Kate's Presentation

I really enjoyed Kates presentation. I think she done a well job when it came to using a lot of information. The website was neat and you could tell it really took time to work on. The presentation wasn't boring, and I felt interested. She answered questions well and seemed to really care about paying it forward. I think she did a really good job.

lil wayne meme

What is text?

Text can be many different ways of expression. There is writing in books, newspaper, and journals full of text in which help express from world to world, place to place. Text has formed into email, or informal chatting. This is a way of communication and even when we drive we see text constantly. Advertising uses it and so does tv shows and many other items. I think text connects everyone and brings people together because without it we would be totally lost.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Over spring break, I went to Florida. We were constantly busy, but I often found myself thinking about freerice when I was watching the news or checking my email. Although the experiment is over, once I got home and settled down I did go to the website and play some vocab words. I think the reason I really stuck to this is because I am helping people around the world. It is a good cause playing and I feel as if it is well spent time, rather than wasted. This quote I feel like is true in a sense. Once you do something day after day, it becomes a habit. Since I have went back to freerice I feel like it helps me while writing my paper. I did take a week break so the Freerice isn't annoying to me.

Last week of the challenge

So, this last week of classes, and the challenge has been so crazy! I feel like I haven't even been able to breathe, but the project has came along way. My rice count that I've donated is extremely high (I can't remember off the top of my head.) I have found a lot of research and my paper is coming along good.,.. I think. I'm just excited to get everything out of the way for a little bit and relax on the beach. Lord knows I need it. Take care!

Waste Land

I really enjoyed this movie, and everyone's comments and posts about it that I have looked through. I think a main thing here is this: What's one man's trash, is another's treasure. This statement was running through my head throughout the whole movie. So many items and food are wasted daily -- especially in the United States. It kind of ties into my 30 day project since I'm trying to feed others virtually, so I was interested in this movie... a lot.
Some people may be disgusted with the thought of living in or by a trash dump. The smell, the look, and the bugs/birds really would disgust me. But the courage it takes to make that your everyday life is unreal. These people were working and trying to accomplish their dreams.... through trash. This amazes me because it's something I feel I could not do unless I was rock bottom.
The difference is and the point of this is that treasure can be found everywhere, and life is what you make it. These people working were happy for the most part and in their eyes it wasn't bad money. They were supporting their families and recycling which helps the environment. Whether they liked it or not they made a difference in someone's life and that is what I want to do most. I look up to these people and really enjoyed watching and learning. It really made me sit back and think how lucky and blessed I truly am.

week 3 Free Rice

I've been staying up to date with my FreeRice. It's annoying at this point but in the back of my head I keep thinking that I am helping others. This is me needing to get over my selfish ways. Like, I'm sick of doing free rice, because it takes up time and I'd rather be doing other stuff. But what is better than helping others who can't do the "other stuff" and their daily task is trying to survive. I guess I'm getting disappointed in myself because I want to help but when it comes down to it I'm lazy... even though I have been donating everyday. Anyways, this is a learning experience and I've already realized and learned a lot about myself through this.

Free Rice Day 15

I'm still doing good with my goal, however it is getting harder.... and annoying. I know it's going for a good cause but I'm pretty sick of devoting myself to vocab words daily. I also think my friends are getting sick of me begging them to play. haha. Even though it does help writing and talking skills, I'm annoyed with it. As for my brother's girlfriend, she's quitting her job so there goes all that free rice. It's starting to stress me out and I don't know why. I guess I just wish more people would participate or more people played. I've figured it up, and so far I've donated around 8,000 grains of rice. Go me! butttt, you guys should try it too!

resource

Marshall, Julie. "Free Rice Game." School Libraries in Canada (17108535) 26.3 (2009): 26-28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Jan. 2012.

 This article talks about schools in Canada and how free rice is helping students learn and feed others at the same time. It also talks about the website FreeRice and what people can do to help.

(De)Construction

Just like everyone else, I had no clue what I was going to break. I am a commuter so I have many things at home -- I just didn't know what to choose. Looking around my house I found a green whistle on a string. I chose the whistle because I went to a Halloween party with my friends this year and I was a referee. I did not have fun at all at this party. The whole time I was in a bad mood and just wanted to go home. By the end of the night all of the guys we went with got into a huge brawl... in a church parking lot. It was like 20 people no joke, and was ridiculous.

Looking back on that night, I wish I would have just stayed at home. I gave the costume back to my sister (it was hers to begin with), and the whistle was left. I took the whistle and smashed it during class trying to forget about the whole night. While deciding what to make of the pieces, I was babysitting my niece. I decided to glue the pieces into a heart and gave it to her. Seeing her face bright up was priceless I know she loved it. Now the whistle is gone and I don't have to keep looking at it and thinking of that awful night.

Free Rice

So far, my 30 day challenge has went well and I'm proud of myself. Each day for the past week I have donated 500 grains of rice (sometimes more). My brother's girlfriend teaches second grade at a charter school in Indy. She loves the free rice website and is going to talk to her school about finding a way to use it. I was so excited when she told me her plan because think about how much rice is going to be donated that wasn't before!! I still have a long way to go and my schedule has been so busy, but I'm going to stick with this and hopefully make a difference! Everyone else should try it as well. www.freerice.com

The Art of Listening

I especially enjoyed this article. I think that many people should listen more than they speak. This man has experienced something that I would love to do. Africa has always fascinated me and I believe the people there have many stories to tell. Passing stories onto visitors and families creates an endless universe just like the author said. I think telling stories to children from when they are little also creates an endless amount of progress. Passing things on from generation to generation can really help people to listen all around the world.

To know a good story however, you must to research and understand where the person is coming from. Join into a conversation, and ask questions. I think most importantly however is to be there for others and really care when you listen. Providing good feedback and then passing the story on is great to feel and know that others think your story is important, or that you think their story is important. I think American stories are always too uptight, and I really like the idea that in Africa they mix their stories and have more fun with creating and telling the stories.

Library Visit

While at the library session, I had already seen most of what she was explaining. In English 103, we went to the same session in a way and the whereabouts of how to find good research. However during this visit I found one thing very interesting -- the CQ Reader. The CQ reader has never been brought to my attention. I tried to research somethings for my 30 day challenge, and I was successful at this. I found many articles on what Free Rice has been doing to help other schools and foreign countries. These articles are going to be great for my paper and I'm actually excited to do this project, unlike most. For this project I will have recent articles instead of out of date articles therefore the CQ reader was a great help!

What is important to me. "Live the life you love, love the life you live." - Bob Marley

I believe in so much, and sometimes when life does not give me what I want I tend to get down on myself. When I feel down, my mother is always there to support me. While growing up she was the only parent that was around, my father never seemed to care. I thank my mother because without her I would not be where I am today. She has pushed me to go to college, and without her love and support I do not think I would have went. I wish that many girls had the same relationship with their mothers, because I love being able to actually talk to mine. Therefore, I believe family is so important because at the end of the day they are always there and blood is always thicker than water. :)
Since my mother and I have always been so close, I would love to have a relationship like that one day with my future children. I know that I am young, but my main goal in life is to have a loving, beautiful family who will depend on me to always make things better. When times get rough I want to be there for my family and support them. I believe this ties into education because with a decent paying job, I hope to be financially stable. Money does not buy happiness but with money I can provide for my children and hopefully we will be happy. The future makes me nervous, but I am ready for whatever obstacles life has in store for me. Live one day at a time and most of all I want to be happy while doing so.