Everyone has waited on “that” phone call or text, and it is clear to see that cell phones have greatly affected our lives. Cell phones are a must have for most teenagers, and some adults, they have affected our lives in many ways such as, faster communication, and easier research.

Job promotion? Aced your test? Got engaged? Many people deliver this type of news over the phone. Having a baby is big news, so the new mother immediately starts a group text to tell all of her closest friends, and cell phones give us the advantage to deliver news fast, and easy. Abby moved from Texas to Florida when she was in the seventh grade, but she still keeps in touch with all of her closest friends in Texas, thanks to cell phones. Whether someone is a few houses away, or a few states away, cell phones allow us to communicate with others no matter how far. Faster communication is very convenient, and delivering big news or talking to a friend hours away, is the advantage cell phones give the world.

Furthermore, cell phones also allow faster, and easier research. Zach has a big project coming up over World War 2 and needs facts, and stats fast, so he grabs his cell phone and googles the war, and finds everything he needs within a minute. Cell phones now have many apps, and allow easy access to the internet. For example, a girl’s friend told her that you have to be at least sixteen to try out for the Olympics, but she didn’t believe this. Later, she found the Olympic website on her phone, found all the registration information, and sure enough, you have to be at least sixteen to try out. Finding information fast, easy, and quick, is beneficial and helps with many different situations

Therefore, weather it’s waiting on a phone call, delivering big news, or needing to know information fast, cell phones and their effects have changed lives.

 

Negatives:

-The movie doesn’t follow the book, but does have some similarities. For example, the book never tells about Jekyll testing his experiments on animals but in the movie it shows him testing animals and even killing them because of his mixtures.

-The movie adds in new characters that weren’t in the book, and makes it a little confusing because you have to learn the new characters, and how they are related or connected to Jekyll or if they are even related/connected at all.

-The movie doesn’t clarify background characters very well. For example, Utterson wasn’t clearly identified and Lanyon wasn’t identified until the end of the movie.

-Jekyll in the movie isn’t as secretive so the mystery in the book isn’t really in the movie. In the book Jekyll is very secretive, sneaking around, locking himself in his cabinet, etc. but in the movie he is more open with his thought and the way he views evil and good.

-The movie seems to focus a lot on the romance aspect and not so much the mystery aspect. In the book there was no romance at all because Beatrice wasn’t even a character an Ivy wasn’t either but Ivy was one of the main actresses in the movie.

 

Positives:

-There is more action and suspense created in the movie because Jekyll is so open with his opinions and not so secretive when he is Hyde.

-The movie is easy to follow, it doesn’t have flashbacks or random scenes, it flows very well and makes sense.

-The added scenes that aren’t in the book have meaning and make sense, which gives the book suspense and action.

-Ivy is like all of Hyde’s crimes combined in the book in one girl. He tortures her and ruins her life and eventually kills her but the movie doesn’t show Hyde going around and murdering people.

Overall:

The movie was enjoyable, and although it doesn’t follow the book, and is in old fashioned black and white I do recommend watching it.

 

Grandparents have experienced many different situations, and have made good decisions as well as bad. Whether someone has their grandparents around or not, they know what it’s like to learn from others past.The benefits of the elderly and youth working together is youth can learn, and the elderly can live.

The elderly know what it’s like, to make the wrong decision in the heat of the moment, and can share those mistakes with the youth so that they don’t repeat the mishap.For example, if an elderly woman chose to quit the volleyball team because she didn’t make varsity her freshman year, she could share with young teenage girls that it’s not about what team you’re on. Going out on the court to play your best and get better everyday is the important thing. Learning from mistakes is a good way for the youth to learn, and the elderly have many stories to learn from. Most elderly also have regrets such as, only going to Texas A&M because that’s where all their buds were going then soon flunking out of college for making wrong decisions with their “buds”. Having regrets is something someone would have to live with their whole life, so the elderly sharing their regrets with the youth may help the youth learn what to do while they’re young. Therefore, the elderly can help the youth learn by sharing mistakes and regrets.

Most of the elderly don’t get out the house much or live in a nursing home, so the youth could help keep them up to date on today’s society. For example, an elderly man may have just gotten a new iPhone but isn’t sure how to operate it so his fifteen year old grandson comes over to teach the older man. Many new, and exciting events happen everyday but the elderly might not know about them unless a teenager delivers the news to them. The exciting events could be a good reason for the youth to tell the elderly not to give into the raging fire of death. In Dylan Thomas’ poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” Thomas states, “Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they “Do not go gentle into that good night.” Thomas delivers the message that choosing your words carefully is important and you shouldn’t resign or give into death, fight til the end. The youth delivering the news of today’s society could help the elderly realize what the elderly would leave behind if they gave up. The elderly need to live, and with the help of the youth it makes it easier.

Everyone has made a good or bad decision and learned from it, but learning from someone else’s past can help too. Whether it’s a teenager deciding if they should stay on JV or an elderly woman wondering what she’d leave behind in this world, sharing pasts and current events are important.

 

You might think I’m just

a fifteen­ year­ old girl

with blonde hair

and blue eyes

But I know I am more than that

not a couch or a bear

not a blanket or lamp

A puppy

a messy puppy

When I become lazy

not wanting to clean my reckless room

I am a puppy

dirty

careless

chaotic

But when I become energetic

my loving side shows

My hype excites everyone

I become an energetic playful puppy

I’m constantly on the run

until night time comes and the day ends

The blonde- haired, blue- eyed girl

is a puppy

a messy, hyper, loving puppy

Comparative career choice essay

Even though I am only in the ninth grade, I already have an idea about what I want my career to be. I researched three careers that appeal to me, real estate, accountant, and a nurse.

When I concluded my research, I decided real estate would best fit me, because I enjoy meeting new people, and controlling my schedule.

Real Estate Agent      Accountant   Nurse

Salary	Low-$19,500Median-$41,300 High-$113,300	$65,550 per year	$65,470 per year
Flexibility	Choose flexibility; work with clients	Pick hours or hours boss tells you	Adjust from weekends to weekdays or both
Abilities needed	People skills, Communication skills, Creative ability, Initiative skills	Communication skills, Attentive skills, Good at math	Observant, Communication skills, Good with emotional situations
Work Schedule	Set own schedule often weekends and at night to work with clients	40+ hours per week and often more, especially during tax season.	Usually work all day or all night depending on what shift you have.

http://www.careeronestop.org/SalariesBenefits/Sal_default.aspx    http://www.bls.gov/ooh/  http://occupations.careers.org/

 

Unlike the sociable real estate, accountant is a desk job, and doesn’t involve much interaction with coworkers or customers. The salary is 65,550 per year which is favorable, and I possess most of the abilities of being an accountant. I am attentive, good at math, and I have great communication skills. Altogether this job appears to involve hard work and long hours that cause stress, which I’m not too fond about.

Similar to an accountant, a nurse’s income is 65,470 per year. I am very observant, and excellent at comforting others, which are some abilities needed in the nursing field. In addition, caring for others and putting their needs before mine is something I love doing. Overall, nursing would be a good fit for me because the skills needed, I possess, but the long hours, and stress isn’t for me, because I don’t deal with stress and being under pressure well.

Research revealed to me that being a real estate would help me express my sociable abilities. I would love doing my job everyday if I was a real estate agent.

If I became a real estate I would make my own schedule, when I meet with clients, when I go into the office, and other tasks. I think I’m very persuasive, for example I’m very friendly, talkative, and I find the good in everything, which helps being a real estate, and I have great people skills. Ultimately, this job is the best for me personally due to the skills and work ethic needed.

Any of these three careers I could pursue because they all deal with people in some form. Still, the career I would enjoy most would be the social, hard working real estate. I personally think that it is great for me to already have an idea of careers to consider even as a freshman in high school.