4. If you could go back in time and be someone in history, who would you choose to be? Why?
If i could go back in time i would choose to be Charlie Chaplin. He was an original comic and will always be known for his silent clean humor. I would like to see what he went through growing up and all the struggles he had to face as he became famous. I would value my life more if i had gone through what he did. He lived in poverty for a long time and was ripped away from his mother at a young age. Also i would love to know how it feels to be famous and be loved by millions of people all over the world. To know how it feels like to have gone from having nothing to all of a sudden having everything and knowing everybody. Another reason for wanting to be him was because i found out he frequently went to stay over at Hearst castle. That place is beautiful and to stay there would be a dream come true and he was there. I love Charlie Chaplin and his beautiful silent movies that still make everybody crack up.
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis
Sunday, December 4, 2011
journal #5
5. If you had the responsibility to decide where $1 million should be spent to improve conditions somewhere in the world, what project(s) would you choose? Why?
That is a really hard choice in my opinion. All over the world there is people in great need of money and it would take me forever to figure out where i would want a million dollars to go to. After a lot of thinking i would probably send it to the UNICEF program. Its goal is to reduce child mortality rate. They try to prevent deaths that can easily be prevented. UNICEF goes around the world giving water, food, education and everything else they need to survive. Even though there is a lot of other programs and projects i would choose this one. Its helping out the future generation of this world and children that should anyways have all of these things for them. It is sad to see children dying of hunger when there is so much food all around.
That is a really hard choice in my opinion. All over the world there is people in great need of money and it would take me forever to figure out where i would want a million dollars to go to. After a lot of thinking i would probably send it to the UNICEF program. Its goal is to reduce child mortality rate. They try to prevent deaths that can easily be prevented. UNICEF goes around the world giving water, food, education and everything else they need to survive. Even though there is a lot of other programs and projects i would choose this one. Its helping out the future generation of this world and children that should anyways have all of these things for them. It is sad to see children dying of hunger when there is so much food all around.
journal #6
6. How have you tried to effect change in relation to an issue of personal, local, or national significance?
journal #7
7. If you could introduce one new idea or material thing to a primitive culture, what would it be?
I would choose to show Native Americans the Brita water filter. I would like to show them electricity but theres enough pollution in this world already. It would come in handy many times to have filtering bottles around. There would be less sick people from drinking dirty water since it cleans out most impurities. Water also taste better when its been purified by Brita. Maybe it would help the future if we had started with something along the lines of Brita. There would be less plastic waste from water bottles now since we would be purifying water from the tap. About 70% of the plastic bottles go to waste and are not recycled. It takes up to 2,000 times more energy to produce a bottle of water than it does to produce tap water. This product is what our present world needs. It needs it way more than any primitive culture.
I would choose to show Native Americans the Brita water filter. I would like to show them electricity but theres enough pollution in this world already. It would come in handy many times to have filtering bottles around. There would be less sick people from drinking dirty water since it cleans out most impurities. Water also taste better when its been purified by Brita. Maybe it would help the future if we had started with something along the lines of Brita. There would be less plastic waste from water bottles now since we would be purifying water from the tap. About 70% of the plastic bottles go to waste and are not recycled. It takes up to 2,000 times more energy to produce a bottle of water than it does to produce tap water. This product is what our present world needs. It needs it way more than any primitive culture.
journal #8
8. If you were to describe yourself using a quotation, what would that quotation be? After you have chosen a quote, then write a bit about how it relates to you and reveals what kind of person you are.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss
Naturally i am a very shy and insecure person. I used to always hold my tongue for i was afraid of what others would think if i were to say what is on my mind. As i get older i realize i should not care what people think of me. I should always say what i feel unless its just to hurt someone i should just keep my mouth shut. I should always be me. The people who love me will always accept me the way i am and the people who don't like me do not have to. I do not care about them or their feelings towards me. Being me around people is the only way i will know if a person truly likes me for me and not for whom i act to be like.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss
Naturally i am a very shy and insecure person. I used to always hold my tongue for i was afraid of what others would think if i were to say what is on my mind. As i get older i realize i should not care what people think of me. I should always say what i feel unless its just to hurt someone i should just keep my mouth shut. I should always be me. The people who love me will always accept me the way i am and the people who don't like me do not have to. I do not care about them or their feelings towards me. Being me around people is the only way i will know if a person truly likes me for me and not for whom i act to be like.
journal #9
9. Given the authority to establish a holiday, what would you choose to commemorate? Why? What would the celebration look like?
If i could establish a holiday i would choose a holiday from mexico called " Dia del Estudiante" which means day of the student. The reason for celebrating it is because the students are the future and they deserve to have a holiday for them. I am not really sure if the students get the day off, but in america they would. It is something i could participate in and understand, not like the rest of the holidays that have nothing to do with anything. It makes the students remember that one day they will be the future and that they should try harder at school. Its a holiday i think that should actually be made here. It seems like it would be fun.
If i could establish a holiday i would choose a holiday from mexico called " Dia del Estudiante" which means day of the student. The reason for celebrating it is because the students are the future and they deserve to have a holiday for them. I am not really sure if the students get the day off, but in america they would. It is something i could participate in and understand, not like the rest of the holidays that have nothing to do with anything. It makes the students remember that one day they will be the future and that they should try harder at school. Its a holiday i think that should actually be made here. It seems like it would be fun.
journal #10
10. What is the best advice you've ever received? Explain.
Over the years i have gotten many advice from many people. It is usually the common advice every girl receives, like for example the advice to forget what everyone else says or to do what your heart tells you. I have gotten advice that sound like poems and other times the advice I am given is so plain stupid i have to try my best not to laugh at the people who care enough for me that they decided to "help" me. People are always giving me advice even if i do not ask for it. Maybe i should laugh at them. I realized recently the best advice out there for me is "calm down". Its so simple and so clear. I have the tendency to over panic when something goes wrong for me. My heart begins to pound as if i had just ran three miles non stop. I begin to get dizzy and get heat flashes. I become unbearable and a complete mess. So when someone comes around and calmly tells me to calm down, i do. I realize my problems are not that bad and that everything will be okay. I just have to calm down. It is reassuring when someone tells me to calm down and that everything will be okay. To me that is the best advice to give but you know, thats just me.
Over the years i have gotten many advice from many people. It is usually the common advice every girl receives, like for example the advice to forget what everyone else says or to do what your heart tells you. I have gotten advice that sound like poems and other times the advice I am given is so plain stupid i have to try my best not to laugh at the people who care enough for me that they decided to "help" me. People are always giving me advice even if i do not ask for it. Maybe i should laugh at them. I realized recently the best advice out there for me is "calm down". Its so simple and so clear. I have the tendency to over panic when something goes wrong for me. My heart begins to pound as if i had just ran three miles non stop. I begin to get dizzy and get heat flashes. I become unbearable and a complete mess. So when someone comes around and calmly tells me to calm down, i do. I realize my problems are not that bad and that everything will be okay. I just have to calm down. It is reassuring when someone tells me to calm down and that everything will be okay. To me that is the best advice to give but you know, thats just me.
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