For what it's worth, I love you as if you were my family.

Throughout my life, which happens to only be 17 years, I've met my fair share of people. I've met people I can trust, love, and care about; but I've also met people I wish I could hit with 2 by 4 piece of ply wood. I know it's not very nice, but sometimes people deserve it. Personally, I trust very few people, and my trust happens to be on two different levels. The first level is "I trust you, but If you go down you're not dragging me with you." While the second level of trust is "I trust you, and If you go down I'm going down with you; but we better go down swinging." The first level a lot of people most likely fall under. I mean, I might stick up for you and all but my walls remain up. However, for the second level it takes a lot of work to fall under. Meanwhile, no matter what, I know that if someone made it to the second level of trust then that someone is probably going to stay by my side when everyone else leaves. And for the people that do that for me, I'm thankful, because I'm not a very easy person to stick by. If I ever drove anyone through Hell and back, I'm sorry. And for what it's worth, I love you, and I'll take a bullet for you any day. So this is for the people that made a difference in my life good or bad.Thank you.

#5 Pink Slime

When I watched the video on pink slime I was disgusted. Like, I mean if humans can't digest the type of meat shown in the video than why even try and do anything with it. The fact that the government hides it from us as well irritates me. People are eating meat that was practically thrown in a dryer and then drowned in ammonia, and the government is okay with it? Are you crazy?!? Now when I look at hamburger meat when my guardian buys it from the store I almost want to throw up. I am sickened by thought of the hamburger meat and what the government allows to get done to it. I don't know about anyone else, but what I do know is that I'm seriously going to think twice about what I'm eating and where it's coming from.

The Perfect Paradise

Everyone invisions something that would look a little like this as the perfect paradise. Somewhere they could go to get away from the cold dead wind of reality and they do different things to get to their special paradise. Some people would call me strange or bizarre for not picturing someting like this as my paradise. Instead, I picture not a full day but a little moment of spending time with someone special. When I picture my own personal paradise I don't picture it away from anyone but with the people I love and that love me. Happy, spending time together with no interruptions just us and the momentsw and memories we can make. My paradise is happily spent with the people that I love. My paradise is simple but I have to have music playing. As long as I am with people I love and listening to music I'm in paradise.

#4 What We Eat

I have never really thought about where our food comes from. Or even how the animals get treated. Are they healthy? Are they nutritioned right? What's going on? Well i recently discovered that the majority of our chicken, pork, and beef come from animals within factory farms. While in these factory farms the animals are getting mistreated. They are being put in cages and enclosures that are far too small for the amount of animals that they force and shove in there. Once I came accross the pictures of the animals on factory farms I was absolutely disgusted with what they were doing and the fact that the government allowed it to happen. and I dont like the thought of our food that we are consuming being engineered. Especially since the animals are not getting nutritioned right, as well as mistreated. If the fact that the animals are being mistreated and malnutritioned than maybe the fact that their mistreatment can affect us and our health. Because of the things that are happening on factory farms humans are getting sick because they consumed the meat. They are ending up with Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, Foot and Mouth Disease, as well as Avian Influenza. In cases humans even died from receiving an illness because of the animal products consumed. America NEEDS to care about what the government is doing behind closed doors, and as Americans we need to take action.

Sometimes Blood Is No Thicker Than Water

I know it's perfectly normal for families to dispute every now and then. It's normal because when it comes to family they are supposed to be there at the end of the day supporting, comforting, caring, and loving one another. I'm not saying all families are the same, because everyone has their own problems, but all families have at least someone they can rely on in their family when things get rough. They have someone to run to when things are complicated. Someone that they care about and someone that cares about them. They have family. When you have family that will love you unconditionally it feels as if they don't need anything else just as long as you know you have atleast one person that is your blood that cares about you just as much as you care about them. 

However, there are times when you can't rely on someone in your family, because sometimes blood is no thicker than water. And in my family, that is exactly how it is. In a regular family a child usually has their mom or dad to turn to when things become complicated. Personlly, I turn to someone that isn't even my blood. I turn to someone that takes care of me even though we're not even related. My mom and dad closed their door on me so many times without me doing anything wrong. They have left me when I needed them the most and abondoned me when I had no where to turn. Meanwhile, someone who isn't even related to me took me in and gave me a roof over my head and a actual home not just a house. She showed me what having a real family is actually like. And it amazes me that sometimes blood is no thicker than water, and I thank my parents for that because if they wouldn't have treated me the way they did I would have never found my way to the loving family and Home I am now in.

#3 What May Occur

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." - Gertrude Stein.
After watching the video human dystopia I thought that this quote related to the matter of what technology could lead to in the future. In the animated movie Wall-E it shows human life taking place on a spacecraft in outer space. On the spacecraft everything is completely run by technology. With the constant use of technology humans began to rely more on the technology in which they considered they needed. The humans then began to get obese doing nothing that required using more than their mouth and finger movement. The scene where the two men were talking to eachother through a projected hologram when they were right next to eachother, not even turning to actually speak to one another. While in another scene one of the men fell out of his hovering chair and couldn't even get himself up. When I contemplate on the differences between today and the movie Wall-E it upsets me. It upsets me because our generation is more caught up into using technology so much that we might end up relying on nothing but technology. Technology surrounds us. As I am writing this blog post I am guessing that mostly everyone is using technology im some way, shape, or form. However, Personally, I would rather talk to someone in person than through an electronic device. However, I do realize many people, already, would rather speak to someone through a computer. If we could break ourselves out of these habits, we won't continue to ask ourselves "What has our generation come to? Why didn't we fix the problem when we had a chance? Why do we rely so much on something that can malfunction." On that note, I believe we need to rely more on ourselves than an electronic device.

Always a Shadow.

I have many moments where I just lie in my bed and think. Whenever this happens my thoughts always come to one thing, my parents. I want them to look back at their hopes for me growing up and seriously think. Did I grow up according to plan? Do they think I'm wasting my time doing things I want to do? I try extremely hard to make it in life. Personally, I just want to make them proud. I try not to think about how much pain I am caused being unacknowledged by my own parents. I am not noticed for doing things that are right; however, my brothers and sisters were noticed for doing things that were wrong. In the shadow of my brothers and sisters my parents leave me to walk, especially my mother. It must've been hard for my mom to raise seven kids on her own. It pains me to know how much trouble my older siblings caused upon her while growing up. It was difficult. They made her mad, frustrated, stressed, sad, hurt, and most of all disappointed with their reckless and indecent behavior. However, when it comes to my father it was a bit different. My father wasn't around much growing up. He would come and go and for that my love for my own father figure grew into something else. I eventually grew to despise him. I despised him for the longest time; which made me feel as if there was a darkness inside of me from all of the "hate". Nevertheless, no matter how my parents make me feel there was once a time when they were my heroes. However this was when I was little, before I had realized the reality of how things really were. Because of the actions of my older siblings I was constantly judged growing up. My parents didn't notice the things I would do right but they would await for the times I would do wrong. With the realization of this theory I have always felt like I would never be good enough for my parents, especially my mother. I felt as if no matter how well I am doing it would never satisfy her. The effect that this has upon me is an invearable pain that I hide. Behind walls and a mask I will forever hide. It will hide my true feelings while I act as if I feel nothing. In the dark and grey shadows my family leaves me to walk. While all I maintain is silence until the day that the shadows that I walk in see sunlight. That will be the day that I will get acknowledged for all the things that are right that I have done.

#2 Technology

"It has become appalling obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein
Technology continues to make extraordinary breakthroughs. A computer system that can play music with just brain power is one of the recent experiments that's extremely close to be proven useful. I came accross this information while searching through the internet. The Article "Thought-provoking technology makes music with mind power by Matthew Knight for CNN instantly caught my attention. The fact that scientists and researchers are able to create such technology is unbelievably remarkable. The researchers are creating this unique brain computer music interface, what they call BCMI, to help people suffering from physical dissabilities. The computer system responds to electric impulses given off from the brain by creating music. The BCMI started off as music project but turned to a scientific project. The computer system is hoped to help out people with any type of disability. After years of researching the scientists found out that music can help regulate the body and improve cognitive ability. However, the performance for the BCMI is on at 60-70% when it needs to be at 80-90% to actually be considered useful.
After reading all the information included in the article I was completely astonished. Personally, I love music. To find out that music can help with all of these different things amazes me. However, I also question the advances in our technology. Technology is advancing so rapidly how is humanity going to keep up with the continuous changes. However, I will still support the changes considering we cannot stop them. I just hope that with all these technological changes within the world humanity will still remember how we once did things without technology.

Sleeping At Last "Turning Page"

Judging by the title someone would probably think that I am referring to actual sleep. In actuality, I am not. What I'm referring to is a song: Turning Page by Sleeping At Last. Recently, the song was featured in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One. Which is where I first heard it. The reason why I am writing about this song out of all things is because this song actually helps me. I listen to Turning Page at least 3 times everyday. While listening to the song it helps me when it comes to: resolving personal problems, sorting thoughts, doing homework, relaxing, and even putting my baby cousin to sleep. This song helps me a lot because of the melody of the song. The melody of the song is very calm and soothing. As for the words, they are soothing as well. The soft rhythm helps me relax and think much better compared to if I were listening to some of my other music. Personally, I enjoy the song Turning Page by Sleeping At Last and hopefully others will too.

#1: Blogs

I have never been the type of person to write down how I feel. I would usually say how I feel about a certain topic and be done with it. However, I like hearing, seeing, or reading about other people's feelings. Upon, recieving this assignment I got to do what I enjoy, which is seeing how other's feel. I, personally, like reading about other people. Therefore, I am sure I am becoming quite fond of blogging. While I was exploring through different blogs, three of them come to mind. I was either quite fond of the blogs, or I absolutely despised the them. The three blogs that come to mind are: cupcakes and cashmere, Parenting Illustrated With Crappy Pictures, and The Pioneer Woman.
I liked reading The blogs: Cupcakes and Cashmere, and Parenting Illustrated With Crappy Pictures. The Blog Cupcakes and Cashmer caught my attention because it's girly. In the blog I found fashion,styling, recipes, and decor. I like to learn how to do new things, and in this blog It shows me: how to make new recipes, do new hairstyles, keep up with today's fashion, and create little decorations. Eventhough, cupcakes and cashmere caught my attention it didn't have too much of humor in the blog, in which I found in Parenting illustrated with crappy pictures. The parenting blog is humorous and relates to everyday family life. While reading this blog, I had flashmbacks of personal experiences with my family.
The blog I disliked was the Pioneer Woman. I, Personally, didn't like this blog because I feel it didn't relate to me in any kind of way. The Pioneer Woman was more like for older women in my personal opinion. Nevertheless, I still enjoy reading these different types of blogs. I plan on to cotinue reading the variety of blogs the internet has to offer.

Introduction: This Is Who I am

My name is Francine Peralta. I am seventeen years old. I can be completely silly at times, but I do have my serious moments. I am a considerate, loving individual. I love being outdoors and spending time with my family as well as my friends. There is not a time that you won't catch me with my headphones in my ears. I am ALWAYS listening to music, unless I'm in class of course. As far as my education goes; I am doing a dual enrollment at a community college, while attending high school. My goals in attending a community college are to gain experience I want to start earning my college credits now before I become a full time college student. Therefore, when I go into college as a full time student I can already be familiar with the type of environment provided with college. Attending a  community college will help me earn the  requirements to work in the medical field before transferring to a University to acquire a Master's Degree. I am looking forward to completing my goals and being determined.

This is my extraordinary family. They have been there for me through thick and thin. Even though Lupita and Robert are not my biological parents,  I still see them as if they are. I am grateful for them letting me into their home with open arms. I treat their children as if they are my own siblings. They are my family; the ones I can definitely put my trust and faith into. Even though we have had our ups and downs I know that they love me regardless. They accept me, who I am, and My deciscions in life; something my own parents couldn't do. I would give up anything for them, because I kno in return they would do the same for me.

These are some good friends of mine; their names are Linda and Adilene; Adi for short. Linda and I have been through so much together; She is one of my oldest friends; In which I can talk to her about anything and everything. She has made a great impact in my life: I am grateful for everything she has done for me. As for, Adi she was my bestfriend for four almost five years. We have had a falling out recently. However, her and I both know that at the end of the day we will be there for eachother. I am grateful for her because she was there when my family wasn't and understood me when no one else could. She has indeed, made a difference in my life.






 This is my best friend Karen. She is my sister, and it feels as if she is my other half. Karen has been there for me through everything. She truly is like family. What ever situation I know I can count on her to be there for me. I will always be here for her as just like she is for me. Karen and I haven't been bestfriends long but it feels as if we have. She fits right in with my family and I and continues to make a change in my life every single day. I am thankful, grateful, and appreciate her. Considering, I am not the easiest person to get a long with all day every day.

I am thankful for everything in my life. Every day I find something new to inspire me, and I have yet to fully find who I am. No matter what I will continue to look for ways to improve myself as well as my eductaion, and appreciate everything that I have.