It took me a minute to think about what exactly i was going to write about.. I even changed my mind a couple of times, but with the help of my family and friends I have decided to write about the one thing that everyone will agree hurts me the most, hurts my heart, my mind and my soul. I can be in the best mood and when someone starts talking about it or even a commercial for a movie based on it comes on I get teary eyed. WAR.
I HATE war. I have never felt this passionate about anything else in my life. I absolutely hate war, war movies and anything that has to do with war. I just don't understand how killing people helps people! Of course everyone is entitle to their own opinion and I would never want to deny anyone their right to feel the way they want to feel. I do not want to argue about this with anyone, because I do not want anyone to try to persuade me into being okay with killing people.
One semester in my sophomore year at OU I was taking three classes. A communication class, and two different English courses. In one of the English classes we watched the movie Munic, in another we had group projects based on foregin news websites and my group had Al Jazeer, and in the communication class we had to debate about war. Everyday, and I do mean everyday I went home with a headache. I was loosing sleep and dreading going to class. Just watching all those innocent people get hurt, and yes I am aware that sometimes war does benefit our country but I STILL HATE WAR. Its one of those things were you know something may be best, but you know it is not good. When I see movies and footage of all the innocent people and bystanders and kids that get caught in the cross fire of war it makes me cry. When I see all the people grieving over their loved ones that went off to fight, I get teary eyed. It is just not worth it.
Think hard, if one of your loved ones was caught in the cross fire of a war, how would you feel? What if that little girl was your daughter or niece. Or what if your husband, brother or son went away to fight in a war and never returned, how would you feel? Just writing this, is making my heart literally hurt. I can not even watch anything on television about war. It is too sad, gloomy, and WRONG.
Killing people is wrong and will NEVER be right!!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Baldwin Center Experience
Before I went to the Baldwin Center, I did not know exactly what to expect. I actually was somewhat nervous, and uneasy about the whole trip. I was also very anxious and excited to give back to the community and even though I am not from Pontiac, charity is charity. I was expecting all types of homeless and poor people to be in the Baldwin Center. I was also expecting the Center to be dirty and unorganized.
While at the Center I was thrown completely off guard. All the employee's/volunteer's were really polite, nice and helpful. They also seemed as if they were really into helping people. Their attitude's inspired me to want to get more involved and want to give back. Everything was in order and although we were there to organize things, the Center was in good shape and is very structured.
I actually enjoyed my day at the Center and wish I could have stayed longer. After left the Center, I felt ashamed that I had never did any volunteer work before and I made a promise to myself even thought I have a very hectic and busy schedule, I would take sometime out at least twice a month to volunteer my time to some type of charity work.
While at the Center I was thrown completely off guard. All the employee's/volunteer's were really polite, nice and helpful. They also seemed as if they were really into helping people. Their attitude's inspired me to want to get more involved and want to give back. Everything was in order and although we were there to organize things, the Center was in good shape and is very structured.
I actually enjoyed my day at the Center and wish I could have stayed longer. After left the Center, I felt ashamed that I had never did any volunteer work before and I made a promise to myself even thought I have a very hectic and busy schedule, I would take sometime out at least twice a month to volunteer my time to some type of charity work.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Fake vs. Real
Which one of these stories are Real and which one is Fake?? See if you can tell!!
Sooo.... I was about 11 years old when my mom, aunt and god mother decided to surprise my cousins and I by taking us to Disney World. So, while we were there everyone kept telling us to make sure we keep the toliet seats close because bugs and reptiles may be able to come up if we don't. Of course my forgetful cousin Skip left the toilet seat all the way up one night, but closed the bathroom door. When we woke up my mom kept saying she was hearing something coming from the bathroom. When my courageous aunt opened the door we found a baby alligator!!! There were not windows in the bathroom so he must have came from the toilet. We were all running around the room screaming until hotel security came up to see what was wrong. They took the baby gator out and told us, "You see why we tell you to keep the toilet seat down?" From that day on, my little cousin puts the toilet seat down after every single time he uses the bathroom, I don't even think he remembers why.
Sooo.... I was about 11 years old when my mom, aunt and god mother decided to surprise my cousins and I by taking us to Disney World. So, while we were there everyone kept telling us to make sure we keep all doors to the outside all the way shut because bugs, reptiles and animals may be able to come in if we don't. Of course my forgetful cousin Skip left the balony door wide open one night, but closed the screen door. When we woke up my mom said that she didn't get much sleep because she kept hearing something scratching all night. When my courageous aunt opened the door to the living room area of our hotel suite we found a big possum!!! He must have scratched the screen away and came in last night. We were all running around the room screaming until hotel security came up to see what was wrong. They took the big possum out and told us, "You see why we tell you to make sure you shut your doors?" From that day on, my little cousin is always the one to make sure all the doors are closed and locked, I don't even think he remembers why.
Sooo.... I was about 11 years old when my mom, aunt and god mother decided to surprise my cousins and I by taking us to Disney World. So, while we were there everyone kept telling us to make sure we keep the toliet seats close because bugs and reptiles may be able to come up if we don't. Of course my forgetful cousin Skip left the toilet seat all the way up one night, but closed the bathroom door. When we woke up my mom kept saying she was hearing something coming from the bathroom. When my courageous aunt opened the door we found a baby alligator!!! There were not windows in the bathroom so he must have came from the toilet. We were all running around the room screaming until hotel security came up to see what was wrong. They took the baby gator out and told us, "You see why we tell you to keep the toilet seat down?" From that day on, my little cousin puts the toilet seat down after every single time he uses the bathroom, I don't even think he remembers why.
Sooo.... I was about 11 years old when my mom, aunt and god mother decided to surprise my cousins and I by taking us to Disney World. So, while we were there everyone kept telling us to make sure we keep all doors to the outside all the way shut because bugs, reptiles and animals may be able to come in if we don't. Of course my forgetful cousin Skip left the balony door wide open one night, but closed the screen door. When we woke up my mom said that she didn't get much sleep because she kept hearing something scratching all night. When my courageous aunt opened the door to the living room area of our hotel suite we found a big possum!!! He must have scratched the screen away and came in last night. We were all running around the room screaming until hotel security came up to see what was wrong. They took the big possum out and told us, "You see why we tell you to make sure you shut your doors?" From that day on, my little cousin is always the one to make sure all the doors are closed and locked, I don't even think he remembers why.
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