Hello, people my name is Jose Moncada an Im a player soccer, I been playing soccer since I was about 10 years old, I got into soccer because of my cousin. I would always go too his games, and I would like they way he tricked other players and make them get lost, not knowing where the ball was at. And now I play soccer myself and over the years I learned some of the tricks my cousin used to do and more. Well my position in soccer is defense and forward, but I mostly play defense because I just like too defend the my goalie, and stop the player from the other team from making goal, I also like it because I can show my athleticism by, doing high jumps and kicking the ball out of the danger zone its just exciting when a player is coming towards you trying to make a goal and trying to trick you with the ball, then u just follow him and try to take the ball away from him, and when u do u give it to your team mate and then and your other teammates try to make a goal yourself.

Confessions Of A Outgoing Teenager

By Karla Rodriguez

Whats up esp ? Well to start off, my name is Karla Rodriguez, vice president of your school ,:) and what your about to read is about young teenager girls who are a bit too wild and uncaring.Girls !!from esp take a look and read.To start with first thing i disagree with is girls who go out and get super drunk and don't end up knowing what happened during the night before or during the parties they attend .When that happened you find out allot of news the next day about what you did and not very nice stories about you that people are saying :( its something u really don't want because when young people talk  about one another its most likely to be something bad about you.Drunk teenagers always seem to not remember anything when their drunk.Girls who like to drink i recommend for you not to do it because we do look really bad .Not only that but you can go threw allot of dangerous moments .People are bad they might take advantage .So !!ESP girls have a healthy and caring out going life:)

Live Itt, Love Itt, Own Itt(:

Life In The Fabulous Lane!

It Can Be A Scary World!

Francis R.

Hey Dudes!

My Name Is Francis Rivera And I Am 17 Years Young.

*I love my life and live it to the fullest, but it can be hectic at times. I won’t lie my life isn’t perfect but i appreciate what i have. There are days that can be thrilling to me but there are days that just blow. Even Though I’m really optomistic & totally dislike negativity.. I love to keep myself busy so I’m always up and going taking care of things, for example school, family, and chores. It can get pretty messy when you have a trillion other things to do..lol.Weekends are my days to relax and take my mind off things. Shopping, pedicures, manicures, ice cream, and friends [calli dolls] relax me more than anything. I consider these my stress relievers or my drugs that i’m totally addicted to.! School is my main priority up to this moment. I love being involved and helping friends or even other individuals. I’m very greatful that I was elected SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT. It’s a total complete honor to represent all seniors class of 2011. :D 

***HEY wanna keep reading about my everyday rollor coaster?? Then follow me on this blog, oh & post a comment i’ll LOVE to hear from you;;teeheee(: 

The Lyrics of Life (:

*1, 2, 3, 4 *

By: Gloria Rivera
Hi there, my name is Gloria Rivera. I chose to write about lyrics because I’m into music a lot. To me music is my life, I listen to mostly anything. I don’t pay much attention to the “Categories” that high school puts you in. I don’t believe how people think that if you’re a rocker all you could listen to is rock, or if you’re a paisa all you could listen to is corridos. There are many teens, even adults who hear music but don’t really listen. To me a good song isn’t just about the rhythm but the meaning to the song.

*1, 2, 3, 4 *

-Plain White T’s

Give me more lovin’ than I’ve ever had.

Make it all better when I’m feelin’ sad.

Tell me that I’m special even when I know I’m not.

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad.

Barely gettin’ mad,

I’m so glad I found you.

I love bein’ around you.

You make it easy,

as easy as 1 2, (1 2 3 4.)

There’s only one thing two do three words four you.

I love you.

(I love you)

There’s only one way two say those three words

And that's what I’ll do.

I love you.

(I love you)

Give me more lovin’ from the very start.

Piece me back together when I fall apart.

Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends.

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad.

Best that I’ve had.

I’m so glad that I found you.

I love bein’ around you.

You make it easy,

As easy as 1 2, (1 2 3 4.)

There’s only one thing two do three words four you.

I love you.

Hello. (:
I chose 1,2,3,4 by: Plain White T’s because I think that it’s a really well written song. This is a band with good songs, but my favorite one would be this one. It’s not really a song about love and couples, it’s also about friendship. This song helps you understand the true meaning of the word friendship and how real friends help out when you need them the most. Even if they know that you are wrong, and they are right, they’re by your side in good times and bad times. This song talks about friends that will do anything to make you feel better when you’re down. It’s surprising when you find out exactly how many people truly care about you and how many don’t. It’s kind of like when one of your friends has suffered a break up, and the only thing that you can think about doing is telling him/her that everything will be okay, when you know it won’t. It’s hard when you try to make him/her feel better with false statements. I remember when I broke up with my boyfriend. I was super sad, and the song that one of my best friends made me listen to was “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. To tell you the truth it made me feel worse. I remember hearing that song during lunch with tears rolling down my cheeks. When she noticed that instead of making me feel better she made me miserable. She played 1,2,3,4 for me, and that brought the first smile of the day on my face. Even though that very same morning I felt like the most unwanted person in the world just hearing “ I love you” it made me realize that many people go through break-ups, that it wasn’t the first one in my life and it obviously wasn’t going to be the last one. (:

kimm

TV shows are one of the most common things teenagers like to watch for fun.(: To find a show that could give you drama, romance, and comedy all at once is difficult to find. In this blog I'm going to talk about the most popular watched TV shows teenagers like to watch. I'm Kimberley Medina and I'm going to keep you up to date with your most favorite TV shows. Everyone is watching Jersey Shore and wants to keep up with the Kardashians, and I'm gong to help you do so. I hope you enjoy watching and reading what's going on in your favorite TV shows.

Rock On! >:)

Cookie Monster is so hardcore but it’s my passion and my style!

I wasn’t into rock much back then, however now things are way different. I’ve expanded my music genre into that of crazy screaming in which you can’t understand anything. Yeah, pretty much! Basically you will think its nonsense and that the cookie monster from Sesame Street is singing every single song but no, for your information that “scary” cookie monster I speak of is the way I enjoy my music like any other person would.

However each breaks down into many subgenres such as screamo, hardcore, deathcore, grindcore, and so forth. My style is on those bands out there that call my attention because various elements are mixed in of what? Techno or electro breakdowns which are so freaken wicked! I personally love to listen to bands which are very well known, well at least to hardcore rockers, like Bring Me The Horizon, Arsonist Get All The Girls, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Black Dahlia Murder, Suicide Silence, Blessthefall, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, and waaayyyy many more bands! Music like this definitely pumps me up and fills me with such energy that’ll make me wanna kick some @%$!! (not literally)

Sure, sure most of you people will complain and say, “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LISTENING TO?!?!” But hey, hey chill man! Let’s not forget that such music as this also brings meaning in its own very unique ways. Lyrics are a must at times since even I won’t understand what songs say however the fact remains and that’s that this music, although might give most weaklings a headache, will catch your attention and make you wonder, hey despite all those grounds, I feel like I can connect and share same emotion, (may vary) if you relate then awesome, if not den damn go on Youtube and start listening to these bands NOW!!

“The Rider life”

 Days of a Rough Rider on the Road to the Classic.

My name is Alberto Rodriguez. I am a Roosevelt Rough Rider and I am a student athlete living the Rider Life. Growing up was a breeze, until I hit that age of having responsibility. My whole life changed the day I saw my first game. To make it more exciting it was the East Los Angeles Classic. Since that day I said to myself “I got to do this” and in time my destiny was calling. I remember asking one coach, “I want to try out for football” he said with a smile as a discrete message of “ok let’s see what you got” kind of attitude, and from there, the rest is history. I would like to say that whether your in season or not, I realized it’s always a day to leave it all out there until your legs collapse. I’m home until I feel I had a good day of practice, which might mean I am not home until 7:30 or 8. Usually I’m one of the last if not the last to leave, in my eyes that’s what a true Rough Rider does even if I play or not the reward is knowing I gave it all I’ve got and shouldn’t be ashamed if it was enough or not. As a student athlete, what you got to remember is that student comes first the rest will take care of its self. No grades, no game it’s that simple. Yet the most common thing you will hear is “the coach won’t punt me in because he’s a jerk” or “they don’t like me.” What is not really realized is they have to check on themselves before any accusation. I never quit. Since I’m from ESP, I am an outcast. I struggle to get from the ESP to the main campus. Practice starts at 3, but if there is no study hall, then we are lifting at 2 o’clock. We lift like if it is our last day and then of to the field for a brutal day of hitting. To this point I have never gotten a concussion but I have gotten my bell rung so to speak. It is not the pain that bothers me when that occurs it is what my inner voice is telling me. “What are you doing, please stop! No more, no more.” Yet I ignore it but it is such a hard thing to do when your body says stop but your heart says go. I stay every day when everyone is gone. They call me a die hard because they see me push myself over the limit to what they think I have. As long as I have a breath in my body I can move, as long as I can move I will never stop, as long as I never stop I will never quit.

Somewhat About Me!!!

Well, hey everybody my name is Laura Mendoza. I’ve been in ESP for 2 years. I am a junior and I am class of “2012”. Yey yea!!! I’ve had lots of experiences here at ESP. For example I got to join leadership with Mr. Mata. Now he is doing the “Journalism” class, and guess what people, I got him again. But he is cool. Ummm… kind of picky like my mom, but he is cool overall and funny too =). Anyways leadership was fun, (at times). Sometimes it was kind of frustrating and difficult but we did fine and Mata was always there to help us even though sometimes he was having a bad time, he is a very good teacher I would say. I learned a lot from leadership, I broke out of my shell now I am not that shy anymore and I am more of an outgoing and positive person. I believe anything is possible. I am really friendly person and easy to get along with. I like to help in anything I can and be involved in everything that goes on basically in school and no am not a NERD. Also, hear at ESP I met this guy I’m pretty sure you all now thee name is Hugo Ordaz; my boyfriend. He helped me a lot to overcome some stuff and to me Hugo is an example to follow. He had lots of problems but he made it and graduated from high school. Now he is going to college and I am proud of him. Also I learned and got to experience DANZA AZTECA. Danza comes from somewhere in Mexico many years ago. I learn to dance it thanks to Ms. Huerta another teacher here at ESP. Its just so amazing how she was prego and she will still dance and move better than anybody in the class, and she was Prego!!! I mean, I admire her. We learned a lot from her and it was totally a new experience. We got to make our own trajes for Danza and our copilis, which is the head piece. We also learned to help each other and work as a team. We only got to perform 3 or 4 times, I remember our first performance was in 5 de Mayo. I was really nervous because it was my first time and also dancing in front of people, and more than anybody, Hugo. Oh god it was kind of embarrassing but it went pretty well. The only bad thing that the floor was extremely hot and Danza you are supposed to dance it barefoot, we got lots of blisters. Some one had said the floor wasn’t hot, and when we came out guess what the floor was really hot.  Well nimodo right we had to dance anyways we were there already and people we expecting it. But it was all worth it and it was really fun am looking forward to it again. = ) until next time!!! 

A World of Peace

Background on Racism

Steven Diaz

Racism is the thought that one specific race is superior or than another and that a person’s attributes are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. “Racism has existed throughout human history.”(from www.adl.org). People that are affected by racism are judged by their characteristics, such as skin color, language, customs, and place of birth. Racism is shown by hatred of one person to another or the belief that another person is less than a human. The causes of racism have led to slavery, wars, the formations of nations, and legal codes.

In our community, Boyle Heights, racism is a big problem that goes roaming

around every street and affects many races, mostly Latinos. Most of the racist groups that have attacked the Latinos have either insulted them, humiliated, and even killed them just because of their characteristics. This isn’t the only race that is being affected by racism, Asians, African-Americans, and even Americans are attacked by racist groups. These groups have the belief that their race or group are superior than the rest of the races just because of their differences. This groups are accomplishing their goals and we have to stop them from destroying our community and most of all ruining many lives.

A website that you could visit to a bit more about racism is http://www.adl.org/hate-patrol/racism.asp. This website could explain more about the background as well as other type of discrimination that occurs. It would also give you a clear description about this topic and have you see how racism has affected this world for a very long time.

Movie Freak

The rainy, foggy weather makes ME want to watch...

By: Karla Ferman

We all have our different categories of movies. I vary depending on my mood and the weather is a huge component too. For example, right now I'm sitting here while it's raining outside. To be honest I love corny, romantic chick flicks. I have many movies that i love in that category but one of my all time favorites is Made of Honor. I could go into details and tell you a summary that you'll have to read but how bout you just view this video.


Okay well that's Made of Honor. This movie is High-Larious and it really can make you open up your eyes to realize that love can exist and that maybe...just maybe, it's closer than you may think.

Another category that i love is horror/suspense because..well imagine this: You're sitting with a blanket wrapped around you, popcorn or chips on the side, or if you like to feel warm hot cocoa, while you watch Wrong Turn. It's dark as it is because of this foggy weather outside. So turn off the lights, close the windows, and raise the volume of your TV. The unexpected noises or gruesome things you will see or hear will have you jumping and possibly wishing you had a bucket on the side for those puking urges.

I'll have more movie names up before the end of the week.(:

Living the Mexica Life

The Beat of the Drum is the Beat to our Hearts

Cindy Renteria

Deep in our roots we all are Mexicas or Mayans. English is from Europe, which is white; Spanish is from Spain, which is white. Start living up to who you should really be. I am Cindy Renteria I started danza when I was ten. It became a big part of my life to the point that it is my way of living. When I dance I feel alive with the beat drum connecting to the beat of my heart and the everyone dancing as one in a circle. Over the years, being part of a group, I started to feel part of a family. Everyone cares for everyone, but of course in families there are conflicts; nothing you can't fix. Learning the traditions, ancestors, the dances and the symbols made me become humble about so  many things, such as loving our mother Earth, learning the spirits and how they still connect to us. The danza ways can sometimes be very spiritual, but in time you'll come to understand.

There are so many ceremonies that happen within our group and out. There are certain main ceremonies we like to celebrate such as, for the kids, the Day of the Dead, La Resistencia, girls becoming women and guys becoming men. There several groups through out the United States, and as well in Mexico, that do give us invites to there ceremonies. So we do travel a lot through out the year. And you're always learning more about danza and the traditions.

WRITTEN DESTINY FOR ALL

FATE BY BIRTH

BY: E liud



Free birth chart is a website where you can see beyond your present. You will know how your future is going to be. Creepy right? I know. I couldn’t believe it either. All you need is your birthday, name, hour you were born, and exact minutes. Ask your parents to lend you your birth certificate to get the exact time. Even a slight minute mistake can mess your research badly. Once you fill the spaces needed, it will take you to the planets and astrology houses that let you know who you are. Yes, planets control us. Each and one of us. Our past, present, and future has been written for us the day and time you were born. What we do, think, say, act, suffer was meant to be. None of what happens to you is coincidence. All is destiny. Except when we are let to choose what path to take, Other than that, all paths already come written with destinies you will go through. You choose the good path or the evil path. No turning back. Ok so either ways, when you get your astrology house numbers with the zodiac names and planets open a new tap and type Astrology-Numerology.com. There you will find all the information needed. The three most important signs to remember are your sun sign, your ascendant, and your moon sign. Your Sun Sign is where the sun was placed in the zodiac at the time of your birth. The Ascendant, or Rising Sign, is the sign of the zodiac which was rising over the eastern horizon at the time of your birth. The Moon Sign is the sign of the Zodiac occupied by the moon when you were born.  I hope you enjoy and have fun researching your own BIRTH CHART.

http://www.0800-horoscope.com/birthchart.php   <-------- get your free birth chart here

http://astrology-numerology.com/housecusps.html   <------- get Astrology house research here

my road to fame

What is the entertainment business? How can you get there?
By: Josie Vega


Welcome to my blog! (; My blog is about the entertainment business and what you can do to get there. We all know that all of us love entertainment. I mean who doesn’t? But how about you do something to get somewhere? And like some people say if people reject you, you just get up on your feet and you go for it and don’t take NO for an answer. So as we go along, I would keep you updated on what is going on and what colleges that are looking for talent. So you have a bunch of opportunities out there, take them.

www.entertainmentcarrers.com/
Information on what you could do to help yourself to get a career in the entertainment.
www.business.com/
This website gives you tips to make your way into the entertainment business like get internships, jobs, what is going on in the entertainment world?

Johnny Depp is one of the biggest Stars in Hollywood.

Katy Perry is one of the most confident people in the industry.