S0M3TH1NG...that was in this lil' mind of minez

2006-06-21T08:54:00.000-07:00

well this project was okay i know we couldve done better but we were just laging it and getting distracted easily and we did what we had to do for the most part but we didnt do everthing we didnt get many things done well i think it wouldve been better if we all did our part and gotten all our things signed but to late

2006-06-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

well this year went by fast i dunno this year made me realize how fast time goes and now i get why people say time goes by fast well yea i dunno many things happened this year good and bad but things happen for a reason you know well yea i know i fucked up in many things but when i wanted to fix things it was to late...but now i realize all my mistakes sometimes i want to take all those things bak but then im like wtf i cant go bak in time...unless i get a time machine lol which i cant well yea man ive been on myspace to long man you can say i have no life but i know i do but yea not at that time lol man i think i sould start doing other things i dunno i dont want to come here no more i dunno ive been talking to my mom about it but im still not sure i dunno i didnt expect hs to b like this u know

2006-04-26T10:17:00.000-07:00

Interview-Mrs.Blanco

1.who has inspired you? Her parents have inspired her to "reach for the stars".they have told her that she can do anything that she wasnts she can be anything that she wants to be. they have motivated her to better. they want her to have the thing that they didnt have. for example a good career. her parents are imigrant so they wanted the best for her

2.waht have you done that has helped others? she has not only helped out her students by being a teacher, but a mentor as well. she will always listen to her students and there problems she want to make her student feel confortable.

3.why do u think you are an inspiration to theres?
(chuckle) she doesnt say it but her companions have for example her students and her co-workers

4. why do you think people look up to you?
she thinks always trys to reach out to people. she assures to people that they are important.

5. who do you i think is a good leader?
someone that is respectful. respects the opinion of people & he doesnt give up

6.who inspired you to become a teacher?
her parents. they didnt want her to have to same life they had. they didnt want her to have a bad life. they wanted her to the best for her thats why they worked hard to get her a good education.

7.who do you think is a good leader
-cesar chavez, he gave people hope, and he said when theres a will theres a way...Si se puede

8.if you could be anyone in the world, who would you be & why?
"wonderwoman" LOL

9.if you had wish waht would if be and why?
"i would wish that all my students go to a four year university & be successfull & have productive lifes"

10. what characteristics in a leader do you like?
do the right thing, never give up, always know that she'll accomplish her goal

11. what is the most important thing/person in your life
her parents

12. what is your goal your goal for this year?
help/talk/mentor students so they could have a better future

kevinsaid "ms. blanco you influenced me"

collage she attended
california state university dominguez hills
-bachlors
-teaching credentidal
universtiy of san diego
-took enrichment classes to better her teaching skills
CSUN northridge
-currently
-master in education & an administative credentional
bachlors degreee-liberal studies with concerntration in studies
multiple subject teaching credential

2006-04-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

1.who has inspired you?
2.waht have you done that has helped others?
3.do you think you are a good role model?
4.do you think you help others succed?
5.how do you inspire others to do do well ?
6.what do you consider a good leader?
7.what charateristic do you like about yourself?
8.what is something succesful that you have done?
9.waht do you think was something that helped you thoughout life to succed
10.do you think in order to be a good leader you must be a good follower? why?

2006-04-17T08:41:00.000-07:00

a.Who in your life would you consider a leader? Why do you consider that person a leader?

i think i consider cesar chavez a leader because he guided many people and he helped many people out.

b.What strengths does your leader have? How has that person demonstrated those strengths

i think hes strength is he guides people toward the right direction & he also motivates people

c.What weakness does your leader have? How did that person overcome that weakness?

i dont know his weakness

d.What have you learned about leadership from this person? How has this person influenced you?

i learned that you should never give up you should always keep on trying because thats how u accomplish things

2006-03-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

1. Why are people protesting and demonstrating around the country? What issues about immigration are being debated? To make sure that you sound intelligent in your blog, skim through the article at this link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5303676

well people are debating to not pass this bill HR4437. the issues that are being debated are that you cant help to an immigrant, there going to buid a wall acrosss the border, and if the immigrant are comming to the US then they would be concidered a felon.
2. What do you think the students who walked out were trying to achieve on Monday? What do you think was their point of walking out?

i think they were trying to stand up for there rights and they dont want that bill to pass, they didnt want nothing to happen to there families and friends. they also feel thats not right. there piont of walking out was to not pass the bill and they wanted to be part of the protest/march

3. Do you think the walkout was effective? Why or why not?

no i dont think it was effective well it was nice of them to try to make a difference but it wasnt really organized and not everyone was willing to walkout
4. What were some of the consequences of walking out?

the concequences of walkingout were that they got detention on saturday for about 4hours
5. How was the protest in the radio story different from the protest on Monday?
the protest that was in the radio was different from the protest because that protest was acctually organized and there was people that followed them well there was very lil people that went thats why it wasnt good
6. What could have been done differently to protest the proposed law on immigration?
well i think that they did a good thing but i think everything happened to fast and things didnt go well but they did there best

2006-03-23T10:09:00.000-08:00

1.What do you think about the article?
i think that this is scary but not everyone goes off chatting to some stranger because some of us think about what might happen what might happen next the concequences. well many teenagers talk to someone with out nowing who they talk to thats dangerous there dunb well i dont do that

2.What have people done on friends sites such as myspace that put themselves in danger?
they put there adress they put #'s they put there full name they put personal information and pictures of themselfs

3.If you use a blog or myspace, what can you do to protect yourself?
u can not assept friend request from people that you dont know, not puting personal information, and not to put bad pcictures of yourself

4.What do you think about Greendot’s efforts to block sites such as myspace?
i think that they block myspace so that we wont go under risk to meet some old freakly boogly guy or someone that can do something scaryUse password protection and Only talk to people you know online & only post basic information; never give out your full name, city, school, phone number or address.

2006-03-10T14:31:00.001-08:00

1.What did you like about LUIS RODRIGUEZ?
i think that mr. rodriguez changed a lot for his benifit. he didnt want his life to be destroyed he found a way that his life could be improved and he found a way to stop messing up his life and to make up for all the stupid things.
2. Do you think its a good thing that he started that cultural center?(explain)
yea i do think that it is a good thing that he did because he could make up for all the bad things that he did to his ppl's and he could also you know help his community with there problems and he could also help people find a place to feel more secure to talk about certain issues certin topics.
3.What has luis rodriguez life thought you about choices?
his life has taught us about that everyone makes a mistake and that its never to late to late to change our mistakes and we could always make up for all the bad things that we did only becuse we messed up our life in the begining doesnt meant that we we have to mess up all our life theres a point were we can fix our stuff.
4.In your opinion is luis a leader?(explain)
i think that he is a leader may because when he was a lil "cholito" he was followed by others and right mow people that want to do good go to him because they dont want to mess up ther whole life also i think that hes a leader becauce he chose to change his life and not follow the same things that his old friends are doing hes trying to change for his good and to help others.

2006-03-06T09:12:00.001-08:00

a. What have you learned so far from the health class workshops?
something i learned in the gealth class workshops is not to use drugs because they could destroy our lives and others also its not the right thing to do. there aremany side effects that might cause many bad things to happen to use
b. What information has been useful to you?
not to use meth becasue you never know what has been put in the drug it contains many chemicals that later cause brain damage amge.
c. How can we improve these workshops?
we could imporve these workshops by teaching use/showing use how people might end up if they have an over doses or the concequences so we wouldnt want to do nothing like that....but pretty much its okay

2006-03-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

2006-02-13T08:49:00.001-08:00

a. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Chang? Why or why not?
i guess i do agree with him most of us are trying to do better. and we are a little more mature which is good...:)...ummm... we do need to act a little more apropiate because then were gonna set a bad example for little kids and were gonna look bad
b. What can you do to make Animo Venice a better place in the eyes of visitors and of the community?
i could stop makeing a mess on our campus, stop cursing in front of staff, parents, etc.
c. What can the school do to make Animo Venice a better place in the eyes of visitors and of the community?
we could stop making a mess and leaving all our trash out in the floor or on the tables, stop cursing because it makes us all look bad

2006-02-13T08:49:00.000-08:00

2006-02-13T08:36:00.003-08:00

a. From this article, why do you think these students dropped out of high school?

i think they dropped out because no one because no one helped them and they didnt ask for any help eiteher. many of them as well started getting into fights and starting ditching class
b. Which students in this article do you find most interesting? Why?

a student i found intresting was ISAAC becuse he tought he was going to graduate but at the end he didnt. they had called him saying that he was going to graduate but then they called him saying that it was a mistake.
c. Based on what you read, what are the major differences between Birmingham High School and Animo Venice?

they wont call your parents if u are tardy or absent to your classes. most of the teachers dont really care abou thte students. the counclors are bad and they dont help. there isnt much motivation.
d. Let’s say you were a member of the “Outsiders.” How would you want the newspaper to write about your high school story. Write one paragraph that you would add to the newspaper article. In that paragraph, show what you hope your high school experience will be like until the day of graduation

Nancy Retana was a hardworking student. she also likes to go to parties and kickback with her friends. Nancy was a good influence to her friends but the werent a good influence for her. soon her grades were affected she didnt feel like making up for her grades so she dropped out

2006-02-13T08:36:00.002-08:00

a. From this article, why do you think these students dropped out of high school?

2006-02-13T08:36:00.001-08:00

a. From this article, why do you think these students dropped out of high school?

2006-02-06T08:30:00.000-08:00

a. Write 3 sentences about 3 things that you found interesting in the article.
-there about 200 tickets given to students in a year
-the drop out rate 4 2004-04 is 33%
-students missed more than 2000 classs
b. Why is dropping out of high school such a big deal for students? Why is it a big deal for society? What does the article say? What page do you find this information?
dropping out of high school is a big deal because most of the jobs require hs diploma.
its a big deal 4 the society because they care 4 us. its says that they bring down scores its on page 5 paragragh 11
c. Do you know of any dropouts? If yes, what were their reasons for dropping out.
yea i know a dropout they dropped out because they said they couldnt make up all the credits that they were missing and it was worthless they weren't gonna graduate anyways
d. What would be the most likely reason that you would dropout?
if i did really bad and i needed many credits to make up well i would probably give up
e. What can Animo Venice do to help you graduate from high school and go to college?
movitate us

2006-02-02T08:29:00.001-08:00

a. Describe the picture that you selected. What does the picture show?
The picture that i selected was a picture of detainees lined up and are about to enter a classroom in a jevinile detention camp. it shows Freddy Machuca he dropped out of high school and he was send to camp for breaking a cars window and stealing 2 hats.

b. Why did you choose that picture? How do you feel about the picture?
i chose that picture because thats what he gets for dropping out and breaking a cars window and stealling some hats. i feel that freddy now regrets it and thinks that he shouoldnt have done that
c. Make a link to the picture slideshow from your blog (copy and past the link).
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-012906dropouts_day1-f,0,407230.flash

2006-01-25T10:02:00.001-08:00

a. How did I do my first semester at Animo Venice?
hummmmm....this semester i guess i did good...i tryed my best and i tried to do all my work on time but what i think i suck in is spanish specially on her test...thats sad im hispanic
b. What classes were easy for me and why?
the classes that were easy for me were: english,algebra,and i guess tech., environmental science i guess there easy because the teachers amke it seem easy and i like the class
c. What classes were difficult for me and why?
the classe taht were difficult for me were spanish cuz i suck at her test and ethnic studies cuz umm....i dont know umm i think cuz i dont do good i the test
d. What can I do to improve my grades 2nd semester?
STUDY for my test
e. In 10 years, I want to be…
im not sure yet i want to think about that later

2006-01-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

my "vacation" was okay i guess i went to arizona for a week wit some friends but what sucks is that i went on christmas day and i wasnt home on new years...well it was kinda fun bieng in arizona i met some new ppl ...well i didnt really like arizona i was freeezing over there i had never been to a place that cold i swear i dint like that if it wasnt that cold well i wouldve liked it but cali is way better than arizona ppl talk funni over there o well...well when i came back i opened my gifts (some of them were not even wraped)...lol...well i got clothes i bought myself some shoes and i got $$$ from my daddy that luvs me so much....i really diidnt know what i wanted 4 christmas i usually know but at the moment i didnt ....also i hate quetzalli she got the shoes i wanted : o well

2005-12-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

1.What do you consider as your “community?”
The People in my neighborhood.

2.What is a problem that you have noticed in your community?
The People in my community drop out of school at a young age and there is a lot litering

3.What evidence do you have about that problem?
There is trash on the floor in many places and Many young people have dropped out

4.Where can you get ideas about other problems in your community? Name at least 10 sources using specific names. Don’t limit yourself to humans.
Newspaper
Clinic
Internet
Libary
Police
TheCommunity
TV
Radio
School
Ambulance

5.Pick one of the sources that you listed above. What does your source consider as a problem in your community?
A clinic, a problom that they concider are pregnacys & Sexually transmitted diseases

6.What evidence of the problem does the source provide?
Many young people get pregnant.

2005-11-28T08:34:00.000-08:00

the retreat was nice. it was a good experience. lots of things were fun. i thought it was going to be boring but it wasnt that boring. there were some activities that were boring but i think it was worth it its better than doing all that work. there was many things that were scary like the rattlesnake near our cabin there was also holes in the guys cabin they were ugly the dance was nice/fun iwould like to go again i had cabin #3 some1 had two of the windows and the door was open so i was cold i had to wake up in the middle of the nite to put my sweater on cuz i was cold

2005-11-21T14:11:00.000-08:00

My Opinion About:

1. waht do you think of Joe R. hicks?
i think he was a person that always changed his way of thinking. he was always involved in many things always hlping some1 else in the community.

2. do you consider him a leader? Why or Why Not?
i think in a way he is but in a way hes not because he helped others but hes also been in many campains taht means he has some type of leadership skills.

3. Joe's opinion is that any1 has teh capacity to be a leader. do you think this is true? why or why not?
i dont think its true they could be a leader but not every1 has the skills to lead people they might be able to lead others but not as well as the real " " leaders

2005-11-10T12:14:00.000-08:00

2005-11-04T08:31:00.000-08:00

Do Now

1) Describe what you did for the activity.
i was trying to vote but they did as much posibbly 4 me not to vote there were many obstacles.

2) What point was the activity trying to make?
that blacks had no oportunity for to vote

3) What did you learn from the activity?
all balcks that tryied to vote were stoped 1way or another if you past all the obstacles at the end the sherief would make you stop if you didnt you would end up dead.

4) Make a link to the activity from your blog.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/tools_voting.html

2005-10-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

R.I.P. Rosa Parks

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973548

1.When did Ms. Parks pass away?
she died october 24,2005

2.What was Ms. Parks famous for?
she was famous because she was the mother of civil rights movement

3.What was the real reason for her actions? What did most people think was the reason for her actions?
she didnt like racism and she didnt wanna b mistreated. most ppl thought that she was doing a good thing because they thought the same. many blacks agreed with her and they didnt wanna get on the bus.

4.What was Ms. Parks doing before her actions? What happened to her after her actions?
she worked as a seamstress at a local department store. she came 4rm work one day she engaged in a simple gesture of defiance that galvanized the civil rights movement.

5.What would your life be like in 2005 if Ms. Parks and her colleagues did not act back in 1955? Give a short description of how your daily life would be different.
our life would be differrent. i think that there would still be segregation. some white people would think that they were better than others and life for the other ppl besides whites would be treated bad.

2005-10-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

Japanese American Musuem

1.what did you think of the musuem overall?

it was an interesting musuem but i was bored at the end

2.what are 2 things that you learned?

i learned how to make orgami

i also learned that there was no privacy in the baracts.

3. what was your favorite aspect of the musuem?

i think the baracts were interesting because u could c waht it was like in the camps

4.what are some of the simliarities between the japanese american experienceand african american experience?

they both suffered

they both were put in camps

they easily were put in jail

2005-10-24T09:05:00.000-07:00

1) What kind of person are you?
Can be quite charming
Witty, clever, and popular
Earthy and sensual
Not personally threatened by conflict or criticism
Excellent and clear-headed dealing with emergency situations
Enthusiastic and fun-loving, they try to make everything enjoyable
As "big kids" themselves, they're eager, willing and able to spend time with their kids

2) What kind of worker are you?
Project-oriented
Enjoy generating ideas and theories
Creative and ingenius
Bright and capable
Flexible and Diverse
Excellent communication skills
Enjoy debating issues with other people
Excellent people skills
Natural leaders, but do not like to control people
Resist being controlled by people
Lively and energetic; able to motivate others
Highly value knowledge and competence
Logical, rational thinkers
Able to grasp difficult concepts and theories
Enjoy solving difficult problems
Dislike confining schedules and environments
Dislike routine, detailed tasks

3) How do you get along with other people?
ESTP have little patience for iNtuitive Thinking types, who seem very abstract and theoretical to the ESTP, who values action. The ESTP is likely to choose to be around people who have similar interests to their own - such as sports-oriented interests. They will probably spend time with their friends doing things, rather than just sitting around hanging out.

4) What kind of jobs are more suited to your personality type?
Lawyers
Psychologists
Entrepreneurs
Photographers
Consultants
Engineers
Scientists
Actors
Sales Representatives
Marketing Personnel
Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, or Computer Specialist

5) What kind of personality type should you get married to?
ESTP's natural partner is the ISFJ, or the ISTJ. ESTP's dominant function of Extraverted Sensing is best matched with a personality type that is dominated by Introverted Sensing.

2005-10-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

1.List your strongest learning styles.
Logical-thinking by reasoning

2. List your weakest learning styles
Verbal-ppl who think in words
Kinestetic-these ppl think through somatic (body) sensation

3. 3 ways to improve the way i learn
------1.they could play tapes
-----------2. they could make rythems like learing the abc
---------------3.i could ask more questions in class

2005-09-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

What do you think Bill O’Reilly is trying to say?
I think Bill was trying to say that if you' re poor its hard to save yourself from danger

Do you agree or disagree with what he said? Why or why not?
yea i do agree because theres many ppl that are just waiting 4 some1 to help them they cant do nothin because they have no $$ some ppl say money isnt all but sometimes it is

How do you feel about what he said?
it was true....yup...its sad of waht happened in new orleans im lucky i dont live there

http://www.thislife.org/ra/296.ram
go here ^ if u wanna hear what bill' o'reilly said

2005-09-19T08:32:00.000-07:00

What are your goals for after high school?

My goal after high skool is to go to college either UC or UCLA im not sure. i also want to buy a car maybe a mustang or a escalade or a hummer or any nice car.

What do you plan to do to make sure you reach your goals for after high school?

Graduate from college & buy a car.

Think of a person who made a positive difference in your life. What qualities does that person have that you would like to develop? ( for example: perseverance, honesty, loyalty, compassion, etc.)

i think some1 that made a positive difference in my life are friends some how sometimes they tell me waht i sould do or someting i souldn't do sometomes i listen to them & sometimes i dont.

Five years from now, your local paper does a story about you and they want to interview three people…a parent/guardian, a sibling, and a friend. What would you want them to say about you?

5 years from now i would like ppl to say i was a hardworking, smart, nice, & other positive things

2005-09-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

Where were you born?

I was born in Los Angeles

Describe who you live with. Example; I live with my mom and 3 older brothers and 1 younger sister.

i live with my parents & my doggy

What are your responsibilities at home?
to clean my room

In middle school, what sports and activities were you involved in?
journalism

Describe something in your life that changed you or helped shape who you are today?
my parents & my friends