Appreciate Groves

   Upon arriving at school Friday morning, I greeted many of my acquaintances. I discovered that everything that they were talking about seemed negative in one way or another. I feel that the closer we get to our graduation day the more we may want everything to be perfect, which is nearly impossible. I just wanted to take the time and remind everyone why we should try our best to find the positives in every minute that we get to spend at groves..

   We, as students of Birmingham Groves, are very lucky. we have a nice and respectable learning environment and not only that our academic program is above average. We get to express ourselves everyday in more ways than one. We a re also lucky enough to have a staff that take their jobs really serious and our dedicated to making the students and parents feel good about being apart of the groves family, this is very important to have in a school setting and many high schools seem to be lacking the quality.

   I'm not saying that because we have a good school we should walk around as if we have a perfect life because I'm sure we have other issues. however, maybe we should focus on the good rather than the bad in our lives. If we do this i guarantee we will have better days.

Guns

We Americans love guns, including me. They're pretty fun to shoot, but I think they should be limited. I don't think there any reason why there needs to be guns with a mag over 30 rounds or fully automatic settings. You use those guns for hunting people not deer. Really all you need for deer hunting is a .308 rifle or a shotgun. Not military grade assault rifles. I also think it's way to easy to get a gun. There needs to be universal background checks, and the gun show loophole is just stupid.  

Gun Violence

Gun violence is the most talked about topic in America. 

 Will there always be Gun violence in America. I don't believe it will. I think gun violence comes from people who think its okay to solve there problems with guns instead of thinking out rational responses. If we as people want to stop us from killing each other then we need to have  a stronger system for gun control.There would be less people dying from guns if we stop thinking that guns solves everything because in reality it solves nothing it only cause more people to use guns. There is also those of us who may be mentally ill and decide to use guns  and start mass shootings in schools.

I think that the world would be better if we didn't have guns.I understand that the military and ect. needs them to fight wars. Gun violence can only happen if we let it happen.

Fast Food

I hate and love fast food at the same time. I hate it because I feel like crap after I eat it, but I love it because I've grown up with it. For me fast food kinda has that nostalgia factor. It reminds me of the good old days when I was like 7 and getting all hyped for Star wars Episode III. It reminds me of a time with less problems. It also makes me think that this is why so much of America is fat, and I feel like crap after, but for those 10 minutes of Whopper it feels pretty good. It's pretty addicting honestly. Not that disgrace of a burger the Black Halloween Whopper though. That thing is a monster.