Blog Entry- Number 1

1. The future of twelve-year-olds should not consist of choosing and selecting various jobs. Normally, twelve-year-olds are still stuck in school which will affect the 12-year-old and the company the 12-year-old works for; Profits will falter for the company and education will be deserted. 12-year-olds shouldn't be cooped up in working, they deserve their education and learning. Education and learning will get them farther in life instead of getting paid $5.00 an hour for some job they probably won't have fun doing. I also don't think it is a good idea because some 12-year-olds can have the brightest potential in sports and even be scouted by teams but they can't join the league because they have work. Usually, twelves still have a young metabolism so they easily have a disadvantage to others. Finally, I think twelve-year-olds shouldn't choose their jobs right now because it will stress them out. These pre-teens will suffer from school work and different teachers all day then realize they need to be ready for work. 12-year-olds are already stressed from tests and quizzes so what make you think they want to work at a crummy job? The best part of being 12 is knowing that you still can have fun and hang out with friends. The worst part would be having to wake up early in the morning for some lousy job. Being 12 doesn't mean having to work completely isolated from fun, it means staying healthy and get a better education.

2. 12-year-olds in this society are tracked down and influenced by their child-like minds which leads them to believe different things positive and negative. These influences can also affect their future. Those who do drugs and experience different and irresponsible activities will be just another failure in life. Those poor homeless people you see on the curve of the street, they had potential but wasted it on alcohol and drugs which will sink their own ship in life. 12-year-olds can also be influenced by people. Drug-users influence those who pity them and those that 'just want to have fun.' However, sport players and celebrities can also affect others social life and popularity. To me, my hero is Derrick Rose. Derrick came from a rough childhood and is now the MVP in basketball. Derrick showed me that if u believe, you can accomplish anything. Everyone has to be influenced; Everyone has their own hero. As seen from 'The Giver,' the Chief Elder is influenced by Jonas. This is clearly recognized by this quote from the book: "Finally, the Receiver must have one more quality, a quality that I can not describe. The quality to look ahead of others." This quote means that Jonas has a quality great enough that the Chief Elder cannot describe. This proves that he is influenced by Jonas. Therefore, words and quotes from others can also influence young 12-year-olds. In conclusion, negative and positive influences can change a 12-year-olds future.

3. What will be my future? My future will either consist of being a drummer, guitarist, basketball player, detective, or DJ. If I were to choose one, I would be a detective or basketball player. It sounds easy to pick one, but actually it isn't. I started thriving for basketball time ever since I became more in-depth with it late last year. My inspiration of this occupation; Derrick Rose. Derrick showed me that perseverance can and will lead me to success. Just the feeling of basketball gets me pumped up and ready to play. I was even able to reach the finals for my basketball team in my league this year because of my perseverance. Rose is the youngest MVP in basketball history in only his third year at age 22. I feel that basketball is just what I want to do when I grow up. However, my other interest like criminal minds and forensics, leads me to believe that I should be a detective. My inspiration of this second occupation; My overall intelligence in forensics and discovering clues + murder trails. I am proudly able to say that clues for me will just lead me to other clues which leads to success. Not that I want to be famous, but I want to be one of those well-known detectives that have their own t.v show. I've acquired this interest 2 years ago after watching one C.S.I episode. I immediately thought that forensics would be a very good job and a job that will help me release my intelligence to a worldwide broadcast audience. If not these jobs, I seek to be a bass player or drummer for hard-rock songs with com-pulsing and brain-banging beats. I seek this job next because these jobs will help me express my feelings and internal beats that I've kept inside for many years. If any of these jobs don't work out, I plan to be a DJ. I chose a DJ because of the overall appearance and happiness that will come out of it. I just want to have fun with being a DJ and this is more of an occupation for me to let loose and scratch the records for enjoyment. These are the occupations and jobs I wish to achieve in my future.