CHANGE?

A few weeks ago President Barack Obama sent 10,000 troops to Iraq to so called end the war. Obama's whole philosophy was to bring about change for the better but how is this action making the world a better place. He states that he wants to end the war between the U.S. and Iraq but how is promoting the war or enhancing it going to lead to its ending. Barack Obama is our new president and he is the first black one and i understand that he has to make tough decisions to fix mistakes made by past presidents. As of right now, I think that Obama should re-think his strategy on changing America and think about how people are affected by his actions.

Crown Heights Tour

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Simplifying Radicals with Fractions

Depending on the problem you have to simplify the numerator and then the denominator. If the denominator is irrational and has a radical you have to rationalize it which is multiplying it by the lowest number that will give you a perfect square. Then simplify.
Example: the square root of 81 over 3. Separate the numerator and the denominator and you get 9 over radical 3 because 81 is a perfect square and 3 is not. Since radical 3 is irrational you rationalize the denominator by multiplying the numerator and the denominator by radical 3. You get 9 radical 3 over radical 9 which can be simplified to 3. 9 and 3 are rational numbers so they can be simplified. Your final answer is 3 radical 3.

Christmas

I probably will get anything i want for Christmas because i am doing good in school. I want all of the above for Christmas, anything i see i want. I want a new holder for my phone and new clothes. Usually i get money and clothes for Christmas but this year i want specific things. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Boring Weekend

My weekend was utterly and the upmost boring weekend i have every had. I do absolutely nothing this weekend but homework which i find is a shame. The only upside to it was that i got alot of rest and got to study for my midterm. On friday, i watched tv and then went to sleep, on saturday, i watched tv and went to sleep and on sunday, i did hw and went to sleep. It was so boring that i was bored of it being so boring but what can you do?

Best Buy

I really like this website because it is appealing to the eye. As soon as you look at the website your eyes go all over the place because there is alot going on and it catches your attention quickly. It allows you to buy cameras, movies, phones, computers, books, video games, gagdets and home appliances. I would recommend this website to all the online shoppers out there because it sells different things with great quality and at low prices. I give this website a big thumbs up. If you want to visit this website click here.

TypePad

TypePad is a blog website just like this one. It allows you to share pictures, words and videos through your blog. You can interact with friends and share you thoughts about a certain topic with the world. I think this website is good but it can improve in different ways. For example, they can add different applications like for chatting, music and other forms of entertainment. Overall i give this website a thumbs up because it is good and I would recommend this website to anyone. If you want to view this website click here.

YouTube

YouTube is a website where you can upload videos yourself and watch other users videos. I think that this is a very entertaining website and that it is used for entertainment not for any professional things. A user can upload videos of anything such as dancing and singing. Many of the billions of videos on youtube are very funny. I myself am a user of youtube. I like how it is set up and i would recommend that people use it. If you want to visit youtube click here.

Myspace

I think that this website is a very good website to go to, to interact with friends. It is also good for finding old friends and making new ones. It allows you to upload pictures, post bulletins. add updates, music, and to interact with other people. I think that this is a very good networking place to go and everybody should give it a try. I would recommend this website to people who are searching for others. If you want to visit this site click here.

The Internet Movie Database

This website if very good for searching for information on different movies coming out. It allows you to see snippets of the movie you are looking for, it allows you to see trailers and movie clips. It also gives information on the movie such as the actors in the movie, the genre of the movie and the plot. I recommend that people should use this website because it is very informative and helpful to those interested in a particular movie. If you want to visit this website click here.

Thanksgiving

For thanksgiving i went to Pennsylvania to visit some family. It was a long drive there but it was worth it. When we got there I gave my aunt a big hug because i hadn't seen her in a long time. Soon after i went to sleep. The next day was thanksgiving and when i woke up i already smelled the food being cooked. I later did homework to let the time pass, waiting for the food to finish. Finally, the food finished and my cousins came over just in time. We all got to eat together while we watched a movie. When we finished we were so stuffed that we all fell asleep. It was definitely a long and scrumptious day.

Gang Violence

I think that gangs are ultimately stupid however i do understand the science behind it. I find that being in a gang is a life of death whether you are killing someone or someone is killing you. I guess many people join gangs because they see them as a happy family. They are not getting enough love or attention at home so they seek out for it on the streets. A gang is the answer. Another reason someone might join a gang is for protection, they feel like the have no choice but to join. My last reason i guess is following friends. I think that gangs are stupid, there is no benefit for yourself in joining a gang.

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide

-Mickey Mantle

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Fashion

Fashion is all around us. It is in the videos we see, the music we listen to and every where. I love fashion such as true religion jeans, uggs shoes, jordans and alot of others. My favorite is aeropostale because it is very comfortable and stylish. Most of the fashion that are popular today came from celebrities wearing them. I have my own style and try to dress stylish and comfortable so aeropostale is the way to go.

My Community

My community is mutual. Sometimes its a bad place and people are always fighting, yelling and going crazy. Sometimes its a great place where children can play and just enjoy life. I like my community but i'm not in love with it. There are certain aspects that can be improved. There is garbage on the street because people litter and spilled beverages because people clown around. This is my ghetto, my hood, my crown heights. However, there's a lot of history behind these concrete streets.

"Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning" -Rem Koolhaas

"This is it"

I think that Michael Jackson was a wonderful person, dancer and singer. In the video clip it shows his true talents with singing, dancing and writing songs. He was a legend, the true king of pop and was a great loss to us. I think the dance moves that he was teaching the other people was good. It seemed to really correspond to the beat of the music. And I loved the background at the part of the clip with the army of people in all black. No other artist can compare, reach his heights when dealing with music. He was truly a gift from god. If you want to see the amazing video i saw click here.

My Picture

Mixed Culture

I am a United States born person but I am also West Indian/Caribbean. I was born in America but my family was not. My mother is from Aruba and lived in St. Martin for many years. Because she lived in St.Martin she can speak dutch. My grandfather was born in Dominican Republic. My father is from Barbados. Many people in my family speak Spanish so I consider myself Caribbean/West Indian and Hispanic. Once again I was born in American but I don't think I am American.

Sports 2

I also play other sports like badminton. Badminton is like tennis but they have there differences. Badminton uses a racket and a birdie. The point of the game is to hit the birdie over the net and let it land on your opponents space, after doing that you get a point. Badminton is very fun and also a good exercise. I thought it would be hard but it is actually very easy.

Sports

I like to play all sports. I just have my favorites and my least favorites. One of my favorites is football. I know it seems like a boy sport but i enjoy playing it. I don't play tackle football, i play 2-hand touch. I can run fast, throw and catch a ball so football is a good sport for me. It is also a good exercise. I don't like the equipment you have to wear but i still like the game. I play football with my brothers, uncle, cousins and friends. People should know that certain sports aren't only for only boys.

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Shopping

I LOVE SHOPPING!!!.........I will shop for anything because when i go shopping i end up getting something totally different. I like colorful clothes, it is uplifting to me, it makes a statement, proves a point and a big attention grabber. I can wear and color and add something colorful and make it work. I like sneakers, flats, sandals and boots for foot wear. I love tea shirts that say things on them like quotes or jokes. I like skinny jeans of any kind (ripped, distressed, color, washout). I have a big wardrobe and i try to mix and match my clothes. Once again I LOVE SHOPPING and i will die without being able to shop for a long time. If you want to know where i shop most click here.

Pennsylvania

I love Pennsylvania, its like a safer Brooklyn. My aunt, uncle and cousins live in PA. When we go there, we do a lot of things and have a lot of fun. We go to the movies, go bowling, skating, amusement parks and just spend time together. We are a real family. Pennsylvania has everything Brooklyn has and more and it it safer. There is malls, fast food restaurants etc. There are no people roaming the streets because every bodies in cars and houses are far from each other. I think there are apartments there but they are NOT right next to each other. There are things i Love about Brooklyn but from this angle PA looks way better.

Religion

I am Methodist. I used to go to church every Sunday but now i go to church occasionally. Methodism was founded by a minister of the Church of England named John Wesley, who adopted a set of methods or disciplines by which Christians can improve their living of the Christian Faith. Principle among these disciplines in Methodism is the participation in, and receiving of, the "Means of Grace" in the form of the Sacraments (Baptism and Holy Communion), as well as in Prayer, the reading of Scripture, fellowship with other Christians, forgiveness, healing, etc. In my opinion i don't like to pray.......i'm only a 14.....but at times it does bring me peace. We have many similarities between other religion but the main one is that we all praise or believe in god.

Upstate New York

I went upstate twice. Both times were for a program called stem. It was like college, we lived in dorms, had classes (FUN CLASSES) and parties. The teachers were always nice and helpful and we learned while we had fun. The dorm rooms had to be shared with a roommate and we had to share the bathroom with two other girls across the hall. We had a party on a Friday celebrating the official end of the week. Even though it was only a week i got home sick and later on started to really have fun. The counselors were like mentors and you could talk to them about anything. We also did a lot of activities such as ice skating, playing sports, and experiments. It was a great experience and i would do it again any day.

Academic

My goal is to be the best of the best of the best and so on. I want to achieve academic greatness and i believe that i can do that. I know it takes a lot of hard work and determination but i am confident that i can do it. I want to graduate from high school with an Honors Diploma, college credits and many college varieties and opportunities. For all of this to happen i need to do all of my work and keep up my grades. I value my education very much because it seems like the only way to succeed in life. I feel that education is the gateway to success and that's how i plan on succeeding.

Dancing

I love to dance even though i am shy and timid around people i don't know, when i finally do dance i am a show stopper. This trait comes from my mother and is also very natural. I never attended dance lessons but i was in dance class. I can dance to any kind of music, once i get the steps down i can incorporate my own style into it. The music i dance to most often is hip-hop or RnB but i know how to dance to reggaeton and other spanish music. I love dancing and i will never stop.

Singing

I like to sing but unfortunately it does not seem like something i would want to pursue as a career. When i sing its just for fun and i don't see myself doing it professionally in the future. However, when i sing it fills me up, and its an amazing feeling. I do know how to carry a note but i have never had professional training. I never really had to try to sing, when i sang it just came naturally. I inherited this trait from my father. Maybe one day i will sing in front of a crowd but for now i am happy with singing in front of friends and family.

"Knowledge talks, Wisdom listens"

This quote means a lot to me.......I don't know who it is by but i love it. In a way it doesn't make sense and in a way it makes perfect sense. I think it means that if your very talkative, you are knowledgeable however it takes wisdom to listen. Listening is a passive activity that is a mental process which involves paying close attention to and making sense of what is heard. I think i am in between, I am knowledgeable but also wise based upon experience. I love this quote because it embodies everything I am, everything i will be and everything I stand for.

"Tears of a tiger"

I love to read especially if the book is interesting and engaging however i don't read too often. I think it is because i don't find good books. Finally, i found this book called tears of a tiger. It seemed very compelling and i wanted to find out. I started reading the book and i was so shocked at what happened in the book from the start and from then on i could not stop reading it until i was finished. Tears of a Tiger is about a boy named Andrew Jackson who killed his best friend in a car accident while driving while drunk. After the accident there were moments of relief but overall he was in such a depression that driven him to kill himself. After finishing the book i felt accomplished but sad that the suspense in the book was over. Over time Sharon M. Draper became my favorite author and i love her books. It is people like her that inspire me to read.

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