College Board Questions

1. I selected these six colleges because I felt that I could see my self spending my four college years there. This colleges also contain what I plan on majoring in which is Physical Education.They also have a location that is not to far away from home.

2. What makes this school stand out to me is that they all contain Physical Education which I plan to major in. There Physical Education programs are strong and that will factor into my decision.

3. What will be important to me when I choose a college will be how far or close it is. All these colleges are not to far from home, where I could still keep close with my family. Costs will be important to because I will need to look for something that my family could afford.

5. The three schools I would narrow it down to would be:

1. James Madison

2. Florida State

3. South Carolina

Social Network Affects Everyone

It is said to be that social networking could be the biggest move since the Industrial Revolution. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, among others have been growing rapidly over the years. 96% of the people in the world have joined social networking sites. 1 out of 8 married couples have met over social networking sites. Facebook as had over 100 miliion user in only a 9 month period!

80% of companies now use LinkedIn to find employees for open positions in their companies. Wikiepida also has over 13 million articles and is said to be more accurate then the Encyclopedia Britannica. There are over 200,00 blogs posted each day.

These facts show how popular these sites have become. Some people can not go a day without checking these sites. This explains why it has so many views and users.

Freeze may Take Heavy toll on Florida citrus

This article, written by the CNN Weather Staff, located in Florida tells about how the frigid temperatures have taken a toll on the citrus fruits all throughout Florida. State capital Tallahassee has reached as low as 16 degrees, while south of Orlando has reached the 30s. The coldest part of Florida has said to be coming from the Northern part.

Most groves in the northern part have sustained great damage over the past few weeks. Over 8,000 citrus fruits have been lost over the past few weeks and it took a very long time for this quantity to be made up. Florida provides 40% of the world’s orange juice supply. The harvest is at its peek right now and the workers are out there 7 days a week and working as fast as they can!

Many to spend less on holiday gifts

This article, written by the CNN Money staff, is located in New York City tells about Americans will spend less money on holiday gifts this season. 49% of Americans said they will spend less on holiday gifts for the season then they did last holiday. The poll also said that 51% of Americans will cut back on their donations to charitable foundations. They say this is due to the current economic condition this year. However, 44% said the current economic conditions will have no effect on them this coming holiday season. Another poll shows a lot more Americans will be buying gifts that people need instead of presents they may enjoy. It shows that 68% will be doing this the upcoming holiday season. Only 27% will be purchasing gifts that people can enjoy this year and that they don’t need. Lastly only 4% will be buying practical gifts for friends or family.  This is how the economy has effected some of the shopping this holiday season, even though 59% said it wouldn’t affect them. It still has effected a lot of people but they still keep their spirit!

Homework for 11/12

1. The ribbon is located on top of the screen underneath the Office Button,

2. The three main components that make up the ribbon are tabs, groups, and commands.

3. The names of all these tabs are home, insert, page layout, references, Mailings, Review, and View.

4. The groups are found underneath the tabs.

5. Commands are icons you can click that be used on your document.

6. A template is an outline you can fill out and put things on a place and change them around.

7.  You can predetermine what you want and then change it if you don’t like it.

8. I don’t know.

9. A table can help you organize things for school and work.

10. Graphic are useful when you are trying to design something for a project.

11. I don’t know.

12. I don’t know.

13. Office has changed because it has new updates.

14. You can click the help button in word.

6.

Creative Story

After my long day at school and doing a lot of homework I decided to call it a night and go to bed. I was having a tough time sleeping, flipping left and right. I was doing everything I can just to get away from it all and get some rest. Then all of a sudden I felt something hit my head, it was a little rock. I was saying to myself where could this have come from? Then I heard a little voice that greeted me with a “hello.” I was scared at first and said back ” who are and where did you come from?”

He responded back with ” I’m the prince of Yankee Island, I’m down here.” I still was looking around and couldn’t find him.

“I’m sorry I think I’m going crazy, I don’t see you where are you?”

As I said this I was again hit by another rock in the chin. Following that I felt something heavy on my knee and as I look down I saw a little man climbing on my knee. Once I saw this I was very frightened and did not know what to do. The little man told me not to worry and he explained who he was. He was the king of Yankee Island and was here to make sure my friends and I were Yankee fans. I explained to the man who was dressed in all Yankee apparel that we were huge Yankee fans and we would never root for anyone else. He said he was pleased and left. I finally got a good night sleep after such a weird day and night.

Wisdom of forgiveness after unspeakable tragedy

This is article is about Matt La Porte, a student who was murder in the April 16, 2007 shooting at Virgina Tech. He was a quiet child, but extremely profound according to his parents. He also played the cello and the drums and was greatly loyal to his parents and his parents. He also had the barest of essentials.

This article was written to show how people’s lives can be taken in a unexpected time. It also explains how a mother tells stories of her son when he was younger and how she and the rest of the family are trying to move on. This article also tells about how the family tries to forgive the man even though he is too dead. The family is trying to adapt to life without him.

Five interesting facts I found in this article are that Matt’s family is completely faith-based. You can not allow yourself to hold grudges against people. Many of life’s actions are unexpected. Even though, we sin by omission we must seek out the those who are like mind and join each other. April 16 will be remebred as a sadden day all over the world.

This article relates to my life because these type of things happen everyday. People loose family members almost everyday and they learn to move on and live with what had happened. People have to be strong and believe that God will help them through the hard times. These help people get through these everyday.

If I was in charge of writing this article I wouldn’t change much. But, the only thing I would change is that I would describe the story of Virgina Tech a little more to the people that don’t know about it. Otherwise it describes about Matt and what he was like when he was younger and gives a good detail about him. I think the best part is when it tells people you have to be strong and believe in the help of God to get past these troubles.

What I look for in my choice of colleges

Today  I am starting the process of looking for colleges that interest me.Even though I have not taken the SAT or ACT yet I still like to get a feel for what colleges look for and what they accommodate. I like to look for what colleges offer such as sports, clubs, and academics. I am excited to start the process for college.

The first thing I would look for in my college choices are what their majors offer and see if they have what I am interested in. To me, finding a major is the most important because it is setting you up to be what you want in life. I believe you should have a good idea of what you want to major in before you go to college.

I also look for how much the colleges cost. Since most likely I will not be paying for it myself, I have to look for something that accommodates my family as well. That is why my parents will also help me in my choice of college.  They have already been through it and their help will be very helpful.

The last thing I will look for in my college will be the location. To me going far away or staying home really doesn’t matter but I wouldn’t like to go too far out. Depending where I go will also effect the extra costs. My parents would also probably like me to stay closer to home.

So these are mostly what I look for in a college that interests me. I’m sure I will be getting more information as I get older and learn more about the entire process. I am excited to learn about the colleges and what they have to offer. I can’t wait to start the process!

My response to the quote “To be right is not always popular…To be popular is not always right.”

To me this quote means that doing the right thing to help someone may not be cool to other people and the second part means that being popular may not always be right because they could get you to be someone your not and make bad choices.

A New Feature I found on WordPress

A new feature I found on WordPress is that you can post by email. You can do this by clicking “My Blog” and creating a secret address.