Character Development

Mrs K in grade 7 really had a positive influence on my development because she was the type of person who really pushed me to be out there and play sports and become the person that I am today. If it had not have been for her i would have even less of a drive to succeed then i do now. So i feel that she was a person in my life that has greatly affected me and has drove me to be a better person then i would have been otherwise.

Nigeria #1 US #16

this goes to show that it is not material wealth that trully allows people to be happy but a sense of belonging or some other force. If the opposite was true Americans being one of the wealthiest countries would be ranked a lot higher then it is.

Me 2 We Assemble

This was a good assemble and it really showed us what we as a group are doing to help as well as showing us what it is like in the country that we are happening and why our help and Me 2 We is so vital in these desolate areas. I also liked how they had actually speakers who new waht was going on from stuff other then pictures and how it was actually a life experience.

Suicide Play

It was a good play with a good message and it also kept you interested when u watched it. It wasnt as lame as a lot of the other ones on like bullying and stuff have been. It did i good job in showing us the problems in a subtle way but also allowing us to actually have to think about the situation

Keith's Story

Keiths story was about how he was happy living with less then he would have been had he have kept money for himself. It trully showed how in his case it wasnt the money that was making him happy or unhappy its how he felt that not being able to donate a whole bunch of money made him feel unhappy with himself. He realized that he didnt have to donate large sums of money to accomplish something that small amouts of money can greatly help someone when the need it.... and how happy it made him to know he was helping all thise people.

Leadership Quote

Dwight D. Eisenhower:
You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

I chose this as my quote because it represents how many people think that leaders act and I myself know that originally this is what i thought had to be done to be a good leader to be able to enforce myself and my idea's but i have realized what makes a better leader is someone who is understanding and is able to compromise for the greater good of the group but also someone strong enough to be confrontational when it is neccessarry. So in conclusion i chose this quote as a way to represent how i used to think about what makes a leader and to shwo taht this is not what actually is neccesary.

Nelson Mandela

He was an important figure to look at for leadership because
1. He was a good leader himself
2. He promoted a positive change in his home country
3. Would do anything for his cause including spending most of his young life in a prison
4. Never gave up of the dream of an apartheid free South Africa
5. Is still involved in world changing events till this day