Goals that I want to achieve this school year.

So, I have been thinking about this to myself and to my parents about my goals that I want to succeed in my near future. 1. Finished out with high school. 2. Get a part time job. 3. Head out to college in spring time or 2011 winter time. 4. Read three chapter books. 5. Start jogging like what I used to do three years ago. 6. Not to tell a lie once this year.
I like to set my mind to anything that I want to accomplished. Someone told me that If you set your mind to anything that you want to achieve, you best bet that you can accomplish anything.

What is my favorite time of the day?

I like anytime of the day. Morning times are alright because it is peaceful and quiet. Night times are great because that is when everyone comes out and my friends have a lot of things to do and invite me.

How would I react...

How would I react if I was transported to Amsterdam? I would.... be scared, shocked, ask questions: "Why am I going to Amsterdam? Why are you making this decision for me?" I wouldn't know what to think what would Amsterdam be like. If I got transported to Amsterdam I would... Go crazy, be a Nazi, try to survive, live it up, and remember what memories I went through.

Anne's writing compared to my daily writting

The way Anne writes and how she uses discriptive words they are hard to understand, but I do understand what she is talking about. Of course my writing and her writing do have differences. Anne and I have some similiarties about our writing. We are open minded and know how to write in good details so that people can understand what we're talking about.

In the book

My opinion on people making me happy is very true about myself. Anne is right that people do make you happy. I definitely agree with her statement. Certain people might get on your nerves and be mean, but you love them towards the end. I use a statement that says: "Your take your aggression and anger out on your loved ones which you love." I believe in this statement because your loved ones are your family, your friends, and your siblings. Taking aggression out on a love one will hurt, but at the end you solved your issues. You can walk away with joy written on your face and pass on why you're so happy.

What I like to do in my spare time?

I have several things I love to do whenever I am bored. I like walking my dogs, walking around my neighbor hood, playing the Wii, listening to music, and working out. I wish I had a gym membership. I think that my dad said he is going to get a gym membership this summer. I have two dogs one is a wiener dog her name is Megan, and Bella is a lab and mixed with pitbul. I feel great when I do something that I enjoy to do as a hobbie. It makes me feel great that I know I have accomplished something that day. Lately I have been doing yard work in front of my house. My dad just told me and Abby (my younger sister) that he will buy us some flowers and we will be able to plant them in the front yard. My grandpa got me hooked on gardening last summer with planting flowers and mowing the lawn.

What did we read on Friday when you were gone.

Mainly what we read about what Anne was writing in her diary. She was just drooling over Peter like mostly day dreaming about him. The question that I wrote down was, why can't she just go up to Peter and start a quick conversation and possibly bring up how she feels towards him. But then again when I was her age I was a little scared to talk to guys that I liked. It sucks that she can't tell her sister how she feels because one, she might laugh and two, she might tell Peter.

My choice: What am I going to do this weekend?

I don't have anything special planned. I think I am going to see a couple new friends that I just recently meet up with back from middle school. Last weekend my grandmother retired and I wasn't there to see my whole family (which sucked) because I was baby sitting three kids. My aunt texted me and I think what I remember she said that I could go up to Portland to her place, but I am not sure I have to double check.

Relating to Anne Frank

When I was in the eighth grade I used to party a lot and hang out with people that were a bad influence on me. How I related to what she was talking about how she used the word hate towards her mother. I used to hate my parents and I thought that they weren't great parents to me. I have said that I hated them and I wish that they could get a divorce. I was a wild child back in my middle school days and high school days. Now that I do look back on how the old Mackenzie was she wasn't too great and respectful towards others. Now I say to other people that it is about respect and listening to other people and their own opinions.

My choice....

My plans for this weekend are..... 26, Friday 2010 I am seeing a old friend to catch up on some certain things. He lives like five minutes away from me so that is very convenient. 27, Saturday 2010 I am going to baby sit for my hair styliest since I am working off for my hair cut and on Saturday I am getting my hair shorter (I think I am going to start to keep my hair short. I do like it). 28, Sunday 2010 I might be starting my volunteer work and get great benefits (smiley). I guess you can say that I am going to be busy this weekend. This week I was very busy with finding at least a job or volunteer work.

My dog Bella started limping with her back left leg and I thought her leg was asleep so I started moving it up and down, and that didn't work. I thought it was funny. I also had a couple friends witness what I was doing to my dog (hahaha). So Bella went to the vet because she has been limping for the past couple days in this week. I found out that she had a twig stuck in her left back leg.Before she went to the vet she was licking that back left leg and must of got it out. The veteranarian said that she did plenty of x rays and nothing was there. The whole funny thing was that my dad announced that the veteranarian said "Bella was wagging her tail through the WHOLE operation!!" I couldn't stop laughing I had tears coming out from my eyes (laughing out loud).

Couple of fears that I am afraid of

I have a couple major fears that I am afraid of: Getting hit by a car, not graduating on time, getting beat up for no particular reason, and grandparents dying. All those fears I do have right now I am afraid that they are going to come soon right around the corner and I am not going to even know about what's coming next. I love my grandparents to the fullest. I don't want them to go away, but you only live one life. I'm SUPER close to all of my grandparents and I have to spend every possible Holiday with them or every chance I get invited to see them.

I have got hit by a car in fifth grade nothing major. I have done naughty things like crossing Commercial street at the busy hour of the day to cross, and on Lancaster street. The latest news that I have been hearing is that twelve people have got hit majorly bad down in Downtown Salem area by vehicles which that they are not looking around their surroundings.

I am a lover not a fighter. I am anti-fighting. If you have a issue with me then don't stress yourself out and sit there talking S*** come up to me and talk it out with me. Half of what people think or say about me isn't true. Certain people just want to pick a fight because they think they're all bad and trying to show off in front of their friends. WRONG!!!! You're making a fool of yourself to fight instead of talk the stressful situation out. It's ridiculous that people don't sit down and talk in verbal words about what is going wrong between us two. Some people like to pick a fight with random people that could possibly just take a glance at you and you took it the wrong way that they stared at you wrong. GRRRRRR!!!! I hate judgemental, and jealous people. People just don't get what respect is towards other people's personal life.

Character: Mrs. Van Daan

Mrs. Van Daan doesn't take anyone's negative attitude. She only wants to hear own opinion on her own perspective. My opinion is that she might be selfish, but that is how old ladies act. I think she is pretty funny when she has something to say when someone in the Annex is arguing with her.

Character: Anne's Father Pim

Anne's father has a calm straight forward personality. There's not much to say when there really isn't much details to talk about her dad in the book.

This sign tells you what you can do and what is possible to see in downtown area.

I thought that this picture was funny that was sitting on a table. Of what I remember it says "Venti's Customers only sit at this table with alcohol beverage". What caught my eye about this picture was the rooster on the picture.

I am anti-tanning beds. My grandmother has been tanning since she was a teenager. I have also seen people tan and what their before and after skin looks like. My opinion is that tanning beds will soon give you skin cancer and aging. I prefer to sun bath and get vitamin D from the sun.

The good part about downtown Salem is that it is Salem enough to find all your friends and family. The bad thing about downtown Salem is that there is a lot of weirdo's and homeless people. I'm always downtown because my school is down here and the city buses is my transportation.

Where do I get news from?

I get a lot of news from: television, paper, parents, friends, and teachers. I think that where you get interesting news from you have a choice to believe it or not, but if someone tells me that this happened today I would have to look it up or spread the news more to other people and what they have to say or have heard. Everyday I take the city bus for my transportation I hear a lot of interesting facts and myths to what is going on in this BIG world. Majority of people hear people talking about that something in there conversations and have something to say about that something because they want to add onto what they heard from somewhere else.

Is it good to learn from a diary about World War II?

It is only one person writing and talking about what happens each day out of Anne's life with her family in hiding. I disagree that a diary is not mainly focused on World War II. Why? Because she is talking about the characters that are in hiding with her and why her family is in hiding. The reason they're hiding: she is a Jew plus her family and the people that she is living with. Yes, there might be little pieces to what is going on in the outside world, but not in really good details to visualize what is happening because Anne's family is in an attic/business place so that they don't see what is happening in the outside world.

Clarify

I have learned about a lot of interesting things from before we started this book and now i'm learning interesting things about Anne Frank. Hitler was cruel, but that is how he ruled the Holocaust time. I want to know more and more and more how they survived in hiding. This book is eye catching. When I went to South Salem High School I was in History class and learned some things about World War II (didn't really pay attention).

School !!

This is my Last year attending here and DTLC. My number one main priority is to get school finish and head to college. My dream career that I can become is.... Either a dentist or a veterinarian. I'm going to start out at Chemeketa do some general courses and then probably get transferred to a university. Right now math is my number one struggle and I need to focus on that. I have been in read 180 for quite awhile since seventh grade. None of the other read 180 classes has helped me one bit. Now since I am a senior and in read 180 it has increased in: my reading level, writing, and understanding what I am reading (comprehension). I love what you do Rebekah and how you help out students in your individual time (smiley). I think when I graduate this year in 2010 when I walk to get my certificate I am going to write a speech (I hope you can be there to hear what I have to say).

School isn't that boring and lame I just have to be occupied through out the time I am here for four hours. I always look back and wished that I could of done better in a regular high school and not focus on socializing and meeting people. I'm pretty sure that majority of people struggle with the same problems that I have going on.

Character: Anne's Mother

Anne's mother doesn't seem to be the mother figure. Anne figures out certain things on her own instead of going to her mom and asking for advice. That's similiar to my life that I'm old enough that I don't need advice from my parents. Anne's mother doesn't act like a mother towards Anne. She wishes that her mom could step up and be the mother that she could. She has her own dirty comments but Anne writes her feelings in her diary (aka Kitty) about her mom.

Genocide

Some people are cruel and go by what people tell them to do. Or another reason they might kill people is because they have something against that person, but that isn't the way to solve it. Maybe in some other person's book is to kill and never let that person live to see the next day. I think it is wrong to kill someone that is innocent. Life is hard in reality and some people go through seeing people die right in front of them. Why can't you just be yourself and not have to know that someone is out there to kill you because of your race, what religion you believe in, or how you live your life?

Evaluate

When you first told the class that we were going to start reading Anne Frank I got excited. The first thing I liked about this book was chapter one was great, but I think it is going to take time to get to the good stuff in the middle of the book (where her family gets caught). My dislikes are that the book is taking forever. It starts out meeting the characters, and how she lives her life with these certain people.

Majority of people these days people do complain about a lot of certain things: the economy, trying to survive with little money they do have, and how to grow up. These days some children's parents aren't great examples for role modles. I understand somewhat she is going through. I have never been through that, but my friends parents and their own children go through a lot and I have been there to witness it. I am really thankful that my family doesn't do drugs and go through a lot of stress.

People are always going to let you down no matter what their actions are. There are great people out in any state and country. But there are evil people that are selfish. Despite all the bad things Anne hears about everyday she is right there are bad people and great people. Every human bean has a heart, and some people wear their heart on there sleeve and are sweethearts.

Few things that people do to irritate me

I have a few certain things that people do to push my buttons that irritate me: talking behind my back, budding into my conversations, and trying to fight or start an argument when there is no reason to be fighting or yelling. I don't like any of these things that people do. They annoy the heck out of me to the point that I don't want to be waisting my time. To solve a bad situation around me I would walk away and not say a word to the person that is saying or doing negative things that I don't appreciate being disrespected.

If I was in hiding what would I miss the most?

I love the outdoors, I would miss that the most. It would be devastating to live in the life of Holocaust. At least I would have my family right next to me at all times. I love family, the outdoors, and mother nature.

Why did people help out Annes family?

I wasn't here yesterday, but what I can remember is there are a lot of people out there to help others out with what issues they have. I don't know to much about how people helped her family, but when people are in danger of need help ther're plenty of people that need an extra hand.

Research and Summerize

I read Anne's story and a little bit about the book. I was never born in World War II when it happened (Thank god I wasn't). She is an inspiration to a lot of people and what they like to read. I absolutely hate science, but I am willing to learn more about the Holocaust time. I have read Night by Elie Wiesel. I read a couple chapters, but that was when I first came here and didn't understand anything what she was talking about. I'm glad that we are reading Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl. I think books from the Holocaust are really eye catching to me. I am not speaking for anyone else. I have a lot of questions for people that were in hiding. How did they keep themselves alive at this point in time? Why was Adolf Hitler so stubborn towards the Jews and how they lived their own lives? When the Nazis' found Jews in hiding what made them send the Jewish people to concentration camps?

What makes me happy...

Something that makes me happy is... People everyday around me, my family, my animals, myself, and food. All of these things are in my everyday life surrounding in my environment. People make me smile and laugh. Food makes my stomach happy and help me focus and learn. I see my family from dawn till day. My animals are there everyday to make me smile and whenever I need a snuggle buddie. Me, myself, and I make me smile, even if I make a funny joke that I laugh at by myself I still get a kick out of it.

What reality show I would want to be on?

I have always been in reality show's and my family think I am strang to watch reality dating show's. I read books about people's lives and also dating books. I would want to start a reality dating show where I am trying to find love have thirty new men in my mansion to get to know me. My strategy would be the unique one out of the group, be social, and get the man that I want.

A time that I stood up for something that was important

Dang where do I start with me or any of my friends? I have done a lot of things that made other people realize what they are doing right from wrong. I stood up for my brother Taylor when he was dating a girl and they were having issues. I stood up for my best friend Crystal when I didn't want to hear her boyfriend run his mouth about me behind my back. I stood up for Crystal too many times and I have been there for her when she was down. I feel like anytime someone needs my help with any advice or on anything that is hard to solve without anyone's say into it I feel like I am Dr. Phil the relationship expert. I always asked myself and said. Am I doing to much for my friends by waisting my time giving them advice if they don't even use it?

About Holocaust

I've never heard what Holocaust is about I can take a guess about what it might be. Possibly some religion or a holiday. I've heard the word, but never talked about it in a regular conversation.

Your Choice

My plans for this weekend are. Having Crystal my close friend stay the night tonight. Also Abby and Taylor (my brother and sister) are having one friend stay the night over at our house. Saturday Crystal, Abby, Taylor, their friends, and my family are going to the Croc Center to celebrate Abby and Taylor's birthday party, I'm excited for that to happen. Sunday I Might go to Ink Daddy's to go get my tattoo sketched out and let my parents have any suggestions on the tattoo I want done. I was suppose to get my tattoo for my eighteenth birthday, but I'm not paying for it my parent's are. This weekend is just a chill and excitement weekend.

Short Paragrah About story from Tuesday

I got Hootie from a local family friend. The reason why I got Hootie was because he was very high energy and love to do outdoor activities. When I first got him my family came over to visit and have some drinks. I introduced Hootie to my cousins and family relatives. He was perfectly fine around people and socializing. We went out into the backyard and I knew Hootie was going to jump into the pool and play fetch to cool off. He jumped into the pool and fell onto one of my baby cousins (supervised by my aunt). He Scared the living crap out of the child and mother. Hootie just was excited to see all his "playmates" in the pool. I didn't yell at him I just called his name to get out of the pool and to settle down. As the week went on I didn't allow him to jump in the pool when there were children.

My opinions about Hati the Earthquake

The first picture to the left is a debris in the street after earthquake in Port-au-Prince Haiti.
The second picture is a lady piled underneath all the mess that the earthquake created.

Haiti earthquake happened Tuesday night and everyone in the island started finding relatives the next morning piled underneath rocks, trash, and houses. My opinion on earthquakes and what happens in our world is very interesting and devastating. I'm thankful to be safe every night underneath my house and not get hurt in any way. Things come your way and it can be unexpected. Thousands were killed that day and night. People tried to find their own families and try to save them before they died.

Character

Hootie the Australian Shepard. Hootie was born and raised in Houston Texas. He is obsessed with swimming, playing in obstacle courses, introducing himself to other dogs, and loves to stare at people when they are eating. Houston Texas is a pretty warm place, open area's where you can play fetch, and with lots of people around to let them scratch his head or butt. He is going to be in a champion ship obstacle course. Hootie is going to weave through posts, jump through tires, and go through an soft orange tube. He has to do it under thirty seconds.

Setting of a Place

When you first walk into my bedroom you walk down three steps. Then while you walk straight towards my queen size bed there is a black chair to your right. Then when you get the chance to look around my room, I have all my belongings and two mirrors that are close to a window. I plan on getting posters to put on my white boring plan walls. I have a television and a DVD player in front of my bed. Nothing much is interesting about my room, it's just the way I like it.

Over the break

I basically stayed home and hung out with the family. My family and I got a Wii for Christmas. My sister, my brother and myself played video games till the sun came up (pretty tight). I finally got to walk my dogs they have been hibernating in the house and have been annoying me since the weather has been not to nice to walk in. That made me happy and mostly my dogs. On Saturday. I got on my hands and knees to scrub the kitchen floor that was hard work, but I made it fun. Christmas eve and Christmas day I got mostly everything I asked for. I met a new guy friend through a mutual friend, he's pretty laid back the way I am.