Publishing


 * We should all publish something, sometime in our lives. **

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What story will you tell? - Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge

This one fits with ELA B10 Changing the Driving Age : [|Driver's Seat]- Nelson Martell Age: 14 Saskatoon, Sk. Waterhen Lake First Nation

[|What all children need.] A slide presentation

Drinking is the biggest issue in my community. The airlines that come up here won’t transport alcohol, and you’d think this would make us a pretty sober place. However, all this means is that people have to make their own liquor or find some other way to bring it into town. Whenever alcohol is brought into town, suddenly there’s a black market going on. People spend huge amounts of money on booze (which is one of the reasons a lot of people here have little or no cash), and suddenly those who haven’t been drinking for weeks are staggering around. Alcohol can cause brain damage, but oftentimes it also causes final damage. As in death. My dad has told me that every fatal car accident in town has been caused by drunk driving. Drunk fights occur, too. These don’t usually end in death but some have come pretty close. Drinking doesn’t just cause physical damage. The mental impact is huge. I know kids whose parents are alcoholics. You probably know some, too. They’re the ones that don’t talk about their home because they don’t have many good memories there. They’re the ones who seem normal at first, but once you get to know them a little you notice that they’re very careful with what they do and say. They keep things hidden because they don’t want to be judged. They just want to forget. And how do they forget? Most times, by drinking. They end up just like their parents. A lot of people think that kids have no idea about this kind of thing. They think we live in a protected paradise where our biggest worry is if our crush likes us back. That’s not true. If you’re an adult, and you’re reading this, I want you to know that we see what you do. Your choices affect us. Kids are smarter than you give them credit for, and can be damaged much more than you know.
 * Letter to the Editor **

There’s nothing wrong with a drink now and then. In fact, I’ve heard that it can actually be good for you. If you’re getting drunk often, though, you might want to rethink. Because drinking leaves scars. Whether they’re invisible scars like brain damage, or visible scars from an accident, or scars on your heart from abuse, they’re there. And scars last forever.

-Hannah

Childhood is the most important part of our lives. It creates the people that we are today. The littlest things can affect us in the long run; a loss of a loved one, where you live, where you went to school, who your friends are but mostly who you looked up to as a child, whether it’s an older sibling, celebrity, parent or a fictional character. We as adults are the examples that kids look up to. Who we are creates the next generation’s attitudes. When you were a child wasn’t there someone in your life that you admired? You would copy them, say things they said. People may say to you, “you’re just like your dad.” Or “you and your mother have the exact same amount of patients.” Who you are, are the parts of the people that you looked up to as a child. By piecing them together you found yourself. This doesn’t always work in a good way though. Smoking, Drinking or drug abuse in front of a child, can lead to future addictions or problems. A young child witnessing a horrific incident could scar them for life. Broken promises, can lead to trust issues. Neglecting a child can lead to rejection of any type of love from anyone. This is why children need to be around an emotionally stable home. Children tend to pin a lot of emotional problems, which we create on them. If children hear parents/guardians talking about money problems they could think that it is there fault. Kids being around parents that are constantly angry and frustrated, and possibly taking out on the child could make the child resent the guardian. Even if a child doesn’t get enough attention, they could seek it in different ways, ways that could get them in trouble. Overall nobody is perfect, but we can all strive to be better people, to help future generation have a better perspective in life and even possibly change the world. http://www.screencast.com/t/vU9k9nlgG9M
 * Aspects of Our Lives - Ashley**