Tuesday, September 17, 2013

What can teens contribute to society?

Teenagers are the adults of tomorrow. Why would adults not want to get ahead start on society by allowing teens to contribute to society, some teenagers are far more advanced for their age but are restricted because of their age. Age does not measure intelligence, age is a number. Some of the smartest teens have many things they could contribute to society. A kid who graduated at the top of his class could find the cure to cancer or the next biggest thing in technology. He could easily be overlooked because of his age. "Oh that kid is only 16, he probably doesn't know a lot", If adults just gave teenagers the time of day they would figure out just how much we could offer to society. For example in the video Anne Frank who was just a young girl touched millions of people with her story. Being called childish is an offensive term, and instead blaming all the worlds problems on the youth, adults should be seeking out solutions in them.

Monday, September 16, 2013

A best friend

Someone loyal is what I look for in a best friend, loyalty and trust are the two most important things in a friendship. Joking around is obviously important too, someone who you can share a laugh with or share your craziest thoughts with.  A person who is caring is usually a good friend as well, finding a best friend is not easy at all. 

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Inaniment Objects

Strange to think that car sits in a cold garage all night in pure darkness waiting to be taken out into the
sunlight, and move from small side streets to masive highways.
Without a single complaint it takes the morning coffee that is spilled and quickly absorbs it.
It sits again in a parking spot so patiently waiting in the suns beaming rays for you to come back and
for it to be started it again.
It does its best job to be reliable even in the worst weather conditions,
and at the highest speeds, you usually feel safe.
It will light the way as you mindlessly drive down a winding road.
Your vision is clear as the wipers swiftly move the pouring rain and snow off the windshield.
All we do is take the simplest things for granted when we should respect them.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Courage

Serving ones country in the military is one of the most courageous things a person can do. Fighting to protect your own country and people is quite a big deal in my opinion. My grandfather was drafted and fought in the "forgotten war" better known as the Korean War in 1950. Before he left for Korea he was drafted by the St. Louis cardinals to play catcher in the minors for baseball in 1950. He was in the army branch. Him and his platoon fought on the front line. While fighting one day he was being shot at by Koreans and to get out of the range of fire he rolled off a cliff and broke his back. This left him paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his entire life. His whole life was changed forever after this day. He recovered in Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C. and later got married and had four children, one of them being my mom. To sacrifice that much for your country, family and friends is amazing. My grandfather later went on to play professional wheelchair basketball for the New England Clippers.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Two goals I have for English are one, to become a better writer and two, to pass with a "b" or higher.