Amy Reed, The Book Clean interests me with its touching feelings of addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety and face themselves. None of the addicts like to talk about the truth about their past. Nor they like to share their darkest secrets and fears with a room of strangers.
A group of adolescents are addicts at first they are strangers to one another. Each one of them came from somewhere that they felt was their last stopping point and that they had nowhere to go, because of that they turned to their various addictions as comforts in the absence of what they lacked.But they learn to get along and learn about each other in the group session where they talk about their life stories. I learned that if you make a miss take there is no reason to hurt your self by blaming yourself or others. I like the book it is interesting how different this teens have faced bad situations that made them lead to the same consequence of being addicted to a drugs. One of characters from the book is Olivia she is addicted to pills she takes diet pills to get skinnier, at first she thinks she is different from everybody else in the rehab center because she says its not " a real drug" but she really is not she also has to face the fact that is also an addict. Olivia does not like anybody at the rehab center she does not talk to them at first she is always trying to work on school work and takes any time she can to do her homework. They don't really have time to do anything they have a schedule and do certain activities and group talks. The writer makes me believe in them as people because this are actual things that happen to many people , they become addicts to drugs or other things.
Olivia says " I don't understand what's so wrong about wanting to do my ******* homework. What's wrong with you people? Just because I'm focused and give a ****about my life and want to succeed, you think there's something wrong with me? Just because I'm different from all the losers in here?"
"I come from a whole society of perfect people." Compared to everyone in here, I might as well be from a different planet.
This book connects to people around the world with addiction and trying stay sober form their recovery of their addictions. To stay strong and not get tempted to go back on the wrong path of hitting rock bottom.
I recommend this book learn about how different people struggle in life like Olivia, Kelly,Christopher, Jason and Eve do they hit rock bottom or they learn to stay clean and sober?
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Current Event : 'Now's the time' to move on immigration,
In a recent article by Corey Dade, A national correspondent for the NPR Digital News , entitled " Obama Lays Out Immigration Plan But Avoids Thorny Issues" informs Obama finally giving "a route to citizenship for the more than 11 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S.
"The good news if for the first time in many years, Republicans and Democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together," Obama said in Las Vegas. "The question is do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government, to finally put this issue behind us? I believe if we resolve as a people, as a country, as a government we can obtain something good of it and then put the issue behind us.
"Of course I wanted more," says Kica Matos, a spokeswoman for the pro-immigrant group Fair Immigration Reform Movement. "We want to hear, for those of us who have been working so hard for long time frames, specifics of the legislation, exactly how we're going to get at citizenship. But we're certainly heartened that the speech happened in the first place and that the president finally, in a very public way, is taking this on." Illegal immigrants have been waiting for a opportunity to get citizenship so that we can work and drive with out fear. Some many illegal immigrants have been working so hard for a long time and have the hope that some day we will have the opportunity get citizenship.
"Obama did warn lawmakers, however, that he'd "send up my own proposal and insist that they vote on it right away" if they steer negotiations on a bill into partisan gridlock." I believe that its good that Obama is commited to obtain something that has always been promised by some president have left the issue behind.
"The good news if for the first time in many years, Republicans and Democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together," Obama said in Las Vegas. "The question is do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government, to finally put this issue behind us? I believe if we resolve as a people, as a country, as a government we can obtain something good of it and then put the issue behind us.
"Of course I wanted more," says Kica Matos, a spokeswoman for the pro-immigrant group Fair Immigration Reform Movement. "We want to hear, for those of us who have been working so hard for long time frames, specifics of the legislation, exactly how we're going to get at citizenship. But we're certainly heartened that the speech happened in the first place and that the president finally, in a very public way, is taking this on." Illegal immigrants have been waiting for a opportunity to get citizenship so that we can work and drive with out fear. Some many illegal immigrants have been working so hard for a long time and have the hope that some day we will have the opportunity get citizenship.
"Obama did warn lawmakers, however, that he'd "send up my own proposal and insist that they vote on it right away" if they steer negotiations on a bill into partisan gridlock." I believe that its good that Obama is commited to obtain something that has always been promised by some president have left the issue behind.
As an Hispanic student I have been waiting for this opportunity to be able to get a good education, and job and be able to get citizeship.
If we resolve this issue as a country i believe we can obtain something good of it , it can be good for the economy and other things .
Friday, January 18, 2013
My American Dream
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King know for his famous speech "I have a Dream" I am writing about the dream I have. My dream is to graduate, to get a better job, and to keep studying at a good college and get a career. When I have obtained those goals, My American dream will be a success.I plan to graduate like many other students.
Graduating is not the plan for some students. The reason is because they struggle a lot in school, and do not ask for help, or they have problems at their home. I can not say I do not struggle in school because I would be lying to myself; which I do not let it get to me. I ask for help, So I can understand what I am having trouble working on. I ask my friend, Geydi for help. She is good at studying and makes good grades. She helps me not fall behind in my subjects in school. Thanks to the help I have gotten, I am ready for my senor year to do even better so I can graduate.
Saving up for college mean doing a lot of work. I currently work in McDonald's a fast food restaurant. I can not say I love my job because I do not. The employees I work with are nice and so are the manager's. What I do not like about working at McDonald's is that I have to do the same thing every single day I work. I do drive through when I work in McDonald's. I do not even ask what I am going to be doing, because I know to get a head set and start taking orders. I do not enjoy doing it. I get tired of it all the time. That is why I would like to graduate and get a good career. Something I love to do like perform as a dancer.
I plan to still work at McDonald's but just to save enough money to go to college. Then on to a good college to get the studies I need to be able to get a good Career and do what I enjoy doing. The good thing about having a career is that even if you have to do the same thing every day of your career job, you do not mind at all because its something you enjoy doing.
To graduate, to get a better job, and to go to a good college is My American dream. If I achieve that dream, someday my name may be scrolling across the screen at movie theaters.
Graduating is not the plan for some students. The reason is because they struggle a lot in school, and do not ask for help, or they have problems at their home. I can not say I do not struggle in school because I would be lying to myself; which I do not let it get to me. I ask for help, So I can understand what I am having trouble working on. I ask my friend, Geydi for help. She is good at studying and makes good grades. She helps me not fall behind in my subjects in school. Thanks to the help I have gotten, I am ready for my senor year to do even better so I can graduate.
Saving up for college mean doing a lot of work. I currently work in McDonald's a fast food restaurant. I can not say I love my job because I do not. The employees I work with are nice and so are the manager's. What I do not like about working at McDonald's is that I have to do the same thing every single day I work. I do drive through when I work in McDonald's. I do not even ask what I am going to be doing, because I know to get a head set and start taking orders. I do not enjoy doing it. I get tired of it all the time. That is why I would like to graduate and get a good career. Something I love to do like perform as a dancer.
I plan to still work at McDonald's but just to save enough money to go to college. Then on to a good college to get the studies I need to be able to get a good Career and do what I enjoy doing. The good thing about having a career is that even if you have to do the same thing every day of your career job, you do not mind at all because its something you enjoy doing.
To graduate, to get a better job, and to go to a good college is My American dream. If I achieve that dream, someday my name may be scrolling across the screen at movie theaters.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Current Connection : Jeffrey Giuliano
“A popular fifth grade teacher fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense outside his neighbor’s house during what appeared to be attempted late night burglary, and then discovered the teen was his son”, said State police.
My current connection is about a Man named Jeffrey Giuliano who killed his 15 year old son named Tyler Giuliano. This incident happened Thursday September 27 at around 1:00am in New York. Giuliano had received a call from his sister who lives next door saying that she thought someone was trying to break into her house. Giuliano got a gun and went outside to check, Giuliano then saw someone wearing a black ski mask and black clothing. Giuliano then fired his gun when the person he saw started running towards him with a shiny weapon in his hand. When the police arrived to were the incident happened a state trooper took the ski mask off and then was seen that it was the son of Jeffrey Giuliano. (NAL)
I think that it was ok that Jeffrey Giuliano shot the teenager without knowing it was his son because, it’s like your first instinct to do when you think you’re about to get hurt. Jeffrey Giuliano didn’t know it was his son I’m quite sure if he knew he wouldn’t have shot him. I would have shot the person if I had a gun and they were running towards me with a knife. (NAL)
Friday, November 16, 2012
Current event : The Blue Eyed Butcher movie (based on a true story
This movie i had recently seen which i liked. I read it was based on a true story. The movie got my attention so i read on what had happen in real life. Which is similar to the movie. In the movie Blue-Eyed Butcher.Texas beauty, Susan Wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an adoring husband, Jeff, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends. But six years into their marriage, the fairy tale crumbles. Jeff starts to abuse her physically and sexually threw out their marriage but she decides to keep it hidden from her family and friends. Then one day she gets tired of all of the abuse she had put up with and kills her husband.Susan Wright tied her husband Jeff Wright to their bed and stabbed him 193 times with two different knives. She then buried his body in their Houston backyard. She attempted to cover up the crime scene by painting the bedroom. Susan had said she killed her husband for self defence but was it really self defence? If i was abused in any way by anyone i would go straight to the police and let them take care of it. I wouldn't ever like to kill any body.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Current Connection: Secret Flying Saucer
In a recent article Fox News.com entitled "Goverment report on secret flying saucer program mad available" 1) Build a flying saucer. 2) informing us about flying saucers.
"Thers record have been classified probably since thier carmichael, directed to the declassificatin review disisionat NDC, told popular mechanics, which first posted news of the complete document."
"It's like somebody went into somebodies office, emptied out a filling cabinet, stuck it in a box, sealed it off to the federal records center"
"An NDC repreventative told foxnews.com that the group is" in the process of digitizing" the entire document and has not released it onto its website"
The world is always wondering about flying saucers. It says so on the internet, in magazines, and in news papers.
I think in conclution that we should know what goes on and not have it hidden from us.
"Thers record have been classified probably since thier carmichael, directed to the declassificatin review disisionat NDC, told popular mechanics, which first posted news of the complete document."
"It's like somebody went into somebodies office, emptied out a filling cabinet, stuck it in a box, sealed it off to the federal records center"
"An NDC repreventative told foxnews.com that the group is" in the process of digitizing" the entire document and has not released it onto its website"
The world is always wondering about flying saucers. It says so on the internet, in magazines, and in news papers.
I think in conclution that we should know what goes on and not have it hidden from us.
Current Connection: Why Bacteria, But Not Humans, Can Live on Caffine
In a recent article by Veronique Greenwood. Entitled "Why Bacteria, But Not Humans, Can Live on Caffeine." "How does bacteria live on Caffeine?" "Why cant humans live on caffeine?"
"Compare the calorie count for a black coffee with a latte and it's obvious that humans don't get energy in the scientific sense, from caffeine."
"These doesn't seem to be a problem for the new bacterium, pseudomonas putida CBB5, and several related bacteria that scientists have known for years, who get all the calories they need from it."
"Human liver enzymes, which have the task of processing caffeine and other drugs, can get part of the way there. They can remove the CH3 group stuck to the rings, just as bacterial enzymes do. But after that, humans show the caffeine.
You can look up on the Internet to see what would happen to a human if they tried to live off a caffeine.
In conclusion you shouldn't try to live off caffeine, because you will probably, most likely die.
"Compare the calorie count for a black coffee with a latte and it's obvious that humans don't get energy in the scientific sense, from caffeine."
"These doesn't seem to be a problem for the new bacterium, pseudomonas putida CBB5, and several related bacteria that scientists have known for years, who get all the calories they need from it."
"Human liver enzymes, which have the task of processing caffeine and other drugs, can get part of the way there. They can remove the CH3 group stuck to the rings, just as bacterial enzymes do. But after that, humans show the caffeine.
You can look up on the Internet to see what would happen to a human if they tried to live off a caffeine.
In conclusion you shouldn't try to live off caffeine, because you will probably, most likely die.
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