“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.

right is right

“Right is right even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it.”

This quote means that even though there is a lot of people choosing the wrong, doesn’t mean you go and choose the wrong to fit in with the crowd. Do what you think is the right thing to do. Don’t let other people control how your life should be ran. Do what you gotta do and you will succeed because your life is based on the decisions you make. No one should make decisions for you. Let them make their own decisions even if they are bad. You can’t control another person’s life so let them be. If they see what they’re doing is right then you go on with life. Your life will be good because you're in control. No one else but you. Always choose the right, even if stand alone.