Friday, August 22, 2008
This I Believe
Check out the essays on NPR's This I Believe. Read as many as you wish (but at least 3). Choose your favorite. Beyond focusing on the message, what is it about the text structure that makes your favorite essay effective? Use your favorite essay as a model for your own I Believe Essay.
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I watched Caring Makes us Human, Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces, and Seeing with the Heart.
My favorite is Caring Makes Us Human.
Daniel Woods
i wacthed I Am Capable Of More Than I Think I Am, Our Vulnerability Is Our Strength, i Am Evolution. my favorite was i Am Evolution. ps to taiver wacth i am evolution! its awsome
I read I am capable of more than you think I am, deciding to live, and black is beautiful. my favorite one that i read was Deciding to live because i thought it was really cool how she made the analigy of climbing and falling.
I listened to the three easys Deciding to live, Walking in the Light, and The Potential for a New Life.
My Favorite was The Potential for a new life because she belived that everything could be reused and nothing or nobody should be left behinde
I enjoyed the following essays
1) Be cool to the pizza dude
2) The connection between strangers
3) Good can be as communicable as evil
My favorite was be cool to the pizza dude
I listned to Deciding to live, some things to know about your mother and the long road to forgivness. My favorite was deciding to live because it was cool how she over come something so big by trying something different.
i read: be cool, potential for life and do what you love.
my favorite was do what you love.
I listened to: I am Capable of More than I think I am, Courage comes with Practice, and A Potential for a New Life.
My favorite was Potential for a New Life because it told about how one person made a difference in the world.
Ally Knickerbocker
i read:
Deciding To Live
Courage Comes With Practice
The Potential For A New Life
Walking in the Light
and my favorite was walking in the light because it was very inspirational.
I read Courage comes with practice, A kind and generous heart and things to know about your mother.
I liked a kind and generous heart because it was touching how they not only thought abbout there kid but the one that passed away as well.
- Cassidy
I watched Deciding to Live, Seeing with the heart, and Caring Makes us Human. My favorite was deciding to live, because I thought it was really great that someone would go through such a radical change, from wanting to die, to trying hard to live.
Two things one:what dose this have to do with history Two: my favorite was, "I can do more than i think i can."
My favorite was the one about the thirteen year old who had heart problems and that another teenager gave there heart just to save someone else's life. this really effected me because not many teens would give up life for someone else because they have over 50 more years to live for. At the end the mother said that whenever she sees someone now she remembers her son and how another peson gave there life for her son.
i read finding hope in hip-hop, caring makes us human & courage comes with practice. my favorite was courage comes with practice because it was interesting how she came over her fears to do things she was scared of.
i read "deciding to live", "the power of 'hello'",and "the choice to do it over aain." my FAVORITE one was "deciding to live" beacause she explained her over-coming of dark spiraling depression,with the statement about how in rock climbing it was going up insted of down,everyone there was strong and happy which was VERY unlike her life at the moment.Everything was going down and she was sad and weak(this is an example of metephor!!!!! :D)
I read the essays Deciding to Live, A Kind and Generous Heart, and The Long Road to Forgiveness. The essay that I favored the most was A Kind and Generous Heart. I enjoyed it because, well, first of all, it caught my attention. The story was interesting which drew me in. I thought that even though the boy only lived for two more years, he seemed to live them very well and it seemed like that he lived his life to the fullest and enjoyed those two years. I think that it was great what he decided to do with his body once he passed. I like that the mom was so grateful to the other child's family.
I Read Black is Beautiful, I am capable of more than I think I am, and Finding Hope in Hip-Hop
My favorite was Black is Beautiful because it explains how diverse the world is now and how there shouldn't be any prejudice but still showing that it is good to have pride for something you think is right
I liked the following essays
1. I am capable of more than i think i am
2. The power of 'Hello'
3. Somethings to know about your mother
My favorite was The power of hello because it is so true and makes sense
I watched Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces, Deciding To Live, and The Long Road To Forgiveness.
I liked Accomplishing Big things in small pieces, because it showed a good amount of symbolizm and how he compares how he learned to learn, to how he learned to solve a rubix cube.
I read Walking in the Light,I am Capable of more than I think I am, and The Power of "Hello". My favorite was I am capable of more than I think I am because it showed an example of getting through a tough time in life and making something better of it.
I read Caring Makes us Human, A 'Silent Night'That Brought Healing, and Walking in the Light. My favorite one was Walking in the Light because the author almost makes you believe the same thing he does.
I watched (The power of hello),(Walking in the light) and (A musician of many Cultures).
My favorite one was The power of hello. Howard White talks about acknowledging everyone. He says hi to people at work, on the street and everywhere else. He thinks that everyone has the right to be acknowledged no matter who they are. That to me that is true kindness.
I watched "Black is Beautiful, "Our Vulnerability is our Strength", and "The Power of Hello" My favorite was "The Power of 'Hello'" because I saw total relativeity to that. Sometimes I see kids walking around school with their head down. And when i or someone else says Hi to them i see a huge smile come across their face like it barely ever happens
I read the essays Seeing with the Heart, Deciding to live, and I am Capable of more that I think I am.
My favorite was Deciding to live because it really spoke to me. I thought it was cool how rock climbing helped her to overcome her illness.
Hunter Linekin
The 3 essays I read were A Kind and Generous Heart, The Power of Hello, and Caring Makes Us Human. I liked The Power of Hello the most because even though simple, the idea is very powerful.
Jade Martz Period 1/2
I read:
1. The power of hello
2. A musician of many colors
3. The choice to do it again
My favorite was The Choice to do it Again because it displayed a typical American dropout that chose to start again and make a better life for himself. He overcame the hardships that he faced, and got rid of the bad life that was ahead of him.
hello is a powerful word to people and i like that about others also talking to them when they are down and cheer them up?
Michael Lizarraga
I read:
Some Things To Know About Your Mother
Finding Equality Through Logic
The Potential For A New Life.
My favorite was "Some Things To Know About Your Mother" because I'm really close to my mom and I feel bad that her mother died when she was only 5 so she barley knows anything about her.
Terra-Nova Clinton
I read... the connections between strangers, be kind to the pizza dude, the kindness of strangers and caring makes us human.
I personally liked 'Caring makes us human' the best, it is interesting to see the effect a stray cat had on convicts.
I read:
1.Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces
2.Walking In The Light
3.The Long Road To Forgivness
My favorite was Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces because it teaches that even though you have a disability, you can do great things.
Thomas McDonald
I read the stories "Walking in the light", and "The long road To Forgiveness". My favorite one was "Walking in the light" because it dealt with religion and how religion can be found in many different ways.
Ryan Lancaster
I read "I am capable of more than I think I am", " The Power of hello", and "The long road to forgiveness".I liked the long road to forgiveness, because it showed that even if somebody really hurts your makes you feel bad they always deserve a second chance.
Tom King
I read caring makes us human, accomplishing big things in small places and I am capable of more than I think I am. my favorite was accomplishing big things in small places because it shows that no matter what disorder that you have you can overcome it with hard work.
my favorite article was called Courage comes with Practice. I liked it because it talks about this girls life and how her brother and her mom died when she was a young girl and instead of living a cared safe life she ended up living a courages life and chasing bird flu all around the world and living in many other different places. I also read the article called The Power of Hello and also The Road to Forgiveness.
I read "Caring makes us human", "I am Capable of more than I think I am", "The power of Hello",and "To do it over again". My favorite one was "caring makes us human". I liked it because it shows that everyone need someone to know that they need them, and whatever the situation you are in you need someone to care for.
Kimberly said
I read Caring Makes us Human, The Power of Hello, The Choice to do it over again, and The Long Road to Forgiveness.
My favorite was The Choice to do it Over Again because there are a lot of teenagers that are going through what the person went through and they could do the same he did just try to make their life better.That way more teenagers can follow his example.
Kimberly Sanchez
I read Black Is Beautiful, Finding Equality Through Logic, The Potential For A New Life. My favorite one is Black Is Beautiful because even thought she was in a bid situation she didn't what to change her name. The reason she was thinking about changing her name was because if they could say her name and it wasn't so different they would give her the job. If it was me I won't change my name ether.
-Uchechi Anigbogu
I enjoyed the following essays:
1)My Husband Will call me tomorrow
2)Black is Beautiful
3)
I loved the first essay, "My Husband Will Call Me Tomorrow" because...
The lady had so much faith that her husband will call her tomorrow. She was a strong character and was fearless. I just liked this story because of the hope and faith of the lady.
I liked the second essay,"Black is Beautiful" because...
It doesnt matter about the color of the person or the way the look or dress. It just matters on how they act,and how they are inside.
And I kind of liked the third one. "Every Person Is Precious"because...
Dr. Isabel Legarda found her faith challenged by her medical training. But in selecting anesthesiology as her specialty, she came to believe every person and every breath is precious.
-Valeria Lomeli
I read Courage comes with practice, A drive to achieve the extraordinary and Seeing with the heart. My favorite one was Courage comes with practice because the lady Theresa MacPhail was raised to fear lots of things but she grew up to learn that fear helps grow a muscle called courage -Natalie Shaw
lily says,
I read, Accomplishing big things in small pieces, the power of hello, and, Seeing with the heart. My favorite one was, Accomplishing big things in small pieces. This one was my favorite because, it just really shows you that you can do anything you set your mind to. It shows that each person has their own way of learning, and that everyone is amazing at something no matter what it is.
-lily mcclung
yeah i watched craing makes us human. nig things small pieces and i am capable of more than i think i am. i liked caring makes us human because its about some dude who lies cats and cats r kewl.
I read Finding Hope in Hip-Hop, Finding the Strength to Fight our Fears, and A Positive Outlook is Overrated. My favorite one that I read was A Positive Outlook is Overrated I thought it was cool because it related to my life in a way.
I read The power of Hello by Howard White and I believe that this is the best I Believe that I read. I believe this because the aspect that he brings is a very important aspect of life.
Nathan Beutler
i read Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces, My Husband Will call me tomorrow, Courage comes with Practice.
My favorite one was "My husband will call me tomorrow" because the women had faith that her husband was going to calll her, also the women had a strong and brave character, i like because the story is telling us to have hope and faith
the this i believes i red were I Am Capable Of More Than I Think I Am The Power Of 'Hello' Failure Is a Good Thing.my favorite artical was the power of hello. i liked it becuse it tells us all the power of one word hello it makes you really think how much one peason say hello can chage your hole day
Hej mrs mejias
I read the power of hello, A musican of many cultures and There isno more important job than parenting.
The power of hello is a really good essay, because I think it is good to greet people, even if nobody else is greeting them.It make them happy, and I like to amke people happy.
Caring make us human.
I like that one because, I always knew that every human have some good deep in side, even if they are very evil.
This one is my favorite, maybe because I am a child and I do care about my family.And I think it is to when kids drop school to cool.
I can only say that coolest thing is when you do your homework, and gets smart while your cool.
Sincerly Emil juhl
emilcooljuhl@gmail.com
I read Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces, Black Is Beautiful, and The Long Road To Forgiveness. My favorite was The Long Road To Forgiveness because this woman has gone through so much and yet she can still forgive. She has obviously had an extremely hard life and she found faith in an outside source which allowed her to forgive. This story inspired me to be more forgiving.
Zack Brooks
Johanna said,
I read the articles, Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces, The Choice to do it Over Again, and A Kind and Generous Heart.
My favorite article was, "Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces because it talked about how he never gave up and he felt like a stupid person. But he never quit and was good with other things. But as he got older, he ways good with Rubik's Cube which made him special than any other person. Each one has their own specialty, you just need to find it.
The three articles that I read was Black is Beautiful, I am Capable of More Than I think I am, and the last one was The choice to do it Over Again. My favorite one out of all three of those was I am Capable of more Than I Think I am. It was my favorite becauase it talked about a man and his struggles when he found out that his daughter had Down Syndrom. It was really sad becuase he did not think that he could do it but he did, and at the end he found out that his daughter was a miracle and made him stronger. It was really sad but had a good ending, and it was good to hear that she is doing good, and that the family is happy.
Tatiana Neves
I read Accomplishing Big Things in Small Places, Courage Comes With Practice, and Walking In The Light. My favorite was Accomplishing Big Things in Small Places because I like how he compares solving the Ribix Cube to reading because he is dyselxic.
Serina Santiago
I read Caring Makes Us Human,Black Is Beautiful,and i read The Power Of 'Hello'.
To me the story that i liked was Caring Makes Us Human because it showed me that even people in jail can care for the little things like that cat in the story. Before i always thought people in prison did not have feelings, and that they were mean and violent killers until now.
Tristan Mossembekker
I enjoyed these three essays.
1.The Choice to do it Again
2.The Power of Hello
3.Be Cool to the Pizza Guy
I liked The choice to do it Again because it showed an average Joe drop everything and then pick it all up again. It really helped his future!
I read I am capable of more than I think i am, the power of hello and seeing with heart.
My favorite was the power of hello
Weston Huff
I read the 3 i believes and my favorite one was the choice to do it over again because it a real story about a man who's life as changed by his power of choice. He believed that when his son was born he decided to change his actions from bad decisions to good. He changed, went back to school and graduated.
To me that makes me believe n second chances. Anyone can change. By: Kevin Ford
I read all of the three you wanted us to read!! I loved them all! But the one i liked the most was the "The choice to do it again." It was very "well written" and i felt like it was happening..or " was in the story"\
Okayyy...
-Ricky Flanigan
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