Reading Reaction 3 "The War Within"

March 2005 cops everywhere, they were bombarding me, my house, and my children. What did they want? I knew just didn't want to believe. They were asking questions, and throwing out accusations. Their mouths were moving but nothing was coming out, at least I was not listening anymore. I had a realization, I was in big trouble. That was the night I was saying goodbye to many important things in my life. I was saying bye to my house, my friends, my dreams and my children; as a result, of my drug addiction. Jacob leaving with Child Protective Services with a look of relief on his face says, "now you will get the help you need mom!" Was he right? Would everything be o.k.? This was my moment of clarity. I knew giving up drugs; in fact, would be the main factor in my children returning home to me. It was going to be a struggle; nevertheless, it had to be done. Saying goodbye is hard to do; on the other hand, saying "hello" is so rewarding.

Reading Reaction Unit 2

Feeling insignificant is a feeling that is hard to overcome. For a woman of 33, life should be at the better end of the term! Many years behind, but many ahead. Starting school again, being overweight, and single struggling mom of two very energetic boys is hard. Feeling physically unattractive was a state of mind for me on a daily basis. Growing up I have always found myself on the heavy side, as I get older the weight just keeps packing on. Although being on the heavy side my twenties were alright. Now that I have reached my thirties men are taking a different approach to me. Well in all realization no approach at all! Beneath the weight is a good person waiting to shine in the eyes of another. To overcome the feeling of insignificance I decided, that if nobody wants me for who I am or who I can be then I don't need them.

My dream vacation

Where would i go on my dream vacation? What would I do?

On my dream vacation I would love to go on a 14 day trip to the Bahamas. I would like to start by ship and end by plane. I would like to be at a resort on an island with the person I loved. I would like to sit on the beach in a comfortable chair, with a radio next to me, reading a good book, getting a nice tan. I would like to be inside at night with the one I loved watching good movies or just holding each other in the silence. I think the Bahamas would be a great place to go in the winter months or really all year round. If I could go anywhere that's where it would be.

To be remembered------

To be remembered....... Everything that I would like to be remembered as would be the nicest things people would say about me. That I was a nice young soul, a great mother of two wonderful boys, I was strong in my recovery, I was a great daughter and a good friend to all that knew me. I would like people to say that I was working really hard to make my life better for myself and my children. I started my life over at 32 and have been moving froward ever since. That I was attending school and working part time while taking care of my two boys. That is how I would like to be remembered.

What will life be like in 20 yrs?

In my opinion life in 20 years will be a little different then today. I beleive people will be just as selfish. Through the years people have been out for themselves and I beleive it will get worse. The world will be all about how much money you make. Cost of living will keep drastically increasing and the rate of pay might increase but not enough. The world is seeing the prices of oil and energy go up so the one thing that is happening is, cars are being made to save and solar power is the thing of the future.
In 20 years I will probably be working as ahrd as I am now, making a little more money, but barely floating above the water. I am working towards something now but I am not sure yet what that something is. So in years to come I will be getting older trying to make it in the world.

World change.

How has the world changed since I was a child? Are the changes good or bad? In my opinion the world is going to shit. The war that the president has engaged our country in is ridiculous. It is costing lots of innocent lives and money. In this day in society people have become more selfish then ever. It's not all about what can I do for my fellow human it's how much more money can I make to be better then you. Times in the old days might have been hard but at least everyone cared about one another and not just themselves. Soceity is making it where people can not hardly make it out there. The cost of living has gone up but the wages are staying the same. More men would rather be on welfare then go out and work for a living. The children these days are getting more out of hand then ever. I wish the world would just stop and step back and take a look at what it has become!

A childhood memory!

My favorite childhood memory, goes back many years ago. I was four years old, and we were visiting my grandparents in Elizabeth town, Illinois. They lived in a two bedroom house on 8 acres. On this 8 acres they had what you would call a mini farm. They had a horse, 2 cows, 5 rabbits, pigs, and a lot of chickens.
On the second morning of our visit, I remember waking up before anyone else to go outside to see all the animals. I was fascinated with country life. I came from a big city in California. I went outside, across the pasture, under the wooden fence to where the rabbits were. I was putting my fingers in the cage and one of the rabbits bit me. I was angry at this rabbit and did what any child my age would do I bit the rabbit back! After this incident the rabbits were no fun anymore. I walked over to where the pigs were, and some how managed to get myself in the pig pen. I remember there had to be at least 3 mama pigs each having baby pigs. It was fun in the pig pen. I loved playing in mud, but then I began to think that the pigs did not smell very good. I had a thought, so I went back to the house, and very quietly snuck inside the bathroom and got some air freshener. At this time, I went back outside across the pasture, under the wooden fence, and back into the pig pen. I began spraying the freshener around the pigs hoping the smell would go away. I used the whole can but the smell was still there. "Jill" my dad yelled very loudly with a frantic voice. "Get out of the pig pen right now". I got out wondering why my dad sounded so scared. What did I do wrong? "I was just trying to make it smell better for the animals," I said.
My dad carried me back under the wooden fence, across the pasture, into the house. After getting a bath, all the adults sat down with me and explained, how dangerous it was for me to be in that pig pen with the mama's and their babies spraying air freshener. After that day I never went down to see the animals alone again.

Goal for the semester.

My goals for this semester is to be able to read and write proper english. I hope to get good grades so i raise my G.P.A.. I'm taking english 217, math 108, and a walking for fitness. I hope that won't be to overwhelmed this semester. I attend school Mon. Wed. and Fri., Tues. and Thurs. I have other commitments and I work as a CNA at a convelecent hospital on the weekends. I hope that this semester goes well for me.

Reading Reaction Unit One

I believe Daniel Meier enjoys his work mainly because he enjoys kids. He explains in his story that his day is dominated by six-year-olds. He would rather spend a day listening to children's knock-knock jokes than have idle chit-chat with a fellow adult. He enjoys children snack time as well as bandaging cuts, drying tears or locating a long-lost boot. His energy is spent encouraging, supporting, consoling and praising children. In teaching Daniel explains, that the inner rewards come from without. Daniel knows that teaching is not going to make him a millionaire, but it is going to give him the satisfaction he wants in life.