Your Own Thing

be bullied and how far I have come from being bullied by my own family and…

In the article, Kozol explains when an eight year old girl told him, “Dear Mr. Kozol, we don’t have the things you have. You have clean things. We don’t have. You have all the thing and we don’t have all the thing. Can you help us?” (pg. 351). We are all equal no matter where we come from nor what we look like and deserve the equal opportunities like those who have money. There is a separation in the cities…

have always admired this whole idea of being different and having an unique identity. The thing that I never really comprehended was that I was born different, not by just my looks but by my name. Giving a name to a child that you’re seeing for the first time, and you have no idea what their personality will be, has to be a frustrating, exciting challenge. The most stressful part is that you’re reliable for your child 's identity and difference. However stressful naming a child may be, my…

I used to hate my handwriting; I despised it. My own mother used to deride me for it. She would tell me it must be illegible to anyone who wasn’t me. However, I knew that wasn’t true in the slightest - I couldn’t even read it myself half the time. So, I started to type everything, avoid handwriting at all times. Sometime sophomore year, my friend and I were working on a project together, and she had the loveliest handwriting. She wrote in condensed, flowing cursive that could make words…

and get it done so I could earn my grade and move on. I also figured there would be courses where I would actually learn something that would be useful in my career. This Online Course Development class has been an example of the latter. The thing that comes slamming into my mind when reflecting on this course experience is the fact that I had actual experience creating an online course for an audience that pertains to my current career. Most of the previous courses in my program of study…

seemingly “have it all” couple with their beautiful daughter Danielle (Alena Pitts), a big house and a white picket fence kind of life style. However, things are not always as they seem. Despite their success, they are a disconnected, dysfunction family who clearly need help! Tony and Elizabeth have a very unhappy marriage and the only way that things are going to get better is if God intervenes (or a divorce, but hey, the Kendrick’s have…

actions of its habitants enforce by penalties if rules are not respected. One personal perspective I have about freedom is that the people can express their self in anyway they want but always been very respectful to not harm any other person. In my own aspect the law is to be abbey at all times because it’s one of our jobs as citizens of a country. A recent experience I have had with freedom is the protest people have been doing against the president by the Hispanic community about the dream…

The FogHorn Personal Response Life, a simple four letter word that we are all living in right now - probably the only thing that we have in common with other living beings in the world. Life, at times, a thrill ride but at times, the biggest obstacle we have to face, whether we like it or not. Life, we desire to live our life as best as we can until, we realize that there are things we can’t control, and that is our desire. Ray Bradbury suggests, desire is a complicated feeling we all have in…

Reading for Speed and Understanding provided answer to these common questions. A student or any type of learner must understand what best works for them. Studying is not an exciting thing to do nor is it something every picks up quickly. The first tip for studying effectively is learning and understanding your learning style. Throughout high school I was a firm believer that I was in fact a visual learner. Visual learning style tips however was never helpful. When Reading for Speed and…

Over the years, a lot things have changed in our lives. According to Webster’s Dictionary, changed is defined as, “to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution” (“Changed”) Most of us experience different changes in our life, but they 're few people whose life’s aren’t changed because they don’t want it to. One way to explain changed, is my life. I had always been known as the “quiet girl” in high school. For that reason, being is because I always hid myself. I have always been afraid…