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2012 Resolution

writes on — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:45:15 +0000

Any ideas on what my new year’s resolution should be? I know that’s really something that I should be thinking of? I don’t know what my
life is like and where I want it to go. I don’t want to have the same resolution I always have every year like get good grades, do well in
school..etc. it’s always the same old thing. I don’t need to achieve that because I’m already doing well in school. I don’t need to be
worrying about that. Maybe I should be worry about it a little. Okay maybe that should be one of my resolutions because it’s pretty
important. I do need to pass high school. Wait…I got it! I do have a resolution. All of the sudden it just popped to me. I got a resolution
for 2012 is to write more, help with my friend’s problems more , be more neat, be more organize, focus more …etc I could keep on going and
make the list longer but I would be up all night. I’ll someday achieve those goals. Some words I like to say to 2011 are, you’ve been such a
difficult year. But guess what? I got through it and I still wear a smile. This year is a fresh new start to start all over and make everything turn out as I want. Hopefully it’s going to be a great one. Let’s see and find out while I take myself to this journey.

Dear Santa

writes on — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:01:02 +0000

Dear Santa,

I know I’m too old to be writing you a letter but if it’s not too late would you still do me a favor today on Christmas day. All I’m asking from you is for my family and my relatives to be spending time together in the afternoon and the rest of the night. That’s all. It’s not much I’m asking from you. I want us to gather around and have a best time we never had. I don’t want to ruin this day but I had this morning. Our start of Christmas did not turn out so great because I was being snobby, but would you forgive me for the way I was acting in the morning. I don’t blame you if don’t forgive me. I want to remember this moment we had fun together on Christmas. I don’t want to take with me a horrible memory when I start a new day. If you could make magic and sprinkle some love on this Christmas day. I be so thankful. Don’t do it for me, do it for my family. Could you make that happen?

Merry Christmas

It’s one of those days

writes on — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:20:20 +0000

This was a message to mom.

It’s one of those days I feel down on myself. Everything falls apart and my strengths are gone. Here’s another long writing you just got today. This might take you all night reading this (sarcasm) but one question…Do my e-mails entertain you? How do they make you feel? I do take my time to put all this together just for you to read this. Yes, it does take me a long time to write it all out, but it’s worth it!!!

How can I contra-trait on my school work at home!!! I want to get things done but I can’t!!!!! I’m so frustrated at this moment!!! I’m sooo stressed!!! I’m in a lot of pressure on my mind right now!! I’m trying to do one of my journal writing all over again because it got deleted/lost… GONE forever!!!!! Life is sooooooooooooo MISERABLE!!!!! I’m getting so many bad lucks!! So far I got more than 4 bad lucks last week and it’s still going on!! When is this bad luck going to go away!!!!! Karma is keep coming back, hitting me in the back. How can I pass my first year of high school when I can’t do my work! I do have a lot of journals I have to write. I have to type 15 lines before Thursday!! You know how tough that is going to be for me when I have swimming and Mrs. Allen!!! All the things I’m doing that are not involving school work is wasting a lot of my time!! If I can’t do my school work at all then why I’m still in school? why? I should just drop out of school!!! I can’t have any breaks now on. Tears are running down from my cheeks while I’m typing this to you!!! You should see my face right now!! It’s in pain!! so many tears are coming down so fast!! My nose are getting stuffed up!!! One thing that is going to frustrate me and going to cry over about it… is school!!! I feel like school is always taking away my fun!!! When do I ever have fun??? The answer is never!!! I don’t want to be hear right now at all, spending my Monday night sitting here on the couch typing this at all, feeling upset. You know where I want to spend my day. The one and only place I want to spend my day is in heaven!!!! That’s where God is!!! He could help me with my problems a whole lot!!! He would understand a lot, what I’m going threw. He could fix my problems and help slow the frustration away. I just want someone walk to me, hold my hands and tell me to my face that everything is going to be all right!! Is that ever going to happen!!! I’m waiting but nothing happens. You didn’t know I was upset today. well I am A LOT!!! I keep hiding my feelings and emotions inside. This is why you don’t know how I feel until I e-mail you and that’s the only way you find out. This is the worst night I ever had for a long time!! I don’t remember the last time I felt this worst in my life. Right now I’m sitting hear in this dark closet, leaning my back on the wall typing this e-mail to you. I’m in a lot of pain right now. It’s no fun at all!!! pain… like a very deep inside pain…..like a bullet aiming right threw my head, that’s the pain I’m feeling. I wish God could find me and sit right here next to me. I wish I could talk things out with him!! I wish he could do something for me…. what would that be? To give me his hand!! (help me) That’s how badly I need help!! IT WOULD MAKE MY DAY IF HE WAS HERE!!!! Is there any hope for me in life? In the future? What about now?

I was actually taking this time to write this. These words aren’t just coming out of no where. Their was a point to this. If you have notice. (more than one point I was saying) I was actually thinking about what I really wanted to say. These true words are coming straight out from my heart through my brain and on to my hands just to write this on the screen and send this to you!!!

These words of Jenna Morrisey!

Words to God…
when everything falls apart… your arms hold me together, you’re the only hope for this heart. When everything falls apart and my strengths is gone. I find you mighty and strong.
you keep holding on….
you keep holding on
When I see darkness all around me when I see that tradegy has found me. I still beleive your faithfull arms will never let me go and still I know!!!
hope is rising with the sun!!

This is true!!!! Words of the best man who sang this!!! “Everything falls” by Flee

xxxxoooo……………….. hugs and kisses
love always will. Please never forget that!!!
I will always will !!!! I say ALWAYS WILL!!! I pick those two word and combined them because it’s a very strong word to mean for love!!! I thought love is just not enough so I just added two more words after love to make it stronger!!!

I’m going to end this e-mail with a good night!!!

Jen

Oct. 27/11

writes on — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:09:43 +0000

It’s 12:32 o’clock at night and I’m still up at this hour. I got bored so I was reading my e-mails that I sent you in the pass few days and for years. My yahoo and my gmail. A lot of them were old. Most of the e-mails I sent you are pretty long because it’s more like a story…whatever you want to call it. Not all the e-mails, I sent you are that long, but a lot of them are. I just don’t know when to stop typing/writing. My hands are always pressing bottoms on the keyboard. Some of my e-mails, I sent you were depressing, sad, emotional, heartbreaking, telling my feelings out from my heart, joyful, and most of them are my personal life problems. Why do I feel this way? It’s probably being a teenager…this age. I’m still in my teen phase. I’ll grow out of it- someday soon. When I read my e-mails that I sent you. I did feel like I was in that mood. In that position. It took me back in memories. Stories can make you feel this way, if you ever experienced it. Off the topic. Have you ever stayed up late…so late that all you were doing is typing a long story? I have. I don’t actually remember the day when this happened. It has been so long. I did stay up over midnight, typing away on my computer in my bedroom. I write… whatever comes to my mind and I do have full patent to sit down and start typing. I usually don’t have to think about what I have to say because I know what I want to say so I just go write it out. Just like that. It was a pretty darn good day!! The moment I stayed up late, typing

all these years I have developed so much in my writings and I will never ever stop writing. I will keep on writing until I get better and better and start experiencing new words. I have this promise that I’ll keep on writing in my inter life. Some people just don’t write at all for fun or keep a journal for themselves to look back. Their missing their whole life- days…after days. All the memories their leaving back in their pass. I’ll sometimes go threw my journals or e-mails and start reading. I do have so many of them. I sometimes laugh at myself of all the mistakes I have made.

Track Try Out

writes on — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:01:17 +0000

Hi Mom,
Obviously, you know I’m trying out track on the 21st. I’m just letting you know that, I’m going to
put all my effort and impotently all my strength and ability. I will try not to quite so easily………
I know I wont. I will think of you when your gone and I do miss you!! It’s sad I wont be seeing you
in the morning like usual. I miss seeing you in the morning when you’re sitting on the chair drinking
your coffee by the table and reading the newspapers, flipping the pages. I will write you back
on the weekends and I will let you know what’s going on. I will try to e-mail you and please call
us. I do like hearing you on the phone when you speak. Back to the conversation when we were
talking about track tryout. We both have No CLUE, if I’m going to make it or not. It’s scaring me inside. I do
hope, that I do make into the team. My stomach got me twisted in knots. I tried very hard for this. I ran
every weekends back and forth on the road. I got tired out from all of that. Not really. I love doing it a lot.
Well wish me LUCK because I sure NEED IT!!! When your there to the MEET, please don’t embarrass
me, like you did at the science night. Please not this time. try not to talk to my friends, just only adults.
When you do talk to them, just talk to them in a nice COOL way. I really don’t want you to ruin my moment
and I do really need to get my head in the game not being disturbed by you. You can cheer me on but
just don’t yell my name out loud that everyone can hear it. When I say EVERYONE I’m talking about
adults,kids,& coaches. You can say my name softly, well…. maybe wee bit louder but not sooooo loud that
the whole single people can hear it. Please support me and be a nice mother because you know how much
this means a lot to me. On one condition PLEASE I’M BEGGING YOU DON’T EMBARRASS ME. just
try to fit in like other adults, and remember about cheering my name, you know how to do it now when I just
told you, AND don’t speak to me. If I have anything to say. I’ll come to you to talk to. I love you…….!!!!!!!
forever and always!!!

Love Jen Benn!:-) <3
written along time ago when I was in 8th grade.

3-17-11

UNTITLED

writes on — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:13:17 +0000

We cracked

like sunflower seeds between two teeth

We shattered

like glass beneath our feet

What happened?

Everything

like everything right and wrong

Nothing

like my favorite answer to your favorite question

What’s wrong?

Everything

because we are not we

and we cannot be

because of him and she

that we forced ourselves to see

because our love and feelings were too emotionally deep

for that moment…

but now we have time to see

what can and should be

no lies and pain baby

cause you’ve been on my mind constantly

and I wont give up I promise I wont

cause being with you is right and us apart is just a don’t

by: Jamiesha McCarthy

I need your advice!!! please help me.

writes on — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:12:55 +0000

I need your advice!!! please help me. I have this bad habit and I have problem.. I want this to stop,but I can’t. I really don’t have the gut to show off my parents to my friends out in public, so…. today I was at the 8th grade graduation at Glenn Allen. It was good in all except I blew it at the end! My mom got mad at me when I wouldn’t talk to her and wouldn’t get a picture of three of us (dad mom and I) She bride me saying if you have a picture of three of us on the bench then you’ll get your gift. But guess what I did. I rejected them and walk off and not getting the gift they were going to give me. Do you know what I’m saying. I do this every time. I don’t talk to them I walk away from them pretending I don’t know them. I’m not confident of myself. I’m always thinking what other people might think or say in the mind or act. I don’t know what’s going threw their mind when they see me with my parents. What face they make? This is a really bad problem. If I can’t be with my parents then in the future it’s going to be very difficult for me. I might change when I get older but I want to change now!!! Why I’m I like this??? I want to show how much I love my family and care so much for them but I reject them when I’m out in public. I want to show all my love to them!! I know I’m not being a very good daughter. My parents cares for me, if they didn’t care for me then they would come to my 8th grade graduation or want to take a picture of me with them or walk close to me, but I wasn’t being so caring or respectful. I ruined it for myself and for them too. I was a snob and rude!! I don’t want to be this kind of person!!! What do I do when this happens again. I really don’t want this to happen…. never ever. I’m scared about the future…. I’m always thinking ahead. I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Every wrong move I make might not turn out sooo great!! That is a bad problem I have. I’m really not doing a good job of showing my love to them.

Madison’s speech!!!!!!

writes on — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:11:58 +0000

Hello class of 2011! I would like to welcome all the parents and teachers that have come to support us today. Without them we couldn’t have been prepared for the next step we are about to take. Do remember how it all started? Sixth grade, everything was scary and new. We seemed so small and young. I remember beings so intimidated by the eighth graders. The year went by so fast and next thing we knew we were starting seventh grade. Things became more comfortable and we knew our way around. This was a year we enjoyed, but couldn’t wait to become leaders of the school. 8th grade was different. We were the oldest, the wisest, and unquestionably the coolest.Today June 15th, 2011 is the day that we as a class graduate the eighth grade together and begin a brand new journey to high school. But do we really understand what it all means? The official definition of graduation is to complete a class or course of study. That’s it—the whole definition Not very impressive, am I right? To me, graduation means more than that. It means growing, it means changing, it means moving on. Our three years of middle school have been a time to make lasting memories, like times with our friends, accomplishing new achievements, reaching our goals and finding out more about ourselves. We have grown as teams and as a grade, but more importantly as people. Even though we have all come from different schools, states, and even countries, we are all apart of this cougar family.We became smarter and more confident. Together, we listened as the school counselors told us about high school and together we move on to the next chapter in our lives. Today, we will bridge middle to high school together—in a matter of minutes—leaving behind a school, a grade, our team, and some great teachers. Together we will enter the high school next fall, and in four years we’ll graduate: the class of 2015. Even though we wont all be together at the same high school, we will have had our three years of middle school together and the memories are what we are going to take with us our whole lives—not some diploma or report card. Now we are on our way to a new journey that will lead us into a bright future with new heights and new directions. Congratulations cougars on a great year!

Jenna says: I sure think she did a wonderful job!!!!!! You rock Madison!! You did a very amazing job on this speech. I know how hard you worked on this!!I bet it took you very long time to make this asperfect as possible!!!

A helpful website that will increase your vocabulary.

writes on — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:31:29 +0000

click on this website

http://www.freerice.com/

there are 60 levels and for each answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the world food program to help end hunger!!!

I guarantee that if you play this game over and over again, it will be in your head for ever.

Please END HUNGER NOW!!!!

Research paper on Spain

writes on — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:07:38 +0000

Spain is a Great Place to Visit

Jenna Morrisey

June, 7^th, 2011

Block D- Mrs. Loan

Table of Contents

I. Interesting place to visit

A. History, People, Geography, Weather, Festival, Sports, Food, Famous Events

B. Interesting facts

1. Official Name: The Kingdom of Spain

2. Capital of Spain: Madrid

3. Money: Euro

4. Major Rivers: Guadalquivir, Ebro, Duero, MiTajo, and Guadiana

II. History + People

A. History

1. Settlers have migrated to Spain from Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean

Since the dawn of history.

2. Romans had Conquered Spain

B. People

1. The ethnic backgrounds of the Iberian Peninsula, the Celts and later

Conquerors from Europe and Africa.

2. The origins of the Basque people in the north of Spain remain unknown.
3. Added to the diversity.

III. Geography + Weather

A. Geography

1. Spain is on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe, Borders with Portugal, and

Gibraltar, also with France, and Andorra.

2. Spain is the 51^st biggest country in the world and the third biggest in

Europe

(After France and the Ukraine).

3. Spain is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.

B. Weather

1. Spain has one of the most diverse ecosystems in Europe. The region of

Almeria in the south-east resembles a desert in places, while the north-west

In winter can expect rain 20 days out of every month

2. The interior of Spain in a high, dry plateau surrounded and crisscrossed

by Mountain ranges.

3. It gets very hot in the summer and very cold and dry in the winter.

4. Droughts are common in Spain.

IV. Festivals

A. Bullfighting

1. Bullfight took place in celebration for the crowning of King Alfonso

2. It is very popular in Spain.

3. People watching bullfighting’s in Spain reaches one million every year.
B. Bull Running

1. Every year from July 7^th-14^th thousands pack into Pamplona to start

Spain’s most famous bull-running fiesta to honor Navarre capital’s patron Saint.

C. International Festival of Mediterranean

1. In Sept. there is a Folklife festival.

2. Visitors experience songs, dances and costumes of Mediterranean

Cultures

3. There are many religious festivals such as Reyes Magos.

4. Flamanico is a folk dance.

V. Sports

A. Soccer

1. This sport is the most important to Spain

2. It is one of the most popular sports played

3. The best team that played against each other is Madrid and Barca

4. Sports is there passion

5. World cup is there precious sport they enjoy to play!

VI. Food

A. Spanish meals

1. The Spanish start their day with a thick hot chocolate and pastry.

2. Few hours later, at around 10 or 10:30 are the second breakfast, which

Maybe sausages, eggs and bread.

3. Around 12pm, a nibbled on with a little wine.

4. They have lunch later for most European Standards and are often after

2pm. Two or three courses.

5. Afternoon snack and is usually between 9pm and 10pm and is lighter

then The comida, but still may be of soup, fish, vegetables.

VII. Famous Events

A. Christopher Columbus

1. was an Italian explorer, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492,

Hoping to find a route to India?

2. Columbus sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. On

his First trip, Columbus led an expedition with three ships, the Nina, the

Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

3. Sailed with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 mean to find gold capture I

Indians and slaves in the Indies.

B. Well known Famous people in Spain

1. Famous Writer: Miguel de Cervantes

2. Famous Writer: Ernest Hermingway

3. Famous Soccer player: Raul Gonzalez

4. Famous Painter: Diego Velazquez

5. Famous Painter: Pedro Calderon de la Barca

VIII. A. Conclusion: I would like to see the bull fighting, the World Cup game andLearn more about their religious, culture and food!!!

Spain is a fascinating country to visit. The official name of Spain is The Kingdom of Spain. (spanish-town-guides 2011) Madrid is the capital of Spain. Barcelona, Valencia, and Seville are the largest cities in Spain. The languages they speak in Spain are Castilian Spanish, Basque, Catalan, and Galician. Settlers have come to Spain from Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean. People don’t know where the Basque people in the north of Spain came from origionally. Most Spanish people are Roman Catholic (Spain-town-guides 2011).

You can do a lot of different things in Spain because the weather and geography in Spain are diverse. Spain is on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Spain borders with Portugal, Gibraltar, France and Andorra.Spain is the 51^st biggest country in the world and the third biggest in Europe, after France and the Ukraine ( Kids National Geographic, 2011).Spain is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. Skiing and hiking are popular.

Spain has many kinds of ecosystems. In the southeast it is like a desert in many places and in the north west they have rain almost every day in the winter. The interior plateau in Spain is surrounded by mountains. It gets very hot in the summer and very cold and dry in the winter. Spain has many dry spells.( Kids National Geographic, 2011 ). The beaches are popular places to visit.

Festivals are common in Spain and enjoyable. The first bullfight took place in celebration for the crowning of King Alfonso. (Spain info 2006) Bullfighting is very popular in Spain. People watching bullfighting’s in Spain reaches one million every year. Every year from July 7^th-14^th thousands pack into Pamplona to start. Spain’s most famous bull-running fiesta to honor Navarre capital’s patron saint (Spain Info).

Another popular festival is the International Festival of Mediterranean.

In September there is a Folklife festival. Visitors experience songs, dances and costumes of Mediterranean cultures. There are many religious festivals such as Reyes Magos.

Flamanico is a folk dance that is popular in Spain (Spanish Fiestas).

Soccer is important in Spain. It is one of the most popular sports played

The best teams that played against each other are Madrid and Barca. Sports are their passion.

It’s the way they tell people how good and powerful they are. The World Cup is a big goal for Spain. They work hard to win it!

Spanish food is spicy. This is how the Spanish people have their meals. The Spanish start their day with a thick hot chocolate and pastry .A few hours later, at around 10 or 10:30a.m. is the second breakfast, which maybe sausages, eggs and bread. Around 12 pm, a snack is nibbled on with a little wine. They have lunch (comida) later by most European Standards and is often after 2 pm. Lunch can be two or three courses. An afternoon snack is usually between 9 pm and 10 pm and is lighter than the comida, but still may be of soup, fish, vegetables (Spanish Cuisine 2006).

Afamous event is the voyage of Christopher Columbus. He was an Italian explorer, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India. Columbus sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. On his first trip, Columbus led an expedition with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He sailed with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 mean to find gold capture Indians and slaves in the Indies. Instead, he landed on what is now the United States (Columbus Navigation).

There are many well- known people in Spain. Some famous writers are

Miguel de Cervantes and Ernest Hermingway. A well-known soccer player who is from Madrid is Raul Gonzalez. Two famous painters are Diego Velazquez and Pedro Calderon de la Barca

When visiting Spain, I would like to see the bull fighting, the World Cup game and learn more about their religion, culture and food!

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