Gratitude Note

Dear Mother,

It has been said for years now that mothers always put their best efforts to raise their child to be the best they can be and for you there is no exception. You are the definition of selflessness; the one that'll risk their own life for the sake of the child and sometimes I feel guilty when you go to extremes for me. I remember the one time I had a terrible flu and in the middle of the night all I needed was comfort. I went up to you selfishly at three in the morning, I was exhausted and felt myself swaying back and forth dramatically. You abruptly woke up from my groans and I thought I was going to be yelled at to go back to sleep, but you didn't complain, not even for one minute. You grabbed me to your bed and began to soothe me. You whispered to me it was alright and held me gently close all night and that was all I needed to know that I felt love, that I was loved by you. Sometimes we'll get into feuds about certain things that will distance us but I could never in my right mind say that you weren't an amazing mother. We're both growing and learning about ourselves and each other and I hope when I start to become an adult that we'll continue not only our relationship as mother and daughter but as friends as well. I love you dearly mom and I hope that my love only grows more.

Kimberly

Censorship: What is Acceptable to Watch?

            The great thing about writing books is that the author can choose what to write about. Whether it's about cheesy romance to horrifying and dark themes, an author can have the will to write what catches their interests. It's amazing on how something so simple can bring a powerful impact on society but this is because a writer's work can bring controversy. An abundant amount of books can bring such a good morale and have flawless writing, but still be considered as banned to some high school and post secondary education systems for such reasons like swearing and  sexual themes involved in the story. It may seem ridiculous to some and especially to some of the authors that wrote the banned books but to me it seems alright. Different cultures have different perspectives and that includes finding the books that are morally right in their eyes. Who has the right the right to judge whether or not that book should be banned or not in their systems? So if the "Harry Potter" series was decided in some random city that it should be banned then let it be banned. But that shouldn't stop some people from reading it. They don't have to be taught about it but, if some truly believed that Harry Potter is a good book to read, then they should be able to read it.  Overall my point is that it doesn't matter if some people disapprove, of someone's writing. Not everyone is going to be pleased with the writing style or the message behind the plot. Therefore, in my opinion, the authors should continue writing what they enjoy writing about it, not caring what is crossing the line and watch the controversy begin.

Persistence=Success

                      Hello, my name is Kimberly Chung and I enjoy many things in my life such as petting cats, eating my mother's cooking and folding the laundry. I also enjoy listening about people's stories about life and asking questions about life and especially writing about life. I could go on forever about how wonderful it is to spread your thoughts and imagination on just a sheet of paper and using a writing utensil. Though typing my stories are fine, I get the most fun out of writing it down 'till my right hand is about to fall off. Writing romance fiction is what I prefer to write about but sometimes I would jot down ideas about economic issues and write daily journal entries about my life. Writing, as you can tell is my passion and lead me to wanting a career with it, particularly becoming an authors or journalist which leads me to my comments on the video, Persistence=Success.

                   Having a goal of journalism or writing stories as my career is hard to achieve. I felt as if I have to be a talented writer to be noticed by a huge audience, but to Angela, her video says different. The hardest thing anyone has to face, in my opinion, is being persistent in your goals. Extreme as that sounded it could be considered as as people trying to be persistent to graduate, people trying to be persistent in keeping friendships that are falling apart, or even people trying to be persistent in living in this confusing world. Unfortunately, it is true what she states in her speech, some people don't succeed and give an end result of giving up. It is hard being persistent when all of these problems occur and these problems could be unbearable to some people. These people, including myself, should realize that failure is always a part of this journey or known as the 'marathon'. We shouldn't compare ourselves to others that reached their goals because they had difficulties as well. Angela mentions that just because a person could have an great I.Q, doesn't mean they succeed right away without having grit. This brings more confidence into my writing because I could make mistakes during my writing process and not be as good as some amazing writers, but with the mindset of believing in my work and learning from those mistakes, perhaps I could go far and be proud of my hardworking success. I'll keep you updated!  .