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Ok so somthing i just want to write about because i dont have anything else really to type for this journal, anyway, So im sitting at my laptop just going through facebook and see a friend lets call him sheldon, well sheldon was reaching out to help from his friends and followers and said he likes a certain group and most of his friends started to bully him which made him to start posting that he wants to take his life. I dont care what kind of bullying it is you shouldnt bring that much sadness on to another person. This happens so much today because some people like certain tv shows or believe in same sex marrige or even releigon either way people are getting bullied over the stupidest things and theres not enought people to stand up and speak out that this keeps going and its getting a lot worse to where people start to take their own lives because they think thats the only way out. I try my hardest to reach out to the people that truly need help or just someone to care but im only one person and I wish there was more of me out there.

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So im almost done with this semester of classes and im way excited to be done and start new classes. On the other hand ive been going to a lot of different churches and learning different religions and it has peaked my interest i love learning about what other people believe in. Right now ive been meeting up with a group of "travelers" or most people call them gypsy's its very remarkable the things they do and believe in its more spiritual and natural healing its very fascinating to listen to ive been meeting them and talking to this group for awhile now and the natural way of doing things tends to help me more than a lot of other things ive found. If any one has something for me to look into id love to know! Different traditions religions etc gives me research to sink my teeth into and to keep me occupied and learning more and more about others.

Advocate for what you feel strongly about

in class writing 

If I could advocate for anything it would be about puppy mills, People don't realize what puppy mills even are. When someone wants to go buy a purebred from a pet stores or online they don't understand where the dogs come from. Puppy mills are very very VERY low quality to no shelter at all so that they are exposed to the harsh elements outside dogs half the time don't have food or water and most of them die off before reaching their senior years. They have no human interaction until they need to be bred. most of the time cages are stacked on top of each other so there waste goes under to all the other dog. How I would get the message out there to try to change this is very simple but it would take a lot of other people, Just getting the message out there in anyway would help. Such as media groups, letters, magazine articles, and blogging. The more people that know the better. Those dogs don't have a voice so we need to be it. They dont deserve all of the abuse when they are in the mills. Adopting from shelters and shelter promotions at pet stores is one way we can stop puppy mills and at the same time were saving a dogs life! Another great option to stop puppy mills is to foster them, to take one or even more into your home for awhile and find them a forever home!!! ADOPT DON'T SHOP!

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simplifying sentences in class. assignment on class blog.

3. He dropped out of school to support his family.
4. The new schedule for the bus company comes out next week.
5. There are many ways a student can meet a foreign student.
6. It's unusual to find someone who lies on purpose.
7. Rules are there for safety, trouble happens when you disobey.
8. There were thousands of people at the rally, 5 were arrested for disorderly conduct.
9. The most important classes to students are the ones that help after college.
10. College freshmen should be aware they need to talk to there adviser about their major.

In class writing!
Practice thesis.

This essay is about Distracted driving and how it affects driving, (authors) believe that distracted driving is very dangerous while (authors) think that it could help us driving.

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 how to write a basic essay:

Intro: Hook, thesis, Background info, organization (supporting points, different paragraphs.) Introduction, main idea x3 than end with a conclusion.
Some of the topics might be more focused on one side, one sentence about each summary in into.
What is a thesis statement? your main point, your thesis can limit your topic (Thin it down or pick a specific side) Here listed will be a conversation on there are two main points (for my topic I'm working on)..... Good opening thesis.
a thesis in an umbrella statement.
 after introduction paragraph is a supporting paragraph.
 in it you need supporting evidence for your arguments.
What is a transitions? How to introduce your new paragraph. It needs to have a soft landing.
 connect the two sides
 All these authors have this point of view, However.... good example.
Conclusion: you restate your thesis not the same words! Change it a little. sum up everything. Anything that needs to be answered. so what the reader is going to do about it. (so what?) (based on the evidence i strongly believe ....)

Essay

Kozara, Sean. "Texting and Driving.": November, 7, 2010. 1-8. 1 July 2014

            In this article Sean Kozara an engish professor talks about the important reasons why distracting driving is so dangerous. Any distractive driving such as: Texting, talking, eating, loud music and even when your emotions dictate your mood. It takes away half of your focus to your hands eyes and hearing. Texting requires one hand and eye focus, which leaves you with little concentration for the road. Kozara compares distracted driving with Russian roulette, in a sense that yes you can look at a text or answer a phone call but at that moment you’re at high risk for a car accident! When a survey was taken 50% of teenagers admit to texting and driving. 28% of automotive crashes are because of texting and driving.  You are 4 times at risk to get in an accident under the influence than the 8 times more likely when you text and drive. And these numbers are growing every day, in order to stop this or decrease this multiple parties need to be informed like the police, teenagers, adults, seniors, automotive shops, and anything else to do with automobiles. It’s hard to resist a phone call or text, but it might just save your life if you ignore it.

"U.S. Officials Split on "Hands Free" Ban for Drivers," Dec. 21, 2011. 1 July 2014.

            <www.reuters.com>

             The advantages and disadvantages of distracted driving. Hands free option on the phone or car makes it easier to accept phone calls or send texts, but the voice recognition makes for a very aggravating and difficult time to actually use. And could cause cognitive distraction. Which means your eyes are on the road but your mind isn’t.  Just because you’re not using your hands doesn’t mean your full concentration is on the road. It still takes away half or your focus, when you take away half of your focus the chances of you getting into an accident increase.

Keith Laing, "LaHood Steers Clear of Hands-free Cell Phone Use While Driving Debate," www.thehill.com, Dec. 21, 2011. 1 July 2014

            This news article explains that maybe distractive driving doesn’t include hands free. LaHood says that hands free isn’t the problem since it’s up to your ear while driving. She also says that most people can’t afford Bluetooth in their car so the cell phone is easier to use. Distractive driving has killed over 3,000 people and that number is always rising. 35 states have banned texting and driving and 9 have banned any cell phone use. National traffic safety admissions survey in 2011 ages 21-24 use their cell phone while in the car whether its texting driving or on a social media site.

“Statistics on Texting & Cell Phone Use While Driving.” Edgar Snyder & Associates. 2010-2011. 1 July

2014. <http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/cell-phone-statistics.html>

            This article is all about distracting driving and all of its facts and statistics. Distractive driving includes: Texting, Using a cell phone or smartphone, Eating and drinking, Talking to passengers, Grooming such as brushing teeth and brushing hair, Reading, including maps, Using a navigation system, Watching a video, Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player or music on your cell phone. Over 410,000 people have gotten injured because of distractive driving. When you look at a text message it takes an average 5 seconds, that’s five seconds you’re put at risk for a crash. Not only a crash for you and the ones in your car but maybe another party. So before you pick up your phone or reply to a text think about is it worth putting yourself and others at risk. Turn your phone off or on silent and put it somewhere you won’t be tempted to look at it. This will take time but its time well worth it if its saving lives.

"Distractive driving 2011.". N.p., 1 April, 2013. 1-6.July 1 2014 <http://www-

nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811737.pdf>.

The U.S department of Transportation talks about distractive driving and how it’s killed and injured many. In 2011 about ten percent of FATAL car crashes had to do with cellular devices. And 17 percent were injured. 495 people in 2011 were killed because the other party was using a cell phone. The ages 15-20 make 20 percent out of 27 that text and drive.

“WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING?” Distraction driving.gov. December 1 2011. 1 July 2014.

            <http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html>

General cell phone statistics and driving go hand and hand because the more you use your cell phone the more likely you are to check it if you’re on the road. 660,000 drives during the day are on their cell phones and driving. Accidents that have to do with cellular devices are completely avoidable. But more and more people are choosing to ignore the laws of the road which are putting themselves at risk, people in the same car and others around them. If you’re talking on the phone or sending a text your reaction time is as of a 75 year olds. When you take the five seconds to look down at your phone the chance of you getting into a crash goes up to 400 percent. 94 percent of people agree with the no texting and driving, and 74 percent agree with no hands free talking. Under the age of 18 46 percent admit to texting and driving. About half of the drivers admit to answering phone calls. The number of people texting is rising. More people need to be aware of the effect they can have on other drivers around them.

in class writing. how many connections do i have on my facebook, twitter, and pintrest. i have hundreds of friends and follow them all back there mostly all close friends that i know personalty and the others i know through friends. I have about 100 good close friends that I hang out with and keep in touch with a lot more often than the others. I like to think as facebook as more of a to see what people are up to not to keep in touch cause I can text my close friends that.

class writing
short essay practice

This article is about the ocean and how humans are treating it and what would happen if life ceased in them. Over time the ocean is getting worse, oil spills, plastic, and poisonous effluents are destroying our ocean. All living things in the ocean has an effect on humans and our future. If all life died in the oceans the amount of dead bodies would create a smell so bad everyone living by or near the ocean would have to move, the co2 would make the ocean temperatures get higher. They would get so hot that it could melt the icecaps, when the icecaps melt the water level will rise about 100 feet and flood most of the world. There would be little to no water and we would have no free water and begin to starve and die of dehydration.

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I'm taking a few classes during the summer, but English by far has been the best I look forward to go and have group discussions and talk about our opinions about the topic. I love our class talking and speaking up about how they feel also it makes it so much more enjoyable. I love that It's not all paper work and stressful it helps me a lot with my stressful schedule. On a side note I am continuing the book I've been writing through highschool and my poems and its coming along great! It's something I've loved doing and hope to finish it one day and have someone read my work!

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This week has been one big project. I've been at work for the first hours of the day than school than back home to do homework. In kaysville the theater and the city paid for a block party it was a huge hit and so many people came and my family had a great time and so did I. I'm glad that I had the day off the 4th of July that to was a lot of fun. We watched the parade in the morning and than wet to a family brbq than watched the fireworks. So besides having a busy week it was very productive and fun, now I'm working on homework....yay...

7/2/2014 class writing #2
i have read about 250 pages this week I'm read a book called "A song of fire and ice" and I also read through my zoology book and English book for my classes. For on screen I read Facebook, blogs, and my veterinary books on my phone. I think during the school year I read more paper books than screen books but during the summer or any other breaks I get its more convenient. I think that sooner or later paper books are going to not exists. For some people that's a good thing but I rather paper.