The Clique series

Author Louise L. Hay once stated, “no person, no place, and no thing has any power over us, for 'we ' are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace, harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives”. If we could all uphold these words of wisdom, it sure would make dealing with aggressive people in our world a lot easier. As we are all aware of, teenagers can be very egocentristic and feel the whole world is either against them or watching their every move. Female adolescents

Personalities and character traits are something that define a person’s identity show us who they really are and whether they can be trusted or not. They range from cheerful and outgoing to lazy and arrogant. In a sense, a person’s personalities and characteristics are what makes a person and determine their actions and thoughts. It seems as if they are a great life tool as well as one that one must have in order to survive this cruel and unstable society however in some cases, this life essence

being at school, I dreaded the hour long bus ride each way. Not to mention the 15-minute drive down the ten-mile long dirt road to get to the bus stop. While in elementary school I was often found daydreaming and was often bored. After taking a series of standardized tests I was recommended for the gifted programs that were offered at the time. Although I did not want to be away from my friends, many of who were other ranch kids that I have been with since birth, I accepted going to the program

start of the Five Nations Championship between England, France Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 1987 saw the start of the Rugby World Cup this championship was won by New Zealand who defeated France 29-9 at Eden Park, Auckland. 1996 the Tri Nations Series began between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 2000 the Five Nations became the Six Nations Championships with Italy joining in the competition. Even the points

book The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins because I was interested to read about an adult author’s perception of a modern American high school experience. I also chose the book because the reviews mentioned that it related to a TV series I enjoyed, Freaks and Geeks. As I read through the book, I found that it centered around the theory that if a student is excluded or dismissed in high school for having different traits than what other students considered normal, those same traits

Washington Mall 47 years ago, and Mother Teresa was born a century ago. Monday: Katrina; Tuesday: "I Have a Dream;" Today: Mother Teresa After spending a great deal of time on and devoting a good deal of space to the two previous subjects in this series on recent anniversaries, 2005 's devastating Hurricane Katrina and the world-changing 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I had looked forward to writing an innocuous, little piece on one of the two saints I have ever known

And there is a clique of girls at the school who refer to their group as "the Marathas," that is the Martha Stewart wannabes. There doesn't seem to be a place where Melinda fits in. Where does a girl who has been sexually assaulted fit-in? Melinda isn't speaking to

Pretty Little liars is focused around a group of high school aged girls, which is why it falls under the category of groups and organizations. The primary group in the series consists of the liars: Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily. They are your typical group of high school girls who gossip, shop, and talk about boys. When the liars find Alison she joins the primary group again. An example of how they work as a primary

Section 1: Common core is a set of standards set by each state for school curriculum. Common core can be looked as beneficial due to it decreasing the cost states pay for test development, scoring, and reporting. Every state will already have the same test, so they can just all split the cost. Common Core also claims to be beneficial because it challenges students on more than one skill at a time, thus will lead to better problem solving skills. It also allows teachers to monitor progress throughout

experimented on suggest that, young people in particular use music for the purpose to create an external image to other social groups. By doing so, music may help individuals to realize their sense of identity by establishing what kind of preferences the cliques have. Chamorro-Premuzic & Furnham have indicated that, “individuals choose to listen to music as background to other activities for mere appreciation or rhythmic accompaniment (176).” Also, technological advances in digital music, for example mp3