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What St. Mary means to me is the athletics. The athletics is very important. The athletics is about pride and tradition.  Its very important to the school.

Alot of people come to St.Mary for athletics. It symbolizes tradition. It represents family and friendship.  Alot of great memories come from the football field and in the locker room.

current event

Swine flu fears grip Mexico

The nervousness and distrust are not limited to Mexico City. The government officials at least1 159 deaths suspected of coming from the 2009.  People think that it was started in Canada.  The people in Mexico said that it was not started in mexico.

Obama says he doesn’t have ‘rubber-stamp Senate’

Obama said Wednesday that he’s under no illusions that he’ll have a “rubber-stamp Senate” now that Senetor  Arlen Specter has switched parties to join the Democrats. To my Republican friends, I want them to realize that me reaching out to them has been genuine,” Obama said at the right time in a  news conference in his 100th day as president

Missing girl Sandra Cantu found dead

Police found Sandra Cantu body Monday. Sandra was eight years old. Sandra  first went missing on March 27 in Tracy, California. Police did not identify any suspects when she went missing and the police does not know the cause of death yet.

The day Sandra was last seen she came home from school and gave her mom a kiss. She left and went to go play with her friend who lives down the block. A little while later she left her friends house to go to another friend’s house.

Earlier in the investigation the police released surveillance video that showed Sandra in the mobile home park where she lives. She was skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she went missing. They had hoped to get some tips with the eight-second video of her.

On Monday they got a tip about the dairy farm.Workers on the dairy farm were getting water from a retention pond when the black suitcase came to the surface of the water.  The police would not give any other information on that topic.

Hundreds of people attended a ceremony for Sandra on Monday at a community park near her Sandras family home in Tracy. The people started prayer circles, sang and created memorials honoring Sandra.

You are in your bed trying
to fall asleep. You flip from left to right and stare at the ceiling
for a while.  Everything about your day is being replayed in your mind
and you would give anything to just fall asleep to escape to la la
land.  Out of no where, something hits you in the forehead.  Unsure of
what it is, you spring up and scan the room for anyone or anything.  As
you go to grab the flash light that you have hidden under your bed,a
little voice greets you with a “hello”.  You answer, “Who’s here?  Who
are you?  Where are you?”  The little voice says, “I am Roy and I
am the prince of muffin land. I am down here”  You look down, and you
still cannot see where this little voice is coming from.  “I apologize,
but I think I’m going crazy.  Where are you?”  All of a sudden I feel
something that hit my  chin.  I opened my eyes focus on your chin and
you and notice a little man standing on your face. All of  a sudden my room started to shake. I didnt know what was going on. I fell asleep and I woke up in a strange place.  There were all little people running around. They were all running around with muffin shape hats. i asked myself were i was. Roy came out of know where and told me I was in muffin land. I wanted to go home i told him. Roy showed me around and told me that he was getting very old. He told me that he wanted me to take over as Muffin prince. I was surprised and I didn’t know what to say.

homework

1.  What is public speaking?

when you speak out loud in public or in front of a group of people.

2.  Why do people give speeches?

to make a point.

3.  How would you describe the best method for public speaking?

getting the audiences attention.

4.  Can you select two people (famous or in your life) that captivate you when they speak?

lil wayne and my mom.

5.  How would you compare an experienced speaker to an inexperienced speaker?

an experienced speaker knows what to do to get the audiences attention and can get it faster then a inexperienced speaker.

6.  What is the main idea of speaking loud?

to make a point or to prove something.

7.  When someone is speaking publicaly, do you think it better to  say “Um”, “like” or to pause in your speech?

no I dont.

8.  If you were to stand in front of the room right now to rely information on something you are very passionate about, what main elements would you be focusing on?

to see if everyones on the same track as i am.

9. If you were sitting and watching a lecture, what are things that the speaker can do that holds your attention?

talk excitingly and do things to keep me awake.

10.  Is there a relationship between the speaker and the audience?

yes

11.  How does this relationship develop?

by listening to the speaker and by getting to the audience

12.  If you had to pick one topic to talk about to your classmates, what would it be on?

sports because I know alot about it and I would say interesting facts about it to keep the audience awake.

shipwrecked

You just got shipwrecked and you are out at sea on a raft, alone.  There is nothing in sight but never ending waves.  In the distance you see a brown colored object.  As it floats towards you, with every roll of the waves, it appears to look like a paddle .  Yet, the closer it gets to you, you notice that it is really a wooden box.  Finally, you reach in the water and you grab it.  I try and pull open the top of the box. As i was trying to pull the top of the box open my hands were getting splinters. Finally ten minutes later i opened the box.  There were a whole bunch of packaging peanuts. As i stuck my hand threw them i felt something weird.  I grabbed it and pulled it out. It was a cell phone. i quickly turned it on and called for help. Within a couple of hours the coast guards found me and i was safe.

donut

“Just like everyday, I woke up feeling__sleepy___.  As I was trying to motivate myself to get out of bed, a ___obnoxious___ light caught my eye .  As the light began to memorize my face, I realized there was____strange______.  My curiosity began to fly as I had only ever imagined these colors in my dreams.   I jumped out of bed and walked slowly up to my window.  I reached my hand out to unfold the secret the rest of the curtain was hiding.  As I gently began to pull the rest of the curtain to the left, I was blinded by this light.  Stunned, I fell back and rubbed my eyes.  As my sight came back both curtains now closed off the light. I walked back up to the window and  with no reservations,  I opened the curtains with both hands and saw a huge donut. In the middle of the donut there was a flashing light. I jumped out of my window and i went up to the donut. I stuck my hand threw the donut and my hand disappeared. After my hand disappeared i climbed threw the hole in the donut an i ended up in some weird place. There were donuts everywhere.  There were donuts on top of mountains.    ”

paying for college

1. How would you explain what the recession is?     its a decrees in the economy
2. What can you say about the college process with the understanding of the recession?     I can say that college is costs a lot of money.
3. If you are struggling financially, what are some ways you could get extra money for school?   You can apply for scholarships an find ways to donate money for college.
4. How would you summarize the college process with the understanding of expensive college cost and paying back loans?    i would pay back loans.
5. Can you explain why college bound students are worried if they can afford college or not?    The economy is so bad they dont think they can afford it.
6. Why is higher education important?   If you have a higher education then the other person then you will get the job not him.
7. What facts or ideas from these clips show the struggle between the college students and paying back their students loans?    that financial aid is not helping that much
8. Do you think you are going to make your college decision based on how much it costs or how much you want to go there?        yes i think i am going t make my decision on how much it costs
9. What choices can you make in deciding what school to go to?    If it is in a nice area and if it is a good school

10. Do you feel that what we have been doing in class with the college budget has been beneficial to your level of understanding in the college process?   yes i do. I now know how much the college is that i want to go to and how much i have to save.

Student Paths

The article stuck in the middle is about if you are on the waiting list in college.  The 5 things you are suppose to do when you are on the waiting list is one your suppose to notify the school that you are on the list.  Second your suppose to call one of the schools admissions counselors. Third you should apply to other colleges. When you apply to other colleges you should choose the best one.

The article preparing for the ACT and SAT is about how big the ACT and SAT is. It tells you how to prepare for it.  What your suppose to do the night before. The two test are very important. It is a big two test.

5 big test tips is about 5 test tips you should think about before you take the test. one is you should be a good thinker. Two is that you should watch your time. You have a limited amount of time and you have to use your time wisely. Three is that you shouldn’t be nervous. Fourth tip is that you should get everything ready the night before. The fifth is that you should keep a steady pace.

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