Remember For Me

As I was not there for the day of the Remembrance Day assemblies, so I will be commenting on the question of what remembrance day is to me. To me remembrance day is a time when we reflect on all that the soldiers and peacekeepers do and have done for us. I feel that this day is the way we give thanks and appreciation for all that they have done and continue to do for us. It's a day of celebration and sorrow, celebratory in the way to see how far we've come compared to what we were before we had people protecting and bringing peace. It is a time of sorrow. For the people who have been lost, but also a time of gratitude for all of those who died for the sake of their country. We remember, and we continue to be thankful. That is what remembrance day is to me, a time of reminiscing and appreciation.

Halloween

Halloween to me was the best time of the year until recently. Growing up I loved dressing up and getting candy and being able to be whatever I wanted to pretend to be for the night. Now to me it is pointless for teenagers, and should just be focused on little kids. Being a teen I feel that it is just an excuse for people to go out and get "turnt" just like every other weekend, the only difference is they have an excuse to gather and get dressed up with a rebellious side of smashing pumpkins, toilet papering people's lawns and egging houses. I think Halloween should be more focused on the kids. To me the idea behind halloween is letting kids decide what they want to be... In a sense of moulding their future. Always in life we are deciding what we want to be and eventually what we will want to do with the rest of our lives. So for a kid deciding what costume they are going to wear out of the hundreds of options, it's only preparing them to one day choose what they want to do with their life. It's a stretch to think about it in this way, but I honestly feel that this is the basic idea behind halloween, it gives kids decision making practice. As for the religious side of this, all I know is that my grandma hates halloween, she feels as though its the devil's night which many other people agree with this as well. I disagree with this and feel that this is an out-of-date assumption. There is no proof that this is what the night stands for, but to each his own everyone has their own opinions. Mine however differs from that thought. As mentioned before I feel that halloween is beneficial in the sense of moulding kids' futures, but for the teens and adults I feel that it is just our role to go with the flow and support the kids. Nothing less, nothing more.

A Poem To Me, Makes Me Feel Free

To explain what a poem is to me what shall the first line be

Something filled with passion and hard work, where your mind can be free

A poem lets you escape from your day

Let whatever's bothering you fade away

Freeing you from your overpowering thoughts

Getting rid of the sick feeling from those stress knots

A poem to me opens my mind

It provides peace for me to find

Nothing out of the ordinary or crazy

Makes you have to think, no more being lazy

The messages are powerful and deep

The words don't come cheap

It has taught me how to express myself in a whole new way

Maybe even to brighten up someone's day

Using un-common words

Letting my speech fly free as birds

I feel comfortable to rhyme more

I don't care if you think I'm a bore

Poems are a powerful thing

To me relief is what they bring

Understanding It

How can you, as the manager of your own education, ensure that school assignments meet your needs? Is there are way to meet the instructor's expectation, while also following your own interests? This is the question I was asked and this is my response... As the manager of my own education, I can ensure that school assignments meet my needs by getting them done in plenty of time before the due date, that way I can focus on other projects to do the same operation over again. This leaves room for error and corrections to be made. The way to meet the instructors expectations is to religiously follow the rubric then do more than what you were asked. Use bigger words make yourself sound smarter than you actually talk. Trying is key, trying will get you marks. The way to build on the last topic while also keeping your own interests in mind isn’t based on whether you get to pick the topic of the project or you get it given to you by the teacher. What you must do is pick the side of whatever topic you are given or choose and passionately finish your points. Following this information I have just shared you will be able to manage your assignments, meet the instructors expectations and follow your own interests.

Benjamin Franklin

January 1706 - April 1790

  Leading author, printer, political theorist, politician.

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

Although there wasn't much information on Benjamin Franklin directed towards the author aspect of his life, there was a lot of information about how he was a well rounded man who respected by many. This quote "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing" speaks to me no matter who the author is. To me this quote is very powerful in the sense that it explains don't write about something you aren't passionate about or enjoy, because your readers won't enjoy it either. For those who write with passion and joy their readers will read their writing with passion and joy as well. The "do something worth writing" part of the quote speaks to me as well because i think if you are writing about something that you don't like then who will like to read it, no one. This quote in its self is very powerful, and a easy incept to understand. I enjoy this quote very much because it is relatable and a true to every type of writer. 

Gratitude

Dear Dad,

Thank you for being there. Not just there for me, or for our family but, thank you for being always present. Throughout all my life when times got tough and people treated you like you were nothing you and you felt 2cm small you were always 12feet tall to me. You are the sunshine through the storm and person that keeps me going. You have taught me that many people in this life, even the ones you would least expect will knock you down, and that even if it takes awhile theres always a way to get back up and make it work. I have and will always look up to you. I will always be thankful and I all always care. The way you look at life inspires me. So many times in the short sixteen years I've been alive you've been let down, and you've picked yourself back up. The way you portray yourself to me and my three little siblings is phenomenal. To us your this super hero, whose taught us it's okay to be let down, its okay to cry, but even more important than that it is critical to believe in yourself and to believe in each other. That family is the greatest gift life has to offer. Family is the only thing that is forever. From our experiences we know that not everything lasts, but from you we know that moving on and bettering ourselves and each other is how to handle the situation. Thank you for not being one of those loser dads, who left when you and mom broke up. Thank you for sticking around and playing both parts when we needed you too. I couldn't be more proud as a daughter to watch the things you have gone through, and see the man that they have shaped you to be. Most of all you have taught me love, something that i will never be able to forget. No matter how many times you've lacked love, you have ALWAYS shown love to your children. You are literally one of the strongest men i have ever encountered, inside and out. I am grateful for you, and I love you paps.

The Rules Of Writing

 The rules of writing are that there are no rules. Based off of the various videos and articles we have been given to read, to me, it is clear that there are no rules to writing. Now to some people obviously this opinion may differ, but to me the basic idea of writing is freedom of speech. Which means there are no rules to writing because freedom of speech is based off the idea that all thoughts are your own and you have the right to express them to whomever you please. That becomes your speech, thus creating the freedom of your speech, in no matter what you write. Of course somethings written may seem absurd to some people and those people may take offence to the certain literature. This shows that certain pieces of writing are not universal. That they are directed to more of a specific audience. Much like pictures, plays or any type of media that is created for public display. Not always is the piece going to be accepted and appreciated by all. Maybe even some pieces will be appreciated by none. There is no one in the world that is qualified to say whether any piece of writing is bad enough that it is to be destroyed or not. Who is anyone to say that writing bout Vampires that suck the blood out of people enough to kill them that is so much worse than a story that involves a murder with a weapon. No matter what the context of the story is there are much worse and gruesome stories out there that could potentially be more harmful to the minds of people. Having said that, again I'd like to say that there is no real way to say which stories are okay and which stories or not. If this was the rule freedom of speech would not be a known phrase that plenty of people live by. I understand that lots of people have the opinion that it is fine to write about whatever we want but there are some rules, lets say things like proper grammar and punctuation. Well I would go as far to say that this is incorrect as well. The reason I believe this is incorrect is because not only is writing poems and stories literature. Things like music are written literature too. If this were to be true we wouldn't have things like rap. Rap is not grammatically correct all the time. Things are spun into slang and sentences are often not proper either. This simply proves that not all writing follows the rules, and it can still be accepted. Finally after examining the different opinions of people on the topic of whether writing has rules, and arguing the point of that there are no rules, I have come to realize that this will always be a debatable topic, and no one will ever be right. There could be and there could not be rules on writing. The mystery continues, and it always will..

Life Is An On Going Lesson

Kait is my name, short for Kaitlyn.  People have often said I am an old soul, meaning I'm wise for my age, as though I see things a different way than others my age do. I believe that’s true. I take things into consideration more so than others would. I over think and I appreciate the little things in life. Maybe its because of the things I’ve gone through, maybe it because of things that are going to happen in my life, or maybe even because of the things that are currently going on right now. Being an art freak that’s where I peak. Many times in life I've been told that art is your obsession not your profession, but soon after hearing this many times I've started to realize that everything in life is art. From words to pictures to movies to schedules. Everything in life is a piece of art with a beginning idea/thought that ends in either a master piece or a lesson learned. I'm athletic, out going and determined. I may not be the smartest person alive, but I sure as heck try my hardest in everything I want to accomplish. The name Kait means pure. This is one thing I live my life trying to be. I know people cant be perfect, or flawless. One thing I have never heard someone say is you cannot be pure. Pure can often be described as free, clear and simple. I perspire to be pure, I long to be free from the worlds negativity, to have clear open minded thoughts and to be simple in a way that means I am not just stuck in one spot in my life. I am simple in a way that I can expand my views, change my thoughts and simply find happiness in new things. To explore the simplicity life has to offer me through many different ways. I wish to be pure. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason, the good and the bad. That is the greatest lesson I have ever learnt in life. It is the greatest thing I will be able to teach all of you. Life is an on going lesson, we learn from it in every way. Throughout the video I previously watched on youtube called  “The key to success – grit” By Angela Lee Duckworth, showed a very interesting view on how not only the people with the "smarts" were successful but how the people with determination or grit could be successful too. This whole video was about the mind set people had when it came to learning or doing new things that would lead to success.  The video tells us “The characteristic that stands out that is most likely to lead to success is grit (passion and perserverance for long term goals). Grit is sticking with your future for long term, and working really hard to make that future a reality.”  This not only applies to children in school, but everyone in their day to day lives. Growth mindset is a very simple idea. The idea is that your ability to learn is not fixed it can change with your effort. Growth mind set gives you grit. It teaches us that we can fail but that we must also get back up and try it again, we must not give up. Motivation isn’t grit. Wanting more and aiming for more is grit. You cant teach grit, you just have to want it for yourself. I agree with this video completely. And I am also a firm believer that it takes grit to reach your goals not motivation or being the smart one in your class. Try hard, as hard as you can and you will succeed.