Technology Improvements

Technology Improvements

Our generation was put into a time where kids can still be kids, and still be able to play outside and be active. This new generation was setup to be put into a world where technology has been pretty much taking over every kind of entertainment. A wise man once said, “I'm sorry, it's true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We're born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It's been happening for a long time. Technology is not changing it much - if at all.” (Steve Jobs) I totally disagree with this quote, because technology is really affecting every kind of generation out there. From kids in there youth, teenagers in there teen years, and adults in there own little “big boys and girls world”. I feel as if this is affecting mainly little kids, because this is opening new doors to their minds and for more laziness to ooze in.

This is the way I see it, there are some changes that are meant to make our lives better, but sometimes in the end it doesn’t. An example can be video games. As game play improves and so do the graphics, more people begin to get intrigued by it. Now that more teens and kids are playing video games constantly, I’ve been noticing that it can start affecting their health.  It’s been said that our generation is becoming more “obese” due to the improvements in technology. Not only are more and more people starting to emphasize that statement, but I’m also starting to believe it.

            From my observations at home, I’ve noticed that my niece (she lives with me now) is constantly playing on the wii or on her itouch. At that age (8 years old) I would’ve been outside playing street soccer with my friends or throwing a baseball with my brother. Another thing I’ve noticed is out in public. Whenever I go to Target or Best Buy or wherever I’ve noticed that kids are becoming more “chunky-er”. It’s sad seeing a young child be that heavy due to improvements in technology which is supposed to make our lives “easier”.  My last idea about this occurred to me when I was watching the Disney Channel. Recently, they’ve been broadcasting a commercial in which some girl kept suggesting to kids to “GO OUT AND PLAY!” In that commercial she says that about five to ten times which, really says a lot about who they’re targeting and why.

            Not only is it affecting children, but it’s also affecting teens and adults sociably. A long time ago people actually sent letters to each other… it’s rare finding someone who actually writes letters or even a kid who knows how. It’s all about e-mailing and texting no-a-days. The social network “Facebook” has really affected us because (well from what I’ve seen) people spend more time online talking to their “friends” rather than socializing and interacting with that person physically.

Technology has helped us in numerous ways, but it’s up to us to learn how to use it and not to abuse it. We have to set boundaries for ourselves and not let it get over our heads. I just hope that one day people can start to improve technology not only for entertainment, but also in a way that can help us physically.

Love

Love

The word love is heard nearly every single day of one’s life. But does everyone know the true meaning of love? A man named Sir Hugh Wapole once said, “The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it.” (Wapole) I agree one hundred percent with this quote, because it’s true, love is such a wonderful thing when treated fairly. I also agree with this quote because we shouldn’t be wasting our time wishing what could be but instead, attempting to get to know that person, not knowing what the outcome can be and maybe even having the chance to love that person for the rest of one’s life.

When I read the quote it filled my heart with warmth. Thinking of what could’ve been or what could be, just makes me want to keep looking for that special person. Honestly, I think about love every single day. I’m starting to realize how massive my obsession with love is becoming. It’s a good thing, yet a bad thing. A good thing because I think about the day in which I’ll find that person, that special person who I can love and hold and care for for the rest of my life. It’s also a bad thing because it makes me go into this deep sadness that can be best described as depression. Just the thought that I haven’t found that right person yet and all the opportunities I’ve had, it just gets so overwhelming. Not only being unable to find the right one but also not being able to actually be with that person physically.

Living here makes me feel so lonely. Everyone’s scared to come out of the “closet” and be who they really are. It’s a shame knowing that I go to a high school where there’s hundreds and hundreds of people, yet I can’t find anyone who knows what I’m going through or at least has a good sense of what I’m talking about. When I walk around school I’ve been told that I look like I’m “sad” or in “pain”, when in reality I’m perfectly fine. I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been walking with my head down and looking at the floor…why?... because when I look up I was see other people in love and of course I get jealous. I know I’ve said this a million times but it’s true. I can’t help, but to stress this enough to those who are inconsiderate and always sucking each other’s faces in front of other people. First of all, it’s rude and second, it isn’t cute. :P

Anyways… love to me is having someone to care for. Having someone to talk to. Having someone to share secrets with. Having someone to make them feel like no other. Having someone to care for me. To actually love me. To tell me nice things. To treat me right. To make me feel special. To make me feel comfortable. To make me feel happy. To make me feel wanted. When I wake up every morning I don’t think “Hmmm I wonder what I’m going to do today”…no… I think “Hmm I wonder who I’m going to meet today.” Honestly I don’t have that many reasons to live, but I live so that one day I can find my true love and be “Happy”.  

Homophobia

Homophobia

Ever since I can remember homosexuals have been discriminated by the majority of people in society. There have been numerous amounts of proof that homosexuals have been isolated from those whom consider themselves “normal”. I was looking for a quote on homosexuals when I encountered one from a woman who’s also a mother she said, “As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children.” (Anita Bryant). It took me a while to actually understand what she meant, but I realized that it really depends on the reader on how they see it. One way it can be interpreted in a positive way is that, it’s true, homosexuals can’t biologically make children, so their only option (if they want kids) is to adopt. The negative way it can be read is that since homosexuals aim for the same sex, then there’s no chance of reproducing children. But what if the woman meant to say, “Oh, well homosexuals are looking for people (my kids) to target. I don’t believe in gay marriage nor do I believe that two men or two women should have sex.” This shows that maybe she meant to say that homosexuals are aiming towards their children (and not children as kids I mean children mainly in their teen-age). In my opinion the first idea made more sense rather than the second idea, but I feel as if the quote has a deeper message to it than just that.

            When I read the quote I still wasn’t sure if I was going towards the negative side or the positive side, but it made me realize that homophobia is still out there. It’s probably hard to imagine but homophobia is all around us. That’s why some teens who are homosexuals decide not to tell anyone because they’re scared of the outcome on how people are going to react to them. I mean why wouldn’t they be scared? They hear offensive comments nearly every single day, for example when someone asks someone a question and they respond “no I’m straight” instead of saying “no I’m fine” or “no thanks”. Also when playing video games, let’s say Call of Duty for example, when someone gets shot and killed they respond with such a violent verbal response, they usually say “You faggot!” or “You fag!”. I don’t think it’s right that people can be so inconsiderate like that. Do they not realize what they say? Are they so insecure they have to target on the “weaker” people? But the one comment that gets my adrenaline going is when someone responds to a questions or statement saying “that’s gay”. REALLY?! If you check in the internet the definition of gay is “Having or showing a merry; lively mood” not, “It’s a word in which it is able to be used as an offensive term towards homosexuals”.

            Homophobia and homosexuals like I said, is all around us. Politically with Fred Karger who’s known as the first homosexual who tried to run as president, Sociably with all those insecure no lives, and Religiously with all those skeptics who say that being a homosexual is a sin. Personally, those hateful comments towards gay people sometimes get to me, but I don’t let it bother nor do I let it get to a point in which I start to hate on myself for being who I am or thinking the way I do. I would like to end off with a another quote that shows that homophobia occurs by those who decide to show it towards other people and that it’s time for the gay community to stand up and fight for the respect that we desperately deserve, the quote said “in reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of protestant have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It’s time we did the same for homophobia.” (William Sloane Coffin)

Friendship

Friendship

            One night when I was on the web I came across a quote that someone said and strangely it didn’t have a source to it. The quote was about friendship and it said, “Even though we’ve changed and we’re all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we’ll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world take us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we’re not all still friends”. I like this quote because it gave me a sense of “hope” that out there I have a true friend by my side no matter how many conflicts we go through. When I read it I thought, people are changing each and every day, yet those who are true friends to me will always have the urge to stop and say “hello” or start a friendly conversation and not just leisure by as if I were a stranger. The quote shows that even though people are changing, they’ll always be there for each other no matter what circumstances.

            When I read this quote it got me thinking about all the previous friendships I’ve had. Some were good and, of course, some were bad. Some helped me cope with problems and some were the beginning roots of the problems. Throughout my life, I’ve learned that friends will come and go and those who are true to me will stay by my side. Those who just simply seek for the bad in me will stay lost in my mind with all those dead, long forgotten memories. On the contrary, I remember the first time I experienced my first friendship between someone. When I was about four years old, I lived in a big, yet tranquil neighborhood. There I met a young girl who was two years older than I was. She and I became really close friends and I remember almost every day I would go to her house and just play using our endless imaginations. Those were the best childhood memories I’ve ever had and I couldn’t ask for more. Although we were really good friends, as time passed she became more fond of the kids in her grade level and eventually she became closer to them and a little more distant from me. In that scenario maybe the quote didn’t fall in my favor, but just the thought that there’s still an endless world of people out there who could also have that kind of effect on me, is just eye opening.

My definition of “Friendship” is the bond between two people who actually enjoy the presence of one another and get along a bit more intimately compared to others around them. Friendship is the trust that one holds towards another where one can depend on them to listen to one’s problems and to help one another go through a tough situation. A friend to me is someone who can help me or guide me towards the right direction and along the way giving me positive influences to succeed in life rather than having someone give me negative influences that can later lead me into problems. Everyone has a friend, even those who think they don’t, but the key to having a friend is knowing a way to keep them close and cherishing every moment you have with them.

The Broken ID

So i'm here at the library and my friend Tracy just found out that her ID is literally cut in half. She has like the best poker face while My best friend Ceci and I are right here next to her dying of laughter.

Heeeeey my "first" post on my blog >:D I don't even know if i'm allowed to post anything other than my essays. >:O!!!