Biggest Pet Peeve

My biggest pet peeve is probably indecisiveness. I can’t stand it when people are indecisive. It’s even worse when someone has decided on something, but then they decide to change their mind about 50 times before making their final decision. If it was on a serious issue, it’s understandable. If it’s regarding where to go for lunch, i’ll probably flip out if you don’t make up your mind in 10 minutes. My girlfriend has yet to understand this about me. Actually, she probably does understand, but just enjoys driving me completely insane.

I think I picked this up from my father. He is extremely impatient and has what seems to be, his entire life planned out to a t. He gets pretty upset if I tell him I don’t know what i’m doing over the course of the day, or for the next three days for that matter. I hate this trait due to the fact that I understand how annoying it is but it would be almost impossible for me to change it. I wish I could fix it but I don’t know how. I guess I could try doing some crazy breathing exercises or something of that nature, but I don’t think that would fly too well. My room mate is also pretty indecisive but it’s all good because we get along well, and I just tell him he’s driving me crazy, and then I usually throw things at him. I guess you could call it a love-hate relationship. If anyone has any ideas on how they think they might be able to get me over peeve, let me know. Then again, I don’t know anyone that likes indecisive people right? it’s pretty annoying.

Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass

Whenever I’ve read texts on slavery it has generally been the same plot. The author plainly spoke of the slaves being ordered around, mal nourished and beaten when misbehaving. As soon as I started reading The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass I knew it was going to be different. The introduction beginning with his family, and the structure of a plantation and the roles people play keep you interested, and wanting to know more and read on.

The graphic description of the torturous beatings that the slaves received really intensified my interest in the story. I have never read such in depth detail of the beatings that slaves received, but it really makes you fully understand how horrible it was to be a slave. Many people underestimate how horrible the life of a slave was. I could never imagine surviving through one day. Aside from the beatings, they had no link to any member of their family, and if they happened to, they wouldn’t know they were of relation. The perseverance of these slaves is something to acknowledge and honor by itself. Waking up day after day knowing that you will be beaten, dehydrated, malnourished, and potentially raped yet still doing what needs to get done is something that I would rather be killed over.

Love Letters

Love Letters really solidified something that I’ve believed in ever since I had gotten into high school. Never judge someone based upon their race, class, what they’ve been through or where they are going in life. I truly believe every person has some type of quality about them, it is only up to them if they decide to utilize those qualities.

There is a large amount of gang activity in the city of Albany, much of that diffuses off of the streets and into the high school. I have always looked at it as not something to be afraid of, but a way of life. There isn’t anything you can do to stop it, so you must live with it. Throughout my 4 years in high school I became friends with many kids that were affiliated with some type of gang within the city. Many of these kids are very intelligent; and enlisted in honors classes at the high. Of course this is not all of them, but definitely a decent amount. They’re all nice kids, and alot of them enjoy making people laugh. Half of the reason these kids are in gangs is due to the fact that their family life is broken, so they turn to their friends to cling to, and feel that type of love, support, and belonging.

In no way am I trying to advocate gang activity. I’m just trying to explain it as I know it based upon my own experiences. Yeah, alot of these kids are pretty good kids, they’re just going down the wrong path at this time in their life, but honestly, who doesn’t go down the wrong path at one time or another? Some of them are able to come out of it and lead successful lives, some are not, like the three friends i’ve lost due to gang activity. I suppose I’m saying life has its ups and downs, and no matter where a person is in life, whether it be an up or a down, you should always treat someone with respect and as much as I don’t want to say it, don’t judge a book by its cover.