Final Reflection

1.    Did you like working with a blog? Why?

Yes I love working on blogs, because I can talk about my experiences with nobody knowing. 

2.    Do you believe that the use of this tool will benefit you in the future? Why?

 Yes it will benefit me because I can express my feelings.

3.    What do you think about the subject of the project (Teen Issues)? Is the subject relevant?  How the discussion of this subject helped you?

 I think it is a good project because every teen has issues. Yes it is relevant because every single teen in the world has this problems, and it helped me to talk with my parents and sort the issues out.

4.    What did you enjoy the most about the whole process?

 I enjoyed the comments of the people because it made me laugh.

5.    How was the process of leaving feedback to your classmates?

 It was also funny because I knew about others experiences.

6.    Do you think there should be more projects like this? Why?

Actually I really liked it but no because as student we don't have time for this.

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Post #15- Comments

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Jonathan GarciaFeb 23, 2012 09:40 AM

Me gusto mucho tu post. Creo que tienes toda la razón ya que los nenes pequeños están envueltos en la violencia. Los padres deben tener control sobre esto pero no lo tienen.

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Jonathan GarciaFeb 23, 2012 09:46 AM

This is a very touching post. I hope that your grandfather gets better. I know alzheimer is a very difficult disease but take advantage of the time you have left with him.

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Jonathan GarciaFeb 23, 2012 09:43 AM

This blog was one of my favorites. I play sports first of all because I really like them. But in the other hand it helps you stay away from bad stuff and have good health.

Blogging experience

For me this project on 15 blogs was a real fun experience. In the first place it was something different that I think most of us enjoyed. As you could read I have a lot of problems including my dad and my stepmother, but not only dad my family has many issues within itself. This project helped me forget about many of my problems because writing is a way to get over stuff. I am actually not being sarcastic but every time I have a problem blogger will be the solution because once you write the problem your stress goes out and you continue your normal life. So on that note thanks teacher. I also hope that our school gives projects like this not only because its fun and actually helps you but also because it gets our grades up. For me this project helped my relationship with my dad because Dieguez my English teacher on a comment told me to talk to him about my issues with my stepmother and all of the trust issues she has with us and it actually worked because since I talked with him she is being more understanding and open minded I hope it was thanks to me. But this will be my last blog for a little while so I hope you liked my blogs and thanks for actually reading them. Anyway thanks for this project and I hope on getting a good grade.

Driving test

Today I missed school because the partial driving test was in the morning. I was studying all last night and went to sleep like at 9 or 10. My dad told me that if I flunked the test he wouldn't take me again to take it. So studying wasn't an option. When I got to the place to get my license I started to talk to some people there and one of them had flunked the test 3 times while the other one had flunked it 6 times, this really got my nerves up. Like an hour after waiting another kid came in taking it for the first time too, this calmed me down and helped me focus to pass my test. When I went in there were a bunch of question I didn't know the answer to so I had to guess some. When I finished my test and pressed finish I saw that it said 14 correct so I thought I had flunked because it says you need 15 right. But when I look to the top corner of the screen it said APPROVED 70% so I finally have my license. When everyone came out all the people I met there passed the test, so we had to wait a full hour while they made the license. When I finally got out my uncle came to pick me up so I could derive to school, it was my first time driving and he told me I did pretty good for that to be my first time, now until august to get the real license.    

Obesity

Obesity is a really common problem on teens because people like to eat soda or eat stuff that make them grow in weight. They face challenges with health and also with other teens making fun of them. The health is more important because is has been linked to many diseases including: heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and even cancer. I think it is not very difficult to manage your weight because if you want something you get it and if you get on a diet and also do exercise you will not be overweight in no time. Also since teen like to make out a fool of fat people many have committed suicide around the world. I'm not in favor of making fun of people with obesity problems because that is not always their fault maybe they have a condition that they're body is a fast grower and that the people can't control. But with this blog I want to encourage people to take care of their weight because this can cause millions of problems not only physical but also emotional, so please people for the safety of everyone control what you eat and try to be as healthy as possible because a study in the university of Harvard said that skinny people 78% of the time reach a higher age.

More family issues

My cousin since he was little was a really good student but he was the best prospect in Puerto Rico on basketball. He went to Colegio San Jose and graduated from there, he didnt have the best grades but had A's and B's. On his senior year, colleges had already offered him scholarships to five different universities around the US. The universities included Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Marquette and Louisville. All the universities I just mentioned are well known in NCAA division 1 basketball and they all wanted my cousin ti play for them. On his last game as a senior in San Jose he had a devastating injury he broke his Achilles Tendon. This is one of the worst injuries a basketball player can have, this is the muscle on the back of your foot, you can't play basketball with your Achilles broken and there is no operation for this. My cousin tried to rush his return to the basketball court so he could get to were he had planned on basketball, but since he rushed his return the injury got even worse. He then had to be 1 year without playing basketball and maybe only maybe he could play basketball again. After a year he recuperated from this injury and is now playing in Marquette which is  ranked 14 in the US. His doctor said he is lucky to be able to play because not many people can over come this type of injury.