8 Lessons

Hello fellow bloggers! For my last post I would like to share with you some knoledge I have learned throughout the year.

1. Relax
If you have extra time spend it on something you like to do. You don't always have to be studying.
2. Put yourself in other peoples shoes
If you look at life from someone else's perspective you will open yourself up and your mentality about others. They might be going through something heartbreaking so give them a break.
3. You shouldn't let what others think get in the way
This sometimes holds you back from doing things you really want to do, for example wanting to be a team captain, or a leader in a discussion. Be yourself and don't let them hold you back.
4. Smile
When things go bad smile. Surround yourself with people who make you smile.
5. Be athletic
It helps you mentally y and physically
6. Don't stress over the little things
If you stress over every little thing you will find yourself very unhappy.
7. Don't be afraid to fail
If you fear failing then you won't get very far because it will hold you back from going above and beyond.
8. Care for those who have been with you through thick and thin
This one is one of the most important. The people that are with you during your darkest moments and your brightessest are the people you want to keep around your entire life time. So don't let them go.

Essay Introduction

T.S Eliot once said “only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” In The last book in the universe, Spaz uses his courage to help his sister, this courage allows him to get through the journey and write his story to inform the world. In Glory Field by Walter D. Myers Muhammad uses the courage for his family to live and try to make a better life for the next generation. Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie, a young Jew is in a concentration camp with his father, he is the only reason he still has the courage to keep moving. Throughout these stories the characters have a strong courage. In As seen in Spaz, Luvenia, and Ellie’s stories, the courage they have to help their family  helps them transform the world for the better.

Innovation

Hello fellow bloggers. Have you ever wondered what the most important innovation that has transformed the world the most?  I believe that the innovation of the idea of making the world a better place has transformed the world the most. It allows people to be more open minded about others and other ideas. People have taken this idea to help others and the planet. New charities to help families across the country, new inventions to make jobs easier, groups that help the environment and keep from animal extinction. These innovations continue and as they grow the world will have improved.

Progressive Era

Hello fellow bloggers. Have you ever looked back to the Progressive Era a thought about what issue are still occurring today? During the Progressive Era there where many issues in which muckrakers focused on. Three issues that I think are the most pressing are environmental protection, child labor protections, and African American rights. Environmental protection is still is still in issue today, trees are still being cut down to build more houses, cities, and towns. Cutting down these trees doesn't only mean getting rid of a tree, but also getting rid of many animals' habitats. Another issue is child labor protections. Still to this day children are prioritizing work to help their parents and families over doing well in school. These jobs aren't easy either, I think this is a pressing issue because children are dropping out of school to help out their families. African American rights are another issue, this is in general, today many people are discriminated because of their religion or their color. 

Transform the World

Hello fellow bloggers, how have you been? Have you ever thought about what you want to do to transform the world? There are many things you could help change to make Earth a better world, but what sticks out to me the most is animal abuse.
This is a problem that people should be well aware of, but they're not. When you first here animal abuse is the first thing you think of an injured or harmed puppy? Well animal abuse isn't only injured dogs, the list of abused animals goes on. Zoo's for example, did you ever think of when the animals where taken from their habitats? Sure you might say, "If you put them back in the wild they wouldn't survive." That may be true, but they could have survived in the wild if the people that separated them from their families had let them be. Animal abuse has found its way through pet owners, entertainment, experiments, sports, and clothing. Dolphins are viewed from entertainment, lions are viewed as trophies, foxes are viewed as a sport and cows are viewed as a piece of clothing.
This is what I want to transform. What would you transform?

Who is the most courageous person you know?

Hello fellow bloggers! I have a quick question for you. Who is the most courageous person you know? 

            My answer to this question is Mahatma Gandihi. What made him so courageous was that he stood up for what he believed in even though he knew he could be prisoned for speaking his mind. He approached his believes in a non-violent way. Although he was jailed several times he kept speaking his mind. He believed that people had to earn their independence and work hard for it. He never gave up after being jailed several times which makes him the most courageous person.

Civil War Raft

Hello fellow bloggers, Today I will be writing in the perspective of a Union women to her husband.

Dear Jebediah
,
         Today I spent my day helping the sick soldiers who suffered in the war. I find it amazing how times have changed and women are doing the jobs men did in the olden days. The time I've spent here has been very interesting but seeing wounded soldiers and trying to survive to go back to their families. Many of the other woman helping the soldiers as nurses like me, have been talking about how much the times have changed and how happy they are to be doing something other than house work. The children are back home working on the farm. Our daughters are all excited to become old enough to become a nurse. I could not be any more proud of them.

Love, Gertrude 

Justice

Hey there fellow bloggers today I thought I would answer two questions. What two factors aid justice? What two factors impede justice? There are many factors that aid justice, but the two factors that stick out to me most are equality and fairness. Equality aids justice a lot because it without equality people would be treated different and could be biased in court and other serious cases. There have been many cases where the person that did wrong gets away with it because of their race. The other factor that aids justice is fairness. This is an important factor because it also goes along the lines of equality. Two factors that impede justice are inequality and corruption. Inequality impedes justice by not giving all people the same opportunities as others. Being corrupt impedes justice by judging people by your own views and not by the law. 

Was I transformed?

Hello fellow bloggers, yesterday our class went to the Museum of Tolerance. After the field trip I was asked what being a witness means to me. Being a witness to me means spreading the knowledge of the Holocaust and reminding people that it did happen. How, if at all, was I transformed by my experience in LA? My experience in LA and its museums taught me that people could be desperate enough for resources that they would harm innocent people. The museums transformed me into wanting to inform more people about it and show them that it was real and that innocent people suffered because of this.

My Time Capsule

Hello fellow blogger today I will be blogging about what I would put in m time capsule. I will put in four items that represent (1) family/childhood, (2) heritage/culture/roots, (3) accomplishments/achievements, and (4) legacy left behind.

• For my first item i would put a picture of my family and friends. These would be a picture of the people that grew up with me and made me into the person I am.

• For my second item I would put a necklace with a small wooden cross on it. This represents my religion.

• For my third item I would put my first art certificate as my achievements.

• The item that would represent my legacy would a photo album of all the special moments I had on Earth.

The container that would hold all these items would be a box disguised as a strangely large book because of all the time I spent reading on rainy days.

Hope

Hey bloggers welcome back, today I will be talking about how hope has been apart of my life.

In the book Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers has a recurring motif of hope. In many of the passages the characters always face something that to them seems almost impossible, but they always carry a piece of hope that helps them believe things will get better. In my life hope has had a big impact. During bad days or tough situations there is always a piece of hope that helps me remember that things will get better or the hope of knowing something good will appear after the storm.