National Pride

National Pride is an emotional attachment to the nation of which one is born in. Patriotism is also one word that can describe these feelings one might have. National Pride is a huge deal to me, people who do not hold pride for their country are the kind of people you just cannot trust as a friend. The United States of America is the best country on this planet, but I have also never been anywhere other than Canada so I don't know if that'll tell you something. It makes me so sick when people do not love their country. For example Colin Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem before the sea hawks games, that makes me mad. Even though he claims he is making a stand for his race, I think he is making a stand against his country, and Americans are known for being very patriotic. With President Elect Donald Trump many people are outraged, the claims of change he wants to make are leaving people less patriotic, but he was the poplar vote by a land slide so these claims are nonsense to me. Patriotism is a feeling we all should have and share, without letting ethnocentrism get in the way, it could possibly help every one unite and maybe get a little more peace in this world.  

Fairytale

Aladdin was my favorite fairy tale growing up. Even though it was not your traditional fairytale, growing up the Aladdin books and movies had me mesmerized. Aladdin traditionally is a Middle Eastern fairytale that Walt Disney transformed into the modern twist we all know today. I was captivated by the character Jasmine, every year at Halloween I would ask my mom to let me be Jasmine and every year she would say no because the costume showed too much belly. The energy and strength that Aladdin showed really makes children see that even with the worst odds you can come out of anything. You have to make the best of your life because only you can control it. And what about that Genie, not only is he the funniest character but he really helps build up everyone when they are down on themselves. Fairytales are suppose to show you that even with terrible odds you could come out alright in the end. Aladdin still is one of my all time favorite movies to this day, and it still has one of the greatest movie sound tracks ever.

How I feel about the semester being over

The semester is coming to an end, and I am very excited to see where I stand. With all the work and dedication you put into school work, extra curricular, and a social life you don't want this time to be over. All the work I put into getting along with my roommate, finding motivation to keep my room clean. School work was not what I expected so Im hoping to see my grades are better than expected. Finding the inspiration to change my motivation was a huge deal to me, while not declaring this semester my hopes are high to achieve new goals in the future. The first half of freshman year is turning out to be better than expected. Classes are better than I thought they would be, and I'm enjoying the learning, plus I have made friendships I hope will continue on for the rest of my life. This semester was a success.