Life Costs!

4/28/2015

Instructions: Consider the notions above. Defend or challenge this assertion and explain your position.

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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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: May 1, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

"The most expensive thing that you can do is pay attention to the wrong people." ~Anonymous

Ruben Rojas 5th period

4/29/2015 06:37:16 am

This belief is true and I agree with who ever said it (the teacher, that's my bet).I say this because paying attention to certain people can either make your life go north or it can make you do a 180° south before you even realize what happened.
It is " expensive" thing to do not because you are paying money but because you are losing potential profit if you had associated, played attention or emulated the the right people. For example if you emulated how the mojority become wealthy your more likely to become weathly than someone who never emulate good influecel people or people with connections. In final words we all like money so let's not waste are money on the attention we give on the wrong people - I know I have to.

Destiny king 2nd

4/30/2015 01:54:04 am

I agree with Ruben what he stated is very clear & true to me .

Christian Forehand 2nd

5/1/2015 10:51:24 am

I agree with Ruben. If we watch and study those who making money or making a better life for themselves, we can catch on and do the same and be productive.

DQ Longway Adams

5/1/2015 04:35:39 pm

I agree with Ruben it's a clear statement

Fatima

4/29/2015 06:03:58 pm

I agree with that ,you will always have to watch you surroundings.Because you can't trust everyone that's around you in your presents.Making a big decision on who you choose your friends to be can either help you,also encourage you do the right thing in life."Make a wise decision".

Katera Greer 5th Pd

4/30/2015 01:58:54 am

I agree because, you have to watch where and who you put yourself around throughout life, because you never know if one day you might be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Destiny king 2nd

4/30/2015 01:52:44 am

I agree people will always have to watch their surroundings , Because you can't trust everyone that's around you , Making a decision on who you choose to be your friends can benefit you in like or may not encourage you do the right thing .

Katera Greer 5th Pd

4/30/2015 01:56:51 am

I agree with the quote because, if you're giving all you're attention to the wrong people obviously you're worried about the wrongs things in life because worrying about them is not gone be beneficial for you at all. Their not going to give you what you need throughout you're life, but you're giving them all they need which is you're attention.

Jonathan Overstreet

4/30/2015 07:05:52 am

I agree with the post you can waste so much valuable time on a person that's doing nothing with their life and then you will fall in the same trap they fell in. If you would had chosen the right people to hang with that time would turn out in a positive way making your time spent wisely

Taylor Terry

5/1/2015 02:15:29 am

I agree that being in positive environments with positive people is a more wise way to spend valuable time.

Joshua Johnson

5/1/2015 04:53:46 pm

I agree with Taylor terry, u should surround yourself with the right people

Ruben Rojas 5th period

4/30/2015 07:59:40 am

There are many examples in life that show the accuracy on this notion. Successful peple tend to create there own circles and unsuccessful people create there's. Which circle you end up with is up to you. If you choose the soncond one you loose a lot of potential earnings which is why I think the quote say its an expensive thing to do. Let's emulate the right people so that we won't those potential earnings.

Joshua Johnson

5/1/2015 04:59:27 pm

there is nothing worse than waisting my time on a person that doesn't want to be with you. If they are not having a positive impact on your life, than u don't want them in your life.

Hakkius Smith 4th Period

4/30/2015 11:55:12 am

I agree with this notion because your life is valuable, and you pay for any aspect that you have in your life. You pay to have great things, and you pay to have a great life so it would be a major waste of time letting all of it be spent on the wrong person. That's why it's important for you to watch your surrounding's because all it takes is one mistake to end your whole future. Therefore it is better to put yourself around people that want and have the same goal that you want to accomplish. This will benefit the two of you because you will learn from one another. If you pay attention to the wrong person you could lose the value that was paid toward learning which is now hard to get back. It's easy to get in trouble, but hard to get out meaning you should think about what you do and who you hang around, it helps before you act.

Arreon Rose

5/1/2015 03:37:05 am

I agree It's easy to get in trouble, but hard to get out meaning you should think about what you do and who you hang around.

Te'Rik Green 5th

4/30/2015 11:47:29 pm

It's funny how so many people are worried about the wrong people. Why do we care about what celebrities do so much. Why are some people so nosey? Everyone is just dying to know what the next man is doing and can barely focus on themselves. Even wondering about a friend, tho you may be close to them you still really wouldn't have to worry about what they do. As they say, "do you". Paying attention to the wrong people can leave you with time wasted. Time wasted on things you could've been taking care of to futher yourself. Don't let the buzz of the bees distract you, close the window.

Daniel kirk

5/1/2015 04:57:38 am

I agree with Ms.Green statement because its true , everyone worry about what the next person is doing instead of whats going on in there life.

Taylor Terry

5/1/2015 02:13:38 am

I agree that the most expensive and worst thing you can do is pay attention to the wrong people. Life is too short to waste time on people who are not worth it. Putting your all into a person who is not doing the same for you is "expensive" because time is valuable. You can never get time back, as people we have to treat time as the the most important and precious thing that we have. Spending time on the wrong crowd, family or significant others can lead you down a path of regret because you put time and effort into something negative when you could have been doing something positive.

Jalechia Armington

5/1/2015 05:56:18 am

I agree with Taylor life is too short to spend it with the wrong people. They're are many people who are worth your time people much better. The most important person is yourself and if a person is doing wrong to you there is no reason to listen to them.

Arreon Rose

5/1/2015 03:35:01 am

Therefore it is better to put yourself around people that want and have the same goal that you want to accomplish. This will benefit the two of you because you will learn from one another.

daleon linnear

5/1/2015 06:48:17 am

I agree with arreon because you can learn good things from your friends or somebody's els.

Daniel kirk

5/1/2015 04:54:52 am

I agree because it is better to put yourself around people thats positive. Because Surround yourself with positive people Can give you energy and help you create the career success you deserve. Successful people surround themselves with positive people . people who are both positive by nature, and positive about their life and career success. Positive people are optimistic, and optimism is the first step in building your selfconfidence and life and career success.

Kayla Hayes

5/1/2015 05:50:24 am

i agree positive people bring posivity

Kayla Hayes

5/1/2015 05:49:13 am

you cant focus in the wrong people. that can take away from you focusing on yourself. you living life is more important than watching someone else's. if ones not on the same page as you don't waste your time. its more to life than that

Dominique hemphill

5/1/2015 03:58:06 pm

I agree completely with Ms.Hayes. life is to short for a person to be wasting valuable time on unnecessary beings or actions.

Jalechia Armington

5/1/2015 05:51:01 am

The notion of paying attention to wrong people can cause harm in many ways. It can cost time, money, and even sometimes sanity. The wrong people can cause problems in everyday life. They can end relationships, for example when I was younger I would always listen to what they said and it got me in trouble. To this day I don't talk to them, listening to wrong people is always wrong no matter what.

daleon linnear

5/1/2015 06:45:35 am

The quote is not true because you can pay attention to the wrong people and get something good out of it or good ideas from what they sad or did.

Keonta Runnels

5/1/2015 06:46:13 am

Paying attention to the wrong people can lead you in the wrong way. Doing the wrong things leading you to the wrong place. People can cause negative things in your life & you don't even know it. Bad things can happen to you & your not even the one doing anything.

Shundrekia Pippens

5/1/2015 08:51:46 am

I agree with Keonta because paying attention to the wrong people can have negative consequences. You can be a good person in a bad crowd , but just because you were with them something bad can happen to you.

Dvarius Wyatt

5/1/2015 06:52:08 am

I agree with Arreon because it's easy to get in trouble just hard to get out of.

Shundrekia Pippens

5/1/2015 08:46:53 am

Time is one of the most precious things. It's something that you can never get back. Paying attention to the wrong people can waste that time. There you'll be right behind them as they go down the wrong path. It'll leave you always wondering "what if..."

Christian Forehand

5/1/2015 11:17:43 am

I agree with the quote because, if you are giving all your attention to the wrong people then more likely you're are going to follow their bad ways of doing things. Also following those bad habits wl no help you benefit from it.

Maria Tello

5/1/2015 11:25:04 am

True, very true. I truly agree with the quote. The most expensive thing someone can do is look people who always do wrong and think wrong. By looking at the errors and mistakes of others people spend no money but other important things. For example, when I look at what someone else have done wrong, I'm investing my time I could use for a better benefit. I am also investing my mind, using it to analyze the case that was made wrong, instead of using it to learn something new with another purpose. at the very end, I lose the opportunity to learn something new, because seeing other people make mistakes I miss the opportunity to experience for myself. And it would teach me more than other's experiences.

Juan De Leon

5/1/2015 02:13:15 pm

I agree with the quote because when you pay attention to the wrong people, you are only wasting your time. Your waisting valuable time on something that is not worth it. Instead you should find people that have a future planned out ahead of them.

Dominique hemphill

5/1/2015 04:00:17 pm

This quote is one hundred percent true. Paying attention to the wrong people can and will distract you from staying focused on your main goal.

Derrica Anderson

5/1/2015 04:04:12 pm

The quote above is true because paying attention to the wrong people can waste time. That's why we should choose our associates wisely, because time is irreversible. It can also cause an individual to regress emotionally, physically, and mentally.

DQ Longway Adams

5/1/2015 04:39:26 pm

The statement above is true because the wrong people can mess you up. Hanging with the wrong crowd can take your focus away. You should surround your self with people on the same mission as you. All in all surround yourself around the wrong people you get wrong results. Surround yourself around the right people and right things will happen

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