Monday, November 28, 2011

Open your eyes......

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
~W. Clement Stone

13 comments:

  1. 'This quote is simply saying your surroundings can change you in many ways. Many people don't even recognize they've changed. People have let their surroundings build them up to where they are today. Like if you surround yourself with criminals ,your most likely to be a criminal as well. This is why you should be very precocious when choosing friends. However you can put yourself with a group of positive people and change for the better. Your surroundings represent you!

    #Period 2
    ‘Eric Scott

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  2. Applying the first amendment;freedom of speech; I think this quote basically is an imperative sentence. It tells people to beware of the people and places which they locate themselves. For it will change the person whom you are! Surrounding yourself with someone(or people) who's the complete opposite of you can damage you terribly. You may be a honor student and have enormous goals going for you , but if you hang with someone who is not on the same path as you and may not even be putting effort into getting where you are then that could person could have a dramatic effect upon your life. The enviorment you live in could make you perfom as if your not at the standards which you should be as well. This quote is as well vice versa. Moving from negativity to a positive atmosphere can help you instead of annihalte you !
    -Jalaya Bryant
    1st hr

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  3. This quote is saying that you should be careful of the friends and places you hang out. If you are hanging out with the wrong crowd or wrong places, you will be tempted to do wrong things. Somtimes, you may fall to peer pressure even when you are trying your best to be good. The people or places you visit can either help you or destroy you. You should hang with postive people who encourages you do postive things.

    Markcovic
    3rd Period

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  4. Basically this quote is saying who ever you hang around... soon or later you are going to act like them or have some of the same habits like them... they maybe positive or negative..Buts it up to you on who you choose as friends...or what environment you put your self in... Its your chose..so be accurate on who you choose to be your FRIEND... !

    Ciara Frazier

    Period - 4

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  5. I think this quote is saying that surroundings around you will teach you lesson need to either move forward or succeed. Also this quote mentions your friends, i agree with this because whom you hang with their behavior will rub off onto you. You might begin to talk , walk and maybe dress like them. This could be good depending on weather they have a positive or negative influence on you. So be careful of the friends you chose. Also regarding to the environment statement, those who live in slum areas might look at it as iam going get out of here and never look back to what their horrible memories where. Thats what I think this quote is saying to me .

    Destinee' Parker
    9th hour .

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  6. The quote is basically saying choose your friends and surroundings carefully. If you know the people you are around isnt up to know good,then its probally wise not to hang around them. Same thing goes for the enviroment, dontbe around a place where you know you will get in trouble. Be a leader and dare to be different. Be around positive people who pushes you to do better. Be around people who has the same mind set as you to do better.

    -LaRon Golden
    *1st Period*

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  7. I believe that this quote is saying that when choosing friends make sure you know who they really are because what you don’t know might affect you. By saying this I mean find out who the people you are considering to be your friends are before actually claiming yourself as their friend. Find out things such as what they have done in the past and what they are doing in the present and how do their actions represent them. Is it in a positive way or in a negative way? Because if it’s in a negative way that causes them to have certain names or perceptions of themselves then you should then make the choice of is this the type of person or people I want to be classified with , and if not then chose to keep it moving. But I also understand that you might want to give them a chance , but by doing that you might actually get a bad reputation for yourself , and in that case yourself is more important than anything or anybody else , because once you have a bad reputation there’s no way to get it back , and is that a risk your willing to take? Because it’s the old saying goes birds of a feather flock together and when you start hanging with people with bad reputations people are going to automatically think that whatever they do you do the same and have the same reputation they do even if you don’t and this will start making people say you do which will cause you to be known as a girl with a bad reputation even if you don’t actually have one because of who you are associated with. Also when you start hanging around a group of a certain type of people some of their ways rub off on you and start to change you. And right along with choosing your friends carefully you must chose your environment carefully because your environment represents who you are , and it can change you just like friends can. Because you are a product of your environment. So choose an environment that will best develop you towards your objective, goals, and dreams in life . By doing this the way to start would be by analyzing the environment you are in now and ask yourself are the things around you helping towards success or are they turning you in the opposite direction by holding you back. These are the questions you need to ask yourself in order to stay on top towards success and not to trash your name and reputation because once it’s gone is gone. So with saying that I believe that the key part to life is analyzing everything from people to places , just analyze everything before you make any decision because it will help us in the long run as a whole . So think before you do and observe before you decide so you will have the upper hand in life and so things won’t have to be so complicated but just easy enough to get you to where you’re heading!
    -Kennedee Gardner*
    -Period 1*

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  8. Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

    In my opinion, I think this quote is basically saying wherever you locate yourself it will shape you. The enviormant and friends you decide to locate yourself with can shape you for the good or bad. It's perfered that you hang with a group of positive people. They can have such a major impact on your life. The enviorment may also form you for better or for worse. Although, someone may live in a negative neighborhood if they choose to be surrounded with positive people they might make it far in life. My last and final statement upon this subject is "Choose wisely!"
    -Niah Collins
    4th Hr

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  9. -I think this quote is saying be yourself and don't let anyone tell you what to do. Follow your own footsteps and not anyone elses. Be sure to make your own decisions. Your life will depend on how you will govern yourself. No one is running your body for you, you are. If you depend on someone else, the duty might not get done. That's another reason why you should do what your own self chooses to do.
    -Endya H.
    P.3 

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  10. 'This quote is very strong in thought and is simply saying your surroundings can change you in many ways. Many people don't even recognize they've changed. People have let their surroundings build them up to where they are today. Like if you surround yourself with criminals ,your most likely to be a criminal as well. This is why you should be very precocious when choosing friends. However you can put yourself with a group of positive people and change for the better. Your surroundings represent you and your personality.
    -Marcus Johnson
    P4

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  11. Man this piece is so powerful. Its saying, friends will come and go, be careful who you call your friends.Positive people can make you a leader but a follower will lead you to the wrong direction. The enviormant and friends you decide to locate yourself with can shape you for the good or bad. Life is like a box of chocolates, hang with good people and that will determine the way your life will be lived.
    - Kendall "Big Baby" Sims
    P3

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  12. This quote means be careful of the things, people, and places you surround yourself with because you are a product of your environment. Also choose your friends wisely because they could be here today and fake tomorrow. Their bad habits can become your bad habits. Everything and everyone are not always negative. Your environment may also be positive and shape you for success. Choose based off of who you want to become. Remember choose wisely.

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  13. -This means be your own person. Have you ever heard of the quote "be a leader not a follower." it means dot let anyone live YOUR life let alone control it. God made each and every one of us unique and in his own plain image. If God wanted you to be somebody else he would of made you that person instead wasting time watching you try to be that person. And friends, huhh tell me bout em', when you've known them for 3 or 4 years thats when you can finally classify them as a FRIEND let alone a best friend. Sometimes after months you think you know a person when you really don't. And just remember "it takes one to know oneself" before judging." !

    -Olivia Allen

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