I Love My Dad

Two weeks ago i had a surprise text from someone who i never hear from. I was sitting in our recliner reading and my phone started vibrating which means i have a message. I checked and learned it was from my dad, who i almost never hear from but, love him dearly. I was so exited when i learned he was coming to town the next day and was taking me out to eat for my birthday. The next morning though i slept in late and was awoken by my mom banging on my bedroom door. It took me a hour to get ready but, i had an amazing time with my dad. We went to Red Robins, Saw the movie "The Ninja Turtles" at my request , and went to Barns and Noble to buy me the last book in the serious. This was a great birthday but, i am mainly glad that i got to see my dad. I love you dad and i hope you are doing well in Texas.

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R.I.P my baby girl

A couple weeks ago our family's dog, Gypsy, died. It was not long before my birthday but, my mama said that she had bitten too many people. Our mom said that we can spend one last night with her before she gets put down. She chose to get go in my room and sleep under my bed, she used to do this when she was a pup. 2 years ago we put her downstairs because my baby brother was born, so we have not seen her much. The night before she died i remembered when we drove 1-2 hours away from our house to a little farm and picked out a 4 week old pup. She had 1 green eye and 1 blue eye, and we instantly knew she was perfect. The night before she died i cried while holding her, apologizing. The next day we came home from school she was gone, my mom was burying her body in the backyard while crying. R.I.P my baby girl, thank you for loving my family.

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The Modern Pangea

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I believe that the modern Pangea would be a bad thing because we would have less trading and traveling. The trading and traveling industries make money because we are far apart, if the material is farther away it is more valuable. Yet if Modern Pangea is formed all the resources will be closer together, no need for boats. If the resources are this close they will cost much less money. The traveling industries would make less money because everything is so close together, no need for those long trips. Another problem would be the government. They would be fighting over who gets what land, and who has the most.                                                                             

An Amazing Thing

Monday my mom went to Seattle for a work trip, so she left us with one of her good friends. Her friends name is Alyssa and she is amazingly awesome. Even if think of Alyssa as a sister, that is not the best thing that happened. Yesterday Alyssa had to go to her aunts house to see how her family is doing and she wanted me to come along, so i said yes. After we got to her aunts house i met two kids one was i think 11-13 and one was six, the six year old was an angel while the 11-13 year old was the worst kid i have ever met. The 11-13 year old's name was Justin, and he was throwing things at his moms head and hitting his brother. We visited for a while and when we were leaving Justin came in front of the car, so Alyssa bumped the bike he was on with her car! he screamed, fell over and freaked out. Even his mom was cheering.Best day of the year.

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My Super Food

For my new super sized food show, i want to make giant waffles. My giant waffles will each be 5 inches thick, covered in original maple syrup. I want to have 4 waffles stacked up together, they will each a very thin layer of butter on top of each slice. Then they will have the syrup cascading down the side like waterfalls. i would also like to put together fruits in order to make a larger version of them at the sides.

 

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The Tragic Day 9/11

I don't know much about 9/11, but i do know that we lost many lives and that it was a extremely tragic incident. From what i hear is that a plane was stolen and crashed into the Twin Towers, I still cant believe that someone could do something so horrific. The school makes us watch videos every year to mourn the loss of many great people, I can understand why they do so. Every time  I hear the experiences of the people that were forced to witness such a horrible act, it breaks my heart. I think we should do more then we already do every 9/11 because every time i hear that so many people lost there lives, i wish i could help them and give my life instead of all of theirs.

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Cute Little House

The little house is adorable, and i would love to live in and sell the magical little house. It would need to be fixed up and the tree will grow leaves soon so it should have plenty of new life. The house itself needs new paint and a lot of cleaning. The house has a very eerie look to it, but if you get past the dead-looking tree and dirty outside, the house is extremely adorable!  

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Introduction

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My name is Savannah Hargett. I will be using this blog throughout first quarter.

Kid Nation 6

       Rationalization is the way of thinking emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning. Taylor used this in the beginning by planning on putting pressure on Zach. They also used this by planning and working on moving the trash and barring it. The leader from the green team and the rest of the council planed on punishing Taylor. Lastly they planed on filling the water tank as a town.


         Social Exchange is a voluntary  action you perform to expect something in return.  
This was used when they told Taylor to help at first she did and then she didn't. Also they chose new leaders, at first it wasn't working but then it got better. Another reason was when Taylor said she was going to change but she never did. Also when Greg said he wouldn't yell anymore and they trusted him but he did the opposite.


           Conformity  is adjusting behavior to match group expectations. I saw this used when the blue group had there mind set to win the challenge and so the rest of the team put the effort in and got a good rank. This was also used when Zach from the yellow team got the yellow team to start doing thing so everyone else that wasn't doing anything started to. I saw this also used when the older kid from the red group had to take charge because the town was going crazy. Lastly I saw this when every one the town started working as a team so the people who normally didn't work started to work .

The Park

      yesterday at the park was pretty good. The only thing I didn't really like about the park was that it was really hot outside and I was really sweaty. I also had a pretty good time there, I played football hit the volleyball, and also Frisbee. But when I played with the volleyball I hurt someone so I stopped playing that. The walk back to the school was bad because I was all sweaty and tired from running all day. Once we got back to the school and got to our class rooms you could really smell the stich of everyone. We got ice cream too and I got to ice cream sandwiches because my friend didn't want his so that was good for me.

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Something That Bugs Me

         Something that really bugs me is when people ask the obvious questions. This bothers me because I Know they are probably saying it just to make me mad. For example at lunch when people ask me if I'm going to finish something I already started to eat. I always ask them why they would ask me a question like that. Another example is when the ask me if I'm going to paly basketball or something. Like isn't if obvious that I'm going to do that if I have a basketball in my hands. Sometimes I want to say to them no I'm not doing that I was just going to sit there and watch the ball magically play by itself. People can really get on my nerves now of days.

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Basketball

         Basketball is my favorite sport because I think it better than most sports. Basketball is really fun to play even if your not good at it. I really like to play this sport because I can almost dunk on the regulation size goal which is 10 ft. Basketball is also my favorite because I'm taller than most of the kids that play so its easier for me to score. Its fun when you can score in basketball and help your team win games. Another way I like basketball is that  I'm tall so I can block most peoples shot which is very fun to do. I like to block shots because it can stop the team from scoring.

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Shoe fedish

      I am a big shoe fan. I think that I get this shoe thing from my dad because he has like 30 pairs of shoes. I think that a lot of shoes for one person. But he said he's going to start letting me wear some or he's going to give me some pairs. Right now I have about 12 pairs of shoes and some of those shoes I don't even ware. I have the shoes because some of them don't fit or I just wore them and haven't taken time to wear them again. I think the reason I really like shoes is because I like the fact that I have options of shoes to chose from. My dad no joke has a pair of shoes for every outfit he has.

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Kid Nation 7

     Deviant  is a person  who breaks society norms. This was used by the girl that was selling snacks when she was in the upper class. Another way was when Jared tipped the snack table over. Also when the council took the money and not split the money. lastly when the kids wouldn't listen and just slacked and didn't do anything.

      Stigma is an undesirable trait or characteristic that is used to negatively label a person. I saw this used when they labeled Taylor as lazy. Also when they said that Greg was called a bully for picking on Nathan. Another reason was when they the girl from the blue team was calling Anja a bad leader cause he wasn't working right. Then I saw this when they were saying that the council was doing poorly.

        Social Control  is how society can pressure people to conform to norms. I saw this when some of the council were not doing things so the town didn't. Also when most of the yellow team didn't work barley anyone else worked on the yellow. Then I saw this when the girl opened a snack shop and then this boy opened a necklace shop. lastly I saw this when one person slacked and then everyone else did.

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       All of the kids in the yellow group except for one uses group. Group is to or more people that are in regular contact. The two older boys from the blue use group by them over powering other people. Also everyone uses group because there all in different color groups, like red, yellow, green, and blue. The council is another example of group because they are at the top of the list.

       In this episode I also saw them using out-group. Out group is a group targeted by an in group. They put the girl from the yellow in  out group because she's lazy. They also put the rest of the people in out group because they were lazy and didn't do there job. Before people wanted to target Greg from the blue.


        Group Boundary is a way for a in group to separate itself from out group. Taylor and her friends used this by her friends choose her because she treats them right. Also I saw this when the girls were told to cook but they didn't do anything. Another way this was used when everyone from the other teams except for Taylors  friends wanted out of council.

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          One of the girls from the green team used status set as acting as a friend towards the girl she was walking with. The kids in the dining room used this by saying what religion group they are in. All the people who believe in different religions also used status set because there all friends. Two of the girls in banaza  are sisters in kid nation.

           The other thing I saw was that the kids in this episode used achieved status by separating there selves into different religious groups. Some of the kids also used is by saying that they will be there own person and no one will change that. Also they used this by being in different groups. The kids used this in the show down by working hard and choosing which class they are in.

            

           I saw in this episode social interaction. I saw this when the girl brought the kids together outside by the fire to pray. I also saw this when the people were making friends there. The other way I saw this used was there are to girls that were sisters. Lastly I saw this used when the kids were working together as a team.

Poor president

     I think that what he is doing is fine because he is donating his money to charity to help the people in his country. I also think that he is just trying to give back to his country. If he thinks he is doing ok then let him help out. Most presidents don't donate 90% of there money to a charity to help so I think that why call him poor if he decides to do that. In all I think you should just let him do what he wants with his money.

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Easter break

    During my Easter break it was fun. Most of the days during my Easter break I went to parties and they were fun. The parties were fun because I had most of my friends there are we just hung out and had a good time. On the actual day of Easter I spent the whole day with my family and it was fun. When they all left my friend came over and we went to the movies and watched Captain America. The movie was good too but my friend fell asleep towards the end. when the movie was over we left and he spent the night.

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Kid Nation 3

       In the beginning of the episode the all the kids used imitation stage by acting like they were drinking at the party. Also Greg the older kid used this by saying curse words. The council Mike used imitation stage by acting like an adult and setting rules for the city. The green team also used imitation by cleaning up the out houses and other messes that every body made.

        Mostly everybody used reference group because all the kids look up to the leaders of there team. A lot of the kids look up to the older kids because they are stronger than the younger. They also used this by looking up to the older girl from the green team. Also the kids used reference group by counting on the labors to make sure the bathrooms are clean.

         The council has used desocialization by making new rules. Also by not letting people staying up past 9:30. They used this in another way by making sure everyone is doing there job. The older kid used desocialization by working on his attitude a little bit. 

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       I saw that the girl leader that was nine used law because she said that they were going to have to kill the chicken. She also used law by telling them  to open the door to let her in the chicken coop. One of the boys from the yellow team also used law by telling Taylor that is was her job to be in the kitchen and cooking. All the leaders used laws by gathering all the kids there for a meeting. Michael from the green team was using power by telling his team to just go and finish.

        The council were using society by saying that they would choose this person over that person. Michael from the green team had an argument with the Taylor from the yellow about her behavior. All the kids there had there differences about who should get the gold star. The older kid from the blue team wasn't happy with the decision from the council.


         The little girl that was protecting the chickens used taboo. She used taboo by out casting the older 15 year old from the blue team because he chopped the chickens head off. Also she ousted Taylor from the yellow team. Also one of the leaders used taboo by not liking the older boy.  

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      Last weekend was probably one of the best weekends I've ever had. During that weekend it was full of things to do. On Friday I was supposed to have a track meet but it was candled because of the rain  and thunder. Instead of going home we had to stay after school to have track practice. We did this workout called insanity. That workout was hard because that's the first time I ever did a workout like that. On Saturday we had a choir concert and that was really fun. Also after the choir trip we I went to a bonfire party which was like in the middle of no where but I had fun










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         The 8 year old boy used dramaturgy by thinking he was going to die. All of the kids thought they were going to starve. All the kids were telling and saying the leaders were not doing there job. The last way they used dramaturgy by saying he was to young to be in the camp.


       The leaders took power over the kids by telling them what to do. They also took power by splitting up the kids into four groups. The older kids have power over the younger. Also the leader have the power to say anything.

         The older kids used manifest function by putting blue team on everyone's bunkroom. Also by pushing around mike. Another way is the older kid tried to take power over Mike the leader. Even though Sophia won the gold star she was being bossy to the younger kids.

 

Frindley letter

                                                                                                                         1717 W. Main St
                                                                                                                          Festus, MO 63028
                                                                                                                         April 1, 2014
                                                                                               
        Dear Mrs. Debolt,
         
               My  favorite color is blue because I think blue is a cool color, my favorite hobbies are sports I like to play sports as my hobby because I can stay active and be in shape, also be healthy. My grandpa is a truck driver and my mom works at a nursing home, and my grandma used to work at a hospital until she got hurt on the job.

              Something that I think was interesting that happened to me was when I was playing in a football game and the other team was about to kick off the ball and when they did the kicked the ball to me at first I dropped it then I picked it up and ran up the field with the ball I scored a 60yd touchdown. It wasn't all me that scored I got some good block from my friend Kylan. That's what I think the coolest thing that happened to me.

               My experience level in this class is pretty good in this class. I would like to learn in this class is how to type faster so when I get to college and things like I can type a report with nothing to worry about. Another reason I would like to type fast is so I class when we do a project for typing I can be done and have some free time.



                                                                                                                          Sincerely,
                                                                                                                          RaShaun Hyde


 

Games arent making kids violent.

               No, because there are some games for specific age groups for games that have ages on them to tell what age they should be before they play the game. Also if the child is mature enough to show that he/she wont try anything bad that happens on the game he/she wouldn't be able to play the game. Another reason is that there are game like sports game that can keep a child off the violent path if they are causing trouble for the game there playing. I just think the game isn't making the kid violent.



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Intro

 

 

Hi. My name is RaShaun Hyde. I'll use this blog 4th quarter.

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Kid Nation

• Kids of all ages can join
• There are no parents just kids
• The kids are in the Town Council
• They hunt for themselves
• They have to be the adults and do all the work like you would in real life 
• They have man and woman day
• The kids are in charge
• They have no rules
• They have town meetings to see what's wrong with the town and what needs to be changed
• In every town meeting the guy asks the kids if they want to go back home and if they do there is no mind changing its either yes or no
• Jimmy quit he wanted to go home
• The Gold Star Trophy is given to one of the kids and Sophia won it
• The Gold Star Trophy is real gold and is worth  20 grand
• there is one building in the town with a phone and only one key to that building
• the kids all say they are going to work harder and be more helpful to the town and to the town members
• At the end they were taking shots of Root-beer

 

Something that really bugs me!

Something that really bugs me is when people think they are better than you, and they know that they are doing it, but they don't stop! For example, someone will come up to you, and they will say oh you know your shirt doesn't match or your shoes are on wrong or they are tucked in, and apparently that's wrong and you need to do it differently. I think people before they do something like that they need to see if they would like it if someone came up to them and started saying stuff, how they would feel if someone thought they were better than them! People can be so inconsiderate I hate it! Some people need to realize that they aren't  the boss of everybody! They cant be better than someone just because they play a sport or you tried out and didn't make it and they did! they need to realize that they are not alone! I don't know why they do it maybe something's happening at home. I don't know! That's the problem nobody knows how each others life is! Just why cant everybody get along?

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Warm Weather!

I cant wait for warm weather! I am tired of cold weather! At first it was like Oh My Gosh Its Snowing! now I'm like wow its snowing again! I want summer or at least warm weather! I just cant wait to swim in a outside pool and run through the sprinkler outside! I actually want to ride my bike outside, draw on the sidewalk with chalk, lay on a hot sidewalk, play sports outside. Ride my horses without getting sick! I am just sick of cold weather, I'm tired of wearing coats, snow hats, ear muffs, scarfs, and fuzzy stuff and clothing. I'm ready to wear flip flops with out freezing my toes off. Well I hope summer comes soon!

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Are You Special?

If everyone was special no one would know what normal or abnormal would mean because when someone thinks they are special the are not thinking who is normal or who is just not normal at all they are thinking of how perfect they are. Some people think that everyone is normal ,but if everybody was normal or special no one would understand how it would be to be the other types. Everyone cant be normal, special, etc. . Who is normal or special? you would think, but if someone was special they would be gold and they would half to make no faults, so no one is perfect everybody is just their self

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Weekend Fun!

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This weekend I am going to go to St. Gen and visit my grandma! Then I am going to hang out at my house, if its warm (I doubt it)I will go outside for a little bit. Then I am going to my friends house ,and we are going to the movies! Um.... oh yea then when I get home I don't know what we are going to do ,but then my dad will probably let us ride the 4-whelers around the house for a little bit ,or my cousin has a mud track we can ride on! Then I will probably  go to my grandmas  and ride horses for a the rest of the day! Saturday I will probably go to see my Great Grandpa Otte ,and hand out with him for an hour or too. So that's my weekend!

Which door?

If there was 7 doors I could go through I would go through the one that lead to Narnia because it like another world different. Its a mystery u don't know what is going to happen.
 

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Memories

   One thing I will never forget about being this age is how much fun I had with my friends and family. Another thing I will not forget is when I was at my friends birthday party and we had a cake fight. I wish I will never forget this moment with all my precious memories with y friends and family.


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Intro

My name is Emily Geisner. I'll be using this blog during third quarter.



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