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My goal for this new year took a lot of thinking but I think if I had to pick something it would be for me to be and think more positively. I chose this as my new year intention because I think that if I develop more positivity in my life I will be much happier and be less stressed with everything. Another great reason I want to be more positive this coming year is to perservere through things that might push me down like high schools, sports teams, and test scores. Though if I stay and think more positive with these things then I know that my positivity will help support me through these hard times this year. Overall my goal for 2017 is to stay positive so that I can learn to accept anything that comes my way and to learn how to deal with things yet still stay positive in the end.

Imagine being a middle school student walking into the school minding your own business. Looking for your friends you suddenly seeing a little boy or girl alone with no friends and no type of social contact with scars, scratches, and bruises right there on their bodies. Very noticeable and very uneasy to look at you're too afraid to ask them what happened. You don't want to be rude either but it's just so noticeable and everyone is too afraid to do anything about it. So you let it go, then you find out 10 years later on the news that that same kid who was all alone and beat up just killed someone and you did nothing. Neglect is a very big issue and it only leads to very horrible outcomes in the world. Though, there is not just one type of neglect, in fact, there are several that can cause awful outcomes throughout a neglected child's life. Neglect can also cause many long term health and mental issues that may lead to crimes being committed when someone who is being n

As I recall my favorite Christmas gift was so cliché  and hilarious that everytime it comes to mind, I laugh. I remember that this specific gift was something all my friends had and something I really wanted. This gift happened to be a Barbie head that you can apply makeup to. It is now funny to think that at the time I would retell and retell my dad about how much this would benefit me and how much I really needed this. All in all my favorite Christmas gift I remember receiving was a makeup Barbie head!

For homework I had to do some reasearch on my name and as I did I found out a lot I didn't know. To start off I should say that my name isn't really Yazmin, in fact, my real name is Tatiana. My real name was given to me by my mother, but growing up I decided I really didn't want anything to do with my mother. So, because my father came up with my middle name Yazmin I decided that instead of Tatiana, Yazmin should be my legal name. Though, all that aside, my name is Arabic and it means Jasmine flower.

This quote has been my absolute favorite for a couple of years now because I really think that it sort of explains the different things I had to face when I was younger. For example while growing up I would always fight with my mom and she was always so negative and I felt that she would want other people to be negative as well but I always felt that her doing that was wrong of her. So, because of her always wanting to feed off of people being miserable I sort of had to leave her behind and live without her because I felt that I didn't need to be misreable just because she was. Overall I really love this quote because of the way it describes my childhood and how I was able to persevere and get out of my situation.

This year I've decided I no longer care about what I have and if I have the newest stuff. Now I've realized what's really important in life is thanking and appreciating those you love and those who are there for you when you need them most. When I was younger I always thought that I should be thankful if my parents got me a new toy or a new phone but this year I've finally realize that the people in our lives are so much more important than any item anyone can buy. I finally realized this because at the end of the day no item is going to be there for you, but it's the people that will be. So this year I decided to really take the time and think and appreciate everyone who is there for me and everyone who loves me or takes the time to even ask something so simple as "Hey Yazie, how's your day?" Overall this year I'm just really appreciative and thankful for those who are there for me and for those who take the time and actually care about how I feel

During this years' elction I was not happy with the outcome at all. This year I wanted Hilary to win and not just because she is a woman but because in my opinion she was willing to help more Americans than Donald was. Though, unfortunately Hilary did not win and Donald did and although I feel very sad about this I do know it is not the end of the world and I'll survive. Therefore even though I was very upset with the outcome of this election I know everything will be okay and life will still go on.

On Wednesday November 2nd, 2016, it was the best day ever! That night The Chicago Cubs won the World Series! I was with my three aunts and two cousins, we couldn't unglue our eyes from the T.V screen. It was a roller coaster of emotions for us, we were happy, sad, excited, anxious, nervous, and worried about what could and what might happen. It felt like one of the worst things knowing that the outcome could end up horrible yet, it also felt like one of the best things knowing this could end up really great. Finally the 10th inning came along and The Chicago Cubs won the World Series! Once they won the World Series I began to scream at the top of my lungs, and I'm not even embarrassed to say that I cried a little too. It felt like a dream, it was so unreal and exciting that the happiness I felt that day was undecribable.

As the students arrived in their red and white Heritage basketball uniforms, everything seemed copacetic. Nemesis against each other and the crowd hyping up preparing for the game. Then !BAM! In a split second the fire alarm goes off. Chaos struck. Students sprinting towards the door, the complete opposite of what they teach you in school. Faces of the students and staff gone red, trembling with fear, some even laughing because of how unrealistic it all seemed. Freedom Middle School, the fire alarm went off unexpectedly after school on September 15, 2016 before a basketball game. Moments before, Heritage and Freedom students were getting ready for their first basketball game, laughing, joking, and motivating themselves to beat each other. All was just fine until suddenly the fire alarm went off. Students everywhere, running, screeching, and out of control, teachers and staff said it was pure madness. Waiting outside for about twenty minutes staff finally got the okay to let students

In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton it is about a group of friends who are not as wealthy as others, not as well educated, and are known as "The Greasers" and though it was very hard to choose one person out of this group, I chose Darry Curtis to explore more. Throughout the book I've learned many things about my character Darry, for example in my book I learned Darry loves his family and would do almost anything for them. Some other things I've learned about Darry is that he's very strong, hardheaded, good looking, and very hard working. Though within the book I also saw a tremendous amount of growth in Darry's character, in fact in the beginning of the novel Darry was more of a tough guy who quit school for his family and took the role of his kid brothers father, and although he may have seemed strict it was always for the better of his two younger brother's Sodapop and Ponyboy. As time went on things went down and started changing, for example near

One childhood book I remember being my favorite when I was in fourth grade was called Freak the Mighty by   Rodman Philbrick. I loved  Freak the Mighty because it showed me that some of the most valuable and amazing friendships can be created when you least expect it. This book was also one of my favorites because it shows the readers or in my case listeners that you shouldn't care what people think of you because in the end as long as you have one really great friend, that is so much more valuable than just having a bunch of fake friends. To me after reading this book my way of thinking changed and I realized that instead of having friends that are pretending to accept me because I'm popular and I'm helping their social status I'd rather at least have one really great friend who truly cares about me, is there for me, and truly cares about what I have to say and what I'm dealing with. In conclusion one of my favorite memories  when I was in fourth grade was reading

After looking through the page about tips for blogging I chose to write about making the title more interesting and I also chose to write about adding my voice within the text. I chose to write more about adding a better title because I think that will help me with getting people to be more interested in my blog. I also chose working in a better title because I think it will give readers a better idea on what the article will be about and what to expect without giving too much away. For my second improvement I would like to add my voice in the blog because I think it will make my blog more intresting to read if the readers get to see my aspect and my voice through the blog. Adding my voice in my blog would also be a good improvement because it will make my blog original and unlike anyone else's because it will have my own twist and thoughts instead of anyone else's. Overall to improve my blog I would like to try and add my voice and make my titles more interesting.

I have been many places throughout my life in this country and out, though if I had to choose a place that I haven't been and would like to go it would have to be Argentina. I would want to go to Argentina because I have lots of family out there and love the type of food and music they have. Another big reason I would love to go to Argentina is because when I'm older I would like to be able to say that I've been to Argentina and wouldn't mind going again. Therefore sometime in my near future I really hope to visit Argentina.

In the book Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral it tells a love story between the main characters Gloria Fleming and Francisco Mendoza. In the book it shows how Francisco is a new student attending Willard Dunn School for boys. The book also shows how other main character Gloria who is missing is a well known pianist who travels from place to place, city to city to inspire people with her extraordinary music. With these two characters the book so far has explained where they came from, who they are, and how they begin to fall in love. The first main character the story talks about is Gloria fleming, a very talented and gifted girl who has suddenly gone missing. Throughout the story so far they portray Gloria to be a kind-hearted girl who has gone through some times yet still finds a way to persevere. For example in the story the author says, “Her mother, Maria Torres Fleming, a wine expert…died in a motorcycle accident in 2000.” meaning she has gone through

In ten years I hope to be in college or just getting out of college about to start life as a true adult. Although to say what I'd want to be doing or where I want to be in life is a hard thing to have an answer to at the moment. It's not like I don't have goals and dreams for myself because I do but at the end of the day I feel like they don't matter. I feel like they don't matter because at this time in society the world only cares about things like what kind of car you drive and how much money you have. Though some of my hopes in dreams in life don't guarentee things like the ability to have a nice car or even a guarented stable income if I'm even fortunate enough to find a job. In conclusion there are ideas I have on where to take my life and what steps I have to take but to really say for sure and have an answer is almost impossible right now.