How have you tried to effect change in relation to an issue of personal, local, or national significance:

The way I try to effect change in relation to a personal issue is that I try to find the positive in everything that happens. I believe that everything happens for a reason and that good will come after. Teenagers in my belief struggle most with conflicts, i understand that adults have problems as well but teenagers are known to become depressed or do the wrong things as for an adult has more experience and can take control of a situation better than a teenager can. The reason I say this is because I am a teenager and the way I have an effect on problems is different. I talk with my friends and try to see what we could do in order to make our life  less stressful. We have to worry about college, where we are going to live, work, etc. All those problems can only be solved by analyzing it in detail and seeing the pros and cons. There really isn't a specific way of solving problems it depends on each person. As for me I don't really know how to have an effect on my problems I basically just try to maintain myself calm and avoid getting exasperated if there is no need to, and that i think helps in finding an appropriate solution. 

1 million dollars

If I had the responsibility to decide where 1 million dollars should be spent to improve conditions somewhere in the world I would use it to help a continent in which they really need financial help for example Africa. Africa is a very poor  continent and is filled with malnutrition and lack of clean water. What I would do is start a foundation and get many volunteers to help those people who are sick and at risk of dying do to the grotesque way of living. My foundation would be dedicated to bring in food and clean water to those who need it the most. There is many deaths do to these causes as well as diseases spread through the unsanitary conditions. I would be determined to help as many people who are in need as possible and not waste millions of dollars on building a taller wall at the border, since in my opinion is a waste of money, they could really help those in need with that money. I would also ask for donations to increase the amount of money I can help them with.

History

  I f I could go back in history and be one person I would want to be Helen Keller. Helen Keller achieved the ability to read and write. When she was young she became exasperated when she noticed that people communicated with their mouths and had the capacity to read and write without difficulty. her parents got her a tutor named Anne Sullivan. She taught Keller words by signing them into her hands. Therefore, Keller learned how to read and write Braille and Tacoma, both very difficult to do which is quite amazing. I admire her determination and patience to obtain these qualities and overcome the jealousy of not being able to hear or see like normal people. Keller helped set up the American foundation for the blind and a fervent socialist and suffragette. She was strong and overcame her disabilities, and helped many people who like her were deaf or blind. In addition, the reason I would choose to be Helen Keller is because she represent a vary brave, patient, and kind woman.

How have you taken something that you have learned in the classroom and integrated it into your nonacademic life?

 Everything I have learned in the classroom I have integrated into my nonacademic life. I daily use rhetoric, as well as most of our vocabulary words to improve my was of speaking. I do not use the vocabulary words to seem pedantic, but to improve my way of expressing myself and articulating myself well. English is the subject we mostly use out of all school subjects, because it is the way we speak and express what we think. I apply it by using it when verbalizing my thoughts.

How does competition function in our society?

 Competition in our society takes an extensive part of our lives, we compete against each other every day without even realizing it. If someone you know gets a raise or is given a higher level position at work you will always strive to be superior. I believe that sometimes competition is healthy, but if you exceed the limit  it becomes unhealthy and unsettles your mind. Competition is only healthy when you do it for yourself and not to surpass other people around us. Every day we strive to exceed others expectations or to be more distinguished than those who surround us. Therefore, competition takes a great part of our daily lives and inflicts on our personalities.

Describing a color to a blind person

 What I would do to describe the color red to a blind person is relate it to food, since blind people are familiar with all sorts of food or other thing people associate with daily.
 The color red is known to be an intense, hot, powerful, as well as an aggressive color. It is found in fire as well as flowers, birds, and many other living things. Blood, Apples, cherries, roses and stop signs are also the color red. Red is a color that draws your attention and that can cause many different ways on how you perceive it.