As I was growing up, I've been through a lot as a child. On the news, I always hear about how young children go through all of these problems and don't have anyone to care for them and take care of them. Thinking to myself, "If I were put in the situation to take care of a child that is in need, or any child at any matter, I will do my best to take that child into my care.
There are a lot of things that a child needs while they are growing up, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. No matter how long the child would be in my care, I will teach them everything that I know. Being with a child builds love, care, and support for them; that's what every child needs to have a good life and to start them off.
I would teach this child different and new values, good ones. I would teach them to be honest, caring, and responsible. They would have respect for everyone, especially the elderly. The most important thing in their lives would be their family and friends, but first, they would know to take care of themselves and make sure that they would be alright. They would learn the values eabout life and how life came to be (well, the different theories).
They would be able to experience a parent figure that would treat them good and have a good life. I wouldn't spoil them, but be able to teach them what I know, and teach them to be better than me and use the knowledge that they have to learn and teach themselves more. I would like them to experience different sports, different foods, clubs, activities. So that when they are not with me anymore, I would want them to have experienced a lot of different things. I would just want to them to experience a good life and know what it is all about.
I do believe that all the children deserve to live a good life and to know a lot of knowledge that would help them in the future. If I could have a child in my hands all the time, they would be a better person than what I grew up to be.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Journal #8: Colleges
The colleges I would go to are:
- University of Pheonix
- Academy of Art University
- University of Columbia
The reason why I chose these colleges are because I have three choices of what I would like to be when I grow up. My first option is to join the air force in the communications occupation. But in case I don't join, then I could still do communications at the University of Pheonix. My second job option is to become a graphic designer because I like to work on the photoshop projects during school and I think it's fun, and it might be an enjoyable job for me. I was also thinking about becoming a teacher, so I thought of University of Columbia because I wanted to live in New York and I think it would be good for me. I have also thought that maybe I might want to go to college in Europe for the experience, but I think it was just a suggestion to myself, but I won't really do that..
Friday, September 11, 2009
Journal #9
Ophilia Speaks is a "coming of age" novel because in each section, it has all the stories of adolescent girls going through a lot of stuff as they become older. There are things like pregnancy, death in the family, eating diorders, ect... The book is good for teenagers to read because it explains what other teenagers are going through in their teenage life and how they deal with it.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Coming of Age essay, final
Big Island Trip
“Ready class, for our first outer island trip?”
Our first outer island trip, going to the Big Island with all of the 4th graders at my elementary school. My teacher wasn’t the only excited one.
I was 10 years old, going on a trip without my parents going with me. Not only did I experience going on a trip without any of my family members, but I experienced working toward it to go on the trip. The day I found out about my trip, made me a very excited, young, little girl, who wanted to go so badly.
I ran home after school that day, rushed into the house, yelling, "Mommy, mommy! We are taking a field trip to Big Island, can I go, PLEASE?" My mom had a smile on her face; and then I gave her the permission slip, her face didn't really look too happy anymore."Jisel, the price is really high and I don't think that you should go on this trip; it's too expensive."I took the paper back from my mother and walked away with a sad look on my face. The next day, I went to school, and I told my teacher, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Fujii, my mom said that the trip is too expensive, so I can't go." I looked at her with a sad frown on my face. She told me, "You know what, Jisel? You are a very bright girl and I think that you deserve to go on this trip. I'll tell you what, if you help me every day after school to move these things from the classroom, I will pay you 5 dollars a week." I turned around and smiled at her, "Thank you so much! I appreciate it." From then on, for two weeks, I would stay after school and help move the things in the classroom; it was being renovated.
Finally, the day had come. The day that I had to wake up three in the morning to catch a bus to the airport. I was so excited, to go on my trip and to hang out with my friends for 3 days. We arrived at the airport in Kona. We had groups, so we had to stay with our group the whole trip. The first thing we did was go straight to the hotel to put our bags down. The hotel that we stayed at was the Kamehameha hotel. We explored the hotel a bit and looked at the pictures of the Kings and Queens of Hawaii.
As we left the hotel, we went to different places and we explored Kona. We went to different beaches, the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts Visitor Center, Onizuka Space Center, King’s Trail, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keahou Bay, Kilauea Volcano, Hulihe’e Palace, the coast of Kailua, Kona, Lapakahi State Historical Park, and many more places. We were on the tour bus travelling to different places and being taught all about these places.
All day, we were just learning all that we can and taking notes because the trip was a part of our grade. We also walked trails, went on lava rocks and took a lot of pictures for remembrance of this trip. After a long day looking around Kona, we went back to the hotel to get a good night’s rest. The best part was spending the night at the hotel. Even though we had to go to sleep at a certain time, we made our time worthwhile, playing around and just making the night fun. But because our day was so long, we had to get a lot of rest because the next day was going to be another long day."Wake up, kids. Get ready, today is going to be a long day," said my group leader. We got up and got ready, packed up our bags and left for the tour bus. Not only did we finish sighting Kona, but we went to Hilo and started there also, on that day. We visited places and learned about King Kamehameha and all the Hawaiian history. But not only did we visit the places that were about Hawaii’s history, but we also went to the Hilo mall, Parker Ranch, and Akaka Falls.
Another long day came passing us by as we explored more of Waimea and Hilo. We went to parker ranch and walked around, looked at the animals, and then ate lunch. That day seemed longer than the day before that because the drive from Kona to Hilo is about 2 hours long. We went to Akaka Falls and Kahuna falls, to just see what it is like. We also visited few other places and then went to the Hilo hotel.
We walked into the hotel and went to our rooms. "I'm tired," I said as we dragged ourselves into the hotel in Hilo. Another day went by as we continued to study about Big Island and the histories. And soon came the day we had to leave.
“Wow, the trip went by so fast,” I said. And my friend Jazmin replied, “Yeah, well, it’s time to go home, I had fun though.”
“Me, too.”
On the last day, we finished up our booklets for school, packed up our things and went to the airport to catch our flights back to school. As we came back to our school, my mom had come and picked me up, even though we only lived right across the street. I seen my mom and I ran up to her. We turned around and started back home.
My mom looked at me and said, “How was your trip? I missed you.”
“It was good, and I missed you, too, Mommy.”
This trip showed that I was coming of age because I brought on responsibilities of taking care of myself without my mom and making sure to be safe. I also had to listen and pay attention so I don't get lost. I learned that you should work hard toward your goals. And just for me to go on the trip, I worked hard toward getting the money and being able to go.
Even though 4th grade might have been a little too young, I still felt like I was growing up because of the responsibilities that I have taken up before, during, and after my first trip without any of my family members.
“Ready class, for our first outer island trip?”
Our first outer island trip, going to the Big Island with all of the 4th graders at my elementary school. My teacher wasn’t the only excited one.
I was 10 years old, going on a trip without my parents going with me. Not only did I experience going on a trip without any of my family members, but I experienced working toward it to go on the trip. The day I found out about my trip, made me a very excited, young, little girl, who wanted to go so badly.
I ran home after school that day, rushed into the house, yelling, "Mommy, mommy! We are taking a field trip to Big Island, can I go, PLEASE?" My mom had a smile on her face; and then I gave her the permission slip, her face didn't really look too happy anymore."Jisel, the price is really high and I don't think that you should go on this trip; it's too expensive."I took the paper back from my mother and walked away with a sad look on my face. The next day, I went to school, and I told my teacher, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Fujii, my mom said that the trip is too expensive, so I can't go." I looked at her with a sad frown on my face. She told me, "You know what, Jisel? You are a very bright girl and I think that you deserve to go on this trip. I'll tell you what, if you help me every day after school to move these things from the classroom, I will pay you 5 dollars a week." I turned around and smiled at her, "Thank you so much! I appreciate it." From then on, for two weeks, I would stay after school and help move the things in the classroom; it was being renovated.
Finally, the day had come. The day that I had to wake up three in the morning to catch a bus to the airport. I was so excited, to go on my trip and to hang out with my friends for 3 days. We arrived at the airport in Kona. We had groups, so we had to stay with our group the whole trip. The first thing we did was go straight to the hotel to put our bags down. The hotel that we stayed at was the Kamehameha hotel. We explored the hotel a bit and looked at the pictures of the Kings and Queens of Hawaii.
As we left the hotel, we went to different places and we explored Kona. We went to different beaches, the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts Visitor Center, Onizuka Space Center, King’s Trail, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keahou Bay, Kilauea Volcano, Hulihe’e Palace, the coast of Kailua, Kona, Lapakahi State Historical Park, and many more places. We were on the tour bus travelling to different places and being taught all about these places.
All day, we were just learning all that we can and taking notes because the trip was a part of our grade. We also walked trails, went on lava rocks and took a lot of pictures for remembrance of this trip. After a long day looking around Kona, we went back to the hotel to get a good night’s rest. The best part was spending the night at the hotel. Even though we had to go to sleep at a certain time, we made our time worthwhile, playing around and just making the night fun. But because our day was so long, we had to get a lot of rest because the next day was going to be another long day."Wake up, kids. Get ready, today is going to be a long day," said my group leader. We got up and got ready, packed up our bags and left for the tour bus. Not only did we finish sighting Kona, but we went to Hilo and started there also, on that day. We visited places and learned about King Kamehameha and all the Hawaiian history. But not only did we visit the places that were about Hawaii’s history, but we also went to the Hilo mall, Parker Ranch, and Akaka Falls.
Another long day came passing us by as we explored more of Waimea and Hilo. We went to parker ranch and walked around, looked at the animals, and then ate lunch. That day seemed longer than the day before that because the drive from Kona to Hilo is about 2 hours long. We went to Akaka Falls and Kahuna falls, to just see what it is like. We also visited few other places and then went to the Hilo hotel.
We walked into the hotel and went to our rooms. "I'm tired," I said as we dragged ourselves into the hotel in Hilo. Another day went by as we continued to study about Big Island and the histories. And soon came the day we had to leave.
“Wow, the trip went by so fast,” I said. And my friend Jazmin replied, “Yeah, well, it’s time to go home, I had fun though.”
“Me, too.”
On the last day, we finished up our booklets for school, packed up our things and went to the airport to catch our flights back to school. As we came back to our school, my mom had come and picked me up, even though we only lived right across the street. I seen my mom and I ran up to her. We turned around and started back home.
My mom looked at me and said, “How was your trip? I missed you.”
“It was good, and I missed you, too, Mommy.”
This trip showed that I was coming of age because I brought on responsibilities of taking care of myself without my mom and making sure to be safe. I also had to listen and pay attention so I don't get lost. I learned that you should work hard toward your goals. And just for me to go on the trip, I worked hard toward getting the money and being able to go.
Even though 4th grade might have been a little too young, I still felt like I was growing up because of the responsibilities that I have taken up before, during, and after my first trip without any of my family members.
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