LOVE

As love begins to blossom
our hearts play a new rhythm
something like a drum
and our minds begin to hum

Love lasts forever
when you are two birds of a feather
you stay with each other
no matter the weather

but love is somewhat amusing
eventually it gets confusing
things begin breaking
conversations start changing
sometimes love can be so demanding

but love always deserves a fresh new start
even if it is one like Jessica and Bart
love keeps you from being apart
it makes you happy and fills your heart

If I Could Meet Any Famous Person...

If I could meet any famous person, I would want to meet Misty Copeland. Misty Copeland is an amazing dancer who can be seen performing in the new Under Armor advertisement for "I WILL WHAT I WANT". Misty Copeland started dancing at age 13. Misty tried several times to apply to different dance academies. They all told her that she did not have the right body type for dancing because she started dancing at an older age. They said that if she had began sooner, she would have been able to develop the dancer's body. Now, she is a very well known dancer in the United States. She is now a part of the American Ballet and is an idol for young dancers. I look up to Misty Copeland because she faced many struggles. She was told that she simply would never be able to dance because she started at age 13. I have been dancing since I was 2 or 3 years old. Starting at such a young age gave me an advantage, but it is still very hard for me to do some the choreography that is taught to the class. I can't begin to imagine the struggles that Misty Copeland went through on her rise to success. All I know is that she is a great role model and is highly admired. She teaches people that no matter what struggles you face, you can always do better than what others expect out of you. If it is something you are really passionate about, do it. Do not let anything hold you back.

Individualism vs. Collectivism

One country that practices Individualism is The United States of America. Individualism is the value of an individual more than the value of a group. A way that this is practiced is through self owned businesses. In the United States, we believe that it is ok for anyone to create their own business and run it themselves or with a self hired staff. I think that it is good to practice Individualism because it teaches leadership skills and how to be a hard worker without always depending on other people.

One country that practices Collectivism is Russia. Collectivism is valuing a group more than an individual. One way that Russia practices this is through their farming. Farm land in Russia is typically owned by groups of people and is farmed by a group. The group works together to get the job done and they all split the money. I personally think that Collectivism can be very bad because they put no value on the individual. One person can not be honored for their hard work. If a group of 3 people has 2 lazy people and 1 hard working person that gets all the work done, the whole group could be praised and rewarded. The one person who did the work would get no special recognition. The only way that this idea could be good is learning how to work well with a group. You can also split the work load to get the job done faster.

I believe that Individualism is better than Collectivism because you have to learn to value yourself before you start learning to value others. If you don't understand all the hard work that has to be put into finishing the task, you can't praise any group of people for splitting the work and making the load easier.