Why We Lie.

In every day life there is a lie it could be in a magazine a news paper even in a history book but the question is why do we lie if we know that lying never gets us no were .....well today I read something and there was 4 reasons why children lie.
The first one was Fear- fear is a reason people lie and the reason for lying is that it sounds better then the truth and it also may keep you from the wrath of your parents from what i could understand.
The second reason was Habit Also known as Habitual lying - habits are made from a person doing a thing over and over again so it sorta sticks the best thing to do is to have a good bond with your children or even give them a chance to come clean with out harsh punishment so that there's no need to lie nor a way to create a habit of lying as well.
The third reason was Modelling - modelling is done within the own home when a child see's a parent lying then the child tends to do the same because they think its ok to do. It is also done out side of homes as well this happens when some one a child looks up to lies about somthing the child knows was not true the child thinks that its not such a" big deal".
And our last lie is Overprediction Also known as "white lies" - overprediction is done alot even in my own life because people tend to think that if they dont lie then there parents wont let them do some of the things that they want to do but if the parents would give us as children a chance and give us less restrictions then I think there would be less overprediction lies this way we know that theres more of a 50% chance of a yes we would also like to know that some of our parents desitions are negotiable. I placed the picture to the left because at times we all think like this
I agree with the thoughts behind why children lie because
I tend to feel that was at times for example if I know my mom might not alow me to go out and just hang with friends I would just ask to stay at a friends house so that she would know nothing about me being out late with friends. Most of the times I lie like this is because of the overprediction or fear that she would say no I also think the reason we as children do this is because we think that our parents would just never understand and this is because they try and make them selves look great knowing that they have done some of the same things we are doing.
I will admit that though I lie there have bin a number of times that lying has gotten me in real big truble but mostly with my parents and though i lie its only because my mom wont lestion to reason.
There is another article i read and in this article it gave another 4 reasons for lying some simiilar to the other article but there was two that made me think one was lies ment to be a Joke another was Deceptive Gain these made me think because in some cases I would lie but not in the intention of harming or deceiving the person maybe just to have a good laugh or trick them into some prank I came up with.As to the Deceptive Gain this makes me think because i dont know why but people tend to do this alot mostly in a relasionship the person would cheat for him or her own personal gain not thinking of how the other person might think or mybe how harmful it was to there partner this makes me think because I wanna know why and what goes through the persons mind at the moment he or she thinks for his or her own gain.I placed this picture here becuse this is sorta how people tend to think of there own gain for dates or just to please the other sex and I have seen it done alot amugst friends .

These are our elements why not use them....X_x

In every day life people use energy to do things such as cooking and cleaning and it may even be something as simple as shredding paper or mail. Thing is some of these things are harming our world well the other day I heard a speech from Al Gore and he talked about renewable energy or alternative energy.
As he talked about this I started thinking and I remembered how I seen some cartoon on TV when I was younger and there was a house with a big water wheel and the house got its energy/electricity from the currant's from the water so I looked it up. and what I found was that there's a power plant called the C.N.B.C and it uses the water to power somethings in the US Army Corps it was founded in 1983 and is the only trade association in the United States dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of hydro power energy in North America it works by the wheel creating waves which creates energy .
With the research I did I found that this is a very good source of renewable energy It is more than electricity Hydro power also provides recreational enhancements, flood control, and irrigation.It is a very important source of energy and has a great significant growth opportunity in helping the nation meet new energy supply with a reliable and low-emitting,home-grown energy source. I think with this source of energy we can also figure out a way to have cars run sorta the same maybe even by solar power., the cost of a water wheel are as followed =>Pricing

Item	Description	Price	Sizes
MCW-24	24" diameter Country Waterwheel, require MN-404 pump	$168.04 + shipping	34"H x 24"W
MCW-36	36" diameter Country Waterwheel, require MN-404 pump	$245.03 + shipping	48"H x 36"W
ECO-264	Submersible Water pump, up to 396 gallon/hour, 6.3' lift	$35.90 + shipping	1.6"L x 2.8"W x 2.1"H

If you want some more info please visit this website: http://hydro.org/

"Gore's Challenge"

Al Gore is a man that ran for presidency and was cheated out of his place in our nation but even with not being president he has talked to me and the people of our nation about the problems we face and what will come next he also talked about how we as the people can change this before it happens. In this speech he talked to us about the crisis our world is gonna face and how we might be able to change it in time if we act now.
Al Gore brought up that fact that our polar ice cap is melting very fast and that within five years it will have melted down completely he said that the polar cap is milting fasted then the amount of water our nation consumes . the core of this problem is the reliance on carbon based fuels our people Reilly on using these based fuels so much that it has caused us to have to face the thee major challenges such as the major fires and fluds , the melting of our polar ice cap and the strength of lightning .
The answer to this is to end our reliance on carbon based fuels and start the use of renewable energy. Gore has come to this conclusion by holding things called solution summits with engineers,scientists and ceo's. they have came up with things that can help our process in using renewable energy such as solar energy and windmills to replace carbon fuels.
He spoke of his challenge and his challenge is to commit to producing 100% of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon sources within ten years yes this can be achievable he said because the as the prices for oil has gone up the prices on solar power energy has gone down and will continue as demand goes up.
This has not happened in the past because politics think that if they pay more money on oil and gas then it will decrease but this is not true they also have used answers that never seem to help but seem to harm us more later. It would be good for America to get into Alternative energy because it will help us to heal the damage done to our world. Ten years is an important time for us to make change because it was said that in five years the polar ice cap would be melted and if we start now we maybe able to delay that time period now is a good time to start because with the increase in oil this could save a lot of money in our pockets.we face lots of obstacles but they can be fixed by helping get a unified national grid and also helping make manufactures make plug up cars. Al gore also talks about the increase in our poll taxes he says we should drop the rate on our poll taxes with the difference of co2 taxes" we should eat what we use not what we earn".
I think that he is right and i will try my best to spread the word to others so that way our nation can fix what we have done and I can live a longer life. I agree that we should act now and act bold because we have to move to make others follow what we are doing.

Lost in a thought ...

Every day I wake up to an empty place in my head filled with questions things like why is the world so cold ?when will people change? and as I ask these questions I realize that it all starts with one person. I can't make people change but I can be one person to make a difference in some one else's life. There are many times that people have told me that I will never be forgotten by them but its not only them i don't wanna be forgotten by I once heard this quote in a movie and it said "If you don't do anything great then that will be the reason no one will remember your name" Troy I will say that this is one of the best war movies of its time I recommend seeing it if you haven't already. This quote means allot to me because since I was a little boy I have always believed that I was a knight born in a different time. I know it may sound silly but I love and honor the codes of a knight I have always bin very loyal to my friends and family I also would fight for the people that mean the most to me.
The world is cold in my eyes because its always about power but if you ask me power will always be a persons downfall I have seen movies of past events and have read about things that are happening today and I don't see where a person can be proud of them selves for their actions. A classmate of mines wrote about the war in Iraq and I believe what he said is true the US See's other nations as threats and calls them terrorists but I mean don't they think what we are doing in there lands is also terror I believe that people should always think in other prospectives before they talk about some one else.

Can this be Real?

There are many quotes in the world some of which have come from great thinkers.Today I will talk about a quote by Benjamin Franklin."Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see" I believe this quote means that words are past around many times before it is said. I also think that its also telling me that eyes play a roll in our lives but there are times when our eyes can play tricks on us so we should only believe half of the things we see.I personally don't believe every thing I hear because it tends to be something not proven by facts but spoken down by many people.
There is a quote I heard once before from some one wise she told me she heard it from some where and it went like this "And since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection your glass will modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you yet know not of "William Shakespeare. What this quote means to me is that many times I am unable to see past what I think is real but through a mirror I can see more of my self then I think. Today I read this quote and it meant a lot to me because it's true in every word dreams are the inner soul and just by seeing in a persons dream you can see the mind and how it works. "They say dreams are the windows of the soul--take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts".Henry Bromel, Northern Exposure, The Big Kiss, 1991

A change for the better?

This article discussed the importance of the NYC survey on schools performance and how the kids in these schools are learning and if the schools and teachers are listening to what the parents are saying .It also talks about the way the students feel their grades are as in if they think that with the teachers understanding them more are they getting a better education. Its also asking parents how they feel about there child's education this year.
I agree that this school year I have learned a lot from my classmates and from my teachers. They have taught me lots of things that I wasn't able to understand before. I also agree that my average has gone up and that with the smaller classes I was able to learn much easier.
I did take the survey this year during class. I will say that I didn't mind taking the NYC's evaluation survey because it helps teachers to know that we are pleased with the knowledge we are getting.It also tells them if we are learning anything and if they are making a difference.
I am very satisfied with my education because in the past my average was very low this year I have jumped a total of 40%. This is a great improvement. I can also say that my mom is very proud of my learning experience. I don't think that my education needs any improvements. All I think is that the teachers should give less essays because this is a great way to prep for test and college, but it is also tiring.

music of the mind

the picture on the left is Taking back Sunday and the picture on the right is The Used.

Music is a part of daily life people use music to show how they feel underneath.In my daily life the music I listen to helps me to stay calm its just one way that I show what I'm feeling at the moment one artist that I listen to is Taking back Sunday this band helps because what they are saying in there lyrics normally applies to the way I am feeling at the present time. this band is one of the many that play on my ipod their is also another band called The Used this is another band that Say's things that can relate to an every day feeling or it can also be just another band. One lyric from the band taking back Sunday is "now I'm lien on the table with everything you said keep that in mind the way that it felt when the most I can do is to just blame my self the most I can do is to just blame myself now I now you know every thing and I know you didn't mean it and I know you didn't mean it" These lyric comes from there song: This Photograph is Proof . This quote means a lot to me because we as people tend to blame every thing on our selves when things get a bit tough or go wrong . Now here's another peace from another band I like called The Used "I should have done something but I done it enough by the way your hands were shaking I could waste some time with you should have said something but I said it enough by the way my words are fading I could waste some time with you" This peace comes from there song: Blue and Yellow. This means a lot to me because I had some one I cared about and that person left and i never told her I cared about her enough because I thought it was a waste of time now my words are fading and I wished I would have told her it more often.

http://www.last.fm/music/Taking+Back+Sunday

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Used

Habits of mind

The habits of mind means "Having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems the answers to which are not immediately known"
There are many habits of mind that may apply to every day life and in my life there are three that I feel apply to me Persistence ,Managing Impulsivity,and Listening with Empathy and Understanding these are just some of the ones I feel apply to my everyday life. These habits apply to me in daily life because I am very constant with accomplishing a goal and I normally try my hardest to complete a task that I start this is Persistence.
The next habit applies when thinking about the task at hand I normally try my best to stay calm and think of all possible ways that can help accomplish the task I also look towards the words of my friends before coming to an conclusion this is known as Managing Impulsivity.
The last habit is listening and understanding this takes place in many peoples daily lives this plays a big role in my life because I normally am the person my friends come to with problems and I always listen before I answer because I try and look deeper into there words to find the answer. I look for feeling behind the words that are said I also look for any act of motion in the things they say so that I am able to help them in there problems or in a task that they are in the middle of accomplishing this is also known as Listening with Empathy and Understanding.

I Am

I Am Chris

I am chivalrest and Artistic
I wonder who I am
I hear the sounds of wind
I see life as it is and how it use to be
I want a life of a humble person
I am chivalrest and Artistic

I pretend to be a knight from the past days
I feel strange
I touch the surface of the water as if it’s was solid?
I worry that the people held close are the people who leave
I cry only inside with rage of my passing father
I am chivalrest and Artistic

I understand “that the world is like a big black pit “
I say that it’s not the world but the people that live in it
I dream of days where we believe
I try and fix the unfixable
I hope things can change… But they never do because people never change … I am chivalrest and Artistic I am a whistle in the wind.