Thursday, September 30, 2010
Proposal Essay
My essay will be about how girls and woman feel that they should look like people they see on the television. In today's society, celebrities are based upon the "perfect" image. Because of this, teens feel like they have to look like them to fit in or to have a beautiful "body image". This causes woman to feel depressed and want to change things about themselves to look like these celebrities. This is a problem because woman are constantly changing things about themselves and harming their bodies just because they compare themselves to celebrities. When woman dont feel like they look like they should, they turn to supplements or even end up with eating disorders and that is where things start to get worse.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Opinion-based news
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/224789/april-16-2009/the-colbert-coalition-s-anti-gay-marriage-ad
I watched a Colbert Report clip regarding same sex marriages. In the clip, he continuously remarked on how much of a bad idea same sex marriages were. I however, feel differently. Although my faith believes that only a man and woman should be married, I say that we should all respect how people choose to live their lives and who with. I think that if a guy wants to get married to another guy that makes him happy, than who are we to say he can not?
I do find this guy somewhat amusing but I think his opinions should be just that, his opinions. It is funny to watch and laugh at, but when it comes down to it, I think people should be allowed to marry whomever they want, end of story.
I watched a Colbert Report clip regarding same sex marriages. In the clip, he continuously remarked on how much of a bad idea same sex marriages were. I however, feel differently. Although my faith believes that only a man and woman should be married, I say that we should all respect how people choose to live their lives and who with. I think that if a guy wants to get married to another guy that makes him happy, than who are we to say he can not?
I do find this guy somewhat amusing but I think his opinions should be just that, his opinions. It is funny to watch and laugh at, but when it comes down to it, I think people should be allowed to marry whomever they want, end of story.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Lowering the drinking age
http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?title=Why_The_Drinking_Age_Should_Be_Lowered%3B_An_Opinion_Based_On_Research(article)
The opinion-based article that I chose to blog about today is about lowering the drinking age. This article presents some great points in which I totally and completely agree.
First of all, I would like to state that there are different meanings of "drinking". What I am talking about is casual and social drinking. The legal drinking age, now at 21, seemed to be working out for quite some time but now drinking is becoming more and more popular with younger adults. Even though 21 is the legal drinking age, a big percentage of college students and people under 21 are still drinking and not doing it in a very responsible way. Possible reasons that they do it could be to fit in with older crowds of people or because they feel rebellious.
So my question is, like many people probably have fought about before, why is it okay for 18 and even 17-year-olds to go off to war and fight for their country but not to have a drink at say a restaurant or club? This one question itself has raised MANY debates worldwide. It makes no sense. How is one person capable of fighting for their country, using weapons, and watching people die but they are not allowed to have a drink legally?
So, to end this beautiful discussion that the world loves so much, I would just like to say that 18-year-olds are adults. They are capable of having kids, taking out loans, fighting in war, traveling the world and should be allowed to legally have a drink with friends or family. However, I do believe in responsible drinking and there are ways that mature drinking can be acceptable.
The opinion-based article that I chose to blog about today is about lowering the drinking age. This article presents some great points in which I totally and completely agree.
First of all, I would like to state that there are different meanings of "drinking". What I am talking about is casual and social drinking. The legal drinking age, now at 21, seemed to be working out for quite some time but now drinking is becoming more and more popular with younger adults. Even though 21 is the legal drinking age, a big percentage of college students and people under 21 are still drinking and not doing it in a very responsible way. Possible reasons that they do it could be to fit in with older crowds of people or because they feel rebellious.
So my question is, like many people probably have fought about before, why is it okay for 18 and even 17-year-olds to go off to war and fight for their country but not to have a drink at say a restaurant or club? This one question itself has raised MANY debates worldwide. It makes no sense. How is one person capable of fighting for their country, using weapons, and watching people die but they are not allowed to have a drink legally?
So, to end this beautiful discussion that the world loves so much, I would just like to say that 18-year-olds are adults. They are capable of having kids, taking out loans, fighting in war, traveling the world and should be allowed to legally have a drink with friends or family. However, I do believe in responsible drinking and there are ways that mature drinking can be acceptable.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Proposal
Topic: Best friend's passing away
I was thirteen years old that day I lost my two best friends. I woke up that morning just like I do any other morning and started my day. I did some house chores, got on the computer, talked on the phone, and then went to my friend's house. We hung out and watched some movies, but little did I know that when my phone rang, it would change my life forever. That fourth of July my best friends, Jordan and Allen, were driving a go-cart around town when they were hit head-on by a truck, in which they were drug underneath. I get chills now even thinking about it but losing them has really made me think about how short life really is or could be. I cried for days and having to sit through their funeral's was unbearable but I have learned that it's okay to cry and it's okay to miss people.
I was thirteen years old that day I lost my two best friends. I woke up that morning just like I do any other morning and started my day. I did some house chores, got on the computer, talked on the phone, and then went to my friend's house. We hung out and watched some movies, but little did I know that when my phone rang, it would change my life forever. That fourth of July my best friends, Jordan and Allen, were driving a go-cart around town when they were hit head-on by a truck, in which they were drug underneath. I get chills now even thinking about it but losing them has really made me think about how short life really is or could be. I cried for days and having to sit through their funeral's was unbearable but I have learned that it's okay to cry and it's okay to miss people.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Brainstorming
Two Best Friends
Five years ago on the fourth of July I walked over to hang out with a friend at her house. We hung out for a couple hours and on my way home I got a phone call saying to watch the news. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but when I got home and turned all the TV it was a different story. The news had showed a story of two young boys who were driving a go-cart and got hit head on by a truck. My heart immediately dropped and I could feel the tears coming. My two best friends had been killed, when I had talked the them both a couple hours before it had happened. I couldn't believe that something could happen to such young people who hadn't gotten the chance to live yet. So what I am trying to say is, losing my two best friends really affected me in every way possible. However, there are many things I took away from this experience like knowing that life is too short to be upset and hold grudges, because one day you might not get the chance to tell people how you feel and that no matter how long you have been friends with someone, they can be gone in the blink of an eye so you have to cherish every minute.
First Job
I got my first job at Dairy Queen/Orange Julius when I was 16 year old and a junior in high school. I had applied for this same job two years earlier but didn't get it because I was too young. The biggest reason that I got the job was because a good friend of my family's was a supervisor there at the time and she knew the owner really well. So because of that, I felt very confident going into the interview. I worked there for 3 years and usually averaged about 30-40 hours a week, sometimes a little more. I pushed myself very hard to become the best worker I could be and it paid off because I am now a supervisor. My experience with my first job has taught me that pushing yourself for what you want might seem hard and tiring at first but if it is something you want than you should do whatever it takes to get yourself there. It also taught me to be alot more responsible in getting there on time and getting tasks done on time.
USD
Graduating high school was a big deal for me. Although I already had a job and did things on my own, it still meant things were going to change. When I moved to campus I no longer was going to get dinner made for me or groceries bought. The first week of being on my own was really a eye opener for me; I had to make sure I went to the right class and that I was on time, get all my books for class, do all my homework before it was due, keep my room clean and wash my clothes, and do the dishes. I honestly felt so overwhelmed, but being on my own hasn't been all that bad now that I know what i'm. It has taught my alot of responsibility with my schoolwork and great time-management skills. It has also taught me to be more independent and learn to do things on my own.
Five years ago on the fourth of July I walked over to hang out with a friend at her house. We hung out for a couple hours and on my way home I got a phone call saying to watch the news. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but when I got home and turned all the TV it was a different story. The news had showed a story of two young boys who were driving a go-cart and got hit head on by a truck. My heart immediately dropped and I could feel the tears coming. My two best friends had been killed, when I had talked the them both a couple hours before it had happened. I couldn't believe that something could happen to such young people who hadn't gotten the chance to live yet. So what I am trying to say is, losing my two best friends really affected me in every way possible. However, there are many things I took away from this experience like knowing that life is too short to be upset and hold grudges, because one day you might not get the chance to tell people how you feel and that no matter how long you have been friends with someone, they can be gone in the blink of an eye so you have to cherish every minute.
First Job
I got my first job at Dairy Queen/Orange Julius when I was 16 year old and a junior in high school. I had applied for this same job two years earlier but didn't get it because I was too young. The biggest reason that I got the job was because a good friend of my family's was a supervisor there at the time and she knew the owner really well. So because of that, I felt very confident going into the interview. I worked there for 3 years and usually averaged about 30-40 hours a week, sometimes a little more. I pushed myself very hard to become the best worker I could be and it paid off because I am now a supervisor. My experience with my first job has taught me that pushing yourself for what you want might seem hard and tiring at first but if it is something you want than you should do whatever it takes to get yourself there. It also taught me to be alot more responsible in getting there on time and getting tasks done on time.
USD
Graduating high school was a big deal for me. Although I already had a job and did things on my own, it still meant things were going to change. When I moved to campus I no longer was going to get dinner made for me or groceries bought. The first week of being on my own was really a eye opener for me; I had to make sure I went to the right class and that I was on time, get all my books for class, do all my homework before it was due, keep my room clean and wash my clothes, and do the dishes. I honestly felt so overwhelmed, but being on my own hasn't been all that bad now that I know what i'm. It has taught my alot of responsibility with my schoolwork and great time-management skills. It has also taught me to be more independent and learn to do things on my own.
Monday, September 6, 2010
What Defines Me?
When I got asked the question 'What defines you?' by my teacher, I guess you could say I felt a little uneasy. I've been searching my whole life to find that one thing that really makes me, me. I mean, I could tell people a million things about who I am and what I like; but there is always that one question about yourself that sometimes you just cannot seem to find the answer to. In spite of my lack of knowledge about this question, I thought a lot about what is most important to me in my life and then I realized that maybe I don't have to have one thing that defines me. Maybe, just maybe, there are a thousand different pieces of life that define me.So what I am trying to say is, I could never fully define what or who I am because I know that I have endless possibilities in various aspects of life. Although, if the question had to be answered, what defines me would be what principle guides me in my reason. The phrase "Dream big" has always been my reasoning for believing in myself and others, setting goals and reaching them, and going places i've never been to make me the person I am today.
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