18
March
2009
What is democracy?
Democracy is a form of government run mostly by the people. The people vote, the people pay, the people live with the decisions.
In a democracy, the people vote for which candidates will represent their town, state and country. The people are the ones who vote for state representatives, governors, mayors, and even the president. The people hold the power to choose a leader for our country. The people are the ones who pay taxes on everything. “We the people,” are the first words in the constitution. They show that the U.S. has a democratic government that is for the people. We are the ones who choose who will lead our nation and we are the ones that have to deal with our decision.
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Democracy is a form of government where laws and rights apply to every person in the nation. Everyone in the U.S. has freedom of speech and religion. Everyone will be arrested for robbery. It doesn’t matter who the person is because the laws and rights of the democracy automatically pertain to them.
I used the following websites to write this post:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy
http://www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/iraq/WhaIsDemocracy012004.htm
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18
March
2009
I define a person based on their intentions. Someone can mean to do something but something goes wrong and it doesn’t come out the way they planned. Everyone makes mistakes. It shows that they wanted to do good but made a mistake. Even if someone intended to do something and then did something else on purpose, then they changed their intentions. They may have originally intended to do something good but changed their mind and did something bad. That shows that they wanted to do something bad because they intended to. That is what you should judge them by. Also, someone may do something bad but for a good reason. Death penalty is an example of this. Killing a person is a crime, but they sentence bad people to death because they have done something wrong. The intention was to get rid of the bad people which is good but the action was killing which is bad.
Most people who did great things had great intentions. Very few had no intentions and just happened to do something great. Some intend to do something and it turned out differently but they had intentions. We choose people for jobs mostly based on what they say they will do in the position. When I went to my Choate interview, they said ”Tell me about yourself,” and everyone said that it really meant “What are you going to bring to Choate?” They did look at my past grades and tests scores but the main question was about what I intend to do for them. When anyone applies for a job, it’s the same thing. Yes, they look at past actions but they want to know what you intend to do in the future. For example, someone could be applying to be a doctor at a hospital. They could have gone to 8 years of medical school, found a cure for cancer and done surgery on over 400 people, but if they don’t intend on bringing anything to the hospital, then they won’t get the job. I know I’m exaggerating a little but the point is that their intentions matter the most. We choose our president based on his/her intentions. They say what they are intend to do and we pick them based on that.
What do you think? Do you define a person by their actions or intentions? Why?
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10
March
2009
This time is for real. I got into Choate! I’m so excited. Thanks to all who supported me and believed I could do it. Now I have to make a huge decision. That won’t be for a while. I’m sooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9
March
2009
Read the previous post before you read this:
Today is my dad’s birthday but he wasn’t here. He and my brother went to Florida. It’s been a good day. I had CMTs. The student directors in my group and I made a lot of progress with our group for drama. We finally know who is playing each character. It’s a lot of hard work but it’s also fun. I can’t believe it! I got the letter from Choate and I got in! I had been worrying sooooo much and now I have to decide where to go. That’s all for now!
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9
March
2009
I’m going to High School next year and I applied to Choate. Now I’m nervous because I find out whether I got in very soon. I think they send out the acception letters tomorrow. I can’t wait yet I don’t want to find out. If I get in I have to decide where I’m going and if I don’t then I know where I’m going. We’ll see.
By the way the next post will be in the future and may not actually happen. It is just made up.
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9
March
2009
In our school there is going to be a series of skits put on by some students. There are groups of kids and student directors and I’m one of the student directors. It is sooooo much fun. We took and play and changed it up a little. Now we have to decide who’s doing which part and it’s going to be hard. Our group is awesome. I have never done anything like this and now I get to. So far it’s been great.
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1
March
2009
I was tagged by Tim to do this post and I had to put a lot of thought into it. I wanted to be tagged but hadn’t really thought of what to say. Here it goes……
1. Travel Europe like my lucky friend Julia who is going there soon.
2. Be accepted by Choate Rosemary Hall. I might not go but I at least want to get in. I find out this month!
3. Graduate from a good college.
4. Find a cure for a type of cancer or at least make significant advances towards finding one.
5. Get an award for something great.
6. Get married and have kids.
7. Be 100 years old. In other words I want to die after I turn 100 but that’s a big dream.
8. Invent something awesome.
9. Be the first to do something.
10. Change the world for the better.
All those “somethings” are unkown but I still hope they happen. I know I have big dreams, but hey, I like to dream big. Maybe all of these will really happen, maybe some will, or maybe none will. Either way I’m going to try.
And now I will tag…….
Jasmine
Darianne
Courtney
Emily
Jenna
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1
March
2009
Over the summer there was a group of people that put on the show Grease. I was in it and I made lots of new friends. Some of my friends were in a show this weekend and I went to go see it. It was Willy Wonka Jr. and they did a great job. One of my friends played Charlie and he did amazing. One of my friends was in the lighting booth. And my friends Abby and Lauren shared the part of Mrs. Bucket(Charlie’s mom)/Grandma Georgina. We went to 2 shows so that we could see both of them play the part and they both did fantastic. I was glad that I went because I got to see their play and them. It was funny, especially when Mrs. Bucket kept hitting Mr. Bucket in the face and when the grandparents found out that Mr. Bucket lost his job. They grab there pillows and started whacking the bed with them screaming “We’re gonna starve!” I loved watching my friends and the others in the show. They did a great job.
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18
February
2009
I was tagged by my friend Priscila and Mallorie to do a post about super powers and here it is.
If you could have one super power, what would it be?
I would want to fly. I have always wondered what it would be like to fly. I wish to see the world from a real bird’s eye view. I want to feel the wind against my face and soar above the ocean. That would be amazing.
If you could choose not to have a super power, what would it be?
I would not want laser vision or laser anything. I would not want to be near anything like that. Knowing how clumsy I am, I’d end up zapping myself and losing a body part.
Finally here are the people I am tagging:
Katie
Lyndsay
Ana
Caleb
Tiffany
Kayla
Mr. Bogush
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13
February
2009
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow! It’s a day for love and happiness. If there’s someone out there that is special to you, do something nice for them. Even if you don’t like anyone, it’s a day to be kind. Give someone a compliment. Say “Happy Valentine’s Day!” to someone. Hope you have a good day tomorrow. And….
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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