Profanity

I dont think profanity is really a big deal depending on the situations in which it is used, and how often it is used. People are always going to use profanity because our soceity makes it seem like its no big deal and it carrys on through generations. I do swear but not all the time. If I'm with my friends its a lot more common for me to use profanity because most of my friends do too and it becomes a habit. When we're telling a story or anything, swear words kind of seem to express the emotion you're feeling more. I'm not saying that this is a good thing because even if its ok to swear around my friends, I tend to get used to it and then find myself speaking the same ways around my family. My parents don't get mad or anything when I swear but they just prefer that I don't use it all the time. And to be respectable, I do watch my mouth when I'm at home. But when I start getting into a story and talking really fast, swear words slip out here and there. Usually I catch myself and apoligize even though I don't need to but I just feel bad using profanity in front of my parents when its not necassary. Then theres of course the school scene where I always try and watch my language. I would never swear at a teacher or anyone of higher authority or an elder to me. So when I'm with my friends is the only time I allow myself to freely speak, even though its still not necassary its just a hard habit to quit I guess.

Music

Music doesnt exactly make an impact in my life but i love it and i would be kinda lost without it. music is the thing i need when im bored. like if im driving around in my car, sitting in my room by myself or even with friends, if there isnt any music playing it just seems weird. it gives u something to do and something to talk about. i like listening to different music at different times though. like if im trying to relax or study i listen to softer music like country or light rock usually. but if im hanging out with my friends, driving in my car, or at a party, i need to be listening to loud, fun music like hip-hop, rap and R&B. if im in a sad mood, and i just wanna sit and think or maybe even cry, i listen to country or slow love songs, or just anything that basically explains how im feeling.

experience with an animal. and the animals point of view

When I was 10 or so, my parents got me a hamster for a pet. i loved it so much and i was so excited to get to play with it. i decided to name him boo-Boo because i thought it was a cute name. i'd always take things from around my house and make little obstacle courses for it to run around and play in. but one day i decided to take him outside with me to try and find something out there for him to play in. as i was walking by my swingset i stopped to think if there was anything there that could be fun for him. my sandbox i figured would be a bad place because he could easily get buried in the sand and i didnt want him to get it in his eyes or anything so i knew that wouldnt work. and the slide and swings wouldnt work either. then i looked at my see-saw and remembered that the handle to hold on to was a round hollow pole and it looked perfect for him! so i held my hand up to one end and he went right into it. then id just go to the other side and wait for him to run through. i did this for awhile, and figured that he must love it. but then something happened. i put him up to it like i normally did, but this time when he went through, he got stuck. he didnt come out the other end so i looked in the tube and saw him there stuck in the middle. he looked all puffed up like he had suddenly gained weight. just then my dad came by and asked if i was having fun playing with Boo-Boo. i smiled and said yes, scared to tell him that i had let my hamster get stuck. my dad of course wasnt dumb and after looking around asked where i had put him. i quickly lied and said that i had already brought him inside. my dad said that he was just inside and he knows i didnt come in. he asked me again where Boo-Boo was. i hung my head down and pointed to the pole. he looked at me strangely and crouched down to look inside it. i started getting teary eyed because i thought he would be stuck in there forever. my dad laughed and told me it was ok. he said that when hamsters sometimes get frightened or bothered they puff themselves up. thats exactly what had happened. he had gotten bothered that i kept putting him in there. all my dad had to do was blow through the tube and it made Boo-Boo run right out. i promised my dad and my hamster that i would never put him in something that small again.

BOO-BOO'S VIEW

i was outside enjoying the nice weather with my new owner, loving life. i knew she was trying to find something for me to play in so i was pretty excited. then she stopped by this creepy, small and stuffy hole and held me up to it. i thought "she must be kidding". why would i want to play in this? but she obviously really wanted me to go through so i figured i would for her. i quickly ran through, heading towards the light on the other side. when i got there my owner was there ready to catch me. i was happy that it was over with and was hoping that she'd find something better for me to play in. but then she held me up to the hole again. i was angry but i figured that i'd just do it again and maybe then she'd be happy. well, i was wrong. she kept making me run through it and finally i had enough. i stopped in the middle of the tube, fluffed up my fur and sat waiting for her to get the hint. i could tell she was worried but i figured i'd just wait a little longer to teach her a lesson. suddenly i looked and saw some man looking at me at the end of the tube. i then realized it was my owners dad but i still didnt budge. but then he started blowing in the tube making it all windy. that really bugged me because the wind was messing up my nice fur. but i figured that my owner must really be scared if she had to have her dad help her, so i decided it was time to go back out. when i came out she was there to catch me and instantly started hugging me and talking some weird baby talk to me. of course i didnt understand a word she said but from her tone of voice, i could tell she was sorry and that she would never do that to me again. lesson learned!

letter to the judge

Dear Judge Harview,
I'm sitting in jail right now thinking about how what I did was wrong. I have never been a drinker, but I felt so left out and everyone kept telling me to just have one drink. I guess it was dumb of me to listen because now I'm sitting alone in a cell. But I just want to let you know sir, that if you give me another chance I would never make this mistake again and I will stay far away from alcohol, I promise!

letter to friend

Dear Sam,

I bet you couldnt guess where i am right now. well i'm in jail just to let you know! The party you were supposed to go to with me got busted and the cops chased me down. they gave me a breathalizer and threw me in jail. it really sucks in here and im waiting for my parents to come get me. i didnt even drink that much and i dont think i should have to be in here. but you're lucky you didnt come last night even though it wouldnt have been so bad because then you'd be sitting right next to me!

letter to my parents

Dear mom and dad,
I dont know exactly how to tell you this but I'm in jail. I went out last night with a few friends and I was just trying to have a little fun. I ended up having a couple drinks but I was nowhere near drunk and I didn't even think about driving. But the cops showed up and I didn't get away, and now I'm sitting here in my cell alone. I'm sorry for disappointing you both and for making you pay to bail me out but it was a mistake and I have been honest with you about it so I hope you won't stay mad at me for too long. Love, your daughter.

"Shift Happens"

I thought the slide show, "shift happens" was pretty interesting but a little confusing also. It seemed like the information went from one subject and switched to a totally different topic out of nowhere. But the part I found really interesting is all the information about China and India compared to the United States. Like how much larger their population is according to how many babies are born, how many students the schools hold and everything else. It was also neat to hear about how the world is preparing us to take on jobs that havnt been made yet, and to solve problems in the world that havnt even been made a problem yet. I like how the slideshow talks a lot about the information age and how websites and other things on computors are such big parts of our lives. It was funny to see the stuff about myspace and how if it was made a country, it would be the 11th largest in the world. The main thing I learned from this video though was that the world is a lot more informational now than it was years ago, and that we'll just keep learning more and more as time goes by.

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