Well to get back with him or not what would you do? In my opintion I think she is crazy if she gets back with him!!! He is too controlling of her and every thing she does! It makes me sad too see how other girls let men in there lives treat them like trash cause they are afraid to loose them. Just cause they think that they are not good enough or not pretty enough or not as skinny as the other girls that there man looks at but asures that they only look but never touch . but in reality you know deep down inside its all that they think about when you are out with your friends and when you come home and they smell like a girl but that girl is not you and the excuse is so lame that you have no choice but to belive it cause they make it so complicated. And by this point in your you don’t care to try and investigate it cause they will just dig a deeper hole for them selves and you! Then the truth finaly comes out and then they blame it on you being out all night with your friends and tell you that you don’t love them any more and you don’t want to spend time with them any more witch is lame cause you fall for it and give in! then you end up with no friends in the end long story short your skrewd unless you stop the crazyness now!!
bonni
Friday, November 13, 2009
My Life
I hate how I live in proctor care and how messed up my life is. I think its stupid that I cant see my dad anytime anymore.
I think that my life started out very great then 1 screw up messed up my life I think that its very dumb. That’s goes to show life isn’t very easy, I think that it so f-ed up that I got no chances. Look at all the other people that released so freaking easy I wish I was like that. Sometimes I wish I was I can stop screwing up and live a great life I think life sucks very badly right now and I wish I wasn’t here.
I really think that addictions really suck and get you into a hell of a lot of trouble. I just really wish that I never started smoking, but right now I really don’t think I can quit. Even if do get sent to jail I really don’t think I can quit right now. Right now I don’t think that I’m not going home any time soon, but if I could I would do everything so that I can quit and live a longer life. I wish all these people just understood what I’m going through if people would just listen to what I have to say I would do anything just everyone knew how messed up my life is.
Kenny
I think that my life started out very great then 1 screw up messed up my life I think that its very dumb. That’s goes to show life isn’t very easy, I think that it so f-ed up that I got no chances. Look at all the other people that released so freaking easy I wish I was like that. Sometimes I wish I was I can stop screwing up and live a great life I think life sucks very badly right now and I wish I wasn’t here.
I really think that addictions really suck and get you into a hell of a lot of trouble. I just really wish that I never started smoking, but right now I really don’t think I can quit. Even if do get sent to jail I really don’t think I can quit right now. Right now I don’t think that I’m not going home any time soon, but if I could I would do everything so that I can quit and live a longer life. I wish all these people just understood what I’m going through if people would just listen to what I have to say I would do anything just everyone knew how messed up my life is.
Kenny
Violence
What do you think about violence? Is violence always bad? I don’t think so. I think violence is necessary sometimes. For example, I don’t think its right to hit a girl but if that girl is trying to hurt you and it’s threatening your life, what are you supposed to do? You have to defend yourself, right? I don’t think its right to hit a girl just because she did something you don’t agree with. I think violence is also okay when you are fighting for yourself or your family. I don’t think you should go looking for problems but when trouble finds you then you should defend yourself. How do I defend myself? There is no one way that’s right or one answer to this problem. Every time is different. I rarely go around looking for trouble but ill fight if I have to. I wont let nobody disrespect me and I won’t bow down to nobody. If someone wants to hurt me I’m going to get them before they hurt me.
Josh
Josh
Abusive Relationships
I feel that abuse is when someone does something to hurt someone purposely, to make them have low self esteem about their self. Abuse doesn’t always mean being physical meaning to hit them and cause bodily harm to one another, or verbal abuse meaning to call a person names and hurt their feelings making them feel bad about their self.
An abusive relationship to me is when someone is controlling meaning they always have to be in control, they feel like they have to be the most dominate between the two. They say what to do and when to do it and they isolate you from friends, and family and want you for their self.
I think people stay in abusive relationships because they believe that their in love with that persons and they want to be with them. They feel that they care for that person and that they love them back and feel that they will change eventually and that they can work on things.
Drea
An abusive relationship to me is when someone is controlling meaning they always have to be in control, they feel like they have to be the most dominate between the two. They say what to do and when to do it and they isolate you from friends, and family and want you for their self.
I think people stay in abusive relationships because they believe that their in love with that persons and they want to be with them. They feel that they care for that person and that they love them back and feel that they will change eventually and that they can work on things.
Drea
I am so excited for Thanksgiving break. My plans are to go to Colorado with my family. Usually every year my mom’s side of the family all meets at someone’s house so that we can all catch up. I haven’t seen her family in about three years and I am very excited to see what people have been up to. One thing that I really like is that all of our cousins are around the same age, so when we all get together it is an absolute blast. This year is going to be a little bit different because I am bringing Steven. We haven’t had anyone come in to our thanksgiving dinner that hasn’t been in the family for a while, so it’s going to be a little wired. I know that everyone will get along and we will all have fun. The worst part about Thanksgiving break is coming back to school. I love how time during the holidays just blends together and go by so fast. I am so happy that it is just coming up in a couple of weeks.
Karissa
Karissa
Abusive Relationships
Abuse? There is all types of abuse, There is physical, sexual and emotional abuse. To me abuse is any action that makes someone feel less of a human than they are. You don’t have to be hit, to be abused. I don’t think people understand severity of their abuse until the abuse is over. To some abuse is a way of life. Abuse in relationships is serious. When the partner is making the other partner feel less in the relationship is abuse. Abuse can be with fists or words. Some are scared to leave abusive relationships because their scared. Or it just turns into a way of life.
If abuse is all you have known how do you know to leave? Abuse is not only in relationships. It’s in families too. Many people live in abusive homes. There is no reason why someone needs to stay in any kind of relationship if there is abuse going on. Its hard to leave but some choose to stay. Maybe because they love that person and they believe that person loves them. Notice abuse and get out of it. Its not right and no one has to take
Monica
If abuse is all you have known how do you know to leave? Abuse is not only in relationships. It’s in families too. Many people live in abusive homes. There is no reason why someone needs to stay in any kind of relationship if there is abuse going on. Its hard to leave but some choose to stay. Maybe because they love that person and they believe that person loves them. Notice abuse and get out of it. Its not right and no one has to take
Monica
Trust
Well this week has gone by pretty quick but it also has been boring but oh well that’s how it has to be so far. I also got a new proctor brother who is a little weird but its ok it’s the first proctor that I’ve had that’s weird. But I don’t really like having proctor brothers either because they get me in trouble or I don’t really trust them because they are in states custody so its kind of hard to trust them. So, I have to try my best though so that I can get out of this program and just start trying to live on my own. The reason I want to live on my own is because I don’t want to go back and live with my aunt, its that there is a lot of drama over there and I know if I go back over there I’m going to start messing up again. That’s pretty much the only way I can help myself from staying out of trouble and also if my dad comes back he is going to start living with me.
Edgar
Edgar
Abusive Relationships
Caitlin and Nick’s relationship just started out bad. Nick treated Caitlin poorly because he knows that she will take it. He has total control over her because he has manipulated her into his control.
There are many signs of abuse. First off all he has control of her. He tells her what to do, what to say, whom she can and cant hang out with. He calls her a bitch and even though that is not physical abuse it is mental abuse. She has low self-esteem as it is and he takes advantage of that.
Caitlin stays in the relationship because she is confused, and she is finally popular and loved. She does not think she can get with anybody else who is popular and rich, so she stays with Nick although I bet you she knows that she should not.
Brandi
There are many signs of abuse. First off all he has control of her. He tells her what to do, what to say, whom she can and cant hang out with. He calls her a bitch and even though that is not physical abuse it is mental abuse. She has low self-esteem as it is and he takes advantage of that.
Caitlin stays in the relationship because she is confused, and she is finally popular and loved. She does not think she can get with anybody else who is popular and rich, so she stays with Nick although I bet you she knows that she should not.
Brandi
Friday, November 6, 2009
Violence
I think violence is only necessary when people are disrespecting what they know they are disrespecting. I think that violence is stupid at some point and I can't say that I never resulted in violence. But I think its stupid how gangs get into a fight just for saying that they're in a different gang. So I would say that gangs also have rules that you got to follow or they will beat you up. I also hate people that act like they are in some kind of gang and get jumped. I think if everyone should believe in Buddha religion and shall not believe in violence. I think violence is only necessary when someone is getting raped or getting beat up really bad.
Kenny
Kenny
Breathing Underwater
My English class is reading the book “Breathing Underwater”, it is like no other book that I have read and I really enjoy it. Nick who is the main character has had a restraining order against him because he hit his girlfriend. The author gets into this guys head and it makes you think a lot about yourself and relationships that you have been in or are in. I don’t know if it is just me or if everyone who has read this book thinks this, but I have found similarities not only in people I have had a relationship with but myself as well. I think that people in general have control behaviors and though it may not result into violence we all have them. Reading this book has brought to my attention abusive behaviors and the warning signs of them. I haven’t been in a abusive relationship and its probably because of the personality I have, but I understand how girls and guys can get stuck in one without realizing it. The fact of the matter is, is that I really like this book and it is one that I would recommend to not only my friends but to everyone.
Karissa
Karissa
Life
Today I am going to write about life and what I think about it. What is life about, why are we here? My life is probably not the same as yours so I don’t know what you’ve seen or been through. I don’t know what words I could use to describe how my life has been so far. I’ve been through good times and bad times. I’ve been through things you wouldn’t believe. I’ve done things I regret and things that make me proud. I’ve been locked so many times I lost count. I’m still trying to figure what life’s about. So far I have no idea, if you got a good answer let me know. Life is full of messed up things and nowadays it’s hard to find happiness. Best friends will stab you in the back. Family will steal from you. What’s this world coming to? I haven’t been on this earth that long and I still have along way to go. Hopefully one of these days I will find the answer to my question.
Josh
Josh
Moving
Okay, so I’m going be sad now. My boyfriend is leaving for Idaho today at 8 am. I won’t be able to see him at school any more. It’s not fair for the simple fact I realized just how much I like him. One of the good things about this is he will get his papers signed, and he will be released from custody. He has promised to visit me as often as permitted. As soon as I’m out, it will be easier for me because I will be able to go up to see him if I wanted. I wish I could go with him now, but I can’t. The drama at Summit is way too much for me to take! If I were to go with him, I wouldn’t have to deal with everyone thinking my life is theirs to run and ruin. Then again, if I were at Lehi High School, I wouldn’t have all this junk to deal with. There, I was invisible and unacknowledged. This was better because no one knew I had a life to ruin. There were no fights over me either! Idaho sounds great right now.
CJ
CJ
Breathing Underwater: Characters
Tom is a pretty boy. He grew up in a rich family that in Nick’s world is perfect. He knows he is hot too. Nick is very unsure of his life. He plays off to be a pretty boy that is perfect but he really is not. Nicks dad is an abusive father. He also plays off as a pretty Nick person so he is well dressed. Caitlin is a shy girl who used to be fat and in now considered a geek. Mario is weird, he wants peace but he is not in the right job for that.
I think I relate to both Nick and Caitlin. I relate to Caitlin because she has an emotionally and physically abusive boyfriend, and trust me I have had my fair share of abusive boyfriends. I also relate to Nick because he has an abusive father and hiss mother left him. Well I have an abusive mother and my father left me so I know how it is.
Nicks group therapy seems to be very hectic. There are a lot of personalities in one room so that is why it is like that. There is also a lot going on in a room full of immature boys who think they know everything, but they don’t. If you ask me putting someone in a room full of people like them would not work.
Brandi
I think I relate to both Nick and Caitlin. I relate to Caitlin because she has an emotionally and physically abusive boyfriend, and trust me I have had my fair share of abusive boyfriends. I also relate to Nick because he has an abusive father and hiss mother left him. Well I have an abusive mother and my father left me so I know how it is.
Nicks group therapy seems to be very hectic. There are a lot of personalities in one room so that is why it is like that. There is also a lot going on in a room full of immature boys who think they know everything, but they don’t. If you ask me putting someone in a room full of people like them would not work.
Brandi
Son's Birthday
Well I have had just about the lamist day of my life. Today is my sons birthday and he is now 2 years old and its so crazy! He was born 11/5/07 at 3:51 am he was 7lbs. 15 ounces and 21 inches long its crazy that I still remember all that I know but as a mom you never forget.I am so sad I was not there its hard to know that your mistakes not only mess up your life but every one life around you. Don’t get me wrong I am so stoked that he is growing up but as a mom that is like my worst fear to see and feel him grow apart from me and become so independent so fast and not many people see what I am seeing . I guess its just a mom thing lol . I still want him to be my baby you know its crazy to watch someone that was once so small and grow to run around and tell you no all the time ha ha. Happy birthday xavi mommy loves you!
Bonni
Bonni
Friday, October 23, 2009
Persuasive: Final Draft
I think it would be a lot better to fly instead of driving to Disney land. In the long run it will cost you a lot less then driving. Not to mentain that it will also cut your travlel time in half. Flying to Disney land sounds fun right well it is truly better there are a lot of other advantages to flying.
Less travel time your family wont have to suffer in the car for ever. Your children will be for surly entertained with the in flight movie they have. Because of you flying you and your family will have more time to spend on your vacation instead of spending all of your spare time in the car!
Cost is less for the trip there and for the trip back! Insteaed of paying for gas and having to stop for food cause you and your kids get board hungery . wouldn’t you rather have them right next to you on the plane watching an in flight movie. Also have a waiter waiting on them hand and foot. Also flying insteaed of driving helps to save money so that you can do the little things that you knew you could not afford before. But now that you have some extra money you don’t have to waste of gas and gas station food you can do those things. Don’t you agree that every time you take a long road trip that your kids get board and wont to stop. Then you have already stopped so you might as well get that mountain dew you ran out of a long time ago. your little one wants a bug juice so you spend more money then you had planed. now the kids know that the only thing they have to do is say they have to go to the bathroom and there for surly getting that candy bar that they wanted last time you stopped but you told them that the could only pick one.
So in that hole statement about driving or flying I personally would go with flying cause it makes more sence. Instead of the long car ride to Disney land and that’s what like a hole day in the car with fussy children. I think that they and also you will have a batter time with the in flight movie and not having to stop every half hour for a bathroom brake. So that is why you should fly to Disney land.
By Bonni
Less travel time your family wont have to suffer in the car for ever. Your children will be for surly entertained with the in flight movie they have. Because of you flying you and your family will have more time to spend on your vacation instead of spending all of your spare time in the car!
Cost is less for the trip there and for the trip back! Insteaed of paying for gas and having to stop for food cause you and your kids get board hungery . wouldn’t you rather have them right next to you on the plane watching an in flight movie. Also have a waiter waiting on them hand and foot. Also flying insteaed of driving helps to save money so that you can do the little things that you knew you could not afford before. But now that you have some extra money you don’t have to waste of gas and gas station food you can do those things. Don’t you agree that every time you take a long road trip that your kids get board and wont to stop. Then you have already stopped so you might as well get that mountain dew you ran out of a long time ago. your little one wants a bug juice so you spend more money then you had planed. now the kids know that the only thing they have to do is say they have to go to the bathroom and there for surly getting that candy bar that they wanted last time you stopped but you told them that the could only pick one.
So in that hole statement about driving or flying I personally would go with flying cause it makes more sence. Instead of the long car ride to Disney land and that’s what like a hole day in the car with fussy children. I think that they and also you will have a batter time with the in flight movie and not having to stop every half hour for a bathroom brake. So that is why you should fly to Disney land.
By Bonni
Persuasive: Final Draft
MCDONALDS IS KILLING YOU
Don’t you realize how much fat and oil is in just one of their Big Macs. It’s sick. That’s why you should eat Subway instead. Subway is going to make you healthy. Their food tastes good. These are some of the reasons why Subway is good and McDonalds is bad.
Subway is way better than McDonalds. It’s not even a competition between the two. Subway is healthier than them too. There food is not as fatty or oily. It also has less calories. For example one Big Mac has over 450 calories, Subway has less than half. So it helps you lose weight, eat healthy and enjoy life. Like that guy Jared, he lost of fat by eating Subway.
Subway is also cleaner than McDonalds. Their store is more sanitary. They wear gloves and you watch them make your sandwich. You know they don’t spit in your food or do something to mess it up. So you know that your food is good
The food is fresh too. They have actually made the food when you order it. Its not just sitting in a freezer in the back. They got fresh toppings and vegetables. All of these reasons is what makes Subway the better choice.
So pretty much, McDonalds is evil. They are trying to kill you. Don’t fall into the trap. Save yourself from obesity while you still can. Eat subway. They are going to help you. There are countless reasons why subway is better
Josh
Don’t you realize how much fat and oil is in just one of their Big Macs. It’s sick. That’s why you should eat Subway instead. Subway is going to make you healthy. Their food tastes good. These are some of the reasons why Subway is good and McDonalds is bad.
Subway is way better than McDonalds. It’s not even a competition between the two. Subway is healthier than them too. There food is not as fatty or oily. It also has less calories. For example one Big Mac has over 450 calories, Subway has less than half. So it helps you lose weight, eat healthy and enjoy life. Like that guy Jared, he lost of fat by eating Subway.
Subway is also cleaner than McDonalds. Their store is more sanitary. They wear gloves and you watch them make your sandwich. You know they don’t spit in your food or do something to mess it up. So you know that your food is good
The food is fresh too. They have actually made the food when you order it. Its not just sitting in a freezer in the back. They got fresh toppings and vegetables. All of these reasons is what makes Subway the better choice.
So pretty much, McDonalds is evil. They are trying to kill you. Don’t fall into the trap. Save yourself from obesity while you still can. Eat subway. They are going to help you. There are countless reasons why subway is better
Josh
Persuasive: Final Draft
Did you know most Nintendo ds can save automatically and that they have chat rooms on them? So don’t go waste your money on some piece of crappie system go spend your money on a Nintendo ds. The Nintendo ds are the best system out right now.
Nintendo ds have a touch screen. And so if you break the buttons you still can use the touch screen. It also gives you more room to see the picture of the game.
Also it sops you from pushing the wrong buttons.
Nintendo ds are great because they’re easy to use. Because when you turn it on it has a locking system so when your playing a game if you push the wrong button it won’t shut off or mess up your game.
Nintendo ds are great because they have good graphics. You can see the picture better in the dark and the picture doesn’t fade when you’re playing your ds. Also theirs a lot more detail in the picture when you play a game. Also when you play a game it helps the graphics look ten times better.
I think you guys should buy Nintendo ds over any other game system’s promise you guys will not be disappointed with your Nintendo ds. It works great and will only have to be charged like every 3 days. So go and buy Nintendo ds instead of wasting your money on other crappy game systems!
Trevor
Nintendo ds have a touch screen. And so if you break the buttons you still can use the touch screen. It also gives you more room to see the picture of the game.
Also it sops you from pushing the wrong buttons.
Nintendo ds are great because they’re easy to use. Because when you turn it on it has a locking system so when your playing a game if you push the wrong button it won’t shut off or mess up your game.
Nintendo ds are great because they have good graphics. You can see the picture better in the dark and the picture doesn’t fade when you’re playing your ds. Also theirs a lot more detail in the picture when you play a game. Also when you play a game it helps the graphics look ten times better.
I think you guys should buy Nintendo ds over any other game system’s promise you guys will not be disappointed with your Nintendo ds. It works great and will only have to be charged like every 3 days. So go and buy Nintendo ds instead of wasting your money on other crappy game systems!
Trevor
Persuasive: Final Draft
Hay what’s up my name Kenny and this my story about energy drinks. What do you think about energy drink. I think that energy drinks are awesome and everyone should drink them. When I drink energy drinks I get very energized, hyper, and fill like doing a lot of stuff.
I think there is special times for energy drink, I don’t think energy drinks are for any time. Like when you’re really tired in the beginning of the day and you want to stay awake, or if you’re having a very bad day and you need to get energized.
Well here is my story about my energy drink problem. I Kenny was walking from West Valley to my friends house and had a total energy meltdown. So I actually was addicted to energy drinks and needed one very badly, so I went around the stores and asked for money. I felt like I was very poor so I just went to my friends with a crave of a energy drink, so I told him that I needed a energy drink and he bought me nice, ice cold venom and I chugged it down like I would with a forty. So guess what happened when I got to drink that energy drink I like exploded with energy.
Kenny
I think there is special times for energy drink, I don’t think energy drinks are for any time. Like when you’re really tired in the beginning of the day and you want to stay awake, or if you’re having a very bad day and you need to get energized.
Well here is my story about my energy drink problem. I Kenny was walking from West Valley to my friends house and had a total energy meltdown. So I actually was addicted to energy drinks and needed one very badly, so I went around the stores and asked for money. I felt like I was very poor so I just went to my friends with a crave of a energy drink, so I told him that I needed a energy drink and he bought me nice, ice cold venom and I chugged it down like I would with a forty. So guess what happened when I got to drink that energy drink I like exploded with energy.
Kenny
Persuasive: Final Draft
Instead of taking all that space up with cds, tapes you can put it all on one device. It holds music and photos. Also you can play games on it.
I pods do not take up as much space as cds do. I pods also do not take up as much space as other electronics do.you do not have to deal with switching cds. You can just use the buttons on your I pod.
Also you do not have to deal with cd jams. Also you do not have to worry if the song will play, because of a cd scratch. It plays when you push play. It does break easy either.
You also do not have to waste time taking a cd out and putting another cd in. All you have to do is use the buttons to change the songs. Another good thing about the I pod is that you can play games on it. So you do not have to go somewhere else to play games.
You should buy an I pod because it takes up less space. It also holds a lot of music. Instead of taking your camera somewhere to show someone your pictures, take your I pod and on the way listen to your music.
Jordan
I pods do not take up as much space as cds do. I pods also do not take up as much space as other electronics do.you do not have to deal with switching cds. You can just use the buttons on your I pod.
Also you do not have to deal with cd jams. Also you do not have to worry if the song will play, because of a cd scratch. It plays when you push play. It does break easy either.
You also do not have to waste time taking a cd out and putting another cd in. All you have to do is use the buttons to change the songs. Another good thing about the I pod is that you can play games on it. So you do not have to go somewhere else to play games.
You should buy an I pod because it takes up less space. It also holds a lot of music. Instead of taking your camera somewhere to show someone your pictures, take your I pod and on the way listen to your music.
Jordan
Persuasive: Final Draft
SUBWAY
Well I think subway is a lot better than any other fast food places and im going to ,tell u some reasons why . Also how it is healthy for you and how it can help u loose weight.
The first reason would have to be that it is fresh because you can even just smell how fresh it is. Also when your sandwich is made all the food is in front of you and you can tell that it is berly made. I think that Subway has the freshest food in any fast food place u will ever find.
My second reason would have to be that all the food there is very healthy. The food doesn’t have grease like other places like, McDonalds were it has a lot of fating food. In subway there is little calories in there food and also helps you loose weight. You can also notice that the food is great when they make it for you.
Edgar
Well I think subway is a lot better than any other fast food places and im going to ,tell u some reasons why . Also how it is healthy for you and how it can help u loose weight.
The first reason would have to be that it is fresh because you can even just smell how fresh it is. Also when your sandwich is made all the food is in front of you and you can tell that it is berly made. I think that Subway has the freshest food in any fast food place u will ever find.
My second reason would have to be that all the food there is very healthy. The food doesn’t have grease like other places like, McDonalds were it has a lot of fating food. In subway there is little calories in there food and also helps you loose weight. You can also notice that the food is great when they make it for you.
Edgar
Persuasive: Final Draft
Coke Cola is good but if you want less sugar and less calories then try Diet Coke. It has the same taste and is healthier for you. No more worrying about getting kidney stones or any other kind of health problems. Keep reading and you’ll see how good Diet Coke is and how cheap it is. So grab a Diet Coke relax and still enjoy the original taste of Coke Cola.
Diet Coke is good because it is healthier and keeps you blood sugar down. For people that are diabetic that like the taste of Coke but can’t have it because of the high sugar. Then buy a Diet Coke. It has low sugar low caffeine. Its less chances of getting kidney stones and or cancer. It doesn’t give you a sugar rush then later a stomach ach. It still has the original taste as the original one.
It is not hard to find. You can purchase it any where. Coke product is everywhere. It is at a good price. They come in two litters, 20 oz, and many more different sizes. It is all less than 2 dollars. They also have prizes you can win. If you buy a coke, look under the cap and you might win some thing. It also gives you a code so you can go on the internet, type in your code and might win a prize. Think about it spend $1.57 on a Diet Coke and could win a plasma or some money.
So next time your thirsty and don’t want any of that sugar or caffeine but a Diet Coke.
Brayan
Diet Coke is good because it is healthier and keeps you blood sugar down. For people that are diabetic that like the taste of Coke but can’t have it because of the high sugar. Then buy a Diet Coke. It has low sugar low caffeine. Its less chances of getting kidney stones and or cancer. It doesn’t give you a sugar rush then later a stomach ach. It still has the original taste as the original one.
It is not hard to find. You can purchase it any where. Coke product is everywhere. It is at a good price. They come in two litters, 20 oz, and many more different sizes. It is all less than 2 dollars. They also have prizes you can win. If you buy a coke, look under the cap and you might win some thing. It also gives you a code so you can go on the internet, type in your code and might win a prize. Think about it spend $1.57 on a Diet Coke and could win a plasma or some money.
So next time your thirsty and don’t want any of that sugar or caffeine but a Diet Coke.
Brayan
Persuasive: Final Draft
Walmart has the lowest prices. It tops a lot of stores. Have you ever wondered how you were going to pay for something? Well with walmart everything is pretty affordable. For low income families it’s cheap, it has a lot of variety ,personal checkouts. What else is better than that? I really like Wal-Mart because anyone can shop there and get what they need and be happy for how much they spent.
There’s better service there than any other stretchers always a helping hand. You get a lot of help and when you need it. Because there’s a lot of employees so there’s always someone to help you. It’s a twenty four hour service. So you can go there anytime of the day or night. So you can get what you need at the time. The employees of Wal-Mart acutely care about there customers because they go around asking if you need help with anything they just don’t pass you by.
There’s more quality and variety. They have all kinds of different brands.Theres kinds for people that cant afford name brand things. They don’t have at target. You can get food in big quanties.So it makes it less expensive by a few dollars and that adds up. You can get the cheapest entertainment at walmart.At target things are ten dollars to p to hundred dollars more there. They have pretty cheap movies that comes in the big packages too.
They have a lot different checkouts you can self check out so you don’t have to go and wait n a huge line. If your shy or get claustrophobic you don’t have to talk to the cashier’s less time consuming just ringing up the items your self. Most of the time it takes less time anyways.As long as you know how to work a computer there’s a lot of self check outs at walmart.Just not one or two like target by like five or six’s a better way to get out quicker.If your in a hurry and just have to run in and grip the item you need.
If you don’t want to waste money then shop at walmart.You can get high quality that you cant get any where else. It effects my life because I don’t have a high income so with people who don’t have much money Wal-Mart works best for them. You can get nice things with affordable price. I think you should go with Wal-Mart so you can be happy like Wal-Mart’s logo.
Ashley
There’s better service there than any other stretchers always a helping hand. You get a lot of help and when you need it. Because there’s a lot of employees so there’s always someone to help you. It’s a twenty four hour service. So you can go there anytime of the day or night. So you can get what you need at the time. The employees of Wal-Mart acutely care about there customers because they go around asking if you need help with anything they just don’t pass you by.
There’s more quality and variety. They have all kinds of different brands.Theres kinds for people that cant afford name brand things. They don’t have at target. You can get food in big quanties.So it makes it less expensive by a few dollars and that adds up. You can get the cheapest entertainment at walmart.At target things are ten dollars to p to hundred dollars more there. They have pretty cheap movies that comes in the big packages too.
They have a lot different checkouts you can self check out so you don’t have to go and wait n a huge line. If your shy or get claustrophobic you don’t have to talk to the cashier’s less time consuming just ringing up the items your self. Most of the time it takes less time anyways.As long as you know how to work a computer there’s a lot of self check outs at walmart.Just not one or two like target by like five or six’s a better way to get out quicker.If your in a hurry and just have to run in and grip the item you need.
If you don’t want to waste money then shop at walmart.You can get high quality that you cant get any where else. It effects my life because I don’t have a high income so with people who don’t have much money Wal-Mart works best for them. You can get nice things with affordable price. I think you should go with Wal-Mart so you can be happy like Wal-Mart’s logo.
Ashley
Persuasive: Final Draft
Wal-Mart Vs. Target
Having gone to a dance that lasted until midnight, my brothers and I were hungry and there was nowhere to go. Everywhere seemed closed, so we decided to go around, looking for something that was open and had what we wanted. Wal-Mart sounded good enough for all of us. We went to look and lo-and-behold, it was open.
No matter what time it is, or what it is you want, go to Wal-Mart because they have it, and for less. They’re everywhere so YOU can have access to it wherever, wherever, however.
Wal-Mart is more convenient than most other stores. It’s always open so you could go whenever you want. Wal-Mart has almost everything you might need, so there is no reason why you should want to go to any other store. It also has a variety of everything it has, so you can get different types and kinds of things you want. You can visit anytime you want and get anything you want.
Wal-Mart is cheap, so you can get the same things from other stores, but cheaper. Wal-Mart has better pricing than other stores because they sell for quantity, not pricing. Wal-Mart makes sure that their stocks are up so that people come back knowing that what they want is there. With the stocks being up, the prices go down from there being a lot of what is there and they want to sell more of it.
Wal-Mart is also everywhere, so you can look around and find one when you want or need something. The owner is building more and more of them, so there will be a Wal-Mart in almost every city instead of one here and there. Being in almost every city, you can find one easily in any situation, which helps. Another good thing is, is that they keep building more, you will
Anthony
Having gone to a dance that lasted until midnight, my brothers and I were hungry and there was nowhere to go. Everywhere seemed closed, so we decided to go around, looking for something that was open and had what we wanted. Wal-Mart sounded good enough for all of us. We went to look and lo-and-behold, it was open.
No matter what time it is, or what it is you want, go to Wal-Mart because they have it, and for less. They’re everywhere so YOU can have access to it wherever, wherever, however.
Wal-Mart is more convenient than most other stores. It’s always open so you could go whenever you want. Wal-Mart has almost everything you might need, so there is no reason why you should want to go to any other store. It also has a variety of everything it has, so you can get different types and kinds of things you want. You can visit anytime you want and get anything you want.
Wal-Mart is cheap, so you can get the same things from other stores, but cheaper. Wal-Mart has better pricing than other stores because they sell for quantity, not pricing. Wal-Mart makes sure that their stocks are up so that people come back knowing that what they want is there. With the stocks being up, the prices go down from there being a lot of what is there and they want to sell more of it.
Wal-Mart is also everywhere, so you can look around and find one when you want or need something. The owner is building more and more of them, so there will be a Wal-Mart in almost every city instead of one here and there. Being in almost every city, you can find one easily in any situation, which helps. Another good thing is, is that they keep building more, you will
Anthony
Persuasive: Final Draft
Did you know mustangs by Ford have been around for many years? Convertible Mustangs are very awesome cars. They have so many reasons to save your money, as you grow up, to buy one. They are really great cars, trust me.
First of all Mustangs are very nice looking cars. They are a sports car so they look sporty and fast. Most people as the look at a Mustang they think fast because that is what is perceived as. The Mustang is also only two doors. That also makes the car look very nice and sporty.
Convertible Mustangs also are very reliable. If you keep them in good shape they will last for years. They get very good gas mileage. You can get a lot of mileage on one tank of gas. They are also small and compact so it is great to have if you don’t have a family. So it makes a great car for your first car.
Last but not least they are very safe. They are made with strong steal so if you have am accident you are okay and so is your car, They also have two airbags in the front so you don’t get to hurt. Also they have been tested very well and rated very well in crash rating.
So now you know Mustangs are just great cars all around. They have a lot of qualities that I would like in a car. So go out here and buy a mustang. You will not regret it. I can promise you that.
Brandi
First of all Mustangs are very nice looking cars. They are a sports car so they look sporty and fast. Most people as the look at a Mustang they think fast because that is what is perceived as. The Mustang is also only two doors. That also makes the car look very nice and sporty.
Convertible Mustangs also are very reliable. If you keep them in good shape they will last for years. They get very good gas mileage. You can get a lot of mileage on one tank of gas. They are also small and compact so it is great to have if you don’t have a family. So it makes a great car for your first car.
Last but not least they are very safe. They are made with strong steal so if you have am accident you are okay and so is your car, They also have two airbags in the front so you don’t get to hurt. Also they have been tested very well and rated very well in crash rating.
So now you know Mustangs are just great cars all around. They have a lot of qualities that I would like in a car. So go out here and buy a mustang. You will not regret it. I can promise you that.
Brandi
Friday, October 9, 2009
What is your opinion about divorce?
My opinion on divorce kinda very's. Its hard to say. Like i see it two different ways, when you have kids and when you dont. I think when you get divorced and you dont have kids its ok. It's much better. I think that if you dont love somebody anymore then you need to get out of that situation no matter what. If you dont all you do is arguee and things get worse and then it just gets to a bad point. Dont let it get there take care of it before that. My opinion on divorce with kids is that i think it is not good at all. Dont go marry someone you arent good with and have kids and get divorced. It's not fair to the kids. Think about how they feel? They will be so confused, if they are young. If they are older it's a little better but it is still so hard on them. They will be scared for the rest of their live's. They may even end up the same way becasue they went through that. Nobody wants that. Divorce is just such a hard thing and its stupid in my opinion. But also with small kids if you get a divorce its kinda better becuase if your fighting and fighting then they dont need that either. I dont know theres alot to say about it, but my opinion is its stupid and i dont like divorce and i am not for it.
Ashley K
My opinion on divorce kinda very's. Its hard to say. Like i see it two different ways, when you have kids and when you dont. I think when you get divorced and you dont have kids its ok. It's much better. I think that if you dont love somebody anymore then you need to get out of that situation no matter what. If you dont all you do is arguee and things get worse and then it just gets to a bad point. Dont let it get there take care of it before that. My opinion on divorce with kids is that i think it is not good at all. Dont go marry someone you arent good with and have kids and get divorced. It's not fair to the kids. Think about how they feel? They will be so confused, if they are young. If they are older it's a little better but it is still so hard on them. They will be scared for the rest of their live's. They may even end up the same way becasue they went through that. Nobody wants that. Divorce is just such a hard thing and its stupid in my opinion. But also with small kids if you get a divorce its kinda better becuase if your fighting and fighting then they dont need that either. I dont know theres alot to say about it, but my opinion is its stupid and i dont like divorce and i am not for it.
Ashley K
Narrative: Final Paper
My name is Ashley, I am 18 years old and this is when it all started. I had my big 18th birthday party. That’s when I became an adult into this real world. It’s so much different then I thought it would be. I didn’t expect it to happen the way it did, so fast. I was having dinner with my sister at a Mexican food restaurant. That’s when I met this guy and his name tag said Victor. I was really interested in him because the way he was with us. His personality so outgoing and so sincere. I couldn’t pass up a perfect opportunity to get to know such a nice guy. This is when the real story starts, when my new life begins.
So this thing i call "The begging of my new life," goes a little something like this. I met the most amazing person in my life, Victor. Yes the guy from the restaurant. He contacted me a little after i ate dinner with my sister at the restaurant. We hung out, saw a movie a couple times. We connected very fast and really well. We decided to take our relationship to the next level, dating. Everything was so great.
So we have been dating for a while now, everything was going so good. I guess Victor thought i was the right one for him, becasue he was ready to take the next step. It all happened so fast. It was saturday night and he had asked me out to dinner, so i got all dressed up. When we arrived at the restaurant we were seated and given are menus. All that good stuff. So as the lady was bringging our food out Victor looked at me and said "I Love You Ashley". He looked so happy. As soon as she sat the food in front of my face i knew what he was so happy about. There was a ring placed in a tomato cut like a rose, as i pulled it out he said " will you marry me Ashley?"
I am so happy right now, dont know what to think, say or do. I am speechless. But just then the words came out, YES! yes i will marry you. We were both so happy. I was so excited i told everybody my family my friends. I was most excited becasue of the most beautiful ring i have on my finger and the most handsome, nicest man as my fiance. A few months passed and we decided to move in together at Victor's, just untill we could afforod are own place.
So i finally had all my stuff moved in. The room looked good. It had just been a week or so sense i had moved in, victor started feeling really sick. We went to the doctors to get a check up to see if he was ok they did a check up and they did some blood work. We went home waitng for the results, but the next day we just couldnt wait. He felt so bad we had to take him back to the doctors. That's when the doctor had told us what was going on, he was diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease. It was one of the most hardest things to hear ever. I was so affraid, he was affraid. Luckliy there is a treatment, there is transplant and dialysis. Dialysis is a thing machine cleans his blood cause the kidneys dont anymore. We go to diaysis 3 days a week for 4 hours, Untill he can qualify for a transplant.
This is a big bump in the road for both of us. Very hard and emotional. We have been through alot together. We are still happy with our lifes and our life together. We have got used to most of it, big bills, doctor appiontments, and food changes. I know me and Victor are ment to be, this brought us closer together and we will get closer and closer. We have a long life together and many more things to happen, are wedding still to come. But we will always be happy in love with each other, and nothing will get in the way,or stop us.
So this thing i call "The begging of my new life," goes a little something like this. I met the most amazing person in my life, Victor. Yes the guy from the restaurant. He contacted me a little after i ate dinner with my sister at the restaurant. We hung out, saw a movie a couple times. We connected very fast and really well. We decided to take our relationship to the next level, dating. Everything was so great.
So we have been dating for a while now, everything was going so good. I guess Victor thought i was the right one for him, becasue he was ready to take the next step. It all happened so fast. It was saturday night and he had asked me out to dinner, so i got all dressed up. When we arrived at the restaurant we were seated and given are menus. All that good stuff. So as the lady was bringging our food out Victor looked at me and said "I Love You Ashley". He looked so happy. As soon as she sat the food in front of my face i knew what he was so happy about. There was a ring placed in a tomato cut like a rose, as i pulled it out he said " will you marry me Ashley?"
I am so happy right now, dont know what to think, say or do. I am speechless. But just then the words came out, YES! yes i will marry you. We were both so happy. I was so excited i told everybody my family my friends. I was most excited becasue of the most beautiful ring i have on my finger and the most handsome, nicest man as my fiance. A few months passed and we decided to move in together at Victor's, just untill we could afforod are own place.
So i finally had all my stuff moved in. The room looked good. It had just been a week or so sense i had moved in, victor started feeling really sick. We went to the doctors to get a check up to see if he was ok they did a check up and they did some blood work. We went home waitng for the results, but the next day we just couldnt wait. He felt so bad we had to take him back to the doctors. That's when the doctor had told us what was going on, he was diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease. It was one of the most hardest things to hear ever. I was so affraid, he was affraid. Luckliy there is a treatment, there is transplant and dialysis. Dialysis is a thing machine cleans his blood cause the kidneys dont anymore. We go to diaysis 3 days a week for 4 hours, Untill he can qualify for a transplant.
This is a big bump in the road for both of us. Very hard and emotional. We have been through alot together. We are still happy with our lifes and our life together. We have got used to most of it, big bills, doctor appiontments, and food changes. I know me and Victor are ment to be, this brought us closer together and we will get closer and closer. We have a long life together and many more things to happen, are wedding still to come. But we will always be happy in love with each other, and nothing will get in the way,or stop us.
Narrative: Final Paper
When all the problems start, there was some drama with my family. I got a question for all of you? What would you do if someone very close DIED, and you figure out someone else is dying? Well my name is Kenny and my story is stressful for me but I have to let it go. It all started when my mom died from cancer and had to find her dead when I was 10 years old. Right after I found my mom dead on her bed I just sat there crying until they took her away. Guess what happened right after they took my mom? The people we let live with us I guess they got stressed out to because they stabbed my dad! A little bit later after all the drama that’s when I started to get into trouble. I started using bud & alcohol, which then leaded to different drugs. After I got into the juvenile system I figured out that my dad got a brain aneurysm. A little later when I was 15 I got taken away from my dad and got put into foster care. Right now I’m trying to get my life together and get back home with my dad so I can take care of him when needs me. I don’t know what would happen if he dies while I’m in foster care.
When all the problems started, stress plagued our family. Then all of a sudden my mom went for a monthly check. Guess what happen when she got an x-ray? They found a bit of cancer but they didn’t do anything but just tell us that she had it. After a while she finally went to the hospital and they tried to help, but it didn’t happen. When they finally came out of the surgery room they told my dad, my aunt, and me they told us that she wouldn’t be living that long. My mom came home for the Christmas holidays. The doctor promised me that she would live for the next two months and right as soon as she came home, she passed in a week. But it only gets worst a little after I figure out my dad had a brain aneurism and his life is going too.
After my mom died I started using drugs and alcohol. I finally got caught after a couple of year my dad found me with a 40oz and a baggie. That’s what starts my state trouble about a year ago. I think my life is ten times harder without drugs and alcohol, but I’ve been sober for half a year. I’ve lived in four different foster places and finally am getting the smarts to listening and getting out of states custody.
I got very mad throughout those years and went through a lot of classes for my anger. I learned how to control my anger a lot more than I did a while ago. I also learned how to respect my parents, and I learned that if you show respect you’ll get it right back. I learned a lot coming into foster care.
Kenny
When all the problems started, stress plagued our family. Then all of a sudden my mom went for a monthly check. Guess what happen when she got an x-ray? They found a bit of cancer but they didn’t do anything but just tell us that she had it. After a while she finally went to the hospital and they tried to help, but it didn’t happen. When they finally came out of the surgery room they told my dad, my aunt, and me they told us that she wouldn’t be living that long. My mom came home for the Christmas holidays. The doctor promised me that she would live for the next two months and right as soon as she came home, she passed in a week. But it only gets worst a little after I figure out my dad had a brain aneurism and his life is going too.
After my mom died I started using drugs and alcohol. I finally got caught after a couple of year my dad found me with a 40oz and a baggie. That’s what starts my state trouble about a year ago. I think my life is ten times harder without drugs and alcohol, but I’ve been sober for half a year. I’ve lived in four different foster places and finally am getting the smarts to listening and getting out of states custody.
I got very mad throughout those years and went through a lot of classes for my anger. I learned how to control my anger a lot more than I did a while ago. I also learned how to respect my parents, and I learned that if you show respect you’ll get it right back. I learned a lot coming into foster care.
Kenny
Narrative: Final Paper
I was asked why I did what I did. I could only reply I had my reasons.I know that I did not have any reasons for what I did. It is still a mystery to me how I could do what I did without thinking. My thoughts were blurred like a contorted picaso of broken promices and shattered dreams.When that window shattered, my thoughts exploded, my window and frame of mind went blank.
Cruzing around in a jeep grand cherokee my friends and I were driving around and hanging out. It smelled like pot and cigarettes,my state of mind was blown out of proportion, nothing made sense.
12:00 pm driving around somwhere in Layton: vision blurry,feel numb.Duffle bags, gloves, and masks, theese were some of my “tools”.We all needed a smoke and 50 feet away was a whole storewith a broken window and ano cameras. I heard a crash and next thing I knew I was in and every thing became so clear to me. When I heard that crash and knew that I was not going to get very far before being apprehended. My hands were fast as lightning, reflexes even faster. After everything was done my legs were moving so fast, I did not understand my motive or why my emotions were splattered all over the wall the robbery was the last bullet in the chamber I was staring down the barrel and finally the trigger was pulled on myself. That last bullet was called guilt and it was slowly overtaking me. I lost my feelings somwhere in the doormate thoughts of love and hate. The Jeep cherokee came into view I was finally safe for now.
When I think back, I think what was I thinking, why would I do that? I have all theese questions in my mind. I am stuck in place cemented in place by my decisions. I have this thought that if I did not do what I did I would be able to go hamoe and see my family. I know that no one else is built like me because I create myself. But why, why does it have to be so rough every time I think of them, the ones I hurt it feels like an arrow tearing open my heart. I look at myself and try to find my purpose. I found out that my purpose is to grow and improve, I was made to suceed. Not to stay stuck where I am.
The cement made of my decisions are shattering.
Wade
Cruzing around in a jeep grand cherokee my friends and I were driving around and hanging out. It smelled like pot and cigarettes,my state of mind was blown out of proportion, nothing made sense.
12:00 pm driving around somwhere in Layton: vision blurry,feel numb.Duffle bags, gloves, and masks, theese were some of my “tools”.We all needed a smoke and 50 feet away was a whole storewith a broken window and ano cameras. I heard a crash and next thing I knew I was in and every thing became so clear to me. When I heard that crash and knew that I was not going to get very far before being apprehended. My hands were fast as lightning, reflexes even faster. After everything was done my legs were moving so fast, I did not understand my motive or why my emotions were splattered all over the wall the robbery was the last bullet in the chamber I was staring down the barrel and finally the trigger was pulled on myself. That last bullet was called guilt and it was slowly overtaking me. I lost my feelings somwhere in the doormate thoughts of love and hate. The Jeep cherokee came into view I was finally safe for now.
When I think back, I think what was I thinking, why would I do that? I have all theese questions in my mind. I am stuck in place cemented in place by my decisions. I have this thought that if I did not do what I did I would be able to go hamoe and see my family. I know that no one else is built like me because I create myself. But why, why does it have to be so rough every time I think of them, the ones I hurt it feels like an arrow tearing open my heart. I look at myself and try to find my purpose. I found out that my purpose is to grow and improve, I was made to suceed. Not to stay stuck where I am.
The cement made of my decisions are shattering.
Wade
Narrative: Final Paper
Flash. I’m laying down in the back seat of a car with my head on Rebecca's lap. My mom and dad are in the front. Confused, I ask “what’s happening, where am I?”
Flash. I’m in an unknown place and my dad is sitting in a wheelchair trying to make me laugh.
Flash. I’m ….
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to suddenly forget almost everything in a certain period of time in your life? What happened? Where am I? People say I was awake, but it feels like a dreamless sleep. Blank, without images, but it took the past two days as well. Nothing. The worst part is, nothing seems to last forever.
Across from our house in Magna lived a man named Merlin. He had a disease or virus and the name keeps eluding me. The disease made him unable to walk, so he needed to use a walker or his wheelchair all the time. The only other problem with it is he was sixty-four years old. When he leaves home or comes back, my brothers and I would go and help him so he could get around easier. It seemed like something that should happen because of how much more able we were than he was. I had one problem while helping him. I forgot the next (past) few days. All I know is that I woke up in a hospital and what my family told me.
I awoke in a strange place, having no memory of how I got there or why I was there. Confused and a little scared, I ask, “Where am I?” My mom appears out of the corner of my eye. “You’re in a hospital. You got hit by a car”, says a doctor as he walks in. Why am I not dead? I think to myself. “How” is the only thing I can say. “You were going to help Merlin and got hit on the way”, my mom says sadly. After that it seems like I blacked out. “‘What happened?’ and I didn’t know what to do except to answer”, mom was saying when I came back to myself. I have no clue what she’s talking about, but I got the feeling that I might not want to know, so I keep my mouth shut. Josh walks up and says, “Why did you have to get hit on my birthday? You ruined it because we were worrying about you.” “I GOT HIT!” I say as my memory of what the doctor, my mom, and I talked about in the hospital (what I did/could remember anyway). “Yes”, several people say at the same time, apparently annoyed. I know they’re annoyed, so I ask, “What’s wrong?” “This is like the millionth time you asked that same question” mom explains in a calm tone. Blank.
Some of the things that I was told about when I was hit are: I was told that I was hit on my brother’s birthday. Another thing is that I had skidded several feet after being hit. The people that hit me said that they were going the speed limit, but I doubt that. I was told that I was awake during the whole time, even though I don’t remember anything, and I was yelling, “Get away from me” to some of our neighbors that I didn’t like. It seemed like forever that I was not remembering, so I had oridionally thought that I was in the hospital for a month, but it was only a day or two before moving me to a childrens hospital. Apparently, I had kept asking, “What happened” and would interrupt my mom while she was answering to ask the exact same thing over and over again.
The worst part about getting hit was that I couldn’t remember almost anything up until that time. I was told by my mom that I had a good memory before getting hit, the type that you don’t see in anybody except those with photographic memorys. Ever since then I have had the legidimate excuse of “I don’t remember” to get out of things I didn’t do or don’t want to talk about. I could swear that I was different after that incident. I thought in a different way. Things went back to normal after a while. The people that hit me came and said sorry to me, but even though I knew about being hit, I didn’t know why they were saying sorry to me. I didn’t know who they were.
I had oridionally thought that if you got hit, then you broke a bone, but you don’t. I learned that not thinking before you do something had concequences that can be very bad. Crossing the road without looking will get you hit, but I found that I was more daring with roads after I got hit than before. Nomatter what you’re doing of how good it is, you can still have bad things happen to you. The only protection you have from other people, nature, manmade things, etc. is yourself and the support of those around you.
Anthony
Flash. I’m in an unknown place and my dad is sitting in a wheelchair trying to make me laugh.
Flash. I’m ….
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to suddenly forget almost everything in a certain period of time in your life? What happened? Where am I? People say I was awake, but it feels like a dreamless sleep. Blank, without images, but it took the past two days as well. Nothing. The worst part is, nothing seems to last forever.
Across from our house in Magna lived a man named Merlin. He had a disease or virus and the name keeps eluding me. The disease made him unable to walk, so he needed to use a walker or his wheelchair all the time. The only other problem with it is he was sixty-four years old. When he leaves home or comes back, my brothers and I would go and help him so he could get around easier. It seemed like something that should happen because of how much more able we were than he was. I had one problem while helping him. I forgot the next (past) few days. All I know is that I woke up in a hospital and what my family told me.
I awoke in a strange place, having no memory of how I got there or why I was there. Confused and a little scared, I ask, “Where am I?” My mom appears out of the corner of my eye. “You’re in a hospital. You got hit by a car”, says a doctor as he walks in. Why am I not dead? I think to myself. “How” is the only thing I can say. “You were going to help Merlin and got hit on the way”, my mom says sadly. After that it seems like I blacked out. “‘What happened?’ and I didn’t know what to do except to answer”, mom was saying when I came back to myself. I have no clue what she’s talking about, but I got the feeling that I might not want to know, so I keep my mouth shut. Josh walks up and says, “Why did you have to get hit on my birthday? You ruined it because we were worrying about you.” “I GOT HIT!” I say as my memory of what the doctor, my mom, and I talked about in the hospital (what I did/could remember anyway). “Yes”, several people say at the same time, apparently annoyed. I know they’re annoyed, so I ask, “What’s wrong?” “This is like the millionth time you asked that same question” mom explains in a calm tone. Blank.
Some of the things that I was told about when I was hit are: I was told that I was hit on my brother’s birthday. Another thing is that I had skidded several feet after being hit. The people that hit me said that they were going the speed limit, but I doubt that. I was told that I was awake during the whole time, even though I don’t remember anything, and I was yelling, “Get away from me” to some of our neighbors that I didn’t like. It seemed like forever that I was not remembering, so I had oridionally thought that I was in the hospital for a month, but it was only a day or two before moving me to a childrens hospital. Apparently, I had kept asking, “What happened” and would interrupt my mom while she was answering to ask the exact same thing over and over again.
The worst part about getting hit was that I couldn’t remember almost anything up until that time. I was told by my mom that I had a good memory before getting hit, the type that you don’t see in anybody except those with photographic memorys. Ever since then I have had the legidimate excuse of “I don’t remember” to get out of things I didn’t do or don’t want to talk about. I could swear that I was different after that incident. I thought in a different way. Things went back to normal after a while. The people that hit me came and said sorry to me, but even though I knew about being hit, I didn’t know why they were saying sorry to me. I didn’t know who they were.
I had oridionally thought that if you got hit, then you broke a bone, but you don’t. I learned that not thinking before you do something had concequences that can be very bad. Crossing the road without looking will get you hit, but I found that I was more daring with roads after I got hit than before. Nomatter what you’re doing of how good it is, you can still have bad things happen to you. The only protection you have from other people, nature, manmade things, etc. is yourself and the support of those around you.
Anthony
Narrative: Final Paper
My first job, yes! I was so excited my parents where really proud. Before everything happened I was a spoiled child. Mostly because I was the baby of the family, and always got my way. I saw that all my friends hat cell phones and I was the only one still using the house phone to communicate! I asked my mom if she could buy me one she said no, I went to ask my dad because I knew he always said yes to his little girl. To my surprise my dad said no I guess my mom got ahead of me and told my dad. As I left my dad felt badly so he told me that if I could get a job and be able to pay for my phone he would buy it. I was a little confused because I don’t see 13-year-old girls working, do you? From that day on I began my search.
I went the next day walking to see anything, any help wanted signs. I saw a store it was one of those little Mexican stores. I asked the lady that had dark, curly hair and a strong accent. If I could work here she looked at me and laughed. I was confused but she told me I was to young to work. I left I was so mad not at the fact I didn’t get the job but because she laughed at me! I didn’t care after and went on looking.
It was getting late seemed like I was walking forever. I went back to my house and fell asleep I didn’t want to talk about my day to my family. The sun was up it was a bright summer day. As I walked outside to go look for another job I tried on the other side of town. I went inside Wal-Mart I thought putting things in shelves didn’t need effort or really any age. As I asked there first question was how old was I, I was shy to answer but I finally spit it out, “I’m 13”. The lady looked at me and smiled she said I was too young. But she recommended the snow cone place. At first I was confused and frustrated but happy that at least I got a recommendation.
I went to the place the lady at Wal-Mart told me “the snow cone”. I approached the place and asked the girl about the job she told me I could work. But needed to talk to the manager. I was so psyched, she told me to wait that he would be here in a few. I waited he came in ten minutes, I told him I wanted to work but I was 13. He smiled and gave me a paper he told me to go show this to my parents and get it signed as soon as I bring it back I could work! I ran back home got it signed and gave it to the mice man that same day.
I started working the next day and it took a few weeks to get enough money to show my dad I could pay for it. I got the cell phone it made me super happy and proud. I learned a lot from this experience it taught me that not everything is free. And it feels way good to get your own stuff with your own effort. Also taught me to be more responsible like save money, and how to be more mature. I also found out about myself that I don’t give up that I’m very persistent. It was the greatest thing I ever did.
Stefany
I went the next day walking to see anything, any help wanted signs. I saw a store it was one of those little Mexican stores. I asked the lady that had dark, curly hair and a strong accent. If I could work here she looked at me and laughed. I was confused but she told me I was to young to work. I left I was so mad not at the fact I didn’t get the job but because she laughed at me! I didn’t care after and went on looking.
It was getting late seemed like I was walking forever. I went back to my house and fell asleep I didn’t want to talk about my day to my family. The sun was up it was a bright summer day. As I walked outside to go look for another job I tried on the other side of town. I went inside Wal-Mart I thought putting things in shelves didn’t need effort or really any age. As I asked there first question was how old was I, I was shy to answer but I finally spit it out, “I’m 13”. The lady looked at me and smiled she said I was too young. But she recommended the snow cone place. At first I was confused and frustrated but happy that at least I got a recommendation.
I went to the place the lady at Wal-Mart told me “the snow cone”. I approached the place and asked the girl about the job she told me I could work. But needed to talk to the manager. I was so psyched, she told me to wait that he would be here in a few. I waited he came in ten minutes, I told him I wanted to work but I was 13. He smiled and gave me a paper he told me to go show this to my parents and get it signed as soon as I bring it back I could work! I ran back home got it signed and gave it to the mice man that same day.
I started working the next day and it took a few weeks to get enough money to show my dad I could pay for it. I got the cell phone it made me super happy and proud. I learned a lot from this experience it taught me that not everything is free. And it feels way good to get your own stuff with your own effort. Also taught me to be more responsible like save money, and how to be more mature. I also found out about myself that I don’t give up that I’m very persistent. It was the greatest thing I ever did.
Stefany
Narrative: Final Paper
My First Time
It all started on the morning of July 4th .I was only 12 years old when all this happened. It was just me and two of the homies . We were at my house just kicking back, there was going to be a party later on that night. None of us had any money so we went to these apartments and started to break into the cars and take the stereos. After we hit about six or seven cars and we had some nice stereos these Africans came out and started yelling at us and saying they called the cops. We all started to run I got about five feet and then a cop car pulled up in front of me so I turned around and jumped the wall. As soon as I hit the other side there was a cop waiting for me with the tazer. They put me in the handcuffs and took me back to the other side. They already had my homies on the ground then they started to question us. We said nothing so they took us to D.T. That was the first time I got caught up for burglary.
After I got caught, arrested, and booked. They made me go threw a strip search. I got my new clothes and took my booking photo. That’s when I knew I wasn’t dreaming. This was real. At first I was mad then I was nervous. Then once I got there I didn’t care. I was just going to do my time and get back at the people who made me come here. I wasn’t going to take crap from nobody.
The guards took me to my section when I got there people were staring at me so I just was staring back. Trying to look hard. At first they put me in a cell with someone else. That worked for about ten minutes. I walked in and I got hit up. I told him where I was from. He said the wrong thing and we started fighting. We started throwing punches until the guards came in and pulled me off of him. He got transferred to a different section and I earned a lot of respect.
I didn’t get charged with assault, which surprised me. They just put me on lockdown for three days. When I came off of lockdown my attorney came to see me. He told me I was being charged with five separate charges of burglary and one charge of resisting arrest. Then they told me that I had Judge Valdez.
Thinking back I didn’t really learn anything. I wasn’t sorry for what I did. I regretted getting caught. I guess I learned to trust nobody and my heart got cold. After all this happened I started getting locked up a lot more. Ever since then I have been in and out. I been locked up for birthdays, holidays Now I realized that I was dumb I have learned a lot since back then. Now I’m just trying to stay out of jail and get my life together before its too late.
Josh
It all started on the morning of July 4th .I was only 12 years old when all this happened. It was just me and two of the homies . We were at my house just kicking back, there was going to be a party later on that night. None of us had any money so we went to these apartments and started to break into the cars and take the stereos. After we hit about six or seven cars and we had some nice stereos these Africans came out and started yelling at us and saying they called the cops. We all started to run I got about five feet and then a cop car pulled up in front of me so I turned around and jumped the wall. As soon as I hit the other side there was a cop waiting for me with the tazer. They put me in the handcuffs and took me back to the other side. They already had my homies on the ground then they started to question us. We said nothing so they took us to D.T. That was the first time I got caught up for burglary.
After I got caught, arrested, and booked. They made me go threw a strip search. I got my new clothes and took my booking photo. That’s when I knew I wasn’t dreaming. This was real. At first I was mad then I was nervous. Then once I got there I didn’t care. I was just going to do my time and get back at the people who made me come here. I wasn’t going to take crap from nobody.
The guards took me to my section when I got there people were staring at me so I just was staring back. Trying to look hard. At first they put me in a cell with someone else. That worked for about ten minutes. I walked in and I got hit up. I told him where I was from. He said the wrong thing and we started fighting. We started throwing punches until the guards came in and pulled me off of him. He got transferred to a different section and I earned a lot of respect.
I didn’t get charged with assault, which surprised me. They just put me on lockdown for three days. When I came off of lockdown my attorney came to see me. He told me I was being charged with five separate charges of burglary and one charge of resisting arrest. Then they told me that I had Judge Valdez.
Thinking back I didn’t really learn anything. I wasn’t sorry for what I did. I regretted getting caught. I guess I learned to trust nobody and my heart got cold. After all this happened I started getting locked up a lot more. Ever since then I have been in and out. I been locked up for birthdays, holidays Now I realized that I was dumb I have learned a lot since back then. Now I’m just trying to stay out of jail and get my life together before its too late.
Josh
Narrative: Final Paper
Well before I got locked up, I was living on my own in Salt Lake City. I was living in a house, which my dad still had owned for a while. But then after that my dad and me got in a fight, he left to Mexico and left me in the house with only 500 dollars. I also only had a week to stay in the house because my dad had sold it mean while; I was stealing just to get money.
I didn’t know what to do because I had nowhere to live at and had no job. Plus I was on the run because I had a warrant for not showing up in court, also because of drugs. Then I my cousin heard what happened and he came to me and asked me if I wanted to go live with him so then I moved with him into his house up in west valley, But he said if I wanted to stay there I had to start working to so, then I finally got a job in Carl’s Jr. and I got it so quick because my cousin new the people there. So it was going great there but then I started going to work drunk and doing drugs again, which got me fired. I only lasted for like three months there it was a big disappointment to my cousin and me. Later on my cousin kicked me out of his house but I understood him it was actually all my fault so I left but still thanked him for letting me stay there.
Then I just started thinking about turning my self in, but I just choose to keep running which was really stupid of me. So then I moved into my aunt’s house in Rose Park, my aunt new I was on the run but she didn’t want me to get locked up. Well I still kept doing drugs and I was mostly never at my aunts I was in the streets causing trouble. My aunt was always worried about me she is like a mother to. Then something really bad happened at my house some gang members torched my other cousin’s car, which also lived at my aunt’s house, it happened around three in the morning. Cops came over to investigate so I left so I wouldn’t get caught. The next morning I went back and I was the only one at the house. Then someone started knocking so I went to answer the door and it was the cops. They still didn’t know I had a warrant but then they looked me up on their computer then I got taken in to the detention center.
So I was locked up for at least a month, then after that I got sent to a program called Genesis. I went there to finish my community hours then they let me go home. Then I screwed up again got locked up and sent to another program called O&A and was there for almost two months. Then I got sent to a proctor home which I am at right now and trying to graduate and change my life and show my family and other people that I can do better. Its not worth messing up your life and getting into drugs.
Edgar
I didn’t know what to do because I had nowhere to live at and had no job. Plus I was on the run because I had a warrant for not showing up in court, also because of drugs. Then I my cousin heard what happened and he came to me and asked me if I wanted to go live with him so then I moved with him into his house up in west valley, But he said if I wanted to stay there I had to start working to so, then I finally got a job in Carl’s Jr. and I got it so quick because my cousin new the people there. So it was going great there but then I started going to work drunk and doing drugs again, which got me fired. I only lasted for like three months there it was a big disappointment to my cousin and me. Later on my cousin kicked me out of his house but I understood him it was actually all my fault so I left but still thanked him for letting me stay there.
Then I just started thinking about turning my self in, but I just choose to keep running which was really stupid of me. So then I moved into my aunt’s house in Rose Park, my aunt new I was on the run but she didn’t want me to get locked up. Well I still kept doing drugs and I was mostly never at my aunts I was in the streets causing trouble. My aunt was always worried about me she is like a mother to. Then something really bad happened at my house some gang members torched my other cousin’s car, which also lived at my aunt’s house, it happened around three in the morning. Cops came over to investigate so I left so I wouldn’t get caught. The next morning I went back and I was the only one at the house. Then someone started knocking so I went to answer the door and it was the cops. They still didn’t know I had a warrant but then they looked me up on their computer then I got taken in to the detention center.
So I was locked up for at least a month, then after that I got sent to a program called Genesis. I went there to finish my community hours then they let me go home. Then I screwed up again got locked up and sent to another program called O&A and was there for almost two months. Then I got sent to a proctor home which I am at right now and trying to graduate and change my life and show my family and other people that I can do better. Its not worth messing up your life and getting into drugs.
Edgar
Narrative Paper: Introduction
It started when I moved in with my aunt’s house because we couldn’t afford to live in our old house. So we moved from Lynwood, California to Norwalk, California. So now that I was living at my aunts house my brother and I hanged out with my cousin a lot. We would get bored and think of things to do like go to the store, park, or to a friends house. We thought of everything we could do. We couldn’t go far because we had no car and we didn’t have a lot of money.
After a while of doing the same thing over and over again we started getting bored. So my cousin told us about this movie theaters a couple blocks away from our house. We went to check it out on a Tuesday night. It turns out Tuesday night the price went down. It was like 3 dollars normal price and Tuesday nights it went to 2 dollars. So we went for a couple times then we wanted some snacks but didn’t have enough money. So one night we went bought the tickets and started walking around to other stores trying to pass time. We went in to the 99-cent store and bough six sodas for a dollar. When we came out the store my brother had taken some candy. So next Tuesday we bought the ticket went to the 99-cent store and toke some candy.
At first when we went back to jack some candy I was scared. I dint know what to do. Every time before we went in the store my bother and cousin would tell me don’t get nervous don’t look suspicious just act normal. So I did but my heart was still pumping like crazy. But after a while, kept doing it every Tuesday. It was like what ever like if the people who work there didn’t even care what we did in that store. It came to a point where we were having competitions to see who can steal the most candy or who can steal the biggest thing. I still have the record between us. I stole the most and the biggest out of both of them. Little kid like 7 years old beating the older kids in what they showed me. It was still a trip because we did it to get what we wanted but then it turned into a game. Most of the candy I didn’t even eat. I ended up throwing it away.
Its weird to have started young. But it has affected me. To me when you start young you keep doing it and when you get older you get worst and keep jacking things. From candy to I pod then later you start breaking into houses. I am not saying I’ve done it or it is happening to me but its were leads to. Then you will get caught possibly get locked up. If your lucky maybe you won’t. it is a habit that you can easily fall into. It has changed me I don’t regret it but. That’s what I did and I learned something. Its not good but if I need something real bad I know how to get it.
Brayan
After a while of doing the same thing over and over again we started getting bored. So my cousin told us about this movie theaters a couple blocks away from our house. We went to check it out on a Tuesday night. It turns out Tuesday night the price went down. It was like 3 dollars normal price and Tuesday nights it went to 2 dollars. So we went for a couple times then we wanted some snacks but didn’t have enough money. So one night we went bought the tickets and started walking around to other stores trying to pass time. We went in to the 99-cent store and bough six sodas for a dollar. When we came out the store my brother had taken some candy. So next Tuesday we bought the ticket went to the 99-cent store and toke some candy.
At first when we went back to jack some candy I was scared. I dint know what to do. Every time before we went in the store my bother and cousin would tell me don’t get nervous don’t look suspicious just act normal. So I did but my heart was still pumping like crazy. But after a while, kept doing it every Tuesday. It was like what ever like if the people who work there didn’t even care what we did in that store. It came to a point where we were having competitions to see who can steal the most candy or who can steal the biggest thing. I still have the record between us. I stole the most and the biggest out of both of them. Little kid like 7 years old beating the older kids in what they showed me. It was still a trip because we did it to get what we wanted but then it turned into a game. Most of the candy I didn’t even eat. I ended up throwing it away.
Its weird to have started young. But it has affected me. To me when you start young you keep doing it and when you get older you get worst and keep jacking things. From candy to I pod then later you start breaking into houses. I am not saying I’ve done it or it is happening to me but its were leads to. Then you will get caught possibly get locked up. If your lucky maybe you won’t. it is a habit that you can easily fall into. It has changed me I don’t regret it but. That’s what I did and I learned something. Its not good but if I need something real bad I know how to get it.
Brayan
Narrative: Final Paper
Walking into program I honestly thought I was in a crazy home. There were two girls in the living room, one was sitting on the floor with messy hair that looked like it hadn’t been brushed in weeks, and her name was Miranda. The other was lay on the couch with some book in her hand, she just looked at me like she wanted to stab me, and her name was Tessa. As I walked into the house a little bit more the rest of the five girls were sitting at the kitchen table. None of them said hi, all I seen were death glares. At that moment I knew I was going to be living in hell. I defiantly didn’t think I could make it through this one.
As time went on I still had my doubts. Not only did everyone there hate me, they also took my big heart to their advantage. Everyday I would be alone, not talking to anyone unless I really had too. I was depressed and I had no one. On phone call day I called my mom. I knew I shouldn’t of but I did. She told me she was dating one of her ex-boyfriends. I knew that wasn’t good so I asked whom. I could not believe what I was hearing Matt. Out of all of them it had to be the one that raped me and beat my family more than once. So I freaked out, I didn’t know what I was saying everything just came out. So she disowned me, she chose that guy over her own child.
I was in a lot of hurt and disappointment. So I allowed one of the staff into my life to try and help me. Her name was Rachel. She and I had gone through a lot of the same things in our life so I had allowed myself to get close to her and I started trusting her. One day she handed me a note. As I read I could not believe what I was reading. A love note, to me, from her. I was confused I knew it was not right but I did not want to lose that kind of relationship. So I went to the only other person that I trusted at that time. She was Chelsea the program director, the only other person who knew what I had gone through in my past. She read the letter and also could not believe what she was reading. So Rachel got fired, but she did not stop there. She had started stalking me, everywhere I went she was there, she tried to talk to staff and girls to tell me things. She would not leave me alone and I could not do anything about it.
Finally September 17 the last day of the program, I was graduating. I did it I could not believe it. After everything that I went through there I did it. After all the fights and ups and downs it was all done. I changed my life and myself completely. All the things I had gone through only made my stronger than any other girl in that program. I finally knew what I wanted to do with my life. I knew whom I was and what I wanted to do for my future and how to do it. I was different person than the 98-pound cocaine addict that walked through the door seven months earlier.
Through the program I learned so many life lessons. Using drugs was not going to get me anywhere but dead on the streets. I was so close to being there it is scary to think about now. I know the beauty in life although sometimes it still is very fussy to me. I love myself, and the things around me. I know who loves me and even if it is not the people that I would give up everything to have love me, those few people that do mean the world to me, and I would not trade them for anything or any one. Now I am trying to change my life and show not only other people but also myself that I can do this. I can get through the rough and good times that life throws at me.
Brandi
As time went on I still had my doubts. Not only did everyone there hate me, they also took my big heart to their advantage. Everyday I would be alone, not talking to anyone unless I really had too. I was depressed and I had no one. On phone call day I called my mom. I knew I shouldn’t of but I did. She told me she was dating one of her ex-boyfriends. I knew that wasn’t good so I asked whom. I could not believe what I was hearing Matt. Out of all of them it had to be the one that raped me and beat my family more than once. So I freaked out, I didn’t know what I was saying everything just came out. So she disowned me, she chose that guy over her own child.
I was in a lot of hurt and disappointment. So I allowed one of the staff into my life to try and help me. Her name was Rachel. She and I had gone through a lot of the same things in our life so I had allowed myself to get close to her and I started trusting her. One day she handed me a note. As I read I could not believe what I was reading. A love note, to me, from her. I was confused I knew it was not right but I did not want to lose that kind of relationship. So I went to the only other person that I trusted at that time. She was Chelsea the program director, the only other person who knew what I had gone through in my past. She read the letter and also could not believe what she was reading. So Rachel got fired, but she did not stop there. She had started stalking me, everywhere I went she was there, she tried to talk to staff and girls to tell me things. She would not leave me alone and I could not do anything about it.
Finally September 17 the last day of the program, I was graduating. I did it I could not believe it. After everything that I went through there I did it. After all the fights and ups and downs it was all done. I changed my life and myself completely. All the things I had gone through only made my stronger than any other girl in that program. I finally knew what I wanted to do with my life. I knew whom I was and what I wanted to do for my future and how to do it. I was different person than the 98-pound cocaine addict that walked through the door seven months earlier.
Through the program I learned so many life lessons. Using drugs was not going to get me anywhere but dead on the streets. I was so close to being there it is scary to think about now. I know the beauty in life although sometimes it still is very fussy to me. I love myself, and the things around me. I know who loves me and even if it is not the people that I would give up everything to have love me, those few people that do mean the world to me, and I would not trade them for anything or any one. Now I am trying to change my life and show not only other people but also myself that I can do this. I can get through the rough and good times that life throws at me.
Brandi
Friday, October 2, 2009
Narrative: Final Paper
Well when I had turned 13 I was influenced to do bad things. And so as grew up I started getting in trouble and I just didn’t care what consequences the judge gave me but later on down the road. I knew I would regret all the stuff I did but at the time I just didn’t care about it because I was so miserable. But any ways most of the stuff I did to get in to trouble was assault, Theft, and vandalism.
When I turned 13 I was years old I was influenced to do very bad things to get cops to come just to piss them off. And so I did but when they came I went inside and locked my self in the bathroom and opened the window and took off out the window after a few days I was caught those same cops were looking for me and so they put me in hand cuffs and so I kicked him in the leg and tripped him and one last attempt to get away and so after I tripped him I started to run but I tripped and fell and was taken to DT.
When I was 13 and a half years old I had always wanted an ipod and so one day I was in PE and every time some one in that class and had used an ipod I watched wear they had put it .so I did that for a few weeks and then one day I decided to go get it during class. I would ask to go use the bathroom. Of course it was the farthest bathroom from my class. So I got it and when I left the school cop asked what I was doing all they way on the other side of the school and told just using the bathroom. And he said please empty your pockets and so I did .he said why did steal that ipod. But I didn’t answer him so he put me in handcuffs and took me to DT!
When I was 15 years old me and my friends decided to break in to a store and get a whole bunch of free food and so we went for it and so we broke in and we brought 5 big duffel bags and started to fill them with candy, chips, sunflower seeds but we had forgot to cover our faces so we wouldn’t get caught but since we for got a few days later we were caught!
Trevor
When I turned 13 I was years old I was influenced to do very bad things to get cops to come just to piss them off. And so I did but when they came I went inside and locked my self in the bathroom and opened the window and took off out the window after a few days I was caught those same cops were looking for me and so they put me in hand cuffs and so I kicked him in the leg and tripped him and one last attempt to get away and so after I tripped him I started to run but I tripped and fell and was taken to DT.
When I was 13 and a half years old I had always wanted an ipod and so one day I was in PE and every time some one in that class and had used an ipod I watched wear they had put it .so I did that for a few weeks and then one day I decided to go get it during class. I would ask to go use the bathroom. Of course it was the farthest bathroom from my class. So I got it and when I left the school cop asked what I was doing all they way on the other side of the school and told just using the bathroom. And he said please empty your pockets and so I did .he said why did steal that ipod. But I didn’t answer him so he put me in handcuffs and took me to DT!
When I was 15 years old me and my friends decided to break in to a store and get a whole bunch of free food and so we went for it and so we broke in and we brought 5 big duffel bags and started to fill them with candy, chips, sunflower seeds but we had forgot to cover our faces so we wouldn’t get caught but since we for got a few days later we were caught!
Trevor
Narrative: Final Paper
I have been living in Hawaii for 8 years. We live in a good-sized house. My family lives pretty close to the beach. I am 8 years old and I am in second grade. My parents both have jobs. I like Hawaii so much I would never of thought of leaving it. But now I see things missing everyday, and I see a lot of full and empty boxes.
The next day my parents told me that we were moving. I was really mad at my parents that day. They told me to start packing my stuff so the moving truck can take it. So I went to my room and packed. I then put it in the moving truck.
We went to the airport the next day. Before that, I said good-bye to my friends. I got on the airplane and went on the long ride. I arrived in Salt Lake City about 3or 4 hours later. It was snowing when I got here.
I then got into school late November. It was kind of weird having to go to a new school. Also making new friends was even harder. I did not like
Utah at first because it was so cold. I always wanted it to be summer. Cause that is what I was used to.
I learned that going to new places is not that bad. I changed my thinking on moving. Since then I have moved twice, and been fine with it. It is not so bad moving, and doing new stuff. It makes things better to learn new stuff.
Jordan
The next day my parents told me that we were moving. I was really mad at my parents that day. They told me to start packing my stuff so the moving truck can take it. So I went to my room and packed. I then put it in the moving truck.
We went to the airport the next day. Before that, I said good-bye to my friends. I got on the airplane and went on the long ride. I arrived in Salt Lake City about 3or 4 hours later. It was snowing when I got here.
I then got into school late November. It was kind of weird having to go to a new school. Also making new friends was even harder. I did not like
Utah at first because it was so cold. I always wanted it to be summer. Cause that is what I was used to.
I learned that going to new places is not that bad. I changed my thinking on moving. Since then I have moved twice, and been fine with it. It is not so bad moving, and doing new stuff. It makes things better to learn new stuff.
Jordan
Narrative: Final Paper
It all started one day when my dad decided to relapse. I couldn’t take him shooting up in front of my sisters and me. He used for twelve years of my life. Then when I had my sixteenth birthday everything fell apart. My grandma Marilee Hall died. That’s when my journey all began and I became an alcoholic. My dad started using everyday. I didn’t know my dad as Todd Hall. I knew him as a drug addict doing anything to get his next fix. He gave up his own family for a forty or an eight ball. Just to be high for a couple hours then he would come down from his high. He would say sorry then do it all again. Then one day gravity hit him and something tragic happened I walked in the bathroom and my dad was laying on the flour with a needle in his arm over dosing. I knew I had ten minutes to call the ambulance or he would be dead. I was in complete shock. I waited in the hospital for four days hoping he’d be okay. Drugs have ruined my life and my dads. You never know when it’s going to be too late. You can take a drug for two years then stop and try to take it again and overdose. You’re just taking a chance with losing your life when you do drugs.
I finally started falling into drugs and my old habits. After my dad started using again. I just fell apart my whole body shut down. I started self harming myself. And that’s when my dad and me started to have problems. My dad said “he wish I would of did it right the first time”. That’s when I went out and started using alcohol until one night I got a alcohol ticket. My family said I needed help so they had the cops take me to D.T on one charge. After that the judge sent me to O.A for observation. I was so lost and confused all I wanted to do was to go home with my family. It was so hard seeing my family once a weekend and not being able to leave with them.
After I went to O.A I went home it was one of the happiest days of my life. Just to finally be home again and have a home to actually go to. Then the state came in and took me out of my house. I went to rehab and that helped me get off coke and I haven’t done it ever since. Eight months being of coke will make you crazy. I still crave it to this day. But I still have a alcohol problem and that is still something im working on everyday. I’m trying to take it second by second instead of day by day. They let me out of rehab. But they said my home was too dysfunctional. They wouldn’t let me go home. I felt I did all this progressing for nothing. I was feeling really disappointed that I went through so much so I could see my family everyday. But then I couldn’t see them because they wanted me to go to a different program. I got really depressed and got back into alcohol because when I went home it was still the same and I changed and it was too overwhelming for me .Because when I was gone my parents didn’t get help. They finally decided to do something different.
They sent me into foster care on my six year old sisters birthday. I had so much hate toward the state for taking me out of my home for so long. Then taking me out again. Her and me are so close and because of foster care we were falling apart. I feel my whole family is falling apart and that it’s not making things better its just making things worse. My dad started using again once I got in foster care. I started all my old behaviors up again. I feel I’m ready to just go home. I would do anything for my family now. I would never put my friends before my family again.
After everything I have went through it made me become a better person by being more aware of my choices and how it would effect everyone around me. Because before I didn’t care about what happened or what the outcome would be. I couldn’t go an hour without taking a shot and now It’s just so overrated to me. I learned what is important to me now that wasn’t important to me a month or a year ago When you have lost everything that is important to you. That wasent a year ago then you’ll start changing. You’ll start to think if one drink is worth it for a four hour buzz. I learned that people you think are your friends there not they’ll turn around and stab you in the back just to get high. I’ve learned who my true friends are now. After everything that I’m going through now and what I went through with my dad has made me a stronger person. I know how to deal with problems that I’m faced with everyday instead of using.
Ashley
I finally started falling into drugs and my old habits. After my dad started using again. I just fell apart my whole body shut down. I started self harming myself. And that’s when my dad and me started to have problems. My dad said “he wish I would of did it right the first time”. That’s when I went out and started using alcohol until one night I got a alcohol ticket. My family said I needed help so they had the cops take me to D.T on one charge. After that the judge sent me to O.A for observation. I was so lost and confused all I wanted to do was to go home with my family. It was so hard seeing my family once a weekend and not being able to leave with them.
After I went to O.A I went home it was one of the happiest days of my life. Just to finally be home again and have a home to actually go to. Then the state came in and took me out of my house. I went to rehab and that helped me get off coke and I haven’t done it ever since. Eight months being of coke will make you crazy. I still crave it to this day. But I still have a alcohol problem and that is still something im working on everyday. I’m trying to take it second by second instead of day by day. They let me out of rehab. But they said my home was too dysfunctional. They wouldn’t let me go home. I felt I did all this progressing for nothing. I was feeling really disappointed that I went through so much so I could see my family everyday. But then I couldn’t see them because they wanted me to go to a different program. I got really depressed and got back into alcohol because when I went home it was still the same and I changed and it was too overwhelming for me .Because when I was gone my parents didn’t get help. They finally decided to do something different.
They sent me into foster care on my six year old sisters birthday. I had so much hate toward the state for taking me out of my home for so long. Then taking me out again. Her and me are so close and because of foster care we were falling apart. I feel my whole family is falling apart and that it’s not making things better its just making things worse. My dad started using again once I got in foster care. I started all my old behaviors up again. I feel I’m ready to just go home. I would do anything for my family now. I would never put my friends before my family again.
After everything I have went through it made me become a better person by being more aware of my choices and how it would effect everyone around me. Because before I didn’t care about what happened or what the outcome would be. I couldn’t go an hour without taking a shot and now It’s just so overrated to me. I learned what is important to me now that wasn’t important to me a month or a year ago When you have lost everything that is important to you. That wasent a year ago then you’ll start changing. You’ll start to think if one drink is worth it for a four hour buzz. I learned that people you think are your friends there not they’ll turn around and stab you in the back just to get high. I’ve learned who my true friends are now. After everything that I’m going through now and what I went through with my dad has made me a stronger person. I know how to deal with problems that I’m faced with everyday instead of using.
Ashley
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Narrative Paper: Introduction
Cruzing around in a jeep grand Cherokee we, my friends and I, were driving around and hanging out. It smelled like pot and cigarettes. Nothing made sense. 12:00 pm driving around in Layton somewhere vision blurry, feeling numb. Duffle bags, gloves, masks, these are some of my “tools”. We all needed a cigarette and 50 feet away awaited a whole store with a broken window and no cameras. I swung a power kick and the window shattered into a million pieces and right then I knew I was not going to get very far before I got caught. My hands were quick as lightning, my reflexes even faster.
After my deed was done my legs were moving so fast I didn’t even understand my motive or why I did what I did. My deed was a loaded gun that I pointed at myself and pulled the trigger. The bullet was the burglary my blood was my emotions that are now all over the walls. I was dead, but living at the same time I was completely devoid of emotion and full of guilt I knew that eventually I would break and not be able to take any more. Next came the run and I was already on it I finally made It all the way back to the jeep and I felt safe for the moment.
Wade
After my deed was done my legs were moving so fast I didn’t even understand my motive or why I did what I did. My deed was a loaded gun that I pointed at myself and pulled the trigger. The bullet was the burglary my blood was my emotions that are now all over the walls. I was dead, but living at the same time I was completely devoid of emotion and full of guilt I knew that eventually I would break and not be able to take any more. Next came the run and I was already on it I finally made It all the way back to the jeep and I felt safe for the moment.
Wade
Narrative Paper: Introduction
No matter how old you are 7, 9, or even 6 years old. If you have the guts to do something like steal from a store, then it’s more likely that your friend or family will always take you to the store when they want something for free. Once you start young it really make a difference. A couple candy bars missing so what. Doing it over and over again. After a while you get use to it. Like if the store just wants you to come in and take stuff for free. That’s what it feels like. It comes to a point to were we have competition to see who can steal the most candies or who can steal the biggest thing from the store. Candies we didn’t even like but its to see who can steal the most. It becomes a habit no matter how old are you your race boy and girl.
Brayan
Brayan
Narrative Paper: Introduction
Here I am in a car with someone I don’t know. She asks questions, but I act like I don’t get her. 45 minutes of silence. Im on my way to a program thats called New Vision, through the Journey. I didn’t care, or at least that’s what I showed on the outside. I wanted everyone to know I didn’t give a damn. My case worker told me I would only be there 4 to 6 months, but that was a lie. It tured out it is a 6 to 12 month program.
Brandi
Brandi
Narrative Paper: Introduction
Being a recovoring herion addict has been hard. It is a life long prosess. Have you ever had some thing in your life that you just couldn’t live with out some thing you need so so baddly? And you knew it is nearly impossible to function with out, and that some thing had a hold on you emotionly, physicaly, and spiritualy. I still to this day get triggered after a year of being off of herion. It is a hard habit to brake! If I had a chance to talk to any one that has a herion addiction, i would let them know what is has done to my life and how it has chanded my relationship with my family and most importantly with my son xavier. I would give any thing to get the love of my family and my life back!
Bonni
Bonni
Narrative Paper: Introduction
My New Life
My name is Ashley, I am 18 years old and this is when it all started. I had my big 18th birthday party. That’s when I became an adult into this real world. It’s so much different then I thought it would be. I didn’t expect it to happen the way it did, so fast. I was having dinner with my sister at a Mexican food restaurant. That’s when I met this guy and his nametag said Victor. I was really interested in him because the way he was with us. His personality so outgoing and so sincere. I couldn’t pass up a perfect opportunity to get to know such a nice guy. This is when the real story starts, when my new life begins.
Ashley K.
My name is Ashley, I am 18 years old and this is when it all started. I had my big 18th birthday party. That’s when I became an adult into this real world. It’s so much different then I thought it would be. I didn’t expect it to happen the way it did, so fast. I was having dinner with my sister at a Mexican food restaurant. That’s when I met this guy and his nametag said Victor. I was really interested in him because the way he was with us. His personality so outgoing and so sincere. I couldn’t pass up a perfect opportunity to get to know such a nice guy. This is when the real story starts, when my new life begins.
Ashley K.
Narrative Paper: Introduction
It all started one day when my dad decided to relapse. I couldn’t take him shooting up in front of my sisters and me. He used for twelve years of my life. Then when I had my sixteenth birthday everything fell apart. My grandma Marilee Hall died. That’s when my journey all began and I became an alcoholic. My dad started using everyday. I didn’t know my dad as Todd Hall. I knew him as a drug addict doing anything to get his next fix. He gave up his own family for a forty or an eight ball. Just to be high for a couple hours then he would come down from his high. He would say sorry then do it all again. Then one day gravity hit him and something tragic happened I walked in the bathroom and my dad was laying on the flour with a needle in his arm over dosing. I knew I had ten minutes to call the ambulance or he would be dead. I was in complete shock. I waited in the hospital for four days hoping he’d be okay. Drugs have ruined my life and my dads. You never know when it’s going to be too late. You can take a drug for two years then stop and try to take it again and overdose. You’re just taking a chance with losing your life when you do drugs.
Ashley
Ashley
Friday, September 25, 2009
Narrative Paper: Introduction
LOCKED UP
Well before I got locked up, I was living on my own in Salt Lake City. I didn’t know what to do because I had nowhere to live at and had no job. Plus I was on the run because I had a warrant for not showing up in court. Then I moved into my cousin’s house up in west valley, I started working but later I got fired. I only lasted with that job for like three months. Later on my cousin kicked me out of his house. But I still choose to keep on running which was stupid. So I moved into my aunt’s house is house. I was asking myself, now should I just turn myself in or keep running? For a while, but then the cops found out I was there so they went and arrested me. So then I was locked up for like two months. Then I got sent to a program which no I’m trying to change my life around and do better.
Edgar
Well before I got locked up, I was living on my own in Salt Lake City. I didn’t know what to do because I had nowhere to live at and had no job. Plus I was on the run because I had a warrant for not showing up in court. Then I moved into my cousin’s house up in west valley, I started working but later I got fired. I only lasted with that job for like three months. Later on my cousin kicked me out of his house. But I still choose to keep on running which was stupid. So I moved into my aunt’s house is house. I was asking myself, now should I just turn myself in or keep running? For a while, but then the cops found out I was there so they went and arrested me. So then I was locked up for like two months. Then I got sent to a program which no I’m trying to change my life around and do better.
Edgar
Narrative Paper: Introduction
I have been living in Hawaii for 8 years. We live in a good-sized house. My family lives pretty close to the beach. I am 8 years old and I am in second grade. My parents both have jobs. I like Hawaii so much I would never of thought of leaving it. But now I see things missing everyday, and I see a lot of full and empty boxes.
Jordan
Jordan
Narrative Paper: Introduction
My First Time
It all started on the morning of July 4th .I was only 12 years old when all this happened. It was just me and two of the homies . We were at my house just kicking back, there was going to be a party later on that night. None of us had any money so we went to these apartments and started to break into the cars and take the stereos. After we hit about six or seven cars and we had some nice stereos these Africans came out and started yelling at us and saying they called the cops. We all started to run I got about five feet and then a cop car pulled up in front of me so I turned around and jumped the wall. As soon as I hit the other side there was a cop waiting for me with the tazer. They put me in the handcuffs and took me back to the other side. They already had my homies on the ground then they started to question us. We said nothing so they took us to D.T. That was the first time I got caught up for burglary.
Josh
It all started on the morning of July 4th .I was only 12 years old when all this happened. It was just me and two of the homies . We were at my house just kicking back, there was going to be a party later on that night. None of us had any money so we went to these apartments and started to break into the cars and take the stereos. After we hit about six or seven cars and we had some nice stereos these Africans came out and started yelling at us and saying they called the cops. We all started to run I got about five feet and then a cop car pulled up in front of me so I turned around and jumped the wall. As soon as I hit the other side there was a cop waiting for me with the tazer. They put me in the handcuffs and took me back to the other side. They already had my homies on the ground then they started to question us. We said nothing so they took us to D.T. That was the first time I got caught up for burglary.
Josh
Narrative Paper: Introduction
When all the problems start, there was some drama with my family. I got a question for all of you? What would you do if someone very close DIED, and you figure out someone else is dying. Well my name is Kenny and my story is stressful for me but I have to let it go. It all started when my mom died from cancer and had to find her dead when I was 10 years old. Right after I found my mom dead on her bed I just sat there crying until they took her away. Guess what happened right after they took my mom? The people we let live with us I guess they got stressed out to because they stabbed my dad! A little bit later after all the drama that’s when I started to get into trouble. I started using bud & alcohol, which then leaded to different drugs. After I got into the juvenile system I figured out that my dad got a brain aneurysm. A little later when I was 15 I got taken away from my dad and got put into foster care. Right now I’m trying to get my life together and get back home with my dad so I can take care of him when needs me. I don’t know what would happen if he dies while I’m in foster care.
Kenny
Kenny
Narrative Paper: Introduction
I did not know what to expect. I was at school having a normal day then boom! Blood everywhere, cries, yells of help and of confusion. I asked myself why would this happen to me. I was only seventeen and I was already going through this. What was I thinking what would you have done if you just found out you were having a miscarriage? I got rushed to the hospital from school. I’m still in shock and mostly confused with what was happening. I had been going out with my fiancé for two years. I love him so much and when I had to call him and let him know I was having a miscarriage, it seemed at that point that both out worlds collapsed.
Stephanie
Stephanie
Narrative Paper: Introduction
Well when I had turned 13 I was influenced to do bad things. And so as grew up I started getting in trouble and I just didn’t care what consequences the judge gave me but later on down the road. I knew I would regret all the stuff I did but at the time I just didn’t care about it because I was so miserable. But any ways most of the stuff I did to get in to trouble was assult, Theft, and vandalism.
Trevor
Trevor
Narrative Paper: Introduction
Flash. I’m laying down in the back seat of a car with my head on Rebecca's lap. My mom and dad are in the front. Confused, I ask “what’s happening, where am I?”
Flash. I’m in an unknown place and my dad is sitting in a wheelchair trying to make me laugh.
Flash. I’m ….
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to suddenly forget almost everything in a certain period of time in your life? What happened? Where am I? People say I was awake, but it feels like a dreamless sleep. Blank, without images, but it took the past two days as well. Nothing. The worst part is, nothing seems to last forever.
Anthony
Flash. I’m in an unknown place and my dad is sitting in a wheelchair trying to make me laugh.
Flash. I’m ….
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to suddenly forget almost everything in a certain period of time in your life? What happened? Where am I? People say I was awake, but it feels like a dreamless sleep. Blank, without images, but it took the past two days as well. Nothing. The worst part is, nothing seems to last forever.
Anthony
Friday, September 18, 2009
Helping Friends Out
Have you ever covered for a friend? If so explain? Yes I have covered for a friend more than once but it always turns out going the wrong way. Like one time I covered for my friend so she can go see her boy friend at night. She asked me to go in her room and pretend to be her and just lay on her bed because her mom goes in and checks on her! So I got there and helped her get out of her window. When she got out she helped me get in during all that I finally got in. She left with her boy friend and I was in her room up. Then when her mom comes in, sees me, and asked why was I here. I got scared so I was like I came to get my stuff so she asked where is Suzy I left in a hurry before I could answer. I called my friend and told her to get home quick before her mom called the cops. It didn’t turn out how we wanted.
I helped her out because she was my friend during that time so I wanted to help her that’s how I’m when I get to be friends I will do just about anything because I’m to nice to say no. and she did it for me once too so I had to return the favor.
Stefany
I helped her out because she was my friend during that time so I wanted to help her that’s how I’m when I get to be friends I will do just about anything because I’m to nice to say no. and she did it for me once too so I had to return the favor.
Stefany
Journal # 9
I just sometimes make bad choices but I try to tell them no. If its something I don’t want to do I just tell them strait up that’s not chill with me. I also don’t think its awesome how some friends just change on to other people side starts doing something that we promised that we wouldn’t do.
I have a lot of friends that don’t pay me back but I’m cool with them. I of course get mad at them for not returning my money, but I’m all ok with them borrowing from me. I’m wondering what they would fill like if I didn’t ever help them. I bet that they would get all sulky and probably wouldn’t even want to talk to me for a while until they get over it.
Kenny
I just sometimes make bad choices but I try to tell them no. If its something I don’t want to do I just tell them strait up that’s not chill with me. I also don’t think its awesome how some friends just change on to other people side starts doing something that we promised that we wouldn’t do.
I have a lot of friends that don’t pay me back but I’m cool with them. I of course get mad at them for not returning my money, but I’m all ok with them borrowing from me. I’m wondering what they would fill like if I didn’t ever help them. I bet that they would get all sulky and probably wouldn’t even want to talk to me for a while until they get over it.
Kenny
True Homies
Real friends are hard to come by. You’re lucky if you have a couple ‘real’ friends in this life of sin and stress. Nowadays you don’t know who you can trust anymore. Everybody is just looking out for them selves and could care less about the next person. A good friend to me is someone you know you can trust. It’s someone who’s got your back right or wrong. A good homie is loyal. They are down for whatever and handle what needs to be done. They will cover for you and help you out when your hurting or stressed. They got to show respect and know what’s up. To tell you the truth I can only think of a few of my homies who I could trust my life with. I consider myself pretty lucky just to have those people. Keep watch for those people who themselves friends.
Josh
Josh
GOOD TEST TAKING
I am usually not a very good test taker. When and if I do study for tests its going over the questions with my girlfriend most of the time. Ill ask her questions and then she will end up asking me questions about the test. But most of the time I don’t really like to study for tests or anything. If I had to choose to which tests I would rather be taking it would most likely be just a true or false one, because you have a fifty percent chance of getting it right.
SHOWING RESPECT
I way I show people with respect is treating them the exact same way I want to be treated. I am kind to them if I want kindness back towards me. If someone is older than you, you should always treat elders with respect no matter what. I don’t disrespect older than me even if I feel like I should because I am upset with them or something. And you should always treat girls with respect no matter what. That’s how I have been raised to act towards girls.
Jordan
I am usually not a very good test taker. When and if I do study for tests its going over the questions with my girlfriend most of the time. Ill ask her questions and then she will end up asking me questions about the test. But most of the time I don’t really like to study for tests or anything. If I had to choose to which tests I would rather be taking it would most likely be just a true or false one, because you have a fifty percent chance of getting it right.
SHOWING RESPECT
I way I show people with respect is treating them the exact same way I want to be treated. I am kind to them if I want kindness back towards me. If someone is older than you, you should always treat elders with respect no matter what. I don’t disrespect older than me even if I feel like I should because I am upset with them or something. And you should always treat girls with respect no matter what. That’s how I have been raised to act towards girls.
Jordan
I am from Provo there is a good side of town and a bad side. The good side is the north part of it. That is were all the rich people and the people that are retired go to. The bad side is south Provo it goes a little bit north to by Orem. That side is where all the gangs and poor people live. I have gotten even with a lot of people.
There were people at my school that I did not like and I would get into fights with the people I did not like or the people that hated me. There was this one time I got into a fight with a kid and he picked up a brick and hit me in the back of the head with it. The next day I saw him at school and I pulled out brass knuckles and hit him in the jaw. I think I broke it because I heard a loud snap. My family does not really worry about money because both of my parents work a full time job. Both of those jobs pay pretty good, because of that my life is pretty good
Jordan (JJ)
There were people at my school that I did not like and I would get into fights with the people I did not like or the people that hated me. There was this one time I got into a fight with a kid and he picked up a brick and hit me in the back of the head with it. The next day I saw him at school and I pulled out brass knuckles and hit him in the jaw. I think I broke it because I heard a loud snap. My family does not really worry about money because both of my parents work a full time job. Both of those jobs pay pretty good, because of that my life is pretty good
Jordan (JJ)
I like to do all sorts of fun things .Before I started getting my life on the straight and narrow. All I knew how to do was party it up. I thought that was the only fun thing to do in life. Then I went to rehab and got rid of all my old friends. Then I started finding out where the real fun was at. I found it in cars, going cursing down Main and State Street, drifting down dirt roads, Racing other cars, and meeting new friends. Also I like going camping, playing glow in the dark hiding seek, roasting Starbursts, and listening to music . My friends and I like Taking my dirt bike through the river going fast racing through there splashing puddles on each other. I like Going horseback riding with my family jumping poles. I like going clubbing to dance with some of my friends to have a good time. I like to go car suffering with my best friend josh. I like to just goof off and jam with people who can play drums with me or an instrument. I also, love to do anything with the ending board. Just having fun doing tricks, playing in the water and snow, and cursing down the street.
Ashley H
Ashley H
Friday, September 11, 2009
If I Could be Anywhere
First if I could be anywhere I want right now in the world I would probably got to Mexico with all my family. It’s been a while I haven’t been there since like 2 years ago and it just brings a lot of good memories when I was young. But also there is another place I would want to be at and that would be at my mom’s and little baby sister’s grave because I haven’t been there for 10 years. My first plane ride was when I was really young, like maybe when I was six or seven years old so a was pretty scared. The part that I hated the most was when the plane lifted off the ground and when it landed, but after that I just got over it. I can sometimes see how people are really, but most people I know are fake, because some people just like to act like they are cool. But yes I sometimes see people for who they really are it depends if you known the person for a long time or you can believe them.
Edgar
Edgar
Divorce
I believe that divorce is an excuse used to break up with someone because you finally found out that they couldn’t or wouldn’t stand to be with someone. I believe that a person should get to know a person very well before they decide to marry anyone because if they don’t know, then they usually last long enough to actually be a family. Marriage, in my opinion, is a commitment that you make to spend the rest of your life with someone else, and if you find, after wards, that they aren’t the person for you, then you break your promise to them. I think that divorce should only be done when two people decide that they aren’t for each other rather than because they decided to get married on a spur of the moment decision.
I never really had to break up a date, so I didn’t need to know any ways to break one up, nor do I want to know how to because I think that if I saw stupid enough to go out on a date that I didn’t intend on finishing, then I need to learn somehow and going through is the only way I know of.
Anthony
I never really had to break up a date, so I didn’t need to know any ways to break one up, nor do I want to know how to because I think that if I saw stupid enough to go out on a date that I didn’t intend on finishing, then I need to learn somehow and going through is the only way I know of.
Anthony
Covering For Friends
I have taken the fall for some of my friends a couple times. To me it doesn’t matter because I know if they were in that situation they would have done the same thing.
But the way it went down was this guy in school was talking crap about my friend and me. One day I confronted him saying why was he talking crap us. So when I did he told me lets fight. I said all right and started taking off my sweater. After I knocked him out my friends got in the fight and started hitting him too. Then after the fight had ended we left and nothing else happened that day.
Until the next day I went to school I got called in to the principle’s office. They started me asking me questions like why I did and all that. But they got to question of who were the other two people that got in the fight. I said I didn’t know who they were I didn’t get a chance to see there faces. They told me if I didn’t tell them whom it was then I would get sent to another school for the rest of the years. So I still didn’t say any thing and got in trouble for everything that happened to that kid. And my friends stayed in the school like nothing happened. But it happens and I don’t regret it.
Brayan
But the way it went down was this guy in school was talking crap about my friend and me. One day I confronted him saying why was he talking crap us. So when I did he told me lets fight. I said all right and started taking off my sweater. After I knocked him out my friends got in the fight and started hitting him too. Then after the fight had ended we left and nothing else happened that day.
Until the next day I went to school I got called in to the principle’s office. They started me asking me questions like why I did and all that. But they got to question of who were the other two people that got in the fight. I said I didn’t know who they were I didn’t get a chance to see there faces. They told me if I didn’t tell them whom it was then I would get sent to another school for the rest of the years. So I still didn’t say any thing and got in trouble for everything that happened to that kid. And my friends stayed in the school like nothing happened. But it happens and I don’t regret it.
Brayan
What's my favorite type of music?
Well I like lots of different types of music but this week I really like Buckcherry ! They are awesome I love the guys voice!! It’s so hot! My favorite song today is one that I am listening to right now sorry! I also like carousel. It’s a cute song! Music is a big coping skill for me it helps me to express my feelings appropriately and mostly in good ways. It also helps others know what I am feeling at the moment cause when I am mad I listen to fast pace music. And when I am happy I listen to like Jason meraz and the bubble song!! Songs that are more up beat and spunky! Songs that make me smile also I like to listen to some tech-no, show tech, Benni B., Basshunter and stuff like that. I also like to mix a little Rascal Flats in with it all! Country is my all time favorite!
Bonnie
Bonnie
There are a couple people who truly are important in my life, for all different reasons.
My Mom- the most important out of anyone because she’s someone who can kind of relate to what I’m going through. She has helped and took care of me was I was little until I got older now I can take care of myself. I also talk to my other parents. Well that’s what I refer to them as. They took me in when my whole life was just a mess. It has been a long bumpy ride but they have helped me through it. It has been the first foster home I have been in that I felt like part of the family and I love it.
When I need legal help I talk to my dad he knows a lot about the law. He and I are exactly alike in so many ways. So he can understand how my mind is set. And he gives me advice on what I need to do. When I just need someone to talk to other than an adult I will call my friend josh. Because he completely calms me down. He has been there for me from the start. He is one of my first friends that actually showed he cares about me when I was into drugs. He helped me get clean and sober. He protects me like his little sister. I think of him as my big brother.
Fernando because he cheers me up when I’m sad or just having a bad day. And when I’m mad he encourages me to calm down. He’s someone I just can relate towhees just one of my peers I trust as summit I can tell him anything. And there’s never a dull movement with Fernando.Hes one of the couple of my only true friends.
Ashley
My Mom- the most important out of anyone because she’s someone who can kind of relate to what I’m going through. She has helped and took care of me was I was little until I got older now I can take care of myself. I also talk to my other parents. Well that’s what I refer to them as. They took me in when my whole life was just a mess. It has been a long bumpy ride but they have helped me through it. It has been the first foster home I have been in that I felt like part of the family and I love it.
When I need legal help I talk to my dad he knows a lot about the law. He and I are exactly alike in so many ways. So he can understand how my mind is set. And he gives me advice on what I need to do. When I just need someone to talk to other than an adult I will call my friend josh. Because he completely calms me down. He has been there for me from the start. He is one of my first friends that actually showed he cares about me when I was into drugs. He helped me get clean and sober. He protects me like his little sister. I think of him as my big brother.
Fernando because he cheers me up when I’m sad or just having a bad day. And when I’m mad he encourages me to calm down. He’s someone I just can relate towhees just one of my peers I trust as summit I can tell him anything. And there’s never a dull movement with Fernando.Hes one of the couple of my only true friends.
Ashley
Friday, September 4, 2009
Music
My all time favorite singer is a rapper named Lil Wayne. I like him because he like one of the nicest rappers I ever talked to. I think that my parents are the most important people in my life. I love them cause I remember how my mom was a singer and use to sing to me before I go to sleep. My mom used to write songs for people to sing. She also used to get money for singing her songs or selling them. I like how my dad took ‘good care of me when I was a baby. I have a lot of friends that are adults. I talk to my friend Tommy when I’m mad or upset I think he like a brother to me and I can tell him anything. I also got my aunt I think she kind of a nice thing to have in my life. Right now she is like one of the only ones that can calm me down when I’m Really Mad or Upset.
Kenny
Kenny
The Bad Side of Town
The place were I grew up is not the nicest or the richest part of Utah. I’m from Glendale. I guess you could say it’s the bad side of Salt Lake City. A lot stuff goes down in my neighborhood. You could hear gunshots all the time, graffiti is all over the place. Some people think it’s not safe down in Glendale. The cops are always doing drug busts. There are a lot of gang members. I would rather be down there than anywhere else. It’s only dangerous to people who don’t know what’s up, people who don’t show respect. That’s the place I call home. I lived there ever since I was a little kid. The majority of the people who live down there are Mexican. Even though there is a lot of crimes, poverty and stress. It’s a good place to live you can learn a lot. You learn what it takes to survive in these stressful times.
Josh
Josh
5 goals before I complete high school.
I want to get a job and not get fired from it. All the jobs I get I always get fired from because I am always way too late or I just end up not going to work. I want to get my license before I turn 17. I should have gotten my license when I turned 16 but I was too lazy to go get my permit. I still haven’t gotten my permit yet. I would really like to graduate from high school with at least a 2.5 GPA. And get my diploma not my GED.
My fourth goal would probably have to keep passing all my drug tests so I get off Probation. I cant stand getting random drug tests almost 3 times a week.
Jordan
My fourth goal would probably have to keep passing all my drug tests so I get off Probation. I cant stand getting random drug tests almost 3 times a week.
Jordan
Weird Al
Who is your all time favorite singer? Why? My all time favorite singer is weird Al Yankovic. The reason I like him is because he is creative and funny, he has some of the personalities that I have so I can relate to him in some ways. I can also say that I look up to Weird Al as much as I do my parents. My parents have been there for my and Weird Al is there for me when I am bored. So he kind of helps me stay out of trouble. As Weird Al is my favorite singer some people that I am friends with hate his music. For example, Brett Jeanselme, a wonderful guy that has helped me in so many ways hates his music. Therefore, Weird Al is my favorite just like my parents and Brett are my favorite people to be with. I also wouldn’t trade Weird Al’s music for any other type of music.
Evgeny
Evgeny
Well if I were to change my name, I would keep my last name and change my first name into Antonio. But I would rather keep my name how it is because it’s the name my parents gave me. My favorite television would have to be UFC ultimate fighting, I pick this show because its pretty crazy how they fight and the knockouts are amazing! This show is where I got the idea of wanting to know martial arts its pretty cool. My favorite fighter would have to be Jorge Saint Peere he has a professional record of 26 wins and only 2 loses. One of my biggest dreams would have to be getting rich which is hard to make come true but that’s how life is. Also one of my dream cars would have to be a 2010 Range Rover but they cost too much which sucks. So if I ever want this dream to come true, I got to work hard and go to college and believe that I can do it which I know I can.
Edgar
Edgar
My Best Friend
My best friends name is Mariah. She is really pretty; She has brown hair that is almost always curly. She has brown eyes and a wardrobe that will blow your mind. She always has the newest fashion and is not afraid to show it off. She is extremely out going. When we are together nothing can stop us from having a good time. We run around, we jump, we dance, we sing. We totally freak people out. She brings out the real me, how I used to be. We ran away together last year and we have been separated since last October. We can be totally depressed and hating life, but if we get together, within five minutes we are having the time of our lives. No one makes me happier and no one could ever take her place. We have been threw absolutely everything together, boyfriends, girlfriends, stabbings, drugs, alcohol, work. We have had nights when we were at work and we were having absolutely terrible days we would sit down no matter what time of the day if we were clocked in or not and we would just look at each other, sit down and talk, not just talk we would have wild crazy intense conversations, we would laugh we would cry, we would scream, and it wouldn’t be just a little talk we would talk until after close. Sometimes we wouldn’t even go home we would just sit at work and talk well into the night sometime until the sun came up. Mariah is my best friend. I love her
Cara
Cara
Signs
I have never had a sign from god. Any thing religious sign I never had. But I do believe in signs. I believe that there are signs or warnings everywhere. In television dreams conversations you have with friends or family members everywhere. It has happen to me a couple times. It was a trip because I didn’t think of it till it was happening. Right in the middle of it then I remember the signs.
One of the times I remember was when I first got locked up. The day before I got locked up I was chilling in my house watching television. The show I was watching is called manswers. And it was talking about how to escape handcuffs. At first I got in to it but then didn’t care. But the next day I got pulled over by the cops and got arrested. On my way to DT I was thinking about that show and that if I had that key to get out the handcuffs I wouldn’t be going to DT.
The second time wasn’t something I saw on the television. It was like a week after I got out of DT. I was on house arrest. But this day I went to kick it with some friends. We were just walking around talking about some of our enemies. Later in the day we ran in to some of our enemies. There was three of them and three of us so we in to a little rumble. Busted my hand and got a bruise but I believe in signs but I see them as warnings to watch out for what you saw or talked about.
Brayan
One of the times I remember was when I first got locked up. The day before I got locked up I was chilling in my house watching television. The show I was watching is called manswers. And it was talking about how to escape handcuffs. At first I got in to it but then didn’t care. But the next day I got pulled over by the cops and got arrested. On my way to DT I was thinking about that show and that if I had that key to get out the handcuffs I wouldn’t be going to DT.
The second time wasn’t something I saw on the television. It was like a week after I got out of DT. I was on house arrest. But this day I went to kick it with some friends. We were just walking around talking about some of our enemies. Later in the day we ran in to some of our enemies. There was three of them and three of us so we in to a little rumble. Busted my hand and got a bruise but I believe in signs but I see them as warnings to watch out for what you saw or talked about.
Brayan
Write to some one that you love …
I just won’t to start out by saying that I really love you and I will never stop trying to make your life better! You have taught me some much in your short life. And we have been through some crazy things! But your smile is so worth it in the end! You have changed the way I look at life you have changed the way I look at my self! I have accomplished things that I never new was possible because I care for you so much! You are amazing and your personality is unlike any other you are a unique one of a kind individual that some day I know will find there passion and make me proud I won’t nothing more then for you to have a good life and be truly happy. I hope you understand all the things I have giving up to make things write with you. After all the mistakes I have made I still keep coming back and will never give.
Bonnie
Bonnie
Argumentative teenagers
I think that teenagers argue with their parents a lot because they think that their parents don’t, won’t, or can’t understand them when they talk about their problems. I think that teens are too prideful to accept that their parents might be right when they are not or when they think that they are right. I think that the main reasons why teens argue with their parents is because they think they need to be flawless and that they want to prove that they are.
I don’t argue with my parents anymore, and I believe the reasons are that I don’t live with them right now and I don’t feel as though I need to prove anything to them anymore. I believe that as the mind matures, the teen will stop wanting to argue with their parents unless they make it a habit to argue with them when they’re around them. I think it takes a long time or drastic measures to break the habit of arguing.
Anthony
I don’t argue with my parents anymore, and I believe the reasons are that I don’t live with them right now and I don’t feel as though I need to prove anything to them anymore. I believe that as the mind matures, the teen will stop wanting to argue with their parents unless they make it a habit to argue with them when they’re around them. I think it takes a long time or drastic measures to break the habit of arguing.
Anthony
My Parents
I like my parents. Well most of them at least. It’s always been the dads that I have a problem with. My real dad is not a part of my life so I can’t really like someone that I have never met.
My second dad Chuy, well I liked him when I was a little kid but I didn’t really see him for what he was. When I was little I thought he was great. He always got me what I wanted. He bought me new things all the time, and I never got in trouble with him.
I never thought that when we went to Mexico it was to smuggle drugs and who knows what. He put my mom and me in a lot of dangerous situations that I would probably be okay with if I wasn’t in my current situation.
My last and current dad Guillermo I like. At least now I do I used to think he was the worst guy ever. He never wanted to let me go anywhere. My curfew was at 11 pm. We constantly fought. Eventually it got to fist fights, cops, and DT or jail for one of us. Now I get him a lot better after extensive anger management for both if us.
I absolutely love my mommy. She has done what she needed to do for my sisters and me even if it wasn’t what was best for her. She has sacrificed a lot for me and my safety, including her happiness. I could never dislike her even if she dose make me mad sometimes.
Ali
My second dad Chuy, well I liked him when I was a little kid but I didn’t really see him for what he was. When I was little I thought he was great. He always got me what I wanted. He bought me new things all the time, and I never got in trouble with him.
I never thought that when we went to Mexico it was to smuggle drugs and who knows what. He put my mom and me in a lot of dangerous situations that I would probably be okay with if I wasn’t in my current situation.
My last and current dad Guillermo I like. At least now I do I used to think he was the worst guy ever. He never wanted to let me go anywhere. My curfew was at 11 pm. We constantly fought. Eventually it got to fist fights, cops, and DT or jail for one of us. Now I get him a lot better after extensive anger management for both if us.
I absolutely love my mommy. She has done what she needed to do for my sisters and me even if it wasn’t what was best for her. She has sacrificed a lot for me and my safety, including her happiness. I could never dislike her even if she dose make me mad sometimes.
Ali
Friday, August 28, 2009
5 Goals
Get a car is my first goal. Because when I have a car I will be able to go anywhere. Also having a car will make me more responsible, by working to keep it. And I love cars so I would get something I enjoy. It will also help me to learn more about fixing cars.
My second goal is to get a lot of money. Because if I get a lot of money I will be able to pay a lot of the stuff that I want. Like a car, clothes, collage. Money will help me accomplish a lot of my other goals. And if I accomplish my goal for going to collage the money that I get from that I could help tons of kids that don’t have money.
My third goal is to get straight A’s. because if I get straight A’s I will accomplish going to a good collage. Also to prove to people that thought that I was dumb that I can get good grades. It will help me to by proving myself I could do anything
My fourth goal is to stop drugs. Because it will be very good for my health because I get really sick when I do them. Also because there really dumb and make me do dumb things like go steal and fight. I would also take away all the bad people I know so I wont be with back stabbing people.
My last goal is to not get in trouble. Because that would help me save money and not waste it on tickets. Also to not get hurt like get jumped because I could die one day. And it will make me feel better because I believe in karma and I don’t want stuff coming back to me.
Stefany
My second goal is to get a lot of money. Because if I get a lot of money I will be able to pay a lot of the stuff that I want. Like a car, clothes, collage. Money will help me accomplish a lot of my other goals. And if I accomplish my goal for going to collage the money that I get from that I could help tons of kids that don’t have money.
My third goal is to get straight A’s. because if I get straight A’s I will accomplish going to a good collage. Also to prove to people that thought that I was dumb that I can get good grades. It will help me to by proving myself I could do anything
My fourth goal is to stop drugs. Because it will be very good for my health because I get really sick when I do them. Also because there really dumb and make me do dumb things like go steal and fight. I would also take away all the bad people I know so I wont be with back stabbing people.
My last goal is to not get in trouble. Because that would help me save money and not waste it on tickets. Also to not get hurt like get jumped because I could die one day. And it will make me feel better because I believe in karma and I don’t want stuff coming back to me.
Stefany
5 Goals
These are my five goals.
My first goal is to get out of the juvenile system.this is one of my goals because ive been in the system since I was 11 years old. I don’t want to have to deal with judges, probation officers or nothing like that. It sucks when you have check in before you can do anything.
My second goal is to get out of my proctor home. I have been there for almost 7 months. The people I live with are cool but no matter where you are, your always going to want to be with your real family.
My third goal is to stop getting locked up. Its just a wast of life and time. I’ve been locked up to many times to count.there isnt anything cool about it. It just makes you feel like a dog in a cage. People just forget about you. No visits, letters, you cant even where your own clothes.
My fourth goal is to get a job.robbing people gets quick money, but you can’t do it forever eventually your going to get caught. It doesn’t matter how sly, slick and wicked you think you are.you’ll end up slipping up and make a mistake.and all you can do after that is sit in D.T. and count bricks.
My last goal is to graduate from high school on time. I missed a lot of school and I got to make up a lot of credits. I regret not paying attention before. Now I feel stupid because I don’t know what I was supposed to learn in 7th grade. It just adds more stress than needed.
By Josh
My first goal is to get out of the juvenile system.this is one of my goals because ive been in the system since I was 11 years old. I don’t want to have to deal with judges, probation officers or nothing like that. It sucks when you have check in before you can do anything.
My second goal is to get out of my proctor home. I have been there for almost 7 months. The people I live with are cool but no matter where you are, your always going to want to be with your real family.
My third goal is to stop getting locked up. Its just a wast of life and time. I’ve been locked up to many times to count.there isnt anything cool about it. It just makes you feel like a dog in a cage. People just forget about you. No visits, letters, you cant even where your own clothes.
My fourth goal is to get a job.robbing people gets quick money, but you can’t do it forever eventually your going to get caught. It doesn’t matter how sly, slick and wicked you think you are.you’ll end up slipping up and make a mistake.and all you can do after that is sit in D.T. and count bricks.
My last goal is to graduate from high school on time. I missed a lot of school and I got to make up a lot of credits. I regret not paying attention before. Now I feel stupid because I don’t know what I was supposed to learn in 7th grade. It just adds more stress than needed.
By Josh
5 Goals
Goals
1. I want to establish a better relationship with peers that I don’t like very much. A. Why I want to do this is because I believe that I would have a easier time with situations that I would get aggravated with. I would also know who I can talk to when I need to talk to someone without having a limit based on racism or prejudiced about who other people are or what they look like. B. How I plan to do this is I want to talk to a lot of people and get to know who they are and what I can talk to them about without them getting annoyed. I also want to be friends with most everyone because I want as much support in what to do as I can get and allow myself to get a better perspective of what should happen.
2. I want to get ahead in credits and graduate early. A. Why I want to do this is because I would get out of high school early and be able to take college classes so I can get further in schooling before I really have to do anything about it. I also want to because I would get a certain amount of funds for college depending on how early I finished high school. B. How I plan on doing this is I want to get packets for a few of the essential classes so I can finish their credit and I want to read and do the packets for eight books. I also want to be able to take classes just for elective so that everything would count for it.
3. I want to get a 3.7 GPA for the rest of high school. A. Why I want to accomplish this is because I want to be able to get accepted into almost any college that I want to go to or apply to. I also want something to tell other people that I work hard and that I get the job done when I’m given the time to. I want people to know that I will work when something arises. B. How I want to do this is I will work on my homework for 2-3 hours a day or until all of my homework is completed. I will also study for my classes so that I know what were doing instead of just barely knowing anything about it.
Anthony
1. I want to establish a better relationship with peers that I don’t like very much. A. Why I want to do this is because I believe that I would have a easier time with situations that I would get aggravated with. I would also know who I can talk to when I need to talk to someone without having a limit based on racism or prejudiced about who other people are or what they look like. B. How I plan to do this is I want to talk to a lot of people and get to know who they are and what I can talk to them about without them getting annoyed. I also want to be friends with most everyone because I want as much support in what to do as I can get and allow myself to get a better perspective of what should happen.
2. I want to get ahead in credits and graduate early. A. Why I want to do this is because I would get out of high school early and be able to take college classes so I can get further in schooling before I really have to do anything about it. I also want to because I would get a certain amount of funds for college depending on how early I finished high school. B. How I plan on doing this is I want to get packets for a few of the essential classes so I can finish their credit and I want to read and do the packets for eight books. I also want to be able to take classes just for elective so that everything would count for it.
3. I want to get a 3.7 GPA for the rest of high school. A. Why I want to accomplish this is because I want to be able to get accepted into almost any college that I want to go to or apply to. I also want something to tell other people that I work hard and that I get the job done when I’m given the time to. I want people to know that I will work when something arises. B. How I want to do this is I will work on my homework for 2-3 hours a day or until all of my homework is completed. I will also study for my classes so that I know what were doing instead of just barely knowing anything about it.
Anthony
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