Technology

  Even though people think kids use technology to bs around, we don't. We actually use it for homework, news, typing papers, and research.

Now days they can make applications for devices to type papers and other things. For example, iPods and iPhones. You can put the google chrome and microsoft word applications on your device to tpye papers. I have both of those applications on my iPod and whenever I do not finish a typed paper at school I can finish it at home. If you don't have a desktop or laptop at home this is great for that.

 Kids can even do their homework on their devices. They can go to websites to find information for science and mathmatics classes. For example, I was able to go online on my iPod to do research for my earth science class. I was able to find all the information I needed on the planets. Since I was able to do all of this at home with no distractions, I got extra credit for my project. Technology can be a positive way to get an education.

 Finally, the latest and new news information.  I was the first kid at my school to know about the "Boston Bombing". I was on msn.com on my iPod device and that's the first thing I saw was there was a bombing during the boston marathon. If I miss the news on TV I can still go online and see what's going on. All in all kids can use technology for entertainment, education, and much more

Born At 15

Born At 15

A child of 

repeated molestations,

suffocation by drugs,

tragedy replacing hopscotch,
I grew crooked in the sunlight.

A smart kid,

"teacher's pet"

who no boys liked,

tall, socially inept, and awkward, 

I broke my own heart so many times.

A teenager, 

backward but witty,

someone stopped

to look at me.

I fell in love with a horrible person.

A year lost spinning on drugs,
drowning in tears, burned in loud music.
A disease had forced himself
into more than my physicality.

Balled up in a corner, tasting salt,
I went numb while he read a magazine.

I took a mountain vacation,
wet green health soothed
my swollen eyes,
I met a broad, scarred man, never without his bicycle.

I watched the white gold moon over a mountain,
the black tree outline trying
to hide it, my soul, from me.
I talked to myself pretending
it was to the man next to me,
about past and present
about my horrible fearful future.
I realized I had given all my power
 to the things I hated.

A warm, fluid feeling
rushed inside my spirit,
so unusual.
It must have been myself being born.
        ~Melissa Parker, age 16
         From The Book Things I Have To Tell You
              By Betsy Franco

This poem is telling the story of a 15 year old girl getting her inocence. This is a story of a girl falling under the influence of drugs and alchohol. This is a story of a girl who has to find her true self through all of the hurt and pain and drugs. This Is Melissa's story.

     

Life

Although some people think abortions are somewhat a good thing in life, its not. I mean come on! I understand if a woman is raped and she doesnt want to keep the baby, then that might be the reason for her getting an abortion. Abortion is a sin. Maybe , even if a woman is raped, maybe she could carry the baby to full term and then give it up for adoption. If a woman was to get an abortion after having unprotected sex on purpose, she should be ashamed of herself. You lied there and had sex. If you didn't want a kid, then maybe you should've used protection. Or maybe abstinence will do it.

The DPS schoolsystem

 Although the DPS school system seems to be nice and helpful, its not. Here are 3 reasons why: they are racist, they don't care too much about bullying, and they let any kind of people work for them. 

They're racist. They do not allow African-American/colored kids to attend I.B. league classes. I once knew these two girls whom I attended middle school with, and our teachers would always tell them that they should be in I.B. classes. Their response was always that the school said that they were not allowed to because they were African-American.

  

They don't care about bullied kids. Every time a kid gets bullied to the point of suicide, all they do is put up more posters and tell the teachers and administration to keep an eye out.

They let any kind of people work for them. I had this teacher in the 3rd grade who was terribly strung out. All of the other teachers knew it. Even the students.  And DPS did nothing about it even after all the calls they were getting. Finally in the middle of 5th grade, they fired her. They fired her because she started losing weight and losing her teeth. It was sad. But I kept in touch with her and she's doing better because she was in rehab for the past 5 years and she just got released last month. Poor Mrs. Mayfield.    

All in all, the DPS school system is a terrible place to send your child for their education. Send your kids to private school.