#11

My leadership quote was "Don't go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson. My quote showed that to be a leader you can't always go where someone has been before, you need to believe in yourself enough to trust your heart and go in a new direction. This was appropriate because this class is all about finding a way to lead others in the right direction using our ideas to make a difference. This shows that you have to take chances to succeed in life.

#9

 I think that we have a lot to learn from Kim Phuc's story. We can learn that we can't bomb villages and cities where people live and expect there to be no consequences. Many people were killed by the first blast, though if they survived, they would die from their burns. Kim Phuc was a lucky girl that a photographer was there and captured the pure fear and pain that she was feeling in that moment, as she then was able to get the medical attention she needed. No one should be given medical care just because they were on the front of newspapers, everyone should be given a fair chance at getting much needed medical attention.      

#8

Marc Keilburger's journey to join the Me to We philosophy of life was different from his younger brother's Craig because Marc had always dreamed of a job with the Canadian government making a lot of money. Though while in first year university Marc was a page, fetching water when one man stopped him and asked him if he would like to go to Thailand. At first Marc declined the man's offer as he wanted to stay in school focused on making his dream career happen, though over time he gave in and soon was in an AIDS hospital helping those with the disease feel comfortable until they died. This changed Marc's outlook on life and he found that he wanted to help people. Marc returned to Canada, never forgetting the friends that he'd made and continued on with his schooling. Once the time of graduation came around, Marc faced the decision of what job offer to chose. In the end Marc chose to turn down all of the job offers and join his brother and the Free the Children organization. Marc's story is close to Craig's as they both realized how much poverty there actually is in the world by travelling to other countries. I don't think that either story is more 'impressive' than the other as they are both making a positive change in the world, working towards a common goal. Even though they got to where they are now from different paths, they are still making a change in the world that will help many people. 

#10

The Roseto Mystery was a very strange community of people that lived very long healthy lives because they did everything together. They didn't eat a low fat, low carb diet, they smoked and drank alcohol, but they still had amazing heath. I think that we can learn from this mystery to do more things together as a family. I believe that if communities actually spent time together and didn't care about how many friends they had but how well they knew their friends then everyone could have a longer life. Today society is full of texting, emailing and facebook to communicate, we don't have to go over to some one's house to talk to them we can use technology to talk to each other.

#7

For the positive word poster, the word that I did was dream. I was very happy with the way that our poster turned out as it was creative with the colourful boxes symbolizing that there are many different dreams that you can have and they can a become reality if you believe in yourself and try. If I were to do it again I would make the sayings make you think about what your own dreams are and help you think about how you can make them happen.

#6

The gender game was an interesting activity to see why we would want to be the opposite gender and the pros and cons of just waking up one morning and discovering that you were the opposite gender. I don't think that this game was akward for the girls as much as it was for the guys as they said little throughout the game without being told to speak their opinion. Also, there are a larger number of girls in the class compared to guys so the girls were more comfortable because we had more people to agree with our opinions and ideas that we had talked about.

#3

I think that Craig's Story is inspirational to say the least. It shows that no adult can stop a child that has a dream as strong a Craig's. Even when his parents asked him to stop as their home had turned into a zoo, he wouldn't stop. Craig had found a way to make a difference in life and love what he was doing, and his parents understood that this was something in life that he needed to do. I think that Craig has started a change that will continue to grow with our generation and will help poverty end. I think that the part of Craig's story that meant the most to me was when he went to Asia with his mentor for seven weeks to see the poverty, child workers and the lack of education. It shows that even though Craig was fighting for these children's rights, he never expected it to be as bad as it was in reality, showing that a picture can never truly capture the pain and struggle these children feel.