I will never do that again

The first thing that comes to mind is how I spoiled my daughter. I thought by giving her everything she wanted and never saying no to her was the ideal way to raise her. I am sadly mistaken. She doesn't have a clue about life or making the right choices in life. She now expects everything to be given to her and when she doesn't get her way she throws a temper tantrum that I would expect from a 4 year old. I always thought by giving her everytrhing she ever wanted would make her a happy person but just the opposite has occured.

The typical response to that question is that my daughter is beautiful but is seriously lacking any common sense. She acts and does things that a person would relate to her having that hair color. Beautiful like a model but the common sense of a box of rocks. In fact a box of rocks doesn't try to be lawn furniture. The box of rocks knows its just a box of rocks and doesnt try to be anything else but a box of rocks.

When the little one didn't get her way she started to scream and yell as she laid on the floor kicking and crying. It was an embarrassing sight to see but a common occurrence when ever i'm out in public like in a toy store. She definitely wanted something she wasn't going to get and her acting out was her way of not getting what see wanted.

That describes how I felt this morning. My daughter spent the night at a friends house and was suppose to give me a ride to school. She knew I had to be at school by 10:00 and I had called her at nine to make sure she had plenty of time to pick me up . As you saw this morning, I was late by ten or fifteen minutes. I asked her why she was late and she told me to shut up and not talk to her. If I ever attempted to speak that way to my father I would still wouldn't be able to sit down. It got so bad I opened the door on chestnut expressway and while dodging traffic I finished walking the rest of the way to school.

Cooking story

I myself very seldom cook. OK to be honest I never cook. So I'm going to describe my wife cooking something called mayonnaise bread with my daughter. My wife past away 2 years ago and I never took the time to help her cook but when she made me this mayonnaise bread for the first time it was one of the most delicious things I have ever enjoyed. Thank god for my wife showing my daughter how to cook this bread. Each year whenever she gets the feeling she cooks me this bread. We sit around the table,enjoying our dinner , eating our mayonnaise bread and always telling stories about her mother. No matter how much we miss her, it always brings a smile to our face and a glow in our heart sitting there eating our bread and reminiscing about all the good times we remember together.

The place I'd rather be is on a beach in hawaii. As you fly into Oahu you first notice the crystal clear blue waters of the waves contrasting against the white sands of the waikiki beach. In the background the enormous diamond head volcano erupts upward toward the sky. Most of the island is a contrast of colors. The green foilage of the pineapple fields engulf alot of the islands. The high rise of all the hotels are in a constant battle for space against the blue ocean and the white beach sands of waikiki.
Because of the limited area available on the island everywhere you turn something is in constant battle with something else for space. As you visit different parts of the island your sense at times seem overwhelming. The smell of salt water engulfs you as soon as you leave the plane. Tall green palm trees sway back and forth with the warm tropic breeze. Last but not least is the crowds of tourist walking along the beach or shops all sporting bright tropical colors of their hawaiian shirts and wearing bright floral leis.

favorite words

As our plane descended, I could see the lights from Heathrow airport below. It reminded me of butter. A nice warm tannish color arose from the darkness. My daughter has always wanted to see England and now finally I've been able to make her dream come true. She feels alittle knackered from the flight but is ready to go see the sights. I myself feel a little wonky from the long flight. As we depart the plane and walk toward the baggage area I could see a quagmire before us. I also could hear the travalers spouting out obscenities like arse, funk,shite and bloddyhell. I just laughed alittle bit under my breath because of there accents but was glad to have my feet on the ground. We retrieved our luggage and proceeded to the car rental place passing by all the kiosk that had their different widgets for sale. I thought I could pick something up on when we flew back to the states. I wouldn't spend alot of money but I wanted to pick somethig up to remember our trip. The rental car agent walked us to our car and attempted to start the car but instead I heard bullocks from the agent. I asked what was wrong and he said he would take a look under the hood. Of course my daughter stuck her head under a shmidge looking around and the first words were  "whats that thingy"? I again had a chuckle. The agent moved a couple of wires and the car started right up. Lickety split we were on the road to our hotel. Usually I would of been the one under the hood trying to fix the problem. It's just my fungo or philosophy of life where I like to do things myself. We woke the next morning and my daughter right away asked where was the beach. I stated I don't know and asked why. She said she wanted to feel bubbles from the surf between her toes. I replied you can take the girl out of California but you can't take California out of the girl.

Steve Evans

Ms. K. Anthony

ENG. 101-111

20 FEB. 2014

                                                        Why I Live the Way I Live

            I believe that we all have a set of beliefs, values, or principles that guide us through our daily lives. They can be as different as the stars in the sky or can be shared as a common thread or motivating factor within a group of people with a common goal. I feel that most people’s beliefs, values, and principles follow a positive path and help us as a society in the way we choose to interact with each other throughout the world. The question of do people believe in negative beliefs, values, or principles can be a difficult one to answer. Not so long ago people showed respect based on the color of your skin, your sexual preference, or even your gender. I believe in the past some people would classify those as negative values, beliefs, or principles but it seems apparent to me that society’s beliefs changed becoming more tolerant and respectful of the rights of all people and the way they choose to live their lives. My personal core belief of respect tops my list. My parents taught this concept beyond all others, and put great importance on it and I chose it to be the cornerstone of my beliefs. Respect can be shown in a gesture like the way you talk to someone or how you treat someone, but it can take many forms.

            The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines respect in several ways such as;” feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, and or a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way”.  I choose first and foremost to start with the attitude that we all people do not believe the same and our beliefs and values may be different but we as individuals and as a society are entitled to own set of beliefs. To deny someone or something their right to believe the way they choose and to live their life accordingly would deny them the basic right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Throughout history people have fought and sacrificed in their attempt to gain the respect and right to believe in their personal beliefs and live their lives according to those values.

            I was raised in an era that the nation and its people believed differently and they openly and proudly displayed their personal beliefs and protested for change. I can remember the nightly news on the television and seeing college campuses filled with students coming together with common goals and beliefs and showing their support in peaceful demonstrations and marches. The Vietnam War was a prime example where a group of people did not agree with the government’s views and policies and took to the streets to voice their opposition and desire for change. Looking back, it appeared that people forgot about the respect factor. The respect for everyone’s right to exercise free speech. The older generation and the government saw the protestors as un-patriotic and they attempted to somehow undermine the goals of the administration at that time. It couldn’t have been farther from the truth. I can remember Kent State University as one location where two opposing forces collided with deadly results. Some college kids died because of an overzealous National Guard that were armed and who subsequently fired upon the protesters just because one side could not show the other side due respect. That simple principle of respect or lack thereof changed the lives of so many so quickly. I do feel that society’s changing attitude of ensuring no matter what our own beliefs; we honor and respect the right of those whose beliefs differ. I also believe that we as a world bear a long way to go.

            I learned not only to respect other people but to show respect toward all other things, living and not living. I feel that the Native American Indian understood the idea of respect for all things and they showed it in the way they lived. They never killed more buffalo than they needed and they understood the delicate balance between them and nature. It appears to me that they had mastered the concept of respect and they understood the repercussions of living their lives without respect.  My father instilled in me to also respect items that I had purchased such as a car or a house. To have worked and saved enough to buy an item and to not take care of that item would be a sign of disrespect. To respect those things meant to take care of something. To place value on something so as to treat it without respect, that item would suffer or diminish somehow in its value, importance or worth.

Today’s society comprises many groups of people that one desire is to be shown some form of respect in what they deem to be important to them.  Groups like Greenpeace and PETA that put value on all animal life and try to effect change by informing and demonstrating their core belief. There’s groups that seek nothing more than the wanting desire to protect mother earth and its resources. Included also are people that their main goal consist to somehow affect a response of respect toward a value or principal that they feel passionate about. Can someone say one group’s beliefs matter any less important than another’s?  I personally don’t think so, but all we have to do is take a look around the world and it is apparent that many do not believe in the same definition of respect as I do.

            It’s up to all of us to embrace the simple ideology of mutual respect toward all. As I continue on my personal journey through this world, I regretfully watch the slow demise and ultimately the possible extinction of things that as a child I took for granted. I think others feel this pain as I do. We have put such and importance on money and the acquisition thereof; we suffer as a society and we will continue to lose things that we already know we cannot replace. To me, the knowledge of companies that exist today that put a higher importance on profit than they do on the irreversible damage their committing on a rainforest is disrespectful.  The realization that the annihilation of complete species that have yet to be discovered or refusal to understand the magnitude of the destruction of an entire eco-system is a sad commentary of where some of our society place’s its importance. I will continue to offer and show respect to all that I come in contact with and hopefully society as a whole will do the same. With some 6 billion people on this planet, all with their own beliefs, values, and principles, we need to start with the concept of respect first. Without the aim or goal of mutual respect, I believe that society will eventually suffer the consequences and the outcome and the effects will be everlasting.

 

 

i believe

Steve Evans

Ms. K. Anthony

ENG. 101-111

20 FEB. 2014

                                                        Why I Live the Way I Live

            I believe that we all have a set of beliefs, values, or principles that guide us through our daily lives. They can be as different as there are stars in the sky or can be shared as a common thread or motivating factor within a group of people with a common goal. I feel that most people’s beliefs, values, and principles are of a positive nature and help us as a society in the way we choose to interact with each other throughout the world. The question of can people have negative beliefs, values, or principles is a difficult one to answer. Not so long ago people thought the amount of respect you deserved was based on the color of your skin, your sexual preference, or even your gender. I believe in the past some people would classify those as negative values, beliefs, or principles but it seems apparent to me that society is becoming more tolerant and respectful of the rights of all people and the way they choose to live their lives. I feel my personal core belief is that of one of respect. I was taught from my parents that this concept beyond all others is of great importance and is the cornerstone of how I choose to experience life. Respect can be shown in a gesture like the way you talk to someone or how you treat someone, but there are many other forms.

            The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines respect in several ways such as;” feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, and or a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way”.  I choose first and foremost to start with the attitude that we are all not the same and our beliefs and values may be different but we as individuals and as a society are entitled to own set of beliefs. To deny someone or something their right to believe the way they choose and to live their life accordingly would deny them the basic right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Throughout history people have fought and sacrificed in their attempt to gain the respect and right to believe in their personal beliefs and live their lives according to those values.

            I was raised in an era that the nation was at odds with people that openly and proudly displayed their personal beliefs and protested for change. I can remember the nightly news on the television and seeing college campuses filled with students coming together with common goals and beliefs and showing their support in peaceful demonstrations and marches. The Vietnam War was a prime example where a group of people did not agree with the government’s views and policies and took to the streets to voice their opposition and desire for change. Looking back, it appeared that one important factor was missing and that was respect. The respect for everyone’s right to exercise free speech. It was seen by older generations and the government as un-patriotic and as an attempt to somehow undermine the goals of the administration at that time. It couldn’t have been farther from the truth. I can remember Kent State University as one location where two opposing forces collided with deadly results. College kids were killed by an overzealous National Guard that were armed and who subsequently fired upon the protesters just because one side could not show the other side due respect. That simple principle of respect or lack thereof changed the lives of so many so quickly. I do feel as a society we have made great strides in ensuring no matter what our own belief is; we honor and respect the right of those whose beliefs are different. I also believe that we as a world have a long way to go.

            I learned not only to respect other people but to show respect toward all other things, living and not living. I feel that the Native American Indian understood the idea of respect for all things and they showed it in the way they lived. They never killed more buffalo than they needed and they understood the delicate balance between them and nature. It appears to me that they had mastered the concept of respect and they understood the repercussions of living their lives without respect.  My father instilled in me to also respect items that I had purchased such as a car or a house. To have worked and saved enough to buy an item and to not take care of that item would be a sign of disrespect. To respect those things meant to take care of something. To place value on something so as to treat it without respect, that item would suffer or diminish somehow in its value, importance or worth.

 In today’s society we have so many groups of people that all they desire is to be shown some form of respect in what they deem to be important to them. There are groups like Greenpeace and PETA that put value on all animal life and try to effect change by informing and demonstrating their core belief. There are groups that seek nothing more than the wanting desire to protect mother earth and its resources. Also there are groups of people that their main goal is to somehow affect a response of respect toward a value or principal that they are passionate about. Are one group’s beliefs any less important than another’s?  I personally don’t think so, but all we have to do is take a look around the world and it is apparent that many do not believe in the same definition of respect as I do.

            It is up to all of us to embrace the simple ideology of mutual respect toward all. As I continue on my personal journey through this world, I regretfully watch the slow demise and ultimately the possible extinction of things that as a child I took for granted. I think it is as painful for me as it is for others. We have put such and importance on money and the acquisition thereof; we have lost and will continue to lose things that we already know are irreplaceable. To think that some company is destroying the rain forest at such an alarming rate to only increase their company’s profit margin is a sign of disrespect. The realization that we are destroying complete species that have yet to be discovered or not understanding the magnitude of the destruction of an entire eco-system is a sad commentary of where our society place’s its importance. I will continue to offer and show respect to all that I come in contact with and hopefully society as a whole will do the same. There are some 6 billion people on this planet, all with their own beliefs, values, and principles. If we are to have any hope to co-exist on this planet peacefully we need to start with the basic premise of respect. Without it, I believe we are doomed from the start.

 

physical and personality traits

The person I'm deascribing is tall and muscular. He has a mustache. He has blond hair and looks atheletic. He has green eyes and wears glasses. His skin is dark complexion and has a scar on his forehead. He walks with a slight limp and has a cast on his left arm.
Some of his personality traits include he looks like a happy person. He is quiet as he reads his book and looks confused as he reads. He is helpful as he gets up to open the door for someone and is sociable as he says your welcome to the person he opened the door for. He sits relaxed in the chair but a look of sadness comes over his face as he reads a passage in his book. As I watch him he seems organized at he takes notes and a look of satisfaction comes over his face as he completes his studying.

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His tall muscular body looks like he plays sports or works out on a consistent basis. The full mustache he sports resembles Tom Selleck. The blond hair and dark complexion is the first indication that his job is a lifeguard. Theres a scar on his forehead and walks with a slight limp that maybe he recieved from his attempt at saving someone at the beach where he works. The cast on his arm is glowing white compared to his dark skin. He wears a smile that makes him appear happy. He looks confused while he reads his book but his silence and intensity makes him look like he's totally engulfed in his reading. He gets up to open the door for someone and replys your welcome to a stranger that makes him seem sociable and courteous.  He relaxes in his chair and a look of satisfaction comes over his face while he reads a passage from his book. His organization skills while he takes notes apparently help in his studying. A look of satisfaction comes over his face upon his completion of his studying.