Freshman Year Reflection

At the end of middle school, I was happy to graduate and not to have no more drama and move on in life. From middle too now, I see a big change, I Now handle situations more maturely and learned not to let little things affect me mentally and physically.

     In the summer, I really didn’t used to anything, but go to my friend house every single day and enjoy the outside. The closer it got to high school beginning, the more I began to think about how it would be.

     My expectations of coming to Parkway I didn’t think I would have any friends. Also, I thought it would be a real quiet school and I would get easy grades. From the beginning of the school year, to now the end, my view changed.

     Coming to high school, I learned to leave drama in the past and worry about my future. I met many new cool people that I never knew I would meet. During this first year, I have lost a couple friends. I’ve noticed who would be there when I’m down, and who’s a real friend and a fake friend. Also since high school, I have gained a lot of freedom from my parents because they trust me and know I’m mature enough to handle my own problems and situations. My relationship with my parents haven’t changed, I think they treat me better because they’re not as hard on me as they were when I was in middle school.

     Now since I’m in high school, I consider it the real world, because no one is guiding like in middle school anymore, I’m on my own. My view of the world changed because from last year, I learned that life isn’t as easy as I thought it was.

I’ve now begun to pay more attention to my future career. After high school, is college, where I can major in a specific subject that I want to be when I get out of college. I became more optimistic about my future because college isn’t to far away, and I cant go there not having a clue to what I want to be and what I would like to do.

     I think since coming to Parkway I have changed as a student because I always used to think I was right about everything and didn’t use to listen to what teachers said. I was hardheaded and didn’t care about anything. Now as a student I will listen to people and teachers and know I'm not always right.

   Coming to high school experience changed a lot about me. This experience made me more mature, more of a learner and listener. From high school, I’ve mad new good friends. I learned just to get out there and be you. Be who you want to be.

Man puts boy in Laundromat washing Machine

On May 11th in Camden, NJ a man, playing a trick on his son went wrong. At Federal Laundromat, a man was supposedly playing a prank on his child, putting him into a washing machine, as it was Auto-locked. Both parents tried to rush to rescue him but the door wouldn’t open. They started to panic and run for help leaving him by himself in the moving washer. They attempted multiple times to open the door but parents couldn’t get the door open to the washing machine. They both went and got a worker, and the worker cut the power of the machine off and the door still didn’t open. Seconds later, it finally opened and the young child parents check to see if he was okay, and immediately rushed home. I think it was a stupid prank that the parents did this because who would play a joke on their child, and put them in a washing machine and start it. It seems weird because the video was posted on YouTube and there were many pictures. They should of never did it in the first place because if there was no worker their who could help them, there child could of got badly injured and been in a life and death situation. I found it odd that after they got him out the washing machine, they rushed home. If it was me I would have took my child to the hospital to see if he had any injuries. That one thing they will probably never ever do again.

Being Angry Can Be a Good Thing

I don’t agree with author of this article because anyone can have an outrage and not really let it get to them. She believed what her friend said that mad her very angry and affect her perspective of life. Since this really frustrated her this got her to become an advocate and helping immigrant families now. Another reason I don’t agree with this because she let someone thought and opinion get to her; I can see if it was said on the news but it wasn’t. For example if someone said something to me that made me really upset, I wouldn’t be upset and affected by it for the rest of my life probably for a day or two. Everyone is different, this shows how people let what other people think really get to them. I think if her mom would of herd it she wouldn’t be as upset as her. When someone told me my sister was academically smarter than, me I didn’t let that upset me because that’s an opinion. I didn’t get mad at all because I’m still smart and I will be successful later on in life and I still am academically smart.

Televison Isnt as Diverse as It should Be.

Television isn’t diverse as it should be. One example is the show “Girls” that is shown on HBO. When you see the title of the Show, you don’t think there will be all white girls. The show is based on was it going on in their life. (Jemima Kirke) who is playing Jessa on the television premiere said, “I want to have children with many different men, of different races”. People noticed no different race was on the shown on the show and was critized. I think there is not as many diverse television shows because since a big percentage of America are whites people probably think other little percentages doesn’t matter and more Europeans will be watching TV than any other race. I agree that television is nowhere near diverse enough. Many shows on TV are filled with Europeans and that isn’t right. Just because most of American is whites doesn’t mean other races are not important. I think it is a from of racism that TV isn’t as diverse as it should be because it makes it seem as though people wouldn’t want other races on television but whites. Television producer have some responsibility on having a diverse cast. They may have a diverse cast for racial reasons or popularity. For example if a whole cast is only whites it’s possible that the producer(s) are racist because why not have at least one other person from a different race? Many moving that have crime drama or violence, many of the actors are African Americans and I think that is a stereotype that people think African Americans are violent. On movies with a lot of violence and cursing I noticed they are always playing that role of “being violent”.

New Fashion: Stylishly Hiding the Gun

Many different clothing companies are starting to make clothes/garments that are stylish but also have features that allow them to carry a weapon and no difficulty trying to pull it out. I think this trend will continue and more clothing manufactures will create it because since America allows people to carry guns, people may not want anyone to see their guns because they may look like a threat, so they’ll hide it. If more and more people buy it, more companies will try to create it because they will notice it is trending and popular and they can make good money off it. Americans that have license for a gun should be able to carry it because for self-protection. The crime rate in America is high and people need to defend their selves. Many people are killed or injured from weapons and people threaten their life. I don’t think this will keep everyone or most people safe because the robber could buy the clothing too and get someone when they’re least expected. Criminals can buy the clothing and look like everyone else, so if a robber robs a person it will not be expected. In addition, having a gun in your pocket can be dangerous. Plaxico Burress, the NFL player was at a club and accidently shot himself in a leg with a gun. This shows that it can be dangerous to have a gun in your pocket.

Afghan Girls not Allowed in School

Over in Afghanistan, people believe women should not go to school or work, they should stay home, cook and clean. When Shamisa Hussiani was walking down the street a man asker her was she going to school. When she answered yes, he sprayed her whole face with burning acid. They’re doing this to force girls to stay home and not go to school. At Mirwais School for Girls there’s about 1,300 total. On November 12, men were surrounding the school on motorcycles with a jar, a spray bottle & a squirt gun with acid in it. Luckily, they only hit 11 girls and 4 teachers. I don’t think is fair because women & girls should be able to go out because they’re just like everyone else. It’s harsh that men are spraying them with acid that burn. Doing this to females is not a good idea. Back in the 17^th century, women were not allowed to have any word in government ideas or able to vote. This is similar to that because that long time ago, women weren’t allowed to do anything, and now women/girls aren’t allowed to go to school. I don’t understand why girls aren’t allowed to go to school because of their gender. Even though in Afghanistan women are smarter than men are. The literacy among men in the country is 57% and women’s are 87%. So I don’t think they should stop women from going to to because they’re clearly smart than men.

No phones, Safer Roads

Many people talk on the phone while driving even though it’s against the law, and dangerous. Many states had forbided the use of holding and using your cell phones while driving. According to NTSB, research shows that talking on your phone while driving is distracting and risky. Also, it was found that drivers are more likely to get into an accident while using phone and driving. I don’t think people should talk on the phone at all while driving because it can be a big hazard. People are addicted to their cell phones; they might not be looking where they’re driving and just crash. I agree with states prohibiting the use of handheld cell phones while driving because many people can die from that. When I was in a car with my friend Aunt, she was trying to text while driving and I was scared because the car was kind of swerving to the side. That was dangerous because I felt as though we were going to get into a car accident. Only 10 states including D.C and Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones when driving. I don’t think that’s enough and more states need to prohibit it to. Many people can die and be killed doing that and in the states where it has not prohibited from all drivers will still do it even though it’s dangerous and risky. According to NTSB, people using handheld phones while driving are 4 times more likely to be in a car accident than without the use of cell phones.

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