What is happening in Civis/Economics? (something in class)

  We had a vocabulary quiz on Thursday this week and I actually passed it!! I only missed two questions! I am very excited about that because I hate civics and I am not very good at it either. We also had a test this week or last week and I failed it but made corrections on it, and that hopefully helped me out! Civis just isn't my thing, I prefer English, Math, and science over History and Civics any day. I believe that I won't ever take Civics again but I don't really know what else I could say about Civics except that Mrs.Hibberts is a great teacher.

A dark brown dog. (something we read)

    A Dark-brown Dog is about this boy who was standing next to a fence post when all of a sudden a brown dog comes and the boy calls him over to him and then the dog comes up to him. The dog wags his tail and the pats him, all of a sudden the dog acts like he is about to overturn the boy so the boy hits the dog. He sank down to the child's feet, his heart was hurt because he had hit him on the head. The dog then turned over onto his back and put his paws up in the air and looked as if he was praying; the child was amused by this so he patted him repeatedly to make him keep doing that. The dog thought he had committed some horrible crime so he wiggled to show his repentance then the boy grew weary of this and turned toward home. The dog got onto his feet and went after the child; the child then beat the dog with a small stick he found. The dog laid down and prayed until the child finished and resumed his journey, he then got back up and started following him again. On the way home the boy turned around many times and beat the dog and the dog felt guilty but continued to follow the child.
    When the boy got to his doorstep the dog was walking slowly a few yards away from him and he became so agitated with shame that he forgot about his rope and tripped over it. The dog preformed a few tricks and the child grew fond of him and grabbed the rope and dragged the dog down the hall and up many stairs and in a dark place. The dog tried hard to go up the stairs but couldn't even hobble because the child had beaten him so badly; they had a little battle on the stairs. The child won the battle on the stairs and drug the small helpless dog to his home. The dog finally became a member of the household; the family ended up abusing the poor dog and the child would defend him but they only did it when the child wasn't around so they wouldn't hit the boy.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid!! (something I read)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a comical and hilarious book about Greg Heffley and his silly life in Middle school. Greg always gets picked on by his classmates and bullied by older kids; Greg has an older brother named Rodrick and a younger brother named Manny. Rodrick is all the time picking on Greg and his only friend Rowley. They went trick-or-treating and Greg's mom bought him a pirate costume and she made him take Manny with them and his dad! Greg was furious about that but went anyway; soon Greg's dad took Manny home and Greg and Rowley kept trick-or-treating but when they got to Greg's grandma's house some teenagers in a truck went by and soaked them with a water gun then Greg said,"We're calling the COPS!" then they came back and Greg and Rowley were inside his grandma's house and Greg said,"Well, I guess now that we're safe in our own house you can't get us!" This is the most hilarious book I have ever read, I think you will think so too!!

 (Summary from book) "Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller,meaner,and already shaving."

Are YOU a servant? (random post)

    Many of you might answer this question like this: "No, I'm not because I don't wait around on people." Well let me tell you that I am a servant and very proud to be one because I am a servant for God! John 13:16 says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him." This means that one who serves is equal to one who doesn't; everyone is created equal.The bible also says that God came to earth to serve not to be served. So now how will you answer the question: Are YOU a servant?
    2 Corenthians 4:5 says, "For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake".God wants us all to be his servants and spread his word to others; Hebrews 3:14 says,"For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end". We should ALL be talking about God to others; our friends,co-workers,neighbors,parents, siblings, and even people we don't know. The bible says that you should love others as you do yourself; Deuteronomy 6:5 says, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might". The bible also says that you should "Love your neighbor, yourself, and your lord"; God created everyone in his own image and you are supposed to love everyone as he loves you and everyone in the world.
    So will you be a servant for God and spread his word around the world so everyone can know him? Ask yourself, "Do I want to sit on my butt and let lost people stay lost or do I want to save a life?" Think about it.
   

What is happening in Gaston Early College High school Geometry?

     I love my new Geometry class at Gaston Early College High school; I also love my teacher Mrs.Terry. I have recently taken a Geometry quiz and scored an 85 on it and am so excited about learning Geometry with Mrs.Terry. We are currently going over things we have already learned but it helps to start from the beginning of everything. Math hasn't really clicked for me till 8th grade when I had a wonderful math teacher and in Algebra 1 in 9th grade I also had another great teacher who broke everything down for us.

     I love to learn about math even though I get frustrated sometimes when I can't figure something out and get angry at it, I just keep going and ask for help. Geometry is going to be fun this year even though I miss the High school and its teachers. I absolutely LOVE to learn new things!
    

Planet Earth!

     I thought that this article was a little crazy but it had a point about people polluting and hurting the earth. People need to stop throwing their trash on the ground and need to start recycling; We need to save the earth not kill it. This article was interesting the way they made the earth talk and talk with an additude to get the readers attention. I really don't know what else to say about this article. It was a little weird but had a great point to it; I can imagine the earth talking and telling the people who litter and pollute,"Stop!! You are killing me! You need to keep me clean!".

Who Am I?

    Hi! My name is Amber Jolly, I am a Christian and the church I attend is First Wesleyan Church of Bessemer City, North Carolina. I live with my mom, my step dad, my grandmaw, my 6-year-old sister, and my 19-year-old cousin.We have many animals and they are: a Doberman pinscher, a ball python, two mini snouzers (I don't know how to spell it), two rabbits, and many fish.
    I love animals and I absolutely LOVE reading/writing!! I am a BIG bookworm!! I love English (obviously) and enjoy helping others as much as I can. I love to go to school and hang out with my friends and love my teachers. I also enjoy some Science; I sometimes enjoy Math (It depends), but all all I love to learn!!
     I enjoy different types of music and bands such as: Mercy me, Casting Crowns, Evanesence, Adele, and others. I love band and was in Bessemer City Middle school band for 3 years and absolutly miss it but it's worth not being in for Early College. Like everybody in this world, I have been through good and bad times, worked with people in tough situations, and did bad things that I now regret. However, I am doing much better with handling bad situations when they come my way.
    Here is a poem that I wrote, I hope you enjoy it and please comment on it.
     Can you hear me?
My heart;It belongs to you.
I pray to you and cry to you.
You hear my cries in the cold night air,
speaking to me with the shrieking wind.
You know my past, my present,
and my future.
You understand what I go through;
You help me through thick and thin.
God can you hear me?
I NEED you;Need your love and forgiveness.