Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in The United States and Canada. It is a day to give thanks for the harvest and blessings. It is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November in the United States of America. In 1621, it was the year there first harvest proved successful, Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians gathered around to enjoy the first Thanksgiving. For about two centuries, only the colonies celebrated Thanksgiving until Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be held every November. Thanksgiving lasted about 3 days straight eating all that they had harvested. Because they didn’t have ovens or sugar their meals did not consist of pies, cakes, or other desserts.

12 Things I am Thankful for

1.   Being alive

2.   Having a home

3.   My family

4.   My friends

5.   Life lessons

6.   A good school

7.   How wise I’ve become

8.   People from my past

9.   My coach

10.    My team

11.   Opportunities I am given  

12.    God 

Kindness

                               

There were two big acts of kindness shown at the basketball game. The first being that the coach let Mitchell play during a real game no matter what the consequences. The second was when the player from the opposite team purposely gave Mitchell the ball so he could make the shot and have his experience be more special. 

Student Success Statement

“Kindness is the essence of greatness.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

 This quote is true because kindness shows a bit of the person you truly are. For example in the picture above its obvious its cold out so the man brings this homeless person a warm drink. He didn’t have to but he did because he is a great person.

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Student Success Statement

“If it’s not right do not do it; if it’s not true do not say it.”

Marcus Aurelius

An example of this quote could be when you hear rumors and you know obviously they aren’t true, you shouldn’t tell more people you should just keep out of it. That will be the right thing to do. 

Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: preparing examination rooms, filling cavities, performing root canals, process X-Rays, make molds and advise patients about dental care and hygiene.

Salary: $23,550 to $47,580

Education: complete an accredited program and take a state test

   I would not like to be a dental assistant because the job doesn’t catch my interest at all. It doesn’t seem like a job to look forward to everyday. 

Student Success Statement

“It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today.”

James Freeman Clark

Reflection: I think that this quote means that whatever we do now whether it’s right or wrong, it can affect us for life.

Dental Lab Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:  fill orders for dental prosthetics. Some dental technicians work in sales, marketing, product development or education.

Salary: an average of about $36,440

Education: High school diploma or GED certificate

  

I would not like to be a dental technician. It seems like a job someone settles rather than something they dream of. 

Student Success Statement

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 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

W. Clement Stone

An example of having integrity is when you’re out with friends and they offer you a drink and you say no, not caring for the smack talk or opinions. 

Integrity

Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness

Synonyms:

·       Honest

·       Trustworthy

·       Honor

·       Decency

·       Morals

·       Fairness

Examples of Integrity:

1.   Remain true to your spouse or partner.

2.   Do not let someone else take the blame for something you did.

3.   “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.” - Oprah Winfrey

DENTIST

Duties and Responsibilities: Diagnose oral diseases, promote oral health and disease prevention, create treatment plans to maintain or restore the oral health of their patients.

Salary: median salary of $145,220 annually

Education: attend dental school and be licensed by the state

                                                                                                

I wouldn’t like to be a dentist because people’s mouths disgust me. 

Chicken Or Eagle?

"If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck, and if you hang out with eagles you're going to fly."

Steve Maraboli 

Student Success Statement

Surrounding yourself with wise, smart, successful people will motivate you to be the same and do good. But if you surround yourself with people with bad habits they might drag you down with them.