Friendship

Friends are important to have. But not all friends are good to have. Some people in this world are not as nice of friendly as they may come across as. A friendship is a loving trusting bond between two people where they hang out and do things for each other and with each other. Most people see “friendships” as a way to get closer to people so to use them and get whatever they want from them. These users are out for materialistic friendships and they simply want to get something from someone. Real friends are hard to come by because most people today are so different than they used to be. Everyone thinks differently than they used to and because of different peoples perspectives on life, they become so different. With so many different personalities, people do not see eye to eye so they may try to force friendships. When friendships are forced this is when most problems occur.

Families

Before reading the article Diversity in U.S. Families, I thought that most families around the world were more or less the same. This is true in the sense that most families are close knit and very loving and caring. But after reading more into the article, more different cultures do very different things in and with their families. Some families rely on the father figure as being the sole provider of the family, and others rely more on the mother figure as being the individual who brings home the bread. This is not true for all families, because in modern society, both parents may work and/or take care of the children and household chores. In Asian American families, they highly value their discipline and respect for their elders. Latino families are the largest growing population of families in the United states, and they often differ by the multiple Latino cultures that they are broken into. It is easy for me to relate to this article because I live in a very diverse neighborhood. In Queens New York, so many different cultures live in a tight knit area. In bayside for example, my neighbors are Irish, Columbian, Dominican, Asian, middle eastern and white. This is good because living like this, individuals get a strong sense of other cultures and they can understand how other people in different cultures think and how they do things.

Compare and Contrast

Animals are of great interest to me. Two of my favorite animals are cats and dogs. Despite how much I love both of these animals, theyre are some things I do not like about them. Dogs have always been known as mans best friend. They are always so loving and playful but they always need to be walked and taken out for exercize. As an owner you also have to give them baths regularly and clean up after them when they go to the bathroom. Not all dogs are loving and playful. Some dogs can be nasty and loud. My friend Steven has a pitbull. His dog is so big and mean to anyone that he does not know in the house. I have been bit on many occasions when I was at his house for dinner. Cats are a different story. Some cats can be lovey dovey and they may like to cuddle, while others are often very reclusive. They are good in the sense that they bathe themselves and that when they go to the bathroom they do not someone to help clean up their mess. My cat for example is not friendly at all. When I come home my cat always looks at me and acts as if he does not want to be bothered. Even as a kitten if I tried to play with him he would simply walk away from me. Animals can be very weird sometimes. Whether they are friendly or unfriendly, I will always love animals, especially cats and dogs.

personal reflection- have no fear

One personal memory that has been permanently painted in my mind is watching T.V. with my uncle William when I was younger. When I was about five years old we would watch a scary show called "Tales From the Crypt." Being so young I would always be scared. My Uncle would always watch it with me and he taught me a very valuable and important lesson. He said "Always laugh at what you fear and you will have nothing to fear." To this day I don't let things get to me because my uncle taught me to look on the bright side of life. All the memories that I remember of being with my Uncle are of all the good times we shared together. We had so many inside jokes and we did so much together. When I was seven years old my uncle was diagnosed with Melanoma, a form of skin cancer. A few short months later he passed away. This was very tough for my family but at every family gathering we still think about him and talk about all the good times and laughs we had with him. Looking back I believe that I would be a very different person had I not been taught so much by my Uncle.

Sisters that like to laugh laugh a lot.

Before reading the article about the sisters I knew that it was obviously about sisters enjoying funny things that make them laugh. I personnally questioned the title, asking myself "what is so funny?" and "how well do the sisters get along?" The article is most likely going to be funny because the title forshadows a comical and funny idea.
After reading the article I realized that the article was not all that funny. It is about two sisters who are refugees who escape from Pakistan. They escape from Pakistan to get away from Saddam Hussein. When they escape they come to America where they know that they will be safe. After looking at the facts of the article and seeing many things in the news it occured to me how good we really have it here in America. Other countries like Pakistan lack the resources and technology that we are so blessed to have in America. I hope that one day Pakistan and other countries can all be as advanced as the United States and I hope that all the countries can resolve their government problems.

Keeping in Touch

Before reading the article I knew that it was about social networking websites online. Most people today are very busy. These busy people often do not have time to keep in touch with friends. Social Networks online help people to keep in touch with the people that they can no longer talk to on a normal basis.
After reading the article i learned about a young woman named Anna Owens. In the beginning Anna was on myspace. Overtime she became bored with the site and she and all her friends moved onto another site called facebook. Over time Anna stopped using myspace entirely. Anna states that there is a significant class divide online. "A recent study by market research firm Nielson Claritas found that people in more affluent demographics are 25 percent more likely to be found on facebook, while the less affluent are 37 percent more likely to connect to myspace." Over time as new and more imroved social network sites are created, more people will change to other networks or they will all eventually grow up and stop using these networking sites all together.

paraphrasing. skater's death underscores insect allergy risks.

Andy Kessler is noted for building numerous skateparks in New York City. Andy's death reminds us that certain bug stings can be deadly for people who are alergic to specific types of bugs. In the United States at least 40 people die each yeah due to bug bites.