Extra credit

High School

         Over the last couples of months High Schools have been a big part in the school year, Every student stressing over how they did in there auditions or how well written there essay was.  For me this expiernce has been very stressful and i cant wait to find out were i will be going. The High Schools i want to go to are mostly Baseball academies or private schools with a great baseball team. Unfortuanitly i mess the test for most private schools but i have been to most of the schools baseball evaluation and some schools really want me its just i might not be able to  afford the tuition fee so i many baseball coaches are talking to the schools to see if they can work out a scholar for me. 
         Also the public schools i audition for were very stressful the LAgurdia auditions were very intense, also it was weird because my brother goes there and they kept calling me little layne. At the auditions i saw around 4 people start crying because they thought they did bad.
          All this high School stuff is so hard i cant wait for it to be over.

poem

I HAVE A DREAM 


Five score years ago a Amwrican stands
Day break to end
and the long nights.
Then hundreds years later
I have a dream negros still free
We must  not ne guilty
But we must stand up for the people
I have a dream
I have a dream
NEGROS STILL FREEE
O loard I have a dream

authors note

Draft

             This is a realistic fiction book, but is based on true events. Did you know one out of four kids are getting bullied also 70% of students say bullying starts off with verbal abuse then gets more physical.

            In my experience I have never been bullied but I have seen kids get bullied and sometimes it gets out of control, sometimes teachers and parents just pass by and don’t say anything. Many bullies have problems so they take it out on other kids also they may have some family problems and are full of hate so they take it out on other kids.

           In my book they all become friends at the end; most of the time the bully doesn’t know he is actually hurting other kids in a physical way or mental way so if you are getting bullied tell your guardian and confront the bully because you never know you might become really good friends.

thanks to   http://www.pascack.k12.nj.us/70271919141818/lib/70271919141818/Bullying_Statistics.htm  12/11/10

research #2

http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/June-2010/Why-Are-Our-Taxes-So-High/

Another big problem that daily Americans are facing is taxes. taxes have grown a lot and it is not helping the houseless people ratio at all. Taxes is a very big topic in fact, you see on the news almost everyday. The reason for this is because every day people have to pay uncle sam and every day the government get more greedier/needier and they keep wanting to raise taxes but many people cant afford the taxes when they weren't that big now they are in dept of losing there house or going bankrupt.

research #1

http://www.worstpolluted.org/pollution-facts-2009.html


    The topic i will be writing about is, the pollution in america. I think the pollution in america has gone way to far.  America has become one of the most polluted  country and if everyone helps out just a little we can have fresher air, and cleaner streets. Most of the time you dont have to do much to help out  for example if you see trash on the streets pick it up and throw it out, also if you switch your light bulbs to the ones that are energy affect (the spiral looking one) it will help, not much but if everyone does it becomes a lot. Pollution is a big topic and i take a big interest in it so i this will be a good topic for me because i know many people with  asthma and sometime they cant go outside or they will have a hard time breathing because if all the pollution .

read and respond to songs and or poems on social promblems

Imagine 
John Lennon 
Imagine there's no Heaven 
It's easy if you try 
No hell below us 
Above us only sky 
Imagine all the people 
Living for today 

Imagine there's no countries 
It isn't hard to do 
Nothing to kill or die for 
And no religion too 
Imagine all the people 
Living life in peace 

You may say that I'm a dreamer 
But I'm not the only one 
I hope someday you'll join us 
And the world will be as one 

Imagine no possessions 
I wonder if you can 
No need for greed or hunger 
A brotherhood of man 
Imagine all the people 
Sharing all the world 

You may say that I'm a dreamer 
But I'm not the only one 
I hope someday you'll join us 
And the world will live as one 





This song has been played over and over again but it seems like no one listens to it. the main idea of the song is to take away everything that makes people have anger towards others  either for the religion and beliefs. If there were more people like John Lennon there would be no war or hate towards Anything and we would all live in peace. I think this song helped many people be more peaceful. This can be one of the greatest songs ever made.  

observe your surroundings

List of problems for new yorkers 

• Bills

• Air Pollution 

• Taxes

• Gas prices

• Transportation Fee 

• Lack of water

Transportation Fee

        If you haven't heard of the sky rocketing prices of the fees for trains/buses/bridges you have been living under a rock. The price of trains and buses have gone from 2.00 to 2.25 it may not seem like a big difference but  for many they could barley afford the 2.00 , also they are trying to raise the price again. If you have a car and  you dont need trains but you still have to pay for the cost of bridges, the cost of the Verrazano bridge is 11.00 and thats just to go to staten island.  If you think the cost of  is going up in Florida the average cost of a bridge is 2.25. Know why would New York have the most expensive Transportation fee, Its because the New York government is very greedy and always wants more... thats also why New York has bad economy compared to 5 years ago.