the topic. I hope to obtain as much information from this project to be able to make an educated decision on my future.

So my question is.....
What is business administration and is it the choice for me?

WHY DO MALES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEMALES????



Many women nowadays are getting raped emotionally and physically abused and formost disrespected.Why is this? To me it is mostly men that play the important role. Men have the advantage and power over us in many things. Its sad though how nowadays men our taking advange of young woman. Then the thought come to my mind is WHY DO MEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEMALES??

I chose this topic because as a female growing up into a young women I see how young men are really nowadays. From the stories in the newspaper or hearing about it teaches you alot. Young men nowadays hav no manners and is so disrespectful to females.Most men think they get the best of us,but its sad to say that they do have a advantage over us and thats when they take advantage.WHY WHY WHY????Thats what I say I mean what if it was the other way around.Thats what I want to get to the bottom of.

Kaysha Laureano, Ashely Smith & R'eon Eckles

*shmueli, sandra. ""flash mob" craze spreads." cnn.com 08 aug 2003 15 apr 2008 .


*"Global Warming." Wikipedia. 15 Apr 2008 .

Is journalism really what i want to go to school for??

Journalism has always been something that i've wanted to do ever since I was in the 7th grade. I would love to be a journalist for the simple fact it's something that interest me in many ways and I can relate to it. But I have many questions on the subject that I'm trying to have answered. I'm trying to research and decide which type of journalisn i would like to take, if journalism is really what i would like to do, or is music really my top passion. I seem to sometimes have a battle in my mind on the two topics because their both two career choices that i have pictured myself doing and now that i'm a senior i feel that there's no better time than now to have my questions answered. The reason i chose the topic "Is Journalism Really What I Want To Go To School For"..?, is because I'm geting ready to go into the real world and I need to start narrowing my career choices down and clearing the path for a long-lasting career that will take me through many years. Sometimes I feel journalism is for me and at other times I feel that it's a dream, but nothing that I could pursue years and years on. Music on the other hand, i've been doing it for so long that i feel it's a part of me that will never leave. But i would also like to do something different because my music may not make it in the industry and I would like to have something stable.

I hope I did this right Mr. Malley lol

ANIMAL CRUELTY

How i became interested
*Watching animal planet
*love animals
*think it really could fit my style in life

What i already know
*that dog fights are happening everyday
*animal cruelty is a big topic in some towns

My questions
*Where is the best place to be an animal cop?
*is being an animal cop right for me
*What kind of people will i be dealing with?
*Ho is being an animal cop different from being a reagular cop?

PRE READ:WHAT PLAN CANBE TAKEN OR TALKED ABOUT TO STOP TEENS FROM UNPROTECTIVE SEX AND STD'S???????

Danielle...you've got to revise this. Tell a story. What makes you interested in this topic? You are choosing this topic over anything else in the entire world? What is the story? Explain! The Plane!

HEARING FROM MY FRIEND TO TELL ME SHE HAS AN STD.THE THOUGHT WOULD JUST DISGUST ME.MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES AT LEAST 1 OUT OF4 HAS A STD.MORE THEN EVER PEOPLE ARE COMING IN CONTACTMORE THEN EVER OVER THE YEARS. THEN COME ALL THE WHAT IF'S AND WHY.THE MAIN THING IS UNPROTECTIVE SEX. I THINK TO MYSELF WHAT COULD BE DONE OR WHAT PLAN CAN BE TAKEN TO GET THROUGH THEIR MINDS.STD'S IS ANOTHER MAIN THING THATS KILLING OUR SOCIETY AND WILL INCREASE OVER THE YEARS.

Young Adult Literature - Classy Never Trashy I

SAVED RACE


THE GENRE OF THE BOOK IS YOUNG ADULT WHICH ALSO REPRESENTS ARE GROUP.AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE YOUNG ADULT GIRLS WHO MAY FACE SOME OF THE CONFLICTS REAR IN SOME OF THE BOOKS.YOUNG ADULT BOOKS MOSTLY SHOW A YOUNG TEEN MATURING IN LIFE.THIS BOOK IS AN GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS GENRE.

THIS GENRE I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH.TO BE HONEST THIS HAPPENS TO BE MY FAVORITE GENRE.I CHOSE THIS BOOK IT SHOWS LIFE AS A TYPICAL TEENAGER MAKING IT THREW HER HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.I WOULDNT SAY THAT THIS STORY BREAKS THE MOLD AT ALL.

SAVED RACE(GENERAL OVER ALL OF THE BOOK)

THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE STORY SEEM REAL BECAUSE SHE FACE THE REGULAR STUFF THAT A TEEN WOULD FACE BEING A SENIOR IN HIGHSCHOOL.lOVE COULD GET THE BEST OF YOU AND PEOLE COULD TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN.

THE CONFUSION SHE HAS I COULD RELATE TO.ITS EASY TO BE STIL STUCK ON AN OLD RELATIONSHIP AND FORGET ABOUT THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY CARES BECAUSE YOU WANT THE BEST FOR YOU.YOU JUST CANT LET IT AFFECT YOUR LIFE.IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR WORK FIRST.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO IN LIFE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THE PEOPLE THAT TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN.YOU PUT THEM PEOPLE TO THE SIDE AND ALWAYS KEEP YOUR HEAD UP NO MATTER WHAT PASSES YOU BY.THATS WHY I THINK THE CHARACTER SYMBOLIZES A REGULAR TEEN IN LIFE.

******DO YOU AGREE THAT LOVE CAN GET THE BEST OF YOU******

SAVE THE RACE(CHAPTER2)


THE MAIN CONFLICT IN THE STORY IS THE GURL IN COLLEGE THAT EVERY BODY BELEIEVES HAS A PERFECT LIFE. TO BE HONEST SHE REALLY DOESNT SHE TURN IN HER PAST LOVEE RELATIONSHIP AND THE TENSION FALLS ON HER RACE.DOES SHE FALLS FOR THE RIGHT ONE AND DONT LET THE RACE GET IN HER WAY.

THREW THE STORY SHE NEVER LOOSE FEELINS FOR HER PAST LOVE YET SHE FALLS FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.THESE CONFLICTS OUR NORMAL TEENS IN HIGHSCHOOL.BEING A SENIOR MOST LIKELY YOU WOULD.SHE DOSNT LET THAT STOP HER OF WHO SHE WANT TO BE.SHE STILL STRIVE AND KEEP UP HER GOOD GRADES.

RACE CAN BE THE ISSUE IN MANY CASES IN HIGH SCHOOL WHITE PEOPLE WOULDNPICK ON HER BECAUSE OF HER COLOR AND BECAUSE SHE WAS TRYING TO BE SOMETHING.SHE STILL KEEP HER HEAD UP.


******DO YOU THINK MANY TEENS COULD FACE THIS DURING THERE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS?*******

"So B. It", By Sarah Weeks (pages 37-70)

Do you empathize with the characters? Are their voices genuine, are they believable?

As I read more into my novel I find myself empathizing more with the main character Heidi, who is telling the story. She has no knowlegde of her past, only what she can remember as she has gotten older. Heidi does not know her birthday, who is her father or her mothers real name. All of these unanswer questions haunt Heidi's everyday life and she finds herself needing to know the truth as the years past. Her mother is the only person how may know the these simple yet life changing answer's but due to her mental disability, Heidi's mother does not even know her real name. In her mind her name is "so be it". The search for the possible truth has become Heidi's obsession and I don't blame her. If I were in Heidi's place I think the anxiety of all the "what-if's" would have destroyed me. Everyone has a history, and with a simple story we fill in the blanks as to what we didn't know about ourself and all our chapters are complete from begining to present time. Like knowing about all the times we kicked in our mothers womb or the way our fathers had to run and get our mothers ice cream and dill pickles to sooth their morning sickness. But worst of all not knowing your last name, your idenity, Heidi is in a rough time in her life when all she wants to know is the simple details that will satisfy her hunger for the past. Her past has become her quest, I feel her voice is genuine and true.

**What would bother you more knowing who your father was but he did not want to be a part of your life or not knowing your father at all?

the characters in GossipGirl seem very real and believeable. They all are very typical teenagers where most happen to be very rich and are able to do whatever they please. Almost all of them act very snobby except those who are not part of the very rich and famous.Everyone that is there is there because they have fashion designors as moms or famous lawyers as dads. Jenny and her big brother Dan go to a very rich and prestigous private school but they are there on a scholorship. The other characters such as Blair, Serena, Nate, and Chuck are the ones whose parents pay for their education. But all of them have problems that any other teenager might have. The problems that these characters have are problems that any teenager could relate to. Jenny, who doesnt have much money wants to fit in with the in- crowd; Nate was caught buying drugs and now has to go to rehab; Serena and Blair have a unofficial best friend competition going on.One of the characters who remind me of someone i know is Serena. Serena reminds me of my big sister jennifer. Both of them have a pressence that is as if nothing is wrong in their world; everthing is perfect. Both of them have a unofficial battle with their best friends because they want their friend to have a downfall because they seem so perfect.
***Would you be jealous of your best friend if she appeared to be "too perfect"?***

In GossipGirl, I was pulled toward Jenny and Blair. They both are in some few ways similar but mostly different. I was pulled toward Jenny alot more because she was trying really hard to be something she really was not. Jenny really to fit in with Blair and her girls but they never really paid her too much attention. Blair and her friends would treat Jenny really wrong making her do stupid pranks as if to "initiate" her into the group. Jenny really would try hard to do these stupid things so she could fit in with the popular girls. As i was reading this book, i would begin to feel sorry for Jenny. She would really really try hard to get into Blair's clique. Jenny would try to sit and talk to the girls and they would ignore her. The girls would even go as far as walk away from her when she tried to eat lunch with them.
As far as Blair, I was drawn to her for something different. Blair really was trying to a certain college. She really messed up her inyterview for the college so when she was offered another, she really went all out. Blair went shopping and even got a brand new hair cut. But she didnt expect to fall in love with her interviewer. he was a older guy who happened to be one of her dads friends. I was drawn to Blair because the was she was acting was a facination to me. I dont know anyone who acts the way she does and it was weird to me. Blair acts over-dramatic and really thought that the guy really wanted to be with her.
I think I was drawn to Jenny because I felt sympathetic to how she was being treated. She was treated so bad and she still wanted to be friends with the girls who did her wrong. There were times in the story where I wished I could really help her or give her advice about those girls and how she should be treated. with Blair I also wanted to give her advice on how to have a good interview. She shouldnt have tried to get into a relationship with her the person who has such a impact on her future.
***How far would you go to fit in with the most popular, most evul girls of the school?***

"SO B. It", by Sarah Weeks (pages1-36)

First Impression of book:

My first impressions of the novel was that I would have an immediate connection with the main character, Heidi. Heidi is a young girl how's age is unknow still but what is revealed right into the reading is that her mother is mentally challenged. This factor of the book caught my attention and hasn't let go. As I read into the novel more I am intersted to know what a regular day is like for Heidi and her mother. And what kind of obstacles have they faced to get where they are and what are they still left to face in the reading. I think my interst comes from the fact that my son who past away would have been mentally challenge if he survived. He had no oxygen to the brain for over ten mintues and the doctors said there was a big chance he would be in a vegetable sate or mentally disable for the rest of his life. All I cared about was having my son..normal or with a disability. I never got the chance to know what it would be like to live with a person who was mentaaly challenged and I think this book will give me some insight of what I might have faced. And even some closure.

What would you do if faced with the reality of raising a mentally disable child or putting the child in a home where professionals could give him the cared he/she needs?

*I say a mother's love can cure all.

TURNING THE PAGE BY ASHLEY SMITH

My book os the rules of survival and every time i read it i never want to put it down. The book it very interesting to me just the way the writer layed it out you can really tell that the writer put alot of stime and thought in to this book.The rules of survivl is a book about three young kids trying to make it threw thee hard life they have living with there motherwhoo in this case abuses them, does drugs , is in and out of the house at all times, etc.. The book is very touching as i mentioned in my other blogsIn the book there is a peortson telling the story and it is the older brother to me i can kind of tell the how he is felling just by the way he is telling it i know that sounds weird. But the way he is telling the story you can tell he is in pain not just for him but for his sisters to.Matt the kid tellling the story in the begining of the story was so desprate that before he even knew Murdoch he visualized him as his father and ho whe thought he would come in and change his mother and change all three of there lives. Which in this case is somewhat true cause once you read on more Murdoch is this great guy that matt wanted him to be, he puts up with the stuff there mom did but ends up leaving, But doesnt forget them him and there aunt and da are palnning something to help them to get them all away from there mom because matt can leave anytime he wants and never look back but he wont cause of his sisters so he neds a different way to deal with this and he just might get.What would you do if you were in a relationship and knew that the parent as treating there kids like this?

First Impressions

My book is called because im worth it: a gossip girl novel, by Cecily von Ziegesar. I picked this book because i like the book as well as the T.V. series. I read a couple of chapters and so far I like it. It's about 6 rich teenagers who live in the upper Manhattan area who go to the same private school. There's Blair, who will do anything as long as it benefits her and very spoiled and has all the best clothes only because her mom is a fashion designer; than Serena who was kicked out of boarding school but everyone still seems to love her anyway, she's also Blair's best friend; threre's Nate, Blairs boyfriend who lets anybody control him; Chuck, Nates best friend, who is very coniving and sneaky, he will do anything to get to the top; than there's Dan and Jenny, who are brother and sister. They are not rich and only go to the private school because they have a scholarship. Dan is really into poetry but likes Serena, while Jenny is very naive and will do anything Blair says to get into the "in" crowd. But the main subject of the story is a person who has a internet blog who writes about their lives. Nobody knows who it is because the person goes by GossipGirl hence the series name. GossipGirl knows everything that happends with all of them no matter how big or small and it all gets posted to her blog. So far it is very interesting and it keeps me on my toes because i never know whats going to happen next.

"Sold", by P. McCormick (finished)

Did you feel that the book fulfilled your expectations? Were you disappointed?

Throughout the novel, I enjoyed the reading and was satsified will the details and how realistic the book seemed. My only disappointment was at the end of the novel because it leaves the reader will many unanswered questions and which did not fulfill my expectations. The whole reading was about a young girl's struggle to get freedom from her slavery and return to her beloved family but, the novel ends with no sloid evidence of weather the main character fails or does in fact return. I feel the matter in which the novel ended made the reading pointless because the reader is left with so many doubts about the characters. I know I grew a bond with the many character, as I do with all the charcters I read about and not knowing what happens to her life weather good or bad bothers me.

I feel all novels should end in closure, may it be with death or happiness, a new life or sorrow. The biggest impact a book has on a reader is the end, so a writter should put their all into leaving an amazing impression with the reader, so they would continue to read thier works. I can't be sure if I will ever read another piece of litature witten by Patricia McCormick. I feel if I would have liked "Sold", it would have been a greater chance that I would continue to read her novels...now I have doubts. If you were in my place, like the novel but not the ending, would you give the author a 2nd chance by reading another one of their novels or stop reading their books completely?

"Sold", by P. McCormick

How do characters change or evolve throughout the course of the story? What events trigger such changes?

The main character of this novel will change in stages into the strong women she becomes at the end because of the experiences she will face throughout the reading. At the begining of the novel the reader will encounter a young girl, who is nothing more than the definition of innocence, shy and resectful. Never steps out of line and stays in her "place", regardless if she approves of the the situation because to her family come before anything...... even herself. She is satsified even when she has not eaten in a few days, just knowing her baby brother has eaten and willing to work to fix the roof that will not hold up any longer, even when she has no clothing. But soon that person will be broken down into a weak priceless slave when her step-father sells her to a hore house. That experience will change the person she was forever and make her into a unwilling slut and victim of countless rapes. The only thing that does not change in her is her love for her family and because of that, she will grow the will and power to find a way out of slavery by becoming as horrible as the people who is keeping her locked away. Strong and fearless she will make an escape from the abuse and return to her sister and baby brother, no matter what it takes or how many men she has to sleep with to pay off her debt! If faced in the same situation what would you do?

UNDERSTANDING BY,ASHLEY SMITH 1-189

In The Rules of Survival i am starting to understand alot more. The characters in the book arell different in there own ways which makes the story so good. The Rules of Survival is a painful story but it also teaches you what other people are going threw in there life. When i started to read the book it caught my attantion and now reading on it still has a hold on it. This book should be read by all kids in high school i really don't know the reason why but i really think that it would teach them alot. Usally in these kind of books its only about one person going threwabuse in there life and have nobody there to help them or even ayone there who understands biut in Rules of Survival there are three victims and they all are there to help eachother threw the pain that there mother is causeing them.This book really mad me made because if you trhink about it ther are kids out there being abusesd by there parents and nobody is doing anything about it. And that kids with good life's don't appreciate what they have like the better life but the ones who dont have nothing appreciate life the most.I just wish that people like nikki the mother in the book would stop talking there anger out on there kids they were brought in to this world for you to love and charrish not beat down and make feel like crap because you want to feel bettr about there self.
wht do you think about kid's being abused?

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS ON THE BOOK.....

SAVED RACE(CHAPTER ONE)



MY IMPRESSION ON THIS BOOK SO FAR IS THAT IT COULD RELATE TO TEENS AT THIS AGE.MANY STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL FACE THIS PROBLEM OF STAYING FOCUS AND MAINTAING HONOR GRADES.I PICK THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT RELATE TO OUR GENRE AND THE COVER CAUGHT MY EYE.

lIKE ANY BOOK THE FIRST PAGES SEEM BORING,BUT AS I BEGAIN TO READ MORE IN THE BOOK IT BECAME INTERESTING.tHE GURK IM THE STORY IS TORN IN BETWEEN LOVA AND HAVE TO DEAL RACIAL TENSION.lOVING EVERYBODY IS HARD.IN LIFE YOU REALLY FIND OUT WHO YOUR TRUE FRIENDS.THATS WHY I LIKE THID BOOK BECAUSE SHES A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JUST LIKE ME TRYING TO GRADUATE..THE GURL TO ME HAS A STRONG CHARACTER AND THE ATTITUDE YHAT SHE WONT LET OTHEERS PUT HER DOWN.BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT ATTIDE BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEBODY TRYING TO BRING YOU DOWN.THE QUESTION THAT STAYS ON MY MIND READING FUTHER IN THE BOOK WILL SHE END UP.....ON THE RIGHT SIDE?

THE RULES OF SURVIVAL By, Nancy Werlin ( 1-98 )

The rules of survival is an Edgar award winner book.

My impression in the book i am reading is about three kids struggling in life because of there mother.It shows me that i am having a good life and that it could be worse.Rules of survival is a book that is teaching me many things such as how to act in a situation like they are in, or just think about why they are going thought what they are going through why god picked them but not even that why god could even make people so evil that they think its ok to hurt children.It gives you another look in life and another look at yours. The rules of survival is a book everybody should read and not just cause your board but to learn how others live there lives what children go through everyday.This book gives you a time to think about somebody other than yourself.



The rules of survival is a very interesting book that i am enjoying myself and so far would recamend to others because it makes me look at the world different already because of the way they are being treated. So i think that it would also change the way other kids look at the world to maybe the will appreciate life more then they do know.http://www.nassaulibrary.org/YABookLog/Cover%20of%20RULES%20OF%20SURVIVAL.jpg

Patricia McCormick, "Sold", pages 1-33

What is your first impression of the book you have chosen?

My impression of the novel that I am reading is a look into the life of a girl of different customs. As I read more into the novel I find out about rituals and hobbies of the main characters, that I find to be from another world or planet. Like, spying on the boy that you have been chosen to marry. This makes me more interested and intrigued about learning more about where this girl comes from and why she does these strange things on a daily bases. In our society, things are opposite from of Lakshmi's. I would never approve of my parents choosing who I will marry and yet Lakshmi seems to be pleased and excited about being a wife to the boy she knows nothing about.

Having a first hand look into another culture is amazing! Reading the vivid details of the writer, lets me imagine a world I never experienced before. Every new challenge the main character faces, leaves me wanting to understand why and makes me want to finish the novel. I don't have an impression of the book, the book has left an impression on me!

Our Genre!

Our group chose to study the genre of young-adult fiction. The reason is because we feel the topics of young- adult fiction can relate to our everyday lives, as teenagers. We think that people read this genre because it is appealing and interesting. Every reader can respond to the genre and enjoy the book because they've had those same experiences of growing up. Young-adult fiction also provides humanity with a understanding of changing from a child to an adult and the lessons you learn in the process.

Assessment - Indy Reading Project - December

Danielle - 5/5 Responses

Danielle, I'm a bit confused about the point of view response.  Remember, point of view is the vantage point from which a story is told.  Does each character tell the story in different chapters?  Or is there a detached narrator?  A narrator becomes biased if he or she (or it, lol) has something to gain by lying to the reader (maybe lying is too strong a word).  

The character response was strong, but the rest are a bit too short.  Let's pick it up a bit.

Alex - 5/5 Respones

Alex, pretty good responses overall.  I'm glad you enjoyed the book.  I did too.  It's funny, that's the first of four books I've read this year that were somehow tied to Alaska.  The last one just had a character named Alaska, so I don't know if that counts.  Anyway.  (We're going to work on proofreading skills, lol.)

Ashlea - 4/5 Responses

Make sure to fully focus on your response topic.  In the last response you say the character changes, start explaining it, and then just retell the plot.  Keep coming back to it. 

Re'on - 3.125/5 Responses

I like that last response (aside from the glaring spelling errors).  You raise a point, provide evidence and comment ("that shows maturity and growth").  Hopefully you'll be able to keep up with the responses now that you're rocking that new laptop.

Ashley - 3/5 Responses

Ashley, bit of progress this semester and a lot of improvement, but if you want that grade to keep improving you've got to do ALL of your work.  Nice job on that header.

Kaysha - 5/5 Responses 

Kaysha, way to raise the bar.  As I've said before, your responses are developed and insightful.  Keep it up.  

WHAT IS THE GENRE.......

The genre of the story is young adult horror. It could be just considered horror,but the characters in the story are young adults.I found this book to be interesting because I usually don't read horror.Another reason is because since I already seen the movie I wanted to know if the book was the same. Both have their likes and differences.The story catches you because it some what breaks the mold leaving you with some type of suspense on whats going to happen next. I do recommend this genre because it has suspense and is interesting.