The slang for self-portrait, “selfie” became famous in December of two thousand and twelve. But the “duck face selfie” became famous in mid two thousand and thirteen. Statistics say that the duck face selfie gets more likes than the normal casual smile does. You can see these faces on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter; so pretty much every social network.

 I do not know who started it but it sure became really famous in a short period of time. Most likely within a few years it will probably be continued or new faces with be trending in all networks. Different generations will be having different trending things going on then now. Out of all things and animals, the duck face is famous. Next thing you know that everyone will be doing the tiger face or maybe even the beaver face.

Another famous selfie that a lot of people use now a days are the peace sign and duck face, combination of the two famous selfies. This type of self-portrait became famous about the same time of the duck face.

Now in the year two thousand and fourteen a major hilarious selfie that just suddenly became famous and very popular within the few weeks of January also New Year is called “selfie game”. It is when someone does a random pose on their door, with a costume or something else extreme. A saying that is now famous with selfie game is “selfie game too strong.” I think out of all the different types of selfie’s this is my all-time favorite new thing. People go to extreme lengths to just make people laugh and get famous off of their pictures. The lengths they have gone are so serious that several people have gotten hurt and injured. But other than that, you have to admit that it is very funny.

       Mission blue butterflies are an endangered species. They have been endangered since nineteen seventy-six, which is now thirty-seven years, endangered means no longer protected as they use too and not living in any way. The locations that these insects are only found in are Marin County, San Mateo County, and San Francisco County.  These are very beautiful butterflies in my opinion. So, I say they deserve to get additionally protect before these butterflies are officially gone forever.

            The difference between female and male mission blue butterflies is the females are chocolate brown with a mirror-like image also with brownish, black dots and the males are a dark sky blue shade with a ring of brown on the outside of the wings. But some of these butterflies are identical, between the female and male. Such as they can also look alike by light blue and dark blue with brown edge on the wings. Both female and male wingspans are the same, which is 0.83 inches to 1.3 inches long. These certain butterflies depend on summer lupine for food.

            In order these creatures to not be endangered anymore there needs to be a change. More lupine, get legal protection in all states for them, and have garden clubs to grow lupine also flowers in the sunflower family so Mission Blue butterflies can have nectar so they can have something to drink.

            Mission blue butterflies do not do much for the environment but they are very unique looking. Wouldn’t it be better to have more of anything than less and less everyday of something that is a part of nature? Everyone has technology, so enjoy what Mother Nature has presented. Beauty of what has always been here is better than man made things. So I say, more protection for Mission Blue butterflies before they are no longer existing. 

During winter break I did not do much but be with my family. The first night we spent together was Christmas day. We baked tons of stuff. Brownies, cake, fudge, cupcakes and cookies. That was also the night I got sick. Me and my two cousins decided to go outside. It was about forty degrees and frost on the ground. Going outside was a bad idea because I am still sick. But hanging out with my family was fun.

It is very rare when me and my family all get together. Another night we spent together was the day after Christmas. We had brunch at my aunt’s house. Even though I was sick, I went outside again and was playing with my little cousins. Now me, my cousin Noah and Tiger are all sick. Once we went inside there was a nice warm cup of hot chocolate waiting for us three.

My major favorite part about winter break was just to spend family time. It is never all of us, it is either one of my aunt’s is out of town or they just do not go. So to make up for all that we spent about five days as a big family with all my eighteen cousins, three aunt’s and one uncle.

          A little dog named Elex was adopted when she was first born. She was blind and her owners did not have enough money to get surgery on the dog. Her owner named Kelly tried to raised money for the surgery.  Elise ended up living with being blind for five years. Kelly owned three peacocks. Even though Elex could not see it acted as if it was a peacock too. She would only eat peacock food, no barking, and no characteristics like a normal dog at all. After the surgery, Elex could see how the peacock finally looked.

          Elex gave attitude to her owner. Kelly had no clue what was wrong; she thought Elex would be happier because she could see. After Kelly bribed her with everything she loved, she took Elex to go to see a dog whisper because Kelly had no more ideas to please Elex. The dog whisper said that Elex wanted to look like peacock to get the full effect of feeling like a peacock just like Kelly’s peacocks.

          The next day Kelly took Elex to the groomer’s. When the groomer asked what Kelly would like them to do to her dog she asked if they can make Elex look like a unique peacock. Once they were finished Elex was as happy as can be.

Music now a days is inappropriate, not catchy, and most of the time awful. Old songs were about love and good times then now it is about drinking, partying also the main topic in music is twerking. Only if music can just rewind back a couple of years. No one wants to hear songs about those things, that is why I listen to old songs.

Bad music has happened a lot everywhere but America has the worse out of everywhere. This is a problem to change. Who really wants to have a party or go to a dance with songs you can’t even dance too? Even though I do not dance, but for those who do should have a better variety of songs to listen and/or dance too. Yeah, there are older songs to dance too but my generation is the main problem coming up with horrible songs that sadly is becoming popular.

In my opinion artist that have bad songs should just get rid of those bad ones because no one wants to hear the  anyways. Bad songs either mean horrible artist or song writers. Now a day’s music represents generations of people. Me and few other people I know agree with me. I don’t want a bad rep just because of the lyrics of songs or the music most teenagers hear.

The solution to obnoxious music is just completely get rid of them, have song writers that came up with bad music in past more than twice to stop writing songs, get artist to create better lyrics and more. A list of songs 
dislike that is very popular is some of We Can’t Stop by Miley Cyrus, another one is Wrecking Ball also by Miley, and Baby by Justin Bieber, also Thrift Shop by Macklemore. I mean I don’t hate the people who sing them but the lyrics I
just hate.                                           

Dear friends,


I am very sorry about this. I bet I meant
tons to you all. But do not cry, do what you be doing if I was still here.
Laugh, have fun and have several “yolo” moments. I will be by your side when you
need me. Times are going to be tough and rough but also keep in mind I won’t be
gone forever.


               
Something I ask for you guys to do is don’t go day by day being
depressed. I know this was very sudden but do not keep this as burden. Reason
why I did this was because I was not happy, I was not loved and I could never
fit in, well at least that’s what I thought. I just couldn’t handle it anymore.
Most of you guys probably never thought of me as a person getting treated like
that but yes, I was. I don’t know what I did to ever deserve it. It was their
way of“being nice”.


               
Also please don’t do anything to my former classmates because in the end
of it all I’m gone, no more coming back and I could’ve told someone before I
made this decision to do this to myself. It is only my fault, no one’s but mine.
I rather have them hate me then have hate towards my family and my real friends.
It would have gotten worse in time so I just had get it over with and say
goodbye.


               
Bye once again, thanks for the ones who cared and others who simply
wouldn’t call me names, make fun of me, or mimic me. I lived a good life besides
all the times I got bullied. Oh yeah by the way, I killed myself or about to by
  overdose on pills. Mainly thank you to the person who first notices I’m gone
  and finds this. Maybe even get lucky and save me… ok well this is
it.


               
Sincerely, Lola


NOTICE: This letter is NOT real, but is intended to bring
  awareness to bullying and teenage suicide. If you are having these thoughts,
  please visit: http://teenlineonline.org/

        Five hundred years ago an identical game of basketball was by the Mayans and the Aztec. Besides the rules of course and the somewhat of a basketball they had. Their basketball was a execute skulls of their rivals. First legitimate basketball game was January twentieth, eighteen ninety-two.

        The rules that have changed in basketball are how many players on the court and how long the game will continue. The number of player’s on the court would be nine because the major sport then was baseball and they have nine on the baseball field.

        Official “basketball” game wasn’t named basketball until William Ronald Chase through or scored a ball into a peach basket, and then someone just figured the name should be “basketball”.

        NBL only lasted five seasons unlike NBA. I think this because there was fewer in the NBL there was only four leagues. In 1902 the league finally let African Americans play which got it a major boost in players and teams.  Soon few of colleges were having teams.

        The original Celtics were from New York not from Boston and started in 1914 then ended before World War 1. The first team of the Celtics had an incredible record; won thirteen and lost none.

        The beginning of the NBA (National Basketball Association) started in the late 20’s and early 30’s when teams from each state started forming.  Slowly years later it formed to what is now the most watched sport.

        In the future the game of basketball will be the most played, most watched, most favorite and the greatest game of all time in my opinion. I think the rules of basketball will stay the same. Thanks to Dr. James Naismith for inventing my favorite game. If he would not have invented this game I don’t know what I’d do. 

    Spongebob; the main character of the show Spongebob Squarepants was born or created July fourteenth, nineteen eighty-six which means he just turned twenty-seven . Technically he doesn’t have a specific age because his license says something else. He lives in a pineapple and his address is one twenty-four Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean. He is not very intelligent  than others but is very nice. His best friend is Patrick Star. The sea sponge works for his friend Eugene aka Mr.Krabs as a fry cook at The Krusty Krabs.
    Mr. SquarePants has many talents and a few of them jelly-fishing, cooking, fry and bubble blowing but not so much driving. He always gets excited or over excited when he drives with Mrs. Puff in the boat. But that doesn’t stop him from keep trying. No matter how many times he fails he always goes back with tons of enthusiasm saying his famous quote “I’m ready! I’m ready!”
    Characters in the past shows that are mean to SpongeBob, he’s so clueless he does not know when someone is being rude. Plus, he is still nice. For example Plankton has tried being his evil self. Even though most of the time it is obvious he is doing something on purpose to SquarePants.
    Just by the name was a lot of work. The original name was meant to be “SpongeBoy”. The title could’ve changed how he looked, the theme song, everything.
    This is one of the few ninety shows that still plays on television.  Most of them have been replaced with different versions of the old shows or have just never been re-made. SpongeBob SquarePants is a very unique or different show than most others because it has sea creatures that talk, a marine that is the voice of SpongeBob and last but not least the characteristics of each character in the show.

    Friends means someone who is a supporter, and someone who is on good terms with another which I know five people who are like that. They are Erendira Cuevas, Michael Perez, Laura Suarez, Leslie Tinajero and Emily Martinez. These five people are such a great group to be around. We are never bored when we hang out together or quiet. Something funny happens all the time.
    It’s going to be hard when we go to high school because a few of us will be or might be split up. But we will all find a way to stay close of friends, we are now. Real friendships such as ours don’t end and we won’t let it end. Nothing can keep us mad at one another anyways.
    A day I enjoyed and will always remember with four out of five of them would have to be my birthday last year. Besides when I got cake in my face and two other things as well. That day was better just being with them. Days with them are fun or funny and even some of my best days.
    I’m very thankful to have a great bunch of friends. Aside our differences and little arguments, we are all still close friends. Characteristics of them are funny, random, smart, athletic, and nice. Michael is so awesome and he always reminds me to turn that frown upside down. Emily is awesome too and is very smart. Erendira is cool and I can trust her with anything. Leslie is cool as well and is kind. Laura has so much swag and is funny to joke with. Through school, drama, arguments and everything else we will all stay friends. I guess you can say these five people are my best friends and no one can replace them.