Drama... It seems that high school always includes drama. One thing I've noticed after being in a larger group of girl friends for three years, all the drama that happened is really pointless. Something else I observed was nobody really prevented it once they could tell it was going to start. Everybody kind of fed into it, saying things here or there, agreeing that that person is rude and annoying. Nobody stepped in it until someone hated someone else. This "definition" of drama reminds me that it is absolutely ridiculous. Just because high school often coincides with drama doesn't mean I have to be involved. I personally hate drama and I want to avoid it as much as possible. Whenever I look at this picture it pushes me to stand up for other girls and nip bad drama in the bud before anyone gets hurt. I need to be part of the solution not the problem.
In Virginia our neighbors were our family, we all grew up together, laughed together, and loved together. Two days ago I was informed that our old neighbors father was killed in a car accident. Death has been something very heavy on my heart lately. I haven't really talked to anyone about this but I want to share who he was and so I am here writing. Its hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that any moment could be our last. Even right now, there could be a freak accident and I could die. It kinda scares me but I do my best to focus on making every moment count rather than counting the moments left. Charlie was a truly astonishing man. He treated everybody as his own daughter of son. His heart was filled only with true love and kindness. I never remember a time where he was the slightest bit upset. One of my favorite memories was going over to the Harman's for an Easter dinner. He helped cooked for everyone and was cracking jokes and having fun like he always did. I don't think I realized at the time how different he was from everyone else in the sense that he would radiate only happiness. I could spend all day writing how astonishing he was but I am crying a lot so I'm going to try to wrap it up. Charlie truly inspires me to be a genuinely good person. I also want to leave behind a good legacy of who I am. I want to be remembered as a great person who did great things and treated people with compassion and love. I want to be remembered exactly how Charlie is. r.I.P Charlie Harman <3http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html
The link above is an article about the Syria death toll. I find it interesting to learn about world problems but at the same time it is also very heart wrenching to know that this is actually happening somewhere. While reading the article I stubbled upon this quote. "This massive loss of life could have been avoided if the Syrian government had chosen to take a different path than one of ruthless suppression of what were initially peaceful and legitimate protests of unarmed civilians." This quote struck me because it is explicitly saying all of the deaths could have been avoided, that they had plans to be peaceful but the didn't follow through and went ahead and killed thousands of people. I feel like in major conflict and issues things appear to be really complicated when in reality the solution is quite simple. I am not fully informed on this situation but the article said it is a civil war and civil wars usually involve conflict between two different regions and from what I can tell, maybe the solution should be to break apart and create a separate country. There is the military group and the anti - military group so my question is what is holding them back from the anti - military group from forming their own country? This day 12 years ago was a very tragic day filled with despair and mourning. Everybody remembers where they were when they heard the news but I don't. I was two years old. We were living in Virginia, right by D.C, but were currently on vacation here in California. They say we were planning to fly back on the 12th but that obviously didn't happen. We then bought a new car and drove it back home. Just because I don't remember it, doesn't mean it impacts me any less. I think about that day very much. This picture inspires me because it helps me not to dwell on what happened but reflect. Reflect on how it helped our country grow, how airports became better secured, and how in times of hardship and loss kindness is showed. I feel it's important to never forget what happened because so many great things came from it. I think 9/11 is a perfect example of how when people try to tear us down and break us, we unite and grow stronger. I feel like today in modern times uniques is often frowned upon. Everybody always says everybody is different and embrace that. However it's kind of hard to embrace something that you get made of. One thing that stands me apart from everyone else is my height. I am now 5'10. Most of the time I love it. I like the uniqueness of being so tall but other times I feel so out of place. It's better now that we are in high school because there is older people around and taller ones. Its weird because I get kinda competitive about it because I've always been the tall one and if someone else tries to take that from me, I feel sorta threatened. It's really odd. But in the end I am happy with who I am, and part of who I am is my height.
This is a picture I took a little bit ago. I took picture for class but it took me a very long time. I threw a rock in the water and tried to time it right to get the splash. It took numerous attempts but the final outcome was better than I anticipated. This picture reminds me to be patient. A lot of times after one try, I get frustrated and want to quit. I used to do that a lot when I was younger. I would try to do something and if it wasn't perfect the first time I would go straight into a temper tantrum. I obviously don't act that extreme now but I still do experience frustration and anger about work and I just have to remember this picture.
"THe grass ain't always greener on the other side, it's green where you water it."As cheesy as it sounds, I found this quote in a Justin Bieber song ft. Big Sean. It doesn't really matter where it comes from though as long as you like it. This quote speaks to be because I feel it represents a lot of my generation. Today we are too wrapped up in how other people have it better we don't appreciate what we have. I was born in Virginia and lived there for 10 years and I often think about what I am missing out on. I constantly miss snow falling on Christmas and all of my friends and neighbors that sometimes I forget I live in Sunny San Diego. I can go the beach whenever I want. We took a field trip to Belmont Park which is a board walk and has rides. At the top of the roller coaster you can see all the skyscrapers down town and the beach 50ft away. I could never experience that where I lived before. It's all about perspective and sometimes you have to get a new one to realize what all you have to love.
This is the Mona Lisa painting created by Leonardo di Vinci, but you probable already know that. The Mona Lisa painting is iconic. Pretty much anyone you ask knows who and what Mona Lisa is. It has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world. Leonardo di Vinci inspires me with this piece to make something worth remembering. I feel with High Tech a lot of our projects become disposable and we learn, build, then forget. I want to make something that everybody knows about and admires, not only on class projects but with life. I hope to one day make something I am as proud of as Leonardo would be of his Mona Lisa and how after 500 years it is still awed over.
This quote is from the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Scout, who is a young girl is the main character. One hobby she has is reading. However, her teacher Ms. Caroline does not approve. She demanded Scout to stop and reading and writing. I feel this quote relates to daily life. Somethings we do are just natural and common we take them for granted. I think it's very important to appreciate everything you have, especially the little things. |
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