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This weekend im going down to goose creek with Austin. Were going to have a bunch of fun like, riding the jet ski, riding the golf cart, swimming. But I have to come home Sunday because I have to pack things to go riding on Monday since we have no school. I cant wait for this weekend its going to be a good time.

Something that bugs me

When one of your best friends talks bad behind your back then when you say something to there face and they denied it all. It makes me so mad you, but oh well. And then there like "hey want to go somewhere with me this weekend?" Like no! But that's why you have more than one friend at all times. And make sure you can trust them with everything before you start telling them things. Also when teachers yell at you, man that makes me mad! But in the end I probably deserved it.  And another thing is when you want to go riding so bad so you ask and they say no.

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At the end of the school year my dad and me and a bunch of his buddies from work are going riding. They don't really know where to go yet, either moonlight witch is in Sullivan. Or one of the guys families farm. Id rather go to moonlight because I've never been there before. Its going to be fun wherever we go though. My dad says he wants to race me but we all know who's going to win, but ill give him that his utility bike is fast!    

Kid Nation #7

Deviance- Behavior that doesn't follow society's norms (expectation's) The kids aren't  suppose to get mad because someone else is doing something else. Some are getting mad because leaders aren't stopping things that are going wrong. The leaders went in the cave to find the treasure chest, and now there deciding if they want to keep it them selves or give it to the town. But they decided to buy things for everyone so they wouldn't spend there money on dumb things. And the kids agreed on the stuff they bought. 


Social Sanctions- Rewards or punishment's to encourage conformity to norms. One kid is sad/mad because Greg keeps pushing him around. But know one will tell on him so he wont get any punishments. The one girl is the richest in the town because she sells potatoes. So when you have money you get to do things that the others don't get to do. In the showdown they have to try and catch fragile eggs.


Stigma- A undesirable trait or characteristic that is used to negatively label a person. Since Taylor never does any work besides at the showdown. And so they always call her lazy, weak, beauty pageant little girl. And there always mean to her and, don't pay her because she never does any work. But there's other people that get yelled at to because they don't help either. Pharaoh is bartering one of the leaders to give him the gold star because his family is behind on bills, but a lot of those kids parents are need of money.    

Kid Nation #6

Rationalization- A way of thinking emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning. The town dump stinks and they now have new leaders and they want to clean up. So they decide to take the trash somewhere else and get it far away from the town. Since Taylor and Leila never do any hard work they picked them to help, and now they refuse to do the work. And now they have to decide on a punishment for both of them. But the leaders planed to dig five feet to put all the trash in because it stunk so bad.

Conformity- Adjusting behavior to match group expectations. Two of the girls don't want to do any  work. So they ask her to fill the tank because its empty, and she gets two buckets of water and drops them and says "oops." Then she says she wants to go home. So since Taylor didn't fill the water bucket the whole town had to fill it while Taylor was sitting around. Just because you didn't get your way doesn't mean you cant help everyone.

Cooperation- Interaction inn which individuals or groups combine efforts to achieve a common goal. In the showdown they work together to find there color tag in a huge pile of beans and pigs. They have to go one at a time to find there tag. And some people don't want to go in but they have to. They had to get 75 cans to get the reward. And the decided to get the fruits over the gas powered dune buggies.

Kid Natoin #5

Primary Group- A close group that emotionally support each other and seek one another out. If the town is having problems they announcement and try to figure things out. And if a person is having troubles, someone with help that kid. And they work as a team to help everyone and there problems.

Out-Group- A group targeted by an in group in competition. These people are made into outsiders. They have competitions on who is going to be what on the boards. They compete really hard because they all want to be upper class. This time they have to have the presidents in order. Yellow is now the upper class. The voting is coming up soon and they are scared.

Social Network- The web of social relationships connecting people and groups. They gave Greg the gold star because he has been helping the town out a lot. And doing a lot of chores and cleaning. The town has to vote on new leaders. And some are very scared the might get voted out. Ojai won his seat back in the leader, and he told one of the girls I'm sorry and she didn't care.