JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 21

No, I do not think performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports. I feel this way because this is not fair to other athletes who try hard and actually get good at the sport. In another PERIOD of time earlier than this one athletes back then would have been ashamed and dissapointed in the athletes taking these steroids or other PED's. It's very unTRADITIONAl and I feel if you have to take drugs to be good at a certain sport than you shouldn't play because you obviously aren't meant for that activity. I personally think that the PRIMARY reason for people to play sports is to have fun and get good exercise. PED's are wrong and who ever invented them shouldn't have thought of such a thing because it could potentially harms someone's life.

Should students receive a failing grade for plagiarizing?

Yes, I think students should receive a failing grade for plagiarizing. I feel this way because if students copy someone else's work they're not putting any effort into what they're doing. This shows that they don't pay very good attention to the ACADEMICS that they are being taught. Also, if the student is stealing someone else's DOCUMENT or piece of writing and aren't being punished for it that is showing them that taking credit for what someone else did is okay when it is not. Things like this should be unacceptable in school. So things like this don't happen, the computers in school should be under MAXIMUM security. This way it would be much harder for students like me to steal somebody's writing. Plagiarizing is very wrong and things should be done to prevent this until people learn that it is wrong.

XtraNormal Poster Angelica Carlos Megan

What is something you dislike about yourself?

Something I really dislike about myself is the fact that I seem to never be able to reach my goals. I don't know if this is because I don't believe in myself or I don't try hard enough. Whenever I make a goal, in the beginning I'm always so confident and I can see good things happening in the future, but after about day two I start to get lazy and almost forget about the goal. I feel as if the goals I''ve made in the past have  probably not been important enough to me and when I make them in the future that's a very important feature I should focus on. I really hope that the next time I make a goal I have sincere help from someone who actually cares and is able to help me fulfill it.

Should the United States help countries like Haiti and Japan recover after a disaster?

Yes, I think the United States should help countries like Haiti and Japan after a disaster because it's the right thing to do. I feel this way because when disasters happen, no matter to who, that person or persons needs whatever help they can get. Also, I feel it would be right to INVEST in something like that other than some things us Americans could live without. Another reason I feel this way is if some disaster were to happen to a REGION in the United States we would want other countries to help us. I feel like the majority of people in our country are good hearted, caring people and they would all be in favor of helping another country. This would be easily seen if a SURVEY were given out to the citizens here. At the end of the day when someone or a large group of people needs help the best thing to do would be to lend a helping hand.

What is your favorite time of day?

My favorite time of day is sunset. This is my favorite time of the day because I feel so at peace when it comes around. I love the way the colors of the sky change. They're always purple, pink, orange,and yellow. I remember when I was little I never used to like the  sunset because I never  paid attention to it but now I can't wait for it when I'm at school or watching T.V. I feel like the sunset's appearance is a gift from God and that's one of the many reasons I cherish it. There's no other time of that I love more than the sunset and I think I'm going to feel that way for a very long time.

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What is something you do well?

Something I do well is cook. I chose this activity because I really enjoy doing it and comes easily for me. I love to cook because it relaxes me and people always say it's good. I've been cooking since I was about eight years old and I've always had fun doing it. Also I like cooking because I think it's cool that both of my sisters and I are so good at it. I feel like this will be something that will be passed down to our children and our children's children and I am very excited for that.

Should teen drivers have special restrictions placed on their drivers' license?

No I  do not think teens should have restrictions on their drivers' licence. I feel this way because I think teens should be able to ACQUIRE the same freedom as any other citizen over the age of eighteen. In addition this has the teen show a lot of responsibility  I feel this way also because  having a full license at sixteen is American CULTURE and it wouldn't be right or fair for future teen drivers.  In CONCLUSION the way the rules are for minor drivers is good the way it is and there should be no major changes.

New Years

Last year was an okay year for me. A lot of things happened like my sister Danielle graduating and my other sister getting pregnant. Those were two happy parts of my year. Another good thing that happened in my life last years was that I was able to move out of Girls three and create a good relationship with me new houseparents Quinn and Blaire. I also got a new roommate which was Azjah and she turned out to be pretty amazing because her and I had some really good times. This year I plan on having good relationships with friends and going to the Taylor Swift concert. I'm very confident that both of these things will happen and I'm really excited for a new beginning.