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1. Copy and paste the ten quotes into a new blog entry.
2. After each quote, type the name of the author and also the URL where you got it.
3. After each quote, write your own reaction to the quote. What do you think the quote means? Try to explain what the thought is in your own words.
4. Search for 10 entries.
5. Enjoy!

One of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get. William Lowe Bryan http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   One of the few things a person pays for but doesn’t get.

Hanging around until you’ve caught on. Robert Frost http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   learning until you get it.

One of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. Bertrand A. Russell (1872-1970) English philosopher, mathematician, and writer. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   One of the doorways to intelligence and freedom.

Man’s going forward from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty. Kenneth G. Johnson http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   turning from no education to education.

A form of self-delusion. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) American author, editor and printer. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   form of learning.

[A process] which makes one rogue cleverer than another. Oscar Wilde (1856-1900) British poet and dramatist. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   A person that goes to school is smarter than one that does not.

[Education] consists mainly in what we have unlearned. Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   learning new things

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught. George Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695) English statesman and author. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   education stays with you no matter what.

Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance. Will Durant (1885-1981) U.S. author and historian. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   way of finding our ignorance.

A succession of eye-openers each involving the repudiation of some previously held belief. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) British dramatist, critic, writer. http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/eduquote.htm   the succesion of learners how believe in learning.

In your own words, what do you think a LEADER should be?
What are the qualities of a person that a leader should have?
Who is the leader that you look up to or insipred by?
If you were a leader, what would you do? What would you be a leader of?
What kind of leader do you think […]

I think a leader should be strict but not mean. I think a good leader would get things done and not be mean about it. The qualities a person that a leader should have is to be nice, forgiving, confident in what he/she is doing, helpful, understanding, and much more. I as a person is inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.. He was confident in what he was doing. he helped the white people understand that being a different color doesn’t mean that who ever is black is lower class than white and should be treated like animals. I think Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader. If I were a leader I would try to make world peace. I would also try to protect nature. I would try my best to help others in pain and do the best I can do at everything I want to accomplish. I would be a leader of trying to help anything living on the planet earth. I think I would be a very helpful leader to enviroment and to the community.

You can go to these sites to learn about these leaders

Martin Luther King Jr.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

We are doing a leader presentation in class. I have done Steve Irwin, Pele, Martin Luther King, Thomas Jefferson, and Nebuchadnezzar. I have researched on these famous people and found out a lot of information that I have never known.

Today while we were waiting outside for class six of my good friends were fooling around chasing each other. While they were doing this our teacher came around the corner and caught them playing. I later found out two of them weren’t hoarsing around they were the victims. The other four were playing with them by taking there bags and running away with their bags. I felt bad afterwords because I didn’t stop this from happening. If I stopped them from fooling around they wouldn’t of had gotten in deep trouble.

In computer class for the past two days we watched a animated music video that was done all with just a computer. The music and every single detail was so nice and creative. This animated video was so fun to watch I just kept on wanting to to watch it over and over again. I really recommend this video to anyone who likes to animate and do computer art.

If your interested in buying you can take a look at animusic.com

I recently just took a personality test. I agree with some of the results but there are some I don’t agree with at all. I agree with the results on extraversion, agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Open to Experience, but I don’t agree with Neuroticism. I got a high score in all of these but I believe my personality shouldn’t of had been a high score in Neuroticism.

If you want to take this Personality Test go to Personalitylab.org

Should students be allowed to bring cell phones to school?

I think students should be allowed to bring cell phones to school but during class they have to be turned off.  Alot of students use their cell phones to call their parents to come and pick them up or if they have to stay for detention or any thing like that. Kids that don’t have cell phones have to keep on bringing quarters to pay to use the pay phone, and if they don’t have any money their friends will have to give them their money and if you don’t have any friends your on your own.

This summer break I went to Canada and the States. in Canada we first went to Vancouver we decided to eat dinner at a restaurant and after we were done we went outside waiting to cross the street and all of a sudden a drunk driver hit a pedestrian on the other side of the street that we were trying to cross over to. So after Vancouver we went to the house. At the house we used a dingy and went fishing every day we caught two diffrent type of fish a type of salmon which is called Kokanee- (really tasty) and Rainbow Trought- (also pretty good). One weird thing about that area in Canada is all the animals were very tame. I came within 2ft. of a squriell at lest 3 times and 4 ft. of deer at least 4 times. We did much more in Canada, but now I have to do another writing assignment.