I for one am just hoping that I pass.  I discovered that a 6 week composition course was not a good idea for me.  I am just too slow of a writer.   A paper a week is way too fast for my limited writing ability.  I enjoyed being able to choose from such a wide range of topics for each paper and being able to make them so personal made it a little easier for me.  Even if I do not pass I still enjoyed the class, but now know better than to try to take another six week composition class.   Learning to use weebly was an interesting time for me as I am severely bad with technology.  

I like the idea of Ubuntu Youth, but I feel that maybe we should be more focused on eradicating poverty here in the United States before trying to do so elsewhere. There are millions of our on United States citizens, many of them children, that would benefit from a program such as this, just as much as the South African Children. I do not say this because I am mean or racist, I am actually quite the opposite and very accepting of many people. I just feel that the best way to help others is to help your self first. If we eradicate poverty in the United States then there will be more people and money available to then help out the countries.


For my own community, I see lots of help being given in multiple areas, but I feel Stillwater is lacking in one area. There are many companies that participate in the annual United Way fundraiser, you see the thermometer signs every where. There are also many smaller organizations that help the citizens of Stillwater, such as Mobile Meals, Stillwater Domestic Violence, CASA, and the Humane Society. The one area I do not see covered is youth counseling services for young homosexuals. Such a group could help explain to the youngster what they are feeling and give them a support system to help them through one of the toughest periods in their life. This group could also offer help in coming out to the parents and provide counseling for the parents as well. I personally know the weight such a matter puts on a young persons shoulders and having a group like this for moral support would really relieve a lot of that burden.  

The photo shopping that media does absolutely disgusts me. To me the fact that the celebrities allow the photo shopping to be done means that they do not feel comfortable with their own bodies. The celebrities should be role models for the younger generations and show them that they should like the body they were given and that it is their responsibility to improve it not the editors. I definitely agree with ELLE's campaign of not photo shopping their cover models. And I am proud of the women who participated in this campaign and showed off their beautiful unaltered faces and bodies . I do not agree with the editors that believe they need to photo shop their models to sell their magazine or product. The fact that the do this really aggravates me to no end. These editors are so superficial, that they don't care that they are destroying an already beautiful face. Hiding an important part of life and giving the impression to the younger generation that celebrities don't age. The thing I find interesting and confusing at the same that is that the celebrities actually allow the photo shopping in the first place. I mean, these people are beautiful to begin with and who cares if they are aging that is a natural part of life and should be celebrated not hidden away.

I am not sure that I could really pinpoint all the influences that have shaped me.  I was raised in a non-church going christian family.  To my parents, our faith in God did not depend on us going to church.  It was determined instead, by what we felt in our hearts and in the way we treated others.  We were raised to always follow the golden rule.  Though my family may be as redneck as we come.  We are also as loving and accepting as a family can be.  We are that family, that if one of our friends has no way of getting to their family for a holiday we invite them to our holiday celebration and make them feel like a part of the family.  
As for my career, I have no idea. All I know is that I have always been a very and caring and compassionate person and felt medicine would be a great field to match my personality.  My ultimate goal is to become a physician, but I am going to have to work my way to that.  I decided to become a nurse and get experience in the medical field.  

I would like to start of with a disclaimer;  I am a terrible writer and I dislike writing.   My only hope for the class is just to pass.
I know I have quite a bit to learn about writing, but unfortunately it was taught to me many times before and did not stick.  The rules for math and science seem to be plastered all over my brain, but for some reason all the rules and what not for English and writing just cannot find their adhesive.