so...my name is Rebecca and I'm 17, going to be a senior in high school . i am currently at either the 2nd or 3rd spot in my class academically, but plan to graduate as valedictorian...so if you have a problem academically I'd love to help! i want to be a journalist (and kind of am), which means i may be a little harsh, but i do have a not-so-sharp edge (don't get me wrong, i can be sassy, I'd just rather smile :) ) . I love knowing that i can help someone and I'm actually of use to someone. When i was younger i was more shy, and all people knew about me was that i was a good friend and for the people i answer...i hope you think so too!
Also, God is big in my life. Like my whole life. And for anything I help you with...I give Him all the glory. It's all about Him and what He's given us. :)
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I am 16, female.
At age 14, I had a boyfriend, a best friend, all A's, confidence, I played volleyball and I was a cheerleader.
I am now 16, I have no best friend, no boyfriend, a B average, no confidence, and I recently had to quit all sports for 2 years due to a Spinal Disease. I'm not sure what to do anymore. My best friend and I have tried to go back to the way things were before she and I tried drugs, I quit but she took longer and we were not permitted to see each other.
I miss my life. My parents are worried sick about me because I spend all my free days laying in bed watching TV. I hate it. I used to be a fun-loving flirt that was able to bring the best out of people.
But now, I second guess my every thought, blame myself for everything, and just can't seem to find my way again.
Help, please. (link)
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i'm sure that you can still find that strong, confident, incredibly smart person! you've been able to quit drugs, honor your parents, and go through a spinal disease that caused you to sacrifice things you probably loves. that's strength. i think you just need to get out their again and go find her.
i know you probably miss your best friend, but, chances are, even if you started hanging out like you did before, things wouldn't be the same because you've now had different experiences. don't get me wrong, i'm not saying cut her off completely, because everybody and everything (especially friendships) deserves a second chance. try to talk to her more in school, so that your parents won't have to worry about you falling into a "bad crowd." but maybe you should also try to make some new friends in your classes. and even if you can't join a sport, i'm sure there's still stuff at your school, or even in you town, you could do. there's clubs and groups for just about everything when it comes to teens (unless you live in like a one horse town) from activism to art...everything. they'll do just about anything to keep teens "off the streets" so there's usually stuff to do. check out stuff at your school. this is an easy way to meet people (maybe even a guy with common interests) and entertain yourself and get out of your house. maybe you could even talk to someone at school that could show you the ropes of a club they're in.
as for the a-average-to-b-average thing, don't be so disappointed because a b average isn't the most horrible thing in the world, to high schools or colleges. this may not even be totally you're fault because the difference between two years in high school could mean work that is a lot more difficult. but if you really want to raise your grades, and you just think it's too hard, you could always look for a tutor. or, better yet, join a study group! (you can meet people that way, too.) if you're just not interested in the work, it may be hard, but just try to get interested. you won't raise your grades by being indifferent.
and, lastly, as for the guy thing, you seem like you'd be pretty good as an independent woman as soon as you regain this confidence that i know you still have. i know it'd be great to have a boyfriend to talk to, especially if you don't have many people to talk to, and who you know cares about you as much as you care about them, but you don't need a guy to know your worth. go out, be the person you know you can be, make friends, and the guy issue will take care of itself.
just keep hope, put a smile on, and go say hi to someone. you can be who you were again...the best we've ever been is always in us somewhere, we just gotta bring it out. (sorry so long) :)
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okay there's this guy that i liked since last year May he was in my english class. Before i started liking this guy, i would notice that he would stare at me all the time in class..then i eventually started liking him and i told him on msn that i liked him. He didn't believe me at first then i asked him: do you think i'm joking? then he said: i dunno, but i don't want to waste your time b/c i have a g/f. So i said ok, but i noticed that even after he told me that, he would still stare at me and sometimes look away. i asked around and they said that they don't think he has a g.f. so tonight i was talking to an old friend of mine and it turns out that my friend knows the guy i like so i told him that i wanted him to be my prom date and i asked him not to tell him b/c he told me hehad a girlfriend...so my friend said: wth? he doesn't have a girlfriend...so he lied to me! what does this mean? (link)
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don't know how much i can help, but i can tell you a lot of guys in high school seem to kind of freak when you tell them things straight. before you told him anything, he probably never considered that you liked him, even if he may have liked you. the fact that he denied it was natural because, again, he'd probably never even thought of it before. so when he realized you were for real, that's probably why he said he had a gf. he needed time to consider whether or not that would actually work because you'd thought about it and he hadn't. now, since he's still staring at you, he's probably thinking (a) that he really screwed up or (b) that he's gonna role with this whole girlfriend thing because he can't see you two going out. (ok, there's like a 2% chance that he actually does have a gf that no one knows about, but it's doubtful.)
if you want to go to prom, i suggest for now you find a plan b, another guy, a friend, a group of friends, because if you approach him right now, he seems like the kind of guy to freak again. try not to stare at him, even if he stares at you, because chances are that will freak him out to. basically the guy sounds jumpy. let him figure out how great you are on his own, and maybe he'll come to yo. let things run their course. and if they don't turn out as you hoped, it's ok. the guy told you he had a gf as soon as you said you liked him, so chances are he needs more experience anyway. just my opinion, based on experience. hope that helps.
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I am currently filling out university applications. For extra-curricular activities I am required to fill in a portion about sports. If I played volleyball during one of my high school years, do I select "varsity" as my position? Is the team necessarily varsity? My other options include captain (which I was not), member, etc. Which should I select? I am from Canada and applying to a Canadian university, it is not often that the term varsity is used here. Thanks! (link)
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i would select varsity. technically, if you were on the sole team (a.k.a. there was no junior-varsity or c team), you played varsity.
besides if you can't find any other title that fits you, just go with that. in the end, the college is going to say "oh, look. she was involved in this, this, this and volleyball." not "i wonder if she was really on varsity..." :)
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visiting someone i don't know in waking life but i did in the dream they were dying,they didn't die in the dream he was in a hospital bed though but not in a hospital,and it was comforting i even recall laughing in the dream
what could this mean??
also,i was texting my friend in the dream,and suddenly she rejected me saying through text:
uh c (a bunch of random letters)
i could never love you that way
but i said i don't love you any way
and idk it was wierd
could this mean something also (link)
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no idea what the text means, sorry. but i do love to analyze dreams.
i know that when you dream about people you don't know...it's usually about you. for that fact when you dream about anyone it's about you. strangers like you're describing, especially if they were the same gender as you, probably represent negative attributes about yourself. because it was at a hospital (or just in a hospital bed, same symbol) the negative attribute might be weakness or dependence on others, maybe this is something you are getting over. if so, this would explain why you were comforted. maybe you're taking a new step that will allow you to let go of something in yourself that you see as holding you back; a.k.a. the stranger (whatever you see as bad, or just "not you") is dying (you're getting over it) for a reason. the fact that the person did not actually die it's possible that you are having trouble getting over it, or you aren't ready.
that's just my analysis from a "dreams" book that i have, because i have some pretty random dreams, too. i could be totally off but i hope it helps anyway.
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I have been dating my boyfriend for almost four years, and I've never felt unpretty around him until this year. Recently he thinks I'm fat, the thing is I'm not at all - I am 5'8 and 140 lbs.
I recovered from an eating disorder just before I met him, and he knows this. I have learned to be happy with my body, but now with my boyfriend's constant negativity I'm starting to feel insecure.
He never says things so bluntly where I can get mad. What he'll do is say, "let's work out" and if i say I don't want to he calls me lazy and nag until I will. Or when we go out, he'll order me a diet coke and side saladn as my entire meal. When I say that's not what I wanted he says "I'm just helping you eat healthy". Or my favorite, when i asked if I looked heavier he said "you only look like you gained 5, maybe 6 lbs." I never wanted to nag him but these little comments were making me insecure.
I tried talking to him about it last night, but it only ends up in an even bigger fight because he can't manage to just tell me he thinks I'm fine the way I am. I understand he's just being honest... but everytime I eat he says "why did you eat that?" or "did you really need that?" Now I'm on a diet and he constantly reminds me to work out and not to eat too much.
He's not an asshole, he's just stupid and doesn't know how to sensor himself! every other girl he looks at is skin and bones, and I'm wondering that if I'm not his type... why has he been with me for so long??? I love him or else obviously I wouldn't be with him, but how can I go about talking to him about this without it turning into a huge fight? How can I help him get the message??? (link)
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I understand how it's kind of hard to just let go since you've been together for so long but honestly you don't need someone who is going to be bringing you down. tell him that. tell him that if he doesn't stop saying hurtful things, you could always find someone who won't. (because, you know, you could. there are guys who will love you for who you are and WON'T always be bringing you down. because you're right, you're not fat.)TELL him this, that you deserve more than that. it's not an argument, it's a declaration. and you're probably right about him being insecure, too. because when someone doesn't love themselves, they can't really love someone else. (sorry so blunt)and, really, if he doesn't understand, and he keeps hurting you...maybe you need a break. there are guys who will tell you how beautiful you are if you look, and who won't encourage you back into the welcoming arms of an eating disorder (again, sorry so blunt). you deserve more. bottom line. and if he doesn't understand...i advise you go find more, even if it's not so easy. just my advice.
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I watch too much anime, spend about seven hours on the computer every week day and more than 20 hours on the weekends. I eat every hour on the hour, I have friends who lie and talk behind my back and I have lost all insperation for writing my stories, which is why I'm usually on the computer. It's hard to trust people and I feel really empty. I have sudden depression every so often. Usually around nighttime or evening. I don't know why, but maybe one of the things I listed above could be the problem? If you suggest exercise, I'm sorry, but it's too hard for me. I'm not fat or anything, mostly average, maybe five pounds overweight, but that's it. I mean, I don't like exercising. I can't, really. I'll promise myself to do it, but I never do. I feel like I'm going to die and that I'm going to catch some kind of diease. I'm just feeling utterly depressed. This is the first time my depression phases have lasted more than 24 hours. It's started since yesterday morning when I woke up. I cna't do anything with myself. I try to perk up, watching happy movies and listening to happy songs, but they just make me cry. I've tried watching my favorite anime, Naruto, but that made it HORRIBLY worse since I've read up ahead in the manga. (Japanese comics)
Do any of you think you can help me? I've had thoughts of suicide, but they disappear after a while. I sometimes get the thought of 'why am I here' kind of thing. I talked to my mother, but she claims I'm either tired or just says, "You're here to be a writer". That's nice to know, but it's not satisfying me. I've had a few problems with my friends, such as backstabbers and people who try to use me and cheat on me.
I hope this was enough information for you to help me. Please, I need help because I don't like the empty feeling. I want to be happier and write more, but I don't know how. (link)
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this might not be much...and i'm just a kid, too. but i just say you gotta talk to someone who knows what they're talking about. and try to pray.
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here is my dilemma. basically, i'm a pretty average guy. i'd say on on the shy side and i'm not that cocky or anything. in other words, i dont' try to draw too much attention to myself usually. my issue is that i have some attractive traits. like, i'm a funny guy, a good listener, i'm artistic, poetic, i play guitar very well, i'm an excellent cook. i have all of this positive and interesting things going on about me but i don't know how to let girls know. i'm not the kind of guy to randomly blurt out stuff or try to be a show off. to me that's in bad taste but i still want people to know what they are missing out on. how do you let someone know what you are into and what you are about without seeming cocky or seeming like you are bragging? any ideas would be appreciated. (link)
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honestly you sound like the sweet artsy type...good news, girls like that! first of all, i'm gonna say not to just go looking for some girl who will notice you because you want a girl to notice you. you may end up both getting hurt.
but if you want to get out there and meet more people (particularly girls)start doing something you're interested in. go to coffee houses for poetry jams. join something musical at school. and when you find that girl you absolutely cannot live without, just talk to her. the way you describe yourself, it seems like she would probably like you without you bragging. hope that helps.
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ok so im going to be on the swim team for the first time this year. if you join you automatically get in. how to i train to get prepared for swim. i run at least 3 times a week is there anything else i can do? Is there anything i should be prepared for? (link)
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if you know strokes, practice those a lot, especially in freestyle because that's probably what you will compete in. if you don't just keep up the cardio (like running) and try to practice something in the pool. it's my first year on the swim team too, and i can tell you if you just don't cheat at practice, go every day and make an attempt to learn all the strokes, you'll be fine. you'll compete against people about your level and you pretty much just need to prepare for some long hours in the pool. my biggest piece of advice is if you are not used to diving at all, practice jumping off the block. it may be the biggest challenge. good luck. :)
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i started writing this, and thought maybe i could eventually publish it as a teen book. I am looking for opinions, thoughts, help, and constructive criticism on my writing. i really like constructive criticism because i need to know if my writing is good so far or not. also, what do you think about where the storyline is going and if i started it well or not. Here it is:
Kayla crept up next to the silent, dark house and poked her head around the back to see her parents and a few of their neighbors sitting around the decorative table drinking fine wines and food that reminded her of summertime. After all, it was the first day of summer. But this was not the place Kayla wanted to be spending it, at an unknown adult neighbors barbeque where her parents were enjoying themselves with their friends and their young children, toddlers, and infants. She would rather be at her best friend Ally’s pool party with all of her friends and her crush, Kyle. Kayla could only imagine what they were doing right now. They were probably sitting around the bonfire with their bathing suits on dripping wet from the pool, listening to music, hanging out, and flirting. Hence why Kayla was trying to sneak away from the boring party that would only be interesting to adults without her parents noticing. Her house was right across the cull de sac, and all she had to do was run over, grab her bag, and wait for her soon to be boyfriend (she hoped) to come and pick her up to join the party. She peeked around the side of the stucco wall one last time to check that her parents were getting enough martinis into their systems, so that they wouldn’t care when they called her after they realized she was no longer at the party and found out she left early. After peering all around the deeply festive patio setup that looked like it came right out of a magazine, she noticed her mom glaring in her direction. To her dismay, her mother raised her eyebrows and firmly shook her head no. She also noticed that there was no drink in her hand, and she knew it was because her mother was watching her like a hawk that night. Even though she didn’t want to believe it, Kayla knew exactly what the head shake meant. She knew that she couldn’t risk going to the party now, unless she wanted to be grounded for the upcoming concert and the rest of her beginning summer plans. Defeated, she took out her cell phone to text Kyle and tell him not to pick her up. She turned around and tilted her head up to the starry night sky, letting out a big sigh and wanting to scream from anger. She moved forward and felt something warm and soft brush along her arms. She was startled and screamed, and next thing she knew she was sitting on the cold, moist grass. Her phone had flown from her hand when she fell, and she tried to feel around her for it in the pitch black night.
“Sorry about that,” she heard a chuckling voice say. She gasped and said,
“Oh my god, I didn’t know anyone was there. But yeah, me too.” At first she had hoped it was Kyle who she had felt and that he was coming to get her, but then she had thought that no one was there, and it startled her when he spoke. Kayla sat up and continued feeling around for her phone, not talking because she hoped that whoever she had crashed into would leave and not have to see or hear the tears crawling down her face. She moved her hands and felt something different than the clammy grass, the soft skin again, and what she was guessing was a hemp bracelet.
“Oh, sorry,” she said as she pulled her hand back quickly.
“It’s chill,” the chuckling again, and the deep, calm voice. She thought that she had known everyone in the neighborhood, and she wondered who this could be.
“Are you looking for this?” the boy asked. Kayla saw her cell phone light up in his hand.
“Yeah that’s it, thanks,” she answered. It was silent for a moment, and Kayla considered making an excuse to leave. She was about to speak, but the boy beat her too it.
“So, um, this might sound kind of weird, but who are you?” he asked.
I’m the one who should be asking that, Kayla thought about saying, but she decided to try and be nice for once.
“I’m Kayla, and I live across the street. My parents are here for the party, and I’m trying to leave.”
She was yet to see what he looked like, but instead of making a getaway, her curiosity took over and she asked,
“Who are you?”
“I’m Avery. I don’t live around here, I live in California, and I was forced to come and stay at my aunt’s house for the summer. But there’s really nothing to do around here, and all my cousins are real young. My aunt and uncle are pretty into their party, so I figured I’d sneak out too,” he revealed. His voice sounded so soft and relaxed that Kayla could barely hear him.
“Oh. Um…that sucks that you have to stay here, I guess,” Kayla said awkwardly.
“ Yeah, tell me about it. But uh, I don’t really have to go anywhere, you know. So do you want to come inside and get a drink with me?” he asked. Kayla noticed how hopeful his voice sounded.
Not like I have anywhere to go either, now, she thought negatively.
“Yeah, sure,” she said. He got up and reached his tanned arm down, his strong hand grabbing hers and pulling her up. Kayla wiped her wet hands onto the back of her ripped jean shorts and slid her phone into her pocket. They started walking the opposite way, towards the front of the house, probably so they wouldn’t cause a display when her parents or his aunt and uncle saw them together.
“So I just have one question,” Kayla said nervously.
“What is it?” he asked, smiling.
“If you don’t live around here, where were you sneaking out too?”
He laughed, and then answered,” I have a few friends around here, because I was born here, but then me and my family moved to Delilah Beach. So whenever I’m down here, I’ll chill with them occasionally because I have nothing else to do. I’m guessing you go to Hartford High?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“Yeah I thought so, but they don’t go there, so you probably wouldn’t know them. Are you a junior?” he asked.
“Yup,” Kayla answered.
“Same. Unfortunately my cousins are in elementary school, so there’s really nothing to do when I’m home besides babysit,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders. As they got closer to the front porch light, Kayla could see more and more of what he looked like. He opened the front door and they walked into the familiar scent of the dimly lit Dakota household. She had lived across the street from the Dakota’s her whole life in Hartford, Massachusetts, but she had never known that they had relatives living in California. Kayla could see part of him from behind now, and the tension of seeing his whole look was killing her. They walked into the fancy kitchen where appetizing pies and other desserts were on the counter waiting for their turn to be brought outside. They walked past the bathroom, where they could clearly hear a mom yelling at her two young children about tracking mud into the house. Avery walked up to the refrigerator and opened it, the bright light shining onto him. He turned his head to face Kayla and laughed as the screaming continued loudly in the next room. Kayla couldn’t believe the sight standing in front of her. Avery had short, buzzed, light blonde hair, and skin that was way to tan to be on someone living in Massachusetts. He had gorgeous, piercing blue eyes and a breathtaking smile with straight, bright white teeth. He had a cute nose and a perfectly aligned face. He was wearing a tie dye T-shirt that read ‘The Grateful Dead’ on the back, with a peace sign and some sort of flowers surrounding it. He had on long, tan, ripped up khaki shorts and leather flip flops. A fat hemp necklace with shells on it lay on his neck, and on his arms he had more hemp bracelets and Rasta colored string bracelets. Avery looked so different from anyone Kayla had ever known in Massachusetts, but way more attractive too.
He noticed her staring at him in awe, and he smiled as he said,
“Uh, what do you want?”
“Water,” Kayla said. She could barely let out the word. She suddenly became self-conscious as she looked at her own outfit, a light blue polo, jean shorts, Ralph Lauren flip flops, a thick cheetah headband in her hair, and pearl earrings. Under her outfit she wore a tiny Abercrombie bikini.
He must think I look like a freak, she thought. But he didn’t seem to mind the way she looked at all. He actually seemed to like it.
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I liked it. that's so cool. i wish more teens would try to get published. i didn't really get what the plot would be but i think it's the kind of beginning for a great ya novel. i'd like to know what happens. i say to keep going, put in some detail and a lot of dialogue. it keeps you and other people entertained with the story. but it sounds great. keep going with it.
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Once again, the girl with the school newspaper... haha sorry about all the questions.
Your advice was good, but I was thinking something more laong the lines of what you typically read when you're surfing the net, or random things that get your attention. Example: On a website for some magazine, I see this thing that says "Body Language-- How to tell if someone is lying". Just something different. Something you'd read. Something that isn't too out there, but something that doesn't stick with the same old stuff. Anything? (link)
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Hhmmm...so you're looking for something more magazine? Try new editorials and features. The internet is lovely but pretty useless when you can't just copy an idea. How about trying an advice thing? :) (of course with a disclaimer saying you're a student) You could also try a "How To" column, a "new word" column or something that readers will cling to and pick up every issue to see. Or you could do articles on maybe local hang-outs or current "fads" at your school. You know, stuff that is still magazine but they can relate to. Does that help any?
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really, anybody. I just need someone who is willing to listen to me "complain" about school and people and work and life in general. I understand if you don't, but I feel like I can't talk to my friends about it because they've heard it all already. I can't keep holding it all inside, because I'm going to blow a fuse soon, and I'm afraid I'm going to lose friends in the process. I need to get stuff off my chest, so if anyone is willing to listen (more like read, whatever) I will be forever grateful.
17/f (link)
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you can e-mail me. :) 16/f nellybly22@gmail.com. I get not being able to talk to someone. i'm here.
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I know enough people from school clubs and sports teams, but where do I find the people like myself? I'm an 'overachiever' when it comes to school but I really don't fit the stereotype of the 'goody two shoes' that tends to go along with it. I'd like some friends that like to go to parties and meet new people. The thing is, it's not safe for me to go to parties where I live (long story), so how do I meet people that can invite me to ones outside of my town? Maybe some older friends or something? Thanks for the advice! (link)
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you're an overachiever but not a "goody goody?" take a college class. you meet some pretty interesting people, though i don't exactly suggest "party-ing" with ALL of them. or just try to talk to people outside of your groups. even if you know people in clubs and sports...chances are 1/2 of your school isn't in a sport or club. or go to hangouts with a current friend where you know a ton of teens go. it isn't hard to meet other people. hope that helped.
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what does this mean? I read it in someones blog and im trying to figure out what it is trying to say.:
Historical Thinking requires us to reconcile two contradictory positions: first, that our established modes of thinking are an inheritance that cannot be sloughed off, and, second, that if we make no attempt to slough them off, we are doomed to a mind-numbing presentism that reads the present onto the past (link)
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I'm just gonna attempt to interpret it, ok? I believe in plain english it is trying to say "to think historically, one must contradict himself. On one hand, he has to realize that the way he sees things are the way he was TAUGHT to see them, and he cannot change that. On the other hand, if he doesn't attempt to change them, he is a fool who will never move forward in life." My interpretation. :)
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I'm a 15 year old girl and I'm 5 feet 7 inches tall. What is the average weight for a girl my age and height? (link)
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same hieght as me. :) i've been told by doctors and my sister's medical books 125-150
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Hey, I'm the girl who asked about the schoo newspaper (obviously). Thanks for your input, but the thing is, the whole for-the-students-so-ask-the-students thing is what we've BEEN trying to do. I know they MUST have strong opinions on something, but the most we get from ANYONE (and yes, we ask different cliques or whatever) is "um.. I don't know, I can't think of anything..." or they say stuff like, "Well, I don't understand guys/girls..." or "The cafeteria food sucks..." All that's been DONE. I was hoping maybe you have any other suggestions? Maybe something you've featured on YOUR school newspaper before, or any kind of ideas YOU may have? (After all, you may not go to my school, but you still count as who we're aiming at-- teenagers.) (link)
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my paper does different things. we do global stuff that effects us: economy, politics (which, yes, we are tired of, too), culture, missions. we do reviews on books, movies, music, concerts and video games (big hits with our readers, btw). we do A LOT of editorials, they're on everything from big lawsuits all over the country to like "why do we have to wear school ids?" uummm...we're doing a lot more features. we just recently did a job package, we're doing a Thanksgiving package, stuff like "expressions" are always good (we did tattoos once, local music, plays at your school). you could also get on issues at your school, like violence. we've done immigration (HUGE issue at my school) and the dropout rate(also HUGE). those are some ideas.
some other ways to get people to contribute though?? ALWAYS BE A JOURNALIST. when talking to friends, hearing class discussions, eavesdropping....get ideas. what are the issues, what are they excited about, what are they interested in? don't ask people directly what they would like to see anymore, ask what they're doing after school, on weekends, on breaks. what can be better at school? what is awesome? what do you feel strongly about. it's like interviewing. you can't just say "tell me about this." you have to keep asking questions.
encourage letters to the editor also. :)
if you need anything else, you can ask. i love journalism. it's just my thing. i'd be happy to answer.
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are these websites worth using? is there anything i should know about either one? any information would be helpful, because i am just starting on both thanks! (link)
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my sister published a book of mine on lulu.com. i love it. they got me on borders.com and barnesandnoble.com and amazon. they also helped me advertise on booksiread. if you want to publish, lulu may be a good choice.
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ok. #1. Have you ever heard the beatles song Hello Little Girl? and if so, do you know where to get it? I've searched alot of websites and itunes and its not there.
#2. What is your favorite beatles song ever? (link)
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1. i've seen it on playlist.com i believe...
2. Blackbird, Hey Jude, Let It Be (i
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What does it mean to be a Christian exactly? I have always considered myself to be a Christian and now I wonder what being a Christian means really.
My best friend and I were talking and she seems to believe that being Christian means you have to go to church every day it's open but I don't believe that. I think my best friend has good ideas about Christianity in that we, as Christians, should be tending to (helping) others, Christian or not, but I am unsure about the need to go to church.
I know lots of celebrities are Christian, like the Jonas Brothers (all three that I'm aware of--Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas), Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Alicia Keys, and Tom Hanks. I don't think they go to church every time the doors are open, but I know they do believe in Christianity and God.
To me, all of the Christian churches I've gone to have almost been like social gatherings. Maybe I'm just going to the wrong sorts of churches or maybe I have the wrong idea. Is it wrong for a Christian to NOT go to church? If a Christian does not go to church every, say, Sunday then does it make them any less of a Christian?
What does being Christian mean to you? What defines as person as being Christian? Any information, opinions, and links would be highly appreciated. (link)
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i do go to church pretty often, but i do think its possible to be Christian without church....though it helps with learning a lot. to me, being Christian has always meant to confess that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, believe in the Bible and try to live out the plan the Lord has for me.
when it comes to going to church, you maybe shouldn't go if it feels like a social gathering, because God wants you to keep the Sabbath day holy, and mingling may not help. but exploring other churches or even youth groups could help expand your knowledge of God and can help you live more accordingly to His Word. :)
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Is cussing bad, like does God not like it or does it say in the bible not to do it cuz i cuss all the time but i have a gut feeling im speaking viley. (link)
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old question, but i figured i'd answer. a columnist before me took a lot of good passages that say not to cuss. they are so true. so many times in the Bible it's mentioned that your words reflect your heart, and you should not say them in ignorance. and others will judge when you cuss, also indicated in the Bible more than once. perhaps the most notorious incidence of this happening is the 3rd time Peter denied Christ and started cussing. then all around him no longer believed he knew Jesus...get the pattern? non-Christians do not see Christ when someone cusses, and God may see your faith waver. also, just because someone says they are Christian, it is reflected through speech, so it may not necessarily be. the Bible, the guide, does say to refrain from cussing. hope that helps.
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My cousin was going to be in labor this week or next week, she went to the doctore yesterday and she lost her baby before labor. she had to reduced labor. baby was just so pretty he is perfect. they weight him and going to bastize him. and it was stuck in cord. anyway please keep her in your prayer. i really feel bad becouse she desver have that ... Read Morebaby. her mom walk out of her life font of her she was 8 and lost her sister HOlly she nver seen and her grandma she become close to. now she lost frist of her child be worst day her life. i don't know she be the same becouse she never have alot in her life. i do'nt know why god plan something like this i know it maybe not god i don't know hwy this happend. she so young and was wanting the baby. we pray so hard for marchle now our famly be in greift i know my grandma and my aunt lose it just lost 3 people last few month and years. (link)
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i'll definitely pray. i'm sorry. but like the one said before me, everything happens for a reason. God has a plan. and that little boy is in a better place than any of us now, with his Creator. please pray with your cousin, read the Bible together, and tell her just don't lose faith, because sometimes that happens with a loss. God knows what has to happen. and remind her if she keeps on the path of the Lord, she'll see him again. i'm sorry again.
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