Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Bibliography

Klein, Daniel B., and Jason Briggeman. "Conservative magazines and the presumption of liberty: a content analysis on sex, gambling, and drugs." Independent Review 14.2 (2009) : 289+. Academic OneFile. Web. 20 Dec. 2009.

Kropp, Phoebe. "Wilderness wives and dishwashing husbands: comfort and the domesticarts of camping in America, 1880-1910." Journal of Social History 43.1 (2009). 5+. Academic OneFile. Web. 20 Dec. 2009.

Lorber, Judith. "Shifts in Paradigms and Challenging Categories." Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Dec. 2009.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction , 1995. Print.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Pictures Make Me Happy.


Holding memories from another time,
Photographs tell the stories of your life.
From the day you were born,
to your fist day of kindergarten.

From all the birthdays that have passed,
to fun times with friends,
and your deceased grandfather,
Helping you remember.

Memory Map


I always used to go to The Common with my dad when I was little because I lived right down the street. We would walk through and I was always fascinated with the trees because I was small enough to hide underneath them. There was always big, colorful Christmas lights on them, even in the summer sometimes. My dad would also chase my brother and I around the gazebo. There were little vents on each side, and we would shout to each other through them because our voices would echo over to the other side.

There were also benches with really tall lights next to them, which I always thought were cool because they were so big. I thought everything was so fascinating because they were so big and I was so small. There were also a few statues that I found interesting because I wondered how people could be made of stone. During Christmas, there were a bunch on Sesame Street wooden figures around. I always loved Big Bird and got very excited whenever I saw him. The Common was a very important place in my childhood.

“Be happy and laugh a lot.”


I think this motto is very important because I think too many people take things too seriously. Obviously things like school should be taken seriously, but little things shouldn't keep people from being happy.

I try to us this in my life because I think it is important to be happy with what you do and the people around you. I don't think people should have to settle, because if someone wants to be truly be happy I think they should be able to get there. I also think that people should take time to enjoy life and laugh before it passes them by.