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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cinco de Mayo is one of the coolest non-American holidays. I love just the thought of Cinco de Mayo, but that could be because I like the Spanish related culture. It was originally meant to be a Holiday in Mexico, but us Americans turned it into a overrated "let's pretend we are Spanish". Essentially: drinking and partying with piñatas, trumpets, and stupid parades. Truthfully, it is the <span class="alternate">Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla and the military victory in 1862 over the French forces of <span href="http://semantic.britannica.com/accepted_headword/core/403129/Napoleon-III" property="about">Napoleon III. </span></span>On May 5, 1862, Mexico had victory. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in large Mexican American populations with parades and festivals. In Mexico, it means more. There are of course festivals and parades, but they also have speeches to give true specialty. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. It should not become a national holiday in the states, but just a celebration where cities or people can simply celebrate it. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-50611071814249683932015-04-27T10:31:00.004-04:002015-05-03T19:59:53.223-04:00Prom<br><div><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Garamond, serif"><span style="font-size: 19px;">I went to prom this year and it was okay. The only thing that wasn't was probably the music because they played five songs from the same artist within one hour. Music wasn't even fun, nobody was on the dance floor. They only played a couple of group dances where everyone was mostly dancing, but other than that it was annoying. They played a couple slow songs for people but even then they weren't even good. I thought that getting ready for prom was fun because having my hair done, nails done, and doing make up was fun. I did like after prom though, I didn't feel good for a while but then it was okay. I</span></font><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> brought the three newest Just Dance for Wii with me because they usually have outdated ones. It was fine, I was mostly playing it with friends but other people played as well. After Prom was fun nonetheless. One thing is this year they didn't have a Photo Booth and I like that from last year. They didn't have bouncy houses, they had some other stuff and but I didn't do any of it. They had pizza and cookies and pop there and that was good. Then it got time to be the raffle and I was so out of it, like I was just staring off to space. Next thing I know, I hear "Morgan Inman" and the people are looking around. I went up there and since I was the first one called, somehow I got lucky that way, I picked the mini fridge so yeah. I have a mini fridge. That was the one thing I wanted most. I Wouldn't want there to be just after prom because you know it is "after" prom and it's fun for you to go to prom and then after prom. Some people just come to after prom which is okay, but I wish they would go to prom as well. Every senior should've went to prom at least to experience it even if they didn't have date. I went with a group of friends. Going with friends is just as fun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-34609444166402734382015-04-11T17:23:00.002-04:002015-04-19T19:23:09.441-04:00Spring Break<br><div><font face="Garamond, serif"><span style="font-size: 19px;">My favorite day of spring break was the day we left for break, Friday. That was the day after school got out. We left at 6:30 am for Tennessee to stay in the rented cabin. I tried to pull an all nigher Thursday night into Friday by watching tv, but I crashed at three am. I planned on just sleeping on the way there. But after we left, the truck was a little crowded with out stuff. But I slept for probably three of the whole ten or so hour trip. </span></font></div><div><font face="Garamond, serif"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Once in TN, we went to Smokey Moutain Knifeworks. That is one of my favorite places to shop at and go. I got some new pins for my purse in what I call the "nerd section". That is where they have collectibles like Star Wars, zombie stuff, Harry Potter, and my favorite, Lord of the Rings. I went strait to the bin with pins and got one for Friends the tv show, two for Star Trek, and two for the Hobbit. It was great. We went to this homestyle smoked/grilled place ran by just one guy and it was so good. It smelled so awesome and it tasted just as awesome. I got a pulled pork sandwhich with the greatest homemade BBQ sauce. </span></font></div><div><font face="Garamond, serif"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Once we got to the cabin it looked cozy and relaxing. But first we had to unload all our stuff. Literally the second the last thing was unloaded and brought in, it began to storm and down pour. I love thunderstorms so it was sweet. It was cool to see the lightening flash in the sky through the windows. I got so tired of the snow this winter. </span></font></div><div><font face="Garamond, serif"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Later on we all went off to bed and I slept well. </span></font></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-34491813880851082722015-04-05T20:00:00.000-04:002015-04-06T22:31:01.626-04:00National Pencil DayPencils have been painted yellow ever since the 1890s. During the 1800s, the best graphite in the world came from China. American pencil makers wanted a special way to tell people that their pencils contained Chinese graphite. In China, the color yellow is associated with royalty and respect. American pencil manufacturers began painting their pencils bright yellow to communicate this “regal” feeling and association with China. European producer Koh-I-Noor was the first to introduce a yellow pencil. Today, pencils in the United States are painted yellow and what was once “regal” is now simply “common”. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-54607149448722146212015-03-29T19:45:00.002-04:002015-03-29T19:45:19.477-04:00My FutureI know what my life will look like, well, at least for the next four years until I graduate college in 2019. I will be attending Central Michigan University starting in August to major in Spanish Secondary Education. I have been keeping up on my Spanish studies so I make sure my memory is refreshed and as knowledgeable as it can be. Hopefully by my fourth year of college I will be in Spain! Yes, Spain! I won't be there for long though, because I will be studying abroad only for a semester most likely. I wish it could be longer, I truly long to visit a foreign country, Spain being my first choice. Of course at one point I will have to do my student teaching. After that day I graduate in 2019 from CMU, I don't know where I will be. I sure hope I have a teaching job as soon as possible. Then a whole new chapter in my life begins.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-62562960218530019802015-03-22T19:56:00.000-04:002015-03-22T20:04:51.156-04:00Portrait Photography<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-43190799212117523422015-03-09T10:38:00.001-04:002015-03-09T10:39:12.770-04:00Cheaters Never Win!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">This is my favorite part of the song; I find it most powerful. This is true not for just this song, but for the whole world. Many people cannot take the blame for themselves and admit to their own faults- "no one thinks they are to blame". As for "when we bleed we bleed the same", that is him saying everyone is the same in one way or another. Yet, no one can see it and he asks "why".</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-81197335213362497632015-03-01T19:40:00.004-05:002015-03-01T19:40:22.393-05:00Testing! Testing! Testing!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-71230895882884626452015-02-17T10:48:00.001-05:002015-02-17T10:48:07.021-05:00Top Four<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This includes books, movies, and TV. I don't read books by the week because I rarely have time to do so, but when I am reading I am engrossed into the book. I love my TV shows, though, again, I rarely have time to catch up on my show. My favorite shows are mostly on basic cable TV like Scandal, How to Get Away..., Forever, and others. Recently I like The Americans on FX. I am on Season one right now as I am catching up on Amazon Instant Video. I don't know what I would do without TV shows either. Movies are something that rarely changes. I am not an avid movie watcher. I like to watch the same movies over and over that I really enjoy such as LOTR, Hugh Jackman movies, and comedy movies.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-35931761421292919922015-02-15T11:54:00.000-05:002015-02-16T11:54:55.925-05:00Popular President<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that the United States President that had the greatest impact was President George Washington. Washington was our first President; and therefore he was the set-in-stone of most of how our government operates. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written and signed during the time of Washington. Vice Presidents and cabinet members were added because of Washington.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that the hardest thing about being the President is stress and pressure. They have to think of the people and what the people want. Yet, they also have to keep in mind what is for the good of the country. Being President sounds too stressful to me, so I would never want to be the President. If I were to run for President, my campaign pitch would be something along the lines of "bringing the change we wish to see". That statement refers to our country. I would say "we" because that includes every one, not just the government.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-54640894118844735402015-02-03T10:33:00.001-05:002015-02-08T19:06:28.854-05:00Charity Event<br><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">$100,000 to give away, I would give it to a charity. The charity I would give the money to would be St. Jude's Children's Hospital and wounded veterans charities. I would split the money in half so each would have $500,000. Both of those need the money, just as all charities do, but they are two that mean a lot to me. It is sad when children have cancer, and it is financially hard for families to pay for treatments. St. Jude's is a very good hospital to care for those sick children. And since my grandpa is a veteran, I'd give to a veteran charity as well. </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-82411041797376662202015-01-26T10:39:00.006-05:002015-01-26T10:39:53.772-05:00I Want Out of Here... to the Mountains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Right now, I would prefer to be in the mountains. The mountains are just so peaceful and calm and away from everything else, for the most part. Though, when I am thinking about the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. My family and I have been there three times and I just love it. The cabins are amazing and last time we were there, almost two years ago, I got the room on the third floor. All the third floor had was a full bathroom, a bed, tv, and coolest of all- the highest level deck. I enjoyed shunning myself on the third floor, it was quite grand. So, where would I prefer to be? Having a grand ol' time in the Smokey Mountains, just like it was for me two years ago.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-83393981897918339712015-01-20T10:48:00.000-05:002015-01-20T10:48:00.969-05:00Bug Out<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After graduation from high school, a tool that we have learned to use in class that I would most likely be able to use after class is Google Drive. Google Drive is a collaborative Web 2.0 tool that allows people to store and share files. It has features similar to Microsoft's Word, Excel, and Powerpoint- all free with Google and Gmail. I would be able to use it if I was in a study group in college and we shared our notes through Google Drive so we could all share information. It could even be used with any future job to write a report or I can simply have documents stored in Drive rather than carrying around a flashdrive.</div>
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A tool I believe I will never use again is Podcasts. I rarely watch or listen to podcasts because most are audio only. I can not imagine myself just sitting there and listening to people talk. Sure, the radio has talk shows, but podcasting is more boring. Nor will I ever make a podcast after this class, because I have no need to. I would rather blog about something.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Christmas Break. A whole lot of time to do just about anything. There was nothing too exciting that I did, but I enjoyed the relaxation. The Saturday after break began, on the 20th, I had my 18th birthday. I had friends over that Friday night for my birthday and we went to see The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. I was literally the only one who was sad that it was the end. No more Lord of the Rings and no more Hobbit. My friends were sort of like, "oh, that was the best Hobbit of all. Well, guess there are no more". Then there was me, "what do I do now? There will be no more new Lord of the Rings movies at all. The end, I am sad". When we got to my house, we all just talked, played Trivia Crack, and watched Netflix. On my birthday, I wanted to go to Jackson for shopping and Olive Garden, so we did. I got money and gift cards, nail polish, and a Muse shirt that was ordered from the U.K. </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Christmas, oh Christmas. I woke up at six in the morning so we could open up gifts (at home at my mom's), have breakfast, chill out, then head to my dad's at noon. It has always been that way. </span><div><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">I got so many fun things for Christmas. I got money and gift cards, a Central Michigan University hoodie (that's where I am going to college), two Muse shirts, a Muse cd, Muse buttons, a coffee maker for college, some movies, clothes, and other things. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">As for New Years resolutions, I am not making any. I never do them anyways, so I will save myself the hassle of making them for no reason. </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-72510936058285576242014-12-19T11:14:00.001-05:002014-12-19T11:14:24.231-05:00MuseMuse is an absoulute favorite band of mine. Whenever I am asked what my favorite band is, it is always a toss up between Muse and Rush.<br />
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This year especially, I have been trying to have more band tees. For Christmas I am getting two Muse shirts and I own two Rush shirts. I already have band tees for The Who, The Rolling Stones, and three Pink Floyd Shirts.<br />
Back to Muse.
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Muse is an English rock band from formed
in 1994. The band members are Matt Bellamy (lead vocals,
lead guitar, piano, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar,
vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Muse have released six studio albums: Showbiz, Origin
of Symmetry, Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations, The
Resistance and The 2nd Law. Currently, they are recording their seventh studio album... and I can't wait! I predict it will be released in 2015 and that they will not do a world tour until 2016. I will be in college by then, but I still want to see them live in concert. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have not recently become a Muse fan. What I would say though, is that I have most recently became obsessed. Literally, within the past six months. I turned on Twitter notifications so I know right away when Muse and each of the three band members have tweeted. Matt is not very active, nor is Chris on Twitter. I would say the Dom posts more than the others. And the Muse account tweets on occasion. Wow, I guess I sound like a crazed fan because I am referring to them by just their first name/ nickname. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt is my favorite. I find him attractive, though I am not crazy like some Twitter girls are about him. They post things like "marry me" "you're so hot" and things like that. I just have my silent obsession on the down low, like making him my screen saver (haha).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Never should anyone ask me what my favorite song is, it is too hard to choose!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-11266716438932064352014-12-09T10:30:00.000-05:002014-12-16T10:56:02.738-05:00Special Thing I Can Do<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I can make a floral bow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned how to make a floral bow last year
in Horticulture at the Tech Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Before then, the only “bow” I knew how to make was when I tied my shoes
or a really simple one on a present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
learned how to make a floral bow for corsages and poinsettias.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">1)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">First, gather your
materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will need your choice of
ribbon, I decided to use this particular ribbon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you need your wire and scissors.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">2)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, pull some ribbon free
and leave a bit of a “tail”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinch it
between your pointer finger and thumb to begin building it in your not dominate
hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">3)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make a small loop and pinch
together</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">4)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the opposite side, make a
loop the same size and pinch</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">5)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Again on the side you first
started with, make a loop slightly bigger and pinch together</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">6)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> O</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">n the opposite side, make
that loop the same size and pinch</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">7)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now here comes the part that
tends to be most difficult for people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is where you make the center loop, also known as the thumb
loop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since you are using your thumb as
well as your pointer finger to hold the bow together, you will take and wrap
the ribbon loosely over the top of your thumb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then, bring it under your thumb and pinch it together. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">8)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, you simply have to
repeat the steps and make four more loops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These loops can be any reasonable size in comparison to the other loops.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">9)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bow is done, you just
need to hold it together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">10)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep the ribbon still attached to the spool
and take your wire and feed it through the middle of the bow, through the
center loop.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">11)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold the wire over in half and tightly twist
it as close and as tightly as you can to the ribbon.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">12)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, cut the
ribbon off at a 45 degree angle and make the same angle cut on the other
end-tail.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-41982512433301235442014-12-01T11:15:00.000-05:002014-12-07T09:46:23.061-05:00My Four Day Weekend My four day weekend was great. It was busy as well. Wednesday when we got home from the half day, I just chilled out, sort of. I packed for my dad's and watched some TV. I caught up on Chicago Fire. On Thursday morning, all four of us woke up like a school day and left for a two hour drive to Corunna/Owosso to see my grandparents, aunt, uncle, and three young cousins on my mom's side. Then, we went to our dad's around noon. We headed straight to our grandparent's house for Thanksgiving. My grandma invited her friend's family over and it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the meal of turkey and ham, home made mashed potatoes, corn, and my dad's home made rolls. Of course much, much more, YUM! <br>
My dad literally just informed me that he has Charter On Demand. What? So I watched probably 15 hours worth of tv episodes. I caught up on The Walking Dead, Talking Dead, Forever, and Christela. I still need catch up on Scandal, Grimm, Sleepy Hallow, and the episodes of shows I've missed since that last weekend. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-73953370999732300622014-11-30T19:59:00.000-05:002014-11-30T19:59:10.552-05:00Thanksgiving<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Garamond;">To me, Thanksgiving means family. It is not all about the food like turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. It is about giving thanks to those, maybe even what, you love and has done so much for you. Every other year my sister and I alternate where we go for Thanksgiving. One year it is at home, my mom's, and the next it is at our dad's house. It has been that way since 2006. Special foods always include turkey and ham, mashed potatoes and corn, and pumpkin pie. No matter where we are that year. My sister and I always get asked, "Need anymore pie with that whipped cream?" That is because we always LOAD on the Cool Whip because it is delicious. In simple terms, Thanksgiving is celebrated because of the Pilgrims, as everyone has been told while growing up as a child. Though, it has become more than that. Now it is sharing thanks with those we love. With turkey and pie, of course!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-65129388888449599522014-11-17T10:42:00.002-05:002014-11-24T10:38:08.187-05:00New Technology<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">New technology I would love to have is the iPhone 6. I like my iPhone 5c, but I wouldn't mind an upgrade. I mostly just want it for iOS 8, because on the iPhone 5/5s/5c, iOS 8 has been said to cause problems for people who download the update. I don't want to take any chances of my phone crashing. The iPhone 6 also has newer features that would be much cooler for me to have, such as "Hey Siri". The iPhone 6 would mostly be for fun, more over than educational purposes.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-61029521639807677722014-11-16T19:34:00.003-05:002014-11-16T19:34:40.721-05:00My Idea of a Dull EveningMy idea of a dull evening is one that is boring for many reasons. It could be dull because, say I have nothing to do. Sometimes having nothing to do is a good thing, yet other times it is not. If I have nothing to do and it becomes a dull evening, I may just be on my phone, watch TV, a movie, or just chill and listen to music. Other times, I can't do anything, for whatever the reason, and therefore the evening becomes dull. In that case, I don't like a dull evening because I will be bored. Overall though, I occasionally don't mind a dull evening.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-64070792104139939142014-11-09T18:26:00.003-05:002014-11-09T18:26:16.732-05:00Why is it important to be honest?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Honesty refers to the quality of being honest, truthful and
sincere. But, we don’t always have to be honest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times I don’t want to be honest, so I lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes it is to not seem different from
other people, and at times it is because the truth hurts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, you can lie a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes it is very important to tell the
truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Times when you can lie a little
is when you feel as if it will “save you”, meaning that if you tell the truth,
you can be in a lot of trouble. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, if you got caught lying you may be in more trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I lie a lot and rarely do I get caught
doing so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though, there are times when
it is very important to tell the truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is no “guideline” as to when to tell the truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a gut feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me at least, I just KNOW when I have to
tell the truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get that gut instinct
or a guilty conscious if I know the truth must be told.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I have lied to get what I really
wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty sure I do that every
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t lie to friends that much, I
can’t exactly recall a time that I have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do I lie to teachers…? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be
honest, I have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But those teachers won’t
know who they are or when I lied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t
lied to teachers that much though, just when I feel I need to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lie to my parents all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel that teenagers lie to their parents
more than they lie to anyone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’m
not the only bad one here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It isn’t always
important to be honest, though it is technically it is morally correct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone lies in life, as do I.</span></div>
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In elementary school, my favorite costume was the year I was this "Midnight Fairy". I remember that I saw the costume in one of those overpriced Halloween catalogs. I loved the costume just by the looks of it. I knew I wouldn't get it because it was over forty dollars, it was ridiculous. In the last few days before Halloween, I was looking for a costume at Walmart and came across that EXACT costume... for only two-thirds the cost. I was so happy and my mom bought it for me. It was a black velvet-like material for most of the dress. It came with wings and a wand. Everything about it was enchanted.<br />
The best ever candy I got in my bag was a Fast Break candy bar. I never liked those before and I thought I would try it. It was my favorite for the longest time. I laugh when houses give out pencils or apples because it is simply funny that they do that. This year, I did not carve a pumpkin. It always frustrates me when I try to make one. I see a cool design, trace it, cut out the pieces (I mean TRY to), and then want to throw it. It never looks right. So, I think I am going to give up pumpkin carving.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808789849082697844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39357514427987513.post-8957880679870904822014-10-24T22:15:00.002-04:002014-10-26T14:30:14.064-04:00Rush...the Band<div style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Rush is a band in classic/progressive rock. They are my absolute favorite band in that genre. I have liked Rush for at least four years now. But, 2012 is when I really began to love them... I mean their music. I have listened to every single song on every album, including live ones. Rush is completely amazing. I feel hardly anyone understands why I enjoy their music so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Moving Pictures</em> is my favorite album. It was released in 1981... 15 years before I was born. But, I feel most of the good music was made before I was born. I would spend some time talking about "modern music" today that I, personally, find annoying, but I find that makes people get all angry and defensive. So I won't. Anyways, every song, all seven of them, is amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Some Rush's most-known songs, that appear on this album, are "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight". Though, my definite two favorites on this album are "The Camera Eye" and "Witch Hunt". "The Camera Eye" may seem long at nearly eleven minutes, but it isn't even Rush's longest song. "Witch Hunt" has Part III of Fear in the title because that's what it is... part III of a four-part song compilation called "Fear". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"> Rush has three different multi-part songs. "2112", "Gangster Boat", and "Fear". "2112" is the only one where all seven parts are together; this song is 21 minuets and 32 seconds long.</span></div>
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