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The joyous cries and happy laughs can be heard as I sit watching the typical playground scene.Where would I rather be? I think as I remember those days. When I was four years old I remember holding frogs in my hands and regarding insects and fish in my creek. I loved the outdoors and I still do. Almost ten years later I sit in a field the hot sun on my back searching for four leafed clovers as I watch the others. I stare at the blue sky and I am happy for the most part. The grass is lush ,a soft carpet beneath my feet, and I feel lucky despite the doubts of others and I am content in my own way. I have a wonderful family and the best friend imaginable. Life is good. Walking back to classes, I kick up the dust and ponder what the next class will hold. But soon 8th grade is over leaving only a best friend and memories of our middle school years. I still visit the creek and cherish the moments I spend there. I hope life can stay this way in a sense.

Shuffling down the path,the blind man,haggard and worn,clung to his well used stick. His careworn cloak covers his hunched shoulders. As he taps his stick warily in front of him, always cautious, he pauses taking in a breath of cool night air. Ahead of him the stars glimmer in a dark mysterious night sky. He could not see the stars,sparkling and glimmering, as he walked along, oblivious to the stary spectacle.Behind him,mice, late night foragers, scrambled around the rocks.He continued down the path to his unknown destination,quiet ,not bothered by the world.

For my topic I chose:Ruminate on names and naming, your name, and your names relationship to you.I choose this topic because my name is important to me and I think that this will be an interesting subject to write on here is what I have so far:

Names tell you a lot about a person. They often serve as a first impression. They are used to interpret gender, attitude, and appearance .Think about your name .What does it mean to you and to others? Is your name common or unique? Many people believe that names make you who you are. Names can form you and give you a perspective unique to you. My name is Adele. If you ask me I would say that my name is special in its own way. Adele is a French name meaning “noble” and “of good humor”. I believe that I can relate to my name because it expresses a lot about me and the way I view the world. The first meaning of my name is noble. The word noble describes me because it shows that I strive to be upstanding. Good humor applies to me because I am optimistic and attempt to remain positive. In addition, my name is not common and I do not often like to go along with the crowd when it comes to life in general.  My mother chose the French name Adele for me because she loves this name. My Aunt was also named Adele. She was a wonderful person and she is a great example to me and my family. From what I have heard she was caring and bright. I am proud of the fact that my name honors her legacy.  I appreciate my name because it is matchless; it reminds me of nature and the simple beauty we often overlook even if it is right in front of our eyes. If we forget to pay attention to the world around us, then we cannot understand our life and our world and be grateful for what we have. I feel that my name embodies who I am as a person. Without my name I would not be who I am today. What has your name done for you and what does it say about you?

Memories are important aspects of our lives. They help us form opinions and develop as a person. But do memories help people learn from the past and succeed in the present or do memories serve as an obstacle to making headway and achieving goals? Memories can give us critical insight into a problem and aid us in making decisions. If we attempt to forget the past than we have little to help us make logical and well-reasoned choices .Without making these choices we cannot move forward and if we make an uneducated choice in order to put the past behind us than we can only move backwards. If you can draw on the past for good moral, ethical or financial advice than why not do so? Would it not be better to make a worthy choice than to put your memories behind you? Many people say that memories can misguide us and lead us astray, but in the same sense though memories can lead us to a better conclusion. Some argue that memories are not needed and that they are of more value when suppressed. However, memories give us a background and a frame on which to build our lives. Although we may be predisposed to act a certain way (good or bad) because of the past, but if we delve deeper within ourselves, we can see and learn from the examples we or others have set in the past for us. Suppressing memories only leads to pain and ill choices and actions on our part. In my own life I have seen memories help people thrive and excel. For example If a paramedic were to attempt to forget a traumatizing case where the patient passed away he might forget his mistake to avoid or some action that could help save a life in the future. So remember to look to the past and guide you and never suppress one of the very things that make you who you are.