Wednesday, October 29, 2008
(Outside Reading #8) The A-List Chapters 11 & 12
In Chapters 11 and 12 of the A-List by Zoey Dean, Sam gets closer and begins to like Anna. Ben turned a dance with Sam down and Sam went to the bathroom crying. Cammie stood on Anna's dress as Anna was standing up from dinner and her dress ripped completely infront of everyone at the wedding. At that point I would personally probably walk out because of embarrassment but she handled it well. She just acted like it was no big deal and went to dance with Ben. A little later Anna met Sam in the bathroom crying. They started talking for a while and then Sam decided she really liked Anna and thought she was really sweet. She asked if she wanted to go partying and ditch the wedding. Personally I think that is so rude of Sam to walk out on her father's wedding. Even though she says her father doesn't pay attention to her and doesn't care, I think she should stay. I would never walk out on my father's wedding. It's one of the most special days of your life. Well we'll see what happens when they all go out together. Sam says she is gonna try to win back Ben there.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
(Outside Reading #7) The A-List Chapters 9 & 10
In Chapters 9 and 10 of the A-List by Zoey Dean, the wedding has just started. Cammie-ben's ex-admits that she loved ben and still does. (in her mind) After the ceremony they all get to their dinner tables and Ben and Anna are placed with Cammie and Dee. Personally if I was in that situation I would feel really awkward. I would also be worried that those two girls would embarrass me and frantically ask me tons of questions about being with Ben. Friends of Ben kept coming up to talk to him so Anna had a good conversation with the other people at the table after Cammie and Dee went to the bathroom. If I were in Anna's place I'd feel pretty uncomfortable not knowing everyone but it seems like she's doing a pretty good job of handling the situation well.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
(Outside Reading #6) The A-List Chapters 7 & 8
In chapters 7 and 8 of the A-List by Zoey Dean, Sam, Cammie, and Dee all saw Ben with his new date-Anna. They all thought he was coming alone but he had not. Cammie was Sam's ex as well, they had just broken up a little bit ago and was also hoping to get him back like Sam was. They all decided to go up to the three and introduce themselves. Ben and Anna told the three that they had been together for about 3 months now and had met at Princeton. Everything was going smoothely until the man on the plane that first tried to get Anna's attention came up next to Dee. Their secret that they had met on the plane got out and Ben and Anna were mortified. If I were in their postion I would be too. Especially because Ben was infront of two of his exes. Anna says it was even worse than getting caught making out in the plane bathroom after she met ben. Zoey Dean quotes Anna, "She thought getting caught on the plane was humiliating, but it was nothing compared to this moment" (Dean 78).
Monday, October 20, 2008
Parent Heroes
Single Moms-My Mom is a hero because she has courage, power, she's caring and she's loving.My Mom has faith in me because she believes I could be or do anything if I put...My hero has done alot for me,because I don't have a dad to help us with things, it is harder for her to take care of me and my sister. If my Mom can be a hero with all these facts to support her, maybe I could be a hero in a special way too!!!!!!!!
For this article I learned that a lot of people think that their single mothers are heroes. I think this is true because it would be a hard job to raise kids all by yourself.
Last week we learned that heroes are everywhere, including the post office and even at home!
I totally agree with this statement. I think that everywhere you go you can find heroes. You never know when you might need help and someone will be there to offer assistance.
All parents want to be "Most Valuable Parents" who help their children and teens make smart choices and avoid pitfalls of growing up
I know all parents want to be the best guardian they can to their kids. Parents always want their kids to come to them if they need help. Parents want their kids to know that they care for them and can help them anytime.
Youths say parents are their heroes
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Young people do not look chiefly to the worlds of music, today's wars or history for the people they most admire. Instead, they turn to their own families.Asked to name their heroes, young Americans surveyed by the Associated Press and MTV make their parents the collective top pick. Twenty-nine percent choose their mothers, 21 percent name their fathers and 16 percent pick their parents without specifying which one. Allowed to choose as many heroes as they'd like, nearly half mention at least one of their folks."They're really hard workers, and they've done everything in their power to make sure my siblings and I have everything we've needed," said Stacy Runne, 21, of New Bern, N.C., now a student at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J. "They're just good people."Next in line as the poll's top heroes: 11 percent choose friends, 10 percent God, 8 percent their grandmother, 7 percent their brother and 5 percent a teacher or professor.Jacquelynne Eccles, a University of Michigan psychology professor who has studied young people, says surveys she has helped conduct since 1980 have consistently found that parents are youths' most-often named heroes."They're gradually moving out of the family, which is what they should be doing, but that doesn't mean that they feel less close to their family," Eccles said. "Parents often take it personally and believe it's a rejection of the family, when in fact it's really a broadening out."
Kids naturally grow up naming parents as their heroes because their parents have been there for their whole life. Children realize that their parents do a lot for them. They provide you with food, clothing, money for school and other personal items, etc.
Foster Parents
If you can imagine your worst fear as a child, it would be losing your parents. Children who are placed in state custody because of abandonment, abuse, or neglect feel that loss along with many more painful emotions. In my work as a counselor with children at each stage of the difficult processes of investigation, removal, and termination of parental rights, I am thankful for those heroes who choose to parent these hurting children.
Children are often first placed in foster homes. Foster parents are needed in every community. Perhaps you will become a hero to children in your town and state. My suggestion for getting started is to explore the site of About's Adoption/Foster Parent Guide or these great resources for foster parents on the Net.
Foster parents are for sure Heroes. If my original parents had left me and someone decided to become my guardian and take care of me they would classify as a hero. Foster parents save children's lives, they give their help when the children really need it.
GKE Quest - Learning Heroes
ParentsAlthough learning is a natural process, its power can be lessened or deepened through appropriate interactions, support, and strategies. A child’s exposure to learning opportunities and the support given to the learning child make significant differences. Parents therefore play a significant role in helping the Empowered Learner successfully navigate the Learning Quest.
Parents often help their children with education and their learning. This article states that the support given from parents really make differences in their children's lives-in education or in their daily life.
Blind foster parent hero
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
David Bearden lost his sight about 16 years ago, but he hasn't lost his spirit of giving.
Bearden beat the odds by raising his own three children as a single, blind father. Once they grew up though, he decided he still had a lot of love to give and trained to become a foster parent.
He's now the only single, legally blind foster home in the United States.
Bearden has fostered more than 20 children since he opened his home a year ago. He says he feels compelled to only take in kids with physical or mental disorders.
Two of his foster kids are visually impaired. He says by living with his own disability, learning how to deal with it and become a productive member of society, he's hoping to pass on coping skills and confidence to children in similar circumstances.
Bearden also does a lot of outside charity work. He's helped organize county clean-ups, created a community awareness project about service dogs and holds many fundraisers throughout the year to benefit Dade City's migrant children population.
This man has devoted his life to raise children that have no parents. He has helped 20 kids live a better life and get their future on track. Even though he is blind, he still does everything he can for these children.
FAMILY HERO: MY PARENTS by Denessha from Newark
My heroes are my parents they tell me not to do things because they want me to be safe. When I’m about to do something that is not safe my parents tell me not do it because they don’t want me to get hurt. If I were to fight in school they would help me not to get in to much trouble. My parents also are my heroes because when I’m somewhere that’s not safe they protect me. When I get a cut they fix it so it won’t get infected. They also feed me because if I did not eat I would be too skinny. They also don’t let me go anywhere by myself because they love and they want me to be safe and that’s being a hero. My parents also tell that my family is important because my family will always be by my side. Some of the people that will always be by my side are my parents and that’s another reason why they are my heroes.
This girl realized that her parents protect her and keep her safe. She said her parents are her heroes because they give her food, they love her, and they care for her. Your parents will always care for you and love you and be there when you need them most.
CONCLUSION:
In this assignment I learned that all parents are heroes. To start off with parents are loving. In both of my topics that I did my tree map on, (foster parents and single moms) they both were said to be loving. Good parents always tell their children that they love them and make them know that someone is always going to be there for them. Parents also help their children grow up well. Foster parents, single moms, and all other parents provide shelter, food, care, clothing, etc. They give their children everything they can to help them live the best life possible. Lastly parents are very unselfish. They have to give to their children and satisfy their wants and needs. Overall, there may be many different kinds of parents but they all are heroes.
For this article I learned that a lot of people think that their single mothers are heroes. I think this is true because it would be a hard job to raise kids all by yourself.
Last week we learned that heroes are everywhere, including the post office and even at home!
I totally agree with this statement. I think that everywhere you go you can find heroes. You never know when you might need help and someone will be there to offer assistance.
All parents want to be "Most Valuable Parents" who help their children and teens make smart choices and avoid pitfalls of growing up
I know all parents want to be the best guardian they can to their kids. Parents always want their kids to come to them if they need help. Parents want their kids to know that they care for them and can help them anytime.
Youths say parents are their heroes
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Young people do not look chiefly to the worlds of music, today's wars or history for the people they most admire. Instead, they turn to their own families.Asked to name their heroes, young Americans surveyed by the Associated Press and MTV make their parents the collective top pick. Twenty-nine percent choose their mothers, 21 percent name their fathers and 16 percent pick their parents without specifying which one. Allowed to choose as many heroes as they'd like, nearly half mention at least one of their folks."They're really hard workers, and they've done everything in their power to make sure my siblings and I have everything we've needed," said Stacy Runne, 21, of New Bern, N.C., now a student at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J. "They're just good people."Next in line as the poll's top heroes: 11 percent choose friends, 10 percent God, 8 percent their grandmother, 7 percent their brother and 5 percent a teacher or professor.Jacquelynne Eccles, a University of Michigan psychology professor who has studied young people, says surveys she has helped conduct since 1980 have consistently found that parents are youths' most-often named heroes."They're gradually moving out of the family, which is what they should be doing, but that doesn't mean that they feel less close to their family," Eccles said. "Parents often take it personally and believe it's a rejection of the family, when in fact it's really a broadening out."
Kids naturally grow up naming parents as their heroes because their parents have been there for their whole life. Children realize that their parents do a lot for them. They provide you with food, clothing, money for school and other personal items, etc.
Foster Parents
If you can imagine your worst fear as a child, it would be losing your parents. Children who are placed in state custody because of abandonment, abuse, or neglect feel that loss along with many more painful emotions. In my work as a counselor with children at each stage of the difficult processes of investigation, removal, and termination of parental rights, I am thankful for those heroes who choose to parent these hurting children.
Children are often first placed in foster homes. Foster parents are needed in every community. Perhaps you will become a hero to children in your town and state. My suggestion for getting started is to explore the site of About's Adoption/Foster Parent Guide or these great resources for foster parents on the Net.
Foster parents are for sure Heroes. If my original parents had left me and someone decided to become my guardian and take care of me they would classify as a hero. Foster parents save children's lives, they give their help when the children really need it.
GKE Quest - Learning Heroes
ParentsAlthough learning is a natural process, its power can be lessened or deepened through appropriate interactions, support, and strategies. A child’s exposure to learning opportunities and the support given to the learning child make significant differences. Parents therefore play a significant role in helping the Empowered Learner successfully navigate the Learning Quest.
Parents often help their children with education and their learning. This article states that the support given from parents really make differences in their children's lives-in education or in their daily life.
Blind foster parent hero
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
David Bearden lost his sight about 16 years ago, but he hasn't lost his spirit of giving.
Bearden beat the odds by raising his own three children as a single, blind father. Once they grew up though, he decided he still had a lot of love to give and trained to become a foster parent.
He's now the only single, legally blind foster home in the United States.
Bearden has fostered more than 20 children since he opened his home a year ago. He says he feels compelled to only take in kids with physical or mental disorders.
Two of his foster kids are visually impaired. He says by living with his own disability, learning how to deal with it and become a productive member of society, he's hoping to pass on coping skills and confidence to children in similar circumstances.
Bearden also does a lot of outside charity work. He's helped organize county clean-ups, created a community awareness project about service dogs and holds many fundraisers throughout the year to benefit Dade City's migrant children population.
This man has devoted his life to raise children that have no parents. He has helped 20 kids live a better life and get their future on track. Even though he is blind, he still does everything he can for these children.
FAMILY HERO: MY PARENTS by Denessha from Newark
My heroes are my parents they tell me not to do things because they want me to be safe. When I’m about to do something that is not safe my parents tell me not do it because they don’t want me to get hurt. If I were to fight in school they would help me not to get in to much trouble. My parents also are my heroes because when I’m somewhere that’s not safe they protect me. When I get a cut they fix it so it won’t get infected. They also feed me because if I did not eat I would be too skinny. They also don’t let me go anywhere by myself because they love and they want me to be safe and that’s being a hero. My parents also tell that my family is important because my family will always be by my side. Some of the people that will always be by my side are my parents and that’s another reason why they are my heroes.
This girl realized that her parents protect her and keep her safe. She said her parents are her heroes because they give her food, they love her, and they care for her. Your parents will always care for you and love you and be there when you need them most.
CONCLUSION:
In this assignment I learned that all parents are heroes. To start off with parents are loving. In both of my topics that I did my tree map on, (foster parents and single moms) they both were said to be loving. Good parents always tell their children that they love them and make them know that someone is always going to be there for them. Parents also help their children grow up well. Foster parents, single moms, and all other parents provide shelter, food, care, clothing, etc. They give their children everything they can to help them live the best life possible. Lastly parents are very unselfish. They have to give to their children and satisfy their wants and needs. Overall, there may be many different kinds of parents but they all are heroes.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
(Outside Reading #5) Motionless Boy Article
In the article The Unspeakable Odyssey of the Motionless Boy by Joshua Foer, Erik Ransey is in a terrible car crash. His body is completely paralyzed and he cannot speak. The only thing he can do is move his eyes up and down. They are expiramenting with him and hook up wires to his brain to see if they can read his thoughts and put it into words. If I was in his postion I wouldn't know what to do. Life would always be so frusterating. If I was in pain, I couldn't yell for help. If I needed something, I couldn't ask for it. I couldn't do anything at all by myself, people would have to be helping me constantly throughout my day. When his family and friends rearrange the house so he will be able to live there with his wheel chair I think that is so great. The doctors offered to send him to a nursing home but they wanted him to stay close. If my family did that for me it would definitely make me happier and it would show they haven't given up on me. I know for a family it would be very difficult to go through that so I think that shows that they still really care for him and would do anything for him. In the end I'm so glad that he finally is able to get out sentences and say his thoughts. It just goes to show that miracles really can happen.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Siddhartha Mini Essay
I have been Siddhartha’s friend for quite some time now and journeyed through his life by his side. He has come a very long way-starting out as a Brahmin and ending as a human with complete peace. I think it is very hard to accomplish enlightenment but my friend Siddhartha has accomplished this goal. Enlightenment is something every human sets out to accomplish in his/her lifetime but only few ever do. After following Siddhartha on his journey, I think that he learned that in order to reach enlightenment or nirvana one has to find it through experience, not words or thoughts, and I think I saw him learn this lesson best when he was with his friend Vasudeva.
If Siddhartha had done one thing in his whole life it would have been he found peace within himself. Siddhartha grew as a person as he experienced more things in his life. At first Siddhartha searched on to achieve enlightenment. After experiencing life as a Samana, he learns that eliminating one’s self does not help you achieve enlightenment. His friend Govinda and Siddhartha decided to leave to go to the Buddha after hearing that he had achieved enlightenment. Govinda found his place with the Buddha but Siddhartha still was not satisfied. He learned from the Buddha that you cannot achieve enlightenment through language or thoughts of another; one has to experience it through the material in life. His life continues and he goes through a stage where he feels he cannot love and he becomes distracted from his goal by the riches and goods. He then focuses on his goal once again and lives with his friend Vasudeva, the fairy man. Vasudeva teaches him to listen to the river. When Siddhartha listens to it he hears the calming om. The river has also taught Siddhartha that just like the flow of water, all forms of life are connected in a cycle without beginning or end. Vasudeva leaves after Siddhartha has learned the many secrets of the river. This is when Siddhartha realizes that to reach enlightenment and nirvana, one must experience and find peace through life. In the end Siddhartha definitely has accomplished what he is set out to do. He has finally found the peace within himself that he had been searching for all along just by experiencing different things along the way. He experienced life through riches which didn’t help him other than the fact that he did not want to live his life that way. He realized that focusing on the riches, gambling, and sex only distracted him from his original goal. In conclusion, Siddhartha learned that one cannot achieve enlightenment or nirvana through words or thoughts, one will achieve it through understanding the material of the world.
Siddhartha learned when he was with Vasudeva and the river that one cannot reach enlightenment or nirvana through words and thoughts, only through experience themselves. The Buddha helped him realize that one will not be able to achieve enlightenment through religious teachings. The period in his life when he experienced riches made him realize that he didn’t want to end up like that, a person who was alone and could not truly love. When he began living with Vasudeva he learned to listen to the river and learned many secrets from it. In summary, Siddhartha had accomplished his goal of achieving enlightenment by his life experience not by what he had heard or believed in.
If Siddhartha had done one thing in his whole life it would have been he found peace within himself. Siddhartha grew as a person as he experienced more things in his life. At first Siddhartha searched on to achieve enlightenment. After experiencing life as a Samana, he learns that eliminating one’s self does not help you achieve enlightenment. His friend Govinda and Siddhartha decided to leave to go to the Buddha after hearing that he had achieved enlightenment. Govinda found his place with the Buddha but Siddhartha still was not satisfied. He learned from the Buddha that you cannot achieve enlightenment through language or thoughts of another; one has to experience it through the material in life. His life continues and he goes through a stage where he feels he cannot love and he becomes distracted from his goal by the riches and goods. He then focuses on his goal once again and lives with his friend Vasudeva, the fairy man. Vasudeva teaches him to listen to the river. When Siddhartha listens to it he hears the calming om. The river has also taught Siddhartha that just like the flow of water, all forms of life are connected in a cycle without beginning or end. Vasudeva leaves after Siddhartha has learned the many secrets of the river. This is when Siddhartha realizes that to reach enlightenment and nirvana, one must experience and find peace through life. In the end Siddhartha definitely has accomplished what he is set out to do. He has finally found the peace within himself that he had been searching for all along just by experiencing different things along the way. He experienced life through riches which didn’t help him other than the fact that he did not want to live his life that way. He realized that focusing on the riches, gambling, and sex only distracted him from his original goal. In conclusion, Siddhartha learned that one cannot achieve enlightenment or nirvana through words or thoughts, one will achieve it through understanding the material of the world.
Siddhartha learned when he was with Vasudeva and the river that one cannot reach enlightenment or nirvana through words and thoughts, only through experience themselves. The Buddha helped him realize that one will not be able to achieve enlightenment through religious teachings. The period in his life when he experienced riches made him realize that he didn’t want to end up like that, a person who was alone and could not truly love. When he began living with Vasudeva he learned to listen to the river and learned many secrets from it. In summary, Siddhartha had accomplished his goal of achieving enlightenment by his life experience not by what he had heard or believed in.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
(Outside Reading #4) The A-List Chapters 5 & 6
In Chapters 4 and 5 of The A-List by Zoey Dean, Sam finally gets ready for the wedding and to meet her ex Ben Birnbaum. It just so happens that Anna meets Ben on the plane ride home to see her father and he invites her to the wedding. I'm guessing Sam won't be very happy about this since she wanted Ben to come alone so she could possibly get him back. If I were in Sam's place I would be mad/sad too because I mean she really loves this guy. She's loved him for a really long time and to see him with another girl would really suck. If I were in Anna's position I would love it because he treats her really well and cares more about what's on the inside than the outside. That's what ever girl hopes to find in a guy, someone who doesn't just look at the outside.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
(Outside Reading #3) The A-List Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the A-List by Zoey Dean is all about Samantha Sharpe, the movie star Jackson Sharpe's daughter. Jackson Sharpe is getting re-married and Sam can't find anything to wear. She is brought all of this couture and designer dresses to wear but she can't find anything that's "just perfect". She has all these designers trying to help her but she acts like brat and tells them they can leave since she find anything she liked. If I was in her place and all these people were trying to help me out, I would pick a dress to keep just in case I decide I like it and of course not to hurt their feelings. It's important for her to find a "flawless" dress in her mind because her ex Ben is going to be there and she wants to WOW him. He was last dating her best friend and She is going to try to win him back since he's going to the wedding alone. I know how she feels because she wants to try to look her best for him and whenever you like someone you always want to look your best. I predict he will arrive at the wedding but notice her friend Dee instead of her this time. Hopefully that doesn't happen because if I were in her place, I'd be crushed.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
(Outside Reading #2) The A-List Chapters 3-4
In chapter 3 of the A-List by Zoey Dean, Anna returns home to stay with her father. He said he was supposed to pick her up from the airport which didn't happen. His driver told Anna that he was unavoidably detained. Then her father agreed to meet her for lunch since he couldn't make it to the airport but he never showed up and she ended up sitting there for 40 minutes until his driver finally picked her up. His excuse this time was he had an investor's call from Hawaii. Dean quotes Anna, "An ache clenched Anna's throat. Her father kept sending people for her but somehow couldn't manage to show up himself" (Dean 30). I would personally hate to be in her postition. For my father to always be so busy that he couldn't even spend an hour with me would make me so mad. I bet she feels like her father really doesn't care for her that much and she isn't worth his time. I think family is the most important and especially because she hasn't seen her father in over a year it would be important for them to spend some time together.
Advice
Dear Advice Columnist,
I need advice for my friend Siddhartha. He has searched out to find him true self but has not done so yet and I feel has become side tracked along the way. He was a brahmin, then became a semana, then went on to follow the Buddha and finally set out to be free. His goals started out to be free from suffering, attain nirvana, and detatch from himself. He wanted to go beyond the 5 senses and see what else life had to offer. Siddhartha had a desire to look beyond what was just layed out in front of him and go beyond the obvious.
Siddhartha changed as he grew older. He became obsessed with the rich and stood alone with no one and felt loneliness. He became mean and mocked people because they had the power to love and he didn't. Hesse quotes Siddhartha, "He envied them the one thing that he lacked and that they had: the sense of importance with which they lived their lives, the depth of their pleasures and sorrows, the anxious but sweet happiness of their continual power to love." (Hesse 77) He felt that he no longer had a place in the world and that something within him had ceased.
Please give me your best advice so I can help my friend.
Sincerely, Bobo
Dear Bobo,
This topic is hard to give advice on. Siddhartha is at a point that everyone reaches in their life. It may not be as in depth as Siddhartha has reached but some point a long the way one will feel confused and out of place. Siddhartha has to get past this phase and once he does, he will go back to his goal and what he was set out do to. I believe he is a intelligent man and will continue to go far reguardless of this little phase that he is currently in. If anything try to spend some time around him so he might feel less lonely. Care for him like a dear friend would and make sure to be very patient with him. Soon it will pass over him and he will be back to him normal self and realize what he has done and what he needs to change.
Hope everything works out great and you guys continue to be good friends.
Sincerely, Advice Columnist
I need advice for my friend Siddhartha. He has searched out to find him true self but has not done so yet and I feel has become side tracked along the way. He was a brahmin, then became a semana, then went on to follow the Buddha and finally set out to be free. His goals started out to be free from suffering, attain nirvana, and detatch from himself. He wanted to go beyond the 5 senses and see what else life had to offer. Siddhartha had a desire to look beyond what was just layed out in front of him and go beyond the obvious.
Siddhartha changed as he grew older. He became obsessed with the rich and stood alone with no one and felt loneliness. He became mean and mocked people because they had the power to love and he didn't. Hesse quotes Siddhartha, "He envied them the one thing that he lacked and that they had: the sense of importance with which they lived their lives, the depth of their pleasures and sorrows, the anxious but sweet happiness of their continual power to love." (Hesse 77) He felt that he no longer had a place in the world and that something within him had ceased.
Please give me your best advice so I can help my friend.
Sincerely, Bobo
Dear Bobo,
This topic is hard to give advice on. Siddhartha is at a point that everyone reaches in their life. It may not be as in depth as Siddhartha has reached but some point a long the way one will feel confused and out of place. Siddhartha has to get past this phase and once he does, he will go back to his goal and what he was set out do to. I believe he is a intelligent man and will continue to go far reguardless of this little phase that he is currently in. If anything try to spend some time around him so he might feel less lonely. Care for him like a dear friend would and make sure to be very patient with him. Soon it will pass over him and he will be back to him normal self and realize what he has done and what he needs to change.
Hope everything works out great and you guys continue to be good friends.
Sincerely, Advice Columnist
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
(Outside Reading #1) The A-List Prologue-Chapter 2
I have heard the A-list by Zoey Dean is a very good book from a lot of my friends so I chose to read it for my outside reading. I have already realized that people in this book come from very wealthy families. They own huge mansions, nice cars, they have servants and housekeepers etc. I would love to live a lifestyle like this. I think it would be a lot of fun to obtain pretty much anything in your desire without having to worry about the bills. In the book there are two main characters that are best friends-Anna and Cynthia. If I were to chose one character I resemble most it would be Anna because she is more of a layed back kind of girl that is very intelligent and plans to go to Yale. Cynthia is very wild and has been around quite a bit. I'm not the type of person who is very wild and goes partying a lot. I'm more down to earth and my education is very important to me like Anna.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Goodbye Govinda
PART 1
Govinda: What should i do? i have never been without Siddhartha.
Bobo: (me) Govinda my advice for you would be to move on and continue your life. You would have eventually separated off from Siddhartha at some point in your life. Now it's time for you to figure out what and who you want to become without the guidance of Siddhartha. Siddhartha realizes that it's time for you to move on with your life. He says to you: "Govinda, my friend, you have taken the step, you have chosen your path." Siddhartha has a different view of his life than you do and you have to accept that. Govinda, you should become the person you want and nothing less than that. Even though Siddhartha is no longer with you that does not mean you cannot follow your dreams.
PART 2
I think that Govinda is having a hard time dealing with the loss of Siddhartha. Siddhartha was his guidance and Govinda followed him all throughout his life. It was hard to detatch himself from Siddhartha because he felt he was lost without him. At first it was hard for Govinda to accept the fact that Siddhartha had chosen a different path but I feel after a while he has gotten used to not constantly being with his fellow friend. Siddhartha is moving on because he still feels he has not found his true self. Govinda feels he has already found his place in life by swearing his alleigance to the Buddha and so they say their last goodbyes.
Govinda: What should i do? i have never been without Siddhartha.
Bobo: (me) Govinda my advice for you would be to move on and continue your life. You would have eventually separated off from Siddhartha at some point in your life. Now it's time for you to figure out what and who you want to become without the guidance of Siddhartha. Siddhartha realizes that it's time for you to move on with your life. He says to you: "Govinda, my friend, you have taken the step, you have chosen your path." Siddhartha has a different view of his life than you do and you have to accept that. Govinda, you should become the person you want and nothing less than that. Even though Siddhartha is no longer with you that does not mean you cannot follow your dreams.
PART 2
I think that Govinda is having a hard time dealing with the loss of Siddhartha. Siddhartha was his guidance and Govinda followed him all throughout his life. It was hard to detatch himself from Siddhartha because he felt he was lost without him. At first it was hard for Govinda to accept the fact that Siddhartha had chosen a different path but I feel after a while he has gotten used to not constantly being with his fellow friend. Siddhartha is moving on because he still feels he has not found his true self. Govinda feels he has already found his place in life by swearing his alleigance to the Buddha and so they say their last goodbyes.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Govinda
My friend Govinda has chosen a different path for live as I have. He chose to become Gotama or The Buddha's shadow. He will follow the Buddha's teachings and has sworn allegiance to him. I have chosen to continue on and leave Govinda not because I have found a flaw in Gotama's teachings but pursue to find myself. I know he is good here and will enjoy life as one of Buddha's many followers, I will miss him dearly.
I AM SIDDHARTHA
I am siddhartha. I really enjoy reading writings in the vedas and hearing teachings of fellow doctrines. I go to school 3 times a week and the other 4 days I enjoy meditating. I am a very calm person and never seem to be the angry type. I feel the medidations have helped anger leave my body fully. In my spare time when i'm not meditating I enjoy going out to the clubs with my fellow friends and singing kareoke or else finding a nice place to meditate.
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