We were given an activity that we were all so familiar with since. This activity, brochure making is an activity hard enough to think we can do, but actually quite easy if you are required to do it over and over again. Not too frequent, but enough for use to learn from each and every time we do it.
I'm still poor in making a brochure, so it was quite upsetting actually. We had someone that was good at making a brochure in our group, and of course it was only reasonable to give the task to him, with use helping out on the facts and what to put only. But for actual lay outing, he was definitely in charge. In our brochure making, I learned that we should capitalize our strengths. My said group mate was good at the task, that's why we left the vital thing to him, the lay outing. The problem was, I wanted to be good at brochure making too, and I wanted to do it. But I'm still really awful at it, so I was too embarrassed to volunteer. I had that problem because I wanted to learn more. My thirst for knowledge couldn't be kept hidden, just buried. I wanted to succeed in that area too, to be able to do such a thing like brochure making. Others probably had this problem too. They should have. It is in a person's blood to seek for things they do not know, and for my classmates that still do not know how to make a brochure, they should have wanted to do it too. Brochure making might be quite easy with enough practice and enough interest in the topic. Let yourself be taught by your group mates by helping them make the brochure and looking at them on how they do it. It is also important to learn by doing it, not just by observing. Id you have time, make your own brochure, any topic will do. Satisfy your curiosity and your thirst for knowledge, because there is definitely no problem in wanting to succeed.
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A report of bullying was what happened. Not a normal one, a one where we were in front of a group of students, making impromptu speeches about the said topic. You only needed to say what was in your mind the very time you were reporting, and if you’re a person that can explain yourself correctly, you wouldn’t have a problem.
I had known just enough about bullying, considering how common it could occur and how common it was a topic in anything. Upon standing in front of the new Grade 7 students, I could feel my hands shake when I held my paper, the sweat at the side of my face fall, and my mouth grow dry every time I start to speak. I felt excited to share what I learned, yet scared of the mistakes that I could make. The report was a good way to overcome your fear of standing in front of a crowd and speaking, and a good way to boost your self-confidence, something a person really needs in their life. It was a good way to improves one’s stage-fright, for it made one become the center of attention. Because of nervousness, my problem was my tendency to just look at the paper I am just supposed to use as a guide, and read it aloud with no explanations or whatsoever. Everyone had those problems, because it was only a natural response of a normal human being. Everyone experienced it, so you shouldn’t be scolding yourself for being a pathetic scaredy-cat, because stage-fright was only normal, and would take years to overcome for one to be completely alright in events such as this. Stage fright was evident in every one’s face even before the oral presentation started. The stutters they gave, the repetition of sentences, the silence, and etcetera were a dead give-away. I could only think with continuous exercises by our teacher that involved enhancing one’s self confidence; I could become a person that wouldn’t do all those said things when all eyes are on me. I just needed to be more prepared next time, because that was the only way to not humiliate yourself and become a better speaker in front of a crowd. I just needed time to practice more every day, because surely, with practice, I can overcome the fear of being in front of audiences, and talk as confidently and as informatively as I can. We were given a question, and I'm just scratching my head here, asking myself what to answer. The question given was, "How does discovering personal challenge create a deeper understanding of your innermost sense of self?"
I felt rather indifferent toward it actually. It was just a normal question that is to be expected in an English book, and it didn't felt like it was too important for me to dwell in. But as I thought about the question deeper, it felt like something was wrong. Like there was something I needed to click. I think this question can make someone realize something or anything within themselves. This question is very important for one to realize to succeed in their life. If you find out your weak and strong points, you will definitely find the things that you are good at. You will be happy about anything or everything and you will learn to appreciate yourself and everyone else even with the smallest thing you or anyone does. Understanding your innermost self through discovering what your personal challenges are will help you become a better person than you are now. By starting to know yourself, what you can do, it will benefit everyone else around you because of the positive vibes you give. “Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.”
It never pays to be curious, to thirst for knowledge. You might believe it may bring you down and make your life miserable, but if you have persistence and determination, it doesn’t matter if you need to overcome a lot of trouble on the way, for the satisfaction your heart desires and the sense of achievement you have in the end will make all of the pain and suffering worth it. This year is my last year as a student of SPED-ISEC. I am quite saddened to part, being with it for almost 10 years already, from elementary to high school. This is the year where I must definitely go all out, give my all, and be the best person I can ever be with the best results I can have. And that is why I mustn’t stop myself from learning more, from absorbing facts, and from unfolding discoveries. Mythology was our topic, one I have never considered I would read and be interested in in my whole life. I had thought of it as boring, soulless, with its’ old and formal use of words I thought it had. But with just reading a part of it, I had never got so hooked to anything classical before. It had a lesson with just a short one like that, could you imagine how many more if I finished the entire book? I had felt excitement run through my veins; my eyes twinkled like stars, my hands quivered in delight, my mouth reached from ear to ear. This feeling was familiar, I knew it; this feeling of want, of need. I imagined myself in a bookstore, browsing through the wide array of books. Seeing one particularly interesting, wasn’t this what I felt those times? Then shivers ran through my spine; another good book to read? I smirked; I didn’t think I would be disappointed with this. I had found another thing in life I could be interested in, that’s what was good about it. Adding mythology to my repertoire? I could get more facts from it, just from reading that classic. It’s an advantage I could definitely use in the long run. Curiosity was my only problem, even if it seems so small, it was definitely a big problem. I couldn’t feed it well enough, for the lack of book was the reason. Mythology was my next big thing, so I definitely didn’t want to waste this opportunity. Because of my thirst for good books, I had this problem. Not only I, but others also had this same problem. I had seen Mythology books in some desks, and was shocked that maybe it was provided by our teacher, considering the number of books I saw in separate desks. But upon being reprimanded with a swear word from my seatmate, it was apparently just a hopeful dream of mine. Those books were bought, she said. I had raised an eyebrow in impress when I heard that. And when I heard my friend say she got a good score in another subject because of reading the book, I was in amazement. It was a proof of my classmates’ dedication for learning. Mythology isn’t just a book about ancient Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses; it also gives us something any other book gives- a lesson. These myths aren’t just legends and while they are “just stories” they are stories with a purpose and reason. A deeper look at Greek myths should reveal morals, philosophies, and even warnings. Any modern person who reads about Mythology will have difficulty to be uninterested. They are simply that good. Who said I should overcome curiosity? One should embrace it even. One should be more curious about the things in life, about how anything came to be; like in Mythology. I should venture into the new world, unravel new things, and understand them. It doesn’t matter what I will risk, for the sense of achievement that will feed my soul will bring me back to life. The new knowledge that I had taken in will keep me from whatever will make me in trouble. For curiosity actually never killed the cat, satisfaction had saved and resurrected it from the dead. |
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