Happiness~

Happiness is defined as: (www.dictionary.com)

pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight,enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity implyan active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction.Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what oneconsiders good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyedhappiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship.Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one restswithout desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified:contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word forhappiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a youngcouple felicity in life.

To me happiness means to be joyful and excited; where nothing in the entire world could ruin you happy mood.  Happiness is one of those emotions in which everyone can obtain easily; though at some points it can be really hard. Happiness is easily obtainable when you really try; even the littlest of things that have no significance at all can bring you some kind of joy. Happiness can be found with the people you love or enjoy being with; happiness can also be obtained through sayings and sayings. Just the memory behind those things can bring someone’s bad day into a good day.

I am generally a happy person and stay happy even through times that seem unhappy; I someone how block all those bad thoughts and see the brighter side of things, and if that isn’t possible I think of things I enjoy. Being unhappy is a really painful emotion; the sudden strain of the heart and the stress your brain takes is not enjoyable either.  To stay happy I always reminisce in the times where everything was happy, my childhood for example, and silently laugh to myself.

Happiness is something that everyone feels once in a while and it’s a great feeling; happiness can be found in almost everything; the first teddy bear your parents got you, the songs that you and your friends dance to, and even the celebrities that you adore (JAMES AND DAVID FRANCO!!!!!!!!!!) By finding the happy things in life instead of the stressful and saddening ones you can truly find happiness… Thank You!

Beneficial Book~

All my life I have always enjoyed reading books; the excitements that I obtain from them are impossible to explain. I have read over 100 books this year on every genre and ever size (usually 200-500 pages) and I think that this prompt would be really hard to talk about. Out of all the books that I have read in my life I think that “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck has greatly impacted my perspective on things and has benefited me in all kinds of ways.

                I read the book “The Good Earth” my freshman year for my literature class; we were assigned to read it by my teacher and once I had read the book I felt that it had changed my view and perspective on most things. Being a classical book it had impacted my view on other classical books; the book had made me much more interested into reading other classical books. Over the three years since I have read the book I have read Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 45, The Things They Carried, Kite Runner and Native Son. Just because of that one book, it had opened my eyes to a new ‘world’ where adventures of every sort happen in your mind.

                The Good Earth was a really good book and I do recommend to some people that it would change your perspectives on books like these. Not only is this book interesting, it also brings out some of your emotions, mostly anger, which is a plus because books like these are really hard to find. So, if you ever see “The Good Earth” is your local book store try and read it; it may not be the ‘fun’ to read at first but once you get into the book then you will enjoy it.

                I really really really love to read books; I do not know what got me started with the reading but once I started I never stopped. I have read all types of books; thriller, horror, tragedy, romance, adventure, ect. And I can tell you this, I never regretted reading them. I think once I start college I won’t read as much books as I want to but I will still find time for that… Thank You~

Three Characteristics of a True Friend~

                Friends are people that we think of as important or part of our family; friends are the people that we have the most fun with. Though this is the correct way of defining friends; what does it mean to have a true friend? Today’s prompt want me to tell three characteristics on what is a true friend; this is really easy prompt for me to answer because I think know what characteristics a true friend has.

                I have my fair share of friends and best friends, many of which were horrible people; I cannot say that I am proud of some of my decisions but for most of them I am totally happy with. I have had only a few people that I can call my true friends; now we get into the part where I describe the characteristics of who is a true friend. True friend are the people that are okay with your “weirdness” and also embrace their inner “weirdness;” the second characteristic is when they act like they are actually related to you and the last characteristic is that they will always be with you in any event that may occur.

                             I believe that having friends that are as weird as you truly defines them as a true friend; I myself am extremely obnoxious at some points and my friends do not care. Having someone that is as equally as weird as you means that you and your friend are really compatible. The second characteristic (when they act like they are actually related to you) may be one of the most important traits that a true friend has because, when someone acts like they are related to you, they know you. Having such a close relationship towards someone like that surely makes you think that they are your true friends. The last of all the traits is that they will always be there in any event that may occur; one would know for sure that the person is really your true friend because normal friends would be too awkward to even do that.

                Thought his was an easy topic to do I still have trouble writing this because I am a really bad blogger and it is really hard to write only three characteristics and stuff?  I am happy that I have my true friends and all sooooooooooooooooooo……………….. yep that’s it….thank you.




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Human's Greatest Strength~

                Humans have multiple strengths and many weak points; but the greatest strength that we human beings have is “Hope” and “Faith.”  Faith and hope seem to be the greatest strengths that I can thin off because hope is the only thing that we human being hold close to us; it seems to be the only thing that keeps us to continue on with our lives.

                 Faith and hope are such strong emotions that human beings house; where these feelings emerge in dire time or when something is strongly prayed for. I myself hold a lot of hope and faith in myself, my family, and my future; this is because there is nothing else I can do but have faith and hope towards them. The world is a cruel place and some unfortunate events happens once in a while; hope for a better future and faith in yourself is the only thing that most humans can rely on to keep going one.  Fate is something that is always unexpected and may cause a great deal of fear to many of us; by having faith and hope, life would continue on and face it like a man.

                This topic is really hard to explain because I really have no clue what may be human’s greatest strength.  To me I think that hope and faith are the greatest strength that we humans carry with us. Personally I have a lot of hope for certain things and I have a lot of faith for a lot of things; without these I think that I would live my days in fear, be alone, and have a really boring life. I have a lot of hope towards my future; graduating college, becoming a doctor, getting married, and later die from natural causes. These hopes for the future keep me on track and make my life an adventure.

                When I think about it, these strengths much more likely applies towards me because I am the one writing it. It not really easy writing something like this and my answer is not really valid so please excuse this if you do not agree…This is my own opinion towards wheat is human’s greatest strength....sooooo..... Thank you very much.

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Bigger Schools or Smaller Schools?~

Saipan International School (currently attending)

                Reality begins when a child experiences their first day of school; from preschool to college, an important factor about it is the education and also the size. Having huge amounts of students attending one school is quite intimidating to some children; big schools are always intimidating when you go there for the first time but for me it is sometimes quite intimidating. I am really fond of attending small school because it is not only small but it is way easier to talk to people and teachers than at a big school.

                I have attended a small school for 5 years now and I really enjoy it; I am really close with my teacher and there is no need to remember over a thousand names. I think that smaller schools are better than bigger schools is because of the fact that at smaller schools everyone knows who is who. I have also attended a bigger school for about 6 years (elementary school); I am not saying that it was a bad school because it was big; I’m just saying that it wasn't  as fun as someone would think it would be. For the past 20 blogs; you might already now that I am a nerd and all I do is study my ass off. When I attended that big school I really did not learn anything at all through those years; I remember my 6^th grade class like it was yesterday; my teacher had just quit for a stupid reason and there was no other teacher that was willing to become our new teacher. The school assigned one of the office ladies to teach our class on everything we were supposed to learn that year; apparently we didn't even go that far and didn't learn anything at all.

                I think that those are the only reasons why I prefer smaller schools; if you were me, you’d understand that big school are quite intimidating to someone like me. I do not think that the big schools here are even counted as big schools; the biggest amount of students in one school is about 800 students… I come from an island called Saipan (GOOGLE IT) and we are not big in anything…we might be known for our big eaters and stuff but nothing else is bigger. Small schools to me seem to be much more comfortable for me when I realize it; students have an easier time talking to other students and teachers. Smaller schools enable students to participate much more in educational activities and for sure will listen on what is going on in class.

                I prefer smaller schools than bigger schools; I have no problems going to a bigger school (because for sure college is going to be massive), it’s just that I feel more comfortable in a smaller school. Being in a smaller school might not work out for other people but to me I think that it is working out just fine. Please do not take this seriously; this is my own opinion towards what size of school I  prefer to go to… thank you

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What would I teach my children?~

                Children are the pride and joy for most parents; having children may be a challenge at most parts but it’s all worth the work. When I grow up I do plan on having children, I prefer to have one but I could go for a two if I wanted to. I would like to have a boy as the eldest and younger girl; this is because I think that I can handle boys way better than I can handle a girl (and the fact that boys have fewer problems to deal with). When I do plan on giving birth to a child, there is always a set of rules that most parents have to make to keep the family sane.

                When I do have a child the main point that I want them to understand is to always respect your elders, no matter what they do or what they say; they may defend themselves when extreme cases happen because some people are crazy. Respect towards an elder is something that my family has been practicing for their entire lives; my family is strict when it comes to respect, if we do not follow we are punished.  Respect is an important thing today in society because most people are quite rude when you think about it; I do not want my children running around disrespecting people for no good reasons. I think that being respectful is a must and my children will be respectful, if they aren't then I have other ways to do so (Military school, church school, anything that will make them respectful).

                Another thing that I would teach my children is to work hard; my parents have always told me that if I wanted to succeed in life I would work harder on the things that I want to accomplish. By teaching me that skill I am confident that if I continue, I will surely achieve my goal. I want my children to learn how to work hard so I will do that. The next thing that I want to teach my children is to never, ever, ever in the entire millennium is to get pregnant or be pregnant before 20. I am against unplanned teen pregnancies; I am 16 and I have raised 3 of my younger cousins (that are now 5, 10 and 11) and I call tell you this, having to take care of a baby is hell. The constant need to be feed, changed and played with is tiring for a teenager and it’s not fun; the yelling, screaming crying, grabbing, hitting, and touching is insane. I do not mean that I do not want a child it is that they are hard to take care of, so if my children want kids, they have to prepare themselves for it.

                Those are the top three teachings that I will teach my children or child in the future; I am still 16 I do not plan on giving birth until I graduate from college and medical school.  Planning on what to teach my children at this age is pretty hard so this is all I can say… Thank you.

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Should SIS have Uniforms?~

Saipan International School (SIS) is the one of the two private schools on Saipan that does not require students to wear uniforms. I believe that SIS should not have uniforms because having to wear one type of clothing is very dull and constricting. Saipan International School already has a dress code where students have a set of rule on what type of clothing they should wear and what type is appropriate.              

I do not really know the main reason I do not like having to wear a uniform; I have experienced about 2 years of wearing a uniform and I can say it is not really a pleasant thing to wear. I think one of the reasons why I do not like to wear uniforms is because of the material they are made out of. I live on an island with only two seasons, rainy season and dry season; Saipan is located near the equator so one would know that it’s really hot and humid here. Most uniforms are made out of cotton or some sort of heavy duty material, making it really uncomfortable to wear because it intakes so much heat. I mean we could find another material that is light and comfortable but then we would have to customize it, ship it (Usually it takes about a month or so for big shipments) and then sell them off. Saipan is pretty fair from America, the closest people we can get to is Asia, but they also make really heavy duty uniforms.

Another reason why I do not like uniforms is because that we would have to wear it every day; students usually have 2-3 sets of uniforms and have to constantly wash them for the next school day. I find it a hassle that I have to wash my uniforms almost every day because we need it for the next school day; not only is washing a hassle but if the uniform has a solid color, the color fades. I think that having to wear regular clothing is much easier than uniform because I do not need to constantly wash the same shirt and jeans for the next school day. Another thing about casual clothing is that I could choose the type of pants I want to wear; I know for a fact that most uniforms for girls require a skirt and I do not like to wear skirts. I hate the fact that once a strong gust of wind comes your skirt shows the whole world your underwear. I like the fact that I can alternate between jeans and shorts…I am not really someone that likes to wear girly cloths; I prefer wearing shorts or jeans and a sweat shirt.

Those are the reason why I do not want SIS to have uniforms; I have worn a uniform for two years and those were not the happiest years of my life. I swear that uniform made me feel 3 times uglier and 3 times fatter; the material was awful, I had to wear an ugly green shirt that was made out of the thickest cotton I have ever seen in my life. I was happy I had the choice to wear khakis instead of skirt but the khakis were extremely uncomfortable and ugly too… I do not want to have uniform not, I am happy with the strict dress code that we have at SIS and I hope it will stay the same for a long time…

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