Before high school I was a little up tight. I
was like the girl who was called a " goodie goodie two shoes." I was
responsible, well-mannered, smart, and caring. I was only concerned about my
education and everything fell into place after that. I was very family
oriented so I spent a lot of time with my family and a couple friends as well.
I don't mean to sound cocky but you could really say I was perfect and my life
was as well. Now I would describe myself as fun, adventurous, kind, selfish,
and easy going. In high school I think I loosened up a little bit more. I think
in high school I became a little more self-absorbed. In high school I developed
a mentality that I was the only person that I had in this world and that I have
to look out for myself and no one else. For example before when my one of my
friends or family needed help or assistance with something I would help them.
But I stopped that because in the end they wouldn't do the same for me. And I
guess you could say it was no more Mr. Nice girl. In high school I went through
a dramatic change. My parents got a divorce and now I live with my father. The
reason they are no longer together is because my mother cheated on my father.
This change was very hurtful towards me. It made me look at life differently.
This affected me in a bad way. I hated the fact that the families were split up
mainly because I hate change! I felt as though my mother was being extremely
selfish. My mother showed me a side of her that I'd never seen before. The whole
thing didn’t make any sense to me. A two-parent household was all I knew of. I
grew up in a family of 5 so that was just what I was used to. Now I live in an
apartment with me and my father who is actually currently engaged to another
woman. I mean can you believe divorced and marrying again all in 1 year! The
whole situation is confusing. Oh and don't forget about parent and family members
making you choose sides. It was all a horrible nightmare. This
situation made me careless. I figured if everybody’s going to do what they
want to do then why can't I? I began to only care about myself and I became
heartless.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
A Shooting kills a Son and Leaves A Father Wounded
The article I am writing about is entitled "Shooting leaves son dead, father wounded in NE Philadelphia." The article I am writing about can be found on http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120521_Shooting_leaves_son_dead__father_wounded_in_NE_Philadelphia.html. The police are investigating a shooting that left a son dead and the father wounded. A argument is said to be the reason of the killings. The son was 26 years old and the father was 50 years old. The killing happened on 1200 block of Adam street. The shooting took place right in front of the son's house. The older man was shot once in his left arm. And the son was shot three times. Both the father and the son were taken to Temple University Hospital. The son Edwin Pagan died at 11:30 p.m. The father was an off duty corrections officer, and his wounds were more minor than the sons and he was treated and let out of the hospital. The investigators said the father was drunk when they came. Witnesses said they saw the father shooting in the air with a gun, but unfortunately the witnesses didn't see or know who shot the two men. The police really couldn't put all their focus and attention on the case because they are still in the middle of solving other homicides. I think this is a very sad and unfortunate thing that happened to these men. Even though I don't know what Edwin did to get shot and I don't know what the argument was about I still feel like it didn't have to reach this point. I think the story is very bland. It doesn't have any detail about what really happened. I mean I think the story is missing a lot of information. I hope when the detectives investigate the case they can find out more facts about what happened the day of the shooting and prior to that.
The article I am writing about is entitled "Shooting leaves son dead, father wounded in NE Philadelphia." The article I am writing about can be found on http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120521_Shooting_leaves_son_dead__father_wounded_in_NE_Philadelphia.html. The police are investigating a shooting that left a son dead and the father wounded. A argument is said to be the reason of the killings. The son was 26 years old and the father was 50 years old. The killing happened on 1200 block of Adam street. The shooting took place right in front of the son's house. The older man was shot once in his left arm. And the son was shot three times. Both the father and the son were taken to Temple University Hospital. The son Edwin Pagan died at 11:30 p.m. The father was an off duty corrections officer, and his wounds were more minor than the sons and he was treated and let out of the hospital. The investigators said the father was drunk when they came. Witnesses said they saw the father shooting in the air with a gun, but unfortunately the witnesses didn't see or know who shot the two men. The police really couldn't put all their focus and attention on the case because they are still in the middle of solving other homicides. I think this is a very sad and unfortunate thing that happened to these men. Even though I don't know what Edwin did to get shot and I don't know what the argument was about I still feel like it didn't have to reach this point. I think the story is very bland. It doesn't have any detail about what really happened. I mean I think the story is missing a lot of information. I hope when the detectives investigate the case they can find out more facts about what happened the day of the shooting and prior to that.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Getting Angry Can Be A Good Thing : )
The article "Getting Angry Can Be a Good Thing" was about a woman who used her anger in a positive way. She actually used her anger as an advantage and she didn't let it be a disadvantage to her. Cecilia Munzo got offended when a close friend to her said if the U.S. would go into war with Latin America her family would be put in an internment camp. She was upset and outraged at this statement. She was born in America but her parents were not they chose to live in America. Her parents are immigrants but she is not. What made Cecilia so upset was the fact that she and her family wanted to be treated equally like they were Americans. And she felt as though she wasn't the only one going through this. So she decided to do something about this. Cecilia is Vice President of the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza. She worked to promote immigration rights to help poverty and discrimination of Hispanic Americans according to the article. I do think in this case that her anger worker in her favor. I feel as though her anger motivated her to help herself and her fellow Hispanics. Even though this anger kept her determined it also discouraged her. Cecilia felt that what she did was great but she couldn't help but think about the people she didn't get a chance to help. Cecilia felt like her work was never done that they were still people who needed her. And for all her great succuess she couldn't help but think about short comings. In my opinion I think she should be very proud of her work. You are only one person and you can only do so much. My advice to her when she gets discouraged is to be thankful for the people that you did help and for that she should rest well at night.
The article "Getting Angry Can Be a Good Thing" was about a woman who used her anger in a positive way. She actually used her anger as an advantage and she didn't let it be a disadvantage to her. Cecilia Munzo got offended when a close friend to her said if the U.S. would go into war with Latin America her family would be put in an internment camp. She was upset and outraged at this statement. She was born in America but her parents were not they chose to live in America. Her parents are immigrants but she is not. What made Cecilia so upset was the fact that she and her family wanted to be treated equally like they were Americans. And she felt as though she wasn't the only one going through this. So she decided to do something about this. Cecilia is Vice President of the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza. She worked to promote immigration rights to help poverty and discrimination of Hispanic Americans according to the article. I do think in this case that her anger worker in her favor. I feel as though her anger motivated her to help herself and her fellow Hispanics. Even though this anger kept her determined it also discouraged her. Cecilia felt that what she did was great but she couldn't help but think about the people she didn't get a chance to help. Cecilia felt like her work was never done that they were still people who needed her. And for all her great succuess she couldn't help but think about short comings. In my opinion I think she should be very proud of her work. You are only one person and you can only do so much. My advice to her when she gets discouraged is to be thankful for the people that you did help and for that she should rest well at night.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Broadcasting A World Of Whiteness : )
This article Broadcasting a World of Whiteness is about a HBO television show called "girls" that has an all-white cast. The show has no diversity and that's what the article is concerned about. The fact that the show has all white people and they tend to say racy comments. A comment a girl made on the show was "I want to have children with many different men of different races". Then the discussion arose that not enough televisions shows have all races and why is that? Some shows have all black cast and some have all white and some shows are diverse. But the question is that why aren't all shows diverse. I really do agree with this because sometimes when you see a show you only see one color. But I really don't have a problem with watching a show that I like no matter the cast or not. The reason why there is no diversity on network television (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX ) is because that's not cable. They try to reach their audience which is like old people and people in their 40's and on. Mostly all black people have cable. I do agree that television isn't diverse enough. Like I can turn on the TV and see a show with one race. But honestly I like that because I think people of the same race interact the best with each other and to me that makes a good show. I think a producer should pick their cast because it is there show. And they have to pick a cast that they think will get viewers. Even though I think they should pick a cast that is good but they should also have how many viewers the show might get in mind. But this topic really isn't something that affects me I just watch what I like.
This article Broadcasting a World of Whiteness is about a HBO television show called "girls" that has an all-white cast. The show has no diversity and that's what the article is concerned about. The fact that the show has all white people and they tend to say racy comments. A comment a girl made on the show was "I want to have children with many different men of different races". Then the discussion arose that not enough televisions shows have all races and why is that? Some shows have all black cast and some have all white and some shows are diverse. But the question is that why aren't all shows diverse. I really do agree with this because sometimes when you see a show you only see one color. But I really don't have a problem with watching a show that I like no matter the cast or not. The reason why there is no diversity on network television (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX ) is because that's not cable. They try to reach their audience which is like old people and people in their 40's and on. Mostly all black people have cable. I do agree that television isn't diverse enough. Like I can turn on the TV and see a show with one race. But honestly I like that because I think people of the same race interact the best with each other and to me that makes a good show. I think a producer should pick their cast because it is there show. And they have to pick a cast that they think will get viewers. Even though I think they should pick a cast that is good but they should also have how many viewers the show might get in mind. But this topic really isn't something that affects me I just watch what I like.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Gun Fashion : )
There is new fashion out now and it is has something to do with guns! Many labels and stores are making clothes that are gun friendly. When I say gun friendly I mean they are making clothes that allow you to put weapons in them. Stores are making jackets that allow you to put guns, knifes, and flashlights in them and jeans that let you put gins in them as well as shirts. Many people didn't like how they looked when they put guns in their clothing. So designers decided to make people who carry guns look stylish while doing it. Many people who carry weapons say the clothes are convenient and helpful. Since many states are letting people carry weapons with a licensed and permits there are a lot of people that carry weapons. So making clothes for weapons is a great way and idea to make money. The clothes also make it easier for you to grab your weapon out. This is a great perk to carrying guns in stylish clothing. Another plus to the clothes is that you cannot even tell when someone is carrying a weapon. Like if you see someone walking down the street in regular clothing you can't even tell if there strapped or not. I think this is a good idea and way of making money from the millions of people that carry weapons. I think this clothing manufacturing will continue to grow rapidly. I do think Americans should be allowed to carry guns under circumstances. I think gun laws are too permissive because anybody can carry a gun. But even with the law many teens are carrying many guns and weapons without licensed and to me that's looked over. I don't think that if more people carry guns it would be less crime. We live in a society where a lot of people do not care! So the more violence the better to some people. No one is afraid of anyone and many pedestrians are carrying guns looking for a fight. I guess the lesson is stay strapped in style.
There is new fashion out now and it is has something to do with guns! Many labels and stores are making clothes that are gun friendly. When I say gun friendly I mean they are making clothes that allow you to put weapons in them. Stores are making jackets that allow you to put guns, knifes, and flashlights in them and jeans that let you put gins in them as well as shirts. Many people didn't like how they looked when they put guns in their clothing. So designers decided to make people who carry guns look stylish while doing it. Many people who carry weapons say the clothes are convenient and helpful. Since many states are letting people carry weapons with a licensed and permits there are a lot of people that carry weapons. So making clothes for weapons is a great way and idea to make money. The clothes also make it easier for you to grab your weapon out. This is a great perk to carrying guns in stylish clothing. Another plus to the clothes is that you cannot even tell when someone is carrying a weapon. Like if you see someone walking down the street in regular clothing you can't even tell if there strapped or not. I think this is a good idea and way of making money from the millions of people that carry weapons. I think this clothing manufacturing will continue to grow rapidly. I do think Americans should be allowed to carry guns under circumstances. I think gun laws are too permissive because anybody can carry a gun. But even with the law many teens are carrying many guns and weapons without licensed and to me that's looked over. I don't think that if more people carry guns it would be less crime. We live in a society where a lot of people do not care! So the more violence the better to some people. No one is afraid of anyone and many pedestrians are carrying guns looking for a fight. I guess the lesson is stay strapped in style.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Health Fair : )
Yesterday, April 13, 2012 there was a health fair at Parkway West. The health fair was all day. The seniors came around to classes and presented their senior projects with a speaker. The senior that came to my class was Matisse and his topic was drug abuse. He basically showed how drug abuse affects the world, others, and the person with the addiction. He showed how most teens smoke weed. And that when you smoke weed for woman it is harder to have children and to reproduce. And for men it is harder for you to get erections. More and more people are dying because of drug addictions. And it is making a bid impact on the world. Only because we are losing many people addictions. A speaker came along with a presenter and his name was Lester Mike Goodman and he worked for dhs. He just spoke about the bad affects of drugs even though it was okay at one time it still doesn't make him good. He said that the decisions you make would always affect you no matter what. And that the choices you make now will decide whether you get a job or not. He also made it clear to make our future the best! They also had a fair in the auditorium where they gave out pamphlets on healthy habits in food, sex, and pregnancy. They gave out fruit, condoms, and informative papers. There was a table about stopping abortion, which I totally agree with. And there was a table about fathers and protected sex. The whole fair was for a good reason and it was helpful and informative.
Yesterday, April 13, 2012 there was a health fair at Parkway West. The health fair was all day. The seniors came around to classes and presented their senior projects with a speaker. The senior that came to my class was Matisse and his topic was drug abuse. He basically showed how drug abuse affects the world, others, and the person with the addiction. He showed how most teens smoke weed. And that when you smoke weed for woman it is harder to have children and to reproduce. And for men it is harder for you to get erections. More and more people are dying because of drug addictions. And it is making a bid impact on the world. Only because we are losing many people addictions. A speaker came along with a presenter and his name was Lester Mike Goodman and he worked for dhs. He just spoke about the bad affects of drugs even though it was okay at one time it still doesn't make him good. He said that the decisions you make would always affect you no matter what. And that the choices you make now will decide whether you get a job or not. He also made it clear to make our future the best! They also had a fair in the auditorium where they gave out pamphlets on healthy habits in food, sex, and pregnancy. They gave out fruit, condoms, and informative papers. There was a table about stopping abortion, which I totally agree with. And there was a table about fathers and protected sex. The whole fair was for a good reason and it was helpful and informative.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The article I chose to write about is called "Woman charged with faking cancer for wedding." The article can be found on 6abc Action News http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=8615017. The article was released on April 10, 2012. A woman who was getting married pretend to have cancer and she pretended to be dying. All because she wanted to have a upscale and fancy wedding, wedding reception, and honeymoon. Jessica Vega was indicted with grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Jessica was received, given, and accepted thousand of dollars in donated services and goods after claiming in 2010 that she was dying of leukemia according to Action News. The newspaper had a story of vega's wedding in a published newspaper. Jessica Vega had gotten married too Michael O'Connell in the may of 2010 and the newly weds spent there honeymoon in Aruba. And than after four months Michael told the newspaper about Jessica faking her disease. The married couple ended up getting a divorce over the situation. Michael moved to Virginia and then Jessica came later and they have two children. Jessica had a trial and she pleaded not guilty. She is now being held in the county jail and her bail is set a $ 10,000. Honestly if I was getting married I would never pull a stunt like this. Only because cancer is a serious illness that people struggle with everyday and it has no cure. And to me that is not something that you play around with or joke about having so that you can have a expensive wedding reception and honeymoon. Personally I think that is very low to do. Jessica and her husband was wrong because he knew and she did it! I do think she deserves to be in jail for life.
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