Saving lives or playing ball?

The media produces in the news daily how much money baseball players and celebrities make. They just so happen to selfish enough to request more and more millions. In today's world, a million for playing baseball is not enough. They always want more. And actors and actresses, forget about it. Most of these people won't dare act unless they're are getting paid a couple of million dollars. Fame today is worth more than a life.

Doctors, nurses, firefighters and policemen are underpaid. They save lives everyday, but somehow that is not more important than the entertainment world. What the government fails to realize is without people, the entertainment would be worthless. All of these doctors and nurses have to go to school for a long time and it's costly. But how are actors and sports players educated? Most of them do not even attend college, let alone save lives. Firefighters and policemen are the most underpaid. They work in extremely poor working conditions and don't even get paid a quarter of what these so called 'entertainers' are paid.

The government should get their priorities straight and pay accordingly to how worthy the person is to society. To me, a life is worth more than a program shown on television.

Eye see you.

The eyes are the most magical part of the body. On any human or animal, the eyes are the one colorful part of the face. They pop, like a tiny version of the world. Eyes are mystical, they come in different shades. Brown are the most common, blue, green, hazel and grey are the other colors.

All colors have its own unique meaning. Brown is reliable, light brown is genuineness and dark brown is the color of the earth; it also could symbolize sadness. Blue is calming and tranquil. Green is the color of nature; dark green symbolizes strength and masculinity. Hazel is a mixture of brown, green and blue. Sometimes there is yellow and red in certain eye colors.

However, eye colors are not derived from meaning and they are not chosen. When a female and male reproduce, their child receives the eye color of the dominant chromosome. Sometimes the chromosomes mix and produce a completely different colors than the two parents.

Eyes are spectacular wonders. You can sometimes tell a person's emotions through their eyes. I am definitely a contender for this trait.

Music to my ears.

The sounds that echo back and forth of loud instruments and strained voices rock the earth. Most elderly people despise the sound of the rock 'n roll guitars and the screaming voices of both men and women. I personally, prefer the music at a mediate level, but when it comes to rock, the volume should be turned up. The rhythm and sounds boil my veins and I get so excited I feel like my soul can dance and jump up and down out of my skeletal body. The talent is seen and heard, but I do declare the talent does not stop at rock 'n roll.

Some R&B artists like Alycia Keyes, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston have the most extraordinary voices the public has ever heard. They can reach high notes that can not be done by many. Their voices actually give me the goosebumps, that's how amazing they sound. Talent can be found in so many different genres of music.

Rap is not exactly my favorite genre, but it also involves a unique talent. Speaking at a very fast pace, while rhyming and remaining on the same beat as the music is not simple. The outcome and sound is much different from that of R&B or rock 'n roll, but it still involves effort and time.

I sang in the choir for all of my Middle School and High School Careers. It was a true joy to make music with some of my fellow peers. The reaction of the public, the feeling you get when on stage in front of hundreds is indescribable. I'd give anything to go back in time and feel it all over again. I was first soprano, even though I could not sing the highest notes, it was an experience I will keep forever.

Music to me is a mixture of sounds, voices and rhythms no one can copy quite the same. Everyone sounds different when they sing, in a good or bad way. To me it is a true talent to be able to sing, write a song and then combine instruments and the latest sound technologies. Producing a song is hard work, listening to it on the radio, little to no effort. So the next time you hear a song you like, remember all the time put into it; maybe then harsh judgements would be used less frequently.

A Futurastic Choice.

I recently had to observe a Special Education Class for one of my college courses. I did not know what to expect because I was always surrounded by regular Education classes. Well, the experience I had there was one i will never forget.
The classroom was of a small size, ten children with one main teacher, an assistant teacher and three personal paras. The children had conditions such as: down-syndrome, fragile x and cerebral palsy. They seemed to be on an intellectual level of pre-school children, only they were thirteen and fourteen years old.
The students and teachers made me feel very welcomed by showing a kind and friendly greeting. I sat in the back of the room and observed a boy undressing himself, then getting scolded for it. Very strange sounds and noises. The interaction between teacher and student was so caring and touching I felt the tears come out of my eyes.
Working in a personal and secluded environment is extremely important while learning. Each teacher worked one on one with a student, including myself. I had the privilege of working one on one with four children ranging from writing the letter 'c', reading and completing worksheets to follow. They touched my heart and I truly loved working with them and being helpful.
Those children made me realize that my future is coming quickly. I need to decide what kind of teacher I want to be, four years is a short time away. They have made me come to an easy decision, that is, it would be a privilege to work with handicapped students. And I can honestly say I could picture myself doing that for the rest of my life.

Not exactly a Honeymoon.

When I was a young girl, I loved to read mysteries or books in general for a short period of time. I went through a stage of hating to read anything besides a magazine. Television and the computer appealed much more to me than reading. However, working at a library has made me want to read fictional books. The usual romance stories interested me, ones especially by Nicholas Sparks, who is a fantastic author. My friend Bridgette recommended a best selling book called "Honeymoon" by James Patterson. I figuered I'd give a new author a try, since he was very well-known and his books were always being borrowed. This book changed my view of reading completely.

This paperback was a little shy of 400 pages long, with small font. Seems like a lot, but I took two days to read it. I spent six hours on the last night finishing over half of it, that's just how great it was. This particuliar author grabbed my attention so drastically I actually caught mself reading this book at any spare moment I got, even during class! By far my favorite book I have ever read.

It opens with this woman Nora Sinclair, she is a beautiful lady that draws the attention of many men. She becomes engagged to one of her many wealthy boyfriends and suddenly he dies after eating one of her 'famous omlettes.' An investigator named O'Hara has to 'dig up' the boyfriend's grave to see how he died. Somehow both Nora and the investigator are not who they claim to be. Do they fall for eachother? Or do they discover who they really are? Read it and find out!

drawbacks of the media.

The media puts so much attention on who has the worst and best bodies or what is considered to be the "best" and "worst." They critique stars from weight problems to a slight chip on their tooth. The celebrties may be wealthy and famous, but they don't have it "made" exactly. Like Britney Spears, she was never a horrible person, but the media made her go kookoo! Half of what the media reports is false information anyway, it just must be hurtful to read such crazy things.

The perfect figuere is one who is slim, curvey and average height. I do not agree with the whole 'perfect body image.' Everyone has a different taste for what they like, whether it be heavier or thinner, human beings are beautiful no matter what. People are so superficial these days, only judging a person on how they look or dress when quite possibly they could be even more beautiful on the inside than out. How do u think men & women get eating disorders? The media publicizing all these different drugs or weight plans just to look skinnier.





Working out and exercise to keep up with health reasons and to look nice is totally different than starving yourself. Daily exercise and routines can help you become a more fit individual as you grow older. It may even make you live longer.

Every person is unique and beatiful in his/her own way. People should look deeper than the human flesh to realize that.

shop til you drop.

Like most girls, I absolutely LOVE to shop. Shopping puts me in a better mood, I could shop for practically anything. I will always have to buy something if I go to a mall or any random store I browse in. Shopping tends to get expensive sometimes, but than again that is the beauty of sale items. When I get clothes, shoes, accesories or anything for a really cheap price, it's awesome! My favorite places to shop would probably be a New Jersey Mall, the Outlets in Lancaster, PA and especially NEW YORK CITY. New York is such a busy and crazy place; it's shopping is fabulous, from really expensive designers to really cheap bags on the street, you can always find something to buy in the city. I love to shop with friends or family but especially by myself, it's so much easier shopping by yourself. There is no one to bother or rush you and you can always go to your favorite stores. Shopping is one of my favorite hobbies; I simply adore everything about it!