kindness

“Kindness is the essence of greatness”

This quote means that when you are kind, you are great. Being kind to everyone is what makes you look good. People will want to be around you. If you're not kind and don’t show manners, i don’t think you will have any friends because you're always rude to them and don’t show them manners. Choose the right by showing not only your friends but adults to that you know what manners are and you know how to show them to people. Treat people how you want to be treated. Don’t treat them bad and expect them to be nice to you. They will treat you how you treat them. Always be nice to everyone and show them kindness.

thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving Week

       My thanksgiving break was fun. Although i didn’t do anything on Monday, I did something the next day. Since we were going out of town for thanksgiving, we thought we should have thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. My Nina and her son came over and so did my father. We all gathered around the table and ate our food. Many of us had conversations so that the table wouldn’t sound quiet. After we finished eating, we played pie in the face. This game you put whip cream on a sponge and turn the crank. The hand either clicks or it goes up and you get PIE IN THE FACE! The next day we had to get up early because we were leaving to Vegas. We packed all of our stuff the night before. At 8:00 am we all woke up and started packing everything into the cars. When we were finished we hit the road. It took us about 4-5 hours to get there. Good thing there was no traffic. When we got over there, we put our stuff down in the hotel. My grandma and grandpa left to the casino and we went to go walk the Vegas strip. My sister and brother stayed in the hotel. We walked around, seen all the casinos, took pictures, and went to go and eat. After we were done we got uber to take us back. The next day we all went to circus circus. They had rides and we had so much fun. On Friday, it was time for us to go home. Before we left, we went black Friday shopping. It was so packed that i wanted to go home. When we were all done we left home. On Saturday it was my aunt’s birthday so we threw her a party. We ate and and danced all night.

Manners

“Manners maketh man.”

What this quote is saying is that manners is what makes a person look good. How you act with other people shows that you know how to respect someone. You don’t call them names or talk bad about them behind their back. You know how to keep your rude comments to yourself no matter how bad you want to say it. Treat people how you want to be treated. You treat someone with respect, they will to. Treat someone with disrespect and they will treat you like that back. Be nice to people even if they’re not nice to you. That just shows that you have a good heart even if people are being mean to you. If someone helps you on something, always say thank you. When you're asking someone for something, always say please. Saying please and thank you is a sign of respect to people older than you. It shows that you know how to act like a gentlemen or ladylike in person.

Do Right

“If it is not right, don’t do it; if it is not true, don’t say it.”

       What this quote is trying to say is to not do something wrong because it feels right. Don’t choose the wrong because of the feeling in your body. Think about what this choice of yours might do to your life. You might end up in jail or under house arrest until you learn how to make right choices. Always choose to make good choices, not for you but for your family. Make your family proud no matter what. They want to see you succeed in life not fail.

       If something is not true, then why go and spread rumors about it? First find out yourself if something is true because if that were to happen to you, would you be happy? Would you like someone spreading rumors about you even if it wasn’t true? I don't think you would so don’t go and do it to someone else if you wouldn't like them doing it to you. If someone does say something about you that isn’t true, don’t let it get to you. You know it’s a lie so why let people’s lies affect you? Just go on with the rest of your day because if you don’t, then your whole day is going to go bad.

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

    In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. Days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national thanksgiving day to be held each November. Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of a long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. Beginning in the mid-20th century, the president of the United States has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys each year, sparing the birds from slaughter and sending them to a farm for retirement.

I am thankful for:

1. My family
2. Being alive
3. Having a family/friends
4. Caring parents
5. Having a roof over my head
6. Having food in my belly
7. Food
8. Everything
9. Getting an education
10. Being a part of this tradition
11. Waking up in the morning
12. Everything that my aunt does

Fair

“Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing.”

What this quote is saying is to always be fair. No matter what EVERYONE should be fair and honest with each other. Don’t lie just to win at a game or a sport, tell the truth. Winning or losing shouldn’t matter to you. What should matter most is you choosing the right. Thing about how someone might feel if you blamed them for stealing something when you know it was you. When you do bad, you feel bad but when you do good, you feel good.  

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

What this quote is trying to say is to create a high standard for yourself. Don’t create one because that’s what other people expect of you. Put yourself to achieve higher in life. For example, AP classes or honor classes is striving higher for you. If we are in a higher standard in life nothing will bother us because we are focused on what we want to achieve. Aim for what you think is better for you to succeed.

Veterans day

What is Veterans Day?

• A public holiday held on the anniversary of the end of World War 1 to honor US veterans and victims of all wars.

When is it?

• Veterans day is November 11.

What is the purpose?

• Veterans day is where we honor the brave men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives to protect our freedom.

Why is it important to show honor?

• It’s important to show honor so we can let the veterans know that we are grateful for what they did to protect our country.

How to show honor:

• Say Thank you
• Write to a veteran
• Participate in festivals for veterans day

My feelings towards Veterans day is that i’m thankful for what the veterans did for us. They risked their lives to keep our lives safe. They made sure no one came in our country and destroyed it. Even if some people did not make it, we know they died saving the world. I am thankful for everything they have done for us.

Integrity

These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity:

1. Have the courage to say no.
2. Have the courage to face the truth.
3. Do the right thing because it is right.

     What the first number is trying to say is to say no. If someone comes up to you and offers you drugs say no. You know what is right so don’t begin to do wrong. Continue on with the ctr path and you will get somewhere. If you continue on the ctw path you will get somewhere but you won’t get far as how you think you will.

      What the second number is trying to say is to take responsibility for your actions. If you do something wrong, come forward and say it was you. Don’t put the blame on someone else so you won’t have to suffer the consequences. Be the bigger person and take the blame.

       What the third quote is trying to say is to always choose the right. Do what is right even in tough situations. Don’t choose to do drugs because your friends are doing it also. Set an example to your friends and show them that by them doing drugs, they won’t get anywhere. If they don’t listen to you well, then you know who your true “friends” are.

Wise Men

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

What this quote is saying is that if we hang out with the wrong people, then we start to become like them. We will start drinking, smoking, and partying just like the "friends" you have. Surround yourself with people that will help you succeed and make you go forward instead of backwards. Don't let the wrong crowd control you. If you see what they're doing is wrong, tell them or simply leave. Go find better people to be with because then you will be the one in trouble along with all the other kids. 

An example of someone who walks with wise men would be the kids that do their work in school and always finishes their homework. Another example would be the kids that obey their parents and ask for permission to go somewhere. An example of kids who don't follow wise men would be those that go out partying until late. Those kids that like to skip school and go somewhere else instead. The kids that never want to abide by the rules so they go and do their own thing. Don't do something in life that you are going to regret later on. Wishing you had went to school so you can be getting money like all your friends. Having an education and graduating from high school/college. Don't be a high school/college dropout. Be a High school/college GRADUATE. 

The Gainsville Tornadoes

The Gainsville Tornadoes

  What happened in this video is the basketball team Vanguard was playing against Gainsville. One of the basketball players mentioned that Gainsville doesn't get fans when they play against each other. Two of the basketball players from Vanguard told half of their team to cheer for the other team so they won't fell left out. Every time Gainsville made a point the cheerleaders cheered and the crowd was on their feet clapping for them. They didn't care who won the game. The only thing they cared about was that it made Gainsville happy. 

best recreation

“The best recreation is to do good.”

What this quote is trying to say is that no matter what, always choose the right. Be a person that treats everyone nice and everyone will like you. When you do good, you feel good so why feel bad all the time? Live a happy life and don’t let other people change you. You do things than make you the happy person you want to be. Be a leader not a follower. Lead people into doing good things and reject the people that lead you into doing bad things. You don’t want to mess up your whole life because of “fitting” in with the wrong crowd. Make you own crowd. Do what you want to do inorder to succeed because if you spend your life following your “friends” you won’t get anywhere in life.