7th blog of this project 10-26-14
This past week in one of Mr. Hoffman’s classes he
told us that Abraham Lincoln was also known as “The Rail-Splitter after he told
us this he also told us that, that was because that was his profession before
becoming a president. Which to me was totally new, I did not know this. I Denmark
we once had a really good president whose job before becoming a president was
being a cigar roller. This is just a couple of stories about how everything is
possible. This to me is why a democracy is the only way to lead a country. Just
having the opportunity to come from nothing to something that big. This reminds
me that even though you might not be doing well in school or have problems at
home, there will always be more chances. Tomorrow I have to re-take the American
studies test because I got a 12 (Very bad grade); even though I got a bad grade
Mr. Hoffman is letting me re-take it. I will probably not do any better, but to
me just having Mr. Hoffman give me the opportunity to re-take it just makes me
feel good, because that is what it is all about. Just keep on trying.
Which is what my point of this blog is, just to tell
people that even though they make mistakes they can always rise again. You
learn from your mistakes, so to all the people who are just dedicating their
entire life to getting good grades, I just want to say: Live life!
I never thought about Lincoln's nickname in that way before, so I found the connection you made between American Studies and life in general quite interesting. It was also interesting to learn a bit about Denmark's history.
ReplyDeleteIts nice reading your inspirational rant on trying and I agree with you in that idea but even though I agree I'd like to point out that theres still always gonna be obstacles that you can't push through whether they be emotional, mental, or physical.
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