Quotes                                                                            Julia Florence R.
Gomez
Teens
Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest.  ~Karen Savage and
Patricia Adams
Too many of today's children have straight teeth and crooked morals.  ~Unknown high school principal
Teenagers complain there's nothing to do, then stay out all night doing it.  ~Bob Phillips
You can tell a child is growing up when he stops asking where he came from and starts refusing to tell
where he is going.  ~Author Unknown
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than
those of algebra and geometry.  ~Edgar W. Howe
Enviroment
Modern technology
Owes ecology
An apology.
~Alan M. Eddison
Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature.  ~Dennis
Gabor
The command "Be fruitful and multiply" was promulgated, according to our authorities, when the
population of the world consisted of two people.  ~William Ralph Inge
The human race will be the cancer of the planet.  ~Julian Huxley
The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing.  Not
so with technology.  ~E.F. SchumacherThe system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-
balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing.  Not so with technology.  ~E.F. Schumacher
Community
By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the
community. 
Oscar Wilde 
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both
of the other classes. 
Aristotle 
The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. 
Plato 
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart,
there is the power to do it. 
Marianne Williamson 
There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be
no peace, and ultimately no life, without community. 
M. Scott Peck 
Mother Nature
“If the mortality rate seems high we must realize that Nature is a ruthless teacher. There are no second
chances in Mother Nature's Survival Course.”
William S. Burroughs
“Is this a time to be cloudy and sad,
When our mother Nature laughs around;
When even the deep blue heavens look glad,
And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground?”         William Cullen Bryant 
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. 
Albert Einstein 
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature and its beauty. 
Albert Einstein 
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. 
Albert Einstein 
Friendship
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings
Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.
-- Cindy Lew
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings
Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.
-- Cindy Lew
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.--Abraham Lincoln
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus
Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness. -- Lois L. Kaufman
        It's not everyday that you find a teacher who truly deserves his title. It's not everyday that
we find someone to look up to and want to learn from them. Not everyone knows how to live a
good life and so, we need someone to teach us. But who are the true teachers? Who are the
people who we can look up and call 'heroes'?
        Most people nowadays see teachers as a professional who graduated with a degree. He is
someone that we see in school, someone that many students hate for giving assignments and tests
yet love for trying to get along with them.
        For me, a true teacher is our second parent. They guide us, teach us, keep us from trouble
and are there for us when our lives are becoming too difficult to understand. Just like a parent, a
real teacher would do anything and everything to make sure that his student learns his lesson
even if he has to punish him a hundred times over while he watches and encourages his students
to succeed. The sacrifices on a teacher's part are all made for his students and he asks nothing
more than for his pupils to learn.
Life would be so much easier if a teacher could pick his students. A person wanting to learn
would strive, with great efforts, just to become a deserving student. A fact nowadays is that
many children are given the chance of learning by their parents but only a handful can actually
understand what it's worth. In the end, the efforts of a teacher all go to waste and he looks back
on his past students and feels the guilt and responsibility when he sees that one of them is not
successful in life.
A teacher does his part, so a student should do his too. I don't think that my teachers in the
classroom are my only teachers. There are also my friends and family. There are many times that
I've failed all of them but they never gave up on me. They saved me from many mistakes though
I don't really know if they did it on purpose or it just came out that way. The important thing is
that I learned something. Whether they wanted to or not, they became my teachers.
There are many times when I'm filled with pride whenever I remember them. They taught me
something that I kept in my heart even though it wasn't necessarily about math and science. And
sometimes I wonder if they remember me. Even if they didn't, I would know that at some point
in my life, they were my role models, my idols, and my heroes. Come to think of it, they still are.
                                 Essay:
                           My Teacher, My Hero
GOMEZ, Julia Florence R.                         September 17, 2010
III-B                                               Sir Dids Morales