Elaine

=China Alive=

China alive was very fun. I went to Hong Kong. We did a lot of activities that i never did in my life. It was a big challenge and brand new experience in my life. We did so many things in five days. We went shopping, hiking, and camping. We also did he Amazing Race. It was nothing like watching it, it was very hard. Soon after we finished the race at a beach, we went into the water. It was one of the most wonderful moments of my life. It was like travelers finally got out of the desert and found water. During the Amazing Race, we had to orientate ourselves using a map and a compass to get to different spots in order. There are challenges that we would face at each spot we got to. The challenges were difficult, but our team still got to complete some. We were going very fast on the last few spots because we only had 10 minutes. It was very tiring but we finally got there on time. Although we were the last group, we had a lot of fun and probably lost weight because we sweat so much. It was such a relief when we finally went into the sea. The water was cool and we went to a floating platform on the sea and we jumped down. It was

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= Changes =

In order for our society to evolve and improve, there has to be changes. The way to make sense out of change is to live with it, and go with it. In //Pleasantville//, when Bud told the people in the park that the dripping thing is rain, they came out and enjoyed in the rain. Rain was a new thing to the people in Pleasantville, but the people in the park still joined Bud in the rain (__Pleasantville__). Changes happen all the time but if you accept it, there will be so many exciting new things that will happen. In //The Giver//, Jonas wants to embrace change. “He did not want to go back. He didn’t want the memories, didn’t want the honor, didn’t want the wisdom, didn’t want the pain” (Lowry 121). Before receiving the memory of war, Jonas was happy to go to the Annex room everyday, since he was receiving pleasant and joyful memories all the time. But after feeling the agony of warfare he did not want to go back. He did not want to carry the heavy burden for the people, and he wanted his childhood back. But, he did not have a choice, things changed and he just had to live with it, and move with it. Sometimes other people change things in life for you, and sometimes you change them yourself. Significant changes usually just start with a single person. In //The Giver//, Jonas decides that he needs to change his life. “If he stayed, his life was no longer worth living. “Yes,” he told the Giver. “I’ll do it. I think I can do it. I’ll try, anyway.”” (Lowry 155) After receiving the memories from the Giver, he began to feel differently about people. He wanted them to have the feelings like love and pain too. Due to his escape in the end, the people in the community will have the memories and it will change the community. It is very dangerous and risky for him, but for the community and for himself, he made the decision to escape. In //Pleasantville//, when five potential rapists surrounded Betty, Bud’s mom. Bud went up there and punched one of the guys. They got scared and ran away (__Pleasantville__). Outside of //Pleasantville//, he would not fight for people. He did not even have the guts to talk to a girl, but in //Pleasantville//, he actually punched a man in the face to protect his mom. He changed into colors right after saving his mom. He decided to save his mom himself. And what he decided made changes. Changes are made by decisions, and people usually make the decisions. When the people in the park joined Bud in the rain in //Pleasantville//, they decided whether to join him or not. In //The Giver//, when Jonas decided to give the memories to the community, he made the decision to leave. (Lowry 155) He did not want to live a life that was not worth living. The people in the park and Jonas both made decisions that caused change. There are so many different changes, including those that we do not even notice, and those that we both liked and disliked. There are changes that we cannot do anything about and we need to just accept them and go with them. There are also changes that can evolve and improve over time. Changes are very important to everyone. We could not stop the changes, since we keep making decisions, and we do different things every day. Changes are important; it is always more important to have an exciting life than a boring, scheduled life.



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I Believe in Changes
I believe in Changes. Since the big bang, the world has been through evolution and revolutions of changes. Everything is changing, even now. For centuries, even scientists modified their thoughts to match the way that new discoveries change the way we understand our world. I acquired this belief from seeing it change myself. I have observed all the happenings on the Global Issues and they have changed and affected me greatly. I was greatly overwhelmed by Africa. There was an advertisement on the plane I was on to Sydney, and it was showing the photos of African people drinking dirty, polluted water. Children of such a young age were barely surviving. I felt very happy and privileged to be so lucky. I have a great, happy family caring about me and we are provided with all sources. I felt I should contribute and help the poor as their condition needed to be supported by everyone. I am a lucky person with doctors close to where I live. When I get sick, I immediately have access to the doctors but in other rural or isolated places, people die. The society of the 3rd world countries are not only destitute but sad and alone in their souls. I also thought of my parent’s care and love and thought of the possibility that the poor kids might even be orphans, abandoned by their parents due to the lack of health, money and care. It is one thing to produce a child and I thought of the distress it was to leave their dear child. What is life without basic happiness? I began thinking of my past years traveling to exotic places and sharing happiness among my friends and compared that joyful life with the poor. If only I could help and add an extra hand of support! And I did. On my birthday in fifth grade, I went to a charity with my mom and donated all my scholarship money of the past five years. It might not be enough, but I hope that helps them. Now, rich people are donating so much money to African people. I hope this keeps going, and I hope the African people will have a better life. And I hope their lives changes.

Global Warming
Global warming started to get more serious, animals extinct, and disasters happened more often then ever. We had to do something, but we didn’t have enough power to stop this. So at last I decided to save the world after finally gaining enough magic power. I went to small cities and villages first. People were sick, and they were suffering because of their own actions. But I had to help them because they recognized their mistakes. I turned smoke into oxygen and planted plants all over the streets. And then I went to bigger cities. I made smokers quit smoking, and turned cars into trees. Factories are mostly destroyed. And the oil in the sea had been removed completely. After a few years, the earth has became how it used to be.



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