Influencing Our Future

As we move forth in our life, growing and learning through our experiences, we often stumble on a moment where we reflect on our decision we have made. Often, we think about these past or present decisions right before all of us individually go to sleep. And now and again we think about it, and we could not go to sleep because of how possibly "stupid" the decision was. Maybe that's just me....but looking back at those things, those choices we've formed define who we are as individuals, and to the people around us. Society brings all sorts of suggestions; things to follow, a rule to be guided on, etc. But those so called "rules" restrict us from actually opening up, and finding our own passion. Always being restricted, or off limits to do things.  Strive at your own pace, strive at your power.....Often people think about that sucess is a gift, that its only gifted to the people that are special.,But it is inside all of us, you just gotta dig down deep in yourself, and find sucess. It aint gonna be easy going through that dark tunnel, seeing all the choices you've made, but that's why life is a good challenge. We say "life rough. or why me? Why is this happening to me lord"?A motivational speaker going by the name of Les Brown once said "For those of you that have experienced hardships, don't give up on your dream. The rough times are gonna come, but they have not come to stay, they have come to pass."


Some of you may or may have not read the Essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, but he says ""Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man,Commands all light, all influence, all fate;Nothing to him falls early or too late.Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."  Meaning, follow your own voice, you are the person who guides you, no one else. You command your life, and how you want to go with it. 

You may want to flee back from your desires because of the fear of failure, but thats how we develop to become great. Our decisions, and passions guide us to where we want to be. Just like the short story called "A Sound of Thunder" written by Ray Bradbury. At the point of the story, a man name Eckels goes in the wilderness where dinosaurs are fair game to kill. And once he sees the dinosaur he panics and does not want to kill the beast because he is scared. Now, that could be each and one of you in a situation with life. Second guessing yourself, and not pushing forward. Go what you want to do, nobody can influence you but you. Strive at your own power, and be fearless, of failure.

Biutiful

So, during the week off of school i had the time to watch a couple of movies during my spare time. And i came across a movie that is absolutely incredible. I saw it a few days ago, and it just blew me away of how this movie can affect a person by just watching something. The movie is called "Biutiful".  (no i did not wright the title wrong)  Biutiful is the phonological spelling in spanish of the English word beautiful.  It's a gritty, and demanding movie of a struggling man named Uxbal, staggering from mishap and catastrophe as he attempts to bring his daughter and son single - handely in dismal and bleak back streets of one of Barcelona's least desirable neighborhoods. It's a foreign movie in Spanish, there are English subtitles in the movie, or maybe you will have to find a link of the movie with English Subtitles. Its not on Netflix unfortunately, but it is on YouTube for rent.

A sound of Thunder Vocab

Paradox- an event or statement that sounds impossible but seems to be true

Coralate- to figure out or create a relationship between two items or events

Subliminally- Below the level if councisness

Infinitesimally- in amounts so small,as to be barely mearsuable

Undulate-  to move in waves or in a smooth wave like motion

Resilent- Strong but flexiable, able to with stand stress without injury

Annihilate- to Destroy

Staganating - to become foul or rotten

Expendable-  not worth keeping, not essential

Malfunctioning -to not work

My Vignette

I wish that my childhood would last longer. Because i would not worry about specific things now. All i needed to do back then was to do my homework, get good grades, and being a good kid. Which all those characteristics apply to this day. If i were to have a longer childhood, i would feel poised. I would have an equal balance of more fun, and have more remarkable attriubutes as a kids.

Art of Acting

I usually spend my time on Youtube to look at tricks, or maybe funny videos. But at some occasions, i will watch videos about acting. Just to stand clear, i do not want to be an actor, i just enjoy to art of it. The way an actor or actress express his or herself in a way that i so gripping, it makes you appreciate how someone can make an emotion written out for the seem so real. Couple of weeks ago, i watched this video call "The Best Acting of All Time" I viewed it, and it was just astonishing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bIT8_f1ydM

This link will show you the video of these outstanding preformances.

An Earth Shattering Fart

It amazes me how Ray Bradbury can think of things to create, and touch the reader in so many ways. Basically, Ray Bradbury has given us an imagination on if we were given a chance to go back in time, would we take the chance? It's crazy at a turn of events a man would kill another man in the process.

Emerson's Child

Since we have read "Self-Reliance" and knowing Emerson's thoughts. I believe if Emerson were to still be alive and witness our President election, I feel he would be disappointed in our choice. Since Trump won, I feel like he would say "Astonishing how our minds work. A man, with no experience in government, a businessman who does not think with his mind. But thinks with his mouth, is out of the ordinary". But I know Emerson would think of a solution to this. I would think he would suggest to pause and think about what we did at the polls. He would ask "Did this feel like the right choice to you?" He would make us analyze on what we did. In addition to suggestions, to all people trying to learn and observe, Emerson would repeat one of his quotes to inspire us to reflect, and visualize on what we want to pursue, and to see how the outcome would be if we did follow our goals. And that's how he would want us to feel prepared. Imagine yourself in the position you want to be in, and see how things go in your head by imaging it. And by imaging it, that following your own pass, following yourself. But sometimes it can be hard being yourself. People may not accept who you really are. We people are shy to show our real colors, that's we put on a mask everyday or every other day. We may be wild, or isolated, maybe any other problems  we are dealing with. We don't want anybody feeling sorrow for us, we want to feel appreciated and accepted to society. Just like Emerson says "imitation is suicide". It may make sense to a person who is reading this, at the age of 13 through beyond. But if someone were to explain this to a 10 year old, all that is needed to say is "Be yourself, do not pretend, live your own life".

Emerson Day 4

Danliea and Arille

People who look at a certain person werid, look at a person like a robot. Its so easy to be misunderstood.

Edgar

People are afraid to share their thoughts, and scared to express them. Everyone will realize that jealousy is stupid. Go what you think, your opinion matters.

Esperanza and Elizibeth

Don't rely on tools and gadgets, move foward. Keep doing your best, be proud of yourself.

Neri and Maria

Be yourself, live by your owns, listen to the voice in your head people envy you.

Your mind messes with you, sometimes be yourself, speak what you think, try not to imitate people, be your own pack.

Emerson Day 3

Demi

You got to know what you're doing. Don't worry about other people think of you. Worry about yourself. Don't let other people influence you on decision, go with your own ideas.

Madi 

He focuses on why we shouldn't follow society, always be yourself. Main focus on do what you do, and move forward. Someone can motivate you, but you can make to final decision

 

Maria, Leo, Polo

Don't copy someone else,  cupcake game with Emerson quotes

Jesus and Axel

Kahoot game, its hard to make up questions 

Emerson Day 2

Jorge

Everyone has a role. We chose to be that role, no one else.

Yasmin

Be your own star, no one else can be you. For example, you look at a mirror and its you, only you. You are your own star.

Regina & Jesus

Urges people to follow their individual. Don't be like everyone else (a herd of sheep) be your own person. Don't try to fit in with society.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"

Emerson For The Young Buck

I learned a lot of things during the time i read "Self Reliance", but what really intrigued me was Emerson's point about being a man. We gotta go with our gut, we gotta go with the things that feel good to us. We people always imitate other people because we do not want to be different. That's what Emerson is trying to say, we gotta go with things that we believe in. We must entitled to our own opinion. And for a 10 year old could understand this if we talked to them in there own language. Meaning using there slang of words so a 10 year old could understand. Therefore, a  10 year old could understand this essay.