Each generation has something valuable to offer

Each generation has something valuable to offer to society. Starting back from hundreds of generations ago when the wheel was invented. Now imagine if we didn't have the key generations that invented the things that make our world what it is. Cars, roads, skyscrapers, toaster ovens? if none of these had come to be what would our world be like?

You always here the older generation saying us teenagers are hoodlums, no goods, and overall nuisances, but our generation and all the generations after us are going to keep changing the world just like the generations before us did. Saying a generation has nothing to offer is like saying its not raining when there is a thunder storm outside. Just looking in high school you see the people who are going to change the world, the kids who are going to invent the new things that make our lives work. So to the people who say that a generation, any generation, has nothing to offer society? Look at what all the generations before us who were told the same thing accomplished.

HP 7 review

This groundbreaking phenomenon is the best yet of the Harry Potter franchise. The never-ending action and intertwining plot leaves you on the edge of your seat, and your mind realing. The beggining of the end brings a much darker tone to the magical world of Harry Potter, but the witty comedy, and emotional pull is still there. With all the action, love, adventure, and suspense you will wont be able to pull your eyes away from the screen. And the superb casting makes this thriller one for the history books.

Rant

Highschool. It makes or breaks you. People say its suppose to be the best time of you life, it makes who you are, changes you, blah blah blah. Yes some of these are true, but you also have to see the side where it is a building full of hormonal, immature,kids, who feed off drama. Now i cant personally say i have never started or taken part in drama, but the rumours heard in this prison like building are quite crazy. You have to worry about grades, gradding, being accepted, fitting in, drama, rumours, and everything else under the sun, who knew the "best time of your life" would be so difficult and stressful. More importantly grad year. Now truth be told the parties, and the grad events are a good time, but the stress about grads, school, and what you are going to do with the rest of your life. Yes i said the REST OF YOUR LIFE. That is quiet a hefty decision for 17 and 18 year olds. But really who would have thought that the four years of highschool would decide everything for you, if you fail math you cant go to this school, if you dont pass english you never graduate, like really is all a little crazy. I know that the administration and teachers are trying to help us become better citizens in our society and get us ready for university, but the requirments for graduating and college are a little steep. In retrospect i have to say highschool has been a pretty decent couple of years, but boy am i glad to be done.

The Road Less Traveled

Yes, i do believe it is very important to love your job. Look at the people who are 40 years old and working at McDonalds, do they really look like they want to be flipping burgers and dealing with drunk teens? No. So having a job where your happy and loving what your doing is really important. I am going to go to school to become a Vet Technician. I plan on taking a year off to upgrade some math classes and to work, and then going on to either TRU or Douglas College to take the Vet Tech course.

Research

Steig Larsson was born on August 15th 1954 and died on November 9th 2004 due to a heart attack. He wrote professionally as a Swedish journalist and writer, he published his millenium series after his death. He was the second best author in the world in 2008 and his millenium books had sold 27 million copies in more than 40 countries. Larssons first writing style was actually in sicence fiction rather than the popular crime fiction and had published quite a few short stories. He was initially a political activist for the Kommunistiska Arbetareförbundet and a photographer. In relation to Larssons death there were some thoughts that it was induced because of death threats he had earlier received, but they were later denied by  his publisher.

http://www.stieglarsson.com/

Perception is Everything.

The theme of this presentation is that what we see isnt nesesarily real. This connects to ad campaigns, and how the people in them, particularly the woman, are so altered and airbrushed. This shows girls that thats what they need to look like, when in truth nobody is really that perfect. Another thing i connected this too was how what we see on commercials isnt always true. Like all the infomercials showing remedies to grow hair back, and loose ten pounds in ten days. All these things are made to appear real but in reality they probably don't work. So really alot of the stuff we see on tv or in magaizines inst real, be it a model in a clothing ad, or a commerical for weightloss.

The Perils Of Indifference.

1. How dangerous it can become when people don't show interest or concern for something.
2. I connected the story "The Lottery" to mob mentality at sporting events. Particularly soccer in Europe. The crowd goes ballistic at these games, resulting in mass stampedes. While i have not personally experienced a stampede at one of these games, I did go to a soccer game in Madrid. And once I saw the thousands of people in the stands it was not very hard to imagine how mob mentality can make a huge impact here. There were close to 40,000 people in one stadium all jumping,screaming, and cheering for there team. It is pretty overwhelming, and from personal experience you do get caught up in the mentality of everyone in the stadium. So while it is not a very normal thing to have a stampede at a soccer game, but is very easy to get caught up in mob mentality while you are at one. Making the shocking ending to "The Lottery" a little more relatable. (Not saying i condone stoning people of course)

3. Elie Wiesel's speech relates to "The Lottery" because he is discussing how people do not intervene in the tragic events that are going on around them, and even get caught up in joining them. Elie also discusses how we see the children suffer form not intervening in tragic situations, this relates to the lottery because not only could a small child be picked to get stoned, but they also may lose a parent or a sibling to the lottery. He talks about how older generation actions affect the younger generation, and in both stories it is for the worse.