"Kindness is the essence of greatness."-Joseph B. Wirthlin

I agree with Mr. Wirthlin that kindness is extremely important and that is the key to greatness. It is not difficult to be kind, nothing is stopping you from being anything but kind. Kindness gives people a good sense of character that your are a nice and trustworthy person. Good and Trustworthy people grow up to have good jobs and a nice respectable lifestyle. Being kind is a good thing, if you want to be great then be kind to everyone, even if you think they might not deserve it.

This thanksgiving i went to my aunt's house, my entire family meets up there for major holidays and birthdays. I spent most of my time with my older brother and my cousin in the game room playing  Smash Bros. Many of my other cousins did not arrive and there was no one new that thanksgiving. Not unless you count my cousins girlfriend getting pregnant (hooray!) Most of the time i spent playing video games and later on doing my homework. I continued to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel after thanksgiving dinner. I also worked on the three essays given to me during the break and a small pamphlet to create. It was a wild night because most of the family slept at five or even later in the morning. We were supposed to go home at around two a.m but my dad was not able to drive in his condition. We stayed the night at my aunt's house and it was nice. The morning after thanksgiving my aunt took my mother and I to go shopping at a mall nearby, almost everything was on sale! We got on a trolley and explored the shops and restaurants. My favorite part of the time I spent there was either the shopping the morning after or how my brother and I sabotaged my cousin in guitar hero by yelling out the wrong colors to him.

“Manners maketh a man.”-William Wykeham

I can agree that manners is what describes you as a person, your manners involve your actions. Whether you have good manners or bad, it shows how you area as a person. If you have good manners people will know that you are polite and kind, if you have bad manners people will believe you are disrespectful and rude. If you are bad at cooperating with people when you have a group project it will show in your work, it will show that you cannot handle the situation and that you are not trying. If you are hardworking and cooperative it will show in your work that you all did your best, it is nice to have good manners, you have to use manners in every situation. Manners are especially important when you are making first impressions on someone, you would want that person to believe you are good, that you are not unkind  and rude. It is important to make show your manners are always good if you want people to know that you are a good person. Words can tell you a lot about a person but actions will tell you even more.

"If it is not right do not do it, if it is not true do not say it."- Marcus Aurelius

This quote is similar to the other student success statements that I have done. All of them are about doing the right thing because it is right, being obedient, and to not lie or cheat. I do agree with them but we should do a variety of quotes, not just ones about doing the right thing. I agree with Aurelius, 

we should always do the right thing because it is right, we should also always never lie because that is wrong. If you want to not do your homework that is bad, you should do it because it is the right thing to do. We have to always do what is right because we are not to do anything wrong. Choosing the right is what we have to do every day and that includes never lying. It is a simple thing to do what is right no matter the situation, doing what is right is the most important thing. It makes us a better person to do what is right as much as we can. People should not lie because that is not the truth, if you lie to someone about not doing what you were supposed to, that is wrong. 

Thanksgiving

A group of Europeans decided to explore and find land that they would be able to practice their religion freely on. They made it to Massachusetts Bay on the Mayflower, there they began to build their village a month later. That spring they met an Abenaki Indian and a Indian man named Squanto. Squanto taught the pilgrims how to cultivate corn,get sap from trees, how to catch fish in rivers, and even how to figure out which plants are poisonous. The settlers then made an alliance with a local tribe, their relationship for those 50 years was not good at all. November 1621 as when the first thanksgiving was held, it was in honor of the first successful corn harvest of the pilgrims. The celebration lasted for three days and included of few natives and the remaining pilgrims that survived the journey. Pilgrims held their second thanksgiving in 1623, (to mark the end of a large drought). In this day and age our version of thanksgiving includes being around our family and acknowledge all that we are grateful for, we sit down together and eat a nice and homely feast.

I do not really like how the natives suffered from the pilgrims and I am glad thanksgiving then is not what it is now. It is not much of a religious holiday anymore. I really like thanksgiving and I have so many things to be thankful for. I am extremely thankful for my family and that we are happy and together, I am also thankful for my cousins because they make my life better, i am also thankful for; my dogs, my grades in school, my amazing friends, my aunt's cooking, my teachers, my laptop, my phone, my dad's Netflix account, and my clothes.

Move Forward

• To stop walking out and stop messing up property
• Knowing our problems
• Speak up for what is important
• Have classes about elections/government
• Change the system
• Speak up
• Vote
• Get involved in politics
• Be optimistic
• Move to Canada
• Forget and forgive
• Learn from your mistakes
• Make better choices
• Voice your opinion
• Be more confident
• Accept the fact that Donald Dump is president
• Support each other
• Encourage others to vote
• Help your community
• Accept the outcomes 
• Help people feel safe in their own country
• Equality for all
• Not rely on social media for info
• Respect people's beliefs and opinions
• Make educated decisions
• CHOOSE THE RIGHT 👀

"Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing."-Chick Moorman

I can agree with Moorman that doing what is right fair and square is more important because it is always the best option to do what is morally right. Choosing to do wrong should never be considered as an option.I think that people should be more like Mr. Moorman, He is a man who never chooses the wrong, Chick has his priorities straight. It should not matter whether you win or lose as long as you know you did the best you could, fairly. If you win something by cheating it is not really a win a all, all the meaning that went into winning just becomes lost. When you work hard for something and you win, you will not feel guilty about it, you will only feel proud and accomplished. Doing things with an unfair advantage is not right, it will feel wrong and you will not feel proud of yourself then. Even if you lose but you did your absolute best, you will feel accomplished and respected because of how far you have gotten to reach your goal, whether you won or you lost. Winning or losing will not be the end of the world, there will always be other chances to show that you did your best, and that is honorable. Winning the spelling bee or winning a race fair a square will be the best feeling in the world. 

Veterans Day

Veterans day is on November 11, on Veterans day we honor veterans and victims of wars, it is also known as the anniversary for the end  World War I. It is important to show honor on Veterans Day because you have to show respect to people who have risked their lives for their country. A few ways to show respect on Veterans Day is to take part in a Veterans Day themed event in your area, that helps show respect and awareness. You could also donate to organizations that help support veterans as well. Even writing a letter saying how grateful you are for their service makes their day a little bit better. Ask a veteran you know about their service, educate yourself on what happened to them during the war.

I think it is really important to honor our veterans because of how hard they worked for their country. They knew that they were putting their lives at risk when they accepted to go into war. I wonder why they renamed Armistice Day to Veterans day. I can see how it is confused with memorial day, hopefully as time moves on more and more people will know the difference. It is nice to see that it is a public holiday so that people may have a day off to properly respect and be with veterans. What I find cool is that other countries also have their veterans day around the time we do. I read a article on Veterans Day by History and found out that there are approximately 23.2 million military veterans in the United States. The majority of them being 65 years or older, and that California has the largest amount of veterans living in it than any other state!

1. Have the courage to say no.
2. Have the courage to face the truth.
3. Do the right thing because it is right.

"These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity."-W.Clement Stone

I can see how those three things are the magic keys to living your life with integrity, I agree with Stone. To live your life with integrity you should be able to know when to stop like how Mr.Stone stated. Courage is one of the most important things you must have if you want to live a respectful life. I can see how you must have to know your boundaries and know that what you are doing is right. You have to know when to say no because you cannot live your life doing what everyone wants you to do, some things are more of a priority than  others. If you get offered to go somewhere with your friends but you have to wprk on a project, then you must say no to going out with your friends. You must also know  when to face the truth, you cannot let yourself be blinded and stuck on things that are not important, you have to focus on what is in front of you that will cause an effect on you. In troubling times you must face the truth that things may be out of your reach, but that should not evr stop; you  from tr ying your best and moving foward. Lastly, I agree with doing the right thing because it is right because the only thing stopping you from being a goo person is yourself. You are your own person and you are responsible for doing what is right.

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

-Proverbs 13:20

I can agree to a certain extent that this quote is true, but not in every case. It is better to be around smart and good people, whether they make you a better person is up to you. You can be around really troublesome and not the smartest people, but you should not let their actions influence you. You should do what is right everyday, you should not let anyone else's bad opinions change that. You cannot blame the people around you for everything you do that is wrong. You have to be responsible for yourself and your own actions. The most hanging out with a bad group of people can do is distract you or maybe influence you a little bit, but most of it would be your fault. You have control of your own actions, letting somebody else influence them is giving up on yourself. There may be bad people around you that you cannot distance yourself away from and they may or may not influence you. There is no excuse to do the wrong thing no matter who may think it is okay, listening to a group of bad people is different from just being around a group of bad people.

"The best recreation is to do good."-William Penn

I agree with William Penn that doing good can solve every problem. You will never do anything wrong if you always choose to do what is right! You will not ever struggle or have difficulties in life if you always do what is right no matter what. I think that this goes for everything in life really, even if you make mistakes, if you choose to do what is right and learn from them, your life will improve because you will not make that mistake again. If you have a very difficult decision to make, doing what is right will help you make that decision. If you want to watch T.V but you cannot until you do your chores then you should do what is right and do your chores. It is not difficult to do what is right when you know what is the right thing to do.