Blue Tape: Can't Learn without it, right guys?

Blue tape: a learning enhancer, a board necessity, and man's greatest creation. If you're NOT
familiar with the great "blue tape", then honestly you've got to be living under a ROCK. It's the
best thing since sliced bread. Without that blue tape pasted on my classroom board, there is absolutely
 no way I can learn for, a proper learning enviroment is never complete without blue tape. My school
administrators possess the same approbation as I when it comes to tape (specifically colored blue)
being implemented in classroom boards.

With blue tape, learning gain is promised, in which Fort Lauderdale High School is sure to remain on top.
Every student needs blue tape, for its many purposes: taking up board space, distracting students, and
utilizing extra school funds (that FLHS already lacks). I feel, I'm sure along with many of my colleages,
that before paper, ink, dry-erase markers, books and other school "neccessities" are purchased, blue tape
should be bought and implemented in each classroom; after-all we can learn without those things, but sure
can't learn without that miraculous "blue tape".

I feel that administrations strong enforcement on its implementation is greatly required. Some teachers have
the audacity to place GREEN tape on their board, and think that students will be positively impacted by it,
much like how blue tape POSITIVELY effects us; THE NERVE! Blue tape is under-rated, unappreciated, and even neglected by many. Once the new blue tape policy comes into full effect, I'm sure everyone will truely see how effective blue tape really is. (In British accent): I LOVE MY BLUE TAPE!

Subculture: Preppy :)

Many youth have heard of the term: Preppy. In our society the term "preppy"
 is used mostly to describe others who are usually always energized or happy,
enunciate words, and wear sweaters tighed around their necks. Preppy derived
from the term prepatory schools (usually located in northeastern America). These
kids usually act, dress, and speak a specific way.

Unlike some subcultures the term now usually denotes a dresscode preference
rather than a lifestyle. Movies such as John Hughs, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen
Candles, and Pretty in Pink were produced in the 80's and depicted the preps of
the 80's (when the term "preppy" was born).

I personally have been called preppy, and at first took offense. Every subculture
has a stereotype, and many ignorant people dont know where the term originated from.
A prep was considered someone who was well educated and attended private schools.
Before you take offense to what someone calls you, always remember to do you research;
what someone intended to be an insult, really could be a complement.

Domestic Violence

Despite the fact that domestic violence has been publicly spoken out against more now than ever before -whether it be in movies or published articles- there has been an increase in domestic violence, a shocking rate of 42% -womenslaw.org. According to evefoundation.org domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power or control over another intimate partner. Sounds ridiculous, i know, but if you really were sit down and ponder upon the different domestic violence scenarios shown through the media, it isn't hard to identify that the offender usually comes across as an individual desperately trying to maintain power over the victim.

What's even more shocking is estiamtes range from 960 thousand to 3 million for incidents of domestic violence yearly!-evefoundation.org. I find it sad that an individual with insecurity issues would stoop as low as abusing a love one in order to receive an ego boost or even for the self-satistfactoring feeling of being in "control". I find the fact that individuals, -especially women- tolerate or even develop excuses for their partner that practices such abhorrent behavior, troubling; children make these situations worse, being that what they see in a household, most times, is what they grow up to execute.

Before writting this blog, while doing research, I read some domestic violence success stories and realized that in every situation, no matter how hope-crushing it may seem, there is infact hope; one must build their own aspiration to flee the life of bondage and despair and fight for the life every good person deserves to live, one full of liberty, joy, abundance, and delectation.