Reflection

I really think I've changed since the beginning of the year. Some ways I changed is I used to be late every morning, but now I'm on time everyday. I am about 15 minutes early, and I still am early to class. Also I getting used to managing my work in my major classes. At first I thought I wasn’t going to be able to do it, I used to always want to go to a different school. Honestly, I was going to ask my mom could I go to Overbrook so it could be easier. But I know my grandmother wouldn’t want me to go to that type of school. She would want the best for me, so I decided to stick it out and see how Parkway goes. If I couldn’t take the work, I would consider a tutor. My old school was pretty challenging to, but I went there for 9 years. So it was really easy after a few years. Also in the beginning of the year, I had C’s in English and Physical Science, but then I had B’s in both of those classes. In Journalism, I was and still am very overwhelmed with all the work. I feel as though I've been stressing a little bit. It gives me a headache every time I think about all the work I have to do. But I mean I guess Mr. Petro is preparing us for the future ahead of us. Plus, when we first started school, I didn’t know anything about writing articles, but now I'm actually good at them. My last article didn’t have that many mistakes on it than my first one. And I'm more mature, I don’t act all childish, but I'm still silly. But that will never change, so you could forget that.

Twin Babies killed by own mother!

On May 24, 2012 in Philadelphia, 41 year old Stacey Smalls killed her 1 1/2 twin babies Adam and Eve and tried poisioning her 4 year old daughter. She said the reason for killing them was because of her husband having an affair with her 25 year old daughter from a previous relationship. Like that is really crazy and dumb of her. Why would you kill your own kids, plus they were babies at that. If she was that mad her husband, she could’ve just tried to kill him instead of killing her kids. They also said she tried cutting herself by trying to slice her wrist. But the thing about that is she sliced her wrist horizontally, when trying to kill yourself you are supposed to slice your wrist vertically, right down the vein. I really cant believe that, when I first heard about it, I was really sad. I don’t have sympathy for Stacey, I have sympathy for the kids and her husband. Neighbors was saying that everything was normal and she seemed really normal earlier that day. Police say the way she killed the kids was drowning one of them, then suffocated the other. Like are you serious? I wonder when she was doing that, what was going through her head. Like was her conscious saying “STOPPP” or was it saying “YEAHHHH GOOD JOB.” Like honsestly I don’t even have enough heart to kill anybody or really even my own children I would ever have any. Well I hope the best for her other children and her husband. But most of all, I hope Stacey Smalls learn her lesson!

LINK - http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Ditman-Twins-Killed-Mother-Suicide-154065015.html

Seniors Against Abortions (Senior Project)

For the seniors, they had to do a senior project. The girls that came to our class had done they’re projects on abortion. They were talking about how it was bad for you and how it can harm your body, what it does to your baby. The two girls Shayira and Sierra, were against abortions, and gave details why it was. Shayira was saying that she was against abortions because that is a life that you are aborting. She also stated that if she had got pregnant at the age she is now she would get an abortion because she is not ready. That was really weird to me, like how you say you are against abortions, nut would get and abortion if you get pregnant. Sierra was saying that it is other ways to prevent/avoid pregnancy. She had said that you could use condoms, give the baby up for adoption, don’t have sex at all, or give the baby to a family member until you think you are ready to be a mother. Me myself, I am also against abortions. I think that is killing a life, like what if your parents killed you, you wouldn’t be here right now. If you think you are grown enough to lie down and have sex, you are grown enough to take care of the baby that you made. If you know you are not financially ready for a baby, don’t have sex at all. Sierra said she would not get an abortion; she would have her baby and take care of her responsibility. The same ting I would do, but I’m not even thinking about sex. I really enjoyed their presentations and thought they did a wonderful job. They were talking to us like we were they friends. They weren’t all scared, and they were really energetic.

Trayvon Martin story !

The Trayvon Martin story has been the talk of the streets and school. What actually happened was a disgrace! A 28 year old Hispanic American man named George Zimmerman shot and killed a 17 year old African American boy named Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claimed that he felt that he was in danger, and took it upon himself and shot him. All this was located in Sanford, Florida on February 26, 2012. Martin was unarmed and had an Arizona Iced Tea and a pack of Skittles in his hand and Zimmerman claimed he was armed. At the time Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch man. According to the article, Martin was visiting his father and his stepmother at her gated townhome where Zimmerman was also living. That is really crazy Zimmerman should be ashamed in his self. Like how could you kill an innocent teen? That was someone’s child, someone’s brother, someone’s family member! I’m really thinking that George killed him because he was black in a nice neighborhood. On the police call, it was said that the police officer asked Zimmerman was he following Martin. He told the police officer that he was and the police officer said “we don’t need you to do that.” But Zimmerman took it upon his self and still continued to follow him. Like he should be locked up for not following a police officer’s directions. Also during the police call you could hear a voice screaming “HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP!” continuously, then you heard a gunshot and then there was no more screaming, and Zimmerman said it wash him screaming. How was it him screaming if after the gunshot, the screaming suddenly stopped? So that’s how you know he was lying! I feel as though Zimmerman should get life in jail since he took an innocent boy’s who Trayvon Martins life is! R.I.P Trayvon Martin

Link- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin            

Single Mothers Under 30 !

This article is about woman under 30 years of age is getting pregnant. They are either divorced or never been married from the start. The article states, “Among mothers of all ages, a majority-59 percent in 2009- are married when they have children. But the surge of births outside marriage among younger women- nearly two- thirds of children in the United states are born to mothers under 30- is both a symbol of the transforming family, and a hint of coming generational change. I feel as though that’s crazy. Like why wouldn’t you get married first? I understand that you’re probably in love, but if you’re so in love you could get married. If your not ready for marriage, then your not really in love, or committed to that relationship! Do you actually think that’s called love? That’s how men just get up and leave they children like that. They not married! My parents are married, and have been married for about 20-21 years! My mother has 4 kids and we all have the same father! Where full sisters. That’s why I think I still think like that. Cause that’s how I was raised! Marriage before babies is our family motto!!!!

Obesity

Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years, according to the Center for Disease Control. Almost 20 percent of kid’s ages 6 to 11 are obese, as are about 18 percent of adolescent’s ages 12 to 19. I feel as thought its kind of crazy that, as many people are obese. Like that it really crazy! I’m blaming it on the fast food out here. It is like just so good so, kids enjoy! Also it is just so quick and easy access. It’s cheap and has a great taste to it! Another thing that I’m blaming is junk food. Like why would Herr’s, Wise, Lays, etc made good tasting snacks like that? They are promoting us to get fat, I think they like they make chips $00.25 and $00.35 so we can but more and more and more and more! Like really, do you like getting us fat and obese? Lol, but I don’t have a problem with it. I think people should eat my favorite chips, which are Jax! They are cheese curls with just 100 calories! No cheese curl is ever the same in the bag! Or they could try all the other snacks that they have that’s only 100 calories!

Website- http://www.volunteerguide.org/minutes/service-projects/childhood-obesity?gclid=CLy_8Jvr0q4CFeURNAodLX8eBw

Facebook= User Book

This article is about telling you all the things that Facebook I doing to you. How it shares things with other online sites. Also the things Google do is basically the same. I am a little concerned. My reason is what if I don’t want my stuff/information shared on other sites. I don’t put my address or nothing, but like my email. That is probably why I got almost 7 thousand emails, and some of them are viruses that I don’t know where it came from. Also the fact that when I used to get on Facebook, I used to get on it using my cell phone. Then on day somebody got my number ff of there. Like that’s really crazy what if I didn’t want to share my number with that person. The only good thing about that s the person was a good friend of mine and they didn’t have my new number. I really wanted to make a complaint about that but I figured it wasn’t that big of a deal. But now that I know what they are doing, maybe they gave out my number to! Like just to get money you give out people information? That’s how people credit get messed up, if someone finds out they social security number! I just can’t get over that, but I guess that’s how grimy people are!!!!!!