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More About Me

I'm passionate about

I am passionate about literature, and world views on religion as well as the general aspect of business.

An idea worth spreading

My idea or thought worth spreading is that as individuals, materialistic objects or ownership of things isn't what should enable us to achieve the goals in our lives. As humans, regardless of our social or financial stauts, we should learn to live, and accomplish all that we can with brains and intelligence and all the rest will follow. As long as ideas keep coming and creativity continues to unfold, dreams can become reality.

Talk to me about

I would like to talk about any ideas, regardless of the primary subject. Any idea is an idea worth listening to.

People don't know that I'm good at

People don't know i'm good at reading for a large extended number of hours,. i love to absorb imformation.

My TED Story

I started watching presentations and demos on Ted, and learned about it through one of my professors who assigned homework for a project on the website. I immediately fell in love with it, and continued to watch various videos. i believe each video is unique and although i may not agree with all that is presented, i love listening to everyone's points of view.

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• A reply on Conversation: What have you done to make an impact in someone's life?What should you attempt to do?

  Nov 25 2011: I read the article and it is pretty interesting. thank you =)

• A reply on Conversation: What have you done to make an impact in someone's life?What should you attempt to do?

  Nov 25 2011: your response reminds me of a truly amazing and inspiring teacher i used to have. He did the same thing and as a result, gained the trust and respect of many students in my highschool. The best thing was, he never did anything for self glory, he truly just wanted to help. I got to hear many stories from various students about how he changed their lives by simply being there and listening. He taught us about life, and what is means to be a true hero.

• A reply on Conversation: What have you done to make an impact in someone's life?What should you attempt to do?

  Nov 25 2011: Perfectly said.
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  A reply on Conversation: What have you done to make an impact in someone's life?What should you attempt to do?

  Nov 25 2011: yes i am in fact aware ^_^, i havent done as much as i wish to do. Someitmes impacting lives starts with your own families. i have a mom who is sick, so i spend much of my time caring for her and the rest of my family. I go to school and try to set an example for my siblings. i volunteer helping take care of children at church as well as volunteer teaching dance to young girls. i am also a mentor for an organization called Be a Leader Foundation(balf) which i used to be a part of as a student.However, i dont see those as the only ways of impacting lives. Sometimes the small things are what matter the most. Many times, listening, being there, or lending a helping hand is what will motivate others or change their lives forever.

• A comment on Conversation: Which books have inspired you the most?

  Nov 22 2011: a walk to remember- nicholas sparks
  gone with the wind-margaret mitchell
  little women- louisa may alcott
  the adventures of huckleberry finn-mark twain
  i'll be there-forgot the author
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  A reply on Conversation: What are people's thoughts on euthanasia?

  Nov 16 2011: thank you so much .i feel much better about my stance on euthanasia, and i agree, i look st it in some ways as being compassionate =D
  again, thank you so much ^_^
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  A reply on Conversation: What are people's thoughts on euthanasia?

  Nov 15 2011: i am torn because as a christian myself, i grew up thinking that only God can take life and give life, but when i came across this topic i found myself doubting what i previously thought because to think that there might be someone out there suffering, without any chances of survival and no medicine to alleviate the pain, how is it human for us to just let them suffer instead of giving them the choice of a painless death, on the other hand, what if they did have the choice, but people began abusing it, and wanting euthanasia only because they grow tired of life, regardless of the fact that they may or may not be ill? also, i cant help but think about how a life is always valuable so in taking it, we are in some ways doing somehting immoral, but at the same time, forcing someone to continue fighting an unstoppable disease is also immoral when all they want is peace through death. i hope i'm makign sense, which i most likely am not

• A reply on Conversation: What are people's thoughts on euthanasia?

  Nov 15 2011: thank you so much for both links, which were very helpful =D i really appreciate it

• A reply on Conversation: What are people's thoughts on euthanasia?

  Nov 12 2011: i also do not think i could ever decide for someone else. and i understand how with your animals, sometimes it's necessary and it makes it seem worse if you were just to allow them to continue suffering right? i know what you mean, i think the counseling and review af all the good things they have done is actually a good idea. sometimes people choose to give up or want euthanasia solely because they cannot focus on anything other than the negativity of what they are going through, but perhaps if they were to see some of the good things they had done in their lives, they would change their minds.

• A reply on Conversation: What are people's thoughts on euthanasia?

  Nov 12 2011: Likewise, in some ways i think it will have a positive outcome, because some people who are terminally ill, are not capable of handling the pain. i think allowing them to die painlessly before the illness leaves them in a worse state is actually helping them.However, i also do believe there is a chance that it will be abused. i read somewhere that legalizing euthanasia would make the patients feel it is their DUTY to take that route rather than face the illness because of the heartache and "burden" it would place on their families. With that in mind, i would hate for someone to end their lives because they feel they HAVE to. I guess no matter what, everything always has a risk.