8 Lessons Of life

The 8 lessons of life that many people think and also I think that should be taught in school over the years of their school careers. These 8 lessons of life are things that will help kids and even young adults be successful in their life. The life lesson are, ALWAYS BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOURSELF – AND OTHERS, GRADES AND AWARDS AREN’T EVERYTHING, FIND A CAREER OR A JOB THAT YOU LOVE, DON’T BE AFRAID TO LOOK STUPID, STEER CLEAR OF DEBT, NOBODY OWES YOU ANYTHING, A FRIEND INDEED, and  ALWAYS EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
The life lesson “always be completely honest with yourself and others”, to me means that you as a person should be honest no matter what the cost or consequence is, because in the end telling the truth about something is ALWAYS better than lying about it. The article says “Honesty, so they say, is the best quality – and it is, even if being honest means taking a risk.” What they mean in this quote when they say “even if being honest means taking a risk.” That means that by telling the truth your taking a risk to the person that you’re telling the truth to, because the person that you tell the truth to might get really upset and blow up on you or the person might be really glad and happy that you told them the truth.
The lesson “grades and awards aren’t everything” is a good one to have in mind when your that type of person that always has to be first. Not necessarily in school but in like sports or other things. When it comes to school it’s alright but in the end “none of those baubles mean anything to anyone else out in the big bad world.”, says that author. What she says is important is “that you know what it takes to achieve those grades and that you take that hard work ethic into other areas of your life.” I agree with this. This to me is a really good thing to learn as a life lesson. This lesson tells people that even though getting awards is nice, what really matters is that you know what it takes to get those awards and that you now the proper work ethic to get those awards and achieve later in life.
“Find a career or job that you love”. This is one of the most important lessons to learn when you’re choosing a career or in school for your career. If you don’t choose a career that you love to do, then you’ll never be happy because you’ll be stuck doing the same thing every day that you don’t like to do, and nobody likes to do stuff they don’t want to do. They say in the article “You will spend a lot of time at work in the course of your life, so, it is important to be happy in what you do.” I personally think that this is important to the people in the work world and to people deciding what they want to do. This lesson teaches me that no matter what you do, try to find a career that makes you happy because if you love your job then to me it’s not really a job. Now is it?
“Don’t be afraid to look stupid”. This is a life lesson that I learned in about 4th grade. This to me is very important. I’ve learned not to care if I look stupid in front of people, because I’ve learned that it takes more energy out of you to worry about not looking stupid then to just not care. I also don’t really care what the people around me think, cause that’s what’s they think. She says “Are you afraid to ask questions because you worry you’re going to look stupid? ... And you’re only going to look even more stupid if you’re not willing to ask a question, even if the answer seems obvious.” This means that if you don’t understand something, then ask a question! Who cares how stupid it is, least you know the answer now, and in all honesty there was someone else in your class that had the same question.
“Stay Clear Of debt” She says “Don’t be enticed by banks that look cuddly and friendly when offering you cheap loans and credit cards because all they care about is making money.” This quote tells us to not spend more than we earn. They also tell us to not get pulled into all the deals that sound too good to be true that the banks put out because most likely they are to good to be true and will put you in some type of debt.
“Nobody Owes You Anything” The article says “One of the life lessons they should teach in school will tell you that you can have these things but only if you work hard. No one will hand you anything on a plate.” This to me means that you have to work for what you want, nothing comes free. You can’t have everything handed to you on a silver platter. The quote means that people work for what they want and they earn what they get.
“Always Expect The Unexpected” This life lesson always keeps you on your toes. It gets you to the point where life can never throw you a curve ball. You’re always one step ahead of what’s coming next. The Author says “Go ahead and make plans but be ready for them not to work out as anticipated – or not to work out at all.”

Are Cell Phones Safe Or Harmful?

On CNN.Com there is an article that talks about whether or not cell phones are safe to have close to your body.
In the video “Are cell phones safe?”, Dr.Sanjay Gupta/ Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial says “ That the cell phone radiation causes a sort of heating up of the brain….” This statement tells us that cell phones can be harmful, they say it’s not enough to do anything in just one use, but over time people could see the effects of this radiation. The Federal Communications Division says that cell phones are safe, that the radiation that comes from the phone is not harmful. But some doctors say otherwise. In the video they say that "the percentage of the effects of cell phone radiation happening to any one person is very slim." I personally think that the radiation in cell phones is so minimal that we will never have to worry about any of the effects that are supposed to come with the radiation. I've used a cell phone since in the 6th grade and I haven't had any side effects or anything else that come with the supposed risks of using a cellphone.
Dr.Sanjay Gupta says “The World Health Organization has labeled phones as a possible carcinogen” That means that their saying cell phones are cancer causing agents, and that it puts them in the same cancer causing risk with led paint and diesel fuel exhaust. They say that the radiation in phones is more affective to kids because of how thin their skulls are. The video says that "there have been very few cases, almost none, concerning cellphone cancer diagnosis..." In another article, they say that kids are more susceptible to the side effects because of their thin skulls but it is still unlikely. They say that the recommended age for kids to use cellphones is "11 to 12 years of age", so that's there skulls can develop more and be more protected.


  http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=he_mid#/video/health/2013/02/21/hm-cell-phone-safety.cnn

Privacy??

In today's world our privacy is a major thing in our life, with all the things we put on our social networks, all the things we text, and all the E-mails we send. But, in today's world, the documentation of our every move and every desire is becoming increasingly inescapable. According to Rowan, "anybody who is using any kind of electronic device is giving up the practical ability to be untrackable."
     With Facebook launching the new Home app, this issue of privacy has been brought up. They say that "Technology seems to be moving ever closer to a world where every aspect of our existence is recorded, both at our will and not, and Keen argues that humans are not ready for this, this ability "to press the rewind button on your life". I agree with this statement, that humans in general are not ready for every little move they make to be recorded. To me that is a major problem, because if we don't have privacy then what do we have that's our own? I mean if someone knew every move I made every little thing I did, that would just be plain weird and not to mention wrong!! Privacy is a thing that no one else should have a right to violate. I bet the people that are pushing towards this "no privacy" thing wouldn't want us knowing every little move they've made.
     In the article, they say that "pervasive is the power of internet giants that the U.S. government launched an official "National Data Privacy Day" -- a drive to raise awareness among teenagers and young adults about the importance of maintaining what little privacy they may have left." In the Article they say that now a days not many people try and keep stuff as private as they did a couple years ago like Facebook information, stuff like that. Maybe that's one of the reasons that privacy is starting to become a thing of the past. To me.. Privacy is a major thing in my life that I would like to keep. I don't want anyone else knowing all my business and my every move.

The New Facebook

The social media site, which has more than 1 billion users, on Thursday announced a newly redesigned news feed that blows up photos and visual content, and adds categories that focus on specific types of content. The Web version of the social network now looks much more like the mobile apps, which are also getting a revamping.
Zuckerberg said. "I think that there's this important and social place in this world for this customized newspaper".
Mark Zuckerberg is changing Facebook because Facebook has kind of fallen from the popular crowd. These days it's Instagram,twitter,Path. The people that the new Facebook is trying to Appel to is teenagers. The new Facebook is focusing more on the photos and visual side of Facebook. To me I would rather have Facebook focus on photos and visual stuff because some of the status that people put are just completely stupid and aggravate me.
The Facebook board says that "Photos will show every single image your friends post as well as the photos posted by the pages you follow, including anything shared to Facebook from Instagram." Since Facebook is trying to revamp their social site, their connecting it with Instagram to make people come back to Facebook. Teenagers, these days just get annoyed with status that people put up and would rather look at photos that people post. Another thing that show that we would rather look at photos is SnapChat, SnapChat is a app that lets you send pictures with captions in them to your friends.

The IPhones.

     Based on Will Shanklin's article, "iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4s vs. iPhone 4" he believes overall that the iPhone 5 is the best out of the 3 current iPhones. Will compares the iPhones qualities to one another to see what they have to offer. Additionally, he compares and contrasts their Dimensions,Weight, Display,  Processor, RAM, Storage, Wireless, Battery, Camera, and Intangibles.

     "There are noticeable boosts of speed in each successive model. The A6 chip in the iPhone 5 is a screamer, breaking smartphone benchmark records. Though the A6 was originally believed to run at 1GHz, 9to5Mac and TLDToday report that it dynamically clocks itself up to 1.3GHz (it may also under clock too, to save power). The iPhone 4S still performs well for a modern smartphone. The two-year-old iPhone 4 is a bit sluggish for 2012 standards." Despite the iPhone 5 being A1 more the iPhone 4s and A2 for the iPhone 4, makes the Internet on the iPhone a lot faster. Furthermore, the iPhone 5 offers "unprecedented performance," allowing it to have almost double the the MHz that the iPhone 4s has.

     However, the great achievement that many love about the iPhone 5 other than the other iPhones is the display! "Though the pixels-per-inch (PPI) are identical, the iPhone 5 display gains an extra half-inch of real estate. This ups the resolution and shifts the aspect ratio to an oblong 16:9. Longtime iPhone users may find it strange at first, but will soon appreciate the extra room for apps, photos, and web pages. Apple also opted for a thinner display in the new model. Combining a layer of touch sensors also brings those pixels closer to the surface. The company also boasts of 40 percent greater color saturation in the iPhone 5." Overall, the iPhone 5's dimensions are a 1136X640 with a 4-inch IPS. The dimension of the iPhone 4s and iPhone 4 are a 960X640 with a 3.5-inch IPS. That being said, the iPhone 5 is also a lot lighter than the other iPhones, also a bit longer.

     "The iPhone 5 takes Apple's handset into true 4G speeds, with LTE (where available). Actual LTE download speeds can range from 8Mbps to upwards of 40Mbps, with low latency to boot. It may be faster than your home broadband connection." Nonetheless, the iPhone 5's Internet speed is faster than the other iPhones. The iPhone 4s runs on "4G," but they prefer to call it "3G+;" is faster than  3G, but not in the same league as LTE. Depending on one's carrier, "LTE" for iPhone 5 is spread out just about anywhere if one has Verizon, says Will Shanklin. AT&T does not cover as much ground, in other words, does not hold the ability to cover nationwide or cover certain places.

    To conclude, the author Will Shanklin argues that the iPhone 5 is the best iPhone out as of now. He compares and contrast one another with facts. Additionally, he claims that if one happens to get the iPhone 4; they will be "rocking" a 4 year old smartphone when the contract ends.

http://www.gizmag.com/iphone-5-vs-iphone-4s-vs-iphone-4/24351/

The "Teachers Pet"

                                                             The Favorites

     As many students start the new school year, they might not see eye-to-eye with the teacher,or they might be adored by their teachers.

     "With very few exceptions, each kid has something that endears them to a teacher, so there don't tend to be dramatic, clear-cut favorites," says Freed. It's more like a collection of beautiful, funny, endearing little people, a couple of whom happen to stand out slightly at one end of the spectrum or another."

     I think that every teacher has a favorite in every one of there classes.  I personally think its wrong for teachers to have favorites because every student is equal. No student should be taught less or given less help because the favorite or "Teachers Pet" is in the class and is getting all the attention from the teacher. Don't get me wrong, being a favorite in class has its advantages. But it is still wrong for a teacher to treat any one student better than the test of them.

     But it's not as simple as having one favorite. In a class of 27 students, Freed says, the majority of the students would all rotate and have "moments of being one of the favorites."

 "I would say, first off, that teachers do their best to treat all kids fairly," said Dryw Freed, who has taught for 16 years in public schools in North Carolina and Virginia. With that said, we are only human and do respond differently to different children.

      I think most of the teachers in my school have there favorite or "Teachers Pet". You can clearly see who the teacher treats better and gives more slack to and to other kids its not fair. In some cases it might hurt another students feelings, because they might think that the teacher doesn't like them or they might think that the teacher simply just doesn't care about the student.

     As I said before, favoritism is wrong. No student should be treated less or unfairly or be treated better than everyone else. Everyone is equal, and nothing less or nothing more.

       

     http://us.cnn.com/2012/09/27/living/teacher-plays-favorites/index.html?c=living&page=0

Looting...

Looting is happening in New York right now, I believe that lootin can be bad if its for the wrong reasons. I the article, it says people are looting because they are getting back at the people who have been stealing their money. People shouldn't do that because the people their stealin from had to work for the thing that those people are stealing. In the article, it said that people were looting because they needed supplies and food to help their family get through and survive the storm. I think that is the right reason to loot. Looting is bad even if you are stealing for your family but in that situation I think I would be acceptable to loot.