Post-Secondary Expenses

With post secondary school coming closer and closer I am realizing a lot of things I never realized before. The other day a guidance counselor came into our first period class and handed out sheets outlining how/when we will be applying for university/college. It wasn't until that day that I really took in how expensive post-secondary school is. The fact that we have to pay just to apply completely slipped my mind and I think that the expenses for post-secondary are far to much. After we pay to apply, when we are accepted we also pay our tuition, pay for our textbooks etc and much more. Not to mention that for all the people who plan to live on campus, that's even more money drained out of our pockets. Personally I think that this is unfair because we shouldn't have to pay for post-secondary or at least we shouldn't have to pay this much. We go to post-secondary school to be able to get a job afterwards and help benefit society and make a living. I think the amount of money we pay is far to expensive. There are people in this world who have the intelligence, the determination, and the commitment to do well in post secondary but sadly they don't have the money which I think this is unfair needs to be changed. Just recently I heard that tuition fees for some universities in Europe have been terminated, which means many students over in that region are saving a lot of money. I think it should be the same here because honestly I don't really understand why we have to pay for post-secondary school. If we don't need to pay for elementary and high school, why should we have to pay for post-secondary? I have three siblings and two of them are already in post-secondary school, on top of them my parents will also need money to put my and my little sister through university or college. It's crazy just thinking how much money they are going to spend on us all and deep down I think they shouldn't have to be spending all this money anyways. In conclusion I think the system in unfair and should be changed so that it can make a lot of people's lives a little easier.

Parliament Attack

Today I was informed of some terrible news. An incident and possible terrorist attack took place at the parliament building that was truly sad. A soldier was killed and other victims were injured in another senseless act of violence. I'm honestly tired of stuff like this happening, as soon as I heard the news I immediately thought about the families and friends of the victims. I pray that they can get through this tough time and feel enlightened when the people responsible are brought to justice. I will never understand how someone can take away innocent lives for no reason, it scares me to think that there are people out there who are like that. How many innocent lives must be lost before we realize that we must be peaceful with one another? After today, I am really glad that "Peace" is the virtue of the year for our school because it's something that we all desperately need. I would advise parliament to use today's incident as a wake-up call and raise the security/defense so that they will be prepared for any future attacks. Hopefully nothing like this will happen again in the future and I pray that we can all get past this dark time.

Fame

Since I was young, I've always admired certain celebrities. Usually people look at celebrities and wish that they were in their position but honestly, I never do that. I've always wanted to be rich but I will never want to be famous. I personally don't think I can handle the pressures of fame. One of the biggest reasons why is because I see the struggles they go through with the paparazzi. There are countless video's of Kanye West cussing out or attacking paparazzi's and honestly I don't blame him. I saw one video where the paparazzi were outside of his house at like 4 in the morning, and honestly I think that's ridiculous. They have no business being on his property and that should be illegal. Just the other day there was a video of the female rapper Iggy Azalea, cussing out a paparazzi who followed her through a super market. In my opinion, things like this are wrong and should be stopped. Paparazzi should only be allowed to take photos at public events and stuff because following celebrities around during their private life is wrong. There have been other cases where the paparazzi have swarmed a celebrity's car and made them unable to drive away without running someone over. These kinds of actions sicken me because this should never happen. Celebrities are people to and should no be treated this way, its unjust and unfair. If I was a celebrity I would not be able to handle it, by now I would have had countless assault charges and court dates from me attacking paparazzi. I hope that one day, boundaries can be set for paparazzi so that it can make celebrities lives a little easier.
Another reason why I would not want to be a celebrity is because when you are in the public's eye, its almost as if society is waiting for you to make a mistake. People love seeing celebrities mess up and get in trouble, it gives them something to talk about and put all over the news, If I was famous I would feel like I always have to watch my back and think twice before I do anything. When you are famous you will always have haters and whether they hate you for something you did or for absolutely no reason, they will always be there. No matter how good of a person you are or how hard you try to stay out of the limelight, if you are famous you will never have a normal life. That is why I would never want to be famous.

Pet Peeves

For the most part, I'm a pretty laid back person who doesn't get annoyed easily. But just like everyone else, I have pet peeves to. One of my biggest pet peeves are people who lie for pointless reasons. I'll never understand why certain people lie when it's unnecessary to lie. Everyone lies at some point but there are people who go overboard with it. I've witness lots of people lie and end up making the situation even worse for them then if they had told the truth. Once I find out that someone is a liar, it makes it really hard for me to trust or believe that person ever again. Another big pet peeve of mine is when people have a bad attitude towards almost everything. In school there are always those people who door poorly because they're to busy acting like learning is stupid and they are to good for everyone else. I'll never understand how those people get by in life, they never do work and never participate, so what is the point of even coming to school? I don't always enjoy school myself but I know it's something I need to go through with, so why not just keep an open mind about it. My next pet peeve kind of relates to that one because it is about people who never put in effort into the things they do. No matter what you are doing, you should always try and put effort into it. I hate when people are working with others in a group or are in a relationship with someone and never put effort into it and never do their share.You can't always take a backseat in life and get a free ride, everyone must work hard to achieve whatever they are trying to achieve. I discovered a new pet peeve I have recently when I was in an argument with a friend about something. I knew that he was wrong and I was positive that I was right, but he insisted that he was right even though he wasn't. This made me realize I have a pet peeve I never knew about. My new pet peeve was that I hate when people think that they are right even though in all truth, they are wrong. The list just keeps piling up.
Even at home, there are many pet peeves I have about my own family. For example, I hate when people leave my door open after they come in my room. This irritates me so much because if my door was closed before you entered, you should close it back when you leave. If I see someone's door is closed before I come in, I'll make sure I close it when I leave because its all a part of manners. I also hate when people don't knock when they enter my room, it's just as bad if not worse then leaving the door open. For all they know, I could be changing my clothes or something which is why you should always knock before you come in. Aside from those, I also dislike doing pointless chores. For instance, making my bed. In my opinion that is a pointless chore because why should I have to make my bed if I'm going to go sleep in it later on. Nobody other than my family members will be going in my room so who cares if my bed is made or not. A bed is made for sleeping so if nobody is on it and nobody is using it, that doesn't mean it has to be made. I will be sleeping in it again during the night so making it up during they day for absolutely no reason is pointless. In conclusion, I have lost of pet peeves and I'm sure there are still more I will discover later on.

What If I Lost My Dream of Becoming Rich?

Ever since I was young, I always envisioned myself growing up to get high paying job. I wasn't always sure what I wanted to do with my life but I just knew that when I was older I wanted to be rich. The reason why I wanted to be rich was because in my eyes it would make life easier for me. First and foremost, if I had lots of money I would be able to take care of family. This is probably one of the biggest reasons why I would want to be rich because my family is the most important thing to me, and I would want to make sure we all have everything we need and more. Also I would use the money for the future family I plan to have on my own, and make sure that my future kids don't need to go through any of the struggles that I went through when I was young. Don't get me wrong, I would never raise my children to be spoiled because I would teach them that nothing in life comes easy and you need to work hard for everything. Throughout my life I've heard the saying "Money Makes The World Go Round" many times and when I sit down and think about it, it's actually true. Nothing in life is free because everything in the world requires money. There are lost of places in the world that don't even have free health care like we do and there are lots of people who are less privileged then we are. If I was rich, I would live well and give back. People say money doesn't buy you happiness which is technically true, but money would make my life easier and with an easier life I think I would be more happy. I wouldn't need to worry about people trying to friend me up just for my money because I have close friends now that obviously aren't with me for my money because I don't currently have any. The only people I would be worried about getting close with me for my money would be women, because you never know if they truly love you or not. In spite of that, I would probably just not tell them that I am rich until the time is right. If I ever chose to get married I would make sure I get a prenup so that if there is a divorce, the girl won't get half my stuff. Aside from that I see no downside to being rich, It would make my life easier and more exciting. I will be able to travel the world, meet new people, and try new things. I would be able to get a big house with all the luxuries I desire, such as a basketball court, a home theater, video games, cars, and much more. So at the end of the day if you think money doesn't buy you happiness, that's fine for you. But if I get a life like what I envision for myself, I will be truly happy.

If I end up not becoming rich and I lose sight of my dream, that will also be okay. Because I've made it this far in life without money so I know I will be able to make it further. Becoming rich doesn't mean everything to me, but it means something. I admit that I will be disappointed if I don't get rich in the future, but at the end of the day I know either way I'll end up being fine.

Story Of The Beautiful Girl (In class assignment)

 I spend my nights in bars with men. I go home with a different one every night. They usually give me a ten, except for one. He takes me out to the beach and spends time with me. While it's nice to have someone to be with, I'm not sure if he's really here with me. All he talks about is my beauty and speaks nothing of my soul. I wish I were ugly, so men would love me for something else, and women would not hate me. All my life, my sisters and girls at the convent accuse me of misusing my beauty and not using my mind enough, they were jealous. With such strong hate and weak love, what is there to live for?