The Blog of Kyle

    My class did a group discussion about whether someone should be defined for their actions or intentions. This is the question that we were asked:

        “Should we define someone by their actions or their intentions?“ 

    I think that you should define a person based on their intentions because someone could say one thing and mean something else entirely. For example, if someone was being mean, it could either be because they don’t yet know how to talk to people politely.

    On the other hand, I believe that you should also judge somebody on their actions because if you have no family problems and are completely sane (not seeing a shrink) then you should be able to control yourself and resist the urge to be mean just because you can.

For a school assignment, I spoke  to my friends and family and asked them the phrase , “what does the American Flag mean to you?” and here is a Wordle of what they said:

     During the war of 1812, the Americans burned down the British Parliament building. The British could do nothing about it, however. The British were busy fighting the French at the time. When the British had defeated Napoleon, they marched straight for the one city they knew the Americans cherished: The Capitol.

    As the British marched toward the Capitol, Americans were evacuated. President James Madison was nowhere to be found. There were only a few people left in the city: Dolley Madison and several others. 

Picture of the White House after burned by British

    The sky had glowed fire red from the burning of the White House. The fires of the city could be seen from over 50 miles in each direction. The Americans were at their mercy. And just when all hope seemed lost, a hurricane blew in. The British were devastated at the sight of the American’s new ally: Mother Nature. 

    Immediately following the hurricane (which was the strongest in years), a tornado came along and crushed the British’s hopes of escaping unscathed.

The American Flag could be considered a symbol because of what it inspires us as Americans to do. For example, it could make people believe that the flag is of such importance that everyone should cherish and worship it. Also it could be a symbol because it is so meaningful to all Americans ( hopefully).

The American Flag can be a symbol for many different qualities. To me it is a symbol of freedom, because we claimed ourselves a free nation.  Great Britain fought us for it during the American Revolution, and we won, thus making the flag symbolic to me.

We create symbols when we need something to think about and also, at times, to worship. If I have a picture of something from a long time ago, then I would cherish it because it would be my symbol of hope and wonder. People need symbols because without them, your life would proably be very dull and boring. If I didn’t have any symbols then I would have nothing to live for and wouldn’t much care for anything. You may even have a symbol and not even know it. 

We create symbols for us to express our individualism. For example, I believe that if two people happen to have the same exact thing for a symbol, then chances are that their meaning of that symbol is different. For example, I could think that the American Flag is symbolic of freedom, while my friend could think that it symbolizes love.

          Something that is my passion is music. I like to play the guitar and like listening to music as well. I think that music is a way to express yourself. I have been playing guitar for about 2 years now and I enjoy every moment of it. I have an electric and an acoustic guitar. I got my acoustic about 2 Christmases ago and my electric about 1 year ago. I am hoping to get another guitar and expand my collection.

          Music that I enjoy listening to is modern rock bands and some alternative. Bands that I listen to are Nickelback, 30 Seconds to Mars, Green Day, and other music.