College Prompts

Barnard College

“Pick one woman in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and explain your choice. What would you talk about?”

Texas A&M University

“Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills and resources you used to resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?”

Pomona College

“What does freedom mean to you?”

Graphic

im going to add a box and myself later, but this is all i have for now. 

Coming of Age: Final

I don't like their lifestyle, it's not for me. At the age of 5, I would go to the beach almost every weekend to watch dragon boat races that my parents participated in. All the aunties and uncles there would play football, catch bugs, tan, and ride waves. To be honest I didn't like the beach, football, bugs, and staying in the sun. But of course I did what they did, I wanted to fit in.

At the age of 7, all my friends in elementary school would dress up in pink, wear the newest sketcher shoes, buy the latest webkinz doll, and memorize the lyrics to all the songs from "The Cheetah Girls" and "High School Musical". I was that type of girl that always wore darker colors, use the same shoes from the year before, HATED those webkinz dolls, and I wasn't into singing at all So whenever I went to school I'd be excluded out of their conversations and they'd tease me because I never liked anything they did. The feeling of being isolated and teased by something that could be avoided, was the worst feeling in the world for me. When Christmas time came, I asked my parents if we could go shopping as my Christmas present. My parents brought me to the mall where they bought me a lot of pink clothing, the light up sketcher shoes, the snowman webkinz doll, and the CD to "The Cheetah Girls" and "High School Musical". I spent the rest of my Christmas vacation memorizing lyrics and trying to be more "girly". When I went back to school, all my friends ran over to me and started complimenting me on my new and improved look. That's when that feeling of loneliness disappeared and I felt like I belonged.

At the age of 10, I made new friends who were one year older than me. I considered them as the cool group. They wore name brand clothing, like Bilabong, Nike, ect. Except they would pick on the younger kids in the lower grades. Out at recess, our whole school would come outside to run around and get some exercise. The older kids I hung out with, would always tease and steal from the younger ones. I knew it wasn't the right thing to do so when my friends weren't looking, I would give back the things hey stole. younger kids started looking up to me and would always say hi whenever I pass by. But when I'm with the older kids, they never said a word. After that year, the older kids graduated out of elementary school and everything went smoothly after that.

At the age of 12, there was a lot of change from my past style. I started finding friends that enjoy making people laugh and smile, they just like to have a good time. They didn't care what I wore, what I did, or what i liked, they accepted me for who I am. One of my friends invited me to a volleyball clinic and I ended up loving the sport. My group of friends signed up for some volunteer work, cleaning up the campus and participating in fundraisers to help build more buildings and classrooms for our school. From that time on, I've been realizing what I feel comfortable with and who I enjoy being around. I guess that's all about growing up, learning who you are. Before, I would always want to fit in with everyone else, even though I didn't enjoy doing what they did. Now, I realize that I am my own person, and I'm the only one that can tell me what I can and cannot do. No one will ever change that.

Blog Revision Change

What changes did you make? How does the new header show your skill in graphic design?

I made my header with me as a baby till now and I'm in the clouds. The clouds represent me daydreaming and "Living the life I've Imagined". My header shows my skill in graphic design because I made the pictures transparent, looking ghostly and cool. #peacesign


How did you organize your blog archive?

 I organized my blog archive by year, to month, to assignment.

Mini Essay - Position Statements

   The government is at fault for all the incidents that occur at our state's natural attractions. So many tourists are dying because the government doesn't provide a safer environment. The government doesn't pay the park rangers to take care of the land so tourists are safe, they don't put up warning/caution signs and there is no maintenance to support the land that is slowly decaying. 

   It's the government's fault that there's so many incidents happening at Hawaii's natural attractions. From the article, "County denies culpability in blowhole incident", there was a rock slide at Sacred Falls on Oahu, that killed 8 people and injured 50 others. The government doesn't pay for any park rangers to take care of the land or give visitors insight on what and what NOT to do when at the site. Visitors may think that the area is safe and nothing dangerous will happen without the guidance from park rangers. According to the article, "County denies culpability in blowhole incident", Paula Remirez and Elizabeth Brem died when they apparently walked off of a steep cliff near Opaekaa Falls on Kauai. The government doesn't put up any warning/caution signs. There should at least be some signs to notify visitors of the dangers and cautions there are at the site. 

   In conclusion, at natural attractions,  tourists that are not used to the environment should be aware of potential dangers. If the government doesn't take care of these problems, more and more innocent people will get seriously hurt and/or possibly die. 

Writing Position Statements

1. It's the person's fault because they should be responsible for their actions, they should be responsible for their actions, they should know their own limits, and they HAVE to know the consequences if they ever get in trouble.

2. It's the location's fault because there's no maintenance from the park rangers, the weather climates change, and there's natural decay of the land.

3. It's the governments fault because they don't put any signs on the trail, no maintenance on the trail, and the government doesn't pay anyone to take care of the trail.