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Life! What can I say it tends to get confusing sometimes. It sure has its ups and downs, and the past few weeks have been kinda rough. About three weeks ago me and Derek broke up, it was hard at first but things will only get better. But I have to be honest I miss that boy sometimes. Owell thats life. Then to make things more confusing it has been hard to tell if some of my friends, are really my friends. And the one person who I wasnt too sure about at first, turned out to be one of my best friends. Yea that would be Kyrstin, me and her have been hanging out a lot lately and I know she is always there for me. Not only her I have other really great friends like: Raeven, Jordan, Cheri, and Jessica. I love you girls. Other than that, and a couple other little dramatic things, things have been about normal. I spend most of my day at school, and my nights at Ralphs. Yea I am still working there and its going on about a year and 5 months not, crazy right. Though i do get off every Tuesday and Friday so thats cool. Life is full of little surprises, you just need to take it day by day.

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(8) Having a child is a great responsibility, and if that responsibility seems too overwhelming, should one really turn to murder? Murder is a crime and a crime should not go unpunished. Taking the life of a child is wrong, and if a woman takes the responsibility of a child, she should have to face the consequences. Murder is illegal, therefore abortion should be illegal, abortion is murder, and unless the health care of the child or the mother would be affected by the birth; abortion should not be an option.

Assuming that most abortions are wrong, and becoming pregnant is not always voluntary; there are still alternatives to murder. It is a fact that not all woman become pregnant by choice, but in those situations, there are alternatives. If a woman is raped and becomes pregnant, it dose mean she has to raise that child; adoption is an option. With all the families out there that are unable to reproduce, the success rate of adoption is continuously increasing. Another reason woman turn to abortion is because of financial burdens. In response to that, the woman could turn to the government. The government provides many forms of help through WIC, food stamps, and other programs. Addressing the exception to abortion, unless death will occur naturally at birth, killing an unborn child is not acceptable.

Once a child is conceived, the child is a living breathing human, conception is not the child's fault, therefore, the child should be given a chance to live. There is no reason abortion should be considered, with all the help from the government, and outside alternatives; it makes no since why would one turn to murder? Murder is the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. And abortion is just that, the killing of one human by another. Therefore if murder is considered unlawful and illegal, abortion should be as well. After conception occurs, the child begins developing in the womb; making the child a living thinking human. Killing of that child would be murder.

In conclusion it is apparent that if one considers a fetus a child, then one should consider abortion murder. Murder is a crime, and the consequences of it are severe; the consequences of abortion should be no different. Allowing abortion to be legal, is the same as allowing murder to be legal.

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(7) Jack Johnson's song "Inaudible Melodies" from the album Brushfire Fairytales , is an attempt to break down a persons life. The news speaks of "Brushfire fairytales," the events that we hear about, but do not take out the time to care. Then you hear about the "Itsy bitsy diamond wells," which is the small amount of good, offered to the people through the news. Which leads to the "Big fat hurricanes," the big events that the news is based around. Then you see the "Yellow bellied giving names," the people who blame others, for crimes they may or may not have committed. Throughout life you also find those who try and get around the truth, "Well shortcuts may slow you down," meaning there will always be obstacles you will have to face. Going into "And in the end we're bound," and "To rebound off of we," meaning as much as we try to get around things, we will always end up back where we started.

"Well dust off your thinking caps," meaning listen to what is going on but do not try and think to hard about it. Just consider what your being told, and be aware of what is happening around you. "Solar powered plastic plants," meaning we try to hard to avoid he truth. And then By having "Pretty pictures of what we ate" the only outcome is that, "We are only what we hate." We care so much about the things we do not like, it becomes part of us. And if we would just take the time to enjoy the simple things we would enjoy them much more,"But in the long run we have found, Silent films are full of sound." And when that happens we are "Inaudibly free," free of sound.

It then becomes noticeable that we start moving through life as though we are racing through it,"Slow down everyone, You're moving too fast," we need to take time out of our day to stop and enjoy the good things. "Frames can't catch you when, you're moving like that," if we do not slow down life will pass us by; like we were not even there.

"Inaudible melodies," melodies without sound. Our lives are based around guide lines,"Frame-lines tell me what to see;" but we need to think for ourselves, do not let others influence your decisions. And even the greats can take a break,"Maybe Einstein should just relax;" try not and think to hard about your choices. Just let life take you day by day, and dont let future problems scare you.

Then there are those who only believe in what is given to them,"Well Plato's cave is full of freaks." And when faced with the truth they begin,"Demanding refunds for the things they've seen;" do not doubt everything your faced with, question it, but try not to run away. "I wish they could believe, In all the things that never made the screen;" to every problem there may be more than one solution, and it is alright to explore the options.

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(6) Pearl Jam's song "Jeremy" is a very controversial song, that allows the its viewers to to form their own opinions. Throughout the song there is a very bitter and heartfelt tone, that appeals to the audiences emotions. "With him on top lemon yellow sun, arms raised in a V," Jeremy creates himself a fantasy world, where he is king. "Daddy didn't give attention oh, the fact the mommy didn't care," related back to his home life. Jeremy was left out, didn't get attention, and felt his only escape to happiness; was a fantasy world.

By being picked on in class, and left out at home, the stress finally built up. Therefore when "Jeremy spoke out in class today," i don't understand the surprised reactions. Though having Jeremy blow up, was not an intentional gesture. yet due to no one giving Jeremy any attention, they had to face the consequences of their actions. "It seemed harmless," here we see guilt setting in when a bully realizes how one persons actions, affect anothers.

To better understand the the message of the song, we read the viewed the music video. The final scene leaving the audience to come up with their own ending. That in which makes the song and video so controversial. In the end Jeremy commits suicide, though if he shoot everyone else is up to you. Jeremy was looked at as a killer, but we realize he was just a confused kid, who no longer knew how to deal with the pressures of life.

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(5) After reviewing my work, I realized my strengths and weaknesses. I noticed that every time I write about a topic, I try to hard to make it flow. Therefore in the end my writing is to fluid. I also realized, that I needed to review the rules of quotations. I also had noticed a few grammatical errors throughout my entries. Another thing I could work on would be expanding my vocabulary. I believe that one of my strengths is that I am good at grasping the concept of my writing; though sometimes I have trouble explaining myself. In conclusion I think that I am an ok writer, though am open for improvements. And hopefully overtime, I will be where I want to be with my writing.

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(4) To know if someone is intelligent, you need to know what it means to be intelligent. To be intelligent means that you have the ability to learn or understand, and that ability to deal with new situations. Though people can be looked at as intelligent for many reasons. An intelligent person can be someone you look to for advice, they know many things, and adapt well to their environment. An intelligent person could also be someone that knows how to make decisions, and can take given information and make something out of it. Being intelligent also means that you know how to take a problem and find a solution. An intelligent person is someone who knows how to use both their brain, and also knows their common since. Intelligence is a trait that people have that shape them, it shows how much they know, and their strengths and weaknesses. Not everyone is intelligent for the same reason, but intelligence is something most people share.

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(3) Growing up, we learn many things. We accumulate much knowledge, form are own beliefs, and over time discover the "truth." Throughout our lives we continue gaining knowledge, everything is based off of what we know. Knowledge really is power. Then by having knowledge, we begin to form our own beliefs. What we believe dose not necessarily have to be true, its just what we think. Someones beliefs can be based around anything: their religion, morals, raising of a family, and how they should act. But without knowledge, we wouldn't have anything to base our beliefs on. Which leads to truth, truth is something that is proven true. Although all truth is not proven, but for the most part, we believe that it is. An example of that would be heaven, depending on your beliefs in religion; you may or may not argue its existence. We also do not have to believe everything that is true, though when that happens we tend to question our beliefs in search of truth, to gain knowledge. The only things we know, are the things we are taught, we believe what were taught, and from there we search for truth.