Trust

Michelle Flores

10/17/10

Make it or Break it

What is it that holds a relationship together? Is it sex, happiness, chemistry, or trust? No matter what you say the answere to this question is all of this built upon trust. How can you be happy if there is no trust. When you have no trust it leads to jealousy. Jealousy can lead to an un healthy relationship. Couples today think that it is okay to be in a relationship like this, thinking it will be okayand it will get better. I am in a relationship and we have been together for almost two years now, and it was rough in the beginning but we learned to communicate and learned to trust each other. If you are married it is a little different becuase you are suppose to be commited. It is a big step when you get married because this is suppose to the person you want to spend the rest of your life with and start a family. I believe it is immature and infacuation when you want to start a family when you are not financially stable. How can one start a family when right from the beginning there is no trust and you already know how the other person is. I have a very close relative in this position. Well it has been hard to help her because her husband who is twenty one and she is twenty have a month old baby. He is a bad influence in her life and in the baby as well. I am not just saying this to be mean, because I am the type of person to give second and third chances to individuals who don't deserve it, however people make mistakes and deserve the benefit of the doubt. Well he has crossed the line with me due to very personal matters that have happened recently. I am very dissapointed in this close relative due to her choices and she even has let him come back into her life after what he just did to her recently. I do not know what to do or say to her anymore. It has also been hard for me because of what has happened. I told her to put him on child support, because with this process being done she can get money from him and won't have to think she is alone or even need him to depend on because I believe not only her but other women who are going through situations like this can have a choice. It is not over just because you do not have your once "significant other" in your life. There are resources and friends who are willing to help. It just lies in you if you want it.

Why Have Memory?

Michelle Flores
10/16/10

Why Have Memory?

Have you ever wondered why you can memorize a song but not a mathmatical equation? Maybe the answer is because it is more easy to remember because it has to do with emotion. It is proven that emotion gives us a more activated and stimulated brain, which helps us to recall better. In order for one to have creativity and imagination it is catalyzed through Amygdala, and with out this it is like your a walking zombie. This is the main reason why it's hard for us to stay awake and be able to recall inf0rmation we learned in a class like history or political science. Memory is one of the key points that gets us through the day. When you wake up you automatically go to the restroom, then get dressed and remember all the information that you need to do that day. The point is memories are one the aspects that can hold a bond together or even help you pass a test, without memories embeded in our brain, how would we possibly live a life?

Spirit Day

Michelle Flores
Dr. Wakefield
10/8/10

Although facebook may sometimes be viewed as more of a "social network" or networking with other individuals, it is also a place where you can raise awareness or rally up causes. It is a place to spread news faster than you can blink. One of the awareness that facebook is making national is National Spirt Day. It is taking place October 20th. Everyone is to wear purple in honor of the 7 gay boys who commited suicide in recence weeks and months due to the homophobic abuse in their homes and at school. Purple represents the LGBQT flag. So far an estimated 2400 hundred individuals world wide are representing this event. It is important to remeber that no matter what race, accent, sexual orientation, or how diverse an individual is acceptance is crucial. If the world lives in seperation then we could all be heading toward obstacles. I believe it is important to look at what an individual has to offer rather than looking at what they are. This event has caused a social uprise. It seems some people have a problem with it and some are big supporters. The ones who have a problem with it are talking down on the 7 gay individuals who killed themselves saying it is cowardice to kill themselves. This is true, however, in reality it happens to alot of teens as an escape from the growing problems facing them. Some individuals are getting the wrong message that "purple" is for "gay" only, however this is not the case, it is a color. Ignorance has obviously possesed some of the young individuals who have commented on this event. It is about movement to stop bullying so individuals won't have to go through extremes like killing themselves just to solve a problem. I am a supporter of this cause. Although it is controversial as is being gay or bisexual, it is important to look at how the individual is as a person instead of judging of their sexual orientation. I feel individuals who have comments like this and think it is funny should not participate simple as that. Keep comments like this to yourself.