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In times so dark and so frail we turn to others in time of need. Sometimes the person we turn to is feeling just as upset and frail as we are, but it still helps to know that someone else cares how you feel, how you're doing, and I bet they love it just as much as you do to know that you care about them.
I lost my Grandma on Saturday. It was a terrifying experience, because my dad, grandpa, and sibblings were in Lake Powell when she passed and my mom and I were in California. We had no way of getting ahold of the rest of my family, until finally my uncle sent the park rangers looking for their licence plate number.
But, it really just makes you think, doesn't? Of how, even though everyone is feeling so much sorrow and it's just very upseting for everyone in the family, you can turn to each other and find even more love before. Death is a real eye-opener for most, that you should keep your loved ones close to your heart and never take them for granted. It sure was for me. When I lost my Grandpa on my mom's side all I remember was how fun it was to spend time with my aunt and my cousins I see rarely. I remember it was sad too, but I know my grandpa would have loved that I remembered how much of a good time sharring love and sorrow that we did than remember how mad and sad and broken-hearted we were. I don't think anyone wants anyone to be broken hearted.
So just remember that, although you should be upset, and it's great to be upset and depressed, think of all the love you're sharing and all the people that are supporting you and loving you with all the fibers of their being, and it will be okay. I promise.

I am the walrus...Cough cough achoo!

Motivation. Some kids have it, some kids don't. Where does the most motivation come from when it comes to me? I think myself. I have this hunger to be successful that I can only fulfill if I'm the best. I know, it sounds really conceited, but it's absolutely 100% true. And by best, it doesn't necessarily mean better then everyone else. In my eyes it means, to the best of my abilities.
As some of you might have already guessed, my entry has absolutely nothing to do with the title. Very good! You passed the first test! (Just kidding, there wasn't a test so if you failed it don't cry because it's your first F. ;D) It was really because I was going to talk about the 'bug' that is going around, but I didn't feel that was my best writing style, so it kind of evolved into this. Now enough 'chitter chatter' and back on the topic.
Success. I'm going to give you some simple ideas to be successful not only in your eyes but in your community and socially. I'm going to help you find the tools you need to become what is called a social entrepreneur.
What is a social entrepreneur, you ask? Well an entrepreneurship has a few characteristics listed below:

A process of organized efforts

Pursue opportunities to create value

Fulfill wants and needs through innovation and uniqueness

Resourcefulness

Let’s start out with a process of organized efforts. If your business is unorganized and no one that works at your company knows what they are supposed to be doing you will FAIL your goal. Oooh that almost curse word again, but it's also 100% completely true. If your employees don't know what they are doing, you will fail.
Pursue opportunities to create values. What on earth could that mean? It's actually quite simple. Risk to win. It's like gambling in a way. That's what entrepreneurs are, gamblers. But they're good gamblers, that's why some of them are so rich. I'll show you and activity on opportunities a bit later.
Fulfill wants and needs through innovation and uniqueness. That means that the projects that are the most successful are the ones you care about. The ones that you have a PASSION for, if you don't LIKE what your doing, you won't give it your all. It all goes back to that little word I mentioned before. MOTIVATION!
Resourcefulness. Last but certainly not least. This means use what's around you to gain success. Simple.
Next item: Why would you even WANT to be a young entrepreneur?
There are lots of reasons I could explain that would be good in to answer this question. But there is one in particular that stares everyone right in the face. Youth advantage.
Many kids our age aren't doing this. They play video games, date, all that fun stuff. But youth is a PRIME time to get recognition and, my favorite, money. You won't be cute for long. Flaunt it.
Okay, as promised an interactive activity!!
Okay let's think about creating a time machine...Is this a great IDEA or a great OPPORTUNITY?
If you said idea, you're right! Sure, it would be REEALLY nice to have a time machine, I know I probably would go back a couple times and remind myself to do something like turn in my honors contract on time or something, but right now we do not have the right technology to make it possible, and if we did it would probably cost millions of dollars.

Now, let's consider a party planning company. Is that a great IDEA or a great OPPORTUNITY?

If you said opportunity, you're right! Let's face it, kids like to party! It gets us off the street and into a fun environment. You will have pleanty of business and make lots of money. It would be a good risk or gamble, if you bet on the odds of getting business. That's what makes it a great opportunity.

Now, finally, let's look at a lemonade stand. Is this a great IDEA or a great OPPORTUNITY?

If you said both, you're right! Let's take a closer look. If you opened a lemonade stand in Antarctica, how much business would you get? Very little, right? Now if you opened your business in the middle of New York City when the heat index is 110, how much business would you get? A TON!! If you live somewhere where the weather benifits you, it is a great opportunity, but if you live somewhere where there really isn't a need, it's a great idea, but not an opportunity.

If you read all of this entry, I am sincerely proud. Comment and tell me becuase if this interested you at all I've got a few items I'll take to you to get you set up with something that would help you start your own business. It's called Youth Venture and it's a FABULOUS organization that supports youth striving to make an impact.

.:9/11:.

I was working on some other homework, trying to figure out what to write for my last 250 something words for this week when I noticed the date, September, 11. Four years ago there was a tragedy, but that tragedy pulled us as a nation closer together.
Where was I four years ago? I remember that day like the back of my hand. I was in fifth grade, spectrum student going to this school called Cook Elementary because I decided to do spectrum as soon as I entered 5th grade and spectrum at my original school was full. Anyway, my mom and dad had to work and a woman from my neighborhood agreed to pick me up and drive me to this school about 15 minutes away. I got into her car and we drove a while before she turned up the radio and informed me on what she thought was a "drunk pilot" that was "driving to low in the air". We really had no idea what was going on, I though it was awful but almost cast it aside anyway. I was anxious to get to school and talk to the other kids about what had happened, since I was completely and utterly clueless.
When I got to school, and at my school you had to wait outside until the five minute bell rang, I saw a group of my classmates huddled around the door discussing what was going on. I told them what my neighbor had told me, for we all had no idea the truth of this event. Soon, the history 'geek' in our class arived and rushed over to us, telling us the news. We were stunned into silence, unable to talk but still able to cry. We saw as tears streamed down ours and our peer's faces in complete horror of what we had learned. The five minute bell rang, and in silence we all walked to class.
I disliked my teacher that year with a passion, and she knew it, but I couldn't help feeling sorry for her as she bawled and shook her head as she watched the TV screen, unmoving. She told us as she wept that her daughter was getting on a plane that day, from Boston where the terrorists had taken off. She was terrified that her daughter wouldn't be alright.
We continued with our lessons that day, although we were all tearstained and didn't even THINK of going to recess, instead we stayed inside and watched the news. We had long indepth dicussions of what was to happen, what we should do. Some thought this wasn't for real, that what we were watching on the screen and heard on the radio was just some...cruel joke. It wasn't, it was too real infact To real for our fifth grade minds to comprehend.
Now that I'm older and more mature I realize how devistating it was for me as a young child. But in a way, it has helped me mature and become more aware of what the world is really like. It makes me strive to help countries in the world that experience this EVERYDAY. We are truely blessed to live in a nation where we are so fortunate that it completely devistates us when an event like that happens. And, we are truely blessed that we live in a country, where in time of trouble we unite together and join as one again, and help heal our wounds and make us stronger. E pluribus unum, no phrase could discribe our country better.

What I did over the Weekend...aka Hurricane Katrina: What can you do to help

You might think that you are too young, that you don't have any talents, and no way to help. You may say the only way to help someone is to give them money, or food, or water. I'm not saying that isn't a good way to help, I'm just saying that's not the only way. I'm sure a kid that lost there home and toys in the flood would really appreciate if you sent them your old beat up stereo and a CD of a band you don't like anymore. They would love it if you and your friends got together and make a video expressing your sympathy and how much this nation cares that they are suffering. Use your creative abilities to do something that will impact somebody else’s life! Contact your Mayor or Governor and ask them how you can use your time doing something that could help.
Now, I believe that most of the adults in leadership positions are doing the wrong thing with their time. Yes, they are getting people out, but they are also spending vital hours playing the blame game trying to decide whose fault it is that this happened. It was a terrible event, everyone knows it was, but in was no ones fault except Mother Nature, and yes, we should have gotten more people out but what's past has past and it isn't going to change by finding the so called "source" of the problem.
Since the "authority figures" are bickering over pointless nonsense, the nation turns to the youth to make a difference. Youth around the world raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help the tsunami victims, and now we must join as a nation and do the same for our own country, and the people who are suffering.

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