assignment 17

Lesley Beltran

Mr. Solanki

English CPS

December 13, 2011

           “Part time Employment Undermines Students’ Commitment to School”

The author states that students who work a lot perform worse in school because their less committed to they’re education, and are less engaged in class than their classmates who work less or not at all. They think it’s not about how much a student’s spends working but how much time they devote.  Sometimes, earning money makes school feel less rewarding. Working also increases alcohol and drug use.

In my opinion I think working keeps you out of using drugs and alcohol because your so interested in trying to make money you just don’t have time for all that extras stuff. Also working takes your head out of studies because you think at that moment making money is most important, when in reality you go to school to prepare yourselves for a better job. I agree that it’s not about how much work the student puts into it but the time because I was taught the longer you spend on something the better it is.

if i could change the world

Lesley Beltran

Mr. Solanki

English CPS

December 6, 2011

If I could change the world

If I could change the world, I would probably end war. Not just in our country but in every other country all around the world. I’m sure many people would like that.

Since the beginning of time, humans have had problems, conflicts, etc. But when caught in the moment, they only think about themselves and not how it hurts the people around them. Believe it or not, it really affects us to; each and every individual soldier has a family, wife, kids, people who love them.  Why die fighting for something that really isn’t that important? Everyone has forgotten about how life isn’t just about getting rich, making money. When the most important thing is being healthy, finding love within each other. Yet some people are selfish and don’t care about anything else besides power, having it all. God put us on this earth to have a purpose, and I don’t think war is one of them, but finding what you’re talented in- what inspires you not going out there and killing anyone who they say is against you.

Countries spend hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars on guns, ships and  boats built for war. Instead, they could be helping out the poor, people in need, people who don’t have anything to eat. Christmas is coming up and I’m sure many people have never even received a present. War kills people, separates people, and all they do is go and kill people they don’t even know just because someone gave them the orders. What we really should be doing is embracing our people, showing little ones to be respectful, how to have a bigger and better world full of happiness. Without war we all would be so much happier, dept free and there would be more people on our planet.

On Compassion Summary

Lesley Beltran

Mr. Solanki

Cps English

November 10, 2011

Summary on Compassion            

Barbara Asher believes that you’re not just born compassionate. “Compassion is not character trait like a sunny disposition, it must be learned.” For example a homeless man getting close to a mother and his baby, the mom has no idea of knowing if he’s just trying to get close just to look at the baby or beg for money. I guess it’s up to you to feel bad for them. Or when a homeless man walks into a coffee lounge hoping someone would be so kind as to give him some food. Greeks had this theory drama taught and reinforced compassion within society, they made people feel compassion for the hero. At the end of her essay she says compassion has to be learned by being around poverty actually seeing it.

street fightinghttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/wall-street-fight-clubs-o_n_448272.html

Wall street bankers and traders are learning mixed martial arts. "It's a good release from their job. If you lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, it's good to come here and get it out." I think that fighting in  a gym is a good idea because you wont take your anger out on someone else.

Eiffel Tower/http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/eiffeltower.htm

The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world. It was named after Alexandre Eiffel whose team of engineers designed it. .Its the most viewed monument in the world that's why there's millions of people a year. The tower is 324 meters tall, that's as tall as a 81-storey building.The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps. I've always thought the Eiffel Tower was amazing, for how tall it was. So i looked it up and it fascinates me.

10 Reasons to Eat Local Food

1.)Eating local means more for the local economy. 2.)Locally grown produce is fresher. 3.)Local food just plain tastes better. 4.)Locally grown fruits and vegetables have longer to ripen. 5.)Eating local is better for air quality and pollution than eating organic.  6.)Buying local food keeps us in touch with the seasons. 7.)Buying locally grown food is fodder for a wonderful story. 8.)Eating local protects us from bio terrorism. 9.)Local food translates to more variety. 10.)Supporting local providers supports responsible land development. i think those are very good reasons to eat local food.

female narcos/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/mexico-female-narcos-cart_n_799091.html

Girls who sell heroine/other drugs cruise on nice cars, and make alot of money also known as female narcos.Woman called Ignacia Jasso, or La Nacha, who dominates the border drug trade to eager American customers who come from as far as Albuquerque.La Nacha  aka Ignacia travels tranquilly round the Juarez streets in her luxury car that she just bought.Now as the drug war spreads into a wider civil conflict that has claimed 30,000 lives in four years, women are being increasingly arrested for drug dealing,i think this is good because it shows females have just as much power as men and they could be just as tough.

Informal Education

Lesley Beltran
Mr. Solanki
College Prep English
August 31, 2011

   Unconditional Love

     Theres only a few people you learn to trust in this world, and friends aren't some of them.What i've learned through out my experience is that family will be with you no matter what.Think about it, if your sister is falling of a bridge and so is your best friend.who are you most likely going to reach for? Easy, your sister. Even though at times she might make you mad and feel like punching her in the face you know you love her because you were raised together and have been through so much. I remember throwing my sister across the room yelling at her i hated her,soon enough my mom walked in and told me you'll only spend so many years living together after that your on your own. It really left me thinking and i reminded me of all those fun times we've had going to Disney Land, helping her do her hair, getting ready for school. I know that no matter how mad and furious i get at her no one will ever replace her and ill have to forgive her one day. On days i cry and feel down she brings me food or watches tv with me to try and cheer me up. Im not always the nicest person to her, but she knows i love her and keeps trying to talk to me even if i push her away.The diffrence between friends and family is that if you trust them and give in and tell them something you want no one to know, to a friend its just oh yea just one secret, but to family a member it affects them and they know that it will hurt you if you were to tell. My biggest joy is my family, and they no that because we'll always be together through thick and thin.

Hurricane Irene/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/hurricane-irene-us-threat_n_933834.html

On Tuesday hurricane irene hit miami and may hit georgia,or the carolinas by this weekend. Hurricane Irene was the first Atlantic hurricane of the season that had maximum sustained winds early Tuesday around 100 mph, and was centered about 50 miles northeast of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Also Florida could begin feeling some effects from the storm late Wednesday.