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Current Event's Blog

2009-03-26T21:59:00.000-07:00

This week’s current event’s was about how a man had killed four police officers with an AK-47. I am really glad that it is illegal to carry a gun without a licenses and especially the AK-47. Honestly I think that those guns should be banned but we need them for war. If some one had that gun against you, you probable wouldn’t stand a chance. Those guns are deadly. It probably would be too hard for the President to ban that gun but still allow it to be used in war.

I do not feel very strongly about having no guns but I still think we shouldn’t have them around. I do think it is important in war but not in California. It also makes me sad that those guns are Russia’s number one export. This is not a good thing but we can’t do anything about it.

Current Events

2009-03-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

I found an article about a lawsuit brought over a moment of silence before starting school. Parents of a student in Texas, sued the school district because they said it was a way for the government to advance religion. When I looked further into the reason for a moment of silence, it had been given as an alternative for the kids who didn’t want to say the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Those kids who didn’t want to say ‘under God’ or to publicly admit they might be proud to be an American. When my mom and I talked, she even pointed out that this was in Texas. The state where our former President Bush lives.

I don’t understand how a moment of silence can be acceptable instead of saying the pledge of allegiance. Even more, I don’t understand how a moment of silence can be thought of as a prayer when it’s being used in protest of what our country has been founded on. All I can say is I am glad that the Texas courts upheld the moment of silence. Or am I, when I think it’s ridiculous in the first place?

It makes me realize just how blessed I am that I have parents who work hard and want me here at Freedom.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292619,00.html

http://cbs11tv.com/religion/minute.of.silence.2.960627.html

Black History Month!

2009-03-09T20:36:00.000-07:00

The person I chose is Dr. George Washington Carver. He was born on July 12, 1861. He was into a house of slavery. He also grew up on a farm in Missouri. The way they say it he a green thumb, he loved plants and flowers. Actually before he became older when he went to school for the first time his name was called out but his last name wasn’t there. The teacher asked him what his last name was but the problem was is that he didn’t know what his last name was so he told the teacher that it was Washington. Then when he got home he asks his mom what his last name was and she said it was Carver. Now we know him as George Washington Carver. While getting an education was very important he still had to do chores. In stead of playing with the other children he would like to learn more and read.

As George got older he became known as the “Plant Dr.” when he went to college he was actually one of the first black people to go to college. During his time in college he earned his Bachelor’s and his Master’s degree. George was a very hard worker and was also famous for other things not just peanut butter. Sadly on January 5, 1943, he died.

Character Clue Blog

2009-03-02T20:42:00.000-08:00

Self-Control (OPP: Self-Indulgence)
Definition: The instant obedience to the initial promptings of God’s spirit.
Self control is definitely one that I struggle with, but I see it every where. I have been working on the instant part but it is so hard to obey my mom when she tells me to do something that I don’t agree with. I am working really hard on this and I know with the help of God that I can obey my mom know mater how difficult it might be.

I definitely see self control in class a lot but even that sometimes is hard to. When the teacher tells us to do something it is really easy to obey instantly or not obey right away. From what I see in class some people are really good at this character clue but I know that I am not. I also know that with the help of God that I can have this character easily.

Thriftiness (OPP: Extravagance)
Definition: not letting myself or others spend on that which is not necessary.
Thriftiness is definitely one that I know that every one have trouble with just like me. When I go to a store or I go to a gift shop I feel like I real want to buy something but I just want to get it because I am at the store. It really stinks but this happens to me every time I go to the store or gift shop. I just recently actually realized that I just bought those things because I just wanted to get something. From now on I make sure that when I go some where to shop I should only get something if I can’t find it some where else.

My Hedge of Thorns

2009-02-02T18:14:00.000-08:00

My situation was and is different then what you would expect it to be. It was a year ago that I started to watch a show called Avatar. Avatar was such a cool and interesting show to me but it shouldn’t have been except I let it be. I watch this show about three or four months till I stop. I am very thankful that I stop or I would still be watching it today. One thing that keeps me from watching it is a lock on the show so I don’t watch it. This is the physical thorns that keep me away from sinning.

My thorns were spiritual and physical. One night I felt the Holy Spirit telling me to not watch Avatar but I ignored it. After that I also started to think about it a lot but I just said to myself that it’s ok I think about other shows a lot to. A while after I noticed these things I realized that those were signs that said to stop watching Avatar but I did not listen to it. Because I still watched Avatar I broke through the thorns and felt the pain but not even that kept me from watching Avatar. Later on I felt the same thing again so that’s when I had enough so I stopped watching Avatar for good.

Left Behind the Series for Kids!

2009-01-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

These books are mainly about four teenagers, Judd who is sixteen, Vicki who is fourteen, Lionel who is thirteen, and Ryan who is twelve. These four teenagers are not Christians, but when the rapture came that all changed. Ryan eventually died in an earth quake which was a judgment from God. While traveling Lionel had to cut off part of his arm to survive because Judd went for help but didn’t come back until he was done.

The rapture was one of the most horrifying events for non-Christians. The reason the rapture happened is that every person on the earth the chance to choose Christ. The rapture happened at night. Judd, Vicki, and Lionel knew what happened right as they noticed that their and other people’s families were gone. Ryan saw his parents name listed among the dead on the TV. All four kids met each other at the church with Bruce Barnes. Ryan was the last one to decide to follow Christ.

Ryan’s parents were the only ones that weren’t Christians. Since all their parents were gone they all stayed at Judd’s house. Judd and Lionel’s parents were always Christians and Vicki’s parents became Christians a few years before the rapture.

The year after the rapture is called the tribulation. During the tribulation the anti-christ tries to get as many people to follow him and not God. Satan has taken over him. The people vote him to be the world leader. He said that he is God. Later on, he enforced a law that said everyone had to take a mark. This meant that anyone who did not take the mark would face the Guillotine.

The kids would witness to everyone they could. One of the ways they did it was making a newspaper to give the students at the school. When Judd graduated he took credit for publishing the newspaper so Vicki wouldn’t get in trouble. Their principle said that they would never be able to get a job because he was involved with the newspaper. The next year Vicki was sent to the Detention center, and then later adopted by Bruce. They also had a website but the Global Community had taken it over.

Many events happened during this time. The kids were often caught and sent to jail, but eventually escaped. Bruce and Judd went to Israel to tell the people about God. When the came back Bruce died from disease. Lionel and Judd returned to Israel and got stuck. They did eventually return to the United States.

Even though it is intense during this time, a little romance went on. While Judd was in Israel he met a girl named Nada. They began to date and eventually were boyfriend and girlfriend. During a judgment of God, Nada was shot and killed. Judd had a hard time. When Judd returned to the United States, he and Vicki became close and eventually married a few months before Jesus returned.

Before the Glorious Appearing of Jesus, a huge, yellow cross appeared every where. It didn’t matter where the people were, every Christian could see it. Every Christian who was hurt was now healed. Even Lionel’s arm came back. Anyone who did not accept Christ and took Carpathia’s mark was sent to hell. After that Jesus came back and brought Heaven to Earth. Now everyone knew each other and the people left behind were reunited with their families.

2009-01-01T19:17:00.000-08:00

Gift giving is a real big part of Christmas so the way Christmas celebrations should change is by making sure we keep in mind that it’s a blessing to have Jesus as our Savior and not to become greedy. When we buy and receive gifts we should have in mind that becoming greedy is not being thankful. When giving a gift it’s giving to Jesus so it is a really good feeling than.

The way I will make sure that this wont happen to my friends and family is by before we start opening presents I will remind everyone that no mater what it’s the thought that really counts. I also will remind them that giving presents to some one is giving to God. At the end of the day it will be really fun to know that you did was a great thing.

The REAL meaning of Christmas!!!!

2008-12-08T19:15:00.000-08:00

The meaning of Christmas is to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. December 25, the Lord our Savior was born from Mary. Jesus grew up like any other child those days, but Jesus was different. He would preach in the temple about His and our Father that lives in heaven.

Christmas Eve a lot of people are probably excited about receiving presents the next day. Christmas is actually not all about presents or just being with family. It’s about celebrating Jesus’ birthday. This day can never be forgotten. During Christmas people can become very greedy and sometimes not thankful. This is wrong because Christmas is not all about presents, it’s about celebrating Jesus. Did you know that when you give a present to some one it’s like giving a present to God? This is one of the reasons why I love giving presents, and I hope that’s a reason for you.

Character Clues

2008-11-18T14:24:00.000-08:00

Tolerance (Opposite: Prejudice)

I chose tolerance as my character clue because I know a person who is very annoying. Another one of my friends is very kind to our annoying friend. I admire my friend very much because of this. It is really hard to be nice to someone who is annoying. My friend goes out of the way to make sure that they are kind. I try to be linke my friend whenever I am put into an annoying situation. Everyday I know I get better at it, but sometimes my patience is really tried hard.

Boldness (Opposite: Fearfulness)

This character clue discribes another one of my friends. She is always trustworthy. I know if I needed to tell her a secret of mine, she would keep it to herself and not gossip. I think she would keep even the most exciting secret in the world. When I think of friends who are true, she always comes to mind. She is another person I try to be like because I think this is a great character quality to have.

President Barack Obama

2008-11-11T16:05:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama voted yes to Senate Bill S2611. This bill is a comprehensive immigration reform bill. John McCain voted yes on this too. This bill creates many new rules as well as updates and improves old ones. It allows current undocumented immigrants to be eligible to become a US citizen. The catch is they have to have lived in the United States for the past 5 years, pass a background check, pay all the taxes they owe and the fines that are for them, learn English, keep their job for 6 more years and pay a fine for breaking the law. Whoa! While that’s not impossible, there is a lot to do to get straight and be a citizen. Seems to me, they should have done it right to begin with.

If Barack Obama voted and kept legislation like this when he is our president, I think this would be a positive thing. Immigration is a huge problem facing our country. My mom says it affects every aspect of our government. She gave me examples of jobs, health insurance, and the way that other nations view our country. My Pake and Beppe came from the Netherlands on a boat through Ellis Island. They did this because they wanted to live a better life, to provide well for their family, and to have religious freedoms that we enjoy today. They came legally. It took time and money. They learned English from the TV, and my Grandfather. Then they took a test, and became a citizen of the US.

I believe this is a good bill because hopefully it will make people scared to come into our country illegally. The United States is a wonderful place to live. If we do not get a handle on our borders, we are going to have even bigger problems with our economy. It should be a privilege to be an American citizen. At least I think it is.

CC Blog

2008-10-20T19:58:00.000-07:00

(Love OPP: Selfishness
Giving to others’ basic needs without having my motive personal reward.)I at least see a few examples of love every week that I can point out, for example: at church I see people give money without getting a reward for doing that. At my school some people give money to help the building funs for our gym. There are people who raise money for charities and that is basically giving to God.

(Responsibility OPP: Unreliability
Knowing and doing what both God and others are expecting from me.)
This character clue is in some ways hard to do, for example: one evening I finished my homework and decided to read and it was a really good book but right than I just remembered that I forgot to do one thing but I said to my self I will just do it in the morning. Even know I got it done I should have got it done that night. Now I definitely make sure my homework is all done so that it doesn’t happen again.

Economy

2008-10-13T19:47:00.000-07:00

Our economy is in trouble, starting with taxes. It cost more to buy food, clothing, and especially gas for cars. I think that the elected officials will raise taxes even more to make money for the government. Small businesses will probably have a hard time staying open because of the higher taxes. As we talked about that in class, if some one hears that one business is going to change to a different material supplier they will pull out their stock if they do not like that place. After that more people will find out and pull their stock out then the business goes way under.

Prices on everything will go up. People will not be able to continue to buy the things they are used to. Everyone will stay home and stop going places. As well as stop spending money. When people stay home and stop spending money, the businesses they go to will close. Those businesses will have to let their employees go. Then the employees without jobs will not be able to keep their homes. The bank will take their homes back and own a bunch of homes that are not worth what the people owe on them.

Interview!

2008-10-06T19:11:00.000-07:00

From the interviews I have learned that to become a teacher the schooling would take around 4 to 6 years to get the degrees I need. The people I interviewed shared a lot of the same favorite things about teaching. One thing is for sure is that the grading and the paper work does not sound fun. Another important trait to have is to be flexible, if I teach when I an older, I would definitely think that would be true.
They said in some cases, it is helpful to know a foreign language. I agree with them because first, I could teach the class how to speak it and second it would be fun to know how to speak a foreign language. As a student, I really enjoy learning when it is fun. If I were a teacher I would for sure want to have some fun learning games.

Our Government

2008-10-01T20:55:00.000-07:00

Our government is one of a kind. We are blessed to live in a free country. A country founded by beliefs that our citizens should write and enforce the laws that rule our nation. This has made our government closely watched by the whole world.
I believe this is a good and a bad thing. Good, because of the examples we can set by what happens when a country is moral and follows God. Bad, because of many of the freedoms we have do not honor God or the morals that our country was started with.
Many of our citizens have moved away from using morals as a foundation to choose the right person to vote for. There is an important election coming. If I were allowed to vote, I would vote in a way that would agree with my beliefs and honor God. I believe this is the only way that America will remain one of the greatest countries in the world.