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Teenage Pregnancy Issues --

As we all know, more and more teenage girls these days are getting pregnant. Sometimes or hopefully it’s not planned, because it is a huge responsibility to put on a “kid “ themselves. Each year the numbers of births increase, not including abortions, and it really is an issue. For everyone; not only the mother itself, but the father, which most of the time leaves the mother, also the mothers parents who usually will take the baby in as their own, and everyone else surrounding. However, to me the biggest issue is should the teenage mother be made to go to learning centers, or remain in their own public everyday school?

I personally think when teenage girls remain in public schools, with younger children, it does put a major influence on other young girls. A lot of the girls will get the idea that if this girl is going to have a baby then it may be okay for them too. We never know with children these days, they can and will get anything they try for, and who knows if they really did want a baby bad enough, they probably could find a w\ay to do this, I don’t mean children as in elementary, but higher middle school level. They still may not know the difference. I believe that the perfect place for young teenage girls who still have a remainder of school left , should go to learning centers, for many obvious reasons.

Learning centers are a great place for teenage girls. For many, many reasons. One being at public schools, some teenagers are to the extreme nasty, and will do a lot of teasing, where as in a learning centers the girls would be surrounded by people just like them, and will feel perfectly comfortable. Some girls may not like the idea of going to a learning center, as it will make them feel out of place, but when you’re walking around in a public school, with a huge baby belly and only at the age of possibly fifteen, there is going to be worse case scenarios there than anywhere else.

We all know, a girl cannot get pregnant by herself, therefore it is not only her responsibility. So now the theory is should the father be made to leave school as well, and go to the learning center with the mother? I believe he should, why should she have to leave all her friends, and go to another school by herself, when partially she, herself didn’t put herself into the problem alone.

At the end of the day, we all know that every person is equal, however not all people consider things like that. We all know things happen for a reason, and maybe things don’t turn out like we want them to, but there is absolutely nothing we can do. Maybe it is best the girls go to another school, just for the simple reasons, we don’t want everybody to make the same mistakes we did, and we do want people to go outside of their door feeling comfortable , and confident about themselves.

Because He's Black ●○●

The title of the article that i read was titled "Because he's Black" by James M. , i found this little article on Teen Ink , and thought it was a great persuasive piece!

With this piece having thirteen paragraphs , the very first paragraph caught my attention for sure. It started out telling me which day it was , and how they were nervous to go to school, becuase of color, and seeing that a black man, had just got the honor of president of the United States of America. Also how it would be a hard day for the races, they blacks would be bragging, and the whites would have to deal with it. They make the topic very clear, in the first couple of lines; racism.

This whole piece was put together great ! Everything related to the thesis statement. The author gives lots of information about the percentages of votes, and how racist we really are, how everything is just falling apart piece by piece. An example of this would be: " The overwhelming responses were from McCain supporters who believed Obama won “just because he is black.” This is racism to the extreme, and it's something thats becoming a huge issue, and eventually it's going to get worse, and worse ..

The author somewhat backs up their information with what they know and researched on the pst oresidents, and how the votes went according to race. The writer does seem to understand why people are so racist, but she makes it very clear that it doesnt matter, everybody is equal.

I think this article was very well done, I could not find any mistakes, i agreed with everything they had to say! I liked it because it really has become a huge issue, and to me it's silly, everybody has value, and they should not be treated like dirt just becasue of their color.

Telling the Story ~*

Today was the day, the day I was finally going to go to my first circus! I've been waiting for this day for so long, to see all those silly goofy clowns with the big red noses, and those huge clumsy elephants, I just simply could not wait!

I got ready as quick as possible, as my mom was roaring my name for me to hurry. I quickly threw on my favorite t-shirt, brushed my teeth, and ran out the door. We drove for quite a long time, or what seemed a long time, until we finally got to the humongous red circus tent. You know me , I wanted to do some exploring, so my mom went inside to get our seats, while I snuck off to the other side of the tent, where all the actors, and clowns, and animals could be found.

When I got there, a furry brown dog tripped me, and snatched my lollipop right out of my hand, I most definitely wasn't going to let him just run off with it, I wanted it back! So of course, the dog ran the other way and I chased him. First we ran through a colorful tepee, then through an old mans shed(which was extremely dirty) and then over a lawn chair, and through the bushes! Finally, i chased him all over the park and over two cars, until I caught him, and was in the middle of nowhere.

My heart was beating like there was going to be no tomorrow, the circus! I forgot about it, and chased this silly dog , until I got lost! What am I ever going to do ? I know! I'll retrace my steps... Okay, so after my mom went in the red tent, I took off, and thats when that dumb dog took my lollipop, so after that we went through that weird tepee, oh and that old mans shed. Then over those lawn chairs, and finally through the bushes, and all over the park.. then the very last thing was when we went over two cars.

Look! Theres the two cars ! I quickly scrambled over them, and through the park, and back through the bushes , and over the lawn chairs. I could see it! I can see the big red circus tent! I ran back to that tent super fast, and i made it just in time for the final act, what a relief. As the circus finished up , and i got home, I thought to myself , what a day ..

Our Diary ~ ♥

Ever felt scared to go outside of your own door? Or to come out and say what you really want, to feel comfortable around the people you try to associate with everyday? Maybe even to tell the truth...

This is exactly the way it is with, "The Freedom Writers", a great movie. It starts out with a disruptive class, who act like they have no feelings, concerns, or problems, but it's the exact opposite; every single person in this class has a problem. Eva Benitez hates white people, because she feels they can do whatever they want, because she feels they are capable of everything, and anything to make the blacks miserable. Another has the same feelings against blacks. It's seems horrible; the classroom is even divided up, the whites and the blacks, the nerds, and the big shots.

Things all change, when they get a new teacher; Mrs.Gruwell. She thinks she has something special, and can switch the whole classroom around, however when the school refuses to give her texts because they feel these kids are "impossible", she gets so frustrated, because she believes this is the reason they're not trying, because they know that people don't believe in them, and just look down upon them.

The music really empathizes the movie, gives it feeling. When there's gang fights, there's exactly the right music at the right time, when the kids are frustrated, when they're happy, when they're getting silly .. it has everything, its perfect!

This movie has excellent actors! The main characters of this film are Hilary Swank who plays as Erin, also know as the teacher Mrs.Gruwell , Patrick Dempsey who plays Erin's husband. Some other characters consist of Scott Glen (Erin's Father), Margaret Campbell (Erin's Co-worker), and also April Lee Hernandez (Eva, a student).

I also think there is a very important theme to this movie , and that is "Never give up" and that would be on Mrs.Gruwells part. This is very self explanatory; she never once gave up on these kids, she even went and got two extra jobs to be able to buy them their very own text books, reading books, and also very nice and expensive field trips. Did it all work out in the end, was she able to flip the tables, and turn each and every person around, does the class all come together as one .. watch the movie to find out !

Will they ever make it to the Stone of Dreams ..

I had been looking at the movie reviews for the movie , "Wizards of Waverly Place" . Most of them were pretty dull , and I really could not choose one that really stood out . This is a really great movie , it's always pulling you in , wanting to keep you watching.

However, the movie review i chose was from "kidstvmovies" , and I found they did a fairly well job, about not spoiling the ending. Their last sentence " Unfortunately, if the kids don't succeed in about 48 hours or less, they will disappear forever " , to me really stood out. I think this sentence is really going to make the reader want to watch this movie, they left you wondering if they really are going to make it to the dream of stones or not.

Another thing I liked about this review, was that they kept it short and sweet . They tell you enough , so you know what the movie is based on , but yet they leave you with a hanging conclusion. I would never like to sit and read this huge long movie review, because basically by then you would know how the movie is going to end..

Michaela Jardine

" You're a true friend, you're here until the end, you pull me aside when something isn't right. You talk with me now , and into the night, until it's alright again, you're a true friend."

I have one best friend, she's been with me through everything, she never leaves my side. Her name is Michaela Jardine, she is 14 years old , and comes from a family consisting of her two parents, a fluffy white dog , and 3 other girls. She has medium length brown hair , hazel eyes, glasses; she's very pretty . Michaela has a phenomenal personality; she's constantly laughing, and smiling. This is one of her best traits, it's truly what makes her, who she is.

I would be completely lost without Michaela; she's everything I ever dreamed of having as a best friend. She's trustworthy, honest and loyal. I trust her with everything, and she does the same with me, we never hold back on anything. She's honest and loyal, I've never heard her do anything that I would have never wanted her to do, or say, she's perfect ..

She's a very strong girl , she doesn't care what people think of her , if they don't like her , she'd just sit and laugh at them, before she would let it hurt her. However if someone were to say something that she wouldn't like, she would never ever hold back . But she never gives up, she keeps trying 'till she has what she's wanted .

She's my best friend , and I know I would never be the person I am today if she was never in my life , we have so many memories , and inside jokes , i really just dont know what I would or could ever do without her !


~ Love you tons ! Don't ever change , you're perfect just the way you are ~

xoxo♥