Amy Beamer

I thought Amys job sounded like fun because you get to hire and fire people. It gives you the chance to meet new people, and help people that need new jobs. I don't think it is the right one for me because I want to be something more fun and more entertaining and something that has more to do.

Man that walked the tight rope over the Falls

When I was watching Nik Wallenda walk over the tight rope on TV I was so scared that he was going to fall. Also he had a wife and kids that were watching the whole time. If that was me I would have never let my husband do that. I have a fear of heights and when the camera showed how high up the rope was and my stomach like dropped right away cause it scared me. But anyways I'm happy he made it safe, and now he will be in the Guiness Records.

Jenn

The job of an Environmental Scientest didn't interest me at all. I like helping the environment but I could not work with that all day everyday for the rest of my life. It is not one of my passions it's just something that I would join a club for or something like that. I would be bored everyday going to work and I want to be happy and excited to be going to work.

MY SWEET SIXTEEN (':

So just a little while ago my mom called me and asked if I would rather go on vacation to somewhere nice for a month this summer, or go to an amusement park and have my sweet sixteen. I asked her if we could go to the amusement park and then have my sweet sixteen and she said yes ! I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW! If anyone wants to come, text me or talk to me and I'll tell you the details.

Cons about late birthdays

Around this time all of my friends are having their sweet 16 birthdays and they are all getting their drivers licenses. They tell me how much fun it is to drive. My birthday is in December. Therefore I will be one of the last people out of my friends to turn 16. Most of my friends will have their G2s by the time I get my G1. Also everyone is always older then me in all my classes. My whole life it has been like that. It sucks.

Sidney McLean

When Sidney came in I was very excited to hear what her job was going to be like because I want to be a lawyer like her when i'm older. I asked her if it was anything like Criminal Minds, CSI, Law & Order SVU, and she said yes. Not all the same and not as bad as they make it look but the same idea. And that interests me so much. I am very good at figuring mysteries out and I work very well with others. You need those two traits in order to be a lawyer because you need to be able to work with your partners and you have to be able to figure crimes out.

Ann Liebau

I thought Ann was very nice and gave of some information on what a midwife does everyday for their job. I honestly didn't think that job is right for me. You always have to have your pager and you always have to be ready to get called into work. I don't like that idea. I want to go to work in the morning and come home at night and not have to worry to get called back in at like 3am. Also she said you need a strong stomach....I do not have anywhere near a strong stomach. Mine is very weak. As amazing as they described it to be to pull the baby out at birth it is just not the job for me. I also would not like the pressure of by accident hurting the baby considering how delicate they are as newborns. If something ever happened I would have guilt for the rest of my life.

Which party I would vote for

If I was able to vote in the election right now at this age, I would choose to vote for the liberal party. I would vote for the liberals because all the rules and upgrades they want are the ones I agree with the most. They said they want to give $1000 dollars per year for university funds. I totally agree. Elementary school, middle school, and highschool is all free for us so why can't university and college be free?

Scott Wahl

When Scott came into our class to talk about what it is like to be a vice president at RIM I was very interested. I thought his job sounded like lots of fun. I like the idea of being able to get a new blackberry every couple of weeks. And plus you can try out all the different types of blackberries for free. I think it is cool how he can see all the new products blackberries make before they come onto the market. I will definately keep in mind of being a vice president for RIM.

Jen Murray

When I greated Jen at the door she was very nice. Learning about her job taught me that it's not something I could do everyday for the rest of my life. Especially having to go to school for another 10 years. That would almost be like starting from Kindergarten again. She was nice to talk too but her job didn't interest me in anyway. It was distracting having her kids there with her when she was trying to talk. With her kids it  didn't seem so professional with them there. Also it seemed to go on for a long time and it got boring near the end. But otherwise she was nice,.

Melissa Durrell

When Melissa came into our class for her presentation she talked about her previous and current job. She explained to us how she became a T.V reporter and journalist, and why she loved it so much. Melissa explained how her new job as a city councilor is very fun and is the right job for her because she is very interested in the community. Melissa was very kind with all of our questions, she was very respectful. She was also very funny and very fun to listen too. I really want to see her actually reporting on T.V. She made me think about wanting to be a reporter on T.V for when I am older. All in all, Melissa Durrell was very nice and I hope she can come in again.

Days our school should have

I think our school should have more fun days every week. We should have an assembly once a week. Every Friday we could have one, and it could be just for fun.
We should have a crazy day once a week. Like for example crazy hair day, purple day, tna day, trackpant day, funky day, 80's day, and more spirit days.

Article on the father that shot his daughters laptop

In my opinion I don't think the father should of shot his daughters laptop. For one that was a huge waste of money considering laptops are a lot of money. I think the father could of taken the laptop away and gave it to someone else or kept it for himself. Also the father could of found another way to punish his daughter.

V for Vendetta

In my opinion experimenting on prisoners for humanity is wrong. They prisoners may have done some bad things, therfore they are being punished in jail. But the guards should not be able to do experiments on them. Just because their in jail does not mean they can do whatever they want to them. Prisoners are just like every other human being but their just being punished for doing something illegal.

Why I LIKE the course

I really like the english/civics/careers course all together because you are getting 3 totally different subjects combined. Also what is really nice is that we don't have a year end exam which is really great. It's nice having two periods together because then we can finish movies, have lots of time on projects and get lots of time to do any school work. We don't get much homework which is really nice. The activities we do are very fun and enjoyable. I love having the class discussions and getting into "arguments". I don't like the fact of having to write so much essays but it helps improve our writing. If I was teaching the course I wouldn't change anything because everything is fine to me. I think other teachers should try to bring topics up and ask our opinons on it and make the class have discussions. I think other teaches should also try letting the students pick their due dates. Also instead of having exams in our other classes we could just have many projects.

Are Kids Affected by Media?

In my opinion kids are affected by media because we see celebrities and models are being gorgeous and beautiful. But everything we want to be is fake. NO one can have a perfect body. The only way is if we starve ourselfs. When girls hear guys saying how pretty models are and how pretty celebrities are it makes girls want to look like them. In photos teenagers airbrush and photoshop the photo and by the end they don't look the same. It shouldn't matter what we wear but we do care? Media is changing teenagers to make them more self concious and to care about what they look like.

Are People Good or Evil?

I think everyone is good and evil because anyone can have their good sides and their bad sides. When you first meet someone their going to be nice and you will think their a good person but once you get to know them you can actually see what type of person they are. Everyone can be nice and good & everyone can be evil. Depending on the person, some people are more good and some people are more evil. Therefore I think everyone has their good and evil sides.

Being a Member of Parliament?

I think I would enjoy becoming a member of Parliament because I have always been interested in Government and I am very good with politics and civics. When I was younger I wanted to be President like every other child, and honestly one day I would love to become President. Government is really interesting to me because it's what rules the contries kind of. The Members of Parliament have lot's of power to them. And I love having a job and having a lot of power. That's why I think I would enjoy having the job as being a member in Parliament.

Hunger Games Movie

I saw the Hunger Games movie and I LOVED IT! I thought it was really close to the book, they didn't change much in the movie. It was so intense and made me very anxious although I already knew what was going to happen. All of the characters in the book were the same in the movie. All the way the characters died in the book died the exact same in the movie. The thing that bothered me about the movie was the fact that Katniss just found the Mockingjay pin in an old womens for sale box. In the book the president gave it to her. That was A HUGE PART OF THE book and it was changed. The third book in the Hunger Games series is called Mocking Jay....it is the symbol of the Hunger Games. I don't think they should have changed that. The characters were very good for their roles. They acted just like the characters in the book. I really enjoyed the movie and can't wait until Catching Fire!

"Am I Ugly" teens make youtube videos

In my opinion teens should not be doing this because teenagers shouldn't care what they look like. I know I shouldn't care what I look like because i'm not trying to impress anyone, i'm going to school to learn. But for some reason teenager are very self concious about themselves and always want to try and impress people they like. When teenagers go and post videos on youtube asking if their pretty or not.....I honestly think their just walking into a bullies trap. Everyone has their own opinion. Not everyone is going to think your pretty. That's just their opinion. And bullies expecially will be mean. That's what they do. They put other people down to make them feel good about themselves. Therfore I think it is stupid for the teenagers to be putting youtube videos of themselves asking if thier pretty because in the end their just going to get hurt.

Are Our Friends Our Worst Enemies?

I think our friends are our worst enemies because you know your friends better than anyone else. I know when me and my friends get into fights omg WW3 is going down. Girls are horrible in fights. Your friends know all your secrets, weaknesses, and everything about you. When girls get into fights they gossip, spread rumours and are mean. The longer you are friends with someone the more it hurts you in the end because soon they know your WHOLE life story. And when you become in a fight..next thing you know is their your worst enemy in your night mares considering they know EVERYTHING about you.

French in Highschool

In my opinion not all the students should have to learn french. English is our first language therefore we should HAVE to learn english. French is our countries second language. Therefore it should be an option to us to be able to take french as a course. If French was a must have then wouldn't we just go into immersion? That's all french...But in my opinion I DO NOT think ALL high school students should be required to take french, it should be the students and parents choice.

Words & Phrases I Like

1. I love the phrase "your not late until you get there" because until I get to my destination I'm not late.

2. I love the word YOLO because it sounds really cool to say. I just love saying it. And it stands for You Only Live Once. Which is true. Live your life to the fullest.

3. I love the word 'OLO' from the movie Megamind. Megamind answers the phone and he didn't know to say hello so he said olo. I think it's a funny word and its really fun to say.

4. "The people who hurt you the most are the ones who promised they never would." I really like this quote because it is true. The people who you fight with and argue with are friends, family boyfriends, girlfriends.It's not strangers hurting you. All these people are the ones who promise they won't hurt you but when it comes down to it, they are the ones hurting you.

5. "Any guy can love a thousand girls but it takes a true guy to love a girl a thousand ways". I absolutely love this quote because it is true. Any guy can love thousands of girls but then theres that one rare guy out there that will love ONE girl a thousand ways.

6. "What I do today is important, because I'm exchanging a day of my life for it." This quote is very deep to me. It means live that day to the fullest because your giving up a day of your life to do something.

7. Always keep an open mind because you never know what you will find. I made this quote up by myself. It means that if you keep your mind always wide open (with many opportunites, a wild imagination) you never know where it will take you. You can have many adventures. Many new opportunities.

8. I really like quote "Every person is a new door to a different world." This is from the movie "Six Degrees of Seperation". It means something deep to me. It tells me that every single person has a different world compare to yours. The more friends you meet the more different worlds you experience.

9. Abraham Lincoln once said "The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." To me this means that to everyone the better part of their lives is the friendships they have with people. Your friends are what make your life so good and keeps you happy.

10. One of my favourite quotes is from Marilyn Monroe.
"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." The reason I love this quote is because if a guy does not understand that im not perfect, that I make mistakes, im insecure, sometimes wild, and hard to deal, and cant handle me at my worst ^ why does he deserve to see me at my best? He doesn't. He has no right too. They guy who can handle me at my worst is the one who deserves to see me at my best.

If I was a writer

I would never want to be a writer for my career. In order to be a writer you have to have lots of time, a great imagination and have no spelling mistakes. I like writing but to write a book? No. that just can't happen.
Writing is fun when its an essay or opinion piece, but if I had to sit down and type a whole book then I couldn't do it. If I did finally finish writing the book then I would probably not even read it, because I just wrote the whole thing.
Therefore, I do not want to be a writer.

KONY 2012

In my opinion the whole KONY 2012 organization is an excellent idea because he needs to be stopped. When I watched the video in class, it made me reliaze that these poor kids lifes are so terrible. Thier running for their lives literally. Everyday I hear kids all around the school complaining that their life sucks because of a boy, or because thier hair, makeup and clothes are not right. When there are kids out there younger then us running for their lives, with no food and water. And to top it off they dont even have a family. Now that is something to be complaining about. But they don't.

Kim Kardashian

I didn't believe this but then i saw a photo of Kim Kardashian. I always thought "wow shes go pretty, omg i want to look like her," but when I saw what she actually is I was speechless. I can honestly say she wears A LOT of makeup. I knew makeup could hide quite a bit but just wow she takes it too far. I still love her and everything I love her shows but when true beauty comes out its a shocker. My mom has told me that somtimes just to go out she will put on fake eyelashes...like is that really necessary? No. In the picture from what I can see is first of all she's suddenly tanned, her face looks like it has foundation, cover-up, blush, liplossm, lipstick, penci eyeliner, liquid eyeliner, lots of mascara and maybe fake eyelashes, eyes shadow, and her eyebrows are coloured in. All that work and makeup. Natural beauty is the best beauty out there. I know I wear makeup usually every day but I don't put foundation or cover up on. The only makeup I wear is eye makeup. Pencil & liquid eyeliner and mascara that's it. I can't even imagine how much time it takes her to take all that makeup off. My point is natural beauty is much more prettier than being covered in makeup. Some makeup is okay, but not as much as what she wear just to go out. But it's her choice. That's just my opinion.
Kim Kardashian without any makeup :O

I LOVE & ADORE Justin Bieber, he is my everything. I know that makes me sound like some stalkerish fan, but I'm honestly not at all. I know facts about him that are off the internet. That's it...Here are SOME of them.
1. He grew up in Stratford, Ontario,
2. His birthday is March 1st, 1994
3. His real name is Justin Drew Bieber
4. Favourite food is spaghetti
5. Speaks fluent french
6. Favourite number is 6
7. Celebrity crush is Beyonce & Kim Kardashian
8. Favourite juice is orange juice
9. Loves vitamin water
10. Has a half sister named Jazmine and a half brother named Jaxon
11. Left-handed
12. Favourite cereal is captain crunch with berries
13. Shoe sixe is 7 and a half
14. Likes girls with a pretty eyes, smile and good personality
15. Favourite candy is sour patch kids
16. Justin Timberlake and usher both wanted to sign him
17. He is signed with island def jam. & picked usher
18. Favourite sports; soccer, hockey & basketball
19. Favourite slang word is shawty
20. Favourite pie is apple
21. LOVES Tim Hortons (very canadian)
22. First CD came out on November 17th 2009
23. Favourite ice cream is cotton candy
24. Moms name is Pattie and his dads name is Jeremy
25. Is 5 foot 3

FACTS ABOUT MOI (:

1. I love ONE DIRECTION, JUSTIN BIEBER & CODY SIMPSON <3
2. my friends say i'm annoying
3. I love going to parties, and dancing with my friends all night
4. I hate hypocrites
5. I don't know what i would do without Jelena, shes a goddess in my world
6. I love my phone, I wont go anywhere without it
7. I have a puppy and i love him so much, he's a alasken malamute and IS ADORABLE
8. I love lipgloss i always have one with me
9. I love bright things
10. I ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCESSORY IN MY HAIR
11. I usually have a flower in my hair
12. I cant leave the house without any accessories
13. my whole room is Justin Bieber
14. My bed sheets, pillow cases and comforter is Justin Bieber

FAVOURITES

Favourite books ; hunger games, catching fire, mockingjay, twilight series
Favourite words ; metaphor, simile, sacagawea
Favourite quotes ; You Only Live Once , Young Wild & Free,

Literary Devices

1. Metaphor: Describing an object without using like or as
Example: That fish is albino white. (my fish tank)

2. Mood: General tone of a story.
Example: depressing, bright, sad, happy, exciting

3. Plot: Begininng, middle and ending of a story.
Example: In the movie tangled, at the end of the story Rapunzel is reunited with her parents the king and the queen and marries her prince. Everything is a happy ever after.

4. Theme: Main idea of the story.
Example: Friendship, love, horror, death, bravery, courage, mystery, religion

5. Simile: Comparision of two things using like or as.
Example: She laughs like a hyena. -karissa

6. Foreshadowing: When a movie gives a hint that something is going to happen later.
Example: In the show ``That`s So Raven``, Raven would constantly have future visions that would tell you what`s going to happen.

7. Suspense: When a situation gets intense and anxious.
Example: In the movie ``The Hunger Games``, when all the tributes are standing on their plates in the arena. The music becomes louder and the person talking is counting down and you can hear Katniss breathing heavily, and all the tributes looking around scared. This situation makes you anxious and gets very intense.

8. Flashback: When someone sees back to an event that happened and has some sort of a meaning.
Example: In the movie ``The Notebook`` Gena falls in love with James. As she gets older she develops alzheimers and forgets everything she ever had with James. But one night for 10 minutes she has a flashback of everything they did and had. It was very important because she remembered her husband and everything they did.

9. Irony: When something happens that`s the opposite of what we would expect to happen.
Example: Everyday you wear rainboots to school, and the one day you don`t it rains. -Karissa

10. Hyperbole: Exaggeration
Example: My dad will say its 5 pm when really it`s only 4:37 pm. He always exaggerates with the time.

Book Choices

My first book choice for the literature circles is 13 reasons why because it looks really interesting. Also i love to read books that are about murders and mysteries and that is the whole point of this book. My second book choice is the glass castle because the title sounded very interesting. It's about a girl and her parents are art freaks and put art before their daughter. This interests me because I want to read about how bad the parenting is and how the poor girl ends up.

12 year olds these days

Ok, now adays i see 12 year olds walking around holding their blackberry or iphone. LIKE SERIOUSLY YOUR 12 YEARS OLD! WHEN I WAS 12 I WAS WALKING AROUND WITH PIECES OF CHALK IN MY HAND! I would skip to entertain myself and now to entertain themselves thier out there making out with their "boyfriends". I have a 12 year old on facebook. For one YOUR 12 GET OFF FACEBOOK AND GO BACK TO CLUB PENGUIN AND WEBKINZ. Two stop complaining about your relationship problems with your boyfriend. You dont even know what a real relatioship is, just because you say you have a boyfriend does NOT make you AMAZING. And in our high school terms your "boyfriend" is a friend thats a boy. Another problem is that the 12 year olds that think thier so good so they have to CAKE makeup on their face ...no just no. please stop. when i was 12 we didnt care what we looked like. I would roll down the hill and get grass stains and my hair would be messy. But NOOO now you have to have hairspray and makeup 24/7. This needs to stop. your 12...have fun live your life young. . . no one cares what you look like , you havent even hit full PUBERTY yet. . . but thats just my opinion.

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Drinking Age

In my opinion there should be no drinking age because in countries where you can drink at whatever age is not a big deal. For example my dad told me that in Italy there is no drinking age you can drink alcohol when your 3. He said to me he remembers being at the dinner table and drinking wine or anything. To these types of people its just like drinking juice at the table. To us in countries where alcohol is illegal until your 18 when your underage and drink its a rebellious thing. But when the drinking age is illegal teenagers go to parties and they drink until their totally wasted. If the drinking age stopped then the drinking rate would go down because it wouldn't be as much fun anymore. Therefore I think there should be no drinking age.