I was in a pool area and I was playing around splashing the water and all until I fell in a could not get out. In everyone’s life, there is always going to be some type of obstacle that they have to face. They could be huge obstacles and some people cannot or just give up. As for me, I had to overcome one obstacle. For many people, the obstacle seems simple and also minor but it was a difficult challenge for me. I stayed determined through this obstacle as many people would. I am 11 years old so this was not too long ago being around 9 or even 8 years old when I had to overcome it. I had to overcome my fear of the pool and actually learn to swim. The reason why was because is because as I said in the begging I almost drowning in one.
Perseverance means that you keep going and that you don’t stop. This is also used in the presence of an obstacle that someone is trying to overcome. As an example, Jackie Robinson was the first colored person to play in major baseball and he persevered through the hate that he was getting from his teammates and also the other teams. For example, he got death threats and also got baseball balls thrown at him while he was there. Furthermore, players refused to play with and also, against Jackie Robinson. After almost 46 years and everyone still knows Jackie Robinson and many still follow his steps like I did.
This was a big inspiration to me and I am sure to many others as well. This is basically something way bigger than I had to go through it was still an inspiration. I never gave up even though I sometimes felt like quitting. I kept getting way better and more positive than I used to tell myself that I could. Jackie Robinson is an inspiration to many people in many ways and problems and everyone has to have at least done one of his 9 values. This taught me that you should never give up on something that you wanted to do.
This helped my future me in many ways. I would not be doing much and staying inside or just out on the streets playing and I also have openings in sports and outdoor activities making me more social when I have to work with people that I don’t know and am not being forced to become their friend. This gives more goals than I would have had in the past and also if I wouldn’t have tried or did not cared for making it to the bigger leagues and also becoming better than I already am. I could have many different plans for the future that I don’t have now but might come up with later in life. How this can all happen is that I would just keep practicing and practicing trying to become better than I already am and that I will be.
Even though my story and Jackie Robinson’s stories are both very different there are still some similarities. I also always kept telling myself that I could not do it and some people did not believe in what I am now. While my mom kept taking me to train I tried but failed and gave me negative thoughts. I kept trying and went through pain and happiness and had fun and also serious times. I kept getting better only to get me one level higher and to go through much more pain than I was already in like if I just started again. I also went through breaks that helped me get energy back but also make me forget and about some things and end up getting slower. Some of these parts connect with Jackie Robinson’s story but some of it does not. Both of these stories taught me you should never give up and to keep trying no matter how hopples it all seems or how hard it is and to ignore the negative things. To keep trying If you really want to do it or become it.
What would one fell if they were being tested and experimented till death just for other people’s health and wellness? Well, let’s find out, about 26 million animals every year have gone through this process. They are tested for commercials and also for medication and sometimes are used to test the toxicity of the medications. In Procon.com it says that animal testing is cruel and inhumane, alternative testing methods now exist that can replace the need for animals, and most experiments involving animals are flawed, wasting lives of animals in the process.
First, animal testing is cruel and inhumane. According to Procon.org, “The Draize eye test, used by cosmetics companies to evaluate irritation caused by shampoos and other products, involves rabbits being incapacitated in stocks with their eyelids held open by clips, sometimes for multiple days, so they cannot blink away the products being tested.” This means that when the tests go on they cause the animals to sometimes suffer during these experiments. For example, animals are forced to do things like eat or not to eat and are also sometimes hurt to see the healing process. Furthermore, The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that about 71,370 animals are suffering and hurt during the testing and are not given anything to help relieve the pain.
Second, there are different testing methods that exist that can indeed replace the use of animals. According to Procon.org, ” In vitro (in glass) testing, such as studying cell cultures in a petri dish, can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used.” This means that having animals suffer during the tests is not the only way to test things and some ways can actually be better than animal testing. For example, people can be used in the testing even though they might suffer we get better results of the tests than animals. Furthermore, we can also use computer models that can actually predict the toxicity of the substance.
Lastly, most of the experiments are always flawed, wasting the lives of the animals subjects. According to Procon.org, “A 2017 study found further flaws in animal studies including incorrect data interpretation, unforeseen technical issues, incorrectly constituted (or absent) control groups, selective data reporting, inadequate or varying software systems, and blatant fraud”. What this means is that when the experiments are going on sometimes something is not right and can take the life of the subject. For example, some animals are also sacrificed in these experiments one being lethal dose 50 which is seeing what chemicals will kill around 50% of the animals that are being used. Furthermore, some of the things that they give to the animals like drugs are not safe for the animals and some have caused heart attacks and also sudden cardiac deaths.
In conclusion, animals are being used for tests or commercials. Over 26 million animals are used every year for testing items like mediation. They are, however, suffering while they go on and are used till they die. They are not released and animal testing has been going back to 500 BC. Animals testing should not be allowed because it is cruel and inhumane, there are many different ways to that exist other than using animals, and some of the experiments are flawed taking the life the of animals.
The new movie “It” is a scary movie about a clown coming every 27 years taking children. Even though it could be good it contains a lot of violence. People get stabbed, beaten, teens use guns, strong language, and more. This is one of the ways that the social network has been passing through people’s lives almost every day. Many people might think that social media is fine but it is actually bad for you. Social media can cause people spend less time face-to-face with people, social media users are vulnerable to security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, and viruses, and the use of social media is correlated with personality and brain disorders.
First, social media can cause people to have less face-to-face time with other people. According to ProCon.org, “32% reported using social media or texting during meals (47% of 18-34-year olds) instead of talking with family and friends.” This means that people are now using the social network to talk with people and that is causing people to spend less time with their friends and family. For example, now that people have been getting more used to using their phones to text they think that there is no need to go and see the person. Furthermore, the numbers of people actually seeing each other face-to-face are decreasing in numbers by the years go on.
Second, users are vulnerable to people to security attacks one like identity theft. According to ProCon.org, “Social media sites do not scan messages for viruses or phishing scams, leading to large-scale problems.” This means that social media had made it easier for people to access someone’s personal information. For example, many people are sharing names and other things like date of birth and all of that. Furthermore, all of these things are part of identity theft causing to people to lose some of their valuables like credit cards and many other things.
Third, social media interacts with people’s personality and also brain disorders. According to ProCon.org, “children who spend over three hours on social media on a normal school day reportedly suffer from mental health difficulties”. This means that we are using social media way too long and this is causing many some people gain disorders. For example, many people have had effects like personality traits and also increased depression. Furthermore, 41% of children that use social media almost every day and for an extended period of time while the 21% that have not been using social media for that long don’t go through them.
Others may say that social media has a good impact in society other than a bad one. As an example, in ProCon.org social media is good for the economy. According to ProCon.org, “A McKinsey Global Institute study projected that the communication and collaboration from social media added between $900 billion and $1.3 trillion.” This means that now that we have had upgrades in technology then we have been able to do more things that we were able to back then causing the production of money to go up allot. For example, many websites like Facebook and Snapchat took part of this and also much more not just these bringing it up by billions of dollars. To elaborate on this, social media can always make a good impact on society if you use it in the way you are supposed to because it can harm some people’s productivity.
