Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

Some people ask, are law and justice the same thing? In my opinion, law and justice is not the same thing, although they do go hand in hand. Furthermore, each one relies on the other. We have laws to protect the community and to keep everything in order and when one breaks one of these laws they have to suffer some sort of punishment or serve justice depending on the seriousness of the violation. Our law and justice work as a system; without one the other is not effective. If there were no law, justice would be ineffective. People could violate a law but then they would have no justice to serve. If there were no justice to serve, the law would be pointless to have because one could violate a law or regulation and not receive any form of justice or consequence, end of story. People would just be able to do what they wanted and get away with it. Eventually the people would start taking law and justice into their own hands by making their own laws to abide by and punishments for those laws. This would get pretty ridiculous in a very short amount of time. Society as a whole would not be able to function. In the end, this is the meaning for our system. Law and justice work together hand in hand, but there is a difference between the two. Let me know what you think!

The Good, The Bad, and The Writing

There are some things that make it harder to write and there are some things that make it easier for me to write. One thing that is hardest about writing for me is just getting the paper started. Like for this topic I actually fell asleep because I couldn’t think of how I wanted to start it or what I wanted to say. I would have to say that that is my biggest problem with writing papers. Closing the paper for me is equally as hard. I will sit and ponder on what to write for long periods of time and this affects my progress drastically.
I am not one to think deeply about something. For example, if I see a red cup, the only thoughts that would go through my head are; that cup is red. I don’t sit there and ask myself how red is it or stuff like that. Another thing is that I get distracted really easily. This is such a disadvantage in my writing for school because I know I have to get this assignment done but the littlest things have been distracting me.
Some of the easy things about writing for me are after the intro. After I get started and past the intro of a paper, words and ideas usually pour from my head. Yes there are times when I reach a blank spot in my mind but usually I can climb out of it. Another strength I have in writing is that I can come up with lots of thoughtful ideas but my weakness is that I can never find a way to incorporate them into my paper without jumping from one topic to the next.

Pricey at the Pump

Are you spending that hard earned work check mostly on gas to come to school? I know I am, or should I say was. My friend Adam and I decided that gas was going to hurt us big time financially this year driving back and forth to ICC. So we signed up for a similar class schedule so that we could carpool every day. This was a great idea to help us both save money and we haven’t had a problem with it so far. What we do is just switch every week to make it fair. Some individuals took the opportunity to live on campus this year due to the increase in gas prices, but not all individuals have the financial support to afford a room on campus. So this being said; a great idea on saving money would be to carpool and take turns with your friends each week just to make it fair. I was also thinking the other day of ideas to get the gas prices lowered. One idea I had was this; we should set up a day or weekend in each month where no one would purchase gas. People could also ride the bus to wherever they want to go or ride a bike, which would be great exercise. By doing this, we wouldn’t be damaging the earth’s atmosphere and polluting the air that we breathe every day. Imagine the impact that it would have. This is just a thought, so tell me what you think.

Writing

So I wouldn’t consider myself one who likes to write, but when I have to write papers for school I have a few things I do to kind of jog my writing process. One thing I do is turn on my iPod and put in my ear buds. I need to have some sort of music playing when I am required to write papers. I also need some sort of snack right by my side, preferably some grapes or fruit of some kind. I also would prefer to be alone when I write, but I could have a friend in the room and write just fine, just as long as he/she isn’t constantly distracting me. Also when I write, I prefer it be done electronically, but if it need be done on paper I would write with a black ink pen.

Believe it or not, writing is all around us and occurs every day. We write to make lists, we text to our friends, we send e-mails to our bosses, and we write out checks to pay for certain things. These all get categorized into writing. Now when I text a friend, it is not even close to the same type of writing I would do for a paper or something like that. That is actually one of the forms of writing I do like to do. I am also one to make lists, write songs, and even some poetry as well. When I get mad or upset I usually go somewhere by myself and try to write a song about what is going on in my life or what problem I am having. Then I will pick up my guitar and write music also. So you see, writing is truly all around us.

About Me

Dear Ms. Stephanie Scott
My name is Cole Richard Johnson. I am 18 years of age and I was born in Princeton, Indiana. Over the course of my lifetime I have attained multiple hobbies such as, music, sports, and road trips. I love listening to music on my free time or when I mow the yard. My favorite kind of music is alternative, rock, hard rock, ‘80s rock, and metal. I am also involved in a pop rock/progressive band called “Remedy to an End”. I play the guitar for this band and sing backup vocals as well. I started teaching myself how to play the guitar when I was in the 8th grade. With my love for music come concerts. I love attending rock concerts and festivals because I get to see professional music performers jump around, sing and do what they love to do. Going to these concerts inspires me to work harder and put forth more effort towards my first goal, which is to become a professional music performer or otherwise known as a rock star. Another one of my hobbies is sports. When I was young I tried pretty much every sport I could, but I ended up liking only three; golf, tennis, and basketball. Throughout my high school career I was involved in tennis and golf. I also like to go on road trips with my friends. I have had so much fun in the past just from driving to a concert with friends or going to an amusement park and such. I enjoy hanging with my friends and having a good time.
When I grow up I want to become a police officer and fight crime. I want to have a family of my own and live to be 90. This brings me to my second goal, which is to do well in school and be able to provide for my family. I hope that all this being said you have some sort of idea of what I am like.

Sincerely,
Cole Johnson