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My weekly food

For my family we typically spent about $100 depending on what we need per week.

20% project

         I am super excited to be getting into my 20% project! I am planing to make my dream dance studio. I am going to make a list of everything that i believe belongs in a dance studio. Then I will design each room. I will also make a model of my future studio, online and one that's tangible. During the three month time period I hope to "purchase" (figure out the cost of floors, barres, mirrors, etc.) everything that will theoretically be in my studio. I hope to also make a schedule of what time classes are going on in each studio. I am anticipating it being difficult to make the studio look the way I want it too. I have a clear picture in my mind of what I want it all to look like and it may be hard to 100% accomplish that vision. For this project I will defiantly be needing Word and Excel, to plan. I also am going to purchase a kit so that I will be able to make a model. During this project I have some people who I know who can help me. One of these people of course being Ms. Lauren. Since she owns her own studio she should have a lot of advice. Another source being my parents. They surprisingly  know a lot about dance, (since they have 3 girls all of which dance). Finally my fellow dancers (who are some of my best friends,) and of course my sisters. Since they all know about dance and from a dancers point of view they can give me some helpful tips and ideas. I am looking forward to continue with my project!

New Years Resolution

      Looking back on the past year I have defiantly made many mistakes. But I also have progressed SO much in my life, making it better. As I said I made many mistakes but I can gladly say that i have learned from them. My life is very different than it was last year. For example I have lost my Poppop, he is no longer with us but is in a better place. I also have had so many amazing adventures with my friends and my family. I can try to look back and pin point some amazing events that have happened in the past year (there are too many and), I rather look forward to what's going to happen this year. I will make this year even  more amazing!!!
     I was asked on my opinion about New Year Resolutions. Truthfully, I am on the boarder with new year resolutions. I don't believe you should try to improve yourself only once a year. I think that all year round you should try to make yourself a better person. With that said I am not totally against resolutions. I love to set goals (duh I'm a Capricorn!) to improve myself. I will say that I have made a few new resolutions for this year but. . . I am so excited for the new year!!!!!!

The First Amendment

     We have been learning all about the First Amendment this past week. I (just like many) have so many remaining questions on the topic. I want to know what the country would be like without these freedoms, or just without speech in individual? I want to know if we have other amendments other than the five we learned in detail?

     As I previously stated I want to know what would happen to the country with out freedom or speech or visa- versa.

     Without speech we wouldn't have the freedom of press or really petition. In China they don't have freedom of speech. They are supposed to have freedom of speech but it is heavily censored. What I mean is that the government controls practically everything that is publicized. My point is a world without out freedom of speech does exist!
     When you think about it without the other four amendments to have the freedom of speech wouldn't be as valuable. You wouldn't have the right to petition or write what ever you want. Its like having money but nothing to spend it on. I am glad that we have all five!

    Another Question was weather there were other amendments. I googled it and this is what I found!
    

#	Amendments	Proposal date	Enactment date	Full text
1st	Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
2nd	Protects an individual's right to bear arms	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
3rd	Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
4th	Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
5th	Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
6th	Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
7th	Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
8th	Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
9th	Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution.	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
10th	Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	Full text
11th	Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity	March 4, 1794	February 7, 1795	Full text
12th	Revises presidential election procedures	December 9, 1803	June 15, 1804	Full text
13th	Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime	January 31, 1865	December 6, 1865	Full text
14th	Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues	June 13, 1866	July 9, 1868	Full text
15th	Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude	February 26, 1869	February 3, 1870	Full text
16th	Allows the federal government to collect income tax	July 12, 1909	February 3, 1913	Full text
17th	Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote	May 13, 1912	April 8, 1913	Full text
18th	Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)	December 18, 1917	January 16, 1919	Full text
19th	Establishes women's suffrage	June 4, 1919	August 18, 1920	Full text
20th	Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"	March 2, 1932	January 23, 1933	Full text
21st	Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.	February 20, 1933	December 5, 1933	Full text
22nd	Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms)	March 24, 1947	February 27, 1951	Full text
23rd	Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College	June 16, 1960	March 29, 1961	Full text
24th	Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes	September 14, 1962	January 23, 1964	Full text
25th	Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession	July 6, 1965	February 10, 1967	Full text
26th	Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older.	March 23, 1971	July 1, 1971	Full text
27th	Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress

 In short there were other amendment that we didn't cover. I kind of want to know more about them. I wish we had enough time to cover them all!