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If you could be anyone for one whole day, who would you be?

People of my generation

Reflect on these words of Dorothy Day: "No one has the right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do." What is "The work to be done" for your generation, and what impact does this have on your future as a leader? Write a creative, reflective, or provocative essay. 500 words

 

I hate when people do the poor me act, I think there is a purpose for everyone, there’s always something for you to do. There are many things to do in this world for instance you could be the president, or a doctor, and teacher, or a stay at home parent. All of those things are good and great things to do and this world will always need these things. The variance in these things vary from physically helping people to helping financially in the world and teaching your children. The excuse I feel helpless, isn’t good enough for me and yes I know the world isn’t trying to impress me but I think if you have goal then you should go after it!

                For example for our generation it seems like the only thing we think about is how much money is in the bank account, which is unfortunate because it leaves people stressed out and worried all the time. There are many different types of work to earn money as the generations pass. In the times where cars weren’t made people worked on farms to earn food for their family and bartered. Then people started building companies that grew like wildfire that supplied many families with jobs. This was very good for the poor giving them jobs to earn money.  The biggest problem now is greediness with that money, I think you should be generous because at one point you could have had nothing, so share what you do have and be thankful for what you receive.

                The definition of greed is a strong desire for more: an overwhelming desire to have more of something such as money than is actually needed. For instance our national debt is in the trillions and we have hundreds of billionaires yet they can’t give the country which they live in there money. Celebrities spend their money on the most ridiculous things out there, there isn’t a reason to have a 7.9 million dollar house or 100,000 dollar car, having those things to be is just nonsense.

                Back to “No one has the right to sit down and feel hopeless” I believe everyone should have a reason to live, if that is to make money, or be a parent or wife or husband well at least you have a reason. People should want to be remembered in some manner, you don’t want to die and be remembered as a liar or thief, do you? I want to live so that I may have a career I enjoy and I hope to be a wonderful wife to my husband, I want to eventually have children with him and teach them how to live in the real world and how to survive, I hope to make an impact on someone’s life at least once and give generously to all. After all this I will be fine with dying I don’t see the huge desire in being rich I just hope to have enough to live on.

fast forward 10 years

10 years later

Where will I be in 10 years? Well first off I will be married to a wonderful man named, Thomas Portwood. We will be living in a house, I’m not sure what town or state we will be living in but we will finally have everything figured out. As for my career, I will have been out of college for 8 years and working in a dental office in my surrounding location. I will enjoy my job but also do photography on the side, doing family portraits and senior pictures. I know I’m super indecisive so I will probably change my major a million times but that what you’re supposed to do, kind of. Hopefully by this time we will be debt free and our cars will be paid off and almost done paying off a house if everything goes as planned. Thomas will be doing something he loves which would involve doing music of some sort, so that may include him working at a music store and doing lessons and then on weekend playing shows. Our plan right now is to wait to have kids when he is 25 years old and for me to be 22, that way we have been married 4 close to 5 years. So if we stick to that plan we will have a child that is 6 years old and right now I don’t like the thought of that. I want to have kids, I just think it’s weird planning to have them, I just want them when I’m completely ready.  I hope after being married for 10 we are happier then when we first got married, I hope we still feel like newlyweds. In our early years of marriage I would like to travel the world with him, I want to do crazy things I won’t be able to do when I’m older and have babies to take care of.

My last vaykay as a "child"

What would I do, if finances were not an issue? That's tough because nowadays that's how most of us tend to live, no spontaneous trips,everything must be planned and money must be saved. I'm not saying that's a bad thing either, I mean you wouldn't want to just go out and get a credit card or take a loan out just to build up debt, savings to me is a must have. One last trip for me would have to be something I obviously love, which would have to be a road trip. I would like to just wake up, grab some clothes and hit the road. I would want to travel up north, places I've never seen. I'd want to go to the mountains so I could snowboard, ski and then make my way to see the great lakes. I would eventually make my way back around so I could see the big city of NY. But most of all I would look forward to going to all the little states in between New York and Florida, because Florida is my favorite state I have visited so far. I would want this trip to last the majority of the summer which is only something that people who are rich and don't have to work get to enjoy.

One last call

When I think of only having one last phone call I think of scary movies, jail and game shows. It's crazy to put all your trust into one phone call, what happens if they don't answer? Then you just waisted your one phone call. But if I had to choose someone to call it would be my mom an the reason for that is because she knows ALOT. Not only does she know basically everything about me but she is a smart lady and had gone through alot of trials and has learned from them. I would also choose her because I trust her, not only that she will answer her phone but she will tell me what steps to take or the correct answer. Although if it was in a situation where I was getting kidnapped I would call my uncle Ernie, he would do anything to help/find me. The difference between him and my mom is my mom would just cry and break down, my uncle would ask question that needed to be asked in order to locate my whereabouts. At this point in my life those are the people I would choose for two situations.

7,038,044,500 in the world = not alone

This world is far to large and corrupted to be alone. Everything is so public to be private, and far from being alone. Aside from the normal people who are constantly worried about what we do in our daily life, there could be UFO's. I mean I think the idea of having other life on other planets is so so crazy and cannot seem to wrap my head around it. I guess it is possible but I just can't seem to believe  it quite yet. I do believe in God, Jesus,  angels and demons and people would ask then why don't you believe in aliens. It's because there are no proven facts, aliens didnt die for my sins. Another reason were not alone is we had family, we have friends and we have significant others. We will never fully be alone, there will always be someone in your life or thinking about you. For instince I made a commitment to God, and from tat day on I will always have him on my side, never alone. You can go through life thinking you are alone and alot of people feel that way and become extremely depressed. I wish people would just no there is always someone out there for you. Some people may get lost but when you come back people will be there waiting for you.

How important is an education?

What does is mean to be educated?  To me it means having a future, in this world you can’t have   a good job unless you have a high school diploma. I think it is a huge accomplishment to graduate from high school since a lot of people tend to drop out in today’s society, thinking it will be easier and then later regretting there decision. School/education teaches us tons of responsibilities, such as obeying rules and teachers, also deadline such as time management. Elementary, Middle, and High school has taught be so many things, from writing to interacting with one another.  I think we are better off than other people who do go without school, they may have the same values but school teaches you things you need to know in the real world. Something else that is in issue is college, college costs money and if you don’t have that then you may not be able to go, that doesn’t mean you’re not smart. While you’re in high school and do hard studies you can receive scholarships that will help pay for college. I am very thankful for the a+ program, I program that pays for two years of college in your area all you have to do is keep up your grades, attendance and have 50 tutor hours. That program has given me two free years of college and not having to pay, I am blessed to have this to further my education into a field I love.

Oh No! You’d have to speak!

A world without cell phones, oh what would we do. Well once upon a time humans actually had to talk to each other, they actually had to have conversations. I wish I received more phone calls and just chit chatted rather than texting back and forth. The reason for this is there isn’t any emotion in texting you can’t really get the feeling/point across while typing extremely fast with your fingers, adding an emoticon doesn’t count either. My nana always tells me about when she and her friends would actually call and have conversations and I think our time is lacking that, I mean my nana doesn’t have a cell phone and still talks for hours and hours on the phone with her friends. I remember when I didn’t have a cell phone in middle school and I would instant message to my friends who did have cell phones. Even before that me and my friend Emily would call each other and talk on the phone forever about the stupidest things, but at least it was an actually conversation. I do understand the good part about having a cell phone, for emergency and if you get lost, but I don’t think it was a needed. I am thankful for my cell phone because it helps me find my way in large cities and look up stuff, or if I was to get “kidnapped”. I enjoy talking to people, in fact I can talk to almost anyone and not be afraid, and I enjoy talking rather than texting any day.

Scared to an extent

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway -John Wayne

Courage is having the strength to do something you are scared of, it means getting through situations that frighten you but doing them anyway. The definition for this word is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger and pain without fear. Courage is something I seem to lack, I don’t like taking risks or big decisions on my own. I feel as I am growing up there are a lot more decisions, and we have to make them on our own and be “courageous” , such as being a teenager you don’t have to grow up but that is one of those things that is scary to do, growing up. You could be known as a risk taker as you grow or as a person who doesn’t take risks at all, and to me I don’t really want to be either. I want to be smart with life, I don’t want to make a decision that ruins everything or completely changes everything. I like being in somewhat control, and courage allows you to do that, because you can choose to go one way or the total opposite.

Rewind on my VHS of life.

That was the only good/decent memory of my middle school career; lamberts, and SDC.

Eighth Grade graduation has finally come, I have been waiting for this my whole life I was about to be in high school. I soon found out that I was going to be a fresh-meat; I would be getting picked on like crazy by the upper classmen. So excitement turned to fear, I wasn’t that excited to go to high school anymore, because in middle school when you’re in 8^th grade you rule the place. The time came I went to get my nails done, bought a fancy dress and shoes and I was ready to get my diploma saying you graduated eighth grade which will basically get you know where in life, but to me I guess it was a big deal. My parents were there, other family members, my boyfriend and everyone seemed excited as well as me. Afterward we had a reception and cake and fruit punch was there so it was a party. (haha) Some of me and my close friends took group picture to capture these milestones. The night was ending and some of the close friends decided to continue to hang out, so what better place to do that then go to taco bell and get some bean burritos. The night ended by me going to Emily Holland’s house and having a sleep over, we conversed the whole night talking about memories and things that we hoped would happen as we were about to be in high school.

Sensational Word for Mwah

One word that describes me is eccentric. The definition for eccentric is a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern. This describes me because I’m my own person, I don’t try to follow the crowd. I would rather be my loud, crazy self, some people think I’m weird for that but it’s me being me. To me I would rather be known for being loud and thoughtful, then quiet and not known. There’s nothing wrong with being quiet either, I was just born with this rambunctious attitude, and it also helps having sarcastic people in your family, because you have to give them a taste of their own medicine every once in a while. My set beliefs are treat people how you want to be treated, until they stab you in the back. I’m kidding…kind of. I’ve come across a lot of rude, awful people in my day and for the most part I just shrug it off, until they mess with someone I love. I care for people I love helping and that is a belief that is in my heart, I think everyone should have that tender spot in their heart for one another, in today‘s it’s rare to find someone who has true compassion. When there is a task I feel I must complete to feel accomplished, I like having goals and reaching them is exciting for me. Until my dying day I hope I keep this personality.

Big memories packed in a suitcase

One thing I would take is a necklace my mother gave me. I would take this because on my 16^th birthday my mom gave me this necklace. It holds value to me because my father gave it to her and it was the only nice thing he ever did to her, and she kept for 16 years to give to me.

Something else I would take is one of Thomas’s t-shirts. The reason I would do this is because I love the feeling of his worn shirts, and it’s a feeling of he’s mine. I want to be able to remember him and that’s one reason I will feel close to him. The smell of the shirt won’t last forever but the feeling of it on will.

I would like to take my bible that Thomas gave me on our 3^rd Christmas together. I think this bible is special because I brought it up in June that I really wanted a journal bible and he remembered, although he never said anything. That is a memory I remember making me really happy. The bible will also get my through this hard, lonely struggle.

Everything that Thomas has ever written for me will be packed. I see so much meaning in what he puts on paper. He has written me poems and songs and I want to remember the love he showed for me.

A journal and some writing utensils, so I may write about my experiences. These times without my family and friends will be tough and I want to write as if I was talking to them.

I would take my engagement pictures, they show how happy we were and that our wedding was coming up. I will be sad I could not marry him but happy for the time we did spend together.

 My glasses would be a must, because I can’t sleep with my contacts in for more than 3 months or it will feel like my eyes are bleeding. In result I will need my glasses to see what’s going on.

I would like to take my box of cards, that way I can remember different members of my family and what we were celebrating, or mourning over. I want to remember all kinds of memories and cards will help me.

I would like to take all my sentimental jewelry, such as the jewelry my nana, my mom, and the jewelry Thomas has given me. I want to take these items because they gave me those pieces because they love me and that is why they mean something to me.

I would take a blanket my grandma got me for Christmas, I would like to take this because it’s the only thing I can remember her ever giving me. I got it a few years ago and still use every once in a while so I would like to take it to remember the memory of that Christmas.