What I Remember From My Life

For the majority of my life, I had been shy, even though it didn’t seem like it most of the time, I was scared to death when I met new people. I know that it sounds extremely trivial, but I feel that when you first meet someone, you’re ultimately giving them their first impression of yourself and that is a lot of pressure. It seemed almost certain that I would lead a life of being a social wallflower until March 2017, more specifically, March 28th, 2017. This day was and still is important to me because I learned how to be confident, and through my experience, it taught me something that I will hold onto forever. Prior to this day, I was an extremely introverted person and rarely went out of my way to make friends. As a volunteer at day

Humans lack a common understanding on how to treat others on a daily basis. People are disrespectful to others without even realizing it, and they behave poorly in all aspects of all forms of interaction. These same people often do not take the time to listen to others opinions before making their own and interrupting

Think back to a time in class when there was an open-ended discussion. The teacher would start the discussion with a question or topic and the class would respond accordingly. Usually each question or topic had multiple points of view. The discussion would start when a peer would state their point of view and then another would either support that idea or contradict it with something else. There would be no right or wrong answer, but it would bring to light many suggestions most people in the class would not have thought of on their own. New ideas are born through discussions and opinions. Thinking about and accepting other’s opinions is how we grow and mature. That doesn’t mean we have to agree with them, it just means we have to give their opinions some thought and respect them. Maybe they

Many people do not realize that what they have said has even insulted anyone. It is important to always give the other person the benefit of the doubt by asking them, "This is what I heard you say. Is that what you meant?" (Cole 312). Communication is not a mastered art; therefore, there is assuredly room for misunderstandings. Mr. Strong says, "The key is to continue the dialogue, hear the other person's concerns, and point out your own" (qtd. in Cole 313). Furthermore, continuing the dialogue allows time for clearing up any miscommunications that may have occurred. It's always a good idea to give people a chance to explain themselves before falsely

When presented with this assignment, I didn’t know anyone over the age of 70 local to my area, so I asked a classmate if I could interview her grandmother. Her grandmother, BD, graciously agreed to do the interview.

There are all kinds of conflicts and all sorts of causes of them, yet they may provide many benefits and can be very useful to us. According to a lecture presented at the University of California, Merced titled “Shifting the Origin: The Legacy of Copernicus, Galileo and Newton”, by Professor Breugel, “Everything we know and grow from is based on assumptions, commodities, and opinions”. The conflicts we get involved in should never be taken for granted as they bring life long lessons to how we live and learn. Without communicating, the conflicts can be everlasting and would only bring unresolved severe consequences. Recognizing our limits and knowing when to stop is essential before regarding it. Conflicts bring many benefits such as the clarification, solutions as well as learning through discourse and education. Not all of our knowledge is learned by us, but by the help of others own understanding. Whatever circumstance, taking up a conflict is never the right decision to take as it may include negative externalities to both the winner and loser. As humans, we will always encounter people who are different then us, which means it will be difficult for us to try to avoid conflicts. At the end, whether it is small or big, the appreciation of conflicts should help us in becoming better individuals in society and allow ourselves to be less ignorant, but more broad-minded to others

When I was little, I used to be attached to my grandparents. My grandparents used to live next to my family in Puerto Rico. When I was a little girl, my sister and I we loved to spend the whole day with my grandparents at their house. The reasons we loved to spend the rest of the day in my grandparents’ house was their food and the coffee. My grandmother used to make good food, and every time I ate I would lick my fingers. Another reason that I love my grandparents were the way they taught us how to be good kids, and help others when they need it the extra help. The day I left them to come to Boston it was unfortunate for me because I was never going to eat the food that my grandma uses to make and drink the coffee that my grandpa used to

It is a natural part of life to have conflict with others. Whether it be intentional or nonintentional, it is bound to happen. How we respond to those conflicts shows a lot about a person. We don’t come up with our responses on our own; the people we grown up with are models from which we observe. It is interesting to consciously observe members of your family whom you look up to.

    No matter what everyone is going to have their own way of perceiving events and concepts. Depending on past experiences people can take ideas or actions a different way than another person. No one can expect another person to think the same way someone else does. Every is unique and different in their own way whether it’s mentally or physically. Getting into arguements or disagreements are always going to happen because, people will never see things the same way.

Well, for starters let’s go with everyday families that argue over the most ridiculous things. People are in a car listening to music and they start talking about a specific song that just played through. One of the passengers tells the driver that in a different state, what the song was saying would be considered bad or frowned upon because it’s not the way that the culture there has been set up traditionally. The driver interrupts the passenger and says that the song was talking about everyday life and that there’s nothing bad about it, life still goes on. The passenger already knows that and tells the driver the point that they were saying; then the driver says that they were wrong about the song then. And the whole argument continues until the driver decides to stop talking and pressing the matter when, metaphorically the horse was already dead and he needs to stop beating it even more for nothing.

It is not possible to go through life without someone challenging your opinions and beliefs, it should be expected; for everyone comes from different backgrounds and thus have differing viewpoints. On random occasions my parents teach me this fact through discussion and debate on a variety of subjects of which we talk about different viewpoints on the subject. So when my father started asking me questions I knew what was coming, and my mind started to race in anticipation. Although I knew that this time it would be a little different. This time it felt like he was really trying to show me something that summer afternoon.

To every situation there is more than one view on the topic. While dealing with a person, it is important to remember that aspect of belief. You are entitled to your own opinion and so is any other person. In saying that, the other person might not be considering your point of view and might think that your opinion is wrong according to their beliefs. They might feel they are entitled to their opinion but might not think on your side of things. It is important to be respectful while trying to figure out their side of the situation. While growing up, your parents pour their beliefs into your tiny little head. Your parents can be the main factor of a controversy and may unintentionally start fights. You were taught what to believe according to two certain people and the other person may have a totally different view on whatever the topic is. It is suggested to learn different beliefs to learn where they might be coming

Be respectful: Respecting the views and opinions of others is a vital life skill. Realize that their opinions have been formed by their experiences different than your own. Never tell someone that he or she is wrong. Bo Bennett says that doing that is “effective communication suicide.”

I lay there just looking at him, taking him in for a few minutes. Finally, I broke from staring at him and put my hand on his chest. I leaned into him and started kissing his neck and the side of his face. David stirred and pulled me to him. I just kept kissing his neck and his chest. He slid his arm under me and in an instant he had me on my back, and he was on top of me. When he made love to me, I was gone, gone from everything. There was only he and I and everything else fell away. I had no words to describe what I was like when I was alone with him.

One of the memories that is more permeate in my mind is when my father had to travel to China for business intentions. I remember when he leaves the country, but not more than when he arrived home. Usually, when he came back home, he usually bring with him some gifts for me and my mother, and he never forgets to bring me my favorite gift which I still love when he give away to me. I like to call it as the God´s dessert because of its curious shape of production, intense flavor, and delightful meaning.