"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."

-Thomas Carlyle

If you don't have goals, you don't have a purpose. A person without goals or a purpose will get lost in this big world. You have to find something you're passionate about, even if you're not good at it. If you're not good at it, change that. Start Making small goals, take baby steps. Work hard, be determined to accomplish your goals. After you accomplish one goal, make more. The quote is saying that if you don't make goals for yourself, you wont get anywhere in life. Try new things, it might be scary but it might be worth it. If you don't escape your boundaries, how are you supposed to learn ? Live life, make goals, ctr.. A ship without a rudder doesn't move, it stays in the same spot. You'll be the same if you don't start making goals. .

memorial day weekend 

i didn't do much during the weekend. On Friday i stayed for the talent show rehearsals. my friends are going to be in the talent show this coming Friday. I did community service on Saturday and i spent time with my family later that day. I went to my grandmas house on Sunday and Monday. We ended up going to the beach on Monday. I have been watching the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks', i re-watched the movie la la land. La la land is a really good movie, i highly recommend you to watch it if you haven't yet. I also watched the movies 'Dead poets society', 'Manchester by the sea' and my favorite TV show 'Criminal Minds'. I re-watched many episodes of my favorite shows. I got to spend time with my family and i got to rest more.

"When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive."

-Alan paton

We tend to hold on to things that stop us from living. We hold on to these things for many reasons. Maybe because we're so angry with ourselves, that person/people or maybe we're just afraid. We don't forgive because we fear it'll happen again, with the same person or another. We think of our injuries way too often and we don't realize that they can consume us, they can make us very unhappy. We have to learn to forgive, even if that person or those people don't apologize. Learn to forgive, do it for you, do it for the happiness that'll come after it. Our lives would be dull and dark if we held on to grudges and never forgave anyone. Forgiving is one step closer to happiness, forgiving is one step closer to success. Many people cant start a new chapter in their lives because theyre stuck on the same page they were on for a couple of days, weeks, months or even years now. 

Memorial Day
What is memorial day ?
Its an American holiday that honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it is originated in the years following the civil war and became an official federal holiday in 1971

When is it ?
- The last Monday of May

What are a few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial Day?

• Visit cemeteries or memorials 
• family gatherings 
• participate/ or attend in/to parades  

To show honor and respect on this day, i will 

•   Try to visit a cemetery 
• Tell others about the importance of this holiday 

Reflection

I feel like this holiday is very important because it shows respect and honor to those who are not here with us anymore. It shows that theyre appreciated. Those men and women fought for us, it was their choice. They were brave enough to do it and that is one of the reasons why i respect them. When i was younger i always wanted to join the army, marines, air force and etc. I look up to those people, the people who served/serve for our country. 

                      "Dare to do right." 

                      -Rex D. Pinegar 

If you are going to accept a challenge, make sure you dont put your life and others lives at risk. Think about it. Is it the right thing to do? If its not, dont do it. Dont make yourself look foolish or like a coward. Accepting ctw dares makes you look foolish. For example, Rex D. Pinegar accepted a ctw challenge. He accepted a dare that made him look foolish. He put his life at risk as a child just to impress and show another individual he was brave and fast. You do not have to prove to anyone that you are a certain something. If they are your friends, theyll love you for who you are. Dont change or do anything ctw related for someone or just to fit in. Dont worry about fitting in, its better to stand out. 

Aerospace Engineers 
Duties and responsibilities 
Aerospace engineers design primarily aircraft, spacecraft and missiles. They test prototypes to make sure they function according to design. 

Salary:
$109,650 per year 
$52.72 per hour 

Education 
-Must have a bachelors in aerospace engineering or any other field of engineering or science related to aerospace systems

Number of jobs; 72,500
Projected to decline 2 percent from 2014-2024

Reflection: 
I would like to Be an aerospace engineer because they get to do so many amazing things. They get to come up with ideas, test them out and if they work, they make those ideas a bit bigger. It must be amazing to think that your invention will be a success. Im also into science so i would love to do this.

"Dare to stand alone."

-Thomas S. Monson 

Dont be afraid to be the only one standing. If you're the only one ctr, be proud. You do not need people who will bring you down with them. If you want to succeed you have to let these people go, even if they're your friends. If they dont help you succeed, they dont need to be in you life. If you go to a party and everybody is doing drugs and drinking all types of alcohol, what are you going to do? You can leave or stay but dont do it. Dont join them. Dont feel the need to say yes. If you dont want to or are afraid, say no. If they start calling you names, who cares. Dont listen to them, you made a good choice. only a ctr person would say no to drugs and alcohol. Do not fall into temptation. ctr always

Brookes Story 
We just finished watching a video about a girl named Brooke. She 6 feet tall. That is something people always see when they look at her. She different. According to her friends shes a very sweet girl and shes always guiding them to the right path. Brooke said shes not afraid of being different and standing alone. She says that if your friends are really your friends, theyll accept you just by the way you are. They wont try to change you or get you involved in any ctw act. Her friends love her for so many different reasons, one of them being that shes different in a good way

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." 
Oscar Wilde
i wanted to write about this quote because i feel like its important. It is important to live your life because you never know when your last day will be. We live in a sad, miserable world. We dont focus on the positives or on the good things. Instead we focus on the negatives and put ourselves down. Live life to the fullest. Even if you dont feel like it, try it. Things will be better then being all bored or sad. Focus on the little things, those are the things that count. If you live, you dream, you reach your goals, youre motivated, you have fun and etc. If you only exist, youll be the complete opposite. you'll have a hard time with life. So be the rare one and live. 
Background
 Oscar Wilde was a playwright, author and poet. He was a well-known literacy figure in late Victorian England. He was known for his brilliant style and his infamous imprisonment for homosexuality.  He was born on October 18, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland and died of meningitis on November 30, 1900 (age 46). He wrote 9 plays altogether 
Oscar wilde wrote the following plays (The ones in bold are his most popular ones)
- Salome
- An ideal husband 
- The importance of being Earnest 
- The women of no importance 
- A Florentine tragedy 

-      Lady Windermere's Fan

- Vera, or, the nihilsts 

- The duchess of padua

-       The importance of being oscar 

Wilde wrote many poems and books but my favorite poem is Roses And Rue

Novelist

Duties and Responsibilities
A novelist is a type of writer or author who creates long works of fiction.  Majority of novelists prefer to write in one genre, but some have written books in different genres. Novelists come up with an idea, they usually come up with this idea by what they have experienced or something they witnessed.
Here's what Stephen king said when asked where his ideas came from
“I get my ideas from everywhere. But what all of my ideas boil down to is seeing maybe one thing, but in a lot of cases it’s seeing two things and having them come together in some new and interesting way, and then adding the question ‘What if?’ ‘What if’ is always the key question.“
Many novelists have a plan in their head, they know what the book is going to be about and whats going to happen. However, some novelists “wing it” which means that they write with whatever thought comes to mind when writing it. A novelist has to write at least everyday, they have to edit any mistakes or other things. Novelists need to find a publisher that'll publish their book

Salary
If youre interested in this career, you shouldn’t be interested in how much money they make. Sometimes its very difficult to make money. But the average income is around $65,960. It all depends on how many books they sell and the contracts with their publishers

Important skills
• Creativity
• Storytelling
• Writing skills

Education
* bachelors degree

demand or need for this profession 
2% of authors and all writers

Reflection 
I would love to become a novelist or any type of writer. I love writing. Ive written poetry (i still do) and im planning to start writing a novel soon. I want to be a novelist because i want to express mt thoughts and feelings in books. I want to write about different types of people. I want them to relate to the characters in the book and the book itself. I want people to have a voice through my books.