Volunteer Oppotunities

     People can make a difference and volunteer to be part of somethng. Today I was told to look up a medical health related volunteer oppurtunities. I find vetinary volunteer very interesting because, it's basically providing good health for dogs and cats. Several oppurtunities for the animals, are good relationships with people. It also looks good on a college application. A person can interact with either a dog or a cat. Sometimes a person can foster a dog or a cat who's been through rouch times in their lives. Other times a person can go volunteer at an adoption store. They get to organize medical supplies, take care of newborn kittens and puppies, help them find a home, and socialize with any animal. To volunteer in the veterinary field, there are some requirements. The person must commit to a minimum of 3 months of service, must be at age of +14 or higher, contribute at least 8 hours of service per month, and attend at least one orrientation. Locations were a person can apply are Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Westchester, West Hollywood, Brentwood, and Bernice. In my opinion, I will actually volunteer at some point. I want to make a different in animals lives. Some animals don't get the support they need, and I am willing to foster a dog, volunteer at vets, and volunteer at adoptions, over the summer.

Evan Stephens
1854-1930

''If we do what's right, we have no need to fear."

I find this quote or saying relevant til this day. It is true that choosing the right makes you feel fearless. Really great feelings like happinesses and joy kicks in. Its the best thing to do because you are no where near fear. In life, there is many kinds and levels or rewards and happiness. Depending on how good you had been, your reward can be something simple, or something massive just for choosing the right. However, choosing the wrong can lead you to a consequence. Consequences can have many levels depending on what wrong a person has done. Some consequences take away a few privilages, while other consequences can be quite serious. When people choose the wrong, it makes them have a guilt and some sort of fear of getting caught, people finding out, or the news spreading to others. If anything choosing the wrong, gets you to a horrible state. Prison exists for those people who choose the wrong. These people broke laws, commit murders, sold drugs, and other horrible crimes. Some of those people are just so weak that they fear being in prison. That's why they pay there punishment. These people when they were young had no one to educate them. They had no one to guide them, or know one to look up to which is kind of sad. Choosing the right always makes you have a positive feeling. Never, ever will you feel upset, or frightend when you choose the right. I remember one time when my parents told me, you see those people, there is nothing fun about drinking or doing drugs at 3;00am worrying to get caught. They told me to be something in life. Thats why I follow the road to choose the right. Its the most safest and great thing to do. People should ignore, that little devil in their shoulder and choose the right. No need to fear.

Lou Holtz

The 3 Questions:
1) Can people trust me to do what's right
2) Am I committed to doing my very best
3) Do I treat people the way I want to be treated

''If the answers to these questions are YES, there is no way you can fail."

Mr. Holtz has a point here. A CTR person with a CTR mind will say yes to each of these three questions. If someone feels like slightly saying no, then that means they aren't fully there yet because they are still choosing some sort of wrong. A CTR will never fail to choose the right, because they will always be trusted. A CTR person will always stay committed and will never fail at giving it their best shot. A CTR person will always treat others the way they want to be treated. I feel like a person who says yes to all these questions also have a matured mind and it is something great for them. A CTW person will have a hard time answering this, or will struggle to give an answer to these 3 questions. A CTW person is hard to trust. They can't stay committed to anything, and they don't treat others the way they want to be treated. It is most likey that these anti-ctr people will fail due to these facts. For example, a CTR person will be trusted not to do drugs even if the people around them force them to. A CTR person will stay committed in a way like staying determined to get to that A or B. Also a CTR, will treat anyone the way they want to be treated. This means that they will treat everyone with respect and manner, regardless of who they are, what their race is, sexuality, and other differences. That is how you know if a person has passed these 3 questions. A person who chooses the wrong won't be trusted, for example no one will trust them to let them borrow anything even money or belongings. These people won't be committed because they choose to fail and not try their best. Lastly, these people won't treat anyone with respect because they are to rude and curse a lot to others. That is not nice. So overall, anyone who gets these three questions right, is definetly a CTR person and will always choose what is right. These people are blessed.

1. Have the courage to say no.
2. Have the courage to face the truth.
3. Do the right thing because it is right.

''These are the three magic keys to living your life with integrity."

W. Clement Stone
1902-2002

This is so true, beacuse in life we can't live with integrity without following those rules. Having the courage to say no is one thing you have to do to live life with integrity. Most young people just aren't brave enough to say no. Peer pressure is the reason why so many teens just can't say no with courage. They feel lame or uncool, but they aren't alone, because everyday so many of them face peer pressure. Those people need to have courage to say no to live life with integrity because if they don't they might go downhill. If you say no to risky activities, parties, and doing drugs, you pass the test so far. Also having the courage to face the truth is a second thing because you have to be truthful inorder to have itegrity. Lieing doesn't make you live life with integrity. Lieing is so dirty thatyou are choosing the wrong which is not okay. Lieing is so bad, instead of solving problems, it makes matters worse. However being courages to face the truth is the right thing to do, because you can get something out of it. You can get a solution by just facing the truth. Facing the truth can get you help too. Also, if you had choose the wrong, telling the truth is okay, because you learn a lesson from it. Lastly, doing the right thing because it's right is way important if you want to gain integrity. For example studying while others are partying is choosing the right because it feels like it. Sure not at the moment, but it pays off later. That's basically how integrity is earned, and I agree with Mr. Stone. 

''The best recreation is to do good"

I feel like recreation is the most pleasurable leisure. But there is a path you must follow. You have to choose the right and do good. Recreation is earned and it all depends in the way you act. Misbehaving can lead to reprecussions, instead of recreations. There is many shades of reprecussions, and if you choose the wrong, depending on what you did, that's how harsh your consequences will be. It's never okay to do the wrong, because you loose the oppurtunity to recreate. Recreation is what brings us freedom, safetiness, pleasure, and the ability to feel good for doing good. Its just as amzing if you do good things in life, because you'll be awarded with recreation. I feel like recreation is the best gift any human can recieve if they choose the right and do good. For example, studying isn't so fun, but if you do good on the quiz, you'll be satisfied with the score you got. Another example that I can relate from a few days ago, is when we were told in class, to never cross beyond the railing. You'll have as much time to recreate, standing behind the railing, than passing and risking your recreation by walking over the railing. People need to realize that in life, we need to do some sort of good in order to get this recreation. Recreation will not always be given to us by hand, and it all depends in our character to good. Being good is the key that opens the door to recreation. Once you do good, the door will unlock.

William Penn
1644-1718

''Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it"

William Penn
1644 - 1718

This is a quote by Mr. Penn, and he says that the right thing to do will always be the right thing to do, even if you're the one chasing it, while others are turning backs for choosing the wrong. The wrong will always be the wrong thing to do, even if people is for it, following it, or in favor of it. Sometimes CTR people just want the urge to choose the wrong, and what's sad is that some people go from right to wrong. If someone is encouraging to go wrong, you must be smart enough to stay on the right path, because in this young world, bad people want to knock out CTR people off their road and end them up in the wrong side. Choosing the right, is the right thing to do, even if your supposed friend is against it. Choosing the wrong is extremely wrong even if people follow it, and even if you follow them. Today in society we must be aware that many people want to ruin CTR people, and those CTR people need to be strong enough to resist, ones bad choice or dangerous direction. People choosing the wrong, always choose the wrong and like to mess up people's life, and it could be anyone. I, for example choose the right, because I think it's the best thing to do for myself and for others, so I can take them with me throughout my journey.  I honestly won't care, if people tell me being a CTR person is lame. I would reject their offer if someone tells me to do this, or try this, knowing that it is a trap. Doing drugs is wrong, even if everyone is for it, while helping anyones is right, even if everyone is against it. Usually the wrong will always be the wrong and there's no good about it. The right will always be the right, and never will it have bad reprecussions. 

''A good name is rather choosen than great riches"

Proverbs 22:1

To have a good name means to have a great character. When you choose a good name rather than great riches, that means you choose to have a good character. You'd rather be known for a good person. Great riches brings us pleasure, but to have a great name brings us happiness. You are full of richness if you are truly happy. You can be the biggest billionaire out there, but be the most miserable person out there. These miserable rich billionaires that are miserable are poor in happiness. Usually a good name, or person would be happy for what they have. Most millionaires are known for being greedy, rude, or even miserable and those are all negative words to describe them. They are proven enough, to have a bad name because they are mostly stubborn and not appreciating what they have. A great car is really pleasurable. Even having a beautiful mansion is pleasurable, but it won't bring you happiness. Having a good name brings happiness, because you know you have good character within you. That's why in Proverbs 22:1 choosing a good name is better than a great bunch of riches. Besides when you die, you die for being known as a good character. Your character is what carrys on after you die. If you are a millionair, you die without your riches and I personally think its bad. I want to die for being known as something great, rather than to be known as a miserable rich guy. A few months ago, I remember watching on Discovery Channel about a show of family murders. This particular episode reminded me of this quote. The man one a lottery ticket, but he ends up getting killed for his money. The man was very greedy and always wanted more, more, more. His own richness killed him and he died with a bad name. To have a good name means to be happy with what you have and forget about the richness.

Right

''If your so called friends urge you to do anything you know to be wrong, you be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be light for others to follow."

                                                                                ~Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson

I like this quote, because in life sometimes you carry false friendships with certain people. In this world, we have bad and good people. Some people choose to follow bad people. These people end up doing the wrong and get themselves into a repreccussion. I feel like any person wanting me to do the wrong is no friend at all. In fact, those are the people i want to stay away from. This might also be known as peer pressure. I heard serious cases, where a supposed friend influenced his buddy, to do some drugs. Sometimes a ''supposed friend'' even attempts murder, and wants you to cover up his incident. This is literally an enemy, and no friend at all. A friend should be someone who is empowering, and someone who influences you to choose the right. Personally, I had fake friends, that wanted me to do some sort of bad. I instead turn the other direction, and took a stand for myself to be better than them. When Mr. Monson says, ''stand for the right, even if you stand alone'', he means do the right, no matter how those fake friends see you. Even if you stand alone, you'll be glad you didn't chose the wrong like those horrible friends did. At the end, only misery, and consequences kicks in for those fake friends that chose the wrong. You can't be alone forever, anyways, because there are still good people out there, waiting to become anyone's friend. That's why we should always be strong and smart enough to choose the right, and not follow those paths were your fake friends are heading. We should always stand up to them.

"Success is not an accident. Success is actually choice. Are the habits you have today on par with the dreams you have tomorrow."

                                                                                                                                  ~Alan Stein

Alan Stein

I believe in this quote in my opinion. Success is no accident. A person has a choice to either follow success, or stop chasing after it. You have to choose where you want and where your success is going to lead you. I truly believe this quote, because I honestly want to be successful in life. I found out it's a choice I need to make. In fact, it's a personal choice, I need to make, that no one can choose for me. Success is wanted by everyone, however some people conquer it. Unfortunatly some people just can't. Success has to be earned in away, and by choosing success it gets you closer. Success will never, ever come out unexpectedly, or at random times. It is way better to decide weather you want to be successful or just quit. Your desicions determine your achievement, your goal, and your success. Desicions have a big role in your success. Choosing to fail, give up, or quit will get you to failure. A person wanting success, will fail at some point and continue digging in their goals. Some people in my opinion should stop quitting, because it impacts their dreams of becoming a reality and a success. People who just fail, pick themselves up, and start out all over again, willingly trying, will reach success. Yes, success is hard but it is a relief later in life. Our habits determine our own dreams and future. What a nightmare will it be, if people just keep on quitting and wishing to be what they wanted. Habbits also play a huge role in this. People who choose to study, practice and doing homework will get them at a good start. People who want to get good grades, but feel so stupid even trying are people who will most likely fail. These people need more help. Another example would be when someone who can't play a guitar gives it a best shot and never gives up trying, knowing they will be there soon. A bad example would be, someone who just drops out of school, just because they don't try, when they don't even bother to pay attention. That's why success is a choice. choosen by people through their actions.

''Choosing the right is always the right thing to do"

                                                                ~Alex Linares

This is again about choosing against what's right and what's wrong. In life many things and issues are heading away, and we need to know, what's possibly right for us. You see, choosing the right is to positive, while choosing the wrong is the negative. Never would I do the negative. I try to stick around with choosing the right because, either something good happens, or I avoid something bad from happening. Sure, sometimes you won't get anything in return but it is way better than to suffer consequences. It all depends, on what level of right you choose to pick. If you did the major right thing to do, the more happier you'll be, however in some cases you won't get anything back. Doing the right is hard, but it will pay off later. Doing the wrong is something many people should avoid. People who think its cool to do the wrong are uneducated because it's not nice to do the wrong. In fact doing the wrong is something I am afraid of because I don't know what kind of risk I'm placing myself in. Doing the wrong is no game at all. It's something serious and you wouldn't want to mess around with it, because the giggles and the pleasure, will all turn out to be regrets and misery.

''Obedience...is the primary object of all sound education."

                               ~Elizabeth Missing Sewell

I think what Mary is trying to say is that obedience will take you far in education. You have to be obedient to learn or else you won't learn a thing. Being obedient will help you a lot in educational purposes because you choose to obey to listen and you choose to follow along. Being obedient can also help you collaborate with others in a class. Without obedience, we wouldn't have doctors, or firefighters. The policies, doctors, lawyers, we see today once were in our shoes. They all chose to obey and they became something great in life. Of course when they went to school some people didn't obey. They disobeyed and life became a failure.  The reason why is because they chose to disobey and they chose not to learn. Some of them even regret not learning. In my opinion, is that I will obey my teachers. I want to become something great in life, and it all starts here in school. 

Elizabeth M. Sewell
1815-1906

Obedience

''Obedience is central to becoming, being, and remaining happy."

DAVID BEDNAR

This quote means that obedience is the main key to happiness. Happiness is always earned. Happiness is not the easy to gain. Through obedience, happiness is earned. When you choose to obey, happiness come your way. It can happen within hours, days, weeks or even months. Great rewards come for being obedient, and hapiness comes along with it. Without obedience we will never reach the happy level. Many people who choose to disobey always ends up miserable. At first disobeying might feel good, but it will never end well. A chain of consequences come along, for not obeying. You will never, ever, ever, feel happy at the end. Sometimes steeling might seem right because you might have some friends doing it, but it will soon lead to huge consequence involving polices. Something so risky like that could be avoidable if you just obey. An example of gaining happiness is obeying your teacher. Doing your homework can lead to happiness and free time. You won't have to worry about nothing really. However those that don't do their homework end up looking for a failure. That's why obedience is the key to happiness according to David Bednar.

''When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad.''

Abram Lincoln

             To begin with this quote is meaning that if you choose the right to do something you'll feel awsome and great. However, some people do the opposite, and as a result they get these negative feelings like sad, anger, or embarrassed from their actions. In my opinion, I somewhat agree because sometimes doing the right feels bad and doing what was wrong felt good. This case only happens rarely, but most of the time doing something good, will most likely make you feel good about yourself and rise up your self-esteem. Doing the wrong will only make you stupid and will also make you feel stupid. An example of doing the right is talking to a person who just happens to have a bad day and cheer them up a bit. An example of doing the wrong, is talking back to the teacher. To do the right, is probably going to make you feel warm, happy, and glad just to make someone's day less miserable. Another example of doing good, is to help out anyone who looks like they are struggling. Nothing is much dirtier than doing the wrong. Doing the wrong all leads to regret and disapointment.