Depression is hard to live with. When someone has this illness they can feel tired, isolate themselves, and loose enjoyment in the things they once did. For me, I have been living with it since I was nine. I don’t know if I still have it or if it is just winter blues, but when I do feel this way it can mess me up in school, in my social life, in me trying to better myself. The one thing that is huge with depression is the mental battle that comes with it. When you have depression your brain can tell you a bunch of different things that may not…
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Three Things I Learned From Determination
I love writing stories. It is something that I have always loved to do. When I first started this blog, all I wanted to do was write peoples’ stories. It was something that inspired me to the point where I was determined to keep on going, even when I wasn’t feeling like writing. This month we have been talking about determination and I have been able to write stories of people you probably haven’t even heard of before. From the man who moved a mountain to the woman who spent 10 days in a mental asylum it seems as if people in history are the only ones who are determined.…
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The Real Truth About Determination
When I first met Katie we were in the same class. Even though, I haven’t had many face to face interactions with her, I decided that today I would like to talk to her. Ever since we became friends we both have shared with each other things about ourselves that can be difficult. I thought that with our difficulties, she could share with me her own stories about determination. We first caught up on life. While we sat under a blossomed tree on a bench, Katie told me about her own fears and how she is getting over them by doing what she loves. She is going to school to…
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How Nellie Bly Changed the World
Anyone who knows me knows that I love Nellie Bly. The thing is that before Istarted school and learned all about journalism, I didn’t know who Nellie Blywas. You probably don’t either so here’s a little bio about her. Her name isn’t actually Nellie Bly. Her name was Elizabeth Cochran and shewas born 1864. When she was just 19, she read an article called “WhatGirls are Good For” and she became enraged. She replied back to the paper with her own version of the story. The editorwas so impressed he asked her to write an article. She wrote the article“The Girl Puzzle” which was about what women go through when…
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The Man Who Moved A Mountain
If I asked you who Dashrath Manjhi was, would you know? The one thing I love most about history is that there are so many stories that some don’t get as much attention as other do. When it comes to Dashrath Manjhi, he doesn’t get that much attention. When I first learned about him, I was looking at a comic, but when I started learning more about him I realized that his story is about love, perseverance, and determination. Dashrath was born in India in a small village in a broken family. At a young age he ran away and worked in a coal mine. When he returned to his…
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How to Create Change
I am an introvert. That means that I get most of my energy from being alone and that when I spend time with people I tend to get tired. This doesn’t mean that I don’t like people, I do, I just want to be alone more often then I want to be with others. This has created problems for me in the past. I have never wanted to put myself out there or do things that make me surrounded by people all the time. Every time an opportunity like that comes around, I want to go hide away and hope that I don’t regret it later. And then I take…
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May You Have Courage!
Wow, I can’t believe my first month of blogging is over. It’s been a wonderful journey and I’m looking forward to doing this more. While this has been amazing, I have struggled with the thought of starting a blog. I have almost given up more times than I can count. That’s why I started this blog off with the topic courage. It takes courage to do something that is unknown to you. When I thought about doing this blog all the way back at the beginning of the year I thought that I would probably end up giving up. When I have an idea or something that excites me, I…