Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Three R's



When you hear the three R's you think of Respect Responsibility and Readiness to learn right?? Well you right but not in this case. Yes we have Respect and Responsibility but the other one is Reality.


Respect- something I need to learn on myself is respecting myself. I tell everyone that they need to respect them selves then they can respect others more accurately.
We also have to learn to respect others right opinions and beliefs. If you can learn to respect the fact that everyone is different then we can learn to respect our selves a little bit more.
We also have to respect our elders and yes that includes our teachers. (not that I am calling you old Ryan and Eric). But if you want the love and respect that they give to us then we have to learn to respect them also and that includes how they teach and what they are teaching. Everyone is going to encounter someone they do not like but as long as you can respect them when they are near you then you can learn how to respect them when they are not near you.



Responsibility- Responsibility can mean more then remembering to when you have to be at the doctors or work it also means to be responsible to your school work. If you remember to come to school and have you paper, pencil, pens, etc.. then you can learn responsibility outside of school and apply it more successfully.
You also have to have responsibility when it comes to your grade. By coming to school prepared and following directions then you can be in control of your grades.


Reality- I feel that if I am not Respectful or Responsible and I say that I am then that makes me a lier and I do not want to be a lier. I could be held accountable if I am a lier and that would not be a good thing at all.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Shellburg Falls

I did not like the trip for more reasons then I stated. I had a feeling before we left that someone was going to get hurt, then it happened and it ended up being me who got hurt. I felt pressured to go and I do not do good under pressure. I also felt that everyone was laughing at me because it was hard for me but that is for more reasons then one. I felt that my teacher wanted more out of me then I could give him and that i was a huge disappointment to him. I also feel that I can never live up to what he wants me to be and that hurts me more than my knee hurt yesterday. I am sorry that I let him down so he could not see vary much of the hike. I admit the waterfall was beautiful and was fun to look at. I just hope that one of these days I will be able to go up and not feel pressured. I felt that I could have done better but I did not want to go because I get ridiculed by everyone for it and I am tired of it and I just want it to stop. I almost did not come to school today because I know they are going to talk about it when I am not around. One of these days I am going to go back on my own and make it but until then I don't know what I will do. I am sorry Ryan for disappointing you and making it so that you could not see everything your first time out there.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Should Housewives Be Paid?


I do not feel that housewives should be paid mainly because it would not be responsible of the state. It is voluntary work, because you are not hired to be a housewife. I was your choice to have sex and get pregnant. Now I know a lot of people think well what about the ones who were raped or was not trying? Well there are still lots of other options. Daycare sounds like a lot of money but if can be or can not be. If you are a teen mother you would not be a housewife but you would be a house mother. Most schools have a program for teen mothers that are free. But back on track if you are afraid you will not have money then you be the daycare facilitator. Then in a way you would get paid. Okay think about the fathers who stay at home with the kids do they not count?? If something was to happen and the state decided to pay housewives then would the house fathers get paid also? Some one from the International debate education association said,

"Even if we agree there shouldn't be overt gender discrimination in the workplace, it is not the role of state to enforce its conceptions of gender roles on the household. Many cultural and religious groups base their societies squarely on the traditional family unit. Many of the women involved in these are comfortable with that. To enforce a subjectively 'progressive' model both violates their cultural rights, and risks causing havoc in these established structures."

This agrees with my statement about how gender would be a huge problem in this case. well every one has there own opinion and this is mine.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Should I Be Dreaming Of A White Christmas?


I feel everyone has the tight to dream what they want to dream? I dream for a "white Christmas" every year. I also feel that everyone should have one thing to dream about every year. Like I want to get engaged on Christmas, or Valentines day, or a white Christmas. I look forward to Christmas every year. I want it to snow but unfortunately were I live it does not happen vary often. Now I have read that dreaming for something as simple or complexed (depending on your thinking) is completely unorthodox. No might I add that is there opinion. I also feel that dreaming should be a part of every ones life. It has been stated that if you do not dream about any thing whether it is Christmas or that "ring", can cause some people to go crazy. So take it from me dream and dream big. The bigger the dream the more you will accomplish.