Talk Their Talk ..

20. If you had the ability to talk to one species of animal, which animal would you choose to communicate with? Why?

If I could talk to any one species of animal, it would most likely be a dog. Dogs see the everyday life of a human, so it makes me wonder how they see life on a daily-basis. Dogs are said to be a mans bestfriend. They have feelings, families, and lives that work just like us as human-beings. I would like to see how they feel about the things that go on in our society and how they feel it affects them. I want to be able to understand their outlook on life as a dog, and the reasons for their actions. I think it would be interesting to know the thoughts of another species of animal, and to be able to communicate with them as if they were one of us. 

STAY IN SCHOOL !

19. Should school attendance be mandatory? In your answer, be sure to explore what the function of education is, and what our nation would look like if the masses were less educated. 


Yes, I think school attendance should be mandatory. Regardless of how boring or "lame" , and how much kids hate it, yes they should be in school everyday. Every day that kids are in school, is an opportunity to learn new things and extend their knowledge. An education is EXTREMELY important because you need an education to do almost everything in life. All Careers and jobs require you have an education, and the more of an education you do have, the better of a job you will be able to get. If masses of people were less educated, the world would be lost. It takes knowledge to survive in life and if kids grew up non-educated, they would not be as successful in the long-run as they would if they stayed in school everyday.

We NEED Change !

18. If you could choose two things to change about our high school campus, what would they be and why? 

I would change the sports and the administration. Sports isnt necessary and draws away from the focus of reality and the adminstration is honestly unreasonably putrid. Having sports at school, creates the idea in some students heads that sports are far more important than an actual education, and throws off the focus from school work. Sports occupy most of a student's day, leaving no time for studying or homework. It paints a picture of fame and fortune the easy way, and it doesn't lead kids in the right direction to actually get a good education and earn their living. It replaces the true reason why sports are offered in school, which is to teach leadership, teamwork, and keep kids healthy. I would change the administration because the way our school is being ran, I feel, is terribly absurd. Our school has transformed the most this semester, and not in a positive aspect. I feel that some things need to change immediately in order for our school to be successful as one whole.



 

Its Important .

17. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. 


All the Chaos and conflicts happening at school is an issue thats important to me because it affects me as a student. People look at the things that happen at Castle Park and automatically assume I go to a bad school. Personally, as a student, I don't think the school is bad, but I do think the things that have happened recently do give the community a negative outlook on our school. Since the last school year, so much has changed. We've gotten a new principal, a new ASB advisor, and that alone has affected our school and student body. 

Gotta' get it done !

16. Explain a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dillema you have faced and its impact on you. 


A significant experience I've recently encountered, which is also a huge dilemma, is me not making grades for basketball. Basketball is one of the most important things in my life right now, and I've failed myself by not being able to play. One simple task such as making grades and I fell just so short of the requirements, and the consequences are the disappointing part. This means I have to work 5x as hard as I normally would, which just adds more stress because school is already hard enough. All the work, on top of basketball practices, leaves me hardly any time for life other than school, and yes it is hard, but I know my hard work will soon pay off.

In order to help YOU.

15. What is the most valuable contribution you could make to a college campus? Explain. 


If I could contribute any attribute to a university, it would probably be a successful study hall. In this study hall there would be hired tutors who could help in every subject, and teachers who would be able to answer any question a student has. In hope that this study hall would help a college campus, any student should feel more than welcome to use it and visit any time they need to. I believe this would be the most valuable contribution, in my opinion, to any college campus, because it serves as an aid in every college student's life.

Money money money ..

14. Please describe your reactions/ideas to the following quote: "He does not possess wealth, it possesses him." 

The way I understand this quote is that, the man doesn't make the money, but the money makes the man. If it is a case like this, someone who lives like this clearly doesn't really appreciate things they receive. Some people work extremely hard just to live day to day, and they cherish everything they have, and others, not so much. On the other hand, some people take advantage of their wealth, and let it represent them. Some want to be known as "rich" because people look up to them or idolize them, and they like that feeling. Certain people would give anything to have half of what millionaires have or even just the slightest bit of money period.