Journal Entry #9 How to Escape from a Bad Date

1) Although this is a humorous essay, the writers nevertheless do give some useful advice. Write a new version of these instructions, including only steps that you see as realistic and sensible. In your introduction, give some reasons someone might need to escape from a date; in your conclusion, make recommendations for avoiding this problem in the future.
Trying to avoid a date one does not like can be simple. You can make up an excuse, such as family matters or work. One can never come back from the "restroom", but in reality just left your date hanging. The easiest way to avoid all this is cancel before it even starts.

2) Rewrite one of the selection's four strategy sections, replacing the authors' specific advice with your own advice-for example, your own steps' for faking an emergency or getting your date to leave. Add an introduction and a conclusion to make your instructions into a complete essay.
When it comes to a unknown date always be prepared. If your date does not seem to be your type you can always identify yourself as someone else. For example come prepare with another bag full of necessities  Pack hair products to change your hair and another pair of clothes to change in. If you have room pack some shoes to run, and make up as well as accessories.

3) Write a set of instructions for how to escape a bad party.
Nobody likes going to parties that are not that fun, especially if it involves certain people. Those that have never been to a party, will expect so much out of it and come out disappointed  When they feel trap for being there they will not know how to react and get out of there. There are a number of ways some may be so simple other a little more difficult  especially if they insist
The most difficult situation one can be put through is when it is a small gathering and you can not fit it. It can be very awkward for you to conversate with them and to continue a conversation. A person in panic can sometimes not think of a way to get .How to escape a party can be alot easier than a date. One you can sneak out from the crowd, unless it is a small gathering. If it's smaller than make up excuses that you can not stay long, or that you have other priorities to attend.  If you believe you are going to a lame party and they insist on you going, text someone to call you in a certain time. That way when they call you can say it was your mother asking you to come help at home. You may leave as you please and avoid conflict.

Journal Entry #8 Malcolm X

Did you ever engage in behavior that your later came to view as unacceptable as your belief changed or as your social consciousness developed? What made you change your attitude toward this behaviour?

I remember back in middle school many people though their life was so hard, but in real life someone always had it harder. Some people thought it was also cool to dress in black, wear eyeliner, and do the whole scene girl, emo, and gothic looking kid.  People would straighten their hair so much till it got really damaged  dye their hair black and wear skinny black jeans and band shirts.  Also, there where some of the few that would do some piercings. They would be angry and sad at the world, that they would isolate each other from everyone else. At a moment I too followed the look of being emo, back in 8th grade, because I thought I had it tough when it wasn't the end of the world. It only felt like that, for my stupid decisions I made and for finding out bad stuff that destroyed my world.  I soon grew more, and started looking normal, because I realised life is to short and I started to live my life to the fullest. I was once again happy, and I did not need the wrong attention by my old personal style. I changed once I seperated by th ebad influenced, and realised I am worth alot more than what they made me

Journal Entry #7 Road Brent Staples's Essay

Have you ever been in a situation such as the ones Staples described  where you perceived someone (or someone perceived you) as threatening  How did you react after reading Staples's essay, do you think you would react the same way now?
I do not know if others have seen me as threatening,  but I do know I have thought of others just by looking at them. A feeling of frightening powers me thinking someone is going to hurt me by just looking at their appearance. I know that one must not always judge by the looks, but by their character; I can not help knowing that I live by thought of society. One is easily influenced by it even if they did not mean to. When I was younger my mom, sister  and I walked down a street in the late afternoon. It started to get darker and darker and we had no recall in what direction we were going. I remember seeing a man coming up ahead of us and he seemed distracted  He was a dark man with a plain white shirt, torn blue jeans, and worn out shoes. His face was stern but with a mystery behind that eerie smile. My mommy hesitate and looked uneasily  and her decision was quickly made to cross the street away from the man. As we continued along i turned around and saw the man starring he smiled at me and waved slowly. I turned around quickly with mommy walking at a faster pace. To this day I have no clue who that man was and why he smiled at me. I can understand why she did that and why society immediately thinks something of the ordinary to become more complex. Now a days, i look at someone and come to a opinion about them, and they usually are all the same as I predicted.

Journal Entry #6 Four Tattoos

Would you ever get a tattoo? (Explain why got a tattoo if you have one)
I would get a tattoo, because I like art. I see tattoos as a form of expressing ones individualism art. Shows that you represent stuff that you enjoy, such as animals, people's names, etc. I want to tattoo my mothers name, because she is the world to me. I love her to death and she is my idol. Her favorite color is blue and she loves roses and penguins. That is why when I am older I want to tattoo her name and over a blue rose entangles by thorns. In my point of view it would be showing the world I am not ashamed of calling her my mom, and how valuable she is to me.

Journal Entry #5 The Storm

On one level, the story's title refers to the storm that takes place through much of the story. To what else could the story's title refer?
The story could refer to at least two main points in this story that has been inferred. The first one that comes to my mind is using the word Storm as a symbol for the past relation the two had. The background of their relation isn't too many details, but it comes to the main concept of how it all ended. Simple and short and says how he basically left her for another women. They had not seen each other for so long, and so the relation between them is shaky. Their communication is simple and awkward. When it came to the storm she paid no attention to her surrounding until a felling came across her and saw a different scenery. As she came outside she saw him. He has not seen him in so long, and so a feeling of different emotions came startling her.  As the hours passed, he was the one making an effort of interest in conversing with her. She was in response to not allow it, but gave in. As the continuing interaction between the two came to an end, a lift of friction came of between them. They both opened up with open minded  and settled themselves back together  The relation between the two before was a effortless conflict, like a battle. Up until there was a time of need for him, that he had to go to her, which furthered them to come back to each other.