Do Now 4/10/2014

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears"
-Laird Hamiliton

        The brain is located between the ears in a sense. If you corrupt the mind, the mind will work against you. Meaning that the mind will become the enemy. What you hear can interfer with your judgement. What you say could affect somebody else's perception of you and the scenerio . So do NOT let your mind deceive you.

Do Now 4/4/14

"Attitude is the mind's paintbrush; it can color any situation" - Anthony



Your outlook upon things affect the whole execution. If you think negative, you get a negative outcome. If you think positive, you get a positive outcome. Whatever you put into it is what you get out of it.

Commentary 4/2/14

Elijah Greenfield
Eldridge Cleaver

" I totally Agree"

Tiovannis Smith II
April 1, 2014 do now

Do Now 3/19/14

" The past is a ghost, the future is a dream. All we have ever have is NOW." -Bill Cosby

A ghost is something that lingers about, because it like the remains of what we did before. Dreams are like predictions of what we would like to occur in the time to come. You can not bring a ghost back, because it was a thing of the past. What we hope for to happen is a dream, because its  just a vision. The present is what we possess. You can only could what you do have and not what we had or could have.

Do Now 3/14/14

" There is always a king in evey crowd. Why not you...?"


Every opportunity is one to a million. We all have the chance to be great ,and you have to be deteremined to make history or give your self chancde to make greatness out of yourself. I can be a queen if I want to be.

COMMENTARY 2/28/14

Tiovannis Smith II- Thomas Jefferson 2/25/14
Malik Smith - Do Now 2/25/14

Do Now 2/26/2014

"Vision without action is daydreaming; action without vision is a nightmare."
  -Chinese Proverb

A daydream is a like a dream . It happens in your mind but in reality it does not. You put no action into making the dream come true. It just comes and goes. An action without purpose is a nightmare, because  anything could happen. The action could land you in trouble or in something good. Just plan something and act upon it .



Ja'Quala Smith (:

Commentary-2/24/2014

Devonte Smith - Do Now 2-20-14
Elijah Greenfield - Maya Angelou
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2/20/14

"The Difference between a successful person and others is not lack of Strength,  not lack of Knowledge, but rather lack of Will " - Vince Lombardi

There is a variance between a successful person who applies themselves versus someone who do not have knowledge nor strength. You can gain strength through working out. You can gain knowledge through working out. The only thing you have to do is apply yourself or use your self will. Will cannot be forced but rather done on your own choice. You have to choose in your own mind to be successful . 

Elijah GreenField - Best Option to Take February 7, 2014
Tiovannis Smith II - Richard Shar. February 7, 2014

Friday's Do Now

What is granted is often taken for granted- Father Gerry Harley




This means that you have something ,but you forget that you are lucky to have it. For example, a person born with wealth. They make not value the fact that they have money in abundance, and they tend to be nonchalant about it; this is not considering that somebody else maybe poor. The wealthy person may take the possession of money as something that obligated to them. On the other hand, a less fortunate person may find having money as a privilege .



-Ja'Quala Smith 2/14/2014

2/10/14

"The surest way NOT to fail is to determine to succeed."
                                                                       ~Richard Sheridan

This quote is saying that you have to have determination to succeed in live. You cannot be nonchalant about something to have a good outcome. You have to have a strong mind frame to work towards a goal in life.

Comments 2/12/14

What inspired you to list those characteristics of a good father? Not saying they aren't accurate ,but I'm Curious.
Tiovannis Smith

That is True. I admire the way you explained this
Darrion Anderson

Commentary

Derion Anderson - 2/3/2014
That's Exactly what I was trying to say, yet i failed to put this in good terms. You had a good understanding of this quote.

Lillian Tillman- Daily Writing 1/17

1/ /2014

Take the first step in faith.You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Taking the first step in faith means that you acting just upon belief. Just because you believe you are acting upon it. Seeing the whole staircase would be seeing the whole image of the picture . You dont need the whole image to draw a spec. So take a step means to begin.

2/4/14

" What Make a good Father/Mother isn't what you leave for your son/daughter ,but what you leave within your son/daughter!" - Micheal Irving


A good parental figure isn't one who is considered good because of the materialistic things they leave behind. A good parental figure is good because of what they instill in their children. Your parent would not be considered to be good because they left you a pair of Jordans, clothes, or money. They would be a good parent if they taught you sentimental things. Eventually the materialistic things perish, but sentimental values last. Like love is forever, and money is temporary.

R&B Singer Ciara Releases A TRIBUTE PHOTO . . . To Her Fiance's Future's FOUR BABYS MOTHERS!!!

Baby mama, baby mama I'm tired of you. * Lil Boosie Baby Mama begins playing, but stops mid- chorus* Ciara has just released to the press and world that she is bearing Future's offspring. It was  brought to the forefront that he has children prior to their relationship with three other women. Inspite of the  normal image of a group of African-American women fighting and belittling each other, these women have banned together to make a family for their kids. These women work with each other and attempt to show their family as a unit instead of being divided. Ciara releases a photo of them to the media in attempts to portray that they have some form of a bond.


I feel that Ciara is doing the moral thing in the situation. The manner in which she attempts to hush the opinions of the people outside her relationship was not a good a way. The picture only worsens the problem. People are going to have an opinion about everything, and there is no way she could end what the people have to say. She is totally doing the right thing by supporting her future husband and father of her child.

Would you rather she throw salt on the other baby mamas' wounds and end up on Maury? Why or Why not?


http://cdn.mediatakeout.com/67224/r-b-singer-ciara-releases-a-tribute-photo-to-her-fiance-s-future-s-four-babys-mothers.html

DO Now 1/921/14

" I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot & missed. I've failed over & over again in life ,And that is why I SUCCEED." -Michael Jordan


In laymans terms, this quote is saying that you have to make mistakes to succeed in some situations. There would not be perfect executions everytime something is done. You can mess up and try again, and maybe it would work out. Things in life are trial and error. You have to test it and see what the results will be. Like cooking, for instance, you can have all the ingredients you need, take all the correct steps, and end up with a bad result. Try it again but make adjustments to help.



Excuse an¥ spelling errors.
Ja'Quala Smith (:

My New Year's Resolution !

                     My New Year's Resolution is to find the pursuit of happiness. The following would be steps i would take to accomplish this :

1. I would do what makes me happy ,and no longer what hushes others.
2. I would follow my own ambitions.