halloween #17

    The history of halloween is a diverse and very interesting one. it was originally an ancient celtic festival known as Samhain, is the celebration of the end of the harvest season and a time to prepare for winter. Also, in addition to being a harvest season festival, it is also believed by the ancient Gaels that on october 31 the boundaries between living and dead crossed and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. the festival would frequently involve bonfires, because they are believed that they attract insects which would attract bats to the area. 

   There are also beliefs that there are christian influences to the acceptance of halloween such as the fact that its very close to the All Saints Day and also the fact that Alls Saints day was moved to the same date as Samhain by pope gregory, some believe that this was done to help ease celtics into christianity. Although trick or treating is very familiar to us here, in other countries its just starting to take off and also is facing much opposition from people with in the countries because of the prank-full behavior and demonic attitude of the holiday. Although the holiday go's back centuries, the custom of trick or treating has only been documented in the 1920's and onward, but not before. the first recorded print of the term "trick or treating" was documented in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta, Canada.

     Although halloween is very common place now it was met with strong opposition by the puritans of early america. it was not until the mass immigration of Scottish and Irish immigrants that halloween was met with wide spread acceptance.  

extra credit questions blog assignment 16

1) yes, you can

2) 6 children

3) adam: 21 years
bettie: 15 years
charleen: 7 years

4) next saturday the geko wold have fully made it up the buckets side.

5) there are more seconds in a week than the number of minutes in a year

6) one thousand is the first number, when spelled out, with the letter A in it

7) $24.50 is how much he spent

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9) 104 animals, 34 of each

10) 807

11) 86400 seconds in a day 87600 hours in ten years, 1,200 is the difference 

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blog assignment # 15 integrity

  Integrity to me is something that is very important to how people treat each other and to having a functional society. Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. basically, what this means is having integrity makes you the type of person who's honest, trustworthy, respectful, well mannered,  and consistent person. For me, integrity is very important in a person because someone with integrity is someone you would want as a friend or partner. They would be honest with you, trust you, share, and care about your needs as a person rather than just their needs. People with integrity will also help keep you on the right path in your life without really inappropriately intruding into it. As a functioning part of this society I feel my set of ethical and moral principles that I live by are never cross or betray your friends, always try to help and improve your friends situations whenever possible, try to be a honest person and never steal or cheat, and to always try to defend and stand up for things I believe in or situations I feel sorry for. those are things that i believe to be very important to integrity and the way people behave and treat each other.

assignment #14 college bound

1) Based on what I noticed was some of the main headlines for who I looked up, I would wanna keep the stories and headlines posted about me positive and about subjects that boosted my public appearance so to keep my name out of the tabloids and to keep my position stable and clean in a sense if I became famous.

2)the type of headlines that truly catch a bad reputation for celebrities seem to be when the celebrity does anything illegal, has a mental break down, abuses drugs, fights with someone or attacks someone (verbal or physical), or has a financial or corporate failure.

3) Yes i believe you should somewhat judge someone based on what u saw or read online, but with deep concern and skepticism on its truth, because for one, not everything on the internet is true, and secondly you could not be getting the full picture.

4) yes because the information I put out there about myself could effect any potential futures I could want or have also it could be really incriminating information, or it could just be embarrassing and annoying.

5) I do believe  has some potential for being a good method for weeding out bad seeds and reducing the amount of applicants, but i feel they need to take into consideration that over the 6-18 years teens spend uploading and creating they're digital footprint, they can change a lot, become more mature, and stop doing the things that would put them below another applicant who simply did not have those things online, but very much did them as well.

6) Some ways teens share information online are through social networking sites such as Facebook, twitter, and myspace, video uploading sites like youtube and Vimeo, and "follower" based websites such as tumblr, and flickr.

7) Yes i feel teens share way too much information about themselves on the internet, I know so because I can figure out someones "alias", phone number, home address, city and state, full name, and what they look like just off of one of us accepting a friend request.

8) no i feel i do not share to much information about myself on the internet because i don't even have a Facebook, i only use you tube and flickr for social stimulation online, and i don't upload anything about myself too, just copy and pasted type info so i doubt i post to much about myself.

9) Yes i strongly care about my digital footprint because it portrays a lot about me to people i don't know, and can give a really horrible impression to those people.

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computer scams

     now in days, there are many people that are trying to earn a corrupt living via hacking peoples personal information and scamming them out of money, accounts, and even they're identities. these scammers have various methods for doing this and many venues and loop holes for them to take advantage of and abuse. for example, hackers and scammers take advantage of social networking sites and email systems to assault your computer with spyware, malware, and steal your information and invade your technical and financial privacy. Using "rogue apps" and a technique called "click-jacking" hackers can spam and hack your friends, family, and even your accounts on Facebook, and send fake emails to gain access to your computer systems and allowing you to unsuspectingly download viruses and computer bugs. Also, in addition to hacking your computer, they also can send you fake messages from a friends account asking for wire transferred money, downloads, or simply your personal information so they can steal your identity to use to rack up credit card debt and loans or sell the info to someone else to do so.  But there are many simple steps you can take for being safe and computer savvy enough to avoid any future complications with identity theft and computer hackers, like never opening suspicious emails and not responding to any messages that seem out of the ordinary and very suspicious. Also, you should exit out of any suspicious links you get let to, and NEVER ever give out your personal information on websites.

blog assignment #12 risky online behavior

Principles for avoiding risky online relationships:

#1Change It Up:  If something feels like it might be getting risky, it probably is. But if you're not sure, try changing the subject, making a joke, or saying you want to talk about something else. If you still feel pressured by or uncomfortable with the situation, you need to take further action.
#2 Log off or quit:  You need to remember that at any time you can just stop typing and log off if a conversation gets uncomfortable online. You can also take action to block or report another user or create a new account - whether for email, IM, or a virtual world- to avoid contact with that person again.
#3 Know that its ok to feel embarrassed or confused:    It's not always easy to make sense of situations that make you feel uncomfortable online. Nor is it easy to ask for help if you feel embarrassed about what you've experienced. These feelings are normal, and it's okay to talk about them.
#4 talk to a friend or trusted adult:      Don't be afraid to reach out. Even if you feel you can handle a tricky situation alone, it's always a good idea to turn to friends, parents, teachers, coaches, and counselors for support.
#5 be "straight up": if you feel extremely uncomfortable you can always "straight up" tell the person so. remember you don't owe them anything and they have no control over you.
#6 contact your school or local police department about the situation:    Sometimes, when you really don't know what to do and your situation has gotten out of your hands, you have to contact either your school or local police department in order to handle the situation properly. these organizations have the tools to do so.

Sheyna Questions:

#1 how did you meet nick? and how often did you talk to him? 
A. Sheyna met nick while working as a cit at a summer camp, nick was a counselor and you barely talked with him while at camp.
#2 is nick older than you? by how much? 
A. Nick is older than you, he is eighteen, and you are fourteen, leaving a 4 year difference
#3 has nick ever asked you to keep your relationship secret? in what way?
A. yes he has, he asked you to keep the relationship a complete secret, meaning only you and him know about it
#4 have you ever felt uncomfortable with anything nick has asked you to do?
A. yes

Grace questions: 

#5 does it seem like nick is manipulating Sheyna? why or why not?
A. yes, he has manipulated her in many ways wether it be by imposing a sort of "need to" feeling with his questions, or how he has her hide everything and keeps her sort of trapped and secluded from her friends and family
#6 Why might this be a sensitive issue for Sheyna?
A. Sheyna may eventually feel embarrassed, upset, or used, also, Sheyna might feel embarrassed about what she's experienced.
#7 What advice would you give Sheyna about her relationship with nick?
A. I would advise Sheyna to break off the relationship with nick and cut all ties to him or the summer camp, make it extremely hard for him to attempt to find you again. 

assignment #11 Grand Theft Auto

     



     For my personal free choice blog, I will tell you about the fun things you can do while playing Grand Theft Auto 4, the Ballad of Gay Tony, as well as the most obvious flaws in the game. When you first turn on the game, it drops you at a starting menu where the only option is to press start, after you press it you become a hispanic man named Luis Lopez, a convicted felon turned illegal body guard for a eccentric night club owner in the city of Liberty.

    In the starting point when u wake up in his room, you can walk outside and steal a car, fight people, rob people, kill people, and be chased by the police just right out in front of his house. If you choose to just steal the car, you can flee the scene and drive around crashing into objects, people, and shooting out through the windows which is really entertaining. but if your like me, you will get bored with this easily and realize police chases are where the entertainment are at.

   In a police chase, you can rack up your wanted level while almost racing the games ability to place police around you fast enough, which is extremely fun. also you can crash into they're road blocks and kill many officers standing behind it if you pick up enough speed first. When your warrant becomes high enough they start sending helicopters and SWAT team to try to kill you which is even more fun. so if your looking for an entertaining video game you wont put down for years, Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony is it.

what i like about intro to computer class

this class was great. it taught me a lot about how to blog and kstuff. mr. walske helped alot and taught me alot about computers. it was also extremely helpful in enhancing my placement of words and vocabulary and grammar

10# Happiest place on earth

  If I had to choose what was the happiest place on earth to me it would be my girlfriends house simply because i am always happy there. She lives in a very nice neighborhood in Newport Coast and has basically everything i can think of in her house. When I am there with my girlfriend she makes me feel good and happy always so that cant be bad, and Also her parents and family love me a lot which helps with everything. For example, they always ask me what i would like us to have for dinner, have me choose movies and shows, as well as having me over constantly to babysit my girlfriend and her little sister. So to better explain it, my girlfriends house is the happiest place on earth to me because when im there it almost revolves around me, and im conceded as hell so that works out.