"Kindness is the essence of greatness'

          "Kindness is the essence of greatness."
                     By: Joseph B. Wirthlin

This quote means the only way to live a great life and have greatness in your life is by being kind. Being kind and generous to everyone and everything isn't just having greatness in your life but it also makes you feel good about yourself. For example, even if you're the champion of a soccer game or a video game or whatever, that doesn't make you a good person if you're always cussing and being disrespectful to everyone. You might be a champion at that but at being a good person you're not because you don't have any kindness. But unlike someone who's kind to everyone and everything, they might not be a champion or be very good at a sport or video game but they're living a good life. They have kindness in their life and that leads them to living a life of greatness. Being disrespectful will cause you to live a life without good or greatness. Kindness will lead you to a good life. It's not good to be disrespectful or rude to anyone or anything. That will bring negative consequences to your life. But being kind, will do the opposite. It rewards you and makes you feel good about yourself.

Thanksgiving Week

                                       Thanksgiving Week

During Thanksgiving I just watched movies like Scream, Scream 2, Four Christmases, Orphan, etc. I didn't really have much to do but I was able to go to the Edwards Theaters with my friends and watched Creed, which was a really good movie. Thanksgiving day was a really boring day although I was able to hang out with my friend and walk around the park with him. Other than that, I went to my aunt's house and ate posole. It was pretty boring like every other family party but I did have fun with my cousin. Sadly, I wasn't able to go to Black Friday or go shopping at all. On various days, I also did my English and Health homework and did finish it. My mom, sister, brother, and I were planning on going to The Hollywood Christmas Parade yesterday but we weren't able to go so we totally missed it. I also watched 12 Wishes of Christmas, Criminal Minds, and one of my favorite shows, American Horror Story. Along with that, I also texted with my friend and that's pretty much it. My break was pretty boring like my life so there's nothing much to tell.

"If it is not right, do not do it; If it is not true, do not say it."

                 "If it is not right, do not do it;

                  if it is not true, do not say it."

                       By: Marcus Aurelius

This quote means that you should never do what's wrong if you know it's not right. You also shouldn't say what's wrong if you know it's not true. You should always say what's true and do what's right because that's what makes you a better person. Doing the opposite of that, makes you a bad person. When you do what's right and say what's true, you'll be rewarded. But if you do the opposite, you'll have negative consequences brought to you. It's never good to lie and do what's wrong. You might think it's right but it's not. Telling the truth and doing what's right might not sound good at the time but it will later on. And at least, you'll be honest and courageous to do what's right. For example, never lie.

Thanksgiving Day

                                              Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in the US and Canada to give thanks for everything they're grateful for. The first Thanksgiving in the United States was on Plymoth Rock in Massachusetts in 1621. The pilgrims celebrated after harvest and surviving a long winter. Canada celebrates it on the second day of October and the US celebrates it on the fourth Thursday of November. English colonists known as Pilgrims celebrate thanksgiving as part of their religion. The traditional foods of Thanksgiving are: turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and stuffing.

12 things I'm thankful for:

• Family
• Education
• Real Friends
• One Direction and all my favorite artists
• Life
• Food
• Health
• Clothes
• Fun 
• Waking up another day

"Doing what is right, fair, and honorable is more important than winning or losing."

      "Doing what is right, fair, and honorable is                more important than winning or losing."
                        By: Chick Moorman

This quote means that it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it only matters if you do what's right, fair, and honorable. If you win then that's good and if you lose, well there's always next time but if you do those 3 things, it'll be like winning. You lost the game but you won at being a good person who did the right thing. Winning isn't always the most important thing and if you lose it's not that bad. If someone wins and doesn't do any of those 3 things, then it'll be like losing because you didn't do what's fair, what's right and what's honorable. You might've won the game but you didn't win at being a good person. You did the opposite of that. Losing and winning don't matter as long as you do those 3 things. You shouldn't let a game change who you are and cause you to not do the right thing. It's better to lose at a game but win at being a very good person.

Oncologist

                                                  Oncologist

Duties and Responsibilities: An oncologist is a type of doctor that specializes in treating cancer patients. Their duties include:

·       Carry out medical research

·       Perform physical assessments

·       Develop treatment plans

·       Carry out surgical procedures

·       Complete procedures

·       Provide treatment options

·       Collect medical information on patient histories

·       Inform patients about treatment options

·       Provide support for cancer patients

Salary: $222,000 - $351,000 per year

Education: Physician education, internal medicine residency, certification in internal medicine, and medical oncology residence and certification

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Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be one because I don’t have big interests in jobs in the medical field.

"...These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity."

        "...These are the 3 magic keys to living 
                      your life with integrity."
                      By: W. Clement Stone

The 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity are: having the courage to say no, having the courage to face the truth, and doing the right thing because it's right. This quote means that in order to live a truthful life, you have to live by these rules. When you're in a situation that will bring you negative consequences to your lie, you need to be brave and say no. For example, if you're friends offer you to do drugs, you need to have the courage to say no, even if they're your friends. You also have to have the courage to face the truth because then your life will be based on lies and that won't do you any good. For example, if you break something in your house and your parents ask you, 'Who did it?', you need to have the courage to tell the truth and not lie. If you lie and blame it somebody else, you're making someone else pay for the consequences of your actions. You won't be able to live with that guilt. It's also not good to cover up for someone that did something bad. Regardless of whether they're your friends or siblings or people close to you, you have to tell the truth. Even though they're the ones who did something bad, you're gonna pay the consequences along with thme because you lied and covered up for them. It's always good to tell the truth and do the right thing for yourself. You also have to do the right thing in life because you'll be rewarded in good ways.

Professional Athlete

                                Professional Athlete

Duties and Responsibilities: A professional athlete is someone who is employed as an athlete and gets paid to compete in sport competitions and attend sport events. Their duties include:

•    Traveling
•    Attending sport events
•    Competing in sport competitions
•    Concentrate under stress
•    Perform in front of huge crowds
•    Train and improve on their skills
•    Maintain good physical fitness levels
•    Lead teams
•    Participate in athletic events
•    Develop skills
•    Receive instructions from coach and other sports staff

Salary: $19,000 - $45,000 per year

Education: Extensive training, a certificate with a particular sports federation

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

I would like to be a professional athlete, specifically in soccer, gymnastics, and judo because those are my favorite sports. They would be something I’d like to do for the rest of my life.

Veterans Day

                          Veterans Day

                                         November 11

1.    Veterans Day is a holiday in which we honor US veterans and victims of all wars.

2.    Veterans Day is on the anniversary of the end of World War I which is on November 11.

3.    The purpose of it is to honor all US veterans and victims of all wars.

4.    It’s important to honor them because those brave veterans are the ones fighting and dying for our country. We should respect and honor them to thank them for making our country the way it is now. They risked and gave up their lives to give us a chance to live in a good country.  It’s also important to respect the innocent victims that suffered and died in cruel ways for no reason. Many people lost loved ones and the least that we can do is respect and thank them.

5.    We can show honor and respect by spreading the word about how many veterans fought and won for our country. For those who have social media, they can post a nice paragraph, picture, video, collage, etc. and talk about our veterans and victims.

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7.    It interests me how people just decide to give up their lives and freedom to give us a chance to a better life in our country. I feel that they are brave and noble to make such a life-changing decision.

8.    I feel that Veterans Day did deserve to be a holiday the way it is now because many people get to know more about our veterans and victims and learn more about them. Many people don’t see the purpose of this holiday yet, but slowly they will a start to acknowledge it. Although our veterans do deserve better than just a day to honor, I think it’s nice to be able to honor, respect, and learn more about them. It’s hard thinking how someone can be so brave and noble to give up their life to give us a better chance at life in our country. You can ask about 10, 50, even 100 people if they would be willing to give up their life for our country and honestly, most of them wouldn’t. But these men did and I don’t know about everybody else but I’m very thankful for that decision. Sadly, thousands and maybe even millions of people have died in battles and wars but I believe that everyone should honor veterans. Without them fighting for us, who knows how our country would’ve been by now.

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

   "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: 
     but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
                       By: Proverbs 13:20

This quote means that you should always hang out with people who choose to do what's good. For example, if you hang out with people who always do their homework and choose a night of studying instead of partying, you have good friends that will make a good influence and company in your life. But if you hang out with people who choose to smoke and drink and steal, they'll bring negative consequences to your life. They'll slowly bring you down, keeping you away from what you want to accomplish. On the other hand, hanging out withe wise people will make your life happier and safer. They'll be the ones encouraging you to be successful and live a good, fun life without any risks and bad consequences. A group of people that always choose to do bad things, shouldn't have the chance of being successful and happy like the group of wise people. You have to make sure you hang out with right kind of people before they end up bringing you down. You might think that the group of fools are your friends but they're really not. When you hang out with people, you have to make sure whether they're a good or bad impact on your life. It's better to have 1-3 good friends in your life than 50 "friends" who only cause your life to be harder.

"The best recreation is to do good."

            "The best recreation is to do good."
                          By: William Penn

This quote means that the only way to enjoy life is to do good. Doing the right thing always let's you have fun and enjoy everything in a safe way. It's good to do the right thing because it unknowingly rewards you unlike doing the wrong thing. That can bring you negative consequences into your life. Although you can doing the wrong thing can let you have all the fun you want, it might and it can but there will be consequences for that. If you do the right thing, you'll enjoy it even if you're not going to go to a party or hang out with your friends. Choosing to do the right thing makes you feel good and enjoy the choice you make. It can even make you enjoy life and feel good about it. I agree with this quote.

"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."

    "Right is right, even if everyone is against it; 
   and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."
                       By: William Penn

This quote means that you should always do the right thing, even if no one agrees with you or supports you. Just because no one does, it doesn't mean you have to do the wrong thing. Even if everyone agrees with you to do something wrong, you shouldn't do it. All the choices you make are going to affect you not everyone else. So every choice that you have, should be one the one that you chose according to you actions. For example, if you go to school where uniform is required and everyone tells you not to wear it, you should wear it because the consequences of not wearing it are going to affect you. But if you do the right thing and not listen to them and wear your uniform, you'll be rewarded unless those who decided not to. It's always good to do the right thing regardless of what others think of you. It isn't good to do something you know you shouldn't do, to impress people that aren't important and won't even matter to you.It's better for you to do the right thing and let people like you for the person that always does the right thing.

Health Educator

                                    Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities: A health educator is someone who promotes, maintains, and improves individual and community health. Their duties include:

·       Supervising staff

·       Creating health-related materials

·       Advocating for improved health resources and policies

·       Helping people find the appropriate health services or information

·       Collecting data and other information to analyze needs and evaluate programs

·       Preparing reports for management and other stakeholders

Salary: $30,000 - $61,000 per year

Education: Bachelor’s degree, certified health education specialist, a high school diploma, supply an official transcript detailing their health education coursework, a degree in health education or health promotion with coursework that includes psychology and human development

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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 this job has to do with medicine and health and those jobs don’t catch my attention at all.