World History Humanities

1. World History Humanities Jessika Claude World Humanities May 19, 2006 Mrs. Bacon

2. Introduction This presentation was designed to demonstrate the work that I have accomplished this year in World Humanities and how I have reached the 10 J2E goals in the past school year.

3. Table Of Contents Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Goal 6 Goal 7 Goal 8 Goal 9 Goal 10

4. Acceptance of God Take a look around and take a good look at the world. What do you see? Well I’ll tell you what I see. I see confusion, sadness, and disaster everywhere. Why is this you may ask? We’ll this all goes back to one word, which is sin. Sin messed up everything but then God gave us hope. He gave us another chance. All we have to do is accept him as our personal savior and keep his commandments. The CLQ assignment helped me move closer to God and truly accept him as my own. This is a mandatory step in the life of a Christian. When the tsunami hit Asia that was a sign that Jesus is coming soon and that we don’t have much time left on this Earth. No man knows the day nor the hour when the savior will return but he did give us signs in Matthew 24. These signs include Earthquakes, Natural disasters and many other things. Many of these things have already happened but he also said that all of that is the beginning of sorrow. He is waiting on us to accept him. If we knew exactly when he was coming then just about everybody would go to Heaven but he wants us to love him just because of who he is. He is not a God of force so Heaven is a choice. Hell is also a choice. Imagine living forever. That is a beautiful thought but in Heaven there will be so many things to do. You can fly, play, swim and praise God all day long. Why would you choose Hell over that? This is just beyond me. Today you have to make that decision of a lifetime and if you choose Heaven your life will be so happy. Make the right decision.

5. Commitment to the church When you get married you say vows to your spouse that you will stay for good or better right? Well a baptism is sort of like a wedding. When you get baptized in a church then you must stay committed to the church. Over this year I have dramatically became closer to my church and I feel committed. Earlier this school year I felt disconnect to my church because of numerous reasons. I started to go to another church because of the disconnection. The church I started to attend, Emmanuel, was warm, small and everything that my church was. I was enjoying myself at Emmanuel one Saturday until the pastor started preaching. He said that we have to stay committed to my church through thick and thin. After that day I have never felt so connected to my church. Now I am an Usher, choir member, Drama member and Youth leader. I enjoy every Sabbath and I was even invited to Lunch by the pastors’ wife. This helped me but the ADRA assignment also helped me become committed to my church. When doing the ADRA assignment I became sad. I became sad because ADRA workers go out and help people who need help and I don’t even help out a church member when they need help. I felt a little torn and unhappy. My life now is much better and happy. When you do right you feel so good inside and it is a feeling that never goes away. I was a child who was kind of shy and bashful but not now. Now I go around with a smile almost everyday. All I had to do was get out of my comfort zone and step out in the water. With Gods help I want to do many other things in church so my relationship with my church will be strong. With your prayer and Gods help all things are possible.

6. Interpersonal Relationship They say that when you get older that you will turn out just like your parents and there is a slim chance that you will be different. When I get older I want to be a part of that slim chance. Right now at the age of 15 I am finding myself and trying to change. When finding myself I discovered that I am outgoing, Kind (sometimes), forgiving, and loving. When you mix all those qualities and 5% of attitude then you have made Jessika Jean Precious Claude. This school year honestly has not changed me but I have become a little more understanding and kind. At the begging of the year I talked really bad about my mother and when I look at the journals and such I wonder what I was thinking. My mother is trying her best and she deserved credit for that. After rereading the Free journal I moved closer to goal 3 , Interpersonal relationship. I say this because I learned that my mother is not as bad as I think. If I was in her shoes I would not do exactly the same things that she does but I would do some. Even today I find myself being like her in some ways. In other way I find myself being better which is my goal. I better understand the role of my mother and I now appreciate her and all she does. Right now in my life I am still discovering myself and how I plan to be better. Family Worship and personal bible studies have helped me discover a new light. I don’t know exactly what my future holds but I know that Matthew 6:33 tells me to seek ye first the kingdom of God and all other things shall be added. This is my favorite memory verse and I have decided to live my life by this text.

7. Responsible Citizenship When I was younger I could not wait until I turned 13 years old. At the age of 13 I thought that I would be on top of the world and running stuff but then someone told me when I turned 13 I would have to gain responsibility. I heard the word before but I did not know what it meant so I look it up and found out that it means the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force. To me this was scary. I was used to doing whatever I wanted but now I would have to gain responsibility. Well when my 13th birthday came everything surely changed. Responsibility was gained and it has formed me into the person whom I am today. To add to that I also gained more responsibility when the Free journal was completed. I believe the journal helped me gain more responsibility because I am now responsible for the choices that I make concerning dating. The bible says that you should be equally yoked and if you are not then the blame will be put on your. Now I am not the type who is boy-crazy but it feels good to have someone say they like me or even love me. In our Media young girls between the ages of 13-16 are considered wild. When they see a young man whom they feel is attractive they go CRAZY and will do mostly anything. This is mostly true but can be changed. I believe when I cut of my unequally yoked boyfriend that was a big step. Sooner or later young girls will understand that they are better than that and that as long as you got King Jesus you don’t need nobody else.

8. Healthy Balanced Living Seventh Day Adventist believes that there are 8 ways that we could live a healthy balanced life. These ways include Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust in God. By living by these ways I grantee that you will live healthy. Nutrition is good for you because if you don’t eat right then you will be sick. Exercise allows your body to remove unnecessary fats and helps keep you in shape. The body is made of a large percentage of water that is lost when doing several things. When you drink water that replaces the water that is water. Sunlight inserts vitamin that your body needs while air is the way by which we breathe. Our body cannot function right without rest and if we don’t trust in God than nothing is possible. Do you notice that I left one out? Well temperance is basically balance and the FTT assignment helped me live my life a little more balanced. This is said because I realized that you couldn’t only do one without another. Things in life go together and Health and God equals a balance good life. Imagine life without peanut butter and Jelly, A pool and water, Crackers and cheese, and Bread with butter. These things just naturally flow with each other and when they are separated than everything goes wrong. When Adam and Eve were separated from God sin was formed. When we live an unbalanced life then we allow the Devil to enter our lives and turn it upside down. We cannot not allow Satan to win over us because Jesus fights for us everyday and if we fail ourselves than we have fail Jesus. Everything that he has done and contains to do would be useless and I do not believe that would fell good. Do you?

9. Intellectual Development The bible states that you should train up a child in the way they should go and when they are they will not depart from it. Because of this text many people place their child/children in private church schools. Church school is a good thing for kids because the are around people who believe the same things as them. I remember when I was in Public school they used to laugh at my religion. It made me feel sad and pathetic because I couldn’t even explain my religion to them. After this I started going to church school and I gained many Christ Like Qualities. The FFT assignment helped me remember two of the qualities that I obtained. Generosity and Persisting are two qualities that have put me where I am now and turned me into who I am. I think this assignment helped me move closer to Intellectual Development because the FFT taught me how to look at one word in two ways. I could look at in when thinking about earthly things and when thinking about making my way to Heaven. I know that there will be many people and things that will try to cause me fall but even in the midst of that I know that there will be someone who will be there to lift me up and help me rise. If you keep of trying to do something that after a while you will succeed but you cant except to see different results when you take the same actions. If something does not work well then try something new. In my life I noticed that I always did the same thing but then I always expect a different result. The assignment motivated me to keep on trying until I succeed because after all practice does make perfect.

10. Communication Skills Communication skills are something that I have improved in 100%. Over this past year I have learned so many new words and meanings which I can use everyday. I believe that the grammar assignment helped me move closer to Communication Skills because it taught me new ways in which I can express myself. This year I wrote a research paper about Servant Leadership and in my thesis statement I said that a good servant leader communicates. Communication will solve a lot of things. In the beginning of this year my communication skills were horrible now they are much better. Now I better know who to express myself without an attitude or negative vibe. In the future I see myself very different. I imagine that I will know exactly how to talk and I will talk very proper. Before I started hanging out with the wrong crowd I was very proper. If you took a look at me 2 years ago you could never tell I was proper. African Americans have a very large reputation of incorrect grammar. I am African American but I do not wish to be a part of that number. Sometime I sit down and listen to how other around me talk and I shake my head in disappointment. They language is very rude and vulgar. It is really unbelievable. Females call themselves female dogs and boys call their friends’ dogs and my nigger. That is very disturbing because I know if a Caucasian called them a Nigger then everything would go wrong. There would be fists flying left and right. If you are offended when one does it. Jesus says that we should treat each other, as we would want to be treated. In closing throughout this year I have better learned how to express myself.

11. Personal Management Personal Management is a goal that I have mastered this year. In the beginning I was just a little 14 year old who just wanted to have a little fun but now I have matured in many ways. The Thesis statement has helped me so much. My thesis statement showed the qualities of a great servant leader. I trust that if I obtain these qualities then I myself will be a very good leader. When I get older I have decided that I want to be a criminal physiologist. This profession will involve listening and communication which are both qualities that I stated in my thesis statement. If these traits are not developed then I will not be good at my profession. We must listen in order to develop great personal management skills. Jesus listens to our wants and needs everyday but yet when he tries to respond we never hear him. This is because we are not listening and there are too many things disturbing us. Additionally we sometimes don’t even talk to him. He is claimed as our best friend but the friendship is weak. How do you expect to be friends with someone whom you don’t even talk to or listen? I don’t think that the friendship will last very long. Do you? Well I used to do the same thing until I realized that was no the way to treat my best friend. Sometimes I find it very hard to claim Jesus as my best friend because I can’t physically see him but I know that he is always here. He promised never to leave us nor forsake us and you could trust that promise. We just have to do our part and he will do his. When your friendship is build on a strong foundation that you will grow, grow and grow everyday in Christ and person management skill will be formed.

12. Aesthetic Appreciation The bible says that we are in the world but that we should not a part of the world. Our main Job on Earth is to go and tell others about Christ but we cannot do that if we are wrapped all around in sin like other men. I moved closer to goal 9,Aesthetic Appreciation when I did the FFT assignment. The Food for thought was written by a worldly man. He was not a man of the truth but yet he still understood that right is right. At the beginning of this school year I could care less about art and other things like that but now I appreciate it. We are not to condemn but rather to cheer on. We are all sinners saved by grace and no one is better than another. Yes there are some who know the truth but it is their job to make sure everybody know the truth and if not God will hold the accountable. I do believe that Aesthetic Appreciation will have something to do with my future and when it does come my way I will be ready to handle it. The only reason that I have with man is that they don’t give God any credit. He gave us all the skills that we have now but yet we go around praising our own name when without God none of us would be here. In palms David says let everything that have breath praise the Lord. As a student and US citizen I understand the difference between church and state but I know if I act like I don’t know Jesus now that when/if I get to him he will tell me to go away because he knew me not. I don’t want to live in hell on Earth and then die and go to hell.

13. Career and Service In the world there are many professions but there is a right one for everyone. There are millions of people whom are not happy with their job. They leave for work unhappy and leave work unhappy but they remain because the pay is good. After seeing this I came to the conclusion that I want to have a job that makes me happy and the Legacy Line helped me a little. The Legacy Line helped me move closer to goal 10, Career and Service. After looking at the Legacy line you more than likely think that I want to be a missionary but you are wrong. I want to be a criminal psychologist. I bet I threw you way off now but I have a point. Earlier this year my mother was talking about becoming a missionary in Africa for 12 years. At first I thought it was a crazy and insane idea. I had a good laugh but then realized that she was for real. After coming to this conclusion I decided to give it some thought. After LONG deliberation I decided that it was a good idea and I also decided that I wanted to become a missionary also. When I told her my decision I guess she figured that it was funny and started laughing. She stated that I would be miserable everyday in that hot sun. She stated many factors that helped me change my mind. Well after this incident I sill had the whole missionary thing in my mind but when doing this legacy line I decided that missionary was just not right for me. This was a biog step that was taken but it was mandatory. If I decided to be a missionary even after my mom said what she said then I would be in the number of people who hate their job. I would be doing the work in vain. We have a choice and I have finally made mine during this school year.

14. Christ Like Qualities I believe that the tsunami in Asia left behind a legacy of hope. Hope that the world will be ready when Jesus comes. Jesus is coming soon and people are taking it lightly. In Matthew he gives us many signs and we do not even follow them. We do not know when he will come and he is giving us a chance that we refuse to take. I as a sophomore can do something to help leave behind a legacy and I do it every day. By going to school everyday and getting good grades I will grow up to become something great. By becoming something great I could leave behind a legacy. Life is unpredictable and when something like a natural disaster happens we should jump on it.  I don't know what took so long for the hurricane Katrina victims to receive help. We are united and in times like that we need to stand as united as we could get.

15. ADRA This presentation was very informative and I learned a lot. They basically talked about the mudslides and how it caused so much devastation in the Philippians. It was sad to hear about all the people who died. This assignment has helped me move to God because I realized how important life is and we must live everyday as the last. Goren Hansen while in the Philippians told the radio spot that I picked.

16. Free Journal I love writing these free journals! They are so easy and fun. Right now I don’t know exactly know what I am going to type about but I will soon. Oh I know what I can talk about. Yesterday was my sister birthday. She turned 11 and we ate cheesecake. My mother is in A LOT of trouble right now. As you know we hade several hurricanes here in Florida and our roof was damaged. Well during that time my mom got to major code violations and now she has to go to court. The whole time when my father was sick ad after his death I think that my mom has become irresponsible. She comes home whenever she wants to and she cares about nobody but herself. Our house mortgage used to only be $701 but they doubled it because she did not want insurance on the hose. Now because of her moves my sister and I have to suffer. I HATE going home. There is no food or no nothing. The money I make at work goes toward my tuition then the little $50 I make a month has paid for my AE21 field trip. Now that I am done paying for my field trip I want to save up for a car but it looks like I will have to help buy food and other things like that. When looking at my family I shake my head in disappointment. When I get older I don’t want to become like NOBODY in my family. Please pray for me.

17. Free Journal Right now in my life I am trying to discover the real Jessika Jean Precious Claude. I have let a lot of things in my life go including people and things. I was happy about my decisions when I made them but now I regret some. I know what I did was right but I don’t feel happy. Life is something that is serious and right now is the time to get for real. I just broke up with my boyfriend and I am happy but he is not so happy. He is 16, has no job, no money and not even a permit. I have a job and money and the only reason why I don’t have a permit is because I have a job. I am only 15 but teenage dating is an example of dating in the real world. My friends tell me I am wrong for breaking up with him but if he can’t take care of me now how will he take care of me when we are older? These things I take into consideration unlike many others. Life is not a joke. It is for real

18. Food For Thought Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Wyatt EarpThis FFT is so me. I remember in 3rd grade this boy in my class and I used to race all the time. Not a running race but a race to see who could do their work the fastest. I used to always win but my work would be dead wrong. Being fast is not always the best answer. It is good to be fast but you must know what you're doing. I think this deals with freedom because you always have a choice. You have freedom in everything you do. You are not forced to do anything against your will.  In America you have a lot of freedom. Others places in the world don't allow freedom. Jesus said that we will be persecuted because of him. When that time will come we will not have freedom like we do now. There is a time for everything and that will be the time when our savior will soon come. I hope that I will be ready so that I can enter into the kingdom of God. Before I leave today I would like to leave behind a thought. If you don't stand for God now then he will not stand for you when he comes again.

19. Food For Thought Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Christopher Morley (Persisting) You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. Amy Carmichael (Generosity) I love these two FFT because of the great meaning behind them both. To begin I will start with persisting. I think that this FFT is a great demonstration about persisting because you have to start of small with everything. Take a look at a baby. A baby cannot walk before it crawls. It cannot eat sold food until it drinks the mothers' milk. We must start like babies. Keep on trying until you succeed. If you give up then you fail yourself and you will live with that guilt FOREVER. Secondly I will talk about Generosity. I chose this FFT about generosity because it really demonstrates Generosity. I can give you a piece of bread because you are hungry but that does not really show love. But if I love you I will give anything in the world for you. Jesus showed us love by dying for our sins. If we want to show him our love all we have to do is surrender it all to him. Will you do that today?

20. Grammar Assignment This grammar assignment was a challenge. I honestly could not get it. That frustrated me and then the beetles kept making noise. You would think that I got a couple right but I got only 3 right. This was disappointing but there will be better days.

21. Thesis Statement A servant leader is only a good leader if he/she listens, create alliances, and communicates.

22. Food For Thought Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Christopher Morley (Persisting) You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. Amy Carmichael (Generosity) I love these two FFT because of the great meaning behind them both. To begin I will start with persisting. I think that this FFT is a great demonstration about persisting because you have to start of small with everything. Take a look at a baby. A baby cannot walk before it crawls. It cannot eat sold food until it drinks the mothers' milk. We must start like babies. Keep on trying until you succeed. If you give up then you fail yourself and you will live with that guilt FOREVER. Secondly I will talk about Generosity. I chose this FFT about generosity because it really demonstrates Generosity. I can give you a piece of bread because you are hungry but that does not really show love. But if I love you I will give anything in the world for you. Jesus showed us love by dying for our sins. If we want to show him our love all we have to do is surrender it all to him. Will you do that today?

23. Legacy Line