Fireworks

When I hear fireworks, I think of explosions and people laughing during summer.
It reminds me of last summer. Our family had a cook-out with all their friends and my friends. We had an awesome time! Later that afternoon, I decided that we needed fireworks to make the night feel great. Me, my dad, and my friend Rachal went to the nearest fireworks seller and bought two bags full of different fireworks. It was very fun when we got home and we all started fireworks. I even took pictures because it felt necessary. Fireworks remind me of cozy summer afternoons with family and friends.

Charity

I have been involved with Invisible Children, a charity which helps to free African kids from being forced into war. I have been to a presentation but I've never given money because I never have enough, but when I start giving, it will be that charity, because it's important for a child to have a childhood and not sadistic warfare.
It is always better to give than recieve because it opens doors that you didn't know were there. If you're casually handing out little gifts from time to time, people will feel appreciated and you are more likely to be appreciated as well.

License to Have Children

I don't believe that all American people who have children have to be certified or licensed in some way. It would be best for a parent to have a career and be certified in something but that isn't necessary to raise good children. I don't think that we should try to limit how many children a couple have. If we start doing that, it would be chaos for the people all over the states. It's also not the correct thing to do because there are religions in which a follower can't control how many children they have, and that would be like taking the freedom of religion to those specific religions.

Etiquette

Five things that a person might do to display a lack of etiquette or good manners are: Grabbing food to eat, when it can be eaten with a fork or spoon, making a girl open her own door on a first date, shaking someone's hand when you meet them for the first time is important, slouching when having a meal is unacceptable, sitting straight is the propper way.
If I had a friend that was grabbing food with their hands and not using their fork, I would let them know that they looked messy and they needed to eat correctly, but I would be afraid to show them because I don't want to seem like a know-it-all.
If a guy didn't open the door for me I wouldn't mind too much, but I would be a bit disapointed.
Not shaking someone's hand is a sign of low self-esteem and it could make anyone look rude by not shaking someone's hand when meeting a new person.
Once again, it looks like low self esteem when you don't have direct eye contact slouching down. If my friend was doing that, I would discreetly let her know.

Athletes

I think that athletes are encouraged to have unsportsman-like behavior, because no athlete wants to lose and neither do their coaches. This leads me to believe that because athletes don't want to be losers they are introduced to steroids by their greedy coaches and are under so much pressure to win. It's unsportsman-like behavior to take drugs in order to win, because it's just not fair to have an advantage over someone else.

Henry David Thoreau

"Our life is frittered away by detail...simplify, simplify." -Henry David Thoreau

Some details that I would ilke to take away in my life that I would be glad to eliminate in order to allow more time for work and for leasure activities would be running errands because I feel like running errands is all I ever do. I spend my days mainly focused on going to school, running errands, and going to work. If I didn't have to do any of the three it would leave so much space for me to do yoga, which I love; it would also help me play my guitar, paint, write, and draw. I can't drop school, of course, because it's the only way I'm going to get ahead in life, with an education. Going to work is something I enjoy doing so if I could I would drop out of school and work full time, but that's not an open option for me. If I could get rid of the small things I have to do, then I would be free to do what I love.

Tom Swifties

1. "Hand me that knife!" yelled Tom angrily.
2. "I ate seven lamb chops," admitted Tom timidly.
3. "Here's that light bulb you wanted," said Tom decidingly.
4. "Can the doctor see me soon?" inquired Tom demandingly.
5. "You should go with the red tie." advised Tom generously.
6. "Are you sure we have the right address?" asked Tom questioningly.
7. "I didn't leave the toilet seat up." claimed Tom bashfully.