Same Sex Marriage
Ryleigh Alfonso
English 101
Additional Reading
19 February 2013
“My Big Fat Straight Wedding”
What if gays were straight? That’s a ridiculous question because the definition of gay is not straight (Page 182, Author Andrew Sullivan). This article describes the differences between straight and gay weddings and the difficulties of being accepted by heterosexuals. I choose this short article because I do see this as a big problem in the United States; however it is not just in the United States but can be experienced in other countries too. People get judged everyday by their race, there origin, and their sexual preference either being straight or gay. People can even be judged by how they look, or even by what they wear. The three main points that stood out in this article that is a big problem in our culture today is discrimination, acceptance, and self-happiness in one’s life.
The first problems gay have to face is being discriminated against and sometimes no one stands up for those people who are not being treated fairly. People should never be objectified and we should stand up for people who are getting mistreated. Gay marriage is seen as wrong but is it really wrong? We can’t help who we fall in love with either its being homosexual or heterosexual. There is a severity to this problem, gays get jumped and beaten for who they are but truth of the matter is they can’t help who they are. Gays deserve the same amount of respect as other people get. In time same sex marriage will be accepted by our culture, it will just take time. There is a similarity between blacks and gays because even after all the slaves became free it still took time to be accepted in the society they lived in during that time. Even after slaves being free there was still the inequality that led to the Civil Rights Movement. There will always be raciest, judgmental people in the world but eventually the subculture of our country develops and changes to the needs of a more diverse population.
The second problem homosexual’s face is being accepted into our society, along with their marital status. In the constitution are clearly states that a person has the right to marry whoever one wishes to. People do not realize that what it says in the constitution includes same sex marriage. People are not accepting of couples who are gay getting married because they see it as an abomination or not right. Some people say it’s supposed to be Adam and Even not Adam and Adam or even Eve and Eve. By saying this it just sets a generalization of how human race should be, but people did not consider that things are always not meant to be the way they are supposed to happen. People choose who they love and we have no right to judge them or put a title to them as homosexuals. It should not matter who one loves it matters if that person they are in love with makes them happy.
The third problem is having self-happiness. The author of “My Big Fat Straight Wedding” is Andrew Sullivan. The author is an expert on this topic because he is a homosexual and went through not being accepted by his peers for a while. Andrew did get married to the love of his life. The day of his wedding he realized that he was finally accepted by his peers and family members. He was not isolated anymore but was finally able to fit in in his family and his husband’s family. He realized that his family always accepted him and same with his friends they loved the person he become. Andrew just felt like he was isolated from his family and friends because it took time for them to accept him being gay. In time they got used to it and were just happy that he can be who he is and not be scared to show people the real him. That day when Andrew realized that people have always accepted him he was incredibly happy with himself. Andrew did not realize that the people have always accepted him and loved him for who he is because he was so used to not being accepted by people. Andrew finally become at ease with himself and was blissful.
In conclusion, homosexuals have a difficult time being accepted into our society. People who do not agree with their lifestyle may judge them because they don’t see it as being acceptable. A person can’t help who they fall in love with. Once one accepts himself as well he can be appreciative and happy with whom they have become today. As a society, we should learn to accept others with beliefs that are different from our own. Diversity makes everyone’s life richer.
English 101
Additional Reading
19 February 2013
“My Big Fat Straight Wedding”
What if gays were straight? That’s a ridiculous question because the definition of gay is not straight (Page 182, Author Andrew Sullivan). This article describes the differences between straight and gay weddings and the difficulties of being accepted by heterosexuals. I choose this short article because I do see this as a big problem in the United States; however it is not just in the United States but can be experienced in other countries too. People get judged everyday by their race, there origin, and their sexual preference either being straight or gay. People can even be judged by how they look, or even by what they wear. The three main points that stood out in this article that is a big problem in our culture today is discrimination, acceptance, and self-happiness in one’s life.
The first problems gay have to face is being discriminated against and sometimes no one stands up for those people who are not being treated fairly. People should never be objectified and we should stand up for people who are getting mistreated. Gay marriage is seen as wrong but is it really wrong? We can’t help who we fall in love with either its being homosexual or heterosexual. There is a severity to this problem, gays get jumped and beaten for who they are but truth of the matter is they can’t help who they are. Gays deserve the same amount of respect as other people get. In time same sex marriage will be accepted by our culture, it will just take time. There is a similarity between blacks and gays because even after all the slaves became free it still took time to be accepted in the society they lived in during that time. Even after slaves being free there was still the inequality that led to the Civil Rights Movement. There will always be raciest, judgmental people in the world but eventually the subculture of our country develops and changes to the needs of a more diverse population.
The second problem homosexual’s face is being accepted into our society, along with their marital status. In the constitution are clearly states that a person has the right to marry whoever one wishes to. People do not realize that what it says in the constitution includes same sex marriage. People are not accepting of couples who are gay getting married because they see it as an abomination or not right. Some people say it’s supposed to be Adam and Even not Adam and Adam or even Eve and Eve. By saying this it just sets a generalization of how human race should be, but people did not consider that things are always not meant to be the way they are supposed to happen. People choose who they love and we have no right to judge them or put a title to them as homosexuals. It should not matter who one loves it matters if that person they are in love with makes them happy.
The third problem is having self-happiness. The author of “My Big Fat Straight Wedding” is Andrew Sullivan. The author is an expert on this topic because he is a homosexual and went through not being accepted by his peers for a while. Andrew did get married to the love of his life. The day of his wedding he realized that he was finally accepted by his peers and family members. He was not isolated anymore but was finally able to fit in in his family and his husband’s family. He realized that his family always accepted him and same with his friends they loved the person he become. Andrew just felt like he was isolated from his family and friends because it took time for them to accept him being gay. In time they got used to it and were just happy that he can be who he is and not be scared to show people the real him. That day when Andrew realized that people have always accepted him he was incredibly happy with himself. Andrew did not realize that the people have always accepted him and loved him for who he is because he was so used to not being accepted by people. Andrew finally become at ease with himself and was blissful.
In conclusion, homosexuals have a difficult time being accepted into our society. People who do not agree with their lifestyle may judge them because they don’t see it as being acceptable. A person can’t help who they fall in love with. Once one accepts himself as well he can be appreciative and happy with whom they have become today. As a society, we should learn to accept others with beliefs that are different from our own. Diversity makes everyone’s life richer.
Same Sex Marriage Diagnostic Essay
Ryleigh Alfonso
English 101
Additional Reading
19 February 2013
“My Big Fat Straight Wedding”
What if gays were straight? That’s a ridiculous question because the definition of gay is not straight (Page 182, Author Andrew Sullivan). This article describes the differences between straight and gay weddings and the difficulties of being accepted by heterosexuals. I choose this short article because I do see this as a big problem in the United States; however it is not just in the United States but can be experienced in other countries too. People get judged everyday by their race, there origin, and their sexual preference either being straight or gay. People can even be judged by how they look, or even by what they wear. The three main points that stood out in this article that is a big problem in our culture today is discrimination, acceptance, and self-happiness in one’s life.
The first problems gay have to face is being discriminated against and sometimes no one stands up for those people who are not being treated fairly. People should never be objectified and we should stand up for people who are getting mistreated. Gay marriage is seen as wrong but is it really wrong? We can’t help who we fall in love with either its being homosexual or heterosexual. There is a severity to this problem, gays get jumped and beaten for who they are but truth of the matter is they can’t help who they are. Gays deserve the same amount of respect as other people get. In time same sex marriage will be accepted by our culture, it will just take time. There is a similarity between blacks and gays because even after all the slaves became free it still took time to be accepted in the society they lived in during that time. Even after slaves being free there was still the inequality that led to the Civil Rights Movement. There will always be raciest, judgmental people in the world but eventually the subculture of our country develops and changes to the needs of a more diverse population.
The second problem homosexual’s face is being accepted into our society, along with their marital status. In the constitution are clearly states that a person has the right to marry whoever one wishes to. People do not realize that what it says in the constitution includes same sex marriage. People are not accepting of couples who are gay getting married because they see it as an abomination or not right. Some people say it’s supposed to be Adam and Even not Adam and Adam or even Eve and Eve. By saying this it just sets a generalization of how human race should be, but people did not consider that things are always not meant to be the way they are supposed to happen. People choose who they love and we have no right to judge them or put a title to them as homosexuals. It should not matter who one loves it matters if that person they are in love with makes them happy.
The third problem is having self-happiness. The author of “My Big Fat Straight Wedding” is Andrew Sullivan. The author is an expert on this topic because he is a homosexual and went through not being accepted by his peers for a while. Andrew did get married to the love of his life. The day of his wedding he realized that he was finally accepted by his peers and family members. He was not isolated anymore but was finally able to fit in in his family and his husband’s family. He realized that his family always accepted him and same with his friends they loved the person he become. Andrew just felt like he was isolated from his family and friends because it took time for them to accept him being gay. In time they got used to it and were just happy that he can be who he is and not be scared to show people the real him. That day when Andrew realized that people have always accepted him he was incredibly happy with himself. Andrew did not realize that the people have always accepted him and loved him for who he is because he was so used to not being accepted by people. Andrew finally become at ease with himself and was blissful.
In conclusion, homosexuals have a difficult time being accepted into our society. People who do not agree with their lifestyle may judge them because they don’t see it as being acceptable. A person can’t help who they fall in love with. Once one accepts himself as well he can be appreciative and happy with whom they have become today. As a society, we should learn to accept others with beliefs that are different from our own. Diversity makes everyone’s life richer.
English 101
Additional Reading
19 February 2013
“My Big Fat Straight Wedding”
What if gays were straight? That’s a ridiculous question because the definition of gay is not straight (Page 182, Author Andrew Sullivan). This article describes the differences between straight and gay weddings and the difficulties of being accepted by heterosexuals. I choose this short article because I do see this as a big problem in the United States; however it is not just in the United States but can be experienced in other countries too. People get judged everyday by their race, there origin, and their sexual preference either being straight or gay. People can even be judged by how they look, or even by what they wear. The three main points that stood out in this article that is a big problem in our culture today is discrimination, acceptance, and self-happiness in one’s life.
The first problems gay have to face is being discriminated against and sometimes no one stands up for those people who are not being treated fairly. People should never be objectified and we should stand up for people who are getting mistreated. Gay marriage is seen as wrong but is it really wrong? We can’t help who we fall in love with either its being homosexual or heterosexual. There is a severity to this problem, gays get jumped and beaten for who they are but truth of the matter is they can’t help who they are. Gays deserve the same amount of respect as other people get. In time same sex marriage will be accepted by our culture, it will just take time. There is a similarity between blacks and gays because even after all the slaves became free it still took time to be accepted in the society they lived in during that time. Even after slaves being free there was still the inequality that led to the Civil Rights Movement. There will always be raciest, judgmental people in the world but eventually the subculture of our country develops and changes to the needs of a more diverse population.
The second problem homosexual’s face is being accepted into our society, along with their marital status. In the constitution are clearly states that a person has the right to marry whoever one wishes to. People do not realize that what it says in the constitution includes same sex marriage. People are not accepting of couples who are gay getting married because they see it as an abomination or not right. Some people say it’s supposed to be Adam and Even not Adam and Adam or even Eve and Eve. By saying this it just sets a generalization of how human race should be, but people did not consider that things are always not meant to be the way they are supposed to happen. People choose who they love and we have no right to judge them or put a title to them as homosexuals. It should not matter who one loves it matters if that person they are in love with makes them happy.
The third problem is having self-happiness. The author of “My Big Fat Straight Wedding” is Andrew Sullivan. The author is an expert on this topic because he is a homosexual and went through not being accepted by his peers for a while. Andrew did get married to the love of his life. The day of his wedding he realized that he was finally accepted by his peers and family members. He was not isolated anymore but was finally able to fit in in his family and his husband’s family. He realized that his family always accepted him and same with his friends they loved the person he become. Andrew just felt like he was isolated from his family and friends because it took time for them to accept him being gay. In time they got used to it and were just happy that he can be who he is and not be scared to show people the real him. That day when Andrew realized that people have always accepted him he was incredibly happy with himself. Andrew did not realize that the people have always accepted him and loved him for who he is because he was so used to not being accepted by people. Andrew finally become at ease with himself and was blissful.
In conclusion, homosexuals have a difficult time being accepted into our society. People who do not agree with their lifestyle may judge them because they don’t see it as being acceptable. A person can’t help who they fall in love with. Once one accepts himself as well he can be appreciative and happy with whom they have become today. As a society, we should learn to accept others with beliefs that are different from our own. Diversity makes everyone’s life richer.
"Left to Tell"
Ryleigh Alfonso
English 101
Rulon Parker
January 30, 2013
“Left to Tell”
In the story “Left to Tell” a young girl named Immaculee IIibagiza had to hide for 91 days in a bathroom with five other women hiding from the genocide. Anybody who was Tutsis was killed and most of her family had been killed by the genocide too. Immaculee was scared she had seen most of her family die, her brother went off into the night and she hasn’t gotten any word from him. Immaculee saw and through that a person should never have to endure at such a young age. Immaculee’s three biggest fears were staying faithful to god, fear, and heart broken.
The first major fear Immaculee experience was fear, or fear of dying. Immaculee is a young girl that didn’t experience much in life. She was in her early teens when this happened and had no idea how to deal with this or accept what was going on. She was scared for her life she had no one there for her and no one to talk to. She was stuck in a crowded bathroom with five other women that she was not a loud to communicate with or the genocide may hear them then find them and kill them. They weren’t a loud to shower or flush the toilet; they were only aloud to flush the toilet when the person in the house behind them was using the bathroom at the same time. Fear of not every seeing their loved one or knowing if they will live to the next day or not. Fear can be a powerful thing it can make us do things that we can’t explain.
The second fear Immaculee experience was heart break. Immaculee had lost her beloved parents and family members. She watched babies get ripped out mother’s wombs; her friends and family die in front of her. The heart break of not knowing where her brother is and if he is still alive or dead. The heart break of seeing her friends she grew up with and went to school with join the genocide. The heart break of not knowing what tomorrow will bring or how she will survive this tragedy that is happening.
Thirdly probably one of the biggest fears Immaculee went through was staying faithful to god. Immaculee questions her religious beliefs plenty of time throughout this story. She questioned if god was real. That god didn’t seem real because she didn’t feel his presence and that he didn’t show himself. She thought that was god for help was selfish and he wouldn’t help her because she was only thinking about herself and saving herself. Immaculee questions her faith mostly because of what she had seen and went through. God is supposed to stop the tragedies and the pain before they happen. Immaculee wanted to believe in god and keep her faith strong but her faith was getting weaker by every passing moment. The moment her faith got stronger was when she got a sign from god saying the put the wardrobe rack in front of the bathroom door to hide the door from the genocides when they do their recheck of the house.
In conclusion, Immaculee had many fears she had to face in life. Immaculee discovered the hardship of life at a very young age during the genocide. She learned how life works and how beliefs all come into place at some point either it has to do religious beliefs or just personal beliefs. Immaculee experience the turning of her school friends into genocides and watched her love ones die right before her eyes. She experience fear, dis regards towards her religion, and a heart ache and was still able to make it through the 91 days and come out of this alive. Even when she felt like she just wanted to die and turn herself into the genocide to get rid of all the pain and hardship she was going through.
English 101
Rulon Parker
January 30, 2013
“Left to Tell”
In the story “Left to Tell” a young girl named Immaculee IIibagiza had to hide for 91 days in a bathroom with five other women hiding from the genocide. Anybody who was Tutsis was killed and most of her family had been killed by the genocide too. Immaculee was scared she had seen most of her family die, her brother went off into the night and she hasn’t gotten any word from him. Immaculee saw and through that a person should never have to endure at such a young age. Immaculee’s three biggest fears were staying faithful to god, fear, and heart broken.
The first major fear Immaculee experience was fear, or fear of dying. Immaculee is a young girl that didn’t experience much in life. She was in her early teens when this happened and had no idea how to deal with this or accept what was going on. She was scared for her life she had no one there for her and no one to talk to. She was stuck in a crowded bathroom with five other women that she was not a loud to communicate with or the genocide may hear them then find them and kill them. They weren’t a loud to shower or flush the toilet; they were only aloud to flush the toilet when the person in the house behind them was using the bathroom at the same time. Fear of not every seeing their loved one or knowing if they will live to the next day or not. Fear can be a powerful thing it can make us do things that we can’t explain.
The second fear Immaculee experience was heart break. Immaculee had lost her beloved parents and family members. She watched babies get ripped out mother’s wombs; her friends and family die in front of her. The heart break of not knowing where her brother is and if he is still alive or dead. The heart break of seeing her friends she grew up with and went to school with join the genocide. The heart break of not knowing what tomorrow will bring or how she will survive this tragedy that is happening.
Thirdly probably one of the biggest fears Immaculee went through was staying faithful to god. Immaculee questions her religious beliefs plenty of time throughout this story. She questioned if god was real. That god didn’t seem real because she didn’t feel his presence and that he didn’t show himself. She thought that was god for help was selfish and he wouldn’t help her because she was only thinking about herself and saving herself. Immaculee questions her faith mostly because of what she had seen and went through. God is supposed to stop the tragedies and the pain before they happen. Immaculee wanted to believe in god and keep her faith strong but her faith was getting weaker by every passing moment. The moment her faith got stronger was when she got a sign from god saying the put the wardrobe rack in front of the bathroom door to hide the door from the genocides when they do their recheck of the house.
In conclusion, Immaculee had many fears she had to face in life. Immaculee discovered the hardship of life at a very young age during the genocide. She learned how life works and how beliefs all come into place at some point either it has to do religious beliefs or just personal beliefs. Immaculee experience the turning of her school friends into genocides and watched her love ones die right before her eyes. She experience fear, dis regards towards her religion, and a heart ache and was still able to make it through the 91 days and come out of this alive. Even when she felt like she just wanted to die and turn herself into the genocide to get rid of all the pain and hardship she was going through.
My Unique Life
My Unique life
What if you were born messed up? My childhood was a rough period for me I was born with both physical and emotional problems that I did not know how to deal with at such a young age. I had a lot of limitations, there were things I could do and things that I could not do. During my childhood I was treated differently not in a bad way but as time went on and I got older and matured I began to hate the special treatment. When I was little I used to work the special treatment to my advantage but in time I wanted people to treat me equally like you would with any other person. All throughout my childhood I was bullied and when I got to high school I put my foot down and said “I do not deserve to be treated like this; I deserve better” and from there on out I stood up for myself and fought back for what I believed in. The three main issues I grew up with are health, emotional, and learning problems.
The main health problem’s I was born with was an acute hearing loss in my right ear and a kidney malformation. The kidney malformation I have is also known as a Partial Nephrectomy which means I was born with four ureters instead of two and then half of the right kidney was infected so I got half of it out so I have one and a half kidneys. Since my right kidney did not develop right in the womb my hearing also got messed up in my right ear, apparently the kidneys and ears develop at the same time so when one gets messed up so does the other. When I was about three years old I did not develop any language skills due to my hearing loss it took me longer to learn how to talk then it normally would for others. I learned sign language until I was about four years old. When I finally learned to talk I had a speech problem I could not pronounce my R’s, Sh’s, and S’s. I went to speech therapy until I was in high school; my mother was very supportive of my speech problems because she is a speech pathologist so that’s what she does for a living. Later on I was then diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, and border-line Bi-polar, this news was even harder for me to comprehend because I had no idea how I would be able to deal with this. I noticed growing up that I had a lot of mood swings and I had accepted the benefit of the doubt that this was not going to go away. I had to learn to live with it and make adjustments in my life to help my life become more manageable. All throughout my years in schooling I was treated “Differently” or “Special” because it took me longer to comprehend stuff in school due to the learning disabilities I had. I was called stupid or retarded by the other classmates in school; I was picked on by the other kids during recess. The one memory will never forget is when I got called orbit on the Jr. High bus taunted by other kids on the bus because I was a chubby kid in Jr. High. My freshman year of high school I will never forget the math teacher I had his name was Mr. Derose, I remember asking him a question and he would reply back “Dooooo I neeed to gooooo slooowwwer for you?” like he was talking to an idiot. He would always say to me you do not understand things because you are a blonde but truth is I mixed up my numbers because I was dyslexic in math. I just ignored him and got through high school it’s not that I was dumb or didn’t comprehend things, the teachers just did not know how to teach me the right way or they gave me the special treatment.
I do not regret the issues I was born with, I look at them as a blessing if I was not born the way I am I would not be the person I am today. The person I am proud to be. During my childhood I did view myself as stupid and wished I was born normal but then I was realized what is normal? There is no perfect person in life is not perfect without an imperfection in it. I was treated unfairly by my peers in school and sometimes by my own teachers I did not hate them I only felt sorry for them because if they feel like they have to make others feel bad about themselves to make them feel better about themselves then I do not feel bad for them. I learned people only hurt you and want to see you get worked up about something to make them feel superior about themselves. I only connected with a few teachers and friends in high school I was not into the cliques I was nice to everyone and put myself out there but never really let people into my life growing up. I was always scared they would think differently about me once they found out the problems I had and then they would not want to be friends with me. I learned that the true friends are the ones that stand by your side no matter what and are there for you even if they are mad at you. I am glad to say I have a few friends that I can call my true friends that have and will always be there for me whenever I am down or just want to hang out.
The first thing I will admit is I am grateful of what I have accomplished in my life. The way I look at it is; if I was not born the way I was or even experienced the things I have in my life I would not be who I am today. I would not be a strong independent girl who can take care of herself. When I was born with these problems I thought it was going to be the end of the world for me but truth is it was only the beginning for me to a better life. Dealing with this all throughout my life I have learned how to deal with stuff I would have never dealt with if I was normal. I would never second guess the life I have today, sometimes I try to see myself being born normal but then I see the image and I don’t see myself being me. I like who I am and nothing will change that.
In conclusion, I have learned to overcome my disabilities by being bullied throughout life and becoming a strong-willed person. I am glad those people made fun of me throughout my childhood. I do not hate them but instead thank them; they made me realize I have so much potential and I can do anything I put my mind to it. I wanted to show them up and prove to them that I was not stupid but instead I decided that I would prove to myself that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I am proud of who I am today and I do truly believe it was a blessing in disguise. It only made me stronger and I cannot be more grateful.
What if you were born messed up? My childhood was a rough period for me I was born with both physical and emotional problems that I did not know how to deal with at such a young age. I had a lot of limitations, there were things I could do and things that I could not do. During my childhood I was treated differently not in a bad way but as time went on and I got older and matured I began to hate the special treatment. When I was little I used to work the special treatment to my advantage but in time I wanted people to treat me equally like you would with any other person. All throughout my childhood I was bullied and when I got to high school I put my foot down and said “I do not deserve to be treated like this; I deserve better” and from there on out I stood up for myself and fought back for what I believed in. The three main issues I grew up with are health, emotional, and learning problems.
The main health problem’s I was born with was an acute hearing loss in my right ear and a kidney malformation. The kidney malformation I have is also known as a Partial Nephrectomy which means I was born with four ureters instead of two and then half of the right kidney was infected so I got half of it out so I have one and a half kidneys. Since my right kidney did not develop right in the womb my hearing also got messed up in my right ear, apparently the kidneys and ears develop at the same time so when one gets messed up so does the other. When I was about three years old I did not develop any language skills due to my hearing loss it took me longer to learn how to talk then it normally would for others. I learned sign language until I was about four years old. When I finally learned to talk I had a speech problem I could not pronounce my R’s, Sh’s, and S’s. I went to speech therapy until I was in high school; my mother was very supportive of my speech problems because she is a speech pathologist so that’s what she does for a living. Later on I was then diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, and border-line Bi-polar, this news was even harder for me to comprehend because I had no idea how I would be able to deal with this. I noticed growing up that I had a lot of mood swings and I had accepted the benefit of the doubt that this was not going to go away. I had to learn to live with it and make adjustments in my life to help my life become more manageable. All throughout my years in schooling I was treated “Differently” or “Special” because it took me longer to comprehend stuff in school due to the learning disabilities I had. I was called stupid or retarded by the other classmates in school; I was picked on by the other kids during recess. The one memory will never forget is when I got called orbit on the Jr. High bus taunted by other kids on the bus because I was a chubby kid in Jr. High. My freshman year of high school I will never forget the math teacher I had his name was Mr. Derose, I remember asking him a question and he would reply back “Dooooo I neeed to gooooo slooowwwer for you?” like he was talking to an idiot. He would always say to me you do not understand things because you are a blonde but truth is I mixed up my numbers because I was dyslexic in math. I just ignored him and got through high school it’s not that I was dumb or didn’t comprehend things, the teachers just did not know how to teach me the right way or they gave me the special treatment.
I do not regret the issues I was born with, I look at them as a blessing if I was not born the way I am I would not be the person I am today. The person I am proud to be. During my childhood I did view myself as stupid and wished I was born normal but then I was realized what is normal? There is no perfect person in life is not perfect without an imperfection in it. I was treated unfairly by my peers in school and sometimes by my own teachers I did not hate them I only felt sorry for them because if they feel like they have to make others feel bad about themselves to make them feel better about themselves then I do not feel bad for them. I learned people only hurt you and want to see you get worked up about something to make them feel superior about themselves. I only connected with a few teachers and friends in high school I was not into the cliques I was nice to everyone and put myself out there but never really let people into my life growing up. I was always scared they would think differently about me once they found out the problems I had and then they would not want to be friends with me. I learned that the true friends are the ones that stand by your side no matter what and are there for you even if they are mad at you. I am glad to say I have a few friends that I can call my true friends that have and will always be there for me whenever I am down or just want to hang out.
The first thing I will admit is I am grateful of what I have accomplished in my life. The way I look at it is; if I was not born the way I was or even experienced the things I have in my life I would not be who I am today. I would not be a strong independent girl who can take care of herself. When I was born with these problems I thought it was going to be the end of the world for me but truth is it was only the beginning for me to a better life. Dealing with this all throughout my life I have learned how to deal with stuff I would have never dealt with if I was normal. I would never second guess the life I have today, sometimes I try to see myself being born normal but then I see the image and I don’t see myself being me. I like who I am and nothing will change that.
In conclusion, I have learned to overcome my disabilities by being bullied throughout life and becoming a strong-willed person. I am glad those people made fun of me throughout my childhood. I do not hate them but instead thank them; they made me realize I have so much potential and I can do anything I put my mind to it. I wanted to show them up and prove to them that I was not stupid but instead I decided that I would prove to myself that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I am proud of who I am today and I do truly believe it was a blessing in disguise. It only made me stronger and I cannot be more grateful.
100% American
One Hundred Percent American
The reaction I got from “One Hundred Percent American” is that nothing we use in our everyday life is made in the U.S. or was domesticated in the United States. It is weird to see everything we use domesticated in other countries and we never realized it. I do not think anything they named that we use in our everyday life actually originated in the United States. All of our ways we live started somewhere else and it is interesting to see where they originally came from. The one thing that interested me the most was that the way they described the American and the way he dressed would not be the way you would dress now and days. The way he dressed and took the train suggests this was written in an older time period then our time period we are in today. This passage was very interesting, I learned where most of our stuff we use today originally came from and how we adapted them into our culture today.
The reaction I got from “One Hundred Percent American” is that nothing we use in our everyday life is made in the U.S. or was domesticated in the United States. It is weird to see everything we use domesticated in other countries and we never realized it. I do not think anything they named that we use in our everyday life actually originated in the United States. All of our ways we live started somewhere else and it is interesting to see where they originally came from. The one thing that interested me the most was that the way they described the American and the way he dressed would not be the way you would dress now and days. The way he dressed and took the train suggests this was written in an older time period then our time period we are in today. This passage was very interesting, I learned where most of our stuff we use today originally came from and how we adapted them into our culture today.
Slave labor and Starbucks coffee.
