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A Revolution

     In history there has always been one group of people who are singled out. They are singled out because of what, and who they are, and they act how they look, and sometimes even what religion they are. A few examples are the Jews in the Holocaust, the Japanese in World War II, and the African Americans in the mid 1900’s. Each group has had to deal with discrimination, hatred, and terror. Their suffering fought for change and acceptance. Because of their fight for change, now most groups are accepted.

     One group that suffered a lot, are the African Americans. In the early to mid 1900’s they suffered from some of the most discrimination imaginable. Some of the discrimination they had to go through was seperate drinking fountains for black and white people. Black people had to give up their seat on the buss, black and white kids could not go to school together, and the list goes on and on. If they didn’t do the above then they would get in trouble or even get arrested. One of the biggest leaders to stop discrimination would be Rosa Parks. After a long day of work, Parks was sitting in the front of the buss and was asked to move to the back so a white man could sit down. Parks refused to move and ended up being arrested because someone wanted to sit where she was. This was the beginning of the civil rights movement.

     Martin Luther King Jr. was also a major leader of the civil rights movement. He was one of the first to really try to stop discrimination. Some of the discrimination that King had to go through was terrible. He had bricks thrown at his house, and even a cross set to flames in his front yard. King wanted things to change. King was one of the biggest leaders in the civil rights movement. If he had not tried to change things back then now things would be much more different now.

     Because of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, things are much different for us now. Now, everyone is treated as an equal. There are no more separate fountains, schools or restaurants. Everyone, no matter black, or white are friends and all are treated equally.

A Revolution

     In history there has always been one group of people who are singled out. They are singled out because of what, and who they are, and they act how they look, and sometimes even what religion they are. A few examples are the Jews in the Holocaust, the Japanese in World War II, and the African Americans in the mid 1900’s. Each group has had to deal with discrimination, hatred, and terror. Their suffering fought for change and acceptance. Because of their fight for change, now most groups are accepted.

     One group that suffered a lot, are the African Americans. In the early to mid 1900’s they suffered from some of the most discrimination imaginable. Some of the discrimination they had to go through was seperate drinking fountains for black and white people. Black people had to give up their seat on the buss, black and white kids could not go to school together, and the list goes on and on. If they didn’t do the above then they would get in trouble or even get arrested. One of the biggest leaders to stop discrimination would be Rosa Parks. After a long day of work, Parks was sitting in the front of the buss and was asked to move to the back so a white man could sit down. Parks refused to move and ended up being arrested because someone wanted to sit where she was. This was the beginning of the civil rights movement.

     Martin Luther King Jr. was also a major leader of the civil rights movement. He was one of the first to really try to stop discrimination. Some of the discrimination that King had to go through was terrible. He had bricks thrown at his house, and even a cross set to flames in his front yard. King wanted things to change. King was one of the biggest leaders in the civil rights movement. If he had not tried to change things back then now things would be much more different now.

     Because of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, things are much different for us now. Now, everyone is treated as an equal. There are no more separate fountains, schools or restaurants. Everyone, no matter black, or white are friends and all are treated equally.

The Fly

     Once upon a time there was a little fly named Todd. He was born in the backyard of a typical American family. There was one thing that was not normal about Todd… he is very adventurous, unlike all other flies. Sadly Todd did not have long to live.

     December 25, 6:28 AM, 2007. Todd McFly was born on a cold, chilly, Christmas morning in the backyard of the Addams family. It was a normal birth, just like any other. Todd was raised by his parents until his parents 24 hours were up and they passed away. Todd did not take the death very well and therefore he became much more adventurous.

     Once Todd got the nerve to even go near the Addams’s house, he decided to go right in. When Todd got inside, he was in pure shock of the sights and smells of a house on Christmas day. When he was flying around the house, he saw something like no other: A PERSON…lots of people. He noticed that the room they were in was filled with food! It was twelve o’clock when everyone gathered around the table to eat lunch. That’s when he first laid eyes on Sierra, the most beautiful fly he had ever seen. (The only fly he had seen besides his parents.) They met and decided to join in on lunch with the Addams’s family. They were the most annoying flies you can imagine.

     By the time they were finished with lunch, they had gone from plate to plate from everyone in the family. Everyone, except, the big fat, Uncle Bobby. Uncle Bobby was very fast and did not let anyone even come close to his plate. They decided to digest their food on the couch and plot out how to get some food from Uncle Bobby for dinner.

     Once they were ready to fly again, Todd and Sierra decided to go and explore the rest of the house. To them the house was huge! They had discovered everything you could imagine, and then they finally found the stairs. Even though they were exhausted from flying everywhere, they decided to go upstairs. Once they were up the stairs, they found a couch to relax on for a little while. Once they were ready to go again, they went and explored the rest of the upstairs. They were almost done with the upstairs when they found an opened can of soda. It was the most amazing thing they had ever tried. They flew all around the family for over an hour, driving them all crazy.

     Seven o’clock came around and everyone gathered for dinner and the flies knew that they had to attack Uncle Bobby. So they decided it was time to go in for the tag team attack. Todd distracted Uncle Bobby while Sierra could go in and get some food. Then Sierra would do the same for Todd. Now that both flies had gotten some of Uncle Bobby’s food he was infuriated. He screamed at the top of his lungs,” I am going to kill those flies if it is the last thing I do.’’ By the time dinner had ended, it was about nine o’clock and both flies were stuffed.

     They decided to take another quick fly around the house while the dishes were being washed. Until they could go back for leftovers. While they were waiting, they watched fat Uncle Bobby practically fall on to the couch and start to watch TV. After everyone had started to open presents, the two of them went back over for some delicious leftovers. They ate so much that they could have just fallen over and just passed out.

     They went overt to the couch to watch some TV while everyone was opening presents. It was about eleven o’clock, when the two of them fell asleep after a long day of flying and eating. Soon, when nobody was watching, Uncle Bobby took a newspaper, rolled it up, and…SPLAT! He smashed both flies. He had a smile from ear to ear when it happened, and that was the end of Todd and Sierra.

     Life and death is a major reality. Everyone is born and everyone is going to die some day whether it be soon or in seventy years. It is what you so with your life is what matters. You can be just a normal person and do the everyday work that is required or you can be the opposite and live every day of your life to the fullest and have fun. So while you can you should make the most of your life.

Cheating

     If you were to say that you have never cheated in your entire life, you would probably be lying. I have noticed that in Benicia Middle School a lot of kids cheat. It’s not just on tests, it’s on everything from homework, and worksheets, to even notes.

     Students cheat because they need a good grade. In most families in America, if you get a bad grade then you are going to be in trouble when your parents find out. Also, kids cheat to make themselves look smarter than they really are. If you fail a test and some people find out, then you might get made fun of just because you got a bad grade. Even though cheating is an easy way to get a good grade, it is still very wrong.

     If you do cheat, then you are not helping yourself at all. If you don’t know the information now, and you cheat to get it right, then when the test comes you really are not going to know the information. Cheating is like a downward spiral that never ends until you stop cheating and learn how to do the work for yourself. Cheating is also bad because it is like using your friends as a crutch just to get you through school. If you don’t know how to do something, like math, then you should just ask your teacher for help. If you keep cheating then you will fall farther and farther behind.

     If you do not cheat and get the grade you deserve, then you can say that you have that freedom; to not worry about what others think, and to learn the information for yourself. If you do cheat, then you are stealing the other person’s freedom to get the grade that they deserve. You would also lose freedom, because it is taking away your freedom to learn the information on your own.

     In most schools in America, students cheat all the time. In time, all that cheating will come back and get them because they didn’t learn the information on their own. It is understandable if they want to look smart or not get in trouble, but it will take even longer to learn the information down the road when everyone is ahead of you. Therefore if you do cheat, it is a major loss of freedom for you and the person you cheat off of

Peer Pressure

     One day Jonny walked into class with his favorite blue jeans on. They went up to his ribs and cut off at his ankles. He also had his crazy plaid shirt on, tucked into his pants. When Nick walked into the class and saw Jonny, he yelled to him,” hey Jonny you have a pretty crazy style!” Then Nick turned off to the side and laughed with some of his friends. Jonny went home that day and threw his pants in the trash, even though they were his favorite pair. From that day on, he vowed to himself to never wear the pants ever again and to never wear pants above his waist. Even though those were Jonny’s favorite pants, and he has the right to wear them, he never will because of the peer pressure at school to look like something he is not.

     Having your freedom means you can dress how you want, act how you want and talk how you want. However, in this world you are pressured to be something you are not. I think if you want to go to school in your pajamas, then nobody has the right to tell you how to dress and to go home and change your clothes. I also think if you want to hang out with your real friends, then nobody has the right to call you a nerd, weirdo, and names like that. Peer pressure should defiantly be changed.

     To change the peer pressure people give, would take a long time. In order to change it, you would have to convince people that everyone has the right to be whoever they want to be. If peer pressure were to be changed then everyone would be happy because they could be who they want to be. Also, everyone wouldn’t judge people so everyone would be friends.

     In every school in America there is some sort of peer pressure. To give in to the peer pressure, it is not showing who you really are, and if you are not being who you really are then you are not happy and you lose the freedom of who you really are. If peer pressure would just stop then the world would be a much better place.