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Life  Plan Project.

emotional wellness. From what I would like to maintain my emotional wellness, I would like to focus on going outside and driving around. I would like to spend time driving around whether or not it’s a distance or if it’s nearby. I see myself after high school going out to see other places in the military, when I get that opportunity when I go, I want to have some time either with friends, a girlfriend, or even just by myself, I would love to put that time in to really get a whole experience of that area. This would help me get an idea of the climate, temperature, regions, and even just the smell. As I been to places like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New York, I began to feel in a happier state of mind because it gets me away from home where I feel stressed out.  When it comes to going to a completely different place, I learned that it’s more than just being in a specific place, it’s getting to see it from what it is.  With any geographical feature in a completely different place so that I may look back and smile knowing I’ve been there and done that.

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Francisco

New York

 

environmental wellness. The environmental wellness holds a significant purpose to strengthen and clean up the growth of the environment.  By taking active measures we must learn to adapt to our everyday environmental life.  In this society we must open up to our surroundings and really grasp the idea of what we observe in this society.  When I choose environmental wellness,  I learn personally of how to open up to people and really understand about them as well of just nature. Nothing in life will last long and all of us are someday going to face death itself and when that time comes, we’ll wish we could have done more in understanding life and taking it happily rather than living in fear of what it’s become. The way that I apply environmental wellness is that I spend time outside by myself and practice how to skate. When I practice, I go on paved or flat level areas where I am away from where people walk. Areas such as alleyways and empty wide parking lots suits me best because I’m completely away from everyone. Even so, when it comes down to being in a place you’re comfortable in, it’s not always going to very comfortable.  As for me, personally, were I have to sit in a boring classroom doing meaningless homework like this and where I’m not allowed to express myself and get along because other people could get offended because they want to be treated like princesses and so I have to deal with them complaining and whining like little babies because they don’t get their way because of who I am, is an example of the type of environment we choose to live in.

 

 

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financial wellness. When we take a look at financial wellness we first think in our minds of the word financial. This particular word sounds like the word finance. The definition of finance could mean anything to do with money such as money management like managing revenues, transactions and conduct of money, obtaining currency, and even just supply credits.  From what I learned on financial wellness is that it is financial and it is well.  As we remember the significance of what it really meant is that when it comes to having money, we wonder if it truly makes us happy. The term happy could mean in any type of of context possible but as in through the heart of having, obtaining, and acquiring money.  A Youtube video that describes how to maintain emotional wellness is “Would Winning the Lottery Make You Happier”? Having budgets is very important in money and in the high standards of financial wellness. How I would start it would be to begin with a well paying job that gives me an average ranging from 15 to 20 an hour per day so it would have me able to help me with monthly payments for housing, phone and auto. Addition of so much more depending on the price. I would hope to get paid at least an average of 12,000 annually as far  as taxes can get through.   But reflecting on this could take a lot of time to understand and take in of how I can be happy managing money and how I could get better at truly understanding responsibility s that I may actually see the purpose of life.

 

intellectual wellness. So put into mind the word “intellectual”. Primarily it is the intelligent or the smart way of saying that you are in a well educated state of mind were you find yourself working hard in academics and scholastic activities. There are certain ways to boost your intellectual wellness as you start practicing your study skills and your reasoning skills. My interpretation of intellectual wellness would be to simply understanding how exactly the brain works but most importantly why it functions. We see that in school, education, for children, to teenagers, to young adults, to adults and even seniors, understand and learn about something knowledgeable and helpful to aid our journey in what we call, life. What pretty much a high majority of people do (excluding myself from that majority) is read books. Books are what can fuel the human mind with such inspiring passage, words, stories or notes. Reading is how people learn more about the language they speak. In most cases they say it is what helps you comprehend the simplicity of vocabulary. Vocabulary in this regard is very important especially when it trains the body with communication and language. Aside from speaking and writing, mathematics is another important factor in the arts of intellectual wellness. As you progress in courses of mathematics and calculations, it trains the mind to see the use of problem solving. In geometry, trigonometry or algebra, you learn of the formulas and the functions of what a value represents and it is very significant.

 

News Illinois State University

The Brain

 

occupational wellness. As much as i like to start off defining the type of wellness, occupational relating to the terms of having a certain job or profession,  occupational wellness is about understanding and focusing on the balance work ethics and finding your place of where you fit as in a career or a very unique profession. The way I see it, Occupational wellness is an adventure because you learn to bond with peers who happen to appear in the same scenario, the same situation as you, and you learn about the structure of ranks were you have people who are the superior and people who you are responsible for. It’s all on understanding the roles of discipline, and responsibility. According to this video found on You Tube where people talk about Occupational Wellness, and how important it is when finding yourself in the right workplace. It’s how you develop knowledge and skills of how you in that job you will find yourself in. According to University of New Hampshire  the benefits and the signs of achieving the Occupation of the wellness, is basically getting comfortable in your work space where you are capable of getting your tasks done and your communication skills on point.  Though there are many ways  of getting your work done it’s important that you stay on top of things because learning from your mistakes and improving will only help you through out  your life of taking opportunities that you would never thought you take. You must stay motivated and seek inspiration in the little steps you take in achieving your goal in the career you pursue a future in.

physical wellness. Now physical wellness is a very important wellness. The term ‘physical’ basically is what signifies the condition of your mind and body where you are healthy and your mind and body is fully functional. Obesity is not an option when apprehending the thought of the wellness. Eating healthy, working out, keeping your heart rate up, and having each day consist of activities where you are constantly moving around, in my opinion one of the most significant and the most fundamental aspect that makes up the wellness regarding physical activity. According to UC Davis , in their article in relations to this topic , the best way to truly start off is with a well balance of nutrition.  Nutrition along with health and exercise serves as a fuel to start your day. Also with other key factors, it’s important to practice safe sex or abstinence. Many ways of getting sick are caused by Sexually Transmitted Diseases or also known as, STDs.  Moving on to sleep. Sleeping schedules are the very most important because when you sleep, your brain is refreshing itself as you rest getting your body prepared for energy to be used up. It’s important you eat the right amount of calories obtained from healthy foods before you go to bed because that is where your body is at the most of it’s still state so to speak. When you’re at malls, airports, or wherever that has escalators or elevators, take the stairs instead because why not it is fun and more energy and carbs to be burned up.

 

spiritual wellness.  As much as I don’t like getting into the topic of religion or anything to do with spiritual beliefs, the term meaning “spiritual” comes from terms and ideology of connecting to one’s individual self or something like that I guess. So if I had a brand new car and I was to have driven a family in that car, my spirit would guide me to take my family somewhere safe in that car even if I didn’t know were I was going.  What I like to consider as a spiritual wellness would be like calling an animal, your Spirit animal. My spirit animal is a leopard because they’re really cool looking.  Unlike any other big cat, leopards climb trees more swiftly and use the force of gravity to attack their prey. I like to climb trees because it’s fun, but I don’t really hunt, so I guess a leopard wouldn’t suit me as a spirit animal after all, but they’re pretty cool looking. So I guess a spirit animal I would for real relate to would be a sloth because they’re slow and lazy just like me. Anyways so back to spiritual wellness, the idea to seek a purpose and an actual meaning in life is quite the concept as far as just choosing your own path to a greater success you think you may have. It’s honestly a touchy yet offensive subject for those who are strongly religious. So I’d probably say this wellness is very inappropriate and negative towards those who do not agree with the activities and guidelines of meditation to ourselves. Because sitting with your eyes closed for 5 minutes does absolutely nothing to take the pain away. We can’t take the pain away from ourselves because we’re only human and there is no way of knowing what lies ahead of us in the future.   

Spirit Animal

social wellness.  Ah finally the final wellness and now I can finally finish this damn project and move on with the rest of our lives.  The term social doesn’t necessarily mean socialism, though that would be an idea taken to consideration, however social means that getting to feel comfortable with communicating with others and finding common ground. According to this, social wellness is about getting along with others instead of living in conflict with them. What’s very important is that when you are at school, at work, at school, or somewhere else where you are bound to encounter people of all shapes and sizes. It means that no matter where you’re from, no matter where you’re born in, no matter what skin color or what species you are, no matter what religion, no matter what political party you’re on, no matter what gender, no matter what fetish you have, no matter what sexual orientation you have, no matter if you’re a blood or a cript, if you’re from Los Angeles or New York, no matter what profession or skill you have and even talents, we are all created the same way, we all share the same planet. Even through hardships of times where there is war, tragedies, and death, there is nothing more important or stronger than love itself. Social wellness is brought  by love and kindness through one another because live is really short lived and it’s better to live it if it’s for the sake of family, friends, or just someone else.

Usually, what I like to do on my spare time is draw.  As for me I like to be creative with what I do when it comes to music, drawing, or any other activity that crosses my mind. I personally believe that creativity is a way of expressing truth of what we see it. I usually draw when I’m listening to music or even if I just had an awesome idea. Unlike sports, academics, organizations, or other activities I was not much a part of growing up, I always had the passion and the skill to draw, ever since I was 7. Sometimes I would try to develop other ways of expressing my creativity to those with similar interests as myself. Some examples of what like to draw would mainly be cartoons, people, buildings and other things if I’m good at it hahahaHAAAAA!!!!!!

So all it truly takes to really get good at something, is when you have the passion to make it happen where as drawing or playing music is an example you can use to achieve your goal so to speak.

Starting for me is that I shade lightly with a pencil on blank or lined paper like any other way and then you just, go. lol

 

Drugs: The Harmful Effects Of Drugs Towards Teens and Young Adults

Through everyday life, we face sickness.  Sickness that affects our bodies physically, emotionally and mentally.  As much as we try to cure ourselves with different methods of how we use medication, we have become more unaware of the symptoms and the causes that occur in the long run.  Many of us face temptation in thinking that painkillers, analgesics, morphine, or any type of medicine we use to overcome the illness, and we abuse these drugs to the point it becomes the illness.  That is called Drug Abuse.

In the making of this project, I learned a lot of how the topic of drugs and how important it is when it effects the people all around us. I learned that just by a simple dose of medicine that its sole purpose is to cure or aid someone in illness, can easily be used as a weapon of destruction in the body by the abuser. What i learned is to always stay away from any type of drugs and the only time to eve

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UNmohSXRDnoBh5buOV3RrHMv1ejC2GTFeGDOiH-QSss/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rkBh1o-anJD_8GcdAiMBmQRXhpr_7GmRBEs_AT85SCo/edit

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1d_bU5D1DZUdc33dOsw_zKcr-d-L9h8prZwWo9TfZkOg/edit

 

STANDING with the BLUE

People across America have started turning their backs on the people in blue. The people that were once trusted and praised for their heroics and bravery.

The media has blown these incidents out of proportion and have even been untruthful to the public. They have been showing and telling the people what they want to hear about the police.

The heroes in blue weren’t always liked by everyone of course. Drug dealers, criminals, gang bangers, and other bad groups were raised and taught to be against police officers. Some initiations for gangs are to kill the “pigs”.

People always think that the police are targeting those of black decent. On the news you only ever hear about a white male police officer killing a black male. According to these statistics during all of 2016, more whites were killed by police than blacks.

Growing up in the 21st century and being introduced to new technology where people around the world are able to record and upload videos has definitely taken off. Not all times it’s for good purposes or for funny videos. People have used social media and the internet to promote a group called “Black Lives Matter”. The group was founded and formed in July of 2013. The sole purpose is to abolish the police to take power back to the citizens.

 

The media keeps certain aspects or events that happen during the incidents from the public. They don’t show the full video recordings, the full police report, or show the entire story. They edit and cut the footage to make the people rise up against law enforcement.

EXAMPLE:

On August 9th, 2013 the movement started with a couple of protesters due to the killing of Mike Brown, an unarmed black man. Darren Wilson, a local officer from Ferguson, Missouri, was sent to a call of a “robbery in progress”. According to the police report, Mike Brown had just got done robbing a convenience store with two companions. They took simple food items and Brown even manhandled the store owner when he tried to stop them. Officer Wilson saw the three of them walking based on the descriptions that were given to him by the dispatcher. He asked them to pull over to the sidewalk since they had been walking in the middle of the street. They weren’t complying so he called for backup while pulling over to block the driving lanes.

Wilson tried to get out of his SUV but was forced back into his car by Brown. He then reached inside the SUV to punch and grab Officer Wilson. Witness accounts said that Wilson reached out of the car to grab Brown by the neck or that Brown was never near the car. The autopsy shows that Brown didn’t have any hand marks and his DNA was shown to be inside the police car.

Officer Wilson struggled with keeping his gun because Brown had been fighting him for it. The gun was set off while the bullet went through Brown’s hand. Brown ran and was chased by Officer Wilson down the street from the incident. It was said that Wilson shot Brown in the back several times. It was then confirmed that he did not shoot him in the back due to no open back wounds. He had shot him 6-8 times throughout this whole encounter. Some in his hand and arm but the bullet that killed Brown went to the Apex of his head.

Many people had said false accounts about Brown surrendering with his hands up or even Wilson punching Brown. They could not use them as witnesses because of their continually changing stories, wasn’t consistent with the details, and the encounters didn’t match up with DNA and evidence.

People recorded Brown on the floor and Wilson with the gun up. The media only showed that and left out important parts of the story to hide what Brown really did. Protestors broke out and started riots in Ferguson. They destroyed their own town and started fires. Police made riot lines to try and control the violence from the “Black Lives Matter” rioters. Now at protests and marches they say the phrase “Hands up, don’t shoot.”

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani gave a speech at the Republican National Convention stating, “When they come to save your life, they don’t ask, if you are black or white. They just come to save you!” It is very true. They get called to help someone in need and don’t care what you look like. Every time they go to work, they know there is a chance that they won’t make it home at the end of the day. They are trained to sacrifice themselves for the people and keep the peace.

Police officers aren’t the bad guys. BLUE LIVES MATTER.

I wasn’t really that interested in what the whole idea of what XQ was even about but what I really enjoyed on that activity at school, was the ice cream. As cool it would be to have the ice cream like in the picture right now and not be in this boring classroom, I was in last period on that day (which was percussion class to which we practiced music that we used to help us aid in accomplishing rewards from different terrains for our fellow band comrades) and it was 2:25. I knew that day was coming and everyone who have already evacuated the building to which the session of their practice came to an end. Me and my buddy Lance met up in the front of the gym where we decided to head west to the v -quad. We observed the left side on the wall where people had the posters up displaying the XQ celebration and along side the east wall there were three adults that were out giving away orange and chocolate flavored Popsicle ice creams.  That’s where we were headed last and until then we were already on our way to acquire the Intel.  A 3 meter sprint we approached the table and there they had given us

 

Continuing on the topic of music and all, I had an urge to be a part of something regarding playing the piano. Before school even started, I happened come across something on the lines of performing music and pageantry. At first I was unsure because of how I never thought of being in a marching band would do much to help me career wise or in school in any way and thought it was kind of lame, but then I realized that it was fun and exciting than I thought it would be. I met kids within the band that you would just see everyday at school. You cooperate with one another to take pride and commitment in marching and performing high-class instrumental show performances and top quality orchestral melodies. This opportunity is what helps us excel in social activity and gives us the chance to better ourselves in communication.

The Vista Aid Co is a standard organization of helping and assisting the defenseless individuals who do not have a place to live.I believe we did pretty average on this project, personally i feel that we could have done more as far as video editing and producing. We, unfortunately had to deal with a majority of laziness and procrastination but on the lines of last minute time management, we were able to get it all done.  I feel that the video we did however was professionally put together in terms of proper cinematic effects and photography. There is nothing more I could say which would change my thoughts to change or redo this assignment.  The goals to set for this was that we gather all the homeless and we take them into urgent care where they are hospitalized with affordable health care and medical services. They are more than likely to have a better balanced lifestyle.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s5cG24B_5E2t5o99_R5IpTndeYbLiXeXGY33z6moQVE/edit

 

 

 

Through out my life I was very fascinated by music. I would always play on the piano at my grandmas whenever I had the need to express myself through an idea of sound and noise.  When I play on my keyboard I have back at home, I begin to have a passion of starting a beat, and when I start that beat, it becomes a little song. I like to signify that to my life as I’m like a small beat that doesn’t have much to it but as soon as I get more experience to talk to people and getting to learn how to interact and soon enough that it grows into the song I am now.  That is how I like to think as I develop the confidence to succeed in the Vista Band and Pageantry Corps.

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When you have social wellness, that means that you are able to have the mentality and the capability to communicate and share common interests among other people. As you develop certain skills and talents, you think about how this may have an effect on other people but most importantly, yourself. There are  many people in this day and age that have so much in common with other people that they can sometimes feel intimidated or just give the wrong impression about other people. That is what develops a type of social anxiety, that people have when they do not know how to simply interact with another person. That’s where you know when to balance the time to be social and  the time to be personal. T

When people suffer from social anxiety in the overall environment when it comes to going out in public and staying home.  This is where some people are just more comfortable at home. This is where you must know how to balance your opportunities.  But in every situation you happen to be in, the best thing to do is to remember who you are. Never try to be something you are not. When you apply for jobs and careers or any type of activity after high school, or during high school, it’s important to first learn how to engage with your own community. On social networks such as Instagram, Twitter, etc., not only are you able to share common interests with people online, but you are able to chat and have connections with people across the nation and even the whole world.  The most important thing to remember is that in modern day technology, social media is commonly used all day, everyday by most people and on most circumstances, there are always consequences to things you say or things people say to you. So the most important thing is to always seek a connection with others so that you would understand the significance of having social wellness.