I believe poem

I Believe

Credo

I believe in dreams.

I believe that dreams are more than just illusions

They are our own twisted view of reality.

I believe that dreams tell the truth when we are lying to ourselves, they show us what we don’t want to see, and they show us our faults and how we are doing things wrong.

I believe dreams take us so far from reality that they keep us from losing our sanity.

I don’t believe that the Devil and Jesus were brothers like some religions do.

I do not believe in Buddhism.

I do not believe that our whole lives are already planned out for us because you choose what happens.

I do not believe that religion controls your life.

I do not believe that the people who love the same gender have bought a one way ticket to hell.

I wish I believed in Happily Ever After’s because then life would be so much better.

I wish I believed animals could talk so lonely people wouldn’t be so alone.

I wished I believed that a dog named Scooby Doo could really solve crimes because then there would be a crazy dog solving crimes, which I think is very strange but very entertaining.

Believe it or not I believe in birds.

I believe birds are smarter than they look because they always have that knowing look in their little eyes.

I believe birds are lucky because they have the freedom to fly away when they choose like so many of us wish we did.

I believe birds are beautiful creatures.

I believe that birds are mistreated and underestimated because they are so much more capable then we give them credit for.

I believe in the simplicity of birds.

I believe the most amazing event in the known or unknown universe was when I met my best friend.

She is quite, funny, sweet, caring, and an amazing writer.

She has her sad gloomy days, but really who doesn’t?

I don’t know what I would have done without her.

She is the most amazing person I have ever met.

I believe that I wouldn’t have survived this year without her.

"Do you take more risks when your around your friends?" SSR

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/do-you-take-more-risks-when-you-are-around-your-friends/#more-145098 Link to Article

Do you take more risks when you’re with your friends? I know a ton of adults who think we do, and when I see we I mean teenagers. In the article above it talks about a study done that states that teenagers take more risks, especially dangerous risks, when they are with their friends. Adults don't have the same tendencies, and I know you might say that's because they don't have any friends but obviously that's not true 'cause then there would be a bunch of lonely old people moping around all the time. The thing is that they don't find the need to impress their peers. Impress. That's the main reason why we take more risks around our friends. Now don't feel ashamed or stupid or even angry at yourself or others, we all do it all the time. Peer pressure goes along with trying to impress your peers. We feel like we have this immense weight on our shoulders to take a chance, do something crazy and unpredictable so they won't get bored with us and they will still or start think that we are super cool.

 

Peer pressure can lead us to do dumb irresponsible things that we wouldn't normally do. When I was still in elementary school I was a quiet, shy good girl that always tried to get her work done fast so I could color or talk to the friend sitting next to me. And then my group of friends started talking louder, saying mean stuff, pushing people down, and just being bullies. At the time I didn't know what to do, should I stick to my normal goody two shoes routine or should I be like my friends who were labeled the 'cool kids'? I bet you can guess what choice I made, I took the road most commonly taken and I just know that Robert Frost would have been ashamed. I succumbed to the pressure my friends were putting on me and starting acting just like them, and usually I was ten times worse. I was one of the loudest, meanest, reckless bullies in the school. I did it for the title and how no one seemed to mess with me. But also a lot of people didn't want to hang out me but at the time I didn't care. After the peer pressure wore off and they eventually backed off I started to calm down but it felt like an adrenaline rush, it felt good to be mean and I never thought of the consequences. I feel bad at what I did because my so called friends pressured me to do, but I'm not blaming them at all. It was 100% my fault for 'going with the flow'.

So, back to the original question; do you take risks when you are with your friends? Yes you do. Will you actually admit it? Probably not. Do you feel better that you understand that you're not the only one? Hopefully. Do believe me?

Hall Talk Poem

Gossip

Have you seen the new girl?

She is so pretty.

I wonder what her name is.

She is like so funny!

She is just perf!

I wish she would talk to me.

She is Special.

~

Did you see her status?

They are official!

Finally!

They make such a cute couple.

They will totally last.

They have to.

So adorable!

~

Omg! Did you hear what happened?

They broke up.

No!

So sad!

I bet it was his fault.

I heard she messed up.

They will never get back together.

What happened?

He deserves way better.

~

Guess what!?

She wouldn’t have done something like that,

Would she?

That girl is so disgusting.

Eww gross

I never liked her.

So ugly.

I heard she is failing all of her classes.

She is so dumb.

She should just leave.

She has like no friends.

No One Cares.

~

Hey guys!

Did you hear about the girl who

Killed herself?

Why did she do it?

That is just so sad!

She was my BFF.

I always liked her.

She was so beautiful.

I miss her so much!

I bet she only did it for attention.

So Selfish.

I feel bad.

Guilty.

They say she was being

Bullied.

It pushed her over the edge.

~

Sup my peeps?

Do you know what happened to that

One girl?

Yeah.

It was really sad.

I guess.

Hey, have you seen the

New guy?

A Song From A Song (V)

This is called "Song From A Song" it is a Vlog about parodies. By: Samantha King & Jasmine Jaramillo! :)

 

 

Video Dialog

 

 



Pink is Sam King

Purple is Jasmine Jaramillo  

 

I'm pretty sure everyone knows what a parody is and if you don't let us explain to you what it is. 

A parody for those people who don't know, (if you don't then you must have been living under a rock for the last like 20 years) it's when people take songs and alters the words and meanings of the song and they post it online. A parody is meant to be funny, it is for your entertainment. The Google definition of Parody is, "an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect."

Now that you know what a parody is... Original 1   Story of My Life by One Direction has many interpretations on its meaning.  I believe that it means they are so in love with a girl that they want to ruin her so they can make her theirs.  Though this  may not be correct, this is only an interpretation.

 Parody 1    The parody linked to this is about 3 boys who keep tweeting One Direction but never get a reply. They are very sad and upset that none of the band members will reply or follow them on Twitter. The boys become obsessed with their electronic devices, waiting for at least one of them to do something to acknowledge that the boys exist on Twitter. These two video's are different because 1D is talking about being with a girl they care about that they want to ruin for any other guys, and the parody is about guys who are like obsessed with 1D and want them to follow them on Twitter but sadly they don't. In the parody the boys are pretty much heartbroken, but in the original version 1D wants their girl to be 'Broken inside.'

 

This is a good example of a parody since the meaning and words are completely altered.  It's amazing how if a person gets really creative they can change it so much.  Though some parodies only alter the meaning.  The original held a meaning of wanting to break someone, well the girl they loved.  The parody in way meant or gave a off the impression that the boys were breaking or getting hurt because One Direction didn't acknowledge them on Twitter.  The original described of bringing pain while the parody described having pain being brought upon them.

People usually choose songs that have a good beat and the words can be easily changed for a parody. Slow songs and rock songs are harder to make a parody for, so you usually never see one for those two genres in parody form.

This is usually because rock and/or slow songs have a specific meaning that can't and shouldn't really be changed.  Though people attempt to do parodies for these types of songs they usually fail. The reason for the failure is either because they can't alter the words to make them fit in with the beat or the video they made just didn't fit their parody.

 



Why Should Video Games Be Considered A Sport? SSR

Is it just me, or am I the only one who thinks video games shouldn't be a sport? Video games require no athletic ability, the very definition of Sport is an activity involving Physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. All video games supply is entertainment for those with nothing else to do. The only video game that would be considered a sport is Wii. Games like Mario Bros, Sonic, Halo, and Call Of Duty,
are not sports. The definition of Video Game is a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen. See, nowhere in there does it say anything about it being an athletic sport, or any sport.

                                                    

                                                                            VS

 

Sports are soccer, football, basketball, baseball, track, snowboarding, skiing, volleyball, tennis, and a whole bunch more that I don't want to list. There have been countless debates on this topic because video games are a competition, yes I agree that it involves competition but it is like chess, it is a mind exerciser. Spending to much time on video games is just not healthy, whether you consider it a sport or not. You should try playing an hour of video games then go outside for an hour and play a game like basketball, then tell which one you think is a sport. I bet you will say basketball. Video games may be a fun hobby, but I think it should stay like that, a hobby.

Reading is my Passion (PB)

Everyone has a passion right? I mean it doesn’t have to be something you absolutely love; it can also be something you really hate. In this case it is something I love, reading. I know some of you think it’s lame to read and that people should be going out and doing fun stuff, but reading to me is fun. It is an escape for me, it’s like you become the character in the story that you get to know and fall in love with, and when they die or another amazing character dies you cry or feel very sad because they are gone. When I was reading the Vamp Chronicles, Darkness Falls by Christin Lovell, one of the most awesome characters died! It was horrible! I started reading avidly about two years ago when my mom got me a Sony Reader. I got a ton of books but I got easily bored. Then my mom got herself a Kindle Fire, but after I got ahold of it she almost never even saw it. After reading a couple of the books it's like I couldn't stop. When I start reading a book I can't put it down until I finish it. I have over 70 books on my Kindle Fire and I have read them all at least twice. My favorite book series is The Fallen Star Series, by Jessica Sorensen, I think it's awesome! I love to read more than anything, if someone tries to take away a book while I am reading it, I will freak out! This might seem weird but, when I'm reading a book I always read the ending first. Because I think that if the ending is awesome then the beginning must be great. Reading helps distract me from the real world and all its problems and mine. Instead of being forced to face reality and real life, I can focus on something that can never happen but seems so real. The good thing about books is that they always have a happy ending, see that's one thing I like about books. Life almost never has any happy endings but books almost always do.

"Wattpad" FC

You all know what apps are right? If you don't then you have probably been living under a rock since smart phones came out a while ago. A quick definition is a software you install in your phone for a certain purpose, its full name is an application. My favorite app is "Wattpad," this app is used for reading and writing. You can write stories on your account and you can read other peoples stories by adding them to your library. You can message or comment on a story you are reading or have read to ask questions or give your opinion on the story.The book format on "Wattpad" is in parts, and you can have as many parts to the story that you want .You can write about all kinds of generas such as teen fiction, vampire, romance, science fiction, fantasy, humor, paranormal, mystery/thriller, horror, adventure, historical fiction, fan fiction, poetry, short story, non teen fiction, chicklit, action, werewolf, spiritual, non fiction, classics, watty awards, and other. My favorite ones are teen fiction, vampire, romance, and werewolf. I have quite a few of those types of books. There are thousand of accounts on "Wattpad" and millions of books of all sorts. I found the app by accident last year. I was googling something for a friend, and when I clicked on the picture it took me to a story on the site that the picture was attached to. I looked around the site and decided I liked it so I got the app and immediately started adding books to my library. I know a lot of people who have the app or are on the site. Most of my friends have it and I got my sisters to get it to. I like this app a lot because I love to read and write stories and books.