Memorial Day

     Memorial Day

1. On Memorial Day, we remember those who died in active military service.
2. Memorial Day used to be on May 30 but now it’s the last Monday of May.
3. You can show honor and respect by going to a Memorial Day event or spreading the word about people who’ve died.  

   

5. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day.

6. I would plan on going to an event about Memorial Day and learn about it.   

7. I think it’s nice to have a day when people remember and show respect and honor for those who died fighting for our country. A good deed like that shouldn’t go unnoticed. People don’t think of this day as an important day especially if they’ve never had someone die because of it. People need to realize that days like this are important, some more than others. The least thing that someone should do is show respect for it.

Eight Great Reasons To Tell the Truth

                    Eight Great Reasons To Tell the Truth

                                By: Barbara A. Lewis

1.Telling the truth let's everyone know what really happened. There’s less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.

2.Telling the truth protects the innocent people from being blamed or punished.

3.Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from what happened.

4.You usually get into less trouble for telling the truth other than for lying (and getting caught).

5.Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.

6.You don’t have to tell (and remember) more lies to keep your story straight.

7.You gain a reputation for being truthful - a trait most people value.

8.Telling the truth helps you to feel secure and peaceful inside.

I agree with these reasons. Telling the truth always has its benefits unlike lying. It’s true that you get into less trouble when you tell the truth compared to when you get caught lying. For example, let’s say you get an F on your test and your teacher tells you to get it signed by your parents. You should just tell your parents the truth about your grade and just try to improve it next time. You should also let your parents sign it. But if you decide to forge your parents’ signature and turn it in to your teacher, you’re lying to both of them and you’re risking the chance of you getting into more trouble than you would’ve gotten in the first place if you just told your parents the truth. You also do feel peaceful because once you tell the truth, there’s nothing to worry about because you’re not hiding anything. If you were lying to someone, you would constantly be feeling worried and anxious about getting caught or making up and remembering more lies for someone to believe you.

Yoga Therapist

       Yoga Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Some of the duties of a yoga therapist are:

• Develop and maintain professional relationship with participants
• Perform and demonstrate all yoga exercises
• Help participants to perform all exercises effectively
• Maintain neat and clean exercise rooms at all times
• Design safe and comprehensive yoga programs
• Informs patients on the effects of yoga
• Design classes to fit individual needs

Salary: $36,900 - $66,530 per year

Education: 200 hours of training

Demand: Grow 24% through 2020

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be one because it looks boring.

“If I’ve got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.”

“If I’ve got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.”

By: Dan Dierdof

This is a good quote to live by. This quote means that you should always pursue your goals as long as their appropriate and they’re the right thing to do. For example, if your goal is to rob a bank, yeah that’s a goal, but it’s not the right thing to do and it isn’t appropriate. You should have goals like, graduating high school, going to college, getting an A on your test, etc. If you do have the right type of goals, you also have to accomplish them the right way. For example, if you’re goal is to finish your homework before you go to sleep and you’re too lazy to do it, you shouldn’t call your friend to give you the answers or search them up on the internet. You should just try to finish it so that you know what you’re writing and get it over with. What if the answers you get from the internet or from your friend are wrong? If you do the right thing and do it on your own, you’re learning more. But if you just copy, you won’t know what you;re writing and you’ll be writing any answer just to get it over with. This won’t help you later on in life. You should always do the right thing, the right way.

Wellness Specialist

               Wellness Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Wellness specialists are also called health educators. They assist people with health, nutrition, exercise, and mental health. They also help women with issues like pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, and overall health.

Salary: $27,300 - $64,400 per year

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in health education

Demand: It doesn’t say.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

No because it looks really boring and they don’t get paid a lot.

“The most important thing you will ever have is good values.”

“The most important thing you will ever have is good values.”

By: Dennis Prager

This quote means that nothing you have is ever going to be worth more than good values. You can have the most expensive thing in the world but it’ll still have no value. Good values are things you can’t buy with money. You have to teach those things to yourself. Having good values makes you have a good reputation and people want to be with a person like you. If you don’t have these values, mostly choose the wrong. Having them gives people nice thoughts about you. Expensive cars, make-up, handbags, etc. aren’t worth anything compared to good values.

Veterinarian

Veterinarian

Duties and Responsibilities: A veterinarian treats diseased and injured animals. Their duties include:

• Diagnose and treat animals
• Treat wounds
• Perform surgery on animals
• Test for and vaccinate against diseases
• Operate medical equipment
• Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments
• Prescribe medication

Salary: $84,460 per year

Education: Doctoral or Professional Degree

Demand: Increase 9% from 2014 - 2024

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Reflection:  Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

Yes because I love animals and would love to be around them.

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity (self-worth), integrity, and self-esteem.”

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity (self-worth), integrity, and self-esteem.”

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

This quote means that when you choose the right, you always feel good inside and it benefits you mentally. When you choose to do what you know is right, you bring up your self-esteem and feel good about yourself even more. You feel good for choosing to do what’s right over what’s wrong. You also show that you have dignity to choose between right and wrong and still choose what’s right. People notice that you’re honest and have strong morals to know what’s right and what isn’t. You demonstrate self-respect as well. You make decisions based on what’s wrong and right while thinking of others and not just yourself. People look up to others like this and would rather want to have people like this in their lives. Unlike someone who chooses the wrong and does what they’re not suppose to, these are the kind of people that others want to stay away from. They will only bring negative actions and consequences into your life.

Phillips Riggs’ Four Success Tips

               Phillips Riggs’ Four Success Tips

1. Work hard.
2. Follow your passions. Do things you are interested in doing.
3. Don’t chase after money.
4. Serve others. Do good things for others, and good things will come to you.

These tips are a good guide for succeeding. Whatever you plan on doing, you should always work hard for it because for example, if you want to be a cop when you grow up, you’re obviously not the only one who wants be a cop as well. There’s thousands and even millions of people who want to be that too, but if you work really hard for it, you have a higher chance of being what you want to be unlike those who don’t work hard for it. You should also choose to work in something that you really like to do instead of because how much money you get. When you work in something you like, you look forward to working everyday. If you treat and help others, good things will come to you.

World Records

                                                           World Records

1. Smallest Dog Living

2. This record is held by a chihuahua named Milly and its owner is a lady from Puerto Rico named Vanesa Semler.

3. The record was set on February 21, 2013.

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1. Fastest Mile By A Female in 4/12.56 minutes

2. Svetlana Masterkova

3. August 14, 1996

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1. Fastest time to put 24 cans in a fridge in 5.78 seconds
2. Silvio Sabba
3. November 17, 2014

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I would like to break a record to get famous.

"You knew what I was when you picked me up"

"You knew what I was when you picked me up"

The Indian was approached by a rattlesnake and it asked him if he would put him under his shirt and take him to the bottom of the mountain because he was cold and hungry. The Indian said he knew his kind and that the snake was just going to eat him but the snake said that if he helped him, the Indian would be special and he wouldn't eat him. The Indian finally decided he would help him and picked up the rattlesnake. He put it under his shirt and took him to the bottom of the mountain. When he put him down, the snake threw himself at him and bit his leg. The Indian said, 'But you promised!' and the snake replied with 'You knew what I was when you picked me up.' The Indian chose the wrong because he knows how rattlesnakes are and he still decided to help it. If he had left it alone, he would've never gotten bit in the first place. It's like if someone offers you beer, you know what it is and what it can do to you and if you still decide to drink it, you'll be facing consequences. It applies to us because you have to choose the right and do what you know is right.  

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing." 

By: Theodore Roosevelt 

This quote means that when you have to make a decision you should always choose to do the right thing even if you're the only one that does. You shouldn't make a decision based on what others choose to do, but on what you think it's right. For example, if your friends ask you what you would rather do, go party at a club or study for your finals, you have to do what's right and study. Even if your friends decide to go party, that doesn't mean you have to do that too. If they want to do that, they can go ahead, but they'll be the ones facing the consequences of not knowing what to do during finals or getting a low score on it. Unlike you, who decided to study, finals would probably be easy for you and you'll get a much better score than them. Even if you're the only who chooses to do the right thing, you should still choose to do it. It means you're brave enough to stand up for what you know it's right. The decisions you make, affect you, your life, and the people around you, so make the decisions based on what's right. Don't let others make decisions for you, especially if you know that it's wrong. 

Forensic Scientist

         Forensic Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities: A forensic scientist collect and analyze evidence from crime scenes. Their duties include:

• Serving as a witness in court
• Inputting data into computer programs
• Preparing written reports based on evidence analysis
• Carry out laboratory examinations
• Serving as a liaison between the forensic laboratory and crime scene investigators
• Coordinating work with other members
• Overseeing the maintenance

Salary: About $36,460 - $84,000 per year

Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s

Demand: Grow 19% through 2020

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would like to be one because you get to help the FBI and the police with crime scene investigations. It would be cool to collect and analyze evidence from crime scenes.

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong."

 "Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong."
                      By: Wilford Woodruff

This quote means that you don't gain anything in doing what's wrong. It doesn't benefit you or those around you. It might even bring consequences to your life and you'll have to be responsible for your actions. Unlike doing the right thing, if you choose to do what's right, it'll benefit you a lot. For example, if you break your mom's favorite vase and you decide to blame it on your younger sibling, you'll think it's benefitting you because you're not getting in trouble. But when your mom starts getting your sibling in trouble, you start feeling guilty. You'll then tell your mom it was you and you'll get in more trouble than you would've in the first place if you had told your mom the truth. If you had told your mom the truth, she probably would've just told you to be careful next time or ground you for a week or something. But since you lied to her and caused her to get your sibling in trouble, she'll probably scream at you, take away your phone, and ground you for a month. It makes a difference when you choose to do what's wrong or what's right. If you choose to do what's right, you'll have a much better life.

Gymnastics

             Gymnastics

I don’t know why I started doing this sport but I’m glad I did. I’ve been doing it since 2nd grade, so for the past 7, 8 years. I really like watching it during the Olympics. I enjoy this sport a lot and I’ve been taking my classes at the YMCA. The gym has relocated many times so I’ve taken classes in the YMCA of Huntington Park, the YMCA near the Gage Bowling, and the YMCA in Maywood which is where I still go now. I used to go this different gym with my friend in Santa Fe Springs because we were too advanced. His name was Alex and we took gymnastics in all of these gyms and we always did everything together. We were really close and always helped each other out and we actually met during one of the gymnastics when he was the new guy in the class. I haven’t been going to gymnastics in the past year because my parents haven’t been able to afford the classes and Alex was on his way to college so I haven’t seen him in over a year. I can do a lot of stunts like backflips, frontflips, handstands, etc. I always looked up to Shawn Johnson who is a former gymnast. She’s really good and creative with her routines. I’ve fallen a lot and gotten hurt. I’ve done these crazy flips where I almost had a concussion, I cracked my back and neck, I’ve fallen on my neck or on my back, or I just hit my head really hard, but I still keep doing it no matter what. I struggle a lot with learning new kinds of stunts but I glad I keep practicing them because I always turn out to be good at them. I always wished to be a gymnast in the Olympics but I honestly think it’s too late for that. But I wouldn't mind doing this sport for the next 20 years.

"It's a great moment when someone else has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time."

"It's a great moment when someone else has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time." 

By: Pam Knox

This quote means that when you or someone else does the right thing, it's a great moment. Your day can be full of them if you choose to do the right thing everyday, all the time. When you do what you're not suppose to, you bring bad moments to your life and don't enjoy your day. Even if it seems hard to do, do it anyways because it'll benefit you and make your day good. It might seem easier to do the wrong thing but it won't benefit you or anyone else. It'll just mess up your day and affect you later in the future. It's also nice to see when people stand up for each other and help each other when they need it instead of leaving them alone. It gives you that nice feeling when someone does something really nice to someone else without them asking for it.

Speech Pathologist

       Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities: A speech pathologist assess, diagnose, treats, and helps to prevent communication and swallowing disorders. Their duties include:

• Identify treatment options
• Teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voices
• Help patients develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow
• Evaluate patient’s level of speech, language,or swallowing
• Counsel patients and families on how to cope with communication and swallowing disorders
• Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan

Salary: $73,400 per year

Education: Master’s Degree

Demand: Grow 21% from 2014 - 2024

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? why not?

No because it looks boring.

"I have been asked what I mean by 'word of honor.' I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls- walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground- there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I'd die first."

"I have been asked what I mean by 'word of honor.' I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls- walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground- there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I'd die first."

                                     By: Karl G. Maesar 

This quote means that whatever you keep your word to, you must keep it and never break it. It sounds silly when people a big deal over a promise but that's how you gain or worse, lose someone's trust. You have to have respect for that promise you made because you're giving someone else the idea that they can trust you. They're putting all their faith and trust in you to keep your word but once you break it, even just once, you lose the person's total trust. That person won't be able to trust or depend on you anymore. It's like this quote I've seen before, "Trust is like a mirror, once you break it, it will never be the same way as it used to be before." 

Medical Scientist

                        Medical Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities: A medical scientist deals with the maintenance of health and prevention and  treatment of a disease. Their duties include:

• Conducting research to develop methodologies
• Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, etc
• Follow strict safety procedures
• Study animal and human health
• Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians
• Confer with the health department

Salary: $77,000 per year  

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Demand: Grow 8% from 2014 - 2024  

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be one because it’s boring.