Archive for June 27th, 2009
Blog 15: Assessing ourselves
Since January I have changed enormously. I have learned who my friends are and how to find good ones, how to appreciate the people in my life, live in the now and not focus on the past, live every day to the fullest, manage my time wisely, and countless other life lessons that I will never forget. With college just around the corner and me leaving in August, I have realized that every day with my family and friends here in Plano is precious, and keeping this in mind, I have been using every opportunity to show my family that I love them. One way I have become stronger is that I have learned the hard way how to deal with disappointment, but because of this I have learned how to make the best of things. Also, I used to think that if I was not moving or doing something twenty four seven I was being boring, but by slowing down I realized that I was missing so many details and not enjoying everything as much. The last few months have been really stressful– visiting colleges and trying to figure out where I wanted to go. I let myself worry too much, but when I finally just trusted that God would lead me where I needed to go, He did. At first, I fought Him on it and said that place isn’t what I want, but then I realized it was the perfect fit for me. This last month in English class as helped me to prepare for life in college and learn that time management is going to be very important and taught me many of the processes that will be used in college. This class has also caused me a lot of stress with all of the papers due and short amount of time to get them done, but it has helped me to realize that I can get it done. Over the last few months I have had some struggles and many great memories and all of them have made me who I am today.
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Blog:14 Enlarging Your World
Most of the blogs that I found were about the death of Michael Jackson, so that is what I decided to write about. The blog that I found talked about the ‘King of Pop’s’ life and career. It also talked about the shock over his death at such an early age. I can relate to this feeling of shock and astonishment. Right before I went to work I heard on the news that Michael Jackson had a heart attack and was in critical condition. By the time I got to work at Patrizio’s the TVs at the bar were reporting that he had died. One of the girls I worked with started to cry. I was not as upset as my co-worker, but I was stunned. All of the customer’s eyes were glued to the TVs and they were all asking us what we thought about it. I remember when they showed the body bag and everyone thought that was horrible. The next day at work the news channels were still covering the story and one of my managers was mad that the news was so enthralled with this story while there were bigger problems in the world and I agree with him. All the years of hearing his music, movies, and hearing about him in the news made it seem so unreal– that Michael Jackson was dead. It’s really weird to think about because my mom is only one year older than Michael Jackson and I can’t imagine her just all of the sudden dying. Life is a precious thing and not to be taken for granted because none of know how long we have on this earth.
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Blog 13: Connecting
For this blog assignment I read a blog from a girl in the other english class. I was able to relate in some ways to Rachel’s Self Destruct blog. In order to control her lashing out at the people she loves, which I do not do, she jogs, which I love to do. Just like me, she said she runs to clear her mind and that it relaxes her. Just being outside feels like a relief to me. I love going on walks with my dog. Whenever I go out to eat I always ask to sit outside, even if it is hot, because the fresh air is relaxing. Like Rachel, I feel like I need to get away from people when I am upset, not because I am afraid to hurt them, but because I am afraid I will get angery and make a rash decision or say something that I will regret later, and yes this has happened. Then, I have wished more than anything that I could go back and change it. By getting outside, it gives me a chance to cool off and think clearly instead of feeing like I need to take action. Rachel is a girl who I think I could become good friends with. I read some of her other blogs and she seems really nice and we both love working out and jogging. I also saw that she goes to school in Waco so I am guessing she goes to Baylor, which I am starting at in the fall. Maybe we will run into each other.
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Blog 12: Great Films
I was born in January 1990, so the movie I watched was Dances With Wolves. My mom, brother, and I watched it and we all really liked it, but at the same time we thought it was very sad. It told an amazing story, about a man Lt. John Jay Dunbar, who is later named Dances with Wolves by the Indians. He was pure of heart and thoroughly wanted to enjoy the frontier, before it disappeared. He was also completely honorable and loyal to whatever orders were given him, even staying at an abandoned outpost in the middle of nowhere. He meets Indians and the movie showed how not all Indians are savage, but are harmonious and appreciate the land. This movie also showed the destructive side of the American Army. It made me even want to hate the army for all the pain that they cause. There was an abrupt change in the movie once the army came into play. There was nothing but death and destruction. At this point it was hard for me to watch the movie and wait to see what would be destroyed next. The contrast between the Lt. and the army was so huge that I couldn’t believe it. The movie portrayed the army to be ruthless, heartless, barbaric, and just down right cruel. It showed that they had no regard for life or property. I must admit this movie was really long, almost four hours, but it really made me think about how the frontier was started and what life was like back then.
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