P2. sophomore accomplishments

My second blog I wrote about what I would want to accomplish during my sophomore year. Looking back on it makes me laugh not only because I have only accomplished two goals on that list this year, but because it shows how much I have changed as a person.  My soccer team and I won more games than we lost, and this was one of my goals. The 2^nd goal I accomplished this year is that I joined my first club! I am a member of the newspaper club. However, there were many goals I didn’t accomplish and I am completely okay with that. I’m not planning on becoming a class officer for next year; I don’t know why I ever thought that was something I would like to do. Another thing I didn’t do was community service and things to prepare for National Honor Society. I don’t want to be a part of NHS. I feel like the only reason I ever told myself I would join clubs on be on NHS because I wanted to follow in my sisters footsteps and I felt like I had to. My brother however was never a part of any clubs or NHS so it just showed me it’s okay to be my own person and not have to try to be like anyone else. Another one of my goals was to get about a 90 on all of my Regents Exams. I don’t think this is going to happen. I work hard in all my classes but even on tests I rarely get in the 90’s so I don’t feel too confident about my exams.  I also never took the PSATs for math like I thought I was going to. Overall, I didn’t accomplish most of what I wanted but I still feel as if I have had a successful sophomore year.

p1. TV

I personally barely watch any television. After school I usually have sports or work and when I get home after I go on Facebook and Twitter and finish my homework there really isn’t time for TV. If I ever do watch TV during the week it is normally something on MTV or E TV. My favorite shows are anything that has to do with the Kardashians, and Jersey Shore. I realize both of those shows are really stupid, but I don’t want to watch educational TV or anything boring, and Jersey Shore is very funny and entertaining. There are 4 TVs in my house. One in my living room, my parents have one in their bedroom and both my brother and I have a TV in our room but we don’t have cable. I don’t think there is anything wrong with watching a moderate amount of television.  However, some people watch too much TV and that could have a negative impact on them. First off, if you are spending too much time watching TV chances are you aren’t getting enough exercise. Also if kids are watching a lot of TV it could affect their homework and grades in school because they would rather be watching TV than studying and doing homework. On the TV in my room I basically only watch my favorite DVD, Love and Basketball. Sometimes I bring the Wii from our living room into my bedroom so I can watch a Netflix movie. On the TV in my brother’s room he just plays Xbox and watches Netflix. I don’t think I ever would want cable in my room just because I don’t think having a TV in every room is a good thing and TV is a waste of time for the most part. Overall, I don’t spend a lot of time watching TV.

O1. Texas Killing of Innocent Mother

Recently in Texas a 30 year old nurse shot and killed a mother of 3 in broad daylight in a parking lot. After she shot the 28 year old, Kayla Golden, she kidnapped her 3 day old infant. She said she kidnapped it because she had a miscarriage and wanted to tell her fiancé it was hers. However, the baby was white and both 30 year old Verna McCain and her fiancé are African American. McCain wants to be released on bond because she has three kids and her attorneys say she won’t pose a threat to the community. I think them asking for bail for her is ridiculous! There is obviously something wrong with his woman if she thought it would be okay to kill a mother of 3 just to kidnap her baby. She should not be involved in our society and should be locked up for the rest of her life. Any child needs their mother in their life and Kayla Golden’s children were robbed of their mother. McCain’s attorney said this was an “isolated incident” and McCain pleaded not guilty. There is no way that McCain should ever be allowed out of jail. They said there was no reason to kill her, she was just randomly targeted. Even if this is the case it makes no difference. McCain took so much away from both Kayla Golden and her family. McCain is expected to plead insanity for this case. I personally believe she has no reason to and she is probably just an evil person. If she is a nurse with 3 kids and killed someone I don’t think that sounds like she is mentally unstable. I really couldn’t imagine having my mother taken away from me and I feel a great amount of sympathy toward Kayla Golden’s children.

o2 college

                I think college is a very good choice for many people and it going will really benefit them. However, college is not for everyone. My cousin tried going to college twice since she graduated in 2010 and each time she had to leave because he faces a lot of anxiety. Though it is likely she won’t make as much as someone who has gone to college, I don’t think she will be living paycheck to paycheck. People can go to trade schools or something like that. I think this article makes it seem like if you don’t attend college you won’t make it anywhere in life, which I don’t agree with. My dad didn’t attend college and he is a construction worker and he makes an okay amount of money. Honestly, I don’t know if college is something I want to do. It really doesn’t appeal to me and to be honest I don’t even know what career path I want to take. I know time is running out to decide what I want to do, but it’s kind of tricky to be expected to know what you want to do the rest of your life as a high school student. Another think about college is, there a quite a few people who go to college and have trouble finding a job. College is a good thing if you know exactly what you want to do. If I go to college I will probably end up going for general studies until I find something I’m really passionate about and want to spend the rest of my life doing. I have no doubt someone who attends college makes more in their life than someone who doesn’t, but life isn’t all about having a lot of money. If what you want to do all your life doesn’t require a college education it is better to do something you love than something just to make you money.

O3. Choice

                I think that everybody has at least one person in their life that is not related to them, but they consider family. In my life that would be my brother’s best friend, Jake Stockweather. I have known him for a very long time and we have a brother-sister relationship. He is always at my house. Even on Christmas day he was at my house eating Christmas Dinner with my whole family. Jake is also such a nice kid and even sometimes I’m really mean to him because he annoys me, but he is always nothing but nice to me. Multiple times late at night he would pick me up from places and take me home or back to my friend’s house if we needed a ride no matter what. A few weeks ago on a very early Friday morning Jake was driving to work when he got hit by a drunk driver. Jake sustained life threatening injuries. Everybody always says you don’t know what you have until its gone, but no one ever takes that into consideration until something impacts their life. Not knowing and waiting for Jake to get out of surgery was the scariest thing. Everybody close to Jake felt such anger toward the man who hit Jake. Of course, the drunk driver was barely hurt at all and he was a 44 year old paramedic who still lives with his parents. It makes me sick to think someone who helps other people when they are hurt and has seen so much would even think to drive drunk. The first time I saw Jake in the hospital was the day after he got into the accident. His mom told us that we should talk to him because he might be able to hear us. The next day Jake was able to nod his head and open his eyes. Now Jake is finally home and doing much better. With a lot of physical therapy he should be able to walk again in 3 months. Words cannot even describe how thankful I am to still be able to see Jake and have him be alive. I really despise the man who did this to Jake. I have no respect for people who drive drunk, they really ruin peoples’ lives.

O4. My mom

                My mother is by far one of the biggest influences in my life. I have such a strong bond with my mom. I can honestly say I have no idea what I would do if I lost her. My mom sacrifices so much for me. Not only is my mom a huge impact on my life, she made a difference in many people’s lives. My mom is a nurse and helps people on a daily basis, I’m sure they are just as thankful for her as I am. There are so many kids who complain about their parents and I rarely ever do. I get along so well with my mom, we always joke around with each other but we talk about everything together too. I get advice from my mom for everything, and I tell my mom nearly everything that goes on in my life. All of my and my siblings’ friends love my mom. She really is the sweetest ladies I ever met. I know my mom will always be there with me through everything. She barely ever misses any of my soccer or basketball games. I really am happy to have a woman like her in my life to look up to. When I become a mother I want to be just like my own mom. Anyone can say without their mother they wouldn’t exist. This statement holds extremely true in my case. My dad only wanted two kids, but my mom didn’t think our family was complete, and with a little bit of convincing my dad agreed to have a third wonderful and incredible child, that’s me! I really don’t even know how to put in words how thankful I am for my mom. I love that woman so much and don’t ever want to live a day without her.