Student Success Statement

“A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder”

Tomas Carlyle

Based on my own experience, I can say that for me in order to success in life I have to set up my goals first to see how and what to do to reach them.For example one of my goals was to graduate with honors from High School I wrote it down since the beginning of the year on my life planning book and every time I read it I would think what I could to reach that goal. Now the results are positive, yesterday I got one of the most awesome news, I am graduating with high honors. The feeling is hard to describe  it is good to plan out and visualize your goals and it feels better when you reach them. 

Student Success Statement

If there is beauty in character,

 there will be harmony in the home.

If there is harmony in the home there will be order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Conclusion:

If there is beaut in character there will be peace in the world.

Chinese Proverb.

I honestly don’t understand this but I get a positive out coming about character about how if there in life is beauty there will be peace, love, respect, and that if there is character there will be beauty too.

Character Counts

"The Six Pillars of Character"

Trustworthiness

It is to be honest, be reliable, make your word trust able and built respect, be loyal and stand by family, friends and partners.

Respect

Respect others, follow the rules, being tolerant, have good manners and respect others opinions and points of view.

Responsibility

Do what you have to do, plan ahead, organize, respond , cooperate with other, work together, be discipline, think before you act, use self-control.

Fairness

Play by the rules, Take turns and share, be open-minded; listen to others, don’t take advantage of others, don’t blame others carelessly, Treat all people fairly

Caring

Be kind, be compassionate and show you care, Express gratitude, Forgive others, and Help people in need

Citizenship

Do your share to make your school and community better, Cooperate, Get involved in community affairs, Stay informed; vote,  Be a good neighbor, Obey laws and rules, Respect authority, Protect the environment, Volunteer.

My opinion about these six pillars of character is that I believe this are the most important values for human beings. I think this because this six make you different from any other living creature on earth; these give you feelings, emotions, a character that will mold you as a women or men of good. I also believe that these six pillars are the best settlement for me to grow up with a really strong base, based on character. Another thing is that these will help me built my character, my character will help me successes in life.

Student Success Statement

“I would prefer to fail with honor than win by cheating”

Sophocles

I am agreeing with this quote because there is nothing better than wining with honor, being proud of what you have done and what you have accomplish with your own effort. In the other hand if you would win by cheating it would not feel any right, you would be cheating yourself.Personal experience I will be honest I cheated before but and the feeling is ugly, bad, makes you feel guilty , not smart and it has nothing to do about cheating everyone else but yourself about your real capacity.

MEMORIAL DAY

“A day, on which those who died in active military service are remembered.”

The purpose of this day is to thank, to show respect, and honor to the soldiers who succumbed fighting for our rights.

This is on May 30.

Some ways to show respect are to decorate your house with the USA flag, is to write a letter to one of the families of the soldiers thanking them, and you could also assist to some of the activities to commemorate this day.

One thing I will do to show respect. I will write about this day on my personal blog.

HIV survey

1. Do you know how HIV and AIDS are transmitted?

Yes No

2. Do you talk to people openly about sex?

Yes No

3. Do you talk to your children (if you have any or any teen or a love one) about prevention when having sex ? 

Yes No

4. Do you know that HIV and AIDS are two different diseases? 

Yes No

5. Do you know the difference between these two?

Yes No

6. Do you know how to prevent HIV?

Yes No

7. Do you know how to prevent AIDS?

Yes No

HIV Inter Disciplinary Project

Our goal: to inform our community how HIV and AIDS can be transmitted and how to prevent yourself ad others from becoming infected.

Community: Hispanics Huntington Park

How can HIV and AIDS can be transmitted?

Before lest remember that HIV and AIDS are two different  decease.HIV is an infection that can lead to more infections and AIDS is a syndrome that attacks the immune system.

Is important to remark that it is completely false that if you have HIV you have AIDS ( yes there is a highly risk of you to get AIDS if you already have HIV because your immune system is weak then you can get AIDS )

http://www.aac.org/media/blog/ten-common-myths-about.html

2014 AIDS Action Committee, Boston 

How is HIV passed from one person to another?

Having vaginal,oral, or anal sex with an infected person.

Sharing needles, syringes, rinse water, or other equipment that an infected person used.

This next ones are rare but can happen.

Being born to an infected mother. HIV can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. 

Transfusion of Blood from an infected person.

Pretty much anything that has a direct contact with  certain body’s fluids such as blood, vaginal, fluid, semen, breast milk, and rectal secretions from an infected person, are ways of acquiring THE Human Immune Virus.  

Myths about how HIV is transmitted.

I can get HIV with mosquitoes bite.

I can get infected if I use utensils used by an infected person.

HIV/AIDS is mostly a disease of homosexual men.

HIV/AIDS is mostly an African problem.

There is no hope for those with HIV/AIDS.

If I come out positive there’s nothing I can do.

A cure exists for HIV/AIDS.

Even though there is not cure for this infection there are several treatments that can help HIV positives to have a control over the decease allowing them to live with it.

“More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection, and almost 1 in 7 (14%) are unaware of their infection.”

“Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSMa), particularly young black/African American MSM, are most seriously affected by HIV.” stated a website called Centers For Decease Control and Prevention, HIV in the United States: At A Glance last reviewed: May 11, 2015,website visited May 19, 2015.

The HIV/AIDS SURVEILLANCE IN CALIFORNIA is in charge of gathering the data about people getting infected with HIV in California. Based on the it’s last report from 2010 to 2013 there has been a decrease of the amount of people getting infected with HIV,around 150-300 people were not getting infected from January to August 2013 ( comparing to 2010). In the other hand from September 2010 the amount of people that got infected increase considerably, in September 2013 around 770 people from California got HIV compared to 2010 the amount of people infected in 2013 increased by almost 265 people in this specific month. Last report December 31 2013

Los Angeles  

Total Cases HIV (Non AIDS)19,891 

Living Cases18,860 

Deceased 1,031 

Percent 5

HIV (with AIDS) 62,051 

Living Cases 27,252 

Deceased 34,799 

Percent 56

Hispanic 

HIV (Non AIDS Cases)

Living15,101 

Percent 32.4%

Cumulative 15,628 

Percent 31.7%

HIV (with AIDS)

Living 24,914

Percent 34.0%

Cumulative 43,856

Percent 25.8%

Total HIV Cases 

Living 40,015

Percent 33.4%

Cumulative 59,484 

Percent 27.1%

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/HIVSurveillanceReport2013dxBy2014yrenddata.pdf 

How does it feel?

Kathy

“Hi I’m Kathy 12 I was born with HIV…”

“people tell me that people like me shouldn’t even be on this earth…”

“I’m really scared”

Zambian

“Well, I always thought I will never be positive but it has happened and there's nothing I can do about it but to live…”

Mr.K

“We began seeing each other…our relationship grew stronger…Life was very good until February 11, 2010…I discovered a hospital document…my partner was HIV poz and had been for 10 years prior…I was devastated!”

“I am heart broken, confused and angry. Being lied to by someone you love so much just adds to the pain of having to deal with the news of being HIV poz.”

Attitude Perception (Survey)

Controversy

A shot to prevent HIV?

“researchers in California also discovered a vaccine that could halt HIV transmission and infection, and could assist those who are already living with the virus.”

“In California, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California developed a radical new approach to tackling HIV, whereby they altered the DNA of monkeys to give their cells HIV-fighting properties, which would completely protect them from the virus and the ensuing disease.”

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/38623/20150225/hiv-cure-symptoms-news-2015-aids-advancements-obstacles-needs-infected.htm

We completely encourage you all to educate yourself more about this virus that is affecting mankind.

There is not a reason why parents should not talk about this.

 Teens protect yourself, parents talk to your kids about sex, students ask questions( to your teachers, parents, doctors).

 Talking about sex to our generation is crucial everyone should contribute to this educational goal which is to stop spreading the decease.