Journal#52

Last week was Thanksgiving, what are you thankful for?  Please describe your week off.  Did you go anywhere or do anything significant these last nine days off? What was your favorite part of this mini vacation?.

(Use Gluttony)

On Thanksgiving I was thankful for all my family and friends and everything I have. I was also thankful for my fourteen birthday. I had a great time on my birthday, I had lots to eat. My mom made lasagna, two hams, and a lot of other food. I did not want to look gluttony, but the food looked so good. 

I still ate a lot not excessive eating, but a lot. At the end I was so full I couldn't even move. On the other few days of the mini vacation I stayed home. I had to finish biology and a english project. I was also thankful of not having excessive work on the week. Although I didn't travel I did get to sleep in. 

My favorite part of the mini vacation was my birthday. I got to spend time with my family and enjoy being together. I also chose this because of all the yummy food I ate. The best part of the day was playing volleyball with my cousins. I had a great time and hope i have another mini vacation. 

Journal #51

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey, not the bald eagle, to be our country’s symbol.  If you had the opportunity to help decide on our nation’s symbol, would you choose the turkey or the bald eagle?  Or would you choose a different animal all together? Justify your answer with examples.(Use mascot)

If I had the opportunity of choosing wether the nation's symbol was the eagle or the turkey. I would choose the eagle because the turkey is ugly, and thanksgiving would not be a good day to celebrate the  nations bird. We would have all ate them and there would be none left. Turkey's are not really a bird that acts smart. 

The bald eagle is good because the it's intelligent , dignified and we don't eat it. The bald eagle shows bravery and courage that is a good thing to represent the nation. It's a good thing we can't eat our nations bird, that would show weakness and no power. The United States have shown great strength and that is why we take care of these birds. 

Our high school's mascot is an eagle, I'm glad it isn't something that shows weakness. For example some high schools have a dog, I know they're cute but not for a mascot. A mascot has to show what the high school is made of. I wouldn't change the mascot at all it's perfect. 

 

Journal #50

You are the network administrator for a rather large company. You have a young family and need your job to support them. As part of your responsibility as a network administrator is to monitor the emails for the organization. Usually this just means occasionally allow through emails for staff members that have been accidentally blocked by the spam filters.

One day you get a helpdesk request from a staff member asking for an email to get released. Normally it’s standard procedure except this time the request has come from the wife of a very good friend of yours. You recognize the name on the helpdesk request so quickly attend to the problem. As part of the procedure you need to manually open up the email to ensure that it isn’t spam, so you do and you discover that it certainly isn’t spam. You find that it’s actually an email to your friends wife from her lover. You scan the rest of the contents of the email and there is no doubt that she has been having an affair for some time now.

You release the email, but you can’t decide what to do. You’re initial reaction is to call your friend up and tell him about the email, however you quickly realize that company policy is very strict about revealing the contents of confidential emails of staff members regardless of the contents and unless someone’s life is in immediate danger, under no circumstances are you permitted to reveal the information.

In any case you know that revealing this information presents great risk, because even if you don’t do it directly, there is a good chance that the dots will be joined somewhere along the line and you will be found out. However you feel that by not telling you friend that you are aiding his wife get away with adultery and this troubles you greatly.

What do you do?? (Use spam)

What I would do if I were the friend and found out that the wife was cheating on the husband, I would be shocked. As my job to be in charge of reviewing the emails, I would have preferred the email to be a spam than a message that would affect my best friend. It's harder to tell your best friend something that would really hurt them.To say their wife has an affair would be against your privileges at your work. I would think it's the right thing to tell my friend but the wife would think I am in her business. 

If I did tell the husband about his wife having an affair, I would think they would have problems and I wouldn't want to be the cause of their divorce. On the other side if I don't say anything I can live a calm life with my job. I know that wouldn't be a good friend to not tell him when I found out. But, I don't want to look for trouble. 

What i could do is not say anything and set up a trap for the wife without her knowing. The trap would consider the husband finding the wife red handed. That way it doesn't have to do with my job. The best part is that I told my best friend without him noticing. The plan might take a long  time to prepare, but you help your friend,  

Journal #49

What is the meaning of the phrase "You reap what you sow".  What does it mean to you? Give examples to support your position. Is it the same as Karma?(Use sow)

This phrase means that the problems you got yourself into were caused by your actions. I wouldn't sow anything till I am completely sure of what I am doing. What this phrase means to me is that whatever I do, something good or bad may come out of it. I will need to watch out for the bad consequences. Sometimes you can be aware of what you are doing, and other times you can't be sure. 

I have made mistakes in life that i have to sow myself out of. For example when I have a bad grade on something I try to get a better score the next time. We should all work on making changes, especially if you've sown to deep. Some people have stopped trying to get out their problems. We should all keep going in life and fix our mistakes. 

Although some people might think it is the same thing as karma it's not. There is a big difference between you getting yourself into something, and something just happening. The phrase represents someone getting themselves into trouble. Karma is something that just happens that you make no effect on. 

Journal #48

Do you know any veterans?  Did you thank them for their service?  How did you celebrate Veterans Day?(Use honor)

Sadly I don't know any veterans, but I do know that they are the people who serve our country. By serving our country I mean they have help other people. For example soldiers or marines, they have fought or are fighting for our country. They protect us and represent us at war. They all risk their lives so that we can be save and happy. 

We honor the dead and alive veterans on Veterans Day. This day is given as a day off for all of their hard work. My family and I celebrate this day by making a BBQ. I like to spend time with my family and enjoy life. I think of the veterans families who might think the same things. 

There are so many ways to celebrate Veterans Day. For example the President celebrates by giving a speech. The speech shows how much he cares and wishes the best for every veteran. The president also gives a nice flower arrangement that is a symbol of his gratitude. Over all Veterans Day is a nice day to celebrate. 

  

Journal #47

Describe your future plans and goals? How will you accomplish them?  Are you on track to reach these goals?  What are some obstacles that will impede fulfilling these objectives?

(Use impede)

My goals are to be doing good at school and get my diploma. I plan to do something great with my life to support my family. I will like to support them in any way I can. I know that I can set higher goals for myself and not set a limit. Although at some times it seems hard I need to look at the bright side. 

I will not let anything impede me from reaching my goal. I will complete all of my work and get good grades. I know I have to try hard and get good results on my exams. Tests are my little enemies, and I need to over come them. 

Some other plans I have are to get to a UC, that is my dream. Then I want to work on my dream career which is a Digital Medical Sonographer. This career requires patients and lot's of experience. After my career I will want to work to get a high position. Goals don't stop in life, they continue. 

Journal #46

November is "National Peanut Butter Lover's Month." A large number of students today are allergic to peanut butter. Some classrooms and/or schools have even become "Peanut Free" zones. Do you think this is fair for the students are not allergic to peanut butter? Explain your thinking.  Are you allergic to anything? What measures do you do to avoid contamination?

(Use Hypoallergenic)

I think it is fair for children that are not allergic to peanut butter because we all need to think about the health of others. If I were allergic to peanut butter I wouldn't want it around. It would be a big temptation that I could become even more sick. We all need to look at different perspectives. We can not just focus on our own, it wouldn't be fair. 

Now if we look at the people that are not hypoallergenic to peanut butter, they would think they have the right to eat it. Yet, if they put themselves in other shoes they would think differently. The school also needs to put rules that can tell the students to eat peanut butter at home so that we can all be safe. Although I think no one is allergic to peanut butter. 

I don't think I am allergic to anything, or maybe I haven't discovered it. I would try to stay away from anything that would make me itchy or look weird. I have a friend though that is allergic to nuts. She can't touch, nor eat them. I always try to not eat nuts around her because it is disrespectful.