My Personal Motto

Rebecca Spokes once stated, “A new day dawns, bringing forth the new year. It is the next chapter of your book. The pages are blank, yet to be written. So, embrace each day as each day is new.”Keep your computers charged and don’t be late are two pieces of advice that would be a wise choice to follow as you enter the new year.
          The first piece of advice is to bring your computer charged every day. If it isn’t charged, your planner could be signed so be prepared for that consequence. One of my friends didn’t bring his computer charged and his planner was signed. Another friend of mine didn’t bring his computer back charged multiple times and he was faced with lunch detention.That was the first piece of advice that you should follow or you will be faced with consequences.
          The second piece of advice you should follow is don’t be late to class. If, you are late to class you may once again be faced with consequences.One of my classmates was late to class and he didn’t have a note so he wasn’t allowed to play dodgeball that day. Instead, he had to walk the bleachers. Another one of my classmates was late to class, and he had to walk the bleachers, not be able to play dodgeball or whatever we are doing that day, and push the towels at the end of class. Obviously, those two were from P.E. That was the second piece of advice that should be followed in order to succeed in 6th grade.
          Like Rebecca Spokes once quoted, “A new day dawns, bringing forth the new year. It is the next chapter of your book. The pages are blank, yet to be written. So, embrace each day as each day is new.” Those were two pieces of advice in order for success in 6th grade and grades beyond.

David Theordoropoulus once said, “Thirty years ago, the greatest threats to nature were chainsaws, bulldozers, and poisons. Now the greatest threats are wild plants and animals.” All that means is wild plants and animals affect more than chainsaws, bulldozers, and poisons. Creating mechanisms stopping their introduction and giving weevils growth hormones are two solutions that will help stop invasive species.
To start off, Invasive species are in about 270 of the 300 lakes in Texas. People are hold classes about the education of invasive species, but people aren’t taking them because they don’t realize what a big problem invasive species really are. So, this solution is not working.
Next, here is one solution that could stop invasive species, and that is to give weevils growth hormones. A positive side to this is that they will eat more giant salvinia. In fact, they have eaten about 8,000 tons in less than a year once before.Another reason is that up to 6,000 are reproduced each year,so that means more to give growth hormones and less of a problem giant salvinia are.
The next solution, is to create mechanisms to stop their introduction on a body of water. If we stop their introduction, it wouldn’t be such a huge problem like it is today. Once invasive species have settled in an area, they are very difficult to get rid of. In fact, they are in about 90% of Texas lakes today, but next month that may be up to 93%.Another reason is that technology has helped solve a lot of the world’s problems. That was another solution that will help stop invasive species.
In conclusion, giving weevils growth hormones and creating mechanisms stopping the introduction of invasive species are two solutions that could really impact the presence of them. Like David Theodoropoulus once said, “Thirty years ago, the greatest threats to nature were chainsaws, bulldozers, and poisons. Now the greatest threats are wild plants and animals.”

In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”Thomas Jefferson once said. In “I Am Malala”, a teenager in Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai, against almost everyone else, still stood up for what she believed in, which was girls education.
She stood up for what she believed in because she was tired of people telling her what to do all the time.Here are some reasons why it is essential for people to stand up for what they believe in, so they can make their voice heard and so they don’t get ordered around all the time.

To start off, one reason why people should stand up for what they believe in is to make their voice heard. Malala made her voice heard by fulfilling live interviews on T.V. “My mother and father liked to watch my interviews.” We should all stand up for what we believe in because if we don’t, no one will ever know what you were thinking. That was one of the reasons why all people should stand up for what they believe in.

Thereafter, another reason why standing up for what you believe in is so you aren’t told what to do all the time. Malala didn’t let other people tell her what to do, so why should we? “They thought the bullets would silence us, but they failed.” She went to school even when she wasn’t supposed to be. “This secret school, she said, is our silent protest.”

In conclusion, those were some explanations why it is essential for people to stand up for what they believe in. Like Thomas Jefferson said,”In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

To start with, Malala made her voice heard by standing up for her ideas.

She did live interviews and made speeches on T.V. “My mother and father liked to watch my interviews.” She went to school fearlessly even when she wasn’t suppose to.“This secret school,” she said, ”is our silent protest.”

In conclusion, those were some ways that Malala made her voice heard by standing up for what she believes in.

Education is important to Malala because, she grew up in a school so she has always been around it.

Initially, she has always been around education because, her father founded a school.“You could say I grew up in a school.”

Always go to school because, if you don’t it will affect your future. Of the 774 million people in the world that are illiterate, 493 million are women.

At this point, schooling was important to Malala because she grew up in a school so she has always been around it. Also because of the two previously stated reasons.

Texting can be fun and easy. However, texting and interacting with another person can have major similarities and differences. Although they bear some major similarities, the differences between communicating through technology and communicating in person are clear.

 
Here are some similarities between communicating in person and communicating through technology. In both ways the person is talking by spoken or written words. Like how one of my friends who always likes to text everyone, but some people take it the wrong way. Or how you need to have good responsibility, so your parents will let you go over to that person’s house to tell them whatever you need to tell them. You can also bully someone in both technology and in person. Always be careful when cyberbullying because you can just screen shot that message and they’re done with their bullying ways. Like for example, one of the people I used to hang out with started cyberbullying and he got caught, payed the huge consequences, and never did it again. Those were some similarities between communicating in person and communicating through technology.

 
Here are some differences between communicating in person and communicating through technology. You can get your message across easier in person. Unless you Facetime them, and even sometimes then you can’t get your ideas across, if they have bad connection. For example, when you are communicating in person, it is easier to talk to a human so you can elaborate your ideas.When texting someone, auto-correct can disrupt your true message. Another thing is the amount of time it takes. Going to a person’s house to talk to them takes a longer amount of time. On the other hand, technology communication can take a shorter amount of time. Those were differences between communicating in person and communicating through technology. 

Although they beared some major similarities, the differences between communicating in person and communicating through technology were clear. Communicating through technology is faster and easier.

There was once a fire

On New Years Eve

It lit up the neighborhood

So people from miles away could see

The next day, it was still smoking

Some things were ignited

I’m not even joking

When it finally went out

I sighed with relief

All that was left

Was the grass under my feet

I am learning to speak,

And that makes me very unique,

Also on the quiz team

Thinking I’m making them look weird

When I’m the best person on the team

They left me but the plan failed horribly

I’m smarter than any kid at my school

But, I’m like a small fish in a big pool

Like my favorite fish Ollie

Who jumped out of the water

When mom came in she was mad at her daughter

Thinking I killed him

When I was trying to save him

I wish someone would just come over and talk to me

but instead they are doing the opposite and laughing at me

The point of view impacted me in this book called “Out of My Mind”. Here are a few examples how it has done so. For instance, it feels like Melody and I have switched bodies. “How was I supposed to answer questions or ask any.” I think Melody felt like that dog that gets left out in the rain while the rest of the family is inside the house. Following that, is the example of how 1st person made me better understand what kids with disabilities go through each day. “I’m surrounded by thousands of words. Maybe millions.” This made me feel like I’m right next to some kid who actually has a disability and is telling me this. At this point, the example would have to be I felt like I was right beside Melody and watching Animal Planet with her. “Now, I just watch Animal Planet all of the time.” If I was in Melody’s position, I would not watch anything, it would be so quiet you could hear a pen drop. Those were just a few of the reasons on how 1st person point of view has impacted me in this book.