I can be anything I want to be
A writer
An explore
A cook
A food critic
A teacher
An archaeologist
A manger
An accountant
A banker
A doctor
A vet
An animal police officer
An athlete
An architect
The president
A leader
A friend
A reader
A fan
A geek
A musician
I can be a little bit of everything
What A Charmer
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 1 purpose is to introduce the lesser characters and show how easily the families fight. The families got into a fight even though Sampson wasn’t really “biting his thumb” at Abram. As the fight continues more and more family members joins the fight. Then some citizens who are feed up with all of their nonsense joins the fight which only makes it worst. When the Prince showed up everything hit rock bottom. He got real mad at both family and tells them that the next time they break the peace they’ll pay with their heads. Well I guess that’s one way to stop them from fighting. Later on Romeo finally showed up but all he could do was talk about his horrible love life. What a charmer.
A Child's Relationship
The story of Romeo and Juliet portrays a mother-daughter relationship that can only be described as awkward. In act one scene three Lady Capulet appears to be bossy and just wants Juliet to marry Count Paris. However Juliet doesn’t seem to want to want or care about marriage at the time of the conversation. When her nurse called her at the beginning of the scene Juliet answered like it was her real mother, and not her birth mother. When the nurse told her it was her actual mother calling her Juliet immediately straighten up and started to act like a proper lady instead of the teenager that she is. It seems to me that she likes the Nurse more than her own mother, because once her mother give birth to her she basically give Juliet over to the Nurse to be taken care of. If that was me I would be very mad with my mother because she didn’t even take the time to take care of me herself.
Now my relationship with my mother is totally different than Juliet’s. My mother was always there for me when I needed help, and her opinion is very important to me. Unlike Juliet’s mother my mother raised me along with my father and I rarely ever had a babysitter. Thanks to my mother I learned how to cook, how to sew, and how to do CPR way before a lot of kids my age did. Without her a lot the problems I had with my friends, family, school, and fashion emergency would never had been solved.
I believe that a child’s relationship with its parents or parent does affect how the child acts. If the parent treats the child madly then the child will become a bully at school. Why, because the child can’t take his or hers angry out on the parent so the child’s angry turns towards smaller children that can’t protect themselves. If the parent treats the child nicely and give it everything it wants then the child will think that is the way with everyone. Well it’s really not and when the child doesn’t get what it wants it throws a fit. There is a lot research that shows what I just said. So in order to have a child who isn’t spoiled and isn’t a bully you need to give it a little bit of what it wants but also teach it that needs come before wants.
Now my relationship with my mother is totally different than Juliet’s. My mother was always there for me when I needed help, and her opinion is very important to me. Unlike Juliet’s mother my mother raised me along with my father and I rarely ever had a babysitter. Thanks to my mother I learned how to cook, how to sew, and how to do CPR way before a lot of kids my age did. Without her a lot the problems I had with my friends, family, school, and fashion emergency would never had been solved.
I believe that a child’s relationship with its parents or parent does affect how the child acts. If the parent treats the child madly then the child will become a bully at school. Why, because the child can’t take his or hers angry out on the parent so the child’s angry turns towards smaller children that can’t protect themselves. If the parent treats the child nicely and give it everything it wants then the child will think that is the way with everyone. Well it’s really not and when the child doesn’t get what it wants it throws a fit. There is a lot research that shows what I just said. So in order to have a child who isn’t spoiled and isn’t a bully you need to give it a little bit of what it wants but also teach it that needs come before wants.
Marriage
Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet is to build the foundation for Romeo and Juliet's love at first scene. Count Paris wants to marry Juliet. He approaches her father, Lord Capulet to discuss marrying Juliet. Lord Capulet feels Juliet is too young for marriage. Meanwhile Juliet's mother and nurse believe she is ready for marriage, and that Paris would be a perfect husband. However Juliet shows no interest in love or marriage. That is about to change, as Romeo is accidentally invited to a party at the Capulet's mansion, along with Paris.
The Right To Chose Death
Your life meaning you are in control of it, what you eat or what you drink. Therefore you have the right to decide to die. But some people haven’t been able to do that because of doctors. Let’s put you into a situation where you are paralyzed from the neck down and you don’t want to live having to be taken care of like a baby until the day you die. Would you want that life, to have to depend on someone or else you’ll die? Probably not, and I don’t blame you cause I wouldn’t want that either. However the doctors that are giving you the machines that help you breathe and other things say you can’t choose you death because you’re mentally challenge! That is just wrong because those doctors haven’t lived through the pain and suffering that comes with being paralyzed or a disease that takes so much from you. If one is suffering and they want to die then they should have the right to. It’s their life; it’s in their control so why are we butting in on their decision?
A Friar's Decision
When Friar Lawrence made his decision to help Romeo with his secret wedding, he did so in hopes that the two families would stop fighting. Romeo and Juliet love each other very much so in order to take their love to the next level they have decide to get married in secret. But they need a priest to join them in God’s eyes so Romeo asks Friar Lawrence for his help, “I’ll tell thee as we pass, but this I pray: that thou consent to marry us today.” (2.3.63-64) Father Lawrence’s decision to help may not have been very wise because he didn’t think about what may happen if the Capulet’s and the Montague’s find out about the wedding. “Within the infant rind of this small flower, poison hath residence and medicine power. For this, being smelt, with the part cheers each part; being tasted, stays all senses with the heart.” (2.3.23 – 26) This marriage may end both his and many other Innocent people’s life, because of Romeo and Juliet’s love. However he may be thinking that Romeo won’t go through with the wedding because he finally came to his senses. By senses I mean finally realizing that he doesn’t truly love Juliet, he just lusted after her to the point where he got himself confused. With this in mind, we can see that love can be a beautiful thing but it may also lead people to do things they would never do in their right minds.
Human Trafficking
Trafficking is a hard topic to deal with, talk about or write about. There are millions of victims each year, and only a few thousands are saved. There is one country whose government is almost encouraging human trafficking. China’s One Child Policy is very simple to understand.
“The rules are simple: families are permitted only one child if the first is a son.” In China if your first child is a daughter, the government will allow you to have a second child in order to have a son. Any additional births come with a $3,500 fine. For those living and working in the country, that amount is equivalent to two decades wages. This policy came from traditions in China that value sons more than daughters. As one man put it sons are Gods and daughters are a burden because of the policy.
However many traditions in China go against the policy which leaves you wondering why on earth did they make the policy? “Family planning is very, very, very strict here. Last year, I had a son; so now we can’t have any more children. But the tradition here is big families and lots of sons. So no one is very happy,” a man by the last name of Xin said. Not many families have the money to keep an extra child, so they are willing to sell girls. In other cases families give up their first or second born daughters, so they can keep trying to have a son as their only child.
“It’s not that these people don’t love their babies. But they are very poor and if they can sell them for a few thousand Yuan, they will do it. Family planning limits encourage the selling of girls. That way they can give birth again and hope for a boy,” a trafficking official named Yu Qing said.
Experts say the kidnapping and sale of children is a direct result of China’s One Child policy. If a family can’t produce a son options include having one stolen from a family on the other half of the country, buy one that was already put up for sale or get one from the government. Officials have abducted children from families that won’t give up their extra child/children. Despite these issues the government of China refuses to see the damage that is being created by the One Child Policy.
As the One Child policy contains, it bring additional problems. There are many more males then females. As males approach the age to marry, they find there aren’t enough females. The shortage of marriageable woman increase the demand for abducted woman. Chinese woman and other woman from all around the world are being trafficked through China for sexual exploitation, forced marriage, illegal adoption, forced labor or they are left in the streets to beg for help that usual doesn’t come. Sometimes young girls are sold to become the wife of an older man. Victims’ lives are torn apart and no one is helping them.
The policy of limiting a family to one child, preferably a male comes with consequences that perhaps were not thought of when it was written. Parents have to decide which child to keep. Some parents make a decision to sell a child and will never know what ultimately happens to them. The most horrific consequences are to those who are abducted or sold into human trafficking. Policies are generally put into place to solve a problem. The simple One Child policy has created nothing but a complicated situation.
“The rules are simple: families are permitted only one child if the first is a son.” In China if your first child is a daughter, the government will allow you to have a second child in order to have a son. Any additional births come with a $3,500 fine. For those living and working in the country, that amount is equivalent to two decades wages. This policy came from traditions in China that value sons more than daughters. As one man put it sons are Gods and daughters are a burden because of the policy.
However many traditions in China go against the policy which leaves you wondering why on earth did they make the policy? “Family planning is very, very, very strict here. Last year, I had a son; so now we can’t have any more children. But the tradition here is big families and lots of sons. So no one is very happy,” a man by the last name of Xin said. Not many families have the money to keep an extra child, so they are willing to sell girls. In other cases families give up their first or second born daughters, so they can keep trying to have a son as their only child.
“It’s not that these people don’t love their babies. But they are very poor and if they can sell them for a few thousand Yuan, they will do it. Family planning limits encourage the selling of girls. That way they can give birth again and hope for a boy,” a trafficking official named Yu Qing said.
Experts say the kidnapping and sale of children is a direct result of China’s One Child policy. If a family can’t produce a son options include having one stolen from a family on the other half of the country, buy one that was already put up for sale or get one from the government. Officials have abducted children from families that won’t give up their extra child/children. Despite these issues the government of China refuses to see the damage that is being created by the One Child Policy.
As the One Child policy contains, it bring additional problems. There are many more males then females. As males approach the age to marry, they find there aren’t enough females. The shortage of marriageable woman increase the demand for abducted woman. Chinese woman and other woman from all around the world are being trafficked through China for sexual exploitation, forced marriage, illegal adoption, forced labor or they are left in the streets to beg for help that usual doesn’t come. Sometimes young girls are sold to become the wife of an older man. Victims’ lives are torn apart and no one is helping them.
The policy of limiting a family to one child, preferably a male comes with consequences that perhaps were not thought of when it was written. Parents have to decide which child to keep. Some parents make a decision to sell a child and will never know what ultimately happens to them. The most horrific consequences are to those who are abducted or sold into human trafficking. Policies are generally put into place to solve a problem. The simple One Child policy has created nothing but a complicated situation.
No End To Debt
Afghanistan’s status differentials in wealth will always be the same because of the citizens never ending debt. In Afghanistan citizens work their entire lives but only manage to pay off a fraction of their debt. In the article In Afghan Kilns, a Cycle of Debt and Servitude, you see a father, Mr. Muhammad, worried that his children will never fine happiness because they’ll have to pay off his debt when he dies. “For the vast majority of workers, there is no escape – for them or for their children, who are bound by their parent’s contracts.” The people of Afghanistan usual fall into debt because of the costs for a funeral or a wedding, so they ask for a loan from their employer. But when you are only paid pennies a day, which is barely enough to survive on, let alone too small to pay off their debts which continues to grow. “I was 7 years old when I started working, my family owned 10,000 rupees then. Today, we owe 150,000 rupees,” said Nick Muhammad. Not only will Nick and his brother have to pay their fathers debt but also their own if they want to get married. “But he looks at his father, trapped in the field of brick for 30 years. “I will have to borrow money to get married, but I am afraid if I borrow money from the kiln owner, then I will have to work here forever.” Think for a second if Nick does pay his father debt first before he dies then his children will have to pay off his debt. Then their children will pay their debt so on and so forth. It’s a never ending circle of debt.
Love Your Dearest Juliet
Thy Dearest Romeo,
Oh how I loved thee upon our first met. Thee eyes so full of depth. emotion, and love. Thee heart so full of love, that it makes mine overflow. Oh and thy love for you has no end. I believe beauty’s pen made you with me in mind. Thee body is made of wax, but thy soul is so gentle. Please make me wait no longer. Met me tomorrow morrow at the edge of the trees. Please I beg of you please met me. Our parents grudge doesn’t mean anything to me, only you mean everything to me.
Love,
Your Dearest Juliet
Oh how I loved thee upon our first met. Thee eyes so full of depth. emotion, and love. Thee heart so full of love, that it makes mine overflow. Oh and thy love for you has no end. I believe beauty’s pen made you with me in mind. Thee body is made of wax, but thy soul is so gentle. Please make me wait no longer. Met me tomorrow morrow at the edge of the trees. Please I beg of you please met me. Our parents grudge doesn’t mean anything to me, only you mean everything to me.
Love,
Your Dearest Juliet
Just Need time
Please remember...
A huge change
Has happened
To my life
I just need time
And this is
All so new
I don't know
What to do
Besides hiding in
The corner
Feeling a
Little shy
I just need time
But please don't
Be afraid
To ask to
View me
If you think
I'm cute
I just need time
To come out
Of my shell
I'm really
Quite sweet
Once you get
To know me
But please
Just remember
I just need time
A huge change
Has happened
To my life
I just need time
And this is
All so new
I don't know
What to do
Besides hiding in
The corner
Feeling a
Little shy
I just need time
But please don't
Be afraid
To ask to
View me
If you think
I'm cute
I just need time
To come out
Of my shell
I'm really
Quite sweet
Once you get
To know me
But please
Just remember
I just need time
I Wish To Change
I wish to change the number of deaths
I wish to change the number of animals hurt
I wish to change the number of children left behind
I wish to change the number of hurt souls
I wish to change the amount of pollution in the world
I wish to change the world so that it is better for all
I wish to change the number of animals hurt
I wish to change the number of children left behind
I wish to change the number of hurt souls
I wish to change the amount of pollution in the world
I wish to change the world so that it is better for all
A Life's Guide To Hapiness
What is the definition of happiness? Well that’s really hard to say. What someone calls happiness or what makes them happy differs from person to person. It’s really up to you to make your own definition of happiness. My definition of happiness is to be at peace with yourself and those affecting your life.
Happiness is affected by so many things including what you do, what others around you do or the natural forces of the world. It can seem so silly that many small little things can decide how your day, week or month is going to go. Like that old phrase you hear your parents say when you are really crabby in the morning, “Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” I’ve found that waking up on my favorite side of my bed makes my day go so much better. Something as trivial as the socks you wear can make or break your day. I really hate the socks that my aunt gives me each year for Christmas. They always slide down into my shoe, so after five minutes I have to take my shoes off and pull up my socks.
In the article, “This is Water,” by David Foster Wallace, he says the way you think can block your happiness. When you focus on yourself and not on the bigger picture, you are never truly able to interact with other. If you let yourself think you're the center of the universe, you miss out on the happiness of being social. When you think about others, you may start to see a happier viewpoint of the world and others in it (Wallace). You cannot nurture your own soul by yourself. You need others around you to replenish.
There are times when things seem horrible and happiness does not seem to be an option. This happens only if you let it. For example, what would happen if you find out your mother was sick. It seems like there’s nothing you can do to help them and you start feeling helpless. Then you start wondering if they’re going to die, about their pain and so much more. You get upset and then one thing leads your thought to be out of control. You start seeing all the “what ifs” flashing before your eyes. Before you know it, you’re so depressed that you can’t make decision about anything. But are you really in a place where you can do nothing to be happy?
Remember there’s always a silver lining to every problem. Even when facing a major illness, your attitude and focus can all be influenced by the people you surround yourself with. One little smile or hello in morning can make your day shine. I believe this must especially be true during times of illness. The people around you will be you joy and motivation, which in turn will bring happiness. With their help, you can turn the negative into a positive.
Each day must be lived with a sense of purpose in all that you do. If you believe you have a purpose or a "personal legend" as Paulo Coelho calls it, your life will be complete. Coelho is the author of, The Alchemist, where the main character Santiago travels into the unknown because he believes that he has to follow his dreams to be happy or fulfilled in life. He worked for months get money to travel through the desert, where he finds the love of his life and his purpose. Of course there were hardships, but he worked through them and gained `knowledge. He also discovered powers beyond his wildest dreams and met so many friends that he know he would remember forever. “He thought of the many roads he had traveled, and of the strange way God had chosen to show him his treasure. If he hadn’t believed in the significance of recurrent dreams, he would not have met the Gypsy woman, the king, the thief, or… ‘Well, it’s a long list. But the path was written in the omens and there was no way I could go wrong’” (Coelho 165).
Whether you like it or not, sometimes you have to work at being happy. For those who aren’t very social, they have to work at it, so they can have the happiness of having others around them. A winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman says just that in the article, “The New Science of Happiness.” Kahneman asked 900 women in Texas to fill out a diary and questionnaire. It turns out the second most positive, happiness filled activity for these women was socializing (Wallis).
How many of us females would say hanging out with their friends and family is really fun? To me one of the keys to happiness is to surround yourself with people who truly support and love you for who you are. Whether it’s a small, close group of people or a large and wildly spread out group, being connected to others gives you so many opportunities. For example you can ask your friends for suggestions about people to fix things around your house or stores that they recommend. They can also tell you about jobs opportunities or a fun place to visit. The networking possibilities are endless within your group of people you care for.
Networking can also been done using a couple. A simple request for happiness in a search engine reveals over 57 million results. I’ll use the “keep it simple” principle, which is popular in my family. “The Happiness Project” suggests finding happiness is as easy as making 3 new friends. Research has shown people with at least 5 friends are more likely to label themselves as a happy person (Rubin). My personal experience has found this to be very true. In 7th grade, I really put myself out there are really tried to make a few good friends. I feel like I succeeded. In fact last year when my uncle died unexpectantly, they were there for me. I felt loved and supported. I had people who listened to me. Their support turned something bad into something good.
Happiness is always going to be a work in progress. Sometimes it comes easily, at other times it takes work and determination. Each of us needs to set our happiness bar, and then work toward achieving it. My personal happiness bar focuses on having family and friends around me, along with the goal to live life to the fullest, have no regrets, learn from times that caused pain, while never forgetting the great times. Do what you find fun or joy in doing, and don’t force yourself to do things that bring you down. That’s my personal message of finding happiness. What is yours?
Happiness is affected by so many things including what you do, what others around you do or the natural forces of the world. It can seem so silly that many small little things can decide how your day, week or month is going to go. Like that old phrase you hear your parents say when you are really crabby in the morning, “Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” I’ve found that waking up on my favorite side of my bed makes my day go so much better. Something as trivial as the socks you wear can make or break your day. I really hate the socks that my aunt gives me each year for Christmas. They always slide down into my shoe, so after five minutes I have to take my shoes off and pull up my socks.
In the article, “This is Water,” by David Foster Wallace, he says the way you think can block your happiness. When you focus on yourself and not on the bigger picture, you are never truly able to interact with other. If you let yourself think you're the center of the universe, you miss out on the happiness of being social. When you think about others, you may start to see a happier viewpoint of the world and others in it (Wallace). You cannot nurture your own soul by yourself. You need others around you to replenish.
There are times when things seem horrible and happiness does not seem to be an option. This happens only if you let it. For example, what would happen if you find out your mother was sick. It seems like there’s nothing you can do to help them and you start feeling helpless. Then you start wondering if they’re going to die, about their pain and so much more. You get upset and then one thing leads your thought to be out of control. You start seeing all the “what ifs” flashing before your eyes. Before you know it, you’re so depressed that you can’t make decision about anything. But are you really in a place where you can do nothing to be happy?
Remember there’s always a silver lining to every problem. Even when facing a major illness, your attitude and focus can all be influenced by the people you surround yourself with. One little smile or hello in morning can make your day shine. I believe this must especially be true during times of illness. The people around you will be you joy and motivation, which in turn will bring happiness. With their help, you can turn the negative into a positive.
Each day must be lived with a sense of purpose in all that you do. If you believe you have a purpose or a "personal legend" as Paulo Coelho calls it, your life will be complete. Coelho is the author of, The Alchemist, where the main character Santiago travels into the unknown because he believes that he has to follow his dreams to be happy or fulfilled in life. He worked for months get money to travel through the desert, where he finds the love of his life and his purpose. Of course there were hardships, but he worked through them and gained `knowledge. He also discovered powers beyond his wildest dreams and met so many friends that he know he would remember forever. “He thought of the many roads he had traveled, and of the strange way God had chosen to show him his treasure. If he hadn’t believed in the significance of recurrent dreams, he would not have met the Gypsy woman, the king, the thief, or… ‘Well, it’s a long list. But the path was written in the omens and there was no way I could go wrong’” (Coelho 165).
Whether you like it or not, sometimes you have to work at being happy. For those who aren’t very social, they have to work at it, so they can have the happiness of having others around them. A winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman says just that in the article, “The New Science of Happiness.” Kahneman asked 900 women in Texas to fill out a diary and questionnaire. It turns out the second most positive, happiness filled activity for these women was socializing (Wallis).
How many of us females would say hanging out with their friends and family is really fun? To me one of the keys to happiness is to surround yourself with people who truly support and love you for who you are. Whether it’s a small, close group of people or a large and wildly spread out group, being connected to others gives you so many opportunities. For example you can ask your friends for suggestions about people to fix things around your house or stores that they recommend. They can also tell you about jobs opportunities or a fun place to visit. The networking possibilities are endless within your group of people you care for.
Networking can also been done using a couple. A simple request for happiness in a search engine reveals over 57 million results. I’ll use the “keep it simple” principle, which is popular in my family. “The Happiness Project” suggests finding happiness is as easy as making 3 new friends. Research has shown people with at least 5 friends are more likely to label themselves as a happy person (Rubin). My personal experience has found this to be very true. In 7th grade, I really put myself out there are really tried to make a few good friends. I feel like I succeeded. In fact last year when my uncle died unexpectantly, they were there for me. I felt loved and supported. I had people who listened to me. Their support turned something bad into something good.
Happiness is always going to be a work in progress. Sometimes it comes easily, at other times it takes work and determination. Each of us needs to set our happiness bar, and then work toward achieving it. My personal happiness bar focuses on having family and friends around me, along with the goal to live life to the fullest, have no regrets, learn from times that caused pain, while never forgetting the great times. Do what you find fun or joy in doing, and don’t force yourself to do things that bring you down. That’s my personal message of finding happiness. What is yours?
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