“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
-Mark Twain
Thursday, May 28, 2015
FINAL WRITING ~
Write about an awakening or a moment of reality in your life and discuss how this has affected you and where you are now or are planning to be in the future.
The trip to Hawaii was a huge eye-opener for me. Hawaii showed me what a real city is like. Juneau and Alaska as a whole seems so dull compared to Hawaii. When I arrived in Hawaii. I felt the difference immediately even before I got off the plane. The weather was hotter than it ever got in Juneau and it was really humid. At first, I thought it was too hot but that was because I was still wearing my sweatshirt, but once I got used to the weather, I fell in love with it. Going to the hotel was an amazing experience. The view on the balcony was amazing, I saw all the lights and people walking around down below and that made me realized that I love nightlife, and Juneau’s nightlife is nonexistent. After seeing that, I knew I don’t want to live in Alaska anymore. All of the sudden Alaska became too cold, too dark and too small. The same thing happened with the universities in Alaska after I toured University of Hawaii Manoa, the Universities of Alaska seemed dull and small. I now plan to attend University of Hawaii Manoa instead of going to University of Alaska Anchorage.
My time of realization is not just one moment but many. Not just another one of my stories of how I almost died, no, for me those feel like life trying to scare me into living. But what really gets me to realize the situation is seeing other people live their life.My friends graduating, my mom going through Chemo therapy and having a miscarriage because of it. Watching people go places and have to go through bad times makes me realize that sitting here is not going to help with anything. Watching my friends graduate and moving on with their lives, most not knowing to do and not having a job makes me want to at least have a plan so that when I get there I won't be as lost as them. I want to have a job, I want to have a place to go so that I won't be a burden to my family. My mom, taking care of her children and going through Chemo, but making sure that we have cloths on our backs, making sure we have food in the fridge, no matter what, makes me realize that it takes a lot of hard work, but it's worth it to have her see her children happy must be wonderful. I don't want to just sit here in my life not knowing what to do, I want to know what my next move is and know where I will be going. Yes life is hard, yes it is not always fair. But sitting here doing nothing is not going to fix that. So I will get a job, find a goal to work towards and set up others along the way. After I reach those goals, I'll just find another. I have a plan now, it is just time to set it to motion. Time to get started.
I was once a former drug addict, I did everything from cocaine to expo markers. Until I found Jesus, not really because none of this is true, I personally believe that I am way too young to have had an "awakening moment" unless you count the ones I experience every morning after a decent night sleep. by: Tulensa Timothy
This year I am going to Germany, I am going as an exchange student for a whole year and there I'll be there alone with out any friends or family that will help me guide my life in a new direction. Now that the time is drawing nearer I am realizing that holy Sh** this is real. The world is much bigger than the fishbowl town of Juneau were tourist come and go like fish food flakes and dissolve away. To be honest I'm terrified of what is to come. This is a rare sighting of a Indian going on the other mans land, and fighting his way through the concrete woods and metal buffalo. I am so frightened that the world is so huge and I am this small little boy that is just a pine needle. Also my senior friends are gone and learned that my time is near as well and I have to grow up. Thats why im terrified to go to germany across the pond I have to grow up and leave the people I love behind for awhile and come back more mature than them. Being an emotional person can make you stronger than it should be, and it sucks.
An awakening moment for me is when I got a job. It may not be the best job, but working and going to school definitely is tiring. I only work part-time but it’s still so much to go to school all day then go to work for a couple of hours or on weekends and being there all day. I realized how it’s not as easy as it seems. I’m excited to work this summer for my first job and hope to learn a lot more stuff while working.My parents always complain about me doing nothing so having a job for me is pretty good because then it can keep me busy and I’ll be getting money. Right now I only work a couple of hours a day but I’ll start working more hours during the summer which will be better than now hopefully. I plan to save up money, which will be hard for me because I’m really bad at saving money but it’ll be worth a try. I hope my first job goes pretty good because I like experiencing new things and meeting new people because I’m not very talkative so it will help me a lot on being outgoing and speaking up.
one time in my life that made me think about my future was when my parents asked what my plan after high school was and I couldn't really answer because I haven't made a decision yet. This really made me think about what I should do after school because I have been told that I wouldn't be good in a college class room and I also don't know what I would study if I went to college so that made me start to look into going to a trade school or joining the laborers union and make money right out of high school but almost everybody I have talked to that didn't go to college said that they wish they did. To this day I still don't have a solid plan after high school. Sadly.
If I were to say that the moment of my awakening was the sudden realization that death is inevitable, what would you tell me? Let's start at the beginning. I was six when I had a Japanese fighting fish named Charlie. He lived in a tank with five other fish. Charlie died, and he didn't just die- oh no- he was eaten by the others in the tank. I came home from school and went to feed Charlie, and I became very worried when I couldn't find my fish. Now, I remember running to my dad, crying and asking him where my fish went, if the cat ate him etcetera, etcetera, and him going into the kitchen to check the fish bowl. I remember my dad reaching into the tank and dragging Charlie's soggy corpse, and sighing. I remember him starting to head into the bathroom, and grabbing his legs and asking what he was doing. I remember what he said as though he spoke it to me yesterday. "The world is full of ends kiddo, this is just one of them." I remember begging and pleading for my dad to help me bury Charlie. He did. I remember as he set Charlie in the hole I dug, that I realized one day, that it would happen to me too. And I realized that Death comes for us all, and that the end of one Adventure is the beginning of another.
It was around 1 in the morning, my mother and I were laying on the bed. It all started with a simple question, “How was your day?” which then ended up being a 3 hour conversation. We talked about everything. From what I’m doing tomorrow to what am I’m doing after high school. I remember telling my mom how I wanted to have a huge house, travel, buy a nice car, and becoming someone important. I told my mom that I felt old, and how I still don’t have my life figured out. She started laughing, and I was thinking how rude she was. This isn’t funny, I’m so stress out right now. You don’t understand, I’m about to be a senior and I’m turning eighteen this year. She then told me. “Mija you have so much life ahead of you, you’re only a child. Enjoy your teenage years.” I laughed and said “You're kidding me right? I’m going to college in a year. I need to know exactly what I’m going to do. I’m honestly scared.” “Jenny it doesn’t matter if you don’t complete all those things. It’s about being happy, it’s not all about money and being “Successful” I then realized that I’m too young to be stress, I should enjoy these last teenage years. I probably won’t complete everything but if I’m happy that’s all that matters.
As a sixteen year old, i have not had many "awaking experiences", other than the stereotypical drama induced ones. I hear other students talking about theirs, and how "life changing" it was for them, but i don't think i have really had any. Or at least the ones i have had i do not want to write about, or even think about. I know that I have had small ones, like realizing that I'm actually kind of good at playing flute, or that maybe music is what i want to do with the rest of my life. Music would be great to do as a career, but at the same time in the future i would love to actually make money, and there isn't exactly a high demand for flute players. Another small "awaking experience" i have had is that when i am old enough i don't want to live in Alaska. Then again, i have always known this, but going to Hawaii made it more obvious to me. I love city life, being from Anchorage i always knew that. After the Hawaii trip all i knew is i want to live in a nice warm place with plenty of things to do and places to go.
I am not sure when I realized that no matter what I do, I will be forgotten and no one will care. No matter how well I do in life, no matter how much I accomplish eventually I and everything in my life will be gone from history. This is mainly because people only really remember the bad things, so the more people hate you the more they are going to remember the bad things you did to them. Everyday people complain about the things that go wrong in their in their own life and never think outside of that, excepted for the occasional family emergency that involves other, but mainly in your own family. No random person tries to help other people when they look like they are feeling down. So I thought to myself I will ether never lend a helping hand and only think of myself and only myself, or I will try to help others because no else will do the simple things like ask what is wrong, or is there anything I can do to help.
What a sad way to look at life...on the other hand, you could take the point of view that regardless of what others think, you will still lend a helping hand and you will be that person who will do good things for the sake of doing it, not for need to be remembered.
My awaking moment was a few years back and it is what I base my life on. For many people they find someone who they look up to and try to be like that person but for me in was the opposite. I have people that have been in my life that I loath with every fiber of my being and I do every thing I can to not be like them. The people I am referring to are the ones who one could consider as a father figures, although I never thought of them like that. For me it would seem that the stereotypical guy is an asshole, sorry for the language choice but honestly I couldn't think anything else that would appropriately fit I mean words like "jerk" and "mean" seemed too light and childish for the situation. The people that I hate most in the world are the people who make me who I am. its because of this and the men that I always choke down my anger and try to remain emotionless my greatest fear is that I will lose control and hurt someone I care about. I feel like I need to help others to compensate for the pain that has been caused by me and others I know.
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ReplyDeleteThe trip to Hawaii was a huge eye-opener for me. Hawaii showed me what a real city is like. Juneau and Alaska as a whole seems so dull compared to Hawaii. When I arrived in Hawaii. I felt the difference immediately even before I got off the plane. The weather was hotter than it ever got in Juneau and it was really humid. At first, I thought it was too hot but that was because I was still wearing my sweatshirt, but once I got used to the weather, I fell in love with it. Going to the hotel was an amazing experience. The view on the balcony was amazing, I saw all the lights and people walking around down below and that made me realized that I love nightlife, and Juneau’s nightlife is nonexistent. After seeing that, I knew I don’t want to live in Alaska anymore. All of the sudden Alaska became too cold, too dark and too small. The same thing happened with the universities in Alaska after I toured University of Hawaii Manoa, the Universities of Alaska seemed dull and small. I now plan to attend University of Hawaii Manoa instead of going to University of Alaska Anchorage.
ReplyDeleteMy time of realization is not just one moment but many. Not just another one of my stories of how I almost died, no, for me those feel like life trying to scare me into living. But what really gets me to realize the situation is seeing other people live their life.My friends graduating, my mom going through Chemo therapy and having a miscarriage because of it. Watching people go places and have to go through bad times makes me realize that sitting here is not going to help with anything. Watching my friends graduate and moving on with their lives, most not knowing to do and not having a job makes me want to at least have a plan so that when I get there I won't be as lost as them. I want to have a job, I want to have a place to go so that I won't be a burden to my family. My mom, taking care of her children and going through Chemo, but making sure that we have cloths on our backs, making sure we have food in the fridge, no matter what, makes me realize that it takes a lot of hard work, but it's worth it to have her see her children happy must be wonderful. I don't want to just sit here in my life not knowing what to do, I want to know what my next move is and know where I will be going. Yes life is hard, yes it is not always fair. But sitting here doing nothing is not going to fix that. So I will get a job, find a goal to work towards and set up others along the way. After I reach those goals, I'll just find another. I have a plan now, it is just time to set it to motion. Time to get started.
ReplyDeleteI was once a former drug addict, I did everything from cocaine to expo markers. Until I found Jesus, not really because none of this is true, I personally believe that I am way too young to have had an "awakening moment" unless you count the ones I experience every morning after a decent night sleep.
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ReplyDeleteThis year I am going to Germany, I am going as an exchange student for a whole year and there I'll be there alone with out any friends or family that will help me guide my life in a new direction. Now that the time is drawing nearer I am realizing that holy Sh** this is real. The world is much bigger than the fishbowl town of Juneau were tourist come and go like fish food flakes and dissolve away. To be honest I'm terrified of what is to come. This is a rare sighting of a Indian going on the other mans land, and fighting his way through the concrete woods and metal buffalo. I am so frightened that the world is so huge and I am this small little boy that is just a pine needle. Also my senior friends are gone and learned that my time is near as well and I have to grow up. Thats why im terrified to go to germany across the pond I have to grow up and leave the people I love behind for awhile and come back more mature than them. Being an emotional person can make you stronger than it should be, and it sucks.
An awakening moment for me is when I got a job. It may not be the best job, but working and going to school definitely is tiring. I only work part-time but it’s still so much to go to school all day then go to work for a couple of hours or on weekends and being there all day. I realized how it’s not as easy as it seems. I’m excited to work this summer for my first job and hope to learn a lot more stuff while working.My parents always complain about me doing nothing so having a job for me is pretty good because then it can keep me busy and I’ll be getting money. Right now I only work a couple of hours a day but I’ll start working more hours during the summer which will be better than now hopefully. I plan to save up money, which will be hard for me because I’m really bad at saving money but it’ll be worth a try. I hope my first job goes pretty good because I like experiencing new things and meeting new people because I’m not very talkative so it will help me a lot on being outgoing and speaking up.
ReplyDeleteone time in my life that made me think about my future was when my parents asked what my plan after high school was and I couldn't really answer because I haven't made a decision yet. This really made me think about what I should do after school because I have been told that I wouldn't be good in a college class room and I also don't know what I would study if I went to college so that made me start to look into going to a trade school or joining the laborers union and make money right out of high school but almost everybody I have talked to that didn't go to college said that they wish they did. To this day I still don't have a solid plan after high school. Sadly.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to say that the moment of my awakening was the sudden realization that death is inevitable, what would you tell me? Let's start at the beginning. I was six when I had a Japanese fighting fish named Charlie. He lived in a tank with five other fish. Charlie died, and he didn't just die- oh no- he was eaten by the others in the tank. I came home from school and went to feed Charlie, and I became very worried when I couldn't find my fish. Now, I remember running to my dad, crying and asking him where my fish went, if the cat ate him etcetera, etcetera, and him going into the kitchen to check the fish bowl. I remember my dad reaching into the tank and dragging Charlie's soggy corpse, and sighing. I remember him starting to head into the bathroom, and grabbing his legs and asking what he was doing. I remember what he said as though he spoke it to me yesterday. "The world is full of ends kiddo, this is just one of them." I remember begging and pleading for my dad to help me bury Charlie. He did. I remember as he set Charlie in the hole I dug, that I realized one day, that it would happen to me too. And I realized that Death comes for us all, and that the end of one Adventure is the beginning of another.
ReplyDeleteIt was around 1 in the morning, my mother and I were laying on the bed. It all started with a simple question, “How was your day?” which then ended up being a 3 hour conversation. We talked about everything. From what I’m doing tomorrow to what am I’m doing after high school. I remember telling my mom how I wanted to have a huge house, travel, buy a nice car, and becoming someone important. I told my mom that I felt old, and how I still don’t have my life figured out. She started laughing, and I was thinking how rude she was. This isn’t funny, I’m so stress out right now. You don’t understand, I’m about to be a senior and I’m turning eighteen this year. She then told me. “Mija you have so much life ahead of you, you’re only a child. Enjoy your teenage years.” I laughed and said “You're kidding me right? I’m going to college in a year. I need to know exactly what I’m going to do. I’m honestly scared.” “Jenny it doesn’t matter if you don’t complete all those things. It’s about being happy, it’s not all about money and being “Successful” I then realized that I’m too young to be stress, I should enjoy these last teenage years. I probably won’t complete everything but if I’m happy that’s all that matters.
ReplyDeleteAs a sixteen year old, i have not had many "awaking experiences", other than the stereotypical drama induced ones. I hear other students talking about theirs, and how "life changing" it was for them, but i don't think i have really had any. Or at least the ones i have had i do not want to write about, or even think about. I know that I have had small ones, like realizing that I'm actually kind of good at playing flute, or that maybe music is what i want to do with the rest of my life. Music would be great to do as a career, but at the same time in the future i would love to actually make money, and there isn't exactly a high demand for flute players. Another small "awaking experience" i have had is that when i am old enough i don't want to live in Alaska. Then again, i have always known this, but going to Hawaii made it more obvious to me. I love city life, being from Anchorage i always knew that. After the Hawaii trip all i knew is i want to live in a nice warm place with plenty of things to do and places to go.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure when I realized that no matter what I do, I will be forgotten and no one will care. No matter how well I do in life, no matter how much I accomplish eventually I and everything in my life will be gone from history. This is mainly because people only really remember the bad things, so the more people hate you the more they are going to remember the bad things you did to them. Everyday people complain about the things that go wrong in their in their own life and never think outside of that, excepted for the occasional family emergency that involves other, but mainly in your own family. No random person tries to help other people when they look like they are feeling down. So I thought to myself I will ether never lend a helping hand and only think of myself and only myself, or I will try to help others because no else will do the simple things like ask what is wrong, or is there anything I can do to help.
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What a sad way to look at life...on the other hand, you could take the point of view that regardless of what others think, you will still lend a helping hand and you will be that person who will do good things for the sake of doing it, not for need to be remembered.
DeleteMy awaking moment was a few years back and it is what I base my life on. For many people they find someone who they look up to and try to be like that person but for me in was the opposite. I have people that have been in my life that I loath with every fiber of my being and I do every thing I can to not be like them. The people I am referring to are the ones who one could consider as a father figures, although I never thought of them like that. For me it would seem that the stereotypical guy is an asshole, sorry for the language choice but honestly I couldn't think anything else that would appropriately fit I mean words like "jerk" and "mean" seemed too light and childish for the situation. The people that I hate most in the world are the people who make me who I am. its because of this and the men that I always choke down my anger and try to remain emotionless my greatest fear is that I will lose control and hurt someone I care about. I feel like I need to help others to compensate for the pain that has been caused by me and others I know.
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