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.