Hegemony is LAME.

A time where i've been in the situation of hegemony was during volleyball season in 9th grade. My volleyball couch would ask us if we had any ideas to change our rotation so we'll have more coverage on the court. Some of us had very good ideas, such as more people on back row, or using a libro. He got very angry and started yelling at us. He told he was keeping it the same and he made us run a JILLION laps!!!!!! Okay, I'm exaggerating... more like 5, but it felt like a jillion.
ANYWAY... The point is. Hegemony is soooooo unfair and very lame. Why ask for someones opinion of you're just going to get upset and shut their idea down. To me, its a loose loose situation. You could either:
1. Give that person of higher authority a very good idea that makes a lot of sense just to get your feelings hurt and told no in a very harsh way...
or
2. Sit there quietly and potentially make the person of higher authority even more angry by refusing to speak.
See, there's no way of winning when it comes to hegemony. :(

Self Expression

I like to express myself through clothes and pictures. I really hate that fact that we're stuck wearing a uniform. No one like it. I would rather wear clothes that expressed who I am, not what I HAVE to wear. Some people like to wear crazy hair coloring, or they might have a nose or lip ring, but we aren't aloud to wear them. I like wearing bright colors because I try to be a very happy upbeat person. I don't like going out looking what you might call, "ratchet". Occasionally i'll just throw on something, but i wont look completely a mess. I enjoy looking my best. As a result to looking my best, I like taking pictures! I don't mean this in a conceited way, but I think i can take pretty good pictures, so why not take them when you know you look good! Its just how I express my self!(:

The 10 Lies of High School :)

We are reading a book called 'Speak'. In the beginning of the book, the main character, Melinda, is sitting in at an assembly on her first day of high school. At the assembly, they continue to tell them positive things about the school to get everyone pumped up and full of spirit. Melinda calls these things "The Ten Lies of High School". We all know we all get told lies our freshman year. So without further a do, here are my ten lies of high school.
1. The hallways are a maze.
2. You get thrown in the trash can.
3. Freshman year is the hardest.
4. Friendly environment.
5. Drug Free environment.
6. Dress code will be enforced.
7. We will have to write in cursive.
8. Cafeteria food is good and healthy.
9. You'll make friends that will last a lifetime.
10. There will be cute boys... everywhere.

Classmate Interview(:

Check out Lauren and I as we interview each other!

My Letter, R!

I chose to wear the letter R Friday. R stands for Right. I like being right all the time. Sometimes it gets bad because I will argue for forever just to be right. Even when I am clearly wrong, I will either keep arguing, or I will be angry. I did not really feel bad wearing it. Everyone has flaws, and mine is not huge to me. A lot of students and teachers asked me what my letter was. I actually told them what it meant. I was not embarrassed by this at all. It is better if people know the truth about me. No one looked at me any differently. Some of my friends even said they would start coming to me for answers to things they were not sure about. I feel the same way I did before about my flaw. I think sometimes it can be good but bad at the same time. For example, it is good when i am doing school work. I strive to find the right answers and do everything correct. Also, With being right if someone has something wrong and needs my help i can give them the right answer and I like to help people with their problems. It makes me feel good about myself. At the same time, it is bad because like I said, I tend to argue and get upset when I am proven wrong. Also, sometimes when I continue to argue, people get upset with me. I still feel pretty good about myself. I know I am not perfect, and I do not try to be, but i strive to be the best I can be. I do not mean to be conceited but usually I am right. Even if that means obsessively wanting to be right. I can not help the fact that I am this way. Wanting to be right makes me who I am, and I am proud of who I am. I honestly would not change this characteristic about myself for anything in the world.

Hester Prynne!

I reallyy like Hester from the Scarlet Letter, though i do not agree with the sin she committed. I think Hester is a very strong person. It takes a lot to go through public embarrassment and shame, and still go on through everyday life. She accepted her sin and her punishment like a woman and handled herself very well so far in the book. I believe big change is in store for Hester. In the beginning of the book, she was ashamed and she wanted to keep to herself away from the public eye. Now, she moved on from it, dealt with it, and now she's striving to do better. Hester used her talent (sewing) she was blessed with to help supply other peoples needs and being completely selfless. I, for one, am very proud of her on how she is handeling things.

Connecting with Hester

There have been times where I, as well have felt lonely. There are a couple of times actually. Yet, the biggest and most recent time I have felt lonely was during the time Starla was diagnosed with AML Leukemia. From the day we found out, to the day she was released, we were always at the hospital. I felt so alone. It was a hard time. I barely knew what was happening. I just knew one thing... cancer. Of course, everyone, and i do mean every, comforted our family through this time. Classmates I haven't talked to in years messaged me comforting me, but I still felt so alone. I preferred to just stay by myself because no one understood and it just made me feel worse. I had never felt so alone.

Valentines Day Card

Conversation Hearts Poem

Lover, my heart beats for you.
You will always be my boo.
Kiss me Honey if you love me.
When I am with you, I feel free


Oh baby, you and me are forever.
You are special and oh so clever.
Call me, I need to hear from you soon.
I love you from here to the moon.

Role of Religion

Religion played an important role in Puritan life. Puritans felt as if they were chosen by god and had to live everyday in a god-fearing manner. Every man, woman, and child was expected to attend the meeting on the Sabbath without question. Preparations for the Sabbath began the day before. No labor, not even sewing, could be done on the Sabbath. Everything had to be prepared on Saturday. The Sabbath began at sundown on Saturday and that evening was spent in prayer and Bible study.The Bible showed their religious discipline and had to read it everyday. If they didn't read the Bible, it was thought that they were worshiping the devil. If they were accused of this, terrible things can occur.The church was usually very small. The men sat on one side, the women sat on the other, and the boys did not sit with their parents, but sat together in a designated pew where they were expected to sit in complete silence.The service began with a prayer given by the minister that usually lasted around an hour. Puritans did not like music in their services. They did not allow music in their services, they thought it was very inappropriate. The minister's sermon would last for two, three, even four hours at a time without restroom breaks or intermissions.

The Minister's Black Veil

The Minister's Black Veil project!

Tom Walker

Tom Walker is not a man someone would want to be friends with. Tom is not what you would call faithful nor trusting. Tom is also a liar and he is mean. In the Story "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom wasn't neither of these things to his wife. He cheated on her, he did things just to spite her, and he just flat out didn't like her. For example, when he told his wife about the deal with the devil she wanted him to take it, but he said no just because he didn't want to do what she said. I also believed he was greedy, and selfish. In the end he ended up selling his soul just so he could be rich and full or fortune. I believe he decided this just so his wife couldn't get any of his fortune. Basically, Tom Walker is not a good person at all. He's all about money and himself. Shame on him.