http://fieldguidetomemphis.blogspot.com/
I read this article and I could not help but agree. The author is talking about her friend who prays about her favorite restaurants and stores opening in Memphis. I was excited when I read that Panera is supposed to open here. Panera is only like the best bagel place ever. But we don't have any here; I've only eaten at them in Atlanta and Florida. There are so many things I wish would move to Memphis. About a year ago I got my store dream. Forever 21 has been my all time favorite store for about 6 or 7 years. I first went there in San Antonio, Texas and it was heaven. I've been to Forever 21's in California, Flordida, Georgia, Nashville, Minnesota, Texas.....everywhere but here! Last year I got so excited when I found out they were FINALLY building one here! But now that it's here, it's kind of disappointing. It's really not as great as some of the other Forever 21's I've been to. And now other people have MY clothes! One of the reasons I loved it so much is because whenever I would come home from shopping everyone was jealous because I had the cutest clothes and they couldn't get them! I was unique. Now anyone can shop there. It's still my favorite store, but I prefer to go to the one in Nashville. So yeah it's great when your favorite restaurant or store opens up here, but it a way it loses its appeal; because now you can go there whenever you want. It's not as exciting anymore. So I guess it's kind of bittersweet.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
so far...
Memphis government is an often talked about subject. There are always issues at hand and everyone always has an opinion. A very hot topic right now is that of consolidation. Not debt consolidation, but the consolidation of Memphis and Shelby County Governments. As far as I’m concerned, consolidating the numerous governments would hinder more than it would help.
Consolidation is defined as bringing together separate parts in unification. What this means as far as Willie Herenton and Memphis government are concerned, is that instead of having a dozen separate governments for Memphis city and the suburbans in Shelby County, there will be one governing body. Mayor Herenton has pushed this issue many times but it always fails. So why is he trying again?
Many citizens in the suburbs are concerned with the proposal. As well they should be. Mayor Herenton has not set forth any concrete pros or cons for consolidation. Therefore, citizens are concerned with what this would mean for their community. Some potential changes to the combining of governments could include taxes, schools, jobs, etc. Many people do not want to consolidation in fear that their schools will be rezoned, and I think anyone attended a county school would prefer it to a city school in most cases. There are enough problems with the school system as it is, what would consolidation contribute to that issue? It has also been mentioned that consolidation of governments could mean more money for suburbs. However, after studies of cities that have consolidated governments, this has not been proven.
Mainly citizens are just uninformed. They see the problems that exist in the city limits and do not want those to spread to their community. Herenton has not addressed that issue. One thing that some do not realize is that in order to consolidate governments, a bill would have to pass to amend the Tennessee constitution. It would change the required vote for consolidation to a single-majority instead of a dual-majority. As a dual-majority, the vote has to pass a moajority in the city of Memphis, and in the surrounding areas of Memphis. Mayor Herenton has done this in the past and the vote never passes outside of Memphis. Because of this, he has proposed that the citizens in the communities such as Germantown and Bartlett, should not be able to vote and the issue. Thus, changing it to a single-majority vote. Obviously, the citizens and the mayors of these suburbs have a problem with that. Herenton has been very disrespectful towards these communities. He wants to take away their power to vote on an issue that affects them. Needless to say no one is really happy about that.
Right now that is Herenton’s biggest issue as far as consolidating is concerned. Until the vote process is changed, or a vote passes, there is nothing more he can do about consolidation. What he should do is speak out about the benefits to a combined government if he really wants people to change their minds. Most people are voting against it, it seems, out of fear instead of actually knowing the facts. Could there be an advantage to consolidating the governments? No one will know until someone steps up and states the facts.
Consolidation is defined as bringing together separate parts in unification. What this means as far as Willie Herenton and Memphis government are concerned, is that instead of having a dozen separate governments for Memphis city and the suburbans in Shelby County, there will be one governing body. Mayor Herenton has pushed this issue many times but it always fails. So why is he trying again?
Many citizens in the suburbs are concerned with the proposal. As well they should be. Mayor Herenton has not set forth any concrete pros or cons for consolidation. Therefore, citizens are concerned with what this would mean for their community. Some potential changes to the combining of governments could include taxes, schools, jobs, etc. Many people do not want to consolidation in fear that their schools will be rezoned, and I think anyone attended a county school would prefer it to a city school in most cases. There are enough problems with the school system as it is, what would consolidation contribute to that issue? It has also been mentioned that consolidation of governments could mean more money for suburbs. However, after studies of cities that have consolidated governments, this has not been proven.
Mainly citizens are just uninformed. They see the problems that exist in the city limits and do not want those to spread to their community. Herenton has not addressed that issue. One thing that some do not realize is that in order to consolidate governments, a bill would have to pass to amend the Tennessee constitution. It would change the required vote for consolidation to a single-majority instead of a dual-majority. As a dual-majority, the vote has to pass a moajority in the city of Memphis, and in the surrounding areas of Memphis. Mayor Herenton has done this in the past and the vote never passes outside of Memphis. Because of this, he has proposed that the citizens in the communities such as Germantown and Bartlett, should not be able to vote and the issue. Thus, changing it to a single-majority vote. Obviously, the citizens and the mayors of these suburbs have a problem with that. Herenton has been very disrespectful towards these communities. He wants to take away their power to vote on an issue that affects them. Needless to say no one is really happy about that.
Right now that is Herenton’s biggest issue as far as consolidating is concerned. Until the vote process is changed, or a vote passes, there is nothing more he can do about consolidation. What he should do is speak out about the benefits to a combined government if he really wants people to change their minds. Most people are voting against it, it seems, out of fear instead of actually knowing the facts. Could there be an advantage to consolidating the governments? No one will know until someone steps up and states the facts.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
More on abortions....
http://westtennessee.blogspot.com/
http://uncommonmisconception.typepad.com/home/2005/04/out_of_the_dark.html
So I read an entry on the Memphis blog "Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal" about abortion. Similar to the blog that Ryan wrote about abortion, the author of this blog was also pro-choice. The author then referenced a woman's story (posted on the second link) that described her encounter with abortion. It's a very moving story that makes you think about abortion in a different way. When the subject of abortion comes up, you mostly think of teenage girls who have become pregnant unexpectantly. But rarely do you think of any other reason to abort a baby. Sure, there is the rape scenario. A girl or woman is raped and becomes pregnant and then decides to abort the baby instead of live the nightmare of being raped through her child. Have you ever thought of any other reason to abort a baby? Well, the woman in the second link tells her personaly story of abortion. She found herself pregnant soon after she and her husband were married and after being pregnant 22 weeks found out that her unborn baby would face many medial problems if born. The baby was diagnosed with a disease that would leave it disfigured and would need many useless surgeries and end up dying within a short period of time after birth. Can you imagine hearing this news? The only thing the woman could do was have an abortion. Who would knowingly put their child, not to mention themself, through so much pain if they could stop it.
No one thinks about these scenarios when they go around to abortion clinics and hold signs telling someone that they will go to hell if they end their pregnancy. The author of the blog said something that I really liked. They said that the decision to abort a pregnancy should be between a woman, her doctor, and her partner; and that's it. It's not the government's choice what a woman should do with her baby and her body. It's especially no one else's place to judge. I'm not saying that someone can not be pro-life, that's anyone's opinion. But no one has the right to judge anyone else or their situation and tell them they're going to hell for their decision. We (pro-choice believers) do not go stand at hospitals and hold signs saying women are going to hell for having a baby. That was their choice to go through with a pregnancy and have a baby. It just really irks me, people that think they are in a place to judge someone else's life choices and decisions. So before you place judgement or even decide what side of the fence you are on, I urge you to read these two blogs. It might make you think twice.
http://uncommonmisconception.typepad.com/home/2005/04/out_of_the_dark.html
So I read an entry on the Memphis blog "Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal" about abortion. Similar to the blog that Ryan wrote about abortion, the author of this blog was also pro-choice. The author then referenced a woman's story (posted on the second link) that described her encounter with abortion. It's a very moving story that makes you think about abortion in a different way. When the subject of abortion comes up, you mostly think of teenage girls who have become pregnant unexpectantly. But rarely do you think of any other reason to abort a baby. Sure, there is the rape scenario. A girl or woman is raped and becomes pregnant and then decides to abort the baby instead of live the nightmare of being raped through her child. Have you ever thought of any other reason to abort a baby? Well, the woman in the second link tells her personaly story of abortion. She found herself pregnant soon after she and her husband were married and after being pregnant 22 weeks found out that her unborn baby would face many medial problems if born. The baby was diagnosed with a disease that would leave it disfigured and would need many useless surgeries and end up dying within a short period of time after birth. Can you imagine hearing this news? The only thing the woman could do was have an abortion. Who would knowingly put their child, not to mention themself, through so much pain if they could stop it.
No one thinks about these scenarios when they go around to abortion clinics and hold signs telling someone that they will go to hell if they end their pregnancy. The author of the blog said something that I really liked. They said that the decision to abort a pregnancy should be between a woman, her doctor, and her partner; and that's it. It's not the government's choice what a woman should do with her baby and her body. It's especially no one else's place to judge. I'm not saying that someone can not be pro-life, that's anyone's opinion. But no one has the right to judge anyone else or their situation and tell them they're going to hell for their decision. We (pro-choice believers) do not go stand at hospitals and hold signs saying women are going to hell for having a baby. That was their choice to go through with a pregnancy and have a baby. It just really irks me, people that think they are in a place to judge someone else's life choices and decisions. So before you place judgement or even decide what side of the fence you are on, I urge you to read these two blogs. It might make you think twice.
Monday, January 28, 2008
32 and counting...
Yet another uneventful day comes to an end...almost. I hate Mondays. It's not like they're bad or anything, I just hate it when the weekend is over. I can't wait until Spring Break. Four weeks. Four weeks until we get a whole 9 days off of school! I can't wait. It's not that I have any super great plans or anything. I mean I'm going to Florida with my roommate which is cool and all; but really I could be going anywhere away from here and I'd be happy. School is just so stressful. I find it espcially stressful because everyone around me knows what they want to major in and exactly what they want to do with their life. I, however, don't I feel like I'm going to be in college for the rest of my life and I'm never going to figure out what I want to do. I know it sounds pathetic, but I really wouldn't mind just getting married and being a housewife. I know I could be good at that. I don't really know anything else I'm good at. I mean right now I'm a vocal performance major, because that's the only thing I knew I was good at, but after taking classes for it, I realized that my heart wasn't in it and that it wasn't what I saw myself doing my whole life. It really just stresses me out to think about it.
So back to spring break. I really just can't wait to take a vacation. My roommate and I love to go on little road trips just to get away. Like last weekend when we went to Nashville, and I went to Sewanee to visit my boyfriend. It was only for three days, but those three days were an escape. An escape from this constant drama-filled life here at the U of M. Don't get me wrong, I love it here; but sometimes you just need to get away. And I feel like I need to get away all the time. I wish I could just go up to Sewanee to visit my boyfriend every weekend. It's so peaceful up there. There's no crime, everyone knows each other, and everyone is so nice. It's like going to a little resort in the mountains. *sigh* But I guess you have to come back to reality eventually. So for now I'm just counting down the days until spring break. 32!!!! 32 days!!!
So back to spring break. I really just can't wait to take a vacation. My roommate and I love to go on little road trips just to get away. Like last weekend when we went to Nashville, and I went to Sewanee to visit my boyfriend. It was only for three days, but those three days were an escape. An escape from this constant drama-filled life here at the U of M. Don't get me wrong, I love it here; but sometimes you just need to get away. And I feel like I need to get away all the time. I wish I could just go up to Sewanee to visit my boyfriend every weekend. It's so peaceful up there. There's no crime, everyone knows each other, and everyone is so nice. It's like going to a little resort in the mountains. *sigh* But I guess you have to come back to reality eventually. So for now I'm just counting down the days until spring break. 32!!!! 32 days!!!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Today
I don't really have that much on my mind right now. But I've had a pretty good day today. Nothing special happened, I've just been in a good mood. After my classes were over I went to check my mailbox and the present that I had ordered my boyfriend online for Valentine's Day came in so I was super excited about that! I'll have to mail it to him since we won't be together for Valentine's Day, which is really depressing, but I hope he sends me something too! After that I went to see my roommate at Tan-N-Go because she works there. So I tanned and just hung out there for a while. We have this Friday night ritual. EVERY Friday we eat at El Porton. But I had to wait until 8 when she got off work, so I was starving by the time she got done! So she picked me up and we went to eat. Every week we order the same thing. White cheese dip, two chicken quesadillas, and a side of lettuce, with two waters. We love it. Then I really wanted to rent The Notebook because I've been wanting to watch it again for a long time and every time I go to rent it, it's checked out or they don't carry it or something. Well we got to Blockbuster and sure enough it was checked out. Then the guy working there decided he would tell us his life story and how his ex-wife divorced him because he drank too much. We were like "uhh did we ask you to tell us this?" So then we left and went to Starbucks. I got a "skinny" latte...which just means it has non-fat milk and sugar-free syrup. It was disgusting. I'm trying to be healthy about the things I eat, that's why I got the skinny drink. But when it comes to coffee I need to stick to the usual, because it was the grossest thing ever! My roommate and I just had fun driving around and stuff though. We decided that there should be a reality tv show about us because we are so much fun. Not to sound conceited or anything though, but we really are. And now we're getting ready to go to Gill's because there is a charity thing there tonight and our friend is DJing. I don't think we'll stay long though...we don't even want to go out really because it's sooooooo cold. But it's for charity so we'll make an appearance. So we're just sitting in our room pregaming for that and I realized I hadn't written my blog yet. I hope that wasn't too boring or anything. It's just hard to come up with something interesting every day. We were hoping that since we were in Wendy's regualr class, we would only have to blog once a week. Last semester her regular only had to blog once a week, whereas we, her honors class, had to blog every day. So we were hoping to cathc a break, but no such luck. So I apologize if my blogs aren't super exciting every day. Anyways that's it for now! Everyone have a great weekend.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
True Life
Today I was watching True Life on MTV. It was True Life: I'm Having an Arranged Marriage. There were three people who described the stages of the arranged marriages they were going through. One man, living here in the states, was engaged to a woman in India, his home country, whom he had only met twice. He was waiting to fly over, marry her, and bring her back here. The next person was a young woman who was engaged to a man she had only met twice. Her family had set them up and he was flying in to make arrangements for their wedding. They were not allowed to touch until their wedding. The third girl was not engaged but was being set up by her family in hopes of finding a fiance. The three people were from families where an arranged marriage is part of their religion and culture.
I just can not imagine having an arranged marriage. I respect other religions and their beliefs, but I think that so many aspects of religion are based on ancient times and are not adjusted to life and society today. How can you spend your life with someone you've only met twice? You barely know anything about them. It's just not practical. You could end up marrying someone you have no chemistry with and then what would you do? You would be stuck with them for life.
On the other hand, maybe they know something we don't because seems like they stay married for life, whereas most Americans are divorced within a few years.
I just can not imagine having an arranged marriage. I respect other religions and their beliefs, but I think that so many aspects of religion are based on ancient times and are not adjusted to life and society today. How can you spend your life with someone you've only met twice? You barely know anything about them. It's just not practical. You could end up marrying someone you have no chemistry with and then what would you do? You would be stuck with them for life.
On the other hand, maybe they know something we don't because seems like they stay married for life, whereas most Americans are divorced within a few years.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Advice...
I've been trying to find inspiration for my blog all day but nothing really exciting has happened at all. I've been in my room listening to my roommate and two of our other friends' boy drama. I hate drama. I always listen to my friends' relationship problems and it always seems like being the outsider from the relationship you know the perfect thing to do and the perfect advice to say; but being the person receiving the advice is hard. You know that what your friends are telling you is so on point; but when you like someone, it's hard to see that things aren't how they should be. I just had a super long heart-to-heart with my roomie and I realized that I've learned so much about myself. I think it's so important to love yourself before you can love someone else and you need to know who you are. I've been dating my boyfriend for a year and a half now and I've changed so much since we started dating. I've learned so much from being with him. In the beginning I thought I knew everything there was to know about being in a relationship. I didn't of course. I wasn't confident in myself and I didn't know how a real relationship worked. I had an idea, but I had that romance movie idea where you never fight and everything is perfect. Of course that isn't the case. I learned that you deserve to be treated a certain way and you can not accept anything else. Too much, I let him get away with things that were not right to me. While it was his fault for treating me wrong, I was at fault for letting him. It took us breaking up to realize why we were really together.
I am such a secure person now and I feel like I have a strong grasp on reality and my relationship. I, by no means, think I know everything; but I do feel so much wiser. I feel like I'm really mature for my age and hearing some of the drama that my friends have to deal with makes me glad that I have such a great relationship with my boyfriend. I feel like respecting yourself is something that you need to be able to do before you can accomplish any sort of relationship. Too often I have friends that get upset because of rumors they've heard about themselves. But rumors don't normally come out of thin air. You can't run around dating 6 guys at once and think people aren't going to say things about you. You can't put yourself in situations like that. I'm the kind of person that doesn't really care what people think about me most of the time, but I also don't want to have any sort of bad reputation that could hurt my relations. So I'm not going to put myself in situations where anyone could say anything negative about me.
I don't know...I've been handing out a lot of advice tonight and I feel like Ann Landers or something right now. It's just that I've been through thick and thin with my boyfriend and now I know what matters and what doesn't and I just wish I could make my friends see. I wish I could tell them what to do and they would do it and be happy. I'm tired of seeing them get hurt by stupid boys. But like I said, coming from the receiver-of-advice it's hard to realize what's the right thing to do. I don't really know what else to say...except I'm glad Wendy realized her mistake and changed it to 200 words!!!!
I am such a secure person now and I feel like I have a strong grasp on reality and my relationship. I, by no means, think I know everything; but I do feel so much wiser. I feel like I'm really mature for my age and hearing some of the drama that my friends have to deal with makes me glad that I have such a great relationship with my boyfriend. I feel like respecting yourself is something that you need to be able to do before you can accomplish any sort of relationship. Too often I have friends that get upset because of rumors they've heard about themselves. But rumors don't normally come out of thin air. You can't run around dating 6 guys at once and think people aren't going to say things about you. You can't put yourself in situations like that. I'm the kind of person that doesn't really care what people think about me most of the time, but I also don't want to have any sort of bad reputation that could hurt my relations. So I'm not going to put myself in situations where anyone could say anything negative about me.
I don't know...I've been handing out a lot of advice tonight and I feel like Ann Landers or something right now. It's just that I've been through thick and thin with my boyfriend and now I know what matters and what doesn't and I just wish I could make my friends see. I wish I could tell them what to do and they would do it and be happy. I'm tired of seeing them get hurt by stupid boys. But like I said, coming from the receiver-of-advice it's hard to realize what's the right thing to do. I don't really know what else to say...except I'm glad Wendy realized her mistake and changed it to 200 words!!!!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Heath Ledger is dead?!
I was getting dressed today to go to the gym with my friend Meg. If you know me at all you know I'm not the type to go to the gym...I never work out. But I've decided instead of being anorexic, I need to find a new way to lose weight. (P.S. I was never anorexic....I just mean I wouldn't want to resort to that). Well like I said, I was getting dressed when Meg came to my room and the first thing she said was "Heath Ledger is dead!" I was like what? How can this be? Such a young, handsome, seemingly healthy man is dead at 28. They haven't officially stated the cause of death, but found sleeping pills near the body and suspect an overdose. Others are speculating suicide. It's just so shocking that someone so prominent in the social scene could just die. It's almost as shocking as Anna Nichole Smith's death. I guess people just think celebrities are immortal and will never die, when in reality they are just like us. Which is scary to think. Because if they can just up and die, so can we.
It's really scary to think about dying. I don't know. Sometimes I get in this weird funk where I think about what would happen if I died. I mean obviously I wouldn't know any difference because I would be dead. But I can't imagine not being here anymore. What's even weirder is thinking about what would happen when you die. I'm a christian...not a very devoted one unfortunately, but a christian and I believe that Jesus died for our sins and that if you accept God as your creator and forgiver, that you will go to heaven. What scares me though is the thought of eternity. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in heaven for all ETERNITY. It's really unfathomable to me. Like what does your soul do up there for millions and millions and millions...etc....of years? I kind of don't like the idea of that. I almost would rather just die and my soul be dead too and so I wouldn't just be flying around in the clouds forever. It seems like that might get boring. I like the idea of reincarnation. Like I would come back to live as someone else. That might be cool.
I think about what would happen if someone really close to me died. I honestly don't know how I would go on. If my boyfriend died I think I would fall apart. I really don't think I could function anymore after that. Same if like my brother or best friend died. But you don't really think about that when you're at a party popping pills (I don't do that in case you were wondering) or letting your friend drive you around drunk. We as humans think we're immortal and we're not. Just like Heath Ledger, we can and will die. Take the time to think about that before you make dumb decisions. Don't take 10 aspirin when you have a headache. Don't go 95 mph on a winding mountain road. I'm really bad at that whole speeding thing...I've got to watch that. I'm a true believer of everything happens for a reason and if I'm meant to die, then that's just what's supposed to happen. But like my mom always says, you don't have to put yourself in situations where it's more likely for something bad to happen to you. Like don't go walking around downtown by yourself at 3 am if you're a tiny little white girl....that's just asking for trouble. This whole Heath Ledger thing just got me thinking again about all this death stuff...it kind of weirds me out thinking about it. It's just so crazy to think that he's actually dead.
It's really scary to think about dying. I don't know. Sometimes I get in this weird funk where I think about what would happen if I died. I mean obviously I wouldn't know any difference because I would be dead. But I can't imagine not being here anymore. What's even weirder is thinking about what would happen when you die. I'm a christian...not a very devoted one unfortunately, but a christian and I believe that Jesus died for our sins and that if you accept God as your creator and forgiver, that you will go to heaven. What scares me though is the thought of eternity. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in heaven for all ETERNITY. It's really unfathomable to me. Like what does your soul do up there for millions and millions and millions...etc....of years? I kind of don't like the idea of that. I almost would rather just die and my soul be dead too and so I wouldn't just be flying around in the clouds forever. It seems like that might get boring. I like the idea of reincarnation. Like I would come back to live as someone else. That might be cool.
I think about what would happen if someone really close to me died. I honestly don't know how I would go on. If my boyfriend died I think I would fall apart. I really don't think I could function anymore after that. Same if like my brother or best friend died. But you don't really think about that when you're at a party popping pills (I don't do that in case you were wondering) or letting your friend drive you around drunk. We as humans think we're immortal and we're not. Just like Heath Ledger, we can and will die. Take the time to think about that before you make dumb decisions. Don't take 10 aspirin when you have a headache. Don't go 95 mph on a winding mountain road. I'm really bad at that whole speeding thing...I've got to watch that. I'm a true believer of everything happens for a reason and if I'm meant to die, then that's just what's supposed to happen. But like my mom always says, you don't have to put yourself in situations where it's more likely for something bad to happen to you. Like don't go walking around downtown by yourself at 3 am if you're a tiny little white girl....that's just asking for trouble. This whole Heath Ledger thing just got me thinking again about all this death stuff...it kind of weirds me out thinking about it. It's just so crazy to think that he's actually dead.
Monday, January 21, 2008
My Manifesto!
Emily Anne Pilkington
Personal Manifesto
English Composition and Analysis 1020
Wendy Sumner-Winter
January 21, 2008
Description
What is this? This “manifesto”? A manifesto is defined as a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. Well I’m no government, sovereign, or organization, but I do have intentions, opinions, etc. I guess the first thing I need to do is describe myself before I can describe my intentions and opinions. I am an exuberant nineteen year old college coed. I like school but not so much the work part of it. It’s not that I don’t like work, it’s just that I don’t really know what I’m working towards yet. I have no idea what I want my future career to be; so college is kind of confusing…not knowing my major and everything. I originally started as a vocal performance major because singing is the only thing I’ve done my whole life. But I quickly realized that’s not where my heart was and it definitely would not bring home any bacon. So I’m trying to think of something I would enjoy doing the rest of my life. I’m a very social person so I want some glamorous job that doesn’t require sitting in a cubicle. And if it brought in over 200k that would be great too! If I can’t figure out what I want to do soon, I’m thinking about just marrying a rich man and not have a job! Just kidding, but no that would be great. I guess to sum up myself, I’m a fairly laid-back girl. I don’t stress out that much because I honestly don’t care what people think about me. If you don’t like me, then you don’t know me. I don’t like drama and I like to just hang out and relax.
As far as opinions go, I can be very opinionated. I hate confrontation (that goes along with the whole no-drama aspect), but I will use confrontation if necessary to get my point across. I don’t like closed-minded people. I am very open and think everyone has the right to live their life however they choose. I’m sure it will come out eventually because everyone loves to reference me (and I don’t mind a bit), but my boyfriend of a year and a half is black. I am in a bi-racial relationship. And that doesn’t bother me at all. People that tell me it’s wrong are ignorant and they are what’s wrong with society today. There are too many prejudices in the world today and there are too many people that support them. I, however, am not one. I truly believe that everyone is created equal and it shouldn’t matter the color of someone’s skin, their sexual preferences, their religion, or anything else. My favorite thing about this class last semester is that we could openly talk about anything we wanted without being judged or censored. That is very important to me…because I like to talk, especially about myself. I’m not conceited though. I guess as far as opinions go, I have a lot. I guess you’ll just have to talk to me personally to know the rest.
My Goals
It seems kind of sad but I don’t have many goals. I guess my goals in life are to find something I enjoy doing and that I can be successful at. That’s really my main goal. Also I intend to get married and have a family. That’s something that’s also really important to me. As far as this class goes, my goal is to continue to improve myself as a writer while having fun. Last semester opened my eyes to a new look on literature and writing. i have always hated reading and writing and it was the thing I dreaded most. Now it’s my favorite class. One thing I would like to accomplish, although I don’t think I EVER will, is to learn not to procrastinate. It’s something I’ve always done and it has now become part of my study/work style. I mean this is due in like 6 hours and I’m just now starting it. That’s a goal I have, to work on finishing things ahead of time so I don’t have them hanging over my head. Other than that, I don’t really have that many goals. Sometimes I feel bad that I don’t have many goals or intentions and I feel like I’m just lazy and purposeless. But I guess until I find something that is really important to me, I don’t see the need to have a goal.
Policies/Promises/Expectations
After reading the policies for this class, I promise to attend every class (at 8 am, I might add)…unless of course of an unseen event that I can not prevent. I promise to turn in all my work on the day it is due…unless for some reason my computer breaks down or my printer runs out of ink but in that case I would just print it in the computer lab right? So yes, I promise to turn in all my work on time. I also promise to engage in class discussions….because everyone must want to hear what I have to say. And lastly, I promise to write my blogs…even if I get behind, I promise I will try to get all 5 in every week, even if I have to stay up until 3 am!
Out of this class I expect to be treated fairly, like an adult, and like a person. And I can’t wait…it’s going to be fun!
Personal Manifesto
English Composition and Analysis 1020
Wendy Sumner-Winter
January 21, 2008
Description
What is this? This “manifesto”? A manifesto is defined as a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. Well I’m no government, sovereign, or organization, but I do have intentions, opinions, etc. I guess the first thing I need to do is describe myself before I can describe my intentions and opinions. I am an exuberant nineteen year old college coed. I like school but not so much the work part of it. It’s not that I don’t like work, it’s just that I don’t really know what I’m working towards yet. I have no idea what I want my future career to be; so college is kind of confusing…not knowing my major and everything. I originally started as a vocal performance major because singing is the only thing I’ve done my whole life. But I quickly realized that’s not where my heart was and it definitely would not bring home any bacon. So I’m trying to think of something I would enjoy doing the rest of my life. I’m a very social person so I want some glamorous job that doesn’t require sitting in a cubicle. And if it brought in over 200k that would be great too! If I can’t figure out what I want to do soon, I’m thinking about just marrying a rich man and not have a job! Just kidding, but no that would be great. I guess to sum up myself, I’m a fairly laid-back girl. I don’t stress out that much because I honestly don’t care what people think about me. If you don’t like me, then you don’t know me. I don’t like drama and I like to just hang out and relax.
As far as opinions go, I can be very opinionated. I hate confrontation (that goes along with the whole no-drama aspect), but I will use confrontation if necessary to get my point across. I don’t like closed-minded people. I am very open and think everyone has the right to live their life however they choose. I’m sure it will come out eventually because everyone loves to reference me (and I don’t mind a bit), but my boyfriend of a year and a half is black. I am in a bi-racial relationship. And that doesn’t bother me at all. People that tell me it’s wrong are ignorant and they are what’s wrong with society today. There are too many prejudices in the world today and there are too many people that support them. I, however, am not one. I truly believe that everyone is created equal and it shouldn’t matter the color of someone’s skin, their sexual preferences, their religion, or anything else. My favorite thing about this class last semester is that we could openly talk about anything we wanted without being judged or censored. That is very important to me…because I like to talk, especially about myself. I’m not conceited though. I guess as far as opinions go, I have a lot. I guess you’ll just have to talk to me personally to know the rest.
My Goals
It seems kind of sad but I don’t have many goals. I guess my goals in life are to find something I enjoy doing and that I can be successful at. That’s really my main goal. Also I intend to get married and have a family. That’s something that’s also really important to me. As far as this class goes, my goal is to continue to improve myself as a writer while having fun. Last semester opened my eyes to a new look on literature and writing. i have always hated reading and writing and it was the thing I dreaded most. Now it’s my favorite class. One thing I would like to accomplish, although I don’t think I EVER will, is to learn not to procrastinate. It’s something I’ve always done and it has now become part of my study/work style. I mean this is due in like 6 hours and I’m just now starting it. That’s a goal I have, to work on finishing things ahead of time so I don’t have them hanging over my head. Other than that, I don’t really have that many goals. Sometimes I feel bad that I don’t have many goals or intentions and I feel like I’m just lazy and purposeless. But I guess until I find something that is really important to me, I don’t see the need to have a goal.
Policies/Promises/Expectations
After reading the policies for this class, I promise to attend every class (at 8 am, I might add)…unless of course of an unseen event that I can not prevent. I promise to turn in all my work on the day it is due…unless for some reason my computer breaks down or my printer runs out of ink but in that case I would just print it in the computer lab right? So yes, I promise to turn in all my work on time. I also promise to engage in class discussions….because everyone must want to hear what I have to say. And lastly, I promise to write my blogs…even if I get behind, I promise I will try to get all 5 in every week, even if I have to stay up until 3 am!
Out of this class I expect to be treated fairly, like an adult, and like a person. And I can’t wait…it’s going to be fun!
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