My Reflection

The past year I feel like I have made a change and became a different person. The biggest change that I have made this year was my view on school and my education. I believe that this change was a good effect on my life. I now realize and see things that I never thought of before. Like the fact that school is really important and it predicts my future. I always knew that school was important but I never really wanted to do better and take it serious until I got into high school.

 Before I got to high school I really didn't like school and never thought I would. I completed my work and passed my classes, but deep down I didn’t care and never knew what an affect it had on my life. It seems as though now I deeply care about school and my education because I know how important it is. I used to believe that school just wasn’t for me. My plan was to graduate high school as an average student and be done with school after that. I didn’t really have goals in life. However, now I believe that I can graduate with good grades and I would like to go to college. 

During this school year I have become more optimistic about the future. I am excited to know how my life will be.  I am more determined to make smart choices in life so that my future will be as good as it can be.

Coming to parkway really changed my view and opinion in life. Hearing everyone talk about college and even seeing some of the  seniors go to college really had a positive affect on me. It makes me what to be successful and so the same. I now feel like it’s my job to achieve big goals in life and I am glad that I changed for the better. 

khloe kardashian

Many people are gossiping about wheater Khloe Kardashian has the same father as kim, Kourtney, and Rob. in a recent article called Khloe Kardashian denies DNA test, Khloe refuses to get a DNA test. Kris, who is the mother, insists that Khloe is her late husband Robert Kardashian's child,  but Khloe looks nothing like the other siblings. All the gossip started when Kris Kardashian published a book. She revealed that in the past she walked out on her past husband Robert Kardasian and cheated on him. This was around the time Khloe was conceived, which is the reason why many people are spreading rumors that Khloe ha a different father. 

In the up coming television show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Kris wants to get a DNA test. She wants to prove everybody wrong who thinks that Khloe has a different father.She thinks that getting a DNA test will stop all the gossip for good. However Khloe doesnt want to take one. According to the article, Khloe says that "Mom, I don't care what they're saying. Because everyone is calling me fat, do you want me to go get lipo? Seriously, my dad is Robert Kardashian. My step dad is Bruce Jenner.I am an Odom anyway. I'm not a Kardashian anymore, so let's move on," Khloe said in closing." 

I believe that the reason why Khloe doesnt want to get a DNA test is because she is scared and doesn’t want to be hurt. She knows that there is a possibility that Robert might not be her biological father. If the test comes back and proves that he is not her father she will be hurt for life. If I was in her sitiuation, I don’t think that I would take a DNA test either. My reason is because, I believe that if she believed that he was her dad all that time than whats the point of knowing the truth now. 

In a recent “This I Believe” essay Tony Hawk believes that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

He talks about being a professional skateboarder for 24 years. Which paid his rent and gave him his greatest joy. When he was about 17, his teachers scolded him about getting more into his work. They told him that he would never make a living as a skateboarder. Tony states that skateboarding still faces a lot of stereotype. He says that some of the most pro skaters he knows are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs.

After reading this essay I can say that I agree with Tony Hawk. I believe that if you like doing something you should take pride in it like Tony did, because it can get you far. Don’t let people put you down. Be proud at what you do even if no one else is.

According to the article Tony Hawk says, “ Skateboarding doesn’t seem like real work, but I’m proud f what I do.”

In my opinion, I think that this is really a good statement. Some people listen to what others say and they let other people bring them down. Be proud and stay true to yourself. 

Broadcasting a World of Whiteness

In a recent article they talk about the different race that we see on TV. The debate weather television should be more diverse or not? According to the article Whiteness is too often invisible on television, so much that the fact is hardly ever pointed out. A show called "Girls" has a group of girls wondering New York for bits of love and all of them are white. This isn’t the only show where there are all whites. For example it seems as though there are more whites on TV then blacks. They show "Two and half men" and "that’s 70 show." It seems as though in every commercial there are more white people than any other race. The question is should TV be more diverse? In my opinion I believe that this shouldn’t even be a question. Of course there should be different race on TV instead of just whites.

On Disney Channel there are more white shows than blacks and it shouldn’t be that way. For example, Disney channel use to have a black show, called “that’s so Raven” and “Corey in the House” but unfortunately they took it off air and added more white TV shows.

I really don’t think that there should be one dominant race on TV. I don’t think that there should just be more blacks on TV; I think it should be more of all different races.

When I look on TV and don’t see my race as much as I see another, I feel some type of way. I would like to see more people like me on TV. Its just not fair. 

Gun Packing Clothing

Companies are now making concealed carrying clothing, making it easier for people to carry weapons. Woolrich, an 182-year-old clothing company describes their new Chino pants with a fabric that provides comfort and flexibility and they are great for hiding a hand gun. The company added a second pocket behind the original pocket for the weapon. Or for the people who carry a holster, it can be tucked inside the stretchable waste band that the company also made.

The new gun packing pants cost 65$, and Woolrich isn’t the only company who is adopting the new look. This is because of the rise in people with permits to carry concealed weapons. According to the article Shawn Thompson bought two shirts last month from the Woolrich Concealed Carry line. He says that “The shirt has a barely discernible side slit with Velcro through which, he said he can yank his colt 1911 from his waistband holster. Depending on circumstances and mood, He might also carry a folding knife and at night, a flashlight in a pair of Woolrich Chinos his girlfriend brought for him.”

In my opinion, I think that the thought of making clothes to help hide a weapon is crazy. My reason is because it is just unsafe. I believe that since people know there are clothing to hide their guns it will encourage them to carry them. I don’t think this is a good idea at all. Yes I think that these new gun packing clothes will increase the crimes. This because if more people start carry guns they will probably shoot people for no reason, and pull their guns out to scare people.  I don’t approve of the clothes. I think that these clothes should only be made for the police and people that need it. Why are they making a way for people to do more crimes. I think that it will just make more problems and make the world worst.

The article "Afghan Girls, Scarred by Acid, Defy Terror, Embracing School"is about a Shamsia Husseini. One day she was walking through the streets to a local girls school when a man pulled beside here in her sister on a motorcycle and asked them are you going to school? Then he pulled her burga from her head and sprayed her face with acid. This attack against Shamsia and 4 others including students and teachers was ment to terrorize the girls to stay home. Most men in Afghanistan believe that all women shouldn't go to school and be stay at home moms. But this plan failed when nearly all of the wounded girls went back to school. Even though Shamsia's face was burt so badly that she had to go abroad for treatment. Her parents told her to keep going to school even if she gets killed, because shamsia's mother cannot read or write like nearly all of the women in that area. Then they made another attack. Three pairs of motorcycle circled the school. The used spray bottles, squirt bottles, and a jar. They had hit 11 girls and 4 teachers and 6 people went to the hospital. In my opionion I think that this is wrong! Women should be able to learn the same way that men can. People aleays think women are weak and are only made to be house wifes but that’s not the case. Women can do everything men can do and even beter in some cases and that’s what men need to realize. Acorrding to the article Banning girls from school was one of the most notorious symbols of the Talibans rule. 

Zimmerman Arrested!

In a recent article George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with 2d-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin is talking about The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He is now arrested and is charged with 2nd degree murder. According to the article, Second-degree murder is typically brought in cases when there is a fight or confrontation that results in death but involves no premeditation to kill. It carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years behind bars when a gun is used. It took over a month to arrest Zimmerman.I believe that he should have been arrested because he killed somene.

 Acoording to the article, Treyvon Martins parents showed relief that Zimmermen was arrested now they can sleep better at night knowing that the man who killed there son is being punished. Trayvon's dad says that "The question I would really like to ask him is, if he could look into Trayvon's eyes and see how innocent he was, would he have then pulled the trigger? Or would he have just let him go on home?" 

In my opinion, I think that Zimmerman ment to hurt Treyvon! It wasn’t self defence because he was bigger that him and Treyvon didn’t do nothing to get shot. In my opinion I believe that Zimmerman should get 1^st degree murder instead of 2^nd degree murder. He should get life in prison! If the tables were turned a black man would have been in jail the next day and would have life. However I am very glad that Zimmerman is locked up and we have justice for treyvon Martin.