School

So far, this semester has been very busy for me. Not just in class, but outside of class as well. Balancing school and work can be very hectic at times but I have managed to keep things intact thus far.

This semester I am only taking two classes and I still feel bombard with assignments. The classes I’m taking are math and English. I decided to go ahead get my general studies knocked out after being indecisive in choosing my major. I thought by taking general education this semester; I was going to skate through. But since this semester has started, I feel like I am a fulltime student. This semester I’ve had to bust my tail to get caught up on some things. When I was registering for this semester, I was unable to take math 14 because of my assessment test. So I have been trying to finish the two courses of math before it. Also English has been pretty rough. I never thought we would be writing as much as we do. I spent countless hours trying keep up with assignments and make sure they are quality as well.

If I didn’t work, this workload would be a breeze. But working 45 plus hours on the graveyard shift takes its toll at times. The only thing that keeps me going is the knowing that this will all pay off in the end. I am a very driven person and I want to attain the best things in life. I know that nothing in life is handed out and you have to work for what you want. Also, I plan on having a family one day. I want to be able to take care of my family and make sure they live a comfortable life and have an opportunity to be somebody in life.    

Opinions

Over the course of my life, I have been through a lot. I am only 19 and I have been through a lot of trials. Though going through those things weren't pleasant, I am happy to say that I was able to learn from the experiences. 

One thing I can say that I can I see differently is that family will always be around. When I was younger, my mother and father had a lot of marital issues. They were always fighting but they would always make up. For the longest time, I always told myself there's no way I could lose my father or mother if they decided to go their separate ways. That was something that I took for granted. I never thought I would ever have to go through time where I would lose of the people that raised me. Sure enough, my parents had a huge fallout. This one was the most drastic and forced my parents to get a divorce. Not only did my parents have spoiled relationship, but I did as well. My father and I had very ugly falling out and it cause a barrier to be built between us. My father I had never really had the best relationship before but this sealed the deal.

My point is this; is that we have to learn to cherish what we have. We don’t know what we truly have until it’s gone. We need to be thankful and stop being so ungrateful. There are people in this world that would’ve loved to have parents. Some have lost their parents to death or have never even met their parents. I learned from that point on to value everything that has been given to me. It’s even made me value my life more than I did before.   

Fast Food

 

                Fastfood has become a major part of many Americans lives over the years and  my family was no different. Since I was a kid, fastfood has always been a major part of my life. And though my mother was always cooking a homecooked southern meal, we also had our fair share of quick and greasy  burgers and fries from Mcdonanlds or Burger King. And it didn’t stop there. Living in Alabama, we had so many different choices for fastfood it was never tiring to eat out. I remember everyday after school, my parents would take m sister and I to go and get a happy meal from Mcdonanlds. For us it was the best thing ever. We would always get chicken nuggets with fires and a sprite. For us, we always looked forward to palying with the toy that was at the bottom of the bag. I also remember when our nanny would take us out to eat on the weekends. She waould take us to a local fastfood reastaurant called the Doo Drop. We loved to go here because of the joyful environment. As kids it was very exciting and they had some of the better food for a fastfood joint. Another one of my favorite restaurants was Sonic. I loved to see the workers roller skating around, taking orders and bringing food to customers. My favorite thing to get there was their onion rings and hot dogs. I could never get enough of their unique way of serving food. At the time I didn’t really pay attention to how I felt about fast food because I was so young. But when I look back at it, I can say I was happy to have those things in mylife. It brought joy and I have a lot of good memories while going to fastfood restaurants.

                Since my childhood was filled with fast food, the habit has continued on to my adulthood. But the circumstances in my life are different. I love eating a homecooked meal. I would prefer that anyday over any fastfood. But I am always forced to eat out. I don’t really have the time cook or really wait around for someelse to cook. Since I’m always on the go, I have to roll through a drive-thru and be on my way. So I very much rely on fastfood to get me through the days of the week. I don’t really have anything against fastfood. For most people it has brought a lot of health problems. And I’m not exempt from those problems but I think with my lifestyle of always working out and staying physically active, that I don’t suffer from those problems. My only problem with fast food is that it slows my perfomance in the gym down. I usually always find a way to push through that but when I really evaluate things closely, I can really see how much better my physical strength and conditioning would be if I would cut back on fastfood. For me its really hard because its always been a part of my life and it’s convenient but I just make sure to use portion control when it comes to eating fastfood.