Be True to Yourself and Others

In a very extreme and difficult situation I believe everyone should tell the truth. I believe this because if a person does not tell the truth someone else could be harshly punished for the situation. An example of this would be that if someone murdered someone else, would lying be the right thing to do? Or should the person tell the truth and get the murderer off the street. I know this is a very extreme situation but in all honesty,  a person should never take advantage of a situation like this. A less dramatic or extreme situation could be if someone ate the last piece of cake that was supposed to be for their dad or mom. If that person lies and says it was their brother or sister God only knows how upset that mom or dad will be. Their brother or sister could possibly get grounded or whooped. One pro of this is that the person would not get in trouble, grounded, or whooped. The con is that they will feel guilty for getting their brother or sister in trouble. Guilt can last forever.

High School ;*

     During my high school experience I have encountered academic struggles, academic accomplishments, and academic goals. These struggles push me to go on further in school, my accomplishments remind me everyday that I am strong enough to pursue anything that I want, and my academic goals remind me to keep going so that I have something else to accomplish and I should not stop until I accomplish them.
     Throughout my high school experience I have many struggles. Since I have a scholarship, I have to make sure that my Grade Point Average is a 3.0 or higher. Every semester I would become stressed out worrying about my grades and my Grade Point Average. Another struggle that I really have a hard time with is my time management. I have dance classes two to three times a week, meetings for my scholarship once a week, and singing practice once a week. It is very hard to work around my schedule to make sure that I have time for homework, studying, working out, and making time for family and friends. Sometimes if schedule is too packed I will stress myself out and start getting upset. The worst struggle of all is my extra curricular activities take up the time that I need to study. Such as dance, singing, and meetings. My dance classes take up about five hours a week and my meetings for my scholarship take up two hours a week. My singing practice takes up about two and a half hours a week. These things take up most of my time out of my week and make it really hard to set time aside to study.
     I am very proud of all of my academic achievements throughout my life. I have always been in honors classes ever since the third grade. In the sixth grade I was asked if I wanted a chance to receive an Ohio State University scholarship. I filled out papers and asked for recommendations from my teachers. Ever since then I have had a 3.0 GPA or higher. In junior high I was also in the National Junior Honor Society. In this group I set up events that were going through the school and helped with fundraising. In the eighth grade I applied to come to Early College. When I was accepted into Early College I was nervous but determined. I am now in my sophomore year of Early College and have a GPA of 3.122. These academic achievements have showed others that I really know how to work hard and go for what I want.
     Some of my goals within the next six months seem very simple but are actually really tough to complete. One goal I want to accomplish is to get a 3.5 GPA or higher. I really want to push myself to the limit because even though I have a scholarship I still want to see all of the colleges I could be accepted to or scholarships I could get. Another goal I have for myself is to start having better study habits. It seems like whenever I study I do badly on a test. Maybe it is because I study the wrong way but I honestly want to change that. I think studying is a key objective to complete because it will definitely help on my test scores. Another goal I could set for myself is to pass in all of my college classes because if I do pass them all it will look really good on my transcript when colleges look at it. This will show them that I am determined and very bright. I hope I achieve these goals because I believe I will go really far in life.
     These events make such an impact on my life and help me even when they hurt me. I do not know where I would be without my accomplishments and goals because they remind me of what I work so hard for. I hope that one day I will reach my goals and never forget my accomplishments so that they will forever build up my self esteem and happiness.

Cyber Bullying <|3

I have been through the whole cyber bullying drama and I believe that it could really damage someone. There are some people online who will make fun of someone else and tell the whole world rumors and lies. I think that these people really just have nothing to do with their lives than to make fun of someone else. It is very hard to try and confront this person because usually they make it difficult and blow it out of proportion in front of a crowd. They like the attention if gives them. If someone cannot handle the pressure of having people talk about him or her rudely they will feel like they do not belong or feel as if they do not matter. If they do not see anyone sticking up for them, they will feel alone. Sometimes all they can ask for is a friend to stand up and say, “Leave them alone. I know who he/she is and I love them for who they are. Flaws and all.” 

Rights!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2012/nov/10/southafrica#_

A woman unsuccessfully tries to prevent workers from demolishing her home. South African police have supervised the demolition of some 44 homes saying they were constructed on illegally sold land. 

People do not have the right to claim things that do not belong to them if they were not rightfully given. I believe this because if something is not rightfully given to a person then it is not theirs. If something is not theirs but also is not another persons either. I do not see any damage being done. In this report the lady is just trying to raise a family it gives the police no right to tear it down. That is her home and her belongings. She has not harmed any one by having this home. She still paid for the land and her home. Just because the people who sold it sold it illegally does not mean the one who bought it should be punished. How was she supposed to know? Maybe she did not know. I wonder how they would feel if they were in her situation.