Music Influences

     I love listening to music because it gives me a source of freedom and energy.  The reason why I feel this way is because music is such an important art of my life that if I feel sad, or need cheering up, music is always the key thing to make me feel better.
      I could not imagine life without music.  It plays an important role when we dance, in our movies, and when we sing songs.  If we didn't have music, all of those things would never be the same, and life would be extremely dull.
     The two types of music that I am not comfortable with are Rap and Pop.  Sometimes there is unpleasant language.  The language is sometimes inappropriate and can be a bad influence for alot of kids going into their adult years.





Blessings From My Family and Friends

     Blessings .... we may not know what blessings are exactly, but we can all agree they are a great thing to be given on a daily basis.  I would like to share some of the blessings that I have given to my friends and family.
     My Mom always tells me that the way I help and influence people, I am always touching their lives and inspiring them to do things they never thought they could do or would never have thought of before.  When I think about this, it does make sense to me because I always try to help people find their inner strength and voice to help them feel confident in themselves, and to also realize when the odds are against them, to always be strong, never given without a fight.
     For example, when I was young, my mom and dad and I went to a special hospital to look at some medical results reflecting my neck and back to see what they looked like though an MRI point of view.  My mom and dad were the only ones that saw the pictures while I waited outside the room.  And believe me, it wasn't pleasant waiting for the final news.  When my parents finally came out of the room, the expressions on their faces were like nothing I had ever seen before.  My Mom told me that the pictures showed my spine, at C1 in my neck area was being compressed, cutting the blood flow to a minimum.  I broke out in tears finding out this information, especially being told that I could not walk anymore for my safety.   However, this did not stop me from staying on the positive side.  True, I became wheel chair bound, but that did not mean I couldn't do exciting things with my friends and my family no matter how difficult it was.  Knowing this, I realized I have touched so many people's lives by showing them that even a young girl, whose spine is being compressed,  can still function and move about like any other average human.
     There were alot of things I had to do differently.  But that did not bother me, because I knew that alot of other handicapped individuals have the same difficulties as I do.  I hope that my story will inspire them and other people that no matter what, when the odds are against you, stay true to yourself and always remain positive.  Things will tend to go much smoother and easier for them, no matter how difficult they are.

Famous Lines From Famous Novels

Famous Line #1: Through the fence, betwen the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting.
This line comes from a novel "The Sound and the Fury", written by William Faulkner, 1897-1962. He is know for writing many other works, including "A Fable" and "The Reivers" (1962) which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.



This novel is a story about a family whose reputation has declined over the years. The main characters are Benji, Caddy, Jason, and Quentin. It's divided into 4 sections, displaying different point of view from the three brothers and the author.

Critic's Review: Brook Allen. This is a difficult, complicated, obscure, and discontinuous novel.
Faulkner's works have been placed with the traitions of modernism and the Southern Renaissance.

I probably wouldn't like to read this book because of the amount of time it would take to read it,
due to the fact there are four sections. Although, it does sound like an interesting story. It shows the different personalities of each character. It shows how the boys are different from eaach other, because one is sensible out of the three. The other two are mind lacking in education and sensibility.
It was a crushing story.


Line #2 ...But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his /bear will always be playing......
Novel: The House at Pooh Corner by Alan Alexander Milne. Mr. Milne published this book in 1926. He is an English author who has published Winnie the Pooh and a poem called "When We Were Very Young.

This is a story about two friends, Pooh and Piglet, coming together to make a house for a fellow friend, Eyore. They find a pile of sticks that they can use to build the house. However, when they tried to put the house together, they were unsuccessful. Pooh went with Tigger, a tiger, to tell their donkey friend, Eyore, that Pooh would be willing to let Eyore live in his house. Leaving Piglet all by himself by the pile of sticks, they returned later with their friend Christopher Robin and saw that Piglet had built a tent shaped house all by his little self. He also had created a sign for Eyore in order to help him remember where his house would be. The sign said, "Pooh Corner."
The critic's review shared that this is an example of a sequel in which there seems to be no let down and from all sides, one catches echoes of the most joyous reaction to it.

The reason why I would read this book is because it talks about friendship and how there are many ways you can help a friend no matter how difficult or complicated the situation may be. It is also because it is fun, imaginative, and full of adventure. Kids and adults would love this book and many more of the Winnie the Pooh Books.

Memorable Passage

The one book that really melted to my heart is called "Winter's Tail" by Hatkoff.  It's a story about a young baby dolphin that got trapped in a crab trap and lost her tail in the process.  She was saved by a group of humans that worked at a place called Clearwater Marine Aquarian.  They have raised and cared for her ever since then.

The reason why this story inspired me is because this little dolphin never gave up on her life, even when she didn't have her tail and had to learn how to swim all over again.  She taught herself how to swim by moving the remaining part of her tail side to side, however, it would not last for very long because a dolphin's spine is not built for moving side to side.  The body movement has to be up and down, otherwise it could damage her veretbrae or potentially kill her.

This is a special paragraph from the book that describes how special and famous sweet little Winter became.  As quoted in the book:

     "When Winter was about a year old, NBC's The Today Show broadcast a story about her on television.  Now the word was out.  Winter was famous.  People started to come indroves to visit her at  the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.  The charming young dolphin also started to receive letters from her n ew fans, including many people who knew someone who had, or had themselves, lost or been born without a limb or had other disabilities.  Everyone could relate to Winter.  Winter seemed to be able to overcome any obstacle..."

It amazes me how an animal can become handicapped, although humans are the ones handicapped.  Even an animal like Winter, with disabilities, can overcome any situation no matter how difficult or
how hard it may seem!   It also amazes mehow one little dolphin can inspire and touch the live of
so many other handicapped individuals.



What I Don't Want To Forget

I don't want to forget how precious and valuable life can be. Although at times I feel like it isn't. Especially when there are things we take for granted, and we don't realize it until we lose them. Then, I try to remind myself to stop and think about why I was given life. And how important it is to embrace it while it lasts. By embracing the freedom and enjoying the wonders that life has to offer.

Fantasy Dream

My fantasy dream would be to find a cave inside a cliff; filled with sparkly gems and crystals throughout the cave. The deeper you go the more gems you find. Finally, you come to a big room with a magic waterfall. This waterfall has the unique ability to turn anything old or dull into something enchanting. It also has the ability to create crystals out of pebbles or stones. When I came close to the water, it flowed around me  turning me into Princess SparkleWorth. I became the guardian of the cave. I was wearing a sparkly crown and the most bejeweled dress I had ever seen. 

 

                                          

Languages

I don't speak another language, but if I could I would like to speak Japanese.  Alot of shows that I like to watch are from Japan but are not always completely dubbed in English.  To learn Japanese I would use Rosetta Stone in order to speak the language properly in the right format.  I wouldn't feel comfortable living in Japan to learn how to speak their language because I would get nervous of making a mistake. I wouldn't want to address someone if I didn't know how to address them in a mature manner.