Do Now 4/9/14

"Make sure your own worst enemy doesn't live between your two ears." - Lord Hamilton

This enemy is your worst one possible. He/She knows your every moves at the same time you do. You can't punish them physically because they equal you in size, strentgh, and speed. This enemy is you. Only you can stop you from stopping you. LOL

Commentary 4/7/14

Ja'Quala Smith : Attitude

Angel Morris : Attitude

Do Now April 1st, 2014

"If you are not part of the solution, you are probably part of the problem." - Eldridge Clever


The bible says that you can not serve two masters, so I'm just guessing that it is difficult to play both sides of a situation. That is all I can really say about this quote. I'm sorry that I could not say more.

Commentary 3/28

Mariyah Mannie - Truth

Kyla Simone - Truth

TRUTH

"Truth is Powerful and it Prevails." - Sojourner Truth

You will never find falseness in the truth. There is nothing you can do to the truth. You can stand upright on the truth while a lie will give out under pressure.

Commentary 3/24

Eric Dun : Ghosts 3/24/2014
Eric Dun : Always a King 3/24/2014

GHOSTS

"The Past is a Ghost, The Future is a Dream. All we ever have is the here and now." - Bill Cosby

This is very true. The past is what haunts people and usually hinders people from success in their present. Thinking about the future can be a source of stress, and fear of failure in the future can cause problems. The only safe way to live is to forget about what you can not change and to not worry about what is to come. You never know when you will depart from Earth. This is why you should just let God lead the way and live in the many ups and downs of the present. LIVE LOVE LIFE.

Commentary 3/18

Angel Morris - 3/17 Kings and Queens

Ja'Quala Smith - 3/17 Kings and Queens

Mariyah Mannie - 3/17 Kings and Queens

Kings

"There is always a King in Every Crowd. Why not it Be You?"

This is true. I was just talking about something a little similar to this yesterday actually. In every situation, someone has to be a leader. In most situations, I am a leader. This is just how my life tends to go. I am always lending help but, when I need some, none is received. My luck is always that I am the person that has to make the tough decisions. I don't complain though. I feel as if I am being prepared for something greater.

Commentary

February 27th, 2014
Angel Morris: Vision
Devonte Smith: Vision

Thomas Jefferson

"In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock."

I think what Mr. Jefferson was saying is that style changes. People may change, phones may change, cars may change, but you should not. Just because everyone else may be doing something does not mean you have to. If the current is swimming with something that you do not believe in, then you should stop swimming and get out. Stand on what you believe in.

Kayla Brown "Lack of" Mariyah Mannie "Don't take life for granted."

Ja'Quala Smith "Granted" Devonte Smith "Granted"

Maya Angelou.

"We may take many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

"If at first you don't succeed. . .You can dust yourself and try it again. You can dust it off and try it again, try it again. Because if at first you don't succeed. . .You dust yourself off and try it again. You can dust yourself off and try it again, try it again." - Aaliyah

Parents

"What makes a good father is not what you leave for your son, but what you leave within your son"

A good father leaves a large shadow for his son. A good father leaves big shoes that are not so easy to fill. A good father is someone you respect to the utmost because you have bared witness to his success and failures. A good father says things that you remember for years after years and over more. A good father is always by your side. A good father raises a good son.

Richard Sheridan

"The surest way NOT to fail is to determine to succed."

Uh, Sure it is. I guess if you are determined enough you can pull off anything you put your mind to. There is no 100% chance that you will not fail though. No  matter how determined and disciplined you may be, no one's perfect, so failure is a possiblity

Do Now January 24th, 2014

"In Three Words I can sum up everything I've learned about life, IT GOES ON..." - Robert Frost

Gosh it doesn't get any clearer and realer than this quote right here. I'm only 17 years of age, but I've seen people waste so much time on something that they can not change. There are probably many people who need to know that life goes on. People need to get together things in their lives that they can CONTROL, KIND OF CONTROL, and CAN'T CONTROL. Once you do this, i feel that life will be easier for some people.

Kobe in the NBA 2014 All-Star Lineup

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931052-nba-all-star-game-2014-when-and-where-to-catch-starting-lineup-announcement


I don't think Kobe should be in the All-Star line-up. He Has not played enough this season to be an all-star. Sure he is Kobe "Bean" Bryant, one of the greatest of all time, but the title all-star is to be earned. He has earned it many times in the past, but not this season. What do you guys think?

Jayquala Smith: January 22nd, 2014 : Ciara and future. Devonte Smith : Jimmy Graham

The Road to Success

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 game. Twenty-six times I've even been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." -Michael Jordan

The concept of failure in most minds of teenagers is so powerful. Everyone is scarred to fail, but there is reason to be. Failure can be humiliating, consequences could follow and, it messes with your mentality. These are only a few reasons why failure is so powerful. Who wants to feel embarrassment or be punished or have there heads bogged? With these things being said you should be open to failure because it will not kill you, and what does not kill you makes you stronger. You have to fail to succeed. Failure is only a part of success. Even Legends fail.

Kayla brown and Mariah Mannie.  "Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% on how you react" January 15th, 2014.

Life Tips

Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.
-Charles Swindle

You know the saying, "Actions speak louder than words" , well its true. Your actions define you much more than your words. In the United States, you can say whatever you want, but your actions could get you sent to prison. This example is an example on why the percentage of what happens to you is so slim in importance on how you react to it. So, think before you speak, or better yet think before you act.

My New Year's Resoulution

1. My goal for this year is to have a nice summer and make some money to buy a car.
2. I can reach these goals by saving cash up and getting a job.