This I believe

I believe

That life is too big
That my family will be the only people who have always loved me
That I can do anything I set my mind too
That challenges are apart of life
That I am happy with life
That I will get through nursing school
That I will give back at a lot at some point in my life
That I care about others
That I will have pet pigs
That soccer will always be apart of me
That its best to try new things



It's best to try new things because you never know how much you may end up loving it. I got involved in Cross Country my last year of high school. I always hated the thought of running for fun; thats why it took me up till my last year of high school to try it. I ended up loving the sport and to this day I wish I could go back and start running it my first or second year of soccer. I use to believe that nothing could make running fun but you know what I found out? I found out that if you surround yourself with people that love running the  it is easy to be dragged into loving running as well. I realized that running with people who love it is easier then running with people who do nothing but complain about it. Coming from soccer history I can honestly say that soccer players complain and complain about running which makes it hard for you to try and enjoy its as week, but when you are all around people that all they do is run, run, run then it is easier to relate and enjoy it as well.

My purpose is....

My purpose is to live life. Do everything that I want and accomplish every goal I have. My purpose in life isn't just for myself but help and change the things around me. I want to be a someone that people can look up to and say "this is all the things she has accomplished in life, and this is what she has done for me and the people around me." My goal is to achieve every goal I have but also to help others achieve their goal too. Life is too short to not want to be giving. Purpose of life is different for everybody. I think that it is based on who you are as a person, what you want in life, and maybe how you view the world and others. The world is a big place so decide on what you want as a person decide on how you want to be treated and thats how people will treat you back.

                               http://www.enke.co.za/stories/lindokuhle-nobuhle-giving-back/

Final Blog Post

This year has been a great year with this English class. There have been a lot of great memories that has made this class my favorite class. Some of my favorite moments is when we went to MSU it was so much fun to spend time with the class outside of class. Ms. James really made this class great too. She is just such a sweet women and I love that.  The conference groups were really great. I enjoyed being able to read my paper out loud to others. When reading my paper out loud it allowed me to catch some of my own mistakes which I loved. The letters with China were pretty awesome. It was great to be able to compare and contrast to totally different cultures. It was probably my favorite writing we did all year! Over all this was such a great class and year and I learned a lot about writing that will help me out next you in college. Choosing this English class was one of the best class decisions I have made all 4 years of being a part of Parkview. Thank you Ms. James for the help in making my senior year so great!

Dragon Boat Festival

         

          When reading over one of the autobiography of the Chinese letters I came across the Dragon Boat Festival. I had never heard of it before so I decided to use it has my research topic.  According to travelchinaguide.com the Dragon Boat Festival happens on the 5^th day of the 5^th month.  This festival has been going on for over 2,000 years. Many legends circulate around the festival such as the chance to build their bodies and dispel diseases, but the most popular legend is the legend of Qu Yuan.

          Qu Yuan supported the decision to fight against the powerful State of Qin. He ended up showing much love to his country by writing great poems that the citizen fell in love with. He has now passed but at every Dragon Boat Festival they have a special moment just for Qu Yuan. Many people come to the festival with boats that are shaped and dressed up like dragons. That’s how the festival got its name. A custom that is shown on this special day is that all kids wear a prefume pouch. It’s said if kids wear them then all the evil is washed away. This day has many special things that happen but I want to give a special thanks to Constabnce for writing about this event in her paper. If she had never brought it up then I would have never of kniwn about it.

Service Learning

Just project was very fun to do. it was a good topic that i was able to research and it kept my attention very well. during the presentation I really had a part of all of the research and pictures. It was a good presention since I was able to do it with Madison and Kaitlyn. If we all three made our own presentation it would have been really borinng becaus eit would be the samething over and over again. here is the link to our presentation if you want to view it.

Global Perspectives

   It was very interesting when we went and visited MSU. I went to three presentations and my favorite one was the film. The film just caught my eye and it was able to keep my focus. I always enjoy hearing and seeing people do good things for others to help them out. The film was able to show me that many people do want to leave their home and come to the United States because it is a better life here. It showed me that people also care about people who come to the United States and us Americans love to help get these families up and on their feet for a few months. I wish I could have been apart of shooting this film because you know it had to have been a great, life changing experience. It was nice to be able to talk with the guy that shot the fil m himself. I know from what i saw and heard that the guy had such a fun time shooting this film that once he gets enugh time and/or money then he would love to shoot another film like the one h has already done.

Refelction over the Chinese letters

I love the experience that I have gotten from these letters.  It has been so great to be able to talk to somebody who is clear across the world. I love how they are so kind and they love talking to me.  I thought it was kind of funny when I went to read all my letters every single one of them had something to say about my relationship with my boyfriend. They all said how there in China they usually aren’t allowed to have boyfriends until college unless they are kept secret from their families. They have to spend a lot of time studying and families there believe that if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend then they will just take away time from studying.  I responded to pretty much all of the emails and I asked them about some every their everyday things and its crazy how different our cultures are. It was great to wake up yesterday and see that two girls responded back to me again. I love being able to talk with other girls around the world. It’s great because I have always wanted a pen pal and the two girls that I keep talking to are all about us being friends. I just want to thank you Ms. James for having this idea and giving us such a great experience.