The Inauguration

Today our country will make history by inaugurating our first African American president. I feel like people are making a bigger deal out of the event of the inauguration than they should be. Of coarse electing a president is a big deal but the actual inauguration I feel is not as important. The voting has already taken place and Obama is definitely going to be president this is why I find it difficult to get excited for the inauguration.

"Bad" Secrets

One of my friends came to me with a situation that was pretty serious. They asked me how I would handle it and I couldn't come up with much being that it was a pretty serious issue. At the time I felt like I needed to speak an adult about the situation but at the same time I knew it could make the situation worse. After a while me and my friend worked out the situation and things turned out ok but for a while I felt like I had a rock in my stomach.

Thoughts on The Scarlet Letter

While reading The Scarlet Letter I notice that the language of the author is very difficult to understand. I am not knocking the quality of the author's writing but, this novel was wrote many years ago and the language spoke back then is difficult to interpret. I feel like if the novel was presented in an easier style of writing I would be able to enjoy the book a lot more. Despite the difficult language in the novel, I still enjoy the book. There are many lessons of sin and virtue to be learned from the story of Hester.

New Years Resolution

The New Year is a time to look back at the year passed and evaluate the things that have been good and bad in that year in your life. When I look back at 2008 there is one thing that stands out that I must change, my work ethic. I noticed that in 2008 I did the minimum just to get by and I now realize that this is not enough. I must work harder than I did in 2008 and exceed my expectations. I can no longer accept mediocre work from myself, I need to push myself harder and work like I have never worked before.