Thursday, December 14, 2006
Reading Log
I am reading a Novel By Walter Dean Myers name "Fallen Angels". The novel is an example of a historical fiction beacause it is based on the vietnam war that took place for several months in 1967 and 1968. The main charactor is a young African American soldier in the vietnam war call Richie Perry, he is also the narrator. So far in the book Richie Perry, and his friend Peewee have been seperated from there Squad, because of a poorly planed mission on which the sqaud was sent. Richie and peewee now face the biggest problem of there lives, save there selves or save the lives of Monaca ( friend of Peewee, and Richie), and the rest of the squad at a risk of exposing there selves, and putting there lives in danger to save there friends. Also both Richie, and Peewee are badly wounded from the war, and cant maneuver around as fast as they could have before. Richie on the side faces a bigger problem, he is struggling to realize the grim reality of war, beacause of this he is facing a life or death sittuation. So far in the book the main charactor faces problems like life or death to the lost of friends.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Peer Pressure
Juan Vidal
903 ELA
Mr Wells
November 3, 2006
Peer Pressure
If one was to perform a survey on teenagers and peer pressure it would be evident that
adolescents deal with all sorts of peer pressure on a daily basis, peer pressure to date, to try
drugs, to have sex, and to fit in. In high school these pressure increase, and effect teenagers in
many different ways. Peer pressure has effected me in many ways, both in physical, and verbal
abuse. 1/3 of teenagers in the United States will or have experienced physical or verbal abuse in
a relationship.
You hear this in books, movies, and you see in the streets. Physical, and verbal abuse in a
relationship. Your friends tell you to go out with this girl or boy, and if you don’t you’re a
homosexual or they call you names that hurt you. Then it drives you to go out with someone you
you don’t want to go out with. Then after you agree to go out with her or him they drive you to
have sex with her or him or they abuse. So finally you have sex not because you want to,
because you have no choice. I once knew a girl by the name of Katrine. When I last saw her she
was short, had long red hair, and was fifteen years old. She dated a boy who I never liked because he was the type of boy who cheated on girls, yet she when out with him. After school was dismissed she would call me, in order to tell me that her boyfriend cheated on her again; then she would ask me, what decision she should make. I would respond with the same answer, "You need to brake up with him and go out with me." She would begin to laugh, but she would never take my advice. Until one day I did not hear from her for about two weeks, I attempted to call her but she would never answer her phone. One day I attempted to call her cousin Melaena. When she picked up I ask her "where’s Katrine I haven’t seen her or talk to her in two weeks". She Told me that "she didn’t want to talk about it. I had to force her to tell me what happened, but later I would find out that I didn’t want to know. Finally Melaena gave up the goods. She told me that Omar Katrine’s boyfriend force her to have sex with him, and later she found that Omar was HIV/AIDS positive, at first she didn’t believe it , but when she got tested she was positive too. I was shocked at the news I just heard. I hung up the phone with out saying goodbye. I told my self when I see him I would beat him up him, but I never saw him or Katrine ever agin.
There are peer pressures in to fit in a specific popular group. In other words your friends may pressure you into doing something you don’t want to do, but you have to do it in order to fit in. In gangs sometimes to become a member you have to kill someone, even if you don’t want to, but in order to get into the group you have to. I had a friend name Rich he was 5'11, with a tan complexion, and a great personality. He always wanted people to know who he was, or "popular" he hung out with the wrong people, I tried talking to him explaining to him what would happen to him in the future if he continued to associate with these people; however he never took my advice. On July 16, 2004 12:00 am Rich made the biggest mistake in his life, his "friends" told him that if he wanted to be apart of the group he had to robe store name "Lora Deli." As stubborn as he was, he made the decision to rob the store. I was not there, but the owner the next day said he tackled a young boy who wanted to rob the store. He also said, that the people he was with ran away as soon as he tackled the boy on the floor. Then the owner talked about how he called the cops and the adolescent wen to jail. I have not heard from him since.
In conclusion sometimes fitting in means losing a part of you in the process. Some where in the world there is someone who likes you for who you are, not who they wish you would be. I t does not matter what your friends think about you, the importance is how you feel about yourself. It is okay to fool around, but not to the extent where your life or the life of another is in danger.
903 ELA
Mr Wells
November 3, 2006
Peer Pressure
If one was to perform a survey on teenagers and peer pressure it would be evident that
adolescents deal with all sorts of peer pressure on a daily basis, peer pressure to date, to try
drugs, to have sex, and to fit in. In high school these pressure increase, and effect teenagers in
many different ways. Peer pressure has effected me in many ways, both in physical, and verbal
abuse. 1/3 of teenagers in the United States will or have experienced physical or verbal abuse in
a relationship.
You hear this in books, movies, and you see in the streets. Physical, and verbal abuse in a
relationship. Your friends tell you to go out with this girl or boy, and if you don’t you’re a
homosexual or they call you names that hurt you. Then it drives you to go out with someone you
you don’t want to go out with. Then after you agree to go out with her or him they drive you to
have sex with her or him or they abuse. So finally you have sex not because you want to,
because you have no choice. I once knew a girl by the name of Katrine. When I last saw her she
was short, had long red hair, and was fifteen years old. She dated a boy who I never liked because he was the type of boy who cheated on girls, yet she when out with him. After school was dismissed she would call me, in order to tell me that her boyfriend cheated on her again; then she would ask me, what decision she should make. I would respond with the same answer, "You need to brake up with him and go out with me." She would begin to laugh, but she would never take my advice. Until one day I did not hear from her for about two weeks, I attempted to call her but she would never answer her phone. One day I attempted to call her cousin Melaena. When she picked up I ask her "where’s Katrine I haven’t seen her or talk to her in two weeks". She Told me that "she didn’t want to talk about it. I had to force her to tell me what happened, but later I would find out that I didn’t want to know. Finally Melaena gave up the goods. She told me that Omar Katrine’s boyfriend force her to have sex with him, and later she found that Omar was HIV/AIDS positive, at first she didn’t believe it , but when she got tested she was positive too. I was shocked at the news I just heard. I hung up the phone with out saying goodbye. I told my self when I see him I would beat him up him, but I never saw him or Katrine ever agin.
There are peer pressures in to fit in a specific popular group. In other words your friends may pressure you into doing something you don’t want to do, but you have to do it in order to fit in. In gangs sometimes to become a member you have to kill someone, even if you don’t want to, but in order to get into the group you have to. I had a friend name Rich he was 5'11, with a tan complexion, and a great personality. He always wanted people to know who he was, or "popular" he hung out with the wrong people, I tried talking to him explaining to him what would happen to him in the future if he continued to associate with these people; however he never took my advice. On July 16, 2004 12:00 am Rich made the biggest mistake in his life, his "friends" told him that if he wanted to be apart of the group he had to robe store name "Lora Deli." As stubborn as he was, he made the decision to rob the store. I was not there, but the owner the next day said he tackled a young boy who wanted to rob the store. He also said, that the people he was with ran away as soon as he tackled the boy on the floor. Then the owner talked about how he called the cops and the adolescent wen to jail. I have not heard from him since.
In conclusion sometimes fitting in means losing a part of you in the process. Some where in the world there is someone who likes you for who you are, not who they wish you would be. I t does not matter what your friends think about you, the importance is how you feel about yourself. It is okay to fool around, but not to the extent where your life or the life of another is in danger.
