National Debt

Coming from my little knowledge or thought devoted to what to do about the massive debt I have but a few key ideas. The first point that I would make about being able to fix the national debt is that something must be done. It does the country no good if debt bills are being constantly shot down in the House and Congress due to political affiliations. Because this is a very hard thing to overcome I believe that before a bill that addresses the countries massive amount of debt the bill must be drawn up and bring in ideas from both major political parties otherwise the bill won't even have a chance in either area of government. Another way that in my opinion would help this country with its debt is if we didn't have so many countries that we relied on for trade amongst other things. Having to give massive amounts of money to places outside of this great country for no obvious reason other than convenience is ridiculous. This initiative wouldn't be started with the law makers and people in power, but rather would start with the consumer themselves. By choosing to only purchase goods that are made right here in America rather than choosing the cheaper product that is shipped in overseas it will force lawmakers to make the choice to switch over and start further support of American run industries that produce an All-American product. I know this is much easier just said then it is actually carried out and done, but it took us many years to get ourselves into this mess as a nation and there isn't an easy and instant way to get us out of this mess either. So rather than searching for that one immediate fix to this situation we need to be looking for a plan that will be in for the long run and one that overtime will begin to help this nation out in a way that it desperately needs.

Character- Iron Man

If I had to choose to be any fictional character it would be Iron Man from the movie "Iron Man" and from the movie "The Avengers." I would without a doubt choose this character not only for his superhuman capabilities, but because of who Iron Man is when is not in fact Iron Man. Tony Stark if the genius behind Iron Man himself. Tony Stark is a super genius who doesn't seem to care about the petty things that the normal person would. Stark is in charge of a multi billion dollar industry called Stark Industries. Through this industry Stark uses his super genius in order to create weapons that are then sold and used in battle, creating a large fortune for the industry. Tony then gets the idea to use this genius of his not for the benefit of the military or others, but for himself. Stark does this by deciding to build a super suit that gives him the ability of flight, super strength, and many other abilities. The reason that Iron Man would be my pick of any fictional character is because besides his periodical tendency to be a jerk Stark seems not to have a flaw, at least not one that matters. Stark is smart funny and thanks to his genius is even a super hero. The other many fictional characters that are available to choose from all for the most part in some way or another have an obvious flaw than hinders some part of their life. For example, another very popular super hero who seems to be the most unstoppable, Super Man, even has an obvious flaw in Kryptonite. From the two major movies that I have personally seen involving Iron Man, Iron Man along with Tony Stark don't seem to have that one major flaw rather they both in their own way seem to be getting stronger as they go on. So in conclusion I would pick Iron Man as my fictional character of choice because unlike some super heroes who are losers without their superhuman counterpart Iron Man seems to be living a very successful life at both ends.

Junior Year

Junior Year English has been eventful to say the least. Besides learning and preparing for the AP test, which I must say was much more enjoyable and much less stressful than others, English this year has had a lot of fun and memorable debates, discussions, and funny moments. Having a few student teachers throughout the year also gave some unique flavor to classroom activities and discussions. My personal favorite thing that we as a class did this year was something we just recently turned in, our video projects. I had a lot of fun making mine, and enjoyed the fact that it wasn't a term paper or a huge test. All in all, English this year was a class I looked forward to going to and thoroughly enjoyed.

One Door Closed, Another Opened

Junior year has been one of the most stressful years of my life- and most of our classmates would agree. This year, we've all been tested in ways we never even imagined. We've grown in an infinite number of ways to get to where we are today (just think about how much our practice test scores have improved). I'm still quite surprised by how much everything has changed- not just in our academic lives, but in our personal lives as well. Some of us have grown apart, some closer together, but it has all been to our benefit. Honestly, over the past few years, I believe I've made some of the best friends I could ever desire. As time has gone on, I've been able to really find things I'm passionate about, and act on those things. Up until this year, I think I had a fear of branching out and taking risks, and I think that was what our junior year was all about- finding what we enjoy (and our talents), no matter the risk. Now that we're going into our final year, it's making us much more appreciative of all our experiences here, and we are so fortunate that those events were made possible. We should try to make our last year here the best year we can.

It's the Hard Knock Life.

Junior year taught me that sometimes life just sucks.  A fight with a friend, a bad grade on a test, or an overwhelming extracurricular schedule can make your day terrible.  Now add on hours of extra homework (granted, I usually do not do mine) and life is just not fun.  I do not mean this blog to be depressing, in fact I want it to be everything but that.  What junior year taught me is that even though sometimes life just sucks, life will not suck forever.  Eventually a good day will come and that one good day can erase all of the bad ones.  I also learned this year that the best way to combat bad days is by shrugging your shoulder and pressing forward.  But if you can not do that, Pinterest can supply you with an endless amount of quotes in pretty fonts that will brighten your day!

junia year

Junior year has been stressful, to say the least. between putting off writing or just not doing socratic seminars to dissecting a stupid cat that will ruin your grade, its been an adventure. i cant tell you how glad i am that its finally coming to an end, and i can just relax before i have to do spanish hw every week over the summer for la senora noble. only one more year to go, and hopefully we'll all do it. to think we'll be done with high school in a year is exciting. and i cannot wait. to be honest, i sort of close to hated this year in english, but thats cuz i hate work and thats what english class is. but like i said, its over. ive finished my psa and this last blog and the ap test so im finished. adios senor logdog. its been real.

When will my reflection show who I am inside?

Who is that girl I see? Staring straight back at me. Why is my reflection someone I don't know?

Mulan was talking about a giant inner conflict between a centuries-old tradition and her own urge to fight for her family; I'm talking about junior year. Comparable situations - right? I think so. So everyone talked about how hard this year was going to be and I rolled off their warnings; I'm totally more capable of handling a balanced schedule. Hah. That was before I added fifty more activities to what I already had along with a few real hard classes. Now, I know I have not taken the most rigorous course load - but I haven't done bad. Having taken 5 AP's at the end of junior year may not be super impressive, but its more than most; so I'm happy. As far as this year, I've done a lot of doubting myself. I am running around from one activities to the next, often have multiple things each night plus homework (pshh, why do they call it "home"work, I don't think I did my homework at home five times this year?) and never stop to refuel. This doesn't leave much time for others. I have found that I've been so caught up in my activities that I am forgetting those things that really make me me: I'm forgetting to smile, I 'm forgetting to make that cute little card for someone on a down day, I'm forgetting to bake cookies for a birthday, I'm forgetting to say "thanks." Each week, I spend Monday through Friday waiting on the weekend for great rejuvenation and rest, when - in reality - I am faced with more craziness. I'm pretty sure I have said "It's just been one of those weeks" every week this year. I guess it's just been one of those years...

And just because I can: a picture! Gees, why can't I be this excited about school now???