Option One: Write one paragraph about a place or an event that has influenced who you are. Why is/was this place or event so important? How did it shape your morals or beliefs? Be sure you include a topic sentence, specific examples that support your topic sentence, and a final concluding sentence that wraps up your ideas.
An event that really affected me and really had a big influence on me was a couple years ago, when i made the stupid decision to shoplift. I hadn't done it before, and i thought i could get away with it like a lot of my other friends did. I can deffinitly say i learned because ever since then i have not even thought about stealing. Im lucky i didnt suffer major consequences besides the dissipointment with my family and myself. I wish i could go back and change what i did but at the same time, if i hadn't have done it, i wouldnt have learned.
Option Three: Write one paragraph about a time when you felt uncomfortable or out of place. Where were you? Who were you with? Why did you feel so out of place? What did you learn about yourself as a result? Be sure you include a topic sentence, specific examples that support your topic sentence, and a final concluding sentence that wraps up your ideas.
The first day of high school is probabbly a really scary day for most. It was a time when i felt really out of place. Its tough because you see a lot of new people and a ot of people you have never seen before. It was when i got to school, and saw all those people i didnt know, and who were older that really made me uncomfortable. Now, when i look back, i just laugh becaue i have made a lot of friends since that day, and i should have realized i was going to earlier. When i go to school now, i gont get nervous or feel unfomfortable like i did before because i just go with confidence and know i will have fun that day. but stiill, i will never forget my first day
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
.:.Assignment 2.:.
Respond to the following question. Your answer should be at least one full, well-written paragraph. Explain your answers. Why do you think what you think?
1. In the selection called "Peer Pressure" George states that "friends have more influence on one another's lives than almost anyone else does, especially in those teenage years when kids are trying to discover who they really are. So hooking up with the wrong crowd can really get you down."
Do you agree with his comments? Why or why not?
For the most part, i do agree with his statement. I think growing up, your friends may seem like everything. You always want to be part of the group. Sometimes when you see your friends doing something, you want to try it too to prove to them that you can do it to or you can fit in. but sometimes, those things arn't always the smartest idea.
Have you seen other people try to pressure their friends to do things? (Good or bad)
Yes, i have seem people being pressured by their friends to do something. I think it has happened to everyone at least some point in there life. At times, it can be good, and at times it can be bad, but it still happens alot.
Have you felt pressure to behave in certain ways because of your friends?
Yes, i have felt pressure to behave a certian way by my friends. This one time, i was at a party, and i was pressured to drink, so i just left. For the most part, i try not to surround myself around people who are going to pressure me into things they know isn't in my best interest or things they know i dont want to do.
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED: Visit the blogs of your group members, read their comments, and leave one comment in which you agree or disagree with something they say (and explain why) or ask them a question about their response.
1. In the selection called "Peer Pressure" George states that "friends have more influence on one another's lives than almost anyone else does, especially in those teenage years when kids are trying to discover who they really are. So hooking up with the wrong crowd can really get you down."
Do you agree with his comments? Why or why not?
For the most part, i do agree with his statement. I think growing up, your friends may seem like everything. You always want to be part of the group. Sometimes when you see your friends doing something, you want to try it too to prove to them that you can do it to or you can fit in. but sometimes, those things arn't always the smartest idea.
Have you seen other people try to pressure their friends to do things? (Good or bad)
Yes, i have seem people being pressured by their friends to do something. I think it has happened to everyone at least some point in there life. At times, it can be good, and at times it can be bad, but it still happens alot.
Have you felt pressure to behave in certain ways because of your friends?
Yes, i have felt pressure to behave a certian way by my friends. This one time, i was at a party, and i was pressured to drink, so i just left. For the most part, i try not to surround myself around people who are going to pressure me into things they know isn't in my best interest or things they know i dont want to do.
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED: Visit the blogs of your group members, read their comments, and leave one comment in which you agree or disagree with something they say (and explain why) or ask them a question about their response.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
.:.Assignment 1.:.
1. Why do you think Rameck made the choices he did? He knew right from wrong, so what motivated him to choose the "wrong" path as a teen?
I think growing up, you experiment different things to try and figure out who you are. You do things that you know may not be the best choice, but you do it anyway because you want to fit in and be accepted. Rameck knew right from wrong, but since most people around him were doing something, he wanted to fit in so he did it too. He wanted acceptance.
2. Considering both his parents were drug addicts, was he really responsible for his actions? Explain your opinion.
In my oppinion, yes and no. I think he was still aware of what he was doing and knew it was wrong, but his parents are in the wrong for being on drugs when they should be there diciplining him and actually being good parents.
3. Are young people responsible for their actions if they have no good role models or people to teach them the right way to live? Explain your opinion.
This is kind of like question #2. I think that if you have a good role model in your life, your more likely to succeed and do right, because you have someone who is there pushing you and teaching you. but at the same time, if you dont, you can still stay out of trouble and do right. you just have to be strong and do it on your own.
4. Who are the biggest influences in your own life? In what ways have they shaped you? What have they taught you?
The biggest influence in my life is my dad. i have learned so much from him and i really look up to him. he has always been there to teach me right from wrong. he has made me who i am today and i thank him for it. even if we dont get along, i know he still cares about me and wants me to go down the right path and wants me to succeed.
I think growing up, you experiment different things to try and figure out who you are. You do things that you know may not be the best choice, but you do it anyway because you want to fit in and be accepted. Rameck knew right from wrong, but since most people around him were doing something, he wanted to fit in so he did it too. He wanted acceptance.
2. Considering both his parents were drug addicts, was he really responsible for his actions? Explain your opinion.
In my oppinion, yes and no. I think he was still aware of what he was doing and knew it was wrong, but his parents are in the wrong for being on drugs when they should be there diciplining him and actually being good parents.
3. Are young people responsible for their actions if they have no good role models or people to teach them the right way to live? Explain your opinion.
This is kind of like question #2. I think that if you have a good role model in your life, your more likely to succeed and do right, because you have someone who is there pushing you and teaching you. but at the same time, if you dont, you can still stay out of trouble and do right. you just have to be strong and do it on your own.
4. Who are the biggest influences in your own life? In what ways have they shaped you? What have they taught you?
The biggest influence in my life is my dad. i have learned so much from him and i really look up to him. he has always been there to teach me right from wrong. he has made me who i am today and i thank him for it. even if we dont get along, i know he still cares about me and wants me to go down the right path and wants me to succeed.
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