kindness

“Kindness is the essence of greatness”

This quote means that when you are kind, you are great. Being kind to everyone is what makes you look good. People will want to be around you. If you're not kind and don’t show manners, i don’t think you will have any friends because you're always rude to them and don’t show them manners. Choose the right by showing not only your friends but adults to that you know what manners are and you know how to show them to people. Treat people how you want to be treated. Don’t treat them bad and expect them to be nice to you. They will treat you how you treat them. Always be nice to everyone and show them kindness.

thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving Week

       My thanksgiving break was fun. Although i didn’t do anything on Monday, I did something the next day. Since we were going out of town for thanksgiving, we thought we should have thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. My Nina and her son came over and so did my father. We all gathered around the table and ate our food. Many of us had conversations so that the table wouldn’t sound quiet. After we finished eating, we played pie in the face. This game you put whip cream on a sponge and turn the crank. The hand either clicks or it goes up and you get PIE IN THE FACE! The next day we had to get up early because we were leaving to Vegas. We packed all of our stuff the night before. At 8:00 am we all woke up and started packing everything into the cars. When we were finished we hit the road. It took us about 4-5 hours to get there. Good thing there was no traffic. When we got over there, we put our stuff down in the hotel. My grandma and grandpa left to the casino and we went to go walk the Vegas strip. My sister and brother stayed in the hotel. We walked around, seen all the casinos, took pictures, and went to go and eat. After we were done we got uber to take us back. The next day we all went to circus circus. They had rides and we had so much fun. On Friday, it was time for us to go home. Before we left, we went black Friday shopping. It was so packed that i wanted to go home. When we were all done we left home. On Saturday it was my aunt’s birthday so we threw her a party. We ate and and danced all night.

Manners

“Manners maketh man.”

What this quote is saying is that manners is what makes a person look good. How you act with other people shows that you know how to respect someone. You don’t call them names or talk bad about them behind their back. You know how to keep your rude comments to yourself no matter how bad you want to say it. Treat people how you want to be treated. You treat someone with respect, they will to. Treat someone with disrespect and they will treat you like that back. Be nice to people even if they’re not nice to you. That just shows that you have a good heart even if people are being mean to you. If someone helps you on something, always say thank you. When you're asking someone for something, always say please. Saying please and thank you is a sign of respect to people older than you. It shows that you know how to act like a gentlemen or ladylike in person.

Do Right

“If it is not right, don’t do it; if it is not true, don’t say it.”

       What this quote is trying to say is to not do something wrong because it feels right. Don’t choose the wrong because of the feeling in your body. Think about what this choice of yours might do to your life. You might end up in jail or under house arrest until you learn how to make right choices. Always choose to make good choices, not for you but for your family. Make your family proud no matter what. They want to see you succeed in life not fail.

       If something is not true, then why go and spread rumors about it? First find out yourself if something is true because if that were to happen to you, would you be happy? Would you like someone spreading rumors about you even if it wasn’t true? I don't think you would so don’t go and do it to someone else if you wouldn't like them doing it to you. If someone does say something about you that isn’t true, don’t let it get to you. You know it’s a lie so why let people’s lies affect you? Just go on with the rest of your day because if you don’t, then your whole day is going to go bad.

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

    In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. Days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national thanksgiving day to be held each November. Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of a long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. Beginning in the mid-20th century, the president of the United States has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys each year, sparing the birds from slaughter and sending them to a farm for retirement.

I am thankful for:

1. My family
2. Being alive
3. Having a family/friends
4. Caring parents
5. Having a roof over my head
6. Having food in my belly
7. Food
8. Everything
9. Getting an education
10. Being a part of this tradition
11. Waking up in the morning
12. Everything that my aunt does

Fair

“Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing.”

What this quote is saying is to always be fair. No matter what EVERYONE should be fair and honest with each other. Don’t lie just to win at a game or a sport, tell the truth. Winning or losing shouldn’t matter to you. What should matter most is you choosing the right. Thing about how someone might feel if you blamed them for stealing something when you know it was you. When you do bad, you feel bad but when you do good, you feel good.  

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

What this quote is trying to say is to create a high standard for yourself. Don’t create one because that’s what other people expect of you. Put yourself to achieve higher in life. For example, AP classes or honor classes is striving higher for you. If we are in a higher standard in life nothing will bother us because we are focused on what we want to achieve. Aim for what you think is better for you to succeed.