Okay SMARTIE!

Go ahead and take the color test and see if you can do better!!! Tomorrow at 339 my results will publish and the list of colors I missed as well. It is HARDER than you think! Good luck and let me know how you do!!!

Martin Luther King Jr. Essay

Martin Luther King Jr. Essay

by: G

age 14

Every day is different because we make it different. Every person is different, just like a snowflake. But they are different in a way that helps support the world in the society we live in today, like individual snowflakes; they all contribute significantly to the beauty and peace of a winter storm. And one idea that a person develops can change the world’s perception on life, for the better; simply because it’s new.

“Martin Luther king began his long and strenuous quest On December 1, 1955, when forty-three year old Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus after finishing work as a tailor's assistant at the Montgomery Fair department store. As all black patrons were required to do, she paid her fair at the front of the bus and then re-boarded in the rear. She sat in a vacant seat in the back next to a man and across the aisle from two women.

After a few stops, the seats in the front of the bus became full, and a white man who had boarded stood in the aisle. The bus driver asked Parks, the man next to her, and the two women to let the white man have their seats. As the others moved, Parks remained in her seat. The bus driver again asked her to move, but she refused. The driver called the police, and she was arrested. She did not know it at the time, but this courageous act would lead to a 382 day bus boycott and the desegregation of buses throughout the United States…” These were the circumstances of Dr. King as described by Jessica McElrath.

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. A dream that was distinguishable from all others! He took the ideas from this dream to make one of the most famous speeches in American history. His speech is called “I have a dream.” The definition of dream as is follows: something of unreal beauty. What Martin saw was solely of an unbeknown beauty that was just waiting to be discovered, as if he knew the beauty that could be of a winter storm. The kind of beauty and peace we still are discovering today.

One quote from this speech is: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." For Dr. King to have the ability then to see someone for who they are and not for the color of their skin, their economical standings, or the level of education they have achieved. This ability must be a privilege that, I bet you, is taken for granted by so many today, and yet undiscovered by some.

Martin Luther King was a man that could indeed see people for who they are and what their potential was. He saw America during its most difficult time. The citizens of this country were in peril they were confused and felt threatened thus they resulted in violence and outrage. Famously quoted, "Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it can only be attained through understanding." These wise words from Ralph Waldo Emerson present an inference that violence truly cannot be obtained thru violence but rather by the concept of awareness that we all were created in the image of God to be like Him. And that one person cannot become magnificent without others; without the comprehension that in order to make a snow fort we need each of the individual, the different but necessary snowflakes, to bond together and make something that we all can benefit from.

Martin Luther king saw this violence and realized that it is indeed the last resort a coward has to rely on. Martin Luther king saw this and decided to initiate the undoing of racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. His reputation to do this preceded him. He was so influential that at his “I have a dream” speech in 1963 during the March on Washington there were over two hundred thousand people in attendance.

I have had the chance to hear the stories of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee. As he lay sprawled on the floor of the balcony blood dripping from his neck; a great man lies dead, a legend was born.

This man gave up his life for a protest against discrimination and violence. James Earl Ray was the man arrested for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. But many think he is innocent, even the family of Martin himself continue to wonder.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of great ability and great accomplishment. Lloyd Alexander once said "Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress." This is a quote that can describe each and every one of us if we allow it to. Who we are today is only part of who we are becoming tomorrow. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of superb brilliance that took this statement to mind and, therefore, set forth on what he knew would change the world as he had known it. He believed, yes, he had a dream.

Here dies a man who understood what he wanted and he fought for it, his honor, his life, his legacy is testimony of his words, his beliefs, and in losing his life he bore the dream to our Nation. The members of his family and all of those who believed in what he so profoundly spoke of remember his legacy and honor it; those that don’t are truly in a state of confusion. Confused that only one man, Martin Luther King Jr. had enough emotion and willpower to perceive something they couldn’t fathom. Martin Luther King Jr. knew what the problem was; he saw it and went forth so that his children could have a better life. I will let Thomas Carlyle congratulate Martin on his achievements by saying: “Let each become all that he was created capable of being.” Which is exactly what Martin wanted; his dream has become our reality.

another Wendyburd tag!!! THANKS ♥

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
no, but if I had a twin, which I pretended that I did and have scarred my baby sister for life pretending that my twin Stephanie was an alien...and she totally believed me. sorry sweetie. you can blog nasty things about me for this if it would be therapeutic to tell someone about it. love you. I still love that name...and actually decided if I have another girl I would name her Steavie....cute???

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED AND WHY?
When I got the results of my Mental Health Evaluation and found out that I have a Mental Illness....which made all the world crumble around me, and I sobbed for days, without explanation, which totally freaked my kids out, and made everything worse. and now I get that I just needed a good breakdown because my grandmother had passed away and I wasnt dealing with the pain of loss from death, as if I had never experienced it, and then I had a physical, distraught as I was looking and filled out paperwork while in this condition which made me feel even crazier than normal....and i learned that having a combination of ocd and manic moodyness, with a downer of depression/anxiety is not supposidly NORMAL....so i am anti-normal, and I cry alot when I hurt....which I actually think is normal

now, anyone who just read that last paragraph....please tell me: YES, you feel this way sometimes, or NO, you are DEFINATLY CRAZY girl....let me know what you think...and be honest...k


YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
lOvE my own Handwriting....actually I write journals as much as I type blogger stuff/FB/Emails/personal history, etc....

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
a black forest ham, anyday...unless you have a real bone in ham....i love that too, with swiss cheese....wait, I am going to have a slice, be right back...

☺





DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
yes, lucky to have four....almost couldn't have any....so very thankful, and just thankful.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
mmmmmmmm, yes, I think so.

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
way to much....not good for parenting, that's for sure!!!

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I actually don't know...no, I think I had them out.... hmmm, silly.


WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I agree with WEndyBurD on this one...
quote:
"No bloody way. I don't "love" heights. And knowing my luck, I would be the bad statistic and the bungee would break." unquote

I feel sick just thinking about it,,,,and the bounce part, looks like a bad case of whiplash.

quote again:
"AAAAGGGHHH!"
unquote



WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Froot Loops, Puffed Rice, Cheerios with cream, or hot cereal...



DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No, i have slip ons'. Kids dont either...they make theirs into slip ons'!!!



DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes, I have been through quite a bit in my life...but my strength does not come from myself, it is within me because I have tried to endure patiently all that I have been given as trials.

a quote that i live by and yet I do fall apart a great deal of the time, then pick myself up and move forward..."All the strength you need is within you now, it was put there by your creator, who knew well what you would face in this life and made you equal too it."



WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Rocky Road...like my grandma - i thankfully was given her favorite spoon. it is all i would ask for if given the option to have something of hers. i now just finished off a half gallon with it. and i feel close to her...smiling, with her spoon and my ice cream. it is how she would want it.


WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE ?
Smiles,i agree with wendy....really it is the only think I notice...trying to picture people...clothes/hair/shoes/jewelry/smells......NOPE, just thinking of the smiles, and then the eyes...peoples eyes tell a lot. about if they are interested in you, if they are really letting you in.

funny, i notice smiles, but I cant really think of their teeth...nope, just the smile. ☺

RED OR PINK?
red, love a deep RED
thinking of valentines, hmmm, smiling...


WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF
I don't like that when I talk to people I loose my train of thought, and I pause...I think I must come across uninterested, or maybe a little crazee--takes you back to question number two...are you still reading me...hmmmmm



WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST ?
My grandma



WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
om goodness...this is embarassing. so I am not sure but I am going to say, the same clothes I have worn since last Thursday. I wash them overnight after a couple of days wearing them. THe shirt and Jacket have alternated, but the pants...nope..okay...here goes.

black sweats...hence the back surgery...have to wear something loose. (and I have gone to school twice in these, yes, kind of embarassing...the first day I hadn't been able to shower, because I couldn't get the incision wet....okay tmi right

you don't have to keep reading if your all flushed and embarassed, or if you now agree that I have problems....

he he...a green shirt, blue jacket, and my knee high socks, also green but more flouresant with the little tassel balls...i love them



WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE ?
peanut m n m's...

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
silence....ahhhhh, the kids have moved in with my sister in law until Tuesday morning...hmmmm that is a story in itself...however, the silence is awe....some...

IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green or Yellow, maybe Orange. love those colors. love them together....hint hint...our bathroom needs remodeling and I bought towels in these colors for my husband...
FAVORITE SMELLS?
lavender...actually I love Christmas tree,
evergreen and I love pumpkin candles, with spice.
and LEMON....yum
the candle I have right now is carrot cake,....mmmmmmm


WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
my son...he is snowboarding and called to check in, having dinner with friends.

thankful that he calls and is respectful with me saying NO to a sleepover...all nighter ...
AFTER being gone the entire day snowboarding...have to put a stop to the fun at some point....and at least he will still respect the laying down the law...I know we are lucky. he is 14 years old...things could get worse...thankful again that he will listen. and respect....might not always be this way..phew.


FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
FOOTBALL...but I also love baseball, and golf. weird, right.

HAIR COLOR?
Wendyburd: "At the moment? DARK red." ...love her red hair.
and me...just regular brown



EYE COLOR?
Green

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Yes

FAVORITE FOOD?
spinach artichoke dip, with crackers/bread/chips...whatever
A Dr. Pepper and MnM's works fine too...



SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings.
actually anything my husband wants to watch because he will rub my feet.
so generally we watch the man shows.


LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
hmmmmm, I think it was Batman, the new one, Dark Night...I slept through it, twice...



WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
GREEN
i tell you...grrrrrrrr
[boy, do i need a shower...i smell like a resthome....sorry. major overshare!!!!



SUMMER OR WINTER?
Fall. ♥



HUGS OR KISSES?
Wendyburd:

"Hugs are so under rated, they are so comforting!"

...ditto


FAVORITE DESSERT?
Creme Bruilee




WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
among the hidden, Margaret Peterson Haddox


WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Wilber...the pig from Charlottes Web.

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Dark Night....a few minutes before I fell asleep. actually went to a movie...Zak and Miri....




FAVORITE SOUND?
Birds chirping. singing wake up...it is morning. i have bushes planted outside all the bedroom windows, hoping for birdis to sing good morning. My neighbor and husband tricked me once and put an electronic bird sound outside my window. I really thought it was birds, and it was quite annoying. they are so silly.



ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Both

WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Japan .... my husband is [was] the United States representative for Toyota last year...so we went with people from 50 plus countries to Japan for the International Awards Ceremony....they were amazing, treated us very well. Fun to meet people from all over the world...

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Wendyburd: "I think art, if I do say so myself".....again DITTO

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Highland, UTAH....actually American Fork Hospital...fork as in fark...


I tag: any one...this is a long one..but fun. Do what you want and let me know if you do it!!!!♥

Tag, I'm IT!!!

4 Things That Would Make A Mom [and dad] REALLY Happy

I totally tagged myself on this one.
I don't even think it was a tag,
but it looked so fun on Jillenes blog
that so I have made it one.

Thanks Jillene.


here goes:
1) If kids new that when mom is frustrated she really just needs a safe hug. Safe Hugs and Kisses make everything in the world better, for mom's too. ... so #1: Hugs and Kisses!

2) Mom is new at this too so sometimes we make mistakes.
so #2: forgiveness!

3) Mom's like to have fun,

--but being an adult...

Having to be the person who makes up
and keeps the rules is really hard.
And yes...i am making up the rules as I go along
[not an easy task, that and dishes, dinners, laundry

homework, heartbreaks, owies...oh my GOODNESS,

...help!!!

I am new at being the grown up here...so #3: understanding!

4) Mom's love flowers,
even the ones most people call weeds;

ie dandylions are my favorite.

Mom's are thankful for the small stuff.

so#4: bring her a flower... or a weed, ...goes well with #1.

Actually goes really well with #1, #2, and #3.

thanks for the fun.
I now tag ALL moms and dads who read this.
please let me know when/if you do the tag...
thanks for playing.

newest...now oldest, most overdue, tag EVER!!!

Tagged by wendyburd back in November...

Thanks! for the fun:

SORRY TO BE soooo OVERDUE ON THIS ONE.

YOURS WAS SO GOOD! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

1) Show both hands in writing something.

this is suppose to be a picture but because my computer has no more memory space to download pictures i have been waiting like for two months to do this tag...you are suppose to write something on paper, left handed, and right handed....okay so it is cool.

instead i am going to write a 5 word sentence with my left hand on the keyboard...have to make up the words, only left hand keystrokes....and then repeat for my right hand. okay here goes:

left hand: few readers rare was vase
right hand: him pull up in jump

okay so not your typical English, but read it with an accent, it makes sense, doesn't it?




2) list 5 of your 50/50's..

this is suppose to be things you like the same,
like saying sixes...does anyone else say that..
...come on - you know....like when you can't make up your mind, you like both. here goes:

Sandra Bullock Drew Barrymore



Rocky Road

World Class Chocolate



[of course after the ice cream...]

My husbandwho keeps me in ice cream
and pampers my fetishes
thank you very much

old boyfriendrufus sewell

come on ----that was funny, and I was only kidding...

the colors:
yellow
green

dandylions lilacs

3) 5 pet peeves

1-reading over my shoulder
2-lint on the carpet
3-dishes in the sink
4-beds that aren't made
5-being interrupted


4) 5 things that don't mix well.

1- [happened tonight] telling my husbands home teaching supervisor that rubbing his wifes nipples would help her start into labor...
..aka, mixing things you would talk about in a bar with people who you meet at church. OOPS ;o}

2- telling the home teaching supervisor

"it's true, look it up on the internet"
...rubbing nipples....and labor,

not items you want in your church friends search engines.

3- fruit and ice cream - never met one that i liked - sticking with the chocolate and vanilla....

4- naming our dog lucky baxter....names that don't go well together [the kids named him....we stick with baxter to play it safe, if you know what i mean]


5-okay, i can't think of a 5th one right now..

..what's on your mind....tell me in the comments.

how about we make #5 a game:
I will pick the favorites and post them....
Question: WHAT TWO THINGS do you think DONT MIX WELL

Like wendyburd I will tag you on your site,
so beware and no worry...took me two months to do the tag! phew!!!

with a month of LOVE coming

Okay, so I was out checking out my friendly bloggers sites and an idea popped into my mind that sounds SOOOOO fun that I am going to do it for Family Home Evening.

FHE [for short] is a night that we, as LDS - Mormons - spend together each week, singing, praying, reading scriptures, having a lesson, eating a yummy treat; and in our house we do the pledge of allegiance as well [so we have an assignment for every person.] If you want more info about my religion just link to it from the sidebar and below, picture of Christ.

So, here is my idea. Andrea had made a mailbox for her son and he was so enjoying it. I am going to have my kids make their valentines boxes after school Monday, and then have them make valentines for each other. Then we will have a mailperson assigned every week and on Mondays they can deliver the mail to the mailboxes for the entire month of February. Four weeks, four kids, four opportunities to write each other and to recieve mail from each other. I am pretty excited.

Do any of you have ideas to go along with this??? The plan is in the making so I would love any input. Thanks for reading, and for sharing your world with me and my family. We are better off because of you!!! Over and OUT!

And, speaking earlier of my religion. The one person who knows how to truly love; my main squeeze, is Christ. [okay, yes, that was cheesy] Anywho, He is the top of the love chain for every one of us. If you don't already have an idea of how much, go ahead, check into it for yourself. He loves me, and he Loves you. And what better time of life than now to find out just how much. Love yourself enough to look into it. It's amazing!!!

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