What I Am My Life

The truth is if social media was never invented we still may have found other ways to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. As we spend less time focusing on what’s going on outside in the real world than we do scrolling down our Facebook feeds we separate ourselves. It’s become a part of our everyday routine and, most people check their Facebook before they even have breakfast in the morning. Social media definitely didn’t help, but it is not the sole cause of isolation but, how we use it. If we were to use it how it was intended by making new connections, we wouldn’t feel so separated from the rest of the world.

When I think of mindfulness I contemplate of ones empathetic to interpret a situation. For two weeks every night before I went to bed, I wrote down three items I was grateful for. Some of the words were “Health”,” Family”,” Friends”,” Food”, and” Childhood”. This list goes on, what I grasped is whatever I did that day predisposed what I wrote down. On days I lifted I would appreciate my health, when I went away with my family I recognized how much I appreciated my family, when I was home for a day I realized how much I adored my bed. The new custom I obtained made me appreciate how indebted I am in my life to points I didn’t fathom before. This taught me to feel empathy for people who can’t say the same good things as me which gave me very good insight on to be grateful for the life I have.

My culture is a part of me and that's why it makes me who i am. We are who we choose to be, the color of our skin and our language doesn't matter. People can assume a lot of things just by looking at us, just by our physical appearance. But is our culture that identify us, we can't just get rid of it, our culture is always going to stay with us no matter what.

My mother’s side is English, German and Irish while my father’s side is Filipino and Korean. My fascination with cultures started when I entered my intermediate years. Being able to learn how morals and traditions differ between cultures greatly interest me because it is like learning a totally different world. When I encounter a different culture from one that I was raised around I am able to broaden my spectrum and see the world through many perspectives. I am able to realize how privileged my life is. Not everyone in the world is able to possess the same freedom as I, and I begun to notice that no matter how many obstacles I may face it is never the worse circumstance out there. How selfish it must seem of me to complain about not being able to go out with my peers when there is others out there who is facing morally suffocating situations, discrimination and

What I found was that when looking at culture it is important to hold a holistic view. What I mean is that it is important to understand that no one is without culture, we as humans find ourselves as being a part of some sort of group and by observing the myths, rituals, key metaphors, and customs of these groups we can gain insights into the values and beliefs of the people within it. However, insights can only be gained by keeping an open mind, which can only be done by wholeheartedly accepting that there are customs, and beliefs that exist beyond our own culture

People are often ask about their cultural identity and the response tend to be straightforward. This is understandable since we all come from somewhere and definitely are going somewhere. As there are people that desire to be identify with the culture of their parents there are many that do not. Some deny their heritage as cause of fear or self-harm. Some accept it and make it part of their life as a model that one must follow. In my case? The answer is not complicated at all. It just requires attention, perception and context of who I am.

I still do not have a home outside my dorm, and when I visit “home” it is a corner of my grandparents’ cramped house where I sleep on an air mattress in the same room as my mom and little sister. All the time people ask me why I avoid social media and all I can do is laugh. It is now a symbol of poverty to me despite all the riches people flaunt and the relationships they finesse. Social media is poverty to me because it restricts you from actually doing and being boundless in your life. It formulates fun house mirrors in your mind that distorts your image of yourself and the world around you, making you constantly strive for unattainable, materialistic, narcissistic things. While being short termly dedicated to this way of thinking you are no longer able to see the important goals you should be striving for. Without it, I am able to have more than I had before the flood ever happened, and the lack of an online social account has provided me with the motivation to do more than I ever thought I had the confidence to do. Now I am at college achieving my dreams, something I never thought I could

Social media can also help stay in-touch with friends or family who are long distances away. Even according to studies done on teens and their connections with social media it stats, "Two-Thirds (62%) of teens say they've shared their social media username with brand new friends as a way to stay in touch." Not only that, but later in the article it adds more to it by stating, "More than nine-in-ten teens (94%) say they spend time with real life friends on social media." Basically, this all means that social media is a critical platform for making or staying in-touch with friends teens may have lost touch with over the

We live in a wonderful country. Surrounded by ever increasing diversity there is no shortage of cultural differences and traditions. Ethnic heritage is an invaluable part of the lives of many, but for some of us, this important facet of life is missing. Many people can explain where their families originally came from and show pride in their values and traditions. Ethnic origins and religious beliefs are firmly established within families, with the traditions being carried on year after year. So where does that leave the rest of us?

To me writing is as crucial as breathing; it is a necessity for living. It goes deeper than conveying thoughts and ideas on a page. It is a means to experience several realities in a single lifetime.

However, I believe that in any culture heritage is one of the most predominant factors in shaping the people and influencing their interactions. Your culture inadvertently tells others who you are and depicts you as an individual and also as a member of a community or group (REFERECNE). My heritage is half Australian and half South American. Although I myself was brought up in Australia, my mother was born and raised in Chile, where my Grandmother still resides. They both speak fluent Spanish to each other however it was never introduced into our household while I was growing up. I am quite fortunate to be well travelled and have experienced many other different peoples, languages, traditions, and cultures. As scholarly author Lui suggests, the places and cultures we experience teach us “significant rules, rituals and procedures” (Liu, 2013). These cultures we are exposed to also reinforce the beliefs and values which are reflected in our communication behaviours (Liu, 2013). I strongly emphasise with Liu’s claims and believe that the extensive travelling I have done has taught me much about culture and greatly influenced my cultural

In the first place, social media is a an extraordinary way to stay connect with friends, relatives, acquaintances, and significant other in reality this is not the case in real world, not electronically, but human contact world. According the article, “ Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche states how we as people have been dependent on the use of social media thus making us more lonely than before. As well we don 't know about people’s lives until posted on the social media one example, is the tragic death of Yvette Vickers who died in her home and was not found until months later due to the celebrity 's disconnection from the world. Marche states, “[Vickers] had long been a horror-movie icon, a symbol of Hollywood 's capacity to exploit our most basic fears in the silliest ways; now she was an icon of a new and different kind of horror: our growing fear of loneliness” (60). Marche states about our dependence on

Five of the most important things in my life are my family and friends, my phone, my planner and the supplies it comes with, music, and my religion and faith. Firstly, one of the most important things in my life are my family and friends because they were always there at my best and worst and I know no matter what, I can always depend on them. Secondly, my phone is one of the most important things in my life because it holds all my memories and my thoughts within it. Also, it helps me stay connected to the world around me and helps me stay in contact with my friends. Another important thing in my life is my planner and the supplies it comes with because I’m a very controlling person and I like to control everything that happens in my life, therefore with my planner it makes me feel organized and in control of my life. Additionally, music is also an important thing in my life. Often when I am in a bad mood I always listen to music and it calms me down

Twelve years in school have taught me a lot and taken me down a lot of paths. Paths that have been traveled by many before me. I’ve crossed paths with many faces, some who I became friends with, some whose faces just became one of the many in a crowd. Twelve years can also, be called a decade which is a substantial amount of time. Therefore, I think I’ll start at the beginning. Looking back on my elementary years, I don’t recall much other than recess and lunchtime. I do remember my middle school and high school days. I made close friends during those years friends that I still speak to till this very day. Friends that I share bonds and memories with.

Life is about decisions and choices. Some we regret, some we’re proud of, some will haunt us forever. However they all impact our lives in some way or another. I found myself one day debating on if I should ask my father to move with him. I had been thinking about this for almost two years now, but I was just afraid of the consequences that might come from this decision. Since I have been thinking about it so long I finally decided to go for it.