Carnegie Melon:
c. Choose a signifigant event in your life that had a large impact on you, wheter good or bad. How has this event changed you, taught you, or made you a better person, and what have you learned about yourself?
College links:
1) UH Manoa: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/
2) Hawaii Pacific University: http://www.hpu.edu/
3) Chaminade University: http://www.chaminade.edu/
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Realizing I've Watched Myself Branch Out
It's easy for your parents and relatives to realize you're growing up. They practically mention how much I've been growing up every time I attend parties. Going to family gatherings, I was always reminded of how grown up I was getting till the point where it wasn't as shocking to me as when I was little. There were always my aunties, uncles, grandmas, etc. noticing of how tall I've grown or compliments such as how a beautiful, mature young lady I've grown to be, but there were those 'boyfriend' questions that didn't seem to keep me enthusiastic or thrilled. Somehow, it quite bugged me, but I realized, it's hard to know yourself if you're growing up because how will you notice that you are becoming more independent, responsible, taller, or maturer unless you stop to think yourself?
Through my elementary and middle school days, I was always the girl who could never keep her mouth shut in class. It was always "Angelica, will you please sit down and listen?" other times, "Angelica, are you listening to the lesson we are discussing in class right now?". Basically, I was a huge trouble maker. I loved to joke around all the time, although I knew that finishing my work in class and doing my homework on time was important or else I would get in trouble by not only the teacher, but my parents as well. I was disciplined enough to know my limits involving when not and when to be serious in class.
Around those years, my mom would always remind me to explore my interests now, so it will be easier to realize what I want to be when I grow up later. I would look at some of my friends everyday who would tell me that if they didn't get straight A's their parents would kill them. I for one was an "average student", with parents who told me, "your grades don't really matter until you go to high school, but a C and below is not acceptable!". I've always had an idea in life, to make sure I end on a good note. My parents raised me to understand, "It's not how I start, but how I finish". I take those words personally in everything I do or attempt to try.
Once high school came around the corner, I stopped to think if it was going to be as serious as my parents warned me it would be. All I could think about is, "I hope I get easy classes!" But that wasn't the case, starting Freshman year, I was much more concerned about "fitting in" because I was going to Moanalua instead of my district high school, Farrington. High school started becoming much more fun than I expected it to be, until I realized that taking MeneMac as my G.E. was getting to be really difficult. My classes were getting harder than I was usually used to. I wasn't so concerned until I started dropping my grades, this was when I realized that my parents were right. And just as I promised my parents, I would focus on grades more in high school. I started observing how other student could manage being in either a sport or after school activity and still be able to keep up with grades because I was planning on getting involved later on in my high school years.
I think I didn't stop to realize how far I've gotten in my achievements until now, when I started Sophomore year. I stopped to look back and remember my freshman year, not being able to know how to study, or manage other things rather than just grades, and how to keep up in classes and still be able to fit in and make friends still wondering how I was ever going to make it through high school successful and make my parents proud of me in the end.
I look at myself now, just as I dreamed or pictured it, not being aware that I am living my goal I planned only a year ago. Reviewing everything different from my Freshman year, I am a JV cheerleader, I know how to study for tests, I am more aware of keeping up with my classes, my grades are my first priority before anything, and it's getting easier to make friends because I am friendlier and have a better self esteem to try new things like running for homecoming attendant for the Sophomore class and I am even planning on getting involved in other things. I have gained so much confidence due to the achievements I've made so far. Just speaking to my mom a couple days ago in the car after she watched me as I cheered for a football game at school, she told me how proud she was of me. Noticing how mature and responsible I was getting, and how much more aware I was about my grades rather than my Freshman year. And as I stopped to think as well, I also realized how proud I was of myself knowing I achieved everything on my own.
Through my elementary and middle school days, I was always the girl who could never keep her mouth shut in class. It was always "Angelica, will you please sit down and listen?" other times, "Angelica, are you listening to the lesson we are discussing in class right now?". Basically, I was a huge trouble maker. I loved to joke around all the time, although I knew that finishing my work in class and doing my homework on time was important or else I would get in trouble by not only the teacher, but my parents as well. I was disciplined enough to know my limits involving when not and when to be serious in class.
Around those years, my mom would always remind me to explore my interests now, so it will be easier to realize what I want to be when I grow up later. I would look at some of my friends everyday who would tell me that if they didn't get straight A's their parents would kill them. I for one was an "average student", with parents who told me, "your grades don't really matter until you go to high school, but a C and below is not acceptable!". I've always had an idea in life, to make sure I end on a good note. My parents raised me to understand, "It's not how I start, but how I finish". I take those words personally in everything I do or attempt to try.
Once high school came around the corner, I stopped to think if it was going to be as serious as my parents warned me it would be. All I could think about is, "I hope I get easy classes!" But that wasn't the case, starting Freshman year, I was much more concerned about "fitting in" because I was going to Moanalua instead of my district high school, Farrington. High school started becoming much more fun than I expected it to be, until I realized that taking MeneMac as my G.E. was getting to be really difficult. My classes were getting harder than I was usually used to. I wasn't so concerned until I started dropping my grades, this was when I realized that my parents were right. And just as I promised my parents, I would focus on grades more in high school. I started observing how other student could manage being in either a sport or after school activity and still be able to keep up with grades because I was planning on getting involved later on in my high school years.
I think I didn't stop to realize how far I've gotten in my achievements until now, when I started Sophomore year. I stopped to look back and remember my freshman year, not being able to know how to study, or manage other things rather than just grades, and how to keep up in classes and still be able to fit in and make friends still wondering how I was ever going to make it through high school successful and make my parents proud of me in the end.
I look at myself now, just as I dreamed or pictured it, not being aware that I am living my goal I planned only a year ago. Reviewing everything different from my Freshman year, I am a JV cheerleader, I know how to study for tests, I am more aware of keeping up with my classes, my grades are my first priority before anything, and it's getting easier to make friends because I am friendlier and have a better self esteem to try new things like running for homecoming attendant for the Sophomore class and I am even planning on getting involved in other things. I have gained so much confidence due to the achievements I've made so far. Just speaking to my mom a couple days ago in the car after she watched me as I cheered for a football game at school, she told me how proud she was of me. Noticing how mature and responsible I was getting, and how much more aware I was about my grades rather than my Freshman year. And as I stopped to think as well, I also realized how proud I was of myself knowing I achieved everything on my own.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Coming of Age Draft
It's easy for your parents and relatives to realize you're growing up. They practically mention how much I've been growing up every time I attend parties. The first words I hear from them are, "Oh, look how tall you are now", "Wow, you are becoming such a beautiful young lady just like your mom", sometimes even "So, do you have a boyfriend now?". But I realized, it's hard to know yourself if you're growing up because how will you notice that you are becoming more independent, responsible, taller, or maturer?
Through my elementary and middle school days, I was always the girl who could never keep her mouth shut in class. It was always "Angelica, will you please sit down and listen?" other times, "Angelica, are you listening to the lesson we are discussing in class right now?". Basically, I was a huge trouble maker. I loved to joke around all the time, although I knew that finishing my work in class and doing my homework on time was important or else I would get in trouble by not only the teacher, but my parents as well. Around those years, my mom would always remind me to explore my interests now, so it will be easier to realize what I want to be when I grow up later. I would look at my friends everyday who would tell me that if they didn't get straight A's their parents would kill them. I for one was an "average student", with parents who told me, "your grades don't really matter until you go to high school, but a C and below is not acceptable!".
Once high school came around the corner, I stopped to think if it was going to be as serious as my parents warned me it would be. All I could think about is, "I hope I get easy classes!" But that wasn't the case, starting Freshman year, I was much more concerned about "fitting in" because I was going to Moanalua instead of my district high school, Farrington. High school started becoming much more fun than I expected it to be, until I realized that taking MeneMac as my G.E. was getting to be really difficult. My classes were getting harder than I was usually used to. I wasn't so concerned until I started dropping my grades, this was when I realized that my parents were right. And just as I promised my parents, I would focus on grades more in high school. I started observing how other student could manage being in either a sport or after school activity and still be able to keep up with grades because I was planning on getting involved later on too.
I think I didn't stop to realize how far I've gotten in my achievements until now, when I started Sophomore year. I stopped to look back and remember my freshman year, not being able to know how to study, or manage other things rather than just grades, and how to keep up in classes and still be able to fit in and make friends still wondering how I was ever going to make it through high school successful and make my parents proud of me in the end. I look at myself now, just as I dreamed or pictured it, not being aware that I am living my goal I planned only a year ago. I am a JV cheerleader, I know how to study for tests, I am more aware of keeping up with my classes, my grades are my first priority before anything, and it's getting easier to make friends because I am friendlier and have a better self esteem to try new things like running for homecoming attendant for the Sophomore class and I am even planning on getting involved in other things. Just speaking to my mom a couple days ago in the car after she watched me as I cheered for a football game at school, she told me how proud she was of me. Noticing how mature and responsible I was getting, and how much more aware I was about my grades rather than my Freshman year. And as I stopped to think as well, I also realized how proud I was of myself knowing I achieved everything on my own.
Through my elementary and middle school days, I was always the girl who could never keep her mouth shut in class. It was always "Angelica, will you please sit down and listen?" other times, "Angelica, are you listening to the lesson we are discussing in class right now?". Basically, I was a huge trouble maker. I loved to joke around all the time, although I knew that finishing my work in class and doing my homework on time was important or else I would get in trouble by not only the teacher, but my parents as well. Around those years, my mom would always remind me to explore my interests now, so it will be easier to realize what I want to be when I grow up later. I would look at my friends everyday who would tell me that if they didn't get straight A's their parents would kill them. I for one was an "average student", with parents who told me, "your grades don't really matter until you go to high school, but a C and below is not acceptable!".
Once high school came around the corner, I stopped to think if it was going to be as serious as my parents warned me it would be. All I could think about is, "I hope I get easy classes!" But that wasn't the case, starting Freshman year, I was much more concerned about "fitting in" because I was going to Moanalua instead of my district high school, Farrington. High school started becoming much more fun than I expected it to be, until I realized that taking MeneMac as my G.E. was getting to be really difficult. My classes were getting harder than I was usually used to. I wasn't so concerned until I started dropping my grades, this was when I realized that my parents were right. And just as I promised my parents, I would focus on grades more in high school. I started observing how other student could manage being in either a sport or after school activity and still be able to keep up with grades because I was planning on getting involved later on too.
I think I didn't stop to realize how far I've gotten in my achievements until now, when I started Sophomore year. I stopped to look back and remember my freshman year, not being able to know how to study, or manage other things rather than just grades, and how to keep up in classes and still be able to fit in and make friends still wondering how I was ever going to make it through high school successful and make my parents proud of me in the end. I look at myself now, just as I dreamed or pictured it, not being aware that I am living my goal I planned only a year ago. I am a JV cheerleader, I know how to study for tests, I am more aware of keeping up with my classes, my grades are my first priority before anything, and it's getting easier to make friends because I am friendlier and have a better self esteem to try new things like running for homecoming attendant for the Sophomore class and I am even planning on getting involved in other things. Just speaking to my mom a couple days ago in the car after she watched me as I cheered for a football game at school, she told me how proud she was of me. Noticing how mature and responsible I was getting, and how much more aware I was about my grades rather than my Freshman year. And as I stopped to think as well, I also realized how proud I was of myself knowing I achieved everything on my own.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Blog Revision
I redesigned my blog by creating an autumn theme of writing that described the quote, "write to be understood, Speak to be heard, read to grow". I have a book open with my picture on one side, and saying "Angelica's blog" on the other with the quote below it. I used only warm colors, also adding in bare trees on the sides to help match the autumn mood I intended on making my blog theme look like.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Who's to Blame?
Between all the sides of the story depending on the situations regarding any of the fatalities that took place with tourists on natural landmarks there is never a 100% right side or wrong side. Although there is always two sides of the story. Either one. the tourists fault for being ignorant and making bad decisions around the natural landmarks or the government for not warning the tourists enough on how dangerous the area can be.
For the tourists side of the story, I know that majority of people visiting the islands and viewing the natural landmarks are always here for a reason which is to have fun and go on adventures that the islands have to offer. I understand that part, but that is no reason to have no common sense because although you're having lot of fun, that doesn't make the area less dangerous. That is what I think causes accidents like this to happen because there are tourist who aren't thinking at the age level they should be. I can't say that all of the accidents are because of the thinking levels of many tourists because not all of the accidents could have been prevented.
On the other hand, the government does play role in this because they are basically the ones who should know the areas best and should know more on how dangerous it can be. The areas that tourists want to view are always the most exciting areas which are also the more hazardous areas. I think that most tourist should know that already, but just in case, the government should warn them twice to prevent cases where some tourists find that they got hurt only because there were no signs warning them to be careful and at their own risk.
Although throughout the world there are always areas that catch attention by many people who would want to visit and view all the beautiful natural landmarks wherever they please, but they must understand that there are many ways to die as well. You could die in more that a million ways, but never the less that does not mean that the government is responsible for any poor choices any tourists or even locals make regarding lack of common sense through decisions like approaching dangerous areas. Visitors should be smart enough to understand that entering areas like the natural landmarks of the hawaiian islands were not man made to specifically be safe for the public to use and handle. I think that the tourists that do get into accidents involving death and injuries from miss judgements are to blame, because majority of the time it is 100% their fault.
For the tourists side of the story, I know that majority of people visiting the islands and viewing the natural landmarks are always here for a reason which is to have fun and go on adventures that the islands have to offer. I understand that part, but that is no reason to have no common sense because although you're having lot of fun, that doesn't make the area less dangerous. That is what I think causes accidents like this to happen because there are tourist who aren't thinking at the age level they should be. I can't say that all of the accidents are because of the thinking levels of many tourists because not all of the accidents could have been prevented.
On the other hand, the government does play role in this because they are basically the ones who should know the areas best and should know more on how dangerous it can be. The areas that tourists want to view are always the most exciting areas which are also the more hazardous areas. I think that most tourist should know that already, but just in case, the government should warn them twice to prevent cases where some tourists find that they got hurt only because there were no signs warning them to be careful and at their own risk.
Although throughout the world there are always areas that catch attention by many people who would want to visit and view all the beautiful natural landmarks wherever they please, but they must understand that there are many ways to die as well. You could die in more that a million ways, but never the less that does not mean that the government is responsible for any poor choices any tourists or even locals make regarding lack of common sense through decisions like approaching dangerous areas. Visitors should be smart enough to understand that entering areas like the natural landmarks of the hawaiian islands were not man made to specifically be safe for the public to use and handle. I think that the tourists that do get into accidents involving death and injuries from miss judgements are to blame, because majority of the time it is 100% their fault.
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