its all about the way you put it out there (:

Although this article didn’t exactly catch my attention, I feel like it’s not extremely difficult to understand how we take an idea and turn it into reality. Backrub was the idea, Google was the reality. Someone can start off with an idea and take it to a company and then it goes from there. New ideas added, some taken away and then with brains, money, time, patience and a whole lot of advertisement, something that is going to be a big part of our lives is created. I think a big reason why Google is the top search engine over all the others is the way the company advertises what they create. Maybe it doesn’t state that in the article, but hey, that’s just my opinion.

-Alexa.

e-waste, you have got to go.

I’ve always been into the latest technology. I’m not one for keeping a cell phone for longer than a year because I always want a newer and better one. Throughout the years that I’ve been an owner of a cell phone I never once stopped to think where these phones that are no longer up to my standards go. Honestly, before this assignment, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as e-waste. It took me by surprise to see all these cell phones, TV’s, and computers flowing in rivers in different countries miles away from where it had been used. More than half of the TV’s and computers from the United States get shipped to different countries just to be stripped of valuable metal and then to be discarded into a river that connects to the ocean.

Not only is this e-waste hurting us, the human population, but it is also harmful to our environment and our animal life. We should have tried to fix this problem a long time ago. A lot of countries aren’t as “blessed” as we are, so therefore we need to fix what others cannot. It isn’t just hurting people, animals, and the environment of the country that all of this e-waste is taking place in, but it will eventually get to the rest of us as well. We definitely need to find a different, more responsible solution to this problem before it becomes even more out of hand.

No Thanks, I prefer to hold my books

I know technology is suppose to be a good thing, and I’m all for it when it comes to music and communicating, but the one thing I don’t like is this new found “online booking”. I do not agree with what Google is doing with all these books. I understand that yes, it is convenient, and yes, you probably could find the book you’re looking for in a matter of seconds, but its taking away from the “specialness” of actually going out on a search for book and feeling that good feeling when you finally find it.

I love to read. For school, for work, and for fun. It helps me get away from my chaotic life at times and helps me get lost in a different world and lets me experience a different situation for hours at end, and that is something I truly cherish about reading. If all my books were to be scanned on the internet, it just wouldn’t be the same as holding them. I could have my book open on Google, but like it always happens, I would probably get distracted and start playing on Facebook and forget all about what I was reading. It just simply wouldn’t be the same. That’s the big reason why I don’t support Google in this. Reading a book is just one thing I don’t need Google help with. Plus, you can’t curl up with a laptop like you can with a good book :)

Berners-Lee is pretty cool

After reading the first chapter of Weaving the Web, I understand more of how someone can invent something so important and so epic to our generation. Before reading the first chapter of this book, I merely thought that he pulled out these ideas out of nowhere and BAM! The web was invented a week later. I see know though that it wasn’t like that. It wasn’t just ideas that he had, but a lot of it came from the things he read, the people he talked to, the place he worked and importantly, how interested he was in technology. Like Berners-lee stated in the last sentence of the first chapter, “…after hyperlink and the internet had come of age. The task left to me was to marry them together.” That is exactly what he did with a lot of hard work and dedication.

-Alexa

Hello Word (:

To start things off, my name is Alexa and I am now a senior at connally high school. I have been attending CHS all four years. I have also been a cheerleader here for all four years also. I am currently one of the two co-captains on the varsity squad. My life consists of AP classes, cheerleading, and as much social time as I can possibly fit into my hectic schedule. As of right now, I do not have a boyfriend. I’m extremely comfortable being by myself and I don’t plan on changing it any time soon. I honestly think I have too much stuff to focus on; I don’t need another added to that list. Now as far as best fiends go, I have got to say I have the 3 best friends anyone could possibly ask for. First is Christy. Christy and I have been best friends for what is now going on 13 years, - more than half of my life I have spent with her. Yall may have seen her around here with me, or on the field. Christy is the captain of the cheerleading team. The one thing I love most about here is that she practically lives in a bubble of optimism. When I’m around her I can’t help but feel less worried or less stressed about things that are going on in my life. My other best friend’s name is Ilsa. We call each other “twins” because we’re so much alike and we’re basically family. She’s been my best friend since I was 12 and she was 11. Lastly, my other best friends name is Chris. We’ve been through so much in such a short amount of time and we continue to grow closer. I love all 3 of them with my whole heart!

This year being my senior year and all, I am extremely focused on my school work. Not to say that I wasn’t the last three years I’ve been here but this year is going to make or break me. I’ve challenged myself this year with the courses I’ve selected to take. I’m trying to stay optimistic about being able to handle these classes, but I do have my worries. It’s nothing a little time and dedication can’t fix though. I hope to make it through my senior year with my head on straight.

College. I’m terrified yet extremely excited. I already know where I want to go. I plan on going to A&M Corpus Christi and I’m even planning to try out for the cheer squad if I get accepted. As far as what I want to do with the rest of my life, I’m so undecided, it’s ridiculous. But I’m sure I’ll find my “calling” just like everyone else does.

Another huge impact that has helped me get this far in life is my family, my backbone, my support system, my everything. My immediate family consists of my mom, my dad, my older sister, and my dog. They have done so much for me to help me get where I am now. I wouldn’t be the person I am without them. My morals values and good sense of attitude and heart come from my mom, who has always shown me kindness and support all throughout the 17 yrs of my life. My hard work, dedication, and headstrong attitude have come from my dad, who has showed me that if you want something and you are persistent at working for it, anything can happen. My ability to laugh at the little things in life and smile when times are tough comes from my sister, who has showed me that the easiest way to get over something is to laugh at it. My ability to love someone with my whole heart has come from my dog mia, who, just by being there has taught me to love someone. My grandma also, she is probably my biggest fan and supporter and I love her dearly.

Now that all of the basic stuff is out of the way here’s time for just little facts about me. I’ve been 5’1” since 6th grade and I will stay this tall for the rest of my life. I sleep, a lot. I have one heart, but I love like I have three, meaning once I care about you, I always will. I have been cheering since I was in the 2nd grade. Yes, I am one of those crazy twilight fans. I have read all the books about 3 times. By the way I read more than I watch TV. Shopping really does cure a hurt soul. I’m scared to grow up, but I’m also secretly excited. That’s all I can think of right now, any questions, just ask (:

--Alexa (:

These are my some of my close friends Jordan, Ilsa, and Jessica (:

This is my best friend Chris (:

These are the seniors on the cheer squad (: