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= = =RJ Fink- sermin= 10/26/11 74  October 12, 2011 Second Chance Second chance, second chance, we need to give people second chances, just like we gave to Michael Vick and Plaxico Burris. Michael Vick had hosted a dog-fighting pit, the Bad News Kennel, and he was in prison for 2 years. After jail, he was picked up by the Eagles and had a successful season in 2010. He is now having an ok season (2011), already getting a concussion and bruising his hand (in only 3 games) which worries me as an Eagles fan. Vick deserves a second chance because after his arrest, he served his time in jail and he now gives time in service to help other people in positive ways. Plaxico shot himself in the leg. He was carrying a hidden gun without the safety being on, and he did not have a permit. He was sentenced to 2 years in jail. After his stay in jail he was picked up by the New York Jets, and so far he is having a successful year. Vince Young also deserves a second chance because he was booed off his home field at a home game because he wasn’t playing well and was let go by the Titans in 2010. He was later picked up by the Eagles in their 2011 pre-season. In a pre-season game he hurt his hamstring, and is still out today. People who have been given second chances sometimes wind up being successful because they have been reformed and realize what a great opportunity they have for a second chance. Others stay the same depending on their circumstance. This is why we give people second chances, because if we don’t, we cannot see people’s full potential. = = = = = = = = = = = = =Anonymous= My Sermon 9/30/11 7-4 By: Anonymous

Who cares who is at the top of the chain, can’t we just treat each other all the same? It is so dumb how people rant on about being friends with the most popular person in the popularity chain... IT DOESN’T MATTER! Why do you care? So you can seem more popular, or be more popular? Would you be writing this if you were popular... I'm not saying I am and I'm not saying I am not but... again, why does it matter. The way people get treated when they mess up or do something wrong... it is terrible, wrong, and unexpected. Can’t we just change how we treat people? It will make life so much easier for you and the people that will be treated better. Do the people who are so cautious about who they hang-out with not see everyone as equals? Do you have to be bad or funny to be popular? Why Does being bad accomplish? Ask yourself these questions in your head... what is your answer? What are you going to do now? Don’t put other people through a school year, a school life, or a whole life, of loneliness. Don’t put them down. Bring them up, give them a chance, they would be thankful, they will be thankful if they shine. It feels good to them and to you for doing the right thing. Why not? It wont hurt you and if other people think wrong of you for doing it, they are not your friends, they are either using you or don’t actually like you for who you are. Go ask people that might not be your friend if they are... it will make them think about you being their friend, they might say yes, and they might say no. Think... if I were to change, who would I be? The answer should include, someone who treats everyone equally and not on how popular they are. Be with the people that treat you well, not the people that you treat well. I you want attention, want friends, do something cool! Do something fun! Get it off your mind and if they think it is cool too, then what you did will bring on the attention. Think about it and be the change you want to see. -Anonymous

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=Katie=  Dress Code Dilemma  By:Katie Bodycot

Beep! Beep! That`s the car horn. I would prefer to throw on my mini skirt,  (fuchsia  of course), a camisole, and a low cut bright orange tank top, the latest fashion. In your head you hear, “ I am sorry, the skirt’s too short. Your top is too low, and your camisole straps are showing” as soon as you walk through the school doors.

Your imaginary fashion show is interrupted again, Beep! Beep! That ‘s the car horn again! You ask yourself, will I have to throw on my ugly green turtle neck (the one my mom forced me to buy) and my jeans? This is one of the outfits that you know won’t get yourself in trouble when you wear it to school. As I picture myself in the mirror, I say, “Now what kind of style is that”? So, you try to make the outfit look better by adding accessories, a cool necklace or scarf, but it doesn’t really help. Your mom and dad keep beeping that horn over and over and over until all the neighbors are annoyed and your stress has almost passed the boiling point. You’re still upstairs in your room trying to make yourself look better. You are officially running late for school and you definitely are not in a good mood now. Although this morning had a few bumps it all could have been changed, by using more creativity to conform to the dress code. The dress code to me seems to hold people back from the things they want to wear. This is because of the dress code rules at my school

The dress code at my school includes the following: You may only wear shirts that are at the most four finger widths below your collarbone (which restricts many of your choices!). You may not wear shorts or skirts that are more than four inches above your knee. Also, camisoles straps may not show. Now I could go on and on about the dress code rules, but these are the main rules that are frequently broken at my school. It seems to me many times, kids aren’t able to totally express themselves with fashion anymore. Clothing is one of the ways we show our style and personality. Kids want to be the real people they are. Some kids may not want to be conformists, and not want to fit in with the crowd. They may want to stand out and be the fashion trend setter.

If there were not all these rules, kids could express their selves with their style and the mornings would be less stressful. I am not saying there shouldn’t be rules at all. Without rules everything would be out of line at my school. People would not look appropriate. My suggestion is that the four finger rule should be reconsidered. First of all, it is not easy to find cool shirts that girls like nowadays that are less than four fingers below the collarbone. If a shirt is this low, a girl should have the option of wearing a camisole. I also believe the same goes for the straps showing. Camisole straps are today’s fashion, they are part of the outfit, you want them to show! I do believe we should get spoken to when our skirts are noticeably short, a skirt that is too short is improper no matter where you go, let alone school.

Some schools in an effort to solve the dress code problem have instituted uniforms. I would not be in favor of wearing uniforms. I have worn a uniform in the past and wearing the same thing every day is boring. Now that I think back on my uniform days, the dress code actually doesn’t seem so bad. I think with a little more flexibility and compromise I could learn to be fashionable and still stay within the dress code guidelines.

So, let’s try this again. With my flexible, creative dress code rules in mind... (Beep! Beep!) I will throw on my fuchsia skirt and my other orange tank top that comes three finger widths below my collar bone. I think to myself, “hey...I look pretty good”, and I stayed within the dress code. I am in the car and I am ready for a great day of school...and the best part, no threat of detention.

=Jordan=

Jordan Carter 7/4 America’s Slipping

America. When you hear that name what do you think of? Do you imagine a “star spangled” country with well paying jobs where everyone gets her or his share and decides how her or his hard-earned tax money is spent? Well, if you answered “yes”, to this question, then you are sadly mistaken. America, the nation that once had great pride, is no longer that place. America is falling behind other countries in many areas, especially education. There are some school districts that just don’t have enough money to pay teachers the sum of money that school faculties want. Sometimes teachers rebel against districts by going on strike. Strikes means less working teachers and that’s a problem. Just recently I was reading an article about American teachers getting paid more over seas than in American school districts. I was appalled, when I learned that, because that meant that Japan, China, Russia and other schools in the world were getting America’s good teachers to work for them. This could means fewer American students going to college or even finishing high school. I think you get the big picture and why it is so important that we get back on track. Not only will it affect us if our school economy gets worse it will also affect the rest of the world. If stay where we are with the school districts and teachers going on strike it could not only effect us it could also effect future generations. Thank you for your patronage

=Sean= Sean Cochran, 7-4 ** Take a dog for a walk ** Sermon, 10/1/11

I am so tired of people complaining about how dogs are more work than they are worth. I hear they are loud, dirty, costly, time consuming and bothersome. I also hear some say animals do not belong in houses. I am here to tell you that while some of that may be true, I am going to convince you that the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to dog ownership. First and foremost, a dog’s love is like no other. Dogs don’t complain and give unconditional love no matter what! They are sincere and loyal, and almost have a sixth sense of knowing when and who to give love to! They remember their owners and give a joyful greeting every single time you return home! I cannot forget to mention that dogs are awful cute (even the big ones) and do silly things to make their humans laugh. Dogs come in many shapes, styles, colors and sizes. I promise there is a perfect dog for every person in this world. All anyone needs to do is a little research to find their forever best friend. I promise that any non-dog believer can be swooned if the correct dog is given a chance. So, I’ve talked about the love and cuteness of a dog; now let’s talk about the working power of man’s best friend. Many service dogs are used to help people in many different ways. Not to mention, guard dogs have saved many crimes and lives! Oh, and let me not forget police dogs that have located illegal drugs and found hurt or missing people. I promise that no matter what kind or type of dog you choose, they are certain to provide love, guardianship and hours of entertainment. I personally begged for my own dog beginning as young as I could possibly speak, my family and I finally wore down my mother (a non-dog believer) a few years ago. Guess what she did after we got our first dog? She decided one was not enough and got another dog! I have seen with my own eyes that a non-dog believer can change their ways.

=R.J.=

=Aaron=

Sermon #1 Here’s a joke, the Tea Party

Really, you want to tell us that Christine O’Donnell actually had a right to be Senator. You make me sick. You think because you can turn some of us citizens into your own pet monkeys that you control the earth. "The people of Delaware have spoken. No more politics as usual." How will that ever help you, Christine? Yeah, just trash your predecessors and have our country run into turmoil because they didn’t teach you how to handle yourself in a real election where it could go either way. I know, let’s have new guys at nuclear plants not listen at orientation and blow our country into smithereens, like Coons did to you when he got sixty-four percent of the votes. Newsflash! Not everyone voted for you. That’s why Chris Coons is one of our Senators. And who is our Vice President? That’s right not you. If you saw how much we all hate you you’d probably quit politics and be working at a McDonald’s. Congratulations, who taught you both politics? George Bush? C’mon, governor of Alaska? That’s like being president of a home school. Bridge to Nowhere? Aren’t bridges supposed to take people to worthwhile places? Interesting how you view the Tea Party, “The future of politics in America.” What’s next, you as president? Oh wait, you’re already thinking about trying. Good luck with that. Do you really need $100,000 to make an appeal for your own political group? In case you don’t remember, Nashville 2010, Tea Party Convention. Hey Tea Party, you got a problem with me (a Jew), blacks, or gays? You want to be a Nazi? Go ahead and burn our Constitution. Or would you rather the Declaration of Independence? Or how about the deeds to your houses? Guess what, there are 5,275,000 Jews, more than 38,929,319 Blacks, and approximately 9,000,000 gays that disagree with you. That’s 53,204,319 people in case you failed math class.

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=Sarah=

Just Admit It Already!  Every day, people wake up. They drive to Starbucks to get their coffee, then drive to work and sit at their big fancy computers (or, for that matter, maybe even big, boxy computers) all day, only getting up occasionally to get some more coffee, or maybe even a Big Mac or something for lunch (which will probably require some more driving). It seems that no matter what we do, we are all CONSTANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR OWN PLANET. Think about it. Even from when we first wake up, our alarm clocks are buzzing away and our phones and laptops, after a full night or charging, have been full for at least 3 or so hours and are now waisting electricity (which is probably made from burning coal, releasing carbon dioxide). And when we drive -- even if we are driving one of those electric cars that you plug in every night, the electricity is (again) probably generated by burning coal. The irony of this is that we all know what is happening, and yet almost ALL OF US are in denial. Think about that, too. Say Mum’s driving me home from school one day. All of the sudden, it starts raining. Mum will usually say something like, “God d**m it, why does it seem like it’s ALWAYS raining?!” And that’s when I’ll usually say something like, “You know, it probably because of global warming.” Then Mum will say, “Sarah, do you have to say that EVERY SINGLE TIME?!” as she HITS THE GAS to try and get through the experimental station light. I mean, you can tell that she realizes that I’m probably right about the global warming thing. But almost every time I bring that up, she’ll say that it’s just the general climate shift of the planet and that the whole planet is warming up because of this reason or that reason -- come on, am I the only one that can see that she’s splitting hairs? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But here’s the big thing: that’s pretty much the way we all operate -- we know what’s going on, but because we don’t want to take measures to help stop it (or even admit it!), we are in denial. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The thing is, until more big and powerful people (mostly ones with big buissness footholds) realize this “inconvenient truth”, nothing will probably happen until the ice caps’ melting actually affect our normal life styles, by which time it will be too late! I am URGING people (as much as I can, considering the fact that I’m only twelve years old), to DO WHAT YOU CAN NOW. It might be the only thing that can save our sorry butts.

=Dan=

=Hannah= It’s Gridlock

Republicans in Congress, just agree already! Haven’t you heard of compromise?! We need bipartisanship! Tea party, we don’t care if you took the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” to the Americans Against Tax Reform, who have no power whatsoever, that you wouldn’t raise taxes. You don’t care one iota about the people they were elected to represent. If we need to raise taxes just agree to it. Is it really more important to get reelected versus doing some good for the world? Don’t you know to go into something with an open mind, instead of going, //I don’t care what he says, I am voting no so he looks bad.// We have this beautiful concept of compromise, USE IT! You refuse to agree to some things even if it was originally YOUR IDEA just because the Democrats are saying it. Some of the concepts in the American Jobs Act were your idea. Your healthcare plans are also fairly similar. Did the Debt Ceiling battle in August teach you anything, House Republicans? And what about your thoughts on FEMA? Isn’t a big part of the government’s purpose FEMA? Is it really worth shutting down the federal government for? You say over and over we need to cut this we need to cut that. Until it effects YOU or YOUR district. * If a category 5 hurricane, or a 9.0 earthquake, or a gigantic wildfire, hits your district you suddenly want everything you were fighting against for YOURSELF. On 9/27/11 Bill O’Reily said on Good Morning America during an interview with George Stephanopoulos. “Why don’t you do something good for your country instead of your career…for a change”. So some people are AWARE of what they need to do and don’t do it anyway. So instead of focusing entirely on how to defeat the president why don’t you try to HELP him get something done first. Not agreeing to anything, yes, makes the president look bad because he won’t get anything done or fix anything, but, it also makes YOU look bad because you were so focused on making HIM look bad that YOU could’ve just rejected a bill better than anything YOU could have come up with. So if only we could agree, we could help our country. We have to get around the roadblocks and avoid this gridlock.


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=Drew= Drew Mangan 9/29/11 7-4

Should He Be Forgiven?

If you haven’t heard about Mike Vick, where have you been in the past year? He plays for Philadelphia Eagles, and is one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL. Vick, a standout player at Virginia Tech was the first player chosen in the 2001 NFL draft. He is one of pro football's highest-profile and highest paid players. In 2004, he signed a 10-year, $130 million contract with the Falcons. Mike Vick has also done some mean, cruel, selfish, and nasty things. He trained dogs to fight other dogs to the death. If his dog won he would get money for it, but he’s already is a millionaire. This confuses me. Why would a millionaire risk participating in illegal activity for a few extra bucks? Some people say they forgive him and some don’t I am, and I for one am caught in the middle. Mike Vick went to jail for two years for his crimes and I truly think he deserved it. He killed dogs to the death. It is just a disturbing thing to think about dogs being tortured and being killed -a crime against nature. Why should he get money for a dog being killed by another? I just don’t understand that. Mike Vick was a very sick person but looking for a new path. Yet, there is another side of this argument... Even though I see his acts disgusting, I think everyone deserves another chance. We all fail at one thing in our lives. Getting a second chance gives all of us hope. But is Mike Vick getting special treatment since he’s a star athlete? He went to jail for two years but what do you think a normal persons sentence would be if they committed this crime? Mike Vick seems very polite. All of his coaches and players enjoy being around him. Without second chances, we would never see in NFL or any sport, the player’s full potential. Other second chances were given in the in sports; such as Tiger Woods, a great example, is a second chance in progress. His fans truly want him to win again to defeat the past. Or even Plaxico Burress who shot himself in the leg with an illegally held gun. Now that Burress is back playing football, everyone is fine with it now. The same thing with Mike Vick dog fighting. Mike Vick had a great season last year, and was a candidate for the MVP of the 2010-2011 season. Vicks dog fighting investigation began in April 2004, when authorities found 54 pit bulls on property. I think it was a sick thing to do, because I love dogs. I have also two us. I can’t think of a person that would train them to fight and kill another dog. That person needs help and must be a very sick man. Even though he did this horrible thing, I still cheer for him because he is an exciting quarterback. I really can’t decide. Lets say this is a real case of mixed emotions.

I CAN’T DECIDE whether I like him or not. I CAN’T DECIDE if I should root for a guy who killed dogs. I CAN’T DECIDE if I’m right or wrong. Should he be forgiven?

=Rachel= <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rachel Ramirez <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10/2/11 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7-4 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Why the furry coat?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You know the cute white seal you see when you are younger? The pictures you saw in the book of the seal swimming. Then you thought about how playful it looks? Well, that seal in a couple of months may be killed, pelted, and turned into the jacket you just saw the women wear on the street, or the vest you just saw in a big editorial fashion magazine. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Well, it most likely came from Canada. That seal is a harp seal that has just grown out of the baby stage and its coat is just turning color. When the seal is first born its fur is snow white (so predators don’t see them) but as they get older it turns dark grey and becomes waterproof. To get this the hunters use a tool called a hakapik. It is used to bludgeon the seal. The hakapik is a device that is very sharp and only has one end. They use this to bludgeoned the seal by repeatedly hitting it with the sharp end of the hakapik, eventually killing it from blood loss. Many people ask why not just shoot the seal to put it out of its misery? They do not shoot it because they do not want to mess up the pelt. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you wonder who would ever buy such a thing, after they knew what was happening to these seals? Ask major companies such as Birger Christensen, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, and Louis Vuitton. They still use seal pelts for their fashion appeal; they do not use these pelts for reasons such as warmth. If people needed these pelts for warmth they would make these at affordable prices, and they would be more sensible like not being cut off at the shoulder. Just because it is fur does not mean it will keep you warm at your shoulders.The companies use these pelts so the comsumer look better or well-to-do. While they are wearing these pelts or shall I say seals’ coats, they are making the seal hunters think that what they are doing is a good and accepted thing. In the past year alone 85,000 pups and 7,000 bulls (older seals) were killed. On the internet there is a disturbing video of this action occurring. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All around the world seal hunting has caused uproar. Many people are involved to make this illegal, such asSir[| Paul McCartney],[| Heather Mills],[| Pamela Anderson],[| Martin Sheen],[|Paris Hilton],[| Robert Kennedy, Jr.], [|F] the[| Red Hot Chili Peppers] and many more. The Canadian government is 98% completed on making it illegal to kill or export seal pelts. Whether it is for not exporting seal pelts or not killing this will help the harp seal, whose numbers have shown that the animal is close to being endangered. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to help solve this problem, talk to any of the major fashion lines or leave a note on their website about using seal fur. Anything could help the animal who’s numbers had dropped do to consumer wants, even if it means ending a life.

=Erica= Sermon #1 Erica Rodi7-4 9/30/11 Do you agree that animals have the same rights as the average person? And do you think that global warming, which is caused by green house gases, is a horrible thing for the world? If you agree with any of these statements you should care about how all of the polar bears are dying near the Arctic circle. A lot of the animals in the are dying because of global warming. But one species in particular are the polar bears. Some scientist think that two thirds of the polar bears in the world will disappear because of global warming. The reason that all of the polar bears are dying is because of global warming, which is caused by green house gasses. All of the ice is melting away leaving no where for the polar bears to live. Polar bears are endangerd and are going extincted there are nearly 20,000-25,000 in 2008. In 1998 there were 22,130-27,030 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Also the population of other animals such as seals, which is their main food source. Along with the big problem of the polar bears dying there is a problem that people are poaching them. Poaching is when people from other countries illegally hunt the polar bears. I know why would anyone try to hurt these beautiful animals? The reason that they do this is because they want their fur to sell in their country. In Russia there was some poaching of the polar bears. To be sure that they were doing this the WFF Russia decided to go online and see if there were any polar bear skins for sale, and there were 30 skins for sale. Almost 100 polar bears were killed. The thing that bothers me the most about this problem is that none of the world is doing anything to the polar bears. Something that I think that people should do is let have the zoos rescue a few more polar bears every year. Also if we use less greenhouse gasses we will have less global warming to worry about. So the next time you are at the zoo make sure to stop by the polar bears because if might be the last one you see.

=Emily=

Polar Bear’s Aren’t The Scary Thing Here

Have you ever stopped and thought about what all of your wasted electricity does to innocent creatures? What about the polar bears? What did they do to you? Did you happen to know that Global warming is causing the ice in the Arctic to disappear? It is on the Arctic ice that the polar bear lives, which is why global warming is such a serious threat. I know that some of you already are doing great things to help them,like turning off a light when you leave the room, and turning off the TV every once in a while. Some of you are taking five minute showers instead of thirty minute ones. As for you others out there, is it really that hard to do those things? We have to act now if we are going to save polar bears and avoid the worst impacts of global warming. “How are polar bears being affected by global warming?” You might ask. Well, their population size is decreasing. Also, the sea ice platforms are moving farther apart and swimming conditions for the bears are becoming more dangerous. It has been predicted by the U.S. geological survey that if this keeps up, two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050. A NASA Scientist predicted that the summer ice might be gone as early as 2012. We have already melted an area equivalent to the size of Alaska and Texas combined. Come on, people, please make some effort here. Save the bears. Cite: http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat/Polar-Bears.aspx

=Charles=

Charles Teague 74 9/29/11

//SERMON # 221- TEARY TECHNOLOGY//

Imagine this: Loser Louie, or whatever stupid nickname he has comes home from a long day at school, drops his backpack onto the floor, races upstairs to his bedroom, flips open his laptop, checks his Facebook, and reads right there in front of his face a message YOU, one of Loser Louie’s classmates. Your message says: UR A STUPID *!#+$?#. Wow. Right then and there, Louie starts crying. Look what you’ve done. What the heck? What’s the point of that? Who do you think you are? What was going through your mind when you pressed the SEND button? And most importantly, what triggered this action, and what reaction were you expecting? You cyber-bullies are a lot of things: cruel, selfish, pathetic, impulsive, and rude, but on top of all that, you are really, really confused. You are confused about what to do with your life, so you get out your iMac, log into Facebook, or MySpace, or Twitter, or whatever freaking website you can get your hands on, and begin typing. Typing your little head off. Typing about who is weak, or who is fat, or who is stupid, or who is ugly, or who is the geek of the week. Typing about //__CRAP__////.// Plain old gossipy, disgusting, sneaky, secretive //__CRAP__//. And occasionally you’ll feel bad. You’ll feel guilty about being the mean person you are. You tell yourself you want to be a better, nicer person. You’ll tell yourself you want to change. But you won’t. As soon as the next opportunity rolls around, you’ll log into your precious little gossip machine of a website, and keep on typing the garbage you always type, because that’s just who you are. That’s who you chose to be, the rollercoaster you chose to ride. And once you got on the ride, you realized you couldn’t get off until the end, which would be the end of high school. Then, when it’s all over, you’ll grow out of it, and the cyber-bully within you will die. You’ll move on and forget all the hurtful comments that you posted in ninth grade. But your poor victim won’t. When high school ends, they’ll remember. When they throw their first wild party, they’ll remember. When they graduate from college, they’ll remember. Even when they have their first child, they’ll remember. They’ll remember those mean, mean words they saw on their laptop screen. They’ll never forget. Now that you know this, you should consider your options next time you’re about to send a hurtful message. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to negatively impact this person’s life?” And maybe you do. But what you don’t know is that the unattractive nerd you cyber-bullied in high school will turn out to be the inventor of time travel and flying cars. And if you decide to go back in time using THEIR time machine, you’ll see what you did to them, and you’ll be sorry. Really sorry. Believe me.

=Simone=

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Simone Veale <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9/29/11 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7-4 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">SUFFOCATED BY SCHOOL <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t you hate it when you can’t go out on Saturday night with your friends, because your teachers don’t think you have a social life? Then they kill you with weekend homework. HELLO! Teachers, I have a life! I have things to do and people to see! I don’t need homework to complete my perfect weekend. Teachers, if you want us to learn something, teach it in class; don’t force your students to learn it on their own, at home. I mean it OK to have us finish our investigation in math, or have us study vocabulary for English. What bothers me is when we have to finish the investigation in math, AND do five other problems. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Also when teachers choose to give you a test, and tell you to study every night until the test. Now that’s OK, but when they don’t tell you what the test is on. That really BOTHERS me. How am I supposed to study when I don’t know what to study!? OK, fine, now that I know what I should study, I'm going to study and be done, right? WRONG! I then have to do more homework, in the same subject. Teachers should NOT be able to give you a test, and then extra homework! It’s not FAIR. Well I guess I will just study hard, and then I’m done. NOPE, I have another test, AND a paper due the same day as my first test! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You know what else I hate? When teachers set you up to NOT get the highest grade. I mean they make it easy to get a B, not an A. What they SHOULD do is set you up to get the HIGHEST grade. Teachers are supposed to help you do the best you can do, not almost the best you can do. If your teacher assigns you a project and gives you a rubric on the project, you are supposed to use the rubric. However, if the rubric only goes up to a B, and then says “to get an A you have to expand on your project,” you don’t know what the best way to get an A is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I bet the only reason that teachers give you so much homework and SUCH a hard time is because that’s what their teachers did to them. Now teachers are going around taking their anger out on us. Then every person who then becomes a teacher will do the same thing to his or her students. After that it just becomes a circle of mean teachers. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">However, once in a while you get lucky enough to get a good teacher or good teachers. That is because a small amount of teachers want do exactly the opposite of what their teachers did. If I were ever a teacher I would try to be fun and nice. I would also give out candy. Even though it would be fun to be mean to my students, it would be more fun to be the “fun” teacher that every student wants.