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• I strongly believe The University of Miami would be the right fit for me as a student. I learn well in medium sized classes, which is what this particular university offers. I also like a slightly greater size than my sister’s college, which is just about the size of University of Miami.
• Academically, I am sure The University of Miami is selective. Only elite students are accepted here which is shown by their mere 39% of applicants admitted. They also offer the majors I am intrested in: Communications and Broadcasting, as well as Sports Medicane.
• The size, as I stated earlier, is just right for me. Also, the beatiful state of Florida would be a perfect place to stay away from the cold all year round. Also, the price isn’t too bad and it also helps that my mother and father are paying for college!
  

Boston Univeristy

• High academic standards with a 54% admission average.
• I belive it will be a good fit for me because it is a medium sized school. I think I will feel comfortable there.
• The location would be great as well because I love a city’s atmosphere.

Duke Univeristy

• Only 22% admission which shows its selectiveness.

Surprisingly low temperatures in Florida the past few days. Normal temperatures in that area range from the 50s to 70s. As northern Florida is hit with the worst of the cold spell, 20 degrees,much of the crops have died.  The losses of the citrus crops are so great in number, it will take an estimated 5 weeks to quantify.

The $9.5 billion industry suffered the loss in big ways, loosing an incredible amount of money.The state produces three-quarters of the United States’ orange crop and 40 percent of the world’s orange juice supply. This freeze is sure to set back the thousands of people who work in this industry.

Service men and women have long been respected and honored by the whole country and respected by the whole world. So why not see if you have what it takes to be apart of a tradition so great as the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force? When thinking about college, for most, the high cost comes to mind. However, becoming apart of the armed service opens many doors into attending and affording college.

By joining the army, for example, you receive a full scholarship including books. For anyone who understands the sacrifices many people and families make each year to afford college, then you will appreciate how amazing an opportunity it is to get college handed to you with no strings attached. All the army expects in return is, depending on if you choose ROTC, Active, Reserve, or Guard, is an average of 4 years active duty.

Also, by joining the service, you are able to get up to $500 spending money each month while in college. Just think about it: for doing something that many people choose to do, you receive spending money and a college education for virtually no money. No pestering parents for tuition or nagging college loans which can stay with you for years after getting your education. There are so many benefits, it is hard to see why

In any type of service, weather it be the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force, you also get something beyond education

“To Be Right is  Not Always Popular…

To Be Popular is Not Always Right.”

This statement is very true, especially when it comes to what we have learned this week concerning online bullying. Even your friends can pressure and persuade you to do something hurtful or disrespectful to someone else. In doing this, you think you might obtain popularity, however what you don’t realize at the time is once you have given in, it will happen many more times. Also, outside your circle of friends, you will be disliked because, chances are, others will know that you are doing or saying rude and hurtful things to others. In doing the right thing, you may loose the approval of friends, but what you have to ask yourself is: were they really acting like friends to begin with?

10 Things That Make Me Laugh

1. My friends, Megan and Amanda, make me laugh all the time. Especially our voices and imitations because they are absolutely hilarious. I don’t know where I would be without them.
2. Wheelchairs because that is what my friends use to get me from place to place so I don’t have to use my crutches.
3. Girls who try really hard on their facebook pages to get attention. I find this funny because instead of just being themselves, they’re trying to act different to impress others.
4. When other people laugh, I feel like I have to laugh. I really don’t know how to explain this but when I hear laughter it makes me laugh.
5. Lady Gaga is unique and crazy. Therefore, she always makes me laugh. I love her outrageous clothing and hairstyles. I’m also portraying her for Halloween and my costume is pretty funny so that is another reason why every time I see her, I always end up laughing.
6. My sister, Brielle, makes me laugh all the time. When I see her, she’s always saying something clever and funny.
7. My dad makes me laugh sometimes. When he’s in a good mood he’ll annoy me until I laugh by imitating me which I think is kind of funny.
8. When my cat, Sargent Tibbs, attacks my dog, Pepper, it’s always funny. He’ll hide behind chairs and doors and when my dog walks through, he’ll jump all over her and then run away faster than I’ve ever seen an animal run.
9. Surprisingly, knock-knock jokes are funny to me. Usually, they are found childish but I think they are so simple that I have to laugh.
10. Memories from when my sister and I were younger practically bring me to tears because I laugh so hard. Just recently, she called me from college to tell me she just remembered the Barbie band we used to have and the song “they” sang. The song was about fossil fuels because that’s what my sister was learning about in school and it was so funny, that I laughed for the rest of the night.

I googled good posture and I found a site which explains bad posture and how to fix it. www.spine-health.com. Some facts they stated in this informative website were very similar to the things Mrs. Fagan taught us in class.

1. Bad posture can easily result in, most commonly, back and neck pain.

2. A good office chair is a great investment for someone who has a job which they sit all day.

3. By demonstrating bad posture, you do not use the right muscles and put stress on your spine, causing pain.

4. By slouching, you run the risk of constricted blood vessels and nerves, as well as problems with muscles, discs and joints in the spine. Also, headaches and fatigue are thought to be a result of incorrect posture.

5. A good way to help your posture is to try and align your ears, shoulders, and hips.

After Wednesday, where many people were killed in a 7.6 magnitude earthquake, everyone thought the mass destruction which was caused and the rising death tolls were over. However, on Thursday, another earthquake hit South Sumarta of 6.8 magnitude.  The death toll has now climbed to 529 dead with more than 500 injured and countless missing.

1. Can you do these stretches sitting down or standing up? You can do these stretches both sitting and standing.
   
2. What posture should you always begin at? You begin in a neutral position.
3. Why is breathing helpful? Breathing is helpful because it relaxes you
4. Choose three of these stretches as your favorite.  Why did you select them? My favorite stretches were the windmills, hand fans, and neck stretch. I liked these because, to me, they helped tension in my shoulders, hands, wrists, and neck.

Since I was born, I knew I was going to St. Mary. Some would have a problem with that, but I grew up loving this school and every aspect of it, therefore thinking I would be going there excited me. Watching my older sister, Brielle, go through this school also contributed to me aspiring to come here.

I love the fact St. Mary is a small school. You know everyone and that makes the experience of going to this school enjoyable. The small classes also help me focus and, in turn, learn more. In some schools, I hear every class has over 20 kids. I could never learn like that. St. Mary does not lie when it says it is a “Small, Personal, Catholic, Choice.”