#17 Hunger Games

I woke up for work early this morning, kissing my wife on the cheek and checking on my two daughters, Katniss and Primrose, as they slept sweetly. I dressed quickly patted Butterscotch on the head as i walked out the door in the cool morning dew. This morning was just like every other morning. I walked to the coal mines, where i work, and hummed a tune i usually only sing with Katniss when hunting, but it made me happy, so now i often sing it to keep my happy even though my family is hungry and the Capitol is ruining this country. I nodded to the men outside the quarry as i climbed down into my post I've been at for weeks now. There were already multiple men down there working away. The stiff dusty air use to strangle me, but i became accustom to it after working for so many years in the mines.  I was only working for a few hours, i hadn't even eaten lunch. You know how some people know when they are about to die? Or their life flashes before their eyes? I didn't even have enough time to think. I didn't have enough time to think of my wife or our two beautiful children or what would happen to them after i was gone. I didn't even get enough time to breath in another deep breath of dirty thin air before the explosion hit me and destroyed everything it could reach, including my family's future, my wife's husband, my daughter's father, me.

research paper grade

on effort, i would give myself 100% the reason being I spent hours researching and typing notes on my computer that i would use in my paper. without saving the document, i closed my computer, like usual, and decided research some more the next day. I had 8 pages full of notes. When i went to work on it the next morning i realized my computer had updated which meant wiping away all windows i had opened on my desktop, including my notes. Although i take full responsibility of it, it still set me back a few days and it took me awhile to get that motivation back. As you can see with the longevity of my paper, i spent a lot of time researching, writing, and editing my paper to give it a flow. Since i knew nothing about this topic before hand, all the information i wrote about was knew and it took awhile to organize the thoughts and information i had.
However, i still don't feel like the flow was steady. I lost focus a lot while trying to reread and edit my paper and i' m not sure if it was because of how long it was or because of the vast facts and opinions i took from all my sources. Consequently i feel like my grade was brought down from that.
I also noticed I forgot to edit one of my block quotes that weren't long enough after i had already sent you my final draft. Regardless I think i matched most the requirements and i will be expecting a pretty good grade out of my argumentative research paper.

jake

born at 4:30am, on May 27, 1994, just eight minutes before me, Jake Elston came into the world. Gray, scrawny and needy, he was the less flamboyant of the twins. However as we grew up, and most of the positive light was shone on me, he was the one i looked to. In my times of need, my times of success, my times of sadness and happiness and desperation and celebration and difficult and easy and forthcoming, Jake Elston was the real star, I was just more...flamboyant. Jake is the smartest person I have ever met which is why his poor grades are so shocking. His laziness and lack of motivation is seen through almost every tasks he performs, however I see the real Jake. I understand his need even though i cannot describe it and i wish more than ever i could give him what he wants and what he needs but i am no longer the person he comes to. Somewhere along our journey i became ignorant and passed him in the race to success. some would call it negligence, i would call it my biggest mistake. Jake now is failing out of college and wrapped up in the wrong group of friends, 3 hours away from me, out of my control, and out from under my wing. I made it my duty to protect my best friend, my blood, my twin brother, but I no longer have a say in who he hangs out with and what he does in his spare time. The worst thing about smart people is they don't realize how smart they really are, or how much potential they really have. Jake has a supportive crew, good looks, and the knowledge- everything he needs to be successful. hopefully he'll come back.

thoughts and writing review

Thoughts and Writing is an English class taught at Western Michigan University- usually a Freshmen class. Upon signing up for the class, I was anything but excited. After A.P. english i have grown to hate, reading, writing, literature, grammar and the like. The worst thing in my opinion is writing a paper. However, my professor changed my mind just after my first class. First of all, there are no tests. Any college student would jump at an opportunity to have no midterms or finals, especially while taking 15 credits their first semester. Secondly, there is not much writing. A few blogs here and there, but there are really only about six projects and the beauty of it is that they aren't all essays, actually they are encouraged and sometimes even forced to be different genres of writing which does make me excited to write again and even read. I was given a little over a month to read the hunger games. After less than a week, I am about 4/5 done with the book.  This class has showed me a whole new side to writing and the small class size and easy going professor are only bonuses to this  first-year-college writing class.  Maybe all courses of Thoughts and Writing are not like this, but with Joe Sanders you will be pleased.

how to seve a volleyball (underhand)

The start of a volleyball game begins with a serve. If you are right handed, you would hold the ball in you left hand, palm up, gently (if you are left handed it will held in your right). Hold the ball out in front of you with a straight elbow and keep it just below the height of your shoulder. Place your right foot behind you (at a comfortable distance) and bend your knees slightly. Your right hand should be in the shape of a fist, but to the side, thumb facing upwards. Your pointer finger and thumb should look somewhat like a backwards, lowercase e. When you are ready to serve, stand behind the line of the volleyball court. Get in your proper foot stance, but also cock your right arm back as far as you comfortably can (do not strain). In one swift motion, bring your back foot forward along with your cocked arm and knock the ball out of your hand with your "e". It is important to swing all the way through the ball but to also keep your eyes on the ball all the way through the motion. Strength is not the key component in swinging a ball. With practice, you will learn the proper aim and speed to ace your opponents- which is when the opposing side is unable to return the ball back to your side of the court. The more you practice, the better you will be. Do not fret if you are not able to serve the ball right away, it will come to you eventually.

Reggio Emilia or die

Montessori? dumb. Traditional? restricting. Privet schools? not relevant. Parochial schools? liars.
If you're not going to put your children into Reggio Emilia schools why do you bother being a parent? you might as well send them into the gas chambers or drive them off a cliff. the fact that you wouldn't even consider RE schools leads others to think you are a racist or even worse...a democrate. by not putting your children in RE schools you are not letting them grow to their full potential, you are hindering your offspring. Nonetheless, you are holding them back. they get to experience something not usually seen by others and by the time they are high school they will be ready for college. do you not want your kids to be ready? you don't even want them to go to college. sign up now before its too late. your children are getting dumber by the second. Be the best parent you can be and be a member and supporter of RE.

Soccer I. What is soccer. a. background of soccer. b. who plays II. rules of soccer III. Equpiment needed IIIV. skills needed V. how to prepare a. what is best to eat or drink b. what equipment is best.  VI. professions in soccer a. coaching b. playing c. reffing d. announcing VII. different leagues. a. what countries best at playing IIX. what muscles are exercised

informative project

soccer

children
parenting
day care

preschool

teaching
coaching
volleyball
basketball
hockey moms
soccer moms
love
life
iphone
the color pink
malls
bad money management
wmu
roommates
relationships
college
lakeview
st. clair shores
family
baking
cooking
braiding hair
 volunteering

mcrest

kids against hunger
texting
christianity
church
sunday school
youth group
conformation
baptisim

Mom, i know how bad you miss me and you love me, you tell me all the time. and you always jump at the chance to do anything for me. so i know you wont be able to say no when i tell you i want a puppy.  im coming home this week and itd be the best coming home present to see a little lab puppy with a cute little bow wrapped around its neck jumping at the door for me. our other dogs are gettting kind of old so it'd be smart to stock up on puppies now, especially since the economy isn't in good shape and they are probably really cheap. not to mention our old dogs might find their youth while chasing a little puppy around. do me a favor, google lab puppies and tell their precious little faces they are not welcome in our home. mom. this is serious. i will get all A's this semester if you just tell me i can get a puppy. i know you can't say no to me. so i will be looking forward to seeing a little fluff ball on my bed when i come home friday evening. thanks mom! i love you! you're the best!
mom, i know how bad you miss me and you'd jump at the chance to do anything for me. so for this reason i am asking you for a puppy. im coming home this week. so really this is the perfect opportunity. i know i wont be home a lot these next couple months but i would probably come home a lot more if i knew there would be a puppy waiting to see me. speaking of being away, i know you would enjoy taking care of this puppy now that you dont have me to smother. a puppy could be really good for you mom! you could take it on walks and get more exercise, and you would have something warm to cuddle up to in the winter considering its getting really really cold. you would feel a lot younger. like you are a new mom. this puppy would go on rides with you everywhere that we dont like going. he would make you happy too, when you are feeling kind of sad. mom this puppy would be good for the whole family. jake and evan could learn how to be more responsible and when you dont feel like picking up after it, you can just make them do it as a punishment or just because you dont want to. mom. tell me no one more time and i might. just. DIE.

montessori schools

Montessori focuses on the understanding of information rather than the memorization. Usually, montessori students come out knowing boat load more of information than traiditional schools, and reggio emilia would fall under this topic. Every person should learn to grow up and be successful on their own, because what happens when the parent dies? A child will not have their mommy to help them through homework. they should learn this at a young age which is why Montessori schooling is superior to the Reggio Emilia approach. individual success is much more meaningful when receiving an individual award. in the end, you have nobody but yourself. you will not always have someone there to hold your hand and tell you what to do, so the fact that each child in a montessori school works on their own with their own unique plan, to succeed in their early years. if you're not a supporter of montessori schooling, what are you a supporter of?

reflection

Why do i believe parents should be a parent? Why do i think parents should be involved in their child's life, available and working along with the staff and the student throughout their education? why do i stand for the reggio emilia approach? After working in classrooms for the past two years, i have come across children of all ages and from all backgrounds. Even though i am not from a "troubled" neighborhood and i was not working in a "troubled" classroom, the majority of the kids are still ....troubled. Fights, stealing, lying, cautiousness. Four years old. Nine years old. I'm not talking about teenagers or a juvenile home. These are elementary school classrooms in a middle class, relatively safe, suburban city. The problem? lack of parental involvement. the solution? additional parental involvement. I was recently involved in a program that introduced alcohol, drugs, "bad touches", eating healthy, and a variety of issues young society faces today. when told i had to talk about beer and various other inappropriate things i was stunned. How do you look an innocent five year old in the eye and tell them they are to never drink beer or wine or any other alcohol until they are 21, and then they have a choice to drink, but they don't have to. I refused. I didn't want to open up the evil parts of the world to these precious little babies. It was then explained that parents are no longer doing their part. As astonishing as it is at the age of 5, it is important to teach these lessons in case mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa or babysitter is not. Even though i understood, i was still exploding with the idea that the government was requiring us to teach this to the students. When hearing about the cooperative work plan between parent and teacher in the reggio emilia approach to teaching, i was enlightened.  Ethics and morals are no longer being taught at home within the family and even though i do not agree that the teacher and the school should be taking on this responsibility, i still realize the school is quite capable of helping. With more parent involvement and cooperation in the classroom and in the child's education, i think america is looking at a whole new generation. With encouragement for a cooperative work relationship in the classroom, i think these important ethical lessons will be led back into home.

research topic

the topic i chose for my research paper is the reggio emilia approach. I am all for the cooperate actions between parent, student, and teacher. I also like the positive encouragement to think on their own and develop their own ideas about things instead of being looked at as empty books that need to be filled with information. The other side of the Reggio Emilia approach is montessori which i am a little familiar with and i am not totally against this approach either but i do think reggio emilia is a much more beneficial and fulfilling/plentiful approach toward shaping the future generations of our nation. I just recently heard about this learning approach so i am not that educated about the topic which makes me excited and willing to research this. As far as i know, i think this approach has stayed in its home town down south and hasn't been adopted here yet because i was never taught this or even heard about it. I definitely am looking into it as a possibility as one of my teaching approaches if i am a teacher around the appropriate ages i think will benefit from it the most. I'm not so sure how middle school students will handle this, but i guess i would have to experiment because it is for elementary and secondary education.