Quotes

I'd rather have roses on my table than
diamonds on my neck.
-Emma Goldman

This quote to me means that love is more important than money & luxuries.

It's good to have money and the things

money can buy, but it's good too, to
check in once in a while and make sure
that you haven't lost the things that
money can't but.
-George Horace Lorimer

This next quote is very similar to the other one. This quote is telling people to not take things for granite. You never know what you have until it's gone so even if you have money, still take love, family & friends seriously.

Hold fast to dreams

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Hold fast to dreams

For one dream counts as a million

Life is like a trillion stars

Poverty

A Few Words about Poverty is about the many struggles people go through because of money. Most of these people are women. Women grow up believing that someone else will take care of them & that they don't need to make money on their own. Most women drop out of school thinking they don't need a career or a job because they think they may never need one. The point of this summary is to help women prepare for their future & think about finishing school & starting a career. It just helps women depend on themselves, & no one else.

What do you think contributes to povery in this country?

I think there are many reasons for poverty. There's addictions, people drop out of school, & others don't look for jobs.

What might cause you to become one of these statistics?

I could get into really bad habbits, drug addictions or not take school seriously.

How can you prevent that from happening?

Hanging around the right people, being above the influence & succeeding in school.

SLANT

Sit in front

Lean forward

Ask meaningful questions

Nod your head

Talk to the teacher

Accomplishments

1.) What is the definition of "accomplishment"?
The action of accomplishing something; an ability that has been acquired by training

2.) Write a paragraph about your accomplishments in life so far.
In life, I haven't accomplished much. Some of the things I have accomplished are getting through middle school with only three F's & still passing grade. I've also gained my mom's trust back by being respectful to her & my dad.

3.) Write a paragraph about who you think is an accomplished person and why.
I think an accomplished person is my older sister, Nayely. Throughout middle school & high school she's always had above a 3.0 GPA. Every job she applies in, she ends up working there.

4.) Make a list of 10 things you want to accomplish in your lifetime.
I would want to finish high school.
Get above a 3.0 GPA each quarter.
Stop cutting classes for 'fun'.
Go to college.
Have kids.
Get married.
Get out of Ukiah.
Go bungie jumping with Stephanie.
Make a lot of money.
Buy a nice house.

Three Wishes

Wish #1 You can go anywhere in time.
I would go to the future around the year 2039. I wouldn't go anywhere in the past because that honestly bores me. I am interested in finding out what new things the world is gonna bring such as inventions or how much the world will change. I would like to see and compare things from the future to the present.

Wish #2 You can be anyone in the world for 24 hrs.
If I could be anyone in the world, I would be Bill Gates. First of all, I'd like to see what it's like to be an old man and compare and contrast to me, a teenage girl. My next reason is because Bill's filthy rich. I'd like to see what it's like to have money everywhere and how his family deals with it.

Wish #3 You have the power to fix something in the world today.
I'd fix global warming. Everyone complains about it. If it got fixed, maybe it would prevent people from complaining and also from the world being damaged. Hey, maybe it will even help lower gas prices! haha.

Ivy Elms

This story is about a woman named Ivy Elms being interviewed by young business reporter, Ralph Tuttle for the "Daily Bugle." Ivy Elms is a rich, yet poor woman. She is rich because she has a lot of money & power; yet she's poor because that's all she has. She's not married, doesn't have children, a best friend or a life. Ivy is all about work & business.

In this story, I think the main point is to prove that money isn't everything. Just because someone has money doesn't mean they're happy. Family & friends are what makes a person rich, not money.