Today, my friend, Tiffany Sierro, came over to hang out. We had a lot of fun. We slays have fun though :) I showed her my blog and she wanted a shout out so here it is! we actually applied for a scholarship today. I always want to apply but it takes forever to fill them out so it always discourages me. Well Tiffany, I love you very much :)

Finally Returned my Bag

For Christmas, I got this beautiful purse from Urban Outfitters. It really did seem perfect for me. I was so excited! What do you know, the first day I use it, it breaks. The darn chain strap would not stay on. I was so u[set! After all, I just got the darn purse! My sister's bag that she got just happened to also be broken so we returned them. They came in the mail about 3 weeks later and I was super excited to use it again. I mean, the bag is really cute. The colors, size, everything was just so good for me! So I put all of my stuff in it and brought it to school again. You wouldn't think that it would happen again but it did. The bag's chain (the same chain) broke again. I was mad. That just shows that although Urban's items may be very cute, they are crappy quality. So earlier, my mom, sister, and myself went out to Victoria Gardens to return the purse. They ended up having cute stuff but you could just tell that the same thing would most likely happen, something would break. So I just got my money back and went to this cute store, Fransesca's. I found this BEAUTIFUL purse! This one is even better then the last! I love the color, the size, the texture, the interior, everything!!! I like to consider it an early birthday gift from my mom and dad. :) Basically, I'm in a good mood because I got some pretty amazing stuff. Good night!

Earth Unrecognizable?

According to the scientists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, by 2050 our planet will be unrecognizable. Whether it be from competition of scarce resources or global warming, we won't know what hit us. For Earth to be able to handle a population of 9 billion, "we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000," said Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund. Clay reports that as people make more money, they tend to eat more meat. Then with incomes expected to triple, we can only imagine how much more meat will be consumed.

Schwartz,, Kate. "Planet Could Be 'Unrecognizable' in 40 Years - Population Is Getting Richer, and Competing for Ever-scarcer Resources." Newser | Headline News Summaries, World News, Breaking News, and Local News. 21 Feb. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2011. .

Mosque controversy debate
Today was our class debate about the mosque controversy. I immediately took the side for building the mosque center. What is a place of hope and worship possibly going to hurt? We as people have no right to tell anyone that they can't worship wherever they want. I understand that they could move it away from ground zero out of respect for the lost lives, but they are not obligated to. The people wanting to build the center have absolutely nothing to do with the 9/11 attackers. The only thing they have in common is their religious views. I share the same religious views as the guy who interrupts soldiers funerals but you won't see people having a fit about me stepping near a cemetery. In all honesty, it felt as if people were basing their views against the mosque center out of pure ignorance. People don't spend enough time researching so they just go along with whatever the majority goes with. I really thought that this discussion, or should I say debate, was very riveting. I like debates more than discussions, they're more fun! Our class period was very fun and I enjoyed learning about the topic.

SOTU Project

tragedy: It always seems to take a tragedy to bring us together as a whole.
dreams: We dream for so much change for our people.
moments: Each moment that passes is another moment where someone needs change to occur.
tomorrow: Each tomorrow holds so much hope for us all.
expect: The people of our country expect so much out of our government, things that our government really don’t have control over.
vote: We as he people vote in our government officials yet we feel like they are not doing enough for us.
democrats: The democrats and the republicans fight and argue so much about topics that seem like nothing to everyday people and the world to them.
republicans: The republicans are arguing with the democrats over house rule right now and if you asked any person off the street, they wouldn’t even know why it is important.
politics: Politics seems like such a strategic game to our officials.
elections: It took our people to elect each one of those officials in office.
jobs: Right now, so many people are fighting to find a job.
work: For so many people, it seems nearly impossible to find work.
unemployment: Our country has found itself with too much unemployment.
progress: According to statistics, our country is suppose to be out of the recession, yet we still find fellow americans desperate for any type of work.
recession: Our country feels like it’s been in one of our top recessions for such a long time.
success: People are fighting for success in everything.
taxes: Taxes have always been a big part of our country’s history.
benefits: What benefits do our people get now with so many problems?
pride: We live in a country that is full of pride.
revolution: During these times, we experience revolutions everyday
education: Education is an extremely important topic. Our students today do not take it as seriously as they should.
prosperous: The new technology that is out today is making people prosperous.
research: New research and new technologies is expanding our people.
idea: Our people are full of bright, new ideas. We experience new ideas every single day.
destiny: Starting from the beginning of our country, our people have always believed that our country had an amazing destiny.
question: In order to expand, we need to be able to ask questions and spark answers to those questions.
change: Our country is desperate for change.
reform: We are trying to reform in every way possible.
reinvent: Our people are constantly reinventing themselves.
fuel: Fuel has always been a source of where our money seems to go.
market: Our market has been messy lately, but Obama is planning on fixing it.
clean energy: The country needs clean energy, clean air and water, in order to healthy and functioning.
homework: Our children do need to be doing their homework in order to get the education that they need.
hard work: Hard work is what gets things done.
discipline: Our children need discipline to really accomplish things.
high performance: The higher the performance, the better job that is done.
race to the top: This is the new law that will replace no child left behind. It will hopefully encourage schools to do better.
standards: Everywhere we go, there are always standards. When will people realize that standards are for the bare minimum?
good schools: Good schools will give our youth a better chance to succeed.
compete: Competition is what stimulates our economy.
revitalize: We need our schools and economy revitalized.
deport: Deportation is a major issue with our country and the people who visit and try to make here their home.
rebuild: We need to rebuild our economy.
efficient: In order to actually see a change, we need to be efficient.
digital age: Obama talks a lot about how this is the digital age.
simplify: Why must we make things so complicated? It doesn’t help anyone when people are confused. Simplicity will help us the most.
exports: Our people need to keep our jobs here and be able to supply for other countries.
create: What our country needs is to create new jobs for our people.
laws: These new laws are meant to help our people rather than to help big businesses get more money.
health care: Our health care situation has been so complicated. No one can seem to agree on anything. Obama says he is open to suggestion and to help our people get the health care that they deserve.

Mid Winter!!

Last night was so much fun! I can't believe this was only my first dance. I started getting ready around two because my date came over at four for pictures. It took such a long time to get ready. I had "glam squad" aka my mom and sister, doing my hair and make up. It looked amazing. They really did such a great job! Then my lovely date, Isaac, came over and we took pictures for an hour. We took over 200 pictures! It was fun but editing all of those wasn't the best. :p Then we hung out around my house and my sister and mom surprised us with a nice date set up for our dinner. We thought we were going to eat beef stew with my family but nope! They set up candles and rose petals. It was beautiful. We then go to the dance at about 8:30 and stood in line with some friends. We got in the dance about 9 and danced the whole night. We said hi to friends and took a few more pictures. I am not normally a dancer but I was really enjoying myself last night. Some people at our school though.. there are some very inappropriate dancers. I laughed at them because they are stupid. We enjoyed our night together and it was really a night I won't forget. <3

Human Shield Protects Egypt's Museum

Human Shield

On Monday, many citizens in Cairo surrounded Egypt's museums to protect them from thieves. Vandals broke in a few nights before and caused some damage. They broke a King Tut statue and robbed most of the jewlery in the gift shop. Luckily, the damages are fixable. The country's police eventually came and took over for the citizens.

Gay, Mara. "Human Shield of Civilians Protects Egypt's Museums." AolNews.com. Aol, 1 Feb. 2011. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. <http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/01/human-shield-of-civilians-protects-egypts-museums/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk2%7C40755>.