February 22nd, 2012
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I don’t think most people who know me realize how judgmental I am inside. I sometimes come across as a mild-mannered, somewhat quiet devoted mother. However, I’m almost always judging in my mind—thinking about people in a critical way, or analyzing their motives, or casting doubts as to whether they are telling the truth about things. If I somehow had my inner censor stripped away for a day, and said all I was thinking, I have a feeling I’d lose most of my friends. I am always careful with what I say, partly because I know if I said what I thought much of the time, it would be hurtful to people. No-one knows what goes on inside other’s heads, and I am glad of that, very glad.
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February 16th, 2012
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It’s hard for me to write about my best features! I’ve got Maine-bred modesty, where you don’t toot your own horn. But if I have to…well, I’d say one of my best features personality-wise is my listening skills. I truly enjoy hearing what other people have to say, more than talking myself. I love to hear about people’s lives. Friends often call me to tell me all the details about incidents in their lives, and comment how nice it is to have someone listen carefully. As for physical appearance—I’m not thrilled with how I look lately, but I do still get comments on my smile. I try hard to smile as I much as possible, and let people know I am happy to see them, and people do seem to notice that, I’m told, anyway!
February 13th, 2012
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Lately, it’s some little things I look forward to each day. I love seeing who has played Scrabble against me, and playing my games, or picking up my library book where I left off and escaping into another world for a bit. However, on a daily basis, I think I most look forward to that first coffee of the day. There is something about that hot, slightly bitter drink that feels so wonderful in the morning. It’s a little treat I can have every day, a little piece of indulgence in a day that often can be quite free of it otherwise. Sometimes when my husband makes my coffee, he tops it with whipped cream, and as I sip it, I feel like a queen. It’s good to have something little to make the day start off well.
February 10th, 2012
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My past weekend was much like most of my weekends. As the mother of three kids, one of them a 7 year old with autism, I don’t exactly burn up the town most weekends. Generally, weekends are for catching up on laundry, dishes and other house chores. I do enjoy sleeping a bit later than my usual 5am wakeup, because my husband is home to watch my daughter if she’s up early, and I often do get coffee in bed, and some extra time to read, but otherwise, weekend are quite similar to weekdays, without the school routine. I think back to my college years fondly, when I would truly look forward to weekends as an exciting time where anything could happen, but those days are over!
If I could snap my fingers and change one things about the world, it would be the lack of equal educational opportunities for all. It simply makes me sick that some lucky kids get a fabulous education, due simply to the luck of living in the right place, while others get no education at all, or a very poor one. Even within the United States, this gap exists, and yet we expect all kids to be able to have an equal chance? That’s crazy. I would guess there are many potential Einsteins or Mozarts out there we will never know about, because they never had a chance to show what they could do, due to a lack of education. If we want to move forward as a world, we need to educate all children equally.
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I love country music! I didn’t love it until about 10 years ago—I had the typical young person’s preference for rock. But one day, out of boredom with my station choices on the radio, I strayed to a country station and found songs I loved—songs that had a melody, that told stories, that contained emotions I could relate to—songs about family and married love and the like. In contrast, I just can’t understand rap or hip-hop. I know a lot of people like it, and I know it contains interesting word play, but it sounds like mean shouting, and I don’t like the swearing or the putting down of women it often seems to contain. I feel like an old fuddy-duddy writing this—like someone very conservative, but I have to be true to myself, and listen to what I like!
There are many different issues that are plaguing the world today. From poverty to war, many people suffer every day for no good reason at all. One thing that needs to be changed in the world is hunger. There is no excuse for children to be starving. Regardless of nationality, race, gender, or age, everyone should be able to eat when hungry. Thousands starve all over the world due to famine and drought, yet larger countries waste so much. Shipping food to impoverished nations is the solution. By helping out neighboring nations and being a little less greedy, more powerful nations can end world hunger.
As a lover of music, it is hard to criticize different genres. It is easy to find beauty in most music; however, there are some types that just don’t make sense. Rap music, while is considered to be an expression of self, is vulgar and utterly disgusting. Aside from referring to violence and drug use, rap music uses no logical use of words or syllables. While I like all music, sometimes putting a word in a song just so that it will rhyme without any sort of sense to it ruins the musical characteristics of the piece. This is commonly done in rap music, tainting the overall sound of the genre.
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The farthest place I have ever been from home was for my senior trip to Hawaii. With its pristine beaches and lovely weather, the whole atmosphere took my breath away. There were so many things to do in Hawaii as well. Hawaii is a very culturally rich place that has a ton of things to do. From hiking mountains to learning to surf, there is something there for everyone. There are spas to relax at and get a massage and bars and nightclubs to enjoy the night life in Hawaii. Furthermore, there are historical places such as the queen’s palace and the infamous site of Pearl Harbor to behold.
If given $1,000 for a shopping spree, but with only one store to spend it at, pick Best Buy! Not only does the store have literally everything, but it has great prices so that shopping spree will go a long way. From cameras to televisions to computers, they have everything technological at one stop. Furthermore, they can price match so that you are receiving the best deal! Finally, their products are very high quality. Between the name brands they carry to the outstanding warranties to provide, Best Buy is the place to go for electronics and accessories to those items.
