Would I....?

 The Titanic was the largest ship in 1912. It was believed to be unsinkable. For many it was a ship of dreams. But unfortuanetely it was neither. The Titanic sunk in 90 minutes and killed way more than half of the passengers. Most froze to death, others drowned. Many of the survivors were women and children.
 When thinking about these tragedies, most people think of how selfish and careless most were. Others wonder why the Captain ignored the iceberg warnings and didn't slow down. Many wonder why those in the boats didn't go back for the others. But it's easy to sit there and judge others for their decisions, eventhough we have no idea what we would do if we were put in their positions.
 Would we risk our lives for complete strangers. As for the men who sneaked their way to the life boats, most find them pathetic, but what if that men is the soul provider for his family, what if he dies and his wife and children would have to fend for themselves. Would a father be able to wave goodbye to his wife and child knowing he would never be able to look into their eyes again. And give up without trying. And as for the Captain. He truly believed it was unsinkable. It didn't matter how many icebergs there werew the ship would not go down. If that is what someone believes then it wouldnt of mattered what was ahead he wouldn't of stopped.
 I believe everyone deserves forgiveness. These people were kept in the dark about the ship sinking. And all human beings are selfish in some way. It takes alot to ask for someone to risk their lives for someone else. We all want to live, so who are we to say they were selfish and wrong for not going back for the others. I for one, have absolutely no idea what I would do.

Forgive and Forget...

In the book "The Sunflower" a jew named Simon Wiesenthal is asked for forgiveness from a dying SS man. Wiesenthal is seated down to listen to all the horribly things the man has done, and then must determine whether he is to forgive him or not. 'His word was accepted". An SS man had great power back then. No one ever questioned them, and whatever they said, was believed without question.
 Whether or not Wiesenthal forvives the SS man, his crimes would have still been commited, those people he killed would still be dead. So what is the point of forviness.
 Forgiveness is defined as the process of concluding resentment and anger. Forgiveness is for the soul. It is for both sides. For Wiesenthal to move on, he has to let go off the past. And he can' do this until he has forgiven and forgotten. Otherwise the SS man will die without firgiveness, and Wiesenthal will always have this experience in the back of his mind. This will stop him from ever moving forward.

For the Needy

The world is surrounded by people who need help
Society sees it as not their problem or not a big issue
But it is
The homeless and the hungry make the society
Whether we walk past a reaching hand asking us for help as if it's not there
Or apoligize and say we have nothing to give
Or reaching out and giving a little, makes who we are
Whether we make millions or thousands giving back is a must
Society never thinks that all our fortune and luxury could vanish in a blink of an eye
That the old lady pushing the cart down the street once might of had a life
Ignoring it to make it more alleviate
Seeing the problem everyday and knowing that it's there doesn't make it go away
It let's it spread like an untreated disease
Charity is an interdependence
Helping others helps ourselves

Character analysis

  To really know someones character is very difficult. Most people believe they know someone because of time and experience. Others believe that knowing a persons character only takes a matter of minutes. It takes a lifetime. For example, women who get married believe they know and trust their spouses. But their are many cases where women find out that their husbands have another life and family somewhere else. In other cases,women are being beaten or killed by the spouse they thought they knew and trusted. Curley's wife from "of mice and men" would also be a good example. The other characters in the book believe she is a whore and is nothing but trouble. Readers can interpret people in books better than people in everyday life.Curley's wife is a young woman who is lonely and didn't get what she wanted out of life.
 Curley's wife is just that, Curley's wife. She is and object to her husband. She is not allowed to talk to anybody other than Curley. Her life revolves around and is Curley's life. She is meant to live her days by herself."How would you like not talkin to nobody".
  The characters who live and work on the barn always did their best to avoid Curley's wife. She goes on each day doing absolutely nothing. The fact that the other characters view her as a whore makes perfect sense. She's bored,lonely, and is looking for attention. To go on each day having everybody trying to avoid you can drive someone crazy. She has to go out of her way to get people to look and acknolegdge her. Curley's wife is the only woman on the barn and practically has no life of her own.
  John Steinbeck makes his readers think. Curley's wife is the only character without a name. Throughout the entire book, readers are waiting to find out her name. But never do. After reading the book the reader starts to ask questions such as:why didn't she have a name. Steinbeck knew exactly what he was doing. Understanding the character was easier because she had no name. Curley's wife "coulda been in the movies" if it wasn't for Curley. Her life isn't anywhere near where she wanted it to be. She dreamed of being rich and famous. Which is the equivalent of friends and being looked and talked to. Her life was the opposite of
that.
  Curley's wife died just as she lived- alone. After she died people were more concerned about Lennie. Her husband didn't shed a tear and was more concerned about other things. She would just be remembered as Curley's wife by the other characters. Not as a lonely dreamer or a misunderstood girl. Her death can be seen as a blessing in disguise. Curley's wife can be free to be whoever she wants to be, no longer an item of someone else.

The Greatest Place on Earth

To really understand what goes in in Times Square you'd have to be there. There is always something going on. Whether its 3 in the afternoon or 3 in the morning, one thing is for sure: there will be traffic. Surrounded by lights and stores and food stands Times Square is the place to be. Whether your on foot or in a vehicle you're having fun. It makes you feel like your a part of something important. It doesn't matter who are or what you do Times Square makes you feel a part of something bigger. It inspires you or just makes you feel good. Staring at those lights makes everything feel right. It doesn't matter if you don't have a cent in your pocket Times Square is your free entertainment. Time passes faster then one realizes and Times Square makes it feel like it's slowing down just for a little while. No matter where you're in the city you have to pass Times Square just for a little while. It's not just beautiful to look at, it's how it makes you feel when you look at it.

9/11 Paragraph

Did Osama Bin Laden brainwash his followers?

 Osama Bin Laden told his followers to remain calm and that the  ''time between them and their marriage in heaven will be very short'' and "to remember God frequently". How can  killing innocent people for no good reason make them believe they would eventually end up in heaven? The story just doesn't make sense. Because as a christian if you take someone's life away for any reason at all or no reason at all it is wrong. Even though Bin Laden and his followers weren't christians, I'm sure that taking someone elses life for any particular reason is wrong no matter what religion you are. Osama Bin Laden had to have brainwashed or spinned the truth at least a little to convice his followers this was the right thing to do. And to also convice them to be willing to commint suicide for this cause.

I Am.......

I am an outgoing, and down to earth girl whose stuck in Batesville, Arkansas
I wonder what the world will be like 20 years from now
I hear music singing in my ears
I see hapiness
I want to be remembered
I am an outgoing, and down to earth girl whose stuck in Batesville, Arkansas

I pretend that I know everything
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
I touch people's feelings
I worry that I'll never get out of Arkansas
I cry for hungry and homeless children all over the world
I am an outgoing, and down to earth girl whose stuck in Batesville Arkansas.

I understand that nothing lasts forever
I say everything happens for a reason
I dream of living in a big city
I try to do the best I can
I hope that everything will work itself out
I am an outgoing, and down to earth girl whose stuck in Batesville, Arkansas