Proposal

For my proposal I am going to write about lowering the drinking age. I agree with lowering it for reasons of; if you are adult enough to have a job, go to war, or live on your own you are able to drink. Not only that but the brain development. Yes the average teenagers brain is not developed fully, but who says that EVERYONE over 21 is more developed? Although they may not have a more developed brain they are still able to drink at a bar or buy alcohol because they are over the age of 21. Also, many people say that teenagers are more likely to go out and drive after drinking. Statistics may show that more teenagers get caught, but I am sure there are way more older people drinking and driving home. How do they get their cars home from the bars when they are all trashed?

Colbert Report

I thought that the Colbert Report was really funny because he is super sarcastic. I can relate to sarcasm which made it even more funny. Like with the whole making fun of gay marriage. He was being completely sarcastic but it shows how people would act or what they would have to say to that situation. I also like the fact that he can make jokes about himself along with other people.
I think that many people would get very offended from the Colbert Report but if that's the case they shouldn't be watching it in the first place.

http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/bipolar-disorder/diagnosis.html

A major difficulty with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is the tendency for a patient to be unable to recognize his or her own condition, particularly when in the manic state. Patients often deny their symptoms, which may be perceived as positive feelings. The doctor should take a careful and complete history of any and all episodes of depression, mania, or both.

I don't disagree with this entirely but I do disagree to a certain extent. Not all people with bipolar disorder have the tendancy to be unable to recognize their condition. They actually know that there is something wrong they just don't know exactly what. Many people with bipolar disorder may think that their symptoms are nothing serious and deny that anything is even wrong because they do not want to deal with people trying to tell them something is wrong.

Topic I chose

The topic that I have chosen to write my paper on is my mother passing. I have chose this topic because I feel that it is a good way to explain why I am the person I am today and what it has taught me. It is also a way of teaching people the idea that "You Don't Know What You Have Until it's Gone." I am hoping to open people's eyes to that statement and hope to teach them not to take life for granted.

3 Ideas for paper

After doing the timeline of my life I came up with three ideas that I could use for a paper.
The first idea being the day that my mother passed away. This topic had changed my life in more ways than anyone can think of. It had affected my entire family and was the hardest part of my life. Although this topic had changed my life more than ever, I am not sure if I am ready to write a paper on it.
The second topic that I was thinking would be a good idea was my first boyfriend. This has changed my life in many ways. He was the only person that I wanted to be around. I didn't hang out with anyone unless I was with him. It wasn't because he was controlling it was because I didn't want to be anywhere near anyone else but him, which made us drift farther apart. This topic would be a good one becuase it had changed my life a lot, but no one wants to hear a mushy love story.
My third and final topic that I came up with for the paper is Graduation. Graduation had changed me in only a couple of ways. It made me realize that I am in the real world now I can't rely on my dad all the time. It also made me realize that I can't take my friends for granted because it will be limited time that I will talk to some of them because we all will be so busy with school.
Out of all the topics that I chose I would most like to write about my mother passing to see if I would be able to, but I am not sure if that is appropriate for the first paper.

What Defines Me?

I think that what defines me as a person is my sarcastic humor. Many people think that I am a very quiet person, but as soon as they get to know me they see that they were wrong. Some people think that I am a mean person because of the sarcasm, when in reality I don't really try to make people think that it just sort of happens. Other than my sarcasm, I think that I can't really be defined because I am complicated. I throw the sarcasm out there because I get nervous and witty, but if you really know me then that's when the true sarcasm comes out. Sometimes it is a bad thing but everyone that knows me well enough knows that I am just kidding and wouldn't really be that mean.

Ashley Herrick