Halloween Special

This was taken on my first Halloween. Yes, I am the one in the lion costume :). This was taken with my two older sisters, Shea and Tate, who were the best big sisters. My mom told me that she dressed me up in a lion costume because my sisters were begging her to do it. My sisters were always so affectionate with me as you can see in this picture, so it was never hard for my mom to get us all together and smiling in a picture. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because I love dressing up and of course the candy is the best part. Now that I am older, I miss watching the movies on Disney Channel leading up to Halloween and getting all excited about my costume. Even though it is different now, Halloween is still my favorite.   

The Outsider Trying to Fit In

For this week, we were told to write about a time we have felt like an outsider. In my life, one time I can remember really clearly about feeling like an outsider is with my stepmom. My parents got divorced when I was about two years old, and my dad remarried to my stepmom about two years later. They had three children who are my adorable younger siblings: Elle, Ry, and Pax. I have always felt like an outsider when I go over to my dad's house with my stepmom and her kids because she is not as close with me as she is with them. I see how she takes care of them and is there for their every wish. For me, it is an awkward feeling because even though she is my family, she does not treat me as though I am her daughter. Sometimes I feel like my stepmom tries to be my mom in a way, but then I feel like she is trying to replace my mom and I don't like that either. When I really feel like an outsider is when people ask if these are all her children, and her response is always, "Yes, these three and she is my stepdaughter." Even though I am part of the family, I always still feel like I am the outsider not really fitting in.  

The Importance of Equality

I believe that equality is very important. Not only is it very fair and make everyone equal in this world, but it also sets a very good role model for what the next generation should be like. Marriage equality and race equality are a huge thing for me, that I strongly believe in. I think that no matter what people should be able to marry the person they love no matter what there gender is. One of our biggest problems today is race equality. Still people to this day are very racist and do not consider people of another race as equal to them. This is just not true, people with different races should have the same advantages and freedom as we do. We talked about the example of having too much equality in English class with the topic of little kids winningtrophies even though they did not "win." I think that kids should onlyrecieve trophies if they truly tried their hardest because then it will teach them to keep accomplishing their goals.

Are You Going to Stay or Leave?

    This past week in my English class we read a short story called, "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is a story about how in this place if you want to be able to achieve happiness there must be one kid suffering. If you can not handle it you must leave Omelas and walk away. 
For me when I think of this story I face the same ethical choice when I think about animal cruelty. Animals are constantly being tested for makeup products and are being mistreated every day. The question is will people walk away and stop wearing makeup that is tested on animals or will they stay and not want to confront the truth. I have been a vegetarian now since I was in the fourth grade. For me, I can not stand the thought of killing an animal for food, when like me you can substitute meat for a different food and still get the same protein. I am always trying to find makeup companies that do not test their product on animals, but sometimes it is hard. I walked away from eating meat when I was very young and am still doing it to this day. It is hard when to decide to stay and when to walk away, and for me it is determining when enough is enough.