Fish Cheeks Response

I run everyday, and I absolutely love everything about it. Honestly, who wouldn't enjoy the knee pains, shin splints, chaffing, and the occasional blisters that show up half way through your run. I like to think of it as a time to free my busy mind in the beautiful weather. The bright sun is shining straight into my eyes making me constantly squint, and I have accumulated enough sweat to drown in. Then, when I have to pass people on trails or roads I like to think that I look like a runway model as I sprint past them, but I'm sure that my blotchy face and messed up hair makes them think otherwise. Everyone has always said, "if you look good after a workout, you didn't workout hard enough." Well, I think I have that mastered. Finally, I get home after a good run and hop in the shower. Nothing is better than the first step into freezing cold water as I feel shivers go up my entire body. Oh, and the best part is, you will be sore for the next couple days. Happy running!

Essay Idea

I would love to write about health and fitness, and how important it is for us. Everything about this topic interests me. I learn something new everyday, and I really try to interpret it into my daily life. I became interested in this topic when I was a freshman in high school. I was diagnosed with pulmonary valve stenosis, which causes less flow of blood to the lungs, and I was diagnosed with Vocal Cord Dysfunction; much like asthma, but the inhaler does not help me at all. Both of these has made working out impossible. My doctor only recommended me doing the minimum amount of exercise possible. This is why I am so interested in health and fitness. I have taught myself to control my breathing attacks due to Vocal Cord Dysfunction, and I make sure I am always eating healthy food because I get sick very easily from my heart surgery when I was little. I find information on this topic in all the books I have bought, and online articles. There is so many websites for health and fitness, but you just have to sort out the false information. I wish people would read more about health because it has really helped me change my life.

My Two Sanctuaries

There is so many kids that have been neglected in their homes, and in my opinion it is not getting any better. School is where a lot of kids finally have the chance to be noticed and cared for. I was lucky to have parents that were very involved in my life and the activities I attended. It is scary to think that electives and school sports are being cut so much. When I was younger, sports were always my escape from life. I was with all of my friends and enjoying being part of a team. I didn't have a bad life like a lot of my friends did, but my life was not perfect. I had hard times just like everyone else, and sports helped me through it. Now that I am older not much has changed. I work out to get rid of anger, or just to enjoy being alive. Also, spending a whole day at the golf course releases a lot of built up anger. I can go out there all day and not worry about anything besides if I should have put sunscreen on or not. Working out and golfing would be my personal sanctuaries, and I don't know what I would do without either of them.

First Graded Paragraph

I was a little nervous about writing my first graded paragraph. It took me a long time to get started, and there were so many choices to pick from. I think the first paragraph is always the hardest, because you never exactly know what the teacher is looking for especially when you have different writing teachers each term. Once I got the paper started it didn't take long before my entire page was filled. I think the hardest part about writing a story is keeping it to a minimum amount of sentences. It took me quite some time to decide on what I wanted to keep, and what information was not needed. Then, I was nervous coming to class with three copies of my paper, because I honestly do not like other people reading my work unless it is the teacher. But the peer review did help me a lot, and I enjoyed getting feedback. I received a lot of great advice on things that I didn't even notice. I am glad that the first graded paragraph is out of the way!

My Own Worst Enemy

My freshmen year in high school I started out my spring season with golf. The game that was once never spoken about in my house became the topic of our discussion, and the only channel ever on our television. I spent every day out at the course from eight in the morning to closing time. I had a chance to meet amazing people, and be taught by professional players. My sophomore year I was given the opportunity to go to state, and I did not let myself or my team down. I left the beautiful course in Bend, Oregon, with a 9th place medal out of 100 other golfers. I followed that finish my junior year at state, in the city of Corvallis, Oregon, with an 8th place finish overall, and our team tying for 3rd. When my senior year came around I was done. I could not take the pressure and mental stress it put on me day by day. I let my team down, but it was something that I had to do for myself. Golf was meant to be fun, and that is the only possible way to look at the game if you want to be successful. Now two years later things have changed, and I am taking a golf class at Lane. I am finally beginning to understand why I first fell in love with the sport. Golf is relaxing and fun, and that is all it should have ever been. I am lucky to have something that I can play for the rest of my life.

This picture is me with Stan Utley. Many won't know him, but I will always be thankful for the people I met, and the lessons I learned.

My Learning Style

Earlier this morning I took two assessments for my writing class. I was not surprised when I took my learning style assessment and the results said that I was a visual learner, because that is exactly how I am. I do much better in classes that have teachers who write on the board and use power points to explain lessons rather than reading out of the book. I am definitely someone who needs to see it to learn it. Also, I work way better by myself than I do with a group, because I can concentrate better in a quiet setting. Using highlighters is also a big part of studying for me, and I always have one on hand while I am taking notes for my classes. As far as my personality type assessment goes I do not agree that I am a Introverted intuitive Feeling Judging. I strongly disagree with them saying that I am a "smooth talker" or that I use "feeling" abilities to read people's body language. This is mainly because I do not have very good communication skills.

First Post on Blogger!

The one form of writing I use the most in my daily life is texting. When I text to my family and friends it is very informal, but once I start emailing my teachers or employer my writing changes. I make sure that everything I am sending is well thought out and in complete sentences. When I got to college I quickly realized that I was going to be doing many types of writing. There are three main writing types that I know I will be using a lot in my classes. I will know how to write formal messages to my teachers when I have questions or concerns, I will experience how to write an essay, and I will be teaching myself short hand note taking on a day-to-day basis. These are all great tools that I cannot wait to learn.