Tried and True

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If I had ten copies of myself, I would make each focus on a different aspect of my life. Many would focus on doing school work, like going to school during the day, and doing the homework. I would have one for each class of the day, so that each one is an expert on what they are working on. The next would focus on sports, that way, they can develop skills much faster because that is all that they are focusing on. I could have many different copies work on different sports, so that I have skills in many different sports. Another would be used for house work. The rest of the copies would be used to go places for me, for events that I do not want to go to. That way, I have all free time to hang out with my friends.

TU Tuesday Commencement Speech

Speech: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Book: http://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017922

The speech I chose was Steve Jobs' commencement speech to Stanford University. He talks about how he was successful, and what factors led him to the path he took. "have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." I agree that it is very important to go with your gut, and do what you really think is the right option for you, because when you over think things, you may not be happy with the result. You also have to have an intention to be successful. "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.". You have to go after what you want, but you have to stay yourself, and that is what Steve Jobs is saying with this quote.

In a complex or difficult situation, it is easy to just give up, but people who really want to be successful will keep trying to make it work." Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work." Doing what you love, and enjoy doing, will help you be happy in your future. You have to like it, and also be very skilled at it to make a future out of it. Another story that explains the path to success is Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In his book, he talks about what work needs to make you happy and also prosperous. " Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying." I find that this is true in a lot of cases. If you enjoy doing it, and it continues to challenge you, then it will make you happy in the future.

Steve Jobs says that you can't have a clear view of the results of your decisions, but you have to pick the right options for you. "you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." Trusting in yourself, and your instincts, will lead you down the path to success. You have to trust in yourself, and your decisions, that the end result will be what you want it to be. Belief in yourself is one of the most important things to have in order to be successful.

34 What I Spend Money On

Usually, when I spend my money, I have saved it up for a long time, in order to get something expensive. I have saved up for things like the Ipod touch, a new baseball glove, and other fun things, usually related to technology or sports. Now, I am saving up for a car, because unlike my other two brothers, I do not have a car waiting for me when I get my license. I will more than likely end up buying a used car, but whatever I can get will be great.

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If you were stranded far away from home and only had $20 in your wallet, what would you do? 
If I was stranded and only had $20 left, I would spend it on food. I would do this, because there are many places that you can stay for a couple of nights for free, like a friend's house or a shelter. There are almost no ways to get the amount of food you need on a daily basis for free. Food is most important because you can't function, or think, without the necessary nutrients that food provides. In order to think of a way to get more money, or to get back home, you would absolutely need food. That is why I would spend my $20 on food. 

Creative Contest 3

Hard Work, effort, and happiness.

Philosophy ( communism)

Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/129104/communism

Communism is the political system that calls for public ownership instead of private property. It attempts to create a classless society by making everyone equal. " Communism is thus a form of socialism—a higher and more advanced form, according to its advocates." It was created by Karl Marx, who said that through Communism, government would no longer be necessary. However, I do not agree with it. First, I do not fully agree with the ideological theory, because it does not account for slackers, and people who are very lethargic. People are less inclined to work hard if they do not benefit from their work. Therefore, people will be less motivated to do work, because everyone gets an equal share. Also, in reality, Communism never works out like the theory. It usually leads to totalitarian governments, because people get so hungry for power. So instead of having no government necessary, they have a ruler who completely controls every aspect of everyone's life.

Tu Tuesday- Classified

Red carabiner plus keys and store tags lost in vicinity of Stuyvesant Plaza and Fuller Road.

Classified: http://timesunion.kaango.com/ad-keys-lost-fuller-road-stuyvesant-plaza-area/20494132

This story is fiction.

A Long Walk Home

All I wanted was to go to the grocery store to pick up some food. I walked to my red truck, ready to go home, eat, and go to sleep after a long day. I reached into my pocket, but I felt nothing. I kept feeling around in my pocket, but still, nothing. I tried my other pockets, but found nothing but my cell phone and some pocket lint. I went back into the store to see if I had just dropped them on the floor, but I could not find them anywhere. I had no idea where my keys were by now. All I knew was that they were " lost in vicinity of Stuyvesant Plaza and Fuller Road."

I went back out to my truck, but I had to think of another way to get home. I didn't know the bus schedule, but there wasn't a bus stop anywhere within walking distance anyway. Then I began to think, how will I get into my house? I don't have any keys. I had to find those keys before I left. They were easily identified, with a " Red carabiner plus keys". I looked for about an hour through the entire parking lot, and asking anyone if they had seen my keys. I could not find them after a lot of time searching. I just decided to walk home, and find some way to get into my house, to grab my spare truck key.

A half hour walk later, I had reached my house. Both doors were locked, and with no keys, I would have to get creative. I used my credit card to open my front door, like I was a robber getting into my own house. I would most likely have to get my truck in the morning, because I sure wasn't walking back over to the store. Never the less, the long day was over, and I was finally home.