May 18, 2011

1.       Considering the development opportunities available to you this year, how have you applied what you learned?

This year I learned so much in class I studied and work hard. I put my mind into what I want and to reach it I must work my best. This year gave me a lot of stress but thinking about the future I managed to

2.       What strengths do you possess that you can use at a higher level next year?

Study more put all of my effort to it and keep all my papers organized. And study more so I won’t fail and pass at least all of my classes. Also turn my work in on time instead of bringing it all late.

3.       What obstacles must you work through so you can meet all your goals for this year?

I’m guessing the obstacles I don’t understand because those are the ones that are lacking me behind and I would try my best to make my goal. And if I make one obstacle I’ll be able to pass the rest of the ones I’m having problems with.

4.       Discuss what you have learned during the class and how it will assist you in achieving further academic and work related goals.

I learned how to manage a computer and it will help on whatever job I get. The teacher always helped me and explained the lab step-by-step and that how I achieved my goals and all this madness. Next year, instead of not knowing what to do during a presentation I could just used what we learned this year.

5.       If you could do any assignment over this year, which one would it be and why? Any regrets?

Making comics because it’s fun and you can do your own one. Yes, I hated doing the charts a lot, it was too much work. This class was tough for me because it made me think a lot and I always used to get off topic.

6.       What are 3 words you would use to describe this class?

                Fun, boring, and quiet. At times it fun because we do some exciting labs and projects. Most of the times its quiet because everyone is into their work and that makes everything boring.

7.       How did your computer skills grow or improve over the course of the year?

I improved how to do a blog how to post many things and it helped me because on my other classes now I can design my papers do a rubric without no help. Next year I’ll know the stuff we’re doing instead of the teacher teaching me again.

8.       What were your greatest challenges or lessons learned?

The biggest challenge was doing a chart and the excel because it was too much work and a lot of confusions. The rest of the lessons were hard but easy to follow and now if I have any problem it’ll be easy for me since I already know all the steps.

Teen Drug Abuse and Gangs

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may 4 2011

My topic will be based on youth people that might risks their life doing drugs and joining the gang.I want people to know that what teens are going through and to help them make good choices because they are throwing their lives away for nothing. I want people to also know what kind of drugs teens use and what are some symptoms and what do these drugs carry. Gangs can also put teens at risks preventing from going to school and wanting to be on the streets more. At times teens think that being in the gang is cool and they have respect but it puts their lives in danger whether dying young or get locked up behind bars

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"Teen Gang Involvement - Teen Violence." Teen Help - Advice for Parents and Teens. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. .


"Troubled Teens and Gang Violence." Christian Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Teens | College Preparatory for Troubled Boys & Girls. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. .

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April 11,2011

What have I learned so far about my topic?
         
-Black gangs are involved in drug trafficking, Hispanic gangsare mostly involved in turf-related violenceand  Asian and white are introduced to more in property crimes.
-The brain stem is in charge of all of the functions our body breathing, circulating blood, and digesting food are all connected to our brain cells and might change the way we think once we become addicted to the substances of drugs. It also links the brain with the spinal cord that runs down the back and is responsible for moving muscles and limbs as well as letting the brain know what’s happening to the body. When drugs enter the brain, it can damage the brain cells and change the way of function.Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping the nervous system and communicating with it and it may affect the way to receive, open, and anything that deals with it.
-Peer pressure is the feeling that they are being forced by friends or any one to do something they don't want to do.This may lead to more attitude to the childs personality. At times it changes how they are at home, school or anywhere. They start failing ussually they won't care about anything and blame everything on people surrounding them, including parents.

April 5 2011

   I chose teen drug abuse and gangs because most teens are in need for attention or at times love so they choose one of this options or both. Both of these can lead to death of an overdose or getting shot. we do our best to prevent this two options for teens so we have programs for them, but there still are more out there that are being forced to. teen drug abuse leads to damaging cells in the brain which it affects on your grades in school. the gang leads to ,depending, changing your attitude becoming more aggressive. both of these can also lead to juvenile or prison.
  Gangs influence kids at an early age to become more bigger and stronger.  Another word for this is either clique, street gang, youth gang, sets, or nation. They bring fear and violence to neighborhoods, traffic in drugs, destroy property, and involve youth in crimes and drive out businesses. Gangs pull teens away from school and home into a life of violence.  
  Teen drugs abuse start with teens wanting to know how it feels, they always say they'll only try it once but find themselves being under pressure and then addiction. Most teens try it because of problems and in order for the problem to go away they use drugs to escape the emotion they have. Drugs while is in your system makes you more lazier, mad, and takes all your energy away. Depending on the drugs some of them are dangerous than they appear: cocaine increases your blood pressure, body temperature and also your heart rate. Pot on the other hand is a short-term effect; difficulty in solving problems, memory impairment and distorted perceptions. But one thing about these drugs it may help but teens abuse of the drugs and become ill and addicted.