This I believe (2)

I listened to “Returning to What’s Natural” by Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus. She realizes that even though she may die her hair she knows that she can still go back to the color she was born with easily. She talks about how her mom always used to say that the color you were born with is the color you should have. However, she enjoyed mixing it up. She could easily be bold and chose red or not so bold and go with just some highlights. She enjoyed putting some spunk in her hair during the winter or not as adventurous for summer. She loves that she can always go back to what is natural.  Even though she may want to reinvent herself with her new hair color, she won’t know what color works best until she tries it. So for all she knows she may look awesome as a red head but if she never tried it she will never know.  She does like permanent change, though not for her hair die. That is the one thing she enjoys mixing up.  She wrote her “this I believe” speech when she was in high school, so her thoughts may have changed once she went into college, but throughout high school that is what she liked and how she wanted to mix things up was through her hair color.

                I can’t relate to her story as much as I could with my first “this I believe” speech. For one I have never died my hair, and two I’m not one for change. I seem to like what I’m used to and like to stay in my comfort zone. At times I wish I didn’t like the “norm” as much, but I can’t help it, I like a routine and for things to stay that way. I enjoy a few new things here and there but for the most part I enjoy keeping with the same thing.

This I Believe

I listened to “The Second-Hardest Job” by Tina Boscha.  Tina Boscha explains how difficult it is to be a step parent. Over time she has developed a wonderful relationship with both of her step-daughters. She has talked with them about whether they should call her mom or Tina. They decided that they will both be okay with either one, whichever comes out first. Luckily Tina has a great relationship with her step daughter’s mother and they are a team with parenting the kids.  She says that step-parenting is the hardest job behind parenting. With the difficulty of getting along with the step-kids or them liking you, I can understand how it can be the second hardest job. She helps the kids with homework, calls in sick to school when they youngest is not feeling well and even wipes runny noses. She loves their goofy dances and song, and then hates all the questions and screams.  She is forever moved by this and will always be a step parent. For the rest of Tina’s life she will always have these girls as her step-daughters and she will be forever changed.

 I have never personally had any step-parents but I can relate in the way that I have been as close with my best friend moms that I could call them my own. I would feel completely comfortable asking them for anything. I know I could call them at any time and they would drop what they were doing and help me with whatever I needed. I am so grateful to have them and appreciate everything they do for me. I love having them as people that I can talk with about anything and for hours on end. I love them dearly and don’t know what I would do without them.

Speech Preparation Outline

Kendall Barber                                              Section 17
 

Tittle: Where would my life be without it?

 

Introduction

 

Attention Catcher: Its hard to believe that years ago people didn't use technology the way we do today.
 

Listener Relevance Link: These days everyone uses computers.

 

Speaker Credibility: I have been using a computer for as long as I can remember.

 

Thesis Statement: I couldn't imagine my life without my computer...

 

Preview: ...for many reasons.

Transition: First off, I use my computer for the...

 

Body:

I. Internet

      A. I can quickly and easily access Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

                     1. I can keep up with friends
                     2. Watch the latest hit on YouTube

      B.  I can look up anything with Google

                     1. Anything I need to know is literally a few key clicks away

      C. Find where something is and when their open

                     1. finding restaurant locations
                     2. finding store locations
                     3. easily find information on different businesses

      D. Email

                     1. Can contact anyone quick and easily

 

Transition: Not only is my computer great with accessing the Internet but it's a lifesaver when it comes to my schoolwork

 

II. School

      A. Assignments

                    1. All my assignments are located online and easy to fine

      B. Upcoming Tests

                    1. All test dates are online
                    2. For some classes past tests and study material is online

      C. Contact a professor
                    1. If I'm ever confused on homework I can send them a quick email

      D. Research

                    1. The whole web to use research is faster
                    2. Easier than looking things up in books

      E. Microsoft Word/ PowerPoint

                    1. I can easily start on a paper and save it
                    2. Send my papers or projects to my teachers

 

Transition: When I'm not using my computer for school work I also love it to listen to music and look at pictures

 

 

III. Music/ Pictures

      A. Pandora

                    1. Can listen to any station
                    2. Personalize it by my favorite songs or artists

      B. Buy Songs

                    1. quickly and easily download my new favorite songs

      C. Organize all my pictures

                    1. All my pictures are located in one place
                    2. Can organize them by events or dates

 

Transition: In conclusion, my computer keeps me organized and everything is in one place

 

 

Conclusion:

 

Restate Thesis: Without my computer, my life would be so much different.

Summary of Main points: Overall my computer makes my life so much easier with access to the Internet, my school work and my pictures and music.

Clincher: Its crazy to think how different my life without just this one piece of technology.
 

 

Ignite Speech Overview

I couldn't imagine my life without... my computer

1.Internet
     a) Facebook/ Twitter/ YouTube
     b) Look up anything with google
     c) Find where something is and their hours or phone number
     d) Email


2. School
     a) Assignments
     b) Upcoming tests
     c) Contact a professor
     d) Research
     e) Microsoft Word/ PowerPoint

3.  Music/ Pictures
    a) Pandora
    b) Buy songs
    c) Organize all my pictures

My Digital Life Final Draft

November 23, 2007, the day my Facebook life began. It’s weird because I actually remember that night that I was trying to convince my parents to let me get a Facebook and they were very hesitant and skeptical. It was the latest thing so of course I wanted to see what it was like and wanted to try it out. My parents, on the other hand, were very worried it wasn’t safe, and had heard all the dangers of MySpace and thought Facebook would be just as dangerous with all the scary people in the world being able to find out everything about you. I reassured them that Facebook was much different and was much safer, that you could give as much or little information that you wanted. It took my parents a lot of convincing but they finally gave in. My little 8^th grade self was so excited. I loved adding all my friends and seeing who was going to add me or what notifications I was going to get. I loved everything about Facebook.

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In 2004, Mark Zuckerburg started Facebook out of his dorm room at Harvard. It’s hard to believe one guy created a site that now 8 years later over 500 million people are active users. It’s crazy how quick it has grown. These days’ people of all ages are on Facebook, many grandparents and younger kids are on Facebook. Nowadays it seems like the entire world is on Facebook. When you apply for jobs, that employer is more than likely going to look at your profile and see what kind of life you portray on there. They can get to know almost everything about you in a matter of minutes.

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I remember back at the beginning of Facebook when there would be different “apps” and games. My favorite was the bumper stickers. I would spend hours finding cute ones or ones with silly little quotes and add them to my profile or send them to my friends. Another was Graffiti wall, which was kind of like paint but on Facebook, and you could write little messages on other people’s wall. There were so many things that you could customize you profile and organize it how you wanted. The most resent layout is the timeline; I can go back and see what has happened throughout my entire time on Facebook.

It’s funny to look back through my Facebook and to see how I have changed and my various phases I went through. Between the different sports and activities I was once into and all my interests that have come and gone through the years. When I look at all my past statuses in middle school, I say to myself, “what was I thinking?” They were so silly and pointless I don’t know why I would put these things as my status. Even the way I talked was different, before I would abbreviate and use the latest “lingo,” now I hardly abbreviate at all when texting or talking to someone on Facebook. At one point I loved Picnik where you add words and things to different pictures. I did it to so many pictures that it became a problem. I had so many different pictures that I would add quotes, or frames to.

As I look back through my pictures, just in my profile pictures alone, I see how I have changed. At one time I had glasses and braces and looked so young. At one time I remember that I was very concerned with how many friends I had and wanted to make it as many as I possibly could. I wanted to be able to say that I had lots of friends, even if it was just on Facebook. Now I realize how ridiculous that is, it’s so much better to just be friends with your actual friends and not people you have never spoken to and barely recognize.

 

As I was looking back through my timeline I found people that I was friends with at one time, haven’t talked to in years and I went back and looked at their profile. I completely forgot that at one time I was good friends with them. It’s very interesting to see how people have changed from how you originally knew them years ago. It’s weird to think that times have changed and so have people.

 

I have always been very cautious about what goes on Facebook and how others would see me. I wanted it to be an exact representation of me and not some fake person that wasn't really me. I have always thought about what I put on Facebook could affect me later. I wanted others to know that what they see on Facebook is the real me.

 

I love Facebook because it makes it really easy to keep up with family that live out of state and seeing what they are up to. Also most of my closest friends went all over for college and Facebook lets me keep in touch and still be part of their lives. Lots of my parent’s friends like to keep up with me and see my photos as I grow up.

My digital life as a whole has dramatically changed since the beginning of my journey. I have grown up and matured a great deal. To some extent I'm a different person than I was when my social media life began. I have been through many things in my life that I didn't even see coming and have grown from these experiences. I have met new people that I didn't know back then that now I don't see how I ever lived without them. I have enjoyed looking back through my Facebook life over the past 5 years. I’m interested to see where the next 5 years take me and looking back on my Facebook life 5 years from now. Seeing where my life has taken me and what I will be doing with my life and spending it with other people I know and love.

My Digital Life Rough Draft



November 23, 2007, the day my Facebook life began. It’s weird because I actually remember that night that I was trying to convince my parents to let me get a Facebook and they were very hesitant and skeptical. It was the latest thing so of course I wanted to see what it was like and wanted to try it out. My parents, on the other hand, were very worried it wasn’t safe and didn’t want me to spend all my time on it. It took my parents a lot of convincing but they finally gave in. My little 8^th grade self was so excited. I loved adding all my friends and seeing who was going to add me or what notifications I was going to get. I loved everything about Facebook.

I remember back at the beginning of Facebook when there would be different “apps” and games. My favorite was the bumper stickers. I would spend hours finding cute ones and add them to my profile or send them to my friends. Another was Graffiti wall, which was kind of like paint but on Facebook, and you could write little messages on other people’s wall. There were so many things that you could customize you profile and organize it how you wanted. The most resent layout is the timeline, I can go back and see what has happened throughout my entire time on Facebook.

It’s funny to look back through my Facebook and to see how I have changed and my various phases I went through. When I look at all my past statuses in middle school, I say to myself, “what was I thinking?” They were so silly and pointless I don’t know why I would put these things as my status. Even the way I talked is different, I hardly abreviate at all when texting or talking to someone on Facebook.  At one point I loved Picnik where you add words and things to different pictures. I did it to so many pictures that it became a problem. As I look back through my pictures, just in my profile pictures alone, I see how I have changed. At one time I had glasses and braces and looked so young. At one time I remember that I was very concerned with how many friends I had and wanted to make it as many as I possibly could. I wanted to be able so say that I had lots of friends, even if it was just on Facebook. Now I realize how ridiculous that is, its so much better to just be friends with your actual friends and not people you have never spoken to and barely recognize.

 

As I was looking back through my profile I found people that I’m not friends with anymore, haven’t talked to in years and I went back and looked at their profile. I completely forgot that at one time I was good friends with them. It’s very interesting to see how people have changed from how you originally knew them years ago. Its weird to think that times have changed and so have people.

 

In 2004, Mark Zuckerburg started Facebook out of his dorm room at Harvard. It’s hard to believe one guy created a site that now 8 years later over 500 million people are active users. It’s crazy how quick it has grown.  These days’ people of all ages are on Facebook, many grandparents and younger kids are on Facebook. Nowadays it seems like the entire world is on Facebook. When you apply for jobs, that employer is more than likely going to look at your profile and see what kind of life you portray on there. They can get to know almost everything about you in a matter of minutes.

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I have always been very cautious about what goes on Facebook and how others would see me. I wanted it to be an exact representation of me and not some fake person that wasn't really me. I have always thought about what I put on Facebook could affect me later. I wanted others to know that what they see on Facebook is the real me.

I love Facebook because it makes it really easy to keep up with family that live out of state and seeing what they are up to. Also most of my closest friends went all over for college and Facebook lets me keep in touch and still be part of their lives. Lots of my parents friends like to keep up with me and see my photos as I grow up.

 

 My digital life as a whole has dramatically changed since the beginning of my journey. I have grown up and matured a great deal. To some extent I'm a different person than I was when my social media life began. I have been through many things in my life that I didn't even see coming and have grown from these experiences. I have met new people that I didn't know back then that now I don't see how I ever lived without them. I have enjoyed looking back through my Facebook life over the past 5 years. Im interested to see where the next 5 years take me and looking back on my Facebook life 5 years from now. Seeing where my life has taken me and what I will be doing with my life and spending it with other people I know and love.

 

Is Google Making us Stupid?

It’s kind of scary how true some of the things in this article are. It’s so easy for us just to Google something we don’t know. We can literally learn just about anything at the touch of a button. Instead of having to research things in one book after another we can just get on the internet and find it out in a matter of minutes. “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes.” It’s the luxury that we have become a custom to, which has now made us lazy. We don’t have to work as hard to find things out, we know we can find it out fast, and we expect it to. If we don’t find out what we need quick enough we get annoyed and frustrated. But on the other hand if the article we find online is very long we tend to get bored with it and start to lose focus on the content of the article. So it’s hard to believe that we read more nowadays then we did in the 1970s and 1980s, however it’s normally text messages or online social media. As Maryanne Wolf states, “We are not only what we read, we are how we read.” This is true; as we use more slang, poor punctuation and grammar we will start writing like that all the time and may not ever realize it. Overall Google is, in a way, making us stupid.