Who or what holds the most power in your life?

The person or people who holds the most power in my life would either have to be me or my parents. The reason I hold the most power in my life is because I make the decisions in my life and the reflects on me and how my life woks out. If I were to make a bad choice, that would probably make a bad reflection on me, therefore disappointing my parents. That is how they come in on holding power in my life. If I make a bad choice in life, they would be there to help me out of the situation or teach me how what I did was wrong. The main reason they hold power in my life, is because I want to try to make them proud of me and what I do. That makes it so I make better choices, most of the time, and they can pretty much control what I do. This is how both me and my parents hold power in my life.

Why do students drop out?

Most people think that students drop out of school because they get pregnant, they get tired of going to school everyday, and they might be pressured from others, but the main reason is that they don't have enough support from family members. The reason having support from your family is important is because when somebody doesn't have strong support from family members, they think that that it doesn't really matter what happens because they don't think anybody is going to care. Some teenagers think that by just dropping out and getting a job that isn't very good, they will be fine and be able to live off the little money they are going to be making. But in order to get a good job that you can support yourself with, you should at least finish high school and probably get into a decent college. That way you will get a good job and can support a family if you choose to have one later on when your ready to. If the problem happened where you got pregnant, you should figure out a way to be able to still finish up high school because dropping out isn't worth it at al when most people have somebody to help raise the baby.
One of the other reasons teenagers drop out could be that they fall way behind in school. This could be from several different things like they get into drugs and alcohol, they have problems at home,they get tired of going to school everyday, or maybe they just think that they can make it without school. If a student starts slacking off and not turning work in, or forgetting to study and failing homework and tests, they are eventually going to fall behind. Then they are going to start to think that they wont catch up so they should just drop out, or they might not even try to get caught up or look for help. Or if they have problems at home, they will not be able to get their mind off that problem and they won't be able to focus on their work and classes. Some people just get tired of waking up early, going to school, and sitting through classes all day long, but thats what you have to do, and when they don't do that, they will fall behind on work, and your grades will get lower. A lot of students think they can make it without the rest of high school. Most of those students get pressured into drugs and alcohol. Then they keep doing it because they might think that it's cool or they feel like they can't stop it. And since drugs and alcohol are really bad for you, it could effect your grades in a very bad way.
In conclusion, there are several reasons why people drop out, but the main one is that the teenagers that don't have good support from family members, will most likely drop out. Some other ones could be that they get pressured into doing things they don't want to do, they get pregnant, or they stop caring about school and their work and don't feel like showing up anymore.

Is Burning Leaves Harming People?

Yes, Burning leaves is very harmful. People think that it is an easy way to get rid of the leaves, but really its just causing a ton of air pollution. It is very bad for the environment and the people around you. The ways it harms people around you is some people have sensitive lungs and being around smoke from burning leaves makes it hard for them to breath. Then it makes it so its hard for them to go outside or go on a walk and enjoy the fall season. So you should not burn your leaves because it is doing a lot more harm than you think. Now you know that burning leaves really does harm people.

What was the reason for the Holocaust?

The person who started the holocaust is thought to be Adolf Hitler. He was a sick person, in the head. When he was growing up, he had a very tough childhood and that resulted in him growing up to be basically psycho. Many people thought that Jews had too much money, so they pretty much became jealous of them. The Jews became the scapegoats for all of the problems with the Germans, and the people thought it would be a good idea if the Jews were dead rather than alive and rich. Hitler basically started the holocaust because he wanted Germany 'purified' from any different people which were the Jews. Hitler had such control over the rest of his army, that they did whatever he said when he said it. Even if they didn't understand it, they were too afraid to question him about it because he threatened to put them in a concentration camp. At the concentration camps, people were tortured and murdered. Whether they were harmless families, homosexuals, gypsies or Russians, Hitler and the Nazis wanted them all eliminated. That is how the Holocaust started.

What is Judaism?

Judaism is one of the oldest religions that started small with the Hebrews and kept on building no matter all the hard times it went through. There is about 14 million people that are from the religion of Judaism. The religion is spread throughout the world.

Founder:

The founder of Judaism was thought to be Abraham. He lived around 2000 BCE. It was founded in Mesopotamia around 1300 BC.

Followers and location:

There is about 12-14 million followers in the Judaism religion today. They are located in America, Israel, Iran, India, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, France and Canada.

Holy Books/Sacred Texts

One of the holy books are the Torah. There is 5 books in it. The next book is the Nevi'ium. It has 8 books. The last book is the Ketuvim which has 11 books.

Religious Holidays:

The religious holidays that the Jewish celebrate are Shabbat, which is every Saturday, Rosh Hashanah, which is the new year, Yom Kippur which is when you fast all day, Sukkot which is Tabernacles, Hanukkah which lasts 8 days, Purium which is Passover, Shavuot which is Pentecost.

Particular Dress/Clothing

The Jewish men wear scullcaps (coverings on their head). They are also know as yarmulke or kipa. All married women must have their head covered. Those are called a tichl. Some other things they wore were a kittel which wasa white robe, a shaytl which was a wig, and a tallit which is a prayer shawl.

Hierarchy/Organization

Each synagogue hires a rabbi. The rabbi is the one that teaches the people about the Torah within the synagogue. In the synagogue there is a president and council. The presidents are elected to his post by the members of the synagogue. Each synagogue is allied with one another. In the Jewish Hierarchy, there is no priest because there is no temple in Jerusalem and the temples are essential to preform duties of the priests.

Why is sports community important?

The reason why sports community is important is because it helps people stay active and healthy. I think that people that are not in sports or that are not fit and have nothing to do in there free time, they should join a sport. They are fun and they keep you busy at the same time. You can also meet new people and make tons of new friends. That will help with your self esteem and other things too. So, not only are you getting more healthy, but you are also having fun and making new friends and meeting new people.