I think you should let me stay because I have the power and resources to make myself useful, handy and worth in your class. The survival of the fittest is always hard on those who are uncertain or unclear about how they need to protect themselves and stay in the game. I am intelligent and can function on many levels of hindrances. I have no emotional weakness and this gives me the power to put English assignments before my personal thoughts and feelings. My intentions will only be to continue to come every day and offer you my interesting facts and towering enthusiasm, I am fluent in 3 languages, and can associate well with people from other cultures. One of my best strengths is communication, I am very good at reading peoples minds and can interpret what people are thinking most of the time. This could be very useful to you it will show if I continue to stay in your class. I can not only read materials presented in class extremely fast, but I can also organize information into my brain in a way that will come back to me in a short or long term recall. Therefore I will never forget anything you have taught me in class. Some people other than myself, may use only ten percent of their brain or even less, although I know happily for a fact that I us all one hundred percent. I have a clear head in class that will provide you with all of my bright ideas and motivated enthusiasm. I have many experiences that give me the high quality of my efforts and work. I have gone to 3 foreign countries, a total of 5 times to do mission trips and volunteer work in 3rd world countries. My extensive time in those places gave me a better view of myself and the people around me. I have excelled in my communication skills and in my people skills. I always have a great and positive attitude so you’ll love me as being part of your classroom. Another aspect you should look at before you make your decisions is that a young prosperous youth as myself had to move forward, past this class and past many others to go and compete in the bigger struggle, a road to success. My young age has an advantage over others, it allows me to prosper early make myself a significant fellow. This could only happen if I pass many of lovely classes such as English 106. English in the end has made me into a great student so far and I know I could improve to a significant level by the end of the semester. I am a man of the competitive nature. I have play varsity water polo for over five years, cross-country and soccer for over seven years. I say this because whether you pick me to stay or not, I will bring my game and my competitiveness and with all my might.
Video games
Good or bad??? Video games is a big depute between the young generation and older. Its always about the fact that it is a waste of time. It has always been an issue between the young generations and the oldest. I have argued with adults for many years and proven to them that video games are good. I have played video games all my life and continue to do so today in college. Video games include arcade gaming, video consoles, and computer gaming. These games bring many benefits to a child that he must have. This is how one develops street smarts and learns new things that one cant learn anywhere else. The games interacts with people all over the world, so there’s is a large social network; games provide new vocabulary, and games provide excelling in fine motor skills. Aside from the great competition that these games provide, games involve precise execution, skill, and deep comprehensive attention. You always here a parent say ‘put that game away, it’s a waste of time’. Well there are many benefits that adults are not made aware of. Games to current day involve much more attention and execution than the games 30 years ago.
top five movies
I love action movies; the biggest thriller to me is people running around shooting each other and being really cool doing it. One example is the latest of the Die Hard movies. Here Bruce Willis plays a role of a mighty cop who fights his own battle against any size foe. His mission is to be a hero and make it look good in the movie. I love to see the plot twist in movies and see something unexpected. One movie that really sticks in my mind is 300. This movie is full of combat scenes to the extreme, although the might of the 300 soldiers doesn’t last forever. This made it an epic movie, although later seeing 10000 Spartans made it so awesome knowing how powerful they would turn out to be. Movies that also stand out in my mind are ones of comedy, a story with many small things building up within. A movie in particular is The Whole Nine Yards. I love the characters from this movie and things that they do are just hilarious. This movie is on my list of top movies because I could never get sick of watching it. Another hilarious comedy is Tommy Boy; the actor Chris Farley made it seem so outrageously funny. The story of one kid in the tire business may seem boring to some extent although if you have seen this movie you know it is a favorite thriller. Its not the plot all that much that people such as me focus on, although it’s the acting and small things that make a good movie. One other movie that is definitely not least is The Hitcher (2007). Many people haven’t seen it although this new version of the classic hitcher is very well made. The filmmakers use all dynamics in this movie. The actor Sean Bean plays a great role of the bad guy and the two young college kids play a good role as the victims. This is an amazingly well done film, bad ass, and fun to watch again. The music is great the special effects are so amazing and the plot turns out to be so fascinating.
paraphrasing
Roger Sipher proposes a solution to abolish compulsory-attendance laws and allow only those who are committed to educational attend institutions. Public schools seem to have a problem with making an education a good one. Mandatory attendance laws make it seem pointless to go to school, and kids only want to pass until they are old enough to quit. Roger says it will make the school system a better place eliminating those who don’t put there best effort. Those kids who don’t want a high level of education should stay away and let those who want to learn be successful. Schools have failed miserably to do what they are originally formed to do. With these dividends it would only be a benefit to abolish compulsory-attendance laws.
Roger says we should stop regarding schools as a place for adolescents and start thinking of schools as institution for educating America’s youth.
According to the author Roger Sipher, enforcing compulsory education would be eliminated, despite efforts “nearly 15 percent of school-age children in our largest cities are almost permanently absent from school.”
My hometown
A place that reminds me of a peaceful time and makes me feel comfortable is my hometown. Before college I shared a lot of memories with my old friends and miss all the things I used to do growing up in the suburbs. My hometown is a suburb of Chicago, IL not to far from the city. Generally people think that Chicago is a large and noisy city, but the suburbs aren’t like that. Known as the windy city it is generally windy, but its always nice in the summer. My town is a very pleasant community with good schools. I live 20 minutes north of the city with no traffic, and next to the Lake Michigan. Often we go downtown for shopping or if we want to go to Navy Pier or just hang out. My friend’s houses and mine are on the lake, so we always have parties on the beach when it is warm out. I miss being next to the lake. I would walk my dog there anytime or go biking next to the beach whenever I wanted to get some fresh air. Me and my friends would go to the beach and swim during lunch hour in high school. There are many other things to do in my hometown, everyone is so friendly and people love hanging out with whomever. There are many stores on the main road, people go shopping or go out to eat with there families. I used to work at a restaurant in the middle of the town and I loved seeing friendly faces. It is so peaceful in my town, it seems like there is always a good feeling around. People look out for each other and it makes the community very social. During the winter my friends and I would go sledding down the streets. During the summer we go biking next to the cool breeze of the lake and then go golfing at the golf coarse next door. I love being with the people from my town and I love living in such a friendly and social town.
Streetwise
In the film/documentary Streetwise it seems like the author is setting up a situation were there is no imagination or possibility for change. The kids who do drugs and live among their own rules is true and unfortunate. It seems unreal although the author sets an example were kids have no choice.
This was a similarity n the essay Postcards from the edge. The struggle without parental authority is harsh for many kids. Without homes and without motivation to excel in school, many kids are left to believe that they should give up their lives. The essay does show the vast amount of homeless adolescents that pass through New York alone. The facts and figures show that there are 5-10 thousand urban nomads and as little as1000 in NY. I my-self have lived in New York City and have seen what’s it like to sleep on the street. There is no place that isn’t dirty, and there is constant pressure wit then cities justice system that forbids the homeless in most places.
So behind all the expressions of sadness, and weakness, there could potentially be good-hearted persons just like us. Instead these homeless youngsters don’t have the capability of opening up. Between the impressions of the girls selling themselves, and the boys selling drugs just to have something to give, is depressing. The only reason that the kids can’t have jobs is because they’re homeless. That’s why they settle for the class work or even illegal occupations.
The pictures essay showed a negative side to this situation, although the essay Postcards from the edge seemed to show how the nomads really feel and what they do as they live on the streets.
Beauty comes first?
I feel that media has a huge role in influencing women’s way of being beautiful. There are no mistakes in modeling; simply perfect effects make it possible to catch the most artificial picture. These women have seen what Victoria secrets, celebrities, talk shows are out there. They see how perfect a person can be and feel pressured to be fit, skinnier, and to have bigger tits. This is all to get attention and noticed. Fiji for example had no reported cases of eating disorders unit 1995 when TV was introduced. They were influenced by the media and how women in different parts of the world are so voluptuous.
Lindsay Lohan for example was a great model when she turned 18, she was pretty in all ways. Even she experienced some difficulty when society, so she started dieting. Although now that she’s older she said “everyone’s pretty in their own ways” I think that this article shows how people don’t think for themselves, and are attached to dreams only wishing change. The media is way to strong and people can easily judge, although women have taken serious measures to fit in with society. The people who model rarely admit to there beauty, although they are the ones that don’t need to worry.
Women notice work done to the human body and are understanding of it. They know that it is an improvement, and think they can look better as well. Even though a lot of women dream about being prettier, there is only so much they can do. In the world we live in today there are moms, lawyer s, and business women and many more types of lives women can take. There is no time for body work. Being noticed is what women fear to be a waste of time because its not possible. This is exactly what our world tells our women in society, that they don’t stand a chance. There is a limit to the beauty that one can take. It’s like playing dress up, you do it only once because its mostly fun and you want to be different for the night. Women need to know that no matter how hard it is for that beauty to show; there will always be ways to make your-self look better. In the world today there are things that all women can do; they just need to get motivated. Most importantly, beauty is not the biggest thing that stands out in women.
In the end
As I was trying to sleep on the bus, kids were listening to loud music, talking about the night before, and arguing about who had the best girlfriend. I was too tired to be concentrating on that, I didn’t even have breakfast. The ten buses had been packed that Saturday morning; we all left school at an early seven o’clock that morning to go to our first away meet. The guys and the girls split the buses, and almost all the parents drove along the buses with us. It was about forty minutes to the forest preserve where we were going to run a 5k in the fastest time we could.
As I woke up that morning, I remember being so excited about racing with all my friends, and good it would feel to compete in a big race after all that practicing in the weeks before. My cross-country team was by far the biggest of all high schools in Illinois. Knowing how we are one of the best teams, it was exciting to see how we were going to beat everyone in the race. We had been running for miles on end everyday for 3 or 4 hours after school.
I got more excited as we got closer, I felt like sleeping but the only reason was that I pretty much just got out of bed. I couldn’t wait to get on the field and start warming up. All I could think of is how I would sprint the last quarter mile in two minutes and pass all those people in front of me. Finally, before I realized, the long buss ride had come to an end. The busses pulled up in the parking lot all in a uniformed line, and it was time for us to get off. We had to then walk through the rest area in order to find an open spot big enough for our team to put our stuff down. It was strange at first, everyone knew who we were, and just looked at all of us. We were big in numbers and also powerful in all tournaments. At that point I was really happy I was part of such a strong team. As we unpacked It seemed as though it was a big picnic, people were eating, some were playing Frisbee, I personally felt like going to the bathroom.
I had never been to a team meet before. It felt empowering and good to be part of a competitive sport like this. As races started for different people watched, people came and went. There were ambulances and fire trucks that were there. I think that the fire trucks were there to give out water. Eventually as the girls frosh/soph team started, that meant that the guy’s frosh/soph team should start practicing. I started to become nervous, kids changed into there uniforms quickly and started to warm up around he field. I started running behind them, I though about the race and how I would run next to my team, and I hadn’t felt tired at all because of all the adrenaline. Seeing all the other teams preparing, I was anxious to start and beet as many people as I could. Quickly after that people started lining up and getting organized behind the big long white line. It looked like an army of a good 300 frosh/soph boys ready to charge into the woods. I was ready, I made sure to tie my shoes like every 2 minutes just incase, and I had my two friends I planned to run with. The sound came before I expected it, the gun was fired! I quickly got into the game. I could feel the ground shaking under me, it was like a stampede with spectators on the side cheering us on. I was sprinting so fast, I could slow down because there was so many people. I soon looked ahead and saw a 10-foot wide entrance into the woods. I though to myself, ‘Jesus this is dangerous’.I couldn’t believe it, it now turned into a funnel of people. Some runners jumped through the trees on the sides in order to get through. It was fun, intense, and scary all at the same time.
As I had been running the loops, several times now, I still didn’t; seem to get tired. I guess it wasn’t such a big problem as I though it would be. Until it came to the last quarter mile, then it seemed impossible. Getting up the last hill was horrendous, although I had put myself in a group of 5 or 6 and told myself to stick with them. We started o pick up speed, then more speed, until before I knew I had been sprinting. All I could think of was that finish line I had to cross very shortly. As I approached the finish I could see people finishing with exhaustion and even without a shoe. I knew my shoe was staying on, so I decided to gun it for my life. Passing the spectators I felt so pumped, I though of nothing but tacking the longest, most powerful strides to beet the guys around me. Everyone noticed me jolting the last stretch and were cheering like crazy. As soon as I saw the girls I knew I wasn’t loosing. I honestly didn’t care about my legs, I left those other guys in the dust. I was so happy when I finished, and I knew how good it felt to give something your biggest effort and get something good out of it. Aside from not breathing I could be more proud of myself. That was the first of many great cross-country experiences.
college
When I first came to BGR I didn’t know what to expect. My parents left me in a few hours after moving in and I had no idea what I got myself into. I had no plan, no-one to tell me what to do, and no-one to tell me i had to be home for dinner. I felt free, is this what al the college kids were talking about, the feeling of freedom. i though about this as the week started off, but soon it turned into a chunk of activities I had to go to, things I had to buy, and most importantly getting ready for some pretty vigorous classes. It soon turned out much differently than I expected. I had to wake up early, by myself, for class in the morning. When you have no-one watching over you, there is a lot of stuff you have to do; eat, do homework, workout, go to class and things like that. Soon it turned out to be a schedule that controlled me. I never really got homesick or anything, actually i forgot about home for a while because I was so busy with things. My parents actually had to remind me to call home once in a while. As the semester started to fly by, I realized how much it is different that high-school. You make friends quicker here because your constantly hanging out with people. I started to miss high-school for a while, but then I though of my friends that went to different colleges throughout the country. they were probably thinking the same thing, so the best thing in my mind was to enjoy every second of every day here at Purdue. I ended up somehow getting forced to Purdue’s Mens Water Polo practice. This Varsity club is pretty intense here at Purdue, although it really didn’t intimidate me. I started to feel good as a freshman after that. I had plenty of things to do and most importantly I was involved in many activities. Coming from a graduating class of over a thousand and a school with over 5 thousand, i learned to grow up in a big environment and how to fit in. Playing Water Polo for 5 years, It didn’t seem a problem to become part of Purdue’s team. After the swimming test, I started practicing with upperclassmen and going to tournaments every weekend to other Big Ten schools. Being one of two freshman on the team, i felt strong and confident and I then began to see college as a home rather than my school.
