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To learn is to live.
Live and Learn
Newsletter Date
Volume 1, Issue 1
Meaning of Life Top Ten
2
Influenced How I am as a friend Time Capsule
3
Memories What I’ll Miss Goals
4
My Greatest Moment Kim Kardash and Kanye?!? Miley, where’s your hair?
5
Gun Control Three Women Found Good Day
6
My Reflection on Good day Regrets a& Live and Learn
7
My Way 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside this issue:
This is the story about, Madison Chase.
The beauty of the meaning of life is that
it’s based on our choices and opinions. We
were put on this earth to have the chance to
live our lives how we want and not how
others want us to. I live my life based on
the codes and values that I have chosen for
me. I live every day to the fullest, never re-
gret anything, do what makes me happy,
and try not to waste time impressing any-
one.
The Meaning of Life
and be loved in
return.” Moulin
Rouge
5. “Love means nev-
er having to say
you’re sorry.”
“That’s the dumb-
est thing I ever
heard.” What’s up
Doc
6. “If you love me
you have to love all
the things about
me.” Dirty Danc-
ing
7. “I'm more man
than you'll ever be,
and more woman
than you'll ever
get!” Car Wash
8. “After all, tomor-
row is another
day.” Gone With
The Wind
9. “To call you stupid
would be an insult
to stupid people!”
A Fish Called
Wanda
10. “Well, you know
what they say: if
you don't have an-
ything nice to say
about anybody,
come sit by me!”
Steel Magnolias
Top Ten Favorite Movie Quotes
1. “We belong to no-
body, and nobody
belongs to us.”
Breakfast at Tiffa-
ny’s
2. “Don’t dream it,
be it.” Rocky Hor-
ror Picture Show
3. “Ah. Yes, the past
can hurt. But the
way I see it, you
can either run
from it, or learn
from it.” Lion
King
4. “The greatest
thing you'll ever
learn is just to love
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Influenced
Time Capsule
How I am as a friend
Even though
its clique, my mother
is the one who has
influenced me the
most. Watching her
struggle to raise my
brother and me alone,
has taught me how to
be independent and to
appreciate the smaller
things in life. She also
taught me how to stay
strong through any
situation and never to
relay on anyone but
myself. If I want to
make it in the world, I
have to work hard and
nothing ever comes
easy. Since my mother
has sacrificed
a lot for me
made me re-
alize the im-
portance of
my family.
sort things out. I also always
tell them how I truly think and
I try my hardest to stop them
from making the wrong deci-
sions. But at times I feel like
since they think I’m so strong
willed that they don’t have to
put as much effort to helping
me out as I do for them. The
advantages of me being such a
good friend is that I’m obvi-
ously trustworthy
and reliable and
those are great traits
to have but the dis-
advantages are
much worse. I
sometimes forget to
put myself before
others and that
makes it difficult to
focus on my life and not theirs.
In my opinion, I think I’m an
amazing friend. I’m very caring
and reliable when it comes to
my friends. I treat them like
family and I’m there for them
no matter what. I feel the need
to always protect them and
make sure they do the right
thing. I always listen to them
when they tell me their prob-
lems and I always help them
Solo Cups – While in high
school, I went to many parties.
I got to interact with my
friends and also got to meet
new people. Since I’m so out-
going, I really enjoyed all those
parties. The solo cup really
represents me being the social
butterfly I became to be in
high school.
Scrubs – Because I worked in
the nursing homes while trying
Concert Tickets – All through
high school I went to many
concerts. I got to see all of my
favorite music artists and had
the opportunity to even meet
some of the band members.
Because I love going to con-
certs and being in the crowd
while listening to live music,
the concert tickets really repre-
sent who I am and my love for
music.
to get my CNA, I had to wear gray scrubs. It
represents me finally get my degree and all the
memories I’ll remember from J.E.L.
Subway – First off, the BLT sandwich is by far
my favorite thing to eat at subway. I would put
it in my time capsule because it represents how
every Wednesday I would get subway and
watch a new episode of my favorite TV show,
Duck Dynasty.
Bed – Even though I loved always being
around my friends, my bed represents my en-
joyment of sleeping.
Page 3 Madison Chase Volume 1, I ssue 1
Let’s be honest, I’m not the
brightest blub in the tanning
bed. Sounds a little harsh,
but I do lack a little in the
common sense department.
It was my 7th grade year
when I decided to stick my
tongue to a pole in the mid-
dle of winter on the bus
stop. After about 3 seconds,
I pulled back and my tongue
came right off. So I tried it
again and this time I stuck
my whole tongue on the
pole and kept it on there a
little longer. The bus then
arrived and my tongue was
still stuck. Panicking, I took
my fingers and pulled my
tongue off the pole and ran
to the bus. When I arrived
at school, it seemed as if
everyone already knew. Peo-
ple came up to me and lec-
tured about how I could
have lost my tongue like the
little boy in the Christmas
Story. Well in my defense I
never saw the movie, so
there’s no way I would have
known my tongue could
actually stick to a pole dur-
ing winter.
my college intuition and per-
sonal expenses. My degree
for becoming a ultrasound
technician will require approxi-
mately six years of education.
Two of them will go towards
my x-ray technician degree,
and the other four will go to-
wards my bachelor’s degree in
ultrasound. When I secede in
all of my schooling, I plan on
moving to Florida with my
family and start my life there.
I have many goals that I
would like to achieve in
my future. First I would
like to get my CNA job
so I can save money up
for my first car and a
place of my own. I then
would like to start col-
lege to become an ultra-
sound technician. While
attending college, I plan
on still working as a
CNA part time to pay for
I’ll get an ultrasound job at a
hospital in Florida and buy a
house. Maybe after some
time, I’d like to settle down
with someone and start a fam-
ily of my own, but I have to
finish school first. I’m going to
achieve all these goals by
working very hard and by
making sure I do everything I
said I would.
Memories
My Goals
do my own laundry, and
pay my own bills. Being
in high school basically
gave me an excuse to still
be a kid. So of course I’ll
miss seeing my friends
every day and goofing off
in class, but that’s not
what I’ll miss the most.
I’ll miss being a kid and
having no responsibilities.
And now all those years I
took school for granted
are now coming back to
haunt me.
What I’ll Miss
Recently I had a wakeup
call. After I graduate, I’ll
be considered an adult.
I’ll actually have to go
into the real world and
start taking care of my-
self. I’ll have to get a full
time job, get my own
place, feed my own self,
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My Greatest Moment
Miley, where’s your hair?
Kim Kardash and Kanye?!?
I was forced by my mother
to take the CNA class at
J.E.L. and I absolutely des-
pised it. Every day I would
tell my teachers how I hated
the class and how I was
forced by my own will to
take it. Literally, no one
thought I would end up
getting my CNA by the end
of the year, not even my
mother. After a couple
months passed I started to
actually like the class and
the fact that I was helping
people out in the nursing
homes. I was doing things
that I never thought I could
be able to do before, like
cleaning a bed pan or giving
someone a shower. Taking
this class has really helped
me grow up and actually
start taking more responsi-
bility over other things than
just myself. After a while,
my grade and attitude really
started to improve and eve-
ryone could see a big differ-
ence in me. When the end
of the year came, I passed
my state board test and got
my CNA licenses. From this
experienced, I’ve learned
not to come to conclusions
so fast and try to make the
best of every situation.
ple. I think she has the
right to have a child with
anyone she wants without
people judging her. Kim
is obviously really excited
about having her child, so
why not be happy for
her? Instead of people
judging both Kim and
Kayne, they should just
be happy for them and
move on to other celebri-
ty drama.
http://www.foxnews.com/
entertainment/2012/12/31/
kanye-west-announces-is-
expecting-first-child-with-
girlfriend-kim-kardashian/
It’s true. Kanye West an-
nounced on stage that
Kim Kardashian is having
his baby even though if
you want to get technical,
she still married to Kris
Humphries. To be hon-
est, Kayne and Kim hav-
ing a baby doesn’t bother
me like it does must peo-
about her fans opinions and
kept tweeting pictures of
her new haircut. But why
care what other people do
with their own hair? If Miley
likes it, then leave her alone.
Why try to change
someone’s style? It makes
the person their own and
unique, and that’s why her
Miley wanted a big change,
and change is what she got.
Cutting her long locks to an
edgy undercut look really
stirred up her fans. As soon
as she tweeted a picture of
her new haircut, fans had
nothing but bad things to
say. But still feeling pretty,
Miley couldn’t care less
fans like her so it wouldn’t
make sense to judge her for
it.
http://
www.dailymail.co.uk/
tvshowbiz/article-2187545/
Miley-Cyrus-haircut-Star-
shaves-head-rock-edgy-
undercut.html
"Another angel to
welcome to our
family. Overwhelmed
with excitement!" -
Kim Kardashian
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'if you don't have something
nice to say don't say anything
at all. my hair is attached to
my head no one else's and
it's going bye bye :)'
The United States is try-
ing to ban certain guns in
American. Guns that have
a large magazine clip or
the assault rifle must go in
their opinion. Ever since
the Sandy Hook shooting,
guns have been frowned
upon and gun control has
been wanted. Politicians
seem to think it’s the guns
and not the people that is
the problem. But if you
think about it, the people
are the ones who shoot
the guns and make them
dangerous, the gun its self
is not the problem. Ban-
ning certain guns won’t
solve anything; it would
just make more problems
in the long run. We
should control the prob-
lem which in this case, the
people who are shooting
the guns. Punishing them
just makes more sense to
me rather than banning
the guns.
http://
www.washingtontimes.co
m/blog/
watercooler/2013/
may/31/libertarians-enter
-gun-control-debate/
Gun Control
the police come before 52-
year old, Ariel Castro, came
back home. He was then
arrested and the women
were check in the hospital
and reunited with their fam-
ilies and loved ones. The
fact that three women were
kept in a house for over a
decade and never found
really scares me. It shows
that people can get away
with stuff for so long when
they shouldn’t be able to. It
may sound horrible but I real-
ly do hope for the worst for
the guys that were involved
with this whole kidnapping.
http://news.yahoo.com/
blogs/lookout/three-
women-missing-decade-
found-alive-234338530.html
Three Women Found
Over a decade ago, three
women that were taken in
their late teens have now
just been found. Amanda
Berry, one of the women,
escaped from the house she
was kept in and made a
shocking police call. “Help,
I'm Amanda Berry ... I need
police. I've been kidnapped;
I've been missing for 10
years. I'm here and I'm free
now.” She demanded that
Page 6 Madison Chase Volume 1, I ssue 1
“You know today I just woke up and I said
You know instead of waitin' on a good day
Waitin' around through up's and down's waitin
On something to happen I just say
We're gonna have
We're gonna have
We're gonna have a good day
And all my homies gonna ride today
And all these mommies look fly today
And all we wanna do is get by today
Heyyy,
We're gonna have a good day
And ain't nobody gotta cry today
Cause ain't nobody gonna die today
Save that drama for another day
Heyyy we're gonna have a good day”
Good Day
My Reflection on the song Good Day
happen; we should just
make a good day our-
selves. It says how some-
times we just need to for-
get about our ups and
downs and just relax.
Every time I listen to this
song, it instantly makes
me happy. The song
taught me that I can’t
control others but I can
control myself and what
kind of day I want to
have. If I want a good
day, I have to make it
happen and not wait for it
to come around.
Of course since I love
music so much, I obvi-
ously have a lot of favor-
ite songs. But one song
that really impacts me is
Good Day by Nappy
Roots. It starts out talking
about how we shouldn’t
wait on a good day to
we wanted at that partic-
ular time? I think they
say “I regret it” because
it’s just convenient after
the fact that they did
something that wasn’t a
good choice. I’m also a
strong believer in “you
live, you learn”, so the
“Never regret anything
because at one time it
was exactly what you
wanted.” I don’t believe
in regrets. When people
make a mistake and then
regret it, I tend not to
believe them. How can
we regret something that
fact that you lived and
made a bad decision,
helped you learn not to
do it again. So when say-
ing “I regret it” is basical-
ly saying you regret living
and learning a lesson that
could be very valuable
later in life.
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Regrets & Live and Learn
It’s crazy to think I walked into Fishers High School as a kid
and walking out as an adult. I’ll never forget the four
years I spent there and all the different people I met.
But now it’s time to move on and start my adult life.
So all I can say is goodbye and thank you.
Goodbye