Thursday, November 12, 2009

What Makes Me Unique- -warren strickland

I know that al0t of people do not like to be pointed out as unique, they would rather be somebody else but I beg differ. I am different than most people and most of the stuff you would'nt normally think I'd do.I like to tie flys, I love to hunt and fish,to collect knives, draw, I like to catch animals, cast-net,climb,explore,look for rocks, and just go outdoors,maybe a few video games like other kids.

Falling Apples...?

"Millions say the apple fell, but Newton was the one to ask why." -- Bernard M. Baruch



The apple fell. That's quite a blatant statement. It's a proven fact. It can easily be taken at face vale for all it's worth. But so what? Everything can fall, anything can go towards the ground and stay there. But why does it do that? Why doesn't it float? The main point here istn' to discuss the ymechanics of how or even why the palle falls and lands on the ground; the question, in fact is what was the driving force behind the reason of Newton's asking of that question. What made him ask why instead of accepting it at face value like everyone else? The answer, in my opinion, is thus: he didn't take what was in front of him. He became curious, and wanted to learn more, like many of us should. We shouldn't take things at face value. We should ask more questions, so we can learn. How do we know if what we're being "fed" is the truth or not? If we don't find out things for ourselves, how will we ever know anything?
What are the characteristics of a hero? There are countless definitions of heroes in our world, but most people's ideas about the characteristics of a hero are fairly consistent. When envisioning the ideal hero, the average person might picture a selfless individual who shows bravery in the face of defeat and is willing to beat overwhelming odds. Most people think of movie stars or professional athletes as heroes but most of these people are not good role models.
Heroes are brave, determined, loyal, and are willing to risk their lives for another person. They go above and beyond what's expected of them, and beyond their duty in order to help those in need.
Courtney

25 Odd Ways to Use a Toothbrush

25 Different Ways to Use a Toothbrush

1. Scrub Base Boards
2. Clean Toenails
3. Clean Fingernails
4. Brush Your dogs teeth
5. Bleech Your teeth
6. Clean your rings
7.Clean a chalkboard
8. Brush your eyebrows
9. Polish Furniture
10. Clean tile
11. Clean dishes
12. Clean keyboard
13. Brush your teeth
14. Clean vents
15. Groom a beard
16. Clean your brush
17. Clean your can opener
18. Clean your plants and flowers
19. Paint a picture
20. Clean your computer screen
21. Pick boogers from your nose
22. Scratch your back
23. Brush your hair
24.Pick your boyfirend's nose :) haha
25. Clean earwax out of your ears (YUCK)

I Admire

I admire Mrs. Joyce Bush. She has patience with everyone. If you ever need a smile just go to the 11:00 Sunday morning service at First Baptist Church, and she will be there to give it to you. We are so lucky and blessed to have her and Dr. Bush leading our church family. They are two individuals who have made a huge impact on my family, church, and community. Mrs. Joyce's sweet, soft voice and gentle hugs give you a sense of relief. Her love for Christ shines everywhere she goes. You know for sure she gives God everything she has. Most days I mistake her for an angel. Everyone loves Mrs. Joyce and admires her. Each day I wish I could have at least a fourth of her grace and spirit. Mrs. Joyce makes church special for me , and only her presence being there can make a ginormous difference. I hope one day people will be as fond of me as they are of Mrs. Joyce.

My most embarrassing moment

One day, when I was in the 4th grade, our class went on a field trip. The place we went was like a place where you learn about different animals and trees and stuff like that. Well we had been there for a while and listened to a couple people talk and then we ate lunch. After lunch, we were going on like a scavenger hunt/hike in the woods, and the leaders told us that if we needed to use the bathroom, to go before because we weren't going back for a while. Well at the time I didn't have to use the bathroom. So we walked down to a trail where we each had partners and one of us was blindfolded and the other lead the person around the trail, to touch trees and plants. Once we got down there, I had to use the bathroom REALLY BAD and I kept on asking to go but they kept telling me to hold it until the end of the trail. I finally got to the end of the trail and they told me and my friend we could walk back up there really quick and go and come straight back down. Well at this point, I am running up to the main building because I cannot hold it anymore. Then right before I made it there, I peed all over myself. I was really, really embarrassed but luckily nobody saw it but my friend. So I went inside, my pants were completely soaked, and I called my mom to bring me new clothes to wear. Even though my friend was the only person who saw this, it still embarrassed the crap out of me.

-Shea-

A day as my favorite animal!

I love lizards, so I think a day as a lizard would be cool. They don't have to do anything. All day they run up and down the sides of building, on grass and under objects laying around. Some lizards have the ability to change colors when they are surrounded by other colors, such as brown and green. Lizards will never get fat because they only eat insects, so therefore won't ever have to worry about going to gym. They are always the same tone color so they don't have to spend $30 a month on tanning. The only thing I wouldn't like is running around on all fours. Instead of having just tired feet, you would also have sore hands as well. Another down side would be that you would have people like me trying to catch you all the time. Lizards, though, can lose their tail to get away and grow a new one back within a few days so that would be pretty cool.

~Hunter Martin

Monday, November 2, 2009

Paige's Sad Death

I do not want a funeral. I want a party! I feel like life is so short not to celebrate, so why shouldn't you celebrate your walk out the door as well? To start I want to be cremated, open casket is sad and quite awkward. Also rather than take up space in the ground and pollute the earth I would like to give back to it by being nutritious ash. Also I have hated every funeral I've been to, not because it's sad, but because there is nothing to talk about without sparking tears. At my funeral I would like to be remembered and my life celebrated. I want people to giggle at my memory, in a nice way of course. So in conclusion I want to be burned so noone has to look at my cold, pale face and so I can help some beautiful flowers grow. I want people to have a good time and laugh and say, "I remember this one time when Paige did a split in the lunchroom after slipping on bread, HA-HA-HA!" I want bright colors, loud music, drinks and food. I want everyone to celebrate my death like my birthday. Then, once it's over I want my ashes spread in a forest so I can enjoy the world the rest of my afterlife. That's how I want to go, in one big party!

Warren's pick of home

This is one of the places I would live in Australia. One of the reason's I find Australia so fascinating is it's wildlife. Did you know that about 90 percent of Australia's wildlife is found no where else. Another reason I would like to live there is the variety of climates and beautiful scenery. Most of Australia is a vast, uninhabited land. So little people in the country, Australia is a ancient land, where it still feels like your in the dinosaur ages. It's a interesting country to learn about, like it's history, it was founded on agriculture and exploration. I'm not saying I would live here, I'm just making a suggestion.

Conquering the Mountain

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." -- Sir Edmund Hillary

Once again, I've found another true quote, and this one gave me something for my brain to chew on. If you think about it, when you go up against something extremely difficult, no matter how small or large the problem is, you're not really overcoming your own problem at all. You have the capability to do anything you set your mind to, but you have to overcome your own obstacles within yourself to jump over your "hurdle" (that is, your problem) and keep on going, never stopping or slowing down. And once we get though our problem or get over that mountain, we overcome our weaknesses, our second doubts, and our own self-inflicted hindrances that say, "I can't do it" or "this problem is too big for me to handle alone." After we get through those obstacles, nonetheless, we realize our true strengths, and even strengths that we didn't know we had. We climbed over that mountain and made it through, and it's all thanks to ourselves-- not our problem. The problem or "mountain", in my opinion, is merely a tool that helped us realize our own strengths and weaknesses. We're capable of anything-- we just have to work hard to get ourselves through it.

- - Samantha Torbert
List 25 uses for a toothbrush. Toothbrushes can be used for a lot of different things other than just cleaning you teeth. Some of these uses are: 1. Scrub shower corners, tile and the bottom of your shower sliding door. 2.Have a keyboard? Use the toothbrush to clean between the keys.
3. Clean out your lemon or garlic press with a toothbrush. 4. Brush your combs clean with an old toothbrush. 5.Clean your finger nails after gardening. 6. Clean and oil tools and car parts. 7. . In the kitchen use a toothbrush for hard to reach places where regular tile wipes and scrubs can’t get too. 8. If you’re an artist use your old toothbrush to paint or for other art projects you may have. 9. Clean vents, blinds and window screens with an old toothbrush. 10. To clean cheese graters 10. Clean out electric razors with an old toothbrush. 11. clean artificial flowers and plants or even your live plants like ivy’s. 12. To shine your jewelry 13. Spot clean laundry with an eco-friendly cleaner and then scrub with an old toothbrush. 14. To clean the small spaces in your car that can’t be cleaned well with a regular wipe. 16.Use old toothbrushes to stake up small, but heavy plants. 17. To scrub around the blades of your manual or electric can opener. 18. To clean your waffle iron. 19.Clean your kids fingernails and toe nails. 20.Clean dog poop off your shoe.
21.Make a toothbrush bracelet. 22. to comb your eyebrows straight. 23. clean between the threads of the jar and its top. 24. recycle it 25. brush your toilet
Courtney

Philosophy on Life

I believe that life is what you make it. Many people say that life sucks but in most cases, its probably their own fault. I feel bad for kids who think their lives suck because their parents shelter them way to much or they have far bigger problems like child abuse or even sexual abuse by parents or step-parents. But for other kids who don't fit in because they don't make the effort or are disliked becaue of their attitudes towards life and other people, its their own fault that they are not liked. In order to be friendly and have friends, you have to treat others the way you would want to be treated. You may make it through high school being the popular jerk or the bully, but what about when you graduate? You will be nothing in life and it will be a struggle to get through it being someone who is disliked and you could go on living a miserable life.

~Hunter Martin

Funeral

When I die I want to have a worship like service instead of a funeral. I want it to be a celebration, instead on a sad depressing time. I always talk a lot and have a very cheerful personality, so I want others to share that with everyone who has been in my life. At my funeral I want their to be big, bright, colorful flowers everywhere, and praise music to be playing throughout the whole service. Everyone will die one day, so celebrating their life is the most important thing to do. My funeral should be held at First Baptist church and so should my visitation, just like my father's was. I do not want everyone to wear black, instead wear bright spring colors, because those are what make me happy. Hopefully my funeral will be someday far from now, but when I do have it, I want it to be very special.

Gangster Alien

"It's show and tell day today, mom," I mentioned to my mom," What in the world am I going to take?"
"I think you should go out back and get that obnoxious alien I found this morning when I let the dogs out." my mother said.
"A what?" I replied excitedly.
I went out back and there it was, a real live alien in my yard. I pick up the little thing and off to school I went, carrying this slimy thing in between my fragile arms. Words could not even begin to describe this alien I collected from home. It was about one foot tall and was wearing a Lakers basketball jersey and gangster jeans with "homie" written all over it. At first glance, i realized he was wearing a chrome spinner belt and chrome chains hung low from his neck. He spoke to me in a slang voice and his hands were decked out with diamond rings. I thought to myself, "Is this normal? No, this can't be. This is not real at all." Not many people wake up one morning to find a gangster alien in their backyard. I asked this alien what his name was and he said that his name was Bob. "I am from the hood in Jupiter dawg, and I landed in your messy back yard. You should really consider picking up your dog poo, it's all crumbled in my Afro." Bob said.