Death Sentences

The phrase "Are you Deaf?" gets thrown around all the time now and can be really offensive to those who really are deaf. If you really think about it, the phrase "are you deaf" has two different meanings. The idea that someone might not have been listening or preoccupied and that's why they didn't hear you. Also that someone might not have understood what you are meaning no matter how many times you describe and explain to them. If we would stop just flinging it around casually though it could be understood as these meanings rather than just a mean way of saying others really aren't listening.So it’s really up to us to truly decide how we see this phrase and  how to substitute it for something else that might work better and be less of a wrong or rude phrase.

Revenge poem

It was really interesting to see her views on  different situations and how they might need to change or be acknowledged as  a "problem". Honestly when I was reading through this the first time it really kind of surprised me and startled me a bit at how open and blunt she is with her wording. It definitely gets the point across though.

http://www.seattlereviewofbooks.com/notes/2017/01/03/revenge/

picture for inspiration

Stuck while writing an essay or just about anything else? Calvin and Hobbes might have an idea that could help or it might just be worse.


Now if this would only really work. Maybe if we don't think about it and come back to it later we will be able to write again. This could be very helpful insight. Thanks Calvin. Time for a snack break from homework.

Maybe I really should take this advice while I'm having problems with coming up an issue to use for my blog and research paper I really didn't realize how hard it was going to be until I started thinking about it. Too bad there isn't a way to use a writers block on my computer (well there is always the internet that calls when on a computer) maybe time to think of something to break with coloring perhaps. If only it wasn't so hard to come up with things to write in an essay if it were easy like a story well then we'd be going places.

Blog Issue: National Park History

Here is a little bit of history on the National Park Service for those who didn't have much prior knowledge. 
The National Park Service was originally under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior but in 1916 was given to congress that is what marks the Park Service as we might know it now. The National Park Service just celebrated their 100th birthday back in August of 2016, so for many people this was a really big thing. There was events all over to celebrate the NPS and the Parks although not every park is a hundred years old some are getting close so they enjoyed the celebration just as much as anyone else. Here is something that you might not have known: there is a difference between a National Park and a National Monument can you guess what that might be?
If you guessed that a Park is established by congress and a Monument signed over by the president than you would be correct. The president can create an executive order that signs a place over to become a National Monument. But if congress does the work then they get the proud title of Park. Although there are two different names because of the way they are created they are still important and a big part of the National Parks. 

The 3 A's Of Awesome

It was really interesting seeing what he had to say and what he thought of as the 3 things that can make life awesome. They are Attitude, Awareness, and Authenticity. I really enjoyed watching this and seeing how in his life each of these came into play and that they did work together to make is so life wasn't so bad. Maybe I need to try this see if this can make my life better.

https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome

I AM. . .

I am Different.
I am afraid of losing more family.
I am working on becoming fluent in ASL.
I am a very good listener.
I am enjoying my summers by hiking and volunteering at Timpanogos Caves.
I am still slightly dependent on my parents.
I am still looking into my self and finding new depths, then trying to learn about them.
I am very talkative when I want to be.
I am artistic.
I am amazing!

George Orwell

 a quote from George Orwell:

"...if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."

If this is really true then we all need to think about our language and focus on a better use of language and making it so it is less corrosive and hurtful.