Adriana Barajas

     The  quote,  "Happiness is not something that happens to people but something that they make happen," relates to the movie, The Pursuit of Happiness  because as seen in the movie, Mr.Gardner struggles to take care of his son and stay financially stable so he tries to get a job at an Organization where at first was only an internship that later led to a real job if you were accepted and passed the final test. He gets a book to read and study from and he tries his best to study that  book everyday at all times. He wouldn't give up even though he was unhappy and really struggling in his life with many things that happened to him. He went through many obstacles but that did not stop him from working even harder and do what it took to take care of his son and to get the job at the Organization. He later ends up passing the test, probably with a very good score, helping the company out a lot and getting the job at the Organization. If it was not for hi...

                             My previous preconceptions of developmentally challenged people was that I never knew that they had so much to say and so many things they have been wanting to express with other people, it was as if they had been wanting to express how they felt for a long time and I was happy and glad because they got to express themselves with us. What I know about them is that they love their lives no matter how different they are from other people. I wish I had their view of how much they love their life because no matter what happened around them, they were happy. They did not worry about anything but being themselves and being happy to those around them because it felt like they liked everyone no matter who they were. I respected them so much because they all had positive souls that gave out good vibes towards everyone. When I was around them I would feel happy because they were happy. It was ...

The best moment was that my mom picked me up and I went back home to see my family   I ate an amazing breakfast that my mom made for us that I really missed.  I hung out with my family at the San Francisco pier which made me happy. I saw movies with one of my best friends and her family. I got the chance to go work out. I passed my Math test. I finished all of my homework after my first class which made me happy.  My friend and I got to hang out at the mall in Hillsdale which was really fun. I went to a baby shower with my mom and I saw my family.  I got the chance to spend more time with my mom.  I went to the gym with my friends and it was helpful.  I ate an amazing lunch from the cafeteria.  I passed another Math test that made me really happy.  I got the chance to meet sister Murphy the author of a book.  I finally got the chance to meet my Bio Lab teacher.  My mom and I picked up my sister from work and we all ...

           Applying the signature task of Appreciation of beauty and Excellence to studying for my Biology test went pretty good. At first I have to admit that I was struggling because all I cared about was learning the information to be prepared for the test and then actually passing my Bio test, but in the end as I kept reading over my notes and the text, I got to appreciate nature and how life started with the small structures of life and then developed to a bigger component like animals and their environments. I thought it was interesting because I never really thought about life in that specific way and now that I have I really do appreciate Biology and getting to know more about it. I felt more engaged and interested in the topic I was on and it helped me learn more. I hope that next time I can apply this same characteristic to something else I am struggling with because I want to learn how to appreciate more the things that I have like the education ...

      A task I need to fulfill this week is to study for my Biology quiz that will be on Monday. It will be an unpleasant task because the chapters we have been learning about have a lot of criteria to memorize. I will use my character strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence and adapting it to studying for my test by thinking about how studying and appreciating beauty, excellence, and skills that take place in Biology will help me later on for my future career. By passing my Biology class and appreciating it, will help me get a step closer to my career of becoming an occupational or physical therapist. Biology has a lot of beauty features in it like nature and what things are made up of. By applying Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence to my task of studying for my Bio test,  it will help me better understand how Bio is important to know for life. Although Bio can be hard to understand, it is also interesting. I hope applying this characteri...