Change, Changing, Changed!

9/30/2015

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

Instructions: Explain what kind of change is scary to you and why. Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

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Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
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CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: October 1, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

Gabriela Mercado 2nd pd

9/30/2015 10:09:29 am

Change can be a challenge for anyone . I personally struggled by even the idea or concept ... The unknown can be fearful . Having no knowledge of the what ifs ...

Déyzya Hardeman P.4.

9/30/2015 07:28:18 pm

I agree, the unknown can be fearful! It personally bothers me that I don't know where I will be in the next decade, but you just have to guide your future by always putting the right foot forward.

Tyrell Alexander 3rd

10/1/2015 09:12:33 pm

Change can happen in a blank of a eye whether it's good or bad. You have to be prepared in life just in case you have to adapt to something new. I personally fear me getting injured and not being able to play sports again. This will be scary for me because my life will change in a dramatic way. The unknown can be very fearful but you have to be ready for the challenge.

Tanesha Hawkins 3rd period

10/1/2015 02:06:45 pm

Fearing the unknown is silly to me. Everyday you wake up and you never know what life is going to give you. So basically your saying you fear for your life everyday but that's just my opinion.

Keyvion smith (4th period)

10/1/2015 03:18:59 pm

Change is a important thing it help's you to grow under any problem that.You might have in the future as long as, don't change to much to the point,that.....even you want will be ever to remember yourself. Changing ones self can be a long journey with many twist and, turns along with hard ships but you can achieve it.

Deandria Greenwood 4th period

10/1/2015 08:00:15 pm

The unknown is very scary . You never know what the future holds . Your choices today determine your tomorrow and if you want a successful future it starts now . If you know your own the wrong path then your change starts now . Wondering on " what ifs " only makes you scared & you'll never change and you'll be stuck in the same position forever .

Melvins Green 4th

10/1/2015 11:38:40 pm

Change is what you make of it , for some of us it could be quite scary at times. Some people just aren't ready for change , even though it might affect them or benefit them. For most though it shouldn't be as bad , we as the people deal with new problems everyday and we need to make a change , instead of just sitting back doing nothing. A little change shouldn't be scary if we all stick up together. I think when you see an opportunity for change we should go for and hope for the best.

Rodney Wheeler 3rd

10/5/2015 11:41:31 am

I agree that change is scary. Everyone has to adapt to it .

Lashundrell Cole 1st period

9/30/2015 10:56:53 am

The shift of development, going out into the world on your own not knowing anything about how it has changed is frightening. The people, the landscape, the economy, so much has changed and it will keep on doing so. I'm scared by the time I'm ready to start my life, the world will have changed too much for me to adapt.

JaColby Pemberton

9/30/2015 01:09:43 pm

Change can be good and scary at the same time . Scary change to me is when you change for the better but in the end it was really for the worst . The way this world is changing now days is becoming kind of scary . Different technology being invented in this world is actually changing everybody lives even the way we have to live . Probably the most scariest nightmare would be living in a world where so much change accured , that no more change would be impossible .

JaColby Pemberton 4th period

9/30/2015 01:10:52 pm

Keylon Carter 1period

9/30/2015 10:07:16 pm

Change could be great but also a little scary because it might be a good change but then again you don't whats this change go do . You might thinks its good but it end up bad . For example if your moving to another state , you don't know if them type of people like we're you from so they go want to hurt you or something . Then Change can be good because if you around the wrong people they can mess your future , you going change them people so you can be successful .

Isaiah Durham 4th period

10/1/2015 10:09:02 pm

We are often resistant to change, and we don’t realize that change itself is constant.Even if you resist or avoid it, it will enter your life just the same. When you initiate the change yourself, it’s pretty easy to adopt to it, since it’s a wanted one. But those unplanned and unexpected changes are the ones that causes us to stress. People usually avoid changes and prefer to stay in their comfort zones, but I am true believer that once you get the courage and take the first step to change, your life will become much better.

micah kelly 4thp

9/30/2015 03:41:12 pm

I agree the shift of development is pretty frightening the world moves at a fast pace. There was a time people didn't have as much technology as we have today, but we live in a day and age where people cant even function without there cell phones, I pads, and lab tops.

JeDarion Lyons 4th Period

10/1/2015 06:16:31 pm

I agree with Lashundrell because the change that I might be most scared of is leaving everybody like family to go to the navy.Going off for months,and years can really be difficult,because you won't have anyone that you are close to,to be around.Also when you are heading off to the navy,because you never know what to expect,because everyone tells you different stories about their experience,but every experience is different.Just being away from my mother,both grandmothers,and other loved ones may be the most scariest and toughest thing I would have to face leaving for the navy.Most people are afraid of change,because they feel that they might become a person they thought they would never become,and to some people that's scary enough.

alexander rollins 3rd

10/1/2015 11:29:22 pm

I agree with lashundrell, the future is so unperceived. It holds a lot of thing of which we do not know and as humans we tend to be afraid of what we do not know. I am also afraid of the future because I don't how my life will be. The only thing I can do is take control of the moment and hope I'm right.

Micah Kelly 4thp

9/30/2015 03:31:29 pm

The transition from high school to college is something that I am terrified of. I honestly want to succeed in college ,but I know going to college is like going from childhood to adult hood. College going to be a completely different setting I am going to have to take care of myself , meet new people and adjust to a rigorous schedule of academics. The shift from child hood to adult hood is something that really worries me. I don't want to disappoint my family or myself by dropping out of college or failing.

Paige Holland 4th period

10/1/2015 10:13:22 pm

I believe everybody views change as bittersweet because it happens on its own demands. Leaving one situation into another can be difficult to adjust to rather especially when it's something you grown accustom to . From high school to college and college into the " real world " , change will come , it's bound to happen

Stacey Edwards 3rd Period

10/5/2015 06:54:35 pm

A scary change for me is not knowing, beyond the next sec, min, hour, or day. Anything can and could happen. If knowing what to expect i guess i wouldn't be scared of nothing. But the act of centuries passing by, in the act of generation after generation grow stronger rapidly and out of control is scary. Not knowing what would happen next. Slavery attacks war not knowing is this the reason why I'm scared what I am afraid of is this generation.

Deandria Greenwood 4th Period

9/30/2015 05:41:47 pm

My favorite quote to live by dealing with change is the serenity prayer . " God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change , courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference . " It is going to be times where you are faced with the choice to change your mind . It doesn't necessarily mean you can't change anything if you can't change you mind because if you feel strongly about something then you won't change your mind . You would have to first realize when it is time to change and when it is time to accept that you can't change something .

Isaiah Shackelford

9/30/2015 08:44:08 pm

I agree with Deandria because u can't change without realizing you're ready to change

Nikolaus Townsend 1st pd

10/1/2015 04:08:52 pm

Change is one of those things that's bound to happen and even though you know it will come it can be scary. I'm scared of changing my life from worrying about me to worrying about someone else. It is one thing to be able to do something and no the consequences will effect only you but when there is someone you support your actions and decisions will change. Changing the way you act and the things you do to support someone else is weird to think about. I hopefully will not have to male this change anytime soon it is something one thinks about. Hopefully with time I will be ready to make this change and with time it will not be that scary.

Déyzya Hardeman P.4.

9/30/2015 07:24:31 pm

As an "easily overwhelmed" High School Senior, there are a lot of changes that frighten me. For example, changing from living with my family to living in college. Even though in my head right now it scares me a bit, I know going to college will help prepare me for the real world; which equals self progress. Also, the thought of relationships and friendships changing over the years is pretty scary, but if you think about it, separating yourself from certain people can benefit the progress within yourself and others around you. At one point I didn't like change, but overtime I noticed that I wouldn't be who I am today without it.

Alexis Fowler 2nd Period

10/1/2015 07:24:59 pm

My biggest fear of change is, the what if. What if im not accepted? What if I'm not affluent ? What if i have to sell my body to make it day by day?What if everyday was opposite of what i expected. What if my whole aspect on life changes completely and I fear This, because i aspire to be nothing, but happy! That's why when Nik Townsend was stating he fear on having a child it hit me. Will i be able to have children? what if i cant provide. But all I really know is nothing and I take each day as a lesson. And when tragedy takes its tole Ill make it through.

Ashley Lopez 1st Pd.

10/1/2015 10:55:38 pm

Moving out on your own is very scary especially not knowing what will happen in the progress. College will get you ready to succeed in life & also achieve your goals. It can be pretty scary but it's worth the change.

Vivian Taylor 2nd

9/30/2015 08:30:42 pm

A change that is scary for me is the way this nation is going. I will be able to vote in the next presidential election, and I am concerned about who is running. With all the negative comments about how things have been ran the last eight years, and all you hear now is people bashing one another. I am afraid that the real issues are going to be lost behind people and their popularity. In the next year til election I hope people stop making it into a three ring circus and focus on America.

Vanessa O. 1st period

9/30/2015 08:46:25 pm

I agree with your fear of who will be running our nation in the future. Nowadays, all these presidential elections are now nothing but jokes. No one seems to be taking these elections pretty serious. If we all elect a president because of their popularity and wealth, the U.S. will soon just become a poor, unsettled country.

Evan Morris 1st period

9/30/2015 08:35:06 pm

The Biggest change that fears me is that im going to soon start living on my own with bills. Im so use to seeing my parents everyday when i wake up and living in my own home in staying in a place by myself in a empty place is very scary and will be a big change to come soon.

Gabriela Mercado 2nd

10/1/2015 08:02:03 pm

I couldn't agree more with Mr. Morris I'm so use (adapted) to my parents doing everything for me . When reality is about to hit me in a couple of months ... I will struggle being on my own because I'm not adapted

Vanessa O. 1st period

9/30/2015 08:36:04 pm

Life itself is pretty scary. But change is another thing that scares me the most. A change that I am fearful of is growing up to be on my own, instead of relying on my parents all the time. The thought of being on my own makes my stomach a bit dull, because I've lived with both my parents all my life and I have accustomed to always depending on them for everything, and having them around all the time. Also I can't really imagine being on my own, but it's going to happen sooner or later. But once I'm actually on my own, I know I'll be happy and excited for the start of a new life.

Nikolaus Townsend 1st pd

10/1/2015 04:24:06 pm

I agree change is scary and with the change you picked of being on your is scary but its necessary to ho on your own to grow.

Isaiah Shackelford Period 1

9/30/2015 08:39:22 pm

Change is the only force that helps us move but some options are harder than others. Its really hard for me to make a decision on a college I want to go to because their all good. Also, they're all HBCU's and Grambling is my top pick. I've been told by others who've already experienced the college life that their school is the best ever. I want to go to a school that's best for me, not others. So change is basically a hard task for me right now because I'm not used to applying for colleges or schlorships.

Darius Anderson

9/30/2015 09:55:38 pm

Changing can be good and sometimes a bit overwhelming at the same time, it depends on what your changing for. A scary change to me would be changing for something that I love or admire and getting a bad outcome. For an example if i spent my entire life preparing to play basketball on a collegiate level and due to circumstances beyond my control my plans were derailed, I would be devastated. That would really change my life in a bad way because I had changed for myself to get that far. That's why I think change can be good or bad.

Mihagony Gill 1st period

10/1/2015 07:53:38 am

At first I was going to say what everyone else said but I'm not. Change doesn't scare me because change is good. For example if I walked around with the same mindset I did when I was in the 7th and 8th grade I don't think I would have made it far only because I didn't take things serious at all but since over the years I have changed and grew wiser I accomplished many things I would have never thought I could I I stayed the same or was scared of change. Change excites me because I know life is apart of changing and growing.

Raiquan bennett 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:43:34 pm

I agree👌. No one should be petrified of change , but everyone should be heedful of how unpleasant change can grow to be. However if delt with correctly someone could adapt to change. For instance, having ms.ford for 2 years, then seeing ms.d's name on your schedule. If you dont adapt to the changes its sink or swim.

Diana Sanchez 1st prd

10/1/2015 09:37:54 am

Change is what we live with everyday. Not everything stays the same. Change is something we're going through now. Transitioning from kids into adults and being care free to full of responsibility. This change scares me. It scares me because I don't know what lies ahead and have no idea what I even want to do with my life but I'm running out of time.

Bryce Harris-Williams 3rd Period

10/1/2015 01:26:25 pm

I agree because you never knows what might happens, people change everyday.

Edward Gonzalez 3rd period

10/1/2015 10:22:41 pm

I agree, it's always scary realizing you're becoming an adult and have to supply yourself with the things you used to get for free by your parents.

ahndre hughes

10/1/2015 10:40:59 am

Ahndre Hughes 2 Period 👌You can make great Progress but, there's bad progress and also good progress. The question is saying you have to change your attitude in attentions to gain more progress because if you progress something that you really want to do your most likely to get better in better at it. For example you want to play basketball but suck really bad at then 2 years passed in you been practicing in making progress so you got better at it.

Terryon Savage

10/1/2015 10:41:53 am

The most scariest change is yourself. You forget who you are and start changing on your friends and family. Most of the time the change make u feel alone, which put you in a depression but that for some people. Not all change is scary but sometimes it for the better depends who you are

Eric Coleman

10/1/2015 05:30:49 pm

I agree with Terryon because it's the change in how you act, towards family differnent in a bad way can't be good.

William Lacy

10/1/2015 11:08:55 am

What fears me the most is the unknown change. It happens in an instant leaving you shocked and confused. For example if I'm a pro football player driving to practice and out of the blue comes a 18 wheeler, rolling my car like a bowling ball with me in it. My career would be terminated leaving me hopeless. Everything I would have worked for hard for would be torn away from my life plans. This will result in me having to start all over and less likely to get back situated. The strike without warming is commonly the most life changing.

Breanna Perry

10/1/2015 02:15:45 pm

I agree with you when change is not seen and comes unexpected it can be quite fearful and mess up your future plans.

Rickey Henderson (1st Period)

10/1/2015 02:29:35 pm

William is right as a football player I am scared that at anytime football can be taken away from me that's why I make sure I put my academics first so either way I will not be a failure in life.

demerion cooks 4th period

10/1/2015 08:18:28 pm

I agree with William lacy ,because unexpected change can be scary..A person could just being themselves and change starts to occur.The outcome of them changing can be very scary and depressing.

William Lacy 2nd

10/1/2015 12:24:40 pm

I agree with deadria also because you can't change unless you notice it needs to be made.

Raiquan bennett 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:48:59 pm

Im with William , like biggie said , "we cant change the world until we change ourselves".👌🙌💯

Bryce Harris-Williams 3rd Period

10/1/2015 01:24:36 pm

Change itself is not easy. To me everybody has the ability to change if there willing to go through the situation no matter how good or bad it is. Changing is something you strongly agree with, without the motivation you wouldn't have the ability to make a change. Change is for those who understand their faults and accept the truth then, You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Breanna Perry 2 nd

10/1/2015 02:05:43 pm

Change is a phase that all humans go through to either improve or downgrade their future self. A change that will be scary for me is transitioning from a teenager to an adult. This type of change normally occurs to everybody. I feel that when I become an adult I have to face challenges and obstacles on my own. I know I have to but I am not quite ready to just leave my mom yet. Being an adult requires alot of responsibility such as paying bills, keeping food and etc. This is a change that I don't want to go through even though I am prepared for the real world I'm just not prepared for its long responsibilities.

Vivian Taylor 2nd

10/1/2015 02:16:28 pm

I agree with her because it can be really scary for our generation to grow up so fast but so dependent.

erika boyd 3rd

10/1/2015 07:52:01 pm

I have to agree with Breanna because as a child you don't know everything. Becoming an adult you have a lot face in this world such as society.

Jordan Castillo

10/1/2015 11:02:12 pm

I agree cause I'm really confuse on what to expect when I become an adult and wonder how much of my life will change.

Tanesha Hawkins 3rd period

10/1/2015 02:10:50 pm

Change in life is what you make it, it just depends on what you are changing. I'm scared of changing for other people, someone might not like the way you act and I feel like you shouldn't change for anyone unless you want to.

Jessica Reaux-3rd

10/1/2015 04:30:42 pm

Changing for people is the worst change there is. No one should ever have to change because they aren't liked or reasons unknown. You make a great point, but I refuse to accept that you said, "unless you want to," because changing for them isn't helping you. You change because you feel that it is the right choice for you, not them.

Jala Heard

10/1/2015 09:41:46 pm

I agree with Tanesha because I feel that you should have to change for no one at all. You are who you are and no one can change that but yourself. If your changing yourself for the better then that fine but, changing yourself to fit in that's not cool.

Rickey Henderson(1st Period)

10/1/2015 02:22:06 pm

I am scared of going off to college next year and being on my own for a while without my parents to take care of me. I'm not sure how I would be without living with my parents everyday. When the time comes I'm going to be the baby bird the mother throws out the nest, either I will have a problem adjusting and hit the ground or spread my wings and fly. I am going to be starting the second chapter of my life and there isn't going to be any room for mistakes. Time is not going to stop for anyone and adulthood is creeping up on me.

Jerrol Jackson - 3rd Period

10/1/2015 03:21:54 pm

A change I will have to make is to learn to live without my family . Going to college I want see them as much so I know it will be difficult . I know being adult comes with a lot of responsibility and just gone have to be ready . Everyone will have to make a life change because you will have to grow up one day it's inevitable. You shouldn't change for no but yourself but when you Change make sure it's for better in your life

Aleczale Robertson period 3

10/1/2015 03:34:04 pm

Everything is changing. The way we look at things is changing. The things we are looking at are also changing. Everything is changing because it is harder to pinpoint whether something remains identical than whether it has changed. I believe everybody change at a point In time in there life.

Teresa Cantu 4th Period

10/1/2015 03:54:23 pm

The only way the world can get better is for our generation to have a complete change of heart. In order for that to happen, they have to open their ears to others' opinions, beliefs, facts, and just accepting things different than the way they were raised to believe. Those who refuse to be open-minded can't change anyone or anything.

Rufus Murphy IV (2nd Period)

10/1/2015 04:18:11 pm

A change that is scary to me is going from a teenager to an adult. As a teenager my life has been stress free. I don’t have to worry about paying bills, buying groceries and having a stable career.The only thing I have to worry about is making good grades and staying out of trouble. On the other hand, living like an adult is gonna be like a roller coaster.An example, is that I have to worry about the bills being pay, providing for my family , and having a roof over my head.Most adults live from check to check.Having to worry about on how to survive until next check.

Jessica Reaux 3rd-Period

10/1/2015 04:26:41 pm

Not changing at all scares me. George Bernard Shaw, a Nobel-Prize-winning Irish playwright, once said, "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." A lack of change throbs painfully in my skull when a person ages' but their mindset remains the same childlike features as if they've never stepped outside of their house. It causes a sense of infidelity when my generation continues to neglect difference but accept duplicates. We have people who worship's the same songs, wear the same brands and watch the same shows in a colorless world. They become a film of black and white; unchanging and uninteresting. Fear of not changing hurts more than changing to improve.

Jordan Castillo 4 period

10/1/2015 04:57:16 pm

A type of change to me that is scary is meeting new people. This is scary to me because when you meet new people you never really know who they are or capable of doing. I never judge nobody on how they look because you never know what they can do or what they is going though or come from. Changing the way I talk and how I think is uncomfable to me. I just like being who I am and staying the way I am but sometimes people don't like that and expect me to change. I just stick to the way I am because in the end of the day I still be happy with myself.

Jakayla Taylor (2nd)

10/1/2015 07:21:49 pm

Meeting new people is scary because we try to change to make people like us. so I agree that meeting new people is scary.

Zamyria Hambric 4th Period

10/1/2015 05:28:34 pm

Change Can Be The Hardest Thing To Face . Sometimes Change Can Be Good But also substandard . A scary change to me is going out into the real world on my own after I graduate high school. I've adapted to high school in many ways such as waking up before the crack of dawn, given endless opportunities, and also being able to depend on others for my success. Being pushed out to find my way threw this thing we call life will be hard

Ravonte Woodson (4th Period)

10/1/2015 07:25:16 pm

I agree with Zamyria it's a hard to make a transition into the real world after, some people, chilled through high school. Then you begin to try and change for the better but instead it gets worse because you can't adapt.

Cierra McGee 2nd prd

10/1/2015 07:51:39 pm

"You don't want to grow up, live your life baby. Your childhood will be over before you know it." -Momma

Now we are witnessing what momma told us, we're reminiscing on what we've done in the past, from the Sunday dinners to Wednesday's whoopings. Being a minor was extravagant! Now we have to worry about our actions. This is the part where we "learn from our mistakes"---- the scary part! LONG LIVE 2016! Good luck shorty, enjoy!

Eric Coleman

10/1/2015 05:29:08 pm

Only change that will be scary to me would be a bad change, to change for the bad because I would never wanna see myself doing bad, or being a bad person.

Trevor Dyson 1st per

10/1/2015 06:43:25 pm

Any change is good for me. Positive or negative, it will still build me up as an individual. For example, when i lose friends. It teaches me to live with or without them. Another is me becoming wiser in whatever it is that i want to persue.

Tyrieck McCowin 4th period

10/1/2015 07:11:00 pm

A change that scares me is going out in the world and surviving on my own without my parents. That is a most important step every senior after they graduate. If I don't make the right decisions in life, this world will eat and spit me out like a spit ball. I also believe that my parents raised me right to make smarter decisions. It is not easy trying to be successful. You could either go to college to have a career or get a dead end job. I have to be responsible and mature enough to not let this cold world destroy me.

Amier Taylor

10/1/2015 07:17:33 pm

I agree with Trevor, all change is good but it may not be in the beginning . That saying "everything happens for a reason" is very true , some things happen to change pekoe for the better .

Ravonte Woodson (4th Period)

10/1/2015 07:03:49 pm

The scariest change to me is changing to fit in with a negative crowd. You began to portray a bad image which can spread as a negative influential disease. I began to so that in some of my classmates who were one of the smartest or best athletes in middle school and began to transfer to the street life as we got older. I've always wanted to change to make the world better place and to improve my future. Fitting in with the crowd who seems to be on top at first will make you fall in last as time progresses.

Amier Taylor 3rd

10/1/2015 07:06:17 pm

I agree , because the saying "fear the unknown" is very true. Change is very scary because bad situations can occur at any given time an you won't know how to change because you were so acclimated to that one thing. For instance , if I were to lose my grandma I wouldn't know how to adjust to that change! She is the reason I stay sane, she is the reason as of why me an my are trying to get a bond. An if she were to pass away I wouldn't know how to keep the bond up with my mom or to stay sane .

Gboyinde Adewoyin

10/1/2015 07:19:45 pm

Change itself is fearful, it is threating because it means that that things may got worse. To the hopeful people, it is encouraging because things may gets better. Everyday is a change by waking up every morning to get new chances to make new changes in our life

Jakayla Taylor (2nd)

10/1/2015 07:20:18 pm

Letting someone move in with you for the first time and changing up things can be very scary. First off because you don't know him like that and second because he is mean toward my siblings and I. Telling us to what to do and not cleaning after his self. Its scary because we mess up, and he see it as to punish and to beat. Change can be scary in all kind of ways.

Raiquan

10/2/2015 12:02:40 am

Yikes! 🙊😬

jorge patino 3period

10/1/2015 07:35:24 pm

changes should be made if there has to make any change in their lives it can be hard but not impossible to make a change at a certain time and situation.

Cierra McGee (2nd prd)

10/1/2015 07:35:29 pm

Change itself can make an individual feel a type a way. But the change of presidency is and forever will be fearful! Why? It's because we're force to have to deal with adaptation---having someone in the office we didn't elect so everything they do is seen as unexceptable or the opposite; voting for the running canidid we liked and having to deal with the thing(s) he did unexceptable. Let the truth be told, If Obama could be president forever, this world would be a better place. He has ended 2 wars, assassinated Bin Laden, student loan int. rates cut from 6.8 to 3.9%, and unemployment rate went down to 5.3%. President Obama has done great things and to see the world in someone else hand is blinding. I have been lead by him since I was 9, how do I except this change?

Erika Boyd 3rdperiod

10/1/2015 07:47:46 pm

Transitioning from high school to college is very scary!! Meeting new people, new surroundings and you environment. You wont be with your friends you graduated with at all. Learning how to be independent will be a little bit challenging, because mom and dad will not always be there to hold your hand. I honestly think i would be okay until those first couple of weeks without screaming moms name all the time when i need something immediately. This change will help me build up my character and communication skills as well.

Jesus Duenas P.2

10/1/2015 08:34:49 pm

An excellent point that I made in my comment. College can be scary but van serve as a platform to experience new things and develop your skills socially as well as knowledge wise. See this as an opportunity to expand horizons and grow as a person.

Dominique Gardner ( 1st )

10/1/2015 08:43:24 pm

Leaving school and going off to college can be scary because the new people and new surroundings.

chadric Brooks 4thPeriod

10/1/2015 09:01:17 pm

I agree with Erika, it will be a change once you are in college and you have to learn how to not always rely on your parents for everything. Even though, our parents been getting us ready for that day, they are going to feel a certain way just like how we are.

Demerion cooks 4th period

10/1/2015 08:30:28 pm

Emotional change can be fierce ,and very scary for me.It could have an negative effect on my life.It would change the way i treat other human beings, and how i feel towards society.I fear emotional change , because one day i could be a graceful guy ,and the next day i would be graceless.Event though i fear emotional change i would try my best to balance it, to become a better American citizen.

Jesus Duenas P.2

10/1/2015 08:31:36 pm

What change is scary? All change is scary in my opinion. Change is bound to happen in ones life whether its regretful or not its not always about the negatives. Perhaps College is a scary sight a place in which you feel lost and unfound due to the transition of being with friends and suddenly leaving with collaborate with new peers. This kind of change is good and should be seen as an opportunity to gain more knowledge as well as a more fluent and different social life those who stay behind and dont follow your route .. Well it is what it is and youre on to better things.

DeBoss Christian 2nd period

10/1/2015 08:41:05 pm

I agree with Jesus, in any point of your life, change will happen positively or negatively.

DeBoss Christian 2nd period

10/1/2015 08:38:06 pm

Mental change is what I fear most. A mentally delusional person can cause harm to oneself and others. I don't know how it feels to completely lose your mind, but I'm very sympathetic for the people that has. Going mentally delusional means that your mind goes crazy. I hope I never mentally change.

Dominique Gardner ( 1st )

10/1/2015 08:41:59 pm

The most scariest change in my life will be losing a parent. Knowing that my mom or dad wouldn't be with me anymore.Then everything will change in my life, like who will I talk to when I need help or just wanna talk. Also it's mothers day and father's day and seeing people with there families gone to be hard and scary. That will be the most scariest change in my life.

De'Sha Britton 4th pd

10/1/2015 09:08:35 pm

I couldn't fathom life without my mama. That's the number one for me but I knew a lot of people would choose this change as the most frightening situation. I would literally go crazy.

chaddrick whittaker 2nd period

10/1/2015 09:27:09 pm

I understand where you are coming from. My parents push me to be great . They force me in a direction that I would never choose on my own. I already lost my dad but I I lost my mom even when im grown I will still be lost.

chadric brooks 4th period

10/1/2015 08:51:43 pm

I think the scariest thing to me is knowing that I got 1 more year before I'm really on my own and won't be able to depend on my mother for things I need. Although, when I graduate high school and go to college I know that I'm going to have to make new friends and make decisions on my own. But it can be difficult trying to adapt to something that you know in your mind you not really use to or ready for. It is best to take all the advice you can get and then do your part by keeping up with your work and other things you know you will need.

De'Sha Britton 4th pd

10/1/2015 09:05:12 pm

Going from being a teenager to adulthood is a frightening variation in life for me. I want to be a success in life and have the sufficiency I desire. There's more in life than having fortune and being infamous. I also want to have stability and a strong spirit. I don't want to go through in life like I did when I was young get and as I continue to today. I want life to be a smooth transition as I grow into a young lady and that is one of the most frightening changes that could happen.

chaddrick whittaker 2nd

10/1/2015 09:24:47 pm

My biggest fear for change is changing my mind set about life. I dont wanna grow up and be to serious and not fun anymore. Making people laugh makes my day. I really would feel empty inside if I couldn't do that anymore. Alot of grown people are paranoid about life. That's mostly because they have a mind set that people are out to get them.growing up mentally really bothers me the most.

DaMisha Scott 2nd Period

10/1/2015 09:27:47 pm

Change can be good or bad depending on the situation. For Example, moving to a different place can be a dramatic change. Moving to a different place used to be a change that I was afraid of but now it's not because I've gotten used to it. Meeting totally different people and learning the ways of others were changes that affected me in numerous ways. I thought that meeting new people was going to b

skylah link

10/1/2015 10:49:52 pm

I agree with Damisha because after u settle some where it takes a while to get comfortable and but time your comfortable it'd time to move again

arbriuna howard 3rd

10/1/2015 09:28:54 pm

"There's nothing to fear but fear itself" -Peter Pan. I have never feared changed until 8/23/15 the day my brother left for college. The scariest thing in my life is people walking out of my life. It's because I lose a lot of people that are close to me. So eventually I stop letting people in. Letting anyone else have that much power to impact my life so much hurts me . Even though this change was for the better it destroyed me in the inside. The fear of me losing him was eating me alive.

Da'Mishap Scott 2nd Period

10/1/2015 09:32:02 pm

(Finishing My Other Post)
be very difficult but as I grew up I learned that it wasnt. I Realized that before I moved I was miserable and hurting on the inside but once I got away from all of the things that made me that way it CHANGED me in the best way possible.

Demmondre Saulters 2nd Period

10/1/2015 09:37:21 pm

Changing is good you find out who your real friends are.Changing can help you evole into a better person who makes wiser and better decisions.

Sasha Smith 1st

10/1/2015 09:37:45 pm

Progress is impossible without change. I changed a lot since My moved to Lancaster. In Dallas I was bad in Arkansas even worse. It took time but now I'm a student leader.

Joshua Butler

10/1/2015 09:54:58 pm

I agree with Sasha because you can't change without trying something.

Jala Heard 3rd

10/1/2015 09:38:45 pm

Change is scary to me because sometimes it not always good change. Things can go wrong with change but then again it can go for the better. It all depends on the situation. A change that is scary for is the transition to college. It's scares me because I'm about to face the real world. There is a major difference between independence and being dependent. Everyone has to go through change at some point in there life.

Donovan Jackson 3rd period

10/1/2015 10:14:54 pm

Everyone goes through change at one point & it could be for better or worse but at the end of the day the should make you become a better mentally, physically or emotionally.

Raiquan bennett 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:57:16 pm

Gayyy🌈

Derrion Lewis 4th period

10/1/2015 09:44:58 pm

The most scariest thing to me is growing up. After I graduate I will go off to college and be on my own. I will have to learn to survive without my parents always being there. It takes a lot to man up and take care of the things you need to do. I don't know if I am really ready to grow up. It is going to be a tuff long journey, but I am willing to take that long journey on. It will pay off in the long run, I know it will.

DaMisha Scott 2nd Period

10/1/2015 10:01:23 pm

I Agree With DeSha... The Actual Thought Of Being A Grown Up Is Scary. You Have To Take On Major Responsibilities Such As Bills, Children, Keeping A Steady Job, And More. Its Going To Happen Soon, We Just Have To Be Ready For It

Joshua Butler 3rd Period

10/1/2015 10:09:42 pm

You can't get nowhere without change. Change means new and, more experiences. A change that is scary to me is to be afraid of change because change can go both ways. For example you can love college but at the same time you will not be able to adapt to because you was so use to being with your family that you can be with a stranger. Change is scary for everybody but its how you handle it is the challenge.

Donovan Jackson 3rd period

10/1/2015 10:11:49 pm

Fear of change stops us from taking action. I really don't understand how people could fear change. I feel that change can be very good I feel that change is what makes a boy become a man & what make a girl become a woman. In this world we leave in its all about change, adapting and , surviving. With you fearing change there will be no way you would be able to adapt or survive in this world.

raiquan bennett 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:55:47 pm

Preach 🙏 i agree with brother Jackson as well. Change will make or break a person.

Joshua Butler 3rd Period

10/1/2015 10:17:52 pm

You can't get no where without change. Change means new and, more experiences. A change that is scary to me is to be afraid of change because change can both ways. For example you can love college but at the same time you will not be able to adapt to it because you was so use to being with your family that you can't be with a stranger. Change is scary for everybody but, its how you handle it is the challenge.

Edward Gonzalez 3rd period

10/1/2015 10:18:40 pm

All change could be considered scary but to me the scariest change would be to change the people you interact with. Sometimes you realize the people you hang out with are not the best choice. They either slow you down or could lead you in the wrong path and you must stop interacting with them. By not talking to them anymore you risk making enemies and now you have to struggle to find more peers that could have a positive effect on you. Although you could be in bad terms with you're old friends, later in life they'll forgive you and you'll see the positive results from changing the type of people you hang out with.

skylah link

10/1/2015 10:45:06 pm

Skylahglenn 2nd period
Change in my life that I'll be scared of is losing my parents at young age. If I ever lost on of my parents everything in my life would change far as my happiness, motivation, and my help in life. Sometimes change can be good but a lot of times it can be bad and losing some one who means the world to you is a huge hurtful scary change. It's nothing like changing your actions or ways. It changes your whole life every quickly.

Fernando Moreira 2nd period

10/1/2015 10:53:50 pm

Change can be very rewarding, but also can be terrifying. A terrifying change for me would be the transition from a teen to an adult. This change is impossible to avoid, as every day goes by I slowly realize how much more I need to mature. I know the future holds happy, sad, stressful, depressing and emotional experiences, which is why change in so important. Although I'm terrified of this transition I will overcome and become a successful person.

DeMarcus Hurd P2

10/1/2015 10:54:22 pm

A Change in my life that would be scary is me loosing my family. My family has been there for me through thick and thin. No matter what they had always had my back. That's a big change to get over. Without your family you only have your memories to live off of. Family is a big thing and with them you can go far.

Rontavious Duncan 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:18:39 pm

I totally agree with DJ because family is something that's irreplaceable and i have no clue on what i would do if i lost my family. Truly a reason all moments with family members should be cherished rather good or bad because, they can be here today & gone tomorrow.

Lexus Crawford 4th

10/1/2015 10:55:25 pm

Change could bring you joy but it also could be pretty scary as well. There's lots of people scared of change just,because the simple fact of what they think others are going to think. Everyone doesn't have the same mindset about change and people can't change without knowing there ready to change.

Antanazania Cosby 2ndperiod

10/1/2015 11:02:04 pm

I agree with Gabriella Mercado because the unknown can drive a person crazy. It changes how u see things in the world, the what ifs will have u thinking to hard about a simple subject have u second guessing your self. Changes are not the best for all people don't let the little things control your life.

Ashley Lopez 1st Pd.

10/1/2015 11:05:04 pm

Change can be pretty exhausting, basically because you want something better & you will try to overcome the obstacles. My fear of change is after years of hard work I become something I am not. Being a totally different person because of what I had to deal with in the near future. But I want to be a better me but what if I become something I despise? I'm scared that I will be alone because of my actions, change can be positive & negative. It depends on how you see things as well as you act upon change. Change will always be something you fear but it's all in your head once you see the positive outcomes. You will realize change is something to look forward to & not second guess it.

Rontavious Duncan 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:05:13 pm

Wise men change and fools stay the same. It's impossible to succeed if you're doing the same thing as yesterday. People change day by day and if change is not being allowed certain opportunities are being effected in cases that can put an individual on the next level. A change that scary to me is being broke & not just financially but emotionally too because, i know what its like not to have anything & depend on people thats not dependable.

Fernando Moreira 2nd period

10/1/2015 11:07:10 pm

After reading Edwards comment I will have to agree with him because, the environments and individuals, you associate yourself with could have a huge impact on your future.

Nigel Calhoun 1stprd

10/1/2015 11:07:11 pm

Change happen overtime,it take time for someone to change.The scary thing to me is life to be here one day and gone Tommorow.You can lose your life in a blink of a eye,it can just be gone.Live life to the fullest because you not promise tommorow.I hate to die in pain when I want to die I want to die painless.I rather die and my sleep,instead of Been in pain.

Erin Sealey

10/1/2015 11:25:01 pm

That change that has me frightened is the loss of my hair. Over the years my hair has became a major part of my identity but isn't view seriously in the professional world. Eventually I know that day is over the horizon and i feel when i have to parts ways with my hair, I'll be parting with myself.

Alexander Rollins

10/1/2015 11:42:41 pm

People never really know what that have until it is gone. I have the fear of Monophobia. Monophobia is an the fear of being alone and having to cope without a specific person, or perhaps any person, in close proximity. I don't want to be alone in this cold world without the people I love. I would truly have no one to turn to when I'm down or when I just can't take the weight of my problems on my shoulders.

JaQuan Adams Pd 2

10/1/2015 11:47:12 pm

The biggest change in life is seeing more people passing away,thinking you can be next. I fear of passing away because I want to see where my life goes after high school. Danger is everywhere you go. You see more people dying from police brutality, murder, terrorism ,etc.and that scares everyone. Our society is changing everyday and we have to adjust to the environment to survive and be successful.

Kobe golden

10/2/2015 08:33:00 am

I agree with jaquan, in some point in your life you are going to have to change at some point in your life for a good cause. The scariest change in life is becoming an adult , as a teen life is smooth and fun but when you become an adult, you have more responsibilities .

Alexas Vinson 2nd

10/1/2015 11:56:56 pm

What change that's scary to me is going from a young lady to a adult. In less than 6 months I'm going to turn 18. Once that point hit I know I'm going to start having more responsibility. When I was a freshman , sophomore, and junior I use to always say to my friends "y'all I can't wait to turn 18 get my own apartment, car, job, and to walk across the stage. Now that I'm finally a senior and realizing it's happening forreal I'm getting super nervous. Some change is actually good tho so I'm slowing learning to except that. Now I must admit I've honestly matured since my last three years. I guess it's just the thought of being on my own and paying bills that's really got me scared. Over the past years when it comes to work, friendships, relationships, etc you have to take your time. Remain positive threw any situations and be humble it will take you a long way.

Jeremiah Wheeler 1st per.

10/1/2015 11:58:30 pm

Change freaks us out whether it is a relationship starts or ends, moving, get a new job, or lost someone you love, change whether it's good or cayse stress. And really scared of how the future is gone turn out to be with out change. Because you are used to the same thing almost everyday from the people you see, or regular routines. And don't even think about change until the last moment.

Vincent Cazares 2nd

10/1/2015 11:58:58 pm

Change will grab you and do whatever it wants to do with you. No one has the ability to control everything that goes on around them. When people feel lost with their evolving they become scared. Change puts fear in people's eyes because people want to have full control over what happens in their lives.

Alexandria hodges 3rd period

10/2/2015 08:17:12 am

A scary change to me is a change that can change someone's life forever.I feel like if I had the power to change someone's I would be scard that it would effect someone in bad way or I make a change that effect someone in a good way. The scary part is that the change I make will effect someone for the rest of there life.

Cuarderes Mitchell 1st period

10/2/2015 08:23:03 am

Change can be really bad or really good. A really bad change that's going to get me the most is leaving my mothers house and becoming an adult. I don't think I'm going be able to adjust to that new life style so fast . Because I'm so used to everything being handed to me, without having to work for anything . So becoming an adult might be the scariest change for me .

kenan ivy 1st

10/2/2015 09:03:35 am

change is hard to adapt to for anyone. The scary part of change is the unknown part...The change that scares me the most is the one occurs after high school. After school you are expected to be able to handle everything your given.

mia Murell 4th

10/2/2015 11:48:16 am

A change that I am scared of is the world going back to segration. This scared me because of whites never respected blacks nor cares about us. If the world was to go back to segration o highly doubt that that they would be able yo come back powerful because white and black share children and blacks are more powerful then they were back then

Rodney Wheeler 3rd

10/5/2015 11:37:24 am

Change can be difficult for anyone. A change I'm scared to make would be a change that will cause people to view me in a different way. Although it will better me in the future so I am willing to make the change. People are so judgement so change would cause friction.

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