Last Blog

This is the last blog I have to write. I can't believe that my first semester of college is over. It went by so fast. I really thought that college would be a lot harder, but I'm thankful that its not too bad.

Snow

The snow today was a waste. We barely got any snow and it just made things a mess. I'd much rather have a huge storm that have to deal with this slushy mess. Ruins the whole day!

Graphic Design

Today was the last day of my design class. Im really going to miss taking that class because it was a lot of fun. I love art and love designing. I'm really glad i decided to major in Graphic Design, so far im having a good experience

Christmas Tree

Today my dad and I when Christmas tree shopping. We decided that we would go cut one down ourselves at a tree farm, well that sounded easier that it was. We went to one place and the trees were so small. We then decided to try one other place. We got there and the place wasn't open even though it said it would be. We waited a little while and then someone finally showed up. They said they werent selling anymore trees cuz the sold too many already, but my dad convinced them too. Next year we plan on starting earlier.

Almost Famous

We started a movie in English today and I must say its pretty good. When it first started i thought it was going to be a dumb movie, but its not; its really pretty good. It gives you a good explanation of what rock was about when it first came out and how some people were really against it. Can't wait to finish it

Yayy

I wrote my last paper for the semester. No more papers to write. Yayy!!

Research Paper

My research paper is due tomorrow and i really hope i did it well. I revised it the way i was supposed to so i should get a good grade. I just want to get a good grade on it so i can get a good grade for the semester.

Christmas Shopping

The craziness begins!!! Christmas shopping has begun. The stores are crazy and people will stop at nothing to get the one gift their kids want for Christmas. But when people get out of hand this all turns ridiculous. Don't get me wrong i love Christmas and shopping for people but sometimes it can get insane.

Bleh

So today sucked. My dog isn't doing very well and im not ready to lose her. She is 14 years old and yea i know thats old but i just don't want to lose her. She has been my best friend since i was 5 years old and cant imagine not having her around.

Research Paper

So I am trying to write my paper and its not working. I have no idea where to start. I wish this paper would just write itself, but it wont so i better get writing.

Winter Wonderland

Winter is such a beautiful time of the year. The snow that covers every inch of the ground is so pretty. Its such a fun time of year, between shopping for Christmas gifts and seeing the smiles on little kids faces as begin winter break. Its a time when everyone is happy and in a good mood.

Getting Through College

I can't believe that the semester is almost over. It went by so fast. I only have a few more assignments to do then I can say that i made it through my first semester of college!

Rockefeller Center

I just got word today that after combat training there is a good chance my cousin will have to go to Iraq. He is not in the marines fighting on the front lines, but as a tank mechanic. They are the people who go out and fix all the tanks and Hummers that have problems. This is still a rather dangerous job and i just really hope he doesn't have to be sent there.

Black Friday

I have never gone out on Black Friday until this year. It was definatly a fun experience. After thanksgiving dinner, my friend picked me up and i slept over her house. We went to sleep for like 2 hours and then had to get up and get ready to go shopping. We left at 3 AM. It was hard for me to get up because i need a certain amount of sleep or i dont function too well. We went shopping in the Watchung Square Mall and we got there around 3:30 AM. Then we waited online until 5AM. Me and my friend waited in the car though while everyone else stood in line. It was a very tiring day, but was so much fun.

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving was a really enjoyable day. My family and I went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house for dinner. I love spending holidays with the whole family. My favorite food thanksgiving is the stuffing. I love stuffing. I eat everything else but stuffing is the best part. After we had dinner we relaxed for a little while and then we had dessert. Apple pie is my favorite. I could do with out pumplin pie, but not without apple pie. Today was another enjoyable holiday with the family.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sacred Heart

Today i found out that the move in day for college is Jan. 20. I register for my class and get all the info i need about moving in on Jan. 15. I really cant wait to move in. It will be a diff experience but I know I it will be fun.

Transfering Schools

So when i did the application process in high school i was accepted the the school i wanted to go to but not until January. I can't believe thats its almost January. Time is flying by so fast! I just received the roommate questionnaire and now have to fill it out and send it in. I'm so excited and can't wait to move in!

Life

Life can be so complicated!

Happy Birthday To Me

Today is my 19th Birthday! Im excited that its my birthday, but i dont get to do anything new that i couldnt have done when i was 18. I spent the day shopping with my aunt and then later tonight i will have dinner with my family. After dinner more family is coming over for dessert. Can't Wait!

My cousin, who just graduated from boot camp, has been sent back down to North Carolina for combat training. He is probably coming home soon, but it is not a definite thing yet. He is able to call home and talk to people and all he says is how hard it is down there. I feel bad for him, but i know he can do it and won't stop until he has become the best he can be.

Psych is Probably the Worst Subject

Psychology is the hardest and worst subject I'm taking right now. I never do well on the test and I study pretty hard. I don't understand why I have to take this class when it has nothing to do with my major. I really hate freshman classes!

Fall is Such A Beautiful Time of the Year

Friends and Family

I have come to realize that all you need in life are friends and family. They stand by your side no matter what. They are there for you through thick and thin and will never leave you alone. I really do love my friends and family and I don't know what I would do without them.

Why does college have to be so hard?

Why does college have to be so hard sometimes. I feel like i have so much work to do and no time to do it. I really hope that as the semesters go on it gets easier, because i dont think i can take much more of this stress. I hate having tests that have nothing to do with what i studied and have to write papers that have no point to them. I just hope that all this "work" really is preparing me for the real world. I just dont see what this has to do with getting ready for the real world. I just hope college gets better, because I'm really not having fun right now!

Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The fun of Halloween

Halloween was always fun when i was a kid. I loved dressing up and getting candy. Now that i am older I dont go out trick or treating, but i dont mind giving out the candy to the kids that come to my house. I think its funny when older kids come because they are definatly too old for it and you can tell because they dont have a costume, but i give them candy anyway. Its such a fun holiday for little kids!

BootCamp

Last week my cousin graduated from bootcamp for the marine reserves and i am so proud of him. He has had a tough life, but that has never brought him down. This is huge for him. He was miserable for the 6 weeks that he was thre but now that he is home, he is loving it and is so proud of himself and he has the right to be so proud. He leaves in a few days for combat training and he will be gone for about 3 months. I know he can do it, i just hope that he stays safe at all times.

Life

Life can be so complicated sometimes!

Why Lies Are Necessary

Ericsson believes that lies are necessary. He believes that telling the truth everyday is nearly impossible. People usually make situations worse than they really are, so to avoid that confrontation, telling a small little lie wont hurt anyone.
I really do not believe that lies are good. If you do something that you are going to end up lying about in the end, then it was never worth it to begin with.

Ways of Lying

1. The White Lie
2. Facades
3. Ignoring the Plain Facts
4. Deflecting
5. Omission
6. Stereotypes and Cliches
7. Group think
8. Out-and-Out Lies
9. Dismissal
10. Delusion

Stree of college

Since college started I have been nothing but stressed. Before I started college everyone told me I was going to have so much fun and to be honest I'm not having any fun. I feel like I have no time to do the things I used to do or spend time doing things I enjoy doing, all I do is school work. I really hate it. I have no time to really hang out with my friends because if I'm not at school or doing school work I'm usually babysitting. I really hope school gets better because I hate it right now!

Who was the antagnist in "Stranger than Fiction"

In "Stranger than Fiction" the antagonist was Karen Eiffel. In this movie she was writing a novel about a person who she thought was a fictional character, but ended up being a real person. This fictional character had all the same traits and characteristics of the real person.

Who is the protagonist in "Stranger than Fiction"

In "Stranger than Fiction", there was a protagonist and antagonist. The protagonist was Harold Crick. Harold went through the day doing his daily routines. He began to feel that someone was watching him or following him and noting everything he did during the day, down to the amount of brush stokes he used to brush his teeth. He eventually came to find out that a world known author was writing a novel and happened to be about his life.

Obseving Contrast

When solving a math problem, you have to use certain rules that you have previously learned in order to solve the problem. For example, if you want to solve an algebraic equation when you have an unknown variable, you have to get the variable alone on one side of the equation. Once you do that you can figure out the answer to the problem.

Writing an English paper can be somewhat similar. When you write a paper, you have to use certain grammar rules that you have picked up throught your years of learning. Trying to write an English paper with out the proper rules can make it hard on the reader. The reader would not be able to read a paper that did not have proper grammar.

Math and English can also be somewhat different. Grammar applies to all written papers, but the rules of math are not the same for every problem. The rules change according to the type of problem you are solving.

People need to learn how to drive

People who can't drive really annoy me. I hate driving through the center of Westfield because people really don't know how to drive. Getting through town or going around the circle of Westfield isn't that hard and yet there are people who can't do it. People stop in the middle of the road and have like not clue what they are doing, its like they are the only ones on the road. Its just so frustrating sometimes!

Semicolon exercise

Yesterday I went to the grocery store. I bought bread, whole wheat; cold cuts, turkey; milk, 2%; and apples, Macintosh.

Complete Friend

Last year i was fortunate to find a girl i can now call my best friend. Her name is Felicia and she really is everything a best friend should be. Through out high school we always knew each other, but never were really close friends, more like acquaintances. When we started to become friends it was weird because I had always known her, but never thought anything of being her friend. We hung out with different people, so I just assumed we were different. I was actually very wrong.

As we began to hang out and get to know each other we began to realize that we were very much alike. We had some of the same hobbies and enjoyed doing the say things. We did have our differences though. Felicia is a very loud person, loud in a good why though. She will stand up for the things she wants and thinks are right. Whereas I'm not exactly loud, I'm actually really quiet. She is also very talkative. I can be talkative if I am comfortable around the people I'm with, but if I'm not I'm pretty quiet.

Our friendship began to grow and Felicia helped me come out of the shell i was in. She made me realize that i shouldn't be nervous or shy when it comes to stating my opinion. Now I am not as shy as i used to be. She has also helped me express my feelings. Before i met her, I would keep most of my feelings inside. I had friends that I could talk to but I just never thought they would want to hear what i had to say so i just kept it to myself. Felicia was always eager to listen to what i had to say and would always come up with the best advice for my problems. She is always willing to stop what she is doing to help me. No matter what she is always there for me.Felicia has shown me what a real best friend is and without her I would probably still be wondering what life would be like if I had a friend like her.

Girly-Girl

I have one close friend that i would categorize as a girly-girl. She needs to look perfect before she goes anywhere, she can't have a hair out of place. She usually gets her weekly manicure and needs to flatter all the guys. She can be a good friend at times but there are sometimes that she is just clueless on how to be a good friend.

She worries about everything else before the important things. She is so absorbed in impressing guys and worrying about how everyone else feels. She has to always be the best looking when we go out. It can be really annoying at times. I'm sure everyone had like "one" friend that is the typical girly-girl. They are actually pretty amusing to watch because everything they do needs to be perfect. If they don't have their make-up on they cant leave the house, or if there hair isn't right they also can't leave the house. Being a girl i know the pressure we have to impress boys, but some girls just go overboard.

Pressures as a College Student

In college there are a lot of pressures that can come about. You can be exposed to so many new things and some of those "things" can apply pressure and stress to you. When I began college, I knew that things were going to change and it was going to be tough, but i didnt know how tough.

The biggest pressure i felt starting college was self-induced. I put a lot of pressure on myself to meet standards I made before entering college. I wanted to start college on a new person. I did not know anyone going into this adventure so I wanted to be myself and let people see me for the real person I am.

I never really experienced parental pressures. My parents wanted me to be happy and do what made me happy. They told me that they would support me in whatever I chose to do. I dont feel that i have experienced any peer pressure or economic pressure. I also hope to never experience any of those kinds of pressure either.

Average American 10 year old

Colin Duffy was, in most ways, like every other average 10 year old child. Ten year olds are very easy going, for the most part. When I was 10, like Colin, I pretty much grew up playing Nintendo. I loved playing outside and going to the town pizza palor. I went to school, came home and did homework, and then would either play video games or hang out with the kids on the block.

There were also many ways that I was different from Colin. Colin, at the age of 10, was concerned with things that the average 10 year old wouldnt be concerned with. Colin was concerned with issues of abortion, which most children do not understand at that age. Money was also another big concern of his. He liked money and wanted to have a lot of it. He had his life planned out beginning with where he wanted to go to school and what he wanted to be when he was older. When I was 10, I did not know what I wanted to do in life. I was content living the life of an average 10 year old child.

Nature

Nature is a place of relaxation and peacefulness. It is a place where one can feel calm and at rest. Nature is also a refreshing experience. When you sit outside, you see so many things happening. You can notice the leaves changing colors or falling off trees; you can see the change in the color of the sky as the day goes on; and you can get a sense of the fresh air by taking deep breathes. Nature is a place where you can become one. It is a beautiful place where all is at rest.

Why is Writing Important

Why is writing important? Writing is important because it is a way of learning. The more you write the more you will learn. Writing is a way of recording information from history and so that people can learn from the past. It is also a way of communication. You can keep incontact with old friends through email or writing letters.
In some cases, writing can be used as a form of emotional release. People keep journals and diaries to express their feelings. Some people keep their feelings to theirself until they can't take it away more. By writing, they can express how they feel and relieve any stress that is built up. Through writing people learn something new everyday.

High School English Courses

My high school English courses were like most other high school English courses. In my classes we studied the literary works of John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Shakespeare, and many other inspirational writers. One of the papers i had to write had to do with the symbolism in John Steinbecks books. I learned that most of John Steinbeck's books portrayed the same or similar symbolism in each book. In English class I learned that his book Of Mice and Men is very inspiring and portrays a good lesson to people.
My teachers were always very nice. They always held very constructive classes. The assignment that helped me learn the most was my English term paper. I was able to learn how to do research information and put my research into a well developed paper. I feel that by learning the proper way of writing a term paper I will be able to write any kind of research paper because I know the proper techniques on how to write a paper.