Since Coca Cola has been manufactured, it has been a big hit with commercials and advertisements. The ad I choose shows a polar bear drinking Coca Cola. I like this advertisement because it uses a polar bear for its campaign. The polar bear symbolizes a frosty, cold envirornment, and the Coca Cola bottle symbolizes a frosty, cold drink. When incorporating animals in an advertisements, the animals start to remind people of things. For example, whenever I see a polar bear, I think of Coca Cola. Animals make products more memorable, especially when they are consistantly in the ad. In ads, many people  like to see symbolism, which this one includes. I also like this ad because it's simple. It doesn't include a lot of words like some ads do. This ad only says, "Always Coca Cola". When I see this picture, I feel like drinking an ice- cold Coca Cola. Without including many words, this ad is very convincing.

     One thing that I didn't like about this advertisement was the lack of showing the product. The Coca Cola bottle is barely in the picture. The polar bear takes up way more of the picture than the actual product that they are advertising. When advertising anything, you should make the item you are trying to sell more noticable than anything else in the picture. The reason is because the other things in the picture may become more distracting. When you first look at this ad, the first thing you see is the polar bear, not the Coca Cola you are advertising.

     When making an ad, you must make sure to convince the viewers of the product convinced to buy the product. In conclusion, when using the right tehcniques, you can make a successful advertisement.

Throughout the college and career unit, I have learned many things. For starters, not only did I learn what a resume was, I learned how to put together one. I also learned what a letter of recomendation is, which I hadn't known before.  I  expirienced  what a job interview will be like, giving me an idea of what mine in the future might be similar to. This taught me a lesson about being responsible enough to not lose my things because we had to keep our stuff in a folder for a few weeks. We had to research a college, and that gave me an idea of which one I'd like to attend. Your college has to offer your major, so you can't just pick any random one. I learned how to make a good impression on your job interviewer, too. I never knew how important it was to answer the interviewers question in the right way.
The college and career unit has taught me responsibility, how to make a good impression, and how to research and put in a lot of though into picking your college and major.

Someone I Look Up To

 Someone I look up to is my mom. One of the reasons is because she is a certified special education teacher. She is hard working and likes her job. She went to Kean University and has her Masters degree in Educational Psychology. My mother is in school again online to become a behaivor analyst. She works full-time and sometimes works with kids at night. She also works with troubled families who have problems. Even though she does all of this, she makes  time for other things outside of work like going to my soccer or basketball games. We do a lot of other things with the family like game night and going to the movies, too. This year, my mom planned a vacation to Florida for family and I. She always makes the holidays special for us, especially Christmas.
My mom has taught me by her own example the value of hard work, education, and to continue to learn  something new everyday.

Technology : Positive or Negative?

Technology effects your everyday life in many ways. Some of the effects technology are positive, but some are negative.
In some ways technology has positive effects on your life. An example of this is when you use it to look up research on the computer. This is very convenient because you don't have to look up the information in books. Some students prefer using technology to get information because it is easier, and other students just don't have the time to get books from the library. When you research things thoroughly on the internet, then it is a good tool. However, if you are just going to skim the information, you can be misled or not understand the material fully. Whn students do reasearch on the internet, they tend to only look at the first few searches that come up. Depending on how they search for  the information, they may be missing imprtant information about the topic. The internet can be a great tool isf used properly. It has the most up to date information, rather than books that may be outdated. Lastly, the internet gives students access to information that they might not otherwise have.
In conclusion, technology can be positive and negative. If used the right way, it is the most state of the art way to obtain information.

Welcome to our Class, Ms. Carroll!

Hi! My name is Lauren Cassella, but you can call me Lauren. I came from James Monroe Elementary School. Outside of school I like playing sports like soccer and basketball. I like middle school because if you don't like a teacher, you are only with them one period unlike in elementary school where you are with them the entire day. I like both reading and writing in English, but I find reading to be easier.What I don't like about english is when the whole class reads the same book. The reason I don't like this is because sometimes you don't like the book your class is reading. My strengths are reading books quickly and writing stories. However, I usually do better with writing and reading if I am interested in the topic. My weaknesses are writing essays about boring topics.
Now, I should explain our english class. First, we look at the wipe-off board in the front of the classroom at where it say "Do Now".  Under "Do Now" its lists the activities to do soon as we enter the classroom, which usually consists taking the papers from the round table and completing a gramer sheet. We have writing the first  period of english. At 12:30 we go to break. After break ends, we start the second period of english, reading. I find reading our independent reading books and writing stories about topics we choose fun. Although I think that is fun, I don't think writing essays are fun in any way.

My Career Goals

Even as a kid, you can still think about your career in the future. For as long as I can remember,I've wanted to be a veterinarian. I would like to treat animals who are sick or have diseases. I've always liked collecting stuffed animals and pretending I was their doctor since I was very young. I have experience taking care of pets since I have had many cats in the past and still have four cats to this day. Last year, one of my favorite cats got very sick. There were many trips to the vet's office. During that period of time I got to see what a vet actually does. There were many animals in the office each time we went. I saw all the different treatments that the vet tried with our cat and how he cared for all the animals that came into his office. This made me want to be a veterinarian even more than before. The only thing that makes me hesitate about becoming a vet is that when our cat finally died it was very sad.

My mother and father both went to Kean College. Kean is now a university and a pretty tough school. Some of the programs are very difficult to get accepted into. I think I would be able to go there for a bachelors degree and then transfer to another school that specializes in veterinarian subjects. I like that it is close to home. Someone I know from the neighborhood goes there. I was talking to her and she said that she lives there on campus but likes that she is able to come home anytime she wants. I would like to choose a school that is close to home.

When I finally graduate, I would like to work in New Jersey. I am not sure where yet. Again, the reason I would want to stay in New Jersey is because I am very close with my family and would always want to be near them. I would probably want to live close to where my job is located so I would not have to spend a lot of time travelling.

Since I have always loved animals, being a veterinarian is a job that suits me. Even though I am only eleven, I can begin preparing for my future. If I can continue to get good grades in school, it will help me to get accepted to the college that I choose.

The beginning of a new year is a time to set attainable goals for self-improvement. In 2011, I have set the goal to clean my room on a more frequent basis. Usually, I wait until my room is completely a mess to clean it, or just not clean in at all and wait for my mom to do so. The reason I will start to clean my room on a daily basis is so that when my friends come over we actually will be able to do stuff in my room without having to retreat to my basement to have space to do the activities. For this to happen, I will have to start cleaning my room as soon as it gets messy. For example, if my clothes are on the floor, I’ll put them in the laundry room immediately. By accomplishing this goal, I will ensure a cleaner, better year!

Lauren Cassella