Kinda nice to know im being watched...
To whomb it may concern:
AKA
To the person who is reading this and spreading rumors that i am a "Angry person".
lets see, where to begin... well, lets start with my FIRST AMENDMENT:
"Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. "(http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html)
Now lets touch my FOURTH AMENDMENT:
"Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. " (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html)
Now im sure whoever is reading this can understand what is stated in the Bill of Rights, which, in case you didnt know and/or forgot, is the natural born right to any AND ALL American citizens.
Before I get into harsh detail, I would just like to put out there that i am NOT trying to be a "Wise Ass" and justify something that isnt worth my time, i am justifying my right to write whatever i want, where ever i want, as long as it is not SLANDER.
Lets do some defining first off: I am being blamed for SLANDER
Definition via dictionary.com:
"slan·der ( P ) Pronunciation Key (slndr)
n.
Law. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
A false and malicious statement or report about someone. "
AND the definition of what i was actually doing, expressing my OPINION:
Defintion of OPINION via dictionary.com:
"o·pin·ion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pnyn)
n.
A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: “The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion” (Elizabeth Drew).
A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion.
A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts.
The prevailing view: public opinion.
Law. A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court. "
and of course, a more 'directed tward my case' definition, also pulled from dictionary.com:
"opinion
n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: sentiment, persuasion, view, thought] 2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, vox populi] 3: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: view] 4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: legal opinion, judgment, judgement] 5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: ruling] 6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion]"
Finally, i will conclude my 'proof' on something that I feel the administration has done to me:
INVASION OF PRIVACY
"Main Entry: pri·va·cy
Function: noun
: freedom from unauthorized intrusion : state of being let alone and able to keep certain esp. personal matters to oneself -see also EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY, INVASION OF PRIVACY privacy interest at INTEREST 3b, RIGHT OF PRIVACY Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade in the IMPORTANT CASES section
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. "
My Livejournal is a PRIVATE ACCOUNT, or so i believed. It is also the place where I VENT on subject such as: School, life, friends, relationships and whatever else will come my way. As you can see from (most of) the entries, there is a significant amount of time inbetween the entries. I USUALLY only use my Livejournal as a VENTING place, so it is EXPECTED to come off as "angry".
I am a person of STRONG moral integrity and STRONG opinion, and I recognize that. Here is why this is a disadvantage to whombever decides to read this and pursue it as "threatening" or "slanderous". I am allowed to my opinion just as much as anybody in THE WORLD. I'm sorry, but there is NOTHING anyone could do to change how I think. AND If I feel inclined, I am allowed to write down ANYTHING I WANT, even if it was sladerous, though that would be wrong... I AM STILL ALLOWED TO WRITE IT DOWN. Writing is MY special way of taking the kettle off the burner. I choose to write on LJ because I have select few friends that can read it and when they do, they seem to find ways to help me out. I realize that anything I write online is "fair game" for anyone to see, and that is fine. If "other" people want to check out my LJ to see whats going on in my life, fine. I understand that there is some really funny stuff on there, and I would want to read it too. BUT do NOT do it behind me back. THIS IS WHERE "CERTAIN PEOPLE" WENT WRONG. From my understanding, my "educational environment" was looking for something that could be harmfull to "certain people" in my "educational environment" in some way. So why is it that MY LJ was picked out, OVER ANALYZED, and then WITHOUT ME KNOWING, brought "a person very near and dear to my heart" in to tell her/him that I have "Anger Issues". Excuse my language, but NO SHI - OOOPS!!!! poop! Its no huge secret that I have anger issues. AND I even brought this fact up to "the very special person near and dear to my heart", who now sends me to get help from a PROFESSIONAL to help me cope and get rid of it. One of the things that my therapist said was, and i quote, "you should try to start writing, like on a Livejournal or a Facebook. That way your friends can help you through this too, since that is what you want." So, in a sence, "those making a mountain out of a mole hill" are feeding the fire. Thanks.
Now, I do feel that my privacy was completely DISREGUARDED and INVADED, but that doesnt make me angry; It makes me dissapointed and it makes me write journal entries such as this to try to explain how I have a right to write down what I feel AND justify it.
No, the thing that makes me ENRAGED is the fact that "certain individuals" got this "special person who is near and dear to my heart" upset for no real reason. Yes, I will repeat.
"CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS" GOT THIS "SPECIAL PERSON VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART" UPSET FOR NO REAL REASON.
As if my family isnt going through enough right now, which I would normally assume that you (yes, you know who 'you' are) had no clue about, but since you completely DISECTED my LJ and read everything about my personal life, I now assume you know. No one else has to calm him/her down, thats MY JOB. And you arent making that job easy for me.
Panic attacks, crying, therapists, medications.
Now, please disreguard these next few sentences as I step out of line:
THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER AT THIS POINT IN TIME, REALLY, ITS SO NICE OF YOU TO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT ONE STUDENT WHO DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG. WELL, I GUESS ITS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE DISCIPLINE POINT OF VIEW AT "MY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY". ITS ALWAYS THE KIDS WHO ARENT REALLY DOING ANYTHING THAT BAD THAT GET IN TROUBLE, WHILE THEIR PEERS ARE SKIPPING CLASS, GOING TO THE NEW LIBRARY, AND PUSHING DRUGS IN THE PARKING GARAGE.
That ^^^ is an example of VENTING, why? because this situation is so OVERLY REDICULOUS that it infuriates me.
Now that you know that I am not starting a gang, im not starting anything with kids at other schools, im not making fake profiles for teachers and I am NOT doing ANYTHING WRONG by writing A DAMN WORD on here, can you just leave me alone already? It really gets old fast.
If it must continue, my opinion WILL change for the worse and so will my means of action. besides, if im not supposed to vent here, where I was told to, where am I supposed to vent?
In someones face?
Look at it this way, you only have to look at me for roughly 1 more year. After that, I will be getting my life together 1,500 miles away in a college that ENCOURAGES creativity and diversity and understands that being different is NOT a bad thing. You will never have to hear from me agian.
Another thing, The administration doesnt seem to realize how DIFFICULT this school is. WE ARE ONLY KIDS! For most of us, the only way we know how to cope with the stress of school is to COMPLAIN! (that shouldnt be any big surprise) On any given day, walk through the halls, into the bathrooms, sit in on a lunch conversation and I BET that you will hear AT LEAST three different people say something negative about their school experience. How many times have you heard a student say "UUUUUGH!!! I HATE SCHOOL!!!!!" in a classroom? ITS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURENCE! IN FACT, in my opinion, its the only way some of us can feel like we have some sort of grasp on our lives; to say we disagree with something and at the same time HAVE OUR FRIENDS AGREE. There CANT be ONE teacher on the face of the earth who NEVER had "that" teacher at some point in their lives where they just didnt like them at all. Either they didnt get along, they spoke with a strang accent that everyone made fun of, or they had a strange tick that people talk about. God, EVEN KIDS DO THAT TO OTHER KIDS! the unfortunate fact is not everyone LOVES their teachers, most of them can deal, but they need that VENTING PLACE to make it through.
I dont know if by now I have completely lost my reader or if I have gained more but I am sure of one thing; what I am being picked out of a croud for doing something that is NOT wrong or harmful to ANYONE. I DO have such thing as PRIVACY. I DO expect it to be respected as that: PRIVATE.
I do, however, understand that "certain people" were worried about me. And I can agree. But its only understandable to a certain degree. Going and SEARCHING for things to pin on me is NOT understandable. I dont care if someone stumbled across my LJ, or if someone actually went looking for it. The fact is that I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SOMEONE SPENT THEIR TIME READING THROUGH AND DISECTING MY PERSONAL SPACE, TRYING TO FIND FACTS TO PROVE THAT I AM CRAZY.
(ok, so i dont know for a fact about the last part, but it was MOST DEFINITLY read through BEYOND QUESTIONABLE "stumbling")
since i dont really know how to end this, i guess i will just end it how i usually do, afterall... its IS still my Live Journal and I can STILL do w/e i please with it.
peace out homez
outtie,
-A.Zak
P.S. Mr. Sanders, your class is getting better, BUT you have to admit, you DO lecture us ALOT and there is no way that you havent seen one of us fighting sleep in your class, ESPECIALLY when its the first class of the day. Come on, were only human, haha. It happends to the best of us, unfortunatly.
and yes, I think you have a monotone voice, but your no match for Mr. Walker - King of the monotone voice box.
AKA
To the person who is reading this and spreading rumors that i am a "Angry person".
lets see, where to begin... well, lets start with my FIRST AMENDMENT:
"Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. "(http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html)
Now lets touch my FOURTH AMENDMENT:
"Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. " (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html)
Now im sure whoever is reading this can understand what is stated in the Bill of Rights, which, in case you didnt know and/or forgot, is the natural born right to any AND ALL American citizens.
Before I get into harsh detail, I would just like to put out there that i am NOT trying to be a "Wise Ass" and justify something that isnt worth my time, i am justifying my right to write whatever i want, where ever i want, as long as it is not SLANDER.
Lets do some defining first off: I am being blamed for SLANDER
Definition via dictionary.com:
"slan·der ( P ) Pronunciation Key (slndr)
n.
Law. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
A false and malicious statement or report about someone. "
AND the definition of what i was actually doing, expressing my OPINION:
Defintion of OPINION via dictionary.com:
"o·pin·ion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pnyn)
n.
A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: “The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion” (Elizabeth Drew).
A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion.
A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts.
The prevailing view: public opinion.
Law. A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court. "
and of course, a more 'directed tward my case' definition, also pulled from dictionary.com:
"opinion
n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: sentiment, persuasion, view, thought] 2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, vox populi] 3: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: view] 4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: legal opinion, judgment, judgement] 5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: ruling] 6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion]"
Finally, i will conclude my 'proof' on something that I feel the administration has done to me:
INVASION OF PRIVACY
"Main Entry: pri·va·cy
Function: noun
: freedom from unauthorized intrusion : state of being let alone and able to keep certain esp. personal matters to oneself -see also EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY, INVASION OF PRIVACY privacy interest at INTEREST 3b, RIGHT OF PRIVACY Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade in the IMPORTANT CASES section
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. "
My Livejournal is a PRIVATE ACCOUNT, or so i believed. It is also the place where I VENT on subject such as: School, life, friends, relationships and whatever else will come my way. As you can see from (most of) the entries, there is a significant amount of time inbetween the entries. I USUALLY only use my Livejournal as a VENTING place, so it is EXPECTED to come off as "angry".
I am a person of STRONG moral integrity and STRONG opinion, and I recognize that. Here is why this is a disadvantage to whombever decides to read this and pursue it as "threatening" or "slanderous". I am allowed to my opinion just as much as anybody in THE WORLD. I'm sorry, but there is NOTHING anyone could do to change how I think. AND If I feel inclined, I am allowed to write down ANYTHING I WANT, even if it was sladerous, though that would be wrong... I AM STILL ALLOWED TO WRITE IT DOWN. Writing is MY special way of taking the kettle off the burner. I choose to write on LJ because I have select few friends that can read it and when they do, they seem to find ways to help me out. I realize that anything I write online is "fair game" for anyone to see, and that is fine. If "other" people want to check out my LJ to see whats going on in my life, fine. I understand that there is some really funny stuff on there, and I would want to read it too. BUT do NOT do it behind me back. THIS IS WHERE "CERTAIN PEOPLE" WENT WRONG. From my understanding, my "educational environment" was looking for something that could be harmfull to "certain people" in my "educational environment" in some way. So why is it that MY LJ was picked out, OVER ANALYZED, and then WITHOUT ME KNOWING, brought "a person very near and dear to my heart" in to tell her/him that I have "Anger Issues". Excuse my language, but NO SHI - OOOPS!!!! poop! Its no huge secret that I have anger issues. AND I even brought this fact up to "the very special person near and dear to my heart", who now sends me to get help from a PROFESSIONAL to help me cope and get rid of it. One of the things that my therapist said was, and i quote, "you should try to start writing, like on a Livejournal or a Facebook. That way your friends can help you through this too, since that is what you want." So, in a sence, "those making a mountain out of a mole hill" are feeding the fire. Thanks.
Now, I do feel that my privacy was completely DISREGUARDED and INVADED, but that doesnt make me angry; It makes me dissapointed and it makes me write journal entries such as this to try to explain how I have a right to write down what I feel AND justify it.
No, the thing that makes me ENRAGED is the fact that "certain individuals" got this "special person who is near and dear to my heart" upset for no real reason. Yes, I will repeat.
"CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS" GOT THIS "SPECIAL PERSON VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART" UPSET FOR NO REAL REASON.
As if my family isnt going through enough right now, which I would normally assume that you (yes, you know who 'you' are) had no clue about, but since you completely DISECTED my LJ and read everything about my personal life, I now assume you know. No one else has to calm him/her down, thats MY JOB. And you arent making that job easy for me.
Panic attacks, crying, therapists, medications.
Now, please disreguard these next few sentences as I step out of line:
THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER AT THIS POINT IN TIME, REALLY, ITS SO NICE OF YOU TO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT ONE STUDENT WHO DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG. WELL, I GUESS ITS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE DISCIPLINE POINT OF VIEW AT "MY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY". ITS ALWAYS THE KIDS WHO ARENT REALLY DOING ANYTHING THAT BAD THAT GET IN TROUBLE, WHILE THEIR PEERS ARE SKIPPING CLASS, GOING TO THE NEW LIBRARY, AND PUSHING DRUGS IN THE PARKING GARAGE.
That ^^^ is an example of VENTING, why? because this situation is so OVERLY REDICULOUS that it infuriates me.
Now that you know that I am not starting a gang, im not starting anything with kids at other schools, im not making fake profiles for teachers and I am NOT doing ANYTHING WRONG by writing A DAMN WORD on here, can you just leave me alone already? It really gets old fast.
If it must continue, my opinion WILL change for the worse and so will my means of action. besides, if im not supposed to vent here, where I was told to, where am I supposed to vent?
In someones face?
Look at it this way, you only have to look at me for roughly 1 more year. After that, I will be getting my life together 1,500 miles away in a college that ENCOURAGES creativity and diversity and understands that being different is NOT a bad thing. You will never have to hear from me agian.
Another thing, The administration doesnt seem to realize how DIFFICULT this school is. WE ARE ONLY KIDS! For most of us, the only way we know how to cope with the stress of school is to COMPLAIN! (that shouldnt be any big surprise) On any given day, walk through the halls, into the bathrooms, sit in on a lunch conversation and I BET that you will hear AT LEAST three different people say something negative about their school experience. How many times have you heard a student say "UUUUUGH!!! I HATE SCHOOL!!!!!" in a classroom? ITS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURENCE! IN FACT, in my opinion, its the only way some of us can feel like we have some sort of grasp on our lives; to say we disagree with something and at the same time HAVE OUR FRIENDS AGREE. There CANT be ONE teacher on the face of the earth who NEVER had "that" teacher at some point in their lives where they just didnt like them at all. Either they didnt get along, they spoke with a strang accent that everyone made fun of, or they had a strange tick that people talk about. God, EVEN KIDS DO THAT TO OTHER KIDS! the unfortunate fact is not everyone LOVES their teachers, most of them can deal, but they need that VENTING PLACE to make it through.
I dont know if by now I have completely lost my reader or if I have gained more but I am sure of one thing; what I am being picked out of a croud for doing something that is NOT wrong or harmful to ANYONE. I DO have such thing as PRIVACY. I DO expect it to be respected as that: PRIVATE.
I do, however, understand that "certain people" were worried about me. And I can agree. But its only understandable to a certain degree. Going and SEARCHING for things to pin on me is NOT understandable. I dont care if someone stumbled across my LJ, or if someone actually went looking for it. The fact is that I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SOMEONE SPENT THEIR TIME READING THROUGH AND DISECTING MY PERSONAL SPACE, TRYING TO FIND FACTS TO PROVE THAT I AM CRAZY.
(ok, so i dont know for a fact about the last part, but it was MOST DEFINITLY read through BEYOND QUESTIONABLE "stumbling")
since i dont really know how to end this, i guess i will just end it how i usually do, afterall... its IS still my Live Journal and I can STILL do w/e i please with it.
peace out homez
outtie,
-A.Zak
P.S. Mr. Sanders, your class is getting better, BUT you have to admit, you DO lecture us ALOT and there is no way that you havent seen one of us fighting sleep in your class, ESPECIALLY when its the first class of the day. Come on, were only human, haha. It happends to the best of us, unfortunatly.
and yes, I think you have a monotone voice, but your no match for Mr. Walker - King of the monotone voice box.