This is my college essay, take 2. I'm am going to major in music education because I want to be a music teacher. It's my common app essay so the topic is very loose. This essay, I'd say fits under either thhe defining experience or ot her category. Please leave any comments that you have about it.
At the start of the period, Steven trots into the band room “Hi Beth, I can’t wait to play today; I practiced my music last night!” Read More »
There's a certain line drawn through my high school based on age and maturity. Through the past 4 years, that line has become more and more defined, and I don't think it's merely because I've gotten older. This year's freshman are worse than last year's who were worse than the year before's. They need a special explenation and invitation to do everything. Doing a lot of work is an accomplishment that you personally should be praised for, even if you did the same, or not as well as the rest of the class or group. They seem to think in questions that are half self answered and half answered by anybody nearby. Why can't the directions be followed as they were given. Very rarely is it very complicated. So that's the little rant about freshman that prefaced my discussion of parents in soceity. A friend and I were blame parents on the sudden change. It is now ok for a kid to be wrong, it just makes them special. They're perfect, but make mistakes so they don't have to work hard, nor should they be punished. This extreme lack of discipline along with solely positive input causes incabable kids. My friend, who I mentioned in the last blog, Hannah, gets yelled at if she doesn't get an A. Not understanding something means that she needs to study harder to understand it. Hannah's dad pushes her so much and is so determined for her to succeed, she sees that riding o her shoulders and does her part to keep his dreams going. American parents don't seem to push so hard for such dreams, maybe because we've al been spoiled. But then contrast present America to China to Older America. Discipline was key. Bad grade means you're grounded, no phone, something simple. What ever happened to action followed by consequence. I understand how the Chinese way is different from a cuultural perspective, so that can almost go ignored, but what about the discrepencacy in American parenting over the past few years. I remember that if I brought home a C, I'd be in big trouble: no TV all week usually. Now...it's the teacher's fault, or it doesn't matter because it was a good effort. If there's no pushing, there's no effort, that's how Americans function. Basically, parenting in differend soceities is so different. I'd say the Chinese way yields the most physical success, the new American way the most emotional success, but the old way seems to have the right balance to me. Which is better in the end though? Read More »
Everyone has different parents, and according to Russell Kelfer's poem, "You are who you are for a reason" "the parents you had were the ones he chose, And no matter how y ou may feel, they were custom-designed with God's plan in mind, and they bear the Master's seal." That comes from the Purpose Driven Life which I'm reading for church, so it's a clearly Christian, but I think universal, concept.
One of my friends who I discuss this with and I talk about our parents frequently and how different they are. I'm a typical Caucasian. I have divorced parents and grew up with my grandparents and mother. My mom has pretty much ignored me when it comes to discipline and school. My grandparents focused on manners, but other than that, not much. My discussion friend, Hannah, is Chinese. Her dad pushes her to the extreme, over working her most of the time. She's in all the highest classes, takes clarinet lesson and practices, volunteers and takes a college course. It's too much work for her to handle realistically, but she does it, sacrificing sleep. Despite the lack of pushing from my mom, I'm motivated and have about the same amount of commitments and sleep schedule as Hannah, but it's self-imposed. WIthout her dad, Hannah insists, and i can justify, that she would just sit around all day and do nothing.
I take it that reason is based on your God given motivation level. In addition, I think the effect you'll have on your parents comes into play. It’s funny how kids don’t realize the role your parents play in your life because generally teens spend all their time trying to break free from parents.
From a truly biblical perspecrive:
The primary Christian argument refuting Homosexual Marriage is found in Genesis chater 2. After creating Eve, God says, "She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.' Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Women and Men are meant to be together. In addition, Romans chapter 1 states that homosexuality is wrong because it defies reproduction. Homosexuality is a sin. That said, it might be viewed as disgusting and a source of decay to American morals, but that is not why Christians are concerned about it. Therefore, personally I am against Homosexual marriage, Read More »
I plan on using this as my college essay. Any writing help would be appreciated.
Steven trots into the band room at the start of the period, “Hi Beth, I hope Jules will hear me play today. Do you think she will?” His face is beaming at the thought of the beloved band director hearing his progress. I teach an autistic student to play the Contra Alto Clarinet, which is basically a very large and low clarinet. This student, Steven, struggled with clarinet. He had too much air and got overly excited causing a ruckus of squeaks and squawks in the band. The switch has provided both of us with an excellent opportunity, Read More »
I suppose this could be considered a why blog entry. I mostly wanted to introduce myself as I am now, although I have no idea what blogging might do to affect me.
I'm Beth, 17 years old and a senior in high school. I'm Christian. I play clarinet in band, and love music. I'm a dork and prefer studying to working, but love my friends and spending time with them. Read More »
