Friday, September 15, 2006

What is an American

A 21st century American is this kind of man:


Who lives in this kind of house:
Who drives this for his family car:
Who uses this on the weekends:








To go here:




























And then on Monday goes back here:






















Now, the idea of what an American is defined as can be a controversial issue. Some view the American as I do, a man working hard to get to the top in order to fill his life with expensive things and make a good reputation for himself. Now, I am not saying these pictures describe every hard-working American. It seems like the average American is hard-working, but there are not always those who are striving to reach the top and buy their dream car, all they wish to do is provide food and shelter for their families. There are also hard-working women who can be described as 21st century Americans (but in this case we used a man). Overall, an American is someone with their own personality and opinions and has strong goals for their lives no matter how small that goal might be. Americans want to be successful, but success is different through each individual's eyes, therefore all perspectives of an Americans are different.

Practice makes perfect.

Practice makes perfect.

“Practice makes perfect.” This is a common phrase which is used by many coaches of different sports and teachers of different subjects. This phrase is incorrect in the way that the more you practice something, whether that something be a specific area in a sport, or whether that something be a lesson in a subject, when you practice you get better. Getting better in something depends on how much time you spend practicing, but no matter how much time you spend practicing you can never reach perfection. You can become tremendously talented in that subject or sport, but you will never be perfect. Perfection is the idea of never making a mistake, ever. Humans were made with flaws thanks to Adam and Eve, therefore, there is not a single human that can achieve perfection through practicing. Even when you practice to fix the mistakes made, new mistakes are always going to occur. Therefore, practice does not make perfect, but practice does make you better in a way of striving towards perfection. Since perfection is something which can never be reached, it is almost if practicing, which makes you better, allows you to grow closer to perfection, but you can never ultimately reach perfection.

Practice does not make perfect.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006


In a secret place where I once stood (1), upon which they saw there was no way but to take him by force (2). Here more than two hundred of those grim courtiers stood wondering at him, as he had been a monster. (3)It seemed as if there had been a thousand Hatchets going at once. (4) I can remember the time when I use to sleep quietly without workings in my thoughts, whole nights together, but now it is other wayes with me. (5) After this they fell to great licentiousness and led a dissolute life. (6) Thus stands the cause between God and us. (7)
(1) Anne Bradstreet
(2) William Bradford
(3) John Smith
(4) Mary Rowlandson
(5) Mary Rowlandson
(6) William Bradford
(7) John Winthrop