Internet Resources

It's twelve 'o' clock midnight, you're sitting at your computer pondering the topic of your five page research paper due at eight 'o' clock that morning. What do you? Well, most high school students will go to google, type in their topic, and use any source they can find on the internet. What's the problem? Kids nowadays have forgotten how to use a library and have become much more lazy when it comes to "making the grade". I think high school teachers nowadays make it too easy for kids to make the grade with little or no effort put into it. Sure, this is a simple solution for kids who have no plans on going to college or even getting a descent job for that matter. The slightest suggestion for a kid to go to the library is completely unheard of.

Yes, the internet is much more convenient and accessible. Yes, you can find descent resources. But, how can you know for sure if something is correct unless you have other resources to back it up (and this does not include Wikipedia). Today, so many different things can be put on the internet and an average persons' opinion can be passed as truth. The simplest way to know if something is true is this: If it's true... it's written somewhere!!!! Using books and articles and journals are so much more credible that they make the internet look like a plagiarism playground.

Yes, I have to agree that the internet is a wonderful tool, especially if you're pressed for time, but the truth of the matter is that it would take less time to find credible information in a book rather than look something up on the internet and then do a bunch of more research to make sure it's true.

Writing

Honestly, I've been writing since I was a little girl. In elementary school I used to put my short stories in competitions throughout the school. I believe that writing is something that runs in my blood. My mother used to do calligraphy and poetry as a side job, as did my grandfather. Sometimes, when I'm in the mood and have something to say, I put it on paper because it makes me feel better. Whether I'm writing a personal journal entry, or a simple "to do" list, I find it relaxing to look at my thoughts on paper.

In school, I always found writing to be an easy task. In high school I was required to keep a "writer's notebook" and have at least 3 pages per week. I was always the one with a filled notebook by the end of the first semester. I don't really know how to explain it, but writing is just something that makes me feel better about my thoughts, and keeps me organized when it comes to important things to do.

Although I find writing difficult at times, I really do enjoy it. A lot of times when I receive a writing assignment I would much rather write about something else, but I can always overcome the irritation of some subjects. I find that writing for school allows me to discover different places, people, cultures, etc. depending on what I'm writing about.

He's Gone But I Can Still Feel Him

Have you ever taken the time to really think about why you love someone? Have you ever really taken the time to see what it is about them that captures you? Have you ever wondered why it is that every time they leave your side you feel this emptynes and need for them? Honestly, I've never really thought about those things until I woke up this morning and realized that the love of my life is gone for a month. I suddenly started thinking about all the things that we are hoping for in our future together. I started to wonder how it is that I found such a wonderful man. I started to ask myself how we made it through all of the hard times we've been through. But you know, I found out that love is the hardest thing to try to figure out and explain. You can't explain love. You can't really explain why you are in love with a person. But, you can explain all the things that make that person so wonderful.

I've been with Josh for a year and almost 8 months. We've planned a future together and we have goals for our relationship. But, in all things we want and have palnned, we only take it one day at a time. In fact, most of the time he's the one telling me to calm down and take a breath. He's always here for me. He's always taken care of me. And all the little things just make me fall in love with him over again.

The way he looks at me sometimes. Not really wanting to say anything, just wanting to look at me and smile. Those little moments where we just smile at each other still give me chills. The way he holds me tight while we fall asleep. The warmth of his body and the sound of his heart beat just remind me of who I fell in love with. The way he says "I love you". Soft and deep. And the way he touches me when he says it. Sometimes it's a hug and sometimes it's just the squeez of my finger. No matter how he touches me I still freeze.

I don't know how to explain it. It's just one of those things that I "knew". I didn't have to have someone explain it to me, I didn't have to have someone tell me if it was right or wrong, and I didn't have to listen to anyone but myself. In fact, I think being with Josh is the one time that I have listened to my heart instead of my head. And I didn't care what anyone else thought. I just did it and took that chance. And yes, my heart got broke a couple of times, but did finally realize. And yes, we are still working out some "problems" but he is willing to change and he finally understands where I'm coming from now.

I think we are happier now than we have ever been. I love you baby. I'll see you soon. xoxoxoxoxo