R3.) Mr. Currin is kind of a big deal...true or false

“Mr. Currin is kind of a big deal...true or false”

Well, there have been several classes throughout this year where Mr. Currin has gone on about how he is just so amazing. This could be easily debated, if you think about it. But, in my opinion Mr. Currin can be a pretty big deal a majority of the time. I mean there are not many teachers that have a fun personality, that enjoy laughing with their class. I enjoy the fact that my last block of the day is in his class. I find school to be extremely boring, but when you get to his class you can still have fun, while still getting all of your work done. The work is never to overbearing, which is one thing I really like. Not only is Mr. Currin a big deal for having a fun class, but he is a big deal because pretty much every student in this school loves him, even the staff. He has been a great advisor throughout my four years of high school and I’m glad to have had him for a teacher. But now switching to why I think there are times he is not such a big deal would be when he likes to enforce the idea into people’s heads that he is a big deal. I understand that he is a big deal, but come on I can’t believe he thought it would be normal to have everyone write a blog as to why he is amazing. Come on I know I’m amazing too, but you don’t see me trying to make everyone write a blog about me. Let’s just be honest he may be a big deal but he will never be as great as me, just kidding. But, anyways other than that little flaw, he totally has every right to think he is a big deal. You will not find many teachers out there like him that will bring laughter to every class.

R2.) What I Love Writing About

I love writing about things that spark my interest. Sometimes that consists of writing about past experiences, things I have done recently, or even just looking up cool articles that will be easy to write about. I love being able to share everything I have done over the weekends by writing about it in my blogs. It’s easy for me to ramble on about myself and the fun things I have experienced over time. I also just enjoy writing my blogs based off of interesting articles that I looked up online. What better way to inform your classmates then to write a blog about a topic that not many people have heard about. There are times when I have absolutely no clue what to write, so it can be extremely hard for me. I like choice blogs but every now and then I don’t like them because I never have anything interesting to write about. That’s why I take joy in looking up online articles because it’s pretty much all right there and you don’t have to sit for twenty minutes wasting your time thinking about what you could possibly write about. I think that I started off great writing about interesting blogs but as time progressed I ran out of ideas and struggled to write interesting things. I also started off enjoying writing about articles because I felt like I had a million ideas I could write about but now I struggle week to week to pull out great new ideas. But overall I don’t really enjoy writing articles, but I do find it fun to write blogs every week. I think that if the articles weren’t Alden related I would have much easier time writing about things that won’t bore the readers. I really enjoy writing about things that interest me and that is when I write my best.

R1.) The Best Part About The End Of The School Year

The best part about the end of the school year is knowing that you’re free to do whatever you want now and not have to worry about going to school. I absolutely hate waking up for school. Actually I just hate school so it makes me the happiest person in the world to know that I don’t have to be stressed about getting homework done or just going to school when you absolutely don’t feel like going. Another great thing about the school year ending is that my vacation to Lake George is coming close. It’s great that I can go on vacation for a week and not being flustered that I’m ranking up my absences. I just really love the feel of summertime and being able to sleep in everyday and even just the thought that I don’t have a set schedule makes my day. I’m the type of person that enjoys waking up whenever and then there on out I decide what I will do for that day. Some days I might just like to stay home and relax by my pool and then there is days where I would want to make plans with my friends, I can’t forget that this time when school ends and summer begins I know that I will never be returning to this school which is quite a relief. I will start college soon after, so I want to make this summer great. When the school year ends graduation will soon follow with, so I’m really pumped to leave school and start a new life with the new friends that I meet. The end of the school year means that I don’t have to worry about studying for tests or simply just doing work that I have no interest in ever completing.

Q5.) Woman Contracts Flesh Eating Virus

I was quite shocked to read an article about twenty four year old Aimee Copeland contracting a flesh eating bacteria after riding a homemade zip line. The bacteria is known as necrotizing fasciitis, a rare but potentially deadly disease that ravages the body’s tissues and causes them to die off. It is said that the fall left a gash in her left calf, needing twenty two staples to close it. Which they believe to have been the entry point for the necrotizing fasciitis. Doctors have since had to amputate one of her legs, and may have to remove her fingers and her remaining foot. However, physicians have hope of bringing life back to the palms of her hands, which could allow her the muscle control to use helpful prosthetics. They are awaiting a safe time before embarking on surgery for this. Even though Aimee has faced serious changes to her life she still worries about school and all the work she has missed, which I find to be quite funny. Andy Copeland, Aimee’s father told her that one day, the family will celebrate Aimee day, when she will be able to breathe on her own. He said, “ were going to celebrate that day forever for the rest of your life. Its the day that my daughter was delivered from this horrible, horrible disease.” Since then Aimee’s father has created a facebook page to keep people posted about his daughters astonishing recovery. After reading this article I can’t believe how lucky she was to discover the infection before it was to late. I also am astonished to hear that this bacteria is a potentially deadly disease and that she recovered quickly. I also find it great that she has such a loving family that stuck by her throughout all her surgeries and supported her through her time of need. 

Q4.) Cultural Icon

At one point I had one specific icon that I absolutely adored. But, as time progressed I started leaning toward other icons. As of right know though there is no one I can think of that I can truly say I adore. Some people that I used to find as a cultural icon were people like Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. I love Miley pretty much just because of her show Hannah Montana and for going out there at such a young age and performing while setting aside whatever fears she had. I also loved Rihanna simply just because I love her music. There is not one song she put out that I don’t love.  Unfortunately, both of them had downfalls as time progressed. I found out that Miley Cyrus had done drugs and I was devastated. I idolized her and she just really disappointed me. Rihanna on the other hand I always found to be a strong woman and that’s what I loved about her. But when she was beat up by Chris Brown I felt terrible for her but she thought about getting back together with him. In my opinion what does that say for other women. No one should stay in an abusive relationship and that is why I could’t believe she considered getting back together with a person like that. In my opinion in order for a person to be iconic they need to be a role model, inspirational, and driven. People look up to others that they wish they could be like. From what I have seen on TV I don’t think people should idolize the cast of Jersey Shore. Don’t get me wrong I love that show, but you should not want to be anything like them. There habits are definitely not something people should want to portray. Overall, an icon is just someone who is a leader and determined to put everything they have into making it. 

Q3.) Favorite Book Read In English

I would have to say the best book I ever read for an English Class would be Tuesday’s With Morrie. I really enjoyed how heartfelt and meaningful the story truly was. Every year for english we would have to read boring books that I had absolutely no interest in reading about,but was forced to if I wanted to pass. This year for english when we started reading Tuesdays With Morrie I felt like I was sucked in. Everything about this book I loved. The fact that this book was written based on the authors life I think is pretty cool. I love how the book started off with Mitch a married man only caring about work but progressively realizing that he should spend his time with family because their the most important. I also really enjoyed reading Morrie’s advice to Mitch because I thought that could teach everyone a life lesson. Another book that I enjoyed reading in english was Someone Like You. This novel I chose to read in my junior year for my book reports. But pretty much the whole idea of the story I loved. I love girly books that have romance in them and so this is why the book was perfect for me. The story had several twists which made it pretty interesting to read up on. The story is about a teen girl learning of her best friends pregnancy to a guy that just passed away. Throughout the story the girl tries to help her best friend cope with her boyfriends death and tries to help her get ready to be a mother. But, along the way she meets this guy, they start dating but he ends up changing her for the worse. At the end she realizes thats not what she wants in life and is there for her friend as she awaits the birth of her child. Both of these stories are great reads and I would recommend them to anyone. 

Q2.) Plans For The Summer

For this year my hopes for the summer is to start working for my aunt who owns a cleaning business.  I really need to bring in the cash if I wanna have a little spending money when I’m off at college. When i’m not working I plan to be hanging out with my close friends swimming at my pool, going out to eat, or even just walking around the mall. I absolutely love summer time your free from school and can do whatever you want. So, even if some of my summer days just consist of sitting home and do nothing I will be happy. I love not having a schedule or having things on my agenda that need to be done in a certain amount of time. I’m a carefree person and I like to go where the wind takes me. Also, this summer I know that my friend Cindy and I will be going up to Lake George with her family for vacation, like I have done with her for the past three years. I absolutely love Lake George just for the pretty much the nature. But I’m really excited to go back because every year our one friend from Kentucky comes up and we all hang out. While there we go tubing, jump off of rocks into the water below, and my favorite of all is walking over to the Sygamore Hotel and sneaking in. The Sygamore hotel is probably the nicest hotel I have ever seen, so we enjoy spending all of our time there. Other than Lake George I don’t believe I have any other plans for the summer other than my cousins coming up from out of town to visit. So when It’s just me my summers are going to consist of sitting out by the pool and tanning or just simply shoving my face with food. 

Q1.) Prom

This year I was super excited for prom, it was my senior year and I was going with all of my closest friends. So far everything was going well I went to get my hair done and I have to say it turned out quite well, I was kind of worried it would look nothing like I wanted. Once we were done there my mom took me out for lunch at subway and even allowed me to buy a smoothie, which is a rarity. So it seemed like it was going to be an amazing day. But, then when I got home I went looking for my guarder and it was no where to be found. Then, when i went to put on my dress I realized i must have lost way, god knows how. But it ended up the dress was a little loose on the top half so it wouldn’t stay as I wanted it too. Not to mention my mom hemmed my dress but for some reason it still was to long. So every time I tried to move in it I would stop on the dress and get caught. That wasn't the least of my worries though because at the dance it was much more worse, not only was i stepping on my dress but so was everyone else around me. I can honestly say this dress was a bad choice, you just shouldn’t wear big dresses to prom unless you don’t plan on dancing. The food at prom was pretty good. But, I must say I wasn’t the biggest fan of the music being played. My favorite thing at prom would have to of been the ice cream stand. I mean who doesn’t love ice cream. But the night wasn’t over, my limo group and I wanted to go to I Hop afterwards believing that it was open all night because thats what their website said. Unfortunately, I Hop was closed so we all agreed that it would be fun to go to the Niagara Falls and walk around, as well as eat in the Hard Rock Cafe. Shocker though that restaurant was closed too. Pretty much all hope was gone, but we decided to give it one last chance and went to Tim Hortons/Coldstone Creamery in hopes of getting ice cream. When I went up to the counter to order the woman told me they weren’t serving ice cream anymore. After being shut down three times our limo time was up and we had to return home. So in all means prom this year wasn’t my favorite. 

P5.) One Year Old KIlled By Family Dog

After reading up on an article about a one year old baby boy who died after being attacked by his family’s mastiff dog, I can say I have never felt so sick. Jeremiah was over at his grandmother’s house in Las Vegas when he decided to crawl over to the dog. The dog was a Mastiff-Rhodesian mix weighing around one hundred and twenty pounds. Jeremiah’s father claims that he was just learning how to walk and believes he tried pulling himself up by the dog’s fur. In return the dog became vicious and sunk his teeth into the baby’s head shaking him endlessly. Jeremiah’s grandmother tried desperately to pry the dogs jaw from the baby’s head, while his father rushed down the stairs hoping to save him. Unfortunately, by the time he pulled Jeremiah out of the dog’s mouth it was too late. The dog had torn off the baby’s face. They rushed him to St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena Campus and then were flown by helicopter to UMC's Trauma Unit. The injuries were to severe and sadly baby Jeremiah died the next morning. Their six year old dog Onion is said to be put down after being tested for rabies. The family said the dog had been around Jeremiah since he was born and had never shown an aggressive side. He was a good dog. From reading several reports it is said that the dog was sleeping, when the baby abruptly awoke him. The dog’s first reaction was to defend himself because he was startled. Reports said the incident could have been prevented.  This article was devastating to read about and I can’t even imagine how the family is dealing with it. I wish that all of this could have been prevented because that beautiful baby did not get to live his life. It really is a shame to hear such a tragic occurrence and my prayers go out to that family.

P4.) Best of Both Worlds

I miss the old days when Hannah Montana was on Disney channel. It was my all-time favorite TV show and everything about it was just amazing. I had been growing up with Hannah Montana for almost six years, so for it to end was heartbreaking. I will never forget the episode where Miley admitted to everyone that she was Hannah Montana and she was sick of hiding. Not to mention that I love her signing so it was great when she added concerts she held into the episodes. Hannah Montana was my favorite show so when I learned that they were making the show into a movie I was thrilled. In my opinion the movie was great. I thought it was cool how Miley went back to Tennessee to visit her family as well as come back down to earth. While their Miley met a cute guy, learned how she let the fame take over what she used to be, and admits while performing at the fair that she is not who she says she is. Miley admits to all her fans that she has been hiding under the wig because she wants to remain living a normal life; she then proceeds to ask her finds if they would keep this a secret for her. When Miley was not playing in Hannah Montana she started filming the movie The Last Song. In my opinion another great movie. Any movie that can get me to cry I consider being good. Most movies have actors that barely have any tears coming and it looks like their laughing when they should really be crying. Miley was great when it came to this she had the tears streaming which in return got me to ball my eyes out. Miley has kind of fell of the face of the earth in the last few years so I’m hoping she stars in some upcoming movies.